Vintage Lane “Mosaics” Brutalist Wood Queen Headboard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Inquire today to bring this sought-after piece of Lane design history into your home.
Walnut
MCM 2 Tier Bar Cart by Lane
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Petite 2 Tier Walnut Bar Cart on Casters by Lane Furniture Classic Mid Century Modern, clean lined, smaller size walnut rolling bar cart with cut out handles.
Walnut
Vintage Boho Lane “Perception” Triangle Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An authenticated piece from the highly sought-after “Perception” series by Lane Furniture, this coffee table is a hallmark of American Mid-Century Modern design.
Walnut
Pair of Hexagon Walnut End Side Tables w/ One Door Cabinets Storage Compartment
By Lane Furniture, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern pair of walnut hexagon shape one door storage compartment end side tables.
Walnut
Mid-Century Armoire Style Cabinet by Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern armoire style cabinet by Lane Furniture. This solid unit is made with walnut grain and accenting chrome hardware.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Block Front American Walnut 6 Drawers Dresser Restored
By American of Martinsville, Lane Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern block front 6 drawers walnut dresser in restored condition.
Walnut
Lane Furniture Round Midcentury Teak Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This charming midcentury coffee table features an intricate "weave" style pattern on the side panels. With storage underneath this piece will add both charm and functionality to your...
Walnut
Vintage Lane Altavista Book Matched Burl Wood Full Headboard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking full-size headboard from Lane Furniture’s renowned Altavista collection is a celebration of organic texture and Mid-Century Modern sophistication. Featuring four distin...
Walnut, Burl
Mosaic Design Mid-Century Wall Mirror
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large wall mirror with mosaic wood carved pattern. A "T" shaped design that splits the mirror in half. Warm walnut wood grain throughout. Please confirm location with vendor NY or NJ
Mirror, Walnut
Beautiful Midcentury Table with Inlay
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern coffee table with brilliant burl wood inlay. Unique design by Lane. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).
Walnut, Burl
$1,600 / set
'Tuxedo' Series End Tables
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern tables by Lane for their Tuxedo series. Features warm walnut grain with inlay rosewood bow ties.
Walnut
$1,500 / set
Pair of Midcentury Modern Side Tables
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chrome frame walnut tables with bottom shelf designed by Lane.
Chrome
Mid-Century Cedar Chest w/ Bench
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lane furniture made blanket chest with upholstered bench top. Flip top action with cedar wood lining. Great for storage and seating! Please confirm location NY or NJ
Walnut, Cedar
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Lane Furniture Brutalist 1970s Tallboy Dresser Storage
Located in Madison, WI
Very nice looking and functional high quality Brutalist Lane dresser. The drawers catch on rollers. In very good condition throughout. **We have two of these gorgeous dressers avail...
Walnut
Walnut Pair Bachelor Chests Tapered Legs Chrome Hardware Pulls Set 2 Minimalist
By Lane Acclaim, American of Martinsville, Bassett Furniture, Henredon, Drexel
Located in Round Top, TX
A pair of bachelor chests in American walnut. Clean forms and rich wood, with dovetailed drawers and tapered short legs. Gleaming chrome original pulls catch the light and sparkle ...
Walnut
Mid Century Modern Brutalist Inspired Highboy Dresser. Circa 1960s.
By Lane Furniture
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Brutalist Inspired Highboy Dresser. Circa 1960s. Feature a monumental look with brutalist inspired designed doors, a beautiful walnut wood grain finish, an...
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Long Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage modern sofa table with white laminate top and tapered legs. Attractive mid-century design. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).
Laminate, Walnut
Lane Tie Bow Series Mid-Century Nightstand -1- Drawer Vintage Side Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage 1-drawer nightstand by Lane Furniture, part of the sought-after "Tie Bow" series, made in Altavista, Virginia.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane “Perception” Coffee Table by Warren Church, 1955
By Warren C. Church
Located in Morristown, NJ
A striking Mid-Century Modern coffee table from the iconic “Perception” line designed by Warren Church for Lane Furniture, produced on January 24, 1955. Crafted in richly grained wal...
Wood, Oak, Walnut
$1,914Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Spillman & Co St Martins Lane London Extending Occasional Games Table
By Spillman
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely condition antique Spillman & Co St Martins Lane London extending large side or occasional table This is a very well made and versat...
