Ward Bennett I-Beam Granite Coffee Table, 1970
By Ward Bennett
Located in Chicago, IL
Ward Bennet steel I-Beam steel and Granite coffee table, circa 1970. Original
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Granite, Steel
Ward Bennett I-Beam Granite Coffee Table, 1970
By Ward Bennett
Located in Chicago, IL
Ward Bennet steel I-Beam steel and Granite coffee table, circa 1970. Original
Granite, Steel
1980s Extra-Large Granite Coffee Table with Pedestal Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
interest in bold, sculptural forms that characterized late Mid-Century design. Shows wear consistent with
Stone, Granite
Carlo Scarpa "Samo" Oval Table for Simon Gavina, Granite, 1971
By Carlo Scarpa, Simon Gavina Editions
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Carlo Scarpa "Samo" oval table for Simon Gavina, granite, Italy, 1971. The Scarpa's way of
Granite
Round Granite Dining Table with Cylindrical Brass Base, 52"
By Pace Collection, Maxalto, Steve Chase, Milo Baughman
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1970s Round black granite or stone top dining table with a bullnosed edge, resting on a
Granite, Marble, Brass
Italian Coffee or Side Table in Granite, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of granite, 1980s. This oval table is made of
Granite
Italian Coffee or Side Table in Granite, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of granite, 1980s. It is made of beautiful
Granite
Italian Coffee or Side Table in Granite, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of granite, 1980s. It is made of beautiful
Granite
Italian Coffee or Side Table in Granite, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of granite, 1980s. It is made of beautiful
Granite
Italian Coffee or Side Table in Granite, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian coffee table handcrafted out of granite, 1980's. It is made of beautiful
Granite
Italian Coffee or Side Table in Granite, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice round coffee or side table handcrafted out of granite, 1980s. Fabricated in Italy. It
Granite
Console Table in Lacquered Linen with Black Granite Top, 1970s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Clean line console table in black and ivory lacquered linen with black granite top, custom design
Granite
$1,500 / item
Solid Granite Decorative Cubes, 1980's
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Three stunning blue granite side or occasional tables. These were custom ordered and priced
Granite
Pair of Industrial Honed Granite Marble Top Coffee Tables on Iron Base
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Pair of Industrial Honed Granite Marble Top Coffee Tables on Black Painted Iron Bases, Mid-20th
Granite, Iron
Regency Style Bronze Round Tripod Side Table With Polished Black Granite Top
Located in Stamford, CT
Regency style side table with round polished black granite top over bronze tripod 'faux bois' legs
Granite, Bronze
Vintage granite coffee table by Willy Ballez, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Architectural coffee table made from a solid travertine base. The table was designed by Willy
Granite
Square Black Granite Pedestal Base Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern black granite not marble rounded square coffee side center table.
Stone, Marble
$1,900 / item
Rami sculptural Granite and Brass Side Table
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
A contemporary delicate piece of artwork in massive Brass and Brazilian granite Stone. The object
Stone, Brass
48" Square Granite Top Patinated Brass & Chrome Base Dining Conference Table
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Rockaway, NJ
48" Square Granite Top Patinated Brass & Chrome Base Dining Conference Table
Granite, Chrome, Brass
1970's Majestic Solid Patinated Bronze & Floating Granite Top Cocktail Table
By Nicos Zographos
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking solid bronze & green 1" thick floating solid granite top, and solid patinated bronze base
Granite, Bronze
Italian Renaissance Style Cast Iron Table with Arabian Sword Base & Granite Top
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Dallas, TX
the piece a powerful visual presence. The table is topped with a substantial polished black granite
Granite, Iron
Set of 2 Granite Coffee / Side Tables, 1980’s
Located in Delft, NL
Great granite set of coffee/ side tables.
Granite, Metal
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Granite, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1980s
Located in High Point, NC
A red granite, brass and off-white fabric table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1980s
Granite, Brass
Pair of Cedric Hartman Bronze & Blue Bahia Granite Side Tables, circa 1970s
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Cedric Hartman Bronze & Blue Bahia Granite Side Tables, circa 1970s Exceptional pair of
Granite, Bronze
Wood Coffee Table with Granite Top
Located in Toronto, CA
Warm and solid interlocking oak wood base with solid granite top. The coffee table has strength and
Stone
Knoll Black Granite and Stainless Steel Coffee Table, 1970
By Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Knoll Black Granite and Stainless steel coffee table, 1970. Original.
Granite, Stainless Steel
French Regency Louis XVI Style Granite Top Coffee Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Regency Louis XVI style coffee table Possibly Maison Jansen France, Circa 1960s
Granite
Contemporary Side Table or Tray Table in Granite and Brass
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
review as Casa Vogue Brazil. The table is made of sawn granite and brass, and can be used alone as a
Stone, Brass
Lamp Table Lighthouse Seagull Cornish Granite, Nautical Sea Rock
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Appealing to the nautical or seaside enthusiast Characterful table lamp bringing the spirit of the
Granite
Orange Dining Table style Azucena, Metal and Black Granite, Italy, 1960s
By Azucena
Located in Brussels, BE
Dining table in the style of Azucena, Metal and black granite, Italy, 1980s.
