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.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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Heavy Enameled Metal Cylinder Pedestal Base Top Round Gueridon Dining Table
By Brueton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy enamel finish mid century Modern heavy beautifully enameled steel with chrome banding single pedestal round center or gueridon small conference table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables
Materials
Steel
Table Lamp in Patinated and Chrome Plated Brass 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
A wonderful mid century table lamp in chrome plated brass with a very nice patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Hilbrand 1970s Geometric Table Lamp Yellow Metal Shade Chrome Stem Modernist
Located in Lisboa, PT
This striking table lamp, designed by Hilbrand in the 1970s, is a bold example of geometric modernist lighting. Its sculptural form is defined by a sharply angled rectangular shade i...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
CURTIS JERE 1970 Monumental Skyscraper Table Lamp In Polished Chromed Steel
$3,712Sale Price|25% Off
CURTIS JERE 1970 Monumental Skyscraper Table Lamp In Polished Chromed Steel
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Miami, FL
Country: United States. Period: Mid-century, Modernism, 1970-1974. Weight: About 34 Pounds, (15.88 Kg.).
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Sergio Mazza Chioccio White Aluminum Chrome Table Lamp Quattrifolio 1970s Italy
By Sergio Mazza, Quattrifolio
Located in Lisboa, PT
A sculptural and rare lighting object, the Chioccio table lamp was designed by Sergio Mazza for Quattrifolio in the 1970s and manufactured in Rozzano, Milan. Named after the Italian ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Nautical Chrome Ship's Adjustable Table Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
An adjustable ship's goose-neck table lamp in chrome from a Mid-Century merchant ship.
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Nautical Objects
Materials
Chrome
Maison Jansen Brass Chrome Mirrored Two-Tier Coffee Table 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
This coffee table by French design house Maison Jansen was created with beautiful brass legs, chrome strappings, typical french neoclassical pine cones, and beautiful old patina mirr...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
French Chrome-Plated Brass Sculptural Oval circa 1970 Table Lamp
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
French Chrome-Plated Brass Sculptural Oval circa 1970 Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A French chrome-plated brass sculptural table lamp, circa 1970 with a removable white painted interior reflecting bowl shaped shade casting the light up. The rolled edge on each side...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Vintage chrome and plexi table lamp attr. to Gaetano Missaglia, 1970s
By Gaetano Missaglia
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare Geometrical design table lamp attributed to Gaetano Missaglia. This timeless lamp is made from chrome and has two plexiglass tops which serve to diffuse the light. Moreover, ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Louis Weisdorf 'Multi-Lite' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome for GUBI
By Louis Weisdorf, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Louis Weisdorf 'Multi-Lite' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome for GUBI Designed in 1972 by Weisdorf, this new portable version of Weisdorf's iconic design was created by GUBI of Denmar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Space Age Vintage Chromed Metal Sputnik Sofa Table Coffee Table circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
A sofa table with a chromed metal base which shows fantastic movement and drive.
Category
Late 20th Century European Space Age Sofa Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Table Lamp with Chipped Ice Effect, 1970s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Under illumination, the edges glow like ice catching morning light—an optical sculpture as much as a functional lamp. Polished chrome fittings at the socket lend a refined modernist ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Sculptural Chrome Coffee or Side Table by Knut Hesterberg, 1960
By Knut Hesterberg
Located in Rijssen, NL
Chrome sculptural coffee or cocktail table by Knut Hesterberg produced by Ronald Schmitt, Germany, circa 1960 and composed of expressive brass parts. An iconic design from the 1960s ...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Rosewood Oval Dining/Conference Table by Florence Knoll, c1960s
$9,375Sale Price|25% Off
Mid Century Rosewood Oval Dining/Conference Table by Florence Knoll, c1960s
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Introducing a stunning mid-century modern oval dining table designed by the legendary Florence Knoll for Knoll, dating back to the 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Enrico Tronconi Table Lamp Chrome and Opaline Glass, Italy, 1960s
By Tronconi
Located in Rome, IT
Table lamp with chromed steel base and bulb lampshade in glossy opal glass. Made in Italy 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Pair of Mid Century Modern Striped Side Tables by Milo Baughman for Directional
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
Pair of Mid Century Modern Striped Side Tables by Milo Baughman for Directional
By Directional, Milo Baughman
Located in San Diego, CA
Restored beautiful striped wood end tables by Milo Baughman for Directioal. These are absolutely stunning in person. These tables are made of alternating rosewood, oak, and walnut. T...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Oak, Rosewood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Orange "Saucer" Table Lamp, Circa 1970s
By Louis Kalff
Located in Beirut, LB
The shade's underside features a contrasting white interior with an inner bowl shaped reflector, designed to diffuse a warm, indirect light, a hallmark of quality Mid-Century lightin...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Van Teal Mid-Century Modern Geometric Lucite and Brushed Aluminum Table Lamp
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Miami, FL
Van Teal circa 1970s, this clear and blue Lucite, geometric-style table lamp on a black wooden base, Double Sockets with pull strings, US wired and uses 2 max. 75 watts light bulbs...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Art Deco Style Maison Jansen Chrome Brass Glass Square Coffee Side Table
$800Sale Price|50% Off
Vintage Art Deco Style Maison Jansen Chrome Brass Glass Square Coffee Side Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Stunning and elegant, the Maison Jansen Brass & Glass Coffee Table is a captivating addition to any living space. This table features sleek tubular chrome legs complemented by gr...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
1970s Sculptural Round Dining Table in Chrome and Brass by Banci Firenze
$2,049Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Sculptural Round Dining Table in Chrome and Brass by Banci Firenze
By Banci Firenze
Located in Praha, CZ
A superb sculptural dining table manufactured by Banci Firenze, Italy, circa 1970. This sophisticated piece features a central pedestal base composed of tiered, square tubular pipes ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome, Brass
