Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
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
Period: 1950s
Suede Mirror by LaBarge, 1950s
By La Barge
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegantly double framed mirror with khaki suede paneling between the interior and exterior frame.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Brass Framed Beveled Mirror in the Style of Gio Ponti, Italy, 1950
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Brass Framed Beveled Mirror in the Style of Gio Ponti, Italy, 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Bakalowits Crystal Diamond Backlit Mirror Glass Chrome, Austria, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakalowits crystal diamond mirror chrome, Austria 1950. Midcentury 20.5 inch backlit mirror with very large glass diamonds in excellent condition. 4 b...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Mid Century Bamboo Oval Wall Mirror Designed by Franco Albini, Italy 60
Located in Lucija, SI
Mid Century oval wall mirror designed by Franco Albini in the 60s in Italy.
Made from bamboo and rattan
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Wood, Italy, C. 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
A. Brandt Ranch Oak, Wall Mirror, Oak, USA, 1958
Located in High Point, NC
A carved oak wall mirror designed and produced by A. Brandt Ranch Oak, USA, 1958.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Oak
James Mont Cerused Oak Mirror
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
James Mont Cerused oak mirror.
The wood retains the original finish which is in excellent vintage condition.
The mirror can be hung horizontal...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Rattan, Bamboo, Mirror Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo and rattan wall mirror produced in Italy, c. 1950s-1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Italian Decorative Brass Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Italian decorative brass mirror. The mirror has a ring at the top for hanging.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Brass, Mirror Glass, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Rattan, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A rattan wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Rattan, Mirror
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Bamboo, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo wall mirror produced in Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bamboo, Mirror
Rattan and bamboo mirror, 1950s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Rattan and bamboo mirror, Made in Italy, 1950s.
Peculiar oval wall mirror handmade of bamboo and rattan. It is in excellent condition and retains the patina of time. Produced in Ita...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Brass, Mirror Glass, Italy, C. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Campo & Graffi 'Attributed', Wall Mirror, Teak, Brass, Mirror, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and teak wall mirror design attributed to Franco Campo and Carlo Graffi, presumably manufactured by Home, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Brass, Mirror Glass, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror, Italy, C. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A rectangular, bamboo and rattan wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Italian Midcentury Designer Teak Bentwood Wall Mirror, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous mid-century long wall mirror with beautiful oval frame of teak bentwood.
Made in Italy in the 1950s, attributed to Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi.
The mirror glass is hold from...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Bentwood
Thin-Edged Brass Mirror by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rare and beautifully rendered thin-edged square mirror in warmly patinated brass.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Oval Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An oval, rattan wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Rattan, Mirror
Floral Wall Mirror from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A finely crafted Mid-Century Modern mirror comprised of multiple shaped elements in the form of a flower. Made in the USA, circa 1950s.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Italian Mirror Midcentury Shaped Brass Frame 1950s Gold
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian Mirror midcentury Shaped Brass Frame 1950s Gold.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Floating Wall Mirror Iron Brass, Midcentury, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Floating iron frame mirror, Italy, circa 1955
Mid century Italian iron frame mirror with a cord suspension and brass details.
It’s in great condition, the mirror glass shows min...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Iron
A Spanish 1950s wrought iron mirror with decorative floral frame design
Located in London, GB
A Spanish 1950s wrought iron mirror with decorative floral design frame
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modernist Tessellated Octagonal Smoked Antiqued Mirror Border
Located in New York, NY
This minimal and highly sophisticated Mid-Century Modernist Mirror W/ Tessellated Octagonal Smoked Antiqued Border originates from the United States, C...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Hand-Painted Wood, Mirror Glass, Italy, C. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A hand-painted wooden wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
french 1950's mid century WALL MIRROR with wire mesh frame and brass
Located in Mannheim, DE
A very decorative French mid century wall mirror. The frame is made of black wire mesh and brass. The mirror itself is also framed with brass.
Dimensions: diameter 13 3/4" (35 cm),...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Glas & Trä, Wall Mirror, Teak, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak wall mirror designed and produced by Glas & Trä, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Teak
Italian Designer, Oval Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An oval, rattan wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Rattan, Mirror
Mid Century Rectangular Brass Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian mid century mirror with the rectangular brass frame, mirror is also in original condition with the wood backing
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Round Bamboo Wall Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A classic interlocking bamboo Italian 1950's circular mirror; with original velvet backing.
