H 30.5 in W 56 in D 19.5 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Low Dresser with Mirror
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in New London, CT
Very clean survivor from the 50s. With mirror it measures 66.25" H x 56" W x 19.5 D. Without mirror dresser is 30.5" high. Solid birch with the cool sculpture finger pulls for each d...
Birch
H 16.75 in Dm 19 in
Heywood Wakefield “Sculptura” Swivel Pouf Ottoman
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A Sculptura pouf stool or ottoman produced by Heywood Wakefield.
Upholstery, Birch
H 61 in W 49.5 in L 61 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Vanity
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura vanity in original wheat finish!
Maple
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.
H 30.5 in W 62 in L 30.5 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura 9-Drawer Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nice 9 drawer Heywood Wakefield Sculptura dresser, two currently available.
Maple
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.
Birch
H 34 in W 55.5 in D 19 in
Heywood-Wakefield "Sculptura" Extra Wide 6 Lowboy Drawer Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Heywood-Wakefield "Sculptura" 6 drawer lowboy dresser with extra wide drawers, sculpted front and tapered legs all finished in the "Encore Yellow" birch.
Birch
H 23.5 in W 20 in D 16 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Wheat Nightstands
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a pair of Heywood Wakefield "Sculptura" nightstands. Each stand features an X-base with one dovetailed drawer each.
Wood
H 61 in W 49 in L 61 in
Midcentury Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Maple Mirror Vanity Deco with Stool
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Midcentury Heywood Wakefield Sculptura solid maple mirror vanity deco with original matching stool The vanity is very low at 20" high has 3 drawers to the right and a glass top on...
Suede, Mirror, Maple
H 31 in W 61.5 in D 19 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Mid Century Blonde 9-Drawer Lowboy Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Mid Century blonde 9-drawer lowboy dresser Dresser measures: 61.5 wide x 19 deep x 31 high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vi...
Wood
H 30.5 in W 56 in L 30.5 in
Midcentury Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Low Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning vintage Heywood Wakefield low dresser. From the coveted “Sculptura” collection.
Wood
H 48 in W 38 in D 19.25 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura 5-Drawer Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heywood Wakefield 5-drawer dresser. Solid maple construction!
Maple
H 31.25 in W 56 in D 19.25 in
Midcentury Heywood-Wakefield Sculptura Dresser or Chest
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A larger sculptural front six-drawer solid wood dresser in a wheat tone finish with wheels and plenty of storage, this restored piece is from the Sculptura collection manufactured by...
Wood
H 24 in W 49 in D 24 in
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, oiled rubbed finish, features amazing sculpted drawers, tambour door and two glass sh...
Birch
H 31 in W 55.75 in D 19 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood-Wakefield "Sculptura" Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a very nice original condition Mid-Century Modern Heywood-Wakefield Sculpture six-drawer dresser. The dresser has sculpted pulls and the drawers open and close smoothly with...
H 23.5 in W 20 in D 16.13 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Ebonized Mid-Century Modern Nightstands, Pair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of mid-century modern nightstands from the Sculptura line by Heywood Wakefield. The nightstands feature solid maple construction with gorgeous sculpted x-base legs.
Maple
H 30.75 in W 62 in D 19.25 in
Midcentury Heywood-Wakefield Sculptura Triple Dresser by Leo Jiranek
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Designed by Leo Jiranek and Ernest Herrmann for the Heywood Wakefield furniture company this piece is from the desirable Sculptura Collection .
Wood
H 48 in W 38 in D 19 in
Vintage Heywood Wakefield, Sculptura Five-Drawer Chest
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage Heywood Wakefield five-drawer chest sculptura model M792.
H 48 in W 38 in D 19.25 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Mid-Century Modern Solid Maple Highboy Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern sculpted solid maple "Sculptura" highboy dresser by Heywood-Wakefield. The dresser features gorgeous maple wood grain and unique sculpted drawer fronts.
Maple
H 24 in W 20 in L 24 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Night Stand, Wheat, c1950
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield side stand in the Sculptura pattern offers birch construction with case having open shelf over single drawer, raised on geometric open legs, Wh...
Wood
H 35 in W 54 in L 35 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Bed Frame, Full/Double
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid-Century Modern full or double bed frame features birch construction in Sculptura form, maker mark as photographed, 20th century. Measures: Outer 35" H x 80" D; interior 54" ...
