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Heavy Mid-Century Modern Chrome Cocktail Table Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Heavy mid-century chrome cocktail table base. Can support a glass top up to 50" x 50".
The piece
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Marble Top Table with Chrome Base
Located in Hudson, NY
Mid-Century marble top table with chrome base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Illuminated Mid Century Modern Lucite & Chrome Butterfly Coffee Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Illuminated Mid Century Modern Lucite & Chrome Butterfly Coffee Table Base. Item features an
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
$1,750
H 16 in W 26 in D 23 in
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Frame Z Shaped Metal Desk Dining Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Frame Z Shaped Metal Desk Dining Table Base.
Item features a unique Z
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Chrome
$1,350
H 28 in W 42.75 in D 25 in
20th Century Italian Chrome Sliding Table By Belgo Chrom
By Belgo Chrome
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century Italian chrome and glass coffee table by Belgo Chrom features a minimalist
Category
20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Unusual French Mid Century Suede-Topped Table with Chrome Base & Mosaic Sides
Located in Troy, MI
what we believe are squares of animal horns. Four footed pedestal base made with chrome flat bar and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
$6,295
H 30 in Dm 47.5 in
Mid-Century Springer Lacquer Floating Coffee Table - Chrome Base
By Milo Baughman, Karl Springer, Steve Chase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Remarkable coffee table by Karl Springer with a lacquered finish and chrome plinth base . Rare
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
$2,600 / item
H 15 in W 41 in D 41 in
Mid-Century Italian Brass, Chrome Table Base Signed Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Vilnius, LT
Mid-century Italian Romeo Rega dining table base is made of brass, chrome, plywood. It is heavy and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$3,087 Sale Price
40% Off
H 28.35 in W 25.6 in D 17.33 in
Round Octagon Glass Chrome Base Mid-Century Modern Dining Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Octagon glass chrome base Mid-Century Modern dining table.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Mid Century Modern Polished Chrome Metal Octagon Accent Side Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Polished Chrome Metal Octagonal Accent Side Table Base (base only). Item
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
$325
H 18.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Stacked Lucite Chrome Frame Square Coffee Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Stacked Lucite Chrome Frame Square Coffee Table Base (NO GLASS, Base
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
$650
H 15.5 in W 28 in D 28 in
Mid-Century Modern "x" Base Circular Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage modern circular coffee table features a heavy "X" shaped base with 1"
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
20th Century Continental Belgo Chrome Console Table, circa 1970
By Belgo Chrome
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning mid 20th century Belgian made console table. This table has been crafted out of bronze
Category
20th Century Belgian Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
$3,462
H 30.71 in W 57.49 in D 16.54 in
Mid-Century Italian Glass Flower Coffee Table with Chrome Base
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A rare flower shape glass top coffee table made in Italy in the Mid Century.
This magical table is
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Nice Chrome Base Mid-Century Modern Turn Shape Table Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Turn vase shape chrome base Mid-Century Modern table lamp. Mirror like polished finish.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Tulip Base Walnut and Chrome Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Elegant tulip base walnut and chrome table lamp. Atr. to Laurel.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Milo Baughman Style X Base Chrome Side End Table Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous Milo Baughman style chrome X base side table. This wonderful piece has a super heavy
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20 in Dm 23.5 in
Mid Century Square Granite Top Chrome Base Occasional Coffee Side End Table MINT
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century square granite top chrome base occasional coffee side end table MINT.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Granite, Chrome
$1,800
H 18 in W 33 in D 33 in
Mid-Century Metaform Chrome Coffee Table Base with Vintage Marble Top
By Metaform Holland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Metaform chrome coffee table base with vintage marble top. The marble top is not
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
$1,650
H 12.75 in W 35.375 in D 35.375 in
Pair Mid Century Modern Square Chrome X Base End Side Coffee Tables Stands
By Pace Collection, Maison Jansen, Brueton, Romeo Rega, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Mid Century Modern Square Chrome X Base End Side Coffee Tables Stands MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$3,200 / set
H 16 in W 20 in D 20 in
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Round Glass Top Lucite & Chrome Base Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern round glass top Lucite & chrome base coffee table In The Manner Of
