Wrought Iron and Wood Mediterranean Modern Folding Screen or Divider
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wrought iron and wood (balls) Mediterranean Modern folding screen or divider. Wonderful bronzed verde green patina, bi-fold, hand delivery available to New York City or anywhere en r...
Wrought Iron
1960s Modern Sunburst Custom Room Divider Screen Wood Door Panel
By Luis Barragan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a radiant sunburst door panel or room divider screen. Mexican modernism. Custom made in Mexico circa the 1960s. Custom design. Plywood & walnut veneer. Origin...
Plexiglass, Plywood
Danish Modern Solid Teak Room Divider Folding Screen 3 Panel Interwoven
Located in San Diego, CA
Versatile unique interwoven teak 3 panel folding room divider screen great condition with brass hindges , circa 1970's . each panel is 15' wide 45' fully extended, with 66" tall.
Brass
Vittorio Dassi Midcentury Italian Modern Walnut Room Divider/ Buffet / Credenza
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Queens, NY
Midcentury Italian Modern buffet / room divider / credenza with a walnut case featuring three upper drawers with brass drawer pulls over three hinged cabinets with decorative geometr...
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Organic Modern Bamboo Rattan Dressing Screen or Room Divider
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage 1970s classic room divider in rattan. It features a tri-fold design in bamboo. The measurements are opened as shown. Ready to use condition.
Rattan
Vintage Mirrored Metal Square Patterned Room Divider
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Enhance your space with this stunning Vintage Mirrored Metal Square Patterned Room Divider. This exquisite piece features a captivating square pattern that beautifully reflects light...
Mirror
Vintage Rattan Folding Screen Room Divider with Brass Hardware, Organic Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Its warm honey-toned patina and natural variations reflect classic bohemian, organic modern, and mid-century–inspired design, while the brass hinges add a subtle decorative accent an...
Bamboo, Wood
$6,550Sale Price|20% Off
Scandinavian Modern Room Divider Made of Rio-Palisander by Gilbert Marklund
By Gilbert Marklund
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern Room Divider Rio-Palisander by Gilbert Marklund. This piece is entirely unique and made in restricted wood. The room divider has been shown at an art and craft ex...
Brass
Dansk Divided Teak Bowl
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage divided teak bowl by Dansk. Designer: Jens Quistgaard Manufacturer: Dansk Dimensions: 2" tall x 8.75: diameter.
Teak
$10,527Sale Price|30% Off
Brazilian Sideboard Room Divider
By Carlo Hauner
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful highboard attributed to Carlo Hauner. Doors can be chosen for both directions!
Wood, Teak
Franciscan Earthenware Divided Oval Serving Bowl
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage Franciscan Earthenware divided oval serving bowl. Lovely colorful floral design to the center. Marked on the back, made in the USA. More pieces from this set are also avail...
Ceramic
Charlotte Perriand Style Room Divider
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s in great vintage condition. This piece works great as a cabinet or as a room divider - both sides feature sliding doors and are identical. There is general wear including pa...
Wood
Lucite Divided Chip & Dip Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool lucite divided chip & dip serving bowl circa 1990s. The piece is in very good unused condition and measures 14"D x 3.5"H. Great look! #3285
Lucite
French Sculptural Wooden Paravent / Room Divider, 1970s
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
Elegant vintage folding paravent from France, dating back to the 1970s. This sculptural room divider is executed in wood with a beautifully pronounced grain pattern and features soft...
Wood
Two Piece Room Divider by Broyhill
By Broyhill
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Standing over six feet tall this bookcase is a perfect room divider, featuring a finished back and open storage. Made by Broyhill for their 'Modern Classic' series, this unit has amp...
Walnut
$1,478Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Ash Room Divider, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use.
Wood, Ash
$21,932
Room Divider by Fred Leyman
By Fred Leyman
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Spectacular sculptural room divider by Fred Leyman, custom-made for Majorna Library in Gothenburg in 1963. This piece is one of four that are each unique, made from wrought iron and ...
Wrought Iron
Metal Room Divider by Salvatore Messina
By Salvatore Messina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Salvatore Messina, room divider or wall unit, aluminum, Italy, 1960s Salvatore Messina (1916–1982) explored the themes of movement and spatial concepts through his innovative metal ...
Aluminum
MCM Long Divided Serving Dish by Royal Haeger
By Royal Haeger
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century ceramic divided serving dish, made in the USA by Royal Haeger. Cream finish with a spotted green pattern to the exterior. Great atomic design. A versatile serving piece...
Ceramic
Vintage Room Divider With Floral Motif.
