Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut Lowboy Dresser
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut Lowboy Dresser This lowboy measures: 72 wide x 19 deep x 31.5
Walnut
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut King Headboard
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut King Headboard This headboard measures: 80 wide x 1.75 deep x
Walnut
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 72 in D 19 in
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut 14 Drawer Lowboy Dresser Credenza Beautiful
By Janus Collection, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Walnut 14 Drawer Dresser Credenza by Mount Airy part of the Janus collection. Beautiful
Walnut
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut 8 Drawer Dresser
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus mid century walnut 8 drawer dresser This dresser measures: 59.75 wide x 19 deep
Walnut
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut Bench Coffee Table
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut Bench Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 60 wide x 20
Walnut
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Captains Dining Chairs - Pair
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Captains Dining Chairs - Pair Each chair measures: 22.25 wide x 21
Upholstery, Wood
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut 14 Drawer Lowboy Dresser
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut 14 Drawer Lowboy Dresser This lowboy measures: 72 wide x 19
Walnut
$3,120Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 59.75 in D 19 in
1960s Mid Century Walnut 8 Drawer Dresser by Mount Airy Janus Collection
By Mount Airy Furniture Company, John Stuart
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing Mid-Century Modern dresser designed by John Stuart for Mount Airy "Janus Collection,” ( it
Walnut
$3,700
H 46 in W 46 in D 19 in
John Stuart for Mt. Airy “Janus Collection” Mid-Century Walnut Highboy Dresser
By John Stuart, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exceptional mid-century modern highboy dresser from the Janus Collection, designed by John Stuart
Wood, Walnut
$4,050
H 29.5 in W 98 in D 42 in
John Stuart Mid-Century Modern Walnut Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By John Stuart, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern walnut extension dining table By John Stuart for Mount Airy
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Highboy by John Stuart
By John Stuart
Located in Dallas, TX
This stylish chest of drawers was designed as part of the Janus Collection by the Mount Airy
Walnut
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut Nightstands, Pair
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century walnut nightstands, pair Each nightstand measures: 21 wide x 15 deep x
Walnut
Mount Airy JANUS Collection Credenza, circa 1960
By John Stuart, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mount Airy JANUS Collection walnut cabinet. circa 1960.
Walnut
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H 31.5 in W 71.75 in L 31.5 in
Mount Airy Mid Century Janus Collection 14 Drawer Walnut Lowboy Dresser
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Mid Century Janus Collection 14-drawer walnut lowboy dresser. This lowboy measures 71.75
Wood
Mount Airy Janus Style United Midcentury Walnut Nightstands, Pair
By Mount Airy Furniture Company, United Furniture Corporation
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus style united midcentury walnut nightstands - Pair These nightstands are 22 wide x
Wood
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H 32 in W 72 in D 19 in
John Stuart for Mount Airy Janus Collection MCM Walnut Long Sideboard Credenza
By John Stuart, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
John Stuart for Mount Airy Janus Collection mid century walnut long sideboard Credenza This
Walnut
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H 32 in W 52 in L 32 in
John Stuart for Mount Airy Janus Collection MCM Walnut 3 Door Sideboard Credenza
By John Stuart, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
John Stuart For Mount Airy Janus Collection mid century walnut 3 door sideboard credenza This
Walnut
John Stuart Janus Collection 14-Drawer Long Dresser or Credenza
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a very nice unique fourteen drawer dresser or credenza by Mt. Airy. The dresser is apart
Walnut
John Stuart for Janus Collection Walnut Highboy Dresser, Fully Restored
By Mount Airy Furniture Company, John Stuart, Janus Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully restored highboy dresser by John Stuart for Janus Collection by Mount Airy Furniture
Walnut
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H 31.25 in W 72 in D 19 in
John Stuart Janus Collection Mid-Century Modern Walnut 14-Drawer Dresser, 1960s
By John Stuart, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
Stuart for Mount Airy "Janus Collection" USA, 1960s Measures: 72"W x 19"D x 31.25"H. Very good
Walnut
Pair of John Stuart Wood Nightstands and End Tables for Janus Collection
By John Stuart, Janus Collection
Located in Astoria, NY
include makers stamp [Mount Airy/Janus Collection] to the interior of the shallow drawers. Good condition
Wood
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H 46.25 in W 37.75 in L 46.25 in
John Stuart Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Highboy Dresser, Newly Refinished
By Mount Airy Furniture Company, John Stuart
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern sculpted walnut chest of drawers By John Stuart for Mount Airy
Walnut
Pair of Mount Airy Janus Walnut Dressers Mid Century
By John Stuart Inc.
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of classic walnut dressers by John Stuart from the "Janus Mount Airy" Collection. Featuring
Walnut
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Lowboy Dresser
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus mid century lowboy dresser Dresser measures: 59.75 wide x 19 deep x 31.5 inches
Wood
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut Highboy Dresser
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus mid century walnut highboy dresser This dresser measures: 38 wide x 19 deep x
Walnut
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Dining Table with 2 Leaves
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus mid century dining table with 2 leaves This table measures: 60 wide x 40 deep
Wood
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H 33 in W 50 in D 18 in
Mid-Century Mount Airy Furniture Co. Janus Collection Rolling Bar Cart Buffet
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid-Century Modern credenza/rolling bar cart made by the Mount Airy Furniture Co. Of North Carolina
Walnut
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H 33.25 in W 20 in D 19.75 in
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut and Cane Dining Chairs - Set of 4
By Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mount Airy Janus Mid Century Walnut and Cane Dining Chairs - Set of 4 Each chair measures: 20 wide
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Impeccable Walnut Buffet or Sideboard by John Stuart for Mount Airy
By Mount Airy Furniture Company, John Stuart, Janus Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impeccable buffet or sideboard by John Stuart for Mount Airy - Janus Collection.
