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 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
Mid Century Paolo Soleri Bronze Wind Bell 1960s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage bronze Cosanti bell by Paolo Soleri, circa 1960s. The bell chamber has the Cosanti mark. Fantastic patina and a great sound.
23” L x 5” W x 5” D
Bell is 6” H
Chain is 16.5” L
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Golden French 1960s Pendant Flush Light
Located in New York, NY
A stunning 1960s French polished solid brass round disc fixture with 16 solid glass orbs. Five-light sources which emit light downward through the glass as well as up toward the ceil...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Pair of Wall Lamps by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1960s, Italy
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Large Pair of Wall Lamps by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1960s, Italy
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
Painted aluminum, raw aluminum and clear sandblasted glass.
This la...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Pair Mid Century Modern Plaster Style Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern 1970s metal painted plaster style sconcess.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Sailor Scottish Terrier Drinking Beer Cigarette Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Midcentury sailor Scottish terrier drinking beer cigarette box, France, 1950s. Wood, metal and synthetic. Glass eyes. Measures: Height 8.2" (20.8cm), width 9" (22.9cm), depth 5.3" (1...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
'Medusa' Ceiling Light by Alfredo Barbini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Medusa' Ceiling Light by Alfredo Barbini (IT, c. 1970s).
Large capsule shaped pendants featuring a scavo glass technique, allowing for intoxicating visual spotting. Each light hol...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Pendant Light, Italy 1960s
Located in München, BY
A Cocoon ceiling lamp made in Italy in the 1960s. The ceiling lamp was made in the design of the lamps by Achille Castiglioni.
The lampshade is made of resin. Very good vintage cond...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Razorblade Highback Chairs in Rich Patina Oak by Henning Kjærnulf, 1960s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This set of six carved light oak ladder-back chairs, known as the "Razorblade" model, was designed by Henning Kjærnulf. Crafted with solid oak frames, these chairs are both elegant a...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Adolfo Genovese Elliptical Oval Walnut Dining Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Absolutely breathtaking Iearly 1950's talian modernist walnut dining table with a gloss finished elliptical oval top on a satin finished single pedestal with four curved tapering out...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mario Marenco 'Marenco' Outdoor Sofa 255cm for Arflex
By Arflex, Mario Marenco
Located in Tilburg, NL
Mario Marenco 'Marenco' Outdoor Lounge Chair + Ottoman for Arflex. New, current production.
The iconic 'Marenco' series, but then for outdoors and in wonderful new fabrics.
Linear ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Large Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Floor Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This extraordinary cocoon floor lamp from the 1960s, crafted by Goldkant Leuchten in Germany, is a true design marvel. Resembling the shape of a cactus, the lamp features a cocoon st...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Synthetic
Pair of Midcentury Italian Iridescent Murano Wall Sconces by Mazzega, 1970s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Marvelous and unique Pair of Italian Iridescent Murano glass Wall Sconces from 1970s. These fixtures were designed and munufactured during the 1970s in Italy by Mazzega.
Each sconce...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of Six Mid Century Tufting Chairs, Light Wood, Rajmund Halas, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair designed by Prof. Rajmund Halas. Made of beechwood. Chair is after a complete upholstery renovation, the woodwork has been refreshed.
Seat is hand tufting multicolor wool. Ab...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Chrome-Polished Steel Wrapped Swivel Chairs
Located in Roanoke, VA
Milo Baughman Chrome Cased Swivel Chair for Thayer Coggin, 1960s. Stunning pair of barrel chairs with mirror finish chrome backs and bases. Original hot pink upholstery. The coolest ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Murano Glass Vase with Aventurine by Fratelli Toso 1950s
Located in Milano, MI
Murano glass drop vase with polychrome spot decoration and twisted aventurine canes, made by Fratelli Toso in the 1950s
Ø cm 19 h cm 27
Fratelli Toso is a name that immediately evo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Colombo Sanguineti set of 10 "Lucciola" dining chairs, Chiavari, Italy, 1960s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A beautiful set of ten “Lucciola” in ebonised cherrywood with gold leaf detail, produced by Sanguineti Colombo, Chiavari, early 1960s
There are chairs that stand out not just for th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Newly Refinished - Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Night Stands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Expertly Refinished
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage design...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Large Teal and White Signed Anfora Murano Glass Vase
By Anfora
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Murano glass vase by Anfora in pale teal and white glass dates from the 1990s. Tall vase (14.5” tall) is rounded tear drop shape with a narrow mouth/lip and has an etched si...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair Wall Lights Sconces 'Soldanella', J.T. Kalmar, Brass Parchment Shades, 1960
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of Mid-Century Modern wall lamps model 'Soldanella' no. 4331/1. by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, manufactured ca. 1960 (1950s - 1960s).
