Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Jacks Side Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Tulsa, OK
. * * * Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Jacks Side Tables. Above average vintage condition and
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Glass, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Jacks Side Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Tulsa, OK
. * * * Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Jacks Side Tables. Above average vintage condition and
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall "Jacks" Side Table in Walnut
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Adrian Pearsall "Jacks" table with a sculptural walnut base. The walnut has nice graining
Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Sculptural " Jacks " Side Table Base
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wayne, NJ
Adrian Pearsall Sculptural " Jacks " Side Table Base . Ready for your own glass.
Wood
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Walnut Jacks Side Tables - Pair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall Mid Century Walnut Jacks Side Tables - Pair Each side table measures: 20 wide x 24
Glass, Walnut
$3,295
H 18.75 in W 19.5 in D 23.75 in
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Walnut Jacks Side Tables - Pair
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Walnut Jacks Side Tables - Pair Each side table
Glass, Walnut
$1,080Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 20 in Dm 25 in
Mid Century Modern Atributted to Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. C 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Atributted to Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Walnut Jack Side
Glass, Walnut
$2,800 / set
H 16.25 in W 16.25 in D 16.25 in
Adrian Pearsall "Jacks" Walnut and Glass Side Tables for Craft Associates
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Priced as a set The distinctive sculptural "ribbon" or "dog bone" (also known as "Jacks") X-form
Glass, Walnut
$2,800
H 20 in W 27 in D 22 in
Adrian Pearsall Solid Walnut Slate Like Top Composite Top End Side Table Mint
By Jack Cartwright, John Keal, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Adrian Pearsall Solid Walnut Slate Like Top Composite Top End Side Table Mint
Resin, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Scoop Side Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Tulsa, OK
. * * * Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Scoop Chair. Above average vintage condition and structurally
Upholstery, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall "Jacks” Side Tables for Craft Associates, a Pair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Esperance, NY
These beautiful Adrian Pearsall "Jacks” side tables for Craft Associates are iconic. They are
Glass, Walnut
Pair of Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Jacks Side Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Jacks Side Tables Sold as pair. Above average vintage condition
Walnut, Glass
Adrian Pearsall "Jacks" Side Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage glass top side tables by designer Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. Classic "Jacks
Adrian Pearsall Jacks Side Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A single solid walnut Pearsall Jacks side table with glass top, manufactured by Craft Associates.
Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Jack Side Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A classic sculptural based Pearsall dark walnut and glass topped Jack side table ,manufactured by
Walnut, Glass
Adrian Pearsall Jacks Side Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A solid dark walnut based Jacks side table with plate glass top by Craft Associates.
Adrian Pearsall "Jack" Side Table for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in San Antonio, TX
Classic sculptural "Jack" side table designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates features a
Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Adrian Pearsall "Jacks" Side Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century “Jacks” side table designed by Adrian Pearsall, made circa 1960s. This particular piece
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Jacks Mid Century Walnut Side End Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall Jacks mid century walnut side end table This table measures: 24 wide x 20 deep x
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Side Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of walnut and glass Pearsall side tables known by the profession as the "Jack Table" because
Crystal
Adrian Pearsall Side Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of Jack side tables in a dark walnut and glass topped manufactured by Craft Associates .
Wood, Glass
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Jacks Side Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern glass top end or occasional table, designed by Adrian Pearsall for
Glass, Walnut
Pair of Walnut Adrian Pearsall Side Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pasadena, CA
This pair of Adrian Pearsall side tables feature a jack-shaped base rendered in walnut. They are
Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Jacks End Tables, a Pair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Esperance, NY
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Jacks end tables - a pair.
Walnut
Pair of Glass Top Walnut Jacks Tables by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Glass Top Walnut Jacks Tables by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates "Jacks" End Tables
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Wilmington, DE
These tables were designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. They have a walnut base and
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Glass Top "Jack" Tables for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Glass Top "Jack" tables for Craft Associates (3/4" Plate Glass Tops)
Sold
H 19 in W 24 in D 20 in
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Jax Walnut Side Tables, circa 1960
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Jax walnut side tables, circa 1960 Gorgeous midcentury
Walnut
Mid-Century "Jacks" Side Table by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century “Jacks” side table designed by Adrian Pearsall, made circa 1960s. This particular piece
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall "Jack" Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic "jack" style side table with triangular glass top by mid-century designer Adrian Pearsall
Adrian Pearsall Sculptural Walnut Side Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of "Jacks" end tables by Adrian Pearsall. Solid walnut bases with glass tops.
