Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Creator: Maurizio Tempestini
Maurizio Tempestini Salterini Clamshell Orange Slice Footstool Stool Ottoman
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is a hard to find footstool or ottoman that was designed by Maurizio Tempestini and made by Salterini and matches the clamshell or orange slice pieces, it is unsigned but has al...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
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Wrought Iron
mid century modern tempestini for salterini oscar patio chairs - a pair
Located in Athens, GA
offering pair of satin black wrought iron three seasons or patio lounge chairs designed by Maurizio Tempestini , manufactured by John Salterini
no maker>s mark
multiple sets availabl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Cantilever Bouncer Radar Lounge Chairs Tempestini Salterini Clamshell
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
I love these Salterini clamshell style chairs designed by Maurizio Tempestini and this greenish-blue pair with cantilever base are as comfortable as they are chique! The chairs are i...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
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Wrought Iron
Orange Slice Chairs by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1950s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Previously painted green.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Metal
tempestini for saterini orange slice patio set
Located in Athens, GA
Chic set of 3 vintage Salterini pieces, to include 2 lounge chairs and a small coffee table. Designed by Maurizio Tempestini, known as the Orange Slice pattern, circa 1950/1960's. Th...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Wrought Iron & Wicker Patio Arm Dining Chairs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Set of 4 Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini black wrought & wicker patio or sunroom dining chairs with vintage green / black and creme plaid seat c...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Fabulous Pair 50s Tempestini Salterini Cantilever Patio Radar Lounge Chairs
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous pair of circular radar wrought iron patio chairs designed by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini. These are the more desirable cantilevered springer chairs...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Maurizio Tempestini John Salterini "Ribbon" Oval Dining Table in Wrought Iron
Located in Miami, FL
Maurizio Tempestini John Salterini "Ribbon" Oval Dining Table in Wrought Iron
Offered for sale is a Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini garden furniture "Ribbon Back" oval dining tabl...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
2 Pairs Mid Century Modern Radar Lounge Chairs Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous mid century modern design mid fifties by Maurizio Tempestini, his radar chairs are immediately recognized and highly sought after. Sets of 2, two pair available, priced and ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Steel, Iron
Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Sofa. We currently also have a matched pair of chairs, matched pair of end tables and a coffee Table. All in nice solid shape...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Pr. of Lounge Chairs for the Grenada Collection
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Pair of Lounge Chairs for the Grenada Collection. We also have a Sofa, pair of End tables and a round Coffee Table avail...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Round Patio Table from the Grenada Collection
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Coffee Table from the Grenada Collection 1964. We have 2 Lounge chairs, 1 sofa, 2 End tables also available. Hard to fi...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
4pc Suite Tempestini for Salterini Orange Slice Style Set Settee Chairs Table
Located in New York, NY
Chic set of four vintage Salterini pieces, to include a settee, two lounge chairs and a small coffee table. Designed by Maurizio Tempestini, known as the Orange Slice pattern, circa ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tempestini for Salterini Oscar Patio Chairs - Set of 2
Located in Athens, GA
offering pair of sea harbor blue wrought iron three seasons or patio lounge chairs designed by Maurizio Tempestini , manufactured by John Salterini
no maker’s mark
multiple sets avai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Mid Century Modern Radar Saucer Chairs by Tempestini for John Salterini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of mid century modern iron hoop outdoor lounge chairs in old white paint. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, paint has wear but the iron is as strong and...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Wrought Iron Garden Poolside Patio Table by Tempestini for Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Architectural Mid Century vintage side, or end table, having a wrought iron base and frame, with metal mesh top. Designed by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini, circa 1950's. The tabl...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Orange Slice Iron with Sailcloth Lounge Chairs by Salterini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare to find radar chairs by Maurizio Tempestini with Sailcloth as the seating material. Actual sails were cut and installed professionally. Chairs need a good cleaning ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Tempestini for Salterini Cantilever Lounge Chairs - a Pair
Located in Athens, GA
beautiful set, circa 1950
made in italy… mid century modern must have… recently painted
no maker’s mark
29.5ʺW × 26.5ʺD
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Set of Two Wrought Iron Nesting Tables by Tempestini for Salterini, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Set of two graduated size nesting tables having wrought iron legs, and metal mesh tops. The tables were designed by Maurizio Tempestini, and made by Salterini. Both are structurally sound and sturdy, both shows cosmetic wear to finish, normal and consistent with age. Usable as is, or we offer custom powder coating if you prefer a more polished look.
Please view our extensive collection of vintage and antique garden pieces...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
mid century modern salterini radar chairs in white - set of 6
Located in Athens, GA
beautiful set of 6
from tempestini for salterini, often referred to as radar chair or oscar chair
no maker’s mark
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Mid-Century Three-Tiered Side Tables, Pr.
Located in Miami, FL
Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini mid-century three-tiered side tables, Pr.
Offered for sale is a pair of Maurizio Tempestini Mid-Century Modern three-tiered outdoor...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Maurizo Tempestini For John Salterini Wrought Iron Curved Ribbon Patio Sofa 2 Pc
Located in Monrovia, CA
1950s Maurizio Tempestini For John Salterini, 2 Piece Curved Wrought Iron Ribbon Sofa Frames.
