Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Walnut Square Crossed Trestle Occasional
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century (1950s) walnut occasional / side table with a square top supported by a crossed trestle base with curved sabre feet. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNIT...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Mid Century Modern 18x18" Square 29" Tall White Marble Pedestal MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern 18x18" Square 29" Tall White Marble Pedestal MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Dada Est. Contemporary Solid Oak Low Table
By DADA est.
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table by Dada Est. manufactured in Barcelona, 2021.
Oak table
Measures: 62 cm D x 140 cm W x 40 cm H
There is the possibility of making it in different measures and woods.
Dada...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Turned Solid Walnut Base Marble Top Round Coffee Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern solid walnut base marble top coffee center table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
White Oval Carrara Marble Top Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Brass Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
White oval Carrara marble top Italian Mid-Century Modern coffee table tapered brass legs.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Modern Rectangular Glass Dining Table with Marble Base 1970'
Located in Rome, IT
Striking rectangular glass dining or center table.
Elegant design geometric black marble supports.
Excellent original vintage condition.
Can be used as a dining table...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass
Stacked Lucite Base Rectangular Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern heavy stacked Lucite base glass top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Burnished Steel Center Hall Table or End Table Made to Order
Located in Chicago, IL
Center hall table that we hand-form from solid steel (or optionally in solid bronze of brass) and then burnish to a brilliant finish. This particular center hall table was clear-coat...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Large Thick Brass Spikes to Form Jack Tripod Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large thick brass spikes to form jack tripod base round glass top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Chrome Glass Brass Finial Base Hoof Feet Square Coffee Center Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern chrome 3/4" thick glass brass finial base hoof feet square coffee center table mint!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Minimalist and Elegant Eugenio Escudero Round Center Table from the 1960s
Located in Mexico, DF
Minimalistic and elegant round table designed by Eugenio Escudero in the 1960s signed "D'Escudero". Organically shaped base in form of a cross in red cedarwood with the original dark...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Parquet de Versailles Flooring on Newly Constructed Iron Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a hand made item using antique Parquet de Versailles flooring pieced together. The table comes in oval,rectangle and round. The rectangle...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Steel and Glass Coffee Table, Model FK91, by Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius
Located in Madrid, ES
The FK 91 coffee table was designed by Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kastholm in 1965 and originally produced by Kill International in Germany. This minimalist table has a chrome-plated ...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Pierced Caved Ornament Round Walnut Banded Mid-Century Modern Side End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pierced caved ornament round walnut banded Mid-Century Modern side stand end occasional table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Huge Maison Jansen Style Mid-Century Brass, Chrome & Lucite Dining Table 1970s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning large vintage Mid-Century modern dining table in polished brass and chrome with acrylic / Lucite legs in the style of Maison Jansen, Karl Springer and Charles Hollis Jones circa 1970s. Perfect for the Hollywood Regency style enthusiast or midcentury lover although, this table would sit very well indeed within any contemporary home decor design.
This table would make a great games tables for Poker game nights or would look stunning as a foyer / hallway table - would make an especially stunning focal point in a large entrance with a circular staircase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Square Solid Bronze Tassels Decorated Base 3/4" Glass Top Coffee Center Table
By Giocometti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Solid Bronze Tassels Decorated Base 3/4" Glass Top Coffee Center Table.
glass is 3/4'' thick
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish Mid-Century Brazilian Rosewood Coffee Table
Located in Montclair, NJ
Rectangular Brazilian rosewood coffee table. Rail with drawers and shelves. Manufactured by CFC Silkeborg, with maker's metal tag. CFC ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Hekman Mahogany Stenciled Brown Leather Top Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Hekman mahogany stenciled brown leather top table. Good vintage condition.
Measures 26" in diameter and stands 22" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Maison Jansen Bronze and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Maison Jansen bronze and glass coffee table.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Dada Est. Contemporary Solid Oak Low Table
By DADA est.
