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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. Authentic Bauhaus furnituresofas, dining chairs, tables and more — and the school’s followers married industrial and natural materials in simple, geometric forms. The goal of the Bauhaus was to erase the distinction between art and craft while embracing the use of new technologies and materials.

ORIGINS OF BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Emphasis on craft
  • Simplicity, order, clarity and a prioritization of functionalism
  • Incorporation of geometric shapes
  • Minimalist and refined, little to no ornamentation
  • Use of industrial materials such as tubular chrome, steel and plastic as well as leather, cane and molded plywood in furniture and other products

BAUHAUS FURNITURE DESIGNERS YOU SHOULD KNOW

AUTHENTIC BAUHAUS FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

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 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 impact on art and design in the United States and elsewhere, and is regarded by many as the 20th century’s chief crucible of modernism

The faculty roster at the Bauhaus reads like a who’s who of modernist creative genius — it included such artists as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy along with architects and designers like Mies and Marcel Breuer, who became known for his muscular brutalist-style concrete buildings in the postwar years. In 1925, while he was head of the Bauhaus carpentry workshop, Breuer gave form to his signature innovation: the use of lightweight tubular-steel frames for chairs, side tables and sofas — a technique soon adopted by Mies and others. Breuer’s Cesca chair was the first-ever tubular steel frame chair with a caned seat to be mass produced, while the inspiration for his legendary Wassily chair, a timeless design and part of the collection crafted to furnish the Dessau school, was the bike he rode around campus.

Bauhaus design style reflects the tenets by which these creators worked: simplicity, clarity and function. They disdained superfluous ornament in favor of precise construction. Seating pieces such as side chairs, armchairs or club chairs for example, were made with tubular metal or molded plywood frames, and upholstery was made from leather or cane. Above all, 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.

Today, from textiles to typefaces, architecture, furniture and decorative objects for the home, Bauhaus creations continue to have an outsize influence on modern design.

Find a collection of authentic Bauhaus furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Bauhaus
Jean Dinner Table 120cmØ Estremoz Marble Base, Nero Marquina, Pink Marble Top
Located in Lisbon, PT
Jean dinner table is a unique piece in it's conception. The combination of three different marbles makes it a sign of unconformity and originality. A solid piece that will create a g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Furniture

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Marble

DOOQ Buffet Sideboard Berlin in Natural Oak, Polished Brass, Powder
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Furniture

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Brass

MW05 armchair in modern style for outdoor use with transparent panels.
Located in Beaumont-Louestault, FR
Ultra-design and sculptural, the MW05 bicolor armchair in its outdoor version is a true work of art, designed to enhance your outdoor spaces. Winner of the first prize in the Furnitu...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Furniture

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Stainless Steel

Netherlands Lounge Chair, 1930s
Located in Reichenschwand, DE
This striking armchair, crafted in the Netherlands during the 1930s, speaks a quiet but unmistakable language of modernist sophistication. Designed with architectural clarity, it mar...
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1930s Dutch Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Cord, Braid, Oak, Wood

Thonet Armchair No. 752 by Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Beach bentwood fully restored with new caning. Made in the 1920s, price per chair 2 pieces available.
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1920s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Cane, Beech

Pair Made Italy Bauhaus Style Bistro Café Chairs Chrome Cane Seat After Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage Bauhaus style made in Italy after Thonet chrome frame with wood & cane seat bistro or café chairs, a pair. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. The wood ring on one of the chair seats was split in the back and has been repaired. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1970’s. Isn’t this a charming pair of chairs? We sure think so! This is a wonderful pair of Italian bistro...
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Late 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

8x Thonet 811 Prague Armshairs by Josef Hoffmann in Bentwood and Cane – Austria
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
1 chair is a slightly later model and somewhat different from the other 7 (see images). Designer: Josef Hoffmann Manufacturer: Thonet Country: Austria Model: Thonet 811...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Beech, Cane, Bentwood

"Danube" flatware by artist János Megyik, c. 1970, Service for 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Design 7000 or Danube flatware service for eight by Janos Megyik, Artist, Hungary by Georgian House, Japan In excellent condition, I do not think it was ever used. In original pla...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

