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Mid-Century Modern Italian Art Glass Penguin by, Livio Seguso for Oggetti
By Livio Seguso, Oggetti
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Italian Mid-Century blown art glass "Penguin" sculpture by, Livio Seguso for Seguso Arte Vetro
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$2,888 Sale Price
24% Off
Mid Century Murano Art Glass Vase attributed to Seguso
By Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Murano art glass vase, having an amber glass ground, with applied draped trim executed
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Italian Walnut Burl Glass Top Dry Bar Cabinet
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Ico
Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet with black glass top in beautiful
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Pair 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Gilt Wood and Painted Carved Masks
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair 18th Century Italian Neoclassical hand carved giltwood and red paint masks in high relief
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood
Pair Of Mid Century Italian Murano Shell Form Wall Sconces
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of Murano art glass wall sconces with shell form having distinctive gold flecks throughout
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
17th Century Italian Faience Madonna with Child Relief Wall Plaque
Located in Milano, MI
A fashinating 17th century Italian Virgin with Child, an hand-made rectangular shaped relief
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Terracotta
Tomasso Cascella Abstract Lithograph Mid Century Modern Italian Art 23" x 22"
By Pietro Cascella
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract Color Lithograph, by Tomasso Cascella, Italy, circa 1960s. It has been recently
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Decorative Mid-Century Chinese Fan in Paper Decorated Painted Wooden Structure
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Decorative Mid-century Chinese Fan in paper decorated painted wooden structure and straw
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Straw, Wood, Paper
$747 Sale Price
30% Off
1950s Italian Art Glass Green Murano Bowl Mid Century Modern Seguso Sommerso Era
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1950s Italian art glass green Murano bowl.
Dimensions: 2.25" H x 9.75
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Art Glass Nesting Tables Set of 3
By Gio Ponti
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Amazing set of 3 glass top tables. Glass tops are in excellent condition with no chips. They have a decorative leaf motif etched in the glass with a wavy edge. Tops are securely moun...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Materials
Glass, Maple
Mid Century Italian Fontana Style Scalloped Mirror
Located in Westport, CT
A charming Mid Century mirror composed of a very beautiful bevelled Fontana green scalloped glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl and Mirror Mosaic Dry Bar Cabinet
By Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Ico
Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Unique and very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet, in beautiful veneer
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Montelupo Maiolica Pottery Charger
Located in Bradenton, FL
This beautiful pottery charger is is decorated with a woman carrying a basket of flowers on her head. Vividly painted in yellows, greens, and blues. Condition is very good, does have...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Black Metal Gilt Brass Opaline Glass Floor Lamp
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian, in typical Mid-Century Art Deco style, two-armed floor lamp in black metal with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
1950s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Bed Frame with Floating Nightstands
By Melchiorre Bega, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Ico
Luisa Parisi, Paolo Buffa
Located in Carimate, Como
main Italian Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern designers such as Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, Melchiorre
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Murano Art Glass Green Color Italian Mid-Century Side Table, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very special Murano glass coffee table, in an exciting shade of green, with a very original design, a real Murano glass sculpture.
The coffee table is composed of a large base in th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
18th Century Italian Hand-made Polychrome GIlt Wood Holy Water with Engraving
Located in Milano, MI
From Italy, Marche central region, a polychrome carved holy water font mid-18th century, a shaped
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Poplar
Decorative Mid-Century Chinese Fan Paper Decorated Painted Wooden Structure chic
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Decorative Mid-century Chinese fan in paper decorated painted wooden structure.
Decoration on gold
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,246 Sale Price
30% Off
Murano Art Glass Green Color Italian Mid-Century Side Table, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very special Murano glass coffee table, in an exciting shade of green, with a very original design, a real Murano glass sculpture.
