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Exceptional Japanese Style Screen
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Screen with eight leaves, Coromandel lacquer with gold leaf, floral decoration on the back.
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gold Leaf

Screen in Spirit Japanese Patterns
By Tambute and Paul-Etienne Sain
Located in Paris, FR
Screen in 3 panel, gilded, in the spirit japanese patterns Textured work of vegetation
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Vintage 1950s Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Vintage Asian Japanese Hand Painted Four Panel Dividing Screen, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage Japanese folding screen offers four panels with continuous hand painted tree branch with
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20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paper

Shibayama Art, Meiji Era, Ebonized Wood, Lacquer, Two Panel Screen, Japan, 1890s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Shibayama Art, Meiji Era, Ebonized Wood, Lacquer, Japanese Two Panel Screen, Room Divider, Japan
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

E. W. Godwin, Attri An Anglo-Japanese Four-Fold Screen With Japanese Silk Scenes
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
velvet panels. This incorporates many design details of Godwin's Anglo-Japanese works. The woven silk and
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Antique Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Walnut

Japanese Antique Pair Hand-Carved Elephant Shi-Shi Temple Benches 1925
Located in South Burlington, VT
Here's a wonderful find from our most recent acquisitions trip to Japan. We were fortunate and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer

Japanese Etched Lacquer and Painted Folding Screen
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Japanese Etched Lacquer and Painted Folding Screen This impressive screen has four superbly
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Vintage 1940s Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Ink Painting Two Panel Screens, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese ink paintings mounted as two two-panel screens, one with images of spring flowers and
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Mid-20th Century Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Paper

19th Century Japanese Five-Panel Crane Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Japanese five-panel crane screen . The screens were originally in a hotel lobby in
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Antique Late 19th Century American Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Pair Japanese Screens Wall Plaques Painted Enamel 1920
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful pair of antique Japanese screens or plaques Painted on enamel covered in glass and in a
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Vintage 1920s Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Other

Pair of Early 18th Century “Japanese” Leather Panels
Located in Conwy, GB
highly fashionable “Japanese” style. Each centred by the tree of life bordered by vases & jardiniere
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Antique Early 18th Century English Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Leather

Japanese Silver leaf hand painted screen by Gracie
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fabulous Japanese themed hand painted Silver Leaf screen. It is made of Gracie hand painted
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Vintage 1940s American Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silver Leaf

Fine English Floor Fire Screen with Japanese Textile
Located in NYC, NY
Japanese textile design of Koi in pounding surf. The extrodinary textile woven in silver and gold metallic
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Antique 19th Century English Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gold, Metallic Thread, Silver

Art Deco Screen with Japanese Painting and Silk Embroidery
Located in Milan, IT
. Both these decorations were commissioned to Japanese artists.
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Vintage 1930s French Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Fire Screen, Decorated with Carp
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century Japanese lacquer fire Ssreen, decorated with carp The screen has lacquered panels
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Antique Late 19th Century Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Lacquer

1970s Bamboo and Rattan Chamber Screen Decorated with Japanese Depictions
Located in Baambrugge, NL
1970s bamboo and rattan chamber screen decorated with Japanese depictions. A lovely decoration
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Vintage 1970s Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

An Ormolu Fireguard with Japanese Decoration, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional ormolu fireguard with Japanese decoration, 19th century, Napoleon III period. An
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Screens and Room Dividers

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Bronze

Petite Japanese Lacquer and Painted 3 Fold Screen, in The Garden
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Petite Japanese Lacquer and Painted 3 Fold Screen, in The Garden This delightful 3 fold screen is
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Vintage 1950s Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Pine

Beautiful Chrysanthemum screen with the Honda clan coat of arms. Meiji Japan
Located in Paris, FR
embroidered with a floral design featuring bouquets of Chrysanthemums, the flower symbolizing autumn in Japan
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Antique 1890s French Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silk, Wood

Hand Crafted Mosaic Glass Japanese Screen with a Tale of a Geisha Wedding
Located in Los Angeles, CA
married is escort to the great Mount Fuji to live a life of prosperity and happiness. Japanese Screens
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Art Glass, Wood

Antique Oriental Wooden Screen with English Lacquer
Located in Milano, IT
classic Japanese style, wearing a classic style dress. In the background, a high-class house can be
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Divi...

