$2,600
H 18 in W 20 in D 43 in
Mid-Century Modern Rectangle Coffee Table by Freda Diamond Mesh Shelf Wire Legs
By Mathieu Matégot, Arbuck, Pacific Iron
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Rectangle Coffee Table by Freda Diamond Mesh Shelf Wire Legs
Wrought Iron
$1,400
H 57.5 in W 45 in D 12.5 in
Weinberg / Mategot styled Mid Century Metal Etagere by Freda Diamond
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Laminate covered wood shelve. This very well constructed sturdy Mid Century piece designed by Freda Diamond
Steel
1950's Vintage Libbey Bar Glasses, Curio Line Designed by Freda Diamond
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Libbey bar glasses, (23 pieces) Curio Line designed by Freda Diamond, Early 1950s. The
Glass
Midcentury Wrought Iron Étagère with Wood Ball Feet and Finials
By Tony Paul
Located in Hanover, MA
& Reta Shacknove, Freda Diamond and French designer Mathieu Mategot. 9 inches height between shelves. .
Wrought Iron
Modern Furnishings For The Home (1st edition)
By Charles Eames
Located in New York, NY
, Milo Baughman, Alexander Calder, Serge Chermanyeff, Norman Cherner, Freda Diamond, Marion Dorn, Andre
Paper
1950s Iron Room Dividers Shelves by Freda Diamond
By Freda Diamond
Located in San Diego, CA
Iron room dividers or shelves by Freda Diamond (1905-1998). Solid square iron with expanded metal
Iron
1950s Iron Tripod Guitar Pick Stool
By Frank & Son, Freda Diamond, Tony Paul, Paul McCobb
Located in New Windsor, NY
Iron tripod stool with guitar pick shaped seat. A wonderful 1950s accent piece. Graceful and refined design. Good overall condition with period fabric upholstery. Structurally sound ...
Iron
1950s Iron Spindle Fan Back Side Chairs, A Pair
By Freda Diamond, Paul McCobb, Clifford Pascoe, Modernmasters Inc.
Located in New Windsor, NY
A very nice pair of spindle fan back side chairs. These are dining chair height and can also be used as a nice accent chair anywhere. Circa 1950-60. The iron chair base is reminiscen...
Iron
Minimalist Shelving by Freda Diamond, 1954
By Baumritter, Freda Diamond
Located in South Charleston, WV
Exceptionally multifunctional shelving unit by Freda Diamond that can be used as a room divider
Wrought Iron
Freestanding Squared Iron, Mesh, and Laminate Shelf by Freda Diamond
By Freda Diamond
Located in New York, NY
screen, display storage unit. Designed by renown designer Freda Diamond, also is reminiscent of Weinberg
Metal
Sold
H 21.5 in W 29 in D 15.5 in
Classic Mid-Century Modern Iron and Laminate Shelf / Lamp by Freda Diamond
By Freda Diamond, Baumritter
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Mid-Century Modern iron and laminate shelf / lamp by Freda Diamond for Baumritter, circa
Iron
1950s Folding Iron Magazine/Book Stand
By Freda Diamond, Frederic Weinberg, Mathieu Matégot
Located in New Windsor, NY
A great display item for your books, magazines or any media. Three iron and mesh shelves that can fold up flat for transport, circa 1950-1960. Shelf depth is 2.5". Good condition. ...
Iron
Black Metal Bar Cart by Freda Diamond
By Freda Diamond
Located in Cambridge, MA
An iron bar cart or drinks trolley by American Industrial designer Freda Diamond, circa 1950s
Metal, Iron
Sold
H 54 in W 14 in D 29 in
Mid Century Bookshelf Display Cabinet and Lamp by Frederick Weinberg in Iron
By Paul McCobb, Freda Diamond, Frederic Weinberg
Located in Framingham, MA
Frederick Weinberg display shelving integrating a lamp using iron, parchment and Formica. All original. Seldom seen original tabletop with reversible Formica; bright white on one sid...
Iron
Pair of Custom Greek Key Stools
By Again & Again
Located in Dallas, TX
Greek key stools with gold leaf finish and blue velvet cushions.
Steel, Gold Leaf
Vintage Midcentury Barware Rocks Glasses 1960s Gold Presidential Coins
By Cera, Culver Ltd., The Couroc Company
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Midcentury vintage Set of 7 pieces 5-ounce rocks glasses 1960s gold printed presidential coins. Cera 22-karat gold signed glassware barware. Gold and black coin design. The glasses f...
Glass
$2,500 / item
H 29 in Dm 19 in
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
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 Glendale, 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
$13,995 / item
H 44.5 in Dm 58 in
Italian Modern 24-Light Brass and Lavender Periwinkle Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary custom made rectangular chandelier of exclusive fine geometric design with a Sputnik inspiration, entirely handcrafted in Italy. The brass structure is decorated with 24...
Brass
Scoop Chrome Lounge Chair New Upholstery
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very comfortable Mid-Century Modern lounge scoop chair on stainless steel base in the style of Milo Baughman.
$450 / set
H 7 in Dm 2.5 in
1950s Silver Foliage Highball Cocktail Glasses by Libbey Glass Co Set of 8
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage 1950s Libbey Glass Co. "Silver Foliage" Pattern Tom Collins Glasses Set of 8. Set of 8 "Silver Foliage" highball cocktail glasses by Libbey Glass Co. Elegant vintage Libbey b...
Glass
Pierre Chapo Style 2 doors French Armoire.
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Miami, FL
Pierre Chapo Style 2 doors French Armoire.
Wood
Bespoke Handmade Belgian Linen Sofa
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. An iconic, unobtrusive design. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium....
Linen
Antique Cedar Wood Storage Bench Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique cedar wood storage bench chest We can’t say enough nice things about this piece Beautiful wood grain with natural oil & wax finish Newly reconditioned Splitting to the wood...
Cedar
Domus Pompeii Dioscuri Stool by Roberto Sironi
By Roberto Sironi
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Rediscovered in 1748, after being buried for almost two millennia under a blanket of lava and ash following the eruption of Vesuvius, Pompeii redefines our relationship with the past...
Marble
$6,450 / set
H 32.88 in W 78.75 in D 63.19 in
Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Set with Table, Bench, Set of Chairs
By Rainer Daumiller
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set consisting of a dining table, bench, and pair of chairs, solid beech, Scandinavia, 1980s This expansive dining room set is a rare find, distinguished by its exceptio...
Beech
Vintage Midcentury Mosaic Tile Coffee Table
Located in Denver, CO
Midcentury modern, mosaic tile top coffee table with brass trim and legs. The mosaic pattern is comprised of ivory, two warm shades of light brown, a rich dark espresso brown, manda...
Brass, Steel
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
Green Spatters Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Free shaped wall sconces made of layers of green splatter like Murano glass pieces covering a metal structure with three sources of light.
Murano Glass
$967 / item
H 36.74 in W 19.1 in D 18.9 in
Armonia Walnut Dining Chair, Silvio Piattelli design made in Italy
By Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Introducing the Armonia Chair. This listing and pricing is for single chair. Use drop down menu to create your set. The chairs are made from Italian solid walnut wood, which is kno...
Walnut
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.
With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
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Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.
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.