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 Pair of Mid-Century Salterini Curve Back Outdoor Arm Chairs A
By Salterini
Located in Wilmington, DE
Set of 2 Mid-Century Modern Salterini Curve Back Outdoor Arm Chairs
Offered is a Vintage Mid-Century Salterini Curve Back Outdoor Iron Arm Chair in the style of Salterini(circa 1960'...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Wrought Iron Settee Att. to Salterini
By Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Wrought iron settee - loveseat attributed to Salterini - this example is in good condition, no breaks, welds or repairs, the seat shows some depression where people sat over the year...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pr. Sculptura Chantilly Rose Lounge Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of Woodard Sculpture Satellite lounge chairs, in turquoise paint finish. Both are in very good condition, clean and ready to use. We offer custom powder coating if you prefer a different finish. Offered and priced as a pair.
Please view our extensive collection of vintage garden, patio, and poolside furniture...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$1,500 / set
1960s Lagardo Tackett Hourglass Planter Architectural Pottery CA
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a planter By Architectural Pottery designer Lagardo Tackett Double Cone Hourglass Planter
Stamped by maker
Representing the epitome of California Midcentury ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pottery
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
1940s Modernist Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons - Jacques Adnet Style - France
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
1940s Modernist Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons - Jacques Adnet Style - France
Very elegant pair of andirons made of wrought iron and brass.
Typical design of the French Modernist ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron
Maurizio Tempestino for Salterini Pair Clamshell Lounge Chairs, ca 1950s
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Maurizio Tempestino for Salterini Pair Clamshell Lounge Chairs, ca 1950s
Overall dimensions are 22-1/2” wide, 25” deep, approximately 26”high. Seat varies from 11" high back to 15-1...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Brown Jordan Faux Bamboo Calcutta Garden Dining Set
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Chic patio and garden dining set of four chairs and a round table designed by Hall Bradley for Brown Jordan. The original citron finish has a desirable aged and lightly faded patina....
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Large California Design MCM Ceramic Planter by Gainey
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice large California design 17" ceramic planter by Gainey of LaVerne, California, circa 1960s. The planter is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks, has a fo...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Round Bronze Door Handles Push Pull with Flower Relief
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous large pair of cast round bronze door pulls with flower relief from the 1970’s.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Oak Bathroom Vanity
Located in Westwood, NJ
The light cerused finish highlights the wood's natural grain, while geometric panel details and brass accents add architectural sophistication. A luxurious White Carrara marble top c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
$5,550 / item
Pair of Garden Patio Lounge Chairs Chantilly Rose Sculptura
Located in New York, NY
Pair of wrought iron and metal mesh garden, patio, poolside chairs - Chantilly Rose Sculptura, by Woodard, both chairs are in good, vintage condition, b...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
36 Architectural 12" Bronze Brutalist Modernism Tiles from Millard Sheets 1962
By Millard Sheets
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Set of thirty six, 12" tiles from the "Contours CV" Interpace line from Gladding, McBean Building Products CO, circa 1960's.
These were carefully reclaimed from a bank building in L...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Four Mid Century Wrought Iron Garden Patio Dining Chairs by Woodard
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Mid Century garden, patio, poolside dining chairs, made by the Woodard Furniture Company, circa 1950/60's. The chairs are all structurally sound and sturdy, they are curr...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Rationalist Wooden Stairs – Circa 1940, Spain, By Unknown Manufacturer
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rationalist Wooden Stairs – Circa 1940, Spain, By Unknown Manufacturer
These striking rationalist wooden stairs, dating back to circa 1940 and crafted in Spain by an unknown manufac...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
$1,012 Sale Price
50% Off
Diminutive Garden Patio Side Table Att. to Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Architectural side, cocktail or end table with wrought iron base and metal mesh top. The table is currently in white paint finish, which shows cosmetic wear, normal and consistent wi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Modernist Steel and Brass Fireplace Screen
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This modernist 3 panels fireplace screen is made of steel with steel grilling and brass bowls. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Brown Jordan Bentwood Rattan Table and Chairs Set
By Brown Jordan
Located in Sheffield, MA
Stylish bentwood deco style dining or patio table and 4 chair set by Brown Jordan has the look of faux bamboo. Features glass top and arched bentwood base with an open design. Beauti...
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1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Mid-Century Salterini Curve Back Outdoor Cantilever/Springer Arm Chair
By Salterini
Located in Wilmington, DE
Vintage Mid-Century Salterini Curve Back Outdoor Cantilever/Springer Arm Chair
Offered is a Vintage Mid-Century Salterini Curve Back Outdoor Cantilever/Springer Arm Chair in the styl...
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1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Circular Push-Pull Door Handle in Bronze, Mid-20th Century, France
Located in London, GB
Circular push-pull door handle in bronze (or brass), mid-20th century, France.
A very simple elegant handle, made up of two separate pieces - each side with a slightly concave dish ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Matte White Glazed Ceramic Gainey Prototype Midcentury Chalice Planter
Located in Glendale, CA
Matte White Glazed Ceramic Gainey Prototype Midcentury Chalice Planter.