Materials

Wood

Meiji Period Shibayama Rosewood Screen
Located in New York, NY
This fabulous antique Japanese rosewood room divider features elaborate carved decoration and
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Exceptional Hand-Painted 6-Panel Screen with Silver Leaf
Located in New York, NY
, Japan 1970's (signed by artist)
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

GIBBONS; Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
GIBBONS; Meiji Period; Antique Japanese two panel screen (byobu) in sumi on paper; mounted in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Draped Flowers, Paper Thread Curtain to Hold Fresh Flowers by UMÉ Studio
By UMÉ Studio
Located in Oakland, CA
Washi - a paper made of Manilla jute. As nature’s own room divider, the flora within the curtain is the
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2010s Japanese Minimalist Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Paper

Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Six-Panel Screen
Located in Norwalk, CT
Japanese waterscape. Lovely colors and striking detail. The back is covered in silver tea paper. Edges are
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

K-3 Sakura Kimono 2 panels Screen White and Pastel Floral
By K-3 by Kenzo Takada Jonathan Bouchet Manheim
Located in Cadorago, CO
of classical Japanese artistry with modern design principles. The screen features luxurious prints
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Tin

K-3 Shogun Kimono 2 panels Screen Gold and Black Floral
By K-3 by Kenzo Takada Jonathan Bouchet Manheim
Located in Cadorago, CO
-panel screen is a masterful blend of traditional Japanese artistry and modern design elements. Adorned
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silver

Rimpa School Painted Screen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful two panel screen with painted picturesque landscape in the Rimpa school style. Painted on gold leafed background. FOR OUR COMPLETE INVENTORY PLEASE GO TO www.dosgallos.com
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

K-3 Maiko Kimono 2 panels Screen Red Floral
By K-3 by Kenzo Takada Jonathan Bouchet Manheim
Located in Cadorago, CO
screen exemplifies the fusion of traditional Japanese artistry with contemporary design. Adorned with
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mid-Century Gold Leaf Hand Painted Screen
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century gold leaf hand painted screen
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chinoiserie Decorated fire screen circa 1900
By Maple Co.
Located in Dereham, GB
Chinoiserie Decorated fire screen circa 1900 Black Background Pair Fish detail on top Gilt Chinoiserie decoration One side with figures & trees other side flowers in vase Shaped apr...
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Antique Early 1900s British Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Japanese Screen Room Divider
Located in North York, ON
Vintage oriental screen room divider with crane, pagoda and floral hand painted motifs. Japanese
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Vintage 4 Panel Japanned Screen, Japanese, Room Divider, Fire Guard, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage 4-panel Japanned screen. A Japanese, lacquer and glass room divider or fire guard
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Modernist Japanese Kumiko Screen / Room Divider, Cira 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A fine, lace-like Japanese four panel kumiko screen in ebonized cedar, ca. 1950s. Each panel
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Cedar

Japanese antique 2 wood panel folding room divider, Byobu, folding screen
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Wooden room divider, partition, made with a pair of antique window shutters used at Kominka (old
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Primitive Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Vintage Japanese Two-Panel Privacy Screen, Art Deco, Room Divider, Circa 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a captivating Japanese two-panel privacy screen, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Mahogany

Japanese antique Yoshino Cedar 2-panel folding room divider Byobu folding screen
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Wooden room divider, partition, made with a pair of antique window shutters used at Kominka (old
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Primitive Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese Asian Black Lacquered 4 Panel Room Divider or Screen with Women Design
Located in Plainview, NY
An exquisite wood 4 panel lacquered Asian Japanese room divider or screen in ebony. One side of the
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20th Century Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Silver Screen Panels
Located in Chicago, IL
This Japanese silver screen panel consists of six panels.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Softwood

20th Century Japanese Screen
Located in Stockbridge, GA
20th century Japanese screen, 4 leaves opened 69in. W Closed 17.25in. W.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass

Antique Lacquered Woven Bamboo Screen Japan
Located in Miami, FL
...REDUCED FOR SATURDAY SALE FROM $2150....Stunning antique Japanese four panel screen of lacquered
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Japanese Six Panel Paper Screen
Located in Essex, MA
Scene with cranes painted with watercolors on square panels of gold leaf, fabric and lacquered wood frame, Meiji period.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Early 20th Century Japanese Silk Screen
Located in London, London
some wear to the embroidery Japanese Early 20th Century.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Silk

Japanese Four-Panel Screen, 20th Century
Located in Hamburg, PA
A decorative Japanese four-panel screen or "byobu". Japanese screens emulate an exquisitely
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20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Fabric, Paint, Wood

Exceptional Gold Leaf Japanese Screen with Hand Carved Cranes
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Exquisite four arched panel screen with hand carved crane design and Japanese scenery on both sides
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Japanese Antique Partition 1860s-1920s /Screen Wabisabi Art
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a partition made of old Japanese zelkova tree. It is an item of the Meiji period (1860s
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Pair Bronze Mandarin Duck Screen Holders
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible pair of Japanese hand cast bronze Mandarin Duck screen holders with detailed plumage
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Pair Gilt Mandarin Duck Screen Holders
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible pair of Japanese hand cast gilt bronze Mandarin Duck screen holders with detailed
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Japonisme Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Japanese School Four Panel Painted Folding Table Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
20th Century Japanese School Four Panel Painted Folding Table Screen. Very good vintage condition.
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20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Antique Japanese Screen Painting in Ink and Colors Depicting Goshawks
Located in San Francisco, CA
A striking Japanese antique Edo period screen painting in ink and colors on paper, each of the 6
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Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Paper

Vintage Japanese Hand-Painted Giltwood Four-Panel Privacy Screen
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage Japanese giltwood dressing privacy screen features four panels with chop mark signed hand
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20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Giltwood, Wood

Carved and Inlaid Shibayama Folding Screen, Japan, Meiji Era, circa 1890
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
animal marquetry) and painted on the back side (flowers). Shibayama style, Japan, Meiji era, around
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Three-Panel Painted Japanese Screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Three-panel painted Japanese screen depicting two Geishas.
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20th Century Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Paint

Folding Screen with Japanese Illustration
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Folding screen, in wood, Europe, 1930s. Large wooden folding screen with Japanese illustration
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Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Tree Root Wabi-Sabi Partition 1860s-1900s /Screens Primitive
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese tree root. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It was used as
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Wood

Decorative Japanese Six-Panel Lacquer Screen with Hand-Painted Cranes and Bamboo
Located in Kastrup, DK
Japanese Six-Panel Room Divider / Lacquer Screens. Elegantly decorated with hand-painted motifs on
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

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Room Dividers Japan For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the room dividers Japan you’re looking for. Each room dividers Japan for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, paper and metal. There are 114 variations of the antique or vintage room dividers Japan you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect room dividers Japan — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A room dividers Japan is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one room dividers Japan that is appealing in its simplicity, but Frank Kyle, Robert Crowder and Tambute and Paul-Etienne Sain produced versions that are worth a look.

Finding the Right Screens-room-dividers for You

Whether they are implemented as decorative accents or makeshift partitions to ensure privacy, antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers easily introduce sophistication and depth to any space in your home.

The earliest examples of folding screens are said to have originated in China and go back at least as far as the Han dynasty. Screens of the era were heavy structures made of wood and had hinges of cloth or leather. They were adorned with elaborate landscape paintings that were typically created on silk or paper canvases and applied directly to the screen’s panels afterward. Just as they had been in the 20th century and today, the folding screens then were recognized for both their practical and purely decorative properties.

Japanese room-divider screens were also decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile. They took on considerable event-based importance when the structures gained popularity in the East Asian country, as the folding screens were used in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. Later, artists elsewhere warmed to folding screens and sought to create their own.

In European countries such as France, where they were known as paravent, folding screens began to materialize in apartments in Paris, gaining favor with the likes of pioneering couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who is said to have accrued more than 30 and used them as a precursor to what we now know as wallpaper.

