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Pair of Atomic Age Mid Century Metal Decorative Shelves
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
for that Mid century ,atomic age decor.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Atomic Kidney Shape Mirror and Glass End Tables
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid-Century Modern, kidney shape end tables. Elegant design, mirrored, glass, brass supports
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair Of Atomic Teak Nightstands With Wire Racks
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1960s Materials: Teak, Plastic Measurements: 24? Width x 12? Depth x 23? Height Condition: In excellent original ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Teak, Plastic

Vintage Midcentury German Atomic Kidney Shape Coffee Side Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Midcentury Atomic Kidney Shape Coffee Cide Table From Germany Unique kidney shaped table
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

1950s Atomic Age Metal Book Stand Rack Midcentury
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool and versatile metal bookstand or bookholder desk tabletop use, circa 1950s, Classic American metal mesh great condition original enameled finish.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Atomic Galaxy Wall Sculpture by C. Jere, circa 1965
By Curtis Jeré
Located in South Charleston, WV
A rare early metal sculpture by "C. Jere" depicting concentric atomic orbits with stars, meteorites
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel

Vintage Atomic Period Fred Press Tom Collins Glasses
By Fred Press
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 8 signed Fred Press design Tom Collins glasses. Clear vintage cocktail glasses decorated with 22-karat gold fish in various abstract patterns.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

Six Vintage Old Fashioned Glasses in the Atomic Style
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 6 Atomic period old fashioned glasses with split black, orange and gold ellipses among a
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

1950s Heywood Wakefield Encore Line Atomic Style Accent Table
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Waxahachie, TX
1950s sculptural atomic style. Champagne finish. From the Heywood Wakefield Encore line. Solid
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Birch

1950s American Midcentury Atomic Age Metal Wire Fruit Basket
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique wire metal atomic age fruit basket.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Metal

Large Vintage Atomic Red Bellini Italian Pottery Vase
By Bellini Studio
Located in Wilton, CT
Large hand thrown Italian art pottery vase with orange splashes over fire engine red glaze by the Bellini Studio in Florence. Measures: 18" high, 11" diameter. Short hairline in rim,...
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Atomic Eight Arm Brass Sputnick Light Chandelier, circa 1960
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Atomic 8-Arm Brass Sputnick Light Chandelier, circa 1960, The light measures 14"-inches in diameter
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

American Midcentury Atomic Age Solid Brass Low Bowl
By Buenilum
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare centerpiece solid brass perforated polished brass with footed base circa 1950s made by Buenilum brass company. We polished the top and left some patina in the bottom.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Atomic Era Arthur Umanoff Sideboard Server, circa 1950s
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Southampton, NJ
An unusual find by Arthur Umanoff useful as sideboard, server or bar among many possibilities. Features Umanoff's signature style consisting of slat wood, wrought iron, rush, masonit...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wrought Iron

1950s Atomic Lighted Electric TV Clock by United, USA
By United Clock Corp, Snider Clock
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Atomic bow-tie clock from United Clock Corp. USA. Made of brass , enameled steel mesh with
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal, Brass

Set of Three Large Wood Brass Atomic Jacks / Jax
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of three large wood & brass capped atomic jacks / jax in the style of Bill Curry, circa
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Brass

1950 s Atomic Age Triangle table in Iron Graphite Laminate Top
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
1950s American Mid Century Modern, Atomic age triangle table with graphite color laminate top great
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Iron

Pair of Atomic Lamps Signed F.A.I.P.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
rough granite textured surface with black indented areas and atomic glyphs. Lamps have been
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

Pair of Atomic Jacks Bookends, Doorstop or Paperweight Bill Curry
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage pair of 1950s atomic era, Mid-Century Modern iron jacks-jax. The pair are functional as
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Aluminum

1950s Atomic Hors D Oeuvre Appetizer Wood Toothpick Holder Sputnik
By Ernst Henriksen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
We presents Hors d’oeuvre appetizer wood toothpick holder atomic sputnik Modern 1950s Ideal Mid
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Wood

