Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
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
1930s Pair of Bookcases/Cabinets by Carl Malmsten SMF Birch Mid Century Modern
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A pair of swedish Art Deco bookcase or cabinets by Carl Malmsten for SMF. The case is composed of highly figured golden flame birch wood with rosewood banding and inlays. Relief carv...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Birch
Rosewood Wall Bookshelf by Celina Decorações, Brazilian Mid-Century, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Produced in the 1960s by Celina Decorações, this wall bookshelf has a minimalist design, enhanced by its beautiful rosewood veneers. It has three shelves with “T”-shaped lateral deta...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Danish Modern Mid century Rosewood Bookcase shelves on tapered legs
By Gunni Omann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful simple Danish modern mid century rosewood bookcase. Has 3 adjustable shelves. Amazing rosewood grain! In great vintage condition, circa 1960. by Gunni Omann - made in Denma...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Stylish Mid-Century Small Bookcase by Paul McCobb for Planner Group
By Paul McCobb
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stylish small bookcase for the Planner Group designed by architect and furniture designer Paul McCobb. Great to use in a children's room to keep all their books within reach for the...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Birch
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Roberto Monsani 'Life' Bookcase for Acerbis, 1980s
Located in Milano, IT
'Life' modular wall system designed by Roberto Monsani and produced by Acerbis in the 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Plexiglass, Wood
Vintage Barrister Bookcase by Viking
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Add timeless elegance and functional beauty to your home or office with this vintage “The Viking” Sectional Bookcase, expertly crafted from solid oak and featuring classic glass-fron...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Midcentury Brass, Lucite and Glass Étagère with Five Shelves
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury brass, Lucite and glass corner étagère.
Five shelves
We have four corner étagères available (Three with measurements 31.61in x 31.61in and one 39.37 x 39.37). One of the...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$3,080 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Bookcase Go by Pierre Chapo
By Pierre Chapo
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Bibliothèque modulable par Pierre Chapo de la serie système go.
Nous avons plus d’étagère d’angles et droites.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Elm
$18,898
Large Variety of Modular Pine Bookcases
Located in London, GB
This versatile set of Danish 1970s modular shelves is a practical and stylish storage solution designed to meet a variety of organizational needs. Crafted from durable pine wood, the...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Pine
$339 / item
Wall Unit Attributed to Eugenio Escudero
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Spectacular wall unit attributed by the Spanish designer and fervent admirer of Gio Ponti who settled in Mexico, Eugenio Escudero. Escudero is cataloged one of the greatest icons of ...
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1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Bookcases With Floating Drawers- a Pair
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An Edward Wormley designed bookcase for Dunbar. Both shelves have a floating drawer that hangs from below. Beautiful walnut case with a base wrapped in the original leather which sho...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Boho Globe Wernickie Barrister Bookcases - Set of 3
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Vintage Boho Globe Wernicke Barrister Bookcases - Set Of 3 showcases classic American craftsmanship with a bohemian twist. These stackable, glass-front bookcases are perfect for ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Modern Danish Design Rosewood Bookcase by Hundevad & Co, 1960s
Located in Breda, Netherlands
Bookcase
Danish bookcase in beautiful rosewood veneer. Designed by Carlo Jensen and made by Hundevad & Co.
Marked by 2 stamps! However, a Hundevad bookcase can always be recognized ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Teak Model RY-100 Wall Unit / Room Divider by Hans Wegner for Ry Møbler, c. 1965
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare Model RY-100 three bay wall unit by Hans J. Wegner for Ry Møbler. Constructed from a mix of solid and veneered teak this cleverly designed and expertly crafted pie...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Wall Unit "Extenso" by Amma Torino, 1960s
By Amma
Located in bruxelles, BE
Large fully modular wall unit comprising 4 black uprights, 7 planks, 1 small pedestal with 2 sliding doors, 1 large pedestal with 4 drawers and two sliding doors and 1 large pedestal...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Library in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, library, walnut, glass, Italy, 1970s
This impressive library is designed by Itali...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Midcentury Modern Teak Wood Credenza Shelves with Glass Panels
Located in Nantucket, MA
A multi-level Mid-Century Modern teak wood console credenza shelves with sliding glass panels on the lower level. The left side is 14" D x 27" H, the right side is 18" D x 18" H. Ref...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Teak
Design Midcentury Bookcase by František Mezulánik, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare mid-century bookcase, made by František Mezulánik for UP Závody, in the 1960's.
