Mid-Century Modern Furniture
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Purple
Mid-Century French Ceramic Vase by Jacques Fonck et Jean Mateo for Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Trensacq, FR
Mid-century Vallauris Vase by Jacques Fonck et Jean Mateo C1960s France
A tall attractive vase, in blue glaze with purple hues, beautifu...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Cobalt Blue Diamond Murano Glass Mirror, In Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Cobalt blue diamond cut Murano glass mirror, in stock
Vivid and intense cobalt blue glass block with naturally occurring air inclusions throughout
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Vintage Violet Purple Flower Decorative Glass Plate, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful decorative blue glass plate/bowl from Italy.
Plate is in very good vintage condition, no damage or cracks.
Original glass. Unique piece ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Pair of 2 Mid Century Italian Armchairs In Style of Zanuso 1960
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Pair of 2 Mid Century Italian Armchairs, crafted in the style of Zanuso, exude timeless elegance. Their distinct design features fully brass legs that add a touch of luxury. Rece...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1940s Murano Glass Brutalist Style Vases
Located in New York, NY
Nice pair of 1940s Brutalist style Murano glass vases, beautiful colors with nice details, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and use.
Smaller vase...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Ceramic Table Lamp by Huguette and Marius Bessone, to Vallauris, circa 1970
Located in Saint Leonards-on-sea, England
A ceramic table lamp by Huguette and Marius Bessone to Vallauris. Depicting cubic form and lines. Good original conditions. New electrical system,
circa 1970. Signed under the base.
...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Futuristic Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Ceramic Tripod Vase
By Fulper Pottery, Frankoma Pottery
Located in Garnerville, NY
Amazing futuristic Mid-Century Modern fat lava and flambe blue glazed tripod vase, circa 1950-1960. Glossy to mat drip glazed vessel with three splayed legs holding up a space saucer type bowl. The glaze colors range from a deep gloss blue to a grayish blue mat...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1.9kg Glass Bowl Flame Centerpiece by Flavio Poli Attrib., Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Design:
Flavio Poli attrib.
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass shell bowl element w...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Armchair "la mama" by Gaetano Pesce for B&b Italia
Located in PARIS, FR
In the early 1960s, the chemist Bayer developed a polyurethane foam with a new resin, allowing the creation of various and simple shapes. In the middle of the decade, the Italian des...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
1960s Concrete Planter by Willy Guhl
By Willy Guhl
Located in High Point, NC
Like many pieces designed by Swiss modernist Willy Guhl, this planter exemplifies a minimalist aesthetic, blurring the boundaries between furniture and sculpture. Made in the 1960s,...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Glass Pendant Lamp by Peill and Putzler
Located in München, DE
Exceptionally beautiful glass lamp from the 1980s.
Very fine and beautiful design which fits wonderfully into any room.
The high-quality glass creates a beautiful and very comfortabl...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Czech Glass Vase by Novoborské Sklo, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
The item made of blue cobalt glass, hand-painted. Made in Czechoslovakia. Original condition.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Krefeld Lounge Chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stamped midcentury armchair by Knoll. Designed in 1927, the Krefeld chair features the pure composition featured in all of of Mies van der Rohe’s work. T...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Ceramic, earthenware table lamp, circa late 1970
By Yves Mohy
Located in Saint Leonards-on-sea, England
Earthenware Ceramic Lamp by Yves Mohy for Virebent, 1979s. This ceramic table lamp features a circular shape with various colour pigments, showing a darker shade in the middle... Des...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Art Glass Bowl by Frantisek Zemek for Sklarna Mstisov, 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage bowl in a shape of a basket. Produced in moulded art glass in shades of transparent clear, purple and blue glass. Designed by Frantisek Zemek for Mstisov Glass Fact...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
1970s Modern Italian Travertine Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
1970s modern brass and travertine base with new 48” tempered glass top, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
There is two tables available ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Mid-Century Modern Murano Sommerso Glass Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful blue and peach Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass vase. Made using the Sommerso (submerged) glass technique.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Miniature Vase, 1990s
Located in Delft, NL
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Miniature vase, 1990s.
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Pink Blue Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso pink and blue Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, circa 1950s. The bir...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Glass, Sommerso
Pair of Leather Bar Stools by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Inc.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Pair of Bar Stools by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Inc, both of them have the label in the bottom, (you can check in the photo). Made of leather...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
1990's Abstract Twirled Glass "Signed" Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
1900's modern abstract "signed" glass sculpture, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Table Lamp Grey Opaline Acrylic for Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Panthella' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen. Designed 1971, current production.
