Mid-Century Chrome Table Lamp, Disc and Sphere Design, 1960s
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century chrome table lamp composed of discs and spheres on a square base.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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Paul Evans Cityscape Dining Table Base, Chrome & Brass, Circa 1955
By Paul Evans
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century dining / conference table base with various size rectangular patchwork chrome and brass veneer panels eminating from a rectangular base supporting a rectangular ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian Agate Dining Table with Chrome Base, Southern Italy, 1970
Located in New York, NY
An Italian 1970's magnificent agate stone dining table or center table with a chrome cylindrical base. The circular agate top with a chic ogee edge. The contrast of the organic sto...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Agate, Chrome
Rosewood and Chrome Frame Base Square Side End Table Stand Mint
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern Baughman style chrome and rosewood side table. Measures: 26 x 26.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chrome, Bamboo, and Glass Cocktail Table, 1970s
Located in Trenton, NJ
Built on a structural, geometric base of high-polished square tubular chromed steel, the table supports an intricate upper architectural frame made of natural thick-growth tortoise b...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
A Very Fine Pair of Mid Century Design Walnut and Chrome Side or Bedside Tables
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine pair of Mid Century design well figured walnut side or bedside tables of exceptional quality, beautifully carved and framed throughout with gorgeous chrome border detail.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Barcelona-Style Coffee Table, Chrome X-Base & Thick Glass
$515Sale Price|42% Off
Vintage Barcelona-Style Coffee Table, Chrome X-Base & Thick Glass
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Trenton, NJ
This table pairs naturally with Barcelona chairs, Wassily chairs, Eames lounge seating, and the full canon of mid-century and modernist upholstered furniture.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Heavy Chrome Adjustable Cone Shade Table Lamp
$1,056Sale Price|29% Off
Mid-Century Modern Heavy Chrome Adjustable Cone Shade Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
We offer this adjustable table lamp which has a chrome cone shade light mounted on a round chrome base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Chrome Table Mirror with Lights, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Super chic. Double sided adjustable mirror with lucite frame and base. Decorative adjustable chrome tubes support lightbulbs either side.
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Table Mirrors
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Chrome and Frosted Glass Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps or Pendants
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pair of chrome Mid-Century Modern table lamps with frosted glass shade.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Glass Chrome Brass X Base Square Side Coffee End Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century modern brass chrome and glass square cube shape side end coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Vintage Italian Travertine Elephant Table Lamp Base, Sculptural Mid-Century
By Fratelli Manelli
Located in Hannover, DE
A striking and sculptural vintage table lamp base, masterfully crafted from solid travertine and designed in the form of a stylized elephant—an enduring symbol of luck, strength, and...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Sleek Milo Baughman Style Chrome x Base Desk John Stuart Mid-Century Modern
$4,200Sale Price|20% Off
Sleek Milo Baughman Style Chrome x Base Desk John Stuart Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Milo Baughman style chrome X base desk retailed by John Stuart-label inside the drawer. The original light lavender enamel shows age-appropriate scuffs, scratches, and sign...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian Cylinder Table Lamp with Chromed Steel Base, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Space Age design acrylic and chrome table lamp, Italy, 1960-1970. This Mid-20th century table lamp features a white plexiglass cylindric shade standing up on a chromed steel base.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome, Metal
Mid Century Modern Glass & Chrome Round Side Table by Eileen Gray (attr.)
