Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Los Angeles Modernism Show 2015
From April 24 through 26, Los Angeles’s Culver City plays host to a vast collection of iconic 20th-century furniture, art, jewelry and decorative objects offered at yet another edition of the Los Angeles Modernism Show. With dozens of dealers exhibiting at the much-anticipated annual event — attended in past years by such celebrities as Courtney Cox, Julie Bowen and Ted Danson and design aficionados like Kelly Wearstler and Cliff Fong — this year’s iteration presents no shortage of chic vintage finds.
Missing the fair? Not to worry: Our editors’ selection from exhibiting 1stdibs galleries serves as both inspiration for the home and a visual encyclopedia of Modernism’s international mark. Included below: Early modern classics from the Art Deco period as well as selections from Georg Jensen’s prolific career in silverwork; Mid-century American and Scandinavian staples by the likes of McCobb, Henningsen, Parzinger, Platner, Noguchi and Baughman; and Brutalist signatures in brass and welded metal; plus outdoor decor, decorative glass and fine jewelry. Should you find the perfect piece, make sure to act fast.
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David Rosén "Berga" Armchair & Sofa in Stained Pine by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1940s
By David Rosén
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare "Berga" mid century armchair & sofa in solid stained pine by David Rosén for Nordiska Kompaniet produced in the 1940s. Good original condition acquired from the original ow...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Pine
Bruno Mathsson Mid Century Lounge Chair "Model 36" Produced in Sweden, 1940s
By Firma Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare lounge chair model " Vilstol 36" designed by Bruno Mathsson and produced by Firma Karl Mathsson i Värnamo, Sweden. Original condition with a newer cushion upholstery. Original w...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Beech, Paper
Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting by Bertil Berntsson, Sweden, 1960s
By Bertil Berntsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare abstract oil on canvas painting by the Swedish artist Bertil Berntsson made in 1964. In good vintage condition with small signs of use. Framed in a pine frame. 129 x 120 x 2 cm.
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Canvas, Pine
Antique Industrial Enamel 16" Pendant Light By Wardle
By Arthur Wardle
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Industrial Enamel Pendant Light By Wardle
Stunning original enamel factory light by Wardle. They look fantastic in a row above a kitchen island or hanging in cafe/restaurants or ret...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Isamu Noguchi Mid Century Pendant Model "45x" in Paper by Ozeki & Co. Ltd, 1970s
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare, all original and important light pendant in washi paper and bamboo model "45X" designed by Isamu Noguchi and produced by Ozeki & Co. Ltd Japan, 1970s. In good original con...
Category
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Midcentury Stoneware Floor Vase by Sven Bolin Produced by Höganäs Sweden 1940s
By Höganäs Keramik
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Scandinavian mid century stoneware floor vase by Sven Bolin produced by Höganäs Keramik Sweden 1940s. In good original condition.
Signed.
Dimensions:...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Stoneware
Primitive Brutalist Root Coffee Table in Solid Wood Produced in France 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare sculptural coffee table in a brutalist and primitive style hand made out of solid root wood produced in France circa 1970 by unknown designer. In good vintage condition with pat...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Wood
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Oval Tilt-Top Breakfast Table
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A very high quality 19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Oval Tilt-Top Breakfast / Dining Table, raised on a turned and carved baluster column and four carved cabriole legs.
Circa: 18...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Walnut
19th Century William IV Rosewood Card Table
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A very high quality William IV Rosewood Card Table with beautifully figured rosewood throughout. The top swivels 90′ degrees to open into a Card Table with a baize lined interior. Th...
Category
19th Century English William IV Antique Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Post Modern Diskos Chandelier by Giovanni Offredi for Sirrah, 1980s
By Sirrah, Giovanni Offredi
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post modern white and black plastic Diskos chandelier by Giovanni Offredi for Sirrah, Imola, Italy, 1980s.
Diskos model chandelier with opaque white plastic diffuser and bla...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Plastic
19th Century William IV Mahogany Library Table
Located in Richmond, Surrey
A very high quality 19th Century William IV Mahogany Library Table with two drawers on the front and dummy drawers on the back. Raised on turned supports and carving to feet.
Circ...
