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Mid Century Wood & Cork Large Extendable Dining Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century modern dining table was designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar circa 1960
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Cork
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Oval Dining Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Edward Wormley for Dunbar oval dining table, model # 696. Mahogany slight oval with sculpted legs
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Midcentury Dining Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar midcentury dining table
This table measures: 66 wide x 44 deep x 30
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Edward Wormley for Drexel Drop-Leaf Precedent Dining Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Pasadena, TX
A Mid-Century Modern dining table designed by Edward Wormley for Drexel's Precedent collection. The
Category
Vintage 1950s Dining Room Tables
Materials
Ash
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Classic Burlwood Dining Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
A classic parsons style dining table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Table has two 18" leaves. It is
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Burl
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Elliptical Conference / Dining Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Denton, TX
Edward Wormley for dunbar walnut elliptical conference / dining table. Extra long oval table that
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Edward Wormley for Dunbar 1940s Round or Oval Dining Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Elegant Edward Wormley for Dunbar 1940s mahogany 50" round dining table that opens up to 74" oval
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Drexel Precedent Drop Leaf Dining Table by Edward Wormley
By Drexel, Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Attractive white elm drop leaf dining table, designed by Edward Wormley as part of the classic
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Elm
Edward Wormley For Dunbar Round Dining Table Rosewood and Chrome Black Formica
By Edward Wormley
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An Edward Wormley for Dunbar round rosewood and chrome dining table with black formica top. An
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Round Dining Table in Brazilian Rosewood by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Round dining table in Brazilian rosewood designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Drop-Leaf Table by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A mahogany drop-leaf table with ebonized gate-leg base. Measures: Console table depth of 16.5" deep
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Edward Wormley for Dunbar Lazy Susan Dining Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Belmont, MA
Lazy Susan dining table with interchangeable laminate spinning top. Warming unit in the middle of
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Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern extension dining table
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 29.63 in W 114.25 in D 44.25 in
Expandable Dining Table in Mahogany by Edward Wormley. Expertly Refinished
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Kansas City, MO
Dining table in two tone mahogany designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. The table starts at
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.75 in W 66.25 in D 44 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern extension dining table
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 29.63 in W 114.25 in D 44.25 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Black Lacquered Extension Dining Table, Refinished
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern dining table with five extension leaves
By Edward Wormley for
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Lacquer
H 30 in W 127 in D 42 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Extension Dining Table Seats 6 To12
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar extension dining table seats 6 to12, This special piece custom for the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Rosewood
Dining Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Rectangular Bleached Mahogany
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Kansas City, MO
Mahogany dining table with one leaf designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s. The table is in
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Hexagonal Mahogany and Walnut Dining Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely rare hexagonal dining table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Walnut top with ebonized
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut, Mahogany
Round Bookmatched Rosewood Pedestal Dining Table By Edward Wormley For Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exceptional, round, rosewood dining table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar features a 2.5 inch thick
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Edward Wormley Extension Walnut Dining Table for Dunbar, circa 1953
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Camden, ME
An Edward Wormley walnut extension dining table designed for Dunbar in the early 1950s.
The dark
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut and Ebonized Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern extension dining table
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 29.5 in W 96 in D 36 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut and Ebonized Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern extension dining table
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 29.13 in W 114 in D 44 in
Mahogany Dining Table with Two Leaves by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Toledo, OH
Mahogany dining table with two leaves designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture in 1950's
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Janus Collection Walnut Dining Table, Newly Restored
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern extension dining table in book-matched walnut
By Edward
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 29.25 in W 100.5 in D 40.25 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar 1950s Asian Influence Walnut Extension Dining Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Classic Edward Wormley for Dunbar 1950s Mid-Century Modern with Asian influence walnut top with
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
H 29.5 in W 66 in D 36 in
Rare Edward Wormley Custom Mahogany and Natural Rosewood Oval Dining Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Outstanding custom-made large oval dining table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Dark stained
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mahogany Large Extension Dining Table 2 - 24" leaves
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Edward Wormley - Dunbar for Modern large Asian influenced Mid-Century extension dining table, shown
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
H 29.25 in W 66.25 in D 44.32 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar MCM Rosewood and Ebonized Oak Expanding Dining Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Countryside, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Rosewood and Ebonized Oak Expanding Dining Table with 2
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak, Rosewood
H 29.5 in W 114 in D 44.25 in
Impressive 1950s Edward J. Wormley for Dunbar Large Dark Mahogany Dining Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in St. Louis, MO
This is want I believe to be a rare Edward J. Wormley for Dunbar dining table, circa 1950, from one
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.63 in W 70.19 in D 42.19 in
Tawi Wood Dining Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Excellent. SEE THE VIDEO!
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Absolutely stunning Tawi wood top dining table designed by Edward Wormley and manufactured by
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.25 in W 84 in D 39 in
1950s Edward Wormley for Dunbar Extension Dining Set 6 Chairs 2 Leaves
By Edward Wormley
Located in Monrovia, CA
model 5480.
