Bauhaus Furniture
Bauhaus Style
The Bauhaus was a progressive German art and design school founded by the architect Walter Gropius that operated from 1919 to 1933. The name Bauhaus is derived from the German verb bauen, “to build.” Under the school’s innovative curriculum, students were taught the fine arts, such as painting and sculpture, as well as practical skills like carpentry and metalworking. The goal of the Bauhaus was to erase the distinction between art and craft, while embracing the use of new technologies and materials.
The school moved from Weimar in 1925 to the city of Dessau, where it enjoyed its heyday under Gropius, then Hannes Meyer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The period from 1932 to 1933 when it operated in Berlin under Mies was its final chapter. Despite its brief existence, the Bauhaus has had an enduring influence on art and design, and is regarded by many as the 20th century’s chief crucible of modernism. The faculty roster reads like a who’s who of modernist creative genius, and included such artists as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy along with architects and designers like Mies and Marcel Breuer.
Bauhaus design style reflects the tenets by which these creators worked: simplicity, clarity and function. They disdained superfluous ornament in favor of precise construction. The furniture of the Bauhaus and its followers married industrial and natural materials in simple, geometric forms. Seating pieces were made with tubular metal or molded plywood frames, and upholstered with leather or cane. Above all, as you can discern on 1stDibs, designs in the Bauhaus style offer aesthetic flexibility. They can be the elements of a wholly spare, minimalist space, the quiet foundation of an environment in which color and pattern come from one’s own collection of art and artifacts.
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Style: Bauhaus
Copablanca Stool
Located in El Paso, TX
Inspired in a chess piece, this heavy and solid oak stool is 100% handcrafted with a matte black finish.
Category
2010s Mexican Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
GRAPPA Contemporary Leather Lounge Chair with Walnut Panels and Brass Piping
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Form meets function in this sleek yet extremely comfortable suspended leather sling chaise. All materials are sourced locally specifically for each piece and handcrafted. Mexican wal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Brass
PH Mirror, white painted satin matt, diameter 500mm, on/off pull cord, ph
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Created in the late 1930s, the PH mirror features backlit illumination that provides a reflection that is free from shadows and glare. PH’s wall mounted mirror design fits harmonious...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Casbah Chair Contemporary Functionalist Tubular design in Brass and Leather
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
The Casbah chair, inspired by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's photograms, is all linear balance, gravity and angular movement. The complex tubular brass structure of this chair frames a natural...
Category
2010s Mexican Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
PH Stool, Brass Legs, Natural Oak Veneer, Extreme Walnut Leather Seat
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The PH Stool is perfectly proportioned to match the PH Dressing Table or stand-alone as a functional sculpture.
The PH Stool is available in mahogany, black or natural oak. The m...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Oak, Leather
PH Grand Piano PH157 Legacy, Walnut Cognac Leather and Brass Details
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works.
- 5-year guarantee.
- We regularly crate, ship, and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance.
In 1930, Poul Henningsen completely reimag...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Brass
Organic Modern Bar Cabinet with Hand Sculpted Doors and Rattan Traje De Luces
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Traje de Luces Bar Cabinet encompasses an exploration of delicate forms and a richness in details found while travelling through the south of Spain. Elegance, tradition and superior ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Prof Wilhelm Wagenfeld Opaline Pendant Lamp 1930s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Extra Large pendant lamp. Design Prof Wilhelm Wagenfeld 1930s for Lindberg
Luchten .LJS . Porcelain base, comes with a Opaline Glass shade . One E27 bulb
Can be used in the bad ro...
Category
1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Patterned Fabric Slezak Sofa Made in 1930s, Czechia
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Designed by renowned Czech designer Robert Slezak and Made by Slezak Factories, a unique Czech furniture brand specialising on chrome and bent metal furniture.
In pristine origin...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Papercord Armchair by Erich Dieckmann, 1930s
Located in Ottenburg, BE
Elegant bauhaus design armchair made from stained oak and papercord.
Good condition with normal age related wear.
Erich Dieckmann was one of the most important Bauhaus furniture de...
Category
1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Papercord, Oak
'Avant Garde' Storage Cabinet 'High', Bauhaus Style, Color of Your Choice
Located in Paris, FR
Geometric and Minimalist storage cabinet by Russian designer Dmitry Samygin. Inspired by Bauhaus style.
