Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
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
Murano Blue Multi-Color Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue over white, with flowers Italian art glass fish sculpture / paperweight. Attributed to designer Galliano Ferro, for the Fornasa De Murano A L...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Solid Green Marble Apple Paperweight with Brass Stem
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid green marble with brass accent stem apple paperweight or sculpture, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3" x 3"H. #3931
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Vintage Italian yellow marble mushroom, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian marble mushroom in buttercup yellow with charcoal veining, 1960s. Fab as paperweight or objet d’art. Pick up in central west Los Angeles or we ship worldwide.
3.25”...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster
$104 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine vintage Carl Auböck Leather and Brass paper basket, Austria 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine vintage Carl Auböck Leather and Brass waste paper basket in good original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with intricate white, light blue, and dark blue ribbons / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Origina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$240 Sale Price
40% Off
Midcentury Modern Walnut Wood and Brass Desk or Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Midcentury Modern walnut wood and brass desk or table lamp, circa mid-20th century. Lamp is turned wood with soft edges and indents of horizontal brass bands. This lamp would make ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1980 Decorative Italian Marble Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian marble sphere with withe stand.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Carl Aubock Vase or Decanter with Wicker Top, Midcentury, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful minimal modernist vase or decanter „Tuberkulinkolben", designed and executed by Carl Aubock II in the 1950s. Made of handblown clear glass with nice wickerwork / rattan o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Millefiori Glass Paperweight Orange Green Blue, Vasart, Scotland c.1960s
By Vasart
Located in Glasgow, GB
Vasart millefiori paperweight handcrafted in Scotland.
A highly collectible glass paperweight and wonderful example of Vasart craftsmanship and artistry. This beautiful paperweight...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
$175 Sale Price
57% Off
Natural Malachite Specimen Vide Poche Stone Paperweight
Located in New York, NY
Natural malachite stone specimen vide poche tray hand carved at center.
May be used as a decorative object or used as a paperweight to brighten ones desk.
Beautiful includes crysta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
Vintage Art Glass Octopus Paperweight
Located in Savannah, GA
A vintage art glass octopus paperweight, mid/late-20th century.
4 inches wide by 3 ⅝ tall
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4635 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #4635 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass.
Price i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Pipe holder around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Pipe holder around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Horse Figure attributed to Sergio Bustamante
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Copper and Brass Horse Figure attributed to Sergio Bustamante.
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modernist Limited Edition Baccarat Art Glass Snake Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
This rare and sought after limited edition Mid-Century Modernist Baccarat art glass paperweight was produced by the illustrious French glass maker, ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Lucite
Comb by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Zanetti Italian Murano Twisted Rope Paper Weight or Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A complex and beautifully made rope class twisted into a 5" round sphere of glass - perfect for a paperweight on you desk or workstation.
Also, a stand alone sculpture or bookend.
...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
1970's Sergio Todeschini Bobo Telephone for Telcer, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
Unique model of dial plastic phone by Sergio Todeschini, made in Italy in the 1970's.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Seguso Vetri D'Arte Murano Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Duck Bird Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red, and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine. Attributed to the Seguso Vetri D'Arte workshop. A drawing of a similar figure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Michel Mangematin Bronze Paperweight, circa 1970, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Michel Mangematin stone shaped paperweight, circa 1970, France.
Polished bronze.
Signed with the two inverted M and numbered 16.
Dimensions: 7 cm W, 5 cm D, 3 cm H.
All purchases ar...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with white and red scrambled canes within the glass, made in Italy, circa 1960s
Measures: Diameter 3 inches, height 2.75 inches
1 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$300 Sale Price
40% Off
Italian Cream Architectural Polished Travertine Marble Four Sided Obelisk
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian cream pale polished travertine four sided marble obelisk composed of pieces of marble laminated together to compose the obelisk. Hollow on the interior and felted bottom.
N...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Midcentury Tommaso Barbi Burl and Chrome Square Picture Frame, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Astonishing midcentury chromed brass and burl square photo frame. This beautiful piece was designed in Italy in the 1970s by Tomaso Barbi and is als...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Hand-Carved Ibex Book Ends, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant pair of Mid-Century Modern book ends.
Striking Indonesian design from the 1970s.
