Mid-Century Chrome and Wood "Tiburón" Desk Lamp by Grin Luz, 1960s
By Luis Pérez de la Oliva
Located in Lisboa, PT
This exceptional desk lamp—unofficially dubbed the Tiburón (Spanish for "shark")—was designed by Luis Pérez de la Oliva for Grin Luz in the 1960s and stands among the most coveted pi...
Wood
1960s French Extendable Kitchen Formica and Chrome Dining Table
Located in Paris, FR
A French mid-century modern extendable kitchen dining table from the 1960s, with an oval Formica top and slender chrome-finished metal legs.
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern wavy shaped table light, Italy
Located in Palermo, PA
Truly exquisite Italian 1970s table light. The gold-coated metal base, gracefully sculpted in a beautiful wavy shape. But what steals the show is the original chocolate brown velvet ...
Metal, Chrome
$381Sale Price|49% Off
Pair of Contemporary Italian Chrome Table Lamps
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Pair of Contemporary Italian Chrome Table Lamps. IDL lighting 1987. IDL's specialty lies in custom production, allowing them to make unique lamps in almost any conceivable shape and ...
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Space Age 3 Head Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage 1970s space age chrome table lamp. This is a lovely table lamp with a classic mid century design, taking inspiration from the designs of Sonneman.
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Modern Marble Stone & Chrome Dining Table or Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage marble stone travertine and chrome dining table or center table . You can add any size top as the base is very heavy. Great architectural modern lines. Heavy, sturdy base. Li...
Marble, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors, Sweden
By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-blue vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish table lamp with a new white round shade made of hand blown clear Orrefors glass, designed by Carl Fagerlund and produced, signed by Or...
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chrome-Plated Metal Desk Lamp by Fase - Spain
By Fase
Located in Girona, Girona
Rare desk lamp, revolving base and pivoting lampshade, chrome-plated metal, black lacquered sheet metal, teak wood and sanded glass. Maker: Fase Spain, circa 1960.
Metal, Sheet Metal
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors, Sweden
By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Scandinavian table light is enhanced with a chrome ring, featuring a one light socket.
Metal, Chrome
Sculptural Chromed Metal Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
It carries an almost industrial quality, yet retains the refined edge of Italian mid-century design, encapsulating a harmonious interplay of light and shadow that casts a gentle, amb...
Metal, Chrome
Round Smoked Glass & Chrome Tulip Dining Table, 1975, Germany
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Andernach, DE
Glass top ø is 105 cm/41.3 inches approx. Fantastic mid-century design, here in the style of of Eero Saarinen: The smokey grey-brown hues of the round chunky table top match beautif...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors, Sweden
By Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A half round, vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish table lamp with a new white oval shade, made of hand blown Orrefors glass, the beam is enhanced with a chrome ring, featuring a one l...
Metal, Chrome
$472Sale Price|20% Off
Chrome Adjustable Table Lamp w/ Cylinder Lucite Sahde
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a 1970's Chrome Adjustable Table Lamp. It comes with the cylindrical lucite shade. The base is black weighted steel to give this lamp stability.
Chrome
Unusual Mid-Century Modern Rosewood and Laminate Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique vintage modern coffee table features elegant rosewood sides with a white laminate top and a chrome base.
Chrome
Glass Top and Chrome Coffee Table
By Kill International, Horst Bruning
Located in Antwerp, BE
1970s coffee table minimalist modern chrome base with a clear glass top.
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Chrome & Glass Side Drinks Table Tord Björklund for IKEA 1980s
By Tord Bjorklund, IKEA
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage chrome and glass occasional, side, or drinks table features tubular metal frame with U-shaped base and arched handle that holds the floating round glass top.
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors, Sweden
By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern pair of Swedish table lamps with a new white round shade, made of hand blown clear Orrefors glass, designed by Carl Fagerlund and produced, signed by Orr...
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Light by Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Palermo, PA
This exquisite table light by Gaetano Sciolari exemplifies mid-century modern design with its meticulously detailed Murano glass.
Metal, Chrome
Square Travertine and Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Kansas City, MO
Two-tier square, with rounded corners, travertine coffee table. The lower travertine portion is secured to a recessed chrome base. That structure continues through the center of the ...
