Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
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
Pair of Small Flower Shaped Murano Glass Bowls, Italy 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of vintage flower shaped Murano art glass bowls, with contrasting blue & green inlaid line following the borders of the bowl, hence highlighting the shape.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Articulated Swan Silver Plate and Brass Centerpiece
Located in Garnerville, NY
Sold cast brass silver-plate swan with articulated wings. When the wings are raised an oval shaped interior cup is revealed. The cup is removable. Finely cast detail from the feather...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Murano Glass Green Basket Centerpiece Vase with Applied Drops
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass Basket Centerpiece Vase. Italy, 1950s.
An unique and exceptional Murano art glass centerpiece in shades of green with applied...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Seguso Murano Black Gold & Silver Flecks Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Black Murano glass centerpiece bowl with silver and gold flecks. Attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte factory, Italy, 1950s
This large han...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Midcentury Centerpiece Basket Rattan and Brass, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Oval centerpiece basket in rattan with handles featuring brass borders.
Made in Italy in che 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Pink Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Victorian Dress Woman Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large, vintage Murano handblown transparent aqua, pink, sky blue, white and gold flecks Italian art glass Victorian woman sculpture. Starting from the top, she has large twisted white top bun hairstyle. Large sky blue double collar with ruffles down the flaunsy pink and gold blouse...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of Fratelli Toso Venini Murano Murrina Lattimo Blue Black Glass Globe Vases
By Fratelli Toso, Venini
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two Round Shaped Murano Glass Ball Vases, Italy, 1940s-1960s.
The small one is a ball shaped hand blown lattimo blue Murano glass vase attributed to Fratelli Toso for Venini, ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Milk Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
A.Ve.M. Murano Red Millefiori Flower Silver Flecks Ribbon Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown red, silver, copper aventurine, millefiori flower murrines and twisted ribbons Italian art glass center bowl. It is documented to the A...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Leaf
Italian Murano Glass Vase Cup Alfa Romeo by Flavio Poli for Seguso
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
'Alfa Romeo' glass coupe
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte, circa 1950s
Wonderful blue cup Alfa Romeo by Flavio Poli for Seguso.
Hand blown Murano glass.
Fantastic Piece of Aut...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
French Wrought Iron Hand-Made Centerpiece, Glass, circa 1970
Located in Labrit, Landes
Each of the four squares that make up this table center consists of four triangles forged between them to form a hollow in the shape of an inverted pyramid.
The four squares are ass...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Wrought Iron
Catalan Glass Cruet Set, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Catalan metal and glass cruet set. Manufactured in Spain, circa 1940 In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materi...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Centerpiece Tray Lucite, Wicker & Chrome Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Rectangular serving tray centerpiece in wicker and lucite with chrome borders in the style of Christian Dior.
Great accessory for any modern interior.
Made in Italy in the 19...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Archimede Seguso Murano Sommerso Pink Amber Art Glass Centerpiece
Located in Barcelona, ES
Monumental Italian Modernist Murano glass centerpiece vase.
Extra Large ( 23, 2 in ) pink amber pulled glass centerpiece attributed to Archimede Seguso. Italy, 1950s.
Beautifully sha...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass, Sommerso
Catalan Glass Cruet Set, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Catalan Glass Cruet set, circa 1940 Manufactured in Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Material: Glass ...
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1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Theo and Susan Harlander Brooklin Pottery Monumental Mid-Century Cubist Bowl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Studio pottery Mid-Century Modern bowl by Theo and Susan Harlander of Brooklin Pottery, Brooklin, Ontario. This bowl was designed with a whimsical cub...
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20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Pottery
Centerpiece in Lucite, Rattan & Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Squared serving tray or centerpiece in lucite, brass and rattan in the style of Christian Dior Home.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The brass st...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fratelli Toso Murano Sky Blue Green Bubbles Italian Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue and green, with controlled bubbles Italian art glass centerpiece bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The bowl has a scalloped edge...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
1970's Italian Venetian Glass Centerpiece
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th Century vintage Italian decorative centerpiece or fruit dish made out of handblown blue/green Venetian Murano glass. Designed with a beautiful twisted spiral pedestal base.