On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers, which, given their history, may do a better job of bringing people and cultures together in your home than sectioning off a space. Search by material to find options in metal, fabric or wood, or browse by style for mid-century modern designs and examples from the Art Deco era.

Questions About Room Dividers Japan
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 6, 2023
    What room dividers are called depends on their style. Large collapsible walls are partition walls, while sectioned panels with hinges are screens. Japanese-style room dividers are known as shoji blinds. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of room dividers from some of the world's top dealers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    The simplest things that can be used as room dividers are room divider furnishings that stand up on their own. You can also use folding screens, pocket doors, bookcases, curtains, trellises, hanging shelves and other objects and furniture pieces as room dividers. On 1stDibs, find a variety of room dividers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    To quickly divide a room, you can use a freestanding room divider. If you wish to leave the room open but visually divide it, try placing accent rugs under the furniture in different areas. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of room dividers.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    Room dividers can also be referred to as screens or panels.

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 1, 2023
    There are many things that you can use instead of a room divider. If you want to be able to open up the room or quickly create more privacy, curtains suspended from the ceiling can be a good choice. Folding screens are another option that give you the flexibility to change your room easily. For a more permanent solution, you can divide the room with case goods like bookcases. On 1stDibs, explore a wide variety of furniture from some of the world's top dealers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 6, 2023
    Yes, you can use curtains as a room divider. To do so, you will need to mount hanging hardware on the ceiling. One of the biggest benefits of using curtains to divide rooms is that they are easy to maneuver when you want to open up a space or close off an area. Shop a range of curtains on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    Yes, you can attach a room divider to a wall using nails or adhesive. However, making holes or using strong chemical glues may damage some room divider materials. If you do choose to anchor a divider, use care when removing it in the future. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of room dividers.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    For standing room dividers, make sure you set them up in an accordion or or zig zag fold pattern to keep them from falling down.

  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    Paper room dividers are often called decorative screens or merely room dividers depending on the design. The earliest examples of folding screens are said to have originated in China and go back at least as far as the Han dynasty. Screens of the era were heavy structures made of wood and had hinges of cloth or leather. They were adorned with elaborate landscape paintings that were typically created on silk or paper canvases and applied directly to the screen’s panels afterward. Just as they had been in the 20th century and today, the folding screens then were recognized for both their practical and purely decorative properties. Japanese room-divider screens were also decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of room dividers and decorative screens.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 21, 2023
    Chinese room dividers are also called pingfengs. The term pingfeng in traditional Chinese literally means “wind blocker” or “wind wall.” Some people also refer to these room dividers as folding screens because they consist of hinged panels that allow them to fold up when not in use. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of folding screens from some of the world's top dealers.
  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    Lightweight Japanese paper lattice screens known as shōji are a versatile way to define a living space and block drafts. Painted folding screens known as byōbu are also used as decorative elements, often featuring landscapes, animals, and flowering plants. Chinese folding screens were traditionally comprised of monumental hinged panels, intricately carved and decorated with panoramic landscapes or stone inlay.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Carlton room divider is a Memphis-style icon made of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and plastic laminate. A highly sculptural piece, it features a bookcase, drawers and shelves painted in lovely muted primary colors. Shop Carlton room dividers from top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertDecember 4, 2023
    Whether room dividers fall easily depends on a few factors. Generally, the heavier the room divider is, the less likely it is to tip over. Dividers are also less likely to fall if they are properly adjusted. With an accordion-style divider, try bending the panels at a wider angle to create a more sturdy base. Some people choose to install stabilizing brackets on the floor to keep their room dividers upright. Depending on the style of your space, you may also be able to hang a divider from the ceiling or attach one end to a wall. Shop a variety of room dividers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertDecember 12, 2023
    Yes, room dividers are a good idea. The right room divider can make large spaces feel more intimate. Dividers can also make it easier for a space to serve two functions, such as a dining room and a living room. Room dividers can additionally help to ensure privacy when placed in offices, bathrooms and bedrooms. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of room dividers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Ettore Sottsass did not design the Carlton room divider for a specific patron or client. He created the piece while working with the Memphis Group, an art collective that held joint shows from 1981 to 1987. Find a selection of Ettore Sottsass furniture on 1stDibs.

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