Solid teak frames with original hand-carved Ibex sculpture.
This wonderful pair ...
Category
1970s Indonesian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Teak
1970s Brazilian Natural Rock Exotic Stone
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Natural Rock from Brazil Exotic Stone
Brown Black
.63 thick x 12 w x 6
Bottom of brown felt.
Original organic vintage condition
Refer to listed images
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
Anemometer 1950 Coal Mining Vintage Science Equipment in Brass and Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical desk anemometer in brass.
Very interesting scientific coal mining anemometer, made up back in the 1950's with brass and blackened steel parts...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
$468 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with white "filigrana" - white filaments intricately superimposed and intertwined within the glass / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$300 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid-Century Modern Solid Green Marble Perpetual Desk Top Calendar
By Enzo Mari
Located in San Diego, CA
Handcrafted unique rare perpetual calendar circa 1970's solid green marble with gold numbers days and months, great design, and craftsmanship some of the l...
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Letter Holder Paperweight in in Travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Letter holder or paperweight in travertine marble by the designers Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
Weight: 5 kilos.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Darling, Multicoloured Hand Blown Glass Duckling Figure Archimede Seguso, Murano
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely darling little Archimede Seguso duckling figurine
Delightful hand blown glass artistry from Seguso
Circa 1980's
Signed Archimede Seguso, Murano to base, with original lab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Vintage Diamond Shaped Brass Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage diamond shaped brass paperweight, circa 1960s. The piece has a well worn brass patina and measures 4.25"W x 3.25"D x 3"H. A very cool and unique design! #2236.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Aubock Mid-Century Horn Desk Pen & Pencil Holder Cup, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A decorative handmade desk pen and pencil cup holder from the 1950s. Designed and manufactured by Werkstätte Carl Aubock, workshop in Vienna / Austri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Mid-Century Functional Tesla Phone 1982, Czechoslovakia
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very Good original condition
- Fully functional.
- Tesla manufacturer typ-TA 32.
Category
1980s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Large Vintage Murano Glass Paperweight with Millefiori Garlands
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large, unusual Murano glass paperweight features interlacing garlands of complex white and green toned millefiori canes, creating a cross pattern; each square of the cross pattern h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Malachite and Bone Letter Openers, two available
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Two Malachite and bone letter knives.
Wonderful vintage letter openers with malachite handles. These would make a perfect gift for and office or functional luxury to use daily.
Pric...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
Paul Evans Patchwork Copper Large and Small Humidors w Cigar Ashtray, c 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic set of Paul Evans 'Patchwork Copper' smoking accessories, manufactured by C.C. Design Inc and retailed by Directional in the 1970s, with beautiful light patina and age, p...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Pewter
$6,550 Sale Price / set
22% Off
Hand-Blown Glass Rose Sculpture, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
A beautifully hand-blown art glass rose, crafted in Czechoslovakia during the 1970s. This delicate floral sculpture features a long, translucent green stem ...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
"Bulletin Cube" MCM Cork & Chrome Desk Organizer / Pencil Holder by Park Sherman
By Park Sherman
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice "Bulletin Cube" MCM cork and chrome rotating desk organizer / pencil holder by Park Sherman, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good condition and measures 4.5"W x 4.5"D x...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pierre Giraudon clock parts in lucite , 1970’s France
Located in Delft, NL
Pierre Giraudon clock parts in lucite , 1970’s France
Dimensions: 13,5cm H, 6,5cm W, 5cm D
Condition: Mint
Designer: Pierre Giroudon
Origin: France
Period: 1970’s
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck for Hermes Letter Opener, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Hermes letter opener, 1960s by Carl Auböck
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Danish Kay Bojesen 1950s Wooden Oak Hippo Figurine Desk Pencil Holder
By Kay Bojesen
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Kay Bojesen " The Hippopotamus" oak figurine. Kay designed in 1955 because he needed a device to store his pencils. This hippo desk accessory ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
French Gilded Bronze Table Lamp by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
A fantastic 1980's sculptural gilt table lamp by Pierre Casenove for Fondica, signed.
Heavy, cast bronze object, fire-gilded.
