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 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
Round Patio Table with Fiberglass Top after Brown-Jordan
By Brown Jordan
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1960s
Round patio table with a unique and durable molded fiberglass top. The top is molded fiberglass in a neutral hue and was designed to look...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Russell Woodard Sculptura Outdoor Mesh Iron Lounge Chair
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid-Century Modern Russell woodard sculptura outdoor wrought iron bench
Offered is a vintage outdoor bench by Russell Woodard 'Sculptura'. It ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair Of Steel And Iron Design Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair od andirons is made of wrought iron. This is a great design, very simple and a French work, Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Two Giant Enameled Door Handles by Hagenauer Workshop Austria, circa 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of two giant enamel door handles, by Hagenauer Workshop [Werkstätte] Austria, circa 1960s.
This original Hagenauer giant and heavy enameled...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Modernist Cast Iron and Wrought Iron Andirons by Raymond Subes
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist andirons is made of cast iron and wrought iron. This is a French work by Raymond Subes. Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Willy Guhl Concrete Trough Planter on Iron Hairpin Stand, 1975 Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare concrete trough planters sitting in fantastic iron hairpin stands by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. Trough is 24" long. Incredible natural patina with no paint. Factory drilled dra...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Bolection Fireplace in Black Marble
Located in London, GB
An English moulded bolection fireplace in black marble. Based on a period original. An elegant shape. Modern. Please note that whilst the marble is largely pure black in color there ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Small Swiss Concrete Ball Planters, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small concrete Swiss ball planters in the style of Willy Guhl. Great patina to each planter. Great for indoors or outside. Heavy and substantial. Priced i...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Rationalist Stairs in Wood, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rationalist stairs in wood.
By unknown manufacturer, circa 1940, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Mate...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Pair of Modernist Wrought Iron Belt Andirons
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of andirons representing a belt is made of wrought iron. This is a French work. Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Brutalist Belgian Tile Faced Entry Door Pull Handle, 1960s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Vintage Belgian architectural aluminium and glazed ceramic door pull from the 1960s
Abstract mid century design
In the style of Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti
Beautiful bright colours, handcrafted ceramic door handle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Early Pair Richard Schultz Redwood Petal Side Tables for Knoll
By Knoll, Richard Schultz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Beautifully aged tables designed by Richard Schultz manufactured by knoll,, Retains original finish ,patina, Personally, I Iove the finish,,but can easily be sanded and refinished (r...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Sensational Early Set Russel Woodard Mesh Patio Table 4 Chairs Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Very rare Russell Woodard 1960’s 5 piece outdoor patio dining set. The heavy mid-century modern armchairs each have 2 large Iron ball top finials on top a...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptura Outdoor Loveseat Lounge Chairs by Woodard
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous matching pair of sculptura lounge settees by Russell Woodard in old paint. Priced and sold separately, this pair has not been restored yet. Otherwise the metal is in excelle...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel, Iron
Set of Eight "Sculptura" Patio Armchairs by Russell Woodard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight armchairs by Russell Woodard for Woodard Furniture, c.1950s. The armchairs are from Russell Woodard’s “Sculptura” line designed in 1956. Each chair has a molded mesh fra...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
1970's, Brown Jordan Rattan Dining Table & Chair Set
By Brown Jordan
Located in Southampton, NJ
Fully restored outdoor or patio dining set consisting of four marvelous steam bent arm or club chairs with new vintage stock Sunbrella upholstery, foam a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan, Reed, Glass
Mid-Century Modern Five-Piece Chrome Fire Place Tool Set
By ABF
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Mid-century chrome fireplace tools. Sleek handled tools rest in a modern streamline tool stand.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Chrome
Monumental Stan Bitters Stoneware Ceramic Planter for Hans Sumpf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Stan Bitters stoneware ceramic planter for Hans Sumpf.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
Large Mid-Century Modern Planter Jardiniere by Willy Guhl for Eternit
By Willy Guhl
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Large square planter by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit.
The planter is made of moulded cement.
