Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
20th Century Swiss Vintage Biomorphic Garden Planter by Willy Guhl
Eternit
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, vintage Mid-Century modern Swiss biomorphic garden planter made of hand crafted light weight cement designed by Willy Guhl and produced by Eternit, in good condition. This s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Jean Prouvé - panneau bâtiment Saint Egrève 1960
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Perpignan, FR
Rare panneaux "plein double face Jean Prouvé pour Studal .
1960 - Bâtiment technique de Saint Egrève
Bon état général
Plus d'informations sur demande
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Italian BAR / COUNTER STOOL ~ TURQUOISE ~ 50s 60s Style Iron / Brass / Velvet
Located in Landshut, BY
Italian
TURQUOISE
BAR / COUNTER STOOL
TURQUOISE
1950s / 1960s style
Lacquered iron / Solid brass / Velvet / Upholstered
hq foam upholstered and kedered
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Midcentury Large Sculptural Willy Guhl Tilted
Soup Cup
Saucer Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Richmond, VA
An iconic 'Soup Cup' Tilted Saucer Planter by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl for Eternit. This lovely planter with decades of European patina sourced from a French estate is equally beau...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete, Composition
Vintage Klaus Grabe Chaise Lounge Model C5
By Klaus Grabe
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Klaus Grabe chaise lounge Model C5. USA, 1950. Stained plywood.
This is the first Klaus Grabe we have come across with hand cut wood organic design floral appliqués attac...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Fireplace Tool Set with Brass-Plated Coil Handles
Located in New York, NY
A midcentury modern fireplace tool set in black iron with brass-plated coil handles.
USA, circa 1950.
Includes four tools (poker, brush, shovel and flat bar) with matching stand,...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Vintage Wrought Iron Table and Armchairs in the Manner of Giacometti
Located in North Miami, FL
In the manner of Diego Giacometti, this wonderful heavy iron set of four (4) armchairs and square table with 3/4 inch thick glass top has been powder coated to protect it from oxidiz...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Russell Woodard Octagonal Sculptura Dining Table c 1950
s
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Mid Century Garden, Patio, Poolside octagonal dining table, constructed of wrought iron, and metal mesh. Designed by Russell Woodard, for the Woodard Furniture Company, as pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Russell Woodard Wrought Iron Eight Chair Family Outdoor Dining Set
Located in Omaha, NE
Russell Woodard Wrought Iron Patio Set – Timeless Elegance!
Upgrade your outdoor space with this stunning Russell Woodard wrought iron coil spring set! Featuring eight beautifully ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$7,225 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Architectural Pottery "PMC-14" Speckled Stoneware Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cylindrical stoneware planter for Architectural Pottery. The "PMC-14" planter has two ribbed details, one near the top of the planter and one near the bottom. The planter has a round...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
Reclining Outdoor Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This metal reclining lounge chair is great for adding unique and comfortable seating to an outdoor space. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Pair of Ivan Kristufek Czechoslovakian Mid-Century Art Star Pattern Glass Tiles
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Ivan Kristufek Czechoslovakian Mid-Century Op Art glass tiles with a lenticular star pattern centered with a rippled background (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Scandinavian Nautical Sundial in Brass, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish and large in- or outdoor sundial fashioned from solid brass. It was made on order to an Institution in Stockholm Sweden circa 1946-52. Measurements: H: 48 cm, Diameter: 31 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Willy Guhl Terra Cotta Painted Diabolo Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bring iconic mid-century design into your space with this striking Willy Guhl Painted Diabolo Planter. Originally created in the 1950s by renowned Swi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Arthur Umanoff Scroll Arm Chairs with Leather Strapping
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Wrought Iron Arthur Umanoff Scroll Arm Chairs with Leather Strapping
4 Available. Sold in Pairs on this listing
Overall pretty good co...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
70s Vintage 20” David Stewart Lion Alligator Valley Stoneware Crocodile Planter
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Vintage 1970s David Stewart Lion Alligator Valley Stoneware Crocodile Incised Planter
Delightfully whimsical, 1970s, RARE Mid-Century modern, incised stoneware planter by David Stew...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
Chrome Design Fireplace Tools on Stand
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and elegant design fireplace tools on stand is made of chrome on brass. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Chrome
21st Century, Set of Two Luminous Columns in Brass and Plexiglass
Located in Milan, IT
21th century, set of two luminous columns.
The floor lamps have a brass and plexiglass structure and the diffusers are in glass.
