Italian Mid-Century Murano Smoked Bubble Glass Chalice Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Italian mid century murano chalice shaped smoked blown bubble glass table lamp / torchiere with a convex base and tapered glass shade.
Glass
$3,200 / set
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These Italian Mid-Century Modern table lamps were constructed using reverse applied gold-leaf and transfer printed lithographic design encased in glass on black lacquered square meta...
Gold Leaf, Metal, Bronze
Italian Mid-Century White Opaline Fruit Bowl Stand Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautiful Italian Mid-Century centerpiece. This piece, marked Made in Italy, certainly is a versatile piece that can function as a bowl as well as a decorative piece in a kitchen, or...
Opaline Glass
Dassi and Ferrari Italian Mid-Century Walnut & Maple Sideboard
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1950s) walnut & maple sideboard with and open bottom shelf below 2 Pair of doors centering a carved relief panel above a blue & gold painted shelf with a...
Glass, Maple, Paint, Walnut
Italian Mid-Century Rosewood Sideboard by Dassi, Circa 1950s
By Dassi
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1950s) rosewood sideboard with herringbone design veneer with 2 side doors flanking a drop down door over 3 drawers with a low backrail and green glass top (DASSI)
Rosewood, Glass
Set of Large Italian Mid-Century Chandeliers, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A set of three circa 1960's Italian midcentury gilt-metal 18-arm chandeliers. Sold individually. Measurements: Drop: 17" min. drop diameter: 42"
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Writing Desk with Oyster Burl and Three Drawers
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century rectangular writing desk with an oyster burl veneer and three drawers, resting on four sabre legs.
Wood, Burl
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirror, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern Rectangular Wall Mirror in the style of Fontana Arte, Italy, circa 1960.
Brass, Steel
Italian Mid-Century Dressing Table, Silvio Cavatorta
Located in New York, NY
An elegant Italian Mid-Century dressing table by Silvio Cavatorta (1899-1957), crafted in the 1950s.
Brass
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Navy Gio Ponti Style Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine pair of Italian Mid-Century Navy Gio Ponti style chairs upholstered in a plush velvet.
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Modern Reclining Armchair, 1960s
Located in Catania, CT
Italian mid-century modern reclining armchair from the 1960s, featuring a sculptural solid wood frame with angular legs and integrated armrests.
Fabric, Wood
Italian Midcentury Octagonal Coffee Table in Mahogany Veneer with Brass Details
By Ico Parisi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Midcentury Octagonal Coffee Table in Mahogany Veneer with Brass Details Octagonal design coffee table from the Italian mid-century, Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Metal, Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Inlaid Commode by Paolo Buffa, 1950-1970
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern Inlaid Commode, Paolo Buffa
Wood
Large circular wooden sofa, Italian Mid-Century Style
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Argelato, BO
The circular sofa features an elegant design in the Italian mid-century style, featuring an oval base with a warm amber-toned wood frame.
Fabric, Wood
Osvaldo Borsani Italian Mid-Century Chrome Plated Standing Coat / Hatrack
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern chrome plated coat rack with three bent arms tipped with off-white spheres, resting on a circular metal base.
Metal, Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinet, Nightstand Renaissance , Walnut and Mahogany
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian Mid-Century Modern cabinet, nightstand, Renaissance style, walnut and mahogany interior, vax polished Measures cm: H 60 W 58 D 32.
Mahogany, Walnut
Italian Mid-Century Ebonized Wood and Parchment Top Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1950s) round parchment top coffee table with four ebonized wooden legs.
Parchment Paper
$2,730Sale Price|40% Off
Italian Mid-Century Mirrored Sliding Doors Television Sideboard Stand
By Romeo Rega
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian mid-century mirrored sideboard or console stand for television in the style of Romeo Rega.
Brass
$920Sale Price / set|20% Off
Italian Mid-Century Table Lamp, Wood and Brass, Modern Design, 1960s
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Italian Mid-Century Table Lamp in Wood
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Oyster Burl 'Radius' Form Writing Desk
Located in Queens, NY
"Italian Mid-Century ""Radius"" writing desk with a rectangular top with rounded edges and two drawers, finished in oyster burl veneer and resting on four rounded triangular legs.
