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Stunning Sculpted Midcentury Modern Dining Room Set
By George Nakashima, Marc van Rampelberg, Wendell Castle
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Spectacular and unique dining set
Marc van Rampelberg
born in Belgium 1949
Oval dining table and
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Teak
1960s Mid Century Sculptural Extendable Oval Dining Set
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
any environment.
Showcasing some of the best designs of the Mid Century Modern era from one of the
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Cast Aluminum Faux Bamboo Mid-Century Modern Six Chairs and Table Dining Set
By Russell Woodard, Arthur Court
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice outdoor cast aluminum oval dining table + 6 chairs set with newly upholstered seats.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Aluminum
1970s Danish Modern Teak Dining Set- Set Of 7
Located in North Hollywood, CA
✨ Danish Modern Teak Dining Set ✨
This stunning dining set from the 1970s embodies the elegance of
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Rare Dining Room Set / Cowhorn Chairs, Table and Cabinet by Svend Aage Madsen
By Svend Åge Madsen
Located in Handewitt, DE
Very rare danish dining room set incl. 6 cowhorn chairs, round / oval table and the matching
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Walnut
H 43.71 in W 43.71 in D 43.71 in
1950’s Conant Ball Modernmates Mid Century Dining Set. Table, 2 leaves, 4 Chairs
By Conant Ball, Russel Wright
Located in Lutz, FL
1950’s Blonde Mid Century Modern Solid Birch Conant Ball “Modernmates” Dining Room Table with two
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Birch
H 30.5 in W 48 in D 48 in
Round to Oval Extendable Dining Set by Alfred Hendrickx for Belform, 1960s
By Alfred Hendrickx, Belform
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Beautiful dining set designed in the 1960s by Alfred Hendrickx for Belform. The round table is
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 29.14 in W 51.19 in D 51.19 in
Russel Woodard Spun Fiberglass Oval Racetrack Dining Table 4 Chairs Outdoor Set
By Russell Woodard
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Russel Woodard spun fiberglass oval racetrack glass top dining table 4 chairs outdoor set
Stunning
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Glass, Fiberglass
H 32 in W 24 in D 24 in
Dining Room Set with Borge Mogensen Table and Eight CH24 Chairs by Hans J Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner, Børge Mogensen, Carl Martin-Hansen
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
A living room set composed of an oval-shaped oak gateleg table with metal details, designed by
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Metal
H 27.96 in W 123.23 in D 48.82 in
Mastercraft Dark Burl Walnut Oval 4x20" Leaves Dining Table 6 Chairs Set MINT
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Dimensions:
Table:
46” x 70” x 29”
Leaves:
4 x 20” with an extended table length of 150”
Chair:
21” x 21” x 66”
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Burl
H 66 in W 21 in D 21 in
Teak Dining Set by Hans Olsen, 4 Chairs, Round Table, Danish Modern, 1950s
By Hans Olsen, Rojle Frem
Located in Wrocław, Poland
set has since become an icon of classic Danish Mid Century Modern Design. This gorgeous dining set
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Faux Leather, Teak
Dining Set by Eero Saarinen
By Eero Saarinen
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Carrara marble oval table set with six armless tulip chairs reupholstered in genuine black leather.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Art Deco Transitional Henredon Pickled Oak Omni Collection Dining Set -
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Art Deco Transitional Henredon Pickled Oak Omni Collection Dining Set - Set of 7
This set
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Oak
French Midcentury Bamboo & Rattan Dining Set, Six Highback Chairs, 1950, France
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Rare midcentury French dining set, thick faceted oval glass* top bamboo dining table with six
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
H 39.5 in W 17.3 in D 19 in
1950s Eugenio Escudero Ebonized Mahogany Dining Set + Six Velvet Chairs Mexico
By Eugenio Escudero
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s
Attributed to Eugenio Escudero. Unmarked.
