About Farnsworth / Hoffman
The Farnsworth/Hoffman started out as collectors first starting in the 1990s with an educational background in the Arts and becoming dealers in the early 2000s, the focus has been about design and form mostly 20th Century Modern Movements from the Bauhaus , American Modernist designs and art from the 1920s to 1980s as well as a mix of other esoteric designs, be it Craft or Folk Art from around the globe
Farnsworth / Hoffman
Established in 20071stDibs seller since 2022
Featured Pieces
1970s California Studio Craft Tea / Small Coffee Table
Located in Oakland, CA
Studio craft tea / small coffee table made is Nevada City, California during the 1970s, by Palenque Madera constructed of Douglas fir that is pieced together, one side has a sunbur...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Machine Age Firetools
Located in Oakland, CA
1930s era Machine Age fire tools that are nickel plated over brass, a sleek design that is well designed and crafted. A unique design that works well in many interiors and was of pro...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
Travertine and Iron Modernist Side Table c1950s
Located in Oakland, CA
Small traventine side table with iron hairpin legs. Most likely an one off made table or small production example. Square travertine top attached to a plywood substructure and suppo...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Travertine, Iron
Low Console with Drawers / Coffee Table / Bench
By Milo Baughman
Located in Oakland, CA
Low console with drawers that can also be used as a boxy coffee table or bench. Constructed of walnut with brass anodized legs and three flush drawers for a clean seamless design. Fi...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Isamu Noguchi Cyclone Model 87 Side Table for Knoll circa 1960s
By Knoll, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Oakland, CA
1960s production Isamu Noguchi side / children's table with a white laminate top, black lacquered rods and a cast iron base with a black porcelain finish. The bottom of the base is ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron
Sonna Rosen Sunfeather Armchair circa 1950s, Sweden
By Sonna Rosen
Located in Oakland, CA
Sunfeather armchair by Sonna Rosen for Nassjo Stolfabrik of Sweden circa 1950s, constructed of beech the frame design is of a radiating beam of light with the spindles integrating th...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Early 1950s Eames DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Oakland, CA
Early 1950s Eames DCM with the silver dollar seat back tabs, constructed of ash with a chromed frame. The chair came from the original family whose owner was an architect in the Paci...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Memphis First Chair by Michele de Lucchi circa 1983
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in Oakland, CA
Early production Memphis First chair designed by Michele de Lucchi this chair that was purchased by the original owner who was working at the de Lucchi design studio in the 1980s in ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
1950s Vintage Handmade Artists Model / Mannequin
Located in Oakland, CA
1950s handcrafted artists model / mannequin with articulating arms, legs, hands, feet and head. All the parts were hand carved and assembled with brass fasteners. The model has acqui...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Ib Kofod-Larsen Penquin Chair
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Oakland, CA
Mixed woods Penguin chair by Ib Kofod-Larsen of Denmark. Constructed of beech wood for the frame with a wide seat and winged back of figurative teak as well as the leg ends. A very ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Beech, Teak
Hans Hansen Rio Rosewood Pen Holder
By Hans Hansen
Located in Oakland, CA
Hans Hansen rosewood and sterling silver pen holder, consisiting of a solid rosewood block with a concave top and 5 sterling silver squares on each s...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Safari Chair in Leather, Brass and Canvas
By Mogens Koch
Located in Oakland, CA
1960s vintage folding Safari chair in canvas, brass and leather and hardwood frame. Constructed of high quality components and with attention to detail. The brass accents have devel...
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
