Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
Vintage Paolo Soleri Arconsanti Multi-Color Bronze Bell / Wind Chime
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wind chime/bell designed by architect, Paolo Soleri for Arconsanti.
Bronze cast elements with verdigris patina and multi-color pigmented fin. Early production with attractive colors ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Patrick Reyntiens (B.1925) Modern Stained Glass Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A modern stained glass window from the studio of Patrick Reyntiens (1925-2021). Attributed to the artist, this stained glass panel depicts a sunbu...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Lead
Trio of French Faux Bois Stone Benches
Located in Faversham, GB
A delightful trip of mid-century faux bois benches.
The benches are designed to form a circle around a central table with a curve to each example.
The benches are made from composi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cast Stone, Concrete
"Kepi" Basin Made in Arabescato Statuario
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Kepi basin si characterized by vertical concave finishes, it can be customized in different stones and dimensions.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Set of Ten Original Mid-Century Earthenware Terracotta Planter Pots, 1950s
Located in Melbourne, AU
Original midcentury earthenware terracotta pots, approximately 5.3 inches/13.5cm diameter and 5 inches/13cm high with lovely colour variations ...
Category
1950s Australian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
Bohemian mid century modern Karlskrona style Rattan wicker chaise
By Carl Öjerstam, IKEA
Located in Pasadena, TX
Stunning Mid-Century Modern style chaise longue or lounge chair.
Design by Carl Öjerstam for Ikea.
Striking Swedish design from the 1990s.
Executed in wicker and rattan, an idyllic p...
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Mid Century Pet House / Carrier in Rattan and Metal, 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Wonderful and rare pet house or carrier in rattan and metal. 1950s.
When you have a wonderful and stylish interior you want to give your beloved pet the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Elegant Cast Iron Chiminea
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This quaint cast iron chiminea features a wonderful old fashioned design, complete with grates, ring handles, faux cracking, and top lid. This piece would make a perfect center piece...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
John Follis & Rex Goode Architectural Planter Model CP-13 with Redwood Base
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual and hard to find John Follis and Rex Goode planter by Architectural Pottery circa 1970s. This is a yellow-ochre colored gla...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Willy Guhl for Eternit Large Rectangle Concrete Outdoor Planter, 1968, Signed
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This designer on-trend architectural rectangular concrete planter is by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, crafted in 1968 Switzerlan...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Industrial Modern Firewood Cart Caddy with Wheels
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Industrial Cart Fire Log Metal Holder with Wheels
Rolling caddy firewood hauler
36.5 h x 18 d x 24.25 w
Original vintage condition unrestored
Refer to images for details
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Square Planter by Willy Guhl, Switzerland 1950s
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very nice patina.
We have a total of six of the same type and many other models by Willy Guhl.
Swiss designer Willy Guhl (1915-2004) was well known for his weather resistant plante...
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1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Russell Woodard Round Black Wrought Iron & Mesh Patio Coffee of Side Table
Located in St. Louis, MO
Russell Woodard designed round coffee or side often seen along side his Sculptura line chairs and settees. I have multiples, so actual table shipped may vary.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Jardinière on Stand Ceramic Decorative Planter
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Ceramic Pedestal with Matching Planter – Mid-20th Century
This exceptional ceramic pedestal with planter, also referred to as a cachepot or jardinière, is a refined example o...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Woodard Art Nouveau Iron Patio/Outdoor Lounge Chair, Set of 4
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of 4 Woodard rod iron outdoor/patio chair with a distinct Art Nouveau backrest. This chair is constructed with solid core iron castings and is finished in your choice of a pure w...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Small Wrought Iron Garden Patio Poolside Table by Woodard c. 1940/60's
Located in New York, NY
Diminutive wrought iron, metal mesh side table by Woodard Furniture, circa 1940/60's. The table is in very good, clean, original and ready to use condition, showing only light cosmet...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Magnificent large White Modernist Garden Planter 1990
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A magnificent, very large planter, made by Optipot, British made.
