G-Plan "Fresco" Dressing Table or Desk by Victor Wilkins, Circa 1960.
By G-Plan
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Beautiful five-drawer 1960s teak dressing table or vanity by G-Plan in outstanding condition
Teak
G Plan Dressing Table Teak Fresco Floating
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive teak dressing table by G Plan from the companies iconic Fresco range. Offered in
Teak
Unavailable
H 27.17 in W 59.85 in D 18.9 in
G Plan E Gomme Quadrille Desk Dressing Table, 1960, Mid-Century Bedroom Office
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Greater Manchester, GB
1965 could be argued as one of the best years for G Plan design with R Bennett creating the
Teak
Unavailable
H 60.44 in W 43.9 in D 18.9 in
Mid-Century Modern E Gomme G Plan Quadrille Teak Dressing Table
Located in London, GB
Beautiful vintage E Gomme G Plan Quadrille teak dressing table. Features two spacious drawers with
Teak
Vintage G Plan Teak Stool, Ottoman, 1960S Astro Danish Midcentury
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Lábatlan, HU
A stunning 1960s G Plan teak stool design by Danish designer Kofod Larsen for G Plan. G Plan
Upholstery, Teak
Vintage G Plan Teak Stool, Ottoman, 1960S Astro Danish Midcentury
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Lábatlan, HU
A stunning 1960s G Plan teak stool design by Danish designer Kofod Larsen for G Plan. G plan
Upholstery, Teak
G-Plan Dressing Table
By G-Plan
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Beautiful five-drawer 1960s teak dressing table or vanity by G-Plan in outstanding condition
Teak
Midcentury Teak Dressing Table from G Plan, 1960s
By G Plan Furniture
Located in South Shields, GB
- Midcentury dressing table - Manufactured in the UK by G - Plan from the Quadrille range - Made
Teak
Mid-Century Teak Dressing Table from G Plan, 1960s
By G Plan Furniture
Located in South Shields, GB
- Mid century dressing table - Manufactured in the UK by G Plan - Made from Teak & Teak Veneer
Teak
G-Plan "Fresco" Dressing Table or Desk by Victor Wilkins, circa 1960
By G-Plan
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Beautiful five-drawer 1960s teak dressing table or vanity by G-Plan in outstanding condition
Teak
Mid-Century Modern G-Plan Vanity Dressing Table, English, circa 1960
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Mid-Century Modern vanity dressing table of teak and rosewood. The three mirrors are fully
Teak
Sold
H 27 in W 60 in D 18.5 in
Mid Century Modern Teak Vanity Dressing Table Desk by G Plan Danish Style
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A truly stunning mid century vanity by G Plan as part of the Quadrille range. This fantastic piece
Teak
G Plan vintage dressing table stool, Uk 1960s
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Torino, IT
G Plan vintage dressing table stool, UK 1960
Teak
Sold
H 29 in W 60 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Modern Teak G-Plan 'Fresco' Desk/Dressing Table, English, ca. 1960
By G-Plan
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Mid-Century Modern G-Plan 'Fresco' desk/dressing table, English, ca. 1960. Featuring a floating
Teak
Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Vanity Dressing Table by G Plan
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table by G Plan. Crafted by the renowned British furniture maker, G Plan, this stunning vanity is a true
Teak
Mid Century Teak Dressing Chest or Table, 1960s
By G Plan Furniture
Located in South Shields, GB
A mid century teak dressing chest by G Plan from the Quadrille range - circa 1960s Standing on
Teak
Sold
H 27.17 in W 61.82 in D 18.12 in
Mid-Century Teak Dressing Table by IB Kofod Larsen for G-Plan, 1960s
By G Plan Furniture, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in South Shields, GB
- Mid century dressing table - Danish Design by Kofod Larsen - Manufactured in the UK by G - Plan
Teak
Sold
H 54.14 in W 36.03 in D 18.9 in
