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
Period: 1940s
Small Alvar Aalto Side Table Model 86 in Birch for Artek, 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Mid-Century Modern side table model 86 by Architect Alvar Aalto for Artek. The table is in full birch with the iconic bent legs. This small size side table can be used in any room, a...
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch
Rare Paavo Tynell 'S' Table Lamp 9202 in Full Brass & Rattan Shade, Taito 1940s
By Taito, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
An unbelievably beautiful table lamp by the master of lightings design Paavo Tynell. This lamp is not only sleek, and very different than the other standard Tynell table lamps, it is...
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Monumental Pair of Mid-Century Black Murano Glass Lamps
By Cenedese
Located in Hudson, NY
A large, majestic, stately pair of hand blown black glass lamps. Created in the 1940s these black glass urns are mounted upon gold gilded bases.
I have seen many pairs of lamps in my decades of business, but none like this.
Contact me for additional images or any questions that you might have.
These can be viewed in person at The Berkshire Galleries of Great Barrington MA.
Category
1940s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Arched Ornate Carved Gilt Wood Framed Mirror. Circa 1940s
Located in Seattle, WA
This Mirror has a beautifully unique shape, with an Arched top and slight bend to the sides. Rounded edge on the bottom, as well. Carved wood frame has been painted a gold tone. Stam...
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rationalist Wooden Stairs – Circa 1940, Spain, By Unknown Manufacturer
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rationalist Wooden Stairs – Circa 1940, Spain, By Unknown Manufacturer
These striking rationalist wooden stairs, dating back to circa 1940 and crafted in Spain by an unknown manufac...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian 1940s Bold Six Drawers Sideboard in Light Wood.
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s Bold Six Drawers Sideboard in Light Wood.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vincent van Gogh Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vincent van Gogh Framed Color Cliché, Editions du Chêne, 1947
Medium: Color cliché
Publisher: Editions du Chêne, Paris, France
Date: 1947
Frame: Solid wood (example shown, final fra...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Barwa Lounge Chair by Edgar Bartolucci
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Barwa' lounge chair by Edgar Bartolucci for Barwa Associates. Sold with thought to be original sling.
(New slings available online in a variety of colors).
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Gio Ponti, Lounge Chairs, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1936
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood and fabric lounge chairs. This design was presented at the Triennale di Milano of 1936 and has been authenticated by the Gio Ponti archive.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Large English-Style Over-Sized Club Chair, Denmark, 20th Century
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superbly stylish oversized club chair and based on style, construction and condition probably made around 1950. The style is very English but we found the chair Denmark so they are m...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech
Silvio Cavatorta Writing Desk in Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Silvio Cavatorta, writing desk, mahogany, brass, Italy, design 1948-1949
This elegantly shaped mahogany office table, designed by Silvio Cavatorta in the late 1940s, is a testament ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paolo Buffa Wood Coffee Table, Italy 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milan, IT
Paolo Buffa side table, Italy 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian Functionalist, Ballerina Pendant Lamp, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Ballerina or spinning top shaped pendant lamp composed of a brass top, black lacquered aluminium shade and a brass supported conical shade in pinstriped glass. It was made in Scand...
Category
1940s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paolo Buffa Wooden Coffee Table with Squares Top, Italy, 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Milan, IT
Paolo Buffa beautifully executed wooden coffee table with squares top,
Glass protective top.
Italy, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Fontana Arte, Wall Mirror, Brass, Italy, 1940s
By Fontana Arte
Located in High Point, NC
A brass wall mirror designed and produced by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1940's Carl Emil Ruge Disco Metal Figurine by Just Andersen
Located in Knebel, DK
1940's Carl Emil Ruge disco metal figurine by Just Andersen A/S
Small Danish buste of a Fanø girl by Carl Emil Borch manufactored in disco metal by Just Andersen A/S in the 1940 - 1...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
George Nelson Bubble Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, ES
Bubble table lamp designed by George Nelson in 1947-50, USA. Polished steel base and metal and vinyl shade. This is a Modernica edition.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Blown Glass Vase Model 7609, Italy, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Seguso Vetri d'Arte elegant glass vase model 7609, Italy, circa 1942. This Murano blown glass vase was made using the cordonato ritorto technique of gently twisting ribbed glass in a...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Modernist Chrome Barware Cocktail Picks, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful barware serving tool of French cocktail picks features an umbrella-shaped holder with twelve picks and a multicolor Lucite finial. Each cocktail fork is removable from...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Movado1948 Calendermeto Triple Date & Moonphase Travel Purse Clock With Leather
Located in Miami, FL
Rare calendermeto travel clock designed by Movado.
Beautiful and very rare calendermeto travel purse clock, created in Switzerland by the Movado Clock Factories, back in the 1948-1954. Crafted in stainless steel and leather with the purpose to use in desks, travels, in the pocket or a purse. Patented Ermeto winding device by means of the sliding case, with all original parts.
The Movado Ermeto watch...
