$395
H 28.5 in W 27 in D 26 in
Vintage Garden Patio Poolside Salterini Zig Zag Pattern Chair c. 1950/60's
By Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Zig Zag pattern wrought iron and metal mesh garden, patio, poolside chair by Salterini
Wrought Iron
$710
H 11.23 in Dm 9.45 in
Extraordinary Zig Zag Pottery Fat Lava Vase Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase super rare zig zag Producer: Scheurich, Germany
Ceramic
$2,200
H 20 in Dm 5 in
Dino Martens Murano White Blue Yellow Zig Zag Ribbons Italian Art Glass Decanter
By Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Kissimmee, FL
. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso. The bottle is created with an alternating zig zag
Gold Leaf
$8,237 / item
H 29.14 in W 14.57 in D 16.93 in
Set of Two Zig Zag Chair by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designs by the twentieth century’s best-known architects, including Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret
Wood
$6,509 / item
H 29.14 in W 14.57 in D 16.93 in
Set of Two Zig Zag Chair by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina
By Gerrit Rietveld, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
designs by the twentieth century’s best-known architects, including Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret
Wood
$8,237 / item
H 29.14 in W 14.57 in D 16.93 in
Set of Two Zig Zag Chair by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina
By Cassina, Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
twentieth century’s best-known architects, including Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand
Wood
$4,734 / set
H 30.71 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Set of Six ‘Zig Zag’ Chairs in Metal and Orange Leatherette, Belgium 1960s
Located in Echt, NL
Set of six ‘Zig Zag’ dining chairs in very good condition. The defining feature of these chairs is
Metal
$1,110 / set
H 24.75 in Dm 6 in
1950's French Loft MCM Large Chromed "Zig Zag" Extension Adjustable Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
c1950's Pair French Loft / Industrial Heavy "Zig Zag" Adjustable Extension Wall Sconces. This is a
Metal
$710
H 11.03 in Dm 6.7 in
Extraordinary Zig Zag Lora Pottery Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase super rare LORA DECOR. Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany by Scheurich...
Ceramic
$1,006
H 18.12 in Dm 10.24 in
Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen & Søn Table Lamp Zig Zag Decor Ceramic 1970
By Saxbo, Søholm Stentøj, Palshus, Michael Andersen & Son, Marianne Starck
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Danish Mid-century table lamp by Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen & Søn with handpainted zig
Ceramic, Fabric
$532
H 10.24 in Dm 4.73 in
Extraordinary LORA Zig Zag Pottery Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase super rare black white red LORA DECOR. Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase was produced i...
Ceramic
$461
H 10.24 in Dm 3.94 in
Extraordinary Zig Zag Pottery Fat Lava Vase Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase super rare green white coloration Model: 203-26 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase wa...
Ceramic
$244Sale Price|30% Off
W 24 in L 72 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Runner, 2x6 Green, Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Runner Rug - 2'x6
Cotton
$41,426
H 28.75 in W 14.77 in D 18.12 in
Early Zig Zag chair by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Gerard van de Groenekan, 1960s
By Gerrit Rietveld, Gerard van de Groenekan
Located in Antwerp, BE
An iconic Zig Zag chair by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, produced in the 1960s by Gerard van de Groenekan
Elm
Cut Glass Zig Zag Shape 1950s Ashtrays in the Style of Fontana Arte
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte, Erwin Walter Burger
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Green glass ashtray with grinded shape in the manner of Fontana Arte. One small dent on the corner.
Cut Glass
$402Sale Price|30% Off
W 72 in L 108 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, Olive Green & Cream Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Olive Green, Cream & Brown Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-6'x9' These
Cotton
Rare 30cm zig zag Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by ILKRA Ceramics, Germany 1950s
By Ilkra Edel Keramik 1
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: ILKRA Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1950s Original vintage 1950s pottery ceramic vase made in Germany. High quality German production...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Rare white zig zag Fat Lava Ceramic Vases by ILKRA Ceramics, Germany 1970s
By Ilkra Edel Keramik 1
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: ILKRA Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase made in Germany. High quality German production...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$1,099
W 96 in L 120 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Sky Blue, Red Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Handwoven Cotton Vegetable Dyed Sky Blue, Cream And Red Zig Zag Striped India Rug-8'x10' (240x300cm
Cotton
$888Sale Price|30% Off
W 59.85 in L 86.23 in
5x7.3 Ft Vintage Handmade Tulu Rug with Checkered Zig Zag Design, 100% Wool
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage hand-knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for "thick piled") Rug from Central Anatolia. These charming rugs with simple designs and lustrous wool pile were produced for daily use ...
Wool
large 26cm Zig Zag Lora Pottery Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase super rare LORA DECOR. Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany by Scheurich...
