Mid-Century Modern Furniture
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
Viggo Boesen Style 1940s Danish Low Club or Lounge Chair in Pearl Sheepskin
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Comfortable, exuberant, and ultracool Danish lounge chair from the 1930-40's. These type of chairs were produced as companions to the curved "banana" sofas coming out of the of the ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Sheepskin
Mid-Century Space Age Chrome Wall Lamp
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imposing wall lamp in chrome.
A timeless design convinced by its simple and accurate geometry. Three parallel cylinders at their upper and lower ends sitting socks. The cylinders ar...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
A 1950s Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Wall Mirror in the Manner of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This exquisite Italian Mid-Century Modern wall mirror, dating from the 1950s captures the timeless elegance and sophisticated design sensibilities often associated with masters like ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
ART SALE Original David Hockney Nichols Canyon Exhibition Poster Denmark
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Original oversized Hockney Lithograph Exhibition Poster of Nichols Canyon, in California Louisiana Museum of Art, Humlebæk, Denmark
The lithograph was printed in Denmark, on high-...
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
$1,024 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Hermès, Paris Equestrian / Horse Box c.1970
Located in Bath, GB
A very rare example of a French mid-century modern silver plate and gold plate box by the iconic French fashion house, Hermès of Paris.
A stunning design in silverplate with a gilde...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate
Rare Italian Murano Chandelier, Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, circa 1948
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exquisite Murano Glass Chandelier embodies the refined aesthetic of mid-century Italian design, circa 1948. Attributed to the influential designer Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Danish MCM Hans Wegner for ry Mobler teak floating hutch credenza
Located in Sayreville, NJ
Hans Wegner Teak Danish Floating Hutch
Gorgeous Scandinavian piece that's been freshly refinished and is ready to be enjoyed.
One piece unit wi...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak
Henning Kjærnulf, Armchair in Oak
Lambswool, Model "Kurul", Mid Century, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A fine and elegant armchair in solid oak, reupholstered in quality shearling lambswool. Designed by Henning (Henry) Kjærnulf for EG Kvalitetsmøbel, Denmark 1960s. Model "Kurul".
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Lambskin, Wool, Oak
A Pair of Swedish Art Deco Lounge Chairs with Curved Armrests, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
An exquisite pair of Swedish lounge chairs from the Art Deco period, likely dating to the 1930s–1940s, characterized by their bold, sculptural bentwood arms that elegantly flow into ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood, Birch, Walnut
Cassina Ficupala Floor Lamp
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Ficupala Floor Lamp.
Thanks to its organic shapes reminiscent of the plant world, the eclectic style of the Ficupala floor lamp lies between postmodern and Art Deco.
Modern...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
$5,452 / item
Fritz Hansen, Pair of Danish Modern Lounge Chairs, Lambswool, Model 1490, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Odense, DK
An amazing pair of Danish mid-century modern lounge chairs back and seat reupholstered in a high quality dark grey shearling lambswool which adds a soft and tactile texture to the ov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Lambskin, Sheepskin, Wool, Beech
Midcentury Rattan
Bamboo Wall Shelf or Console Att. Franco Albini, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular wall shelf or console in rattan and bamboo attributed to Franco Albini.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Expertly Restored - Danish Modern Brazilian Rosewood Bookshelf by Carlo Jensen
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
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Monumental Pendants 10 Available adjustable drop
Located in South Charleston, WV
10 Available. Priced individually. Monumental 10" wide by 19.5" in height. Adjustable pole adds 48" making these 67.5" tall. Rods can be re-threaded to reduce drop. Acrylic shades su...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Fittings Upholstered Dining Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Upholstered Seat Dining Chairs. One captain and five side chairs. Sky Blue Upholstery.