Good vintage condition with nice patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Hugh Acton Megaforms Architectural Planter from Acton Residence in Carrara Mable
Located in Chicago, IL
Hugh Acton Megaforms Architectural planter from Acton Residence in Carrara Marble ,Italy
Measures: 8 dia x 17.5 h inches.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Carrara Marble
Reclining Outdoor Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This metal reclining lounge chair is great for adding unique and comfortable seating to an outdoor space. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Iron Hoop Chair with Canvas Seat and Wicker Back- Unknown Designer
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1950s
Hoop chair with an iron frame formed in an unusual round shape. The seat is in canvas and attached to the frame through grommets with a white whipstitch (likely non origin...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Willy Guhl Pod Chairs 'Set'
By Willy Guhl
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
As of the mid-20th century, the work of Willy Guhl was a revolutionary feat of industry and design with a distinct style that transcends decades. True to form and function, Guhl worked with a mixture of cement and asbestos from Eternit. The lightweight material was groundbreaking, uncompromising form and structure with an emphasis on functionality. This set of unique chairs...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Composition
Mid-Century Brown Jordan Kantan Patio Rocker
By Brown Jordan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brown Jordan High Back Patio Rocker. Comfortable and easy to move around! All original!.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Garden Chair from Austria
Located in Vienna, Austria
A lovely addition to your garden furniture, this chair comes from Austria. Welded steel rods have been bent to form a sea shell pattern. The seat has been...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Unusual Wrought Iron Nesting Tables Mid Century American in the French Style
By Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Unusual set of three wrought iron and glass nesting tables, having curlicue scroll legs, wrought iron frames with glass tops. The three graduated tables nest into the larger table. We believe these are American made Mid 20th C. The tables are currently in later black paint finish, clean ready to use condition. Please view our extensive collection of garden, patio, sunroom, and poolside furniture...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of French Iron Scroll Back Zinc Coated Outdoor Garden Cafe Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of heavy duty iron scroll back side chairs. Perfect for the garden. Zinc Coated for protection. In excellent vintage condition ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Zinc
Russell Woodard Circular Black Wire Occasional Tripod Table, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Original Russell Woodard Black Wrought Iron and Wire Mesh Occasional Table.
Featuring a Black Gloss enameled three legged reinforced framework with sturdy circular, wire Mesh surface...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron, Wire
Wrought Iron Plant Stand with Industria Ceramica Salernitana Ceramic Tiles
Located in New York, NY
Charming and well executed three branch wrought iron plant stand, with original ceramic tile insert surfaces. The base is hand wrought iron, the tiles are attributed to ICS ( Industr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of black Woodard Wrought Iron with Steel Mesh Tall Back Lounge Chairs
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Woodard high back chairs from the sculptura series. Both chairs cleaned and powder coated in gloss black. New glides added to all feet.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Sculptural Swan Metal Garden Planters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of oversized Garden Planters or Jardinieres in the shape of a swan. Details of the face and feathers are both well done and graceful.
The pair make a lovely addition to any garden or patio setting - they can add to a very sophisticated space or used on the side of whimsical. Pre-cut drainage holes and ready for planting - they could also be used up high flanking an entry or down low for a door way...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Vintage French Butterfly Air Vent in Brass, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Original 1950s French built-in Air vent in solid brass. Finely machined knob/handle/adjuster. Measurements: Diameter: 10 cm. Suitable for doors, bathrooms, ma...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Concrete Garden Furniture Attributed to Willy Guhl
By Willy Guhl
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This rare pair of planters was made by the Swiss designer, Willy Ghul in the 1950's in naturel fiber cement. It's the edition « Eternit AG/Elo, 1954 » which is shaped as an abstract triangle reminding a tooth shape.
Willy Guhl was part of these historical designers historiques who have contributed to the international reputation of the Swiss design. He was one of the big representative of Neo-Functionalism. From a carpenter father, he follows a furniture maker formation in the Kunstgewerbeschule of Zurich – School of applied arts of Zurich here he teaches from 1941 -, and becomes the director of the interior architecture department 10 years after. He leads in the late 1940's pionneer reaserches in the plastic furniture field. He develops then a knowledge about moulding technical that we allow him to reveal himself by transposing them on a new material : the Eternit, also called fibercement, which he is one of the first to use in Europe.