Made of wood.
Cleaned, applied reviving oil, shows signs of age, overall in great shape.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Wallunit by Finn Juhl for Bovirke Denmark, 1960s
By Finn Juhl
Located in amstelveen, NL
Large modular wall unit BO71 from the 1960s by Finn Juhl with a beautiful rosewood veneer with brass. The placement of the shelves and cabinet can be freely chosen. The shelf was man...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
$16,240 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century bookcase cabinet Bramin 160 Sven Ellekär teak shelf
Located in Berlin, DE
We are offering a beautiful mid-century teak shelf by Bramin from the 1960s for sale. The design was created by Sven Ellekaer and is still very popular today.
Condition: Good used c...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Franco Albini Radio in Cristallo, by Cassina
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Radio in Cristallo station by Franco Albini in 1938. Relaunched in 2021.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Radio in Cristallo goes straight to the heart of the project that Franco Albini created as a prototype-model in 1938 for his home. He took apart and reassembled a radio in a wood cabinet received as a wedding gift, exposing the electric components by pressing them between two sheets of tempered glass. A tribute to lightness, a step that catapults the designer in the direction of bold modernity that, by demonstrating progress, narrates its value. In concert with Fondazione Franco Albini, Cassina has optimized the design the architect entered into a competition by the Swiss company Wohnbedarf in 1940, keeping the same size while adding new Bluetooth technology and an optional subwoofer that, connected to Wi-Fi, creates a more enveloping atmosphere. Radio in Cristallo will also be offered in a special limited edition of only five pieces. The Radio in Cristallo L.E., with a numbered metal plate on the side of the structure, will feature white knobs...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$24,970 / item
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Wood Book Shelf Display Cabinet
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Wood Book Shelf Display Cabinet Adjustable Shelf
Dimensions. 66 W ; 15 1/2 D ; 32 H
Inside ( Right ). 12 W ; 14 D...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
$1,753 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish mid century elm open bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish mid century elm open bookcase circa 1950.
Beautiful quality Swedish made open bookcase. Simple but very elegant design which lends itself to modern and traditional interior...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Birch
Danish Mid Century Modern Rosewood Revolving Bookcase Shelf
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful Danish Modern Rosewood Bookcase. Wonderfully detailed with contrasting vertical and horizontal design with varying shades of Rosewood. Upper case with ample display surface...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Original Bruno Mathsson Book Cradle for Karl Mathsson ( 1st Production Example )
Located in Chicago, IL
Original Bruno Mathsson Book Cradle for Karl Mathsson
1st Production Label still attached. Handwritten Date of '41 in pencil on top of Label. Des...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Birch
Franco Albini Modular Bookcase Infinito, Black Stained Ask For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Franco Albini Modular Bookcase Infinito, Black Stained Ask For Cassina
Designed between 1956 and 1957 by Franco Albini and Fr...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
$33,313 Sale Price / item
20% Off
"LB2" Bookcase by Ignazio Gardella, Italy, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
"LB2" Bookcase by Ignazio Gardella, Italy, 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Teak and Brass Midcentury Free Standing Bookshelf Attributed to ISA
By ISA Bergamo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Bookshelf made from teak wood in the 1950s.It is equipped with storage unit and shelfs. Overall good condition: this bookshelf has never been restored with the exception of some minor interventions: it keep its original patina but may show oxidation defects in the finishing, discolorations and some slight signs of wear.
Just one item is available.
This furniture is part of a 1950s decor...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
1970s Floating Wall Display Cabinet Unit Wood Glass Bookshelf Bar Midcentury
Located in London, GB
This amazing wood display cabinet from the 1970s, made to order in Italy for their owners.
It has an exceptional craftsmanship made out of solid ashwood most of it and is a unique p...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Bibliothèque étagère vintage en orme des années 80
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bibliothèque étagère des années 80, en orme blond, 4 étagères, montants cylindriques, marquée Monard très bon état général avec des rayures d’usage sur les étagères.
Ref 240 728
Haut...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Elm
Vintage Modern Stainless Steel and Glass Bookshelf Etagere
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Italian étagère features a solid construction of brushed stainless steel with five glass shelves for display. Striking modern bookshelf for home or shop storage and display. Ple...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel
$840 Sale Price
43% Off
Etagère murale en pin vintage style Maison Regain des années 80
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Etagère murale en pin vintage, dans le style Maison Regain des années 80. 2 crochets métalliques pour la suspendre. Très bon état.
