Restored Mid-Century Table Lamp, Chrome-Plated Steel, Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This table lamp is a prime example of 1970s Italian design, embodying the luxurious and bold aesthetic of the late Mid-Century style.
Steel, Chrome
Stunning Pair of Chrome Jax Coffee Tables, Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning pair of chrome jax coffee tables. Use with one large glass or as two separate tables side by side you decide how to use these fantastic pop art tables. Each table base is 15...
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Round Iridescent Granite Tulip Base Dining Center Table MINT!
By Pace Collection, Florence Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Round Iridescent Granite Tulip Base Dining Center Table MINT!
Granite, Chrome
$1,950 / set
Mid Century Pair of Chrome Lamps
Located in Ballard, CA
Rare pair of chrome Art-Deco or mid-century table lamp, with disc of frosted glass, in great order and functioning comes with 5 ft of cord.
Chrome
Triangular Bent Chrome Ribbon Base Smoked Glass Top Dinette Dining Game Table
By Poul Kjærholm, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid Century Modern Triangular Bent Chrome Ribbon Base Smoked Glass Top Dinette Dining Game Table
Chrome
Peter Hamburger for Knoll Mid Century Chrome and Lucite Table Lamp
By Knoll, Peter Hamburger
Located in Toledo, OH
This beautiful mid century table lamp was designed by Peter Hamburger for Knoll.
Chrome
Walter Von Nessen Walnut and Chrome Table Lamp, USA, Mid-Century
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculptural lamp reflects Von Nessen’s modernist approach, balancing clean architectural lines with rich natural materials, making it a timeless example of American mid-century d...
Chrome
$2,040Sale Price|20% Off
Art Decó Chrome Coffee Table with Fumé Glass Top and Ebonized Base
Located in Miami, FL
Amazing side or coffee table with curved chrome pedestal leg and the base of the table is made of ebonizd wood. The smoked glass surface rests on the chrome pedestal The chrom...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern A21 Table Lamp by Alain Richard, Steel & Chrome
By Alain Richard, Disderot
Located in PARIS, FR
A table or desk lamp model A21 by Alain Richard for Disderot, featuring a round steel base, a chrome-plated metal stem, and a matching lampshade. With the innovative lighting designs...
Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Merrow Assocs Chrome Dining Table by Richard Young, 1970s
By Merrow Associates
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Associates dining table, named 'The Preece'. Large Circular clear toughened glass top dining with chrome base, designed by Richard Young in the late 1970s. Merrow Associates was s...
Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Chrome, Iron and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pair of sculptural, Mid-Century Modern iron base table lamps with a three-tiered chrome shade and brass accents.
Brass, Chrome, Iron
Mid Century Modern Romeo Rega Style Chrome Brass and Glass Arch Dining Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Modern Romeo Rega Style Chrome Brass and Glass Arch Dining Table.
Brass, Chrome
VINTAGE MiD CENTURY MODERN HERMAN MILLER EAMES HARDWOOD CONFERENCE TABLE
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly collectable, original, Mid Century Modern, Herman Miller conference table with th...
Chrome
Milo Baughman Burled Olivewood Chrome Coffee Table Mid-century
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
GORGEOUS MILO BAUGHMAN BURLED OLIVEWOOD AND CHROME COFFEE TABLE. THE TOP IS GORGEOUS WITH NICELY GRAINED BURLED OLIVEWOOD. THE CHROME BASE IS AMAZING PAIRED WITH THE WOODEN TOP. I...
Chrome
48" Square Granite Top Patinated Brass & Chrome Base Dining Conference Table
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Rockaway, NJ
48" Square Granite Top Patinated Brass & Chrome Base Dining Conference Table
Granite, Chrome, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Rattan Bamboo and Chrome Hexagonal Cocktail Table
By Franco Albini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very cool geometric looking design from the 1970s. The coffee table features a chrome-plated steel base with a rattan designer top.
Chrome
Large Cylinder Table Lamp with Chromed Steel Base, Italy 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Space Age design acrylic and chrome table lamp, Italy, 1960s. This Mid-20th century table lamp features a white acrylic cylindric shade standing up on a chromed steel base.
Steel, Chrome, Metal
Italian 1970's Agate Center / Dining Table with Chrome Cylindrical Base
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...