Designed in 1971, Panthella stands out as one of Verner Panton’s design icons with its uni...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Purple Murano Glass Rostrate Vase
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass vase, Italian, from the island of Murano. This hand-blown piece has a striking purple color and is made with the rostrate technique.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Giorgio Saporiti Flower Lounge Chair for Il Loft, Made in Italy
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Beautifully designed Flower lounge chair designed by Giorgio Saporiti for Il Loft.
Made in Italy.
Hand shaped iron pedals for the back and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Mid-Century Murano Millefiori Style Art Glass Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a beautiful mid century Murano Millefiori style Art glass vase.
Made in Murano, Italy in the 1960’s.
Unsigned, but undoubtedly hand blown and hand made and decorated...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Set of Three Stig Lindberg Stoneware Bowls Gustavsberg Sweden, 1960s
Located in Basel, BS
Three stoneware bowls by Stig Lindberg, hand-crafted at Gustavsberg factory in Sweden in the 1960s.
Blue
Hares fur glaze, d: 15.2 cm, h: 3.5 cm , perfect condition
Cream
Mat...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Mid-Century Murano Frosted Glass Pendant Set by De Majo Murano, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful set of three satin frosted glass pendant lights in different colors: blue, green and yellow.
All three glasses have a white inside glass layer.
Made in Murano, Italy, in ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Barbini Murano Sommerso Purple Blue Italian Art Glass Four Leaf Clover Bowl Dish
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso purple and blue Italian art glass 4 leaf clover shaped bowl, trinket / ring dish. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-1960...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Pierre Cardin Set Of 4 Dinning Chairs Velvet& Steel For Maison Jansen, 1970
Located in The Hague, NL
This set of 4 chairs was created by French Avant Garde designer Pierre Cardin for well-known interior design firm Maison Jansen, 1970's France.
Lounge on extravagant blue velvet, su...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Miniature Vase 'Minos', 1990s
Located in Delft, NL
Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Miniature vase, 1990s.
Category
1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Herman Miller ES102 Intermediate Chair Design Charles & Ray Eames
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
rare Herman Miller ES102 Intermediate Desk chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames
Upholstery in blue Hopsack fabric, with chromed aluminium parts, equipped wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Murano Glass Blue and Red Vase
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass vase, Italian, from the Island of Murano. This hand-blown glass piece is made with multicolored glass in blue and red tones and has an organic movement.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Enamel Bowl, 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Midcentury Enamel Bowl 1960s.
Beautiful and colorful enameled bowl made in the middle of the 20th century. Great colors and execution. The d...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Enamel
French Majolica Oyster Plate Vallauris, Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate signed Vallauris Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Plate, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: Ceramic
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the button th...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic 1960, German
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Ceramic
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the button that reads ...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Art Glass Apple and Pear, Hand Blown, Blue, Purple, Excellent Condition
Located in Kansas City, MO
Murano art glass apple and pear Sommerso blue and purple designed by Alfredo Barbini. Both have two flat surfaces for display or can be used as bookend...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Fulvio Bianconi, Pair Doppio Incalmo Vases, Model 4396
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early examples of this rare form. Hand blown glass in the incalmo technique; one in a clear, blue and red banded design, the other blue, clear and purple. The incalmo process, first ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Danish Modern Purple Upholstered Barrel Tub Chairs - a Pair
Located in Charleston, SC
A fantastic pair of Danish Modern Purple Upholstered Barrel Tub Chairs.
Pair vintage vinyl purple barrel chairs. Studded around back. Tapered Angular legs. Dimensions: H: 29.5 inche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Ceramic Vase Art Pottery Unterstab Langenhessen 70s Studio Ceramics
Located in Mannheim, DE
Shapely midcentury vase manufactured by 'Kunsttöpferei Gudrun & Ralf Unterstab' Langenhessen, East Germany. Around late 1960s to 1970s. Black glaze in matt and glossy combined with i...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Silberdistel Fat Lava Vase "Yves Klein Blue"
By Silberdistel
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This Silberdistel vase is also called the 'Yves Klein Blue' vase because of the resemblance of the blue colour used by the French painter Yves Klein. Yves Klein was famous for his use of blue pigment. This Yves Klein vase...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Art Glass Sommerso Bowl Blue, Clear, Red and Green Vintage, Italy, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl or catchall in clear glass with blue, red and green colors, Italy,...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Verner Panton 1´st, Flowerpot Pendant Light for Louis Poulsen, Denmark
Located in Naples, IT
Verner Panton flowerpot pendant light for Louis Poulsen, Denmark designed in 1969.