Burl
Italian Mid-Century Modern Folding Magazine Holder by Cesare Lacca
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Buffalo, NY
Italian, Mid-Century Modern, walnut and brass, magazine holder by Cesare Lacca folds up from it's handle for mobility, Ingenious design.
Brass
$70Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Galvani Ceramic Decorative Plate - Italian Mid-Century Design
Located in Manzano, IT
1950s Galvani Ceramic Decorative Plate – Italian Mid-Century Design Add a touch of Italian mid-century charm to your collection with this ceramic decorative plate by renowned maker ...
Ceramic
Travertine Stone Marble Italian Mid Century c1970s Console Sofa Table MINT
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Travertine Stone Marble Italian Mid Century c1970s Console Sofa Table MINT
Travertine
Italian Mid-Century Oyster Burl Veneer Rectangular Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century console table with a rectangular top containing three small drawers along the front, resting on four triangular legs and finished in oyster burl veneer.
Wood
Price Upon Request
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs Upholstered in Donghia Fabric
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs Upholstered in Donghia Fabric.
Fabric, Hardwood
Italian Mid-Century Rosewood Column Lamps, Triquetra Design, 1950s-70s
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Mid-Century Solid Rosewood Column Table Lamps having a form of 3 concave connected panels (PRICED AS PAIR)
Wood
$1,120Sale Price / set|20% Off
Italian Midcentury Pari of Chairs
Located in bari, IT
Italian midcentury set of two chairs with armrests from late 1950s.
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Side Tables, Bleached Wood & Smoked Mirror, Pair
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Mid-Century side / end tables with an ornate taped form carved bleached wood center column supporting a square smoked mirror top, and resting on an ebonized platform ...
Mirror
Italian Midcentury Wall Mirror With Organic Wicker and Bamboo Frame, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Midcentury Wall Mirror With Organic Bamboo and Wicker Frame, 1960s Italian mid-century wall mirror which features a big oval frame made of organic bamboo and wicker.
Bamboo, Mirror, Wicker
$947Sale Price|50% Off
Sergio Mazza Sigma 196o Italian Mid Century Flush Ceiling Lamp
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in New York, NY
A classic 1960s Italian Mid Century flush ceiling light in aged copper finish with a halophane glass shade.
Copper
$2,600 / set
Set of 4 Italian Mid Century Z Dining Chairs
By Verner Panton
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 4 Italian Mid Century Z Dining Chairs, in the style of Verner Panton.
Naugahyde
Paolo Buffa Italian Mid Century Lounge Chair
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paolo Buffa Italian mid century lounge chair Italy, circa 1950’s This chair is equal parts comfy and stylish A timeless classic newly reupholstered in vintage Italian wool bouclé We ...
Wood, Bouclé
Italian Mid Century Modern Single Pedestal Travertine Console Sofa Table MINT
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid Century Modern Single Pedestal Travertine Console Sofa Table MINT
Travertine
Four Italian Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Cut Glass Sconces
By Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
Four Italian Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Cut-Glass wall lights / sconces.
Chrome
$832Sale Price|52% Off
Italian Mid-Century Modern Lucite Chrome and Brass Vanity Table Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern Lucite chrome and brass vanity table mirror.
Brass, Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Triptych Sculpture in Softwood, depicting Raphael's Madonna
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in London, GB
A very pretty Italian mid century religious triptych depicting Raphael’s Madonna of the Chair.
Softwood
Aldo Londi Bitossi Italian Mid-Century Ceramic Lava Glaze Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Italian Mid-Century ceramic table lamp with a long neck and oval body featuring a lava white, grey and black glaze design (MARKED: ALDO LONDI)
Ceramic
$392Sale Price|71% Off
Minimal Geometric Magazine Holder Ashtray Brass Italian Mid-Century Design Red
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal geometric magazine holder ashtray brass Italian mid-century design red.
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Walnut Wall Mirror with Trefoil Frame
Located in Troy, MI
A striking Italian Mid-Century wall mirror featuring a sculptural rounded trefoil frame in warm walnut with a refined concave channel detail along the inner edge.
