Sculptural Olive Wood Freestanding Bookcase Room Divider, Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Solid olive wood free unit is very versatile. The composition is in a-symmetrical sections. It can be free standing as a room divider as well as a open cabinet against the wall for b...
Olive
Four-Panel Bamboo Wicker Rattan Folding Screen Room Divider, France 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
This Mid-Century-Modern eye-catching rattan or wicker and bamboo four-panel room divider with filigree decoration was crafted in France in the 1960s.
Rattan
$1,577Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Italian room divider folding screen in style, Siso
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Double-sided screen by Siso, Italy, mid-century This is a charming double-sided screen from the 1970s, created by Siso, which combines functionality and aesthetics in a unique piece....
Wood
Paul Mccobb Room Divider for Calvin Furniture Company
By Directional, Paul McCobb
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul McCobb Room Divider for Calvin Furniture Company, Features Mahogany, solid brass and glass shelves. Lower section has Five Drawers with brass knob pulls and closed storage behi...
Brass
$3,596Sale Price|20% Off
Knoll International Vintage Orange and Yellow Striped Room Divider Screen Panel
By Knoll, Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A rare example of mid-century modern architecture and textile design, this Knoll International room divider panel fuses graphic vitality with minimalist structure.
Metal, Chrome
1950s Spanish Folding Screen / Room Divider in Gilt Metal
Located in Barcelona, ES
This folding screen combines Mid-Century Modern and Chinoiserie accents. It has a nice aged patina showing its original gold leaf gilding.
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Willy Rizzo, Bar, Room Divider for Mario Sabot, 1970
By Willy Rizzo, Mario Sabot
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Serving as both a bar and a room divider, this piece of furniture by Willy Rizzo structures the room without closing it off. It consists of three modules: The two leather-covered sto...
Steel, Chrome
Italian Room Divider in Rattan and Wicker, 1960s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Authentic Italian rattan and wicker screen from the 60s. Very nice work of rattan with its curls and patterns. 3 panels, usable in various positions. Vintage product. Unique piece...
Wicker, Rattan
$1,736Sale Price|20% Off
1950's Vintage White Turned Wood Room Divider Screen
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1950's Vintage Traditional style White Turned Wood 3 Panel Room Dividing Screen. Found this in a 19thc home.
Wood
Three-Panel Bamboo Wicker Rattan Folding Screen Room Divider, France 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
This Mid-Century-Modern eye-catching rattan or wicker and bamboo three-panel room divider with filigree decoration was crafted in France in the 1960s.
Rattan
Wendell August Forge Handmade Divided Tray with Dogwood Decor, 1960s
By Wendell August Forge
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hammered aluminum rectangular tray features Dogwood decor in Mid Century Modern style. Large, highly detailed flowers, branches, and leaves decorate one half of the divided ...
Aluminum
Vintage Divided Teak Serving Tray with Glass Dish by Digsmed
By Digsmed
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Maker: Digsmed Origin: Denmark Year: 1964 Style: Mid-Century Modern / Danish Modern / Scandinavian Dimensions: 12.25" long x 12.25" wide x 1.5" tall.
Glass, Teak
$1,100Sale Price|77% Off
Rattan Bamboo Room Divider Screen Paravant Italy, circa 1965
Located in Vienna, AT
Rattan bamboo room divider screen Paravant Italy, circa 1965 Ornamental handmade screen from 3 panels made from bent bamboo and rattan pieces held together with leather 'clamps'. ...
Bamboo, Rattan
Architectural Four-Panel Faux Bamboo and Rattan Room Divider, 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Architectural Four-Panel Faux Bamboo and Rattan Room Divider, 1970s An impressively built and visually striking four-panel folding screen, crafted with cabinetmaker-level precision ...
Brass
$1,000Sale Price|54% Off
Rattan Bamboo Room Divider Screen Paravant Italy, circa 1965
Located in Vienna, AT
Rattan bamboo room divider screen Paravant Italy, circa 1965 Ornamental handmade screen from 3 panels made from bent bamboo and rattan pieces held together with brass hinges. In t...