Category
19th Century English William IV Antique Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Twentieth Century Finely Carved Food Bowl Depicting Two Ducks
Located in London, GB
This fine mid-twentieth-century bowl, from the Lozi culture in Zambia, would have been traditionally used to serve and store food. The bowl's base has been made from a single piece of wood, and two beautifully carved ducks decorate the lid.
Animals depicted on Lozi bowls were often species that could be found inhabiting the shores of the Zambezi River...
Category
Mid-20th Century Zambian Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Hardwood
Jotunheim, Brown Glass & Oak Unique Sculpture by Backhaus & Brown and Egeværk
By Backhaus & Brown and EgevÆrk
Located in London, GB
Fine cabinet making & crafted oak with handblown & cut tea/amber/brown glass combine to create this unique sculpture "Jotunheim" from the Glasskibe Collection (Jotunheim is the home ...
Category
2010s Danish Organic Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Oak
Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Fetish Figure
Located in London, GB
This fine fetish figure, from the Luba/Kusu culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dates back to the early twentieth-century or before, to the nineteenth-century. The carve...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Wood
Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)
Located in London, GB
This beautifully carved 'Biteki' figure, from the Yaka culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, depicts a female crowned with a large, abstracted coiffure. The figure exhibit...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Female Caryatid Stool
Located in London, GB
Supporting the flat, circular seat of this early twentieth-century stool from the Shona culture in Zimbabwe is a figurative sculpture of a sturdy-bodied female. The figure is depicte...
Category
Early 20th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Twentieth Century Granary Door Lock in the Form of a Crocodile
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century Bambara door lock from Mali has been carved into the form of a crocodile, a symbol of protection in the Bambara culture. The crocodile-shaped door lock, ad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Hardwood
Early Twentieth-Century Finely Carved Small Chair
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century small chair displays a beautiful form. Typically low to the ground, such chairs are found among the Dan and Baule cultures in the Ivory Coast. Carved fro...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Hardwood
Early Twentieth-Century Small Prestige Stool With Wirework Decoration
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century prestige stool comes from the Kamba culture in Kenya. Consisting of a low-set, richly decorated circular seat supported by three finely carved legs, sto...
Category
Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century Figurative Sculpture of a Mother with Children
Located in London, GB
This finely carved early twentieth-century figure, from the Yoruba culture in Nigeria, depicts a mother and her two children. The mother is depicted in a kneeling position, holding a...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Low Stool
Located in London, GB
This stool, from the Gurage culture of Ethiopia, has been carved from a single piece of heavy, dense wood. The stool exhibits a flat, low form and over time, has developed a lovely d...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Wood
Mid-Twentieth Century Black Madonna
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century African Madonna comes from the Makonde culture, in the Matwara region of southern Tanzania.
The Madonna figure exhibits a graceful, serene facial express...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Hardwood
Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair
Located in London, GB
This finely carved, medium-sized chair from the Jinka culture in Ethiopia features an upright back-support with an unusual and attractive cut-out cross decoration.
A series of down...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Wood
Early Twentieth-Century Prestige Elephant Stool
Located in London, GB
This impressive early twentieth-century stool, from the Ashanti culture in Ghana, depicts an elephant - an Ashanti symbol of power and strength. Finely carved from a heavy brown wood...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Hardwood
Finely Carved Tanzanian Chieftain's Stool
Located in London, GB
This beautifully carved title stool, from the Gogo culture in Tanzania, features a wonderful looped and adjoining structure. Dating back to the mid-twentieth century, this fine examp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 plastic armchairs Gaudì mod. by V. Magistretti for Artemide 70's
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Padova, IT
Ludovico "Vico" Magistretti (Milan, 6 October 1920 - Milan, 19 September 2006) was one of the most important Italian designers, architect and urban planner. His clean and essential d...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Plastic
"terraforma" ceramic brown vase 2
Located in Santa Monica, BR
“Terraforma” represents the experimentation with new forms and the transformation of the earthly element. It’s akin to shaping the very earth itself to create three-dimensional forms...
