Marcel Breuer Black Laccio End Table Knoll Studio Bauhaus
By Marcel Breuer, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
An authentic "Laccio" side or end table signed by Marcel Breuer for Knoll Studio, in the German Bauhaus style, circa 20th century. Table has a black satin laminate top and tubular ch...
Chrome
Arne Vodder, Danish 1960s Teak Cocktail Table with White Inset Top
By Arne Vodder
Located in Camden, ME
Danish modern teak cocktail table, 1960s. Midcentury teak coffee table. A modern interpretation of a neoclassic tripod based sabre leg stand. Three carved wooden legs are mounted ...
Laminate, Teak
Round dining table By Alfred Hendrickx for Belform - Circa 1960
By Alfred Hendrickx
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Round dining table By Alfred Hendrickx for Belform - Circa 1960 Belgium design - Vintage Measures : Ø 120cm H69cm Material : white laminated wooden top - Granite Wear consistent wi...
Granite, Metal
Pair of Knoll Cyclone Side Tables, Model 87 by Isamu Noguchi for Knoll, 1960s
By Isamu Noguchi, Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Knoll Cyclone Side Tables, Model 87 designed by Isamu Noguchi for Knoll. This example dates to the 1960s. The piece has a cast-iron base which is coated in black porcelain en...
Metal, Iron
Standing Height Herman Miller Eames Contract Base Table
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in South Charleston, WV
Produced 2010 and never used for the facility. In pristine condition with a few scuffs to feet and otherwise flawless. 36" wide 29" tall with matching black adjustable feet. Cherry l...
Steel
Superstudio Quaderna 2830 desk or table for Zanotta Italy, 1970
By Superstudio, Poltronova
Located in Skokie, IL
The Quaderna 2830 writing desk features a honeycomb core structure coated with white plastic laminate, silk-screen printed with black squares at 1.2" spacing. Superstudio designed th...
Laminate, Wood
$2,800 / set
Hans Bellman for Knoll Tripod End or Side Tables
By Knoll, Hans Bellmann
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Tripod Tables, designed by Hans Bellmann for Knoll, American, circa 1960s. They are a versatile size and can be used as side or end tables, or as nightstands. Low maintena...
Metal
4 Vintage Orange Yellow White Geometric Pattern Round Side Tables by R. Johnson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 4 vintage orange yellow white geometric pattern round side tables by R. Johnson. Listing features (4) tables, colorful laminated tops, chrome column, wooden base, signed "1976...
Metal
Vintage Dinette Table on a Chrome Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
This table has a white laminate top Aluminum base with gliders Circa 1975 Made In USA
Wood
“Whale” Dining Table, After Carlo Mollino, C. 1949.
By Carlo Mollino
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Crafted of veneered plywood, brass and glass, this wonderful table would be a unique addition to your contemporary / seaside / shore décor. The table features a rectangular glass top...
Brass
MCM Set 4 Krueger Chairs & Tulip Style Base Game or Dining Table Faux Wood Top
By KI Krueger International
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern set of 4 Krueger chairs of molded fiberglass shell bodies with seats & backs of mottled creamy beige Naugahyde upholstery, and black painted sled...
Metal
Vintage Eames Aluminum Group 48" Pedestal Table / Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic functionality of American Mid-Century Modern design with this classic pedestal table designed by the legendary Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller.
Aluminum
Warren McArthur Art Deco Dining Table, Aluminum & Black Formica, 1938
By Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur Corporation
Located in Camden, ME
This square table by Warren McArthur, circa 1938, embodies the refined industrial elegance that defines the designer’s work. With its compact yet generous 42 x 42 inch footprint, it ...
Aluminum
Pair of Tile Top Step End Side Table on Tapered Dowel Shape Leg
By James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern pair of art tile step tables standing on dowel shape legs with brass legs tips.
Laminate, Hardwood
Table Lamp by Modeline Company
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Modeline table lamp. The black base of lamp without hardware measures 17" wide, 7" deep and 20". Total height from base to the bottom of socket is 26". Lamp has been professionally...
Laminate, Wood
Reno Dining Table by Spanish Architects Correa & Milá, 1961
Located in Barcelona, ES
Reno dining table designed in 1961 by Spanish architects Federico Correa and Alfonso Milá for the Reno restaurant in Barcelona and produced by Gres. Solid ukola wood with stained var...
Laminate, Wood
Knoll Early T Angle Extension Dining Table by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A well crafted smaller extension dining table with white Laminate top and satin black angled steel base with foot pads . This brilliant design has a folding pop up table leave that i...
Steel
“Flying” coffee table by Pierre Guariche for Steiner
By Pierre Guariche
Located in LYON, FR
Famous Small Coffee table known as the “Flying table” from Pierre Guariche's Steiner collection. Typical of the 1950s and the creations of this French designer. Composed of a white ...
Laminate, Mahogany
'Surfboard' Coffee Table by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by the iconic mid-century duo of Charles and Ray Eames and manufactured by one of the best American brands Herman Miller.