Birch
H 45 in W 34 in D 19 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Four Drawers Mid-Century Modern Tall Chest Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in West Hartford, CT
The Sculptura line is the most sought after Heywood Wakefield design in the world.
Birch
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 line and has great Mid-Century modern design.
Maple
H 32 in W 62 in D 19 in
1950s Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Sculptura 9 Drawer Long Low Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two available. Beautifully designed large 9 drawer dresser with a wavy front, lots of storage, and easy to open drawers that glide smoothly. The original finish has aged to a d...
Birch
H 40 in W 38 in D 19.25 in
Midcentury Sculptura Dresser for Heywood-Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Trenton, NJ
This striking Heywood Wakefield "sculptura" four drawer dresser features a beautiful vintage finish with sculpted drawer fronts in a uniquely sized package.
Wood
H 23.75 in W 20 in L 23.75 in
Heywood Wakefield Pair of Sculptura Nightstands
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heywood Wakefield pair of Sculptura nightstands, newly refinished and ready to go!
Maple
H 48 in W 38 in D 19.5 in
Heywood Wakefield 5-Drawer Sculptura Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heywood Wakefield 5-drawer sculptura dresser. Newly refinished and ready to go!
Maple
H 24 in W 20 in D 14 in
Midcentury Sculptura Nightstand by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A solid wood one-drawer midcentury nightstand with single drawer and an open storage area, manufactured by the Heywood Wakefield furniture company from their Sculptura collection in ...
Wood
H 23 in W 20 in D 16 in
Heywood Wakefield M778 Sculptura Night Stand, Pair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Mid Century "Sculptura" Night Stands by Heywood Wakefield. These Night Stands feature a stylish Wheat finish and sculpted look.
Birch
H 24 in W 20 in D 16 in
Vintage Mid-Century Sculptura Nightstand by Heywood-Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Mid-Century Sculptura nightstand by Heywood-Wakefield. Features a stylish Wheat finish and sculptural look.
Wood
H 24 in W 20 in D 16 in
Vintage Mid Century Heywood Wakefield M778 Sculptura Night Stands
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Pasadena, TX
Two vintage Mid Century Sculptura Night Stands by Heywood Wakefield. These Night Stands feature a stylish Wheat finish and sculptural look.
Birch
H 50.5 in W 46 in D 18.5 in
Midcentury Rare Chest on Chest Sculptura Heywood Wakefield Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
The lower dresser chest has three drawers and provides plenty of storage, sitting on wheels all from the Sculptura collection in the wheat finish manufactured by the Heywood Wakefi...
Wood
H 23.5 in W 50 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Modern "Sculptura" Vanity Ottoman Set By Heywood-Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sculptura line is the most coveted and collectible Heywood-Wakefield.
Velvet, Birch
H 32.75 in W 55.5 in L 32.75 in
Six-Drawer Sculptura Dresser by Heywood Wakefield, Original Blonde Finish
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Kansas City, MO
The Sculptura line is the only Heywood Wakefield designs we buy and sell.
Birch
H 32.75 in W 55.5 in D 19 in
Six-Drawer Sculptura Dresser by Heywood Wakefield, Original Blonde Finish
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Kansas City, MO
The Sculptura line is the only Heywood Wakefield designs we buy and sell.
Birch
H 31 in W 46 in D 19 in
Sculptura Smaller Dresser Chest by Herrmann / Jiranek for Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
The handles are integrated into the drawers leaving the lines of the chest very clean from the Sculptura Collection model number M771 in wheat finish designed by Ernest Herrmann and ...
Maple
H 33 in W 56 in L 33 in
Heywood Wakefield Mid-Century Modern Sculptura Dresser Buffet Chest of Drawers
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in West Hartford, CT
The Sculptura line is the most sought after Heywood Wakefield line in the world.
Birch
H 50.25 in W 46 in D 19.75 in
Midcentury Deck Top Sculptura 2 pc. Dresser Chest by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
The lower dresser has three drawers and provides plenty of storage, from the desirable Sculptura Collection in a wheat finish . Designed by Leo Jiranek and Ernest Herrmann model # M7...
Wood
H 24 in W 20 in D 16 in
Sculptura Nightstand M778 for Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A nicely crafted solid maple wood nightstand with open storage space and a single drawer sitting on an X base . Manufactured by the Heywood Wakefield furniture company model # M778 i...
Maple
H 61 in W 50 in D 20 in
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.