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table by Dada Est. manufactured in Barcelona, 2021.
Oak table
Measures: 62 cm D x 140 cm W x 40 cm H
There is the possibility of making it in different m...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Oak
Modern Mid-Century Round Glass Dining or Center Table Attr. to Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
Striking Mid-Century round glass Dining or Center Table Attributed to Ico Parisi
Elegant design geometric brass center cone , supported by three black painted legs.
Excellent orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Slats Triangular Base Glass Top Coffee Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Modern teak slats triangular base glass top coffee table mint.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Teak
Mahogany Italian table 1950 Saverio Jannace Milano
By Jannace e Kovacs
Located in PARIS, FR
A mahogany console center or dining table Italy 1950 attributed to Savario Jannace
Beautifull vintage condition
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Mid Century Modern Nesting Coffee Side End Occasional Tables MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of 3 Mid Century Modern Nesting Coffee Side End Occasional Tables MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
Solid Brass Oval Swan Heads Feet Motive Coffee Table Center Finial
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Brass Oval Swan Heads Feet Motive coffee table center Finial.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Horse's Legs Centre Table
Located in London, GB
A fabulous table!
Made in France in the late 1960s - The beautful later marble top is supported by horse's legs, with gilded hooves. Please take a look at all our pictures to see th...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Vittorio Dassi Table with Central Leg, Italy 1950s
By Dassi
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This table in the style of Vittorio Dassi was designed in the 1950s. The oval tabletop made of rosewood veneer sits on an hourglass-shaped cent...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Minimalist Round Glass and Chrome Coffee Table by Leon Rosen for Pace, 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Floating circular glass and chrome coffee table by Leon Rosen for Pace, with a dynamically cantilevered top projecting out from an architectural, ring-shaped base. A skillfully balan...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Stainless Steel and Glass Waterfall Coffee Table by Brueton, 1970
By Brueton
Located in Chicago, IL
Stainless Steel and Glass Waterfall Coffee/cocktail Table by Brueton, 1970. Original condition.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Lava Rock Multicolor Tile Top Pedestal Base Guitar Pick Shape Coffee Table
By Roger Capron
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lava rock multicolor tile top pedestal base guitar pick shape coffee table.
Custom multicolor studio made ceramic pottery tiles coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Coffee or Center Table in Pine Wood and Laminate, France, 1970's
Located in Barcelona, ES
Coffee or center table from 1970's, France. Solid construction in pine wood with four panels in black laminate.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Pine
Solid Elm Dining table, France, 1970
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Gorgeous circular Elm dining in the manner of Pierre Chapo.
The top features an impressive grain and nice wood-joints connexions.
The table offers two extensions.
Dimensions closed...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Elm
Multicolor Marble X Base Square Marble Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern X base multi color marble or travertine square coffee table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid Century Italian Modern Bend Glass C Shape Base Coffee Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century Italian modern bend glass c shape base coffee side table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Brass Hoof Feet Chrome Base Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century brass hoof feet chrome base glass top rectangle coffee table MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
20th Century Vivai del Sud Pair of Night Tables in Bamboo and Wicker '60s
Located in Turin, Turin
Pair of Night stands in wicker and bamboo by Vivai del Sud and designed in '60s.
This pair of night stands are ideal for the vacation house, where also in the bedroom you like the ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Square Walnut Mid Century Modern "Floating" Top Coffee Center Table Risom Style
By Jens Risom
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Walnut Mid Century Modern "Floating" Top Coffee Center Table Risom Style
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage 1940s Solid Mahogany Drop-Leaf Gateleg Accent Table
Located in Germantown, MD
An antique Solid Mahogany wood gateleg accent table. Features the oval planked drop-leaf top. Table top sits on turned legs joined by stretchers. The original 17th century English.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Lucite Base Glass Top Compact Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern lucite bases thick 3/4" glass top rectangular coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Dark Wood Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is hand cast by the artisans at Sloss Furnaces historic foundry in Birmingham to look b...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Iron
Midcentury Formica and Wood Central Table, Czechoslovakia, 1960´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid Century central table with a formica plate, beech legs and one drawer. It can be used as a writing desk as well. It was made in the former Cz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beech
Danish Mid-Century Modern Walnut Long Rectangle Coffee Table W Rolled Edge Mint!