I...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Enameled Copper Bowl Dish Centerpiece Paolo De Poli Gio Ponti Style Italian
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Vintage handcrafted organic shaped enamel bowl or centerpiece attributed to Paolo De Poli. This is a stunning piece of Italian craftsmanship, with a beautiful green, black, and red e...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Copper
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Red Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl Dish or Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano oval shaped glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heav...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Large Bowl Centerpiece Murano Glass for Seguso, 1960
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Flavio Poli bowl centerpiece for Seguso Vetri D'Arte made in the 1960s from the Sommerso collection. This large bowl has eye-catching sunset colors, with pink glass submerg...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Murano Garnet Pink White Organic Art Glass Centerpiece Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian Mid-Century Modern purple and white murano glass free form centerpiece. Italy, 1960s
A highly decorative and sculptural Murano glass centerpiece made in shades of garnet and ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Opaline Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
Tiffany & Co. Gilded Sterling Bamboo Pattern Centerpiece
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1960s, Sterling, by Tiffany & Co., American. This Tiffany & Co. gilded sterling centerpiece will perfectly complement contemporary or traditional interiors. Its bamboo motif offers elegant visuals, and the generous size and useful form allows duality of function. It can join your silver service at the table or decorate a fashionable moment in your living space. Finely made in sterling silver, larger hollowware in Bamboo pattern...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Pair Blenko Amoeba Tangerine Glass Candleholders
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of vintage Blenko Amoeba Glass Candleholders in Tangerine. The beautiful freeform and color of these catapults them to sculptures. The joyo...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Signed Cenedese Pair of Midcentury 1970 Italian Black & Clear Murano Glass Vases
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese signed pair of large and heavy vintage Mid-Century modern Italian Murano round, circular glass vases or oversized tealight / candle holders, circa 1965-19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Big Ceramic German
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Ceramic
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
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Ceramic
Italian Glass Bowl or Centerpiece, Mid-Century Modern
By La Murrina
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1950 Italian glass bowl or centerpiece, Mid-Century Modern, in the tradition of the great Italian manufacturer as Venini.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Murano Glass Centerpiece
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960 We offer this rare elegant and vintage hand blown glass centerpiece was created in Italy. The centerpiece is in excellent condition and exhibits wonderful shapes, forms an...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Blue Rimini Ceramics by Flavia Montelupo
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Blue Rimini Italian Flavia Montelutpo ceramic animals 1960s.
Cat and elephant in ceramic blue glazed. Stamped at the bottom by Flavia Montelupo.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Guzzini Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass Vide-Poche, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning pocket emptier or centerpiece in tortoiseshell effect lucite and polished brass. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy in the 70s by Guzzini (the original label of the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Murano Glass Vase
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960 We offer this rare elegant and vintage hand blown glass vase was created in Italy. The vase exhibits wonderful shapes, forms and different shade colorations. This artful i...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Modernist Silver Plated Large Decorative Bowl, Signed Cleto Munari, Italy, 1970s
By Cleto Munari
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent Mid-Century silver plated large decorative bowl or centerpiece. This incredibly rare and unique object was designed by Cleto Munari in Italy during the 1970s.
This styl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Murano Orange Ombre Fade Gold Italian Art Glass Horse Head Figure Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, extra large, vintage Murano hand blown orange to white and gold flecks Italian art glass horse head / knight chess piece sculpture. Attributed to Master glass artist and d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Midcentury Guzzini Orange Plexiglass Lucite Italian Centerpiece, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Unique Guzzini Italian production in Lucite and plexiglass with original orange shade.
This midcentury centerpiece has an incredible napkin ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
French Riviera Serving Tray in Rattan and Hand-Woven Wicker, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful rectangular organic serving tray fully made in bamboo, rattan and hand-woven wicker. This gorgeous French Riviera style tray was hand-made in Italy during the 1970s.
This...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-Century 5 Tier Green Pedestal Centerpiece Tray Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Tiered Leafy Green Tray Pedestal Stand With Handle, Powder-Coated.
A 5-tier leafy green silver plate pedestal centerpiece that is decorative as well as functional. Many uses for this...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Fratelli Toso Murano Opalescent Pink Aventurine Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent white and twisted pink ribbons Italian art glass footed bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, circa 1956. The bowl has a scall...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Pink Purple Iridiscent Murano Art Glass Centerpiece with Sterling Silver Base
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown pink purple Italian art glass vase with Sterling Silver base Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching and colorful centerpiece vase stands up o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Serving Tray Centerpiece Bamboo & Rattan, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Squared centerpiece serving tray in bamboo and rattan.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Blown Murano Glass Plate in Green and Blue, Italy
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
This is a unique blown Murano glass fruit plate in green and blue.
No signature found.
A-649-335
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Formia 1980 Italian Vintage Purple Blue White Murano Glass Organic Design Vase
Located in New York, NY
Blown Murano Art glass signed Formia, created exclusively for Roche Bobois Paris. The very modern minimalist design and execution are striking in the luxurious quality of glass, that...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Swedish crystal with divisions, "animal print" 1950, Sweden
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
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Crystal
TAPIO WIRKKALA 1962 Finland Modernist Sculptural Dish-Tray in .916 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Modern sculptural tray designed by Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985).
Fabulous and very rare modernist tray dish, designed by the silversmith artist Tapio Wirkkala, back in the 1955. The sculptural tray has been crafted by Kultakeskus Oy in the city of Oulu, Finland in the shape of a boat in solid .916/.999 sterling silver with high polished finish. The incredible design is dated 1962 and is made up with a navette shaped piece, with several embossed levels in low and high elliptical with an elliptical hammered recess and an elliptical convex base, which create a fabulous optical effect. This tray is beautiful and elegant piece by one of the great 20th century designers is in lovely condition. It is a piece of sculptural art and will display with great eye appeal.
Note: This is the model TW-114.
Weight: 186.2 Grams, (119.40 Dwt).
