Alexander Blazquez Mexican Modern Metal Bird Sculpture, 1960's
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Alexander Blazquez Mexican Modern Metal Bird Sculpture, 1960's.
Metal
Alexander Blazquez Mexican Modern Metal Bird Sculpture, 1960's
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Alexander Blazquez Mexican Modern Metal Bird Sculpture, 1960's.
Metal
Tall Hexagonal Wooden Table Lamp, Scandinavian Modern 1960's
Located in London, GB
Tall and sculptural hexagonal plywood lamp with unique rich wood grain veneer creating a mirrored pattern on each rib ,made in Denmark circa 1960. The lamp is shown with black and go...
Plywood
1960's Gerald Thurston For Lightolier Modern Table lamps
By Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
1960's mid-century modern brass enamel and walnut table lamps designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, newly rewired with some wear and patina due to age and use, there is some we...
Brass, Enamel
Scandinavian Modern Gunnar Nylund Vase, 1960's, stoneware
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Uccle, BE
Gunnar Nylund was a Swedish ceramist whose artistic mark on the world of ceramics is undeniable. During the 1960s, Nylund created pieces that reflected his creative ingenuity and com...
Stoneware
$5,200
Sideboard 1960's
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
The wooden frame motif applied to the doors creates a modern rhythm. Crafted from teak wood that has developed a profound depth over the years, the beautiful reddish wood grain and r...
Teak
Scandinavian Modern Alice Wallebäck flatweave rug 1960's
By Alice Wallebäck
Located in Uccle, BE
A vintage Swedish flat-weave wool rug by Alice Walleback dating back to 1960s with woven initials (AW) at a lower corner. Size: 6.5" × 10.3" (199 × 315 cm) It is in excellent origina...
Wool
Side Table Made In Oak By Aksel Kjersgaard For Odder Furniture From 1960s
By Aksel Kjersgaard, Odder Furniture
Located in Lejre, DK
Side table made of oak, by Aksel Kjersgaard for Odder in the 1960s. The table is made of solid oak with a simple and functional design, which is characteristic of Danish furniture de...
Oak
$12,250Sale Price|30% Off
Jangada Chair by Jean Gillon, 1960's, Brazilian Modern
By Jean Gillon
Located in Culver City, CA
The Jangada Chair: A Brazilian Masterpiece With Stories to Tell Let’s talk about the Jangada Chair; a stunning piece of functional art that’s as much a conversation starter as it is ...
Leather, Rosewood
1960's Mid Century Modern Cascading Pendant Chandelier
Located in Las Vegas, NV
An amazing 8 shade cascading pendant chandelier from the 1960s. Each colored shade of crystal Lucite in a geometric woven pattern. Gleaming brass chain and large ceiling cap. Porcela...
Lucite
$3,900
Sideboard 1960's
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
The piece luxuriously features high-quality elm wood, a hallmark of furniture from this period. The warm wood surface, which has deepened into a rich amber hue over time, along with ...
Elm
Scandinavian Modern Octagonal Mirror Spejle Denmark Ca' 1960's Teak
By Jansen Spejle
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A stylish, Danish modern, vintage 1960's mirror by J. Spejle. Made of teak -eight sided like an octagon.
Teak
$3,900
Sideboard 1960's
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
A fine teak sideboard, estimated to have been crafted in Denmark during the 1960s. Over the course of more than half a century, the teak wood has matured into a deep amber hue, boast...
Teak
$1,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
1960's Mid-Century Modern Lounge Armchairs - a Pair
By Edmund Homa, Peter Hvidt, Finn Juhl
Located in Burbank, CA
Pair of vintage all original Midcentury Modern lounge armchairs for sale. They have a solid wood frame in a walnut finish. One of them has the original white naugahyde vinyl and the ...
Wood
Folke Olsson Swedish Modern Coffee Table, 1960's
By Folke Ohlsson
Located in Uccle, BE
This elegant Danish modern midcentury surfboard coffee table model ‘Frisco’ was designed by Folke Ohlsson for Bra Bohag for Tingströms in the 1960s. Is flanked by raised lips on the ...