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
$2,250
H 16.25 in Dm 38 in
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Round Glass Top Lucite & Chrome Base Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern round glass top Lucite & chrome base coffee table
Measurements:
16
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
$2,250
H 16.25 in Dm 38 in
Mid Century Italian Marble Round Dining Table or Center Table with Chrome Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
legged chrome plated steel base with thick marble top.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
$3,900
H 29.5 in Dm 40 in
Mid Century Modern Chrome Base Smoked Glass Top Dining Conference Table Baughman
By Milo Baughman, Knoll, Gavina, Pace Collection, Brueton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Italian Modern Chrome Base Smoked Glass Top Dining Conference Table Baughman
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
$4,600
H 28 in W 72 in D 38 in
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Base Square Thick Glass Top Coffee Table
By Poul Kjærholm, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome base square glass top coffee table with thick 3/4" glass.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Belgo Chrome Rectangular Coffee Table, 1980, Belgium
By Belgo Chrome
Located in Antwerp, BE
It is made of high-quality brass and chrome. The finish to the rectangular shapes of the base is
Category
Vintage 1980s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$1,914 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.18 in W 48.43 in D 20.48 in
Pierre Cardin Sculptural Chrome Grid Table Base
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Toledo, OH
Pierre Cardin Sculptural Chrome Grid Table Base. Circa 1970-1979, Mid-Century Modern Period
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Demilune Travertine Marble Top w/ Brass & Chrome Base Console Table
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Console Table originates from the United States, Circa 1970. Featuring a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass, Chrome
$6,475
H 29 in W 46 in D 22.5 in
Mid Century Modern Italian Polished Granite Chrome Sled Base Square Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Italian Polished Granite Chrome Sled Base Square Coffee Table
The sturdy chrome
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Granite, Chrome
$1,968
H 15 in W 42 in D 42 in
Italian Mid Century 32x67" Rectangle Black Marble Top Chrome Base Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid Century 32x67" Rectangle Black Marble Top Chrome Base Coffee Table
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
$3,200
H 15 in W 67 in D 32 in
Wonderful Pair Marble Top Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Console Tables Chrome Base
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of marble top Mid-Century Modern / Art Deco Style console tables raised on chrome
Category
20th Century Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
$2,500 Sale Price / set
35% Off
H 29.5 in W 50 in D 18 in
Mid Century Modern c1970s Smoked Lucite X-Base Chrome Table Lamp
By Charles Hollis Jones, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice design smoked lucite X-base table lamp.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Roger Sprung 3/4" Beveled Glass Chrome Base Mid Century Modern Coffee Table MINT
By Roger Sprunger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Roger Sprung 3/4" Beveled Glass Chrome Base Mid Century Modern Coffee Table MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
$3,000
H 18 in W 42 in D 40.5 in
Mid Century c1970s Bent "C" Curve Chrome Ribbon Style Base Dining Table Bauhaus
By Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century c1970s Bent "C" Curve Chrome Ribbon Style Base Dining Table Bauhaus
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
$6,000
H 29 in W 72 in D 42 in
Mid Century Modern Solid Brass "Rope" Chrome Base Marble Top Console Sofa Table
By Karl Springer, Maitland Smith, Walter Lamb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Solid Brass "Rope" Chrome Base Marble Top Console Sofa Table MINT
Very nice mid
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
$6,000
H 30 in W 16 in D 56 in
Chrome X Base Travertine Top Mid-Century Modern Rectangle Side End Table Stand
By Harvey Probber
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome X base travertine top Mid-Century Modern rectangle side end table stand.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Marble, Travertine, Chrome
$1,400
H 20 in W 24 in D 17 in
Milo Baughman Oversized X Chrome Base Coffee Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Excellent oversized heavy chrome X base coffee table by Milo Baughman . This fabulous coffee table
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome, Steel
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 16 in W 48 in D 48 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern French Oval Marble Top Dining Table with Chrome Base
By Roche Bobois
Located in Birmingham, AL
A stunning vintage mid-century modern French dining table, crafted in the manner of Roche Bobois
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
$5,900
H 29.75 in W 55 in D 39.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Glass Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern coffee table features a chrome base with a unique "X"-shape on the
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Chrome
Adjustable Chrome Globe Bent Lucite Base Mid Century Modern Table Lamp MINT!
