$1,399Sale Price|20% Off
French Travertine and Chrome Table Lamp by Philippe Barbier, Paris, 1970s
By Maison Barbier, Philippe Barbier
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
French Mid-Century Modern travertine and chrome table lamp attributed to Philippe Barbier for Maison Barbier, Paris, circa 1970 with a new drum shade.
Travertine, Chrome
Mid-Century German Space Age Table Lamp from Cosack, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century Table Lamp from Cosack with movable shade.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Cosack, Acrylic & Metal, 1960s
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare Mid Century Table Lamp with acrylic screen of Cosack.
Metal
1960s Italian Table Lamp with Chrome Frame and Frosted Glass Panels
Located in London, GB
Stylish 1960s Italian desk or table lamp. Six frosted glass panels attach to square chrome centre with chrome detailing. Chrome frame on black metal base.
Chrome, Metal
Mid-Century Swiss Minimalist Space Age Magnet Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
This is held with a magnet and can therefore be flexibly aligned. The ball sits on a chrome-colored base. This can be used as a base or for wall mounting.
Metal
Neal Small for Koch & Lowy Chrome and Marble Spotlight Table Lamp
By Koch & Lowy, Neal Small
Located in Redding, CT
Neal Small for Koch & Lowy Chrome and Marble Table Lamp. Perfect mid century modern table lamp.
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Mid Century Coffee Table By Knut Hesterberg Circa 1970s
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Gloucester, GB
Mid Century Coffee Table By Knut Hesterberg Circa 1970s - Circular chromed base - Toughened glass top - By Knut Hesterberg - German ~ 1970s - 120cm wide x 43cm tall x 60cm deep Con...
Glass
Mid Century Modern Bauer “Clearlite” Multicolor Glass Table Lamp, circa 1960
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Fantastic Mid century modern Bauer table lamp. Classic French/European shape with broad shoulders and mild lipped accents adorning the silhouette of the glass portion.
Glass, Lucite
Pair of 1970s Chrome & Cut Crystal Cylindrical Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Elegant, glamorous and beautifully architectural, the lamps combine polished chrome columns with textured crystal cylindrical shades, creating a refined statement with strong mid-cen...
Crystal, Chrome
Rewired Brazilian Modern Table Lamp in Chrome Metal and Acrylic Shade, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A striking study in proportion, reflection, and atmospheric light, this Brazilian Modern table lamp from the 1960s embodies the sculptural optimism that defined mid-century lighting ...
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Italian Chrome and Glass Dining Table by Guido Faleschini X Hermes
By Hermès, Guido Faleschini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Chrome and Glass Dining Table by Guido Faleschini X Hermes features a distinctive design with a chrome base and an obscured black glass top. This piece reflects a...
Chrome
Solid Walnut Round Top Brushed Machined Stainless Steel Base Side End Table Stan
By Poul Kjærholm
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Walnut Round Top Brushed Machined Stainless Steel Base Side End Table Stand MINT!
Stainless Steel, Chrome
French Art Deco Wrought Iron Console Table Base
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Iron
Set of Midcentury Chrome and Glass Nesting Tables by DIA
By Design Institute America
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two stacking vintage-modern nesting tables by Design Institute Of American, features bent chrome base and glass top. Please confirm item location NY or NJ with dealer.
Chrome
Chromed Coffee Table with Glass Shelf, French Work, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This coffee table is made of a chrome base with a glass shelf. This is a French Work. Circa 1970.
Chrome
1970s Modernist Chrome Cylinder Von Nessen Table Lamp New York
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Walter Von Nessen Midcentury Modern 1970s Bronx NY Single Table Lamp Chrome Plated Modern Cylinder Tower Black Platform Base. Two socket lamp. No shade is included. 8 x 8 x 35.5 Mak...
Chrome
Nucci Valsecchi Brass and Chrome MidCentury Italian Table Lamp, 1970
By Nucci Valsecchi
Located in Roma, Lazio
Refined and particular table lamp by Nucci Valsecchi, clean in its style, the table lamp is full of precious and distinctive materials. The table lamp has a round shape and is made ...
Brass, Chrome
Kaizo Oto Design Institute of America DIA Dining Table Chrome Brass Geometric
By Kaizo Oto
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This base is perfect as a dining table or desk base. Perfect for the Hollywood Regency, Mid-Century Modern, Palm Beach home.
Brass, Chrome, Steel
Modern Chrome Rectangle Console Sofa Table Glass Top Style Pace or Karl Springer
By Karl Springer, Pace Collection
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning modern chrome rectangle console table or sofa table with glass top in the style of Pace or Karl Springer.
