Mid-Century Modern Shelves
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
Lucite & Brass Etagere with Five Shelves by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
USA 1960's.
Introducing the Lucite & Brass Etagere with Five Shelves by Charles Hollis Jones, the perfect addition to your modern home décor.
This stunning brass and glass shelf f...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 4-Shelf System for GUBI in Black Ash
By Gubi, Mathieu Matégot
Located in Glendale, CA
Mathieu Matégot 'Démon' 4-Shelf system for GUBI in black ash.
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 ideal model of an interior home library and study...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Triangular Bamboo and Rattan Italian Corner Bookcase, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century bamboo and Rattan triangular corner bookshelf. Franco Albini inspired the design of this piece, produced in Italy during the 1970s.
This piece is fantastic thank...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, Wicker, Cane
Signed Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Wall Unit with Smoked Glass 1971
By Paul Evans
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Signed Paul Evans Sculpted Broze Wall Unit with Smoked Glass 1971
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bronze
Bibliothèque étagère secrétaire modulable vintage en teck des années 60
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Bibliothèque étagère modulable vintage style scandinave des années 60, très beau design italien, tout en teck, 4 étagères, 1 module secrétaire ou bar. Le meuble peut être utilisé au ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
$1,612 Sale Price
20% Off
Dark Stained Oak Floating Shelving Unit Still Life Floating Shelf
Located in Birmingham, AL
This Floating Shelving Unit offers a new and modern take on Mid-century wall storage. Defined by sturdiness and minimalism, this Still Life floating shelving unit is available in nat...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Vintage MCM Oak Frame & Smoked Glass Etagere Display Shelf Bookcase
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern oak frame and smoked glass shelves etagere, display shelf, or bookcase with adjustable chrome & nylon feet. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Smoked Glass, Oak
Pine Kitchen Wall Hanging Plate Draining Rack
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pine Kitchen Wall Hanging Plate Draining Rack
This useful piece hangs on the wall and drains and stores plates until required
It has a pine frame and wooden dowels with a waterfall...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Pine
Monumental Maple Etagere
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s in great vintage condition. There are small blemishes including scratches, dents, and tape residue but it reads perfectly
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
$8,350
Maria Zachariae Outdoor 'Pantry Module 2' in Limestone and Teak for Skagerak
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Glendale, CA
Maria Zachariae outdoor 'Pantry Module 2' in limestone and teak for Skagerak
Skagerak was founded in 1976 by Jesper and Vibeke Panduro, who took inspiration from their love of Sc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Limestone
Antique Wooden Wall Cabinet Shelf Unit Modernist Style, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Shelves designed by an unknown designer in modernist style, circa 1940 Manufactured in France. Materials: Wood. Metal. In good original condition, with minor wear consiste...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood, Pine
$1,707 Sale Price
20% Off
Modular Teak shelving system by Kai kristansen for FH Möbel , Denmark, 1960s
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Danish modern modular Teak shelving system by Kai kristansen for FH Möbel , Denmark, 1960
Danish design by F.H Møbler
Design year: 1960s
Dimensions: : 19-29-46 D x 60 W x 188 H...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
"String" Wall Shelving System, 1950s Nils Strinning
Located in Neuss, NW
Original String shelf designed in 1949 by Nils Strinning in teak veneer. The system consists of ten metal ladders in black with twelve shelves, two containers with hinged doors and o...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Tomado Blue and Yellow Industrial Shelving Unit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Tomado industrial shelving unit with blue and yellow shelves on black enameled metal wire risers. Designed by Jan Van Der Togt. The shelves ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56.
Relaunched by Cassina in 2012.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Authenticity and avant-garde characterise Charlotte Perriand’s Nuage shelving unit...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
$35,573 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Milo Baughman Style Chrome and Glass Étagère
Located in Stamford, CT
A five-glass shelved chrome étagère in the style of Milo Baughman boasts clean linear lines.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Chrome
Pierre Sala style "Pencil" Shelf, circa 1980
By Pierre Sala
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Pierre Sala style small "pencil" shelf, circa 1980
wear and stains.
