Heywood Wakefield 'Champagne' Headboard
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Blonde Champagne color headboard by Heywood Wakefield. Headboard has two side cabinets attached
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Maple
Heywood Wakefield 'Champagne' Headboard
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Blonde Champagne color headboard by Heywood Wakefield. Headboard has two side cabinets attached
Maple
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Mirror
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a large vintage Mid-Century Modern mirror by Heywood Wakefield. It has a wood frame with
Wood
Mid Century Heywood Wakefield Step End Tables.
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Buchanan, MI
each Stamped Heywood Wakefield Champagne
Maple
Restored Heywood Wakefield Tall Dresser in Champagne Finish
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous Heywood Wakefield Tall Dresser from Encore line of furniture. Refinished in the classic
Birch
$695 / set
H 22 in W 15 in D 28 in
Vintage Heywood Wakefield Birch Maple Champagne Step End Tables, a Pair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Heywood Wakefield Birch Maple champagne step end tables - a pair . Item features a solid
Maple
Heywood-Wakefield Swivel Vanity Stool, White Bouclé, 1950s USA
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
: Champagne, Heywood-Wakefield. Original finish to the wood base with a repair made to a split.
Upholstery, Bentwood
$1,240Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 50 in D 34 in
Mid Century Modern Dining Table with Leaf by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern dining table by Heywood Wakefield features hardwood construction, original
Birch, Maple
Heywood Wakefield “Sculptura” Swivel Pouf Ottoman
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A Sculptura pouf stool or ottoman produced by Heywood Wakefield. This vintage piece is in Heywood
Upholstery, Birch
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Credenza
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Esperance, NY
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne credenza. This is a excellent model from hey-wood
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne China Cabinet
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Esperance, NY
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield champagne China cabinet.
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Heywood Wakefield Champagne Finish Stands, a Pair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Esperance, NY
Mid-century Heywood Wakefield Champagne finish stands - a pair.
Wood
Heywood Wakefield Champagne Finish Dining Chair’s, Set of 6
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Esperance, NY
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Finish dining chair’s - Set of 6 The chairs are
Birch
Heywood Wakefield Champagne China Cabinet Bookcase Hutch Buffet
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heywood Wakefield Champagne China cabinet bookcase hutch buffet. Item features open bookcase/china
Maple
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Dresser with Mirror
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Kingston, NY
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Dresser with Mirror, circa 1950. Stamped inner
Glass, Birch
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H 33 in W 60 in D 20 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Twelve Drawer Dresser Chest
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield champagne twelve drawer dresser chest Beautiful Heywood
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Vanity Ottoman/Pouf
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield ottoman Offered is a Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield
Fabric
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne China Cabinet
Located in Esperance, NY
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne China cabinet This is a very nice hard to find
Glass
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H 32.5 in W 17.5 in D 17 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Dining Chairs - Set of 4
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a set of four Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Dining Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
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H 94.25 in W 40 in D 29 in
Vintage Heywood Wakefield Champagne Finish Birch Wishbone Drop Leaf Table C1950
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
Wakefield Champagne Finish Birch Wishbone Drop Leaf Table with Two Leaves & Four Chairs Signed C1950
Birch
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H 29.5 in W 64 in L 29.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Extendable Dining Table
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne extendable dining table Offered is a Mid-Century
Birch
Heywood-Wakefield Champagne Finish Nine Drawer Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Trenton, NJ
Step into mid-century sophistication with this Heywood Wakefield Nine-Drawer Dresser in a gorgeous
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Credenza Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a midcentury credenza dresser made in 1957 by Heywood Wakefield. Includes
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Corner Bookcase
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
Heywood Wakefield. It is in decent structurally sound condition for its age showing normal age wear
Birch
Pair of Mid-Century Heywood Wakefield Champagne Side Tables
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
Pair of Mid-Century Modern "Champagne" side tables by Heywood-Wakefield. These tables
Birch
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Credenza Buffet M593