Walnut
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates "Jacks" Side Tables, Pair
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering an outstanding pair of Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates 'Jacks' side tables. The table
Walnut
Sold
H 19.75 in W 24 in D 27.25 in
Adrian Pearsall Jacks Walnut Side Tables for Craft Associates, a Pair
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut side tables with glass tops designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft
Glass, Walnut
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Walnut Jacks End Tables
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern 'Jacks' side tables designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. This pair
Glass, Walnut
Mid Century Adrian Pearsall Walnut Jacks End Tables
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern 'Jacks' side tables designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. This pair
Glass, Walnut
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Walnut "Jacks" End Tables
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of walnut side tables designed by Adrian Pearsall, manufactured by Craft Associates. In
Walnut
Sold
H 19 in W 24 in D 20 in
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Jacks Side End Table, Pair
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates mid century jacks side end table - Pair Each table measures
Glass, Wood
Set of Walnut "Jacks" Tables by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large coffee table and a pair of walnut side tables designed by Adrian Pearsall, manufactured by
Walnut
Three Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Walnut "Jacks" Occasional Tables
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Ferndale, MI
Selection of three separate Adrian Pearsall designed side tables. Each with walnut base and glass
Glass, Walnut
Pair Of Mid-Century Modern Glass Top Side Tables
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Adrian Pearsall style side tables with "jacks" style wood base.
Glass, Wood
Sculptural Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Side Tables
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of "Jacks" end tables by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, circa 1950s. Restored
Walnut, Glass
Sold
H 19 in W 24 in D 20 in
Adrian Pearsall Jacks End Tables Walnut Glass Vintage Mid-Century Pop Art
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Late sixties whimsical walnut side tables. Mod but with a deep hued organic Cabinmodern vibe too
Walnut
Sold
H 16 in W 49 in D 32 in
Mid Century Modern Solid Walnut and Glass Jacks Coffee Table by Adrian Pearsall
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage 'Jacks' coffee table model no. 1465-T designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
Glass, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Side Chair
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Tulsa, OK
. * * * Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Scoop Side Chair. Above average vintage condition and structurally
Upholstery, Bentwood
Sold
H 15.75 in W 50.75 in L 15.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Adrian Pearsall Jacks Coffee Table 1465-T, New Glass
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Chattanooga, TN
It’s been years since we had this Adrian Pearsall jacks coffee table on our showroom floor and it
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Midcentury Coffee Table for Craft Associates, 1950s
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Milano, IT
Side table designed by Adrian Pearsall "jack" for Craft Associates from 1950s. The coffee table has
Glass, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Jacks Side Table
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Jacks Side Table with Triangular Glass Top Side Table This
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall "Jacks" Side Table in Walnut
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Adrian Pearsall "Jacks" table with a sculptural walnut base.
Walnut
Sold
H 19.25 in W 23.25 in D 27 in
Adrian Pearsall "Jack" Side Tables for Craft Associates, Pair, circa 1960
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful pair of refinished "Jack" side tables for Craft Associates featuring carved walnut bases
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 19.75 in W 23.88 in D 27.13 in
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Jacks Side Tables in Walnut & Glass for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of all original Adrian Pearsall Sculptural Jacks side or end tables in walnut with triangular
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall "Jack" Pair of Side Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Washington, DC
Classic American modern pair of "Jack" side tables designed by Adrian Pearsall.