Agate, Chrome
Mid-Century Paul Mayen Style Chrome and Glass Coffee Table
By Paul Mayen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage modern sculpted chrome coffee table base with hexagonal glass top, designed in the manner of Paul Mayen. (Please confirm item location NY or NJ with dealer).
Chrome
Pair Marcel Breuer Laccio Side Tables Black Laminated Top Tubular Chromed Base
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Marcel Breuer Laccio side tables black laminated top tubular chromed base.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Round Chrome & Glass Dining Center Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Lambertville, NJ
1970s Mid-Century Modern chrome and glass dining or center table in the style of Milo Baughman.
Chrome
Mid Century Glass & Chrome Coffee Table by Katavalos for Laverne Originals
By Laverne International, Douglas Kelly, William Katavolos
Located in Detroit, MI
This glass coffee or cocktail table was designed by architects William Katavalos, Ross Littell, Douglas Kelley for Laverne Originals in 1958. This unique, impeccably-made table consi...
Steel, Chrome
Calacatta Green White Marble Chrome Steel X Base Side End Table
Located in Stafford, TX
Beautiful Vintage 1970's Round Polished Calacatta Green Marble Heavy Chromed Steel Base Coffee/ Large Side Table! • Marble is white with hues of beige, grey & green. Great condit...
Marble, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Nicos Zographos Chrome X-Base Coffee Table
By Nicos Zographos
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sleek chrome X-base coffee table, designed by Nicos Zographos, circa 1960s.
Metal
GUBI Pedrera Coffee Table Chrome 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...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Table Lamp with Glass Zebra Print Shade
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Stylish table lamp with a chrome base and mirror glass shade with zebra print. By the alternation of mirror glass and zebra print the light shine in a wonderful diffuse manner throu...
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Pierre Cardin Style Brass & Chrome Glass Top 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 Pierre Cardin Style Brass & Chrome Glass Top Coffee Table.
Brass, Chrome
Chrome Cross Shape Base with White Acrylic Shade Table Lamp
By Tommi Parzinger, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome base machined quality bolted white acrylic shade table lamp.
Chrome
Pace Collection Chrome and Glass Square Dining Table Base, 1970's
By Pace Collection
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern chrome and glass dining table base by Pace Collection.
Chrome
DIA Mid-Century American Modern Chrome & Brass Dining Table Frame
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 ...
Brass
Pair of Nautical Mid-Century Modern Chrome Table Lamps with Lucite Shades
Located in Nantucket, MA
The column bases are chrome on a teak base and the shades are a domed lucite.
Chrome
Circular Marble Top Dining Table with Hexagonal Chrome Base
Located in Montreal, QC
Circular marble top dining table with hexagonal chrome metal base
Marble
Mid-Century Modern Yellow Enamel & Chrome Table Lamp, German Design
Located in San Francisco, US
Immerse yourself in the optimistic futurism of the Space Age with this exceptional Mid-Century Modern table lamp. Standing approximately 2 feet tall, this German-designed masterpiece...
Enamel, Chrome
Mid-Century American Modern Chrome Hairpin / Wishbone Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculptural chrome table lamp with a wishbone or hairpin-form and white enameled-metal cap by Laurel Lamp Company (ca. 1960s, Newark, NJ, USA). Shade is for demonstration only and is...
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Brushed Chrome And Beveled Glass Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brushed chrome and glass table lamp.
Chrome
Vintage 70s Osvaldo Borsani Oval Dining Table Walnut Starburst Top & Chrome Base
By (After) Gio Ponti, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Osvaldo Borsani, Stow Davis, Ico Parisi
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Osvaldo Borsani oval dining table. A striking example of mid-century modern furniture, it features a walnut starburst veneer top and a sculptural chrome base, blending luxury and fun...
Chrome
Italian Mid Century Modern Chrome Glass Table Lamp Sciolari Venini Murano 1960
By Venini, Sciolari Lighting
Located in Portland, OR
A sleek Mid Century Modern Italian chrome & glass table lamp by Sciolari with Venini glass, circa 1960.
Chrome
Florence Knoll Square Marble Top Solid Chrome Base Side End Coffee Center Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Florence Knoll square marble top solid chrome base side end coffee center table.
Marble, Chrome
Chrome Bent Tube Design Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome bent tube design table lamp with glass globe shades on a cubic shape wooden base.