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a mid-century credenza by Heywood Wakefield. It is made of birch with a
Birch
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Two Door Server
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield two door server Offered is a Mid-Century Modern Heywood
Birch
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Hutch Top Shelf
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a Heywood Wakefield hutch top. It can be used as a bookcase or added to
Birch
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H 31.25 in W 17.5 in D 19 in
Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern Heywood-Wakefield Champagne Dining Chairs
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a set of 6 dining chairs by Heywood-Wakefield. This set is made of birch
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H 33 in W 25 in L 33 in
Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne "Dogbone" Dining Chairs
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a set of 6 vintage "Dogbone" dining chairs by Heywood Wakefield. Includes
Birch
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H 33 in W 22 in D 22.5 in
Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne "Dogbone" Dining Chairs
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a set of 6 vintage "Dogbone" dining chairs by Heywood Wakefield. Includes
Wood
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H 33 in W 22 in D 22.5 in
Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne "Dogbone" Dining Chairs
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a set of 6 vintage "Dogbone" dining chairs by Heywood Wakefield. Includes
Wood
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H 32 in W 20 in D 19.5 in
Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Dining Chairs 55A
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a set of 4 dining chairs, made by Heywood Wakefield. This set includes four side chairs
Birch
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Champagne Side Table C1950
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid Century Modern side stand by Heywood Wakefield offers birch construction in stylized demilune
Maple
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H 32 in W 17.5 in L 32 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield 'Cat's Eye' Champagne Dining Chair M151
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is ”Cat's Eye" champagne dining chair by Heywood Wakefield. It is in good
Birch
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H 32 in W 17.5 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield 'Cat's Eye' Champagne Dining Chair M151
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a "Cat's Eye" champagne dining chair by Heywood Wakefield. It is in good
Birch
1950s Heywood Wakefield Aristocraft Champagne Couch
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Esperance, NY
1950s Heywood Wakefield Aristocraft champagne couch.
Maple
Heywood-Wakefield Three Drawer Dresser- "Champagne"
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Trenton, NJ
Introducing this mid-century chest of drawers by the renowned Heywood-Wakefield, finished in a
Wood
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Champagne Entertainment Center Console
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in West Hartford, CT
Heywood Wakefield Mid-Century Modern console cabinet with beautiful refinished solid birch wood
Birch
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H 24 in W 49 in L 24 in
Midcentury Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Champagne Entertainment Center Console
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in West Hartford, CT
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura entertainment console in Champagne finish. The Sculptura line is most
Birch
Heywood Wakefield Dresser with Beautiful Champagne Patina Finish
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant dresser in original Champagne finish with gorgeous warm patina. Produced by Heywood
Maple
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H 31.25 in W 36 in D 19 in
Midcentury Danish Modern Heywood-Wakefield Harmonic Champagne Server M996
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
This piece is from Heywood-Wakefield "Harmonic" line. It is made of birch and has a champagne
Birch
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Harmonic Champagne Credenza M998
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a Heywood Wakefield credenza from their "Harmonic" line. This piece features two doors
Birch
Heywood-Wakefield Two-Tier End Table in Champagne Finish
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Northport, MI
This classic Mid-Century Modern end table by Heywood-Wakefield exemplifies the streamlined elegance
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Heywood-Wakefield Coronet Champagne China Cabinet
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
This is a compelling pre-war china cabinet from Heywood-Wakefield’s ‘Coronet’ line. Coronet
Wood
Heywood Wakefield Triple Pedestal Table Champagne Finish Drop Leaf
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Pasadena, TX
Most popular table by Heywood-Wakefield with butterfly supports for drop leaves. This top-of-the
Wood
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H 33 in W 60 in D 20 in
Heywood Wakefield Mid-Century Modern Champagne Twelve Drawer Dresser Chest
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant and rare Heywood Wakefield twelve drawer champagne chest of drawers. This dresser features
Birch
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H 35.75 in W 51.25 in D 20.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Sideboard in Champagne, 20th Century
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid-Century Modern sideboard credenza by Heywood Wakefield offers birch construction in Champagne
