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Vintage Murano Glass Tray Green, White Swirls Handmade Mid Century Italy, 1970s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
Vintage Murano glass tray green, white swirls handmade Mid Century Italy, 1970s
The vintage Murano
Category
20th Century Italian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Bowl Patchwork Scalloped Design Gold, Orange, Red, Green
By Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM)
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning vintage Italian murano gold glass bowl is by Avem and has random sommerso patchwork
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold
$1,050 Sale Price
25% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Chunky Ashtray Bowl
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
glass triangle shape bowl. The piece is documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Gold Leaf
Flavio Poli Murano Sommerso Triangular Art Glass Bowl / Ashtray, Red
Yellow
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Flavio Poli Seguso Faceted Decorative Bowl or Ashtray in Murano Glass
Sommerso faceted Murano glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass
Heavy 1.6kg Glass "multicolor" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano Italy, 1970s
By Alessandro Mandruzzato, Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
murano glass bowl, ashtray element.
Origin:
Murano, Italy.
Decade:
1970s.
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Amber Yellow Murano "Sommerso" Glass Bowl or Ashtray, Italy, Flavio Poli 1960
By Flavio Poli
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful bowl or ashtray made in a spectacular ambered yellow Murano glass using the "Sommerso
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Italian Blue Striped Murano Sweet Meat Dish
By Murano 5
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
ribbon inclusions. Dating from the early to mid-20th Century. This finely made rounded glass bowl stands
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
Multicolor Murano Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian multicolored Murano ashtray or bowl infused with silver and gold flecks / Made in
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,199 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 2.2kg Glass "multicolor" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Gianmaria Potenza for La Murrina, Murano Glass Catch-All Bowl, 1970s
By La Murrina, Gianmaria Potenza
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A striking Murano glass catch-all/centerpiece designed by Gian Maria Potenza for La Murrina in the
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Seguso Murano Purple Pulegoso Bubble Oval Glass Bowl with Appendages
By Archimede Seguso
Located in North Miami, FL
The gorgeous purple color and shape of this Italian vintage Murano Seguso oval hand blown glass
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Italian Bowl from the 60s in Blue Murano Glass with Silver Metal Flakes
Located in Milano, IT
Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$217 Sale Price
20% Off
Alfredo Barbini Pink and Gold Flecks Murano Glass Bowl with Fruit
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Hanover, MA
Pink and gold flecked Murano glass fruits with matching bowl by Alfredo Barbini (Italian, 1912
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian MId-Century Two-Tone Pink and Black Bowl
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century (possibly MURANO) glass bowl with shades of pink interior and black exterior
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Glass
Murano Ashtray or Bowl, Flavio Poli Submerged Glass Amber Blue, Italy, 1960
By Flavio Poli
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent bowl or ashtray in Murano glass blue with amber shades. This fantastic item was
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Barbini Murano Orange White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Centerpiece Fruit Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large vintage Murano hand blown orange over white, and gold flecks Italian art glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Heavy Murano Glass Clear to Vibrant Color Sommerso Pinched Bowl
Located in Ferndale, MI
Murano Glass
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
$450 Sale Price
47% Off
Antonio da Ros for Cenedese Vintage Italian Murano Opaline Glass Serving Bowl
By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Italian Murano glass 'Opalino' serving or dipping bowl by Antonio da Ros for Cenedese, Italy, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Murano Glass 1kg Bubble yellow Bubble Bowl Element Shell Italy 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element ashtray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
xl Murano Glass 1.2kg Bullicante yellow Bubble Bowl Element Shell Italy 1970
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
1980s Delicate Millefiori Confetti Murano Glass Bowl in Leafy Heart Shape
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Andernach, DE
1980s Italian bowl from beautiful multi coloured Murano glass.
Shaped like a quite delicate leafy
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
$177 Sale Price
50% Off
Murano Clam Shell Bowl with Double Position, Italy
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano clam shell bowl from 1960's, Italy.Red and white Murano glass with two surfaces to adopt two
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Cenedese Venetian Italian Murano Glass Blue Spirali Bowl or Serving Dish
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large vintage midcentury Italian, Venetian Murano spirali glass serving bowl or dipping dish
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano bowl, Flavio Poli, submerged glass. Cut and ruby color, Italy, 50s
By Carole Stupell, Flavio Poli
Located in Roma, IT
This is a Ruby-cut and Ruby-colored sculpture.