Chrome
Dyrlund "Lotus" Rosewood Dining Table, "Flip-Flop" Expanding Top
By Drylund
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Rosewood and Laminate dining table by Dyrlund circa 1960s Denmark. The table features a round top situated on a six legged chrome pedestal base. This table expands by ope...
Chrome
George Nelson Steel Frame Group Rolling Table / Cart
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare and unusual George Nelson for Herman Miller table on rollers from the Steel Frame Group, made by Herman Miller. White laminate top, black steel frame and a teakwood case with do...
Steel
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
Classic Knoll Angle Steel Coffee Table
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Knoll design bench coffee table, with a white laminate top, and black angle steel frame. This example retains the original Knoll Park Ave label (1961-1970), small chip to la...
Steel
$11,100Sale Price / set|40% Off
Romeo Rega Pair Sculptural Bedside End Tables Drawer Black Brass Painted 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in New York, NY
Romeo Rega pair of rare black laminate end or bedside tables with single drawers and architectural brass legs, Italy, 1970s. Each signed on manufacturer’s brass roundel 'Romeo Rega/M...
Brass
20th Century, Gio Ponti Dining Table, Wooden Structure with Brass Details, 1954
By Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
An eclectic personality, from his early days he was active in the fields of architecture, painting, graphics and set design. He graduated in architecture from the Milan Polytechnic i...
Brass
Severin Hansen Extendable Coffee Table
By Severin Hansen, Haslev Mobelsnedkeri
Located in London, GB
This coffee table was designed by Severin Hansen in the 1960s for manufacturer Haslev Møbelsnedkeri. In keeping with Hansen's design style this piece features an angular silhouette ...
Laminate, Wood
Pair of 1960s Walnut Laminate and Marble Columnar End Table Speakers
Located in Cordova, SC
Pair of walnut laminated and marble octagonal end tables with enclosed speakers by Long Island NY high end audio manufacturer Empire. Functional as speakers as well as end tables or ...
Marble, Metal
Mercier Freres 3-Tier Revolving Table
By Maria Pergay, Mercier Freres
Located in Hanover, MA
French 1970's three tier round 180 degree swiveling table made of chromed steel and three trays made of brown faux stone resin produced by the illustrious Maison Mercier Freres. Thi...
Steel, Chrome
Greta M. Grossman Dining Table for Glenn of California
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Glenn of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular dining table by Greta M. Grossman for Glenn of California, c. 1950s, USA. The table features a solid walnut wood frame with a black laminate top and iron hardware. The ex...
Iron
Quaderna Console Table by Superstudio for Zanotta, Italy, 1970s
By Superstudio
Located in Brussels, BE
Quaderna Console Table by Superstudio for Zanotta,1970s Italy
Laminate, Wood
$2,097 / item
“Lock D” Sculptural Bamboo Dining Table, 'Base'
By Jan Paul
Located in Maastricht, NL
“LOCK” sculptural bamboo dining table is designed out of the qualities, possibilities and characteristics of its material: bamboo. The frame is build up from pressed layers of flexi...
Bamboo, Glass
Gianfranco Frattini Model 780 Double-Sided Nesting Tables for Cassina, 1960's
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in New York, NY
Gianfranco Frattini Model 780 Double-Sided Nesting Tables for Cassina, 1960's. Set of four Beechwood nesting tables with reversible double-sided black and white laminated plastic top...
Laminate, Beech
Ico Parisi Att. Dining Table with Oval Top, Italy, circa 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and highly unusual dining table attributed to visionary Italian designer Ico Parisi, the base in beech wood with dynamic angled legs supporting an oval laminate matte grey...
Laminate, Beech
Hundert's English Oak Side Table (PATTERN ON RIGHT FACING SIDE)
Located in Manchester, GB
This wonderfully unique mid century style side table is made of quarter sawn English Oak and will work well in the bedrooms, living rooms and elsewhere. It's unique design is inspire...
Oak, Plywood
Set of six multi use triangle tables attributed to Peter Pepper Products
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fun set of six Peter Pepper style multi configured triangle tables . Three white laminate tops three with wood grain laminate tops . Tables can be used in sequence as a coffee tabl...
Laminate, Wood
Rare Pair of Black Resin and Walnut Inlay End Tables by Frank Rohloff
By Frank Rohloff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare pair end tables with black resin and walnut inlay tops with oiled walnut bases designed by Frank Rohloff. Handmade in small runs, Frank Rohloff's work is starting to emerge as a...
Walnut, Laminate
Jean Prouvé 512 compas table red France 1953
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare model 512 Compas table designed by Jean Prouvé and manufactured by Ateliers Jean Prouvé in France, 1953. This particular example originates from a restaurant in the north of Fra...
Metal
Tulip Dining Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, United States, 1960s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Antwerp, BE
Round dining table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, originating in the United States in the 1970s. This table is crafted with an elegant aluminum tulip base and a sleek lami...
Aluminum
Florence Knoll T-Angle Coffee Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The T Angle coffee table is a limited production produced by De Coene for Knoll International. This is an early and unique Florence Knoll design, which is noted in the “Knoll Furnitu...