Located in Seattle, WA
Three Pane Room Divider , Painted Green on one Side with a Floral Motif on the Other. Edges are Yellow , the Top of the Middle Pane is White, Probably From Exposure to the Elements O...
Wood
Evans Clark Folding Bookcase / Display Shelf / Room Divider / Milo Baughman
By Glenn of California, Evans Clark
Located in Chicago, IL
Evans Clark Glenn of California Folding Bookcase/ Display Shelf/ Room Divider. Manner of Milo Baughman Style of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouve
Wood
$24,846 / item
Contemporary Room Divider / Screen Totem Sculptures
Located in London, GB
Natasha Dakhli Totems/Room Divider, 2021 Material: Stoneware, white enamel Dimension; H 185 x 163 x 52 cm Modular totems sculptures made of white enamelled stoneware featuring ...
Stoneware
Three Fold Crocodile Skin Room Divider
Located in Kent, Dover
A French three fold room divider in hand stitched black crocodile skin. The reverse of plain dark wood, and with brass hinges.
Leather
1970's Vintage Cabinet or room divider
Located in Diest, BE
Great cabinet, can be used against a wall but also possible free standing due the feet underneat. Totally dismantlable.
Wood
Metlox California Pottery Grill / Divided Plates Set
By California Pottery
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A set of five divided or grill dinner pottery plates , two in blue and three in a bright orange . Coined California Pottery because of the style and manufactured in the state by the ...
Pottery
$2,479Sale Price|20% Off
Rattan Bamboo Folding Screen Room Divider, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
This rattan folding screen combines Mid-Century Modern and chinoiserie accents. It can be used as it is or with a light fabric covering the back part.
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cane
Vintage Lazy Susan & Divided Serving Dish Set
Located in Bradenton, FL
A divided serving dish set with a matching lazy Susan made by Maurice & Co of California. A central triangular bowl and three curved triangular dishes are an off white flecked and ed...
Ceramic
Arabia Finland "Origami" Divided Serving Plate by Kaj Franck
By Arabia of Finland
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century modern divided ceramic serving dish.
Ceramic
Folding Screen Room Divider in Solid Wood
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this folding screen made in solid wood with brass details, circa 1950.
Cedar
Room Divider / Screen by Atelier Marolles, France, 1950s
By Atelier Marolles
Located in Brussels, BE
Room Divider / Screen by Atelier Marolles, France, 1950s
Iron
French Art Deco tambour screen room-divider
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Oakland, CA
French Art Deco tambour room divider / folding screen crafted of heart pine, can be coiled and shaped into multiple positions to fit the space as needed. Possibly Baumann et Fils, Me...
Pine
Price Upon Request
Lacquer & Brass Divider by Frank Kyle
By Frank Kyle
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This striking and modernist three-panel screen finished in deep brown lacquer has raised brass patterning on both sides and is set on stylish brass feet. Designed and manufactured b...
Brass
Woven Palm and Pine Folding Screen Room Divider
By Clara Porset
Located in Austin, TX
Woven Palm and Pine Folding Screen Room Divider In the style of Clara Porset. Circa 1950. Made of pine wood and woven palm cords.
Wood, Pine
Rarely offered Room Divider by Sven Ellekær 1960s
By Sven Ellekaer
Located in Handewitt, DE
Rare and beautiful room divider / shelf system by Sven Ellekær for Albert Hansen Denmark 1960s. Made in teak and brass. This divider consits of 7 smaller shelves, 3 large shelves and...
Brass
Richard "Dick" Harvey Sculpta Grille Room Divider by Modernica
By Don Harvey
Located in Dallas, TX
Richard "Dick" Harvey captured and helped define an era of design; Mid-Century Modern--they look & feel of the 1950s & 1960s.
Resin, Wood
Large 14" Dansk Divided Black Plastic Tray by Gunnar Cyren
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large mid century black plastic divided tray. Clover shape with 5 divided compartments. Perfect for serving appetizers and snacks or using as an organizer. Designed by Gunnar Cyren...
Plastic
Vintage Industrial Room Divider/Screen/Wooden Sculpture
By Industrial Production
Located in London, Lambeth
Wonderful vintage Industrial wooden screen. With flexible movement to take on shapes can be rolled up into a cylinder. Fantastic patina on the wood. Originally From a fabric mill, c...
Wood
Folding Screen Room Divider in Solid Mahogany
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this folding screen made in solid frames of mahogany wood with brass details, circa 1950.
Mahogany
$134,518 / item
Gaetano Pesce Paravento Risacca Room Divider For Cassina
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gaetano Pesce Paravento Risacca Room Divider For Cassina Waves breaking on the shore become a masterpiece designed by Gaetano Pesce. A limited edition item, produced in nine exempla...
