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 legendary 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.
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
1950s Italian Brass Framed Octagonal Mirrors, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of vintage 1950s brass framed octagonal shaped mirrors, sold as a pair. They are both in good condition with patina to the brass.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Eriksmålaglas, Adjustable Wall Mirror, Teak, Cut Mirror Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable teak wall mirror designed and produced by Eriksmålaglas, Eriksmåla, Sweden, 1950s.
Executed in three joined parts that are adjustable.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Teak
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Wood, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950-1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian 1950 Wall Mirror with Feet in Brass Gio Ponti Style Gold Structure
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rare mirror with very elegant and high quality feet, work attributable to the Great Master Designer Gio Ponti, the brass structure has been polished as you can see in the photo.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Vintage Shield Shaped Wall Mirror with Brass Frame, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
It features a brass frame.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
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
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A 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
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A 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
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
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Diamond Shape Rosewood Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern diamond shape rosewood mirror.
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to lif...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood, Mirror
Italian Designer, Oval Wall Mirror, Bamboo, Mirror, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An oval, bamboo wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s-1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Bamboo
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 Blue Glass Circular Mirror, 1950's
Located in New York, NY
A circular Italian 1950's mirror with blue surround and clear cut glass on the inner portion.
Italy, circa 1950
Size: 28" diameter
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Cut Glass
Finnish Designer, Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Finland, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A rattan wall mirror designed and produced in Finland, 1950s.
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Rattan, Mirror
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, Brass, Mirror, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Wicker, Mirror, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wicker wall mirror designed and produced by an Italian designer, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wicker, Mirror
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, 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
Beautiful Mid Century Wall Mirror from Italy with an Ornate, Gold-Plated Frame
Located in München, DE
Beautiful rare Mid Century wall mirror made of ornate solid wood.
The frame is completely gold-plated and has a wonderful patina.
Manufactured in Italy in the 1950s.
Original mirr...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Plate
Italian Designer, Circular Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A circular, 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
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, 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, Brass, Mirror Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
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...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
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
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A 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
Italian Designer, Square Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, C. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A square, 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
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, Circular Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A circular, 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
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 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
Paul Frankl, Wall Mirror, Cork, Mirror Glass, USA, C. 1950s
By Paul Frankl
Located in High Point, NC
A cork wall mirror designed by Paul Frankl and produced by Johnson Furniture company, c. 1951.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Cork
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
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, 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
Italian Designer, Circular Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, C. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A circular, 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
Large Mirror by Cristal Arte, circa 1950
By Cristal Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Large mirror manufactured by Cristal Arte in the 50s, It features a brass frame and a perimetral colored mirrored glass. The perfect item for large entryways and rooms.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Italian Designer, Circular Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A circular, 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
Italian Midcentury Wall Mirror in Red and Blue with Yellow Ribbon, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful und unique Italian mid-century wall mirror with yellow hanging ribbon.
Made in Italy in the 1950s.
The mirror is most probably inside made of chestnut and have been covered by an artisan with a red and blue cord and hung on a wall hook with a wide yellow ribbon...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Cord, Chestnut
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A 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
1950s Eugenio Escudero Wall Mirror Mahogany Mexico City
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Eugenio Escudero Very Modern Oval Wall Mirror in Mahogany, Mexico City
Unmarked. Eugenio Escudero attribution.
Solid mahogany wood frame skewed angle...
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1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
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, 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, 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, Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wall mirror, produced in Italy, 1950s. Cut mirror glass is framed in rattan
Other designers of the period include Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand, Franco Albini, and Josef ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bamboo, Mirror, Cane
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Wood, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A carved wooden wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Wood, Italy, c. 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
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, 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, 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
Italian Designer, Wall Mirror, Rattan, Mirror Glass, Italy, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A 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
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 Italian Rectangular Minimal Mirror in Gio Ponti Attributed Brass
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...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Wall Mirror
By Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-century Italian wall mirror made from shaped and stained fruitwood with corner finger joints. In very good original condition with slight crazing to mirror plate.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Fruitwood
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
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
Mid Century Brass Table or Wall Mirror France
By Cartier
Located in Den Haag, NL
Such a clever design, this brass table or wall mirror. Adjustable in
several ways. Very nice quality. 1950s France.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
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.
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