International Style Furniture
INTERNATIONAL STYLE
The International Style, a modernist movement within architecture and furniture design that was given its name by American architect Philip Johnson and historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock, was born during the 1920s and ’30s. It gained steam initially in Europe and then in the United States as a response to the first World War. Building projects associated with the movement, as well as vintage International Style chairs, tables and other furnishings, are minimal and pared back.
Pioneers of the International Style — architect Walter Gropius and his Bauhaus colleagues Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, De Stijl advocate and Dutch architect J.J.P. Oud and visionary designer Le Corbusier — stripped away decorative elements and placed considerable value on functionality and clean lines, integrating the use of industrial materials like steel, concrete and large sheets of glass in their work. Quite aptly, this mode of design and architectural style coincided with an era now known as the Machine Age and became a global symbol of modernism. The primary motive of its practitioners was to address the changing needs of a rapidly industrializing society, especially the demand for office complexes and apartments in large cities, through economical, technologically advanced, yet aesthetically pleasing designs for furniture and buildings.
“Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep,” said Le Corbusier of the philosophy behind his practical modernist architecture.
The International Style’s designers and architects were inspired by the advantages afforded them by the era’s new technology and industrial machinery as well as state-of-the-art materials. Le Corbusier was fond of framing his buildings in steel but reinforced concrete made far more economic sense. He is probably most admired for the iconic private homes and commercial buildings that he designed or codesigned with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, which are spread across the world, from New York City to Paris to Chandigarh, India. Today, Breuer’s Wassily Lounge chair; the elegant LC series created by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand; and Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair, crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich, are emblems of progressive modernist design and all make prominent use of tubular steel. Vintage originals are the prized cornerstone of collections.
“The International Style is probably the first fundamentally original and widely distributed style since the Gothic,” posited Johnson in the book that accompanied “Modern Architecture: International Exhibition,” an architectural show he cocurated with Hitchcock that featured the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra and others. While the term “International Style” had previously been circulating in Europe, when the show opened at the Museum of Modern Art in 1932, it yielded a much broader application of this important style of design.
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Style: International Style
Place of Origin: European
Cenedese Murano glass pink with gold circa 1950 center piece.
By Cenedese
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Cenedese Murano glass pink with gold center piece circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Ashtray in Murano Glass with Gold and Air Bubbles
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Murano ashtray made by Archimede Seguso for cigars with bubbles and gold.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano glass green iridescent circa 1950 vase.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Fratelli Toso Murano glass green iridescent circa 1950 vase. Design Dino Martens.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Frederick Edward Joseph Goff Painting View of Westminster, Watercolor
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming watercolor on board by Frederick Edward Joseph Goff, depicting a delicate view of Westminster in London. Signed by the artist, this early 20th-century piece measures 11 × ...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian International Style Furniture
Materials
Paint
Georg Jansen Butterknife Sterling Silver from 1904
By Georg Jensen
Located in Vienna, AT
A finely crafted sterling silver butter knife designed by Georg Jensen in 1904. Exemplifying Jensen’s early mastery of functional elegance, the piece combines simple, flowing lines w...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian International Style Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Herta Baller Brass Coat Hook 1960 Set of 4
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of timeless brass wall hooks produced by Herta Baller in Austria during the 1960s. Their clean, sculptural form reflects the refined simplicity of mid-century Austrian design. ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Original Vintage French Theatre and Cabaret Poster by René Gruau, 1966
By René Gruau
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage French theatre and cabaret poster by René Gruau, 1966
René Gruau was a fashion illustrator whose exaggerated portrayal of fashion d...
Category
1960s French Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Paper
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Walnut veneered drawer cabinets or nightstands by Baker, England, 1970s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
A pair of walnut veneered cabinets with a drawer, featuring ship's hardware, the top with a cut glass protective plate, made by Baker Furniture, England.
Beautiful as a nightstand se...
Category
1970s British Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Matias Sagaría Sideboard Double-sided Glass Marble Italian Walnut
Located in San Polo, Parma
Nemesi #2 is a double sided fluted glass sideboard, designed SAGARÍA
The round painted-metal pedestal bases, the clean pattern of the tambour along the discrete technical solutions ...