Category
2010s Brazilian Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Ceramic
Eduard Locota Oak Wood & Rainbow Color Jesmonite Bench
By Eduard Locota
Located in Timisoara, RO
Memorable
With a vocabulary of clear shapes, Eduard Locota is creating visually reductive works that imply rather than resemble the subjects in the artwork, beyond the threshold o...
Category
2010s Balkan Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Concrete
Vintage Farmhouse Spindle Chairs- Set of 4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W17 D18 H34 SW17.5 SD16 SH17.5
Vintage Farmhouse Spindle Chairs in AS FOUND vintage condition. Chairs overall show well and feel strong and sturdy. These feature natural age and pat...
Category
1940s Rustic Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Wood
Anadora Lupo Winding Motion Sculpture
By Anadora Lupo
Located in Timisoara, RO
Build process
Technique: welded stainless steel, wrought iron and brass. 100% hand crafted from zero by the artist. Build process takes between 8-12 weeks; please allow extra time fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Chubut Small Bowl, Alpaca Silver & Black Horn
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The calm, peace and stillness of the Villa La Angostura lakes, together with its woods, are transmitted to the handles and the relaxed shapes of the trays, pitchers, cutlery and cham...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Metal
Model U-453 Dresser by Jiří Jiroutek for Interier Praha, 1960's
By Interiér Praha, Jiri Jiroutek
Located in Poznań, PL
The U-453 sideboard designed by the world renown czech designer Jiří Jiroutek as a part of the U series. Works began after the enormous success of the czech pavilion at the Brussels ...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Plastic, Beech, Oak
Set of 6 vintage orange dining chairs Italy 1980s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
This exquisite set of six mid-century modern dining chairs with sculpted wood frames hails from Italy, crafted in the 1980s.
Characterized by their sleek lines and ergonomic design,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Textile, Wood
Modernist Vintage Rosenthal Netter Abstract Porcelain Object And Sculpture
By Rosenthal Netter
Located in North Miami, FL
This tall vintage modernist sculpture and or object of an abstract couple; man/woman in repose is white to off-white porcelain by Rosenthal Netter who ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Porcelain
Danish Mid-century modern pottery wall decoration by Dietlinde Hein, Knabstrup
By Knabstrup
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Mid-century modern signed Scandinavian art pottery wall tile decoration, a fantastic wall plaque made and signed by Dietlinde Hein Knabstrup, Denmark. This piece is known as “the Thr...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Ceramic
MASSLESS Sideboard with Mirror, Stainless Steel, by Todomuta Studio
By Todomuta Studio
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This recent collection by Todomuta Studio responds to a specific code that can navigate the ocean of design and get lost in its confines, beyond already mapped currents, to explore the unknown and bring back the simple and tough freshness of a new approach. To blend form and structure into unity. It is taming the alleged rigidity of metal. Conjugating the harmony of materials. Demonstrating the strength of lightness. Evoking non-existent masses. Or substantiating design in a section. These are some of the proposals...
Category
2010s European Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair Of Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces
By Seguso, Salviati, Venini, Barovier
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces.
These vintage sconces have a bronze base with beautifully blown Murano glass with an interesting red design going down the center.
Th...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Bronze
Center Table by Saporiti Italia, Italy, 1960s
By Saporiti
Located in New York, NY
Steel. Four supports spanned at the base with concave steel siding, supporting a round, black resin top with brass tinsel. Original Saporiti Italia label intact on one support.
O...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Steel, Brass
Round Chromed Metal Drinks Trolley. French Work. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and unusual round drinks trolley is made of chrome. The top tray of the bar cart is removable and can be used as a tray to display glasses, bottles, vaissels or other... Th...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Silver Plate
Fuerza Stool
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The collection, titled Laws of Motion, is the first sample of collectible design created by Joel Escalona for BREUER. Through a series of different typologies such as mirrors, tables...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Marble
Mand Pilti Chair / Dry Sand by Tanya Singer + Trent Jansen
By Trent Jansen
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Edition of 20 + 4 Artist Proofs.
Lead time 4 months.
Manta Pilti Dry Sand by Tanya Singer + Trent Jansen
American hard maple, American walnut, American cherry
Manta Pilti (Dry San...
