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Rug Kilim X Jenn Ski Orange Mid-Century Modern Style Rug With Geometric Patter
By Rug Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mid-Century Modern rug collection. A collaboration with contemporary artist Jenn Ski, this piece is
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Mid-Century Atomic Black, White and Gold Table Lamp
Located in Charleston, SC
is from the atomic era. Lamp is ceramic with no chips or cracks. Measurements are of lamp from base
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Rug Kilim X Jenn Ski Orange Mid-Century Modern Style Rug With Geometric Patter
By Rug Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mid-Century Modern rug collection. A collaboration with contemporary artist Jenn Ski, this piece is
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Vintage Midcentury Atomic Ice Bucket by Kromex
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage midcentury kromex ice bucket. This stylish ice bucket features wood veneer wrapping with
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Plastic

Rug Kilim X Jenn Ski Orange Mid-Century Modern Style Rug With Geometric Patter
By Rug Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mid-Century Modern rug collection. A collaboration with contemporary artist Jenn Ski, this piece is
Category

2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Dorothy Thorpe Mid-Century Silver Band Roly Poly Glasses and Cocktail Punch Bowl
By Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
band around top edge of each piece. Set includes 11 roly poly glasses and punch bowl 1960s Mid-Century
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

Vintage Mid Century Modern Atomic Circular Accent Side Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Circular Side Table with Atomic Curvature to the Column Trunk. Circular Base. Vintage Condition
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid century brass tripod table lamp, 1950s, Atomic age
Located in Hägersten, SE
Large and unusual tripod table lamp. Made during the 1950s from solid polished brass with very high level of craftsmanship and finish. Original shade has been reupholstered with crem...
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Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rare Mid Century Floor Lamp Atomic, Sputnik, Cosack, 1970s
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting - rare type - representative.
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Tony Paul for Mutual Sunset Mid Century Modern Table Lamp! Rare 1960s White
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co., Tony Paul
Located in Peoria, AZ
Paul designed some incredible mid century modern lamps and lighting fixtures for Mutual Sunset in the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Original 1968 Gouache “Julius” by Charles Burki – Mid-Century Dutch Art
Located in Langweer, NL
as rare examples of mid-century Dutch illustration and as compelling works of narrative art in their
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Drawings

Materials

Paper

Post War Restored Mid-Century Rattan and Mahogany Bookcase Console Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
great example of the post-WWII boom of Hawaiian culture and Atomic Age Mid-century design
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Rattan

American Midcentury Atomic Age Ice Crusher by Icomatic
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful design Industrial Atomic age, in white on white, circa 1950s with wall attachment if
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Metal, Chrome

American Mid Century Modern Atomic Age Pair of Candleholders Set
By Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Great simple design on these pair of atomic age welded black enameled metal, striking design circa
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

mid-century minimalist Joan Miro Inspired Atomic Coat Stand 1950s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
hard to find coat stand is found in the book Les Interieurs 50. It was the first book about midcentury
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Atomic Age Chrome Plated Mid Century Japanese 12 Candle Holder
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool design on this cast metal chrome plated small candle holder Made in Japan, circa 1950's , 12 candle capacity 1/4" diameter per candle .
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Chrome

American Mid Century Atomic Age Walnut Brass Wall Thermometer Baromether
By Springfield Armory
Located in San Diego, CA
A classic wall Thermometer by Springfield circa 1950s, nice walnut case in great condition working.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Space Age Atomic Murano Chrome Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Insane vintage table lamp with beautiful blown spotted leopard white murano glass, mounted on chrome circular bases. Made in the 1970s. In almost excellent condition. Dimensions:...
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century German Space Age Atomic Table Lamp from Cosack
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Space Age Atomic table lamp by Cosack. A really impressive design. From a central hemisphere
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20th Century German Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Robert Haussmann Atomic Suspension Lamp, Sculptural Lamp 1969
By Robert Haussmann
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The "Atomic" suspension lamp, designed by Robert Haussmann and manufactured in Switzerland
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Atomic Lucite and Steel Bar Tool Set , 1960s
By Maxwell Phillips
Located in San Diego, CA
One of a kind midcentury lucite and chrome handle with stainless steel top bar tools set. This is a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Stainless Steel

