Modest Designs

Classic design. Marble base with chromed stem and cone shade.

Beautiful early example of this Classic Venini design. Extra-long neck and bright yellow stripe on dark blue base. Venini label sticker covers most of the acid stamp.

Wonderful example of Italian organic design from the early 1950s. Sculpted four-legged maple pedestal base with highly figured bookmatched rosewood top. Retains the Tecno label.

Beautiful, intricately designed medium pile wool carpet by one of the most important and influential textile designers of the 20th century. Not as well-known at Jean Lurcat, but cons...

Whimsical and surprisingly comfortable outdoor furniture. Elastic cord is woven into the shape of a spider web on a metal hoop, with collapsible legs. Chairs can be hung for storage.

Manufactured by Laverne International, USA. From the "Invisible Group" series. Original fuzzy red cushion.

Solid brass with cruciform base for Hansen Lighting of New York. Beautiful old example of this simple and elegant design. Features two sockets with chain pulls and original diffuser ...

Rare cocktail table from John Vesey's famous 1958 collection. Polished aluminum spokes connecting to a central nut, with original octagonal glass top. Model V-59 in the John Vesey ca...

Glossy gold-brown and white twisting stripes over matte brown glazed base. Made as lamps.

Sexy one-drawer desk with extravagantly grained Macassar ebony surface on mahogany legs with brass stretchers and corner decoration. Has a raised drawer front detail, mirrored-imaged...

Beautiful and beautifully constructed set of solid dark walnut wall-mount shelves. Each shelf rests on a carved butterfly back bracket, with exposed tenon pins, angled side supports,...

Bench or daybed designed by Amir Farr in consultation with Oscar Niemeyer for the famous Strick House, Niemeyer's only completed residential commission in the United States. Due to h...