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Geometric Matched Minimal Console Oak Table
By Figure Ground
Located in Brooklyn, NY
chair.
Own a figure ground original!
Dimensions
Depth 24"
Height 31"
Length 72"
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Ash, Oak, Walnut
Modern Minimalist Cubby Compartment Leggo Side Table - by The Future is Flat
By Figure Ground
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Birch Plywood.
By The Future is Flat
In collaboration with Figure+Ground
Category
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Geometric Minimal Console Hardwood Table
By Figure Ground
Located in Brooklyn, NY
chair.
Own a figure ground original!
Dimensions
Depth 24"
Height 31"
Length 72"
Thickness 1".
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut, Ash
Wild Willy's Woodshop Contemporary Curved Birch Pillar Desk
By Figure Ground
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Birch Plywood.
By Wild Willy's Woodshop
In collaboration with Figure+Ground
Category
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Contemporary Work Station Set: Curved Birch Pillar Desk & Tetris Chair
By Figure Ground
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figure+Ground
Category
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birch, Plywood
OTR Plate 015 Symmetry Printed on Aluminum
By Ansel Adams, Robert Rauschenberg, Figure Ground, Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
OTR Plate 014 Maelstrom Printed on Aluminum
By Ansel Adams, Robert Rauschenberg, Figure Ground, Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Minimalist Modern Walnut Platform King Bed Frame, Judd Style
By Donald Judd, Figure Ground, George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
.
Own a figure ground original!
Category
2010s American Minimalist Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Plywood
OTR Plate 006 Floats Like An Obelisk Printed on Aluminum
By Ansel Adams, Robert Rauschenberg, Figure Ground, Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
OTR Plate 004 Printed on Aluminum
By Ansel Adams, Robert Rauschenberg, Figure Ground, Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
OTR Plate 007 Fluorescent Epileptic Rays Printed on Aluminum
By Gerhard Richter, Figure Ground, Robert Rauschenberg, Ansel Adams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
OTR Plate 002 Grey Targets Printed on Aluminum
By Gerhard Richter, Figure Ground, Robert Rauschenberg, Ansel Adams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
OTR Plate 008 A Fecund Moment Printed On Aluminum
By Gerhard Richter, Figure Ground, Robert Rauschenberg, Ansel Adams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Walnut Minimalist Handmade Platform Queen Bed Frame, Judd Style
By Figure Ground, George Nakashima, Donald Judd
Located in Brooklyn, NY
packable with instructions.
Own a figure ground original!
Dimensions
Length 96"
Width 76
Category
2010s American Minimalist Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Plywood
Modern Handmade Hardwood Walnut Desk Dinning Table
By Figure Ground, George Nelson, Shiro Kuramata, Ralph Lauren
Located in Brooklyn, NY
.
Own a figure ground original!
Dimensions:
Depth 72"
Height 30"
Width 30".
Category
2010s American Minimalist Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
OTR Plate 003 Swaying in Developer Chemicals Printed on Aluminum
By Gerhard Richter, Figure Ground, Robert Rauschenberg, Ansel Adams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Nakashima Style Modern Handmade Large Format Floor Standing Mirror
By George Nakashima, Figure Ground, Finn Juhl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
or white oak.
Own a figure ground original!
Dimensions:
Depth 6"
Width 30"
Height 82
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Ash, Walnut
OTR Plate 001 Classic Black Printed on Aluminum
By Gerhard Richter, Figure Ground, Robert Rauschenberg, Ansel Adams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
OTR Plate 010 French Inhale Printed on Aluminum
By Gerhard Richter, Figure Ground, Robert Rauschenberg, Ansel Adams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
OTR Plate 011 the Sandy Wind Licks His Eyes French Inhale Printed on Aluminum
By Gerhard Richter, Figure Ground, Robert Rauschenberg, Ansel Adams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collaboration between the founders of figure ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
H 36 in W 24 in D 0.25 in
OTR Plate 009 Weapons Deep in the Vaccum Printed on Aluminum
By Gerhard Richter, Figure Ground, Robert Rauschenberg, Ansel Adams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
collaboration between the founders of Figure Ground on how to interrogate text into image.
16 plates traveled
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Floor Standing Handmade Large Format Hardwood Ash Mirror
By George Nakashima, Figure Ground, BDDW, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
grounded in a heavy 1" frame that reveals inwards for a deep vitrine.
Own a figure ground original
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Ash
Walnut Console Table Continuous Grain Drawer Fronts
By Figure Ground, George Nelson, Shiro Kuramata, Ralph Lauren
Located in Brooklyn, NY
board for a grain match.
Own a figure-ground original!