Measures 19 " in width, 19 " in depth and 31" in heig...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Filigrana
S3 Ellipse Lamp in Black and Opal Blown Glass for Established
Sons
Located in Glendale, CA
'Filigrana' S3 Ellipse Lamp in Black and Opal Blown Glass for Established & Sons
The iconic Filigrana collection, created by former Established & Sons Creative Director Sebastian Wr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Acrylic
Wood and brass table designed by Fulvio Brembilla for RB Design, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in taranto, IT
Round table with wooden top and frame and brass base, a creation by Fulvio Brembilla in the early 1950s for the renowned company Rossana, then known as RB Design.
Made of mahogany ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Josef Frank, Candelabra, Brass, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in High Point, NC
A brass candelabra, designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Holds nine 0.5” candles
Overall Dimensions (inches): 11.5"H x 11.25"W x 11.0"D
All item...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ralph Lauren Crystal Teddy Bear Sculpture, Polo Bear 1990s
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The Ralph Lauren Teddy Bear tradition started in 1991 as an actual teddy bear (“Preppy Bear”), produced in tandem with Steiff, and continued as an embroidered teddy bear, that eventu...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Achille Castiglioni Mid-Century Beige "Cocoon" Round Pendant, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century "cocoon" pendant with a marvelous dark beige even patina. This gorgeous cocoon ceiling lamp was designed by Achille Castiglioni in Italy in the 1960s.
This coco...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
Mid Century Modern Colorful Tapestry, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid Century Modern Colorful Tapestry, circa 1970
By unknown Artist
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserv...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
$1,345 Sale Price
65% Off
Adjustable Brass and Bakelite Wall and Table Lamp 306 by Kaare Klint, 1950s
By Le Klint, Kaare Klint
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
The original Kaare Klint Wall and table lamp 306 "Kiplamp".
This unusual vintage wall & desk light was designed by Kaare Klint for Le Klint in Denmark. First produced in the 1940s t...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Norman Cherner for Plycraft Sculptural Pair of Armchairs Mid Century Modern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural pair of armchairs, designed by Norman Cherner for Plycraft, American, circa 1960s. These chairs are currently being refinished and will look amazing when completed.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Bentwood
Mid-Century Modern Desk w/ Leather Top by Milling Road
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Designer: Milling Road Furniture / Baker
Manufacturer: Milling Road Furniture / Baker
Materials: Light Walnut, Original Leather Top, Patina...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Long Oval Midcentury Italian White Marble Cocktail Table with Gold Stiletto Legs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The most beautifully-veined marble cocktail table, with sexy stiletto legs. Imported from Italy in the 1960s and marked.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
1960
s Mid Century Modern Danish Style Rocking Arm Chair
Located in San Carlos, CA
🌟 Vintage Mid Century Modern Rocking Chair from Yugoslavia 🌟
Step back in time with this stunning piece of mid century mode...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Walnut
$639 Sale Price
20% Off
ASEA Skandia Shell Shaped "Coquille" Wall Sconce, Sweden 1940s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Coquille" wall lamp by ASEA in excellent condition. This elegant wall sconce was manufactured by the Swedish company ASEA Skandia in the 1940s. The shell shaped glass shade rest on ...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1960s, Stunning Alabaster Smoking Set by Romano Bianchi
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Stunning alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. The table lighter works perfeclty....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
1980s Christian Dior Style Modernist Brass and Plexiglass Italian Jewelry Box
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An elegant brass and plexiglass designed and manufactured in Italy in the Eighties, it's in lovely condition. the jewelry box is characterized by use of high-quality materials, geome...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Huge Italian Carlo Nason Blown Glass Ceiling Lights Pendant, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful midcentury handblown textured Murano glass pendant by Carlo Nason for Mazzega.
Italy, 1960.
Lamp sockets: One E27 (US E26).
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Eskilstuna Elektrofabrik, Floor Lamp, Brass, Metal, Rattan, Sweden 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable three-armed brass, red-lacquered metal and rattan floor lamp designed and produced by Eskilstuna Elektrofabrik Aktiebolag, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Sh...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Amber Bubble Glass Pendant, Germany, 1960s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This Space Age pendant light was manufactured and designed during the 1960s in Germany. It is made of amber bubble glass and has got a brass cylinder. The lamp comes without canopy.