Cut Glass, Mirror, Maple
H 17.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
Heywood Wakefield "Sculptura" Tufted Maple Swivel Stool, 1950s
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Heywood Wakefield sculptura swivel ottoman pouf vanity stool in maple.
Velvet, Maple
H 23.5 in W 20 in D 15 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Mid Century X Base Wheat Nightstand
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Heywood Wakefield sculptura mid century x base wheat nightstand This nightstand measures: 20 wide x 15 deep x 23.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we cal...
Wood
H 30.5 in W 56 in D 18 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura 6-Drawer Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heywood Wakefield 6-drawer sculptura dresser. Refinished and ready to go!
Maple
H 30.5 in W 62 in D 19 in
Vintage MCM Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This impressive nine-drawer dresser perfectly embodies the streamlined elegance and organic curves characteristic of high-quality American Mid-Century Modern design, reminiscent of c...
Wood
H 31 in W 55.75 in D 19 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Dresser in Cheating Heart
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Hanover, MA
Mid-Century Modern classic "Sculptura" six-drawer chest of drawers by Heywood-Wakefield in maple hardwood newly refinished in Cheating Heart grey stain wash, allowing for the grain t...
Maple
H 48 in W 38 in D 19 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Highboy in Cheating Heart
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Hanover, MA
Mid-Century Modern classic "Sculptura" five-drawer tall chest of drawers by Heywood-Wakefield in maple hardwood newly refinished in cheating heart grey stain wash, allowing for the g...
Maple
H 18.25 in W 50 in D 23.5 in
Heywood Wakefield "Sculptura" Asymmetric Low Cabinet or Credenza
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco American unique low sideboard, rendered in birch with wheat finish and glass by Heywood Wakefield, 1940s.
Birch
H 66.25 in W 62 in D 19 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Dresser & Mirror, Platinum, c1950
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield double dresser in the Sculptura pattern offers birch construction with oversized mirror surmounting case having six drawers, Platinum finish, m...
Mirror, Wood
H 40 in W 38 in D 19.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Chest of Drawers, Platinum, c1950
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield high boy dresser in the Sculptura pattern offers birch construction with case having four long drawers, platinum finish, en verso maker mark as...
Wood
H 33.5 in W 55.5 in D 19 in
Vintage Solid Maple Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield 6 Drawer Dresser
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Heywood Wakefield Sculptura six Drawers Mid-Century Modern dresser.
Maple
H 39 in W 38 in D 19 in
Heywood Wakefield 4 Drawer Sculptura Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heywood Wakefield 4 drawer sculptura dresser. Solid Maple Construction, drawers work great!
Maple
H 39.5 in W 38 in D 19.25 in
Vintage Heywood Wakefield M772 Sculptura Four-Drawer Chest
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Pasadena, TX
A Vintage Heywood Wakefield 4 Drawers Chest Sculptura Model M772.
Birch
H 39 in W 38 in D 19 in
Sculptura Tall Dresser Chest by Jiranek / Herrmann for Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A solid maple wood tall four drawer dresser chest in a smaller scale with ribbon like sculptural drawers. The handles are integrated into the front making for a very clean aesthetic,...
Wood
H 34.5 in W 44 in D 2.5 in
Sculptura Styled Twin Bed Set by Jiranek / Herrmann for Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A solid maple wood twin bed set with two headboards matching footboards and the mattress rails this set is complete . Designed by Ernest Herrmann and Leo Jiranek from the Utility Col...
Maple
H 30.63 in W 55.5 in D 19.25 in
Heywood-Wakefield Sculptura Mid-Century Modern Dresser, Newly Refinished
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Morgan, UT
Heywood-Wakefield Sculptura Mid-Century Modern Dresser Heywood-Wakefield, USA, 1950s 55.5" wide x 19.25" deep x 30.63" tall A nice Heywood-Wakefield six drawer dresser with ...
Birch
H 30.5 in W 62 in D 18 in
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura 9 Drawer Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Crockett, CA
Beautifully designed large 9 drawer dresser with a wavy front, lots of storage, and easy to open drawers that glide smoothly. The Heywood Wakefield logo is incised in the top left dr...
Birch
H 47.5 in W 38 in D 19 in
Heywood Wakefield Bedroom Set Sculptura Herrmann /Jiranek
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in East Hampton, NY
Heywood Wakefield Sculptura Bedroom set. Designed in the 1950'S, by Herrmann /Jiranek.
Maple
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.