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1940s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Engraved Face Plate by Pablo Picasso for Madoura
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in Chicago, US
Engraved Face Plate by Pablo Picasso for Madoura.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
40's Showcase Cabinet
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Showcase with side hinged doors, interior with mirrored glass dowels, central concealed bar compartment with glass and bottle holders. Walnut veneer wood, lacquered carved wood legs.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Nutwood
1940s French Floor Lamp Made of Glass and Copper Metal
Located in bari, IT
Aluminum structure with glass rods and copper elements.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Copper
French Carved And Turned Raw Wire Brushed Oak Floor Lamp France, circa 1940
Located in Chicago, IL
French carved and turned raw oak floor lamp with ivory linen shade. Wire brushed surface. The grain is raised and opened by that technique.
Oak ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Upholstered Swedish Modern Lounge Chair, Sweden 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Mid-century modern is an interior style which championed notions of functionality and simplicity in design. This 1940s winged armchair is a great representation of the craftsmanship ...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pablo Picasso Framed Color Cliche, Editions du Chene, 1943
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Step into the timeless brilliance of Pablo Picasso with this extraordinary color cliché, expertly edited by Editions du Chêne in Paris, France, in 1943. Adorned by a stunning solid w...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Danish 1940s Midcentury Fritz Hansen Style Low Back Lounge Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic Danish very comfortable high back armchair from the 1940s in the style of Fritz Hansen and Alfred Christensen with open armrests in beautifully curved elm wood. Nice slim ele...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech
Realistic Flower Still Life Oil Painting by the Belgian Artist Jan Verdoodt
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful flower still life by the Belgian painter Jan Verdoodt (1908-1980). He studied from 1926 at the Art Academy in Sint Jans Molenbeek. He developed his own artistic style, insp...
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paint
Italian 1940s Floor Mirror in Beautifully Crafted Wood and Brass Frame.
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s Floor Mirror in Beautifully Crafted Wood and Brass Frame.
The mirror has three etched stars at the top and bottom.
A unique piece!
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1940s Rare Miroslav Navratil armchair in Alvar Aalto style - Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- wooden parts restored
- original upholstery in very good condition, cleaned
- jr
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Vintage Italian Brass and Padded Leatherette Stools, 1940s
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian stools, featuring green faux leather upholstery and elegantly sculpted brass legs and bases. Lightweight and versatile, these stools can...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Mid 20th Century French Mirror, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Mid 20th century French Mirror.
Manufactured France, circa 1960.
Materials:
mirror
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautif...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
French Vintage Mid Century Modern Opaline Ceiling Lamp, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Opaline ceiling lamp. By unknown manufacturer from France, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Mater...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chrome Round Tubular Armchair by Royal Metal
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Made by royal metal manufacturing, this elegant modernist tubular armchair set features two heavily made chromed round tubular frames with or...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Antique Metal Wall Lamp – Circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Metal Wall Lamp – Circa 1950
Add a touch of vintage charm to your space with this antique metal wall lamp, crafted by an unknown manufacturer circa 1950. This elegant piece ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Swedish Designer, Sconce, Brass, Fabric, Teak, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, fabric and teak sconce/ wall light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Sold with Lampshade. Dimensions stated are of Sconce with Lampshade.
Dimensions of Back Plate...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Framed Modernist Oil On Panel
Located in Essex, MA
Painted on artist board. Abstract still life in a arts and crafts frame.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Paavo Tynell Model "2025" Flush Mount for Idman, Finland 1940s
By Idman, Paavo Tynell
Located in Utrecht, NL
Paavo Tynell’s opal glass flush mounts are some of his most celebrated works, blending modernist minimalism with a soft, organic aesthetic. The designs are often seen as exemplifying...
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Opal, Metal
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sofa, Sweden ca 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Designed in the early phase of what we know today as mid-century modern, this charming sofa is a unique example of how traditional Swedish craftsmanship was brought into modernism. A...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Italian 1940s Brass and Cream Colored Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s Brass and Cream Colored Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Danish 1940s Mid-size Low Back Swivel Base Lounge Chairs
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of sublime mid-scale Danish club or lounge chair made in the 1940s. The chairs Bear resemblance Fritz Hansen's to Fritz Hansen's well known club chair designs but offer the same...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Beech, Maple
Gilded Bronze Box with Poem by French Art Jeweler Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze poudrier box with cast poem on surface by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. The poem "Les 4 ages de la Femme" was an old French lyrical poem th...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
1945s Set of Bedside Tables , Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia.
- Made of wood and veneer
- Good, original condition
- Woodworm, is no longer active
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rare Danish Easy Lounge Chair in Mahogany Attributed to Otto Færge, 1940's
By Otto Færge 1
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Incredibly comfortable, exuberantly designed large lounge chair. The style is very much that of Otto Færge and true to his style and design proportions that perfectly captures the es...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Wool
American Designer, Chests of Drawers, Wood, Brass, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and wood chests of drawers designed and produced in the US, c. 1940s.