By Eileen Gray
Located in Detroit, MI
This tubular steel and glass Eileen Gray (attributed) E1027 end table was originally designed by Gray in 1926. The ingenious design features a chrome-plated tubular steel frame with ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Maurizio Tempestini Mid-Century Modern Chrome Travertine "Geometric" Table Lamp
By Oscar Niemeyer, Maurizio Tempestini
Located in St. Louis, MO
1960s MCM Maurizio Tempestini sculptural and very architectural table lamp with angular chrome fins on travertine base. Three-light sockets, chain, plus inline switch.. Shade shown f...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Table Lamp, Sculptural Design, 1970s, 18.75"
$220Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Table Lamp, Sculptural Design, 1970s, 18.75"
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a mid-century modern single table lamp, nickel or chrome plated.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chromed Table Lamp, France, circa 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Century vintage chromed table lamp shows a base with four chromed metal globes and a white milk glass shade, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Carlo SCARPA (after) - Smoked glass & chrome-plated metal Table - Mid-century
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
The legs can be positioned in different ways to create a new table according to your desires. Italy - Mid-Century
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome Table Lamps by IDL, 1987
$382Sale Price|49% Off
Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome Table Lamps by IDL, 1987
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Italian Sculptural Mid‑Century Modern Chrome & Marble Stacked Table Lamp MCM
By Willy Rizzo, Goffredo Reggiani, Romeo Rega
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Italian Mid‑Century Modern stacked chrome and marble table lamp, in the style of Romeo Rega, Willy Rizzo, and Goffredo Reggiani, featuring alternating chrome cylinders and fine Itali...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Alessandro Albrizzi Purple Lucite Vintage Chrome Dining Table Game Base
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare vintage mid century modern Alessandro Albrizzi purple lucite and chrome dining table or game table base.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Vintage Chromed Glass Manhattan Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage coffee table or sofa table with a chromed base and a black colored glass top.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Stone Resin Side / Coffee Table with Chrome X Base
$541Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage 1970s Stone Resin Side / Coffee Table with Chrome X Base
Located in Hastings, GB
Stylish vintage 1970s Italian stone resin side or coffee table with chrome X base. Only 1 table available. In good vintage condition- just a small deep scratch on table top ( see clo...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Hollywood Regency Chrome, Brass & Glass Coffee Table C1960
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modern Hollywood Regency Chrome, Brass & Glass Coffee Table C1960
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid Century Modern Hollywood Regency coffee table offers glass top over chrome base having stylized splayed legs terminating in brass hoof feet, c1960 Measures- 17.25''H x 48''W x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Large Iridescent Glass Chrome Base Table Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern, circa 1970s table lamp.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Mid Century Modernist Cut Crystal Table Lamps On Chrome Bases
Located in New York, NY
These exquisite Mid-Century Modernist cut crystal table lamps, originating from France around 1950, are a stunning example of post-war design elegance.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Side Tables by Pierre Guariche, Chrome & Wood
Located in Austin, TX
Side tables from mid-century France made by French architect and designer, Pierre Guariche.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Mirrored Glass Top End Table with Chrome Accented Base
$412Sale Price|44% Off
Postmodern Mirrored Glass Top End Table with Chrome Accented Base
Located in Freehold, NJ
This postmodern end table features chrome accented sides and mirrored glass top. Matching coffee table available separately. Dimensions: 25.25w 25.25d 20.5h Condition: Mirrored ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern End Tables
Materials
Chrome
Robert Sonneman Style Chrome Table Lamp on Marble Base
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Absolutely stunning table lamp in the style of Robert Sonneman. 3 chrome shades an adjustable arms pivot atop marble base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Charles Hollis Jones Style Mid-Century Modern Lucite & Chrome Side Table - Pair
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of Lucite and chrome round side tables in the style of Charles Hollis Jones. Diameter of the base without the glass: 18 inches.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Stunning Round Glass Modern Table with Cool Chrome Tripod Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking mid century modern round dining or conference table having cool chrome tripod base that folds and 3/4” thick newer glass top.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Chrome Glass Brass Finial Base Hoof Feet Square Coffee Center Table Mint!
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern chrome 3/4" thick glass brass finial base hoof feet square coffee center table mint!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Maison Charles France Coffee Table Chrome Mid Century Hollywood Regancy
$2,780Sale Price / set|50% Off
Maison Charles France Coffee Table Chrome Mid Century Hollywood Regancy
By Maison Charles
Located in Berlin, BE
Extremely rare Maison Charles coffee table with 4 side tables in chromed steel. Very handy, because you can simply slide the four side tables under your table. Maison Charles was ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Hexagon Italian Travertine Base Glass Rond Top Mid-Century Modern Dining Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Hexagon Italian Travertine base glass round top Mid-Century Modern dining table MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Vintage Mid Century Modern Mushroom Style Dome Table Lamp in Chrome
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Bring a touch of sleek mid-century modern illumination to your interior with this striking vintage mushroom-style dome table lamp, masterfully crafted with gleaming chrome and contra...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Chrome Ring Side Table in Manner of Milo Baughman
By Global Views
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Eye catching side table featuring a sculptural loop ring chrome base with 1/2” thick round glass top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table, Chrome & Wood, 1970s Design
