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Laminated Maple Vitulus Floating Shelf by David Tragen
Located in Geneve, CH
Laminated Maple Vitulus Floating Shelf by David Tragen Dimensions: W 110 x D 20 x H 14 cm
Category

2010s British Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Maple

Gorgeous Pace Collection Floating Wall-Mounted Console Shelf, Mid-Century Modern
By Pace Collection
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous Pace Collection floating architectural wall-mounted console table. The simple design
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Chrome

Cherry, Walnut Onda Floating Shelf by David Tragen
Located in Geneve, CH
Cherry, Walnut Onda Floating Shelf by David Tragen Dimensions: W 119 x D 13 x H 2.5 cm Materials
Category

2010s British Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Cherry, Walnut

Floating Wall Shelf with Drawers by Kai Kristiansen for Axel Kjersgaard, 1960s
By Aksel Kjersgaard, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Rare and beautiful ‘Model 128’ floating shelf designed by Kai Kristiansen around 1960. Very high
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Paul Evans Cityscape Floating Shelf or Console Table Glass Chrome
By Paul Evans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible design, a cityscape wall shelf designed by Paul Evans in the 1970's. The set features fine heavy construction with chrome clad patchwork design. Includes two L shaped w...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Chrome

Yakisugi (Shou Sugi Ban) Wood Burning Technique Floating Shelf with Inlaid Brass
By Huy Lam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Elevate No. 3", is a one-of-a-kind piece as part of Huy Lam's "Elevate" collection. This piece is hand-crafted by the artist in Canada with hand-carved wood fashioned with classic j...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wa...

Materials

Brass

Rectangular Floating Shelf and One Large Sculptural Wooden Pebble Sereno by Nono
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Collection features a variety of floating wall shelves, bookcases, and sideboards that embody tranquility
Category

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Plump Floating Wall Console in Topaz Yellow, Translucent Resin, by Ian Cochran
By Ian Cochran
Located in New York, NY
Plump Resin Floating Wall Console by Ian Alistair Cochran Solid Resin H 16" x L 36"× W 10" A
Category

2010s American Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Resin

Large Floating Teak Wall Mounted Shelf by Walter Wirtz for Wilhelm Renz, 1960s
By Walter Wirtz, Wilhelm Renz
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful floating wall unit designed by Walter Wirtz for Wilhelm Renz, Germany, 1960s. Very good
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Teak

Mid Century Paul Evans Cityscape Floating Shelf or Console Table Chrome Brass
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible design, a cityscape wall shelf designed by Paul Evans in the 1970's. The set features Fine heavy construction with brass & chrome clad patchwork design. Includes two L ...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Mid-Century Style Modular Floating Wall Shelf in Aluminum Wood.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-mounted, floating shelf in the style of French modern designers combines the warmth of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Petite Danish Modern Floating Shelf / End Table / Nightstand in Oak
Located in Brooklyn, NY
remains. A second oak floating nightstand is listed separately (though nonidentical -- drawer in place of
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves

Materials

Oak

Wood with Inlaid Copper Wall-Mounted Floating Shelf by Huy Lam, ""Elevate No. 4"
By Huy Lam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Elevate No. 4" is a one-of-a-kind piece as part of Huy Lam's "Elevate" collection. This piece is hand-crafted by the artist using wood-charring techniques with hand-carved wood fash...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Scandinavian Modern Shelves and W...

Materials

Copper

Danish Floating Teak Shelf by Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard, 1960s.
By Aksel Kjersgaard, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Floating Teak Shelf by Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard, 1960s. Scandinavian Mid
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Custom Polished Steel and Frosted Lucite Illuminated Floating Shelf
By Brueton, Paul Evans, Pace Collection
Located in Miami, FL
Custom polished steel floating wall console or shelf with frosted lucite top circa 1970s. A welded
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Pop art Post modern Pink Gloss Laminate floating wall mounted shelf unit
By Memphis Milano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful post modern custom made bubblegum pink gloss laminate floating wall mounted shelf unit
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Laminate, Plywood

Danish Oak Shelves by Hans J. Wegner for Ry Møbler, 1950s. Set of 2.
By Hans J. Wegner, Ry Møbler
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Oak Shelves by Hans J. Wegner for Ry Møbler, 1950s. Set of 2. Pair of wall mounted floating
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves

Materials

Oak

Mid Century Paul Evans Cityscape Floating Shelf or Console Table Glass Brass
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible design, a cityscape wall shelf designed by Paul Evans in the 1970's. The set features fine heavy construction with brass clad patchwork design. Includes two L shaped wa...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Brass

