$5,388 / item
Modern Italian Leather Wrapped Credenza
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Italian leather wrapped credenza, with an embossed grey/blue leather wrapped around the four-door cabinet with a natural wood finish interior and raised on stainless steel fin...
Metal
$4,510 / item
Leather Wrapped Midcentury Modern Credenza
Located in Westwood, NJ
The four shagreen embossed leather-wrapped doors and case offer sophistication and storage.
Metal
$8,100 / item
Rustic Modern Leather Front Credenza
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
Dark, sculpted hardware adds an artisanal touch and hints at Brutalist style, while still feeling modern and natural. Inside, the credenza has plenty of hidden storage for dining roo...
Leather, Wood
Custom Order Modern Floating Credenza Walnut Bronze & Leather AMBIANIC 2022
By AMBIANIC
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Floating Credenza Exquisite craftsmanship and details on a custom-built floating credenza handmade in California.
Bronze
$34,614 / item
MG305 Leather Credenza by Malte Gormsen
Located in Geneve, CH
MG305 Leather Credenza by Malte Gormsen Dimensions: D 55 x W 178.8 x H 92 cm. Materials: Oak, leather, brass. Malte Gormsen Møbelsnedkeri is a cabinetmaker who combines Danish craft...
Brass
Ambianic Floating Credenza Mahogany Leather and Brass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Custom Modern Floating Credenza Style MCM Mahogany Wood with Leather & Brass Exquisite craftsmanship, handmade in California.
Brass
Haast Modern Ancient River Wood Credenza Aged Copper Base and Leather Handles
By Tréology
Located in Papanui, Christchurch
The Haast credenza is made from ancient matai trees (a native timber of New Zealand) that have fallen naturally into rivers and preserved for hundreds of years under sediment layers ...
Copper
$3,120Sale Price|20% Off
74" Vintage Stow Davis Credenza with Leather Top
By Stow Davis
Located in Pasadena, TX
Stow Davis A vintage Stow Davis credenza with a leather top and chrome legs. This large storage unit has six small pencil drawers and three filing drawers. Measures: Width 74" x ...
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Early Knoll Walnut 2-Door Credenza
By Florence Knoll
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Diminutive credenza from the early 1950s. Walnut top is new veneer replacing worn Formica. Leather pulls a signature Florence Knoll design mark. Two sliding doors open to reveal two ...
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Burl Wood and Chrome Credenza by Biltrite
By Biltrite
Located in North Hollywood, CA
If you're in the market for a statement piece that combines style and functionality, look no further than this vintage Biltrite credenza from the 1970s. Manufactured in Montreal, Can...
Chrome
1950s Arturo Pani Credenza Mahogany Leather and Brass Mexico
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Credenza made in Mexico City circa the 1950s. Unmarked. Attribution Arturo Pani Mahogany wood. Two tone presentation. Center doors are covered in off-white...
Brass
Mid century Florence Knoll Black & White Cabinet Credenza leather pulls
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Florence knoll Black & White Credenza. Beautiful practical credenza for living or office space. Has (4) White laminate front Sliding doors with leather pulls that rev...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Black Lacquer Credenza by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
An exceptional mid-century modern credenza designed by legendary architect and furniture designer Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates Inc., circa 1960s.
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Chrome Credenza by Florence Knoll, 1960s
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A timeless example of American modern design from one of the 20th century’s most celebrated designers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
Steel, Chrome
Paul McCobb Irwin Collection Credenza with Brass Accents and Leather Doors
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture, Directional
Located in Miami, FL
All original Paul McCobb mahogany cabinet or sideboard from The Calvin Group (earlier Irwin Collection) by Calvin Furniture, which is part of the work the designer created for Direct...
Brass
Roslin Leather Wrapped Credenza and Sideboard by Crump and Kwash
By Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
The Roslin Credenza by Crump and Kwash Features both solid wood and laminate construction / low VOC acrylic finish / sustainably sourced leather wrapped doors / premium, full exten...
Brass
Mid century Florence Knoll No 116 office Cabinet Credenza leather pulls
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Florence knoll No 116 Birch Credenza. Beautiful practical credenza for living or office space. Has (2) grasscloth front Sliding doors with leather pulls that reveal two a...
Leather, Birch
Octavia solid wood and leather credenza by Crump and Kwash
By Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Octavia Credenza by Crump and Kwash Features a solid wood case / oiled or acrylic finish / patinated solid brass pulls / premium, full extension, soft close drawer slides / solid m...
