Superstudio Quaderna Console for Zanotta Italy, 1970
By Superstudio, Zanotta
Located in Skokie, IL
The Quaderna console table features a honeycomb core structure coated with white plastic laminate, silk-screen printed with black squares at 1.2" spacing. The Quaderna series featur...
Laminate, Wood
Tommi Parzinger Henry Olko Server
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cabinet by Henry Olko for Willow & Reed featuring signature hardware by Tommi Parzinger for Willow & Reed. Two-drop down leaves extend length to 59", brass pulls, casters, laminate t...
Brass
Geraldo de Barros bar cart Unilabor Brazil 1955
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare and minimalist bar cart designed by Geraldo de Barros and manufactured by Unilabor in Brazil, 1955. This bar cart is made from a minimalistic structure of a tubular steel frame ...
Metal
Console by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in New York, NY
Architectural Console No. 5403 in dark walnut with black laminate top and shelves designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1950s. Retains original DUNBAR labels.
Laminate, Walnut
$2,017Sale Price|20% Off
Minimal Vanity Italian Design MIM Production Rosewood
By Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal vanity Italian design MIM production, pouff 40 cm height cm.75 width, 45 cm depth, height of vanity with mirror opened cm.114.
Fabric, Mirror, Laminate, Rosewood
Rare Desk attributed to Pierre Chapo, France, 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Rare Pierre Chapo attributed desk, France, 1960s. A superb, possibly one of a kind piece, with an extremely pleasing tone and patina. Fast shipping worldwide.
Leather, Laminate, Wood
$140Sale Price|20% Off
Walnut Display Stand, 1960s
By Milo Baughman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Walnut Display stand, 1960s. White & Black Laminate. Perfect for Displaying Collectables, Small Pottery Etc.
Laminate, Walnut
$140Sale Price|20% Off
Walnut Display Stand, 1960s
By Milo Baughman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Walnut Display stand, 1960s. Walnut & White Laminate. Perfect for Displaying Collectables, Small Pottery Etc.
Laminate, Walnut
$140Sale Price|20% Off
Walnut Display Cube, 1960s
By Milo Baughman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Walnut Display Cube, 1960s. White & Black Laminate. Perfect for Displaying Collectables, Small Pottery Etc.
Laminate, Walnut
$140Sale Price|20% Off
Walnut Display Stand, 1960s
By Milo Baughman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Walnut Display stand, 1960s. Walnut & White Laminate. Perfect for Displaying Collectables, Small Pottery Etc.
Laminate, Walnut
$140Sale Price|20% Off
Walnut Display Stand, 1960s
By Milo Baughman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Walnut Display Stand, 1960s. Walnut & White Laminate. Perfect for Displaying Collectables, Small Pottery Etc.
Laminate, Walnut
$140Sale Price|20% Off
Walnut Display Cube, 1960s
By Milo Baughman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Walnut Display Cube, 1960'S. White & Walnut Laminate. Perfect for Displaying Collectables, Small Pottery Etc.
Laminate, Walnut
Original Knoll Intenational Design Esstisch Eero Saarinen weiß
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen runden Esstisch vom US-Traditionshersteller Knoll International zum Verkauf an. Der Entwurf stammt von Eero Saarinen und gilt weltweit als wahrer Desig...
Metal
$3,895 / item
1970s Parchment Console Desk and Chair, Set of 2
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Showcasing some of the best designs of the Mid Century Modern era from one of the most iconic designers of the 20th Centuries.
Brass
Desk Model 620, Pierre Guariche for Minvielle, circa 1950
By Pierre Guariche
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
An elegant modernist desk model 620 designed by Pierre Guariche, produced by Minvielle in the 1950s. The square section black lacquered steel structure accommodates a box with two ...
Metal
1970s Expandable Modular Desk by Pamio, Toso & Massari for Stilwood
By Stilwood, Noti Massari, Roberto Pamio & Renato Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Roberto Pamio, Renato Toso, and Noti Massari for Stilwood in Italy during the 1970s, this expandable desk operates as a compact modular system that transforms with use. T...