Charlotte Perriand Nuage À Plots, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
floating shelves mounted on the walls of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, the bookcase is a rhythmic system of
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage À Plots, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
floating shelves mounted on the walls of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, the bookcase is a rhythmic system of
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Charlotte Perriand Nuage À Plots, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
series of floating shelves mounted on the walls of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, the bookcase is a
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Wall-Mounted Bar for Dyrlund, 1960s
By Dyrlund
Located in Sagaponack, NY
bottle holders and floating shelves and drawers with flush chromed pulls. This well-engineered and finely
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

A pair of Mid Century Modern Danish Bookcases with Storage Cabinets. Circa 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
adjustable floating shelves, and a storage cabinet with a door with a solid teak handle. In excellent, near
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Large Modern Shelving Unit
By The Tailored Home
Located in Greenwich, CT
Our La Scalia shelving unit is a large custom built bookshelf with four pillars supporting floating
Category

2010s American Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Late Qing Dynasty Brown Lacquered Display Shelves with Fretwork Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of antique display shelves, crafted in rich hardwood with intricate fretwork motifs, these
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Bookcases

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage Mid Century Modern Danish Bookcase. Circa 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
storage space with three adjustable floating shelves edged with solid teak profiles. The intermediate
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Teak

Large Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accent, Sereno by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
; it's about capturing the essence of tranquility. The Sereno Collection features a variety of floating
Category

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Oak

Rare and elegant pair of Art Deco Consoles in Burl Wood.
Located in Echt, NL
grain, enhanced by a smooth lacquered finish. Perfect for use as floating shelves or statement accent
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Burl

Pair of 1970s Italian Brass and Glass Spiral Staircase Shelving Units
By Maison Jansen
Located in West Palm Beach, US
patina and floating glass shelves lend a refined, modernist presence ideal for showcasing art, books, or
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Shelves

Materials

Brass

Poul Cadovius Wall Unit in Metal and Glass
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Waalwijk, NL
elegant piece combines slender, black-lacquered metal frames with floating glass shelves, each supported
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Mahogany Queen Bed Attr. to Gio Ponti 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Gio Ponti queen bed from 1950' in mahogany with "organized wall" headboard fitted with floating
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Daida Marble Shelve Luxury Emperador Marble Glass Bookshelf Meddel Design
By Joaquín Moll, Meddel
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
the contrast with its floating glass shelves adds a sense of lightness and refinement. This seamless
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Shelves

Materials

Crystal, Marble

Sial Marble Shelve Italian Travertine Marble Glass Luxury Bookshelf Meddel Spain
By Joaquín Moll, Meddel
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
form a minimalist architectural frame. From within, five glass shelves emerge, floating effortlessly
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Shelves

Materials

Crystal, Travertine, Marble

Sculptural Wall Unit in Travertine, Italy, 1970s
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Simply a unique wall unit which has distinct elements of travertine supporting the floating glass
Category

20th Century Italian Brutalist Shelves

Materials

Travertine, Iron

Wittmann MD Shelf by Jaime Hayon
By Jaime Hayon, Wittmann
Located in New York, NY
treasured objects on silky smooth leather shelves – seemingly floating on air thanks to delicate-looking
Category

2010s Austrian Shelves

Materials

Leather

"Angelo Necessario" wall shelf by Paolo Pallucco and Mireille Rivier, 1988
By Paolo Pallucco Mireille Rivier, Pallucco
Located in Renens, CH
shelves seem like floating just supported by the open wing of the stylized angel.
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Pair of Walnut Side End Tables with Floating Glass Shelves
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut end tables stands with floating glass shelves standing on cone
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Modern handcrafted Steel case with floating glass shelves Handmade dutch-design
By Harm De Veer
Located in Vinkel, NL
height. The structure creates the illusion that the shelves are floating within the surrounding structure
Category

2010s Dutch Industrial Bookcases

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

George Nelson for Herman Miller Executive Office desk and Return 1955
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Chicago, IL
, floating shelves, two drawers (including a pencil drawer and a file drawer with removable slotted storage
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

KETCH Floating desk 36" with shelves - Handcrafted by Le Tenon la Mortaise
By Le Tenon la Mortaise
Located in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, CA
drawers and shelves according to your needs. Easy to install, comfortable and warm with its rounded edge
Category