By Alberto Reggianini
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice looking mid-century modern chrome and bent lucite table lamp.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
$1,200
H 15 in W 8 in D 8 in
Chrome X Base Glass Top 67" Long Console Sofa Table Mid Century Modern c1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome X Base Glass Top 67" Long Console Sofa Table Mid Century Modern c1970s
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$3,200
H 32 in W 67 in D 15 in
Mid Century Italian Modern Chrome Steel Spider Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Italian Modern Chrome Steel Spider Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table. Item features
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
$750
H 19 in W 39.5 in D 39.5 in
Mid-century 42″ Round Laminate Grey Dining Table w/ Chrome Base by Steelcase
By Steelcase
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late Mid-century Tulip inspired Steelcase 42″ office dining lunch round table with a laminate grey
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$1,592 Sale Price
35% Off
H 28 in Dm 42 in
Mid-Century Architectural Marble Coffee Table with Paolo Piva Style Chrome Base
By Paolo Piva
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous, raw Carrara marble coffee or side table with an architectural, chrome base in the style
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
$1,650
H 16.5 in W 27.5 in D 27.5 in
Clean Lined Mid Century Chrome Desk or Dining Table Base - No Glass
By Florence Knoll
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean Lined Mid Century Chrome Desk or Dining Table Base, in the style of Florence Knoll, American
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Heavy "Stacked" Chrome Base Octagonal Glass Top Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman, Gavina, Roger Sprunger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century modern chrome and glass round octagon coffee table. Thick 3/4 inch glass top. Heavy
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
$2,600
H 14 in W 42 in D 42 in
Mid Century Modern Large Rectangle Burl Wood Chrome Base Coffee Table Mint!
By Pace Collection, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Mid-Century Modern rectangle book matched burl wood chrome base coffee table milo baughman
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
$4,800
H 16 in W 64 in D 28 in
Pair Koch Lowy Mid Century Modern OMI Chrome Table Lamp Carrara Marble Base
By Koch & Lowy
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Lamp, Minimalist, Mid Century Modern, Pair, Set, Accent Lamp, Desk Lamp, Table Lamp, Office Lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
$1,650 / set
H 15.75 in W 15.5 in D 4.75 in
Teak & Chrome Base Mid Century Danish Modern Petit Desk Console Writing Table
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Teak & Chrome Base Mid Century Danish Modern Petit desk Console writing table.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
$3,400
H 28 in W 51 in D 32 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Chrome Fretwork & Walnut Square Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Chrome Fretwork & Walnut Square Side Table. Item features a beautiful
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Chrome X-Shape & Brass Base 32x67 Marble Top Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Chrome X-Shape & Brass Base 32x67 Marble Top Coffee Table
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
$2,800
H 16 in W 67 in D 32 in
Mid Century Modern Chrome & Illuminated Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Chrome & Illuminated Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany
The lampshade is to
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$837
H 14.97 in Dm 7.49 in
Mid Century Modern Round Chrome Base Glass Top Side End Center Lamp Table Stand
By Milo Baughman, Knoll, Eileen Gray, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Quality studio made 3/4 inches thick glass top stand or side table on solid polished stainless
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome, Stainless Steel
$3,200
H 24 in Dm 28 in
Outstanding Pace Collection Chrome Star Base, Mid-Century Modern Dining Table
By Leon Rosen
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Chromed dining table by Leon Rosen for Pace Collection, comprised of intersecting x-forms. The
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Glass
$4,000
H 28.5 in Dm 40.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Cocktail Table by Vladimir Kagan # 6703 Glass & Chrome Base
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Port Jervis, NY
with a curved and straight edge chrome Base. #6703 by Kagan. In excellent vintage condition with
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$3,595
H 15.75 in W 41.5 in D 41.5 in
Large Oval Glass Top Chrome Cantilever Base Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Mint
By Pace Collection, Brueton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Oval Glass Top Chrome Cantilever Base Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
$6,400
H 16.5 in W 59 in D 43 in
Mid Century Modern Curved Bent Chrome Base Glass Top Coffee Table Bauhaus Chanel
By Chanel, Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Curved Bent Chrome Base Glass Top Coffee Table Bauhaus MINT.
Base is in the
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
$3,800
H 16 in W 37 in D 42 in
Mid Century Coffee Table Chrome & Glass, X-Frame Base, Maison Jansen Style
By Maison Jansen
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very nice X-base coffee table in the style of Maison Jansen, new glass!
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
$2,500
H 15 in W 53.25 in D 28 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the chrome table base mid century you’re looking for. A chrome table base mid century — often made from metal, chrome and glass — can elevate any home. There are 380 variations of the antique or vintage chrome table base mid century you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the chrome table base mid century you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each chrome table base mid century bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Hollywood Regency hallmarks is very popular. Milo Baughman, Florence Knoll and Knoll each produced at least one beautiful chrome table base mid century that is worth considering.
How Much is a Chrome Table Base Mid Century?
A chrome table base mid century can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,282, while the lowest priced sells for $275 and the highest can go for as much as $15,500.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
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 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.
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