Ref 240 324
Hauteur : 41...
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Fine Mid-Century Trumeau Bar Cabinet Attr. to Paolo Buffa, 1950
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Rome, IT
Dry bar, walnut, Italy, 1940s
Elegant Italian bar cabinet in walnut and ebonized wood, inside with Mosaic mirrored glass attributed to Paolo Buffa, 1940.
Lower part with two drawers...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
$8,504 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mid Century Modern gold Color Metal Decorative Bookshelf or Plant Stand.
Located in Seattle, WA
The bookshelf is a multi-tiered, open-frame structure made of metal with a gold-colored finish. It features four horizontal shelves with a perforated, hexagonal mesh design, providin...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Metal
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Bookcase by Claudio Salocchi for Sormani, Italy, 1960s
Located in Correggio, IT
Important bookcase designed by Claudio Salocchi for Sormani in the 1960s. Elegant and refined, it consists of four modules, each in turn composed of 3 height modular blocks. The bala...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Bamboo and Rattan Étagère Shelves, Italy, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
A Mid Century bamboo and rattan three-tier Italian étagère (shelves) dating from the 1960s.
In excellent condition commensurate of age.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
$1,689 Sale Price
20% Off
Julian Chichester Designed Wall Unit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two piece wall unit designed by Julian Chichester in natural vellum and metal framing. Designed after Paul McCobb's iconic wall unit.
Mid-Century Modern two piece wall unit with shelving storage and drawers. Standing room divider with storage...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
$3,000 Sale Price
33% Off
'Enetri' bookshelf, Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea, 1980
Located in Torino, IT
'Enetri' bookshelf, Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea, 1980
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1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
ONE AVAILABLE. Display Shelves in Red Tubular Enameled Steel with 3/8 Inch Glass
Located in Kansas City, MO
ONE AVAILABLE. Storage shelves with 3/8 inch polished edge glass and red enameled tubular frames. Very good condition. Price is for each. These would work well in any mid century, p...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass
Scandinavian elm and burr low open bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian elm and burr low open bookcase circa 1950.
Stunning art deco influenced Swedish low open bookcase. Made from elm, narrow depth and rounded ends make this the ideal sto...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Elm, Burl
Mahogany bookcase by Mogens Koch
Located in PARIS, FR
Solid mahogany bookcases designed by Mogens Koch in the 1930s and produced by the Rud publishing house . Rasmussen in Denmark. This piece of furniture is part of the tradition of fun...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$1,189 / item
Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' Shelf for Gubi in Oak
By Gubi, Mathieu Matégot
Located in Glendale, CA
Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' shelf for Gubi in oak.
The Démon Shelf, or the Biblio-Démon in Matégot’s original 1954 sketches, was part of a “plan d’execution de la bibliothèque," or his ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Fritz Haller & Paul Schärer Style Etageres with Faux Marble Shelves
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage chrome étagères or bookshelves with faux marble shelves. There is visible scratching to the tops and some of the shelves. All over signs of wear are present, consistent with ...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Chrome
Charlotte Perriand Shelf, Les Arcs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Charlotte Perriand shelf made for Les Arcs ski resort. Circa 1960s. Solid slab of Pine wood secured onto a steel frame glazed in a white ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Bridges Small Green by Muller Van Severen for BD Barcelona, 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bridges Small by Muller Van Severen for BD Barcelona, 2024
Bridges is a collection of cabinets designed by Muller Van Severen. MVS developed the cabinets from their series of ‘Wave’ vases. The vase silhouettes were brought into handmade cabinets with unique cutout bases that transcend function. Their refined colours and glossy finishes emphasise structure, standing out with a sculptural beauty. Alone or as a whole, the Bridges cabinets create a colourful architecture that is vibrant and spacious and, of course, full of personality.
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About the designer:
Muller Van Severen was founded in 2011 by Belgian artist duo Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen. They are both artists, and their work showcases their appreciation of the natural beauty of materials and how materials can speak for themselves. Working between design and art, the couple has always been on an inspired quest for sculpturally interesting design objects and furniture. Their creations are globally identified in both private homes and public spaces. All of Muller Van Severens own production pieces are handmade by small-scale fabricators and skilled artisans, with an honesty to the rawness and irregularity of the chosen material.
Their work is characterized by careful research into their shared passion for art, architecture and materials, yet their designs appear to be created almost intuitively and with total effortlessness.
About the manufacturer:
BD has been around for over half a century. It was founded in a nightclub in 1972 by a bunch of young architects and designers from Barcelona. They broke into the design world with a new vision: to produce and market their designs, and the designs of their friends with complete creative freedom and design criteria. Beginning with the designs of contemporaries like Ettore Sottsass, Rennie Mackintosh and Álvaro Siza, BD provoked a curiosity about design. These early pieces helped bring international recognition to the country’s design scene, and many of them still exist today.
They are an international design company run by a collective ownership —Apartamento Magazine...
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21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
$6,900 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Swedish Modern Bar Cabinet / Bookcase With Detailed Inlays
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Sweden
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Mjolby Intarsa
Era: 1940s
Materials: Mahogany, Beech
Measurements: Inquire for measurements
Condition: In excellent original condition...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Beech, Mahogany
Leaded Glass Bookcase by White Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning standing bookcase made by White Furniture, featuring walnut wood with leaded glass doors. Standing on metal legs with four doors and two wide drawers. Great design with soli...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Osvaldo Borsani Rare Wall Bookcase with Pomodoro Artwork
Located in Milano, IT
Discover a masterpiece of mid-century Italian design with this exquisite wall bookcase by Osvaldo Borsani, created in the 1960s to 70s and proudly bearing the Tecno label. Renowned f...
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1760s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$28,554 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Hutch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Standing mid-century modern cabinet with shelving. Four glass doors enclose the display cabinet.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Walnut
$1,800
Guillerme et Chambron, Étagère, Oak Bookcase, Edition "Votre Maison", circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, étagère, oak bookcase, edition "Votre Maison", circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Mid-20th Century Partial Ebonized Mahogany Low Bookcase
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid-20th Century Partial Ebonized Mahogany Low Bookcase. Measures 22.5" in width, 9.5" in depth and 31" in height. Shelves height is 12".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage magazine rack from the 1960s-1970s
Located in Hannover, DE
Small midcentury magazine rack from Denmark.
Good vintage condition.
Teak wood frame.
Further details on request.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Ilmari Tapiovaara for La Permanente Mobili Cantù Bookcases in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
IImari Tapiovaara for La Permanente Mobili Cantù, bookcases, walnut, fabric, Italy, 1957
These library units, crafted from walnut, are the work of Finnish designer Ilmari Tapiovaara...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Renzo Rutili for Johnson Furniture Co. 1950s Low X Form Two Shelf Bookcase
Located in St. Louis, MO
1950s Mid-Century Modern Renzo Rutili for Johnson Furniture Co. low form shelving unit or bookcase with stylized X form ends on round bun feet.
In the style of Edward Wormley for D...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Cherry
Mid-Century Modern Teak Bookcase Shelving and Cabinet
Located in Nantucket, MA
A Mid-Century Modern combination teak bookcase shelves and cabinet at the lower third. Offset brass knobs on the front doors of the cabinet portion. Carved detail at the top crest. C...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Bookcase With Secretary/Desk Made In Teak, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Made of teak and dating from the 1960s, this impressive bookcase with secretary/desk is a masterpiece of functionality and aesthetics. With its beautiful teak wood and characteristic...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Teak
Rectangular Durmast Etagere / Console Table with Two Shelves, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This shelving unit is made in durmast wood. It can be used fixed to the wall or as a divider.
It may show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Italian Metal Etagere or Bookshelf in the style of Diego Giacometti
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Italian Metal Etagere or Bookshelf, in the style of Diego Giacometti, Italy, circa 1960s. The finials at the top of the bookcase look very similar to Giacometti's "Pommeau...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
20th Century Roberto Monsani Lighting Bookcase mod. Life for Acerbis, 70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Roberto Monsani (Florence, 1929-2018) was an architect of famous Tuscan villas and a designer active in the fields of furniture and shop fitting. In 1963, he also founded the 3BM stu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Urio Wall System by Ico Parisi for Mim Roma, Italy, 1957
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Urio wall system in palisander wood designed in 1957 by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, Italy. Different elements including shelves, desk, chest of drawers a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-century Modern bookcases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern bookcases 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 bookcases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern bookcases 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 bookcases, popular names associated with this style include Børge Mogensen, Paul McCobb, Cassina, and Franco Albini. 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 bookcases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $64 and tops out at $136,000 while the average work can sell for $3,257.
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