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Escargot Shelf by Mathieu Matégot, c. 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Escargot Shelf by Mathieu Matégot,
Artimeta, France / The Netherlands, c. 1950
perforated and enameled steel
"great yellow color"
Mathieu Mathieu Matégot, 1910 - 2001
"Mathieu Ma...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Louis Van Teeffelen Wall Unit in Teak and Brass by WeBe, Netherlands, circa 1950
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Elegant wall-unit by Louis Van Teeffelen for WéBé (Walraven & Bevers), Netherlands – circa 1950.
The wall unit is made of black lacquered wood pilars, teak veneer shelves and cabine...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-R-26-A Periodical Book Case / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
Sculptural qualities define this object. A vivid dynamic between the different volumes and surfaces, showing different qualities from different angles. Its expressive form offers a c...
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
Vintage Boho Bent Rattan Scroll Etagere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Channel a world of bohemian romance with this stunning vintage bent rattan and bamboo etagere. A true masterpiece of artisan craftsmanship, this spectacular piece features an intrica...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Retro Glass Case Cabinet or Bookcase
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Retro Glass Case Cabinet or Bookcase. Beautiful and minimalist design from the 1950s.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Art Glass, Walnut
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Pop Design, Grande étagère Originale Modulable En Bois Laqué Circa 1960
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Pop Design, Grande étagère Originale Modulable En Bois Laqué Circa 1960
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Brass and Glass Lighted Étagère Vitrine
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern lighted étagère possibly designed by Mastercraft (unmarked). High quality craftsmanship metal protective finish in excellent origina...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
Tomado Industrial Wall Mount Shelving Unit with Red and Yellow Shelves
By Tomado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century single section industrial style wall mounted shelving by the iconic TOMADO company. Features Yellow and red enameled metal shelves on black wire risers with some vi...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Danish oak room divider modular library bookcase shelf-system by Henning Kjærnul
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Danish solid oak room divider modular vintage library bookcase shelf-system by Henning Kjærnulf, Denmark, 1960s
Design : Danish by Henning Kj...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Glass, Oak
Milo Baughman Style Pair Lane Etegere Chrome Walnut Glass Mid-Century Classics
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of elegant and practical chrome framed and walnut cased etageres by Lane, Each with adjustable glass shelving. Very well made, sturdy and stable.
The chrome is clean and brigh...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Modern Danish Design Rosewood Bookcase by Hundevad & Co, 1960s
Located in Breda, Netherlands
Danish tall bookcase in beautiful rosewood veneer. Designed by Carlo Jensen and made by Hundevad & Co.
This bookcase is in very good vintage condition and has a total of 6 height-ad...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Rosewood
Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-1956.
Relaunched by Cassina in 2012.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Authenticity and avant-garde characterise Charlotte Perriand’s Nuage...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
$13,755 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Midcentury Italian Black Lacquer and Brass Wall Unit
Located in Troy, MI
Italian display unit in black lacquered wood with glass shelves and brass accents, circa 1970s. Generously sized lower cabinet has hinged doors with single internal shelf in each sec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
$9,999 Sale Price
23% Off
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...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Bookshelf with Rosewood Veneers by Brazilian company Celina Decorações, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Produced in the 1960s by Celina Decorações, this Rosewood bookshelf has a robust and elaborate structure. Built with four columns, two drawer modules, and one cabinet module, it can ...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
1960, Vintage Wooden Shelf, Italian Manufacture
Located in Milan, IT
1960, Vintage wooden shelf, Italian manufacture.
Vintage wooden shelf from the 1960s, Italian production.
Thanks to its dimensions, the shelf ad...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
$616 Sale Price
20% Off
Florence Knoll Sideboard Wall Bar Unit Teak 1954 Knoll International Mid Century
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Munster, NRW
Wall mounted sideboard unit by Florence Knoll, made by Knoll International, Stuttgart in 1954.
Rare opportunity to acquire an original Knoll Internat...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
Teak Mid-Century Modern Free Standing Shelving Unit with Writing Table, 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Mid-Century Modern freestanding shelving unit.
