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
Rare Variant Model 41 Paimio Sanatorium Armchair Chair by Alvar Aatlo c. 1940s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Oakland, CA
Model No 41 Paimio armchair in molded birch plywood designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. With a black lacquered molded plywood seat and natural finish molded arms creating a ve...
Category
Vintage 1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Birch, Lacquer
Pair of Japanese Cast Iron Bird Sculptures c. 1950s
Located in Oakland, CA
Pair of Japanese cast iron bird sculptures with fine details in the casting, one is in an upright position and the other in a horizontal posture. Produced during the 1950s the sculpt...
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cast Iron
Patinaed Art Deco 1930s French Club Chairs in Tobacco Leather
Located in Oakland, CA
1930s Art Deco French Club Chairs (Pair) in all original distressed condition in tobacco colored leather. Great architectural forms with their bold armrests with wood fronts. Resting...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Pair of Poul Cadovius Butterfly Shelves in Teak 1950s Denmark
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Oakland, CA
Pair of Poul Cadovius Butterfly shelves in teak, a graceful sculptural design that also has utility for light storage.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
1970s California Handmade Mixed Woods Studio Craft Cantilevered Back Armchair
Located in Oakland, CA
Hand crafted studio made cantilevered back armchair created of mixed woods, walnut, oak and birch. The base and bottom are hand carved and the top is finely crafted with a series of ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Armchairs
Materials
Birch, Oak, Walnut
Restored Knoll Butterfly Chair in Cognac Leather ca. 1950s
By Knoll
Located in Oakland, CA
1950s Knoll Butterfly chair in leather with a bent iron frame. Fully restored in premium latigo leather carefully crafted to replicate the original design of four panels with reinfor...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Iron
Rare & Important Chair #36 by Paul Revere Williams for Bullocks Wilshire c. 1929
By Paul Williams
Located in Oakland, CA
Rare and historically important chair Model #36 by architect Paul Revere Williams and made by furniture maker Paul Richmond Williams in 1929 for the Bullocks Wilshire in Los Angeles...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut, Plywood
Mithe Espelt of France Gilded Mirror with Bird Imagery circa 1960
Located in Oakland, CA
Mithé Espelt ceramic mirror, circa 1960, France. Glazed embossed earthenware. Crackled gold and crystallized blue glass. Iconic mirror decorated with a bird with original felt backin...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Mirror
Hanging Kinetic Wire Abstract Figural Sculpture "The Acrobat"
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Oakland, CA
Hanging wire kinetic figural sculpture of an acrobat, crafted of both brass and steel wire. With numerous moving parts in its articulation. A whimsical sculpture that when moved by a...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel, Wire
Flip Top Rosewood Dining Table by Moreddi of Denmark w/ Hidden Storage
By Moreddi 1
Located in Oakland, CA
Flip top rosewood dining table by Moreddi of Denmark that goes from seating 4 to seating 8 by the conversion of the configuration of the flip top. Having very expressive graining to ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Akihiro Nikaido Modernist Flared Vessel #1, Japan
Located in Oakland, CA
Stunning flared bowl by noted contemporary artist, Akihiro Nikaido c2024. Beautifully coiled and weighted piece which is water tight. This is one of three pieces we currently have in...
Category
2010s Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ceramic
Akihiro Nikaido Flared Modernist Vessel #2, Japan
Located in Oakland, CA
Stunning flared bowl by noted contemporary artist, Akihiro Nikaido c2024. Beautifully coiled and weighted piece which is water tight. This is one of three pieces we currently have in...
Category
2010s Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ceramic