Category
2010s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Marble
Large Flavio Poli Murano glass amber circa 1950 center piece.
By Flavio Poli
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible center piece amber in Murano glass by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri dArte circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Cenedese Murano glass set of pears with bubbles circa 1950
By Cenedese
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible set Cenedese Murano glass pears multicolor circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
ceramic tile panel "triennale" design Gio Ponti for Marazzi
Located in taranto, IT
ceramic panel composed of four iconic and famous "triennial" tiles also known as "four times curved," designed in the 1960s by Gio Ponti and Alberto Rosselli for Ceramiche Marazzi.
T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Austrian 900 Sterling Silver Jack End Knife Rests, S/4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four Austrian Sterling Silver knife rests, with traditional cast Jack-style ends, circa mid 19th Century.
The long, tapered cen...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Contemporary Matias Sagaría Double-Sided Sideboard Wood Marquiña Marble Black
Located in San Polo, Parma
Nemesi #2 is a double sided wooden sideboard, designed SAGARÍA
The round painted-metal pedestal bases, the clean pattern of the tambour along the discrete technical solutions are th...
Category
2010s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Marble
Very Fine Pewter Ecuelle or Lidded Porringer, 18th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Very fine Pewter Ecuelle or lidded porringer, 18th century, continental, possibly swiss or north eastern France. Profusely decorated lid with stylized fruits and flowers, scroll shap...
Category
Late 18th Century Swiss Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Cenedese Murano glass green opaline circa 1950 basket.
By Cenedese
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible CENEDESE Murano glass green opaline circa 1950 basket.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Luxury Pull Handle, Various Metal
Leather Color Finishes Classic Shape. Brass
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Door & Drawer Pull Handle
Artisanal architectural elements that privilege the sense of touch. Made with brass, metal precision pieces cnc turned that are hand finished using uniqu...
Category
2010s Spanish International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Seguso Vetri dArte Murano glass green "corroso" circa 1950 vase.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Seguso Vetri dArte Murano glass green "corroso" vase circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Lofts of Amsterdam by Rudy Baeck, 1st Edition Hardbound Book
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lofts of Amsterdam by Rudy Stevens and Philippe de Baeck, hardbound with jacket, First Edition, 2000
“Lofts of Amsterdam” is a book about residential and commercial lofts in Amste...
Category
Early 2000s Belgian International Style Furniture
Materials
Paper
Set of Two Lamps Iron and Glass Déjà Vu Designed by Rob Nollet
By Robert Nollet 1
Located in Doornspijk, NL
An elegant set of Dutch table lamps designed by Rob Nollet in the 1980s.
The heavy cast iron base holds a bending arm in which the yellow glass lampshad...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch International Style Furniture
Materials
Iron
Ma+39
s Custom Pendant, Italy, 20th Century
By ma+39
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ma+39's custom pendant, Italy, 20th century.
Totally customized: Dimensions, material, finishing, color
Lead time: 2/3 weeks.
Category
20th Century Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,200 / item
Large Archimede Seguso italian bicolor 1950 Murano Glass Cornucopia
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible bicolor with gold cornucopia by Archimede Seguso in Murano glass circa 1950, fantastic.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini table lamp in orange Murano glass circa 1950
By Venini
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and big table lamp in Murano glass orange attributed to Venini&C. circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Hans Kogl 1970 brass table lamp
By Hans Kögl
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible table lamp by Hans Kogl in brass for two lamps circa 1970
Category
1970s German Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Alessandro Mandruzzato Murano glass red and yellow circa 1950 vase
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible large Alessandro Mandruzzato Murano glass red and yellow circa 1950 vase.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
French Cast Iron Figural Flatback Rust Patina Garden Panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A cast iron flatback panel originally from a balcony rail in France.
Dating to the mid-late 19th century, these decorative objects were used as building or garden elements.
Heavy, weighing about 25 pounds, and aged with a beautiful patina, the panel shows a robed figure within an ornate scrolled frame.
Imagine it as a piece of outdoor sculpture, used as a fireback, turned into a table base, or framed in a garden gate.
Measures: 26.5 inches H x 15.5 inches W x 1.25 inches deep.
In very good antique condition with the desired rusted patina.
Category
1850s French Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Iron
Luxury Pull Handle Various Metal &Leather Color Finishes Tube Shape Nickel Mediu
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Door & drawer pull handle
Artisanal architectural elements that privilege the sense of touch. Made with brass, metal precision pieces cnc turned that are hand finished using uniqu...
Category
2010s Spanish International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Archimede Seguso sfumato oro center table with applied parts and gold 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and large Archimede Seguso sfumato oro center table "piece unique" 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Aureliano Toso Murano glass bicolor circa 1950 vase.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Aureliano Toso Murano glass bicolor circa 1950 vase.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase in Murano Glass by Dino Martens to Aureliano Toso 1950
By Dino Martens
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano vase by Dino Martens to Aureliano Toso 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso italian bicolor 1950 Murano Glass
Coronato oro
vase.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and big Archimede Seguso Murano glass circa 1950 "Coronato oro" vase.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of French Post-War Modernist Oval Coffee Tables attributed to Maison Jansen
Located in London, GB
A Pair of French Post-War Chrome & Brass Coffee Tables
Attributed to Maison Jansen
Each table with an oval glass top and a mahogany rim, supported on a chrome base with curved legs ...
Category
20th Century French International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass, Chrome
German Mid-Century Hand Stitched Black Leather Glass Flask / Shot Glass Set
Located in New York, NY
German mid-century fine hand stitched black leather covered glass flask bottle with 4 shot glasses.Top snaps off to reveal shot glasses over bottle top. Label attached, UTH Offenbach...
Category
Mid-20th Century German International Style Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Staffordshire Enamel Old Hall Pink Clover Trinket Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Staffordshire Enamels Old Hall trinket box, England, circa 1980s.
A hand-enameled Clover and Butterfly design on a pink base with copper framing.
A Butterfly appears on the interi...
Category
1980s English Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Archimede Seguso vase in Murano glass with applied glass
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible vase in Murano glass by Archimede Seguso circa 1950 with applied glass.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Moser Gilt and Cut-Glass Column Table Lamp, Early 20th Century
By Moser
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large moser gilt and cut-glass column table lamp
1st half of 20th century.
Facet cut and gilt tapered column on spreading foot
with thistle-shape...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech International Style Furniture
Materials
Glass
Seguso. Vetri dArte Murano Glass green "Corroso" vase circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano vase by Seguso Vetri dArte "Corroso" circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano glass bicolor with applications and gold 1950 vase.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Archimede Seguso Murano glass bicolor with applications circa 1950 vase.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Vetri dArte Murano glass abstract sculpture circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Seguso Vetri dArte abstract sculpture in Murano glass circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Fontana Arte by Pietro Chiesa chandelier in engraved glass and metal circa 1970
By Fontana Arte
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Fontana Arte by Pietro Chiesa in engraved glass, metal and wood circa 1970
Category
1970s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Chaise Longue silk
Located in Long Island, NY
Italian Chaise Longue .Elegant and Timeless. Beautiful Reds and Gold Colors in Silk .
Category
Early 2000s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Silk
Le Tanneur Mid-Century French Leather Boxed Bridge Card Playing
Betting Set
By Le Tanneur
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid-Century boxed card Bridge set manufactured by the well known French luxury leather goods company Le Tanneur, circa 1960’s.
The prestigious French leather goods company, LE TANNEUR began in 1898 with their line of luxury items called Le Sans Couture. Le Tanneur is known for their timeless elegance and quality.
The wood box is covered in a fine-grained tanned black leather with a magnetic gold-tone clasp. The box is beautifully made, lined in green felt, and still in the original brand printed cardboard box. The set includes a full deck of playing cards, colorful plastic betting chips and tokens that store in fitted covered containers, and a gold-plated pencil for keeping score. Also included is a pad of scoring paper...