They can be used as light points and at the same ti...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$1,538 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Wrought Iron Garden Patio Poolside by Tempestini Salterini Radar Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural wrought iron mid century garden, patio, poolside coffee table designed by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini as part of the sought after Radar series. The table fea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
David Cressey
Robert Maxwell “Teardrop Sunburst” Planter for Earthgender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Natural warm brown stoneware planter, c.1970, USA, is a result of the collaboration between David Cressey & Robert Maxwell to create the line Earthgender. This planter features a rounded lip and an incised all-over "Teardrop Sunburst...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Italian Terracotta Box Planters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The terracotta rectangular planter is a versatile accessory. Crafted from terracotta clay, the planter features a sleek and modern design with clean lines. Its rectangular shape allo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
$650 / item
Large Rattan Bamboo Round Planter / Basket with Brass Rim, Italy 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Rattan Bamboo Round Planter with Brass Rim, Italy, 1970s
Mid-Century Modern decorative rattan and brass planter or basket.
Handcrafted in Italy.
Round shape with gilded brass ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Puerto Rico Oval Water Meter Cover
Located in New York, NY
Puerto Rico Oval Water Meter Cover. Vintage cast iron oval Puerto Rico water meter cover; chestnut brown iron meter cover manufactured by Ford Meter Box Company, Wabash, Indiana. Ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Italian Split Reed Rattan Bamboo Planter, 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rattan split Reed planter.
Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern rattan bamboo planter.
Overall Measurements: 28 cm x 32 cm W x 31,5 cm D
Interior Height: 24 c...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed
Round Push and Pull Door Handle in Bronze with Curvaceous Relief
Located in London, GB
Single round door handle with curvaceous snake relief that is part textured. Cast bronze relief in perfect condition. The bronze has a subtitle patina due to the textured surface an...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Brutalist Extra Large Concrete Planter or Floor Vase
By Willy Guhl
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This vintage Brutalist concrete planter is a substantial, sculptural piece with a beautifully aged patina. Its extra-large size and heavy concrete construction make it perfect for in...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Elegant Pair of Art Deco Hammered Iron Andirons Circa 1930/1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Elegant Pair of Art Deco Hammered Iron Andirons Circa 1930/1950
price is for the pair
Category
1930s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Tall 1970s Electrified White Lucite Or Acrylic Pedestal Stand Display Column
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Tall modernist white Lucite or acrylic pedestal stand display column
Pedestal is electrified and lights up using a LED light bulb.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
$863 Sale Price
46% Off
Vintage midcentury wengé indoor wooden planter by Beaufort Belgium
By Beaufort
Located in Zemst, BE
Midcentury indoor planter
Made by the belgian firm Beaufort.
Made in a combination of Wengé wood, chrome and white melamine.
The inside i...
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Zinc
Vintage French Garden Table Set Folding Metal Chair
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, Vintage French Metal Folding Garden Patio Bistro Table and Chair Set
Dimensions: Table 28.75 h x 25.75 diameter, Chair 32 h...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
David Cressey
Robert Maxwell “Sunburst” Plum Glazed Planter for Earthgender
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bowl planter from Earthgender, David Cressey and Robert Maxwell’s early 1970s project. This 23” diameter example is incised in the “Sunburst” design of lines radiating from a central...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of David Cressey
Robert Maxwell for Earthgender Teardrop Sunburst Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cylindrical pair of planters from Earthgender, David Cressey and Robert Maxwell’s early 1970s project. These 17.75” diameter examples are incised in the “Teardrop Sunburst” design wi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
David Cressey
Robert Maxwell for Earthgender Stoneware Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stoneware planter, circa 1970s, USA, is a result of the collaboration between David Cressey & Robert Maxwell to create the line Earthgender. This hand thrown planter features an ungl...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
Willy Guhl Black Painted Diabolo Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bring iconic mid-century design into your space with this striking Willy Guhl Painted Diabolo Planter. Originally created in the 1950s by renowned Swi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Watering copper brass can vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Watering copper brass can vienna around 1950s
Polished and stove enameled
Original wicker
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Copper
Modernist Twisted Bronze Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of bronze modernist andirons. The andirons feature a ribbon like twisted front with curved footed detail. A beautiful detail to compliment to your fireplace.
Dimensions
9.6" w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
$3,500 / set
Large 1950s French chromed knobs handles for nightstands, cupboards, drawers ...
