Chrome and Glass Console Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern console table features a sturdy chrome base. A sleek tubular chrome top and base with sculpted brass end caps. The glass and chrome complement each othe...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chromed Glass Table Lamp by Ingo Maurer 1968, Germany
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Vienna, AT
This spiral or loop table lamp was designed by Ingo Maurer 1968 Germany for Design M. Germany. The table lamp features a tabular chromed metal spring as a base and an opaline glass s...
Metal
Italian 3/4" Glass Top Square Coffee Table Chrome Brass Hoof Feet Base MINT!
By Pace Collection, Brueton, Maison Jansen, Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Jansen style chrome and brass hoof feet coffee table. Excellent craftsmenship quality.
Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century American Table Lamp with Chrome Cube Base, 1960s
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century chrome cube base table lamp suspending 4 movable rectangular Lucite panels.
Lucite
Vintage Mid-Century Design Modernist Coffee Table
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
Vintage mid-century coffee table featuring a birch wood top paired with a chrome-plated metal base.
Steel, Chrome
Extra Long Oval Dark Walnut Dining Conference Table on Stainless Chrome Base
By Herman Miller, Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Elongated oval shape dark walnut Knoll, Herman Miller match dining conference table.
Walnut
Vintage Mid Century Modern Herman Miller No1 Eames Conference Table
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this super rare and highly collectable, original, Mid Century Modern, Herman Miller No1 Edition conference table, which were purchased by the original owner...
Chrome
Mid-Century Satin Gray Industrial Task Lamp with Chrome Stem by Napako
By Napako
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Industrial task lamp by Napako circa 1950s.
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Unique Italian Metal and Chrome Center Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A unique piece featuring all metal and chrome appearance with a cylindrical base. A one of a kind table that would be the topic of conversation in any living space. Please confirm it...
Metal, Chrome
$2,588Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Teak Console Table or Writing Table, 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Black lacquered metal and chrome plated base with teak veneered top. This wonderful Mid-Century Modern console table or writing table is in very good refinished condition with minor...
Metal, Chrome
Laurel Mid-Century Modern Mushroom Table Lamp with Frosted White Glass Shade
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Astoria, NY
Laurel Mid-Century Modern Mushroom Table Lamp, with frosted white glass shade above an hourglass form chrome-plated base. 17.5" H x 13" Diameter.
Chrome
Vintage Chrome Side Table After Platner
By Warren Platner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stunning Mid-Century Modern side table is a timeless piece inspired by Warren Platner’s iconic design.
Chrome
Le Corbusier 10 Table by Cassina, Chrome & Glass, Modern Design
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier 10 Table en Tube For Cassina Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret exhibited the first version of this historic design table in 1929 at the Salon d’Aut...
Chrome
Midcentury Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Round glass top coffee table with polished base made of chrome rings. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).
Chrome
Charles Hollis Jones Table with Lucite Base
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in New York, NY
Elegant three Lucite legs with an aluminum stretcher base supports the original plate glass top (.5 inch thickness ). Design by Charles Hollis Jones. Original, clean, ready to use c...
Chrome
1970s Chrome + Glass Coffee Table
Located in Berkeley, CA
A 1970s coffee table with a polished chrome base and a glass top, reflecting the clean, industrial-glam lines popular in American design of the era.
Chrome
Vintage Warren Platner for Knoll Wire Spoke Base Cocktail Table Mid Century 50's
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in North Miami, FL
This iconic authentic original vintage Warren Platner chromed wire cocktail table was the original design and production from the 1950's. Knoll was the manufacturer. The original bev...
Steel, Nickel
Large Lacquered Square Coffee Table w/ Chrome Plinth Base By Directional 1970s
By Directional
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Mid Century Modern plinth base modern white lacquered coffee table with chrome plinth base and glass top.
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Mid-Century Italian Minimalist Table Lamp
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century table lamp from Italy. A minimalist design with a special base.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Chinoiserie Faux Bamboo Side Tables
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of Hollywood Regency or palm regency faux bamboo chrome end tables with smoked glass tops. Base features X-stretcher design. Tables can be used as side tables or be paired toget...
Chrome
Bauhaus Adjustable bauhaus Lamp in Black and Chrome, Mid-20th Century
By Christian Dell
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Elegant Bauhaus-style desk lamp featuring a black enameled metal shade and a curved chromed steel arm mounted on a circular weighted base. Its clean geometry and functional construct...
