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1950s Stylized Italian Pottery Bird Vases, a Pair
By Alvino Bagni, Aldo Londi, Bitossi, Raymor
Located in New Windsor, NY
olive green, black and white glazes. The finger print by the bird's eye is truly remarkable trace of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$1,440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Paolo Venini
Fulvio Bianconi “Fazzoletti” Murano Glass Vase, Italy, 1950s
By Fulvio Bianconi
Paolo Venini
Located in Västra Frölunda, SE
iconic fluid, organic shape that made the Fazzoletti series a mid-century design classic.
The vase
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Large Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, rorstrand studio, Rörstrand
Located in Malmö, SE
Large stoneware vase with amazing brown-black glaze.
Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Biomorphic Art Pottery Vase by Aksel Sigvald Nielsen, Denmark, 1950s
By Aksini
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Beautiful black and white ceramic vase by Aksini (Aksel Sigvald Nielsen) for Knabstrup, Denmark
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Faience Vase
Karneval
by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful 'Karneval' faience vase.
Designed by Stig Lindberg in Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden, 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
GEORGES BRIARD Black and Gold Ceramic Vase for Hyalyn 1960s Hollywood Regency
By Georges Briard
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
the Hollywood Regency Art Deco style.
Very chic Mid century black and gold vase.
Made in USA Circa
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Black
White Serving Dish Domino, Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
the objects was designed in geometrical shapes and with stylistic relief patterns mostly in black and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Stoneware Vases by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, rorstrand studio
Located in Malmö, SE
Set or 2 beautiful stoneware vases with amazing glaze.
Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Set of 6 Stoneware Vases by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s
By Rörstrand, rorstrand studio, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Malmö, SE
Set of 6 stoneware vases with amazing brown-black glaze.
Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso Vase in Filigree Glass ca. 1950s
By Dino Martens, Aureliano Toso
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso Vase in Filigree Glass ca. 1950s
A vintage Murano art glass vase
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Lady Head San Marino Boat Vase Smalto Roccia Glaze Italy 1950s
By San Marino Pottery
Located in Melbourne, AU
those who love a bold, colorful, high-kitsch Mid Century aesthetic. Just a delight!
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
$232 Sale Price
57% Off
Vintage White Murano Glass Vase attr. to Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso
By Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This white l'attimo Murano glass vase features playing card suits colored
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Haeger Modern Ceramic Drip Glaze Vase Vessel Raku Collection
By Haeger
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
popular TV lamps of the 1950s. In fact, the Mid-Century Modern tendency runs strong in Haeger; collectors
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Luisa Parisi Blue
White Impronta - Mano Vase For Cassina
By Luisa Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Luisa Parisi Blue & White Impronta - Mano Vase For Cassina
From the creative flair of Ico and
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Luisa Parisi Red
White Impronta - Mano Vase For Cassina
By Luisa Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Luisa Parisi Red & White Impronta - Mano Vase For Cassina
From the creative flair of Ico and Luisa
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
Very Large San Marino Bottle Vase Smalto Roccia Glaze Italy 1950s
By San Marino Pottery
Located in Melbourne, AU
ceramics is very appealing to those who love a bold, colorful, high-kitsch Mid Century aesthetic. Just a
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Clay
$320 Sale Price
57% Off
Aleluia Portuguese Midcentury Black Ceramic Biomorphic Vase Yellow-Blue Interior
Located in Lisboa, PT
This sculptural biomorphic vase, produced by Fábrica Aleluia in Portugal during the 1950s, is an
Category
Vintage 1950s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
$1,414 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Raymor White Glazed Ceramic Lidded Jar in Pink, Black, and Gold
By Bitossi, Raymor, Aldo Londi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modernist Raymor ceramic lidded jar/urn (ca. 1950s, Italy). Attributed to Aldo
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Fratelli Toso Venini Murano Murrina Lattimo Blue Black Glass Globe Vases
By Venini, Fratelli Toso
Located in Barcelona, ES
highlights the beauty of this piece.
The big in a ball shaped Murano Glass Vase in black color. Unknown
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Milk Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
$1,424 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Aleluia Portuguese Midcentury Black Ceramic Biomorphic Vase Yellow-Grey Interior
Located in Lisboa, PT
This sculptural biomorphic vase, produced by Fábrica Aleluia in Portugal during the 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
$1,414 Sale Price
20% Off
Vase Double incalmo with central murrine band by Riccardo Licata
By Venini, Riccardo Licata
Located in Uccle, BE
Rare double incalmo vase with a central murine.
Body of the vase is made of Murano blown mole grey
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Vallauris Majolica Blue Ceramic Hand Shaped Rings Stand Vase
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Blue Glazed Ceramic Hand Sculpture by Vallauris. France, 1950s
Eye-catching
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Set of 2 Dümler
Breiden Lava Vases, West German Pottery
By West German Pottery, Dümler
Breiden
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 2 Mid Century Modern vases feature textured lava glaze in mocha and off-white colors on
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Vintage Ceramic Red Urn with Handles Jester Musician Decor Italy 1950s
By Deruta
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking urn shaped vase features hand painted black and white majolica decor on red background
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Paint, Ceramic, Pottery, Majolica
Murano Blue Gray Art Glass Vase with Multicolor Applied Murrine
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handblown Murano art glass ovoid vase with murrina applied glass drops. Italy, 1950s.