Pair of Atomic Jacks Bookends, Doorstop or Paperweight Bill Curry
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage pair of 1950s atomic era, Mid-Century Modern iron jacks-Jax. The pair are functional as
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Iron

Round Chrome Sputnik Atomic Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Berlin, BE
Wonderful Sputnik coffee table with six chrome balls on one-tier. Excellent condition. Clear glass top. Another Sputnik coffee table in brass is also listed.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Petit Postmodern Atomic Age Triangle table in Iron Pink Laminate
By Tony Paul
Located in San Diego, CA
1950s American Mid Century Modern, Atomic age triangle table with pink laminate top great accent
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Iron

1970s Wrought Black Iron Atomic Hoop Chairs, a Pair
By Salterini, (after) Raymond Loewy
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a fun, modern pair of hoop chairs, circa the 1970s. This style of
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Round Chrome Sputnik Atomic Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Berlin, BE
Wonderful Sputnik coffee table with six chrome balls on one-tier. Excellent condition. Clear glass top. A higher version of this Sputnik coffee table in brass is also listed.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Round Chrome Sputnik Atomic Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Berlin, BE
Wonderful Sputnik coffee table with six chrome balls on one-tier. Excellent condition. Clear glass top.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

Round Chrome Sputnik Atomic Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Berlin, BE
Wonderful Sputnik coffee table with six chrome balls on one-tier. Excellent condition. Clear glass top.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Chrome

American Mid-Century Atomic Age Iron Brass Fireplace Tools Set
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in San Diego, CA
A classic American mid-century atomic age iron and brass fireplace tools set with solid patinated
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron, Brass

1950s Atomic Age Walnut and Iron Fireplace Accessory Tool Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice vintage original fireplace accessory tool set, circa 1950s very atomic design in its original
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

1950s Atomic Age Wood and Iron Fireplace Accessory Tool Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice vintage original fireplace accessory tool set, circa 1950s very atomic design in its original
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Set of 6 Libbey Glass Vintage Atomic Period Highball Glasses
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Rare, Libbey Glass Co. abstract atomic period bar glasses with black, red and white geometric
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

Pair of Iron and Brass Candleholders Atomic Midcentury Era
By Laurids Lonborg
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique pair of iron and brass ring candleholders circa 1950s, great quality we found these pair in Denmark, no manufacturer or decals great design.
Category

20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass, Iron

Whimsical Atomic Age Metal Envelope Spring Desk Holder Dog
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical vintage metal envelope desk holder, circa 1950's cool and unique great piece of conversation.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Collection Vintage Italian Pottery Vases in Atomic Red Glaze
Located in Wilton, CT
Four vintage, hand turned Italian pottery vases in striking red glazes. One bottle form, two baluster form, and one rouleau or mallet form, circa 1960's. One marked for the PV distri...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Kienzle Superia Wall Clock Sunburst Atomic Hollywood Regency Modernist 1950s
By Kienzle Clocks
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
an atomic, sunburst design. Its striking black and brass accents enhance the Hollywood Regency style
Category

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Atomic Period Cocktail Shaker with Black and Gold Decoration
By Federal Glass
Located in Nantucket, MA
Atomic period cocktail shaker in clear glass with panels of 4 black enamel triangles creating
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Metal

Atomic Chrome Six-Arm Table Lamp Mid-Century, 1960s-1970s
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Atomic chrome six-arm table lamp, Mid-Century, late 1960s-early 1970s, chrome metal body, with six
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Atomic Age Wall Candle Holders Brass Iron
By Tony Paul
Located in San Diego, CA
Great and rare set of 1950's American wall candle holders sconces, in brass and iron frame hard to find great decorative pieces.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candle Sconces

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage Blessing Pop Art Atomic Space Age Table Alarm Clock
By Blessing
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a bright orange and black coloured vintage mechanical Blessing Pop Art Atomic Space Age
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Plastic, Lucite, Plexiglass

Pair of Asymmetrical Steam Punk Atomic Age Mirrors, 1950s
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very funky pair of asymmetrical steam punk framed mirrors. Textured wood grain frames with red accent. 1950s.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Solid Mahogany Freeform Atomic Age Catch It All Bowl
By Jean Gillon
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful hand-carved freeform bowl circa 1970's, solid mahogany with raised edge.
Category