Metal, Chrome
Round Side Accent Table in Glass & Chrome
By Pace Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
With the goal of creating pieces of high-design that differed from contemporaries such as Knoll and Herman Miller, Irving & Leon Rosen founded the Pace Collection in 1960. They l...
Chrome
Z Base Stainless Base Solid Top Coffee Table
By Established Lines, Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Established Lines, Mid Century Modern or Bauhaus era decor coffee table. Nice rectangle shape with good medium size proportions. The base is meticulosly welded out of solid stainless...
Stainless Steel, Chrome
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Paul Mayen Habitat Chrome Lucite Cylinder Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
By Paul Mayen
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Uncommon lamp by Paul Mayen for Habitat, circa 1970s. Minimalist three-legged chrome frame base topped with an opaque Lucite cylindrical shade in excellent vintage condition.
Chrome
Mid Century Solid Teak Cylinder Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Very handsome tall, heavy and simple Danish design . The lighting element has a 3 way switch which can change the way the 5 bulbs light up for brightness. The stem from the dark tea...
Chrome
Colorful Italian Coffee Table in Marble and Chrome
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Three different shades of marble paired with a sleek chrome base make this coffee table unique and eye-catching. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/NJ).
Marble, Chrome
20th Century Swedish Chrome Table Lamp, Scandinavian Desk Light by Falkenberg
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish table luminaire, lamp made of hand crafted chrome with a round grey sheet metal shade, designed and produced by Falkenbergs Belysning in good con...
Metal, Chrome, Sheet Metal
Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculptural Chome & Lucite Arch Table Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculptural Chome & Lucite Arch Table Desk Lamp With Frosted Lucite Step Base & Frosted Lucite Light Diffuser. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 16.5" H...
Chrome
Mid-Century Platner Style Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage-modern coffee table featuring beautiful sculpted brass base and solid octagonal glass top. Please confirm item location NY or NJ with dealer.
Chrome
Mid Century Brass and Chrome Coffee Table with Glass Top, 1970s USA
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chrome and brass cocktail table base with glass top in the style of Karl Springer.
Brass
$1,022Sale Price|26% Off
Vintage Mid-century Scandinavian Industrial Chrome Classic Desk Lamp, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This classic desk lamp was produced in Scandinavia during the 1960s. It has elements of the German manufacturer of electrotechnical elements Vossloh Werke Zenith. The lamp has a soli...
Metal, Chrome
Chrome and Brass X Base Console w/ Gallery Rams Heads Hoof Feet Black Lamiante
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern X base compact console serving side table stand.
Brass, Chrome
Mid Century Kemp And Lauritzen Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Kemp & Lauritzen Table Lamp, 1965 A true icon of Danish 1960s design. This original Kemp & Lauritzen table lamp pairs space-age styling with warm, functional light. Desi...
Chrome
$620Sale Price|20% Off
American Mid Century Lucite & Chrome Tall Lamp by Laurel Lighting
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful simple design tall cube shape lamp by Laurel lighting company, we have polished the base and the top, its in perfect working condition. The lamp is 29" tall to the top of t...
Chrome
Mid Century Chrome Desk Lamp with Glass Shade, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Mid century glass table lamp with chrome base and glass shade.
Glass
Mid-Century Roger Sprunger Glass Top Cocktail Table
By Roger Sprunger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This lovely mid-century coffee table is the perfect fit for any home, business, or office.
Chrome
Mid-Century Chrome IT Task Lamp from Louis Poulsen, 1970s
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Flexible desk light from Poulsen according to a draft from 1972. Here in the very rare version in chrome. The IT Desk Lamp is based on the designs and principles of Poul Henningsen....
Metal
Pr Post Modern International Bauhaus Style Chrome and Glass End Chrome Tables
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
Pair of chic architectural Bauhaus, International, Post Modern style endear side tales. The tables feature bright chrome bases of squared metal, which support nice thick ( .75 in. ) ...
Chrome
Square Lucite Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern lucite table lamp. This tall modern lucite lamp has four striking columns which make a bold statement.
Chrome
Italian 1970s Sculptural Chrome Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A unique and sculptural Italian 1970s table lamp in chrome with custom shade. The base consists of a wide cut out "S" shape band of chrome wrapped around two balls stacked one on top...