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 19.375 in W 21 in D 16.5 in
Adrian Pearsall Walnut and Glass Jacks Side Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome iconic Mid-Century Modern jacks side or end table by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 19.25 in W 23.5 in D 19.5 in
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Sculpted Walnut "Jacks" Side Table, 1960s
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern sculpted walnut occasional side table Designed by Adrian Pearsall
Glass, Walnut
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Pair of end or side tables by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, 1960. These tables have the
Glass, Wood
Mid Century Pearsall Jack Base Guitar Pick Top Side Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Mid Century end, or side, table designed by Adrian Pearsall, circa 1950/60’s. The table
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 19.5 in W 27 in D 24 in
Adrian Pearsall Jacks or Guitar Pick Walnut Side Tables Craft Associates, Pair
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
classic Mid-Century Modern side or end tables. Often called the Jacks/Jax tables, due to the evocative
Glass, Walnut
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Glass Top Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Pair Adrian Pearsall "Jack" tables, with original plate glass tops.
Wood
Sold
H 18.75 in W 19.5 in D 23.5 in
Pair of Sculptural "Jacks" End Tables by Adrian Pearsall ca. 1960s
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of sculptural walnut side tables with original plate glass tops by Adrian Pearsall for Craft
Walnut, Glass
Sold
H 19 in W 24 in D 20 in
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates sculptural walnut and glass end table
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates “Jacks” or “Jax” sculptural walnut and glass end or side table
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Walnut and Glass Jacks Side Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome iconic Mid-Century Modern Jacks side or end table by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
Glass, Walnut
Mid Century Adrian Pearsall Walnut Jacks End Tables
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern 'Jacks' side tables designed by Adrian Pearsall for craft Associates. This pair
Walnut, Glass
Sold
H 18.5 in W 24 in D 20 in
Pair of Mid Century Modern "Jax" Side Tables Designed by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Buffalo, NY
Sculptural pair of Mid-Century Modern 'Jacks' end or side tables made from solid walnut, with
Glass, Walnut
Pair of Mid Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Walnut Jacks End Tables
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage pair of 'Jacks' side tables designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates circa 1960's
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 20 in W 27.25 in D 24 in
Vintage Pair of Solid Walnut and Glass Jacks End Tables by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern pair of side tables designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, circa
Glass, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Jacks Side Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Long Beach, CA
A walnut and glass 'jacks' side table designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. This is one
Adrian Pearsall "Jack" Tables
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Washington, DC
Pair of walnut side tables designed by Adrian Pearsall, manufactured by Craft Associates. See our
Glass, Walnut
Sold
H 21.5 in W 18.75 in L 21.5 in
Adrian Pearsall Solid Walnut Iconic Jacks Side Table Curved Glass Top
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
Jacks, has an organic shaped curved glass top and the most dramatic lines. Designed by Adrian Pearsall
Glass, Walnut
$8,908
H 44 in W 92 in D 93 in
King Bed with Shell Headboard in Caramel Leather and Oatmeal Fabric - Musa Line
By Uultis Design
Located in Miami, FL
King size bed designed by Sérgio Batista for Uultis in oatmeal fabric and caramel leather with shell-shaped headboard. *Please check availability prior to purchase*. Introducing the...
Leather, Upholstery, Fabric, Wood
$990 / item
H 18.5 in Dm 17.7 in
IDE Travertine Stone Side Table, 17.7Ø"x18.5"H - Accent, End Table, Coffee Table
Located in St Petersburg, US
IDE Table: a stunning piece that embodies the natural elegance of travertine stone. This table is crafted with precision and attention to detail, making it a unique addition to any ...
Travertine, Stone
$1,932 / set
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 15.75 in
Twins Polished Side Table contemporary design by Giordano Viganò
By Giordano Viganò
Located in Novedrate, IT
Twins are two side tables that can be placed one above the other. They are available in three colors: Bordeaux, black and dark green. The minimal style and classics colours make them...
Wood
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
$7,150 / item
H 22.05 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in
Egg Designs Brutalist Teal Ceramic & Verdigris Copper Side Table
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Egg Designs’ Boogie Nights side table (2021) is a sculptural, Brutalist-inspired accent piece handcrafted with artistic precision. The top is composed of individually glazed teal-gre...
Copper, Steel
Sasco Semi-Flush Mount Brass Light Fixture, Custom Finishes
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
The Sasco is a versatile custom-made solid brass and glass globe light fixture, which can be mounted on the ceiling or wall. Shown here in our factory brass, an uneven unfinished br...