Dimensions:
Length 76"
Height 30"
Width 24".
Category
2010s American Minimalist Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Walnut Dresser Continuous Grain Drawer Fronts Bookmatched
By Figure Ground, George Nelson, Shiro Kuramata, Ralph Lauren
Located in Brooklyn, NY
will be a heavyweight in whatever setting you choose to showcase it.
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Category
2010s American Minimalist Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Crura Mirror Large Format Minimal Floor Standing Mirror
By George Nakashima, Figure Ground, BDDW, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
way that contradicts structure.
Own a figure-ground original!
Dimensions Will Vary
Depth : 2"
Height
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Crura Mirror Large Format Minimal Floor Standing Mirror
By George Nakashima, Figure Ground, BDDW, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
way that contradicts structure.
Own a figure-ground original!
Dimensions Will Vary
Depth : 2
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
White Oak Worth & Worth Table Slatted
By Figure Ground, Shiro Kuramata, George Nelson, Ralph Lauren
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figure Ground original!
Dimensions: vary as per custom orders.
depth 96"
height 30"
width 30".
Category
2010s American Minimalist Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Modern Geometric Handmade Hardwood Oak Bench
By Figure Ground, Poul Kjærholm, Donald Judd, George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
but resolves itself with candor in shadows.
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Dimensions
Depth
Category
2010s American Minimalist Benches
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Modern Geometric Handmade Hardwood Walnut Bench
By Figure Ground, Donald Judd, Poul Kjærholm, George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
but resolves itself with candor in shadows.
Own a figure ground original!
Dimensions
Depth
Category
2010s American Minimalist Benches
Materials
Ash, Oak, Walnut
Walnut Custom Handmade Large Format Shattered Mirror
By George Nakashima, Figure Ground, Shiro Kuramata, Zaha Hadid
Located in Brooklyn, NY
mapped with 3d software to capture the physics of how glass breaks.
Own a figure ground original
Category
2010s American Minimalist Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Walnut Custom Handmade Large Format Shattered Mirror
By Shiro Kuramata, Figure Ground, Zaha Hadid, George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the mirror is actually shattered.
Own a figure ground original!
Dimension
Depth 6"
Height
Category
2010s American Minimalist Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Walnut / Oak Butterfly Joinery Gallery Handmade Modern Minimal Bench
By BDDW, George Nelson, Figure Ground, George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn, NY based Figure+Ground studio, we don't believe in the separation of design and fabrication. Each
Category
2010s American Minimalist Benches
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Oak Butterfly Joinery Gallery Handmade Modern Minimal Bench
By BDDW, George Nelson, Figure Ground, George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn, NY based Figure+Ground studio, we don't believe in the separation of design and fabrication. Each
Category
2010s American Minimalist Benches
Materials
Walnut
Handmade Modern Minimal Cut Stool White Oak
By BDDW, George Nelson, Figure Ground, George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, NY based Figure+Ground studio, we don't believe in the separation of design and fabrication. Each
Category
2010s American Minimalist Benches
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Hugs like a Dress Mirror White Oak
By BDDW, Figure Ground, George Nakashima, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
love to work with your to make your designs ideas come true.
Own a figure-ground original
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Walnut and Corian Gallery Bench Mid-Century Modern inspired Minimal Handmade
By Le Corbusier, Figure Ground, Maarten van Severen, George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
designed and handmade in the Brooklyn, NY based Figure+Ground studio; we don't believe in the separation of
Category
2010s American Minimalist Benches
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Dutch Pull Out Table in Hardwood with Japanese Joinery and Danish Aesthetics
By Hans J. Wegner, Figure Ground, Finn Juhl, George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figure+Ground Piece.
We offer this piece as a fixed design as well. Please inquire for customizations
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Antique Indian Dhurrie Rug 5' 10" x 10' 9"
Located in New York, NY
, all set on the delightful, denim blue ground. Clear figure/ground distinction. Vintage to antique
Category
Vintage 1930s Indian Indian Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Antique Tribal Khotan Rug, Pink Red Orange and Light Blue Palette Unusual Design
Located in New York, NY
This is a Central Asian town scatter with a diamond, and triangle figure/ground reversing design
Category
Vintage 1920s East Turkestani Khotan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oushak Carpet, Soft Palette, circa 1930s
Located in New York, NY
rosettes-in-hexagons in a figure-ground color reversal.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century American Navajo Carpet ( 4'9" x 7'7" - 145 x 232 )
Located in New York, NY
in beige and tan. The palette is earth-toned and natural. Figure-ground reversal of the beige and tan
Category
Vintage 1920s American Navajo North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
New and Modern Rug with Ecru Sand Field with Black Details
Located in New York, NY
connected, poled open lozenges, with a figure/ground reversing vertical pattern of doubly bounded lozenges
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Moroccan Rug with Allover Interlocking Design
Located in New York, NY
This eye-catching, bitonal, figure/ground reversing piece shows a giant, interlocking, three column
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Bakhtiary Runner
Located in New York, NY
figure ground field in a small lattice pattern enclosing botehs, flowers and rosettes. Cypresses adorn
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Rug, Allover Field, circa 1900s
Located in New York, NY
Possibly from Lavar, reputed to have woven finer antique Kermans, the figure/ground reversing
Category
Antique Early 1900s Persian Kirman Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Chestnut, StudioManda, Coffee Table, Bench, Brass, Limited Edition, Lebanon 2019
By Georges Mohasseb
Located in Beirut, LB
poetry and enhances the figure-ground.
