Sculptural Solid Wood Side Table with Column Base, Europe ca 1940s

What was once a drinking trough for animals, is reimagined as a decorative item that can be placed in an interior in need of a rustic touch. This console table is a charming piece with an organic edge. In most mid-century European design, there was an early emphasis on wood as it connected everyday objects, such as furniture to nature. This rustic, solid wood table...

This elegant pair of lounge chairs is an interesting bridge between the 20th century’s earlier artistic movements like Art Deco, and the modernist movement that was about to shape mo...

This eye-catching chair has a lot of personality, recalling different design styles and eras, including the Arts and Crafts movement, the minimalistic pine models of Axel Einar Hjort...

This charming set of six dining chairs was born from a desire to create a design that was comfortable, organic, and cosy in its simplicity. The design incorporates subtle, yet stunni...

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Mid-century designers were eager to break free from the aesthetics of the past and experiment with new forms, and techniques. At the same time, especially in Europe, the modernist design movement was often based on traditional styles and techniques, such as turned chairs. Turned chairs — sometimes called thrown chairs or spindle chairs — represent a style of Elizabethan or Jacobean turned furniture that had a vogue in the late 16th and early 17th century. The technique was carried on to the 20th century and was widespread in Europe as well, where craftsmen created durable pieces for various interiors and purposes. In turned furniture, the individual wooden spindles of the piece were made by shaping them with chisels and gouges while they were being spun, or turned between the centre points of a lathe. The construction of this pair is evocative of the more robust Arts and Crafts Movement, featuring subtle decorative elements such as the finials atop the backs. The sphere-shaped finials aren’t the only ornamentations on the design; the shape of the two splats on the back, the carved stretchers and carving on the feet are all decorative features that make this pair visually arresting. In later turned chairs, like this pair, rush seats were common. Here, the seats are woven around the frames with a light colour that beautifully contrasts to the dark, patinated wood. The partnership of the two natural materials is very effective as well; the wood and rush pair...

Sculptural Cross Legged Side Table in Solid Wood 1940s. Great sculptural cross legged table / side table in thick solid wood, made in the middle of...

A wonderfully sculptural round side table. Its pigment and texture was achieved through meticulously sanding down the table and then finishing it with a clear coat. A uniquely sculpt...

A wonderfully sculptural round side table. Its pigment and texture was achieved through meticulously sanding down the table and then finishing it with a clear coat. A uniquely sculpt...

A wonderfully sculptural round side table.The tables neutral pigment and subtle wood texture makes it perfect for any space. This table was crafted from eight layers of mango wood sl...

Side table or stool, of a special kind. The solid wood is processed by the German furniture maker Eckehard Weimann. It is worked out organically, ...

A wonderfully sculptural round side table. Its pigment and texture was achieved through meticulously sanding down the table and then finishing it with a clear coat. A uniquely sculpt...