Striking Belgium design from the 1960s.
This wonderful Mid-Century Mo...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Iron
$2,608 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Shelving Unit or Bookcase, Modern Chrome Shelving, C 1960, Midcentury Design
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic square, chrome shelving unit from the 1960's. Finished all around. Can be floating in a room for decorative objects.
Glass shelves ar...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Chrome
1950's Italian shelving unit by Vittorio Dassi
Located in London, GB
Vintage Italian 1950's Vittorio Dassi shelving unit.
A perfect example of the timeless elegance of mid-century Italian design is this stunning shelving...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Eames Original 1st Generation ESU 200-N Storage Unit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original first-generation ESU 200-N storage unit, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. This iconic piece embodies the Eames' innovative approach to modular design, fe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel
Chrome Glass and Oak Etagere in the style of Baughman c. 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Voguish 1970's Mod chrome etagere shelf unit, with tinted glass insert shelves that rest in oak frames. The etagere features four shelves, a lower, a second ( 25 H ) Middle ( 48...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Chrome
Two sides Danish teak free standing room divider shelving Unit, by Poul Cadovius
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Rare Midcentury Danish Teak Shelving Unit, by Poul Cadovius, 1960s
used as a room divider
Danish design by Poul Cadovius
Design year: 1960s
The shelves and the desk cabinet are a...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Le Corbusier LC16 Writing Wood Desk and Shelve by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Writing desk designed by Le Corbusier in 1957. Relaunched in 2010.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Defying the laws of physics, going beyond what we normally understand by the conditions of equilibrium, this bookcase is nothing short of a manifesto for Cassina’s design and construction capabilities. After a lengthy period of research and development, ably assisted by state-of-the-art technology, the company’s designers created a production prototype of the original 1940 piece that architect Franco Albini made as a one-off for his Milan home. Respecting the authentic underlying concept of the design, with its compelling experimental feel, as well as its surprisingly spare, linear looks, today’s model preserves the minimal ideal of the original: a feeling of air and light so that the books and objects seem to float free. Thus does Cassina restore to the contemporary world of design one of its most emblematic artefacts, a piece that has acquired the status of a work of art, as magical now as it was when it was first seen.
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About the designer:
Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was born in La Chauxde-Fonds, in the Swiss Canton of Jura, in 1887; and died in France, in Roquebrune-CAP-Martin, on the French Côte d'Azur, in 1965.
At the beginning of his career, his work was greeted with some reluctance due to its supposed "revolutionary" character and the radical aspect it acquired through his "purist" experiments; In any case, already at that time, he received the recognition he deserved and the admiration of the majority. His message is still being assimilated by an increasing number of people in the profession, but his eccentric avant-garde attitude should be properly taken into account for the use of rational systems in his planning method, as reflected in extremely simple modules and forms based on functional logic.
"A functionalism that does not tend to exalt the mechanical function to the detriment of the symbolic but rather to the rejection of the symbol, which he now considers obsolete and insignificant, and the recovery of the practical function as a symbol of new values" (¹)
In his activities as an urban planner, architect and designer, his method of study continued to develop, sometimes going from one extreme to another in a complex plastic language. Some examples of this are:
Unité d'Habitation, Marseille (1946-52);
the Chapel in Ronchamp (1950-55);
the Dominican Monastery «La Tourette» (1951-56);
the Zurich Center (1964-65)
the Hospital in Venice (1965).