Murano ashtray or bowl, attributable to Flavio Poli
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Textured and Faceted Murano Sommerso Ice Glass Bowl Attributed to Mandruzzato
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Mandruzzato
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful made in Italy vintage Mid-Century Modern Venetian, Italian Murano art glass bowl, dish or
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
rare Murano Glass Bullicante dark red Bubble Bowl Element Shell Italy 1970
By Alessandro Mandruzzato, Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element ashtray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Large 1.3kg Murano Glass Bullicante purple Bubble Bowl Element Shell Italy, 1970
By Alessandro Mandruzzato, Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element ashtray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Beautiful Murano Glass Bowl Catchall or Cigar Ashtray Vintage, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Art Glass Bowl Catchall Red and Clear, Vintage, Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Beautiful Blue and red Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Vintage, Italy, 1960s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Art Glass Bowl Catchall roségold and blue, Vintage, Italy, 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Seguso Murano 1950s Red Coral Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Scallop Rim Bowl
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown coral red and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative bowl
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antonio Da Ros for Cenedese Italian Murano Glass Vibrant Pink Colored Bowl
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Murano 'Opalino' glass serving or dipping bowl designed by Antonio Da Ros (1936-2012) for Cenedese
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Soft Pink Murano Glass Dish / Bowl, Italy 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Soft pink murano glass dish / centerpiece, made in Italy 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Materials
Glass
Large Murano Glass Bullicante blue silver Bubble Bowl Element Shell, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element ashtray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Murano Glass Bullicante red-gold Bubble Bowl Element Shell Italy 1970
By Alessandro Mandruzzato, Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element ashtray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Stunning Green and clear Murano Glass Bowl Centerpiece Vintage, Italy, 1960s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Beautiful Pink and Clear Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Vintage, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Large Murano Glass 1.2kg Bullicante PINK Bubble Bowl Element Shell, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl element ashtray
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Beautiful Red and Clear Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Vintage, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Freeform Somerso Glass Bowl / Centerpiece by Murano Glass
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish purple somerso glass free form bowl / centerpiece by Murano Glass, circa 1970s. This
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Blue, Red and Clear, Vintage, Italy, 1960s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Beautiful Pink and Clear Murano Glass Bowl Catchall Vintage, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Black and Multicolored Murano Glass Clown Trinket Bowl / Ashtray, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
A Murano glass clown bowl / ashtray, with a cased body.
The hands serve as
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass "Floral" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray by Barovier + Toso, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Producer:
Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass "Floral" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray by Barovier + Toso, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Producer:
Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Barovier Gold Aventurine Glass Bowl Clover, Flower Form With Stem
By Barovier&Toso
Located in North Miami, FL
This beautiful Italian Murano vintage mid century modern Barovier
Toso hand blown glass bowl
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Barovier Toso Murano Gold Flecks Blue Swirl Italian Art Glass Heart Dish Bowl
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Kissimmee, FL
, candy dish or ashtray. Mid-century era. So many techniques in 1 bowl. A must for collectors! Measures 6
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Irridescent Centerpiece Bowl by Murano Glass
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous extra large blue iridescent centerpiece bowl by Murano Glassworks of Venice, circa 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Blown Glass
XL 1.6kg Murano Glass Sommerso Bowl Ashtray by Luigi Mandruzzato, Italy, 1970s
By Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass ash tray in XL dimensions
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Producer:
LUIGI
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Gorgeous Murano Art Glass Sommerso Fruit Bowl Pink and Clear Vintage, Italy
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing Venetian Murano glass bowl in a nice pink and clear color. A highly decorative piece
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Seguso Vetri d’Arte, Murano – Large Glass Centerpiece Bowl, 1980s
By Seguso Vetri d
Arte
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A striking hand-blown Murano glass centerpiece bowl by Seguso Vetri d’Arte, signed and bearing the
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Glass Bullicante "Green" Bowl Element Shell by Venini Murano attrib., Italy 1970
By Alessandro Mandruzzato, Venini, Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Producer: attributed to Venini Glass, Murano
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Murano Deep Red Bullicante Glass Dish Bowl or Ashtray, Italy, 1960s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Miami, FL
Organic Murano glass dish, bowl, ashtray, or vide poche, rendered in a beautiful deep red handblown
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
$272 Sale Price
57% Off
Small Vintage Silver Soup Bowl, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Small silver soup bowl is a vintage silver object realized in the mid-20th century
The bowl has
Category
Mid-20th Century European Centerpieces
Materials
Silver
Vintage Barovier e Toso Murano Pink Ribbons Glass Bowl with Gold Aventurine
By Barovier&Toso
Located in North Miami, FL
This beautiful vintage Murano glass bowl by Barovier e Toso is Italian and from the 50's. It has
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Gold
Galliano Ferro Murano Turquoise, Blue, Red Yellow Fused Caned Glass Bowl Vintage
By Galliano Ferro
Located in North Miami, FL
The amazing colors of this sculptural masterpiece of an Italian vintage Murano glass bowl ring with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
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Murano Glass Bowl Mid Century For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the murano glass bowl mid century you’re looking for. Frequently made of glass, murano glass and art glass, every murano glass bowl mid century was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a murano glass bowl mid century, we have 1798 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect murano glass bowl mid century — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right murano glass bowl mid century, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made murano glass bowl mid century over the years, but those crafted by Alfredo Barbini, Barovier&Toso and Cenedese are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Murano Glass Bowl Mid Century?
A murano glass bowl mid century can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $659, while the lowest priced sells for $90 and the highest can go for as much as $18,400.
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.
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