The electrics have been completely reworked, 2 transver...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Foil
Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with three flowers inside, made in Italy, circa 1960s
Measures: diameter 2.5 inches, height ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
$240 Sale Price
40% Off
Carl Auböck Handcrafted Midcentury Foot Brass Figurine Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist foot keyring / keyholder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and ma...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
1980s Op-Art Multi Colored Lucite Sculpture of a Circle, Triange & Rectangle
Located in St. Louis, MO
In the style of Vasa Mihich or Shlomi Haziza, 1980s sculpture colored beveled shapes made of acrylic or lucite with pink circle, yellow triangle, teal rectangle on a purple base. Thi...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Murano Fish Sculpture by Livio Seguso for Gral, Germany, ca. 1970ties
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A sculpture of a stylized fish in blue and pink glass. Hand made in the gral glass manufactory, Germany. Designed by Livio Seguso, ca. 1970. Incised signature of the artist (LS) on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
60s Italian Modern Aldo Londi Ashtray & Cigarette Holder by Bitossi Raymor
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful combo of Ashtray and Cigarette Holder designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi for the retailer/importer Raymor. The hand painted and decorated portion of the pieces...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$304 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ronan Bouroullec Chromed Baton Paravant For Bd Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ronan Bouroullec Chromed Baton Paravant For Bd Barcelona
The Baton collection was designed by Ronan Bouroullec and is produced by BD. Its sublime simplicity carves around the shape of a cane. The Baton finds its place in a room as a screen divider, a candleholder, a vase, a valet stand, a side table or a mirror. It strikes a balance between a fluent, curving line and a slim and unimposing frame. As a standalone or group, the Baton represents Bouroullec’s emphasis on refining function and form. The system changes interiors. It generates an intimate feeling in the home or a shared space, with an appealing design that is subtle and concise. A minimal frame with multiple uses.
Dimensions and technical drawing
Unfolded
138 x 28 x 220 cm
Materials and finishes
Base in gravity die casting steel, polished and powder coated in textured black. Inox steel polished curved tube. Steel rod fixed to the base, powder coated in black matt. Different options available for the fabric space divider. When folded, horizontal rod used to hang the fabric is stored fixed on the vertical rod by two clipping systems.
Important information regarding images of products:
Please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image.
Important information regarding color(s) of products:
Actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor
About the designer:
Ronan Bouroullec is a French designer born in Quimper (Brittany) in 1971.
He went to the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d’Art when he was 17. The following year he exhibited for the first time at the Salon du Meuble in Paris. His brother joined him in Paris in 1998, and he opened a small studio in 1999, the same year he was awarded the New Designer Award by the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York.
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec began partnerships with names such as Vitra, and their designs and ongoing partnership led to numerous other collaborations with international design companies.
Their designs have spanned multiple fields of expression, from craftsmanship to mass production, beyond the realm of furniture design into technology and art. Permanent public space installations have been produced around the world, and they have been represented in some of the most important international institutions such as MoMA New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges-Pompidou in Paris, and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
There have been numerous monographs published on Bourroullec’s work and had his first solo exhibition at the Centre Pompido in the Spring of 2024.
Ronan focuses on practical and flexible designs. Designs that are refined, maintaining his creative flair and an era-defining ingenuity.
About the manufacturer:
BD has been around for over half a century. It was founded in a nightclub in 1972 by a bunch of young architects and designers from Barcelona. They broke into the design world with a new vision: to produce and market their designs, and the designs of their friends with complete creative freedom and design criteria. Beginning with the designs of contemporaries like Ettore Sottsass, Rennie Mackintosh and Álvaro Siza, BD provoked a curiosity about design. These early pieces helped bring international recognition to the country’s design scene, and many of them still exist today.
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Luna Paiva...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
$1,545 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Ronan Bouroullec Kvadrat Maroon Baton Paravant For Bd Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ronan Bouroullec Kvadrat Maroon Baton Paravant For Bd Barcelona
The Baton collection was designed by Ronan Bouroullec and is produced by BD. Its sublime simplicity carves around the shape of a cane. The Baton finds its place in a room as a screen divider, a candleholder, a vase, a valet stand, a side table or a mirror. It strikes a balance between a fluent, curving line and a slim and unimposing frame. As a standalone or group, the Baton represents Bouroullec’s emphasis on refining function and form. The system changes interiors. It generates an intimate feeling in the home or a shared space, with an appealing design that is subtle and concise. A minimal frame with multiple uses.