Haeger 1950s Abstract Pink Pottery Mid Century Modern Atomic Table Lamp
By Haeger
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE! HAEGER ABSTRACT, ATOMIC AGE PINK POTTERY TABLE LAMP! VERY RARE! CLEAN DESIGN
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

American Mid Century Atomic Age Iron Wicker Barstool by Arthur Umanoff
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in San Diego, CA
Atomic age single barstool designed by Arthur Umanoff original fabric and condition swivel great
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Iron

Vintage Mid-Century Modernist Chrome Atomic Space Age Sputnik Orbit Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Vintage midcentury Italian chrome atomic space age sputnik orbit chandelier Measures: Diameter 17
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

American Mid Century Modern California design Coffee Tea Set Atomic Age
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical rare set of 6 cups, sugar creamer, and caddy set by California pottery Leucadia Vadna Ware , great condition each coup has a different color beautiful rare hard to find set...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Metal

Vintage Mid-Century Modernist Chrome Atomic Space Age Sputnik Orbit Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Vintage midcentury Italian chrome atomic Space Age Sputnik orbit chandelier with seven crackle art
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Pair of Mid Century Modern Atomic Decorative Candle Stick Holder
Located in Seattle, WA
Walnut Toned Decorative Candle Stick Holder. Atomic Design. Circa 1960s- 1970s. Possibly Teak. The
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Wood

1950s American Mid-Century Atomic Age Pair of Aluminum Wall Sconces
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find pair of brushed aluminum wall sconces, we cleaned them and rewired them, multidirectional shade, the arm moves from side to side, great for indoors or outdoors. with bl...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Atomic Chrome and Glass Sputnik Style Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage sixteen light chrome and white glass shade chandelier by Lightolier. Fixture features a chrome frame with trumpet form arms, round glass shades and great Sputnik form. Chande...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Mid-Century Atomic Wire Mesh Black Table Top Book Shelf
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly clean and modernist lines define this unique table top book shelf. This simple piece carries strong lines that manifest its era and carry onto your style.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Metal

Set of Four Huge Rare Mid Century Chandeliers Sputnik, Atomic, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Praha, CZ
- very representative - extremely rare type - adjustable height - possible to use different light bulbs.
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Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Set of 4 American Mid Century Atomic Age Style Cast Iron Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 4 American MCM Atomic Age cast iron open back dining chairs with varying tweed upholstered
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modernist Chrome Atomic Space Age Sputnik Orbit 10-Light Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Vintage midcentury Italian chrome atomic Space Age Sputnik orbit chandelier with frosted opaline
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Fred Press Highball Glasses in Black with Gold Atomic Fish
By Fred Press
Located in Nantucket, MA
stylized vertical fish in the atomic style on the exterior.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

1950s Atomic Era Mid-Century Modern Single Iron Jack-Jax Bookend Doorstopper
By Design Line, Bill Curry Design Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Gold Leaf finish on this solid iron jack, which can be used as a bookend or door stopper, is circa 1950s original finish is nicely worn.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Iron

Atlanta Midcentury Atomic Age Sunburst Brass Table Desk Clock, Western Germany
By Atlanta Clock Co.
Located in Vienna, AT
An amazing midcentury triangular design starburst table or desk clock from the 1950s. Executed by
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal, Brass

1950 s Rare Etagere in Iron Glass Mid Century Atomic by Thinline California
By Thinline, Tony Paul
Located in San Diego, CA
a very rare petite etagere circa 1950's made by Thinline of Santa Ana , California design solid iron in a brown patinated finish , we left the original finish but looks like it was ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Iron

Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Atomic Age Rare Boomerang Snack Server Trays
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of 4 snack serving bowls in the style of Don Shoemaker. Solid palm wood versatile, and great for parties.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Palmwood

Midcentury Atomic Sputnik Space Age Chrome Opaline Nine-Light Chandelier, 1960s
By Fischer Leuchten
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This beautiful chandelier was designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1960s by Fischer Leuchten. It is made of chrome-plated metal and has got nine white frosted satinated glass ...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern German Space Age Brass Atomic Ceiling Wall Lamp from Cosack
By Dorothee Becker
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Space Age Atomic ceiling or wall lamps by Cosack based on a design by Dorothee Becker from the
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20th Century German Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Arts Crafts Rosewood Teak Lamp Handcrafted 50s Mid Century Modern Architecture
By George Nakashima
Located in Peoria, AZ
Dimensions 29" by 18" Here is a marvelous Arts & Crafts lamp from the mid twentieth century! An absolutely
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Rosewood, Teak