Bamboo, Rattan
Danish Teak Wall Unit Modular Room Divider by Kurt Ostervig
By Kurt Østervig
Located in Kensington, MD
- The statement piece that will define your space yet also help to contain, organize and curate your stuff. - Finished on the back for placement in the middle of a room. - Use the dr...
Teak
French Riviera Bamboo Wicker Rattan Screen Room Divider, Three-Panel Folder
By Travail Francais
Located in Atlanta, GA
Crafted in France in the 1960s, this stunning rattan or wicker and bamboo three-panel room divider boasts a typical Mid-century French Riviera filigree decoration. This rattan screen...
Metal, Brass
Architectural Mirrored Room Divider by Edra with Rotating Triangular Panels
By Edra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptional architectural room divider was designed and manufactured in Italy by Edra, reflecting the company’s reputation for pushing the boundaries between furniture, sculptur...
Steel
Paul McCobb for Calvin Walnut and Brass Room Divider Credenza with Hutch
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Walnut and Brass Room Divider Credenza with Hutch The credenza measures: 60 wide x 19 deep x 34 inches high The hutch measures: 54 wide x 15 deep ...
Brass
Folding Screen Room Divider in the Style of Clar Porset
By Clara Porset
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950, we offer this fantastic folding screen room divider in the style of Clara Porset, made in mahogany wood and palm cords, fantastic vintage conditions.
Pine
Folding Screen Room Divider in the style of Clar Porset
By Clara Porset
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1950, We offer this folding screen room divider in the style of Clar Porset, made in pine wood and palm cords.
Pine
Christopher Guy "Carree" room divider, or frame for mirror, Brutalist Style
By Christopher Guy
Located in Buchanan, MI
Christopher Guy "Carree" room divider, or frame for mirror, Brutalist Style
Wood
Restored MidCentury Room Divider, by L. Volak, Drevopodnik Holesov, Czech, 1960s
By Ludvik Volak, Drevopodnik Holesov
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Manufactured in the 1960s by Dřevopodnik Holešov in Czechoslovakia, it has become a globally sought-after icon of Mid-Century Modern style. The divider is crafted using bentwood tech...
Ash, Lacquer, Wood
Mahogany Room Divider Wall Unit, by Ludvik Volak for Drevopodnik Holesov, 1960s
By Ludvik Volak, Drevopodnik Holesov
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Designed by Volak for Drevopodnik Holesov, a well known furniture manufacturer and dealer. In the last few years, these claustras have become increasingly rare with an equally increa...
Mahogany, Lacquer, Wood
“Fiocco” modular room divider designed by Pierluigi Spadolini for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Pierluigi Spadolini
Located in bruxelles, BE
Modular room divider designed by Pierluigi Spadolini & Paolo Felli. Model: Fiocco. Consists of 11 double pieces and 2 single pieces. Dimensions per double piece: H: 34 cm, W: 38 cm, ...
Plastic
Black Iron Room Divider Screen with Black Tessellated Stone Accents
By Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury three-panel room divider or screen made of welded black powdercoated iron with black tessellated stone centerpieces. Most closely resembling a Maitland-Smith piece; howeve...
Iron
Antique Chinese Screen Room Divider w/ Carved Hardstone, China, c. 1950s
Located in Deland, FL
We're limited on the amount of media we can post so additional photos and videos are available upon request. Style: Mid-Century Modern Asian Antique SKU: AM02590 ---Dimensions---...
Wood
$3,777Sale Price|44% Off
Screen 100 Vintage 1960 Pinewood Tambour Room Divider by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Markington, GB
Screen 100 vintage pinewood room divider by Alvar Aalto in very good condition. The Screen 100 is a room divider designed by Alvar Aalto in 1936. The Screen 100 consists of thin pin...
Pine
Italian Modular FerroTipi Bookcase Room Divider, G. Malacrida & P. Resmini
By Malacrida and Co.