Metal
Child desk by Alain Richard for T.F.M, France, circa 1970
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
A rare child-sized version of the desk designed by Alain Richard, produced by T.F.M. and developed within the A.R.C. - Mobilier National programs. The white laminate panel structure...
Metal
Vintage rosewood laminate dining table
Located in Premariacco, IT
Elegant vintage dining table in rosewood laminate, circa early 1960s production. Particular measurements that make it ideal and placeable with any type of furniture, great even in n...
Laminate, Palisander
$11,005Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Modular Consoles by Vito Sangirardi for Pallante Store, Bari Italy 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Stunning pair of Italian modular console designed by architect Vito Sangirardi for the Pallante store in Bari, Palo del Colle, Italy in 1950. The pair of consoles were made with stu...
Brass
Pair of Mid Century Modern Brass & Walnut Table Floor Lamps by Tony Paul
By Tony Paul
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid Century Modern floor lamps with tables. Base and stems are a combination of Walnut and Brass.
Brass
Rare Mauser B65 desk after Marcel Breuer, Bauhaus tubular steel tube, Germany
By Mauser Werke
Located in Berlin, DE
This rare Mauser B 65 desk, produced in Germany around 1954, is a postwar interpretation of one of Marcel Breuer’s seminal Bauhaus designs, originally conceived in the late 1920s. Ma...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Small Desk by Studio Celli Tognon for Sormani, Italy, c. 1970
By Celli Tognon
Located in New York City, NY
Small metal and laminate desk by Studio Celli Tognon for Sormani, made c. 1970 in Italy.
Metal
MCM "Tulip" Dining Set with Pendant Light After Eero Saarinen
Located in Dekalb, IL
Five-piece tulip-style dining set accompanied by a matching hardwired, sculptural pendant light, all rendered in a cohesive off-white finish. The round table features a smooth circul...
Metal
Denis Cospen Biomorphic Lamp
By Denis Cospen
Located in New York, NY
Large table lamp in various laminated then hand carved essences of wood by Denis Cospen. Rare and unusual work reminiscent of the work of Joaquim Tenreiro. Fire branded.
Laminate
Niels Erik Glasdam Jensen Danish Modern Expandable Teak Bar Cart for Vantinge
By Niels Erik & Glasdam Jensen
Located in Oceanside, US
Danish modern expandable teak bar cart designed by Niels Erik Glasdam Jensen for Vantinge Møbelindustri, Denmark, circa 1960s. Featuring richly grained teak cabinetry with contrasti...
Laminate, Teak
Steelframe Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1960s. USA. Laminate top with newly refinished avocado green drawers. Original pulls. Remnants of a table in one drawer.
Steel
Action Desk by George Nelson & Robert Propst for Herman Miller
By Robert Propst, George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Madrid, ES
Action Office desk, model 64 902, designed by George Nelson & Robert Propst for Herman Miller from the 1960s. Base made of chrome-plated aluminum with white plastic protectors. L...
Aluminum
1960’s Mid Century Modern Raymond Loewy for Hill Rom Nightstands or End Tables
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern Raymond Loewy for Hill Rom nightstands, end tables, or cabinets on casters, a pair.
Aluminum, Steel
Poul Norreklit Dry Bar Cart or Side Table Server Danish Mid Century Modern
By Poul Nørreklit
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rare dry bar table on wheels designed by Poul Norreklit and manufactured by Dyrlund, Denmark 1960. Top slides and reveals storage inside. 33wide 16.5d 19h
Laminate, Wood, Rosewood
Jacques Adnet - A French 1950s Desk with Lamp by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet - A fine French Mid-Century rectangular desk and lamp, with a black lacquered metal base, pivoting leather covered drawer, saddle-stitched leather mail holder, briefca...