Brass
Unavailable|$12,800
H 26.78 in W 109.85 in D 33.47 in
Adrian Pearsall Platform Sofa in Walnut and Green Upholstery
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Adrian Pearsall, 'Platform' sofa, fabric, walnut, United States, 1960s Adrian Pearsall is renowned for his distinctive sofa designs, and this piece exemplifies his innovative approa...
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Finn Juhl Style Lounge Chairs
By Finn Juhl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish pair of Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs feature sculpted walnut construction with comfortable vintage upholstery. Spingle backs and unique sloped arm rests add to the D...
Upholstery, Walnut
$3,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 26 in W 30 in D 28 in
Mid Century Modern Pair Milo Baughman Style 180 Swivel Base Lounge Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Wayne, NJ
Pair Milo Baughman Style Swivel Base Club Lounge Chairs . These do a swivel 180 turn.
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Plaster Lamps in the Taste of Jean-Michel Frank
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Pair of stuccoed plaster lamps Custom made shades Inspired by Jean-Michel Frank France, modern production Model : " Topkapi" Wired for European Measures: Total Height : 84 cm / 3...
Plaster
$900 / item
H 38.59 in W 17.72 in D 20.08 in
Minimal Style, Solid Wood Stool, Bar or Counter Height, Caning and Leather
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired by the B-52 plane design, thi...
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
$2,500 / item
H 4.75 in Dm 9.75 in
1960s Helena Tynell Model #A664 Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount for Limburg
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Helena Tynell Model #A664 Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount for Limburg. Executed in thick and heavy textured amber bubble glass and painted metal mount. Can be mounted on the cei...
Metal
Early Poul Henningsen Copper Table Lamp, 1930s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen, Mid-century Modern design This is the iconic Poul Henningsen (PH 4/3) table lamp with original copper shades. Stand, switch and socket house of bro...
Copper
Fratelli TOSO Rare Table Lamp / Night-Light, 1900
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Table Lamp / Night-Light by Fratelli Toso, Venice, Italy, c. 1900. Rare in this size, this exquisite table lamp, or night-light, is a stunning example of Venetian craftsmanship by th...
Bronze
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.88 in W 19.5 in D 16 in
Willy Daro Manner Metal Tree & Bird Sculptural End Table Base
By Willy Daro
Located in Wayne, NJ
This is a stunning vintage metal end table base featuring an intricate bird, flowers , and tree base. You may use you own glass, marble, wood , etc top. It originally had a 22" round...
Metal
American Designer, Sideboard, Oak, USA, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable dark-stained oak sideboard or cabinet designed and produced in the US, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 29.0"H x 88.125"W x 19.0"D All items ship from High Point, ...
Oak
Adrian Pearsall designed some of the most exuberant and expressive American chairs, sofas and other furniture of the 1950s and ’60s. For verve and vivacity of form, he surpasses even Vladimir Kagan — whose work is the emblem of swinging, sexy mid-20th century modernism. Pearsall gave his imagination free rein, and his flamboyant, eye-catching styles are icons of what has become known as “Atomic Age” design.
Pearsall studied architectural engineering at the University of Illinois before opening his Pennsylvania furniture company, Craft Associates, in 1952, and that training shows in many designs.
A Pearsall trademark, for example, is a lounge chair with an exceptionally tall, trapezoidal back, which give the pieces a skyscraper-like silhouette. Pearsall also had a talent for so-called Gondola sofas — long, low-slung pieces with upswept ends. Many of Pearsall’s sofas and chairs are supported not by legs, but on gently arced walnut skids.
Pearsall had a gift for tables, too, in particular glass-topped side tables and coffee tables with frames that have the look of an Alexander Calder stabile. As you will see from the offerings on 1stDibs, Pearsall had flair, and his work adds an attention-getting, sculptural exclamation point to any décor.
Find vintage Adrian Pearsall sofas, armchairs, coffee tables and other furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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.
The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.
Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.
Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.
Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.
The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte.
Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life.
No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .