$975 / set
Pr. Kovacs Chrome Cylinder Lamps
By Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of chrome cylinder lamps, by Kovacs, circa 1970's. The lamps feature bright chrome tubular bodies, with an inset disk plinth base, and the original top slatted vent caps. T...
Chrome
Dutch Designed White Metal and Chrome Table or Desk Lamp, 1960's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This table lamp is very much in the style of the 'ball in socket' floor lamp by H. Busquet for Hala Zeist and also a desk lamp from Raak. It has a round white base and shade with a c...
Metal, Chrome
$580Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Blown Glass Fish Lamp by Blenko
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury glass fish lamp by Blenko, circa 1960s. The lamp is handblown clear glass fish mounted on a chrome base with a chrome stem. The lamp is in very good vintage working condit...
Chrome
$214Sale Price|60% Off
Table Lamp in Chrome and Red Metal, by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful table lamp produced in the Mid-Century Modern design period.
Metal, Chrome
Marble and Chrome Kono Coffee Table by Massimo & Lella Vignelli for Casigliani
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli
Located in Izegem, VWV
This Kono table is made out of white Carrara marble base and of an chrome plated metal cone and a clear glass top of 120 cm resting on the chrome cone and the rectangular Carrara str...
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Chrome and Glass Oval Dining Table, France 1950-1960
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Oval dining/center table with a smoked glass top and tulip-shaped base of cast aluminum and black moulded plastic.
Fine French Art Deco Chrome and White Glass Table Lamp by Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With an half sphere chrome base that supports a ogive shape glass shade. A matching floor lamp is available (see pictures), not included in price.
Chrome
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Cream White and Chrome for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Cream White and Chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innova...
Metal, Chrome
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Night Blue and Chrome for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Night Blue and Chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovat...
Metal, Chrome
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Light Teal and Chrome for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Light Teal and Chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovat...
Metal, Chrome
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Cherry Red and Chrome for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Cherry Red and Chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovat...
Metal, Chrome
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Dark Teal and Chrome for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Dark Teal and Chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovati...
Metal, Chrome
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Vivid Orange and Chrome for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Pitch Brown and Chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innova...
Metal, Chrome
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Pitch Brown and Chrome for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Pitch Brown and Chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innova...
Metal, Chrome
Mid century modern “Magic Puzzle Cube” nesting tables Poul Norreklit 1960s
By Poul Nørreklit
Located in Houston, TX
If you’re a collector, these rare nesting tables are perfect for you. Mid century modern “Magic Puzzle Cube” nesting tables, circa 1960s.
Teak
Verner Panton 'Fun 1TM' Table Lamp in Sea Shells and Chrome for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Fun 1TM' table lamp in sea shells and chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative expe...
Stainless Steel, Chrome, Metal
Midcentury Chromed Steel Italian Coffee Table with Smoked Glass Round Top, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful coffee table in chromed steel with smoked round glass top. This fantastic item was produced in Italy during the 1960s. This atomic-style Italian coffee table features a ...
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern White Opal Glass Table Lamp by Mazzega, Italy, '60
By Mazzega
Located in Sacile, PN
Mid-Century Modern white glass table lamp by Mazzega, Italy '60 Flattened white opal hand blown crystal Murano glass base and white opal bulb style glass globe on top.
Metal
1970 Italy Mazzega Tulip Table Lamp & Flush Mount Blue Murano Glass & Chrome
By Mazzega
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant tulip table and ceiling light with a cornflower blue and white Murano glass globe on a chromed frame. Designed by A.V. Mazzega. Manufactured by Mazzega, Italy in the 1970s. ...
Chrome
Louis Weisdorf 'Multi-Lite' Portable Table Lamp in White and Chrome for GUBI
By Gubi, Louis Weisdorf
Located in Glendale, CA
Louis Weisdorf 'Multi-Lite' Portable Table Lamp in White and Chrome for GUBI Designed in 1972 by Weisdorf, this new portable version of Weisdorf's iconic design was created by GUBI ...