High version (141cm)
Or
Low version (97cm)
Plywood
Measures: 146 x 8...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Plywood
'Avant Garde' Storage Cabinet (Low), Bauhaus Style, Color of Your Choice
Located in Paris, FR
Geometric and Minimalist storage cabinet by Russian designer Dmitry Samygin. Inspired by Bauhaus style.
High version (141cm)
Or
Low version (97cm)
Plywood
Measures: 97 x 14...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Plywood
Marcel Breuer, Laccio Side Table Black Laminated Top with Tubular Chromed Base
Located in PAU, FR
Marcel Breuer 'Laccio' modern side table, the top in black laminate with an MDF core and mounted on a chromed tubular steel frame.
The table dates probably from the 1970s or 1980s. ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Steel
Side Table in White Marble Nero Marquina Green Guatemala and Brass Playing Games
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
The essential shapes of these tables play between them in an alluring game of proportion and color which results in the creation of a perfect balance and tension of material and nega...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Cocktail Table
Located in Bastogne, BE
- Cocktail vintage table in Bauhaus style
- Chrome plating. Tinted glass
- There are slight signs of wear, which underlines the age of the table.
Category
1970s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Robert Malet Stevens Stacking No.222 Chair Pair in Original Gloss Black Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of 1980's edition Robert Mallet Stevens No. 222 Stacking Chairs in vintage original black gloss finish. In excellent functional and structural condition the chair shows signs ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
Contemporary Golden Editions Cushion Handwoven Cotton Striped Kente Indigo
Located in Barcelona, CT
Woven Kente cushion Rhythmic:
Beautifully Striped
Colours: Herb Indigo
One of our favourite repeat patterns is stripes, what is yours? This luxury geometric hand-woven cushion ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ghanaian Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Bauhaus Functionalism Wall Lamps, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- nice style of lighting
- rare type
- new electricity.
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary Golden Editions Cushion Handwoven Cotton Kente Herb Green
Located in Barcelona, CT
Woven Kente cushion 2-Step:
Naturally graphic
Colours: Herb
There is something very comforting about the natural tones of soft green, don’t you think? This graphic cushions in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ghanaian Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Blue Bauhaus Seating Set, Made in 1940s Czechia. Fully Restored Chrome Steel
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Measures: Height: 74 cm
Width: 59
cm Depth: 63 cm Seat: 42 cm Chair
dimensions:
Height:
83 cm Width:
43 cm Depth: 44 cm
Seat: 44 cm.
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Bauhaus Buffet Sideboard Berlin in Natural Walnut, Polished Brass, Rose Pink
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Like its name suggests, Berlin sideboard is inspired by Bauhaus, a wave of thought that is impossible to overlook when passing through the streets of Berlin. In a more down to earth ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Brass
German Chrome & Glass Trolley, Original Condition, Bauhaus, Made 1940s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Unique Bauhaus trolley
Period 1940-1949.
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century Steel Desk Table Lamps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Pair of gooseneck steel desk lamps. Many different settings for using these lamps either indivually or together. Kitchen, office , bedroom, living room or even the bath on a...
Category
1950s American Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Steel
Tortuga Trinket Bowl Travertine, Lava, Memphis, France, Le Berre Vevaud
Located in Paris, FR
Tortuga Trinket bowl Travertine, Lava, Memphis, France, Le Berre Vevaud
Empreinte Collection
Osso natural travertine
Available in black lava
For their second collection, Raphaë...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Lava, Travertine
Set of Four Mid Century Flush Mounts, Wall or Ceiling Lights, 1970s
By RZB Leuchten
Located in Praha, CZ
- in bauhaus style
- nice style of lighting
- rare type
- marked
- new electricity
Category
1970s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Metal
Original Midcentury Metal Brass Modernist Bauhaus Umbrella Stand, Germany, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Bauhaus umbrella stand
Origin:
Germany
Age:
1950s
This original vintage Bauhaus style umbrella stand was produced in the 1950s in Germany. The brass ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Iron
Untitled Side Table Matte Blackened Brass Small Accent, End or Drink Stand
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined matte blackened brass with recessed hex-head fasteners. All material finishes are living finishes: they will change and patina for the better with time and use. Petite...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bauhaus / Functionalism UFO Pendant by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1940s
By Josef Hurka, Napako
Located in Praha, CZ
- Bauhaus, functionalism,
- 1940s, Czechoslovakia
- Original condition.