ANTONIO CITTERIO for VITRA Cantilevered Chrome & Leather Lounge Chair 4 avail.
Located in Hudson, NY
Stunning and elegant cantilevered lounge chairs designed by Antonio Citterio for Vitra. Textured leather is soft yet exteremely durable. These chairs will last a lifetime! Chromed ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Lc6 Italian Table by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Perriand by Cassina Circa 1980
Located in Wilton, CT
Dining table designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand originally launched in 1928 for the Salon d’ Automne in Paris and relaunched in 1974 by Cassina. The uniq...
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Late 20th Century Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Set of 5 Cantilever Armchairs in Leather by Matteo Grassi, Model MG15, Italy 70s
Located in Odense, DK
Set of 5 Vintage cantilever armchairs in patinated red / cognac colored leather by Matteo Grassi, made in Italy, 1970s. Stamped. The chairs are strongly reminiscent of bauhaus works ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel

Modernist 5 drawer writing desk, Netherlands 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
Minimalistic designed writing desk. The top is made from solid wood and is painted green. The top has 5 drawers. 3 located on the front and 1 on each side. The middle drawer is the d...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Wood

Bauhaus copper table lamp, Czechoslovakia, 1930s.
Located in Praha, CZ
The lamp has an elegant design and an adjustable shade. The lamp was completely disassembled and cleaned, it is fitted with a new electrical installation. 1x40W, E27 or E26 bulb US a...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Metal, Copper

Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the Style of Isamu Noguchi
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in craftsmanship. Hand and digital machine made; the standing sculpture stan...
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2010s Mexican Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Art Deco Etageres or Bookshelves Tubular Chrome and Glass Bauhaus Style
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Art Deco Etageres or Bookshelves Tubular Chrome and Glass Bauhaus Style Semi-circle constructed tube chrome with various size glass shelves on open lattice base. 13" space be...
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Late 20th Century American Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Le Corbusier, Perriand and Jeannette LC7 Leather Swivel chair for Casssina Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic LC7 Swivel armchair rendered in a chrome plated tubular steel frame with cognac leather upholstery. Designed by Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, and Pierre Jeanneret for Cas...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus Partners Desk, Green Lacquer, Metal, Steeltube, Germany circa 1930
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large Bauhaus “Partners desk” (usable from two sides) from Germany around 1930 High gloss lacquered in the original green color (British Racing Green). Polished steel tube and partly...
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1920s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome, Sheet Metal

1960's Mid-Century Modern Mies Van Der Rohe Style Coffee Table
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Midcentury Modern coffee table for sale. In the manner of Mies Van Der Rohe X coffee table designed in the 1920's during the Bauhaus era of design. Made of one solid piece of...
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1960s American Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

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Aluminum

Bauhaus Armchair In Chrome & Leather, Czechoslovakia 1930s
Located in Zohor, SK
Unique armchair produced in the Bauhaus era, completely restored for the 21st century. the armchair was created in Czechoslovakia. The construction is made of bent chrome steel pipes...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

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Chrome

Late 20th Century Italian Design Chrome & Smoked Glass Extending Dining Table
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
A well designed dining table, in the manner of Milo Baughman, with central extension glass plate stores under the top panels. The table features a chromed base with geometric sleigh ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

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Chrome

Series01 Upright Sconce, Polished Unlacquered Brass, Graphite Leather Shade
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined brass in polished unlacquered finish, hand-dyed soft unstructured leather shade. All material finishes are living finishes: they will change and patina for the better ...
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2010s American Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Brass

Erich Dieckmann Bauhaus Lounge Chairs, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of vintage Art Deco Bauhaus lounge chairs by Berlin born designer Erich Dieckmann (1896-1944). Sturdy bent beech wood frame with tightly woven wicker seat and back. Decorative...
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Wicker, Beech

Untitled Side Table Polished Unlacquered Brass Small Accent, End or Drink Stand
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined polished unlacquered brass with recessed hex-head fasteners. All material finishes are living finishes: they will change and patina for the better with time and use. P...
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2010s American Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Cantilever Tubular Steel Armchairs by Marcel Breuer, 1970´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Step into a world where form meets function in the most exquisite manner. Picture this: a pair of cantilever tubular steel armchairs, artfully designed by the legendary Marcel Breuer...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Early set Ludwig Mies van der Rohe MR10 cantilever chairs
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two iconic MR10 cantilever chairs . Design by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Chrome tube frame ,comes with Black Leather upholstery . This set of chairs is an early 1960s example of his ...
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1960s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