Metal, Chrome
Sleek Chrome and Glass X Motif Large Square Coffee Table with Brass Accents
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sophisticated and sleek tubular chrome and glass x base large square coffee table having brass cap accents. CD
Brass, Chrome
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Cassina, Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Cassina, Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Cassina, Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Cassina, Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Square Chrome and Smoked Gray Glass Coffee Table Attributed to Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Square chrome and glass coffee table with a geometric angular shape to the base like none we have ever seen. The glass insets into the chrome frame. Very striking.
Chrome
Mid-Century Table Lamp designed by Andre Ricard, for Metalarte, Spain, 1970 's
By André Ricard
Located in Vienna, Austria
A table lamp designed by Andre Ricard for Metalarte in Spain, from the 1970 's. This all metal lamp consists of a pair rotating metal lamp shades attached to a circular chrome centr...
Steel
Medium 'Pinecone' Table Lamp in Opaline Glass & Chrome Metal for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Paola Navone
Located in Glendale, CA
Medium 'Pinecone' table lamp in opaline glass & chrome metal for Fontana Arte. Designed by Paola Navone, the diffuser is expertly handcrafted using the ancient caged-blown glass te...
Metal, Chrome
Italian mid-century table lamps Mushroom by Goffredo Reggiani for Reggiani, 1970
By Goffredo Reggiani, Reggiani Lampadari
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Table lamps Mushroom by Goffredo Reggiani for Reggiani, 1970s Pair of table lamps mod.
Steel
Pair of Chrome and Glass "Salt and Pepper" Table Lamps by Goffredo Reggiani
By Gioffredo Reggiani, Reggiani Lampadari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Italian Modernist salt and pepper-form/capsule table lamps designed ca. 1970 by Goffredo Reggiani. Features cased Murano glass supported by chrome bases and perforated chrome...
Chrome
$172Sale Price|70% Off
Chrome Mushroom Table Lamp By Josef Jirka For Napako
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful iconic table lamp designed by Josef Hurka for Napako company in Czechoslovakia in 1960s. the lamp is made of steel with chrome finish. Elegant shape and design with simple ...
Stainless Steel
Hansen Polished Chrome Lamp
By Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in Westport, CT
Hansen NY Circular Top polished Chrome heavy column with circular base,with recessed black bottom,unique form and rare design,
Chrome
Gabetti & Isola 'TRI-6' Coffee /Side Table in Teak and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
By Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Isola
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare coffee/side table was designed by Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Isola in the 1970s. It was produced by ARBO in Italy as part of the designers' Trilogy series. This particular ...
Chrome
Mid-Century Swedish Anna Table Lamp by Anna Ehrner for Ateljé Lyktan, 1970s
By Anna Ehrner
Located in Hamburg, DE
The rest of the lamp is in chrome. The plate base rests elevated on firm rubber feet and thus forms a shadow gap to the table surface.
Metal
GUBI Pedrera Coffee Table Black Base by Cosini & Ruiz Millet
By Gubi, Joaquim Ruiz Millet
Located in New York, NY
Its minimalist silhouette, architectural references, and refined craftsmanship make it a true icon of mid-century design. Pedrera Coffee Table is available in three base finishes: B...
Metal
Hollywood Regency Chrome and Brass Columns Table Lamp by Rome Rega, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
An unique and majestic table lamp that will become the focal point of a Mid-Century living room.
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Minimalist Type 0521 Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako, 1960s
By Josef Hurka
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Mid Century table lamps by Napako after a design by Josef Hurka.
Metal
Large glass and chrome table lamp, mod. "Lessa" by Ve Art, 1972
By VeArt
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Rara lampada da tavolo prodotta da Ve Art nel 1972, disegnata da Alberto Scarzella Mazzocchi, Luciano Bartolini e Mariolina Ubertazzo. Grande diffusore in vetro che supporta un eleme...
Chrome
GUBI Pedrera Coffee Table Brass Base by Cosini & Ruiz Millet
By Gubi, Joaquim Ruiz Millet
Located in New York, NY
Its minimalist silhouette, architectural references, and refined craftsmanship make it a true icon of mid-century design. Pedrera Coffee Table is available in three base finishes: B...