Steel
Charles & Ray Eames Early ETR "Surfboard" Coffee Table, 1950s
By Ray Eames, Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Coronado, CA
An early and rare edition of the 'ETR' (Elliptical Table Rod base) known as the 'Surfboard' coffee table. Design by Charles & Ray Eames in 1951 for Herman Miller. Black laminated tab...
Steel
George Nelson Herman Miller Swag Leg Coffee Table
By George Nelson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A white Laminate topped Swag leg coffee table by the iconic designer Geroge Nelson who's simple, yet unique aesthetic is still as fresh today as it was more that 50 years ago. Having...
Aluminum
$3,600 / set
Set of Six Modular Tables
Located in Kansas City, MO
Great set of six multifunctional triangular tables. White and black laminate tops. Lacquered wood frames. Individual tables. Width - 21.75 in. Depth - 18 in. Height - 15.5 in.
Laminate, Wood
Vintage "Plasticove" Dinette Table and Chair Set by Western Plastics
Located in Dekalb, IL
Mid-century "Plasticove" dinette set featuring a drop-leaf laminate table and three matching vinyl chairs.
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Plataan Dining Table by Gerard Geytenbeek for Zwijnenburg Meubel, Netherlands 60
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Plataan dining table by Gerard Geytenbeek for Zwijnenburg Meubel, Netherlands 1960s. Zwijnenburg Meubel is later known as AZS (Aart Zwijnenburg Schoonhoven) becouse of the internatio...
Laminate, Wood, Wenge
Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina Large Nesting / Stacking Tables, Italy, 1970s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Gianfranco Frattini stacking nest of three tables for Cassina, Italy, 1970s. Rare white version in larger, wider size. Wooden frames in original white paint with reversible laminat...
Laminate, Walnut
Peter Maly Trinum Series Coffee Table by COR
By Peter Maly, COR
Located in New York, NY
Trinom white coffee table by Peter Maly for COR. circa 1970. Curved bentwood legs supporting a laminate top, accented with round chrome medallions. Dimensions: 11.5” H x 30.25”...
Laminate, Bentwood
$840Sale Price / item|65% Off
S.S. United States Rectangular Pedestal Dining Tables
By Dorothy "Dot" Marckwald
Located in Hanover, MA
BG GALLERIES END OF SUMMER SALE We have five original rectangular pedestal dining tables from the first class dining room of the SS United States transatlantic ocean liner. Note the...
Aluminum, Steel
Bamboo, Brass and Smoked Glass Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous and truly unique Mid-Century square coffee table in bamboo and brass, completed by a smoked glass top and a reversible black and white lower tier.
Brass
Early Noguchi Cyclone Table for Knoll. Out of Production 48" Top. Signed.
By Knoll, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Kansas City, MO
Early, out of production 47.5 inch diameter Noguchi Cyclone Table. Signed with early Knoll label. The base shows signs of wear. Table top is in very good condition with light scra...
Chrome, Iron
$2,060Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 1970s Geometric Pattern Console Table, France, 1975
By Serge Manzon
Located in Brussels, BE
Several assembled materials forming a geometric composition. In the style of Serge Manzon, circa 1975.
Metal
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Brown Large Parsons Dining Table Two 20" Leaves
By Milo Baughman
Located in St. Louis, MO
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin large chocolate laminate Parsons dining table with two 20" leaves. Laminate does show surface wear in several areas, minor nicks. Can be used as a con...
Laminate
Early American Style Maple Small Dining or Kitchen Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid Century Early American Style Maple Small Dining table or Kitchen Table with one extension leaf. Measures 53"W X 41.5"D X 30"H Oval and with extension. 51.5" in diameter without...
Formica, Maple
Rare Petrol Blue Octagon Xxl "Reform" Conference Table by Friso Kramer Ahrend
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare Petrol Blue version of the largest model Reform table made by Ahrend De Cirkel. Dutch industrial designer and pioneer of functional design Friso Kramer made this Reform table i...
Aluminum, Metal
Knoll Intenational Couchtisch Eero Saarinen coffee table tulip
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Couch-/ Beistelltisch von Knoll International zum Verkauf an. Der Entwurf stammt von Eero Saarinen und gilt als absoluter Designklassiker des 20. Jahrh...
Metal
Model 780 side tables by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy 1960s
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare and sculptural set of four Model 780 side tables designed by Gianfranco Frattini and produced by Cassina in the 1960s. This iconic Italian design perfectly captures the balanc...
Laminate, Wood
Early Production Florence Knoll End or Occasional Table Knoll, New York
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic modernist architectural design white laminate round top solid polished steel "x" base, retains early Knoll label. Florence Knoll Bassett (born May 24, 1917) is an American...
Stainless Steel
Andrew J. Milne for Heal's Round Drop Leaf Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1960s round double drop-leaf table top in style of Fornasetti, mounted on single slim tapered black enameled metal pedestal stem on four star splayed base, with brass sabots ...
Steel
Original 1960 Maurice Burke White Round 47 3/4” Tulip Coffee Table
By Maurice Burke
Located in New York, NY
This creates a real statement in your home for all you mid century lovers. Very good vintage condition
Metal
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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