DOOQ Buffet Sideboard Berlin in Natural Walnut, Polished Brass, Ivory
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Brass

Dining Chairs Style B32 by Marcel Breuer, Set of 4
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of 4 dining chairs Style B32 by Marcel Breuer, in metal, wood and rattan.
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1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Metal

Modernist Three Door Wardrobe, Chrome Plated Metal and Walnut Veneer, circa 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist Wardrobe designed by Hermann John Hagemann and manufactured by Thonet or Mücke-Melder, circa 1930. The wardrobe is made of chrome plated tubular steel and walnut veneered w...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Nautical Chain Suspended Hanging Lamp in Brass and Copper, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Its not just authentic looking it is authentic. A very patinated nautical ceiling pendant lamp composed of a solid copper shade, an ornamented solid brass top and an unusual ornament...
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1930s Scandinavian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Brass, Copper

DOOQ Art-Deco Sideboard Buffet in Pink Marble and Dark Walnut Metropolis
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Metropolis sideboard was created embodying the elegance, fine craftsmanship and rich materials of Art Deco translated into a dichotomy in which op...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Marble, Copper

Zanotta Onda Pair of Armchairs in Matte Black Leather Chrome by De Pas, D'urbino
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi for Zanotta, pair of lounge chairs, model 'Onda', matte black leather, high polish chrome, Italy, 1985. While the Onda has become a highly collectible ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Bauhaus Swedish Coat Hanger Rack
Located in Vienna, AT
Swedish functionalistic coat rack made in the 1930-1940. Aluminum holders and hangers on beech wood bars. The length is 150cm and it is 25cm deep.  
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1930s Swedish Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Bauhaus, Tubular Steel Cantilever Chairs Pair, Mauser Werke, Germany, circa 1932
Located in Berlin, DE
This innovative tubular steel cantilever chair model RS 7, made from a single continuous line, creates in comparison with the classical one, a 'Double-Freischwinger'. Presented in t...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel

Series01 Lg Sconce, Polished Unlacquered Brass, Gochu Red Leather Pivoting Shade
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined brass in polished unlacquered finish, hand-dyed soft unstructured leather pivoting shade. All material finishes are living finishes: they will change and patina for th...
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2010s American Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Brass

Scandinavian Copper & Marble Glass Pendant Lamp, Bauhaus Style 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Danish art deco/functionalist pendant light marbled glass shade and copper top. It was manufactured in Denmark during the mid-late 1940s. New and secure wire and fitting has been ins...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Copper

Eva Zeisel Schramberg Vase German Modernist
Located in Sharon, CT
Rare example of the important work the young Eva Zeisel accomplished for Schramberg in 1929-1930. See period photo from 'EVA ZEISEL:D...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Thonet Bauhaus Style Tubular Trolley or Bar Cart 1980s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Thonet Bauhaus Style Tubular Trolley or Bar Cart 1980s. Wonderful and rare Bauhaus style trolley or bar cart in the style of Thonet. Very well designe...
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Late 20th Century European Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Bauhaus Functionalism Chrome Wardrobe by Rudolf Vichr - 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s, Czechoslovakia - maker: Rudolf Vichr Prag - green color right according to R. Vichr sample book colors (see the pictures) - hand polished, high shine - interior refurbished ...
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Ladies lounge chair LC4 by Le Corbusier for Casina
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Ladies lounge chair LC4 by Le Corbusier for Casina in original vintage condition with signs of use.
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1980s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Early B35 Chair by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, 1930s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Very early example from the 1930s of the classical B35 model designed by Marcel Breuer for Thonet in the very last years of the 1920s. The leather has great patina and is definitely ...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel

Rare Christian Dell Two-Armed Bauhaus Desk Light 6660 for Kaiser Idell 1930s
Located in Munich, DE
Spectacular, extra large two-armed Bauhaus / Modernist table lamp or desk light. Model 6660. Adjustable and rotating arms and shades. Designed by Christian Dell for Kaiser Idell, 193...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