Brass
Mid Century Coffee Table Anaconda by Paul Tuttle for Strässle, Switzerland 1970s
By Paul Tuttle, Strässle International
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an iconic Mid Century Modern coffee or cocktail table "Anaconda" designes by Paul Tuttle for Strässle International.
Steel
Unique Pair of Circular Etched Glass Chromed Steel Modern End Tables
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Perfectly sized for use as end tables, side tables, or accent tables, this pair is versatile enough to complement a variety of interiors, from minimalist lofts to mid-century modern ...
Steel
1970s Modernist Chromed Metal and Marble Table Lamp with Hand Painted Lampshade
By Banci Firenze
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The lamp features a sleek, chromed metal frame that rises from a substantial, rectangular base of veined black marble.
Marble, Metal
Angelo Lelli Style Adjustable Chrome Desk Lamp with Chrome Ball Shade
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Angelo Lelli style adjustable magnetic chrome reading lamp, bedside lamp with chrome swivel eyeball shade. 1960's. Featuring a black magnetic bar arm, 5D chrome ball shade adjusting ...
Chrome, Magnets, Metal
'Bulb' Hand Blown Murano Crystal Glass Table Lamp in Chrome for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
'Bulb' hand blown Murano crystal glass table lamp in chrome for Ingo Maurer Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With i...
Crystal, Chrome
Space Age Brushed Aluminum & Chrome Drum Glass Top Coffee Table by Gary Neville
By Gary John Neville
Located in St. Louis, MO
Space Age cylindrical drum / canister cocktail table, made of chrome & spun brushed aluminum base, original smoked mirrored glass top. This table has a very unique provenance from th...
Aluminum, Chrome
$2,142Sale Price|20% Off
Round Glass Table
Located in Collonge-Bellerive, GE
This Round Glass Table from the 1970s is a stunning example of mid-century modern design, featuring a unique spiral-shaped base crafted from chromed steel paired with a sophisticated...
Metal, Chrome
Swiss Mid-Century Space Age Mushroom Type 60 Table Lamp by Temde, 1960s
By Temde Leuchten
Located in Hannover, DE
Large Swiss mid-century Space Age Mushroom Type 60 table lamp by Temde, 1960s.
Aluminum
Pair of Midcentury Murano Glass and Chrome Table or Desk Lamps by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of chrome base with three white and clear Murano glass shade lamps by Mazzega. Italy, 1970s. Lamps have three settings with one lamp on, two lamps on and all three lamps on.
Chrome
Mid-Century Table Lamp with Hand-Painted Cylindrical Shade, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
A striking and expressive table lamp, likely produced in Italy during the 1970s, combining a sculptural chrome-plated base with a bold, hand-painted cylindrical shade. The lamp stand...
Metal
Verner Panton 'Fun 2TM' Table Lamp in Sea Shells and Chrome for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Fun 2TM' table lamp in sea shells and chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative expe...
Stainless Steel, Chrome, Metal
$3,600 / set
Vintage Mid Century Murano Glass Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful matching pair of table lamps featuring rounded white Murano glass bases with a subtle textured swirl pattern. Each lamp sits on a clear acrylic base and is finished with sl...
Murano Glass
Italian table Lamp Black and Chrome in Style of Gino Sarfatti for Flos, 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Flos
Located in Nicolosi, IT
A perfect balance between essential geometric shapes and refined materials, it embodies the innovation and elegance of mid-century Italian design. Featuring a semi-spherical black m...
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Martin Visser Style for 't Spectrum Coffee Table, 1970s
By Martin Visser
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Striking Dutch design from the 1970s. Wenge and chrome plating base with new thick glass top. This wonderful Mid-Century Modern coffee table in the style of Martin Visser for 't Spec...
Glass, Wenge
Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Red Two Murano Glass Table Lamps, 1997
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
Exclusive pair of Murano glass table lamps with Pulegoso red spheres, transparent crystal base and gold chromed frame.
Gold Leaf
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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