Chrome
Walter Von Nessen For Nessen Lighting Chrome Table Lamp With Sphere
Located in Mexico City, MX
A mid-century American Art Decó style table lamp with sphere by Walter von Nessen. The lamp's body has a sphere on its top, an inverted con and a round base. The socket has its origi...
Chrome
Vintage Milo Baughman Style Round Teak and Chrome Side/End Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Milo Baughman Style Round Teak and Chrome Side/End Table This vintage Milo Baughman style round teak and chrome side/end table exemplifies mid-century modern design, featuri...
Teak
Nucci Valsecchi Brass and Chrome MidCentury Italian Table Lamp, 1970
By Nucci Valsecchi
Located in Roma, Lazio
Refined and particular table lamp by Nucci Valsecchi, clean in its style, the table lamp is full of precious and distinctive materials. The table lamp has a round shape and is made ...
Brass, Chrome
Large, unusual decagonal metal chrome table lamp from the 1960s
Located in München, BY
Large, heavy, round 1960s metal table lamp. Round and decagonal. Great, typical Space Age design from the Mid-Century Modern period.
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Chrome Adjustable Table Lamp with Articulating Shade by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Robert Sonneman chrome stage or spotlight-style task/table lamp with faux-wood laminate double 'T' base (ca. 1960s, USA). Featuring a geometric-form articulating shade with l...
Metal, Chrome
Thick 3/4" 24x52 Rectangle Glass Top Chrome & Brass Base MCM Coffee Patina
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Thick 3/4" 24x52 Rectangle Glass Top Chrome & Brass Base MCM Coffee Patina
Brass, Steel
$1,490Sale Price / item|20% Off
Carl Fagerlund Table Lamp, Textured Crystal & Chrome, 1960s Design
By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Iconic Swedish modern design classics. Crystal table lamps by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors produced in the 1960s in the small town of Orrefors in southern Sweden. Thick bubble texture...
Crystal, Chrome
Large Vintage Mid-Century Office Table in Palisander, Cognac Leather and Steel
Located in Zagreb, HR
A distinctive mid-century modern office or conference table featuring a blend of rich palisander, cognac leather, and chromed steel accents.
Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Pink and Blue Frosted Glass Bauer Table Lamps
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Fantastic pair of Mid century modern Bauer "Clearlite" table lamps.
Glass, Lucite
Doria Table or Floor Lamp Chrome Large Smoked Bubble Glass Globe, 1970s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Enormous Doria hand blown glass sphere on chrome base lamp, Italy, circa 1970. This exceptional artefact of modern design from Italy reflects the extreme interest in modernism across...
Chrome
Vintage French 'Rotaflex' Rocket Table Lamp in Chrome & White Plastic
By Heifetz Rotaflex
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Rare table lamp by Rotaflex/Heifetz from France. Rotaflex ARP was founded in the 1950s on initiative by Pierre Guariche, Joseph André Motte and Michel Mortier. ARP stood for Atelie...
Steel, Chrome
Gaetano Sciolari Chrome and Blue Murano Glass Table Lamp, Italy 1970s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lighting An elegant Gaetano Sciolari table lamp combining polished chrome detailing with a striking hand-blown blue Murano glass base.
Chrome
French Moderne Chrome "Barbell" Pivoting Table Lamp by Pierre Cardin
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pierre Cardin 'barbell' pivoting chrome table lamp (ca. 1960s, France). Similar to a version by John Mascheroni for Kovacs lamp with slight design and material disparities. The on/...
Chrome
Milo Baughman Burlwood and Chrome Coffee Table for Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A gorgeous coffee table by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, c.1970s, USA. The coffee table showcases a beautiful burlwood table top with slender chrome base that gives the table a fl...
Chrome
Mid Century "B21" Wooden Desk / Side Table by Marcel Breuer for Thonet, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare and early mid century Bauhaus "B21" desk / side table in black stained wood with chromed tubular steel base by Marcel Breuer produced by Thonet in Germany, 1930s.
Metal
Thick Glass Top Jacks Shape Base Dining Center Game Table Gueridon
By Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century modern chrome "Jacks" shape base glass top dining table.
Chrome
$2,200 / set
Pair of Koch and Lowy Table or Desk Lamps Chrome
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of table or desk lamps in chrome by Koch and Lowy. Made with a very heavy weighted chromed steel base allowing the lamps to cantilever out 26 inches. Lamp heads are totally adju...
Chrome
Mustard Yellow Ceramic 1950s Italian Table Lamp w/ Chromed Hardware
Located in Oakland, CA
Italian ceramic table in a dark mustard yellow with a lacquered wooden base. With chromed hardware that includes two pull chain sockets and a additional switch at the base. The brass...
