French Design Maria Pergay Totem Wall Lamp or Sconce, 1970s
By Maria Pergay
Located in Renens, CH
Maria Pergay, a French designer known for her innovative use of stainless steel in furniture design, was born in the 1930s and gained recognition during the 1960s. She was particula...
Bronze, Steel
Sculptural Accent Lull No39 – NONO’s Wooden Totem for Artistic Spaces
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Sculptural Accent Lull No39 – NONO’s Wooden Totem for Artistic Spaces ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms an...
Hardwood
Lull No13 Handcrafted Wooden Totem for Luxury Decor – NONO Collection
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No13 Handcrafted Wooden Totem for Luxury Decor – NONO Collection ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms a...
Hardwood
Lull No3 Minimalist Wooden Totem – Artistic Installation by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No3 Minimalist Wooden Totem – Artistic Installation by Joel Escalona ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms...
Hardwood
Dark Wood Totem Figurative Unseen Force No38 by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Dark Wood Totem Figurative Unseen Force No38 by Joel Escalona —— This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in crafts...
Hardwood
Contemporary Wooden Totem Art Unseen Force No34 Produced by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Contemporary Wooden Totem Art Unseen Force No34 Produced by NONO —— This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in cr...
Hardwood
$15,294Sale Price / item|20% Off
Designed by Joel Escalona Unseen Force No40 Abstract Wooden Totem
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Designed by Joel Escalona Unseen Force No40 Abstract Wooden Totem—— This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in craf...
Hardwood
Figurative Totem Solid Wood Unseen Force No33 Crafted by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Figurative Totem Solid Wood Unseen Force No33 Crafted by NONO —— This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in craf...
Hardwood
Lull No34 Wooden Totem for Interior Design – Handcrafted by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No34 Wooden Totem for Interior Design – Handcrafted by Joel Escalona ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded form...
Hardwood
$13,764Sale Price / item|20% Off
Still Stand No121 Tall Carved Totem in Natural Light Solid Wood
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
$13,764Sale Price / item|20% Off
Modern Wood Totem with Sculptural Form Still Stand No112 by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Still Stand No105 Carved Light Solid Wood Totem with Organic Form
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
$13,764Sale Price / item|20% Off
Still Stand No107 Modern Standing Totem in Light Solid Wood Design
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Lounge Chair Mod. "Toy", Design Rossi Molinari for TOTEM, Italy, 1968
By Studio Rossi-Molinari
Located in Napoli, IT
Lounge chair mod. "Toy" designed by Rossi Molinari for TOTEM, Italy, 1968, structure of lime transparent acrylic plexiglas, loose cushion with white vinyl cover.
Plexiglass
Matius French Vintage Pop Art Mural Totem Wall Sconce Sculpture 1970s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Pop Art Totem Sculpture by Matius, France, 1970s — Fractal Resin, Signed. This striking Pop Art totem sculpture by Matius (La Roue, Haute-Provence, France) dates from the 1970s and ...
Resin
Carved Wooden Elegance Still Stand No72: Abstract Totem by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Still Stand No66: Modern Organic Totem by NONO, Joel Escalona Design
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Standing Totem Wood Sculpture, Still Stand No50 by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Tall and impressive " Totem" ceramic lamp by G. Pelletier, 1970's
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A tall and impressive glazed ceramic table or floor lamp. Openwork around the body of the lamp. The ceramic is glazed in shades of ochre and beige, with black rings around the open...
Ceramic
Lull No44 Tall Wooden Totem Sculpture by Joel Escalona for Minimalist Decor
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No44 Tall Wooden Totem Sculpture by Joel Escalona for Minimalist Decor ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded fo...
Hardwood
Lull No62 Contemporary Wooden Totem for Modern Interiors – Designed by Joel Esca
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No62 Contemporary Wooden Totem for Modern Interiors – Designed by Joel Escalona ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, r...
Hardwood
$1,184Sale Price|36% Off
1960s Studio Stoneware Totem Bottle Geometric Pattern Scandinavian Craft Rustic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Appears to be a highly textured turned salt fired stoneware centerpiece vase/bottle, with nice stenciled or painted slip geometric triangle pattern completely around the body. No mak...
