Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull
By Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic little micro-mosaic design gem with orange colored mosaic inlay by well know Mid-Century Modern designers Jerome (Jerry) & Evelyn Ackerman. The Ackermans began the...
Metal
Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull
By Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic little micro-mosaic design gem with turquose colored mosaic inlay by well know Mid-Century Modern designers Jerome (Jerry) & Evelyn Ackerman. The Ackermans began t...
Metal
Vintage Mid Century 4601 Cabinet by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Evelyn Ackerman, George Nelson
Located in Oxnard, CA
The doors are accented in orange paint and adorned with two beautiful brass and enamel pulls by Evelyn Ackerman / ERA Industries. A stunning combination!
Walnut
Evelyn Ackerman Brass and Micro-Mosaic Drawer Pulls
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Hanover, MA
Four drawer pulls in solid brass with micro-mosaic design in red, orange and yellow by Evelyn Ackerman for Era Industries, made in Italy, 1960s.
Brass
Jerome 'Jerry' & Evelyn Ackerman Micro-Mosaic Inlaid Desk Drawer Handle Pull
By Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic little micro-mosaic design gem with orange inlay by well know Mid-Century Modern designers Jerome (Jerry) & Evelyn Ackerman. The Ackermans began their career in design...
Metal
"Antico" Door Pulls by Jerry Ackerman
By Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These gorgeous bronze door pulls were designed by ceramist Jerry Ackerman, and cast in Italy in 1967.
Bronze
Evelyn Ackerman Silk Wall Tapestry Ring Pull 1950's
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Berkeley, CA
Rare, gold and blue silk tapestry depicting 5 female based scenes under the sun. Stunning detail. Original ring and tassel. Signed.
Silk, Cotton
Pair of Inlaid Brass "Horse" Door Pulls by Evelyn Ackerman
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alternatively, they can be used as wall-mounted decorative art. Each brass pull was personally signed on the reverse by Evelyn Ackerman, a few years before she passed away in 2012.
Agate, Brass
Evelyn Ackerman "ERA" Brass & Mosaic Drawer Pulls
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Berkeley, CA
Rare and wonderful brass and mosaic drawer pulls designed by Evelyn Ackerman for ERA Industries.
Brass
$742
H 13.78 in W 2.96 in D 2.56 in
Scandinavian glass door handle, Lindshammar Glassworks, Sweden, 1960s
By Lindshammar Glasbruck
Located in Forserum, SE
A large mid-century door handle designed by Christer Sjögren and crafted at the Swedish glassworks Lindshammar in the 1960s as part of the Arkitekturglas (Architectural Glass) range....
Steel
$1,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 0.75 in W 5 in D 2 in
1970s Greek Key Drawer Cabinet Pulls Patinated Brass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury Hardware Greek Grecian Key Brass Pulls mounting 2.25 spread. No screws. Set of two .75 d x 5 long x 2 d Preowned original vintage patinated condition See all images p...
Brass
$1,450
H 8.5 in W 6.25 in D 2.75 in
Belgian Vintage Tile Faced Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti. Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle. Great bright colors handcrafted Abstract design...
Ceramic
$1,450
H 10.25 in W 5.35 in D 3 in
Belgian Tile Faced Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti 1960s
By Juliette Belarti
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti. Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle. Great abstract in green, white snd orange colo...
Ceramic
$1,450
H 8 in W 5.5 in D 7 in
Vintage Belgian Tile Faced Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti. Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle. Great bright colors handcrafted ceramic door ha...
Ceramic
Set of Two Door Handles with Fish Design, 1970s
Located in Catania, IT
Set of two large bronze door handles of rectangular form with raised fish design, Italy 1970s
Bronze
$1,450
H 6.5 in W 8.5 in D 2.75 in
Vintage Belgian Tile Faced Entry Door Pull Handle by Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti. Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle. Mid-Century Ceramic Door Pull handle. Great bri...
Ceramic
$1,350 / set
H 6.5 in W 2.63 in D 1 in
Los Castillo Drawer Pulls Malachite Taxco Mexico Modernism Mosaico Azteca
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Set (2) Modernist Pull Handle, designed by Los Castillo. Mexico circa the 1950s. Organic abstract modern design. Malachite inserts in mosaic style is very ...
Malachite, Brass
$1,023
H 4.73 in W 6.3 in D 2.76 in
Lateral Bronze Push-Pull Handle with Abstract Pattern European 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A lateral push-pull door handle made of cast bronze featuring a raised abstract pattern and soft ovaloid outline. 20th century design, found in Germany. The piece is in good vintage...
Bronze
Vintage Belgian Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti. Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle. Great bright colors handcrafted ceramic door ha...
Ceramic
$674 / set
H 4.41 in W 3.47 in D 2.37 in
Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic and Black Metal Door Handles, 1950s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Pair of decorative Mid-Century door handles, dating from circa 1950. Each handle features a square ceramic tile with a distinctive raised sunburst design, combining warm shades of oc...
Aluminum
$188 / item
H 5.12 in W 1.58 in D 1.97 in
Handcrafted Hammered Brass Drawer Pull, Art Deco Style, Morocco, 13 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
Shagreen-inspired hammered texture: This hammered brass drawer pull features a slim, elongated profile defined by a dense hammered pattern reminiscent of shagreen. The irregular gra...
Brass
Modernist ceramic door handle on aluminum support, 1950s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Magnificent ceramic door handle on aluminum support. From the 50s, modernist style. Beautiful colors and superb iridescence. The ceramic tile is square with dimensions: 15.5 cm x 15....