Chrome Cobra Table Lamp by Gabriele D'Ali for Francesconi, 1970s
By Gabriele D'ali, Francesconi Fratelli, Brescia 1
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Chrome table lamp, model Cobra, designed by Gabriele D'ali in 1968 and produced by Francesconi. This striking Cobra table lamp can be directed in every direction as the different ch...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Italian Murano Glass Spherical Table Lamp In Chrome by Tony Zuccheri
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian table lamp in Murano glass with chrome base 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Large Chrome and Glass Table Lamp Temde Switzerland, 1970s
By Temde Leuchten
Located in Echt, NL
Large Chrome and Glass Table Lamp Temde Switzerland, 1970s Impressive table/floor lamp in very good condition. Manufactured by Temde in the 1970s This lamp has a heavy chrome pl...
Category
20th Century Swiss Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
French Art Deco Chromed Mushroom Table Lamp, Set of 2
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
These elegant adjustable chromed table lamps are a great example of French lighting from the Art Deco / Bauhaus era. Quality, craftsmanship and functionalism in its finest form. Me...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1990s Space Age Chromed Metal and Orange Glass Italian Table Lamp
By Guzzini, Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
1990s Space Age Chromed Metal and Orange Glass Italian Table Lamp This striking Italian table lamp is a premier example of the 1990s revival of Space Age aesthetics, blending the fut...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Ametista Table Lamp by Romeo Rega, Chrome & Light Purple, Italy, 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Chrome and light purple vinyl with brass details table lamp designed by Romeo Rega. Italy, 1970 circa Signed on the base.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century German Minimalist Tripod Table Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare Mid Century table lamp from Kaiser Leuchten with a special tripod base.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Table Lamp By Kaiser Leuchten Model 6786 Circa 1950s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Gloucester, GB
Mid Century Table Lamp By Kaiser Leuchten Model 6786 Circa 1950s - Steel shade and base - Chrome arm - Original grey paint - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - On/Off switch on the base - M...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Table Lamp By Kaiser Leuchten Model 6786 Circa 1950s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Gloucester, GB
Mid Century Table Lamp By Kaiser Leuchten Model 6786 Circa 1950s - Steel shade and base - Chrome arm - Original grey paint - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - On/Off switch on the base - M...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Vintage Italian Chrome Concentric Circle Armillary Table Lamp or Wall Sconce
By Henri Mathieu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Italian table lamp / sconce / flush-mount composed of four layers of chrome rings / concentric circles which can fan out to create an armillary sphere reminiscent of various ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Tommaso Barbi Large Table Lamp in Chrome, Brass and Parchment, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous large table lamp in chrome and bronzed brass, completed by a cone-shaped shade in parchment paper.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Metal
Kaizo Oto Design Institute of America Console Glass Table Brass, Steel, Chrome
By Design Institute America, Kaizo Oto
Located in Miami, FL
Kaizo Oto fascinating console table from the Design Institute of America. A five-variety metal construction fantasy for the living room or Hallway. The 1980s design showcases that e...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Italian Guzzini White Dome Desk Lamp
By Guzzini
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Mid-Century Italian table lamp by Guzzini. With a large white hemispherical dome shade, the head adjustable via a black knurled knob set within an angled aperture, raised on twin ch...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Italian Oblique Asymmetrical "Disk" Table Lamp in Chrome and Metal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian Modernist table lamp, ca. 1960s, composed of a chromed-metal oblique cylindrical base supporting two white lacquered metal discs bracketed to three smaller chrome disks. Uniq...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Space Age Minimalist Table Lamp from Hillebrand Leuchten 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid century table lamp from Hillebrand Leuchte.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Brazilian Modern "Beg" Dining Table in Rosewood & Chrome, Sergio Rodrigues
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Sergio Rodrigues in the 1960s, this monumental dining table belongs to the celebrated Beg family, one of the designer's most architecturally sophisticated series dev...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Luciano Frigerio Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Steel & Bronze, Italy
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Naples, IT
A rare and large table lamp with a steel and bronze base chiselled with an abstract motif, reminiscent of the works of Arnaldo Pomodoro. Lampshade in coloured perspex and chrome-plat...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel, Bronze
Table Lamp in Chrome And White Acrylic Diffuser, Italy 1970's
By Guzzini
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice table lamp fabricated in Italy in the 70's. Executed in chromed metal with a white acrylic diffuser. It is possible to extend the height from 44 cm (17.32") to 58 cm (22.8...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Willy Rizzo Midcentury Brass and Chrome Table Lamp, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning table lamp in brass and chrome with black and gold lampshade. This beautiful piece was designed in Italy in the style of Willy Rizzo. This gorgeous table lamp is fully mad...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Pr. Large Chrome Table Lamps att. to Sonneman c. 1970's
By Sonneman Lighting, George Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of 1970's hourglass form chrome table lamps, attributed to Sonneman, in the style of Kovacs. The lamps are in good, original vintage, estate condition, showing light...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Stacked Lucite Disc Table Lamp, Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
This striking table lamp features a sculptural, architectural base composed of alternating stacked acrylic discs. The transparent discs are arranged along a central chrome rod, creat...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Mid Century Modern Table Lamp "Alvise" by Harvey Guzzini for Meblo
By Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Meblo
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an exceptionally rare Mid Century Modern table lamp "Alvise". It was designed by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini and later produced by Meblo in Yugosls...