Brass
1979 Warren Platner Executive Credenza in Oak, Leather, and Chromed Steel
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Large Executive Credenza in Oak, Leather, and Chromed Steel, initially designed by Warren Platner for Knoll International in 1973. This particular unit was produced in 1979...
Steel, Chrome
1963 Florence Knoll Ebonized Credenzas with Caned Sliding Doors & Leather Pulls
By Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a single (two available, but priced individually) Ebonized Walnut Credenza with Caned Sliding Doors and Leather Pulls, designed by Florence Knoll in 1947. The listed price in...
Steel
Rare Florence Knoll Model 116 Sideboard in Seagrass– Mid-Century Modern Credenza
Located in LYON, FR
This iconic Mid-Century Modern credenza embodies the architectural rigor and understated elegance that established Florence Knoll as one of the most influential designers of the twen...
Steel
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
Mid century Black Lacquer Florence Knoll office Cabinet Credenza leather pulls
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Knoll all black small credenza - Beautiful practical credenza for living or office space. Has (2) front Sliding doors with leather pulls that reveal two adjustable shelves, one on ea...
Leather, Oak, Lacquer
$11,360 / item
Cairns Credenza 60"
By Jason Horvath
Located in Denver, PA
Two of our favorite materials, leather and steel, come together in the Cairns Credenza. This luxe console or media unit combines leather-clad surfaces with a steel frame. Four drawer...
Steel
$14,800 / item
Cairns Credenza 80"
By Jason Horvath, Uhuru Design
Located in Denver, PA
Two of our favorite materials, leather and steel, come together in the Cairns Credenza. This luxe console or media unit combines leather-clad surfaces with a steel frame. Four drawer...
Steel
Florence Knoll Maple Credenza with Leather Pulls and Oak Drawers Early 1950s
By Florence Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
This classic modern icon is absolutely amazing and was constructed with a beautiful maple, oak drawers, natural leather pulls and sits on a satin steel base.
Steel
Credenza, Oak and Leather Body, Painted Glass Top, Antique Plated Metal Legs
Located in Maçka-İstanbul, 34
The sculptural form of ‘Yaprak Collection’ defines a strong, unique and timeless design inspired from the fruitful and varied plants that have millions of different forms in nature. ...
Metal
Paul McCobb Calvin Group Credenza
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
Classic Paul McCobb sideboard, server, credenza for Clavin. The cabinet has two sliding doors, each with leather fronts, and a metal handle. The doors open to interior storage. The u...
Metal
1950s Florence Knoll Credenza in Black with Original Leather Pulls Model 541
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a 1950s Sliding Door Credenza in Black and White, Model 541, designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll Inc. circa 1949. The piece features an ebonized walnut case and has white la...
Steel
$28,000 / item
Monolith Credenza in Solid Blackened Ash- In Stock
By Möbius Objects
Located in Calgary, AB
Handcrafted from solid Ash wood, this credenza is defined by its monolithic form and deeply carved, rock-like façade. The curved doors create a soft, continuous silhouette, contrasti...
Leather, Wood, Ash
$15,500 / item
Classic Credenza in Walnut by Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1950 and officially reintroduced by his daughter Judy Smilow in 2013, the solid walnut Credenza with matching doors has a beautifully finished fr...
Leather, Walnut
Sculptural Diamond Faced Credenza / Sideboard With Leather Top, Italy, c. 1970's
Located in Deland, FL
Overall this one of a kind credenza is in very good condition and is highly functional, structurally sound and ready for decades more of use.
Wood
Vintage 1970s Guido Faleschini for i4Mariani Modular Credenza
By Guido Faleschini, i4 Mariani
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Designed by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, this modular credenza from the 1970s exemplifies refined Italian modern design.
Marble, Chrome
1950s Mid Century Walnut Credenza by Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century walnut credenza designed by Florence Knoll and manufactured by Knoll Associates Inc. circa 1950s. This exceptional piece showcases a gorgeous walnut frame supported by fo...
Chrome
$39,000 / item
Lutum Credenza in Solid Wenge & Ziricote - In Stock
By Möbius Objects
Located in Calgary, AB
Named Lutum, the Latin word for earth or clay, this piece reflects the idea of shaping raw natural material into form. Just as clay is molded by hand, the cabinet’s surfaces have bee...
