Dora Jung / Tapestry / Gifted by Dora Jung to Simone Prouvé in 1954.
By Dora Jung
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Dora Jung is one of Finland's greatest textile artists.
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Damask, Linen
Dora Jung / Tapestry / Gifted by Dora Jung to Simone Prouvé in 1954.
By Dora Jung
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Dora Jung is one of Finland's greatest textile artists.
Damask, Linen
Dora Jung / Table runner / Gifted by Dora Jung to Simone Prouvé in 1954.
By Dora Jung
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Dora Jung is one of Finland's greatest textile artists.
Wool, Linen
Mid-20th Century Finnish Rug by Dora Jung
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Finnish rug by Dora Jung Finland ca. 1940 Handwoven
Wool
Rare Marianne Boman-schleutker for Boman Easy Chair in Pink Velvet and Birch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
The Boman factory's collaborative tradition extended to renowned designers like Carl Malmsten and textile artist Elsa Gullberg from Sweden, as well as Finnish designers Arttu Brummer...
Velvet, Birch
Olof Ottelin "Munk" Lounge Chair for Oy Stockmann Ab, Finland 1960s
By Olof Ottelin, Oy Stockmann AB
Located in Utrecht, NL
In 1952, Olof Ottelin designed the furniture for the Swedish School of Economics in Helsinki together with Lisa Johansson-Pape (lamps), Yki Nummi (coloring) and Dora Jung (textiles...
Fabric, Wood
Olof Ottelin "Duetto" Sofa for Kervo Snickerifabrik Stockmann, Finland, 1950s
By Olof Ottelin
Located in Utrecht, NL
In 1952, Olof Ottelin designed the furniture for the Swedish School of Economics in Helsinki together with Lisa Johansson-Pape (lamps), Yki Nummi (coloring) and Dora Jung (textiles)....
Sheepskin, Wood
Rare Gunnel Nyman for Boman Secretaire in Pyramid Mahogany
Located in Waalwijk, NL
The Boman factory's collaborative tradition extended to renowned designers like Carl Malmsten and textile artist Elsa Gullberg from Sweden, as well as Finnish designers Arttu Brummer...
Brass
Dora Jung / Table runner / Gifted by Dora Jung to Simone Prouvé in 1954.
By Dora Jung
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Dora Jung is one of Finland's greatest textile artists.
Linen, Wool
Dora Jung / Tapestry / Gifted by Dora Jung to Simone Prouvé in 1954.
By Dora Jung
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Dora Jung is one of Finland's greatest textile artists.
Damask, Linen
Sold
H 0.12 in W 13 in D 13.78 in
Dora Jung / Tapestry / Gifted by Dora Jung to Simone Prouvé in 1954.
By Dora Jung
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Dora Jung is one of Finland's greatest textile artists.
Damask, Linen
Sold
H 0.12 in W 19.89 in D 13.98 in
Dora Jung / Tapestry / Gifted by Dora Jung to Simone Prouvé in 1954.
By Dora Jung
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Dora Jung is one of Finland's greatest textile artists.
Damask, Linen
Sold
H 0.12 in W 13.78 in D 18.12 in
Dora Jung / Tapestry / Gifted by Dora Jung to Simone Prouvé in 1954.
By Dora Jung
Located in Shibuya-Ku, JP
Dora Jung is one of Finland's greatest textile artists.
Damask, Linen
Superb Dora Jung Tapestry
By Dora Jung
Located in New York, NY
Abstract hanging tapestry by noted FInnish textile artist Dora Jung (1906-1980), of a scale that seldom comes on the market.
Wool
The Nordic Reverie: A Vintage Swedish Rollakan Masterpiece by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
78246 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 06'07 x 09'07. The Nordic Reverie: A Swedish Rollakan Masterpiece by Ingegerd Silow. Woven with quiet precision and artistic clarit...
Wool
$2,856
H 67.72 in W 38.98 in D 0.16 in
Midcentury Modern Finnish Täkänä Tapestry, Kirsti Rantanen for Helmi Vuorelma Oy
By Helmi Vuorelma Oy, Kirsti Rantanen
Located in Göteborg, SE
Striking midcentury modern double-sided tapestry designed by celebrated Finnish textile artist Kirsti Rantanen for Helmi Vuorelma Oy, circa 1960s. This handwoven Täkänä tapestry feat...