Metal
Alvar Aalto Tea Trolley Model 901 in White and Birch for Artek, 1960s
By Alvar Aalto, Huonekalu-Ja Rakennustyötedas Oy, Artek
Located in Helsinki, FI
Aalto's furniture designs are Scandinavian Modernism at its best, especially his technical innovations on the bent plywood furniture, which in turn had a great impact on Mid-Century ...
Laminate, Birch
Jules Wabbes Writing Desk by Atelier Bergwood, Belgium, 1969
By Atelier Bergwood, Jules Wabbes
Located in Ghent, BE
This elegant office desk, designed in 1969 by Jules Wabbes for Atelier Bergwood, exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and modernist clarity for which Wabbes is celebrated. The desk...
Aluminum
French 1970s Desk by Michel Mortier
By Michel Mortier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Michel MORTIER (1925-2015)- A writing table with a beech base and a white laminated plywood top. Model MP2 (Mortier/ Perrigault), 1979.
Laminate, Beech
$3,063Sale Price / set|20% Off
Handcrafted Set - Table with 5 Chairs - Italy - 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Interesting handcrafted oak set consisting of a solid table with colored laminate top and five chairs built with off-axis backs, upholstered with original leatherette cloth. The who...
Laminate, Wood
Rare Herman Miller "RED SNAPPER" Desk, Designed by Ayse Byrnel
Located in Portland, OR
Ultra rare early 2000s "RED SNAPPER" desk by Herman Miller from the RED / Cloud line. Designed by Ayse Byrnel to accommodate new, forward-thinking offices around the time of the DOT ...
Steel
"Mobilo PE03" Serving Trolley by Cees Braakman for Pastoe, 1950s
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Elegant and hard to find trolley. Maple/oak wooden Z-shaped frame with two laminated trays. The top tray can slide open and/or removed with a small wooden serving basket underneath. ...
Laminate, Birch
$3,999 / item
Herman Miller Eames Dining Set
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous and bright set of Herman Miller Eames dining chairs and table. All authentic Herman Miller. Chairs are vintage but have been color coated in fun colors. New Eiffel bases fin...
Fiberglass, Laminate
High-End Extendable Dining Set by Jørgen Høj for Niels Vitsøe, 1962
By Jorgen Hoj, Niels Vitsoe
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Amazing dining set designed by Jørgen Høj for Niels Vitsøe in 1962. Featuring a round ‘Model 54’ table with brushed aluminum cross-legs. Extendable from ø 115cm to a whopping ø 175cm...
Aluminum
Gispen Desk with Gray Enameled Metal Frame, Chartreuse Drawers, & Privacy Screen
By A.R. Cordemeijer, Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century chartreuse enameled industrial desk designed by designer A.R. Cordemeijer for famed Dutch manufacturer Gispen. This stylish 1960s desk has a single cabinet with two chart...
Metal
1970s Rare Royal Blue Floating Lucite Executive Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, Lucite wood desk you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the ...
Lucite, Wood, Laminate
Chrome and White Laminate Service Cart, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
A serving cart from the 1970s, featuring a polished chrome frame paired with white laminate shelves. The cart is designed with multiple tiers, including a perforated bottle holder su...
Chrome
Danish Modern Folding Teak Bar Cart / Serving Trolley
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice and functional Danish modern folding teak bar cart / serving trolley, circa 1960s. Elegant and simply designed Danish bar cart on gliding wheels. Beautifully detailed wo...
Laminate, Teak
1980s Style Black and White Desk
By Carlton House Fine Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting 1980s era writing desk. Black lacquer and white laminent tops by Carlton House Furniture.
Laminate, Wood, Lacquer
George Coslin Serving Bar Cart with Drawers in Rosewood and Chrome, Italy, 1950s
By Bernini, George Coslin
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous Mid-Century Italian bar trolley crafted in a refined mix of rosewood, chrome-plated metal, and white laminate. This refined and distinctive piece was designed by George Cos...
Metal, Chrome
Rare 'Mobiletto T128' Revolving Cabinet by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Dronten, NL
An exceptionally rare Mobiletto T128 revolving cabinet designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno. A masterful example of Borsani's innovative approach to furniture design, the T128 combi...