German Political Globe JRO Multi-Globus
Located in Vienna, AT
German Globe circa 1960 printed by JRO Globus Munchen, Bauhaus style Fitted with E27 socket from the 1960s.   
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1960s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Glass, Wood

Bauhaus Style Chrome Table Lamps from Napako, 1940s, Set of 2
Located in Żory, PL
These chrome table lamps (type 1195) in the Bauhaus style were manufactured by Napako in the 1940s in the Czech Republic. The lamps have new electrical installations and retro-style ...
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Early 20th Century Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus Tubular Steel Desk, Chrome Plated Metal, Stained Wood, Germany, c. 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus tubular steel desk designed by Bruno Weil and manufactured by Thonet or under Thonet License, c. 1930. The desk is made of chrome-plated tubular steel and stained wood.
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1930s Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Metal

Mw02 "Pop" limited edition armchair, by MW DESIGNER FURNITURE
Located in Beaumont-Louestault, FR
POP – A 70s Design Icon The POP armchair is a limited edition piece with only 10 units available, blending bold retro design with cutting-edge modernity. Designed by Olivier Santini...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel, Other

German Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Germany, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and opaline glass wall lights designed and produced in Germany, c. 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches):  16” H x  4” W x  9.5” D Back Plate Dimensions (Inches):  3.8...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Brass

Barcelona Coffee Table by Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll
Located in Dronten, NL
The Barcelona table was created by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich for the German Pavilion at the 1929 Barcelona Exposition, the Barcelona table features the pure composition...
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Mid-20th Century American Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Henri PFEIFFER (1907-1994), "Step of two", 1931
Located in Paris, FR
Henri Pfeiffer joined the Bauhaus at the age of 17, where he became a student of Paul Klee. He created numerous abstract works with a renewed vision of color use and perception. From...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Paper

Set of 3 Leather Chairs by DalVera in style of Charlotte Perriand, France, 1950s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find three Bauhaus Leather Dining Chairs designed and manufactured by DalVera in the style of Charlotte Perriand. The chairs feature black tubular frame and ...
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1950s French Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Metal

4 Black Bentwood & Cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 Armchairs for Stendig by Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Iconic vintage Bauhaus black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs imported by Stendig for Thonet, a set of 4. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there have been a few small repairs in the caning of all chairs and one chair seat has been replaced completely. It has been replaced with sheet cane and not individually woven. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early to Mid-20th Century. Much like a fine wine or the Mona Lisa, some things just get better with age… That’s just a fact! Including these iconic vintage black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs by Stendig for Thonet! Talk about the ability to withstand the hands of time!! This Josef Hoffman 811 chair was originally designed in 1925 but remains a current and fabulous design that is highly sought after today. This set of 4 is comprised of beautiful black painted bentwood frames bearing slender rounded arms, slightly flared legs, and marvelous natural cane seats AND backs!! SPECTACULAR!!! Can’t you just SEE these beauties surrounding your kitchen table, breakfast nook, game table, or simply used as extra seating in the family room? We certainly can! Just the right touch of Bauhaus magnificence to any room and they’re sure to complement your home with their classic, historical excellence, whatever your style whether its Bauhaus, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, or Modern!! Josef Hoffman was one of Austria's most important architects and designers and was central to the development of art and design in Vienna. He grew up with three sisters and was nicknamed Pepo. His father was the town mayor and a successful businessman. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, a radical anti-historicist movement, and together with Koloman Moser created the Wiener Werkstatte cooperative workshop. A highly individualistic architect and designer, Hoffmann's work combined the simplicity of craft production with a refined aesthetic ornament. Between 1901 and 1905, he designed four villas in Vienna and a sanatorium in Brussels that was called “Stoclet House”, for which he developed a “cubistic” language of form, with an emphasis on straight, unadorned lines. In 1905, he established the Kunstschau with painter Gustav Klimt and, two years later, founded the Deutscher Werkbund. Hoffmann worked well into his 80s, continuing to use the geometric motifs that influenced the art deco style of the 1920s. In 1928 his work appeared in the Art in Industry exhibition held at Macy’s in New York City, where it exerted a strong influence on American designer Donald Deskey. Hoffmann is one of the seminal figures in the modern decorative arts movement of the first half of the 20th century. Stendig was totally the brainchild and passion of Charles W. Stendig. You cannot write or talk about Stendig without explaining Charles. He was a pioneer of import goods in the mid-century. After serving in WWII as a paratrooper, he studied business with emphasis on international trade at NYU and City College of New York. Afterward first working for Raymor, another pioneering distribution company, for about two years, departing to start his own business: Stendig. He opened his first showroom in 1956 in midtown Manhattan. He is credited for sparking America’s interest in furniture from Finland, Switzerland, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. He imported from the likes of Thonet, Asko, and De Sede; and from iconic designers including Le Corbusier, Josef Hoffmann, Eero Aarnio, Tapio Wirkkala, Marcel Breuer, Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Carlo Mollino, Carlo Scarpa, and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni to name just a few. By the late 1960’s, Stendig had showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco with a large headquarters in NYC. They were exciting and good times but short lived. The business was a challenge and when an offer was made by Burlington Industries to purchase, Charles agreed. He stayed on till 1976 to oversee and then retired. I have searched the internet to no avail to find out if a Stendig division is still in operation. But I can only find the Stendig Calendar, the only calendar in MoMA’s collection, which was designed for Stendig by Mossimo Vignelli, still offered. But I am having a hard time deciding who is creating and offering it. I do know Burlington Industries was bankrupt by 2001, purchased in 2003, merged with Cone Mills in 2004 and subsequently into ITG or International Textile Group. But the Stendig name reins as an icon of high style mid-century offerings. Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. We are in love with this iconic set of 4 Prague 811 chairs...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Cane, Bentwood, Paint

