Mid-Century Modern Shelves
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
Franco Albini Veliero Bookcase for Cassina, Italy, new
By Franco Albini, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material. The shelf is available in natural ashwood or black stained ashwood with elements in either brass or satin brass chrome.
Bookcase desig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
$47,350 / item
George Nelson For Mobilier International Paris Mid Century Wall Unit
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Probably by George Nelson 1960's. An exceptional large scale wall unit with three compartments. Tall heavy black powder coated adjustable height metal frames with other metal legs.
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Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Charlotte Perriand Nuage Unit in Wood and Aluminum for Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Please get in touch regarding the exact price. Charlotte Perriand Nuage unit in wood and aluminum for Cassina
The modules with doors on this iconic piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
Guillerme
Chambron Wall-Mounted Shelf with Drawers in Solid Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, wall-mounted shelf with drawers, oak, brass, France, 1960s
Guillerme et Chambron crafted this wall-mounted shelf with both elegance and pract...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
Pilastro Two Section Wall Shelving Unit w/ Desk and Cabinet with Desk
Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century Pilastro enameled metal wall unit with a desk, a cabinet, and 4 shelves. The desk, cabinet and 2 shelves are enameled in a a khaki color with white and ochre as acc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Patinated Elm Bookshelf in the Style of Pierre Chapo, France 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Almelo, NL
Patinated Elm Bookshelf in the Style of Pierre Chapo, France 1970s
A striking and robust wall-mounted bookshelf crafted in solid patinated elmwood, made in France in the 1970s in th...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Elm
Wall-Mounted Shelf by Charlotte Perriand
Atelier Jean Prouvé, France, 1954
Located in Antwerp, BE
This rare shelf from 1954 was designed by Charlotte Perriand in collaboration with Atelier Jean Prouvé as part of a larger storage system for postwar housing. Mounted on a solid wood...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
1970s Italian Teak Shelves Unit With Desk
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use
- desk dimensions : Height : 81cm Width 81cm x Dept 56cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
$1,174 / item
Franco Albini Italian Bookcase in Rosewood for Poggi Mid Century circa 1950s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Italian Bookcase, designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Poggi, Italy, circa 1950s. This library is believed to be Model LB7 or LB8 and is comprised of four uprights...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Original Alvar Aalto Shoe Rack Designed for the Stora Enso Building Finland
By Alvar Aalto
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this rare and custom shoe rack designed by Alvar Aalto circa 1960 featuring solid birch wood slats. Custom designed by Alvar Aal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood, Birch
Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Wood Bookcases Shelves Cavalletto Model for Agapecasa
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
A furnishing system made entirely of wood, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in 1953.
Its distinctive feature is a trestle in the shape of an upturned “V”, which means it is superimposable by means of a siply gravity joint, and whose special perimeter section can accomodate bookshelves on which closed containers...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
$2,753 Sale Price
20% Off
American Designer, Shelf, Walnut, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut shelf or console table designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
Refinished.
Dimensions: 45.75” H x 94.25” W x 24.5” D
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Riviera Shelves in Rattan and Wicker, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous pair of Mid-Century organic shelves made in bamboo, rattan and hand-woven wicker. Vivai del Sud likely designed this beautiful shelves in Italy during the 1970s.
This stun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Rare Mid-Century Pilastro Wall Unit w/ Desk and Overhead Light by Coen de Vries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and remarkable Mid-Century Pilastro wall unit set by renowned Dutch designer Coen de Vries. This comprehensive system combines multiple panel-backed bookcases with extended sh...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Sheet Metal
Umbo Modular Shelving Unit by Kay LeRoy Ruggles for Directional
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. USA. Modular shelving unit with gorgeous sun fading.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Plastic
Asymmetric Wall Shelf, France, 1960s/70s
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Unique asymmetric wall shelf, France, 1960s/70s. In original condition. One shelf has a hole (see photos). Fast shipping worldwide.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Carved Walnut Wood Three Shelves Open Bookcase Library Etagere
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian antique walnut three shelves, open bookcase or etagere standing on four great shaped carved turned wooden legs with top finials. This very elegant one-of-a-kind o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Style Modular Floating Wall Shelf in Aluminum
Wood.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-mounted, floating shelf in the style of French modern designers combines the warmth of oak with the sleek precision of aluminum, creating a striking balance of materials. M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
Chrome Vitrine in the Hollywood Regency Style
Located in New York, NY
Chrome and glass vitrine in the Hollywood Regency style. This interesting étagère has a wider lower section with two large glass shelves (17.5" Deep) and three more narrow shelves...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Chrome
Charlotte Perriand Nuage À Plots for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the material/color/model of the product.
Nuage à Plots by Charlotte Perriand belongs to a select group of furnishings that are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
Charlotte Perriand Nuage À Plots, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Nuage à Plots by Charlotte ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
1970s 5-Shelf Tubular Chrome and Green Perspex Shelving Unit - 2 AVAILABLE
By Usm Haller
Located in London, England
1970s five shelf polished tubular chrome and bright green perspex shelving unit. The unit is in the style of Swiss modular furniture brand USM Haller. The height adjustable shelves slot into the vertical rectangular supporting column which is supported by the larger lower shelf at the bottom. The four adjustable shelves are slightly smaller in depth by 10cm than the shelf at the bottom.