Walnut
1960s 100" Sling Sofa by Jules Heumann for Metropolitan Furniture Oak and Boucle
By Jules Heumann, Metropolitan
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A very unique design by Jules Heumann for Metropolitan Furniture of San Francisco Ca. This 1960s sofa suspends from a solid oak frame and appears to float in suspension. A unique hi...
Bouclé, Oak
Mexican Modern, Don S Shoemaker, Sling Swinger chair with footstool, 1960's
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Uccle, BE
Iconic Don S. Shoemaker Sling Swinger chair with footrest. Made from cocobolo (Mexican rosewood) and black leather in the 1960s. The biomorphic lines of the exotic rosewood create an...
Leather, Cocobolo
Mid-Century Modern Sculpture by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1960's
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
By the late 1960s, Joaquim Tenreiro began shifting his focus from design to art, returning to the studio practice that had always accompanied his career. In these works, which he cal...
Iron
Set of 2 Rare "Sloucher" Chairs by Don S. Shoemaker for Señal Furniture, 1960's
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare set of two mid-century modern leather "sloucher" sling chairs designed by Don Shoemaker in solid cocobolo rosewood manufactured by Senal S.A., Mexico. This sculptu...
Rosewood
1960s Coffee Table, Vintage Czechoslovakian Design, Mid-Century Modern
By Mier Furniture
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful tall coffee table (64 cm) in a classic mid-century design. The square form is subtly softened by gently curved sides, while the top is finished in rich walnut veneer. Craft...
Oak, Walnut
$5,712Sale Price|41% Off
Organic Modern Walnut Slab Coffee Table 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Large scaled walnut burl live edge slab coffee table, 1960's. This monumentally scaled table is striking for both its size and its figuring. It's natural, organic form is perfect ...
Walnut
Arkana Set of Four White Shell Seat Pedestal Chairs by Burke Maurice, 1960's
By Arkana Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Produced by Arkana in the 1960s, these four shell seat pedestal chairs were designed by Maurice Burke. Each chair features a molded white shell seat with a gently curved back, mounte...
Upholstery, Plastic
1960's Mid-Century Danish Modern Slat Rosewood Chandelier
By Maria Lindeman, Hans Bergström, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Sciolari Lighting
Located in Burbank, CA
Original vintage 1950’s Mid-century Modern Scandinavian chandelier for sale. Made of solid rosewood and has a beautiful clean Scandinavian design. It’s an original Danish Modern ligh...
Rosewood
1960's Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chair in Knoll Fabric
By Kroehler Mfg. Co., Knoll
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage 1960's Midcentury Modern lounge chair for sale. It was professionally reupholstered with new fabric and foam. It was reupholstered in Knoll Textile's Chain Link fabric that h...
Fabric, Wood
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp made in the 1960's
Located in Highwood, IL
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp made in the 1960's that has sat in a living room full of Dunbar furniture for about the last 60-years.
Brass
$3,599Sale Price|20% Off
1960's Mid-Century Modern George Nelson Style Sofa
By George Nelson
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern couch for sale. It has been professionally reupholstered in new tweed and foam, and is in restored condition. It has a beautiful frame with incredibl...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Burl-Wood Cube End Table, USA, 1960's
By Harvey Probber, Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century Modern Burl-Wood Cube End Table USA, 1960's "perfect size end table for between two chairs" "in good vintage condition with some small dings and crazing of finish - se...
Wood
Scandinavian Modern Teak End Table by Ganddal Mobelfabrikk, Norway, 1960's
By Ganddal Mobelfabrik, Hvidt & Mølgaard, Peter Hvidt, Finn Juhl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Scandinavian Modern Teak End Table by Ganddal Mobelfabrikk, Norway, 1960's Nice two tier teak table in good condition (refinished by others) with hard wood legs, lower rails and e...
Teak
1960s Bert England for Johnson Furniture Co. Side or Occasional Table in Ebony
By Bert England, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in St. Louis, MO
1960s Mid-Century Modern take on a classic form by Bert England for Johnson Furniture Co.