Dimensions and technical drawing
Unfolded
138 x 28 x 220 cm
58 x 11 x 87 in
Folded
28 x 28 x h.220 cm
11 x 11 x h.87 in
Materials and finishes
Base in gravity die casting steel, polished and powder coated in textured black. Inox steel polished curved tube. Steel rod fixed to the base, powder coated in black matt. Different options available for the fabric space divider. When folded, horizontal rod used to hang the fabric is stored fixed on the vertical rod by two clipping systems.
Important information regarding images of products:
Please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image.
Important information regarding color(s) of products:
Actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor
About the Designer:
Ronan Bouroullec is a French designer born in Quimper (Brittany) in 1971.
He went to the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d’Art when he was 17. The following year he exhibited for the first time at the Salon du Meuble in Paris. His brother joined him in Paris in 1998, and he opened a small studio in 1999, the same year he was awarded the New Designer Award by the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York.
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec began partnerships with names such as Vitra, and their designs and ongoing partnership led to numerous other collaborations with international design companies.
Their designs have spanned multiple fields of expression, from craftsmanship to mass production, beyond the realm of furniture design into technology and art. Permanent public space installations have been produced around the world, and they have been represented in some of the most important international institutions such as MoMA New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges-Pompidou in Paris, and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
There have been numerous monographs published on Bourroullec’s work and had his first solo exhibition at the Centre Pompido in the Spring of 2024.
Ronan focuses on practical and flexible designs. Designs that are refined, maintaining his creative flair and an era-defining ingenuity.
About the manufacturer:
We are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine (Nacho Alegre, Omar Sosa, Marco Velardi), Taller Bofill (Pablo Bofill, Ricardo Bofill, Luna Paiva...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
$1,935 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Salviati Murano Sommerso Cobalt Blue Italian Art Glass Owl Figure Paperweight
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso cobalt blue over clear Italian art glass owl figurine, paperweight / sculpture. Documented to th...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Star Sea Star Starfish Key Ring Chain Holder
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist star keyring / key holder / keychain, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s. Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and m...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Millefiori Paperweight Murano Italian Art Glass Paperweight, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Murano midcentury modern 1960s Millefiori flower, green, blue, red, white murine Italian Art Glass paperweight.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Murrine
$378 Sale Price
20% Off
Lady Schaeffer Fountain Pen With 14k Nib & Mechanical Pencil Boxed Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Lady Schaeffer Fountain Pen 14k Nib & Mechanical Pencil Pens Set With
Supplied With An Original Plastic Schaeffer Presentation Box
Mid-20th Century, Made in USA
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Seguso Vetri D'Arte Poli Murano Sommerso Italian Art Glass Squirrel Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare, and cute vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green Italian art glass squirrel figure / sculpture. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Ribbons Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 different designs available).
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ribbons and flower design Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso compan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Italian Artist Piero Dorazio Paper weight for Saint Louis France
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Artist Piero Dorazio Paper weight for Saint Louis France.
Signed and Numbered:
Saint Louis France 62/350 Dorazio
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Barbini Murano Sommerso Blue Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green to blue, and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture on pedestal. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
$375 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage French Equestrian Letter Opener, Christian Dior, c.1970's
Located in Bath, GB
An unusual and highly sought-after vintage silver plated letter opener by the world renowned, Christian Dior.
The letter opener is fashioned in the form of a belt with engraved "s...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Italian Modernist Gold Aluminum Rotary Telephone by CR Telefonia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rotary telephone in gold anodized aluminum by CR Telefonia (ca. 1970s, Italy).
Handset is composed of an aluminum exterior and plastic interior and dial features a leather center.
Ne...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Carl Auböck Model #4995 Wall Hook in Nickel
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #4995 wall hook in nickel. Designed in the 1950s, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese hook is executed in softly brushed nickel by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Nickel
$306 / item
Mid-century Modern desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern desk accessories 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 desk accessories created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern desk accessories made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desk accessories, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Fratelli Toso, Walter Bosse, and Herta Baller. 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 desk accessories differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $34 and tops out at $28,500 while the average work can sell for $548.
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