Located in Ljubljana, SI
This stunning Italian vintage coffee table is a quintessential example of Mid-Century Modern or 1970s Hollywood Regency style.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Square Brass Rings Chrome Frame Shape Base Glass Top Side Table
By Maison Jansen, Gucci
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass and chrome side end occasional glass top table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Vintage Paul Mayen Habitat Mid Century Modern Stacked Chrome Glass Coffee Table
By Paul Mayen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Mid Century Modern Stacked Chrome Glass Top Coffee Table attributed to Paul M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
Harvey Guzzini Chrome and Travertine Base Arc Table Lamp
$800Sale Price|50% Off
Harvey Guzzini Chrome and Travertine Base Arc Table Lamp
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Toronto, ON
Spectacular Harvey Guzzini table lamp made in Italy in the 1970s. This gorgeous design features a chrome body and a travertine base.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Vintage Dinette Table on a Chrome Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
This table has a white laminate top Aluminum base with gliders Circa 1975 Made In USA
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Atomic Space Age Chrome Glass & Marble Side End Lamp Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, Mid-Century Modern, Atomic Space Age, chrome side table with etched glass tops and thick marble bases A very good looking and we...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Florence Knoll Chrome and Glass X Base Console Table, 1960
By Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll chrome and glass console table, 1960. Glass is 1.25" thick and 60" long and 24" wide. Glass has surface scratching on the top.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Chrome
Hillebrand Chrome Table Lamp by Egon Hillebrand, Mid-Century Modern
$500Sale Price|53% Off
Hillebrand Chrome Table Lamp by Egon Hillebrand, Mid-Century Modern
By Egon Hillebrand, Hillebrand
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This massive table lamp comes in the rarely found chrome version. The heavy chrome frame is in almost new condition. The black base, which is reminiscent of hammer paint, shows no si...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Large Adjustable Mid Century Table Lamp in Chrome and Black 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Large Adjustable Mid Century Table Lamp in Chrome and Black A very distinct mid century modernist table or desk lamp in chrome and black painted metal.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Maison Jansen Chrome and Brass X Base Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Chicago, IL
Maison Jansen chrome and brass X base coffee table. Chrome frame with glass top and brass details.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Mid-century mod. Chrome and brass table lamps/a pair
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a pair of glamorous mid-century vintage modern brass and chrome table lamps.
Category
Vintage 1960s Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Mid Century Modern American Six Branch Chrome & Brass Sculptural Table Lamp
$929Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modern American Six Branch Chrome & Brass Sculptural Table Lamp
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Mid Century Modern American Six Branch Chrome & Brass Sculptural Table Lamp 1950's Chrome branches, terminating with six patinated metal shades on a rectangular base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Vintage Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Chrome Glass Square Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Chrome & Glass Square Coffee Table.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Stunning Tessellated Horn Checkerboard End Table with Horn and Chrome Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stylish round end table made of tessellated horn in a stunning organic checkerboard pattern. The base has a horn artistically framed with chrome. RHR
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Chrome
1970s Mid-Century Dining Table Base by Design Institute America
By Design Institute America
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American Modernist (1970s) chrome and brass dining / center table base frame in a sculptural geometric form with intersecting flat, tubular and block shaped supports and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Table Lamp, Atomic Design, USA, 1960
Located in Queens, NY
American Post-War Design "Atomic" table lamp with a swirl chrome design supporting 4 sphere shaped lights and resting on a square ebonized cube base. Condition consistent with age
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Glass Top Marble and Chrome Base Rectangular Dining Conference Table
By A Space
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern glass chrome marble Pace looking dining or conference table. The marble is pale pink almost beige in person.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Polished Chrome New Black Drum Shade
Located in Topeka, KS
Striking vintage Mid-Century Modern polished chrome table lamp with new black Fenchel drum shade.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Lovely Romeo Rega Brass Chrome U-Shaped Console Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Romeo Rega
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern Romeo Rega brass and chrome U-shape base console table.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Floating Rosewood Top Chrome Stainless Base Square Side End Coffee Table Mint
By Harvey Probber, Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Knoll style floating rosewood top chrome stainless base square side end coffee table mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Polished Stainless Steel Base Thick Glass Top Dining Room Table Mid Century
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Knoll, Milo Baughman, Poul Kjærholm, Brueton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern mirror chrome polish stainless steel all welded and polished joints 3/4 inch thick glass top dining table MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Ward Bennett Round Coffee Table with Clear Glass Top and Chrome Base
By Ward Bennett
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century round coffee / cocktail table with a circular clear glass top resting on a three bar chrome plated steel base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Jax Tripod Dining Table after Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek and stylish glass topped dining table in the manner of Milo Baughman. It features a tubular chrome base with a thick heavy glass top.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
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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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