Ceramic
large 38cm Zig Zag Lora Pottery Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase super rare LORA DECOR. Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany by Scheurich...
Ceramic
1960s Brown Zig Zag Vintage American Hooked Rug 4' x 6' Flatweave Wool Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 4' x 6' - 122 x 183 )
Wool
$559Sale Price|30% Off
W 72 in L 108 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 6'x9' These
Cotton
$419Sale Price|30% Off
W 60 in L 96 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 5x8 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 5'x8' These
Cotton
$769Sale Price|30% Off
W 96 in L 120 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 8'x10' These
Cotton
$489Sale Price|30% Off
W 60 in L 96 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 5x8 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-5'x8' These special
Cotton
$5,326
H 17.72 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
"Cubo di Teo" Struttura Evoluzione Ritmo Zig Zag Table Lamp by James Riviere
By James Rivière
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cubo di Teo Light Sculpture/table lamp in polycarbonate. By James Rivière circa 1970. Centro Ricerche Arte Industria Lissone (Manufacturer)
Plexiglass
$1,189Sale Price|30% Off
W 120 in L 168 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 10x14 Green And Blue Zig Zag Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-10'x14' These special
Cotton
$489Sale Price|30% Off
W 60 in L 96 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 5x8 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-5'x8' These special
Cotton
$559Sale Price|30% Off
W 72 in L 108 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-6'x9' These special
Cotton
$1,679Sale Price|30% Off
W 144 in L 180 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 12x15 Green And Blue Zig Zag Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-12'x15' These special
Cotton
$314Sale Price / item|30% Off
W 48 in L 72 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 4x6 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-4'x6' These special
Cotton
$629Sale Price|30% Off
W 96 in L 120 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-8'x10' These special
Cotton
$909Sale Price|30% Off
W 108 in L 144 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-9'x12' These special
Cotton
$1,732Sale Price|30% Off
W 144 in L 180 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 12x15 Blue And Green Zig Zag Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Blue, Coral & Olive Green Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 12'x15' These
Cotton
$542Sale Price|30% Off
W 72 in L 108 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Blue And Green Zig Zag Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Blue, Coral & Olive Green Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 6'x9' These
Cotton
$682Sale Price|30% Off
W 96 in L 120 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Blue And Green Zig Zag Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Blue, Coral & Olive Green Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 8'x10' These
Cotton
$1,172Sale Price|30% Off
W 120 in L 168 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 10x14 Blue And Green Zig Zag Stripe Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Blue, Coral & Olive Green Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 10'x14' These
Cotton
$892Sale Price|30% Off
W 108 in L 144 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 9x12 Blue And Green Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Blue, Coral & Olive Green Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 9'x12' These
Cotton
$419Sale Price|30% Off
W 72 in L 108 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Vegetable Dyed Indigo Blue and Sky Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Dhurrie Rug-6'x9'(180x270cm
Cotton
$239Sale Price|20% Off
W 36 in L 60 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 3x5 Blue And Tan Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Blue, Cream & Tan Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 3'x5' These special
Cotton
$319Sale Price|20% Off
W 48 in L 72 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 4x6 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 4'x6' These
Cotton
$419Sale Price|27% Off
W 72 in L 108 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Blue And White Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Blue And White Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 6'x9' These special flat
Cotton
$542Sale Price|30% Off
W 96 in L 120 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 8x10 Cream And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Cream, Red & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 8'x10' These special
Cotton
$542Sale Price|30% Off
W 96 in L 120 in
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, Sky Blue And White Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Sky Blue & White Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug-8'x10' These special
Cotton
Mid-Century Buff-Brown Wool Traditional Turkish Runner
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This mid-century Turkish runner features a buff-brown field with a column of five bold shaded mole
Wool
$3,240Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.89 in W 21.26 in D 18.51 in
Pentagon Group Casino Model ‘d8’ Red Chairs, Germany, 1987
By Pentagon Group
Located in Antwerp, BE
; Zig Zag Shape; Mid-Century Modern; Casino model ‘d8’ chair manufactured by Pentagon Group in 1987
Steel
$3,240Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.89 in W 21.26 in D 18.51 in
Pentagon Group Casino Model ‘D8’ Black Chairs, Germany, 1987
By Pentagon Group
Located in Antwerp, BE
; Zig Zag Shape; Mid-Century Modern; Casino model ‘d8’ chair manufactured by Pentagon Group in 1987
Steel
Pentagon Group Casino Model ‘d8’ Chair, Germany, 1987
By Pentagon Group
Located in Antwerp, BE
; Zig Zag Shape; Mid-Century Modern; Casino model ‘d8’ chair manufactured by Pentagon Group in 1987
Steel
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
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You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.