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Circa 1970s English Crystal Block Table Lamp
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Continental Europe, Asia, and the Middle East and ranging in date and style from Baroque to Mid-Century Modern
Category
Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Set of 6 Baccarat "Massena" Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of the wide bowl. This
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$1,360 / set
Set of 4 Baccarat "Massena" Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of the wide bowl. This
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$950 / set
Set of 8 Baccarat "Massena" Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of the wide bowl. This
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$1,600 / set
Vintage Italian Serving Set by Zani Bonomi Group for Facix (1980s)
Located in Ljubljana, SI
This stunning vintage set includes a sleek stainless steel tray, four rectangular crystal glass
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal, Stainless Steel
Baccarat "Massena" Set of 8 Wine Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of the wide bowl. This
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$1,600 / set
Set by Ettore Sottsass for atelier Alessi Italy production in years
78
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Biella, IT
become a true icon of late 20th Century Modern Design.
the set of five pieces is in stailess steel and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal, Stainless Steel
Lalique Frejus Set of 6 Aperitif / Liquor Glasses
By Lalique
Located in Mérida, YU
clear crystal and featuring a stylish twist stemware design, this vintage set is a must-have for any mid
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Set of 8 Baccarat "Massena" Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of the wide bowl. This
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$1,600 / set
Set of 6 Baccarat "Massena" Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of the wide bowl. This
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$1,200 / set
Pair of Baccarat "Massena" Wine Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of the wide bowl. This
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$400 / set
Boris Tabacoff for Baccarat, Carafe, France 1970
By Baccarat, Boris Tabacoff
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb slanted 'Narcisse' model carafe by Boris Tabacoff for Baccarat, France 1970s. Signed by the manufacture.
Dimensions in cm ( H x L x l ) : 40 x 17 x 16
In very good conditi...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Baccarat "Massena" Wine Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of the wide bowl. This
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$400 / set
Baccarat "Massena" Set of 4 Wine Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of the wide bowl. This
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$800 / set
Baccarat "Massena" Set of 6 Wine Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of the wide bowl. This
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$1,199 / set
Lalique Caviar Bowl "Igor"
By Lalique
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Lalique caviar covered bowl "Igor"
Made of clear and frosted crystal.
Signed in script "Lalique
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$2,100 / item
Baccarat, Set of 8 Red "Malmaison" Rhine Wine Glasses, Crystalware France 1970s
By Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful set of 8 Baccarat Malmaison Rhine wine glasses from the 1970s. Conical foot and stem giving way to a flowering cup. Signed with the Baccarat stamp.
Excellent condition. Sl...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Lalique, "Chinon" Model Champagne Flutes (10 pieces), France 1970s
By Marc Lalique, Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Lalique Chinon model champagne flute from the 1970s composed of 10 pieces. Flute shaped with a veil of diamond tips covering the lower half of the flute body and an inverse...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Lalique, "Chinon" Model Champagne Flutes (6 pieces), France 1970s
By Marc Lalique, Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful Lalique Chinon model champagne flute from the 1970s composed of 6 pieces. Flute shaped with a veil of diamond tips covering the lower half of the flute body and an inverse ...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Baccarat "Massena" Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of the wide bowl. This
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$400 / set
Set of 4 Baccarat "Massena" Glasses
By Baccarat
Located in Mérida, YU
directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of the wide bowl. This
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$800 / set
Lalique France, "Highland" Glass, France 1980s
By Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
One Lalique France ‘Highland’ glass, signed.
As new, with manufacture sticker.
Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 11.3 x 7.8
Secure shipping
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Lalique France, "Highland" White Wine Glasses, France 1980s
By Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Set of five Lalique France ‘Highland’ white wine glasses.
In excellent condition, one with small chip.
Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 9.4 x 6.5
Secure shipping
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Lalique France, "Highland" Cocktail/Water Glass, France 1980s
By Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful and large Lalique France ‘Highland’ cocktail glasses. Sold individually, 18 available.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 13.5 x 9
Secure shipping
Category
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Baccarat and Silver Bottle 1940s
By Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Baccarat and silver bottle 1940s.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
The Maredsous 25 cl Belgian Beer Glass
Located in New Orleans, LA
A set of eight Belgian Benedictine Monks Maredsous Abbaye Abdij Beer Goblets with 24 karat gold trim. A beautiful "ring" when thumped.