Mid-Century Modern Side Tables by Peter Ghyczy, Chrome & Glass, 1970s
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful highly decorative side tables designed and manufactured by Peter Ghyczy, The Netherlands 1970. These Hollywood Regency style side tables is made of chromed bars connected w...
Cut Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Glass & Chromed Steel Dining Table
By Milo Baughman, Tri-Mark
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous 1970s vintage mid-century modern Milo Baughman style rectangular clear tempered glass and polished chromed steel Parsons style dining table by Tri-Mark Designs.
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Smoke Gray/Grey Lucite Chrome Table Lamp New Black Drum Shade
Located in Topeka, KS
Absolutely awesome, circa 1960s, Mid-Century Modern smoke gray/grey Lucite and chrome table lamp with new black drum shade which as always you can let us know if you would like the l...
Chrome
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
Roche Bobois Glass Coffee Table with Stone & Chrome Base, 1970s
By Roche Bobois
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Glass coffee table with a slate grey stone base with chrome accented corners by Roche Bobois, circa 1970's. The stone has a beautiful light grey/white veining as well as a faint tran...
Stone, Slate, Chrome
$960Sale Price|36% Off
Cityscape Coffee Table by Paul Evans, Chrome, Mid-Century Modern, USA
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Great style and amazing look. Mid-Century Modern style. Chrome has minor signs of use and wear.
Chrome
Mid 20th Century Modernist French Chrome and Glass Round Coffee Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vintage French 1970’s round chrome and glass coffee table, with a spare architectural base below an inset round glass top.
Chrome
1970s Burl Patchwork Dining Table and Chrome Base attributed to Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid Century vintage 1970s Burl Walnut Patchwork Dining Table and Chrome Base attributed to Milo Baughman.
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Paul Mayen Style Stacked Tubular Chrome Glass Coffee Table
By Paul Mayen
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Paul Mayen Style Stacked Octagonal Tubular Chrome with Glass Top Coffee Table This iconic coffee table exudes the sleek elegance of the 1970s with its Paul Mayen-...
Chrome
Italian Chrome & Brass X Base Round 36" Diameter Top Gueridon Breakfast Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Chrome & Brass X Base Round 36" Diameter Top Gueridon Breakfast Table
Brass, Chrome
Walnut Cube Shape Table Lamp on Chrome Base
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern cube shape table lamp.
Square yellow marble coffee table with chromed metal base 1970
By Florence Knoll
Located in Renens, CH
Large minimalist 1960-1970 coffee table with top in yellow marble. The base structure is in chromed metal and stands out for its slim, refined design. The square top is in yellow m...
Marble, Chrome
1970s Chrome Coffee Table Base After Poul Kjaerholm Pk61 Denmark
By Fritz Hansen, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Angular Coffee Table Base attributed style Poul Kjaerholm model PK61 Coffee Table designed 1955 Denmark for Fritz Hansen Unmarked. Solid steel and chrome plate construction. Discree...
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20 Century French Art Deco Round Chrome Black Side Table
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco period round side table from France circa 1930. The Black lacquer base supports a double U shaped polished nickel frame enclosing a circular mirrored top.
Nickel
Burl Wood Top Chrome Base and Trim Rectangular Coffee Table
By Leon Rosen, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome and burl wood coffee table Pace Collection Baughman decor.
Chrome
Single Travertine Rectangle Base Chrome Stretchers Glass Top Dining Table Italy
By Artedi, Harvey Probber
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Single Travertine rectangle base chrome stretchers glass top dining table made in Italy. Beveled glass top.
Travertine, Chrome
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
"X" Base Chrome and Lucite Glass Top Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in New York, NY
Stylish and sleek lucite base glass top coffee table, attributed to Charles Hollis Jones
Chrome
$1,520Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Milo Baughman Style Chrome and Glass Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pasadena, TX
Chrome and glass coffee table in the style of Milo Baughman. Lovely sculptural chrome base with circular glass top. circa 1960s. Measures: 36" circular glass top 15...
Chrome
Mid-Century Murano Glass Table Lamp with White Marble Base, Italy, 1970s
Located in Lisse, NL
A striking Murano glass table lamp from the 1970s, handcrafted in Italy. This sculptural piece features a hand-blown glass globe with a captivating clear and frosted gradient finish,...
Marble, Chrome
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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