The coffee table is composed of a large base in th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Murano Art Glass Shell Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY Mid Century Murano Art Glass Shell Bowl, in the Manner of Tosso or Martens
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
1980s Italian Pale Lavender Scavo Art Glass Wheat Vase Vessel Mid-Century Modern
By Cenedese Scavo, ICET Murano
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage pale Lavender Scavo Glass Murano art glass bud vase, vessel, decanter Mid-Century Modern
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Italian Murano Style Mid-Century White Glass Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Murano style Mid-Century bottle-shaped art glass bud vase with a tapered neck and a white
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Glass Art Wall Lights by Tony Zuccheri for Mazzega, Italy 1960s
By Mazzega, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Art Wall Lights by Tony Zuccheri for Mazzega, 1960s
This spectacular wall or
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Art Deco Chandelier style Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte, Italy 1940
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century Art Deco Chandelier style Pietro Chiesa Fontana Arte, Italy 1940s.
two gshades, frosted
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Avallone Round Ceramic Plate Vietri sul Mare Mid-century with Little Houses
By Laboratorio Avallone
Located in Palermo, Sicily
delightful Avallone Vietri round plate with 1950s central decoration
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$206 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century Elegant Italian Coat Rack Hooks Brass and Art Glass Set of Two
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a pair of elegant Italian art glass and brass coat hat rack hooks set of
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Hat Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Italian 1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Burl and Mirror Mosaic Dry Bar Cabinet
By Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Ico
Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern drinks dry bar cabinet with beautiful veneer
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Marble Holy Water Stoup
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
18th Century Italian Marble Holy Water Stoup. A wonderful shaped marble water stoup.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Italian Mid-Century Modern Green Murano Bowl
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Copenhagen, K
Green Mid-Century Sommerso Murano bowl or centerpiece.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
$499 Sale Price
47% Off
1950s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Wood Glass Brass Credenza Sideboard
By Ico
Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Melchiorre Bega
Located in Carimate, Como
, inspired by Art Deco and that influenced both successive Mid-century Modern shiny brass Hollywood Regency
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Brass
1960s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Walnut Burl and Mirror Mosaic Dry Bar Cabinet
By Ico
Luisa Parisi, Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern dry bar cabinet decorated in various veneer briar
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Wall Mid-Century Italian Sconce, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Wall Mid-Century Italian sconce, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
$415 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century Pietra Dura Musical-Motif Wall Plaque in the Style of Richard Blow
By Richard Blow
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a very decorative Italian Pietra Dura wall plaque which we're estimating, based on the
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
$455 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Mid Century Modern Atomic Winged Art Glass Vase Barbini Murano Italy Blue Grey
By Barbini
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic and futuristic mid century modern atomic age art glass vase handcrafted on the venetian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Glass Floor Lamp in Art Deco Form
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek, modern and well crafted lamp from Italy circa 1970's. It features a large with center
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Italian Stilnovo Chandelier Mid-century Design
By Stilnovo
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal Mid-Century Italian chandelier, realized by some metals holding two glasses in white opal
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,246 Sale Price
30% Off
1970s Vintage Italian Hand painted Ceramic Umbrella Stand Mid-Century Modern
By Ceramique d
Art de Bordeaux, Deruta
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Ceramic hand-painted colorful Umbrella Stand made in the late 1970s in the Style of Deruta
Category
Vintage 1970s Umbrella Stands
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Pair of 19th-Century Italian Renaissance Revival Savonarola: Sevilla Arc I
II
Located in Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Italian Renaissance Revival chairs crafted in the sedia tenaglia or Savonarola form, Sevilla Arc I
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Tiled Wall Panels Plaques of Bacchus by Bertoni
Located in Antwerp, BE
A terrific ceramic wall piece of Bacchus by the Italian ceramic artist H Bertoni.
This piece
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Handblown Italian Murano Art Glass Table Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and statuesque. Tall hand blown early 1960s table lamp from Murano. Italian marble base
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
1950s Art Deco Mid-Century Regency Italian Burl and Brass Low Consolle Sidetable
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco low consolle side table with decorated glass top, ideal as TV stand
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Brass
1960s Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Walnut Brass Leather Desk Writing Table
Located in Carimate, Como
A gorgeous and absolutely classic regency style executive writing desk or bureau plat desk in carved wood, with embossed leather top, original brass handles in the two drawers and ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Art Glass Murano Multi Colored Blue Vases
By Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.)