Beer glasses are essential to fully enjoy the ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
Vanity Tray in Chiseled Glass and Carved Brass
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Hanover, MA
This one-of-a-kind presentation or dressing table tray was created exclusively for BG Galleries by one of our own artisans, embellishing the style of Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Lighted Vanity Tray in Cristallo Scalpellato and Carved Brass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Hanover, MA
This one-of-a-kind presentation or dressing table tray was created exclusively for BG Galleries by one of our own artisans, embellishing the style of Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal, Brass
H. Meyen German 800 Silver Rimmed Deeply Brilliant Cut Glass Round Center Bowl
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a nice quality deeply brilliant cut glass 8 inch diameter round bowl with a simple and plain 800 silver rim made by H. Meyen & Co from Berlin, Germany which was in business f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century 1950s Waterford Large Leaded Crystal Decorative Centerpiece
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning and large Mid-Century Waterford decorative leaded crystal piece for dining table, hall
Category
Mid-20th Century Irish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Locking Tantalus, English, Oak, Glass, Decanter Caddy, Victorian Taste
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Victorian revival taste, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Appealing revival taste, ideal for the
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Cut Glass, Oak
Denby, Milnor Swedish Vista Ice Blue Low Tumbler Glasses by Bo Borgstrom
By Bo Borgstrom
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A set of six beautifully and ergonomically crafted low sized tumblers in Vista Ice Blue this color is really reminiscent of Scandinavia. Well balanced and nice feeling in your hands ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Glass
Denby, Milnor Swedish Vista Ice Blue Medium Tumbler Glasses by Bo Borgstrom
By Bo Borgstrom
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A set of six beautifully and ergonomically crafted medium sized tumblers in Vista Ice Blue this color is really reminiscent of Scandinavia. Well balanced and nice feeling in your han...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Glass
Set of Six Joe Colombo
Sferico
Glass Tableware by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Glass tableware designed by Joe Colombo in 1968.
Joe Colombo believed in democratic and functional design. In his lifetime he designed a wide range of different drinking glasses. S...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Glass
Set of Six Joe Colombo
Sferico
Glass Tableware by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Glass tableware designed by Joe Colombo in 1968.
Joe Colombo believed in democratic and functional design. In his lifetime he designed a wide range of different drinking glasses. S...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Glass Vase, Bohemia Crystal, circa 1960
s
By Bohemia Crystal
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia.
Made of lead crystal, cut glass.
Hand cut.
Good Original condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Rock Crystal
Arcoroc Ruby Desert Glasses France by J. G. Durand
By J.G. Durand
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A set of six deep ruby red clear stemmed desert glasses made and marked France, these are perfect for that dinner party giving some color to those white plates or solid color service...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Glass
Complete Set of Thirty-Six Joe Colombo
Sferico
Glass Tableware by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Glass tableware designed by Joe Colombo in 1968.
Joe Colombo believed in democratic and functional design. In his lifetime he designed a wide range of different drinking glasses....
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Glass
Set Glassware Barware of Mid-Century by Bohemia Crystal, 1960
s
By Bohemia Crystal
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of crystal glass
Re-polished
Good original condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Dining and Entertaining
Materials
Crystal
Set of Four Max Brüel
Jazz
Candleholders, Steel with Brass Plating
By Max Brüel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder designed by Max Bru¨el in 1961.
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musician ...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Damajuana Glass - French Artisan Craftsmanship
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Damajuana Glass - French Artisan Craftsmanship
Step into a world of vintage
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Glass
$665 Sale Price / item
41% Off
Six exquisite Italian New Old Stock 1970
s Celeste glass dessert bowls
Located in Weesp, NL
New Old Stock – 1970s Italian Celeste Glass & Stainless Steel Fruit/Dessert Bowl Set (6 Pieces)
Step back into the elegant design era of the 1970s with this stunning New Old Stock s...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of Four Max Brüel
Jazz
Candleholders, Steel with Black Powder Coating
By Max Brüel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder designed by Max Bru¨el in 1961.