Wood, Leather, Padouk, Wenge, Ziricote
$4,400Sale Price / item|20% Off
Pair of Florence Knoll Floating Credenza for Knoll Inc.
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Acquired from the family who owned the first Knoll concession in Monterrey, Mexico, this exceptional pair of credenzas carries an important provenance. At one point, the two cabinets...
Leather, Walnut
Free-Standing Lacquered Credenza Designed by Florence Knoll, 1950s
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Dallas, TX
We are delighted to offer you this beautifully refinished long sideboard/credenza, model no. 541. A modern take on the Classic, an eye-catching black and white lacquer finish.
Leather, Wood
Pair of Vintage 1960s Florence Knoll Floating Credenzas Walnut & White Laminate
By Florence Knoll
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A pair of vintage 1960s Florence Knoll floating credenza cabinets. This is a beautiful set of classic mid century modern cabinets featuring walnut wood construction and white laminat...
Leather, Laminate, Walnut
Afra and Tobia Scarpa Sideboard Model Artona - Maxalto Production - 1970s
By Maxalto, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Roma, RM
Black lacquered wood frame and walnut veneered plywood. Leather handles.
Leather, Wood
Fabulous Rosewood and Chrome Credenza by Ste. Marie and Laurent
By Andre Laurent
Located in Pemberton, NJ
This Ste-Marie and Laurent sideboard has beautiful rosewood grain and a black faux leather top. This Mid-Century credenza floats on a modern chrome cantilever base and is finished on...
Chrome
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Mid century Jack Cartwright for Founders Long wall mounted Bar desk credenza
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century Jack Cartwright for Founders Long wall mounted Bar desk credenza. Left side has 2 cabinet doors and the right side has a fold down bar or desk with white laminate surface...
Faux Leather, Walnut, Lacquer
Modern Chelsea 2-Door Buffet with Grey Leather and Forged Metal by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our custom Chelsea buffet by Ercole home has a 2-door front, with an Espresso Ceruse wood finish on oak Custom faux- leather finish is stretched across each door panel, Hand-hamme...
Metal
$15,914Sale Price / item|20% Off
Contemporary Brass Marble Sideboard with leather
By Renats Kotlevs
Located in Riga, LV
Our newest sideboard Hermes designed specially for Paris Design Week. Superbly executed by our master craftsmen, this fabulous piece of furniture is outstanding in its use of luxury ...
Marble, Brass
Edward Wormley Walnut Sideboard with Leather Wrapped Base 1950s
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Dallas, TX
Sophisticated mid-century modern buffet cabinet or sideboard designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, circa 1950s–1960s.
Brass
Elegant Post Modern Masterpiece Cabinet, Italy, 2000
Located in Munich, DE
Exceptional cabinet designed for a luxury fashion shop, maybe Valentino or Versace in Italy in 2000s. These wonderful cabinet are custom made, in very high quality, The exterior fro...
Brass
Salomón Wine Cabinet in Solid Rosewood with Leather Shelves by Kresta Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Salomón Wine Cabinet in Solid Rosewood with Leather Shelves by Kresta Studio Dimensions: D 90 x W 240 x H 50 cm. Materials: Rosewood and leather. Wine cabinet in solid rosewood · 2...
Wood, Leather
Oak and Leather Inverness Media Cabinet by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The inverness media cabinet features two drawers with solid carved handles, adjustable shelves, grommet holes and a sliding leather door with a solid brass handle. Available in Ameri...
Brass
Walnut and Leather Inverness Media Cabinet by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The inverness media cabinet features two drawers with solid carved handles, adjustable shelves, grommet holes and a sliding leather door with a solid brass handle. Available in Ameri...
Brass
DREYFUS Floating Sideboard by AMBROZIA, Oxidized Maple, Leather & Dull Champagne
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, QC
The Dreyfus Floating Sideboard is an exclusive contemporary piece, defined by bold proportions and refined material pairings. Designed and handcrafted by AMBROZIA Furniture Studio in...
Brass, Bronze, Cut Steel, Nickel
DREYFUS Sideboard by AMBROZIA, Solid Ebonized Ash, Black Leather & Champagne
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, QC
The Dreyfus Sideboard is an exclusive contemporary piece, defined by bold proportions and refined material pairings. Designed and handcrafted by AMBROZIA Furniture Studio in Canada, ...