Located in London, Fitzrovia
1930s to 50's large French modernist chromed metal spherical knobs / handles for nightstands, cupboards, drawers ... easy to use, will easily fit pieces of furniture or kitchen / be...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Mid Century Brass Urn or Champagne Bucket
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large mid century brass urn or vase with an oxidised finish circa 1950. This large brass urn makes a striking centrepiece on a plinth or sideboard, as impressive styled alone as it...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Brass
David Cressey Stoneware Pro/Artisan Table Planter for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Cressey Pro/Artisan collection planter for Architectural Pottery. This stoneware planter has an unglazed natural warm brown clay interior and exterior. The petite table plante...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Lacquered Wooden Wall Ornaments from the Beginning of 20th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Pair of lacquered wooden wall ornaments from the beginning of 20th century.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Russell Woodard Round Lt. Blue Wrought Iron
Mesh Cafe or Ice Cream Patio Table
Located in St. Louis, MO
Russell Woodard designed round cafe or ice cream table often seen along side his Sculptura line dining chairs. Shown in vintage Robin's Egg Blue paint,...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Contemporary Modern Decorator Style Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage iron coffee table with nine glass panel inserts. Strong metal frame with bowed runners makes an impressive modern addition to home or...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Glass
Russell Woodard Mid-Century Modern Green Mesh Sculptura High Back Lounge Chairs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Russell Woodard for Woodard mesh Sculptura high back lounge chairs. Older green paint, shows some wear, loss to paint. Can be sandblasted, dipped in rust-p...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Midcentury Rattan Internal Planter
Located in London, GB
French, midcentury rattan planter.
Ideal for home or office environment.
Rattan side, wooden carcass, raised on metal wheels.
Condition is generally good but there are sc...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Rattan
Rare Vintage Gainey Ceramics Planter – Ochre Yellow, Mid-Century Modern Pot
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elevate your space with this rare vintage Gainey Ceramics planter, a striking piece of mid-century modern design. Crafted in La Verne, California, USA, this planter features a rich o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Millefiori
Doorknob in Murano Art Glass and Patinated Brass Italy 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
'Millefiori' Doorknob in Murano Art Glass and Patinated Brass Italy 1960s
'Millefiori' Doorknob in Murano Art Glass and Patinated Brass Italy 1960s
Wonderful mid century Murano gla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Patio Side Table attributed to Salterini
By Salterini
Located in Newtown, CT
Salterini attributed hard to find patio side table. It is 20" high to glass shelf and 27.5" high to top of hook. The glass top is 23.75' wide. The finish is a powder blue over a d...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Watering Can Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Watering Can Around 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Copper
Willy Guhl Planters Set of 2 for Eternit, Mid-Century Modern Clam Shell Design
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking pair of sculptural planters was designed by Willy Guhl for Eternit in the mid-20th century. Crafted from fiber cement, these biomorphic planters feature an organic, und...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Pair of Polished Steel Tall Circular Pedestal Tables with Brushed Steel Banding
Located in Miami, FL
Two polished steel tall round pedestal tables or columns with brushed steel banding and chrome rivets from the 1970s.
Measures: Surface diameter...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$3,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1965, Richard Wolthekker for Faber, Model Faber 2000, Stove in Mat-Chrome Black
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
David Cressey Pro/Artisan Sand Urn for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Planter by David Cressey for Architectural Pottery's Pro/Artisan collection. This planter has a soft olive green speckle glazed exterior and interior. The top of the planter has slig...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
Bolection Fireplace in Black Marble
Located in London, GB
An English moulded bolection fireplace in black marble. Based on a period original. An elegant shape. Modern. Please note that whilst the marble is largely pure black in color there ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
$7,091 / item
Rare Arthur Umanoff Planter Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 1950s Arthur Umanoff step-up planter stand. Wrought-iron and wood slats with a painted black aluminum insert.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron, Aluminum
West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Planter from Dümler
Breiden, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Planter from Dümler & Breiden, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece ha...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Gilded Wrought Iron Fireplace Tool Set, 1960s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This 1960s fireplace tool set is a notable example of artisanal wrought iron work. The structure features a markedly sculptural silhouette, standing out for its gilded finish over th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mathieu Matégot Black and Grey Lacquered Metal Wall Planter Holder, circa 1950
Located in Berlin, DE
Wall hanging planter holder "Chambord" designed by Mathieu Matégot, circa 1950. Manufactured in France by Ateliers Matégot. The Holder is made of ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
Willy Guhl Sandbox Planter Eternit AG, Switzerland, 1960
By Willy Guhl, Eternit
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare sandbox flower pot designed by Willy Guhl and manufactured by Eternit AG, Switzerland 1960. This piece can be used as a sandbox or storage box, but als...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Malcolm Leland Planter for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Malcom Leland Planter for Architectural Pottery, c.1960s, USA. This stoneware planter has a brown and black glazed exterior with texture as well as a glazed interior. The round plant...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stoneware
Donald Deskey For Bennett Complete Fireplace Set
Located in New York, NY
Amazing set of 1960's mid-century modern brass and iron complete fireplace set designed by Donald Deskey for Bennett, the set includes fireplace tools, andirons and fire guard in vin...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-century Modern building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are North America, Europe, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Willy Guhl, Russell Woodard, Eternit, and Woodard Furniture Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $55 and tops out at $1,078,195 while the average work can sell for $1,887.
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