Unavailable|$375 / set
Dining Room Chairs from Stow/Davis, Set of Three, circa 1960s
By Stow Davis
Located in Madison, WI
Dining room chairs from Stow/Davis of Michigan. Set of three, Mid-Century Modern. Their frames are
Nylon, Naugahyde, Maple
McCobb Maple Side, Table Mid-Century Modern
By Paul McCobb
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a Paul McCobb maple side table Mid-Century Modern. Constructed with solid
Maple
Pair Mid Century Danish Modern Mahogany & Maple Triangle Form Side Tables 20th
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pair of Mid Century Danish Modern side stands offer maple construction in stylized triangular
Mahogany, Maple
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Solid Maple Side Tables - Set of 2
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
Elevate your space with this striking pair of Mid-Century Modern side tables by Heywood-Wakefield
Wood, Maple
Pair of Mid-Century Modern American-Made Maple Side Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
vintage pair of sculpted maple side tables each features ample storage room with four tier shelving
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Side Table
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in New York, NY
Heywood Wakefield Mid-Century Modern side table, night stand, bedside table. Solid Maple side table
Maple
Sold|$1,350
Bernhardt Maple Side Table
By Bernhardt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an exceptionally well-made maple side table, no metal hardware was used in its construction
Wood, Maple
Sold|$495
Heywood-Wakefield Maple Side Table
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, maple side table by Heywood-Wakefield in a light walnut finish.
Maple
Sold|$1,350
Maple Pencil Leg Side Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
Maple Pencil Leg Side Table.
Maple
Mid-Century Modern Heywood-Wakefield Birch Maple Step Table
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Sacramento, CA
Mid-Century Modern Heywood-Wakefield birch maple step end table. In excellent condition, the table
Wood
Sold|$1,450
Bernhardt Maple Side Table, 'Large'
By Bernhardt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These are exceptionally well made maple side tables, no metal hardware was used in their
Wood, Maple
Sold|$2,000
Midcentury Tiger Maple Round Side Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This cool mod midcentury tiger maple round side table is a real beauty. It has a decorative inlaid
Maple
Sold|$1,100
Birdseye Maple Burl Side End Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pasadena, TX
Custom designed round burl wood side table in the manner of Milo Baughman. Beautiful Birdseye
Maple
Mid-Century Modern Round Art Deco Style Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Art Deco style side table stand.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Two-Tier Side Tables, Pair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
Offering a great and rare pair of Mid-Century Modern Heywood-Wakefield two-tier side tables in
Maple
Mid Century Modern Side Table By Paul McCobb
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Maple side table by mid-century designer Paul McCobb for his Planner Group line. Classic McCobb
Heywood Wakefield Ebonized Maple Open Side Table
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic, Mid-Century Modern, ebonized maple, open side table or lamp table by Heywood Wakefield
Maple
Heywood Wakefield Ebonized Maple Step Side Table
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic, Mid-Century Modern, ebonized maple, step side table by Heywood Wakefield features a lower
Maple
Sold|$2,800 / set
Baker Parquetry Maple Oval Side Tables, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Baker Parquetry Maple Oval Side Tables, Pair, possibly lamp or beside tables. Dealer: S138XX
Maple
1960s Vintage Burr Maple Tripod Side Table
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and top quality vintage tripod side table. This is beautifully made from burr maple
Maple
1960s Vintage Burr Maple Tripod Side Table
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and top quality vintage tripod side table. This is beautifully made from burr maple
Maple
Modern Custom Norm Stoeker Tiger Maple and Walnut Inlaid Rectangular Side Table
By Norm Stoeker
Located in Houston, TX
Custom handmade tiger maple and walnut rectangular side table or end table by Houston, Texas
Maple, Walnut
Tiered Oval Maple Side Table by Heywood Wakefield
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic Mid-Century tiered maple side or end table by Heywood Wakefield.