G Plan Ercol Windsor Elm Blond Wood Chest of Drawers Dressing Table Inc Mirror
By Ercol
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely 1960s Ercol G Plan blond wood elm dressing table
Mirror, Elm
G-Plan "Fresco" Dressing Table or Desk by Victor Wilkins, circa 1960
By G-Plan
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Beautiful five-drawer 1960s teak dressing table or vanity by G-Plan in outstanding condition
Teak
G-Plan "Fresco" Dressing Table or Desk by Victor Wilkins, circa 1960
By G-Plan
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Beautiful five-drawer 1960s teak dressing table or vanity by G-Plan in outstanding condition
Teak
Sold
H 51 in W 60 in D 27 in
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dressing Table vanity Kofod Larsen G Plan, 1960s
By G Plan Furniture, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Portland, OR
Mid-Century Modern, MCM Walnut Mirrored "Librenza" Dressing Table/Vanity by I.B. Kofod Larsen for G
Walnut
Sold
H 29 in W 60 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Modern Teak G-Plan 'Fresco' Desk/Dressing Table, English, ca. 1960
By G-Plan
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Mid-Century Modern G-Plan 'Fresco' desk/dressing table, English, ca. 1960. Featuring a floating
Teak
Sold
H 25.01 in W 16.93 in D 16.15 in
Stunning Small G Plan Ercol Blond Elm Wood Side Chair Dressing Table Stool
By Ercol
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage hand made in England G Plan Ecol small side
Elm
Mid-Century Modern G-Plan Dressing Table, 1960s
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Budapest, HU
Amazing dressing table with two adjustable, built-in mirror. The top is made of a curved piece of
Brass
G-Plan Fresco Dressing Table & Vanity Mirror
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Dallas, TX
Teak vanity by British furniture maker G-Plan from their Fresco series dating back to the 1960’s
Mirror, Teak
Sold
H 57.29 in W 44.69 in D 19.1 in
Midcentury Gplan Tola Librenza Dressing Table / Hallway Unit, 1950s-1960s
By G Plan Furniture, Ebenezer Gomme
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
G Plan Dressing Table with Cheval Mirror Librenza Rnage, 1950s-1960s It has an excellent and
Brass
Mid Century Dressing Table by Victor Wilkins for G-Plan, 1960s
By Victor Wilkins, G-Plan
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
A teak dressing table designed by Victor Wilkins for the British manufacture G-Plan from the 1960s
Teak
Midcentury Dressing Table Stool by G Plan
By G Plan Furniture
Located in South Shields, Tyne and Wear
- Midcentury dressing table stool - Made in the UK by G Plan - Made from teak and white vinyl.
Teak
Sold
H 27.17 in W 59.85 in D 18.9 in
G Plan E Gomme Quadrille Desk or Dressing Table, Mid-Century Eames Era
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Greater Manchester, GB
1965 could be argued as one of the best years for G Plan design with R Bennett creating the
Teak
Sold
H 55.52 in W 42.13 in L 55.52 in
G-Plan Furniture Midcentury Oak British Dressing Table with Mirror, 1960s
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Chesham, GB
The dressing table features left and right swooping drawers and oblique tapered feet. Compact
Oak
Victor Wilkins for G-Plan Vanity or Dressing Table, U.K 1960s
By Victor Wilkins, G-Plan
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Teak vanity designed by Victor Wilkins for G-plan in the united Kingdom in 1960's With four
Teak
IB Kofod Larsen Dressing/Writing Table
By Ib Kofod-Larsen, G Plan Furniture
Located in San Francisco, CA
This vintage Danish Modern vanity was designed by IB Kofod Larsen for G-Plan. It is teak with
Teak, Walnut
Danish Teak Glass Topped Desk Dressing Table G Plan Eames Era
Located in Greater Manchester, GB
There is no doubt that the Danish born designers were the leading figures of their time. Their simplistic and stylish designs made their work some of the most popular of the Mid-Cent...