For use inside or outside. Date from the 1990s.
Wonderful large bowl shape planter with three pointed feet detail...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Mid Century Bamboo and Glass Coffee Table
By Tropi-cal, Ficks Reed
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and casual style coffee table, in excellent original condition, clean and ready to use. The table has its original glass top, which rests in place on the bamboo and wicker ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Glass
Pair of Fireplace Andirons Wrought Iron Firedogs, France, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andirons of the périod Mid-century modern
Wrought iron firedogs
French circa 1960.
Good condition
Shipping:
52 / 30.5 / 50 cm 14 kg
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Wrought Iron Garden Patio Poolside by Tempestini Salterini Radar Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural wrought iron mid century garden, patio, poolside coffee table designed by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini as part of the sought after Radar series. The table fea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pr Garden Patio Poolside Cantilevered Zig Zag Pattern Lounge Chairs by Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage garden, patio, poolside wrought iron and metal mesh lounge chairs, by Salterini. The chairs feature a Zig Zag pattern back support, executed in wrought iron, metal m...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set 6 Redone Woodard Mid Century Modern Steel Dining Chairs New Upholstery MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set 6 Redone Woodard Mid Century Modern Steel Dining Chairs New Upholstery MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
Glass Vintage Baby Blue and Gold Bathroom Set, France, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This beautiful baby blue bathroom set is in very good vintage condition. An elegant addition to a Classic bathroom. Only one unique set. Made in Fran...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Glass
Coral Organic Dot Ombre Planter
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed and manufactured by Oakland artist Justin Kiene, these organic planters and vases are inspired by the shapes of the natural and microscopic world.
Each piece is hand thrown...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Clay
Wrought Iron and Glass Garden Patio Poolside Serving Bar Cart, c 1950- 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Nice oversize serving, bar cart of wrought iron, metal mesh and glass. The cart has two shelves ( 29.5 H x 9 H in. ) it is in wheels, and is in very good, clean, original condition. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rare Pair of Andirons by Melchiorre Bega in Aluminum and Iron, Italy, 1960
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
A striking and highly avant-garde pair of andirons designed by Melchiorre Bega in 1960. Crafted in a bold combination of aluminum and iron, these pieces stand out for their sculptura...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Monumental David Cressey Phoenix-1 Planter
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumentally sized “Phoenix-1” planter by renowned ceramicist David Cressey makes an impressive statement with its commanding scale and richly hued glaze. Crafted in a warm, cla...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
Russell Woodard Style Vintage Metal Garden Sofa and Chairs Seating Ensemble
Located in Sheffield, MA
Stylish and inviting, this vintage wrought iron sofa and two matching garden lounge chairs are in the manner of maker, Russell Woodard and De...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Cantilevered of Metal Patio or Garden Rocking Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of highly stylish vintage metal cantilever chairs that gives a slight rock when needed adding extra comfort while enjoying the outdoors -- on a porch, a patio, or in the garden....
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
A Pair Of Bronze Modernist Andirons By Wah Chang Signed Ca' 1950's
By Wah Chang
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual, modernist andirons by Wah Chang, signed. Made ca '1950 the bases are stamped Van Nuys, California. A note about the designer. " Wah Ming Chang (August 2, 1917 – December 22, 2003) was an American designer, sculptor, and artist. With the encouragement of his adoptive father, James Blanding Sloan, he began exhibiting his prints and watercolors at the age of seven to highly favorable reviews. Chang worked with Sloan on several theatre productions and in the 1940s, they briefly created their own studio to produce films. He is known later in life for his sculpture and the props he designed for Star Trek: The Original Series, including the tricorder and communicator.