Limited edition of 12.
Made in Lebanon
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Organic Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
H 14.97 in W 55.12 in D 16.54 in
White Oak Solid Wood Screen Door Pivot Hinge Minimalism
By George Nakashima, George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the video.
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Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
Large Russian Empire Porcelain Gold-Ground and White Bisque Figural Centrepiece
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent and large Russian Empire porcelain gold ground and white bisque figural reticulated
Category
Antique 1820s Russian Empire Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Meissen Cobalt Ground Pâte-sur-pâte Figural Vase, Attributed to Leuteritz
By Ernst August Leuteritz, Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meissen Cobalt Ground Pâte-sur-pâte Figural Vase, attributed to Leuteritz
Germany, second quarter
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Red-Figure Black-Ground Vases, 1810-1850, Italy, Terracotta, Grand Tour
Located in Epfach, DE
Pair of red-figure black-ground vases, 1810-1850, Italy, Terracotta, Grand Tour
Pair of red
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Vases
Materials
Terracotta
H 23.63 in W 11.03 in D 11.03 in
Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver Fish Slice w/ Acid Etched Detail by Whiting
By Whiting Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
stylized waves and seaweed. The figure ground relationship is achieved through acid etching, where areas of
Category
Antique 1890s American Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 11.75 in W 2.5 in D 1.25 in
Art Deco Cubic Floral Ceramic Vase by Charles Catteau for Boch Freres Keramis
By Charles Catteau for Boch Freres
Located in New York, NY
give a bold presence and clear figure ground relationship throughout the surface of the piece
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Figural Shooting Target
Located in Los Angeles, CA
into the ground. Figure is on a hinge so when you hit the target, the figure tilts back and "dings
Category
Vintage 1950s American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
English Porcelain Peach-Ground Dessert Service, Derby, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Each with figural and animal painting within landscapes, each identified location on the verso
Category
Antique 1820s English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Chinese Export Rose Medallion Platter on Celadon Ground
Located in Atlanta, GA
figural scenes to the center, vivid butterflies, bats, auspicious symbols, flowers and precious objects to
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Platters and Serveware
Materials
Enamel
Large Chinese Porcelain Lychee Bowl, Natural Tones, White Ground, 20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large Chinese porcelain lychee bowl in natural tones on a white ground dating to the late
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
H 5.12 in W 12.21 in D 12.21 in
19th C Chinese Celadon Ground Vase: Blue & White Cartouches of Scholars & Elders
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Chinese Celadon Ground Vase with Blue and White Cartouches of Scholars and Elders A
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Large Meissen Figural Centerpiece Candelabra
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large and impressive antique Meissen porcelain figural centerpiece. The six branch candelabra
Category
Antique 1890s German Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
George Jones Majolica Trompe L'oeil Waterlily Tile, Cobalt Ground, ca. 1880
By George Jones & Sons
Located in Banner Elk, NC
green-glazed lily pad and waterlilies, on a cobalt blue ground, the reverse with impressed monogram for
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Majolica
H 0.25 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
George Jones Majolica Trompe L'oeil Waterlily Tile, Cobalt Ground, ca. 1880
By George Jones & Sons
Located in Banner Elk, NC
green-glazed lily pad and waterlilies, on a cobalt blue ground, the reverse with painted design number
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Majolica
H 0.25 in W 8.25 in D 8.25 in
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Figure Ground For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal figure ground for your home. Each figure ground for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and oak. If you’re shopping for a figure ground, we have 4 options in-stock, while there are 27 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the figure ground you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A figure ground made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Empire — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one figure ground that is appealing in its simplicity, but Figure Ground and Dihl and Guerhard produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Figure Ground?
A figure ground can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,250, while the lowest priced sells for $150 and the highest can go for as much as $33,650.
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