Modern Furniture
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: 1960s
A Translucent & Textured Pair of Murano Stacked Chartreuse Glass Sphere Lamps
By Swank Lighting
Located in San Francisco, CA
each lamp by Swank Lighting in a magical textured chartreuse-colored glass with a frost-like translucent finish creating a blurry surface allowing scatt...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Italian Chrome Sciolari Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A large chrome chandelier by Italian designer Sciolari, with 12 arms and 24 light fittings.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
A Large Pair of 1960s Baluster-form Lobed Chartreuse Drip-Glazed Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each richly-glazed lamp in a mottled chartreuse glaze with lobed collar above a short flaring neck over a lobed body resting on a splayed base
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Birch
Teak Coffee Table by Pierre Jeanneret
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Jeanneret coffee table model PJ-TB-04-A from Chandigarh India, circa early 1960s.
This form for this table was created from a design by Charlotte Perriand in 1938 for the BCC and l’Equipement de la Maison.
Elegant design of three symmetrical legs and circular table. Top connected to base with three screws.
literature:
Mary McLeod, ed., Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living, New York, 2003, p. 136, fig. 8 for a 'L’Equipement de la Maison' prospectus
Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret: The Indian Adventure...
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak
Silas Seandel, Freeform Coffee Table, Polished Steel, Studio, America, 1968
Located in High Point, NC
A polished stainless steel coffee table designed and produced by Silas Seandel, New York, America, 1968. Signed.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
1960s Piet Hein / Bruno Mathsson / Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a teak coffee table, originally designed by Piet Hein, Bruno Mathsson, and Arne Jacobsen. This particular example was produced in the 1960s by Fritz Hansen. The design is com...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
B&B ITALIA Afra & Tobia Scarpa Modell Coronado Leather Sofa
Located in Munich, Bavaria
B&B Italia black leather sofa Modell Coronado designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa in the late 1960s.
Big loose cushions. This small sofa is comfortable.
The leather is in good conditio...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Floor lamp, mod.440, Lights
By Luci Milano
Located in Milano, Lombardia
With a sleek, modern design, this lamp combines sinuous shapes and high-quality materials to create unparalleled atmospheric lighting. Its slender metal frame blends harmoniously wit...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
5.6x8.6 Ft Vintage Turkish Area Rug redyed in Green Color for modern interiors
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
5.3x9.2 Ft Modern Handmade Turkish Floral Patterned Area Rug in Green Color
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
5x9.3 Ft Contemporary Hand-Knotted Turkish Wool Area Rug in Green Color
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, France, 1960's
By Jacques Blin
Located in Paris, FR
ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, signed, 1960's
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Bowl Madoura Picasso, limited edition "d'après Picasso", stamped
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Bowl Madoura Picasso, limited edition "d'après Picasso", stamped
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Florence Knoll Partners Desk or Executive Table in Rosewood, Model 2485
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Florence Knoll Partners Desk or Executive Table, Model 2485, designed in 1961. It was manufactured in the early 1960s by Knoll International based on the 320 Park Avenue la...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pablo Picasso, Visage n°59, 1963, Assiette ronde.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso
Visage n°59
1963
Assiette ronde
D.25 cm
R.A terre de faience blanche, décor aux engobes et émail,
gravé au couteau sous couverte au pinceau
Bleu, rouge, noir
Tiré à 15...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Murano, Italy. Art glass vase in clear and red glass. Modern form.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Murano, Italy. Art glass vase in clear and red glass. Modern form.
Approximately 1960s.
Label.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 20.9 cm x W 10.5 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Rope Mirror with Leather Backing by Audoux Minet. France, circa 1960.
Located in Washington, DC
Rope Mirror with Leather Backing by Audoux Minet. France, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Rope, Mirror
Harvey Probber Sofa
Located in San Francisco, CA
A three-seat sofa by Harvey Probber. Curved front. Loose cushions on the seat, back and sides. Sofa sits on 6 wooden feet.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Mies van der Rohe Style Black Leather Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Mies van der Rohe style black leather lounge chair. Not the usual copy of the Barcelona chair. 18 in. seat height. 3 chairs are available. Pr...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Framed Editioned Photograph A Man Dreaming in the City by Duane Michals
Located in Atlanta, GA
An editioned gelatin silver print by American photographer Duane Michals (1932-). Entitled "A Man Dreaming in the City", the gelatin silver print was created in 1969. It has a hand-w...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Early Large Ceramic Vase with Sang-de-boeuf Glaze by Brother Thomas Bezanson
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early ceramic long-neck vase with a brilliant copper red glaze by Benedictine monk potter Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007). The minimalistic an...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1 of 2 Roger Feraud Mid-Century Modern French Black & Gold Hat Rack, Space Age
By Roger Feraud
Located in Miami, FL
Roger Feraud in black and gold finish hat rack, coat stand from France, we have two available.