A brass wall arm holds a lampshade made of par...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Luigi Scremin, Lounge Chairs, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of white fabric and wood lounge chairs designed and produced by Luigi Scremin, Italy, c. 1950s.
Reupholstered in brand new fabric. Legs refinished, break professionally repai...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Handcrafted Ceramic Bowl with Black Spiral Design, Modern Studio Pottery, 1980s
By Horst Kerstan, Jan Bontjes Van Beek
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This handcrafted ceramic bowl features a striking black spiral design on a white glaze. The minimalist yet bold decoration is paired with a refined shallow shape and a raised foot, g...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage Travel Alarm Clock Europa, Germany, 2 Jewels, Brass & Faux Leather Cover
By Europa
Located in Bochum, NRW
This vintage Europa alarm clock is a standout addition to any clock collection. With a reliable mechanical movement, this clock requires winding to function, offering an authentic vi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Elysian Barstool by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Elysian Barstool is a modern take on the classic stool. Available to order in counter height.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is designed and handmade in Los Angeles, California....
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Louis Weisdorf 'Multi-Lite' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome for GUBI
By Gubi, Louis Weisdorf
Located in Glendale, CA
Louis Weisdorf 'Multi-Lite' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome for GUBI
Designed in 1972 by Weisdorf, this new portable version of Weisdorf's iconic design was created by GUBI of Denmar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Set of Three Bruno Rey for Dietiker Light Birch Bar Stools with Chrome Footrests
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 3 beech bar stools designed by Bruno Rey for Dietiker. Small backrests and round, chrome footrests. Historically, created from the most successful Swiss chair ever produced, 'the 3300 chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Fantastic pair of Murano Glass Tube wall sconces - 5 amber glass tube
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage pair of wall sconces in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 5 large amber glass tubes in a star shape for each lamp.
Pe...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Roland Rainer Two Seater Bent Beech Plywood Bench Once Used in Dutch Church
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roland Rainer 2 seat bench with bent beech plywood seating and black wood legs from a Dutch Church. In lightly refinished condition with visible patina and signs of wear consistent w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Plywood, Wood
Pair of Sconces by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Sconces by Stilnovo (IT, c. 1950s). Brass trident style glass holder with frosted opal diffuser. A single E14 socket-type, adapted for the US. We recommend a single 25-40w ma...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Florence Knoll 1950s Parallel Bar Chair Fab Abstract Black and White Bird Fabric
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Florence Knoll 1950s Parallel Bar Chair with Fab Abstract Black and White Bird Fabric
The Florence Knoll Parallel Bar Lounge Chair, Model 51, is a classic example of mid-century mod...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
1958 Bali Bruno Munari Danese MidCentury Minimal Design FirstEdition Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Bali
Bruno Munari
Danese Milano
Italy, 1958
Plastic Shade
Metal Parts and Wood Base
Original Vintage edition with plastic shade
Very good condiction
just small difects (marked in ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Acrylic, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and white acrylic wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 15.25"H x 10.125"W x 6.0"D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inches): 4.5...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Christian Dior Umbrella Stand in Rattan Lucite & Chrome, France 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Stylish Mid-Century Modern umbrella stand in rattan, lucite and chrome, France, 1970s.
Possibly supplied by Christian Dior Home.