Fabric
$2,000
H 26 in W 30 in D 28 in
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Parsons Style Pink Mohair Lounge Club Armchair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dayton, OH
An eye catching Parsons style chair attributed to Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggins, circa 1970s. Features a cubed frame upholstered in a posh pink mohair.
Mohair, Hardwood
Large Finnish Mid-Century Rya Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Impressive Large Finnish Mid-Century Rya Tapestry. within a dark red border there is a geometric flower motif in orange, purple, green and cream shades. Very good vintage condition.&...
Wool
Swedish Mid-century Tapestry By Jönköpings Läns Hemslöjd
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Mid-Century Tapestry in a geometric design in blue, brown, dark purple and green shades. Very good condition with the makers label attached on the back. Dimensions: H 13.25 ...
Wool, Linen
Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan Rug, 05'03 x 07'09
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
79037 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'03 x 07'09. A true collector’s treasure and a symbol of Scandinavian artistry at its most refined, this handwoven wool rollakan ...
Wool
"Grodblad", Marta Maas-Fjetterström, Swedish Wall Hanging, 1940
Located in New York, NY
"Grodblad" Swedish wall hanging Sweden, circa 1940. Initialed: MMF (Marta Maas-Fjetterström). handwoven
Wool
$43,200
H 93 in W 44 in D 0.32 in
Swedish Wall Hanging by Annie Frykholm and MMF, Mid-1940s 'Available Pair'
By Annie Frykholm, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Swedish wall hanging Sweden, circa mid-1940s Attributed to Märta Måås-Fjetterström, designed by Annie Frykholm. Pair with #22221 is also available.
Wool
Wall Tapestry by Barbro Nilsson for Märta Måas-Fjetterström
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1
Located in New York, NY
Handwoven wool tapestry mounted on linen Designed by Barbro Nilsson for Mårta Måås-Fjetterström in 1925 and produced after 1941 Signed by AB MMF Designed and made in Båstad, Sweden.
Wool
$3,574 / item
H 29.53 in W 32.29 in D 27.56 in
DOOQ Lounge Armchair with Soft Salmon Velvet and Pink Silk Fringes La Folie
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
With voluptuous curves and perfect poise, La Folie exalts passion and fantasy as if you were in a burlesque show at Moulin Rouge. Let yourself be drawn by this flirtatious feeling of...
Velvet, Silk
Mid Century Pink Heart Cotton-Velvet Chair, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Chair type A5828. Colloquially called "heart". The furniture was designed by Helena and Jerzy Kurmanowicz. Chair was produced in Radomsko Woodworking Factory and we thoroughly renova...
Cotton, Velvet, Beech
$1,400Sale Price|37% Off
W 51.1 in L 82.6 in
Ulla Parkdah Swedish Flat-Weave Rug, Signed UP, Sweden, 1960s
By Ulla Parkdal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ulla Parkdah Swedish flat-weave rug, signed UP, Sweden, 1960s This particular Swedish carpet is a wonderful representation of midcentury Scandinavian rug design, especially in its...
Wool
$6,628
H 62.21 in W 48.63 in D 0.08 in
Superb Mid-Century Tapestry from the House of Chaudoir by Van Noten
By G. Chaudoir
Located in Beirut, LB
Colorful abstract mid-century tapestry having a blue background with beautiful explosion of colors, from the house of Chaudoir and designed by Artist Van Noten.
Wool
Pretty Vintage Polish Woven Tapestry by E. Oloksy
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful mid century polish tapestry with a native design of town and beautiful light colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation Name of the design: zimowy pejzaz (...
Wool
$4,113
H 68.51 in W 44.1 in D 0.2 in
Bobyrug’s Pretty Éva Németh handwoven woollen tapestry, Hungary c1970s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
This woven woollen tapestry features a design of stylised birds and flowers. It is woven in a heavyweight wool using mainly nature-inspired shades of sky blue, yellow and ecru highli...