Also used as a Sculpture typically in the Mid-Century Modern Space Age interior.
We i...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
4.7x8.4 Ft Blue Color Modern Area Rug with Medallion Design, Handmade in Turkey
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1960s Florence Knoll Executive Desk in Walnut and Chrome
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Small Executive Desk, model 502B-BWM, designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates in 1952. This example dates to the 1960s. The doors, sides, and back are constructed w...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
A Matched Pair Of Heavy Brass Valets Polished
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of heavy, adjustable brass valets. Newly polished/lacquered.
Category
1960s Taiwanese Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Monumental Neal Small Op Art "Sphere in Cube" Lucite Floor Lamp Sculpture, 1960s
By Neal Small
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Large Neal Small Illuminating Floating Orb Lucite Floor Light Sculpture. Featuring a rectangular form with square White Lucite base, clear square...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Alberto Giacometti 'Annette' Black and White Lithograph, circa 1964
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lithograph 'Anette' made by Alberto Giacometti.
Especially created by the artist in 1964 for Made for the book titled "Prints from the Mourlot Press" published in Paris, 1964
The b...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Mid Century French Modern Lacquered Sunburst Sideboard
Located in Tulsa, OK
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Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Oak
Gunnar Nylund Vase
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stoneware vase with matte brown haresfur glaze. Incised "R, three crowns, SWEDEN, GN, ARK" on base.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Chelsea' Square Extendable Dining Table by Vittorio Introini for Saporiti
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous 'Chelsea' extendable dining table by Italian architect Vittorio Introini for Saporiti in the 1960s. This dining table is composed of beautifully grained solid rosewood in ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian 1960's Flavio Poli for Seguso Applique, amber glass and chromed steel
By Seguso, Flavio Poli
Located in Milano, IT
Stylish Flush Mount , Wall Sconce, vintage Light Fixture by Flavio Poli for Seguso 1960's matching the glass hook .
Amber thick glass bowl matching the signal glass hook for clothin...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Steel
5.8x9 Ft Contemporary Hand Knotted Turkish Wool Area Rug in Green Color
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Gotthard Sandberg, Swedish artist. Oil on board. Modernist landscape
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gotthard Sandberg (1890-1961), Swedish artist.
Oil on board.
Modernist landscape with horses in a meadow.
Titled "Sommar" (Summer).
Signed and dated 1960.
In perfect condition.
Visi...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
1960s Japanese "Sing Sing" Steel Mesh Armchair by Shiro Kuramata
Located in Queens, NY
Designed by Shiro Kuramata, 1960s Japanese steel wire mesh "Sing Sing" armchair with roll form back and front to seat supported on a chrome tubular frame.
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Franco Bettonica, Ikebana, Square Vase, Gabbianelli, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Franco Bettonica (1927-1999)
Ikebana
A white ceramic flower holder, of square shape surmounted with a white grid.
Produced by Gabbianelli, Ital...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful Sheep Lamb Chocolate Mold vintage 1960s, E.F. Teich, Vienna Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous chocolate mold. Made of metal, marked E.F. Teich. Beautiful and ready to use or display, with nice patina.
Fantastic piece for each collector. Found at an estate sale in ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Framed Lithograph by Jose Luis Cuevas Small Edition
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: Jose Luis Cuevas
Title: The tortured ones
Medium: Lithograph
Edition: 11/20
Date:1965
Sheet size: 22 1/4 x 30 inches
Signed, dated and number...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Elizabeth II Sterling Silver 'Lindisfarne' Salver, 1966
Located in Glasgow, GB
An Elizabeth II Sterling Silver Salver. The salver is of plain ground, with an applied Lindisfarne decoration to the shaped and incurved border, and sitting on four mystical creature...
Category
1960s British Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Unusual French 1960s Pedestal Chairs in the Style of Roger Tallon
By Roger Tallon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of unusual French 1960s pedestal chairs in the style of Roger Tallon. Restored and reupholstered.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Sommerso Vase by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown Murano glass vase with cobalt-blue and clear glass.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Svend Saabye '1913-2004', Danish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Composition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Svend Saabye (1913-2004), Danish artist. Oil on canvas.
Abstract composition.
1960s.
The canvas measures: 89 x 54 cm.
The frame measures: 3 cm.
Sign...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Mid Century Modern Pearsall Walnut & Amber Glass Pendant Light
By Jim Pearsall
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid Century Modern hanging pendant light. Walnut three point frame with round amber glass globe shade. Single socket. Circa 1960's by Pearsall. Dimensions: 16.5" high x 9" diameter
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Saturne XXL wool rug, by Marc Petit for Saint-Frères, De Leers, France, 1960s
By Marc Petit
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful and large wool rug, designed by Marc Petit, one of the most famous painter and cardboard manufacturer of the 20th century.