Italy, circa 1950
Size: 25 1/2' diameter x 1 1/2" deep.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Velvet, Bamboo, Glass
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A rattan wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Rattan
Mid-Century Yngve Ekström Rare Large Mirror "Konkret" by Eden Spegel in Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This exceptionally good designed mirror was designed by Yngve Ekström in the 1950s, Sweden. "konkret" is made from teak. This particularly one is the large version and not often seen...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Mirror with Stylized Bronze Foliate Laurel Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modern mirror was realized in the United States circa 1950. It features a demi lune stylized laurel base consisting of recurring five point spiked foliate forms (perhaps abstracted bay leaves) that meet in the center below a circular panel of plain mirror. The curvilinear bronze...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Italian Designer, Mirror, Painted Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A painted brass wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Rectangular Minimal Mirror in Brass Gio Ponti Style
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian Rectangular Minimal Mirror from the middle of the century in Gio Ponti brass Attributed, the lateral cone in solid brass structure in wood, orig...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Iconic Wall Mirror by ico Parisi for MIM Mod. Paraggi
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic Wall Mirror by Ico Parisi for MIM, Model "Paraggi" (1958)
This exceptional wall mirror, designed by the renowned Italian architect and designer Ico Parisi for MIM, epitomizes...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
String, Mirror, Wood
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Brass, Mirror Glass, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Circa 1950 Spanish Metal Mirror - Mid-Century Vintage Design
Located in Barcelona, ES
Metal Mirror, circa 1950. Traditionally manufactured in Spain. By unknown designer. Embrace the charm of Mid-Century design with this metal and wood circular mirror, traditionally ...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brass Wall Mirror, Germany, 1950s, Set of 3
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Asymmetrical and all from the same series with brass clips.
The smallest mirror: 61cm high, 40cm wide, 2 cm deep.
The middle mirror: 72cm high, 35c...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Beech
Swedish Designer, Wall Mirror, Fabric, Gilt Wood, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A red fabric and gilt wood wall mirror, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Fabric, Mirror, Wood
Italian Designer, Oval Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An oval rattan wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Rattan, Mirror
Luciano Frigerio Midcentury Brass Mirror with Twisted Frame, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Large mirror, Italy, circa 1970 by Luciano Frigerio
Dimensions are 37.4"(H) x 27.1" (W) 3.54".
Floating midcentury brass mirror with twisted frame, Italy, circa 1970 by Luciano Fri...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Large 1950s wall mirror in trapezoidal shape with a solid cherry wood frame
Located in München, DE
Beautiful large Mid Century wall mirror in trapezoidal shape.
Frame is made of solid wide high-quality cherry wood. With thick rop...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Cherry
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Wood, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Large 1950s Hollywood Regency Mirror with Etched and Mirrored Glass Frame
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stunning mid-century Hollywood Regency wall mirror dated January 1956 en verso; the tall rectangular mirror plate within an exceptional undulating glass frame of clear and etched ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Bamboo, Rattan, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A bamboo and rattan wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Emil Stejnar Backlight Mirror '50
Located in Hannover, DE
A round wall mirror by Münchner Zier-Form, designed by Emil Stejnar, with indirect lighting and plastic flowers from the 1960s.
This vintage item is fully functional and in very good...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Sheet Metal
Italian Asymmetrical Mirror, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Italian asymmetric mirror from the 1950s. Frameless, with a clear edge, this sports a floating mirror with a seemingly freestyle jagged shape....
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Italian Wall Mirror with Brass Frame (circa 1950s)
Located in London, GB
Mid-century Italian wall mirror with brass frame (circa 1950s). The mirror is classically-shaped and distinctive in a Modern style. It is in good overall condition. A beautiful patin...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Model DZ84 White Lacquer Framed Mirror by Benno Premsela for 't Spectrum, 1950s
By Benno Premsla, 't Spectrum Bergeijk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model DZ84 mirror by Benno Premsela for 't Spectrum, 1950's. The model was in the Spectrum collection from 1964-1971. The mirror has a white lacquered frame and a square mirror that ...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Lacquer, Mirror
Midcentury Wall Mirror
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant wall mirror, made in Italy in 1950s.
Patinated aluminum frame with sinuous shape and original mirror, in the style of Gio Ponti.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Italian Designer, Oval Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An oval rattan wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Rattan, Mirror
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Handcrafted Wood Mirror, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handcrafted mid-century wood mirror made in Spain, circa 1950. Manufactured in wood. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Wall Mirror by Cristal Art, Torino, Glass circa 1955 Glass Midcentury
By Cristal Arte
Located in Vienna, AT
Wall mirror by Cristal Art, Torino, circa 1955 glass mid-century.
27” wall mirror with a mirrored optical glass frame and a round central mirror (20"). Great quality piece in goo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Tear Drop Wall Mirror, Wood, Mirror, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden tear drop wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Modernist Mirror with Brass Frame, Italy, c. 1950
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian Modernist Mirror with Brass Frame, Italy, c. 1950
Brass, Glass
H: 30 D: 1 W: 19 in.
Unusual shape oft not found
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
American Designer, Large Wall Mirrors, Bamboo, Rattan, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of large bamboo and rattan wall mirrors designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
Heavy staining to mirror glasses.
Dimensions: 62.75” H x 40” W x 1.35” D
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Mid-century Modern wall mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern wall mirrors 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 wall mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, wall decorations, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, mirror and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern wall mirrors 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 wall mirrors, popular names associated with this style include Cristal Arte, Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand, and Glustin Creation. 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 wall mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $61 and tops out at $99,024 while the average work can sell for $2,413.