20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Mahogany

American Midcentury Atomic Age Ice Crusher by Swing a Way
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful design industrial atomic age, in Classic midcentury color, circa 1950s, the bottom it’s
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1950 s Atomic Flying Saucer Lamp by Esther Lighting Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A petite atomic flying saucer accent lamp from Australia, made by the Esther Lighting Company
Category

Vintage 1950s Australian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Chandelier or Pendant Kamenicky Senov, Atomic, Sputnik, 1970s
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very nice style of lighting - Rare type - Space age style - Very elegant and representative.
Category

Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Brass

Midcentury Atomic Orange Kaiser Chandelier with Three Globes, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Striking modernist space age Kaiser pendant with three crisp white opaline glass spheres of light. Eyecatching orange molecular metal and wood mount with canopy. Manufactured by Kais...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Atomic White Chandelier by Max Bill for Temde, Switzerland, 1960s
By Temde Leuchten, Max Bill
Located in Aachen, NRW
Atomic chandelier with nine-glass globes was designed by the Swiss artist and designer Max Bill for
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Opaline Glass

Modernist Atomic 1950s Television by Olympic, Tambour Doors "rocket tuner"
By Olympus
Located in Buffalo, NY
Super Rare! Modernist Atomic 1950s Television by Olympic, Tambour doors "new rocket tuner" Probably
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

Glass, Plastic, Wood, Mahogany

Atomic Era Jack / Jax Bookend, Doorstop or Paperweight by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage atomic era / MCM iron jack / jax in the style of Bill Curry, circa 1970s. The
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Iron

Petite Pair of Atomic Jacks Bookends, Doorstop or Paperweight Bill Curry
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage pair of 1950s atomic era, Mid-Century Modern iron jacks-jax. The pair are functional as
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Iron

Vintage Pair of Atomic Jacks Bookends, Doorstop or Paperweight Bill Curry
By Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage pair of 1950s atomic era, Mid-Century Modern iron jacks-jax. The pair are functional as
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Iron

Two Atomic Circular Side Tables by Albert Larsson for Alberts Tibro
By Albert Larsson
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
Two 1950s atomic circular teak side tables by Albert Larsson for Alberts Tibro. Perfect examples
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Copper

Vintage Libbey Glassware Marine Life Cocktail Glasses in the Atomic Style
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-Century Modern highball glasses in the Atomic style by Libbey Glassware in the Marine Life
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

Midcentury Atomic Age Set of Three Wall Hanging Decorative Bottles
By Sexton
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice patinated original finish on this set of three cast aluminium bottles by Sexton. Classic midcentury decorative pieces.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Aluminum

Midcentury Atomic "Sirius" Chandelier in Polished Chrome by Kalmar, Austria
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in London, GB
Atomic or space-age chandelier finished in polished chrome. Design 1960s-1970s by Kalmar of Austria
Category

Vintage 1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Atomic Sputnik Light Fixture Flush Mount Glass Chrome by Kalmar, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
Outstanding atomic ceiling lamp / chandelier made of glass and nickel / chrome by J.T. Kalmar
Category

Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Chrome

Brass Glass Atomic Pendant Light, Handcrafted Nautical Modernist Lantern 1950s
Located in Lisse, NL
handcrafted pendant light from the 1950s that fuses mid-century modern elegance with nautical industrial roots
Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Life Magazine Pub. 1953 Earth American Illustration Mid-Century Space Atomic
By Antonio Petruccelli
Located in New York, NY
Life Magazine Pub. 1953 Earth American Illustration Mid-Century Space Atomic Antonio Petruccelli
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

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Atomic Modern For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal atomic modern for your home. Each atomic modern for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. There are 480 variations of the antique or vintage atomic modern you’re looking for, while we also have 10 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer atomic modern, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An atomic modern made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made atomic modern has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Temde Leuchten, J.T. Kalmar and Lightolier are consistently popular.

How Much is a Atomic Modern?

An atomic modern can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,427, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $31,000.

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

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.