Resin
Sculptural Three-Panel Midcentury Bamboo Screen Room Divider
Located in Den Haag, NL
Sculptural three-panel midcentury bamboo screen room divider.
Bamboo
French Pine Room Divider with Sunburst Accents, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
French Pine Room Divider with Sunburst Accents, 1960s This tall and visually arresting French room divider from the 1960s is a rare example of sculptural mid-century craftsmanship r...
Bamboo, Rattan, Pine
Italian vintage design floor lamp-room divider-1970
Located in The Hague, NL
Beautiful Italian Vintage Design Floor Lamp – Unique Sculptural Piece. Bring a stylish atmosphere into your interior with this remarkable Italian vintage floor lamp from the 70s. Th...
Epoxy Resin
Mahogany & Straw Marquetry Veneer Folding Screen / Room Divider.
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sophisticated three-panel folding screen featuring mahogany and intricately applied straw marquetry veneer. The minimalist rectangular panels are veneered in fine straw work, radia...
Mahogany
Vintage Italian Chrome and Smoked Glass Room Divider Bookcase, 1970s
Located in Tresbœuf, FR
The combination of reflective chrome and dark smoked glass creates a timeless and refined look that works equally well in contemporary, minimalist, mid-century modern, or space age i...
Chrome
1960s Continental Oak Bar Unit with Shelving – Room Divider
Located in London, GB
Made in solid oak with a warm, even tone, the piece has a clean, architectural design typical of mid-century European furniture. A rectangular top sits above an open framework with v...
Oak
$5,520Sale Price|37% Off
Ron Seff Goatskin Lacquered Screen or Room Divider
By Ron Seff
Located in Miami, FL
Ron Seff goatskin lacquered screen or room divider with four hinged panels. Measures : Each panel is 72 inches High and 18 inches wide.
Brass
Large Curved Divided Wood Bean Pod Tray - Monkey Pod Wood
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large vintage carved monkey pod wood tray carved into the shape of a bean pod. Includes 6 divided compartments for organizing or serving. Dramatic long curved shape. Made in the Ph...
Wood
David Auld Divided Carved Korina Wood Tray, 1960s
By David Auld
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural Organic Modern carved wooden tray features three compartment shape with soft, flowing outline and coupe rim; minimal design of the bowl accentuates the beautiful natural ...
Wood, Fruitwood
Divided Bowl / Tray in Teak by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice divided bowl / tray in teak by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970s. The tray is quite functional with three different walled sections and is in very good vintage condition....
Teak
20th Century Wood and Hand Painted Fabric Folding Room Divider
Located in Barcelona, ES
20th Century Spanish folding hand painted room divider. By unknown manufacturer from Spain. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserv...
Wood
Midcentury Room Divider by Ludvik Volak for Drevopodnik Holesov, 1960s
By Ludvik Volak
Located in Żory, PL
This ash-veneered divider designed by Ludvik Volak features his well-known arrangement of curved, interconnected shapes. Made from bent plywood, it remains in solid vintage condition...
Plywood
Eames 6 Panel Oak Room Divider by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Toledo, OH
Eames 6 panel oak room divider by Herman Miller. Designed by Charles and Ray Eames and Manufactured by Herman Miller in the 1940's. A durable woven polypropylene mesh connects the 6 ...
Oak, Bentwood
Rattan & Bamboo Plant Stand Etagere Room Divider, Italy, 1950s
By Vivai del Sud, Franco Albini, Bonacina
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage bamboo and rattan plant stand features 7 spaces for potted plants or flower vases and a small round multi-functional shelf on the lower level. Large, statuesque stand can be ...
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Stewart MacDougall 1970s Room Divider with Desk, Birch, Walnut & Formica
By Stewart MacDougall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stewart MacDougall (1910-1996) was a significant American industrial designer known for his prolific work in furniture and lighting throughout the mid to late 20th century. While he ...
Metal
1960s Rattan Screen Panels Room Divider, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, rattan panels divider set you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful set is sta...
Rattan
Restored MidCentury Divider, by Ludvik Volak, Revived Polish, Czech, 1960s
By Drevopodnik Holesov, Ludvik Volak
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Designed by renowned Czech mid-century modern designer Ludvik Volak. Made by Drevopodnik Holesov, a Czech brand established in 1958.
Wood, Lacquer
Price Upon Request
Danish Walnut Stand Alone Wall Unit / Room Divider / Bookshelf
By HG Furniture
Located in Kensington, MD
Danish Walnut Stand Alone Wall Unit / Room Divider / Bookshelf Additional information: Material: Walnut Featured at DC Gorgeous honey-toned walnut that would certainly play wel...
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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