Brass
Mexican Modern Lounge Chair, Wood and Leather, 1960's
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Uccle, BE
This is the Sloucher chair made in the 1960's. Leather has been restored. Made of Cocobolo Rosewood. Don S. Shoemaker (1919 - 1990) was born in Nebraska and studied at the Art Inst...
Leather, Cocobolo
Pair of Classic American Modern Nightstands for Restoration, 1960's
By Drexel, Kent-Coffey, Lane Acclaim, Merton Gershun
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Classic American Modern Nightstands, 1960's Basketweave Drawer Front & Travertine Tops * For Full Restoration * In good as found vintage condition for restoration - see ...
Travertine
Italian Square Table 1960's
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
This Italian vintage dining table is a stunning piece that embodies refined craftsmanship and timeless modern design. Its sleek, minimalist silhouette is beautifully balanced by the ...
Iron
$1,119Sale Price|20% Off
1960's Mid-Century Modern Brass & Marble Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman, Gerald Thurston, Koch & Lowy
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage 1960’s Mid century Modern floor lamp for sale. It’s an incredible lamp with a solid marble base and brass poles and accents. The height is adjustable and the mechanism works ...
Marble, Brass
1960s Scandinavian Modern Bench with Forest Green Sheepskin
By Custom Furniture Builders
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke Scandinavian Modern bench custom upholstered in dense forest green sheepskins. Bench rests on sold cherry frame and seat crown has a slightly quilted effect. Mint restored.
Sheepskin, Cherry
$2,983
1960’s abstract painting
By Serge Poliakoff
Located in London, GB
Beautiful colourful abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Original slip frame. Manner of Carlo Vivarelli. Unsigned.
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$2,399Sale Price / set|20% Off
1960's Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs, a Pair
By Herman Miller
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs for sale. They are from the 1960's, and have been professionally reupholstered in Camira's designer fabric in Blazer that goes for $54 a yard...
Aluminum
1960's Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Velvet 2-Piece Sectional Sofa
By Milo Baughman, Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture, Thayer Coggin
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage 1960's Mid Century Modern sectional couch for sale. It's a two-piece sectional that has a solid walnut platform and solid walnut legs, and has walnut trims at the top. The wa...
Velvet, Walnut
Jens Risom Walnut Wastepaper Basket, 1960's Scandinavian Modern Design
By Jens Risom
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Scandinavian Jens Risom designed tapered Aluminum lined Walnut Trash Can. Featuring an inverted sculptural, molded Walnut form, detailed with Aluminum interior . Tope opening 10D. Ba...
Aluminum
1960's Modern Walter Von Nessen Carrara Marble Table Lamps
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
1960's mid-century modern solid Carrara Marble with brass hardware with original glass shades table lamps designed by Walter Von Nessen, in vintage original condition with minor wear...
Carrara Marble, Brass
$679Sale Price|43% Off
1960's Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley Style End Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Mid-century Modern end table for sale. Very solid and well made. Has a travertine insert on the top, and a walnut frame with a brass inlaid in the walnut frame. It has a bott...
Travertine, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs by Móveis CIMO, 1960's
By Moveis Cimo
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of armchairs, crafted in solid Imbuia wood, was produced in the 1960s by Móveis Cimo, a company recognized as a pioneer of Brazilian furniture industrialization. Th...
Upholstery, Wood
Monika Sideboard by George Coslin for Faram, Italy, 1960's
By Faram Furniture, George Coslin
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sideboard model Monika designed in 1960's by George Coslin for Faram, Italy. Wenge and beech wood with laminate sliding doors. Five drawers and three doors with interior shelves.
Laminate, Wenge
Italian Mid-Century Modern Lambswool and Brass Stools, 1960's
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of stylish MCM stools with plush lambswool covered seats and brass tripod bases. Made in Italy, 1960's. Excellent condition. 13" diameter x 19" high.