...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Danish Mid-Century Table Lamp by Bent Karlby for Lyfa of Denmark
By Bent Karlby
Located in Søborg, DK
A classic Danish mid-century table lamp in brass and teak by Bent Karlby for Lyfa.
Mounted with a turned brass shade maintaining is original white paint.
Brass and teak stem.
Brass...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
George Nakashima and the Modernist Moment
Located in New York, NY
Book contextualizing the work and career of mcm designer/craftsman George Nakashima, published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Bucks Cou...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pink Grapes Ca
rezzonico Chandelier in Murano Glass Giovanni Dalla Fina, 1980s
Located in Villaverla, IT
This exquisite Murano glass chandelier, a true masterpiece by the renowned Italian artisan Giovanni Dalla Fina, dates back to 1980 and embodies the vibrant artistry of the era. This ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Contemporary Adrian Pearsall Style Forest Green Chenille and Wood Bench
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Beautiful bench upholstered with forest-green chenille, designed and handcrafted by us with structure in solid wood.
It is an object of high quality and refinement, ideal for giving ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chenille, Wood
Huge Italian vintage Murano glass chandelier - 85 glass transparent petals drop
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Gorgeous Italian vintage chandelier made from 85 great hourglass Murano glass (transparent crystal, smooth outside, with crystal powder and then rough inside). 7 levels. Nickel plat...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair Large Kalmar Table Lamps
Frankenberg
, Glass Nickel Fabric Shades, 1970s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of rare and large table lamps model 'Frankenberg', no. 1359 by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
The stand and base is mad...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal, Nickel
French Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Wood, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, wood and white fabric wall lights designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Oxidation present to brass
Significant wear to wood consistent with age and use
Wear ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Glass Limburg Flower Flush Mount Ceiling or Wall Light, 1970s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This stunning vintage flush mount ceiling or wall light by Glashütte Limburg, crafted in the 1970s, features a unique flower-inspired design. Made from textured glass, it emits a war...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
The Lawrence Tambour Door Stereo Credenza
By Pete Deeble
Located in Long Beach, CA
This credenza is a tambour door stereo console inspired by Mid Century Modern Design, a love of music and records, and our friend Lawrence who firs...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Jaeger LeCoultre - Atmos Clock with Square Dial, Year of Manufacture: 1980
Located in Greven, DE
Jaeger LeCoultre - Atmos Clock with Square Dial
Switzerland
Gold-plated brass
Year of manufacture 1980
Dimensions: H x W x D: 23 x 21 x 16 cm
Description:
Atmos VIII in matt brush...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Lucite and Glass Top Coffee Table, Singed
Located in Miami, FL
Karl Springer lucite and glass top coffee table circa 1970s, signed on one leg.
The table legs can be sold without the glass top if a custom size is required. Inquire for shippin...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Lucite
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Milo Baughman, Lounge Chair with Ottoman, Leather, Steel, USA, 1972
Located in High Point, NC
An early-production bronze-plated steel and cream-white leather lounge chair with ottoman, designed by Milo Baughman and produced by Thayer Coggin, USA, c. 1972.