By Milo Baughman, Morredi
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern walnut long rectangle coffee table w rolled edge mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Tables with Wood, glass and Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Dining table
Year: 1970
Country: American
Wood and bronze
It is an elegant and sophisticated dining table.
You want to live in the golden years, this is the dining table that your pr...
Category
1670s American Antique Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Ebonised Walnut Tile Top Dowel Tapered Leg Knife Edge Mid-Century Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Ebonised walnut tile top dowel tapered leg knife edge mid-century coffee table mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Dada Est. Contemporary Solid Oak Low Table
By DADA est.
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table by Dada est. manufactured in Barcelona, 2021.
Material: Oak
Dimensions: 60 cm D x 60 cm W x 40 cm H
There is the possibility of making it in different measures and wood...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Oak
Modern Rosewood Westnofa Coffee Table
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Unknown.
Manufacturer: Westnofa.
Period/Model: Mid-Century Modern.
Specs: Rosewood
Condition:
This modern rosewood Westnofa coffee table is in excellent restored c...
Category
1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Large Polished Marble Stone Hexagon Shape 38" Tall Pedestal MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Polished Marble Stone Hexagon Shape 38" Tall Pedestal MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Tessellated Stone Fossil Top Brass Inlay Square Coffee Table on Cabriole Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tessellated Stone Fossil Top Brass Inlay Square coffee table on Cabriole Legs
Category
20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
Extending Brass and Glass Table by Romeo Rega, Italy, 1960s
By Romeo Rega
Located in New York, NY
Octagonal dining table by Romeo Rega with brass framing and smoked glass tops. At the center it has a folding leaf to extend the piece by 28”. The two ends can also be used as consol...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Wrought Iron Art Ornament Brass Tips Feet Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Wrought Iron Art Ornament Brass Tips feet glass top rectangle coffee table MINT!.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Iron, Brass
"Cinova" Chrome Game Table by Sergio Mazza & Grimigna, 1970s
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Hamburg, PA
An impressive chrome designer card table by Sergio Mazza & Grimigna, circa 1970. This iconic designer is well known for mid-century modern lighting designs and we have never owned a ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Square Travertine Mid Italian Century Modern Live Edge Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
40" Square Travertine mid Italian century modern live edge coffee center table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Tessellated Stone Top Brass Inlay Cabriole Leg Side End Occasional Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tessellated Stone Top Brass Inlay Cabriole leg side end occasional table MINT!.
Category
20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
Bamboo and Glass McGuire "Wheet" Dining Table, U.S.A, 1970's
By McGuire
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Black bamboo dining table with glass top.
The glass has a small (inside) crack at the edge.
Category
1970s Central American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
Oval Glass Top Brass & Chrome Hoof Feet Coffee Table Jansen Style
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome brass and glass top hoof feet motive coffee table. Measure: Thick 3/4".
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Charles Hollis Jones Thick Lucite and Glass Center Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage thick lucite Charles Hollis Jones table with glass top. Very heavy lucite base with well kept glass top. No broken parts or damages. Lucite is well kept as well.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Rectangle Mid Century Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Rosewood Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rectangle Mid Century Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Rosewood coffee table MINT!.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Lane Tripod Trileged Round Beveled Chestnut Bezel Glass Top Side End Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lane tripod trileged round beveled chestnut bezel glass top side end table stand.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Chestnut
Mid-century Modern center tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern center tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage center tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern center tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for center tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $66,749 while the average work can sell for $3,900.
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