Bauhaus Adrianus Willem Aad Uithol - AWU Table Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction painted, clockface 10cm diameter. Original condition with original Kienzle movement still working. Desiged in the late 1930s in Netherlands by Adrianus Willem Uith...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Bauhaus Sistrah Opaline Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light by Otto Muller
By C.F. Otto Muller
Located in Sale, GB
- A large Sistrah pendant with opaline and clear glass designed by Otto Müller, Germany circa 1930. - A unique characteristic of the lamp is that it consists of five glass elements,...
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Glass

Christian Dell Bauhaus Silver Plated Tea Ball Diffuser, Weimar, Germany, 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
A Bauhaus tea ball, designed by Christian Dell in 1924 for the metal workshop in Weimar, Germany. Made of silver plated brass, with bayonet fixing. In excellent condition.
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1920s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Brass

Bauhaus Bakelite Wall or Ceiling Industrial Lamp from 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite wall, ceiling Industrial or factory lamp from late 1940s. Bakelite frame with steel ring holding opaline glass shade. (The smallest one on the last pictures). Up to 20 pi...
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1940s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel

Large "Luzette" Pendant by Peter Behrens for Siemens Schuckert
Located in Vienna, AT
Peter Behrens, "Luzette" pendant lamp from 1910-1920, frame in old copper and opaline glass. It is the biggest one with 32 cm diameter and total height 70 cm (27").  
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1910s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Copper

Giso Model 5020 Table Lamp by W.H. Gispen
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very rare find this table light by W.H. Gispen. Model Giso 5020, 1947. Features a round bakelite base with push switch, ridged aluminum lampshade and the original glass inner hood. S...
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1940s Dutch Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Metal

Gavina - Marcel Breuer - Armchair (2) - Wassily Chair - Caviar leather
Located in Budapest, HU
Gavina Wassily Chair (1960s) Designed by Marcel Breuer Dimensions: Height: 73 cm Width: 78 cm Depth: 70 cm This iconic Gavina Wassily Chair, designed by Marcel Breuer in the 1960s...
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1960s Italian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Wooden Stool "Thonet", 1930's, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Wooden small table "Thonet" made in the 1920's, in Germany. Made of wood and leather. Repolished, cleaned, shows signs of use and age. Fully functional, after a renovation.
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1920s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chrome milk glass Bauhaus / Functionalist Wall Lamp - 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930S, Czechoslovakia - polished, new electricity - patina(see the details) - US wiring compatible - one bulb any wattage - can be used bot vertically and horizontally on wall jr
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Peter Behrens Luzette Industrial Pendant Lamp, Siemens Schuckert, Germany, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
This decorative hanging lamp dating from the 1910s to the 1920s, was designed by Peter Behrens for Siemens & Schuckert in Germany. The distinctive lampshade features a droplet-like f...
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Metal, Copper