Set includes six dining chairs and an oval shaped
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Brass
H 28.13 in W 95.38 in D 45.25 in
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Tulip Set Including Large Oval Table and 6 Chairs 1970s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Buffalo, NY
,,, Classic modernist dining room set consisting of large 78" oval dining table and six tulip side chairs
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
H 29 in W 78 in D 48 in
Atelier C. Demoyen Dining Set with Table and Six Chairs in Solid Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Atelier C. Demoyen, dining table with six dining chairs, solid elm, France, 1970s
Atelier C
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Elm
20th Century American Dining Table & Four Chairs By McGuire
By McGuire
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
latter part of the 20th century, this McGuire dining set showcases the hallmark bamboo frame that is
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Glass, Fabric, Bamboo
One of a kind American Studio craft birch blonde dining table with 6 chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
dining chairs and dining table. The oval style shaped dining table with detailed sculptured base all
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Birch, Maple
Mid-Century Three Legged Dining Chairs - Set of Four
By Hans J. Wegner, Winchendon, Hans Olsen, Hibriten, Niels Otto Møller
Located in Raleigh, NC
Set of four mid-century dining chairs, attributed to Hibriten with the stylings of Hans J. Wegner
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
1990s Multi-Colored Sculptural Memphis Style Dining Table & 6 Chairs
By Memphis Group
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
. Influenced by the mid 20th century designs. This mid century modern race track table is a work of art
Category
1990s Post-Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Mastercraft Amboyna Wood Brass Trim Oval Back Dining Chairs, Set of 4
By Mastercraft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mastercraft Amboyna wood brass trim oval back dining chairs - set of 4. Item
features (4) side
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Set of Four Red Chairs by Günter Talos Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern set of four chairs designed and made in Vienna circa 1950 by Günter Talos. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 30.52 in W 16.93 in D 17.33 in
Single Pedestal One Leaf Oval Banded Dining Table 8 Regency Chairs Set MINT!
By Smith & Watson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Single Pedestal One Leaf Oval Banded Dining Table 8 Regency Chairs Set MINT!
DIMENSIONS
table: 52
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Italian mid-century modern chairs in rattan, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
room, a dining room or an entrance hall.
This chair from the fine Italian manufacture of the mid-1900s
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rattan
1970s Oval Painted Floral Extension Dining Web Sunburst Back Chairs, Set of 7
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1970s dining set. The ultra rare set exudes
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
H 30 in W 99 in D 36 in
Børge Mogensen / Karl Andersson and Soher Danish 3-Piece Teak Dining Table Set
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century 3-piece teak dining table Set comprised of a center rectangular drop leaf table
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak
H 27.5 in W 47 in D 27.5 in
Large Green Marble Oval Dining Table by MY HABITAT DESIGN
By Mario Bellini
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
increasingly tricky so she set out to create a collection of tables that still upheld the solid forms and
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
10 Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastlhom FK armchairs with a Matteo Grassi table
By Walter Knoll, Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius
Located in Highclere, Newbury
of Mid Century Danish design. The actual original name for this chair that was produced by Kill
Category
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
H 29.14 in W 125.99 in D 39.38 in
Oval Pedestal Dining Table Solid Walnut Cast Iron Amicalola Base Alabama Sawyer
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against an oval table top. This pedestal base is hand cast
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
H 30 in W 48 in D 72 in
Large Oval Marble Dining Table with Column Legs in the style of Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This minimalist table is made from one material, featuring an oval horse track top in blue / grey
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
H 29.53 in W 43.31 in D 94.49 in
Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto Africa Oval Burl and Walnut Dining Table 1970s
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Maxalto
Located in New York, NY
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto "Africa" large oval dining table composed of burl top with out rim
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
H 27.5 in W 98 in D 57 in
Set of 6 McGuire Organic Rattan Dining Chairs
By McGuire
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 6 Organic Rattan Dining Chairs attributed to McGuire. The chairs have been professionally
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rattan
Frits Henningsen Danish Dining Table
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish Modern Mahogany dining table, designed by Frits Henningsen, Denmark, circa 1930s. This
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Set of 8 Mouette (Seagull) Baumann France Dining Chairs - Satin Black Finish
By Baumann France
Located in Pasadena, CA
