Los Angeles Modernism 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.
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Brass
2010s British Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Crystal
2010s British Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary British Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal, Brass
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Crystal, Metal, Bronze
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Copper
1960s German Space Age Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Murano Glass
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Murano Glass, Art Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Crystal, Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1890s English Neoclassical Revival Antique Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Brass
1960s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Crystal, Brass
1940s Bauhaus Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Chrome, Nickel
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal
20th Century Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Bronze
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Crystal, Metal
2010s Belgian Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Brass
1850s Chinese Antique Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Bronze
1970s German Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Glass
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Crystal, Metal
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Brass
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Crystal, Metal
2010s Italian Scandinavian Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Brass
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal
Early 1900s Swedish Empire Antique Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Crystal, Bronze
1970s German Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Metal, Chrome
1910s American Neoclassical Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Bronze
1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Crystal, Bronze
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Brass
2010s Chilean Organic Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary European Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Brass, Metal
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Brass
1910s American Neoclassical Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Bronze
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Ceramic, Fabric
Mid-19th Century English Adam Style Antique Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Brass
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Glass
2010s British Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Pine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Aluminum
1940s French Empire Vintage Los Angeles Modernism 2015
Alabaster, Bronze
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