Granite, Metal
Pair American Modern Polished Steel and Granite Tables, Pace Collection
Located in Queens, NY
Pair American Modern Polished Steel and Granite Tables, Pace Collection
Steel
Nicos Zographos Brown Granite and Stainless Steel Coffee Table, 1970
By Nicos Zographos
Located in Chicago, IL
Nicos Zographos Brown Granite and Stainless Steel Coffee Table, 1970. Original
Granite, Steel
10' Florence Knoll Custom Monumental Dining Table in Absolute Black Granite MCM
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A 1960s mid century modern monumental double pedestal dining /conference table designed by Florence
Granite, Chrome
Herman Miller Eames Round Coffee Table in Black Granite & Aluminium Base
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
works effortlessly in residential or commercial settings. Authentic Mid-Century Design Classic
Granite, Steel
$23,600Sale Price|20% Off
Lucia Mercer for Knoll Custom Sierra Brown Granite Cocktail Table
By Lucia Mercer, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Lucia Mercer for Knoll Custom Sierra Brown Granite Cocktail Table 1982 Sierra Brown Granite is a
Granite
Dorothy Draper Steel Table With Faux Granite Top and Yellow Base
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Stamford, CT
steel top painted in faux granite, the wonderful wrought iron base a pale yellow. All original paint
Steel, Wrought Iron
Incredible Russian Gilt Bronze Gueridon with a Granite Top, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An Incredible Russian gilt bronze Gueridon with a granite top, 19th century. The circular black
Granite, Bronze
Cedric Hartman Side or End "Model AE" Table Black Granite & Nickel Plating 1970s
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made in the 1970s, this table was designed by architect and edgineer Cedric Hartman. In the
Granite, Metal, Nickel
Granite Top Heavy Silvered Wrought Iron Base Round Gueridon Cafe Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Granite Top Heavy Silvered Wrought Iron Base Round Gueridon Cafe Center Table
Granite, Metal
Cedric Hartman Side or End "Model AE" Table Black Granite & Bronze Finish 1970s
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made in the 1970s, this table was designed by architect and edgineer Cedric Hartman. In the
Granite, Metal, Bronze
Contemporary Side Table or Tray Table in Brass and Black Granite
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Contemporary delicate piece of art work in massive brass and Brazilian granite stone. The object
Stone, Brass
Grey Granite Stone Octagon Shape Pedestal Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Beautiful craftsmanship polished stone marble looking granite mid century modern pedestal stand.
Granite, Marble
Heavy Granite Top Rectangular Brass Frame Horn Shape Legs Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy grade materials coffee table made of solid black granite top and solid brass frame with
Granite, Brass
93" Florence Knoll dark granite top table on chrome base
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Ferndale, MI
andes graniter top on polished chrome base . Beautifully simple design allows the large table to fit in
Stone, Steel, Chrome
$9,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Lucia Mercer End Tables for Knoll 1982 in Custom Sierra Brown Granite
By Lucia Mercer, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Lucia Mercer End Tables for Knoll 1982 in Custom Sierra Brown Granite. Sierra Brown Granite
Granite
Vintage Square Brass and Black Granite Top Coffee or Side Table, 1970s
Located in Dublin 8, IE
This elegant square table embodies the refined simplicity of mid-century modern design. The top is
Granite, Brass
Vintage Burl Wood and Granite "Drum" Coffee Table by Paul Mayen
By Habitat International, Paul Mayen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage burl wood and granite “Drum” coffee table, designed by Paul Mayen for Habitat
Granite
Moveis Cantu. Dining table. 1968. Solid wood and granite. 200 x 100 x 78cm
By Cantu
Located in PARIS, FR
Moveis Cantu Dining table, 1968 Workshop label Solid wood and granite top Dimensions: L 200
Granite
Mid Century Iconic Console Table by Jean-Michel Wilmotte
By Jean-Michel Wilmotte
Located in San Francisco, CA
A timeless console table designed in the early 1980s by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. In his pursuit of
Granite, Metal
Contemporary Side Table or Tray Table in Brass and Cafe Baia Granite
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Contemporary delicate piece of art work in massive brass and Brazilian granite stone. The object
Stone, Brass
$3,920Sale Price|20% Off
Poul Kjærholm PK61 Dark Granite Coffee Table, Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1956, 2008
By Poul Kjærholm, Fritz Hansen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poul Kjærholm PK61 dark granite coffee table, Fritz Hansen, Denmark. Designed 1956. Manufactured
Granite, Stainless Steel
1970s Tan Leather Monumental Granite Stone Inlay Coffee Table on Castors
By De Sede
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
style coffee table you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful
Granite
Studio Simon Granite Brutalist Samo Table in the Style of Carlo Scarpa, 1970
By Carlo Scarpa, Studio Simon
Located in Vicenza, IT
Dining table mod. ‘Samo’ by Studio Simon. Series ‘Ultrarazionale’. Italy, 1970. Made of granite
Granite
$1,616Sale Price|25% Off
Italian Modern Coffee Table with Granite Top & Bentwood Frame, 1980
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Italian Modern Coffee Table with Granite Top & Bentwood Frame, 1980 Stunning and very elegant
Marble
$2,250 / item
Granite Hourglass Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Carved granite lamp with a grey/blue tint.
Granite
Mid-Century Square Burl Wood Side Table by Paul Mayen, 3 Available
By Paul Mayen, Habitat International
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning mid-century square burl wood side table/end tables by Paul Mayen for Habitat International
Granite
Apollo Woodworking Black Granite Top Heavy Metal Cone Base Cafe Gueridon Table
By Apollo Woodwoking and Metal Corp, Brueton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice and solid cone shape metal base black granite top cafe gueridon small dining or game
Granite, Marble, Steel
Large Square Black Granite Top Coffee Table with Center Planter Chrome Base
By Pace Collection, Brueton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Granite top square coffee table on stainless steel legs. Measures: 42'.
Granite, Marble, Stainless Steel
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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