Stoneware
Modern Carved Tranquility Totem Still Stand No74, Joel Escalona Design
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Biomorphic Serenity: Carved Oak Totem Still Stand No70 by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Biomorphic Serenity: Abstract Oak Totem Still Stand No61 by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Modern Carved Tranquility Totem Still Stand No46, Joel Escalona Design
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
$15,920Sale Price|20% Off
Biomorphic Serenity: Carved Oak Totem Still Stand No42 by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Still Stand No36: Tall Serenity Totem, Walnut Sculpture by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Handcrafted Wooden Elegance Still Stand No31: Standing Totem by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Still Stand No10: Sculptural Wood Elegance, Tall Totem by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Escalona’s Elegance Still Stand No29: Tall Wooden Totem by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
$21,200Sale Price / item|20% Off
Graceful Curves Still Stand No14: Wooden Standing Totem by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
$14,320Sale Price / item|20% Off
Standing Serene Totem Still Stand No22: Crafted by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
$14,320Sale Price / item|20% Off
Graceful Wooden Standing Totem Still Stand No24, NONO’s Escalona Collection
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Still Stand No25: Handcrafted Walnut Serenity Totem by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
The Shadow Lexicon: A Vintage Zeki Müren Sivas Masterpiece of Abstract Totemics
By Zeki Müren
Located in Dallas, TX
Pile Height: 0.18 of an inch. Date: 1960's. Mid-20th Century.
Wool
Alan Wallwork Vessel Vase Pottery Sculpture TOTEM White Brown Terracotta
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Alan Wallwork (1931-): Organic landscape sculptural vessel, 1960-1965 Exhibiting the articulated, inventive, organic qualities & tactility of Wallwork’s early oeuvre for which he is...
Pottery
Graceful Curved Wood Totem Still Stand No39 by NONO, Joel Escalona Crafted
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Still Stand No66: Red Oak Wood Totem by NONO, Joel Escalona Design
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Red Oak Standing Serene Totem Still Stand No22: Crafted by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Curved Elegance Still Stand No19: Standing Black Wooden Totem by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
2 rare table or floor Totem lamps Georges Pelletier 1970's
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A rare set of 2 glazed ceramic table or floor lamps. Openwork around the body of the lamp. The ceramic is glazed in shades of cream or beige. Double electrification with light ins...
Ceramic
Luxury Decor Sculpture Lull No81 – NONO’s Handcrafted Wooden Totem for Interiors
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Luxury Decor Sculpture Lull No81 – NONO’s Handcrafted Wooden Totem for Interiors ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, roun...
Hardwood
Lull No84 Wooden Totem for Modern Spaces – Designed by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No84 Wooden Totem for Modern Spaces – Designed by Joel Escalona ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded forms and...
Hardwood
$15,920Sale Price / item|20% Off
Contemporary Design Sculpture Lull No49 – NONO’s Wooden Totem for Artistic Space
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Contemporary Design Sculpture Lull No49 – NONO’s Wooden Totem for Artistic Spaces ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rou...
Hardwood
Lull No34 Wooden Totem for Interior Design – Handcrafted by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No34 Wooden Totem for Interior Design – Handcrafted by Joel Escalona ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded form...
Hardwood
$15,920Sale Price / item|20% Off
Lull No9 Modern Wooden Totem Sculpture by Joel Escalona – Statement Piece
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Lull No9 Modern Wooden Totem Sculpture by Joel Escalona – Statement Piece ——— Balance and tension are at the core of these sculptures. The interplay between the smooth, rounded fo...
Hardwood
Modern Standing Totem in Light Oak Wood Still Stand No124 by NONO
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
$13,764Sale Price / item|20% Off
Abstract Modern Totem by NONO in Carved Light Wood Still Stand No110
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Still Stand No103 Abstract Light Solid Wood Totem by NONO Modern Design
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Margrit Linck-Daepp White Totem Lamp, Custom Tapered Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamp by Margrit Linck-Daepp. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique pres...
Ceramic
4 Totem dining chairs by Torstein Nilsen for Westnofa, Italian design table
By Westnofa Furniture, Torstein Nilsen, Vintage Italian Glass
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Set of 4 Mid Century Totem dining chairs by Torstein Nilsen for Westnofa with Italian design dining table .Norway 1980s Beautiful vintage Set of 4 dining chairs, with table ,model T...
Brass, Chrome
$11,984Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Large Totem Floor Lamp Wired for the US Market
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
In his Post Black Shapes period, Serge Mouille experimented with color and columns. With the Totem, he stacked cylindrical shades around a central lighting element. By alternating th...
Steel
Still Stand No30: Sculptural Harmony, Tall Oak Totem by NONO, Escalona Design
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
Elegant Oak Standing Totem Still Stand No17 by NONO, Joel Escalona Crafted
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
$14,320Sale Price / item|20% Off
Organic Harmony: Modern Wood Totem Still Stand No77 by NONO, Escalona Design
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
$15,286Sale Price / item|20% Off
Elegant Oak Standing Totem Still Stand No17 by NONO, Joel Escalona Crafted
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Hardwood
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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With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
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Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.