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Series01 Desk Lamp, Hand-Dyed Gochujang Red Leather, Polished Unlacquered Brass
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined brass in polished unlacquered finish, hand-dyed and waxed leather wrapped wood, soft unstructured pivoting leather shade, hand-dyed braided cotton cord. All material f...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Brass
Christian Dell Desk Lamp, 1930's
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
In good working condition a beautiful Bauhaus desk lamp by designer Christian Dell (1893-1974) produced by Bünte & Remmler Germany, a design from ca. 1930. This lamp can be tilted an...
Category
1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Iron
Set of Unique Cubistic Brass Wall Lamps, 1920s
By Josef Gocar
Located in Praha, CZ
Very rare brass wall lamps come from house in cubistic style. Beautiful clean and simple rondocubist lines. Attributed to Josef Gocár, Polished, rewired. Original brass and ceramic s...
Category
1920s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Chrome Bauhaus / Functionalism Armchair, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s (not later production)
- Very good original condition
- Very stylish, simple design.
Category
1930s European Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Rare Bauhaus Table Lamp by Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud for W. H. Gispen 1920s
Located in Munich, DE
Exceptional, minimalistic Bauhaus / Modernist table lamp or desk light with adjustable height and shade. Designed probably by Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud for W. H. Gispen, 1920s, Rot...
Category
1920s Dutch Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Deco or Bauhaus Nickel-Plated Chandelier, 1920s
Located in Praha, CZ
Completely restored
2-separate circuits 3+1 E25-E27 bulbs, max 4 x 60W, US wiring compatible
New nickel-plating
Perfect condition
Diameter of the globe 16cm.
Category
1920s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Nickel
New Contemporary Berber Moroccan Rug with Bauhaus Style
Located in Dallas, TX
21154 new contemporary Berber Moroccan rug with Bauhaus style 13'06 x 16'08. With its simplicity, plush pile and Bauhaus style, this hand knotted wool contemporary Berber Moroccan ru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Wool
Ama Elastik Factory Chair, circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Ama Elastik factory chair, circa 1930s
- Sprung seat
- Height adjustable
- Shaped Ply seat
- Curved ply back rest
- Original maker decal on the back rest
- Made by Ama Elasti...
Category
1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Beech
Stock of Solid Wood Bauhaus Folding Chairs with Unique Croco Woodprint, Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Voorburg, NL
Amazing stock of 18 Bauhaus folding chairs by Thonet in solid wood. Very nice chairs with a unique Wooden Croco woodprint on the seat and the backrest. Typical Bauhaus style with cle...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Scandinavian Art Deco Table Mirror Bauhaus Era
By Bauhaus
Located in Hudson, NY
Original condition adjustable table mirror chrome steel.
Category
1940s Scandinavian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Christian Dell for Koranda Adjustable Black Bauhaus Desk Lamp, 1933
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Black wood handled table lamp detail designed by Christian Dell in 1933. Produced by Koranda, Vienna. Featuring a tilt black metal stem, wood handle, adjustable and wide 9D black met...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vintage Leather Medicine Ball, 1930s Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
The medicine ball is part of a big collection from the 1920s-1930s, the time of the first gym enthusiasts in Germany. The ball is handmade and filled with horse hair. All balls are i...
Category
1920s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Leather
Bauhaus Shelves by Emile Guillot, circa 1930, Germany
Located in Paris, FR
Shelves by Emile Guillot, circa 1930. These shelves have three levels with three glass panels on chromium tubular frame.
This model is quite original and rare as it has straight tub...
Category
1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Kafka Dining Chair, Design by Toad Gallery London
By Toad Gallery
Located in London, GB
England, circa 2019
A sleek contemporary dining chair with a striking graphic silhouette. Kafka has curves, contours and a timeless complimentary form. Made in England, hand joine...