Steel
Jean Prouve Compas Writing Desk, with original Perriand drawers, circa 1950
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Jean Prouvé, Compas Desk, circa 1950 Black melamine laminated plywood top on black lacquered folded steel legs, with original drawer pack in yellow moulded plastic by Charlotte Perr...
Steel
Etched Heinz Lilienthal Coffee Tablet
By Heinz Lilienthal
Located in Denton, TX
Heinz Lilienthal sculptural abstract stainless steel coffee table, Germany, 1970.
Stainless Steel
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
Low Square Wooden Coffee Table with Trays Luigi Sormani 1960 Italy Brass
By Luigi Sormani
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Elegant rational Low coffee table 4 compartments with pull-out trays by Sormani 1960s
Brass
George Coslin Rosewood and Chrome Serving Bar Cart with Drawers, Italy 1950s
By Bernini, George Coslin
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century Italian bar cart, fully made of rosewood, chrome-plated metal, and white laminate. This incredibly elegant and unique piece was designed by George Coslin and pro...
Metal, Chrome
Space Age Italian Folding Bar Cart in Vibrant Orange and Chrome, 1970s
Located in Beirut, LB
Add a burst of 1970s Italian flair to your interior with this striking Space Age folding serving trolley. A perfect blend of mid-century utility and pop-art aesthetics, this piece fe...
Steel, Chrome
Modernist / whimsical Bar Cart / tea trolly by Wilhelm Renz made in Germany
By Wilhelm Renz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wilhem Renz (German) Modernist bar cart or tea trolley, 1950s, with a rotating black glass top covered upper tier, red Formica topped lower tier,Stylized Lucite handle, sculptural...
Brass
Desk with tilting top 1960s
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Desk with tilting top dating from the 1960s, which belonged to an architectural firm. Black lacquered tubular iron frame with height-adjustable brass feet. Wooden chest of drawers ...
Brass, Iron
Folding Serving Tea - Bar Cart from Bremshey & Co, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original Bremshey bar or serving cart designed in Germany. Super stylish clean and multifunctional design. The bar cart can be folded in two positions and easily stored. Made of form...
Metal
Campo e Graffi Bar Cart w/ Removable Tray in Teak and Brass, Italy 1960s
By Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous triangular shaped serving bar cart with removable top tray in a beautiful combination of teak wood, brass, hand-woven wicker and white laminate. This incredibly unique and e...
Brass
Danish Modern Flip-Top Bar Cart
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish modern Flip-Top bar cart, Denmark, circa 1960s. Constructed of teak with a low maintenance black laminate top.
Laminate, Teak
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
Stunning Bar by Bruno Munari, Rare Early Mahogany Edition 1962, Stildomus, Italy
By Bruno Munari
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful and rare, original first 1962 Stildomus edition of the famous Bruno Munari 'Cubobar.' The original Stildomus edition was produced in small numbers and is today rarely seen,...
Glass, Laminate, Mahogany
Writing Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A single pedestal writing desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller with a built-in pivoting lamp. Lamp is 18" H.
Steel
Modernist Walnut Bar Cart / Cabinet on Casters by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman, Directional
Located in Buffalo, NY
This walnut bar cabinet was manufactured by Directional in the 1960s and attributed to both Milo Baughman and Kipp Stewart due to stylistic attributes associated with both designers,...
Brass, Steel
1970s Italian design folding dining table
By Cassina
Located in Premariacco, IT
Elegant walnut and laminate dining or study table with extendable frame and folding design. The table is an Italian manufacture of high quality construction and modern design with r...
Laminate, Walnut
A Pair of Hollywood Regency Style Faux Bamboo Nightstands or End Tables
Located in Elkton, MD
Vintage pair of faux bamboo nightstands or end tables features a single drawer, bamboo-style legs, and a lower shelf for storage or display.
Faux Bamboo, Laminate
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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