Bassett Mayan Tall Chest Highboy Dresser Mid Century Modern 1960s
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Forest Grove, PA
Bassett Mayan” Collection hardware handles are in fantastic shape. The case retains the original Bassett
Metal
Midcentury Bassett Dresser from the "Mayan" Collection
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
1960s Bassett Mid-Century Modern Mayan walnut long dresser. Features three drawers to left and
Wood
$1,195
H 36.25 in W 60.5 in D 3.25 in
Mayan Collection Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Queen Size Headboard, 1960s
By Bassett Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern sculpted walnut queen size headboard From the Mayan Collection by
Walnut
1960s Mid-Century Modern Mayan Revival Dresser
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Burbank, CA
Mayan Collection. It has been professionally refinished, and is in excellent showroom restored condition
Walnut
Bassett Mayan Low Walnut Dresser Mid Century Modern 1960s
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A Mid-Century Modern Bassett low dresser from the “Mayan” Collection. Circa 1960’s. The six drawer
Metal
Mid-Century Nightstand Side Table Bassett Mayan
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Baltimore, MD
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern Bassett nightstand side table from the “Mayan” Collection circa 1960’s
Walnut
Mid Century Bassett Mirror from the "Mayan" Collection
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
1960s Bassett Mid-Century Modern Mayan walnut wood mirror. Top edge is embellished with ornately
Mirror, Walnut
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Mirror Mayan Collection Bassett Ornate Details
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern mirror Mayan collection bassett ornate details Dimensions. 28 3/4 W
Mirror
Vintage Bassett Side Tables
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of mid-century walnut tables by Bassett for their 'Mayan' collection. Two drawers for bedside
Walnut
Tiki/Mayan Dresser by Bassett Furniture
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Miami, FL
This dresser specifically was part of Bassett's 'Mayan' collection in the 1960s. The 'Mayan
Wood
Bassett Dresser from the Mayan Collection
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Unique Mid-Century Modern nine-drawer dresser from the Mayan collection by Bassett. Refinished and
Walnut
Highboy Dresser by Bassett
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Unique Mid-Century Modern highboy dresser from the Mayan collection by Bassett. Refinished and very
Walnut
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
$9,650 / item
H 30 in W 72 in D 18 in
Mae Solid Walnut Credenza, Console, Sideboard by Crump and Kwash
By Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Solid wood case / hand-turned legs / hand rubbed oil finish / solid brass pulls / premium, full extension, soft close drawer slides / solid wood, dovetailed drawer boxes Dimensions:...
Brass
Broyhill Premier Emphasis Collection Mid Century Dresser
By Broyhill
Located in New York, NY
Classic American made mid century dresser, by the noted furniture company Broyhill, as part of their premier Emphasis collection. This example features two banks of drawers, each hav...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Bedroom Set by Kroehler
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern bedroom set includes a low dresser, a highboy dresser, and a one drawer nightstand with a compartment underneath. The highboy features three cube shaped...
Metal
Mid-Century Walnut Headboard With Cane Front- King
Located in Trenton, NJ
This King Size Cane Front Headboard is a regal statement piece that exudes elegance and charm. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this headboard adds a touch of vintage sop...
Cane, Walnut
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 53 in W 60 in D 3 in
Vintage Brass Chinese Chippendale Queen Sized Headboard
By Milo Baughman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely American, mid century. A Queen sized (60" w x 53" h) Chinese Chippendale brass headboard with sculpted frame and lattice work interior. Hollywood Regency style and in manner ...
Brass
Henredon Asian Tansu Style Queen Size Faux Bamboo Headboard
By Henredon
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Henredon Asian Tansu Style Queen Size Faux Bamboo Headboard Dimensions : 60" Wide X 38.5" Tall Made by Henredon is in the Asian Tansu Style in excellent vintage condition!
Walnut
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Credenza
Located in Tulsa, OK
**Please Read Entire Description* Please view all listing pictures on a laptop if possible. Some cell phones don’t display all listing pictures and some could be pictures relating ...
Teak
$1,600
H 44.75 in W 39.75 in D 18.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Highboy Dresser by Ramseur Furniture, 1970s
By Ramseur Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage modern dresser features sculpted drawer pulls with leather and brass capped feet. A sleek design with ample storage space within its three hefty drawers and large...
Brass
Queen Size Mid-century R-Way Walnut Headboard
By R-Way Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful vintage modern headboard by R-Way furniture with a charming vintage walnut finish. Sleek design at 63 inches wide, this piece makes the perfect addition to any bedroom. P...
Walnut
Lane Staccato Mid Century Walnut Queen Headboard
By Lane Furniture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Lane Staccato Mid Century Walnut Queen Headboard This headboard measures: 64.25 wide x 1.5 deep x 42.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vint...
Walnut
Lane Staccato Mid Century Walnut Queen Brutalist Headboard
By Lane Furniture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Lane Staccato Mid Century Walnut Queen Brutalist Headboard This headboard measures: 60 wide x 1.75 deep x 42 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show ...
Walnut
Mid Century Modern Brutalist Inspired Highboy Dresser. Circa 1960s.
By Lane Furniture
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Brutalist Inspired Highboy Dresser. Circa 1960s. Feature a monumental look with brutalist inspired designed doors, a beautiful walnut wood grain finish, an...
Wood, Walnut
$1,796Sale Price|25% Off
H 40.25 in W 61 in D 2.5 in
1971 MCM Lane Headboard Tower Suite Collection Full/Queen Bed Rosewood & Walnut
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern headboard Lane Furniture Tower Suite Collection comprised of walnut and rosewood. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and n...
Rosewood, Walnut
$8,250 / item
H 30.5 in W 92.25 in D 19.5 in
Craftassociates Credenza, Eiger Modern Credenza - 1607, Walnut, White
By Craft Associates
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Craftassociates Credenza, Eiger Modern Credenza - 1607, Walnut, White This Eiger Modern Credenza for Craft Associates® Furniture is expertly crafted. The base is constructed by hand...
Walnut
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.