The Eternit is a kind of cement reinforce by asbestos and with a fiber texture which allows to create audacious pieces with new shapes. It takes the aspect of larges slabs to which it is possible to give a shape as long as they are not dried. Produced in the origin for the industry, it's a cheap material with an important resistance, so perfectly adapted for the fabrication of external furniture.
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
1940's Modernist Wrought Iron Chairs, Set of Four
Located in Rochester, NY
A set of four modernist wrought iron chairs in beautifully aged old worn pale sage green painted surface. Great looking. Circa 1940's. For interior or garden. Look at all pictures an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Planters in Fiber Cement by Willy Guhl
By Willy Guhl
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This pair of planters, model "oreille d'éléphant" was made of fiber cement by Willy Guhl (1915-2004) in the 1950's.
« Willy Guhl was an inventor, an experimenter, a resercher and a visionary. Despite that, he did not get lost in utopia. He reveals himself to be pragmatic almost a genius. » Robert Haussman
Willy Guhl was part of these historical designers historiques who have contributed to the international reputation of the Swiss design. He was one of the big representative of Neo-Functionalism.
From a carpenter father, he follows a furniture maker formation in the Kunstgewerbeschule of Zurich – School of applied arts of Zurich here he teaches from 1941 -, and becomes the director of the interior architecture department 10 years after. He leads in the late 1940's pionneer reaserches in the plastic furniture field. He develops then a knowledge about moulding technical that we allow him to reveal himself by transposing them on a new material : the Eternit, also called fibercement, which he is one of the first to use in Europe.
The Eternit is a kind of cement reinforce by asbestos and with a fiber texture which allows to create audacious pieces with new shapes. It takes the aspect of larges slabs to which it is possible to give a shape as long as they are not dried. Produced in the origin for the industry, it's a cheap material with an important resistance, so perfectly adapted for the fabrication of external furniture.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Wonderful John Wisner for Ficks Reed Natural Bamboo Sofa Far Horizons Collection
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful John Wisner for Ficks Reed natural bamboo sofa from the Far Horizons Collection. We love the natural finish of the bamboo and do have othe...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Upholstery, Rattan
Italian 1970s Bamboo Coffee Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
A stylish floating bamboo coffee table for the porch, patio, living room or family room.
Slightly more rectangular than square. The glass is missing but we are happy to provide.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Mid Century Geometric Abstract Stained Glass Panels, A Pair, Circa 1960s
By Robert Sowers
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vintage Mid Century Geometric Abstract Stained Glass Panels, A Pair, Circa 1960s. Asymmetrical mosaic of stained glass rendered in hues of blue, purple, green and clear. The various ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Lead
Willy Guhl White Basin Planter, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large concrete planter by Willy Guhl in a cream paint with light patina. Low profile bin with a large diameter and 25" depth. Sturdy and substa...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Restored Woodard Wrought Iron Cantilever Spring Base Lounge Chairs
Located in Ferndale, MI
Recently powder coated in gloss black with new glides installed to base.
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
Russell Woodard Sculptura Wrought Iron Lounge Chairs, a Pair
Located in Esperance, NY
These Russell Woodard lounge chairs are made out of wrought iron with steel and mesh. Included in the set is a standard lounge chair and a spring chair. The measurements for the chai...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
Jacques Adnet Brass and Wicker Jardiniere, circa 1960, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare Jacques Adnet jardinière, circa 1960, France.
Brass bamboo, blackened wicker basket, stitched black leather.
Dimensions: 65 cm H, 67 cm W, 27 cm D.
Original condition, brass ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Two Woodard Sculptura Round Top Side Tables in Gloss Black
Located in Ferndale, MI
Two Woodard occasional tables from the sculpture series. 20" diameter tops sit at 19" tall galley surrounding the top adds 2" to height. Both ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Outdoor Metal Wire Egg Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
(6) vintage outdoor egg chairs. These sturdy chairs feature a white wire metal design perfect for any outdoor or patio setting. Pair these chairs with any vintage outdoor table...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Russell Woodard Sculptura Outdoor Wrought Iron Ottoman/Stool
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid-Century Modern Russell Woodard sculptura outdoor wrought iron ottoman/stool
Offered is a vintage outdoor ottoman by Russell Woodard 'Sculptura'. It has a wrought-iron frame wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Set of Three Garden Patio Poolside Sling Seat Lounge Chairs by Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Voguish suite of three sling seat lounge chairs by noted garden furniture maker, Salterini. The chais features a suspended upholstered continuous back, seat rest in original diamond ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Desert Garden Wind Chime Clay+Copper by Paolo Soleri Arcosanti
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Clay chime with incised abstract designs, with clay clapper and copper fin. Designed by Paolo Soleri and hand-crafted at Arcosanti, c.1960. No discernible cracks, hairlines, or chips...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Clay
Spanish Gilt Iron Planter / Three Plant Stand with Foliage Floral Motifs, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind Triple floor standing planter, gold leaf, gilt Iron. Spain, 1950s
A beautiful hand-hammered gilt iron pedestal plant stand for three p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Pair of Large Gio Ponti Cherrywood Boiserie Panels from Hotel Royal, Naples 1955
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of unique Gio Ponti wood panels from the furniture of the Hotel Royal in Naples, 1955.
Manufactured by Giordano Chiesa by Dassi.
cherrywood
thick edge with owl's beak
these pi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cherry
Garden Vase, Concrete Planters, "Diablo" By Willy Guhl, 1950s, XX Century.
By Willy Guhl
Located in Breganze, VI
Garden vase in fiber cement, created by the Swiss architect and designer Willy Guhl, in the 1950s.
The garden pots he made are of various shapes and in this case it is a "Diablo" sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
1970's Plastic Bathroom Set, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Four piece set made of plastic in a very nice red colour. Beautiful collection from the 1970's.
The Mirror is 40 cm wide and 40 cm high, the hanger is 26 cm long, 6 cm high, the sm...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Plastic
Mid Century Garden Chair with Pillow, Austria
Located in Vienna, Austria
A very comfortable garden chair made in the mid 1950's in Austria. The back of the chair has almost a lyrical feeling, in how the metal was formed. The back flexes, packing the chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Four Piece Mel Bogart Wall Mounted Fireplace Tools
By Felmore, Mel Bogart
Located in Ferndale, MI
Rare four piece set of Mel Bogart wall mounted fire place tools. Square stock wrought iron tools with brass disc accent. Tools mount into ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Wrought Iron Mid Century Garden Patio Set Five Pieces
Located in Wallkill, NY
Five-piece wrought iron dining / patio set. One glass-topped table and four chairs. Painted green. Table measures:
42.5 in across.- 29-3/8 in high. - 29- 11/16 in high. With glass t...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Willy Guhl Concrete Urn, 1960s Switzerland
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete urn by Willy Guhl. Rare model. Excellent cream and grey patina. Urn has a delicate cement ridge around the mouth as well as around the widest part of the jar giving it depth...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Italian 4 Piece Cast Aluminum Fuego Fireplace Tools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian 4 piece cast aluminum Fuego fireplace tools - Sleek, modern, and architectural. The set compliments any fireplace and especially those with a modern aesthetic. Set comprises ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Vase Planter by Marilyn Kay Austin for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous rounded glazed planter in gold by ceramics artist Marilyn Kay Austin for Architectural Pottery. This example, called the floor vase, has an al...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
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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Small Iron Patio Furniture
Antique Garden Tools And Accessories
Turquoise Garden
19th Century Antique Shovel
Retro Wrought Iron Patio Set
Teak Deck Furniture
Cast Iron Basket
Carved Stone Roman
John Salterini Wrought Iron
Retro Outdoor Dining Set
Used Cast Iron Outdoor Furniture
Castle Stone
Woodard Wrought Iron Patio Furniture