Glass, Wood, Birch
Heywood Wakefield Bedside Tables
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage nightstands by Heywood Wakefield in original golden champagne finish. Top floating
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H 35.25 in W 59.25 in D 80 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Mid-Century Modern Full Size Bed in Champagne
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a very nice Heywood-Wakefield full-size bed in champagne. The bed is from the Sculptura
Maple
Sold
H 45 in W 32 in D 19.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Rio High Chest, Champagne, 20th Century
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield high chest in Rio offers four stacked long drawers with X
Maple
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H 44.5 in W 36 in L 44.5 in
Tall Mid Century Encore Dresser Chest in Champagne by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
manufactures ink stamp by the Heywood Wakefield Furniture company model # M 1512 please note the dresser is a
Wood
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H 29 in W 64 in D 40 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Dog Bone Extension Dining Table, Champagne
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid-Century Modern dining set by Heywood Wakefield offers birch construction with extension table
Birch
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H 29 in W 94 in D 40 in
Heywood Wakefield Dining Set Champagne Boomerang Dining Table Dog Bone Chairs
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in West Hartford, CT
. The top-of-the-line table is Heywood-Wakefield's longest table when fully opened. It has three
Birch
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Highboy Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a very nice Heywood-Wakefield Sculptura highboy dresser in champagne. This dresser has
Sold
H 26 in W 26 in D 24 in
Heywood Wakefield Mid Century Modern Encore Champagne Finish Wood Side End Table
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Heywood Wakefield Encore side end table. A lovely mid century piece of furniture featuring a
Wood
Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Side Chair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
champagne finish, vintage upholstery and tall tapered legs. Please check out our other Heywood Wakefield
Upholstery, Birch, Maple
Mid Century Modern Corner Bookcase by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern corner shelf by Heywood Wakefield features hardwood construction, original
Birch, Maple
Mid-Century Modern Highboy Dresser by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
This Mid-Century Modern highboy dresser by Heywood Wakefield features hardwood construction
Birch
Mid-Century Modern Mirrored Vanity by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
This Mid-Century Modern mirrored vanity by Heywood Wakefield features hardwood construction
Birch, Maple
Mid-Century Modern Lowboy Dresser by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
This Mid-Century Modern lowboy dresser by Heywood Wakefield features hardwood construction
Birch
Mid Century Modern China Cabinet by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern china cabinet by Heywood Wakefield features hardwood construction, original
Glass, Birch, Maple
Pair of Mid Century Modern Nightstands by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
other Heywood Wakefield listings! Dimensions: 20w 18.5d 25h Condition notes: Original champagne
Birch
Mid-Century Modern Two Drawer Nightstand by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
This Mid-Century Modern nightstand by Heywood Wakefield features hardwood construction, original
Maple
Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield 3 Drawer Writing Desk
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern writing desk by Heywood Wakefield features hardwood construction, original
Maple
$1,250 / set
H 51.19 in W 36.62 in D 12.6 in
Cool Dutch 1970's Space Age Vanity Dressing Table & Matching Wallmounted Mirror
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Fantastic 1970's Space Age Bedroom Vanity / Dressing Table The Vanity has an adjustable mirror and a drawer unit for storing your make up goodies A cute wall mounted mirror in yel...
Brass
$4,510 / item
H 48 in W 64.38 in D 86.63 in
Queen Hale Navy Painted Maple Cannonball Four Poster Bed with Flat Headboard
Located in Tiverton, RI
The Classic cannonball bed features the favorite round ball top bed posts with a merry cut-out flat headboard. This timeless Classic is perfect for guest rooms and children's rooms. ...
Wood
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$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
Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield 8 Piece Dining Set
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield 8 Piece Dining Set The Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield 8 Piece Dining Set is a timeless representation of mid-century design excellence. Th...
Fabric, Wood
$650
H 33 in W 48.5 in D 1 in
Vintage Mid Century Sculpted Walnut Wooden Rectangular Large Wall Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Sculpted Walnut Wooden Rectangular Large Wall Mirror. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 33" H x 48.5" W x 1" D.
Glass, Walnut
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$6,226 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
$1,721Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 22 in W 20 in D 30 in
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Lane Step End Tables with Inlaid Walnut Burl Style
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Amazing Mid-Century Modern pair of Lane Alta Vista step table end tables style #1927 walnut with inlaid walnut burl squares in their centers. They are in wonderful condition. The top...
