About Farnsworth / Hoffman
The Farnsworth/Hoffman started out as collectors first starting in the 1990s with an educational background in the Arts and becoming dealers in the early 2000s, the focus has been about design and form mostly 20th Century Modern Movements from the Bauhaus , American Modernist designs and art from the 1920s to 1980s as well as a mix of other esoteric designs, be it Craft or Folk Art from around the globe
Farnsworth / Hoffman
Established in 20071stDibs seller since 2022
Featured Pieces
Rattan / Wicker Ottoman attributed to Franco Albini
By Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Located in Oakland, CA
Handcrafted rattan ottoman attributed to Italian architect Franco Albini. The spheric shape is created by a series of steam bent rattan rods that are then fasten together with split ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Rattan
1980s Koch-Lowy Floor Lamp by Piotr Sierakowski
By Koch & Lowy, Piotr Sierakowski
Located in Oakland, CA
1980s Koch-Lowy floor lamp, cast iron base metal rod stem and adjustable painted aluminum shade. The main stem swivels from side to side and the shade can be turned 360 degrees. The...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Fiberglass & Chrome Gideon Kramer "Ion" Side Chair Seattle Worlds Fair 1962
By Gideon Kramer
Located in Oakland, CA
The "Ion" chair is constructed of fiberglass and chromed metal, with its ergomatic design its a very comfortable with its body forming shape and the rubber shockmounts flex with the ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Large Jaru of California Ceramic Vase with Blue Crackle Glaze
By Jaru
Located in Oakland, CA
Large ceramic vessel with a blue crackle glaze overlay by Jaru of Southern California circa 1950s. Tall and sculptural having a tapered top half and towards the middle a slightly bul...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Anne Goldman Studio Ceramic Artist Vessel
By Anne Goldman
Located in Oakland, CA
Anne Goldman ceramic vessel, known for her very textural surfaces on her piece which at a minimum is a 7 stage process. This tapered vessel has a circular opening with a earthly off ...
Category
1990s American Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Polia Pillin Triangular Platter with Abstract Figures
By Polia Pillin
Located in Oakland, CA
Large platter by ceramic artist Polia Pillin (1909-1992), triangular in shape the piece is comprised of three figurative abstract forms in each of the three quadrants of the piece. Pillin used a multitude of glazes to create this colorful object. Polish-born Polia Pillin (1909-1992) and her husband William established their ceramic studio, The Pillin Art Pottery Company, in their Los Angeles, CA garage in 1948. Her husband shaped and glazed the pots that became canvases that Polia used to paint fanciful scenes of people and animals in the mid-century style. Thousands of pieces were produced and Polia became one of the most highly regarded of contemporary studio potters today. The clay used for Pillin pottery...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Bob Bennett circa 1970s Artists Proof One Off
By Bob Bennett
Located in Oakland, CA
Bronze abstract sculpture by Bob Bennett (1928-2003) who worked with his twin brother Tom. They started with wire sculpture later to work with bronze casting and in time opened a num...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Greta Von Nessen Double Cone Adjustable Table Lamp
By Greta Von Nessen, Nessen Lighting
Located in Oakland, CA
Double cone table lamp by designer Greta Von Nessen, her her company Nessen Studio, Inc circa 1950s having a soft white cylindrical shade crafted out of turned aluminum with a solid ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Stanley Young Cabinet for Glenn of California c1950s
By Glenn of California, Stanley Young
Located in Oakland, CA
Absolutely stunning early walnut cabinet designed by Stanley Young for Glenn of California c1950s. This is an extremely well made cabinet. Seems like solid wood construction. The bri...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Aluminum
Rustic Japanese Kotatsu Low Table
Located in Oakland, CA
Low Kotatsu table circa 1930s, hand crafted without the use of nails or adhesive but relying on the joinery to give the table its structural integrity. Having a nice patina from over...
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Japonisme End Tables
Materials
Wood
Modernist Iron and Rope Stool
By Walter Lamb
Located in Oakland, CA
Small low stool with a tubular steel frame having a round top covered with nylon rope all hand tied. Having a soft patina to the steel frame and the white rope has developed a warme...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Metal
Rare Floor Lamp by Reggaini of Italy Circa 1960s in Rosewood & Aluminum Restored
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Oakland, CA
An unusual floor lamp design by Reggiani of Italy circa 1960s, a striking Space Age design using Brazilian rosewood for the body with a circular brushed chrome frame for the base wit...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