It is comprised of a sheet of lucite with embedded wo...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Milo Baughman Kelly Wearstler Coquette Alabaster & Black Tuxedo Sofa
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a bold marriage of iconic design and modern artistry, a vintage Milo Baughman sofa reupholstered in Kelly Wearstler’s Modern Coquette fabric in Alabaster...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Hardwood
Circular Mithé Espelt Amandes mirror
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Circular *Amandes” mirror c 1954 embossed earthenware
thick glaze and cracked gold a 23 cm
Circular Mithé Espelt Amandes mirror
Born in 1923, Mithé Espelt was a French ceramic art...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Designer, Side Tables, Wood, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood side tables designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 18.75"H x 19.5"W x 9.25"D
All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Nightstands in Wood, Glass and Brass, Paolo Buffa, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning pair of Italian nightstands in a gorgeous combination of wood, burl, brass and glass. These wonderful bedside tables were designed by Paolo Buffa and produced in Italy durin...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Expertly Restored -Mid-Century "Parallel" Side Tables by Barney Flagg for Drexel
By Drexel, Barney Flagg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Barney Flagg for Drexel, these Parallel side tables showcase the designer’s keen eye for detail and innovative use of materials. The striking book-matched veneer top crea...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Midcentury "Platone" White Folding Desk by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely white "Platone" folding desk. Designed by the visionary Giancarlo Piretti and produced by Anonima Castelli in Italy during the 1970s. The desk is signed on the bottom.
In brand new condition, this desk has never been used and is a new old stock.
The Platone desk was designed to be presented as a set with the Plia chair. It is also held in the permanent collection of the MoMa in NYC. Its ingenious three-disc mechanism, a signature feature of Piretti’s bestsellers, reaches its boldest expression in the Platone.
The white top is a perfect match with the bold design of this little table, with the metal structure sustaining the table on one side. Platone is built to last and integrates seamlessly into any modern or vintage interior.
This stylish desk could function perfectly in a modern or midcentury style children's room or office.
Dimension (cm):
Width - 82
Depth - 64
Height - 69
Italian interior and industrial designer Giancarlo Piretti was born in 1940 in Bologna. He obtained his teaching degree in drawing at the Art Institute of Bologna (dates unknown), and continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna in 1960. From 1963 until 1970, he taught interior design at the Art Institute of Bologna.
Sometime in the 1960s, Piretti also joined Italian design company Castelli as an interior designer, creating home furniture and office furnishings. During his twelve years at Castelli, Piretti obtained numerous industrial patents for his designs, which were mostly chairs. Piretti’s work for Castelli garnered the company an international reputation in furniture design. His most well-known design is the plastic folding Plia Chair (1968), which has sold over seven million copies since 1969 and is still in production. It won the BIO 5 distinction and the SMAU prize at the Ljubljana Biennial in 1971, Germany’s Gute Form prize in 1973, and can be found in permanent collections in various museums world-wide, including Austria, Czech Republic, Slovenia and the United States. In 1969 the complementary Plia Table...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Highboard by Mangiarotti for Molteni 4d Mid-Century Modern Design Italy 1964
Located in Palermo, IT
Cabinet by Angelo Mangiarotti for Molteni, Italy 1960s
Freestanding cabinet in mahogany by the Italian architect Angelo Mangiarotti, produced by Molteni in the 1960s. Equipped with 4...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
1960's World Globe Dry Bar - Globe Opens to Reveal Storage
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1960's Large World Globe Dry Bar Storage. On rollers, the top opens to reveal interior dry bar storage area. Very good condition.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Chrome Table or Floor Lamp, Late 1960s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large mid-century table lamp, France, 1960s. Chrome metal, brushed aluminium and fabric. Original lampshade. Full height 91cm - 35.8 inches; Full diameter 45cm - 17.7 inches. Conditi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Murano Round Pink and Green Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
A Murano glass sculpture table lamp, very particular and original in its kind. Their shape is fascinating, due to the very distinctive Murano glass parts.
The lamp is composed of a ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Rare, Midcentury Modern Seashell Design White Alabaster Wall Sconces
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted and very rare set of midcentury for beach house, shell shape design alabaster wall lights.