The curved chrome top of the supporting column is removable to allow something to be slotted into the middle of it perhaps a mirror or another piece of perspex. I am not sure what exactly because it's missing from both units. The perspex shelves...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Dutch Mid-Century Pilastro Two Section Wall Unit with Desk and Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming Dutch Mid-Century, Pilastro enameled metal wall unit with desk and upper cabinet. This unit features a gray enameled desk and cabinet with black and white sliding doors, thr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Stylish Midcentury Chrome on Steel Shop Shelving with Braced Back Supports
Located in London, GB
Stylish midcentury chrome on steel adjustable shop shelving with braced back supports and graduating, very strong. They can be bolted together in long li...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Wall Unit or Shelving Unit in Walnut with Milk Glass Shelves
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very cool asymetrical design book shelf or wall unit circa early 1960's.. The unit features walnut framing with inlayed white milk glass shelving. Great mcm high contrast look with...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
1970s Floating Wall Display Cabinet Unit Wood Glass Bookshelf Bar Midcentury
Located in London, GB
This amazing wood display cabinet from the 1970s, made to order in Italy for their owners.
It has an exceptional craftsmanship made out of solid ashwood most of it and is a unique p...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Pilastro 2 Section Wall Mount Shelving Unit with Drop Down Desk and Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century Pilastro enameled metal wall shelving unit. This unit features a metal drop down desk cabinet with olive green door, grey light fixture, red shelf and three mini en...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Nuage À Plots, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Nuage à Plots by Charlotte Perriand belongs to a select gro...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Danish HG Teak Wood Modular Wall Unit Shelving
Bookcase
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century Danish modern Hansen & Guldborg modular teak wood wall unit shelving system and bookcase was made in Denmark circa 1960. The classic Scandinavian modern desi...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Franco Albini Modular Bookcase "Infinito" for Cassina, Italy, new
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the color, size and material.
Modular Bookcase designed by Franco Albini, relaunched in 2008. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. An extremely flexible bookcase, with myriad modular options, suited to being against a wall or as a room partition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
ONE AVAILABLE. Display Shelves in Red Tubular Enameled Steel with 3/8 Inch Glass
Located in Kansas City, MO
ONE AVAILABLE. Storage shelves with 3/8 inch polished edge glass and red enameled tubular frames. Very good condition. Price is for each. These would work well in any mid century, p...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Glass
Large 1950s Italian Mid Century Teak Maple Freestanding Shelving System 18 Piece
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Recently imported from Italy, this is a good example of post war Italian Avant Garde design. Measuring an impressive 3-metres from floor to ceiling – a common height in Italian apartments – with opportunity to arrange the shelves to suit.
This impressive freestanding storage...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
Le Corbusier LC16 Writing Wood Desk and Shelve by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
LC16 desk by Le Corbusier for Cassina.
Working closely with the
Fondatiòn Le Corbusier and
maintaining the utmost respect for
its original design, Cassina re-edits
the LC16 Bu...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Pair Decorative Brass Smoked Glass 4 Tier Shelves Vitrines Etageres Displays
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Decorative Brass Smoked Glass 4 Tier Shelves Vitrines Etageres Displays
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass, Steel
Midcentury Brass, Lucite and Glass Étagère with Five Shelves
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury brass, Lucite and glass corner étagère.
Five shelves
We have four corner étagères available (Three with measurements 31.61in x 31.61in and one 39.37 x 39.37). One of the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
$3,080 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Lips Vago
Congresso
Bookcases
By Lips Vago
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lips Vago, 'Congresso' shelving units, black lacquered steel, Italy, 1960s.
Constructed from steel sheets, the 'Congresso' shelf is a sturdy yet unassuming bookcase that can be used...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel
$3,300 / item
1960s Italian Mid-century Walnut Wood Three Shelves Open Bookcase Library
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian walnut, frame carved, three shelves, open bookcase, with great details and frames shaped in typical Mid-Century style with beautiful wood veneer veins color and d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Triangular Bamboo and Rattan Italian Corner Bookcase Shelf, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful French Riviera style triangular corner bookshelf made in bamboo, hand.woven rattan and wicker. This lovely organic bookshelf was hand-made in Italy during the 1970s.
In f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Arthur Umanoff Wrought Iron 1960s Wine Rack
Located in New York, NY
This great looking wine rack is a work of art designed by the talented Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard in the 1960s. The rack holds 67 bottles and it’s entirely crafted of bent and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wrought Iron
Nora Olson for Kopenhavn Modular Shelving Unit
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Kopenhavn 2 bay modular shelving unit.
Solid walnut frame and cases, condition is typical of used pieces of the era.