Measurements: 95 mm by 301 mm by 26 mm (3.75 x 11.85 x 1.04 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped and engraved with the Finnish crown mark; the maker's mark, the mark for the assay of the .916 silver, the code for the date of production of 1962, the mark for the town of Oulu and signed in full, "TAPIO WIRKKALA 916H 1-7".
Tapio Wirkkala
Wirkkala was born in Hanko in 1915. He attended the Töölö co-educational school in Helsinki. His father, Ilmari Wirkkala, was a cemetery architect, and mother Selma (née Vanhatalo) a wood-carver. His sister Helena Korvenkontio and brother Tauno Wirkkala were also artists. Wirkkala's work ranges from designs of plastic ketchup bottles and metalwork to glass, ceramics and plywood in a range of styles. His success as a glass designer began in 1946 when he designed the Kantarelli vase for Iittala, and the mass-produced Tapio collection was launched in 1954. His range was immense, including glassware, stoneware, jewellery, and furniture for mass production, as well as individual sculptures in several media. He designed commemorative postage stamps for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and also designed the Finnish markka banknotes introduced in 1955. In the early 1950s, Wirkkala worked as the artistic director at the Helsinki Central School of Industrial Design. The WIR lightbulb designed by Wirkkala for Airam Electric was awarded the Grand Prix at the XII Milan Triennial in 1960.
Among his most famous work have been the designs for the Finlandia vodka bottle (1970–1999) and for Iittala's Ultima Thule set of kitchen glasses. Both glassware items feature a dripping icicle look, and in the case of the Iittala's glassware it is said to have taken thousands of hours to develop a glassblowing technique that would produce the effect. Wirkkala did much of his initial design work using a traditional Finnish carving knife, the puukko. Wirkkala designed his own version of the knife, the Tapio Wirkkala Puukko...
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1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
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Silver, Sterling Silver
Centerpiece Plate in Tortoiseshell Lucite and Brass, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
Centerpiece plate in faux tortoiseshell Lucite and brass interior, Italy, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Italian Amber Murano Art Glass Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Peach Murano Blown Glass Bottle Vase, Italy, 1950s
Eye-catching Murano glass vase in peach color. Its organic design with bottle shape and hundreds of applied gla...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Round Centerpiece Serving Tray Lucite Tortoiseshell & Steel Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Iconic round serving tray / centerpiece in tortoiseshell effect lucite with a steel circle in the style of Christian Dior made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Steel
Pink and White Vintage Centerpiece in Blown Murano Glass and 24kt Gold, 1950s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Pink and white Vintage centerpiece in blown Murano glass and 24kt gold, 1950s.
This unique centerpiece stands out for its harmonious shape and it...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Stunning Vintage Red, Orange and Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Vase, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This vase is made in red, orange and yellow sommerso Murano glass, a beautiful combination that creates a flame effect.
The external part is ribbed.
It is a v...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Set of Midcentury Italian Handmade Brass Shell Shaped Bowls for Metal Art, 1970s
By Metal Art
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury set of three shell shaped bowls in solid brass. This delightful piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s for Metal Art PD.
The peculiarity of this article i...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Midcentury Sèvres Style French Gilt Porcelain Bisque Parian Vases Urns
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning pair of French Sèvres style soft paste porcelain and Parian vases or urns of traditional cylindrical form and French origin, circa mid-20th centur...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Midcentury Plexiglass with Tortoiseshell Effect Italian Round Centerpiece 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century plexiglass with tortoiseshell effect rounded centrepiece. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s in the style of Christian Dior.
This item i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Acrylic, Plexiglass
Centerpiece Serving Tray Ice Effect Lucite Nickel Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rome, IT
Centerpiece serving tray in ice effect Lucite and nickel frame attributed to the Italian designer Willy Rizzo, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Murano couple of roosters, 1960, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Barbini Murano 1950s Orange Gold Flecks Quilted Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large vintage Murano hand blown orange and gold flecks, diamond quilted surface Italian art glass flower vase. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The vase...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Murano Aventurina Flecked Biomorphic Glass Centerpiece
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful hand blown Murano glass biomorphic centerpiece/platter, decorated with iridescent Avventurina copper flecked edges around a transparent orange halo with milky white center....
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Tommaso Barbi Centrepiece Tray in Chrome, Glass and Bamboo, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Centrepiece tray by the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi (original label still attached) in chrome, glass and bamboo. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Green Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl Dish, Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large and heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, hea...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Lorin Marsh Large "Ridged Bowl" Amber Murano Glass Centerpiece Brass Tripod Base
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Lorin Marsh large "RIDGED BOWL" in Amber, Murano art glass centerpiece bowl with tripod stand with polished brass base made in Italy.
Item #: 4248
Measurements: 21" diam...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Modern centerpieces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern centerpieces 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 centerpieces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern centerpieces made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original centerpieces, popular names associated with this style include Cenedese, Fratelli Toso, Archimede Seguso, and Antonio da Ros. 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 centerpieces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $71 and tops out at $28,368 while the average work can sell for $1,055.