Glass, Teak
G Plan E Gomme Dressing Table China White Light Oak
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive mid-20th century dressing table by G Plan / E Gomme from the companies iconic China
Oak
Kofod Larsen Danish Range G Plan Teak Desk Dressing Table
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Kofod Larsen, the famous Danish Designer for part of G-Plan's Danish range. Ideal for use as either a
Teak
1950s G-Plan Footstool
Located in Chilton, GB
A lovely G-Plan Ernest Gomme dressing table stool with ebonised frame, brass details and white
Sold
H 27.96 in W 63 in D 17.52 in
Mid Century G Plan E Gomme Floating Desk / Dressing Table in Tola, 1960s
By G Plan Furniture
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Fabulous vintage G plan E Gomme designed mid century 60s floating desk or dressing table. Stamped
Brass
Sold
H 27.17 in W 62.01 in D 18.12 in
Kofod Larsen Teak Desk Dressing Table for G Plan Danish Range Rare
By G Plan Furniture, Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Greater Manchester, GB
popular. Whilst working with the team at G Plan on the Danish range, his skills were to create what is
Teak
Midcentury Teak Dressing Table Kofod Larsen for G Plan, 1960s
By Ib Kofod-Larsen, G Plan Furniture
Located in South Shields, Tyne and Wear
- Midcentury dressing table - Danish design by Kofod Larsen - Manufactured in the UK by G - Plan
Teak
Teak Vanity or Dressing Table by White & Newton, UK, 1960s
By White & Newton, G-Plan
Located in Amsterdam, NL
White & Newton teak dressing table with mirror. Height of the table is: 58 cm.
Teak, Mirror
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
$2,307Sale Price|20% Off
H 52.56 in W 62.6 in D 12.6 in
Art Deco Modernist Dressing Table or Vanity by Fer Semey for Pander, 1930s
By Fer Semey, H.Pander & Zonen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Art Deco Modernist dressing table or vanity. Design by Fer Semey for H. Pander & Zonen Den Haag. Striking Dutch design from the 1930s. Original off- white lacque...
Mirror, Beech
$3,164Sale Price|20% Off
H 55.12 in W 49.22 in D 21.26 in
1960s Swedish Neoclassic Style Vanity In Birch With Walnut Interior
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
1960s dressing table with mirror, executed in a refined neoclassical style. The piece features beautifully figured book-matched birch veneer to the exterior, contrasted by a walnut-v...
Mirror, Birch, Walnut
Mid Century Teak Vanity by Elliots of Newbury
By Elliots of Newbury
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare mid-century vanity by Elliots of Newbury that was produced in England during the 1960s. A classy looking modernist vanity featuring articulated mirrors suspended on br...
Teak
French Art Deco Vanity or Dressing Table, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco vanity or dressing table. Design in the style of Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. Striking French design from the 1930s. Black lacquered walnut and burl base wit...
Granite, Marble, Brass
$32,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 134 in D 83 in
Carlo Hauner for Forma, Brazilian Rosewood Queen Bed with Integrated Nightstand
By Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
Designed in the 1950s by Carlo Hauner for Forma, this exceptional Brazilian rosewood bed formed part of an ambitious and highly cohesive bedroom suite — a rare example of fully integ...
Hardwood, Cane
Teak Dressing Table or Chest from Wrighton, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
A mid-century teak dressing table or chest from Wrighton, circa 1960s, complete with a mirror. The dresser has four solid teak drawers and sturdy, solid teak legs. The mirror is ...
Teak
$5,110Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
$7,750
H 29.93 in W 43.31 in D 27.96 in
M.C. Magnani & A. Schieppati 1950s Milanese Vanity Table in Walnut and Maple
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio Architettura Ambientazione Arredamento M.C. Magnani & A. Schieppati, vanity table, walnut, maple, mirrored glass, Milan, Italy, 1950s This charming vanity table is a 1950s de...
Mirror, Maple, Walnut
Mid Century Dressing Table in Walnut from Younger, 1960s
Located in South Shields, GB
A 1960s dressing table by A. Younger Ltd, crafted in French walnut and raised on slender tapered legs. The design features clean mid-century lines with recessed drawer detailing and ...
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.
Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
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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You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.