Cut Steel, Brass, Bronze, Nickel
Norah Buffet by Croft House
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The result is a credenza firmly rooted in our sophisticated, California modern style.
Steel
52" Unison Vinyl Record Storage Stand in Natural Walnut
By Blake Tovin, Matt Richmond
Located in Nyack, NY
An all-in-one solution, Unison combines both audio gear and record storage into a beautifully designed single piece of solid wood furniture. When flanked with floor standing speakers...
Leather, Walnut
Umberto Mascagni for Harrods London Midcentury Italian Bar Cabinet, 1950s
By Umberto Mascagni
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Rare and highly collectible bar credenza designed in Italy by Umberto Mascagni from Bologna. Early 1950s three doors cabinet created with reverse painted glass door fronts, two doors...
Aluminum
Unison for Sonos Vinyl Record Storage Stand in Natural Walnut
By Andrew Forseth, Matt Richmond, Blake Tovin
Located in Nyack, NY
An all-in-one solution, the 38" Unison Record Stand combines both audio gear and record storage into a beautifully designed single piece of solid wood furniture. Unique features incl...
Leather, Walnut
Unison for Sonos Vinyl Record Storage Stand in Natural Walnut
By Andrew Forseth, Blake Tovin, Matt Richmond
Located in Nyack, NY
An all-in-one solution, the 24" unison record stand combines both audio gear and record storage into a beautifully designed single piece of solid wood furniture. Unique features incl...
Leather, Walnut
Unison for Sonos Vinyl Record Storage Stand in Natural Walnut
By Blake Tovin, Andrew Forseth, Matt Richmond
Located in Nyack, NY
An all in one solution, the 52" Unison Record stand combines both audio gear and record storage into a beautifully designed single piece of solid wood furniture. Unique features incl...
Leather, Walnut
24" Unison Vinyl Record Storage Stand in Natural Walnut
By Andrew Forseth, Blake Tovin, Matt Richmond
Located in Nyack, NY
An all-in-one solution, Unison combines both audio gear and record storage into a beautifully designed single piece of solid wood furniture. When flanked with floor standing speakers...
Leather, Walnut
Lacquered Leather Goatskin 16 Drawers Mid-Century Modern Credenza Dresser Mint!
By Enrique Garcel, Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lacquered Leather Goatskin 16 Drawers Mid-Century Modern Credenza dresser mint!
Goatskin
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
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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.
Antique and vintage credenzas can add an understated touch of grace to your home. These long and sophisticated cabinet-style pieces of furniture can serve a variety of purposes, and they look great too.
In Italy, the credenza was originally a small side table used in religious services. Appropriately, credere in Italian means “to believe.” Credenzas were a place to not only set the food ready for meals, they were also a place to test and taste prepared food for poison before a dish was served to a member of the ruling class. Later, credenza was used to describe a type of versatile narrow side table, typically used for serving food in the home. In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard — in fact, the terms credenza and sideboard are used almost interchangeably today.
Credenzas usually have short legs or no legs at all, and can feature drawers and cabinets. And all kinds of iterations of the credenza have seen the light of day over the years, from ornately carved walnut credenzas originating in 16th-century Tuscany to the wealth of Art Deco credenzas — with their polished surfaces and geometric patterns — to the array of innovative modernist interpretations that American furniture maker Milo Baughman created for Directional and Thayer Coggin.
The credenza’s blend of style and functionality led to its widespread use in the 20th century. Mid-century modern credenzas are particularly popular — take a look at Danish furniture designer Arne Vodder’s classic Model 29, for instance, with its reversible sliding doors and elegant drawer pulls. Hans Wegner, another Danish modernist, produced strikingly minimalist credenzas in the 1950s and ’60s, as did influential American designer Florence Knoll. Designers continue to explore new and exciting ways to update this long-loved furnishing.
Owing to its versatility and familiar low-profile form, the credenza remains popular in contemporary homes. Unlike many larger case pieces, credenzas can be placed under windows and in irregularly shaped rooms, such as foyers and entryways. This renders it a useful storage solution. In living rooms, for example, a credenza can be a sleek media console topped with plants and the rare art monographs you’ve been planning to show off. In homes with open floor plans, a credenza can help define multiple living spaces, making it ideal for loft apartments.
Browse a variety of antique and vintage credenzas for sale on 1stDibs to find the perfect fit for your home today.