Modernist Two Door Wardrobe, Chrome Plated Metal and Walnut Veneer, circa 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist two door wardrobe designed by Hermann John Hagemann and manufactured by Thonet or Mücke-Melder, c. 1930. The wardrobe is made of chrome plated tubular steel and walnut vene...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Le Corbusier LC2 Armchair + 3-Seat Sofa Set in Black Leather & Chrome, Alivar
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Timelessly iconic Le Corbusier LC2 set of 3-seater sofa and armchair in chrome tube steel and black leather. Made in Italy by Alivar, a highly collectible licensed / authorized produ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Scandinavian Modern Tubular Chrome Dresser Set, 1940s
Located in Karis, Nyland
A very rare dresser manufactured by Heteka (Helsingin Teräshuonekalutehdas) in Finland in the 1940’s. The model PÖ305 was firstly introduced in Heteka’s 1941 cataloque and became an ...
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1940s Scandinavian Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Mid Century Mies van der Rohe Style Chaise Longe in Holly Hunt Great Plains
Located in Miami, FL
Original Vintage Midcentury chaise lounge rendered in a driftwood stained oak frame polished steel legs leather bolster cushion and s...
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Mid-20th Century American Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel

Very Rare Wooden and Chrome Bauhaus Floor Lamp, 1930s / Functionalism
Located in Praha, CZ
- Functionalism, Bauhaus - Czechoslovakia, 1930s - Original condition, patina - original green colour!! - new electricity - washed and refreshed by proffesional jt.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Cesca Cantilevered Chrome and Cane Chair After Marcel Breuer, Italy 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century cantilevered Cesca chair with chrome frame and cane webbed wood seat. This chair was made sometime during the 1970s in Italy and was after the original Marcel Breuer des...
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Late 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Bauhaus Vintage Table Lamp Bedside Lamp Marianne Brandt for Ruppelwerke 1920s
Located in Vienna, AT
Bauhaus vintage table lamp or bedside lamp model Tastlicht by Marianne Brandt for Ruppelwerke 1920s Germany. The name "Tastlicht" features throughout a big switch for on/off, This t...
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1920s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vintage Robert Mallet Stevens 222 Dining Chair
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Vintage 222 chair by Robert Mallet- Stevens. Stamped on underside.
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Mid-20th Century European Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Metal

Unique Bauhaus Art Deco Brass Chandelier or Pendant Lamp by Hayno Focken 1930s
Located in Munich, DE
Unique work of the famous Bauhaus metal artist Hayno Focken: four-armed Bauhaus / Art Deco chandelier or pendant lamp in hammered solid brass. Probably a custom work in 1930s, Lahr, ...
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1930s German Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Brass

Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, Czech, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This iconic writing desk from the 1930s is a remarkable example of Bauhaus design. Designed by Marcel Breuer and manufactured by Thonet, it perfectly combines functionality with aest...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Bauhaus chair no.811 by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bauhaus chair no.811 by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet in very nice original condition with signs of use.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Rattan, Beech, Bentwood

Very Rare Bauhaus Circular Chandelier Designed by Franta Anýž
Located in Vienna, AT
Simple and beautiful Bauhaus design for indirect lighting made in the 1930 by Franta Anýž for Napako. Steel construction nickel-plated and enameled fitted with six E27 sockets.
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1930s Czech Vintage Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Steel

Philip Michael Wolfson Memphis Bauhaus Style Occasional Table
By Philip Michael Wolfson
Located in Houston, TX
Late 20th Century English elm Golden Distortions occasional table with hidden drawer by Philip Michael Wolfson. This Bauhaus style table exemplifies hi...
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Late 20th Century Bauhaus Furniture

Materials

Elm

Bauhaus furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Bauhaus furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Bauhaus furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and Czech Republic pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Poul Henningsen, Marcel Breuer, Schneid Studio, and Adam Otlewski. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $84 and tops out at $327,316 while the average work can sell for $1,863.

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