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
Red Ceramic California Bowl by Stålhane for Rörstran, Sweden Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish Scandinavian Modern wine-red and grey stoneware bowl by Swedish Modernist designer Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. This model is named "California" or "Californien" in S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Stoneware
Dino Martens Murano Optic Swirl Ribbons Italian Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and gorgeous, vintage Murano handblown white, yellow, aqua, blue, purple and aventurine ribbons Italian art glass centerpiece bowl. Documented to designer Dino Martens for Aurel...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Yellow Earthenware Serving Centerpiece by Antonia Campi for Laveno, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1965.
This centerpiece bowl is made in yellow lacquered earthenware with bossed decorations.
This is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Earthenware
Large Murano Glass Bullicante red Bubble Bowl Element Shell Italy 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element ashtray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass element was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. An elegant red Murano...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
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 Vintage Green Iridescent Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Flared Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass flower vase with iridescent surface. Attributed to the Barovier e Toso compan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Murano Glass Bullicante red-gold Bubble Bowl Element Shell Italy 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element ashtray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass element was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. An elegant red Murano...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Acrylic, Plexiglass
Smoky Murano Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage smoky Murano glass tray or centerpiece infused with gold flecks / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Measures: width 12 inches, depth 10 inches, height 2 inches
1 in stock in Los A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$900 Sale Price
40% Off
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Blue Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl, Dish, Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros (attributed) for Cenedese large & heavy vintage Italian Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray, circa 1965-1975. Utilizing the Sommerso technique this large, heavy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,598 Sale Price
40% Off
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,550 Sale Price
25% Off
Raymor 1950s Black Wire Serving Stand and Bowl
By Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Raymor two-tiered black wire serving stand with handle, with
matching circular pedestal bowl.
Bowl measures 6 inches height x 14 inches diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
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....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Art Nouveau 'Plaster' Detailed and Stylized Image of a Women's Buste Signed C.G.
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau 'Plaster' Detailed and Stylized Image of a Women's Buste
Beautifully Detailed
1935, France Signed: Depose C.G.390
The Buste is in good condition with a nice age pati...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Plaster
1950s Mid-Century Blue 'Flower Petal' Biomorphic Murano Glass Bowl or Dish
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian biomorphic shaped and five lipped Murano light blue glass bowl or ashtray with folded rims.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
$135 Sale Price
70% Off
Lorin Marsh Large Ridged Bowl Pink Murano Glass Centerpiece Nickel Tripod Base
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Lorin Marsh large "RIDGED BOWL" in pink with a very soft blush undertone, Murano art glass centerpiece bowl resting on a tripod stand with polished nickel base accents. M...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Nickel
Large Da Ros for Cenedese Italian Pink Sommerso Murano Glass Candlestick Holder
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese large, heavy and tall vintage Italian pink Murano glass candlestick holder made circa 1980s -1990s. Utilizing no less than three top Murano glass techniqu...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$2,096 Sale Price
40% Off
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Blue 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,332 Sale Price
50% Off
Blown Glass Dichroic and Silver, Iridescent Color from Pink to Blue.
Located in Roma, IT
This very light piece of artistic glass changes color based on light. changes color, from pink to light blue. The center is in silver.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver
Vintage Handmade and Hand Painted Ceramic Bowl or Centerpiece, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Vietri, Italy, 1950s.
This ceramic bowl / centerpiece is hand-modeled and hand-painted, with a slight iridescent finish.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show sligh...
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Large 50cm Midcentury Murano Glass Fish Sculpture Italy 1960s 1970s Venice
By Ars Murano
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Due to the nature of glassblowing, every Murano fish is individual, and we are fortunate to be able to offer a large Murano fish measuring an impressive 50cm in length! The main colo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Lino Sabattini Vase Model Living in Silvered Metal '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Vase model "Living" by Lino Sabattini in Silvered Metal, produced in '70s.
Very good condition, as never used, fully original.
Presence of the signature as shown in photo.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Silver "Sayala" Sculptural Bowl by Lino Sabattini
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This silver plated Sabattini sculptural bowl is signed "Lino Sabattini" and stamped above with " Sayala S/41 Callezione Sabattini Bregnano Italy". Perfect as a centerpiece on a dinin...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Luciano Gaspari Salviati Murano Smoky Green Italian Art Glass Abstract Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear smoky gray color with green paint stroke Italian art glass sculpture on base. Documented to designer Luciano Gaspari for the Salviati compan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
"Tremiti" Bowl by Angelo Mangiarotti for Danese, Italy, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
High glazed orange ceramic bowl by Angelo Mangiarotti for Danese, Italy from the late 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
$990 Sale Price
23% Off
Firma Svenskt Tenn (Sweden, 1924), A Pewter Vase, Stockholm 1934
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Firma Svenkt Tenn, a pewter vase, Stockholm 1934.