Wool, Cotton
Anna Johanna Ångström Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, Signed Å
By Anna-Joanna Angstrom
Located in Dallas, TX
79029 Anna Johanna Angstrom Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 06'05 x 09'03. A vision of Nordic refinement, this handwoven wool Anna Johanna Ångström Vintage Swedish Kilim Röllakan rug, ...
Wool
$10,950
H 71.5 in W 55.25 in D 21.25 in
Alpine late 18th Century Blue Painted Wardrobe with Hand-Painted
Located in Atlanta, GA
Eighteen-century Alpine wardrobe from the Tyrolean tradition, decorated in rich timeworn blue with contrasting oxidized white panels. The two doors each present a pair of hand-painte...
Pine
Lothar Klute brutalist coffee table
By Lothar Klute
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
rare and early coffee table by Lothar Klute very good condition with slight signs of use and patina 62.5 cm x 60,5 cm x 41 cm height
Iron
Casamidy Black Powder Coated Iron Manchez Chairs
By CasaMidy
Located in Southampton, NY
Casamidy black powder coated iron Manchez chairs covered in muslin fabric. These chairs could be used for indoor or outdoor use with the appropriate outdoor fabric applied. These mod...
Wrought Iron
$4,855
H 44.1 in W 25.6 in D 1.19 in
Large Antique Mirror in Ebonized Wood and Facetted and Weathered Mirror Glass
Located in Meer, VAN
Large Antique Mirror in Ebonized Wood and Facetted and Weathered Mirror Glass. Sculptural and large antique mirror in ebonized wood and weathered mirror glass. Wonderful sculptural ...
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Hand Painted Fish Tile
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vibrant vintage ceramic tile is a captivating example of mid-century decorative art, featuring a whimsical school of hand-painted fish against a rich, saturated emerald green gl...
Ceramic, Paint
$1,199
H 12.6 in Dm 4.14 in
Incised Cream and Charcoal Ceramic Table Lamp by Georges Gehel, France, 1950s
By Jacques Innocenti
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
A rare studio pottery table lamp crafted circa 1950s in France by Georges Gehel, a notable artist from the golden age of Vallauris. The piece features an elegant modernist silhouett...
Ceramic
$11,950
H 67.25 in W 44.5 in D 19.25 in
Tyrolean Late 18th Century Painted Pine Armoire with Original Folk Art Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A late eighteenth-century Tyrolean armoire of solid pine, bearing its original hand-painted folk art finish and dated 1793, placing its creation precisely in the final decade of the ...
Pine
French Designer, Table Lamp, Ceramic, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue green-glazed ceramic table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Wear consistent with age and use Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3” Top Diameter x 10.25” Bottom Dia...
Ceramic
Saint Gobain Dining Table, France 1950's
By Georges Djo-Bourgeois
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Dining Table Attributed to Djo Bourgeois, Large Steel base with a thick Saint Gobain Glass Chairs in photo for reference only. 30x82x42 26 under the top for armchairs
Steel
Unavailable|$3,300
H 29.93 in W 30.32 in D 8.55 in
Mid 19th C Edo Japanese antique black medicine tansu chest of drawers, wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique apothecary chest, tansu chest of drawers for medicines (Kusuri dansu). Product of mid to late Edo era (1820s-1860s), estimate from the style & conditions. Deep...
Wood
Tiffany Studios Poinsettia Table Lamp, Leaded Glass, Circa 1910
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios "Poinsettia" Table Lamp circa 1910 leaded glass, patinated bronze shade impressed "Tiffany Studios, New York, 1558-6" base impressed "Tiffany Studios, New York, 370"...
Bronze
$2,114
H 47.25 in Dm 19.69 in
Lotus Shaped Tiffany‑Style Art Nouveau Pendant in Green Stained Glass and Bronze
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Nouveau Tiffany‑Style Green Stained Glass & Bronze Pendant, 50 cm Diameter Details Materials: Green stained glass, white inner glass globe, bronze frame Diameter: approx. 50 ...
