A pair of Vista of California Indoor/Outdoor Tables
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of indoor/outdoor tables designed by Don Knorr for Vista of California. White Formica top with black metal bases
Metal
$3,594Sale Price / item|20% Off
Console Table, High Gloss Laminate & Brass Details, Maui Green - L
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Julieta Collection. Console Table with High Gloss Top, Brass Tape Framed, Black Powder Coating Conical Legs with Brass End Introducing the stunning console table with black powder...
Brass
$3,594Sale Price / item|20% Off
Console Table, High Gloss Laminate & Brass Details, Kashmir Green - L
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Julieta Collection. Console Table with High Gloss Top, Brass Tape Framed, Black Powder Coating Conical Legs with Brass End Introducing the stunning console table with black powder...
Brass
$3,257Sale Price / item|20% Off
Console Table, High Gloss Laminate & Brass Details, Kashmir Green - M
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Julieta Collection. Console Table with High Gloss Top, Brass Tape Framed, Black Powder Coating Conical Legs with Brass End Introducing the stunning console table with black powder...
Brass
$3,257Sale Price / item|20% Off
Console Table, High Gloss Laminate & Brass Details, Maui Green - M
By Jover + Valls
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Julieta Collection. Console Table with High Gloss Top, Brass Tape Framed, Black Powder Coating Conical Legs with Brass End Introducing the stunning console table with black powder...
Brass
1950's Stitched black and green leather side table by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather side table by Jacques Adnet Description1950's Stitched leather mantles by Jacques Adnet Great condition France A Rare French Midcentury Modern hand stitched...
Leather, Formica
Italian mid-century modern dining table in white and aqua green wood, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern dining table in white and aqua green wood, 1940s Dining table with a rectangular top in aqua green formica.
Formica, Wood
T1 Tangram Dining Table by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax, 1954
By Tubax, Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Willy Van Der Meeren designed this dining table, model T1, for Tubax in 1954. The three-legged frame is made of black painted metal, the top is covered with light mint green formica.
Steel
Space Age Vintage Bar Cart Serving Trolley Green Chromed Metal 1970s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage bar cart or serving trolley from green formica plates and chromed metal frame 1970s. Throughout its foldable parts on each side great to use in various dimensions....
Metal
Rare Coffee Table or Bench by Darrell Landrum for Avard
By Darrell Landrum, Paul McCobb, Avard
Located in Framingham, MA
Very rare coffee table/bench by Darrell Landrum for Avard. Possibly from the outdoor terrace at the MOMA. Hand made - original condition. Wear on white formica top and on painted iro...
Iron
Unavailable
H 17.72 in W 27.56 in D 19.69 in
Gradient Bench/Coffee Table Red-Green Gaby Aluminium by Chapel Petrassi
By Chapel Petrassi
Located in Le Perreux-sur-Marne, FR
Gaby is a contemporary coffee table that presents shades of color integrated in the table top, which is paired with a chunky and highly reflective gold metallic base. The multicolo...
Aluminum
Italian Black and Green Formica Bedside Table, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian black and green Formica bedside table, 1960s, coming from a hotel in middle Italy.
Metal
Sold
H 29.93 in W 63 in D 31.5 in
Dining Table Attributed to Gio Ponti in Walnut and Green Formica, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Essential and elegant dining table attributed to Gio Ponti from 1950s. The table has an ant top often dark green typically Pontian in excellent workmanship. The legs typical of the d...
Formica, Walnut
Sold
H 29.93 in W 63 in D 30.71 in
Italian Midcentury Elliptical Solid Beech Table with Green Formica Top, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian midcentury elliptical solid beech table with green Formica top, 1960s. Elliptical table with structure in solid beech, shaped leg and original top in water green Formica.
Formica, Wood
Sold
H 27.56 in W 63 in D 29.53 in
Dining Table After Ico Parisi, Midcentury, Wood and Green Formica, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Italian dining table, produced in the 1950s. Feet with organic shape and Formica envelope in green.