Walnut
Sold
H 70 in W 19 in D 72 in
Mid-Century China Cabinet from Janus Collection by John Stuart for Mt Airy
By John Stuart, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Freehold, NJ
This Mid-Century Modern china cabinet from the Janus collection by Mt. Airy Furniture features
Walnut
John Stuart for Janus Collection Walnut Highboy Dresser, Fully Restored
By Janus Collection, John Stuart, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully restored highboy dresser by John Stuart for Janus Collection by Mount Airy Furniture
Walnut
Fully Restored John Stuart for Janus Collection Walnut Dresser, Signed
By Janus Collection, John Stuart, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully restored dresser by John Stuart for Janus Collection by Mount Airy Furniture Company
Walnut
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H 25 in W 26 in D 16 in
Pair of Refinished Nightstands or End Tables by John Stuart for Janus Collection
By Mount Airy Furniture Company, Janus Collection, John Stuart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stuart for Janus Collection by Mount Airy Furniture Company. Each nightstands features gorgeous wood
Walnut
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H 33 in W 50 in D 18 in
Mid Century Modern American Expanding rolling Walnut Bar Buffet Cart Janus
By Mount Airy Furniture Company, Janus Collection, John Stuart Inc.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern rolling bar cart made by the Mount Airy Furniture Co. Of North Carolina - Janus
Felt, Laminate, Walnut
1960’s John Stuart Janus Collection Walnut 14-Drawers Dresser
By John Stuart, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern long dresser designed by John Stuart for Mount Airy "Janus Collection
Walnut
Vintage Mid-Century Dresser or Sideboard by John Stuart
By John Stuart
Located in Dallas, TX
This stylish credenza was designed as part of the Janus Collection by the Mount Airy Furniture
Walnut
Set of 8 Fine French Art Deco Cherry Dining Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of height fine French Art Deco cherry dining/side chairs.
Cherry
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
$5,017 / item
H 56.11 in W 25.6 in D 19.1 in
Arcate sideboard, in Canaletto walnut by Accardibuccheri Medulum for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Il settimanale Arcate fa parte di una collezione esclusiva che include comodini e comò, ideata dal rinomato studio milanese Accardi Buccheri per il brand MEDULUM. La scocca, realizza...
Walnut
$2,800 / set
H 14.75 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Glass Demi Lune Wall Sconces, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano glass demi lune wall sconces, in stock One LED E26 base socket. Black glass sphere and brass fittings. Textured Murano glass, Wired to the American sta...
Brass
$1,650 / item
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
Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Sideboard, 1960s
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Mid-Century Modern Low Rosewood sideboard, 1960s Beautiful Danish Modern low sideboard in minimalistic style attributed to Danish designer Arne Vodder for Sibast. Front with...
Rosewood
Swedish Designer, Pendant Light, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and etched glass pendant light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Oxidation present to brass Wear consistent with age and use Overall Dimensions (inches): "H x "W ...
Brass
$4,245
H 54.34 in W 37.01 in D 3.15 in
Large Swedish Modern Mirror in Solid Pine, Glas Mäster Markaryd, Sweden, 1960s
By AB Markaryd
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking, large mirror was produced by Glas Mäster in Markaryd, Sweden, in the late 1960s. This generously sized rectangular mirror can be placed as floor mirror and can also be...
Mirror, Pine
$16,744 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar. Hand-made to order, this upholstered bench has a fumed and oiled oak frame. Th...
Mohair, Oak
LU Louis SM Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The handsome LU Louis SM Sconce is a smaller version of our LU Louis Sconce, an all brass wall sconce in lightly patinated brass with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. M...
Brass
LUdown Cylinder Flush Mount
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The LUdown cylinder flush mount fixture by Lumfardo Luminaires is part of our contemporary collection. Available In patinated unlacquerd brass or aged silver and steel with (1) E26 m...
Steel, Brass, Gold, Silver
Carl Auböck 'Nun' Floor Lamp in Brass
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck 'Nun' floor lamp in brass. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamps is executed in brass with a cast brass base and sculptural hard paper shade by ...
Brass, Iron
$4,500
H 30 in W 77.5 in D 18 in
Expertly Restored - Danish Modern 9-Drawer Teak Dresser with Steel Pulls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
Steel
$4,500
H 32.5 in W 65 in D 18 in
California Modern Walnut Dresser with Tulip Style Pulls by Milo Baughman
By Glenn of California, Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Steel
$2,900Sale Price|23% Off
H 33 in W 48 in D 18.25 in
Paul McCobb Planner Group Blonde with Black Drawers Dresser on Wrought Iron Base
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in Ferndale, MI
Master of mid-century American modular design Paul McCobb for Winchedon Planner group six drawer dresser. Maple case holds black lacquered drawers. All supported by the early product...
Wrought Iron
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.