2 Curved Wrought Iron Sofa Frames Has The Iconic Ribbon Desi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Fantastic Set 4 Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Clam Shell Iron Patio Chairs
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic set of 4 wrought iron and metal mesh lounge designed by Maurizio Tempestini and manufactured by Salterini. Wrought iron frames with metal mesh seats and backs. All chairs a...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Maurizio Tempestini Iron Cocktail Magazine Table for Salterini
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Maurizio Tempestini powder-coated iron patio cocktail table for Salterini is a stylish and durable outdoor furniture piece. Crafted by renowned designer Maurizio Tempestini, this...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Radar Dining Table
Located in Cumberland, RI
Vintage Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Radar dining table
48 inch Outdoor Mesh top dining table
Pairs with a Set of 4 Radar Chairs by Maurizio Temp...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
5 Piece's Salterini / Tempestini Garden Furnishings.Radar Chairs, Chaise, Cart
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice little grouping of outdoor iron garden, patio ,,furniture manufactured by Salterini,,, Some rare and unusual pieces,, Wonderful pair of Radar chairs designed by Maurizio Tempestini along with seldom seen "hook" table.Also included ,very unusual bar cart with pullout iron serving tray...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of 3 Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Black "Radar" Lounge Chairs, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Original set of three black Radar Collection patio, poolside lounge chairs designed by Maurizio Tempestini for John Salterini, 1950's. Featuring smooth, sturdy, ergonomic wrought iron hoop construction with expanded iron wire seat...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron
Mid-Century Modern Iron Hoop Lounge Chair by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous iron hoop chair designed by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini c1955. In very good condition needing a spray job. New plastic feet glides. Poss...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Italian Iron Orange Slice Loveseat by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A sculptural iron and mesh orange slice loveseat in a flat black finish with curved legs having foot pads making the piece very stable. A great design for your garden, deck or three ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern 5pc Iron Hoop Chairs with Table by Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous 5 piece set which includes 4 iron hoop chairs and a iron table. Table is 36.25 in diameter x 29h. In excellent vintage condition with minimal ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Salterini 5pc Iron "Radar" Set by Maurizio Tempestini 4 Chairs & Round Table
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous 5 PC set which includes a 48 x 28h mesh top table with a umbrella holder. 4 iron Radar chairs with mesh seats and backs. Dims are: 25w x 20d x 30.5h x 16 seat height. All in...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern 6pc. Set Salterini Radar by Maurizio Tempestini C1955
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous 6 piece set of "Radar" outdoor patio dining set. Incudes 4 chairs 48" round top table with an umbrella hole and the heavy solid cast iron art deco umbrella holder. In excell...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Steel, Iron
Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Clam Shell Wrought Iron Patio Set Modernist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern wrought iron patio / garden set, Dinette, designed by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini. Set includes 4 matching Clam Shell chairs and Table, Dimensions Ch...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
2 Sets of Three Wrought Iron Nesting Tables by Tempestini for Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Matched sets of three graduated nesting tables of wrought iron, and metal mesh, designed by Maurizio Tempestini, for Salterini. The tables are all structurally sound and sturdy, some...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Maurizio Tempestini for Salternini Black Iron Oval Occasional Table, C. 1950s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Original Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini black wrought iron and metal mesh oval occasional table, small coffee table, end table, side table. for indo...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Radar Chair by Salterini Newly Powder Coated
Located in New York, NY
Great Radar Hoop chair designed by Tempestini for Salterini, just powder coated in semi gloss black. Originally designed for outdoor use, suitable for indoor placement as well.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Tempestini for Salterini Radar Chair
Located in New York, NY
Nice Garden or Patio Radar chair designed by Tempestini, manufactured by Salterini. No damage, bends, weld or repairs. This example is in later burgundy pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron
Set 6 Mid Century Modern Orange Slice Chairs by Tempestini & Salterini + a Table
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare set of six orange slice chairs. Freshly painted in a satin white enamel, chairs are in excellent vintage condition. Exceptional design by Maurizio Tempestini for Jo...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Tempestini for Salterini High Back Lounge with Footrest
Located in New York, NY
Great and rare high back lounge and ottoman (removable) newly powder coated in white semi gloss finish. Designed by M. Tempestini for Salterini Furniture. suitable for indoor or outd...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini Patio Set, White Reed Enameled Steel, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Maurizio Tempestini for Satlerini Patio Set, White Reed Enameled steel 1960s. Rare set includes 4 lounge chairs and coffee table. Original finish. Lovely and relaxing alternative to ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Steel
Rare Set of Four Maurizio Tempestini White Lacquer Iron Frame and Mesh Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare set of four Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini white lacquer over wrought iron framed and iron mesh outdoor dining chairs. Minimalist design with open arms and linear form, iron ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Tempestini for Salterini Clamshell Lounge Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Clamshell chairs designed by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini. Both chairs show significant cosmetic wear to the paint finish, both are structurally sound and free of repair...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Arthur Umanoff Iron and Glass Side Tables from the Grenada Collection
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Iron Side Tables with Glass tops, from the Grenada Collection. Hard to find pair! We have a Sofa, two Lounge Chairs, and a round Coffee Table Avail...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
3 Pc. Salterini Orange Slice Clam Shell Bistro Patio Dining Table & Chairs Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid Century Modern 3 Piece bistro dining table set & 2 chairs. Design by Maurizio Tempestini for John Salterini. This set has been freshly powder-coated...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
White Radar Chairs by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini, 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern pair of vintage white wrought iron circle or hoop outdoor chairs from the 1950s. Designed by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini, the satellite or saucer shaped armc...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Mid-century Modern patio and garden furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern patio and garden furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage patio and garden furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern patio and garden furniture made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original patio and garden furniture, popular names associated with this style include Russell Woodard, Woodard Furniture Co., Brown Jordan, and John Salterini. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for patio and garden furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $125 and tops out at $195,000 while the average work can sell for $2,000.
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