Category
2010s Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Cherry, Maple, Walnut
The 44 Server in Lacquer 180cm/71" wide Medium Grey
Located in Amsterdam, NH
Our inaugural furniture design, the 44 Server, epitomizes the design philosophy of Dieter Rams, advocating for 'as little design as possible.' Characterized by a streamlined form, op...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Steel
Steel lamp
Located in PARIS, FR
Space Age chrome metal table lamp dating back to the 1980s. Very good condition, functional, European plug.
LP3131
Category
Late 20th Century Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Steel
TRONADOR Rectangular Brown Onyx Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyramid shaped idea of our boxes that make up this collection. With a rectangular or square base, the box is a reflectio...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Stone, Onyx
Collector Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Dark Brown Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Tricot Dark Brown and Smoked Oak Fabric by Alter Ego
W 70 cm 27”
D 62 cm 24”
H 90 cm 35”
A chair that mixes both modern and cla...
Category
2010s Portuguese Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Sculptural Vessel by Jacque Faus
Located in São Paulo, BR
The shapes of Faus’s receptacles and recipients are, by themselves, objects of free assimilation, that comes into existence through a process of assemblage, rather than from a previo...
Category
2010s Brazilian Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Ceramic
Maison Baguès Brass Coffee Table
Located in Southampton, GB
Stunning large scale, brass coffee table by Maison Baguès, rich eglomise glass top surrounded by a pierced gallery, sitting on 4 reeded legs joined by a central finial.
France, circ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Brass
The 44 Server in Lacquer 180cm/71" wide Light Grey
Located in Amsterdam, NH
Our inaugural furniture design, the 44 Server, epitomizes the design philosophy of Dieter Rams, advocating for 'as little design as possible.' Characterized by a streamlined form, op...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Steel
Large 19th Century Cherry Wood Refectory Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb large 19th century refectory table from France in cherry wood
very beautiful top with a beautiful patina and a frame which is unusual and gives it a lot of character. The cen...
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Cherry
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 07 Fabric by Alter Ego
Located in Castelo da Maia, PT
Collector Modern Cassette Bar Chair Upholstered in Safire 07 Fabric and Smoked Oak by Alter Ego
W 70 cm 27”
D 62 cm 24”
H 90 cm 35”
A chair that mixes both modern and classical d...
Category
2010s Portuguese Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Metal
Bespoke Organic Amethyst Gray Green Murano Glass Brass Pendant Light
Located in New York, NY
Fun and elegant Italian contemporary custom made pendant chandelier, entirely handcrafted, of organic modern design consisting of a succession of elements: handcut jewel like reeded ...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Brass
Three Tiers Mahogany and Brass Side Table by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This neoclassical style 3 tiers side table is made of mahogany and brass. This is a French work by famous designer Maison Jansen. Circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Signed Ceramic Cascading Nude Bodies Candlestick Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This beyond amazing and fabulous off white to cream Italian vintage ceramic candlestick sculpture has crawling ,sprawling nude bodies casc...
Category
1970s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Ceramic
Ingo Maurer Uchiwa II Wall Light
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Munich, DE
Very rare pair of Uchiwa II wall light designed by Ingo Maurer from 1973. The Uchiwa II is the smallest version of the Uchiwa series and gives a very impressive diffuse light when li...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Metal
1960s Murano Sommerso Candlestick Vetreria Cenedese Amber & Green, Italy
By Cenedese, Gino Cenedese
Located in Andernach, DE
Gorgeous small candlestick by Vetreria Cenedese.
Sommerso hand made glass sphere from heavy chunky Murano art glas.
A many famous artists worked for this maker, this particular piece...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Strange Fruit - The Congregation III, Glass & Terracotta Sculpture by Chris
By Chris Day
Located in London, GB
'Strange Fruit - The Congregation III' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Chris Day, created from handblown & sculpted glass with terracotta, micro bore copper pipe and cop...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Copper
sexy 1960 chandelier design by LIGHTOLIER
Located in Los Angeles, CA
remember we have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, we can not put everything on 1stdibs, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights, ask...
Category
1960s American Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Metal
Mid Century French 1950 Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
remember we have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, we can not put everything on 1stdibs
if you need a specific pair of antique sconces or ant...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Materials
Brass