Dimensions: 33” H x 30.875” W x 18.4” D
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of night stands - Italy 1940
Located in Girona, Girona
Pair of solid mahogany night stands with mahogany and burl walnut veneer and lemon tree rodss on the doors, imitation marble glass on top (minor defects), polished brass handles and ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Foldable Leather Travel Alarm Clock by LeCoultre for Hermès, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century foldable leather travel alarm clock by swiss Jaeger-LeCoultre for the luxury design house Hermès Paris, France
By: Hermès ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paolo Buffa Italian Mid-Century Brass Inlaid Secretary
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paolo Buffa, Secretary, Italy c. 1948, Brass Intarsia by Giovanni Gariboldi, Manufactured by Marelli e Colico, Cantù.
An exquisite and collectible Mid-Century secretary by esteemed ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Medical Display Cabinet in Steel - Italiy 1945-50
Located in Girona, Girona
Medical display cabinet in steel painted with metallic green “hammered” paint. Base and door in polished aluminium. Original glass shelves. Lo...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Pair of Swedish Modern Beech Armchairs, Sweden circa 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
The expression “Swedish Modern” was first used in the 1930s, when modern Swedish design was becoming increasingly well known in Europe and the United States. It was at its height in ...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beech
Mid Century Modern Lanterns by Seguso, in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1940-50
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern 1-light chandeliers in hand blown pearl white glass and brass, the design is attributed to Flavio Poli and the manufacture to Seguso vetro di Arte...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Dry Bar-Counter in Solid Sycamore and Grissini Pattern- Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
Dry bar counter, solid sycamore with "grissini" pattern, curved and beveled top with an original golden patina glass. One drawer, one shelf and two sma...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Märta Blomstedt Aulanko Armchair in Moonlight Natural Sheepskin, 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A wonderful and iconic "Aulanko" lounge chair designed by Märta Blomstedt in the 1930s for the Hotel Aulanko in Finland. This chair is from the 1940s and reupholstered in soft & "moo...
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Pair of Italian Sconces in Green Murano Glass and Brass, Guglielmo UIrich 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Incredibly charming appliques attributed to Gugliemo Ulrich. They were produced in Venice, Italy in the 1940s.
These sconces are a unique masterpiece. Two arms and a backplate in br...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Sculptural Bronze Bracelet 'La Manif" by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze bracelet by Line Vautrin (1913-1997), circa 1945-46. The design is known as "La Manif" or "La Manifestation", which features a chain of arm-linked figurines. Monogramme...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Vitrine by Carlo de Carli in Lacquered Wood with Flap Doors '40s
Located in Turin, Turin
After classical studies and a degree in Architecture, Carlo de Carli worked for a year in the studio of Gio Ponti, whom he succeeded in 1962 at the Milan Polytechnic in the chair of ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rare Model "Mikki" Armchair by Carl Gustaf Hiort Af Ornäs Finland 1940s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
This rare chair model "Mikki” were designed by Carl Gustaf Hiort Af Ornäs and produced by his own company, Puunveisto Oy in the mid 1940s in Finland. Super elegant and enticingly fun...
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1940s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood
Pieluigi Colli carved oak sideboard with mirrored inserts, Italy, 1940s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Italian oak sideboard with mirrored inserts, sculpted and lacquered cornice, manufactured by Pierluigi Colli, 1940s
This small Italian oak cupboard h...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Oak
Raymond Loewy for Mengel Bleached Mahogany Nightstand with Drawer & Shelf
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Raymond Loewy for Mengel single drawer Bedside Table with short legs. Featuring a rectangular Bleached Mahogany form with top drawer, wood and brass knob with Mengel M, cubbies, and ...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Ernst Schwadron Lounge Chairs
By Knoll, Ernst Schwadron
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of shapely down filled lounge chairs designed by Austrian emigre Ernst Schwadron and retailed through Rena Rosenthal inc. New York in the...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Luigi Brusotti Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar Cabinet with Decorated Mirror, 40s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Spectacular and rare bar cabinet or sideboard with mirror. Designed in Italy by Luigi Brusotti in the 1940s. The front is entirely covered with precious Murano glass. The tiles are d...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Murano Glass Iridescent Globe Table Lamp, Italy, 1940s
By Barovier
Located in Milan, IT
Murano glass iridescent globe table lamp, Italy 1940s
Measurement without shade diameter 23 x height 23 cm.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Carl Auböck Patinated Brass Candle Holders
Located in Utrecht, NL
Pair of patinated candle holders designed by Carl Aubock in 1948. This signature piece from the Auböck collection is hand made manufactured in Vienna Austria workshop ever since 1948...
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1940s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bauhaus Brown Leather and Tubular Chrome Armchair in the Style of Marcel Breuer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cantilevered, quintessential Bauhaus leather armchair with tubular chrome frame in the style of Marcel Breuer. In very original condition with...
Category
1940s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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.
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