Named Saturne, it depicts a beautiful sunburst wi...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Erasmo black leather sofa by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Erasmo leather sofa by Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia, 1960s
Modular sofa model Erasmo, consisting of two armchairs. Upholstered in black leather, signs of time are highlighted in the p...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
French Ceramic "Bougeoir" Table or Desk Lamp with Parchment Paper Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French ceramic "bougeoir" (candlestick shape) table or desk lamp with parchment paper shade.
Gorgeous oxblood glaze.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Parchment Paper, Ceramic
Vico Magistretti, Carimate, Six Chairs, Cassina, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Vico Magistretti (1920-2006)
Carimate
A set of six red lacquered beech wood and straw chairs, each with four cylindrical feet and conforming back, with a square seat covered with s...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech
Sofa 'Illona' in Yellow Leather by Arne Norell, 1968
Located in Berlin, DE
Sofa 'Illona' for two in mustard colored buffalo leather with a structure made of birch wood. Renewed cover and downs.
Arne Norell (1917–1971) was a Swedish furniture designer and ...
Category
1960s Norwegian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Birch
1960s Jens Risom Design Inc. Walnut Dining or Conference Table, Model T 180
By Jens Risom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Walnut Conference or Dining Table, designed by Jens Risom and produced by his company Jens Risom Design Inc in the 1960s. The silhouette appeared in a 1959 Risom catalog an...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Ceramic coffee table by Mado Jolain, 1960's
By Mado Jolain
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic table by Mado Jolain (1921-2019), metal feet, France, 1960's
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ron Schmidt Wall Sculpture Iron, Nail & Brass Brutalist Sculpture
By Ron Schmidt
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid-Century Modern iron, brass and nail Brutalist wall sculpture by Ron Schmidt circa 1960's. Fan pinwheel pattern. Very nice condition. Dimensions: 3.5" d...
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Table lamp 526, designed by Massimo Vignelli. Italy, Arteluce, 1965.
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Table lamp 526, designed by Massimo Vignelli. Italy, Arteluce, 1965.
Chromed metal base with opaque perspex diffuser, divided into three sections. Includes 3 E14 light sockets.
Ple...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Alvino Bagni for Bitossi Black Ceramic, Gold Studs Bowl and Vase Set Of
By Alvino Bagni, Bitossi
Located in North Miami, FL
Alvino Bagni for Bitossi designed this pair of outstanding rare vintage black Italian ceramics in the 60's for Good Friends which was an American importer and often commissioned Bito...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold
Juan Salazar (1934-) Tianguis en Toluca Oil on Canvas Mexican Master
By Juan Salazar
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Juan Salazar
(1934-)
Tianguis en Toluca
Signed and dated (lower left),
Signed and titled, verso.
Oil on canvas.
24" in. x 36" in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)
Boldly painted, large and import...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paint
5x12.8 Ft Handmade Turkish Hallway Runner Rug in Orange, Modern Corridor Carpet
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage Turkish runner rug re-dyed in orange color. Great for contemporary interiors.
Finely hand knotted, low wool pile on cotton foundation. Professionally washed.
Sturdy and can...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
A Pair Of Unusual Benches By John Vesey ca' 1960's
By John Vesey
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of rare benches in solid brass by John Vesey, ca' 1960's. Priced per pair (2 pairs or four stools available). Heavy brass, reupholstered in natural suede.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Aldo Londi für Bitossi Keramikskulptur Stier Rimini Blue
By Aldo Londi
Located in Vienna, AT
Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic sculpture bull Rimini Blue from the 1960s, good condition
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Vintage Wall/ceiling Lights with Clear Bubble Glass and Porcelain Base
Located in Almelo, NL
Large vintage modern wall/ceiling lights with clear bubble glass and porcelain base, France, 1960s. The glass has pattern in it, what gives a nice diffuse light effect and a nice pattern on ceiling and walls, these wall scones/ceiling lights will contribute to a vintage character...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Vintage coffee table by Ettore Sottsass for Santambrogio and De Berti
Located in Milano, IT
Step into the world of timeless elegance with this exquisite modernist coffee table, a true masterpiece designed by none other than the legendary Ettore Sottsass during the vibrant 1...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Painting, Portrait of a Lady, Charcoal, C 1960, Large Scale with Wide Gold Frame
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, midcentury, large portrait of a lady, circa 1960. Charcoal on paper with a very decorative gold frame.
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
6x9.6 Ft Contemporary Handmade Floral Patterned Turkish Area Rug in Pink Color
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Large Mies van der Rohe Style Black Leather Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Mies van der Rohe style black leather lounge chair. Not the usual copy of the Barcelona chair. 18 in. seat height. 3 chairs are available...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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