About Mode Moderne
Mode Moderne is located in Philadelphia's historic Old City. Situated just 1 1/2 hours south of New York City and 2 1/2 hours north of Washington D.C. A ten minute drive from 30th St. Station and just two blocks from I-95. Owner Michael Wilson have been selling fine 20th Century Modern Furnishings since 1979. Hand selected pieces of interest populate our 2200 square foot showroom. Furnishings from all 20th century design movements are represented. Lighting of all types, decorative objects and fine art round out our offerings.
Established in 19791stDibs seller since 2008
Associations
20th Century Specialists
Featured Pieces
Mies Van der Rohe Choc. Brown Barcelona Chairs/ Stainless Steel Frames for Knoll
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Mies Van der Rohe Chocolate Brown Leather Chairs with Stainless Steel Frames. New straps to bottom seat area seat straps are slight difference in brown cushions! See Photo!...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Wall Mounted "Mayan Revival" Relief Sculpture of Indigenous Male Bust, 1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large Wall Mounted Ceramic Relief Scuplture of Indigenous Male "Bust"
Mayan Revival Style
Artist Unknown
incised on back: Cooke 1940
"Very 1940's LA"
"The Mayan Revival style was ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Lithograph "Angkor Wat, Khmer Dance" 118/150 by Bernard Cathelin, French, 1968
By Bernard Cathelin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Angkor Wat, Khmer Dance" / "Nuit à Angkor Vat, Danse Khmère"
French artist: Bernard Cathelin (1919-2004)
Pencil Signed, Titled and Numbered 118/150
Unframed Color Lithograph on Arc...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Authentic Vintage Partial NYC ( Upper West Side ) Bus Role, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Authentic Red & White Vintage Partial NYC Bus Role
circa 1950
Upper West Side & Morningside Heights
"in good vintage condition with expected wear from service and age"
"will look a...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Fabric
Rustic Carved Wood Bird on Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rustic Carved Wood Bird on Stand
" A very nice rustic carved bird on rustic stand.
Dark wood with "reddish" highlights. Partial label on the bottom."
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
American Walnut and Aluminum Drinking Glass Coaster Set, circa 1970's
Located in Philadelphia, PA
American Walnut and Aluminum Glass Coaster Set
circa 1970's
( 1 ) walnut coster holder
( 6 ) aluminum coasters ( 2 1/2" interior glass surface)
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Aluminum
Palaset Stacking Cube System Treston Fnland
By Palaset
Located in Philadelphia, PA
10 Piece Palaset White Stacking System. Possibilities are endless as to how you set this system up! Perfect to use in several places throughout the house! Cubes can be turned and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Chrome
Thomas Moser Blanket Chest
By Thomas Moser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Moser Solid Cherry Blanket Chest. Beautifully constructed and solid as a rock! Great Storage that looks great in so many environments! Primitive and Modern all rolled into ...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Blanket Chests
Materials
Cherry
1940’s/ 50’s Aluminum IN/ OUT Box
By Donald Deskey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Aluminum IN/OUT Box. Just polished the aluminum and cleaned the faux leather material on the bottom of each level. Nice clean Machine Age Style. Could be 30's, 40's or 50's?! Har...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Desk Sets
Materials
Aluminum
Shallow Bowl or Ashtray by Fantoni for Raymor, c. 1950
By Marcello Fantoni, Raymor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Shallow Bowl or Ashtray
by Fantoni for Raymor
circa 1950
"great color and texture"
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Burl Wood and Leather Hexagon Decorative Box by Evert Sodergren, 1980
By Evert Sodergren
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Burl Wood and Leather Hexagon Decorative Storage Box
by Evert Sodergren, Sodergren Atelier, Seattle, Washington. 1980
Exterior Maple Burl Wood with Mahogany Trim
Interior Mahogany ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American American Craftsman Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
"Los Angeles" Limited 1st. Ed., 858/5000, by D. Keaton & T. Street-Porter, 2005
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Los Angeles"
Hardcover, Limited First Edition, 858/5000,
by Diane Keaton & Tim Street-Porter, 2005
Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
"Like its spectacular predeces...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Books
Materials
Paper
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