Walnut
$6,509Sale Price|20% Off
EMPEROR SIZE ROBERT IDOL DESiGN FOR LANE HOME FURNISHINGS HUGE BED FRAME
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, Robert Idol Designed for Lane Home Furnishings, Walnut & Rosewood Emporor sized bed frame...
Hardwood, Walnut
$3,227Sale Price|20% Off
LARGE ROBERT IDOL DESIGN FOR LANE HOME FURNiSHINGS TALLBOY CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, Robert Idol Designed for Lane Home Furnishings, Walnut & Rosewood tallboy chest of drawers wi...
Walnut, Pine
$3,227Sale Price / item|20% Off
LARGE ROBERT IDOL DESIGN FOR LANE HOME FURNiSHINGS SIDEBOARD CHEST OF DRAWERS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, Robert Idol Designed for Lane Home Furnishings, Walnut & Rosewood sideboard chest of drawers ...
Hardwood, Walnut, Pine
$3,008Sale Price / set|20% Off
PAIR OF ROBERT IDOL DESIGN FOR LANE HOME FURNiSHINGS NIGHTSTAND OR SIDE TABLES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Robert Idol Designed for Lane Home Furnishings, Walnut & Rosewood night stand or side ...
Walnut, Pine
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Lane “Perception” End Tables by Warren Church, 1955
By Warren C. Church
Located in Morristown, NJ
The drawers are stamped “Lane, Altavista, Virginia,” with a serial number confirming early 1955 production.
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Lane Acclaim Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table or End Table with Bottom Shelf
Located in Miami, FL
Lane Acclaim Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table or Wooden End Table A very stylish Scandinavian style coffee table or end table made of solid walnut.
Wood, Walnut
Pair of Midcentury Modern Side Tables Designed by Lane, Acclaim Series
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of Midcentury Modern side tables designed by Lane, Acclaim series. Walnut with oak accent trim, basket weave drawers and nicely sculpted legs with chrome details, American, cr...
Wood
Paul McCobb Designed Dresser w/ Rosewood Dovetail
By Lane Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Master designer Paul McCobb produced this dresser set for Lane Furniture, featuring warm walnut grain offset by inlay rosewood corners and polished chrome hardware.
Chrome
Two Piece Surfboard Coffee Table in Walnet With MarbleTop, Circa 1960s
By Paul Laszlo, Lane Furniture
Located in Peabody, MA
An American surfboard coffee table in walnut with Italian marble inserts, consisting of two identical wedge shaped elements which can be "bunched" together used singly as end tables.
Marble
Mid Century Modern Two Piece Shelving Unit by Basic Witz
By Lane Furniture, Basic Witz
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern shelving unit by Basic-Witz features hardwood construction, walnut veneer with original finish, four open shelves up top, cabinet with caned doors and interio...
Brass
18th Century Spanish Baroque Walnut Dining Library Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous 18th century Spanish Baroque library table or dining table crafted from walnut. The table features a desirable weathered and faded patina on the walnut with an inlay detail ...
Iron
Mid-Century Atomic Tiered Kidney Bean Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home all the fun of the atomic age with this funky petite bean table. Boasting a unique biomorphic shape, this two-tiered table features a white laminated bottom shelf and glas...
Metal, Brass
Country English Walnut Farmhouse Barley Twist Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The rectangular top has been refinished to intentionally showcase the fantastic straight walnut woodgrains. The top is over 2 inches thick crafted form solid walnut planks.
Iron
Five Drawers Mid-Century Modern Warmer High Chest Dresser
By Lane Acclaim, American of Martinsville
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern five drawers walnut hi chest dresser cone shape legs with fluted brass tips.
Brass
Set of Four French Louis XVI Style Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome set of four 20th century French carved walnut dining chairs made in the grand Louis XVI taste.
Fabric, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XIII Walnut Library Table or Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A handsome and beautifully patinated 18th century French Provincial walnut library table or desk crafted in the Louis XIII Baroque taste.
Walnut
Mid-Century Campaign Dresser by Drexel
By Bassett Furniture, Henredon, Dixie, Drexel, Lane Furniture
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage campaign dresser by Drexel. This piece is a part of Drexel’s Accolade line. Featuring ten smooth sliding drawers, a bank in the middle and a row aligning the top. The far lef...
Metal, Brass
Set of Six Minton-Spidell Louis XIII Os de Mouton Dining Chairs
By Minton-Spidell
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The side chairs measure 20" wide, 25" deep, 44" high and 20" seat height. Erin Lane Estate specializes in European style dining chairs with over 1000 in stock ready to ship from our...
Brass
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.