Chrome
Extraordinary Oak Parquet Dining Table On Chrome Supports
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Extraordinary large Dining table on chrome base with four corner supports. Leaves pull out from each end. Rectangular form. The Table in Classic Parsons form with good solidity. ...
Chrome
Art Deco Chrome & Glass Modernist Occasional Cocktail Table, English, C1930's
Located in Devon, England
Superbly stylish Art Deco tubular table in chrome with a thick glass insert top. The glass has a mirrored edge and jet black center. Often the mirror part is foxed and blemished but ...
Chrome
20th Century French Chrome Coffee Table With Ceramic Top By Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French chrome coffee table with ceramic top by Juliette Belarti exemplifies mid-century artistry and modern design.
Chrome
$1,295 / set
Mid Century Modern Lucite Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of mid century modern clear Lucite table lamps. Chrome central columns are flanked with three Lucite cylindrical pillars.
Chrome
$3,195Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-century Herman Miller Rosewood Segmented Conference/Dining Table c.1960-1970
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Mid-century Model ET151 racetrack conference table designed by Charles and Ray Eames in the 1950s for Herman Miller.
Chrome, Metal
Slate Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern coffee table features a decorative slate top with etched floral designs. A sturdy and stylish flat bar chrome base adds to the midcentury appeal. The co...
Slate, Chrome
Midcentury DIA Style Chrome and Glass Side Tables
By Design Institute America
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage pair of modern side tables feature a chrome harp shaped base and a thick square glass top. A sleek and sturdy design that is sure to complement any modern inte...
Chrome
Large Square Black Granite Top Coffee Table with Center Planter Chrome Base
By Brueton, Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Granite top square coffee table on stainless steel legs. Measures: 42'.
Granite, Marble, Stainless Steel
Modernist Chromed and Mirrored Gueridon Side Table
Located in Shippensburg, PA
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE TWO-TIER CHROMED GUERIDON WITH MIRRORED GLASS Mid-20th Century 29 7/8" H x 26 7/8" diameter A round two-tier side table in chromed nickel, the upper and lower sh...
Chrome, Nickel
Very Fine Metal Faux Bamboo Chrome Brass Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Metal Faux Bamboo Chrome Brass Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table In style of Maison Bagues
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Minimalist Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist Mid Century table lamp. A very minimalist design in shape and color.
Metal
$2,800 / set
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Table Lamps
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern table lamps, in chrome and brass, attributed to Sciolari, Italy 1970s.
Brass, Chrome
Modern Lucite X-Coffee Table Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Slick, 1970s modern, coffee table base features two, 1 inch thick, Lucite X-forms connected by a 1.5 inch chrome rod. The base can accept the size and shape top of your choice.
Chrome
Tulip Chrome Base Lucite Seats Set of 4 Chairs Dining Table with Glass Round Top
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne, Eero Saarinen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Stunning Mid-Century Modern Lucite and tulip chrome bases chairs with matching round 36 diameter x 29" height glass top dining table. Shiny black patent leather upholstery.
Aluminum
$1,800Sale Price / set|25% Off
1970s Modern Steel and Chrome Side Tables
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
1970s steel and chrome base with glass top side tables.
Chrome, Steel
1970s Peter Ghyczy Tripod Side Table, Chrome, Brass & Glass
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century side table designed by Peter Ghyczy, dating to the 1970s.
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Alpha Table by Hans Eichenberger, Chrome and Glass
By Hans Eichenberger
Located in Raleigh, NC
Frosted glass and chrome side table with unique three-legged base. A wonderful mid-century example from Hans Eichenberger.
Chrome
20th Century Swedish Bordslampa Krom, Chrome Table Lamp by Hans Agne Jakobsson
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A silver, vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish table lamp made of chromium, featuring a one light socket, in good condition. The Scandinavian desk light was designed by Hans Agne Jakob...
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Chromed Table Lamp With Black Metal Lamp Shade, AT circa 1950
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
This stylish mid 20th century table top lamp impresses with an extravagant design: a rectangular base veneered with precious wood combined with a fantastic looking, delicate chromed ...
Metal, Chrome
20th century French Chromed Metal Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in LEGNY, FR
This piece features a sleek cylindrical base in polished chrome, paired with a cylindrical shade finished with subtle metallic trims, creating a harmonious and timeless silhouette.
Metal
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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