$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Dining Table by Gimson and Slater
By Gimson and Slater Ltd
Located in New York, NY
Architectural, sophisticated midcentury dining table by noted English maker Gimson and Slater
Walnut
Mid-Century Slate Nautical Table
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's American etched slate nautical table with wood base. Measurements: Height: 16.25
Slate
Paul Kingma Style Brutalist Coffee Table Slate Craft South Africa
By Slate Craft Ltd.
Located in Baltimore, MD
A stunning slate tile pedestal coffee table by Slate Craft made in South Africa features brutalist
Slate
$700 / set
Mid-Century Tables w/ Etched Slate Tops
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage side tables in walnut wood with black slate tops. Tops are etched and bases are
Slate
Slate Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern coffee table features a decorative slate top with etched floral
Slate, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Slate Top Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish midcentury coffee table features vintage walnut base, square stone top, and unique
Slate
Solid Walnut & Slate Rectangular Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Jens Risom
Located in Rockaway, NJ
High quality craftsmanship slate top solid oiled walnut base coffee table signed and dated 1972.
Slate
Teak Mid-Century Modern Coffee table with Slate Top, 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
the 1960s. Solid teak frame with original slate top. This wonderful Mid-Century Modern coffee table or
Slate
Mid-Century Modern Slate Top Cocktail Table, circa 1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Long low and sleek, 3-stone tile panels in a walnut frame. Panels may be changed out with a different stone or marble.
Slate
Mid-Century Modern Octagonal Slate Coffee Table, 1960s Paul Kingma Style
By Paul Kingma
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mid-Century Modern slate stone coffee table. A rare Brutalist octagonal shaped slate coffee table
Slate
Mid-Century Metaform Attributed Square Coffee Table, Slate Top, Metal Base
By Metaform Holland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coffee table attributed to Belgian manufacturer Metaform combines a square slate top with a black
Slate, Metal, Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Lucite Plexiglass Table with a Black Slate Top
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic clear square 16 inch plexiglass box with a textured black slate top. Fabulous combination
Slate
French slate table circa 1950
By Maison Jansen
Located in PARIS, FR
An impressive old slate table France circa 1950 In 4 parts Center dining table console for inside
Slate
Boomerang Shape Slate Tile Top & Base Mid Century Modern Studio Coffee Table
By Roger Capron
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Boomerang Shape Slate Tile Top & Base Mid Century Modern Studio Coffee Table
Slate
Wrought Iron and Slate Mid Century Step End Table Plant Stand after Avard
By Darrell Landrum, Avard
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century architectural two tier wrought iron and slate table in the manner of Darrell Landrum
Slate, Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Martin Visser Style Coffee Table, Slate Top, Chrome Cube Legs
By Martin Visser
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extra-large Mid-Century coffee table commands attention with thick chrome cube legs and handsome
Slate, Chrome
Italian Ebony and Slate Mid Century Coffee Table Attributed to Tobia Scarpa
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Italian Ebony and Slate Mid Century Coffee Table Attributed to Tobia Scarpa Dimensions : 35.5 X
Slate
$875Sale Price|30% Off
2 Drexel Heritage Grand Tour Mid Century Oak Slate Side Tables Sculpture Stand
By Drexel
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of 1960s Drexel Grand Tour pedestal side tables. Made from oak with inset slate top over a
Slate
Mid-Century Modern Walnut And Slate Table Lamp Laurel Lamp Co.
By Jens Risom
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegant and simple, walnut block with grey slate panels. Brass trimmings and a period sixties
Slate
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Style Brass X-Base Slate Top Side/End Table
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern style vintage end table with a removable slate-top and an X-shaped
Slate, Brass
Pair of Mid Century Modern Walnut End Tables with Slate Tops by Jens Risom C1955
By Jens Risom
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of mid century modern end tables with walnut bases and black slate tops. Designed by
Slate
Mid-Century Modern Thick Slate Coffee Table In A Steel Frame - France, 1970
Located in Girona, Girona
Coffee table with patinated steel base, thick slate marquetry top mounted in a steel frame
Slate, Steel
Pair of Mid-Century Metal Clad Slate Top Coffee Tables (manner of Paul Evans)
By Paul Evans
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Mid-Century square coffee / cocktail tables with textured metal clad frames and
Metal
Danish Modern Teak Desk Set by Gimson & Slater LTD
By Gimson and Slater Ltd
Located in Southampton, NJ
Midcentury desk set or work table by English maker Gimson and Slater, retailed by Heals of London
Brass
$3,800 / set
Broyhill, Side Tables, Wood, Slate, USA, 1950s
By Broyhill
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of floral-engraved slate and wood side tables produced by Broyhill, USA, c. 1950s. Overall
Slate
Mid Century Modern Art Deco Style Cherry and Slate Cocktail Table, Custom Made
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A custom-made studio cocktail slate top coffee table circa 1980s. It features natural cherry base
Slate
Brutalist Slate End Tables, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist elm tables with slate inserts.