The same dedication will be found in the design of diverse furniture, such as: the furniture of "Equipement intérieur de la maison" (tables, chairs, sofas and armchairs) designed for the Salon d'Automne in 1928 with Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand and “Casiers Standard...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Romeo Rega Brass & Espresso Color Enamel Shelf Cabinet
By Romeo Rega
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this circa 1970s shelf cabinet is attributed to Romeo Rega. The base is an espresso colored enamel over wood with a brass base and hardwar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
Lovely Corner Bamboo and Wicker Shelf, Italy, 1960s
By Bonacina
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very nice Italian corner shelf made of bamboo and wickerwork. Three identical shelves in total. Very good condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Pair of Shaws of London Flamed Hardwood Dwarf Open Library Bookcases Small Suite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning matching pair of Shaws of London dwarf open library bookcases in flamed mahogany which are part of a suite
I have two matching pairs of the...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Hardwood
$1,729 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Asymmetric Wall Shelf, France, 1960s/70s
Located in LEWES, GB
Unique asymmetric wall shelf, France, 1960s/70s. In original condition. One shelf has a hole (see photos). Fast shipping worldwide.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Bernhardt & Vella Set of 4 'Alba' Freestanding Ceiling Fixed Bookcases by Arflex
Located in Tilburg, NL
Ellen Bernhardt and Paola Vella for Arflex, Set of 4 'Alba' Sectional Freestanding Ceiling Fixed Bookcases.
This is a wonderful and very versatile freestanding bookcase with many p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Vintage Teak Modular Wall System by Tomado for Musterring, 1960s.
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
This large rare wall unit is a co-production of Tomado Netherlands and the German company Musterring International. It features 4 teak cabinets, 3 teak shelves. and 8 metal racks....
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Iron
Danish Teak Wall Unit Modular Room Divider by Kurt Ostervig
Located in Kensington, MD
- The statement piece that will define your space yet also help to contain, organize and curate your stuff.
- Finished on the back for placement in the middle of a room.
- Use the dr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
Pair of wooden shelves by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of shelves in wood with stone base.
Creation by Studio Glustin
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Stone
$20,632 / set
1960s Wall shelf, Kai Kristiansen, FM Møbler
Located in Neuss, NW
Classic shelving system from the 1960s. The high-quality containers and shelves are veneered in teak. The system consists of six shelves, a writing surface, one container with two do...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
Set of two Martin Visser DD01 Bergeijk wall shelves with drawers for Spectrum
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Unique set of two wall cabinets with drawers, designed by Martin Visser for 't Spectrum. The model of these cabinets is called DD01 and come...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
1950s Yellow Three Tier Mesh Basket Stand on Hairpin Legs in Original Paint
Located in Ferndale, MI
An uncommon 1950s 3 tier mesh basket stand on hairpin legs in original yellow paint. Weighty and sturdy metal mesh baskets can hold a myriad of items...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Early American Bookshelf with Mahogany Finish
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage early American bookshelf with mahogany finish.
Dimensions. 31 W; 11 1/2 D; 48 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Rattan and Wicker Étagère Corner Shelf, France, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
Vintage midcentury vintage rattan and wicker étagère. Freestanding corner rattan shelves in the manner of the ‘Emmanuelle’ chair, featuring f...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-Century Modern 112B Wall Shelf by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1950/1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Artek
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Mid-Century Modern wall shelf 112B.
Design by Alvar Aalto for Artek Finland.
Striking Finnish design from the 1960s.
Original birch and birch veneer frame with o...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Birch
Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56.
Relaunched by Cassina in 2012.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Authenticity and avant-garde characterise ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
$13,755 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Assymetrical shelf in stained wood, 1980's - Room Divider Shelf
Located in Uccle, BE
Assymetrical shelf in stained wood , 1980's
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Midcentury French Hollywood Regency Chrome Brass Étagère Display Glass Shelf
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful Mid-Century Hollywood Regency display glass shelf was made in France in the 1970s.
It is made in high quality. The étagère wi...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Shelf Unit with Brass Edges
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this circa 1960s small standing shelf unit is made of mahogany and features two adjustable shelves with brass trim on the front...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
Janet Schweitzer Polished Aluminum and Glass Obra Wall Unit design for Pace
Located in Ferndale, MI
1970s " Obra " system designed by Janet Schweitzer for Pace . Three inch diameter arms mount horizontally to 72" tall half round polished aluminum uprights . Uprights are mounted t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
$9,000 Sale Price
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Mid-century Modern shelves for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern shelves 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 shelves created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, wall decorations, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern shelves made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original shelves, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Charlotte Perriand, Poul Cadovius, and Mathieu Matégot. 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 shelves differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $65 and tops out at $120,000 while the average work can sell for $2,886.
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