Travertine, Chrome
Elegant Chrome Tulip Table Possibly by Karl Springer.
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Glamorous 1980's polished chrome Tulip table possibly by Karl Springer. The beautifully constructed heavy polished chrome base has 3 channeled Tulip style leaf supports which hold ...
Chrome
$186Sale Price|20% Off
Minimalist German Chrome Table Lamp, Bauhaus Style, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Minimalist German table lamp manufactured during the 1970s. The lamp features a geometric rectangular metal shade combined with a chrome structure and black circular base, reflectin...
Chrome, Metal
Swivelling Table vanity mirror with black marble base, Italy 1960s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Swivelling vanity mirror with black marble base and brushed chrome surround, Italy 1960s. Attr. Mangarotti. Feel free to ask for more pictures.
Marble, Chrome
Mid Century Italian Small Glass Top Table, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Italian mid century small round glass top table on a brushed chrome tulip base.
Glass
Lamp by Maurizio Tempestini, Chrome With Black Base, C 1950, No Lamp Shade, Lamp
By Maurizio Tempestini
Located in New York, NY
Single Laura lamp, circa 1950. Designed by Maurizio Tempestini. The lamp does not come with a lamp shade. Chrome curved shape on a black pedestal which is a very elegant design. The ...
Chrome
Italian Round Coffee Table, Chrome & Smoked Glass, 1970s
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
Elegant Italian coffee table from the 1970s, featuring a circular smoked glass top resting on a sculptural chrome tubular base.
Chrome
$457Sale Price / set|20% Off
1970s Glass Lamps Pair – Mid Century with Metal Base and Opaline Patterned Glass
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Supported by a refined cylindrical metal base, the lamps exemplify mid-century modern design with their understated yet impactful aesthetic.
Opaline Glass, Wood
$1,044 / item
Mid Century Optima 2 Table Lamp by Fog&Mørup
By Fog & Mørup, Hans Due
Located in Mortsel, BE
Whether you're looking to add a touch of mid-century modern style to your home or simply seeking a timeless piece of design, the Optima table lamp is sure to impress.
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors, 1940s
By Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish office light with a new white round shade made of hand blown slightly smoked Orrefors glass, designed by Carl Fagerlund and produced by Orrefors ...
Metal, Chrome
Travertine and chrome table lamp, 1970s Italy.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Travertine and chrome table lamp, 1970s Italy. Three headed chrome lamp on an asymmetrical travertine base. Holds 3 E14 bulbs. Rewired with an off white twisted fabric wire. In very ...
Travertine, Chrome
Elegant Mid-Century Modern Marble Table from the 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage modern side table feature a round marble top with glass on top and an elegant chrome base.
Marble
Mid-Century Modern German Minimalist Table Lamp, 1960s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare mid-century table lamp. A minimalist design with a functional aesthetic.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table with Tiles by Denisco, 1970s
By Denisco
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Mid-Century Modern coffee table. Design by Denisco.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Adri Danish Ceramic Coffee Table, 1960s
By Adri Belgique
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
It is a unique and eye-catching coffee table that features a ceramic top in a combination of green, red, and orange colors. The base of the table is typically made of wood, and it m...
Chrome
Florence Knoll Style Square Side Table in Carrera Marble and Chrome, Italy
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Florence Knoll Style Square Side Table in Carrera Marble and Chrome, Made in Italy A timeless example of modernist design, this Italian-made side table features a stunning honed Car...
Carrara Marble, Chrome
$37,400 / item
Ray Chrome Dining Table
By Zanaboni
Located in Milan, IT
The Ray Table lends itself to a mid-century modern design interior and is featured here in chrome but also available in gold or bronze finish.
Marble, Metal
Travertine Pedestal Base Glass Top Console Sofa Hall Table
By Artedi
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Travertine pedestal base glass top console sofa hall table.
Travertine, Chrome
Folding Tray Table in Smoked Glass & Chrome, 1970s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant mid-century modern folding tray table from the 1970s, featuring a polished chrome frame with an X-base and a detachable octagonal smoked glass tray.
Chrome
Travertine Marble and Chrome Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Elegant table lamp with a distinctive geometric design that combines the solidity of travertine marble with the sophistication of chrome-plated metal. This piece embodies the aesthet...