Arts Crafts Rosewood Lamp Handcrafted 50s Epic Mid Century After Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in Peoria, AZ
" Here is a marvelous Arts & Crafts lamp from the mid twentieth century! An absolutely superb example of
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Rosewood

Mid Century Tiki Atomic Age Kidney Shape Monkey Pod Wood Catch It All Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful shape and condition on this freeform snack Catch it all bowl, circa 1960's hand crafted in the Philipines.
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20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

1950s Sail Fish Bowl by Herb Cohen Studio Pottery Dish Midcentury Atomic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful rare handmade piece from Herb Cohen's ceramic studio. Cohen worked for Hyalyn most of his career. Signature style dates this piece before 1959.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

1950s Perforated Metal Mesh Atomic Dish Ashtray Nº S30 Richard Galef Ravenware
By Ravenware, Heath Ceramics, Charles and Ray Eames, Richard Galef
Located in San Diego, CA
inset. The end result is a piece that manifests all the elements of 1950s Atomic mid-century design
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Vintage 1950s American Decorative Bowls

Materials

Metal

Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Brass Star Flush Mount Ceiling Lights, Spain, 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
These spectacular Spanish, Mid- 20th Century vintage brass ceiling sconces are designed to be flush
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Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Brass

Atomic Sputnik Chandelier by Lumfardo Luminaires
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atomic Sputnik chandelier in the spirit of Mid-Century Modern design. Fixture height 28
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers an...

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Aluminum, Brass

Atomic Age Boomerang End Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern bedside tables with beautifully sculpted base and matching boomerang handles
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Walnut

1950s Modernist Atomic Fruit Bowl in the style of Ferris Shacknove
By Andree Ferris and Reta Shacknove
Located in San Diego, CA
Ferris Shacknove minimal modernist metal serving display basket/bowl. 1950s. Atomic Mid Century
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Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Iron

Atomic Age Iron Wire Side Armchair w/ Leopard Print Seat, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of modernist Mid Century era iron wire armchairs with leopard print seat. Circa 1950
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal, Iron

1950s Atomic Expanded Metal+Wire Hi-Fi End Table LP Vinyl Record Stand
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Nice mid-century accent. Shelf One Height is 7 in. / Shelf Two height is 16.5 in.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Steel

Atomic Age Belgian Pendant
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century stylized atomic, enclosed glass, form pendant supported by lower glass dish with
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum

Atomic Age Belgian Pendant
Atomic Age Belgian Pendant
$985 Sale Price
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Classic Atomic Design French Modernist Umbrella Stand, Iron /Colored Balls
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern Atomic French umbrella stand, charming item. Amazing sculpture, retains
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

Materials

Wrought Iron

Atomic Age Boomerang Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern nine drawer dresser in walnut wood grain and brass accent hardware. Beautifully
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Velvet Seascape Oil Painting MCM Decor 25 by 36 Rare Gorgeous!
Located in Peoria, AZ
Stunning! MID CENTURY MODERN VELVET PAINTING EXPRESSIONIST SEASCAPE Fabulous Palette Impasto
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Velvet

1950s Atomic Age Rare Table Lamp All Original Condition
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brass and black painted metal, American Mid-Century Modern table lamp with its original
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Atomic Double Cone Ball Table Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Large scale mid-century modern table lamp made from two spun aluminum cones and a large brass
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Midcentury Atomic For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal midcentury atomic for your home. Each midcentury atomic for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and chrome. There are 73 variations of the antique or vintage midcentury atomic you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect midcentury atomic — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each midcentury atomic bearing Mid-Century Modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made midcentury atomic over the years, but those crafted by Kalmar Lighting, Kent Coffey and Lightolier are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Midcentury Atomic?

Prices for a midcentury atomic start at $175 and top out at $9,800 with the average selling for $735.

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.