Category
2010s English Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Oak
Task Lamps by Marianne Brandt for Kandem
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking 1930s task lamps by Marianne Brandt for Kandem (1934-1939), with custom solid steel bases, can be used as wall or table lamps, both have a ball joint at the original base an...
Category
1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chandelier in Pristine Condition, Made 1920s, in Czechia with Glass and Chrome
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Chandelier made out of glass in the 1920s
Original pristine condition. No damages.
Period: Bauhaus2.
Category
1920s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Robert Dudley Bestlite BL4 Floor Lamp, Brass
Located in Berkeley, CA
The iconic Bestlite BL4 floor lamp, designed by Robert Dudley Best in 1930, was initially adopted by garages and the Royal air force engineering departments due to its great function...
Category
20th Century English Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Berber Moroccan Azilal Rug with Postmodern Cubism Bauhaus Mondrian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
20441 Vintage Berber Moroccan Azilal Rug with Postmodern Cubism Bauhaus Mondrian Style. Offering a modern tribal style and asymmetrical color block design, this Mid-Century Modern vi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Architectural 1920s Bauhaus Wall Lamps in Glass and Nickel
By Le Corbusier
Located in Berlin, BE
Great set of two excellent condition wall lamps in the style of Le Corbusier. Very Bauhaus.
To be on the the safe side, the lamp should be checked locally by a specialist concerning ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Set of Three Bauhaus Folding Armchairs Naether, Germany, 1930s
By Naether
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very rare type
- Practical
- Indoor and outdoor
- Designed by E. A. Naether
- Functionalism, Art Deco, bauhaus.
Category
1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Wood
Bauhaus White Steel Vintage Valet or Coat Rack Beech Hanger circa 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Bauhaus tubular steel vintage valet or coat rack or coat stand with beechwood hanger circa 1930, which also shows 2 hooks for hanging the clothes.
We love the coat stand for its time...
Category
1930s Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of Three Bauhaus Ceiling or Wall Lamps, Flush Mounts, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting
- rare type.
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass, Bakelite
1930s Bauhaus Tubular Bed, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Chrome plated parts with signs of use
- Oak veneered wooden parts
- Two pieces available.
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Glass and Chrome Side Table by Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll, c.1970
Located in Surbiton, GB
A classic tubular chrome side table designed by Mies Van Der Rohe for the Tugendhat House in 1927. This example was produced by Knoll in the 70s.
Dimensions (cm, approx):
Heig...
Category
1970s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Bauhaus Red Tubular Chromed Steel Sofa by Robert Slezák, Fully Restored, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Bauhaus style sofa with chrome tubular steel frame.
Manufactured by Robert Slezák in the 1930s.
Chrome tubular steel is in perfect original condition.
Upholstered to high quality ...
Category
20th Century Czech Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Chrome
20th Century Small Restored Red Chrome Bauhaus Table, Adjustable Height, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Small Czech chrome Bauhaus table.
Period: 1930-1939
Source: Czechia.
Measures: Adjustable height 54-80 cm (21.3-31.5 in).
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Bauhaus inspired Memphis Dining Table, Natural Marble stone Estremoz Beige Pink
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
A dining table designed to question the sometimes imposed "good taste" and good functional design with a disregard of typical shapes and an intentional imbalance created by the botto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of 1930 Bauhaus Table Lamps GOETHE by Christian Dell for Bünte & Remmler
Located in Berlin, DE
This elegant and rare pair of 1930 Bauhaus table lamps by Christian Dell for Bünte & Remmler are named "GOETHE" lamp.
They are made out of lacquered steel and are adjustable in heig...
Category
1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Steel
Bauhaus Inspired Armchair L'Unité with Brass Feet, Beige Cotton Velvet
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
L’Unité armchair is proportional and sculptural, perfectly made to the human scale. It gathers strong upholstered shapes lightly supported on elegant stands. A piece that excites the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mithras Ceiling Lamp by August Walther & Söhne, 1930s
Located in Berlin, DE
1938 pendant lamp by August Walther & Söhne. This well-preserved original is heavily influenced by the Bauhaus design. The lamp is made of form-blown glass, 2-layered (white inside &...
Category
1930s Vintage Bauhaus Furniture
Materials
Metal
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