About Urban Modern
Urban Modern is a vintage mid-century design furniture online store, based in Amstenrade (The Netherlands). The love of vintage design started for the owner Aäron in search for funiture for his own home. When he found nice design pieces, Aäron was keen to know the heritage of the product and the designer. Soon this went from hobby to his own business. Finding, understanding, restoring and selling of beautiful vintage pieces. The stock of Urban Modern changed and grew over time. Now specialized in vintage mid-century design funiture. Seating, storage furniture and lighti...Read More
Established in 20151stDibs seller since 2021
Featured Pieces
T1 stool by Verner Panton for Plus Linje, 1960s Denmark.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
T1 stool by Verner Panton for Plus Linje, 1960s Denmark. Part of Panton’s well-known Wire Series, the stool features a cylindrical frame constructed from slender black metal rods, fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wire
“Tuonela” armchair by Ammannati & Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate, 1960s Italy.
By Giuseppe Rossi di Albizzate, Titina Ammannati and Giampiero Vitelli
Located in Landgraaf, NL
“Tuonela” armchair by Titina Ammannati & Giampiero Vitelli for Giuseppe Rossi di Albizzate, 1960s Italy. A distinctive example of Italian furniture designed in 1967. The chair featur...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Mohair
Set Cocoon & Charel armchairs by Bart van Bekhoven for Artistiek, 1990s NL.
By Bart Van Bekhoven
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Set Cocoon & Charel armchairs by Bart van Bekhoven for Artistiek, 1990s The Netherlands. Although the two chairs feature different designs, they were intended by Van Bekhoven to comp...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Stilnovo “Spinnaker” Table Lamp by Corsini & Wiskemann, 1968 Italy.
By Stilnovo, Costantino Corsini and Giorgio Wiskemann
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Stilnovo “Spinnaker” Table Lamp by Constantino Corsini & Giorgio Wiskemann, 1968 Italy. An exceptional and impressively sized table lamp. Standing no less than 64 cm (25.2 in.) tall,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
White brutalist tree candle holder “tree of life” 1970s.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
White brutalist tree candle holder “tree of life” 1970s. White brutalist tree candle holder “tree of life” 1970s. This striking brutalist candle holder, dating from the 1970s, is crafted from wrought iron and finished in white. Its sculptural form resembles a tree, with organically shaped branches rising from a sturdy central trunk. Often referred to as a “Tree of Life” candle holder...
Category
Vintage 1970s European Brutalist Candelabras
Materials
Wrought Iron
Black brutalist tree candle holder “tree of life” 1970s.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Black brutalist tree candle holder “tree of life” 1970s. This striking brutalist candle holder, dating from the 1970s, is crafted from wrought iron and finished in black. Its sculptural form resembles a tree, with organically shaped branches rising from a sturdy central trunk. Often referred to as a “Tree of Life” candle holder...
Category
Vintage 1970s European Brutalist Candelabras
Materials
Wrought Iron
535 “Mug” table by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1950s The Netherlands.
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Landgraaf, NL
535 “Mug” table by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1950s The Netherlands. The Gispen 535, better known by collectors as the “Mug” (Mosquito) table due to the characteristic shape of its sle...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Original Barcelona coffee table by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, 1920s US.
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Original Barcelona coffee table by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, 1920s United States. Based on the combination of the original Knoll label and the engraved KnollStudio signatur...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Large vintage planter by Willy Guhl for Eternit, 1950s Switzerland.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Large vintage planter by Willy Guhl for Eternit, 1950s Switzerland. Made from Guhl’s characteristic fibre cement, the planter has a beautifully simple, sculptural form with a wide, s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Fibre Cement
Large handmade metallic glazed ceramic bowl, circa 1980s–1990s.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Large handmade metallic glazed ceramic bowl, circa 1980s–1990s. The richly textured surface features visible concentric lines, emphasizing the handcrafted character of the piece. Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
535 “Mug” table by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1950s The Netherlands.
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Landgraaf, NL
535 “Mug” table by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1950s The Netherlands. The Gispen 535, better known by collectors as the “Mug” (Mosquito) table due to the characteristic shape of its sle...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Set of Two PK22 Lounge Chairs by Poul Kjærholm for Fritz Hansen, 1950s Denmark.