Executed in matte off-white glazed ceramic. A very clean and increasingly rare example sourced directly from ...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Pair of Mid-Century Salterini Curve Back Outdoor Arm Chairs B
By Salterini
Located in Wilmington, DE
Set of 2 Mid-Century Modern Salterini Curve Back Outdoor Arm Chairs
Offered is a Vintage Mid-Century Salterini Curve Back Outdoor Iron Arm Chair in the style of Salterini(circa 1960'...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Giovanni Offredi High Gloss Bird's Eye Maple Planters For Saporiti, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two square high gloss bird's eye maple planters by prominent Italian furniture and product designer Giovanni Offredi and made by Italian furniture house Saporitii in the 1970s. These...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Midcentury French Faux Bois Concrete Confident or Tête-à-Tête Garden Bench
Located in Wichita, KS
A very rare faux bois concrete confident or tête-à-tête (conversation seat). This beautiful garden bench has the appearance of tree bark, found in the Provence region of France, c. 1...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Mid Century Garden Patio Poolside Radar Lounge Chair by Salterini Powder Coated
By Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Chic garden, patio, poolside chair from the desirable Radar series, by Salterini. This example is newly powder coated in voguish black satin finish. Clean, ready to use condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Willy Guhl for Eternit Large Rectangle Concrete Outdoor Handle Planter
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 circa 1968, Switze...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
$450 Sale Price / item
57% Off
Unusual Mid Century Octagonal Wrought Iron Log Holder
Located in New York, NY
Unusual architectural octagonal wrought iron log holder, in very good, original clean and ready to use condition. The piece is constructed of solid squared stock iron.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Salterini Curved Wrought Iron and Mesh Patio or Outdoor Garden Benches
By Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Pair of curved garden ,patio or pool benches by Salterini. Lovely wrought iron benches with metal mesh tops and rounded legs .Circa 1960s. All disc feet attached and in place . Both...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
$1,639 / set
Rattan Logs Holder
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and decorative logs holder is made of rattan. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Rattan
$1,614
Walnut Double Entry Door Radial Sunburst
Located in South Charleston, WV
Model radial sunburst walnut.
Made to order by History Never Repeats LLC. Designed by Aaron Saxton & Maria Armada. Custom produced double doors. As shown 103" tall and 72" wide.
The...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$28,500 / item
Pair of Large Italian 1950s Chrome Door Handles
Located in CA, CA
A pair of Italian 1950s door handles finished in chrome, with horizontal ribbing in the form of modernist wings.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
$1,500 / set
Exceptional Pair of Mid Century Enameled Brass Door Handles Pharmacy Snake
Located in München, BY
Exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern door handles made in the 50ties.
The door handles are made of brass, copper and enamel. They had been used at the entrance of a pharmacy for t...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Copper, Enamel
Wrought Iron and Metal Mesh Garden Patio Sculptura Dining Table by Woodard
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional wrought iron and metal mesh dining table from the Sculptura series, by The Woodard Furniture Company, with custom made glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mushroom Table and Stools by Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf Company, USA 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare mushroom table and stools set by noted Californian ceramicist, Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf company.
As a pioneer of the organic modernist craft movement in the 1960s, Bitters has been producing rough-hewn ceramic birdhouses...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Large Circular Mid Century Wrought Iron Log Holder
Located in New York, NY
Large mid century circular wrought iron log holder in very good, clean, ready to use condition. This piece is perfect for storing firewood, while creating a chic architectural visu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of Four Mid Century Woodard Sculptura Dining Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Russell Woodard designed, Woodard Sculptura dining height arm chairs. Classic Mid Century Modern period garden, patio, poolside chairs, suitable for either indoor or out...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Folding Screen Room Divider in Solid Wood
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this folding screen made in solid wood with brass details, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cedar
Large Lateral Push Pull Door Handle of Cast Bronze
Located in London, GB
A large lateral push-pull door handle of abstract Brutalist design. European, second half 20th century.
A striking piece - made to span the full width of a door - formed from cast ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Wrought Iron Three-Tiered Plant Stand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming three-tiered plant stand crafted from sturdy wrought iron, featuring elegant scrollwork and a gracefully tiered design. Perfect for showcasing plants indoors or out, with a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
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
Set of Four Vintage Garden Patio Poolside Metal Strap Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of four wrought iron and metal mesh garden, patio, poolside dining chairs. Te chairs have metal strap backs, and metal mesh seats. All four are in very fine, original, clean and ready to use condition, showing only light cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age. Offered and priced as a set of four.
Please view our extensive collection of vintage garden, patio, poolside, and sunroom furniture...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Pair of Iron Hoop Chairs
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1950s
Pair of iron hoop chairs with woven seats and backs. Unknown designer, in the style of Van Keppel & Green or Luther Conover. Sculptural form...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
$2,950 / set
Danny Alessandro Fireplace Tools in Nickel and Brass with Ring Handle, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Danny Alessandro fireplace tools in nickel and brass, USA, 1980s. Quality cast fire tools with ring handles.