Mirror, Walnut
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Screenprint Table Lamps
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps in Style of Gio Ponti circa 1950.
Steel
$1,567Sale Price|20% Off
Aldo Morbelli Armchair Orange Yellow Italian Mid-century Design 1950s Brass
By Aldo Morbelli
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Aldo Morbelli Armchair Orange Yellow Italian Mid-century Design 1950s Brass Velvet fabric
Velvet
$2,250Sale Price|21% Off
Wonderful Italian Mid Century Modern Faux Bamboo Mirror Cocktail Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Italian Mid Century Modern Gold Gilt Faux Bamboo With A Panel Antique Mirror Top Coffee / Cocktail Table
Mirror
Italian Mid Century Modern Faceted Round Travertine Stone Marble Pedestal MINT!
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid Century Modern Round Travertine Stone Marble Pedestal MINT!
Marble, Travertine
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass and Bamboo Form Bar Cart
Located in Dallas, TX
Very nice Italian Mid-Century Modern brass and bamboo form bar car.
Brass
Osvaldo Borsani Attribution, Heart Sofa, Italian Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Stamford, CT
Osvaldo Borsani Attribution, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Heart Shape Sofa or Settee, White Boucle, Wood, 1950s This exquisite heart-shaped sofa or settee, designed in the style o...
Fabric, Wood
Italian Mid-Century Giorgetti Round Dining Table from 1980's
By Giorgetti S.p.A.
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian Mid-Century Giorgetti dining table on wheels from 1980's.
Brass
Italian Mid Century Velvet Lounge Armchair, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Striking Italian Mid Century lounge armchair from the 1950s, fully refurbished and professionally reupholstered in elegant velvet fabric.
Fabric, Wood
Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp by Arteluce, 1980s
By Arteluce
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern floor lamp by Arteluce, 1980s.
Metal
Fine Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Three-Drawer Commodes, Campo
Located in Queens, NY
Fine Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Three-Drawer Commodes, Campo and Graffi Attributed
Wood
Venini Disaronno Italian Mid Century Hand Blown Blue Striped Glass Ice Bucket
By Paolo Venini
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century Murano hand blown glass blue ice bucket with white vertical lines (signed: VENINI, DISARONNO)
Blown Glass
$656Sale Price|32% Off
Italian Mid-Century Modern White Murano Art Glass Table Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern white Murano art glass table lamp on a round thick Lucite base.
Lucite, Art Glass
Italian Mid-Century Murano Ceiling Fixture, Gold Dusted Glass, 1940s
Located in Queens, NY
6 Italian Mid-Century-Style (1940's) Murano flush mounted dome shaped ceiling fixtures with gold dusted glass flowers attached to brass (interior) frame (PRICED EACH)
Glass
$695Sale Price|22% Off
Italian Mid-century Modern Oval Gilt Wrought Iron Mirror with Curved Details
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Mid-century Modern Oval Gilt Wrought Iron Mirror with Curved Details Offered for sale is an Italian mid-century modern gilt wrought iron oval mirror with curved details.
Wrought Iron
Italian Mid-Century Woven Brass Picture Frame, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Italian mid-century picture frame crafted in the 1970s, featuring a beautifully woven brass front that creates a rich, textured appearance.
Metal
Fontana Arte Italian Mid-Century Murano Incalmato Glass Wall Sconces
By Fontana Arte
Located in Queens, NY
4 Italian Mid-Century Murano (1950/60's) Murano wall sconces with "INCALMATO" glass pitcher shaped shade supported by a brass bracket & back-plate.
Brass
$2,200 / set
Pair of Italian Mid Century Smoked Glass Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Italian Mid Century Smoked Glass Sconces Italy, circa 1960’s Three beveled pieces of glass are suspended to encompass the light source The centerpiece backplate has two indiv...
Chrome
Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Legs Grey Arm Lounge Chairs
By Paolo Buffa, Marco Zanuso
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Italian Mid-Century Modern brass legs grey arm lounge chairs Zanuso Buffa Decor Match.
Brass
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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