Sculptural Walnut Headboard Bed 102" Wide Mid Century Modern MINT
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sculptural Walnut Headboard Bed 102" Wide Mid Century Modern MINT
Walnut
$2,400
H 39 in W 56 in D 9 in
1970s Oiled Walnut Storage Compartment Wedge Shape Full Size HeadBoard Bed MINT
By Adrian Pearsall, John Keal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
1970s Oiled Walnut Storage Compartment Wedge Shape Full Size HeadBoard Bed MINT
Walnut
Rare Couch / Daybed by Adrian Pearsall, 1961
Located in Zurich, Zurich
Restored USA Rarity: Original couch / Sofa bed Adrian Pearsall, 1961, Craft Associates, Wilkes
Fabric
Matched Pair of Modernist Daybeds Designed by Adrian Pearsall
By George Nelson, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matched pair of modernist daybeds designed by Adrian Pearsall. Classic Mid-Century Modern
Metal
King-Size Mid-Century Modern Walnut Headboard Bed
By American of Martinsville, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Medium light walnut low gloss finish Mid-Century Modern headboard bed.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Style Day Bed
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
arm rests, tapered legs, and vintage fabric add to the charm of this Pearsall style day bed. Please
Queen or Full Size Danish Mid-Century Modern Walnut Headboard
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice solid and steady Mid-Century Modern walnut headboard with mirror tiles.
Mirror, Walnut
Queen or Full Size Danish Mid-Century Modern Walnut Headboard
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice solid and steady Mid-Century Modern walnut headboard with mirror tiles.
Mirror, Walnut
Sculptural Oiled Walnut Strips King-Size Headboard
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern very solid well built oiled walnut strips sculptural headboard.
Walnut
Danish Mid-Century Modern Oiled Walnut Queen Headboard
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern oiled walnut queen-size headboard. Vivid walnut wood grain.
Walnut
Sold
H 48 in W 102 in D 2 in
Mid Century Modern Walnut King Size Burlwood Headboard Extra 102 Inche Long MINT
By Harvey Probber, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern king oversize 102 inches long burl wood walnut headboard.
Walnut, Burl
Sold
H 30 in W 74 in D 29 in
Daybed or Sofa bed Conversion Settee in the Style of Adrian Pearsall, Circa 1960
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, with removable cushions to transform from a sofa into a bed. Cushion covers are removable by zipper
Upholstery, Wood
Adrian Pearsall Day Bed
Located in Baltimore, MD
American Modern day bed designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft and Associates.
Wood
Midcentury Daybed, Adrian Pearsall Style
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Crockett, CA
Adrian Pearsall style day bed on round tapered legs and a wooden backrest behind the cushion. Two
$16,000
H 21.86 in W 127.17 in D 95.67 in
Italian Sculptural King Size bed with Integrated Nightstands in Ash
Located in Waalwijk, NL
King Size bed, ash, wood, Italy, 1970s A captivating and sculptural double bed, made in Italy in the 1970s. This piece has amazing quality, not only visible in the design itself but...
Ash
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 40 in D 20.75 in
Vintage Rattan & Cane Bistro Table and Chair Honeymoon Set
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This lovely, modestly scaled rattan and cane set is from in the late 1970s. Includes a small oval glass top table and two swivel chairs. Elegantly crafted by Asian artisans of bend c...
Upholstery, Cane, Rattan
Hand Crafted Walnut and Maple Dansk Bed
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Four Post Mid Century Modern, hand crafted bed with solid wood construction, hand-cut joinery and custom Dutchman joint. Handmade in Los Angeles, California. Bed frame available in ...
Brass
$5,500 / set
H 50.5 in W 18 in D 20 in
Set of Six Midcentury Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Swivel Chairs
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning set of six vintage modern "Oxford" chairs boast a convenient swivel base and an unusual backrest. A sleek design that functions as a dining chair, office chair, or a lo...
Metal
$6,600Sale Price / item|21% Off
H 47.5 in W 32 in D 30 in
Emerald Green 'Big' by Guido Faleschini for Mariani Leather Executive Desk Chair
By Guido Faleschini, Pace Collection, i4 Mariani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This incredible executives chair is named 'Big', designed by Guido Faleschini by i4 Mariani originally designed in the 1970s, this example newly produced in a gorgeous emerald green ...
Chrome
$9,950 / set
H 27 in W 29 in D 26 in
Modernist Channel-back Club Chairs by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century modernist channel-back club/lounge chairs, defines upscale simplistic styling by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Incorporating classic lines with a streamlined silhouett...
Velvet
Mid-Century Teak Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern writing desk in teak wood. Simple design with a two drawer bank and tapered legs. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Teak
$7,200Sale Price|34% Off
H 38 in W 72 in D 48 in
'Joe' Lounge Chair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova, 1970s, Signed
By Poltronova, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful patinated leather "Joe" lounge chair by De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi for Poltronova is covered in a gorgeous and soft light brown / tan leather signed with artist embosse...
Leather
$4,250Sale Price|22% Off
H 27.25 in W 30.5 in D 30.25 in
Harvey Probber Swivel Club Chair, circa 1960s, Reupholstered and Refinished
By Harvey Probber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Harvey Probber swivel club chair from circa 1960 has been refinished and reupholstered. Featuring a scalloped front end and loose seat cushion over a round wood swivel base whic...
Upholstery, Wood
$7,750
H 29.93 in W 43.31 in D 27.96 in
M.C. Magnani & A. Schieppati 1950s Milanese Vanity Table in Walnut and Maple
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio Architettura Ambientazione Arredamento M.C. Magnani & A. Schieppati, vanity table, walnut, maple, mirrored glass, Milan, Italy, 1950s This charming vanity table is a 1950s de...
Mirror, Maple, Walnut
Set of 4 Erwine and Estelle Laverne Champagne Swivel Chairs
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne, Laverne International
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful set of 4 Erwine and Estelle Laverne Champagne swivel chairs from the 1960’s. We’ve had the seat cushion redone in a really great fuchsia cut velvet fabric. Two of the cus...
Fabric, Lucite
Pair of Large Pendants by Helena Tynell
By Helena Tynell
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large pendant by Helena Tynell for Flygsfors, Sweden, Circa 1960th. Hand blown glass on brass chains. Newly rewired . Can be sold separately. Some minor chips on bottom r...
Art Glass
$2,800
H 35 in W 78 in D 2 in
American Light Walnut Cane King Size Clover Rosettes Decorated Headboard MINT!
By American of Martinsville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
American Light Walnut Cane King Size Clover Rosettes Decorated Headboard MINT!
Walnut
Unique Sputnik-Style Chandelier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage Sputnik-style chandelier is full of Mid-Century Modern style and is a stylish way to provide lighting in any space. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/NJ).
Metal
Crawford Furniture Mid Century Maple Full Storage Headboard
By Crawford Furniture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Crawford Furniture Mid Century Maple Full Storage Headboard This headboard measures: 58 wide x 12.25 deep x 36 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restor...
Maple
$6,000
H 28.75 in W 26.5 in D 22 in
Warren Platner for Knoll Gold Plated Armchair with Andes Black Leather
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning Warren Platner for Knoll armchair in 18k Gold Plated steel and Andes black leather. We were fortunate to find this chair. It was used as a floor sample for a Retailer who ...
Gold Plate, Steel
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.
With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
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Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.