This elegant set of eight Mouette ("Seagull") dining chairs made by the Baumann manufacture in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Set of Six Teak Wood and Bouclè Fabric Dining Chairs, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Set of six dining chairs, Teak and Bouclè fabric upholstery, Denmark, 1960s
Very elegant chairs
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Teak
H 33.08 in W 18.12 in D 18.51 in
Pozzi Italian Set of Six Dining Chairs in Wood and Brown Upholstery
By Pozzi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pozzi, set of six dining chairs, stained beech, leatherette, Italy, 1970s
Lovely set of six dining
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Beech
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1957, Set of 8
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Ash and Rope, Italy, 1957, Set of eight
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rope, Wood, Ash
H 32.68 in W 15.75 in D 17.33 in
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1957, Set of 12
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Ash and Rope, Italy, 1957, Set of twelve
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rope, Wood, Ash
H 32.68 in W 15.75 in D 17.33 in
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chairs for Cassina, 1957, Set of 14
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gio Ponti 699 “Superleggera” Dining Chairs for Cassina, Ash and Rope, Italy, 1957, Set of fourteen
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rope, Wood, Ash
H 32.68 in W 15.75 in D 17.33 in
Vintage Set of Six Tulip Pedestal Dining Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century modern tulip dining chairs designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Associates from the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Made To Order Italian Travertine Dining Table Customizable
Located in London, London
Dining table
Made to order in Italy
Travertine
Oval top
Oval shaped column base
Size can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Travertine
Arched Pickled Rawhide Leather + Rattan Coastal Dining Chairs, Set of Six (6)
Located in Round Top, TX
dining table, an oval teak Danish Modern table, or one with a glass top and travertine base for a clean
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rattan
H 35.63 in W 20.38 in D 18.25 in
Ico Parisi Dining Table and Six Chairs 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
Oval shape dining table bicolor, navy blue and grey glass top with six chairs.
Available also a
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Cherry Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Maria Pergay polished steel and brass dining table Gerbe 1970
By Maria Pergay
Located in Paris, IDF
This dining table is a rare variation of French artist Maria Pergay's iconic Gerbe model, dating
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Set of 10 Carrocel Hendrick Dining Chairs in Natural Finish with Boucle Fabric
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
classic mid-century modern inspired aesthetic. Each chair features a sturdy, sculpted, beechwood frame
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood, Beech
H 33 in W 19 in D 19 in
Light Wood Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Sweet Gum Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Light Wood Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Bronze Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rainbow Poplar Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Round Pedestal Dining Table Pecan Wood Top Amicalola Base in Bronze
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Bronze
Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Solid Walnut Wood Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
Dark Wood Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Dark Wood Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Round Pedestal Dining Table Solid Pecan Wood Top Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
Round Pedestal Dining Table Spalted Pecan Wood Top Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
1950s Italian Fume' Glass Top Dining Table in the Manner Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury chrome star base table with smoked glass Oval top in the manner Gastone Rinaldi. Chrome
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
H 28.34 in W 63 in D 39.37 in
White Oak Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base White Finish
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Brazilian Modern Extendable Table in Hardwood with Ebony Finish, Novo Rumo, 1960
By Novo Rumo
Located in New York, NY
chairs but also flexes into any Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Contemporary, Transitional, or even
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Ebony
H 28.7 in W 43.3 in D 37 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the midcentury modern oval dining room set you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, fabric and metal, every midcentury modern oval dining room set was constructed with great care. Find 28 options for an antique or vintage midcentury modern oval dining room set now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a midcentury modern oval dining room set — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A midcentury modern oval dining room set is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made midcentury modern oval dining room set has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Eero Saarinen, Knoll and Dale Ford are consistently popular.
How Much is a Midcentury Modern Oval Dining Room Set?
Prices for a midcentury modern oval dining room set can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $285 and can go as high as $19,572, while the average can fetch as much as $4,649.
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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