Brass
1960's Mid-Century Modern Walnut Arm Paw Sofa In Knoll Textiles
By George Nelson, Knoll, Hans J. Wegner, Jens Risom
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage 1960's Mid Century Modern sofa for sale. It has been professionally reupholstered in Knoll Textiles' Cato fabric in the blue colorwave that goes for $214 a yard. The fabric i...
Wool, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Drop-Leaf Dining Table by Garrison Furniture Co., 1960s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
This sculptural mid-century modern dining table by Garrison Furniture Co. exemplifies the thoughtful craftsmanship and functional elegance associated with American design of the 1960s.
Wood, Laminate
$3,100
Italian Desk 1960's
Located in Shibuya-ku, 13
A desk made in Italy in the 1960s. This piece features the stylish lines characteristic of Italian vintage design, along with the beautiful grain of dark teak wood that immediately d...
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Giraffe Sculpture by Abraham Palatnik, 1960's
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in New York, NY
This piece is one of Abraham Palatnik's (1928–2020) collectible vintage Mid-Century Lucite sculptures inspired by Brazilian diverse fauna. All made of acrylic and pigment. He was an ...
Acrylic
Mid-Century Modern Flamingo Sculpture by Abraham Palatnik, 1960's
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in New York, NY
This piece is one of Abraham Palatnik's (1928–2020) collectible vintage Mid-Century Lucite sculptures inspired by Brazilian diverse fauna. All made of acrylic and pigment. He was an ...
Acrylic
Mid-Century Modern Lhama Sculpture by Abraham Palatnik, 1960's
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in New York, NY
This piece is one of Abraham Palatnik's (1928–2020) collectible vintage Mid-Century Lucite sculptures inspired by Brazilian diverse fauna. All made of acrylic and pigment. He was an ...
Acrylic
$2,879Sale Price / set|20% Off
1960's Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs
By Milo Baughman, Design Institute America
Located in Burbank, CA
Set of six vintage Mid-century Modern dining chairs for sale. Designed by famed designer Milo Baughman for Design Institute of America in the 1960's, and have been professionally res...
Chrome
1960's Mid-Century Modern Bamboo And Rattan Large Wall Mirror
Located in New York, NY
1960's mid-century modern large bamboo and rattan wall mirror, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
Ceramic Sculpture, 1960’s
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Ceramic sculpture in Scandinavian Style, 1960’s Additional Information: Material: Ceramic Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Dimensions: (W x D x H): 10.5 x 17.5 x 12 cm Condition: G...
Ceramic
1960's Mid-Century Modern Refinished & Reupholstered Lounge Chair in Knoll
By Ib Kofod-Larsen, Grete Jalk, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage original Midcentury Modern lounge chair for sale. It has been professionally refinished and reupholstered in new fabric and foam. It has a solid oak frame in a walnut finish,...
Fabric, Oak
Pair of 1960's Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Floral Lounge Chairs
By Henredon, Drexel, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Burbank, CA
Pair of original vintage Mid century lounge chairs for sale. They are in excellent condition, and were manufactured by Ethan Allen. They were part of the traditional classics collect...
Fabric, Wood
$399Sale Price|20% Off
1960's Mid-Century Modern Barrel Back Lounge Chair
By Edward Wormley
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage barrel-back Mid-Century Modern club chair for sale. Very solidly built, and very comfortable. It's a tufted chair, and needs to be reupholstered. It has a solid wood base wit...
Wood
$759Sale Price|20% Off
1960's Mid-Century Modern Plymouth Harlee Trumpet Floor Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Burbank, CA
Beautiful vintage Mid-century Modern floor lamp for sale. Great trumpet design in white with brass accents. Has a brass ring and a brass knob. Manufactured by Plymouth Harlee and in ...
Metal, Brass
Mexican Modern Leather and wood Magazine rack, Don S. Shoemaker, 1960's
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Uccle, BE
Label: Señal S.A.Hecho en Mexico. Wood and black leather mid-century modern magazine rack from the sixties. The leather has a beautiful sensual feel and is in excellent condition. T...
Leather, Walnut
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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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