By Fritz Hansen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Set of Two PK22 Lounge Chairs by Poul Kjærholm for Fritz Hansen, 1950s Denmark. This set of PK22 lounge chairs is one of the most recognisable examples of Scandinavian modern design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
T1 stool by Verner Panton for Plus Linje, 1960s Denmark.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
T1 stool by Verner Panton for Plus Linje, 1960s Denmark. Part of Panton’s well-known Wire Series, the stool features a cylindrical frame constructed from slender black metal rods, fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wire
“Tuonela” armchair by Ammannati & Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate, 1960s Italy.
By Giuseppe Rossi di Albizzate, Titina Ammannati and Giampiero Vitelli
Located in Landgraaf, NL
“Tuonela” armchair by Titina Ammannati & Giampiero Vitelli for Giuseppe Rossi di Albizzate, 1960s Italy. A distinctive example of Italian furniture designed in 1967. The chair featur...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Mohair
Set Cocoon & Charel armchairs by Bart van Bekhoven for Artistiek, 1990s NL.
By Bart Van Bekhoven
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Set Cocoon & Charel armchairs by Bart van Bekhoven for Artistiek, 1990s The Netherlands. Although the two chairs feature different designs, they were intended by Van Bekhoven to comp...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Stilnovo “Spinnaker” Table Lamp by Corsini & Wiskemann, 1968 Italy.
By Stilnovo, Costantino Corsini and Giorgio Wiskemann
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Stilnovo “Spinnaker” Table Lamp by Constantino Corsini & Giorgio Wiskemann, 1968 Italy. An exceptional and impressively sized table lamp. Standing no less than 64 cm (25.2 in.) tall,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
White brutalist tree candle holder “tree of life” 1970s.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
White brutalist tree candle holder “tree of life” 1970s. White brutalist tree candle holder “tree of life” 1970s. This striking brutalist candle holder, dating from the 1970s, is crafted from wrought iron and finished in white. Its sculptural form resembles a tree, with organically shaped branches rising from a sturdy central trunk. Often referred to as a “Tree of Life” candle holder...
Category
Vintage 1970s European Brutalist Candelabras
Materials
Wrought Iron
Black brutalist tree candle holder “tree of life” 1970s.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Black brutalist tree candle holder “tree of life” 1970s. This striking brutalist candle holder, dating from the 1970s, is crafted from wrought iron and finished in black. Its sculptural form resembles a tree, with organically shaped branches rising from a sturdy central trunk. Often referred to as a “Tree of Life” candle holder...
Category
Vintage 1970s European Brutalist Candelabras
Materials
Wrought Iron
535 “Mug” table by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1950s The Netherlands.
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Landgraaf, NL
535 “Mug” table by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1950s The Netherlands. The Gispen 535, better known by collectors as the “Mug” (Mosquito) table due to the characteristic shape of its sle...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Original Barcelona coffee table by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, 1920s US.
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Original Barcelona coffee table by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for Knoll, 1920s United States. Based on the combination of the original Knoll label and the engraved KnollStudio signatur...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Large vintage planter by Willy Guhl for Eternit, 1950s Switzerland.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Large vintage planter by Willy Guhl for Eternit, 1950s Switzerland. Made from Guhl’s characteristic fibre cement, the planter has a beautifully simple, sculptural form with a wide, s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Fibre Cement
Large handmade metallic glazed ceramic bowl, circa 1980s–1990s.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Large handmade metallic glazed ceramic bowl, circa 1980s–1990s. The richly textured surface features visible concentric lines, emphasizing the handcrafted character of the piece. Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
535 “Mug” table by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1950s The Netherlands.
By Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Landgraaf, NL
535 “Mug” table by Wim Rietveld for Gispen, 1950s The Netherlands. The Gispen 535, better known by collectors as the “Mug” (Mosquito) table due to the characteristic shape of its sle...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Set of Two PK22 Lounge Chairs by Poul Kjærholm for Fritz Hansen, 1950s Denmark.
By Fritz Hansen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Set of Two PK22 Lounge Chairs by Poul Kjærholm for Fritz Hansen, 1950s Denmark. This set of PK22 lounge chairs is one of the most recognisable examples of Scandinavian modern design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel