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
Alice in Wonderland, A Five Piece Suite of Stained and Leaded Glass Doors.
Located in London, GB
Alice in Wonderland incredible suite of stained and leaded glass set in the original doors and windows,.
Please note this suite is in two listings and the price here is for the five pieces in both listings.
A one-off commission was removed from a large house in England.
In this listing, there are two doors with upper stained glass panels with Alice in Wonderland and the Smiling Cheshire Cat sitting in a tree and another door with The Mad Hatter...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stained Glass
Brown Jordan Patio Pieces
By Brown Jordan
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A collection of five Brown Jordan vintage outdoor pieces. Chaise (adjustable back), 2 stools and an armchair with ottoman. Ottomans measure 21.5 x 21.5 ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
$250 / item
Mid Century Wrought Iron and Canvass Hoop Chairs 4 Available Att. to Hedstrom
By Jeanne Hedstrom
Located in New York, NY
Offered are four wrought iron and canvas Mid Century hoop chairs attributed to Hedstrom. There are two slightly different models available...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern brass and pastel-colored glass flower stand / display, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern brass and pastel-colored glass flower stand / display, 1950s
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Pair of Donald Deskey Black Cast Iron & Brass Puck Andirons, Circa 1960
By English Bellows, Donald Deskey
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Vintage Original Donald Deskey Pair Brass & Cast Iron Fireplace Andirons. Featuring a heavy balanced cast iron framework, curved J shape design in flat bar Black Iron strapping, a t...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Staggering Set of 10 Armchairs by Richard Frinier for Brown Jordan, circa 1990
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent chairs are shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally sandblasted and powder coated; completely installation ready. This stellar ALL ARMS set of difficult to find examples is unique on the market. Expert custom upholstery service is available.
A fabulous, beyond stylish set of ten (10) coveted armchairs from the boutique Florentine collection designed by the gifted Richard Frinier for Brown Jordan, circa 1990. This elegant, comfortable and expertly crafted series is Frinier's respectful homage to the masterful Mario Papperzini for John Salterini wrought iron...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Arthur Umanoff Patio Set Vintage 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming Arthur Umanoff patio set-dining table with four armchairs. Freshly powdercoated and seats reupholstered. Table measures 30" H, 42" D.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
1960s Petite Red & Black Cone Shaped Mid-Century Fireplace Gas or Wood
By Malm Fireplaces
Located in Bensalem, PA
Please look at pictures for overall condition detail and measurements it has a gas line hook up as seen or can be used as a woodburning stove very ni...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Swiss Mid Century Handkerchief Concrete Planter by Willy Guhl for Eternite AG
By Willy Guhl
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare oversized mid century and sculptural handkerchief concrete planter by Willy Guhl produced for Eternite AG in Swizerland, 1950s.
In original with patina from age and use. I crack...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Vintage Brown Jordan "Tamiami" Settee
By Brown Jordan
Located in Denton, TX
Hard to find "Tamiami" loveseat made by Brown Jordan with new citrus orange powder-coating and white vinyl strapping.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Garden Patio Poolside Wrought Iron Settee Att. to Woodard
Located in New York, NY
Stylish wrought iron and metal mesh loveseat settee, attributed to Woodard. This example is in very good condition, showing only light cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rattan Logs Holder, French, Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual logs holder is made of rattan. This is a French work, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Rattan
$759 Sale Price
20% Off
Russell Woodard Round Mesh Patio Table & 4 Chairs Set
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is a great looking and comfortable set that is just what you need for your outdoor celebrations this summer. The entire set is structurally very sturdy but the paint has worn an...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Willy Guhl for Eternit Large Rectangle Concrete Outdoor Planter, 1970s, Signed
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This designer on-trend architectural 25.75" long rectangular concrete planter is by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, crafted in the 1970s Switzerland and signed and dated underneath. This special low-profile and rare long sized rectangle-shaped concrete planter has a patinated natural exterior finish and organic aging over decades of UK climate. Excellent planter size for a variety of various uses such as succulents, plants, weeping grass with the planter on a Stand, balcony privacy hedge, or any other outdoor decorative use.
Consider using this Willy Guhl Concrete Planter Pot...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
$555 Sale Price / item
51% Off
Pair of Metal Geometric Fence or Art Object with Golden Fish
By Gio Ponti
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of Metal Geometric fence or art object with golden fish made in Italy, circa 1950s. Priced per piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Atomic Planter
Located in Charleston, SC
Mid-Century Modern atomic planter that sits on ball feet. actual planter part is a cone shape.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Wood & Iron Fireplace Tool Set by Seymour
By Seymour Manufacturing Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous period modern fireplace tool set. 4 pc set includes the holder, shovel, brush, and a clamp/fork for picking and adjusting the logs. Large heavy forged iron with maple handles.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Jean Prouvé Mid Century "CIMT" Aluminum Facade Panel Produced in France, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century aluminum "CIMT" facade panel by Jean Prouvé for Campus Scientifique De La Doua in Lyon, France 1950s. In good vintage and original condition.
Dimensions: H: 170 cm...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
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
Rattan Umbrella Stand with Brass Rim, Italy 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern decorative brass and bamboo / rattan umbrella stand, tall planter or paper bin. Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Round shape hand woven rattan structure with...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Modern Iron and Wood Fire Place Tool Set
Located in San Diego, CA
A fantastic modernist iron fire tool set. Includes a poker, brush and shovel on a solid iron stand. Solid wood handles with a beautiful grain. USA, 1950s
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Curved Brass and Grilling Fireplace Screen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice curved fireplace screen is made of brass and grilling. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$2,330 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Large Asian Brass Deer Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and very decorative Vintage Brass Stag Pair in reclining position.Perhaps mythological creatures, each recumbent with patterned saddles with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$1,995 / set
Collection of large version of Arne Jacobsen Solid Brass Door Handles
Located in Copenhagen, DK
ARNE JACOBSEN - SCANDINAVIAN MODERN
The iconic Arne Jacobson door handles, large model 111 mm, in solid brass.
The handles were designed for the Royal SAS ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Wrought Iron Table attributed to Weinberg
Located in New York, NY
Charming decorative wrought iron patio, garden table with playful foliate ironwork top. Design attributed to Frederick Weinberg, selling without glass insert top.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Pair of Russell Woodard Black Barrel Spring Rocker Lounge Chairs, 1950s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Black cantilevered Barrel Sled Rocker Armchairs by Russell Woodard. Featuring a solid Black enameled Iron framework, spring base, smooth and taut expanded wire seat and barrel back. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wire
Elegant Wall Barometer in Brass & Glass by Taylor
By D. Taylor
Located in San Diego, CA
The beautiful design on this wall barometer by Taylor in patinated brass and glass can be hung on the wall or table top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Solid Brass Handles, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of midcentury Italian solid crass handles, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$270 Sale Price / set
69% Off
Mid-Century Wrought Iron Patio Table And Four Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Five piece Mid-Century Wrought Iron Patio set in the style of Salterini. Featuring table and four chairs. 42" round table has umbrella hole. Chairs are beautifully designed and have ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Fireplace Tool Set in the Manner of Umanoff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful, minimal set of Mid-Century Modern fire tools and carrier with carved walnut handles and brass accents. Set is often attributed to Arthur Umanoff, but no supporting documen...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
Vintage Bamboo Sofa, Made in Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
It is made in bamboo.
This sofa is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo
$1,649 Sale Price
25% Off
Belgian Tile Faced Vintage Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti.
Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle.
Great a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Brown Jordan Side Table
By Brown Jordan
Located in Denton, TX
Round three legged side table newly powder coated in citrus orange. This table has the Peace symbol design where the three legs come together. Original pebble acrylic top does show s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century. Preway mfg. Burns wood, gas. Gloss Black.
By Preway
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century, from Preway Mfg. Designed to burn wood or gas, inside your home or out. Original Gloss Black porcelain enamel paint with pjping to reach 8 feet....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Iron
$2,876 Sale Price
20% Off
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Patio Dining Set with Four Rocking Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patio dining set featuring a round dining table with four bronze rocking chairs designed by Walter Lamb and produced by Brown Jordan. The chairs have a sculptural shape, with a singl...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Fireplace freestanding by Preway, burns wood or gas, original gloss white color
By Preway
Located in Madison, WI
Fireplace, freestanding, mid-century by Preway Mfg. Designed to burn wood or gas, inside your home or out. Original Gloss White porcelain enameled paint. Includes spark screen and gr...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Cut Steel
Designed by Tadao Inouye, Kantan Chaise Lounges for Brown Jordan
Located in Denton, TX
Designed by Tadao Inouye, Kantan Aluminum exemplifies the breezy spirit of patio life. The frame is newly powder coated in Gray with new white lacing. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Cement Garden Planter by Willy Guhl
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sculptural, large Mid-Century modern Swiss biomorphic garden planter by Willy Guhl and Eternit, in a light weight cement. This sculptural vintage garden ornament has been fiber-rei...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Collection of 23 Italian Hand-Painted Glazed Terracotta Tiles — From Iris Apfel
By Deruta
Located in Morristown, NJ
Colorful collection of twenty-three Italian hand-painted glazed terracotta tiles, mid-20th century, in various floral and geometric patterns. Likely produced in Deruta or Vietri sul ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Mid Century Modern Pedestal Planstand in the manner of Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare Mid Century Modern pedestal stand exudes the glamorous clarity and sculptural presence reminiscent of Charles Hollis Jones, the legendary designer celebrated for his innova...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Life Size Penguin Garden Statues
Located in Hastings, GB
A super pair of life size garden statues, modeled as Penguins and made from reconstituted stone, English, circa 1970's. Aging and moss from tim...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
$1,612 / set
Pair of Mario Papperzini for Salterini Garden Lounge Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Authentic pair of Italian of mid-century modern patio and garden adjustable chain-back Amalfi lounge chairs designed by Mario Papperzini for John Salterini. The iconic chairs feature...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Salterini Era White Picnic Bench Table or Patio Dining Set
Located in St. Louis, MO
Uncommon 1960s Mid-Century Modern white painted Salterini era, wrought iron & mesh patio or garden dining set in the style of a picnic table with two benches. Versatile dining set, c...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid Century Folding Rid Jid Patio Set by Salterini
Located in New York, NY
This great looking set of four folding chairs and a folding table was designed by Salterini and sold in the USA by Rid Jid in the 1960s . It’s made of mesh tub...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Pair of Large Italian Romeo Rega Flower Planters from 1970's
By Romeo Rega
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of large vintage Italian Romeo Rega planters in chrome and brass from the 1970s.
Solid and heavy planters are on wheels that works perfectly and makes easy to change position wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Ficks Reed Mid Century Rattan Dining Set
By Ficks Reed
Located in Omaha, NE
Vintage Ficks Reed Mid-Century Rattan Swivel Rocker Dining Set with Brass Rolling Castors, Rattan Table Base and glass top.
Elevate your dining space with this authentic Ficks Reed rattan dining...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Rattan
$3,858 Sale Price / set
60% Off
Italian 1970s "Torchon" Ring Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1970s Torchon Ring Wrought Iron Andirons
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought 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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tempered Glass Fire Place Screen with Brushed Steel Feet, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice modernist fire place screen is made of tempered glass on a brushed steel base. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
$2,089 Sale Price
20% Off
Bob Anderson Patio Table and Chairs Set
By Bob Anderson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1960’s Patio set by Bob Anderson.
Set consists of four chairs and table.
Newly powder coated white.
Measurements:
Table- 48” Diameter, 27.75” Hig...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
$3,000 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Mid Century French Bamboo & Rattan Plant Stand
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Mid Century French bamboo plant or flower stand with three pots made of coiled rattan and wood. Sturdy and in good condition. Perfect for the display of orchids or ferns. Circa 195...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Pepe Mendoza Malachite Brass Single Teardrop Pull Knob Mexican Modernism
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1950s Pepe Mendoza Malachite Brass Single Tear Drop Pull Knob from Mexico circa the 1950s.
Amazon Mayan revival period.
Stamped by artist
Dimensions: 2 h ...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Jean-Jacques Duval (1930-2021) Abstract Stained Glass Window Piece
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare and outstanding piece of stained glass by the French/American (1930-2017) artist Jean-Jacques Duval. Etched signature and N.Y. N.Y. on the cl...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Lead
Mid-Century, Space Age, Model '2000' gas stove by Richard Wolthekker, 1965
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Model '2000' gas stove in steel, a strikingly beautiful, Mid-Century, minimalist space age design by Richard Wolthekker from 1965. Made by Faber in The Netherlands. The spherical f...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of Willy Guhl Loop Chairs and Matching Table, Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Offered as a striking trio, this set of two Willy Guhl Loop Chairs accompanied by the matching Loop Table captures the essence of Swiss modernist design. Formed from continuous ribbo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Rattan Bamboo Umbrella Stand with Brass Rim, Italy, 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern decorative brass and bamboo / rattan umbrella stand, tall planter or paper bin. Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Round shape rattan structure with brass rim....
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
French Terracotta Garden Statue
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French terracotta garden statue of a cherubic child holding a flower basket. Good condition with fading white paint and mossy patina. Circa 1950s.
Dimensions: 24"H x 10.5"W x 7.5"...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Willy Guhl Hexagonal Planter - Eternit AG, Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Bern, CH
Rare Hexagonal Planter by Swiss Architect, Willy Guhl. Produced by Eternit SA, Switzerland ca. 1960 - 1969. Concrete fibre construction. Beautiful patination with no structural damag...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
$1,293 Sale Price
35% Off
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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