Walnut, Burl
Midcentury Walnut Mirror by Strata for Unagusta
By Unagusta
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury walnut mirror by Strata for Unagusta, sleek modern mirror, with inset 31"x 49" clear mirror. Can be hung horizontally or vertically.
Mirror, Walnut
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
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Maple Vanity with Mirror
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Oakland, CA
Beautifully restored Midcentury Heywood Wakefield Sculptura vanity with mirror crafted of solid maple with three drawers and glass shelf, and large mirror. The wood has been complet...
Cut Glass, Mirror, Maple
$4,950
H 69.69 in W 24.22 in D 5.91 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-Mounted Mirror with Shelf in Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall-mounted mirror with shelf, teak, mirrored glass, Italy, 1950s An exemplar of mid-century modern design, this sleek, wall-mounted mirror epitomizes finesse and the inimitable ch...
Mirror, Teak
Vintage M-778 Nightstands by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A beautiful pair of vintage nightstands designed by Heywood Wakefield in the 1950s. Known as the M-778, these pieces embody the quality craftsmanship and timeless design that the bra...
Maple
$3,091Sale Price|59% Off
H 38.19 in W 100.4 in D 79.53 in
Large Mid-Century Italian Bed in Chestnut and Brass by Gio Ponti Attributed 1950
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large mid-century Italian bed in chestnut and brass Gio Ponti Attributed, made of chestnut wood, feet in perforated brass and handles in enameled metal, the state is original from it...
Brass
Created by the 19th-century merger of two venerable Massachusetts furniture makers, Heywood-Wakefield was one of the largest and most successful companies of its kind in the United States. In its early decades, the firm thrived by crafting affordable and hugely popular wicker pieces in traditional and historical styles. In the midst of the Great Depression, however, Heywood-Wakefield reinvented itself, creating instead the first modernist furniture — chairs, tables, dressers and more — to be widely embraced in American households.
The Heywoods were five brothers from Gardner, Massachusetts, who in 1826 started a business making wooden chairs and tables in their family shed. As their company grew, they moved into the manufacture of furniture with steam-bent wood frames and cane or wicker seats, backs and sides.
In 1897, the Heywoods joined forces with a local rival, the Wakefield Rattan Company, whose founder, Cyrus Wakefield, got his start on the Boston docks buying up lots of discarded rattan, which was used as cushioning material in the holds of cargo ships, and transforming it into furnishings. The conglomerate initially did well with both early American style and woven pieces, but taste began to change at the turn of the 20th century and wicker furniture fell out of fashion.
In 1930, Heywood-Wakefield brought in designer Gilbert Rohde, a champion of the Art Deco style. Before departing in 1932 to lead Herman Miller — the prolific Michigan manufacturer that helped transform the American home and office — Rohde created well-received sleek, bentwood chairs for Heywood-Wakefield and gave its colonial pieces a touch of Art Deco flair.
Committed to the new style, Heywood-Wakefield commissioned work from an assortment of like-minded designers, including Alfons Bach, W. Joseph Carr, Leo Jiranek and Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky, a Russian nobleman who had made his name in Europe creating elegant automotive body designs.
In 1936, the company introduced its “Streamline Modern” group of furnishings, presenting a look that would define the company’s wares for another 30 years. The buoyantly bright, blond wood — maple initially, later birch — came in finishes such as amber “wheat” and pink-tinted “champagne.” The forms of the pieces, at once light and substantial, with softly contoured edges and little adornment beyond artful drawer pulls and knobs, were featured in lines with names such as “Sculptura,” “Crescendo” and “Coronet.” It was forward-looking, optimistic and built to last — a draw for middle-class buyers in the Baby Boom years.
By the 1960s, Heywood-Wakefield began to be seen as “your parents’ furniture.” The last of the Modern line came out in 1966; the company went bankrupt in 1981. The truly sturdy pieces have weathered the intervening years well, having found a new audience for their blithe and happy sophistication.
Find vintage Heywood-Wakefield desks, vanities, tables and other furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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.