Slate
$1,832Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair 1960's Mid Century Modern Off White Pedestal Side Tables with Slate Tops
Located in Opa Locka, FL
A Pair of Mid Century Modern Off White Pedestal Hexagonal Side Tables, Accent Tables. Slate stone
Wood
Slate Topped End Table from USA, 1970s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A refined, minimalist and excellent quality occasional or side table having a circular polished
Slate, Steel
Henredon Town & Country French Style Carved Oak Wood Slate Top Low Accent Table
By Henredon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Henredon Town & Country French Style Carved Oak Wood Slate Top Low Accent Table. Item features a
Slate
Drexel Solid Wood and Slate Top Side Tables, a pair
By Drexel
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Pair of mid century modern era end tables by Drexel. With carved legs and fronts and an etched
Slate
Large French Black Slate and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large slate and glass coffee table from France, 1970s. Beautiful natural black slate tile and
Slate
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Slate Pedestal Side Table
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Dunbar slate top side table consisting of black slate, solid mahogany, and a brass trimmed sabot
Slate, Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Table Lamp in Slate and Red Iron Oxide Glaze
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and sophisticated Mid-Century Modern ceramic table lamp was realized in France, circa
Ceramic
Hand-Carved Japanese Stump Table with Slate Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand-carved Japanese stump table with slate top, believed to be circa 1950s, possibly earlier. This
Slate
Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modern Black lacquer Slate Like Top Coffee Table MINT!
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modern Black lacquer Slate Like Top Coffee Table MINT!
Birch, Laminate
$1,400 / set
Pair of Teak and Slate Tables by Haslev
By Haslev Mobelsnedkeri
Located in New York, NY
Danish made Danish modern teak and slate tables by Haslev. Nice diminutive scale, very good
Slate
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Walnut and Slate Top Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Walnut and Slate Top Coffee Table This coffee
Slate
Vintage French Country Style Walnut Slate Top Pedestal Base End Tables - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Style Walnut Slate Top Pedestal Base Low End Tables - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th
Slate
1950's Mid Century Angular Low Table With Dark Slate Laminate Top
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Mid Century Angular Low Table With Dark Slate Laminate Top. Good quality side table with a
Beech
Poul Kjaerholm PK61 Coffee Table black slate top
Located in Brussels, BE
Poul Kjaerholm PK61 Coffee Table black slate top
Slate, Metal
French Designer, Coffee Table, Wood, Slate, France, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark-stained wood and slate coffee table designed and produced in France, c. 1960s. Wear
Slate
Large Slate & Steel Coffee Table, Belgium 1960's
By Pia Manu
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully crafted steel coffee table by Pia Manu with a deep metal patina, the top is a patchwork
Slate, Steel
Brutalist Wrought Iron & Slate End Table, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist slate top table banded in riveted wrought iron on solid wrought iron “bat” legs. Pair
Slate, Wrought Iron
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Walnut and Slate Top Side Tables - Pair
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Walnut and Slate Top Side Tables - Pair Each side
Slate
Brutalist French coffee Table with Slate top, 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Brutalist French coffee Table France 1960 in good original condition. Solid oak with slate top.
Slate
Mid Century Brutalist California Tile Octagonal Table
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Sharp California Tile top table. Octagonal table in oak with scrolled iron base showcase beautiful
Slate, Iron
Vintage Coffee Table, Pine and Slate, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Vintage coffee table, pine and slate circa 1960. Multiple possible positions for the feet. The
Slate
1960s Slate, Concrete and Oak Brutalist Coffee Table
Located in London, London
Coffee table Brutalist Slate and stone on concrete top Oak and iron base Belgian 1960s/1970s
Concrete, Slate, Iron
Oak Coffee Table with dark Slate Top, France 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Round coffee table featuring a dark slate stone top set within an oak frame. The stone surface has
Slate
Coffee Table Made In Rosewood & Black Slate From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
The coffee table, crafted from rosewood and black slate and of Danish design from the 1960s, is a
Slate
Phillip Lloyd Powell Charcoal Slate & Walnut Tripod Occasional Table, 1960
By Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Phillip Lloyd Powell circular walnut tri leg table with dark natural slate surface. Featuring three
Slate, Brass
Mid Century Brutalist California Tile Octagonal Table Cabinet
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Sharp California Tile top table cabinet. Octagonal table cabinet in oak with ACES panels. Beautiful
Slate, Iron
Slate Tiled Coffee Table on Custom Metal Base--Modern, Clean Lines
Located in Atlanta, GA
A modern style custom coffee table with slate tiled top. This rectangular-shaped coffee table
Slate, Metal
Mid-Century Dining Table, circa 1970, France
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Mid-Century Dining Table, circa 1970, France. Very decorative piece made with slate
Slate, Stainless Steel
Table Atributed to Tobia Scarpa, Ebony and slate Italy, 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Asymmetric low table atributed to Tobia Scarpa made in Italy 1970. rare material with beautiful
Slate
Set of 2 identical square slate stone coffee table from the 1950’s.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of 2 identical square slate stone coffee table from the 1950’s. These elegant coffee tables
Slate, 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.
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 .
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.
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