Category
Mid-20th Century French International Style Furniture
Materials
Leather, Plastic, Paper
Archimede Seguso vase in Murano glass with gold and applied glass circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible vase in Murano glass by Archimede Seguso with gold and applied glass. Fantastic.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Fratelli Toso 1950 center table Murano glass
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible big center piece in Murano glass with bubbles inside the glass.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Blue solefleur 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Archimede Seguso Murano Glass blue solefleur circa 1950 vase.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase in Murano Glass by Seguso Vetri d
Arte 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible vase in Murano glass by Seguso Vetri d'Arte circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Dino Martens Murano glass multicolor circa 1950 "Fazzoletto" vase.
By Dino Martens
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Dino Martens Murano glass multicolor circa 1950 "Fazzoletto" vase.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Center Piece in Opaline Glass, circa 1850
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Special rose france opaline center table piece.
Category
1850s French Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Seguso Vetri D
Arte 1950 Murano vase
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano blue vase with 50 by Seguso Vetri dArte
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Oil on Canvas Original Painting in Wooden Gold Leaf, "Golden Griffins"
By Alexander
s Collection, Andrew Ryabov
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Oil on Canvas Original Painting in Wooden Gold Leaf, "Golden Griffins"
An incredible and mystical collection of paintings, after a unique artist Andrew Ryabov - “Travellers of Civi...
Category
Early 2000s Montenegrin International Style Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$5,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Three Pairs of Brass Candlesticks, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Three pairs of brass candlesticks
19th century
From left:
A pair of Swedish candlesticks
marked N.P.L. for Nils Petter Linderberg,
4 5/8 in.(11.6 cm.) high
*
A pair of Victoria...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
20 th Century
By Looping 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Looping Table Clock with alarm , good condition, 1960.
Category
20th Century Swiss International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
$562
Carved Italian Alabaster Lovebird Table Lamp Italian, 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Carved Italian Alabaster Lovebird Table Lamp Italian, 20th Century
Two piece shade over column in white alabaster with gray inclusions
Finely carved peach faced lovebird with glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Sofa Red Velvet
By ALI Alabastri Lavorati Italiani
Located in Long Island, NY
Hand Made Italian Sofa Beautiful Red Velvet With Gold Accents.
Category
Early 2000s European International Style Furniture
Materials
Velvet
$8,600
Luxury Pull Handle, Various Metal
Leather Color Finishes Classic Shape Nickel
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Door & drawer pull handle
Artisanal architectural elements that privilege the sense of touch. Made with brass, metal precision pieces cnc turned that are hand finished using unique ...
Category
2010s Spanish International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Faïence Pottery Fleur-de-Lis Hand Painted Plates, set of six
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming set of six hand painted earthenware plates in the Italian la campagna country style, circa 1940-1950.
Brightly painted with a central deep red Fleur-de-lis surrounded by...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Attractive Set of 12 Demitasse Spoons
Sugar Tongs .925 in Fitted Fanshaped Box
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An attractive set of 12 demitasse spoons and sugar tongs in fitted fan-shaped box, by Thedeodor Olsens in Bergen, Norway. Done in .925 sterling silver with different colored guilloch...
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian International Style Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Luxury Pull Handle Various Metal
Leather Color Finishes Tube Shape Gold Small
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Door & Drawer Pull Handle
Artisanal architectural elements that privilege the sense of touch. Made with brass, metal precision pieces cnc turned that are hand finished using uniqu...
Category
2010s Spanish International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Original Aubock glass carafe with a leather cuff and brass handle
Located in Vienna, AT
This colorless glass carafe by Carl Aubock was produced in 3 different sizes, our bitcher is the largest one. It comes with the original leather wrapped stripe with sewn in brass han...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Gilt Tole Three - Light Candelabra Circa 1960.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
ITALIAN GILT TOLE
THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
Circa 1960.
Florentine gilt metal candelabra with three
curved arms attached to a central
leaf-covered stem with three lilies issuing from i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Metal
International Style furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique International Style furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used International Style furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Bontempi Casa, SoShiro, Archimede Seguso, and Matias Sagaría. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $40 and tops out at $70,000 while the average work can sell for $2,272.
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