Aluminum
Large Lateral Push Pull Door Handle of Cast Bronze
Located in London, GB
A large lateral push-pull door handle of abstract Brutalist design. European, second half 20th century. A striking piece - made to span the full width of a door - formed from cast ...
Bronze
!950's Italian Glazed Earthenware Door Pull
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage Italian door pull made of an 11.5" x 4" x 0.75" slab tile of painted and glazed earthenware with a cast anodized aluminum mount.
Aluminum
$800Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 1.13 in W 2.38 in D 1.75 in
2 Mid Century Modern Brutalist Cabinet Vanity Desk Drawer Knob Door Pull Handle
By Paul Evans
Located in Wayne, NJ
Pair of Mid Century Modern Paul Evans style Brutalist Cabinet Vanity Desk Drawer Knobs Door Pulls Handles. Can be used on various pieces. The depth with the current screws is approx...
Metal
$1,676 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 43.31 in
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...
Metal
Ceramic Relief by Charles Sucsan.
By Charles Sucsan
Located in Montreal, QC
Ceramic Relief sculpture of a bird by Charles Sucsan.
Ceramic
George Nelson For Mobilier International Paris Mid Century Wall Unit
By Mobilier International
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Probably by George Nelson 1960's. An exceptional large scale wall unit with three compartments. Tall heavy black powder coated adjustable height metal frames with other metal legs. ...
Aluminum, Steel
$28,570
H 50.01 in W 73.23 in D 22.05 in
Guillerme et Chambron, Cabinet "Dario" in Oak, Votre Maison, circa 1950
By Votre Maison, Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme et Chambron, cabinet in oak, edition Votre Maison, circa 1950 .rare "Dario" model, tribute to Emile Dariosecq, premier Manufacturer who trusted Robert Guillerme and Jacque...
Wrought Iron
Milo Baughman Tuxedo Sofa for Thayer Coggin c. 1970s
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Saint Louis, MO
A chocolate brown 1970s sofa designed by one of the most iconic Mid Century Modern Designers Milo Baughman and made by Thayer Coggin. Modern. Confident. Elegant. The sofa floats atop...
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Wall Plaque by Marianne Starck Denmark
By Marianne Starck
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Amazing wall plaque ‘Birds’ in reliëf by Marianne Starck. Beautiful art of work and in very good condition.
Ceramic
$2,750
H 20.5 in Dm 1.75 in
Carved Redwood Architectural Panel by Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman for Panelcarve
By Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
The radiating sun motif reflects the optimism and indoor–outdoor living ideals central to California mid-century architecture. Solar imagery became a defining decorative element in t...
Wood
Pair of 1950's Italian Enameled Copper Door Pulls
By Paolo di Poli
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of large and visually striking 1950's Italian door pulls in hefty fired enameled copper aka smalti.
Copper, Enamel
$7,500
H 21 in W 41 in D 4 in
Jack Boyd Hand Forged Steel and bronze textured Wall Sculpture Late 1960s
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Rare vintage abstract/contemporary steel wall sculpture created by Jack Boyd of San Diego, California early 1960’s. This one of a kind sculpture is created with intricate plates of s...
Steel
$428
H 14.97 in W 7.29 in D 1.19 in
Scandinavian Mid-Century Stoneware Wall Plaque by Tilgmans Pottery
By Tilgmans Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nice stoneware wall plaque relief in blue, brown and green by Tilgmans Pottery Sweden. At the front there are the initials of the maker el which stands for Eivor Larsson and on the ...
Ceramic
$12,000 / set
H 19.5 in W 23.5 in D 13.25 in
Guillerme & Chambron, Set of 3 Tile-Topped Nesting Tables, France, Midcentury
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in New York, NY
Tilework executed by Boleslaw Danikowski. Robert Guillerme studied design and architecture at the École Boule, graduating in 1934. After the Second World War he moved to Lille, in...
Ceramic, Oak
$1,097Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.11 in W 17.33 in D 0.4 in
Fish Wall Plaque Panel Relief Master Work Helmut Schaffenacker Ceramic Pottery
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A polychrome glazed pottery wall plaque decorated with several fish, created by Helmut Schaffenacker of Ulm in the 1950s. Helmut Schaffenacker was a renowned German ceramist known fo...
Ceramic, Pottery
Ceramic Wall Panel by Marcello Fantoni, Italy 1960s
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Hellouw, NL
This horizontal ceramic wall panel by Marcello Fantoni captures a visual narrative rooted in ancient procession and mid-century modern abstraction. Spanning over 1.5 metres, this wor...
Ceramic
$985
H 9.5 in W 33.5 in D 1 in
Mid Century Modern Framed Ceramic Art Tile Composition by Harris G Strong C1965
By Harris Strong
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic European village scene by Harris G Strong on 5 tiles framed in a original period frame. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, frame has minor wear, see pics. M...
Hardwood, Ceramic
$3,028
H 28.75 in W 49.22 in D 13.78 in
Restored Art Deco Side Cabinet, Palisander, France, Revived Polish, 1920s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Origin: France Period: 1920-1929 Restored to high gloss It has been re-polished with polyutherane piano lacquer by our professional refurbishing team in Czechia according to the ori...
Palisander, Lacquer
Abstract Raku Tile Panel by Recuperando Italy
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful tile panel with abstract shapes in red and purple colors. This panel consists of 20 tiles, handmade by Antonietta Capecchi according the traditional Japanese Raku techniq...
Ceramic
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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