Maple
1960's Vintage Burr Maple Tripod Side Table
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and top quality vintage tripod side table, this is beautifully made from burr maple
Maple
Pair of American Mid-Century Solid Maple Tables Stamped 'Heywood Wakefield'
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shapely and sturdy pair of American mid-century solid maple square side tables; stamped 'Heywood
Maple
Paul McCobb Planner Group Ebonized Maple Side End Tables
By Paul McCobb, Winchendon, Planner Group
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Classic Mid-Century Modern, maple side tables by Paul McCobb for Planner Group, Winchendon
Maple
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Leslie Diamond Side Table for Conant Ball
By Conant Ball, Leslie Diamond
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
Maple
Russel Wright for Conant Ball Solid Maple Side Table
By Russel Wright, Conant Ball
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Russel Wright for Conant Ball 2-tier Side Table. Solid Maple. Recently refinished. Maker's mark
Maple
1950s Paul McCobb Side Table Solid Maple Planner Group
By Paul McCobb
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Paul McCobb Planner Group Side Table Solid Maple solid maple wood + angled legs that can be
Maple
Superb Pair of Italian Mid Century Maple Bedside Tables, Pair of Night Stands
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A stylish pair of mid century bedside tables, beautiful fiddle back maple detailing, sloped drawer
Maple
Sold|$2,600 / set
Circa 1955 Paul Frankl Pair of Rattan & Maple Side Tables
By Paul Frankl
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1955 pair of rattan & maple 2-tier side tables by Paul Frankl in the six pretzel design
Rattan, Maple
Sold|$5,800 / set
Italian Bird's Eye Maple Side Cabinets
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Pair of Mid-Century Modern bird's eye maple bedside cabinets, a Demilune glass top above conforming
Birdseye Maple
Sold|$2,950 / set
Pair of Steel Side Tables or End Tables with Birdseye Maple Tops
Located in New York, NY
A pair of steel side tables or end tables with bird’s-eye maple tops. American, 1960s Size: 23 1
Steel
Paul McCobb Planner Group, Iron, Bamboo and Maple Side Table
By Paul McCobb
Located in Oakland, CA
American designer Paul Winthrop McCobb (1917-1969) Planner Group side table with a black iron frame
Iron
1960s Mid-Century Maple Nightstand with Milky Glass Shelf, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
A restored mid-century nightstand produced in 1960s Czechoslovakia, executed in maple wood with
Milk Glass, Maple
1950s Paul McCobb for Planner Group Iron Maple Bamboo Nightstand / Side Table
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Highly desirable Paul McCobb #1572 nightstand or occasional side table from his Planner Group
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Corner Table by Russel Wright for Conant Ball
By Russel Wright
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculptural, Mid-Century Modern, tiered maple, corner side table by Russel Wright for Conant ball
Maple
Hans Bellmann, Tripod Side Table, Maple, Black Painted Wood, Metal, Knoll, 1948
By Hans Bellmann, Knoll
Located in High Point, NC
An example of swiss designer Hans Bellmanns iconic tripod side table. Designed in 1948 and produced
Wood, Maple
1950s California Modern Side Table by Inco
By Inco
Located in San Diego, CA
Inco midcentury iron and maple side table or stool. Inco was an independent furniture company
Iron
Mid-Century Modernist X-Form Side Table by Paul Laszlo
By Paul Laszlo
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modernist X-Form Side Table by Paul Laszlo. This exquisite side table is in ebonized
Heywood-Wakefield Hollywood Regency Mid-Century Modern Rattan End Table
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Hollywood Regency Mid-Century Modern rattan step end table from the Ashcraft line by
Rattan, Maple
Italian Midcentury Maple Bedside Tables or Nightstand, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
A couple of stylish Italian in solid maple side tables or nightstands from the 1950s. An elegant
Maple
Sold|$2,800 / set
Pair of Midcentury Italian Side Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of fine quality midcentury Italian veneered side tables or nightstands of rosewood containing
Chrome
Bruno Mathsson Small Annika Table in Bird's-Eye Maple
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This is the smallest table in the series of circular Annika tables. It measures 45 cm I diameter
Birch, Birdseye Maple
1950s Italian Maple Veneered Triangle Coffee Table with Magazine Holder
Located in London, GB
A1950's Italian Maple Veneered Triangle Coffee Table with Magazine Holder Rare and unique, this
Maple
Sold|$895
Paul McCobb Mable Side Table
By Paul McCobb
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Offered is this nice side table by Paul McCobb for the Planner Group. This simple maple side table
Maple
1950s Italian Maple Wood Little Console Table
Located in Rome, IT
maple wood and clear glass Can be used as a side or bedside table.
Glass, Wood
Sold|$1,250
Side Table by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Side Table by Jens Risom.
Iron
French Modernist Pair of Ebonized Side Tables
Located in Austin, TX
French mid-century pair of Modernist side tables, of maple, ebonized and finished with a lustrous
Brass
Heywood Wakefield Side Table with Magazine Rack
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maple side table with magazine rack by Heywood Wakefield, c.1950s, USA. The table features Heywood
Maple
Sold|$1,800 / item
Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Side Tables
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin iron and wood side tables circa early 1970s. These seldom seen
Iron
Sold|$1,695 / set
Vintage MCM Heywood Wakefield Side Tables, a Pair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of MCM side tables. Made by the iconic Heywood Wakefield and marked on the bottom
Maple
Small Paul McCobb Side Table for the Planner Group
By Winchendon, Paul McCobb
Located in Oakland, CA
Small side table in maple by Paul McCobb for his Planner Group series produced by Winchendon Modern
Maple
Paul McCobb Planner Group Side Table or Nightstand
By Paul McCobb
Located in Highland, IN
This Paul McCobb table serves equally well as a lamp table, side/end table or nightstand. It is in
Maple
1950’s Heywood-Wakefield Bamboo Side Tables - a Pair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Charleston, SC
A fantastic set of maple and bamboo tiki style side tables with three shelves. Produced by Heywood
Bamboo, Maple
Early Prototype Pierre Chapo T18 Side Table, France - 1950s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Berlin, DE
Early Prototype Pierre Chapo T18 Table in original fair condition, France - 1950s. Maple frame and
Lava
Sold|$1,067 / set
1950s Pair of Bedside Tables in Maple Finish, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use - repolished
Wood
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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