Charlotte Perriand Slat
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Doors and Gates
Pine
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Ash
Vintage 1960s Mauritanian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Wood
Vintage 1970s French Trunks and Luggage
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Pine
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Rope, Oak
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Pine
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Pine
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Wood
Vintage 1960s French French Provincial Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1960s Mauritanian Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
Metal
Vintage 1950s French Modern Daybeds
Metal
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Straw, Teak
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Maple
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Wood
2010s Italian Benches
Oak
Vintage 1960s French Stools
Wood, Beech, Pine
Vintage 1970s Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Pine
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Benches
Jute, Wood
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Straw, Ash
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Straw, Beech
20th Century French Rustic Benches
Wood, Pine
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Straw, Beech
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Straw, Beech
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Straw, Ash
Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Pine, Straw, Lacquer, Beech
2010s Brazilian Benches
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Rope, Oak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood, Oak
Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Armchairs
Fabric, Oak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood, Leather
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Pine
Vintage 1950s Mauritanian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Metal
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A Close Look at mid-century-modern Furniture
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To pronounce Charlotte Perriand, say "Shar-LOAT PAIR-ee-uh." Her surname is French, and in that language "and" represents a sound somewhere between "uh" and "ah," rather than rhyming with land and sand and it does in English. You'll find a collection of Charlotte Perriand furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Charlotte Perriand worked in the studio of the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier. She frequently collaborated with fellow designer Pierre Jeanneret. Together, they created two legendary modern furniture designs: the B306 chaise and the Grand Confort club chair. Shop a range of Charlotte Perriand furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024Charlotte Perriand made a variety of chairs, stools, coffee tables, case pieces, lighting and other types of furniture. Some of her most notable works include the B306 chaise, later renamed the LC4, and the chunky, steel-framed Grand Confort club chair, both of which she designed collaboratively with Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier. She is also known for producing an acclaimed series of furniture in ebonized wood. Explore a wide range of Charlotte Perriand furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024Charlotte Perriand is known for being a pioneer of modernism in France. She was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century design and architecture. In her long career, Perriand’s aesthetic grammar constantly evolved, moving from the tubular steel furniture of the Machine Age to a lyrical naturalism that is reflected in her enduring designs for chairs, sconces, daybeds and other works. Explore a diverse assortment of Charlotte Perriand furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024Charlotte Perriand was part of the modern design movement. Many people consider her to be a pioneer of modernism in France and one of the most influential figures in 20th-century design and architecture. In her long career, Perriand's aesthetic grammar constantly evolved, moving from the tubular steel furniture of the Machine Age to a lyrical naturalism that is reflected in her enduring designs for chairs, sconces, daybeds and other works. Find a selection of Charlotte Perriand furniture on 1stDibs.
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