Brass, Bronze
French Designer, Wall Mirror, Oak, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An oak wall mirror likely designed and produced in France, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 12.1"H x 10.1"W x 0.7"D Does not include mounting hardware. All items ship from H...
Wood, Oak
1980s Japanese Vintage Silk Clutch with Floral Motif
Located in Paris, FR
An elegant Japanese clutch bag dating from the 1980s, crafted in shimmering gold-toned silk and embellished with a delicate floral motif in red. The structured, elongated form gives ...
Silk
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Daybed, Circa 1700's, Sweden
Located in Girona, Spain
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Daybed. This Gustavian Daybed features a hand-scraped original painted wood finish and pink-and-white checkered upholstery, resting on six legs a...
Pine
$700
H 16.15 in W 18.51 in D 10.63 in
Japanese Antique Black Small Tansu Chest of Drawers 1860s-1920s / Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a small antique Japanese chest of drawers. Its low, stable rectangular form and the deep black finish, enriched by many years of age and use, give the piece a quiet yet disti...
Iron
Scandinavian modernism is perhaps the warmest and most organic iteration of modernist design. The work of the designers associated with vintage Scandinavian modern furniture was founded on centuries-old beliefs in both quality craftsmanship and the ideal that beauty should enhance even the humblest accessories of daily life.
ORIGINS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE SCANDINAVIAN MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The gentle, organic contours that are typical of Scandinavian design appear in the furnishings and decor created by Danish, Finnish and Swedish designers not as a stylistic gesture, but rather as a practical, ergonomic — and, as importantly, elegant — response to the human form.
Each nation produced exceptional talents in all areas of the applied arts, yet each had its forté. Sweden was home to Greta Magnusson Grossman and Bruno Mathsson — creators of the classic Grasshopper lighting series and Berlin daybed, respectively — but the country excelled most notably at ceramics. In the 1920s at the great Gustavsberg porcelain manufactory, Wilhelm Kåge introduced pieces in the Scandinavian style based on influences from folklore to Cubism; his skills were passed on to his versatile and inspired pupils Berndt Friberg and Stig Lindberg.
Likewise, Finland produced a truly ingenious Scandinavian modern furniture designer in the architect Alvar Aalto, a master at melding function and artistic form in works like the Paimio chair, created in collaboration with his first wife, Aino. Yet Finnish glassware was pre-eminent, crafted in expressive, sculptural designs by Tapio Wirkkala and Timo Sarpaneva.
The Danes excelled at chairs. Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen were exemplars of the country’s facility with wood, particularly teak.
Wegner created such iconic pieces as the Round chair and the Wishbone chair; Jacobsen — while the revolutionary architect and furniture innovator produced the best-selling plywood Ant chair — designed two classic upholstered pieces of the 1950s: the Swan chair and Egg chair. The list of great Danes could go on and on, including Finn Juhl, a stylistic maverick and maker of the bold Chieftain chair; Poul Kjaerholm, with his lean metal-and-rattan aesthetic; and Verner Panton, who introduced a vibrant Pop note into international design.
Today, decades after their heyday, the prolific, ever-evolving Scandinavian modernists continue to amaze and delight, and interior designers all over the world use their pieces to bring warmth to any given space.
On 1stDibs, you will note both instantly recognizable vintage Scandinavian modern chairs, sofas, rugs and tables — those that have earned iconic status over time — and many new discoveries.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
With an in-house workshop, the gallery not only proposes beautifully restored vintage classics but also recently launched a line of pieces under license, spearheaded by Arnold Madsen’s iconic Clam chair.
If anyone is brave, humble and adept enough to recolor these mid-century masterpieces, it’s Ilse Crawford. Here, she gives us the details on her five earthy paint choices and tells us how she feels about design collaborations.
In an innovative display, the Designmuseum Danmark is permanently exhibiting the 20th century's most iconic seats.
Our feed is filled with the world's most beautiful spaces. See the 10 our followers have deemed the best of the best this month.
The Finnish talent created nature-inspired pieces, from furniture to jewelry, with phenomenal staying power.
Kersti Sandin and Lars Bülow want their new endeavor to educate both students and professionals about furniture design.