Located in Milano, IT
This rare modular bookcase belongs to the FerroTipi series (1968), an experimental body of furniture designed by Gianantonio Malacrida in collaboration with Paolo Resmini, and docume...
Metal, Iron
Studio Made Art Decorated Lacquered 4-Panel Room Divider Screen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Art decorated lacquered four-panel screen room divider. Studio signed and dated.
Hardwood
$260Sale Price|20% Off
Large Divided Bowl / Tray in Teak by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Dansk, Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
A large divided bowl / tray in teak by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1960s. The tray is quite functional with five different walled sections and is in very good vintage condition....
Teak
1950s Asian Eight-Panel Silk Embroidered Folding Floor Screen Room Divider
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful Chinese Embroidered Eight-Fold Floor Screen or room divider in good vintage condition. Stunning roses, birds butterflies embroidered. Measures 112" in width and 66" in he...
Fabric, Silk, Wood
Gaetano Pesce Limited Edition Paravento Risacca Room Divider by Cassina
By Gaetano Pesce, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Limited Edition Room Divider Paravento Risacca designed by Gaetano Pesce . Manufactured by Cassina (Italy) Screen composed of 3 separate panels made of polyurethane resin and a bras...
Metal
Fine Wrought Iron Scrolls Motif 4 panels Room Divider c1970s MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine Wrought Iron Scrolls Motif 4 panels Room Divider c1970s MINT
Wrought Iron
Vintage c1970s Blond Bamboo Rattan tri Fold Screen Room Divider MINT!
By McGuire, Ficks Reed
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vintage c1970s Blond Bamboo Rattan tri Fold Screen Room Divider MINT!
Bamboo
Modular Bookcase / Room Divider by Carlo De Carli for Fiarm, Italy, 1970s
By Fiarm
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful modular bookcase by Carlo De Carli by Carlo De Carli for Fiarm, Italy, dating from the 1970s. This versatile shelving system is composed of sculptural, rounded rectangular ...
Wood
Hans Wegner Danish Teak Single Column Freestanding Wall Unit Room Divider
Located in Baltimore, MD
A remarkable teak, freestanding, modular, room divider, bookcase, storage cabinet, made in Denmark attributed to Hans Wegner for RY Mobler. This amazing vintage wall unit/ chest of d...
Teak
Eames FSW-6 Folding Screen Room Divider for Herman Miller, 1950s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
An early molded plywood screen divider in calico ash, designed by Charles & Ray Eames, manufactured by Herman Miller. The screen's ingenious design allows it to be formed into a vari...
Birch, Plywood
Evans Clark Glenn of California Folding Bookcase/ Display Shelf/ Room Divider
By Glenn of California, Evans Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA
Evans Clark Glenn of California Folding Bookcase/ Display Shelf/ Room Divider. A rare form and design by a seemingly unknown designer for Glenn of California, visually exciting and i...
Walnut
Hans Wegner Danish Teak Single Column Freestanding Modular Wall Unit Room Divide
Located in Baltimore, MD
A remarkable teak, freestanding, modular, room divider, bookcase, storage cabinet, made in Denmark attributed to Hans Wegner for RY Mobler. This amazing vintage wall unit/ storage ca...
Teak
Freestanding Wall Unit – Wooden Room Divider, Rich Finish, USA, c. 1960s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A distinctive storage and display unit in the vintage tradition, crafted from solid wood and showcasing a dual-function design with both open and closed storage. This piece blends el...
Wood
Restored Room Divider Wall Unit, by Ludvik Volak for Drevopodnik Holesov, 1960s
By Ludvik Volak, Drevopodnik Holesov
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This room divider from the 1960s was designed by Ludvik Volak for Drevopodnik Holesov, in Czechoslovakia. Fully restored. Material: Oak, Lacquer Period: 1960-1969 Source: Czech Des...
Oak, Lacquer
1950s Italian Teak and Black-Lacquered Room Divider with Diamond-Patterned Doors
By Gianfranco Frattini, Osvaldo Borsani, Gio Ponti
Located in Dronten, NL
Elegant and rare 1950s Italian mid-century modern room divider and freestanding bookcase crafted in teak and black-stained teak, showcasing the refined craftsmanship and design sensi...