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musician ...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Max Brüel
Jazz
Candleholders, Steel with Brass Plating by Karakter
By Max Brüel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder designed by Max Brüel in 1961.
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musician M...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Max Brüel
Jazz
Candleholders, Steel with Brass Plating by Karakter
By Max Brüel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder designed by Max Brüel in 1961.
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musician M...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Steel
Set of Six Joe Colombo
Sferico
Glass Tableware by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Glass tableware designed by Joe Colombo in 1968.
Joe Colombo believed in democratic and functional design. In his lifetime he designed a wide range of different drinking glasses....
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Glass
Silver Rimmed Cocktail Glasses 8 Attributed to Dorothy Thorpe
By Dorothy Thorpe
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of 8 delicate stemware set. The glasses in this set could be used for a number of cocktails. We love the idea of an Arnould Palmer. But that's just us. The rims of these beauties...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Glass, Paint
Set of Six Joe Colombo
Sferico
Glass Tableware by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Glass tableware designed by Joe Colombo in 1968.
Joe Colombo believed in democratic and functional design. In his lifetime he designed a wide range of different drinking glasses....
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Glass
Set of Four Max Brüel
Jazz
Candleholders by Karakter
By Max Brüel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder designed by Max Bru¨el in 1961.
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musicia...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Max Brüel
Jazz
Candleholders, Steel with Black Powder Coating
By Max Brüel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder designed by Max Bru¨el in 1961.
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musicia...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Max Brüel
Jazz
Candleholders, Steel with Brass Plating
By Max Brüel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder designed by Max Bru¨el in 1961.
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musicia...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Max Brüel
Jazz
Candleholders, Steel with Brass Plating
By Max Brüel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder designed by Max Bru¨el in 1961.
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musicia...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Max Brüel
Jazz
Candleholders, Steel with Brass by Karakter
By Max Brüel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder designed by Max Bru¨el in 1961.
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musician...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Max Brüel
Jazz
Candleholders, Steel with Black Powder Coating
By Max Brüel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder designed by Max Bru¨el in 1961.
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musicia...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Max Brüel
Jazz
Candleholders for Karakter
By Max Brüel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder designed by Max Bru¨el in 1961.
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musicia...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Max Brüel
Jazz
Candleholders, Steel with Brass Plating
By Max Brüel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Candleholder designed by Max Bru¨el in 1961.
Elegant and with a hint of whimsy, the modular candleholder Jazz was conceived in 1961 by Danish architect, ceramist and jazz musicia...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Steel
Nason Moretti signed vase in blown Murano glass, 1950.
By Carlo Nason, Carlo Moretti
Located in Palermo, IT
This exquisite Murano glass Art Deco chandelier, to celebrated designer Ercole Barovier, embodies the Venetian elegance and craftsmanship of the 1930s or 1940s. Its central metal fra...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Gold Leaf
$6,298 Sale Price
20% Off
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Midcentury Modern Crystal For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal midcentury modern crystal for your home. Frequently made of stone, crystal and metal, every midcentury modern crystal was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a midcentury modern crystal, we have 436 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect midcentury modern crystal — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right midcentury modern crystal, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made midcentury modern crystal over the years, but those crafted by Kinkeldey, Orrefors and Palwa are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Midcentury Modern Crystal?
The average selling price for a midcentury modern crystal at 1stDibs is $2,009, while they’re typically $122 on the low end and $16,557 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 Midcentury Modern Crystal
- What is midcentury modern?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Organic shapes, clean lines and elegant simplicity describe mid-century modern American furniture well. The style, which emerged primarily in the post-World War II era, is characterized by furniture that was crafted by creators who believed that good design was key to good living.Today, mid-century modern is by far the largest category of furnishings on 1stDibs.
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