Alessandro sold his designs through Holly Hunt and his own showroom. Set ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Steel, Nickel
Set of Four Woodard Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 modernist outdoor chairs patio chairs, attributed to Woodard. These chairs are in very good condition, free of breaks, bends or repairs, currently in later brown paint finis...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$1,200 / set
Pair of New Production Willy Guhl Loop Chairs, Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic pair of cement chairs by Swiss designer Willy Guhl for Eternit. New production chairs handmade in Switzerland. Slight weathering and patina give these chairs all the benefi...
Category
2010s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Curved Garden Patio Poolside Bench by Salterini 3 available
By Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Curved wrought iron and metal mesh bench(s) by Salterini, three available. The benches feature U shaped legs, of wrought iron, which support the curved metal mesh tops. This desira...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of 4 Patio Garden Dining Chairs Attributed to Salterini
By Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Nice set of 4 garden, patio dining chairs, attributed to Salterini. The chairs are structurally sound and sturdy, they are currently in later white paint finish, which shows signific...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Pair of Italian Brass Door Pulls
Located in Hanover, MA
Stylized pair of 1950's Italian brass door pulls in the form of abstract wings. New Old Stock.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$1,595 / set
Modernist Salterini Wrought Iron Garden Patio Settee
By Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Stylish mid century wrought iron and metal mesh settee by Salterini. This example is in very good condition, free of breaks, bends, or repairs. Currently in later white paint finish ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid Century Modernist Set Fireplace Tools Stainless Steel & Wenge Circa 1970s
Located in Troy, MI
Rare modern fireplace tool set circa 1970s
Minimalist design in stainless steel with carved Wenge handles
Includes shovel / brush / log grabber / poker
ov...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
Facade panel by Jean Prouvé, circa 1960, Lyon France
By Jean Prouvé
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Just a stone’s throw from our office stands the campus of La Doua in Villeurbanne — a major site of French modernist architecture. While much of the university has been renovated ove...
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
$2,800 / item
Woven Rattan Oval Shaped Couch, ca. 1999
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully formed and encompassing tightly woven oval rattan couch, supported on an iron frame.
Measures: 86 W x 47 D x 30 / 16 H.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Rattan
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...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
$3,000 Sale Price / set
25% Off
French Enameled Lava Stone Top Garden Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautiful and rare French lava stone top patio and garden dining table with a wrought iron base. Very heavy and solid crafted of lava stone from the ...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Lava, Wrought Iron
1960s Large Ceramic Planter Attributed to John Follis for Architectural Pottery
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Large Ceramic Planter Attributed to John Follis for Architectural Pottery.
Executed in matte white glazed ceramic. A very clean and increasingly rare example highly reminiscen...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
$1,116 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Modernist Fireplace / Fire Tools in Wrought Iron
Located in Oakland, CA
Wrought iron fireplace in the Modernist aesthetic, wrought iron triangular main frame with the fire tools having gracefully formed handles that rest on the frame with a U shaped base.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Hendrik Van Keppel & Taylor Green Outdoor Terrace Chaise Lounge by Brown Jordan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Iconic Outdoor Terrace Chaise Lounge
Designed by Hendrik Van Keppel & Taylor Green, 1939
Reissued by Brown Jordan in collaboration with DWR, circa 2009 (no longer in production)
Chairs have Brown Jordan label. Three available / Sold Separately
Overall: 21″H x 33″W x 82″D / Seat: 11" low / 13" high
Polyester Rope Wrapped on Powder-Coated Aluminum Frames
In good vintage as found condition with some fraying to the rope and some areas of paint loss.
This chair is in Julius Shulman's iconic photographs of the Case Study House 22 & the Kaufmann House. Included in the permanent collections at MoMA and LACMA.
"The Terrace Collection (1939) is the work of Hendrik Van Keppel and Taylor Green (VKG), a design team who set the standard for stylish patios and poolside cabanas,” wrote the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Their designs represent the essence of Southern California living and were used in the majority of the Case Study houses, specifically Case Study 22...
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1930s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Willy Guhl Pair Diabolo Planters Vintage Eternit Concrete Spindel
By Willy Guhl
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit large architectural Spindel concrete planters or jardinières, Switzerland, 1960s. These iconic modernist planters are made from weather-resistant f...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Set of Seven Mario Papperzini for Salterini Garden Lounge Chairs and Ottomans
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare set of seven Italian iron patio and garden lounge chairs and ottomans designed by Mario Papperzini for John Salterini. The Mid-Century Modern garden suite consists of three armchairs with adjustable chain reclining backs, two non-reclining back side chairs and two ottomans. One ottoman has tall gilt finials, the other does not. The tall ottoman...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
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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Antique Pergola
Garden Drum
Japanese Granite
Gong Modern
Heywood Wakefield Reed
Mid Century Architectural Panels
Gold Plant Stands
Iron Owl
Tuscan Terracotta
Antique Stepping Stones
French Spout
Italian Garden Seat
Cast Iron Relief
Stone Basin Trough
Garden Dove