Wood, Formica
1950's Mint Green Formica Adjustable Hospital Table with Tray
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1950's Retro Mint Green Formica Hospital Table with Tray. Height and angle are both adjustable, side tray can spin 360 degrees.
Formica
Sold
H 20.28 in W 19.1 in D 11.42 in
Small Mid Century Modern side table made of walnut with green Formica surfaces
Located in München, DE
Beautiful small Mid Century Modern side table. Frame made of walnut wood. Shelves are also made of walnut wood with Formica surfaces in typical 1950s green.
Formica, Walnut
Rosewood Trolley with Green Formica by Dyrlund in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare trolley / bar in rosewood and green formica produced by Dyrlund in Denmark.
Formica, Rosewood
Carlo Hauner, Console Table, Wood, Formica, Brazil, 1950s
By Carlo Hauner, Forma
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and green formica console table designed by Carlo Hauner and produced by Forma, Brazil, c. 1950s.
Formica, Wood
Sold
H 31.5 in W 63.39 in D 32.29 in
Italian Mid Century Creamy White Wood and Aquamarine Formica Kitchen Table, 1940
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid century creamy white wood and aquamarine formica kitchen table, 1940s Kitchen table, in creamy white enamelled wood, with aqua green formica top and drawer with metal ha...
Laminate, Wood
Vintage desk wegné wood with green formica top , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 152cm Width, 78cm Height, 76,5cm Depth Period: 1970s Material: Wengé veneer , metal , formica
Metal
Sold
H 17.75 in W 49 in D 23.625 in
Mid-Century Metaform Coffee Table with Green Laminate Top and Steel Base
By Metaform Holland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek Mid-Century coffee table by Dutch manufacturer Metaform features a modernist brushed steel frame with green laminate top over marine plywood. The clean lines and minimalist for...
Steel
Sold
H 30.71 in W 37.41 in D 37.41 in
4x Industrial Work Table in Green Metal with Brass Feet and Rim, Belgium, 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Industrial work table in green metal with brass feet and rim, Belgium, 1950s. 4 tables available, priced per piece.
Brass, Steel
Italian mid-century green steel, laminate and teak desk, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century green steel, laminate and teak desk, 1950s Triangle legs in green steel and 4 drawers in teak wit handles in curved steel characteristic of the 1950s period. This...
Steel
Gio Ponti desk in mahogany and green Vittorio Dassi Italy 1960
By Gio Ponti, Dassi
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Beautiful shaped and lightweight desk attributed to Gio Ponti for Vittorio Dassi, Italy 1960. This well-crafted symmetric desk is made of veneered mahogany Sapele wood and has a very...
Formica, Teak
Sold
H 30.32 in W 43.31 in D 34.65 in
T1 Tangram dining table by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax, Belgium 1954
By Willy Van Der Meeren, Tubax
Located in Meulebeke, BE
The three-legged frame is made of black painted metal, the wooden top is covered with olive green formica. The table is in good vintage condition with some small restorations on the ...
Metal
T1 Tangram Dining Table by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax, 1954
By Willy Van Der Meeren, Tubax
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Willy Van Der Meeren designed this dining table, model T1, for Tubax in 1954. The three-legged frame is made of black painted metal, the top is covered with light mint green formica.
Metal
Sold
H 22.45 in Dm 20.08 in
Midcentury Bamboo and Green Formica Round Side Italian Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury bamboo and green Formica round side coffee table. This item was designed in Italy during 1960s.
Bamboo, Formica
Sold
H 31.11 in W 42.92 in D 23.63 in
Table from 1950 Original Tuscan Green White Shaded, with Top in Formica on Fir
Located in Buggiano, IT
Table from 1950 original Tuscan green white shaded, with top in formica on fir, base in walnut and fir.
Formica, Walnut, Fir
Sold
H 21.66 in W 27.17 in D 16.93 in
Two Folding Tables or Platter Tray, Red/Green, Formica, Wood, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Two folding tables or flat tray. Red green. Ant, wood. These midcentury folding tables can also be used as a serving tray. Products in the 1960s.