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: H: 10 1/2in W: 7 1/2in D: 7 1/2in
This Mid-Century Modern Pair of Art Glass Murano
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Wood and Brass Dry Bar Cabinet Liquor Cart
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Ico
Luisa Parisi
Located in Carimate, Como
, that inspired the Italian Mid-Century Modern designers of that years such as Gio Ponti, Melchiorre Bega
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Italian mid-century modern, art deco style entirely brass floor lamp, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern, art deco style entirely brass floor lamp, 1940s.
Art Deco floor lamp
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Cristal Art Mid-Century Modern Italian Ground and Gilded Mirror, 1960s
By Cristal Arte
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Mirror with ground and gilded glass frame, "ears of wheat", Cristal Art production, Italy, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Murano Art Glass Amber Color Italian Mid-Century Side Table, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very particular Murano glass side table with an exciting amber color, with a very original design, a real Murano glass sculpture.
The coffee table is made up of a large vase-shaped ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Art Glass Teal Color Italian Mid-Century Side Table, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very particular Murano glass side table with an exciting teal color, with a very original design, a real Murano glass sculpture.
The coffee table is made up of a large vase-shaped b...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Art Glass Periwinkle Color Italian Mid-Century Side Table, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very special Murano glass coffee table, in an exciting periwinkle shade, with a very original design, a real Murano glass sculpture.
The coffee table is composed of a large base in ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Art Glass Periwinkle Color Italian Mid-Century Side Table, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very particular Murano glass side table with an exciting periwinkle color, with a very original design, a real Murano glass sculpture.
The coffee table is made up of a large vase-sh...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Metal Wood Glass Writing Desk Console Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with beautiful low front side
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Sculptural Mid-Century Italian Espresso Maker
Located in Riverdale, NY
Sculptural mid-century Italian espresso maker from the 1940's. Incredible industrial design with
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1950s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Wood and Brass Dry Bar Cabinet Liquor Cart
By Vittorio Dassi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Ico
Luisa Parisi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti
Located in Carimate, Como
, that inspired the Italian Mid-Century Modern designers of that years such as Gio Ponti, Melchiorre Bega
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Cristal Art Sconces
By Cristal Arte
Located in Weesp, NL
Elegant Mid-Century sconces produced by Cristal Art, Italy in the late 1950s.
Sand blasted glass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Opaline Glass
$1,647 Sale Price / set
24% Off
19th Century Italian Hand Painted Heraldic Panels with Family Crests – Set of 7
Located in Dallas, TX
heraldic wall panels. Crafted in Italy circa 1870, each rectangular board features a central hand-painted
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Burlwood Bedside Cabinets
Located in Forney, TX
. Handmade in Northern Italy in the mid 20th century, with hints of Venetian, Art Deco and Modernist
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Night Stands
Materials
Burl
Elegant Mid-Century Italian Coffee Table Cristal Art Brass and Metal Feet
By Cristal Arte
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Elegant mid-century Italian coffee table Cristal Art design, 1950s. Metal foot, brass feet, one cm
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
$2,325 Sale Price
30% Off
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Mid Century Italian Art For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of mid century Italian art on 1stDibs. A piece of mid century Italian art — often made from glass, art glass and murano glass — can elevate any home. There are 9288 variations of the antique or vintage item from our selection of mid century Italian art you’re looking for, while we also have 127 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of mid century Italian art you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of mid century Italian art is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of mid century Italian art over the years, but those crafted by Venini, Barovier&Toso and Alfredo Barbini are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Mid Century Italian Art?
The average selling price for a piece of mid century Italian art at 1stDibs is $1,458, while they’re typically $10 on the low end and $192,950 for the highest priced.
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.
Questions About Mid Century Italian Art
- Is Art Deco mid-century modern?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
Art Deco is not mid-century modern. Art Deco began just before World War I and was inspired by cubism. Mid-century modernism first appeared in 1945 and merged a minimalist aesthetic with practicality.
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