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Milo Baughman for Lane furniture, Rosewood and chrome side table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage rosewood and chrome side table made by the lane furniture company and designed by Milo Baughman.
Wood
Vintage Chrome Italian Gooseneck Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial chrome flexible gooseneck table lamp with clamp base made in Italy during the 1960s. Original vintage condition. The socket requires standard E27/E26 light bulbs. New wire...
Chrome, Iron
Italian Rectangular Coffee Table, Chrome & Smoked Glass, 1970s
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
Elegant Italian coffee table from the 1970s, featuring a rectangular smoked glass top supported by a sculptural chrome tubular base.
Chrome
Midcentury Danish Modern Rosewood Chrome Glass Top Coffee Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Compact Mid-Century Modern rosewood and chrome base rectangular coffee side table.
Chrome
1970s Mastercraft Sculptural Chrome & Glass Pedestal Rectangular Dining Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer this exceptional dining table by Mastercraft, circa 1970s. The design features a thick rectangular glass top resting on two sculptural chrome pedestal ba...
Chrome
Curtis Jere Chrome "Skyscraper" Table Lamps, Pair
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Monumental Mid-Century Modern pair of sculptural cubist table lamps by C.
Chrome, Metal
Rodolfo Dordoni Boboli Center Table, Aluminum & Glass, Mid-Century
By Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rodolfo Dordoni Boboli Table For Cassina A tribute by Rodolfo Dordoni to the legendary gardens in Florence, Boboli is a symbol of culture and historic beauty visible in the fluid li...
Marble, Aluminum
Vintage French Tripod Tray Table, Metal & Wood, Mid-Century 1970s
By Guéridon Design
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1970s french serving tray folding table. Mid-Century Modern / French Bistro style.
Metal
Leon Rosen Mid-Century Modern Burl Wood Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Leon Rosen, Pace Collection
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern extension dining table By Leon Rosen for Pace Collection USA, Circa 1970s Gorgeous book-matched burl wood top, with chrome base and legs.
Chrome
Marble and Chromed Steel Table Lamp
Located in New York City, NY
Unique steel table lamp with marble base.
Marble, Steel
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Mid-Century Modern Arc Table Lamp by Guzzini
By Guzzini, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chic brass, chrome and travertine desk lamp by Guzzini. Chrome arc with brass dome shade anchored by a travertine cube. Base is 5" x 5" x 5".
Travertine, Brass, Chrome
Art Deco Bakelite and Chromed Metal Table Lamp
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco table lamp with brown bakelite stem and circular stepped bakelite base. Original tinted Bakelite shade with a yellow bakelite finial to top. Dimensions: H 53cm D 44cm ...
Chrome
Italian Pedestal Dining Table in Chrome and Glass, 1970s
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Pedestal Dining Table in Chrome and Glass, 1970s Beautiful round dining table made of chromed metal with glass top, designed in style of Gastone Rinaldi. Made in Italy, ca....
Metal, Chrome
Laurel Table Lamp with Italian Glass Base
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Highland, IN
A fantastic design by Laurel that has a beautiful Italian glass base in white and frosted clear glass. The base is illuminated and the 3-way switch allows for the choice of light fro...
Chrome, Steel
$1,800Sale Price|60% Off
Leon Rosen design for Pace Glass and Chrome Foyer Table
By Leon Rosen
Located in Las Vegas, NV
1970s Leon Rosen for Pace Glass and chrome foyer table. Thick glass base sides with chromed steel corners. Matching thick round glass top. Gorgeous agua tint.
Steel
French Midcentury Chrome and Glass Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s table lamp with chrome dome shaped shade and base between alternating 3 large glass balls and 2 squares.
Chrome
1960s Vintage French Brass & Chrome Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A beautiful original vintage brass table lamp, made in France around the 1960’s. This is of amazing quality and has an absolutely gorgeous design. It is finished in brass and chro...
Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Brown Foldable Serving Table 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
This foldable serving table from the 1960s era features a chromed base with two tiers and four wheels. The serving table consists of chromed metal and plastic. The vintage condition ...
Metal
Josef Hurka Red Chrome Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia 1970s
By Josef Hurka
Located in Praha, CZ
Authentic Mid Century table lamp designed by Josef Hurka and produced in Czechoslovakia in the 1970s.
Metal, Chrome
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.
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