If you are looking for a great design and practical size set of sconces to gra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Brass
Freestanding Wall unit, Bookshelves, Roomdivider, Midcentury Modern, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modular wall unit or room divider designed by Jos De Mey for Van den Berghe-Pauvers, Ghent Belgium. 1958. Four black metal mounted on oblique, four tapering legs, brass stretchers ad...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Italian Sideboard by Vittorio Dassi (circa 1950s)
Located in London, GB
Charming sideboard designed by Vittorio Dassi made in Italy in the middle of the 20th century. This wonderful sideboard was rendered in veneer woods. It has five drawers configured b...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Cees Braakman for Pastoe CT69 Made-To-Measure Unit with Drop-Down Bar or Desk
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Mid-Century made to measure ‘CT69’ storage cabinet by Cees Braakman for Pastoe. Classically styled three section teak storage cabinet with drop-down bar or desk and thin ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Camel Sculpture, Signed & Numbered, Limited Edition
Located in Warrenton, OR
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Camel Sculpture, Signed & Numbered
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This mid-century modern camel sculpture measures about 6 x 3.25 x 2.25 inches.
It is in good vintage con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Herman Miller Eames Soft Pad Lounge Chair -Dark Brown
Located in New York, NY
This authentic Eames for Herman Miller Soft Pad Lounge Chair was originally designed in 1958 as part of the Aluminum Group Collection.
This particular example in dark brown leather...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Midcentury Table Lamp Brass, Glass and Wicker Romeo Rega Style, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful table lamp in brass, glass and wicker in the style of Rome Rega.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
A beautiful lamp that is perfectly working but most of all, it pro...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
An enormous MCM ceramic mushroom sculpture by Arnels, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A monumental mid century modern ceramic mushroom sculpture by Arnels, circa 1960. In tones of Naples yellow and brick red, this sculpture can be displayed in a home or a garden, addi...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
8"x10" One-of-a-Kind Wabi-Sabi Organic Textured Ceramic Art Vessel by Skoby Joe
By Skoby Joe
Located in La Jolla, CA
Joseph Skoby is a Southern Californian whose work is inspired by the nature of his native state. His ceramics, created in his own lush garden, recall his intimate dance with the ocea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Credenza by Florence Knoll for Knoll International with Calacatta Gold Marble
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
Credenza designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International, 1961. This example is in excellent condition, constructed with teak featuring five drawers, chromed steel base, and the o...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak
A brass and smoked glass “rings” coffee table, attr. Baughman, circa 1970
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage three-tiered brass and smoked glass “rings” coffee table, attributed to designer Milo Baughman, circa 1970. This table can be used composed, as three rings atop one another...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pablo Picasso Signed Mid-Century Etching Print Pour Roby (L’Age de Soleil), 1968
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic original etching by famed Spanish artist Pablo Picasso titled "Pour Roby" (from L’Age de Soleil). This minimalistic portrait by Picasso features thin lines that outline a...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
1 of 2 Kalmar Tulipan Chandeliers Pendant Lights, Glass Nickel White Metal, 1970
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of two large and fantastic light fixtures model Tulipan 73 HL by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
Two lights are ...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Magnificent Pair of Blue Sapphire Murano Glass Bedside Tables justfurnituress
Located in Guazzora, IT
These beautiful bedside tables are handmade in Italy. They have a blue Murano glass top and drawers, hand-blown by skilled craftsmen.
The bedside tables are made of a sturdy birch ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Plush Chestnut Leather & Mohair English Club Chair
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Southampton, NJ
Impressive library Club chair with plush goose down filled Mohair cushion & large brass nail head trim in the English Tradition. Excellent vintage condition ready for use.
Seat: 18...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Christian Dior Lucite, Wicker and Brass Placemats or Chargers, 6 pieces
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stylish tableware ensemble of six placemats was designed for the Christian Dior Interior Collection circa 1970. The chargers have a rectangular shape with polished brass framing...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
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, Fabio Ltd, Knoll, and Edward Wormley. 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.