The Chang family moved from Honolulu, Hawaii to San Francisco, California and about 1920 opened the Ho-Ho Tea Room on Sutter Street, which became a favorite venue for the city's Bohemian artists. Wah-Ming's mother, Fai Sue Chang, was a graduate of Berkeley's California School of Arts and Crafts (today's California College of the Arts), where she specialized in fashion design and etching. After she died in 1927, her husband persuaded Wah Ming Chang's art teacher and family friends, the highly respected printmaker, puppeteer, and theatre designer, James Blanding Sloan and his wife Mildred Taylor, to become his son's legal guardians. Sloan exhibited Wah Ming's etchings and watercolors in public exhibitions as early as 1925 to favorable reviews in the San Francisco Bay Area and later in the largest art colony on the Pacific Coast, Carmel-by-the-Sea. The child became part of Sloan's family, traveled in 1926 to Taos, New Mexico, for the on-site study of American Indian culture, and in 1928 displayed his block prints in joint exhibitions with Sloan at the prestigious Philadelphia Print Club and in Pasadena, California. He became a valued assistant in several of Sloan's marionette theatres as well as in productions for the Hollywood Bowl Ballet and the "Cavalcade of Texas." In the mid-1940s Chang formed a joint studio business with Sloan, The East-West Film Company, and produced such memorable films as Pick a Bale of Cotton (an interview and performance with the legendary blues and folk singer Lead Belly in 1944) and the highly controversial anti-war short (1946–47), The Way of Peace, created in part with elaborate miniature sets and puppets in stop...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Original Set of 4 Russell Woodard Sculptura Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
An "Original" set of 4 Russell Woodard sculptura armchairs.
These require repainting. There is wear and rust. Also one foot is corroded through. Please request additional photos fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Mathieu Matégot Metal Heart Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare metal chairs by French designer Mathieu Matégot. White metal chairs with hairpin legs, signature Mategot perforated metal seat and heart sha...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
MCM Round Wrought Iron & Laminate Patio Dining Table Max Stout Blacksmith Shop
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern round white wrought iron patio table base with white slate-like textured laminate top by Max Stout for Blacksmith Shop Collectio...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
David Cressey & Robert Maxwell Extra Large “Sunburst” Planter for Earthgender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unglazed stoneware planter from Earthgender, David Cressey and Robert Maxwell’s early 1970s project. This 23” diameter example is incised in the “Sunburst” design, a pattern of lines...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
Wrought Iron Fireplace Tool Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A three piece set of black wrought iron fireplace tools with stand, in the style of Luther Conover. The set features three tools with curved handles and comes with a matching stand. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
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 Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
20th Century, Tomaso Buzzi Set of Three Plant Holder
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Turin, Turin
Tomaso Buzzi (1900-1981), a figure of great humanistic and literary culture, distinguished himself as one of the main designers of the Italian twentieth century, garden architect, re...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair Mid Century Venini Handles Brass Shiny and Murano Glass 1950s Made in Italy
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair Mid Century Venini Handles Brass Satin and Murano Glass 1950s Made in Italy
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Odyssey by Eugeni Quitllet Black for BD Barcelona, 2022
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Odyssey by Eugeni Quitllet for BD Barcelona, 2022
A strong presence with pristine comfort. Inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Eugeni Quitllet’s Odyssey armchair rec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Black Wrought Iron Chaise Lounge w/ Rose & Leaf Pattern Woodard Style
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a great quality and wonderfully decorative black wrought iron chaise lounge with rose and leaf decorations on top of the back and on the sides, having the quality of Woodard,...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Willy Guhl, Steel and Concrete Design Bench, Switzerland, circa 1950s
By Willy Guhl
Located in leucate, FR
Mid-century floating bench designed by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl.
Seater concrete monocoque is in good condition and the tubular steel base has been completely restored, sanded and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Mid-Century Circular Bamboo Coffee Table by Ficks Reed
By Ficks Reed
Located in New York, NY
Super chic bamboo coffee table by noted American maker, Ficks Reed, circa 1950's. The table features a columnar center post with rests on a disk form bamboo based base, and supports ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Folding German Picnic Table with Benches
Located in Stamford, CT
German beer garden wood folding table with two wood folding benches. Sturdy and well made wood surfaces and metal folding legs. Folding mechanism is...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Modernist Lucite Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Angular modernist clear Lucite pedestal with black Lucite top.