This pendant is an early example of the Panton flowerpot ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Violet Purple Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique purple violet color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or head...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Laura Andreson Signed Glazed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully crafted and beautifully glazed bowl by renowned American California master potter Laura Andreson. This bowl features a deep, mesmerizing, rich purple/blue glaze. Gorgeo...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Original 1960's Party Travel Coach Poster
Located in London, GB
Original English 1960's coach panel poster promoting party travel and showing a group of revellers heading for the bus.
Coach companies had a captiv...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Franco Schiavon Vibrant Blue Murano Art Glass Vase with Gold Handles and Dust
By Schiavon
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Franco Schiavon Vibrant blue Murano art glass vase with gold handles and dustIng signed by the artist as shown.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Set of 2 Rare Ceramic Pottery "Polar" Vases by Dümler and Breiden, Germany, 1960
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Pottery ceramic vase set of 2
Producer:
Dümler and Breiden, Germany
Decade:
1960s
Description:
Original vin...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Barbini Murano Sommerso Purple Pink Blue Opal Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso amethyst purple, pink, blue Italian art glass sculptural decorative bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s-1960. The b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Gouda Holland Mid-Century Pottery Vase 1950s Multicolor
By Gouda Vase
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Gouda Holland mid-century pottery vase 1950s multicolor.
Category
1950s Northern Irish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large 1, 1 Kg Murano Glass "Multi-Color" Bowl Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage glass bowl element, ash tray was produced in the 1970s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Jasper Morrison 2-Seat Blue Two-Toned "Vega" Bench for Artifort with Chrome Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jasper Morrison 2-seater "Vega" bench for Artifort 1990's. In original two toned upholstered seats on a chrome wire frame. Seat width 22" each. Visible wear, consistent with age and ...
Category
1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Archimede Seguso Murano Purple Sommerso Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano glass Sommerso bowl / ashtray in purple color with a cased rim in pink/ blue glass. Design attributed to Archimede Seguso for Seguso Factory, Italy, 1960s.
A highly decorative geode round bowl lovely to be used as rings bowl, jewelry bowl, vide-poche or ashtray.
An interesting piece placed with other Murano glass pieces or decorative objects on a mirror tray to use in a vanity table, powder room our courtesy bathroom. It can be used also it as hand soap bowl...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Chrome Cloud Sofa by Weiman
By Weiman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage cloud sofa designed and manufactured by Weiman in the United States circa, 1980s. This beautiful mid century sofa is known for it’s unique ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Danish Table Lamp from Kastrup Glass for Holmegaard
By Kastrup
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Danish table lamp by Kastrup glass for Holmegaard in blue hand blown glass from the 1960s.
Rewired with twisted black cloth flex and can be delivered with an EU UK or US plug.
The work was laid on 12 October 1847 by master of the stable Christian Conrad Sophus Count Danneskiold-Samsøe. In 1873 it was transferred to a limited company and in the same year Godthaab Glasværk near Helsingør (founded approx. 1858 by Mathias Jørgensen) was leased. This was definitively taken over in 1883, and in 1881 Tuborg Fabrikers Glasværk was bought, which was named Hellerup Glasværk. In the meantime, the count had disposed of the works in 1873. From 1907, the glass works were run in close collaboration with A/S De forenede Glasværker, Odense, and A/S Frederiksberg Glasværk, whose shares it took over. Under A/S De forenenede Glasværker belonged Fyns Glasværk, Odense, (founded 11 June 1874) and until 1907 Aarhus Glasværk, Århus, (founded 1898), which was then taken over by A/S Kastrup Glasværk. In 1918, the share capital in the glassworks in Aalborg was also acquired (founded in 1853 by chamberlain August Theodor Schütte, transferred to a limited company in 1905). In addition to Kastrup Glasværk, the company operated the following works: Hellerup Glasværk, De forenenede Glasværker i Odense and Aarhus Glasværk.
In 1892, the company had a large headquarters built at Nørre Voldgade 12 in Copenhagen by architect Philip Smidth. The building still bears the company's name.
The factory first had a large production of mouth-blown bottles, which were mechanized in 1912. Since then, mouth-blown drinking glasses, glassware, pocket larks, cheese bells...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Rose and Erni Cabat Glazed Porcelain Feelie Vase Pink, Cream, Lavender Ceramic
By Rose Cabat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rose and Erni Cabat glazed porcelain feelie vase pink, cream, lavender ceramic. Signed and dated. This listing is for the Feelie vase shown in the first ima...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Bowl, 1980s
By Kjell Engman
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda bowl, 1980s.
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Set of Two Vintage Pottery Fat Lava Vases Made by Scheurich, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of two fat lava art vases
Producer:
Scheurich, Germany
Decade:
1970s
These original vintage vases was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is m...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern 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 Mid-Century Modern furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Knoll, Fabio Ltd, and J.T. Kalmar. 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.
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