Metal
Sold
H 29.93 in Dm 22.45 in
Midcentury Bar Serving Cart in Bamboo, Rattan and Green Formica, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning midcentury round serving cart in bamboo, rattan and green formica. This unique piece was produced in Italy in the 1970s.
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker, Formica
1960s White and Green Formica Round Dining Table
Located in Armonk, NY
What’s cooler than a green marble pattern table?! Did we mention it’s #formica?
Formica
White formica and steel coffee table by Van Keppel and Green
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Recently replaced white formica top sets into the black steel base of this coffee table designed by Hendrick Van Keppel and Taylor Green.
Steel
Midcentury Birch Table with Formica Top, 1950s
Located in Appeltern, Gelderland
Beautiful beech coffee table with Formica top with abstract Formica inlay, 1950s. Beautiful blue beige colour combination and unique pattern.
Formica
Coffee Table with Pull Out Shelf by Van Keppel-Green
Located in Pasadena, CA
This white formica and dark stained mahogany coffee table features two tiers. The bottom shelf can be pulled out and adjusted at the required length as visible in our 2nd photo. The ...
Formica, Mahogany
Sold
H 17.72 in W 46.46 in D 18.12 in
Dark Oak Wooden Coffee Table Reversible Table Top Mint Green 1950s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Dark oak wooden coffee table with reversible table top (teak or formica mint green).
Formica, Teak, Wood
Vintage Green Marble Imitation and Brass Coffee Table
Located in Chesham, GB
This brass coffee table features a green marble imitation top and an X-frame base.
Brass
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar. Hand-made to order, this upholstered bench has a fumed and oiled oak frame. Th...
Mohair, Oak
$2,905Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 27.56 in
Rigadin Chandelier 5 Arms encased Ivory Murano Glass Edgar by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Edgar chandelier, 5 lights, Ivory encased rigadin Murano glass by Multiforme Edgar Murano glass chandelier is one of those chandeliers in our collections that stands out thanks to it...
Blown Glass
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$2,520 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 21.66 in
Mustard Mohair Velvet Round Ottoman with Oak Feet, Modern UK Design
Located in London, England
Dagmar Design - Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in London using the highest quality materials. These examples are upholstered in a mustar...
Oak, Mohair, Velvet
$1,351 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
Mamun Bedside (Dark Brown/Dusty Blue)
Located in Singapore, SG
Mamun, which translates to trustworthy in Arabic, was designed by Studio Kallang in 2021 as a playful take on both midcentury and brutalist forms. Designer Faezah Shaharuddin intende...
Teak
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
LUhans Indoor Outdoor Sconce 'Pat Cop'
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of our Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, this LUhans patinated un-lacquered copper indoor outdoor sconce is inspired by Scandinavian mid-century design. Wired with a ...
Copper
$7,200 / item
H 14 in Dm 36 in
Grand Mid-Century Flush Mount Uplight Ceiling Lamp from Filmcasino Vienna, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
We are delighted to present this stunning bowl-shaped pendant light / uplight plafoniere / flush mount light fixture dating back to the 1950s. (Actually there were three pieces avail...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Single Tripod Hand Forged Side or Drinks Table, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Single custom tripod hand-forged side or drinks table, in stock Hand-forged iron legs, round top with lip Dark bronze patina Perfect for drinks, side, end table Ready to ship from ou...
Iron
$2,500 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
Milo Baughman, Lounge Chair, Iron, Fabric, USA, 1950s
By Milo Baughman
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered iron and fabric lounge chair designed by Milo Baughman and produced by Pacific Iron Products Co., USA, c. 1950s. Oxidation present to metal Vintage fabric in fair...
Iron
Swedish Designer, Low Console, Iron, Wood, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A gold-painted iron and black-painted wood low console designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s. *discoloration throughout and scratches to paint, wear on corners of wood Mounts ...
Iron
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.
The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.
Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.
Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.
Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.
The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte.
Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life.
No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
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