This eye
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Opaline Glass
Gustav Spörri for Ziegler Schaffhausen Studio Pottery Vase, 1959
By Gustav Spörri
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
collectible Mid-Century Modern ceramic work that captures both the artistry and technical excellence of Swiss
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Fratelli Fanciullacci, Stylised Town Series, Sgraffito, Gloss
Lava Glaze Vase
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Frome, GB
This rare and stunning work of Italian Mid-Century Modern art pottery is by Fratelli Fanciullacci
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Swiss Gustav Sporri Studio Pottery Vase for Ziegler Schaffhausen
By Gustav Spörri
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
piece combines bold contrasts and flowing forms, characteristic of mid-century modern design. The vase
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Italian Ceramic Vase with Donkey in the Style of Guido Gambone
By Guido Gambone
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 'soapy' white glazed stoneware vase hand-decorated with basket carrying donkey. It has no
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-century French Ceramic Pitcher by Naumovitch - Grand Chêne Studio, Vallauris
By Ljuba Naumovitch, Le Grand Chêne 1
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-century French Ceramic Pitcher by Naumovitch - Grand Chêne Studio, Vallauris
Original piece
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
$398 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Chinese “Hundred Boys” Fertility Vase Pair, Applied Children
Located in Cookeville, TN
decorative pair, perfect for chinoiserie collectors.
• Circa mid-20th century (1950s-1970s)
• Applied
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
Set of Two Flower Pot Plant Stands Vases by Mathieu Mategot Attr., France 1950
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
:
France
Description:
This original set of two modernist plant pots vases was produced in the 1950s in
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
Nils Thorsson Blue Faience Trinket Jar for Aluminia, 1950s
By Aluminia
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ceramic Trinket designed by Nils Thorsson and manufactured by Aluminia in Denmark during the 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Faience
Glazed ceramic " Diabolo" vase Roger Capron, Vallauris.
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
"Diabolo" vase by Roger Capron
White glazed ceramic vase decorated with geometrical motives in red
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, rorstrand studio
Located in Malmö, SE
Large stoneware vase with amazing brown-black glaze.
Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vallauris French Midcentury Flower Vase Multicolored Fat Lava Style
Located in Miami, FL
, France during the 1950s or 1960s. The primary blue, red, white colors are stunning.
It can enhance any
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Pharmacy Vase For Cassina
By Formafantasma
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Pharmacy Vase For Cassina
BLACK ON WHITE, THE CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSION
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By Rörstrand, rorstrand studio, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware vase with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Ad Orcino Tratto Misto Nero Vase For Cassina
By Formafantasma
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Ad Orcino Tratto Misto Nero Vase For Cassina
BLACK ON WHITE, THE
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
A fasce Orizzontali Vase
Model Number 4315
, Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Uccle, BE
Large green blown glass bottle vase decorated with three hot applied red bands (on a white
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, rorstrand studio, Rörstrand
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware vase with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane, rorstrand studio
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware vase with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane, rorstrand studio
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware vase with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By Rörstrand, rorstrand studio, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware vase with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By rorstrand studio, Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware vase with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane, rorstrand studio
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware vase with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, rorstrand studio
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware vase with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Ad Orcino Vase For Cassina
By Formafantasma
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Ad Orcino Vase For Cassina
BLACK ON WHITE, THE CONTEMPORARY
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Schumann Arzberg Midcentury Classic Floor Vase Cobalt Blue Gold beauty
By Schumann Arzberg 1
Located in Landshut, BY
floor vase range
a very elegant Porcelain SCHUMANN Arzberg midcentury Classic Floor Vase Real Cobalt
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$797 Sale Price
23% Off
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Cachepot Scacchi Neri Vase For Cassina
By Formafantasma
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Cachepot Scacchi Neri Vase For Cassina
BLACK ON WHITE, THE
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Candleholder Tocchi Neri Vase For Cassina
By Formafantasma
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Candleholder Tocchi Neri Vase For Cassina
BLACK ON WHITE, THE
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, rorstrand studio
Located in Malmö, SE
Large stoneware vase with amazing brown-black glaze.
Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Dümler und Breiden German Floor handle Vase 70s huge (40cms) clouded overglaze
By Dümler
Breiden
Located in Landshut, BY
HUGE FLOOR VASE
cloudy brown / blue glaze
Manufacturer DÜMLER & BREIDEN
Production Period
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Cachepot Reticolo Nero Piccolo Vase For Cassina
By Formafantasma
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Cachepot Reticolo Nero Piccolo Vase For Cassina
BLACK ON WHITE, THE
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Round Box Tratto Misto Nero Vase For Cassina
By Formafantasma
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Formafantasma Post Scriptum Round Box Tratto Misto Nero Vase For Cassina
BLACK ON WHITE, THE
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Red, Blue and White Round Ceramic by Rufinelli Assisi, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
central Italy. The Rufinelli family has been producing ceramics in Assisi since the 1950s, and their
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
$210 Sale Price
30% Off
Dino Martens Murano Multi-Color Oriente Italian Art Glass Fan Shape Flower Vase
By Dino Martens, Aureliano Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
black and white pinwheel design, and ribbons decoration. There are large sections of heavy copper
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
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1950s Mid Century Modern Black And White Vase For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 1950s mid century modern black and white vase you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, glass and art glass, every 1950s mid century modern black and white vase was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the 1950s mid century modern black and white vase you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each 1950s mid century modern black and white vase bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one 1950s mid century modern black and white vase that is appealing in its simplicity, but Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens and Bitossi produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a 1950s Mid Century Modern Black And White Vase?
Prices for a 1950s mid century modern black and white vase can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $346 and can go as high as $5,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,500.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
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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