Brass
"Ventaglio" Coat Rack or Room Divider by G. Pasotto for Tarzia, 1970s
By Giovanni Pasotto
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition for this first edition of wood coat rack or room divider designed by Giovanni Pasotto and produced in Italy during the 70s by Tarzia
Wood
Colorful Midcentury Sunshine Metal Room Divider in- or Outdoor, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Was mounted on the wall, there are holes for wall mounting. Could also be mounted on the ceiling. The paint is partly off, here and there rust. But therefore has its absolute vi...
Iron
Large Tambour Credenza / Room Divider in Teak by Peter Løvig Nielsen
By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Peter Løvig Nielsen Manufacturer: Løvig Møbler Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 78.75″ wide x 19.5″ deep x 31.5″ tall Condition: In excellent origi...
Teak
Set of 4 Divided Dinner Plates, Uranium Green Glass Glow in UV Light
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Mid-Century Modern divided dinner plates were made of uranium green glass with 3 compartments - one large and two smaller ones.
Uranium Glass, Glass
Arthur Unanoff Shaver Howard Room Divider 40 Bottle Wine Rack Restored
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An impressive Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard wine rack. The wine rack has an iron frame and the original leather bottle holders or slings, maple shelves and one laminate shelf insi...
Iron
21st Century Room Divider / Screen Sculptures by Natasha Dakhli, 2021
Located in London, GB
Ceramic screen/room divider sculptures by Natasha Dakhli, 2021 _______ Dimensions: H 185 cm x L 140cm _______ Modular rotating sculptures made of enameled stoneware, unique signed pi...
Ceramic, Stoneware
$1,875Sale Price|25% Off
Cerused Oak Modular Bookcase or Room Divider by Lou Hodges, c1970s
By Lou Hodges
Located in Chino Hills, CA
For sale is a genuine, mid-century modern marvel - a cerused oak modular standalone shelving unit, designed by the renowned Lou Hodges in 1979.
Oak
Exceptional Zebrano / Zebra Wood Console / Room Divider made in Italy, 1970s
Located in Echt, NL
Striking Italian console table from the 1970s, crafted in richly figured Zebra wood and finished in a deep high-gloss lacquer. The sculptural, boat-shaped top creates a strong sens...
Zebra Wood
1970s Beech Room Divider by Ludvik Volak for Drevopodnik Holesov
By Drevopodnik Holesov, Ludvik Volak
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use.
Beech
STANLEY WALNUT & Iron Hutch / DIVIDER / WALL UNIT. Spade HAND Pulls
By Distinctive Furniture By Stanley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Epic and rare two-tier Hutch credenza/ wall unit / bar cabinet from the Heritage Collection for Stanley Distinctive Furniture circa 1960s. Made of walnut with ebonized details throug...
Brass, Iron
French Porcelain Divided Presentation Dish by House Of Toussi Court
Located in Grythyttan, SE
House of Toussi Court: French Ceramic Divided Presentation Dish This elegant House of Toussi Court divided presentation dish, featuring a hand-painted coat of arms decor and a beaut...
Porcelain
Carved Teak Center Cabinet Room Divider Console Bookcase Shelves Lights Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Carved Solid Teak Center Cabinet Room Divider Console Bookcase Shelves Lights Mint!. Unique decorative cabinet offering plenty of storage accessible on both sides. Perfect piece for ...
Teak
$6,700Sale Price / item|29% Off
Richard Harvey Sculpta-Grille Model C-20 Freestanding Room Divider, 1959
By Richard Harvey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
It has become very popular among set designers, presenting a beautiful mid-century-modern look. Contemporary Sculpta-Grille has been used in many films, television commercials and mu...
Metal
French Riviera 3 Panel Rattan and Bamboo Folding Screen Room Divider, Italy 1960
Located in Roma, IT
A wonderful and unique piece, perfect to complement a Mid-Century project or to enhance an organic modern patio or entryway.
Metal
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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