Category
Vintage 1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century German Space Age Big Ball Planet Table Lamp, 1970s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Hamburg, DE
The impressive table lamp comes with a large glass diffuser and chrome base.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid Century Ceramic Table Lamp in Platinum Glaze by Aldo Londi, 1970s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful ceramic lamp with silver-platinum colored glaze designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Made in Italy in the 1970s. The ceramic part sits on a metal chromed base, so as the top...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Table Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp from the Italian manufacturer Ecolight/Valenti based on a design by Gaetano Sciolari from the 60s.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Open Form Machine Age Table Lamp in Chrome
Located in New York, NY
This table lamp features an open form body with a chrome rod in the center, a circular chrome band, and two cylinders attached to a curved chrome element which serve as the base of t...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Burlwood Coffee Table By Pace
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Burlwood Square Top and Chrome Cylinder Base Coffee Table by Pace Crafted from a chrome pedestal bottom and a burlwood table top, this...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Burl
Mid-Century Space Age Model Luna Tripod Globe Table Lamp, 1960s
By Alfred Hablützel
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space Age table lamp with spherical reflector from the Swiss manufacturer Swisslamps based on a design by Alfred Hablützel and Bernhard Luginbühl from the 1960s.
Category
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modernist Hand Blown Black Glass Swirl Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modernist black hand blown glass urn shaped lamp with a raised swirl pattern in translucent glass, a tiered lucite base and chrome fittings throughout. It has been fitted...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Pierre Disderot Model #1013 Table Lamp in White and Chrome for Disderot, France
By Pierre Disderot, Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
Pierre Disderot model #1013 table lamp in white and chrome for Disderot France. Originally designed in 1955, this clean and refined table lamp is an authorized re-edition by Disder...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pierre Disderot Model #1013 Table Lamp in Red and Chrome for Disderot, France
By Pierre Disderot, Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
Pierre Disderot Model #1013 table lamp in red and chrome for Disderot France. Originally designed in 1955, this clean and refined table lamp is an authorized re-edition by Disderot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Leo Rosen for Pace Collection Modernist Architectural X-Base Side Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in St. Louis, MO
Leo Rosen for Pace Collection X-base side table with glass top. Chrome base is in nice condition. In the style of Rodger Sprunger for Dunbar or Milo Baughman. Measures: Glass is 3/8 ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Dining or Console Table in Brass and Chrome by Romeo Rega, 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Incredibly elegant and rare cage table in brass and chrome designed by Romeo Rega and produced in Italy during the 1970s. In amazing condition, the charming sculptural base features...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Chrome and Lucite Mod Cocktail Table Attributed to Paul Tuttle
By Paul Tuttle
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Cool 1960’s polish chrome and clear lucite cocktail table or side table attributed to Paul Tuttle. The base is in original condition shows minor wear consistent with age. The origin...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Robert Sonneman Chrome Atom Table Lamp! Space Age Eyeball Lighting 1960s Decor
$2,400Sale Price|27% Off
Robert Sonneman Chrome Atom Table Lamp! Space Age Eyeball Lighting 1960s Decor
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Peoria, AZ
SONNEMAN! SPACE AGE! CHROME TOWER "MOLECULE" TABLE LAMP! ICONIC! GREAT DESIGN!
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Post-Modern Table Lamps by Gae Aulenti, Chrome & Acrylic, Italy, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Chicago, IL
The shade is supported by an elegant, central cluster of polished chrome-plated steel rods that anchor into a matching circular disc base.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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Chrome Table Base Mid Century For Sale on 1stDibs
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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