Rare Mid-Century Modern 1950s Edward Wormley extension dining table 2 leaves and 6 a-frame
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Dunbar Extension Dining Table by Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Classic Asia Modern style dining table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. This example comes
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Mahogany Dining Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid-Century Modern mahogany dining table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture
Edward Wormley for
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29 in W 70 in D 44 in
Dunbar Table Desk Model 1123 with Marble Top designed by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950. Table is in very good condition with a walnut base and chrome
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Rosewood and Mahogany 5-Piece Dinette Dining Set, Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rosewood and mahogany 5-piece dinette dining set, Edward Wormley for Dunbar. The elegant vintage
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany, Rosewood
H 30.75 in W 20.13 in D 20.63 in
Dunbar Wormley Dining Table in Rosewood Model 936 C 1950/1960's
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Stunning rosewood dining table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture. The table features
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Set of Six Dining Chairs Designed by Edward Wormley for Drexel
By Edward Wormley
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Six "Precedent" Dining Chairs, designed by Edward Wormley for Drexel, circa 1950's. These
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Round Dining or Center Table
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Dining center table in dark walnut finish Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Diameter 5ft.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Set of Six Mid Century Dining Chairs Drexel Precedent by Wormley
By Drexel, Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Chic set of six dining chairs designed by Edward Wormley as part of the classic Precedent Line, for
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Edward Wormley Dunbar Burl Wood Pedestal Accent Drum Table 6302F Mid Century
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Edward Wormley for dunbar burl wood pedestal side table 6302F. Item
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Burl
Dining or Conference Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Buffalo, NY
chrome glides/levelers. Made by Dunbar,designed by Edward Wormley
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Set of Eight Edward Wormley for Dunbar Dining Armchairs
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Model number 842, set of eight armchairs in mahogany with red velvet
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Handsome Edward Wormley Precedent Collection Bar Cart, Mid-Century Modern
By Edward Wormley
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome Edward Wormley for Drexel Precedent collection bar cart. Original light finish with
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Elm
H 29.75 in W 37 in D 20.5 in
Triangular Table by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A geometrically pure and finely detailed two-tiered table in bleached walnut of triangular form
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Interlocking Tables
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare set of nesting tables designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. This set can be arranged
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Formica, Ash
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut Elliptical Conference or Dining Table, 1960s
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in South Bend, IN
An extremely rare and exceptional Mid-Century Modern custom 14-foot walnut conference or dining
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Chrome
H 31.5 in W 168 in D 56 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Table with Marble Terrazzo Top
By Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare occasisonal table # 5928, designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar ca' 1950's. Richly grained
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon
Materials
Brass
Ebonized Dining Set in Olive Velvet by Edward Wormley, Dunbar, 1950's
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Culver City, CA
consists of 8 Dining Chairs designed by Edward Wormley, as well as a solid mahogany, ebonized dining table
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
H 29.25 in W 66.25 in D 44.25 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut Flip Top Dining or Game Table, Newly Refinished
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern flip top game table or dining table
By Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 29.25 in W 64 in D 36 in
Dunbar Extension Dining Table. Walnut with Two 15 Inch Stored Leaves, SEE VIDEO!
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very rare expandable dining table designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s. Walnut with black
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
H 29.25 in W 54 in D 42 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Modular Console Table Circa 1950s
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Beautiful set of tables designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Architectural and Mid Century Modern
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Formica, Ash
Mid-Century Hand-Rubbed Walnut Drop Leaf Bar Cart by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Walnut Drop Leaf Bar Cart was created by the illustrious designer Edward
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
H 33 in W 38.5 in D 21 in
Clean Lined Console Table by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined console table, designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, American, circa 1960s. This table
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Dining Set for Six by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A drop-leaf console table opens to seat, six (6) for dining. Set complete with two banquette chairs
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Tambour Door Console by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A rare curved front console in rich grained rosewood with a single drawer and slatted tambour storage.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early Elegant Custom Edward Wormley Low Console or Coffee /Side Table for Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant custom Wormley low console / coffee side table with 9 x 9 travertine marble tile insets
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
H 15.38 in W 60.75 in D 12.5 in
Serving Table on Casters by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Expertly Refinished
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare serving / console table with drawer designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s. Highly
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables
Materials
Brass
H 27.75 in W 80 in D 21 in
Edward Wormley for Drexel Precedent Rolling Bar Cart
By Edward Wormley
Located in Pasadena, TX
A beautiful rolling bar cart as part of Edward Wormley's Precedent series.
Blonde wood, 3
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Wood
1940s Edward Wormley for Dunbar Bleached Mahogany Shell Form Console Table
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Early signed example of Edward Wormley's work for Dunbar, circa 1941, bleached mahogany hand-carved
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.75 in W 32 in D 12 in
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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.
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