Stamped with angel mark, Stockholm H8. Height 20 cm
Wear due to age and use. Scratches. Rim chip
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Pewter
Mid-Century Rometti Umbertide Ceramics Liqueur set 1930s Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Very original liqueur set in worked and glazed ceramic in white and orange shades, consisting of a bottle with handle, six glasses and circular tray. The set is signed, on the bottom...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
$947 Sale Price
20% Off
Seguso Black Murano Glass Centerpiece, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare and beautiful centerpiece ashtray in Murano glass Archimede Seguso 1970, round black color. With label.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Venetian Goblet in Murano Glass Orange and Gold with a Grape
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Venetian Goblet in Murano Glass Orange and Gold with a Grape
Refined Italian Venetian handcrafted goblet in blown Murano glass composed by a small bowl in light-orange and w...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
La Borne, Barabara Delfosse
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Barbara Delfosse, famous artist from the renowned place La Borne (France).
Rectangular dish in pyrite stoneware in green tones.
Unique piece in perfect condition.
Dimensions:
L50cm ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Sandstone
Midcentury Modern Glass Centerpiece
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Midcentury Modern Glass Centerpiece.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
White Painted Italian Gold Leaf Metal Pendant Centerpiece, circa 1950s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Metal Painted Gold Leaf 1950's Pendant Centerpiece, Italy
This 4 armed gilt metal piece was originally a pendant chandelier.
Very functional, with many uses such as tabletop din...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Metal
Franco Albini Style Wicker Basket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Franco Albini Style Wicker Basket. Measures 16" across and 7.5" tall. Statement piece that is beautifully made! Perfect for the center of any Ta...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Wicker
$265 Sale Price
46% Off
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Vintage Bohemian Amethyst Blown Glass Vase with Salamander
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
1890s. Probably made in Bohemia or in a Northern European country.
This beautiful blown glass vase is rendered in a lovely amethyst color.
It features a modeled glass salamander, app...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass
1950´s Sterling Silver Cup, turquoise enamels, Baguès - Spain
Located in Girona, Girona
Sterling silver cup, turquoise enamels encrustation.
Stamps: Bagués, others illegibles.
Weight: 878 grms
Barcelona, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Alfredo Barbini Italian Glass Double Fish Centrepiece Platter
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large Sommerso Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese Murano Italian glass double fish centerpiece platter. Bullicante glass formed fish and centrepiece bowl. No signs of chips or breaks.
...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
United States US Senate Eagle Crystal Glass Candy Dish Bowl Centrepiece
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare US senate crystal bowl, clear crystal glass bowl with the insignia of the United States Senate Eagle. Good weight at 6.15 lbs. Possibly made ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass
$413 Sale Price
44% Off
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,332 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver "Baja" Centerpiece Bowl by Lino Sabattini
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This oblong silver plated centerpiece bowl is known as the "Baja" by Lino Sabattini. It is stamped "SABATTINNI" on the edge of the bowl and signed "LINO SABATTINO" with "BAJA B/239 C...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Salviati Murano White Amber Gold Italian Art Glass Birds Centerpiece Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Murano vintage, and gorgeous, hand blown white, deep golden amber and gold flecks Italian art glass playful birds on branch sculptures. They are a matched pair. The birds are documen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Centerpiece Bowl Murano Glass Perple Mid-Century Modern Production Italian 1970
Located in Palermo, IT
Large Murano glass centerpiece plate, in shades of purple and transparent. Modeled in an organic motif, of considerable thickness. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
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...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,155 Sale Price
30% Off
Brazilian Jacaranda Wood Tray Designed by Jean Gillon for Wood Art
By Jean Gillon
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Brazilian Jacaranda wood tray designed by Jean Gillon, circa 1960. Excellent vintage condition, very minor scratches on underside consistent with age and use. Includes ...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Jacaranda
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
Vintage Hand Blown Green Glass Centerpiece / Bowl, Made in Empoli, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Empoli, Italy, 1940s.
It is a high-quality centerpiece made in green hand blown glass.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be c...
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass
Cenedese Trio of Mid-Century 1970s Italian Black & Clear Murano Glass Vases
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese trio or set of three large and heavy vintage Mid-Century modern Italian Murano round, circular glass vases or oversized tealight / candle holders, circa 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large Cenedese Italian Asymmetric Red Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl Dish or 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,332 Sale Price
50% Off
1970s Italian Centerpiece by Franco Lagini
By Franco Lagini
Located in Palermo, PA
This eye-catching centerpiece is made of brass with handles in ivory imitation.
Its signed underneath by Franco Laginis characteristic signature and Made...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Brass
New Old Stock Large 1.1kg Murano Glass Vase Antonio da Ros Cenedese 1970, No.2
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass element
Design:
Antonio da Ros
Producer:
Cenedese Vetri (marked underneath the vase)
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1960s-1970...
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
1950s Vallauris Majolica Ceramic Large Leaf Platter / Centerpiece
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching large leaf flower glazed ceramic platter, serving tray or centerpiece manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950-1960s.
Interesting to be used as decorative centerpiece, fr...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Pottery, Majolica, Ceramic
Large 30cm 1.9kg Glass element bowl by Flavio Poli Attrib., Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli attrib.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass shell bowl element was produced in the 19...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
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
$4,395 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Murano Art Glass Shell Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY Mid Century Murano Art Glass Shell Bowl, in the Manner of Tosso or Martens.
Made in Murano, Italy circa 1960 this is a be...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
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