Clean, original and ready to use.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Lucite
Willy Guhl for Eternit Rectangle Concrete Outdoor Handle Planter, circa 1968
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This designer on-trend architectural 23.5" long rectangular concrete planter is by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, crafted circa 1...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Large Cast Metal Cranes, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large pair of 20th Century Cast Iron Crane Sculptures. Cranes are crafted with meticulous attention to detail, capturing the elongated elegance and poi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
mid century PLANT STAND rack 1950s 60s bamboo rattan hawaii tiki era
Located in Mannheim, DE
Very beautiful and decorative 1950s to 1960s plant stand. Made of bamboo and rattan. 4 removable inserts. The inserts have wooden bases and are rein...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo
Architectural Pottery Stoneware Cylindrical Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Architectural Pottery cylindrical planter. The CR16-15 planter has a stoneware exterior and interior with a smaller cylindrical base. Seven planters available, priced individually.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
Stylish Metal Mesh Settee Attributed to Woodard
Located in New York, NY
Interesting wrap around backrest metal mesh and wrought iron settee, attributed to Woodard Furniture Company. Mesh seat and back, wrought iron frame and legs, plastic glide feet (som...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Bronze Push-Pull Door Handle with Heavy Patina
Located in London, GB
A sculptural bronze push or pull door handle with abstract relief. Second half 20th century (probably 1970s), found in Germany.
A heavy rectangular piece, made of cast metal, with a...
Category
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
1950s Pepe Mendoza Malachite Brass Round Pull Knob Mexico
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1950s Pepe Mendoza Malachite Brass One Round Pull Knob Mexico
Mayan revival
Stamped by artist
2 diameter x 1.13 d
Preowned original vintage condition
Refer to images
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Pair of Door Handles in the form of a Woman's Face with Braided Hair
Located in London, GB
A pair of heavy bronze or brass door handles in the form of a woman's face with long braided hair. 20th century, found in Germany.
Beautifully made pieces, each of the same design. ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Aluminum Rooster Door Handles by WSS, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pair of Aluminum Rooster Door Handles by WSS, Glass Printed on Copper, 1950s, Germany
Measurements:
20 cm x 20 cm x 9 cm
Please do not hesitate to ask us for your any type of que...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Copper
Pair of Vintage Mid Century Aluminum Patio Chairs.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Vintage Aluminum Outdoor Patio Chairs. One is a rocker and the other is a regular chair. The cushions are off the shelf and could use a custom made cushions. Signed on the fr...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Irving Harper Fire Starter by George Nelson Associates for Howard Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Irving Harper under George Nelson Associates for Howard Miller c. 1950s, USA. The footed cast iron pot features a coiled-handle and white firing stone that shows minimal ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large Set of Italian Patio Chairs in Green Lacquered Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining patio chairs, lacquered steel, Italy, 1960s
This collection of patio chairs from Italy has a strikingly refined design that is emblematic of the quintessential Italian patio ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
1960s Willy Guhl Concrete Urn Planter
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete urn by Willy Guhl. Rare model. Excellent cream, pastel yellow and grey patina. Urn has a delicate cement ridge around the mouth giving it a beautiful minimalist design with ...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Bamboo Suspended Chair from Outside - Castano Brothers - Italy - 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
The suspended armchair visible in the image is an elegant example of 1950s bamboo design, made by Fratelli Castano. The frame has a teardrop shape, with thin strips of woven bamboo f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-century Modern building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern building and garden elements 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 building and garden elements 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 building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are North America, Europe, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Willy Guhl, Russell Woodard, Eternit, and Woodard Furniture Co.. 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 building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $55 and tops out at $1,078,195 while the average work can sell for $1,887.
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