Chrome
Bianci Firenze 1970s Italian Brass and Chrome Coffee Table with Glass Top
By Banci Firenze
Located in Miami, FL
Bianci Firenze 1970s Italian Brass and Chrome Coffee Table with Glass Top 51" w x 29.5" d x 19" h Offered for sale is an elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern coffee table designed b...
Brass, Chrome
Joe Colombo 'Minitopo' Table Lamp in White and Chrome for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Minitopo' table lamp in white and chrome for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentur...
Metal, Chrome
Joe Colombo 'Minitopo' Table Lamp in Green and Chrome for Stilnovo
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Minitopo' table lamp in green and chrome for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentur...
Metal, Chrome
Pair of 1970s Italian Mazzega Style Chrome and Murano Glass Table Lamps
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Each lamp features a polished chrome metal base with a sculptural arrangement of curved Murano glass elements, creating a striking play of transparency, reflection and light.
Chrome
Rare Leather Wrapped and Chrome Table Made by Nessen Studios
By Nessen Studio
Located in Buffalo, NY
Sleek ,,simple pillar table for Nessen Studio,, Beautifully wrapped leather,,Chrome standard and base,, Retains original linen lamp shade.
Chrome, Steel
Pair of Chrome, Steel and Glass Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of two table lamps in chrome and glass with a steel base. Typical vintage lamp of the 1970s Italian period.
Steel, Chrome
1970 This Planet Chrome Coffee Table Round Brown Glass Top
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
1970 this planet chrome coffee table round brown glass top. The chrome base is in perfect condition and the glass has some fine scratches.
Chrome
$1,676Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Table lamp in Bicolor Metal and Silk Lampshade, France 1960s
By Willy Daro
Located in Hannover, DE
This lamp is a very rare designer piece, and it's in perfect condition because it was deliberately left unrestored. The lamp base is made of brass and presumably chrome-plated metal....
Brass, Chrome
Mid Century Brutalist Skyscraper Glass Lamp Pukeberg Style
By Pukeberg Sweden, Carl Fagerlund, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Wonderful mid century modern glass table lamp in the style of Swedish designer Carl Fagerlund and the glassworks Pukeberg.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Table Desk Lamp by Richard Sonneman Cube Lamp
By Robert and Richard Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple elegant and so functional. Fully adjustable desk lamp by Robert Sonneman with a weighted base for stability. The Cube lamp in black with a chrome shaft in excellent vintage co...
Metal, Chrome, Steel
1965 Arteluce Large Chrome & Acrylic Table Lamp by Massimo Vignelli Italy
By Arteluce, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern 1965 Arteluce Model 526/G large Chrome & Acrylic table lamp by Massimo Vignelli Italy.
Chrome
Square Crome Brass Hoof Feet X Base Glass Top Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass hoof tips chrome base coffee table.
Brass, Chrome
Louis Weisdorf Multi-Lite Table Lamp Chrome White Semi Matt for GUBI
By Gubi, Louis Weisdorf
Located in New York, NY
Louis Weisdorf’s contemporary and classic design philosophy is echoed in the new Multi-Lite Table Lamp. With its timeless elegance, distinctive style and unique multi-functionality, ...
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Banci Firenze, Italy, 1970s
By Banci Firenze
Located in Catania, CT
Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern coffee table designed by Banci Firenze, circa 1970s.
Brass
Chrome and Brushed Aluminium Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A rare table lamp by Laurel with a subtle tulip form at the chrome base, rising into a body of brushed aluminium.
Vintage Koch & Lowy Chrome Adjustable Task / Table Lamp with Articulating Shade
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Koch & Lowy Chrome stage or spotlight-style task/table lamp (ca. 1970s, USA). Featuring a geometric-form articulating shade with lucite on/off dial offering full height a...
Metal, Chrome
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Karl Springer Lucite and Chrome Table Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in Wayne, NJ
A stunning conversation table lamp designed by Karl Springer. It features a solid clear oval lucite block base. Rounded edges with a cutout to run the cord through. Double sockets...
Lucite
$2,350Sale Price|47% Off
Customized 'Paracarro' Dining Table Base by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti 1970s
By Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
***Priced individually, one base has now sold so we have one base left. Such incredible design, this 'Paracarro' dining table by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti would work great in a...
Concrete, Steel, Chrome
Richard Barr and Harold Weiss Chrome Table Lamp for Laurel Lamp Co.
By Laurel Lamp Company, Richard Barr
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions 40in H x 8in W x 6in D Lamp Shade: 12in H x 18in W Materials Nickel Plated Chrome, Black Metal Base, Chrome Hardware, New Custom Linen Shade ____________________________...
Metal, Chrome
Iconic Sculptural Textured White Gesso Finish Plaster Table Lamp Acrylic Base
By Sirmos
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern table lamp in white Gesso Finish.
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
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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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