Provenance: From th...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Stilnovo Original Brass Opaline Glass Orbit Sputnik Chandelier, Italy, 1950
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Original 1950 Stilnovo brass opaline glass chandelier, Italy
Stilnovo midcentury brass opaline glass chandelier, Italy, circa 1950. Stunning and large original Stilnovo lamp with 9 ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Bähler ‘Cho’ Floor Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Established
Sons
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Bähler ‘Cho’ floor lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Established
Sons
Created by Swiss designer Dimitri Bähler, the ‘Cho’ floor lamp highlights Bähler’s approach to combi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Paper, Carbon Fiber
20th Century French Antique Golden Cornucopia Mirror: Timeless Elegance
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embrace the timeless elegance of this 20th century French antique gold cornucopia mirror, a stunning piece that will add a touch of refined beauty to your interior. Crafted in France...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
$980 Sale Price
66% Off
"La Fonda" C. Eames by H. Miller Space Age Design Fiberglass Shell Two Chair
Located in Brescia, IT
Black fiberglass shell seat
Aluminium base.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Early T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Klismos Stool for Saridis of Athens, ca. 1961
Located in Dronten, NL
A rare and exquisite early example of the Klismos stool designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Saridis of Athens. This iconic piece draws directly from the classical Greek form that ...
Category
1960s Greek Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
1970s Sistema 61 Giancarlo Piretti Castelli Italian Design Orange Modular Sofa
Located in Brescia, IT
"Sistema 41"
Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli
1974
Iconic Modular sofa
8 elements in orange velvet
Black plastic base
Upholstery original vintage (some stains on the velvet)...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
French Designer, Table Lamps, Wood, Brass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood and brass table lamps likely designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 6"H x 5.25"W x 5.25"D
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 9....
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Dimitri Bähler ‘Cho’ Floor Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Established
Sons
Located in Glendale, CA
Dimitri Bähler ‘Cho’ floor lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Established
Sons
Created by Swiss designer Dimitri Bähler, the ‘Cho’ floor lamp highlights Bähler’s approach to com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Carbon Fiber, Paper, Acrylic
Mid-century modern wooden bookcase cabinet modular by Jan De Vries, Italy, 1970s
By Maisa
Located in Nicolosi, IT
A true exemplar of 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern design, this modular bookcase system was created by Jan De Vries for Maisa di Seveso. Its playful yet refined composition consists...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Leather Ottoman in Cobalt, Small — Talabartero Collection
By L
Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
The leather poufs and pillows in this collection are inspired by the equestrian heritage of Colombia’s coffee growing region. Talabartero translates as ‘master saddler’—and the colle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Black Banded Metal Pendant Lights with Decorative Glass Tube Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German Mid-Century, Schmahl & Schulz manufactured pendant lights with decorative, inset glass tube design. Tubes emanate pleasantly diffused light. In original condition with some ag...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age Garden Egg Chair Senftenberg Ei by Peter Ghyczy, 1960s
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Hamburg, DE
Egg Garden Chair for a draft of Peter Ghyczy from the 60s.
A design classic of the 60s. The egg-shaped folding armchair, also known as Senftenberg egg. The name refers to the basic ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
BBPR, Table Lamp, Chrome-Plated Metal, Glass, Italy, 1970s
By Studio BBPR
Located in High Point, NC
A chrome-plated metal and glass table lamp designed by BBPR and produced by Artemide, Italy, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 16.625"H x 15.625"W x 15.625"D
Bulb Specificatio...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lisa Johansson-Pape, 1950s opaline glass ceiling lamp for ORNO
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Discover a rare mid-century modern ceiling lamp by the renowned designer Lisa Johansson-Pape for ORNO. This striking big lamp features a handcrafted opaline glass shades that bathe y...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1950s Valinte Oy Rattan
Brass Plug-In Wall Lamp in the Manner of Paavo Tynell
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Valinte Oy Rattan & Brass Plug-in Wall Lamp in the Manner of Paavo Tynell
Executed in woven rattan with an elegant slim brass wall mounted stem, this plug-in sconce by Finnish...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Dining Arm Chairs in the Style of Gio Ponti Walnut
By Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
Custom Sculptural Dining Chairs in the style of Gio Ponti. Solid walnut frames, upholstered backs and seats. Arm height is 25.25”. Available seat height is 17.5" - 19”. Made in the U...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-century Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern 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 lighting, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern 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 Cassina, Fabio Ltd, Knoll, and Edward Wormley. 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.
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