2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Walnut

Sendelbach Signed Gold Painted Clay Bust of Young Boy on Slate Base
Located in Chattanooga, TN
attention. It works beautifully on mantels, floating shelves, or console tables; ideally placed where light
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Bookcases With Floating Drawers- a Pair
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An Edward Wormley designed bookcase for Dunbar. Both shelves have a floating drawer that hangs from
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Hans Wegner Set of Restored Floating Nightstands in Teak and Glass by GETAMA
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Knebel, DK
floating night stands or shelves in teak, each feature a single drawer with a hidden carved handle, open
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Night Stands

Materials

Teak, Glass

Crossing Bookcase by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, 1970s
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Conversano, IT
: smoked glass doors, storage compartments with hinged doors, integrated drawers, and floating shelves
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Bookcases

Materials

Smoked Glass, Birdseye Maple

1970 s Art Deco Burl Wood Floating Shelf Console by Jay Spectre for Century
By Century Furniture, Jay Spectre
Located in Hartville, OH
. Floating Glass Shelves under Cantilevered upper drawers. Condition Disclosure: Please understand nearly
Category

Vintage 1970s North American Art Deco Credenzas

Materials

Wood

Adrian Pearsall " Sculptura" Brutalist Etagere
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Lynn, MA
resin over wood. Brutalist designs and textures noted all around. Features three free floating thick
Category

20th Century North American Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Resin

Italian Lacquered Wood Corinthian Column Étagère by Fornasetti, 1996
By Fornasetti
Located in Chicago, IL
tension between antiquity and modernity plays out across four floating glass shelves, supported by brass
Category

1990s Italian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Wood

Bookshelf Mogg Metrica A design Studio CTRLZAK - Gold
By CTRLZAK Studio, Mogg
Located in Alcamo, IT
interplay of irregular steel rods and floating glass shelves creates a dynamic and ethereal presence
Category

2010s Italian Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Bookshelf Mogg Metrica A design Studio CTRLZAK - Burnished
By CTRLZAK Studio, Mogg
Located in Alcamo, IT
display. The interplay of irregular steel rods and floating glass shelves creates a dynamic and ethereal
Category

2010s Italian Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Bookshelf Mogg Metrica A design Studio CTRLZAK - Titanium
By CTRLZAK Studio, Mogg
Located in Alcamo, IT
. The interplay of irregular steel rods and floating glass shelves creates a dynamic and ethereal
Category

2010s Italian Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Bookshelf Mogg Metrica A design Studio CTRLZAK - White
By Mogg, CTRLZAK Studio
Located in Alcamo, IT
tinted glass shelves. Variant Available: White RAL 1013 frame with tinted glass shelves Shelves
Category

2010s Italian Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Echo Console Dark Grey and Eucalyptus 180cm
Located in Serzedo, PT
of endless possibilites and freedom of use. An elegant levitated design where the main shelves look
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Console Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Oak, Sycamore, Walnut, Plywood, Lacquer

Float Bookshelf
Located in Ridgewood, NY
weightlessness and everything displayed on its shelves seems to be floating on air. The bookcase perfectly
Category

2010s American Bookcases

Materials

Lacquer

Float Bookshelf
Float Bookshelf
$9,200 / item
Teak Cabinet by Hans J. Wegner for Johannes Hansen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
adjustable shelves, floating on turned solid teak dowel legs.
Category

20th Century Danish Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Guillerme et Chambron Oak Cabinet, 1960s France
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wide shelves, with one floating drawer joined beneath the highest shelf. To the right is a single, slim
Category

Vintage 1960s French Cabinets

Materials

Oak, Glass

Gio Ponti Display Cabinet Model 4120 for Singer Sons
By Gio Ponti
Located in San Francisco, CA
light and refined feeling with saber legs and upper shelves and supports. Floating white painted panels
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Danish Wall Hanging Bedside Tables in Pine, 1970s/80s, Set of 2
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
A set of two floating bedside shelves in solid pine wood. Their thick, rounded design gives them a
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Night Stands

Materials

Pine

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Floating Shelves For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of floating shelves available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct floating shelves — often made from wood, hardwood and teak — can elevate any home. We have 91 antique and vintage floating shelves in-stock, while there are 8 modern editions to choose from as well. Floating shelves have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Floating shelves made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Floating shelves have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Dunbar, Poul Cadovius and Edward Wormley are consistently popular.

How Much are Floating Shelves?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,336, while they’re typically $485 on the low end and $16,500 highest priced.
Questions About Floating Shelves
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    There are several ways to mount floating shelves. The best mounting options include using floating shelf brackets, installing cleats, or placing figure eights.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    Typically, the best way to hang floating shelves is to install them into wall studs with screws. You can use a stud finder tool to locate the studs in the wall. A power drill can speed up installation. Shop a selection of floating shelves on 1stDibs.

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