Signs of wear are present in various areas around the piece ple...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving unit designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56. Relaunched by Cassina in 2012.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Authenticity and avant-garde characterise Charlotte Perrian...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Modern Brass Etagere
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century Modern Brass Etagere in the style of Milo Baughman. Nice dome shaped top with 5 glass shelves. Perfect for displaying your...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
Vintage Oak Bookcase Folding Desk Shelves French Midcentury
Located in Labrit, Landes
Bookcase folding desk vintage shelves, mid-20th century
Massive oak
Depth of the shelves: 8.46 in. (21,5 cm)
Dimension of the foldable desk: D 19.29 x L 24.41 x H 25.98 in. (D: 49 L:...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Mid-century Lucite, Wood, Glass Etagere Display Cabinet Curved Shelf Supports
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Lucite, Wood, Glass Etagere Display Cabinet with Curved Shelf Supports
Offered for sale is a mid-century modern Lucite, wood and glass etagere...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Glass, Lucite, Wood
Single Section Tomado Style Industrial Wall Mounted Brown
Black Shelving Unit
By Tomado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century, single section, Tomado style, industrial wall mount shelving unit with handsome brown enameled metal shelves on black enameled wire risers. A lovely piece in very ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal, Wire
Tri-Mark Chrome and Glass Wall Shelf attributed to James Howell
By James Howell, Tri-Mark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Tri-Mark Chrome and Glass Shelf from the mid 1970's. Zig-Zag design mounts easily to a wall and is very solid! Overall very clean, one glass s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Chrome
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern 4-Tier Sculpted Walnut Bookshelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Expertly Refinished
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage design...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Michel Ducaroy for Roche Bobois Floor/ceiling shelf/Bar (Claustra) 1970s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Aluminum and smoked acrylic elements
Measures : 106x37cm H:248cm (Variable)
Materials : Aluminium - Acrylic
Michel Ducaroy was a French designer born in 1925.
He became renowned fo...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
Tomado Style Wall Mount Shelving Unit w/ Black Frame and Multi-Colored Shelves
By Tomado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single section wall mounted shelving unit with adjustable metal enameled shelves on black wire risers. Yellow, red and blue interchangeable industrial style shelves for displaying bo...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Nuage Shelving Unit, Wood and Aluminium by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Shelving Unit model Nuage designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1952-56.
Relaunched by Cassina in 2012.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Authenticity and avant-garde characterise Char...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Room Dividers in Bent-Wood by Ludvik Volak, Praque, 1960s
By Ludvik Volak
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-century room dividers in Blond Bent-Wood by Ludvik Volak, Praque 1960s.
A memorable blond room divider from a villa in Prague was purchased from the original owner. This objec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bentwood, Plywood
Expertly Restored - Janet Schwietzer "Obra" Wall Unit for Pace Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist vintage shelving unit sourced in France, dating from the 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist vintage shelving unit sourced in France, dating from the 1970s. Featuring a distinctive arched chrome frame and striking green patterned shelves, this piece beautifully bal...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Chrome
$3,322 Sale Price
20% Off
Mategot Style Perforated Yellow Wall Mount Shelf by Pilastro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Pilastro perforated, yellow enameled metal wall mounted, single shelf. Newly painted and lightly refinished. In good condition with some remaining visible wear consistent wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Triangular Bamboo and Rattan Italian Corner Bookcase, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century bamboo and Rattan triangular corner bookshelf. Franco Albini inspired the design of this piece, produced in Italy during the 1970s.
This piece is fantastic thank...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood, Wicker, Cane
Michel Ducaroy Modular Wall Unit in Black Lacquered Wood and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Michael Ducaroy, free-standing wall unit, chrome-plated steel, lacquered wood, France, 1970s
Sleek and stunning free-standing wall unit designed by Michael Ducaroy in the 1970s. In ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Wall Shelf from Maison Regain, France 80s
Located in Lucija, SI
Mid Century modular wall shelfs made by Maison Regain in the 80s
They are made from blond elm,
Stamped
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Elm
1970s Umbo Modular Shelving Unit by Kay LeRoy Ruggles for Directional 26 Pieces
Located in Monrovia, CA
1970s UMBO Modular Shelving Unit Designed by Kay LeRoy Ruggles For Directional, Made In The USA, 26 Uniroyal ABS Pieces, Brown In Color.
This Is A Vintage 1970s Iconic Modular Shelv...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Plastic
Alvar Aalto Entryway Console Mirror and Stool Set, 1950s for Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful entryway set of a drawer console, mirror and stool by Alvar Aalto for Artek made of solid birch. The set is in original condition with a light surface finishing. The wood...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Birch, Mirror
French Riviera Two-Tier Wall Shelf in Curved Bamboo and Wicker, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century two tier wall shelf in bamboo and woven rattan wicker. This stylish organic wall shelf was made in Italy during the 1970s.
In amazing condition and with a charm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Mid-century Modern shelves for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern shelves 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 shelves created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, wall decorations, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern shelves made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original shelves, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Charlotte Perriand, Poul Cadovius, and Mathieu Matégot. 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 shelves differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $65 and tops out at $120,000 while the average work can sell for $2,886.
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