Mid-Century British Modern Sideboard by Tom Robertson for McIntosh Scotland
By Tom Robertson, A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home a beautifully unique piece of mid-century furniture design with this rare vintage sideboard designed by Tom Robertson for A.H. McIntosh Furniture of Kirkcaldy, Scotland! S...
Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany, Teak
A. H. McIntosh Teak Dining Table
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classic Mid-Century Modern dining table by A. H. McIntosh, beautifully crafted in richly figured teak. The table features clean, refined lines with gently tapered legs and a smooth...
Wood, Teak
Mid-Century Teak Armoire by McIntosh Furniture
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sleek mid-century armoire by A.H. McIntosh (1960s, Scotland), crafted in warm teak veneer.
Brass
Small McIntosh Duvegan Credenza in Teak #1
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Scotland Designer: Val Rossi Manufacturer: A.H. McIntosh Era: 1960s Materials: Teak Measurements: 60" wide x 18" deep x 30" tall
Teak
Mid Century Modern English Modern Teak Credenza by McIntosh
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern English Modern Teak Credenza by McIntosh Above average vintage condition and structurally sound. Has some expected slight finish wear and scratching. Top has been...
Teak
$525Sale Price|25% Off
British Midcentury Nesting Tables in Teak by McIntosh
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Leicester, GB
This is a beautiful mid-century set of three coffee tables by A.H McIntosh & Co Ltd, Kirkcaldy, Scotland. This solid teak nesting table set is elegant, with subtle details such as he...
Teak
Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Credenza Sideboard by Mcintosh Danish Style
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover a stunning classic mid-century modern credenza by Scottish furniture maker Mcintosh. This beautifully styled piece offers great storage solutions with its spacious compartme...
Teak
Pair of Rennie McIntosh Tall Scottish Arts & Crafts Dining Chairs by Cassina
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of chairs designed by famed architect and designer Charles Rennie McIntosh of Scotland c 1900. This pair is a recreation of his design c1980 by Cassina of Italy.
Fabric, Paint, Hardwood
Scottish Mid-Century Teak Circular Table w/ Butterfly Leaf by A. H. McIntosh
By A.H. MacIntosh & Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant mid-century modern circular dining table crafted from beautifully grained teak by A.H. McIntosh & Co. of Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Features a smooth, expandable design with a ...
Teak
Yggdrasil
By Andrew McIntosh
Located in London, GB
Andrew McIntosh is a Scottish artist originally from the Highlands and currently based in London.
Linen, Oil
$10,297
Alfheim
By Andrew McIntosh
Located in London, GB
Andrew McIntosh is a Scottish artist originally from the Highlands and currently based in London.
Linen, Oil
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Tall Cabinet
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Tall Cabinet Attributed to McIntosh. Above average vintage condition and structurally sound. Has some expected slight finish wear and scratching. Very...
Teak
Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Highboard Credenza Buffet By Stonehill
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover a stunning classic mid-century modern credenza by Scottish furniture maker Mcintosh. This beautifully styled piece offers great storage solutions with its spacious compartme...
Teak
Mid Century Modern Teak Credenza, McIntosh Scotland, c. 1960's
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Mid Century Modern Teak Credenza / Media Stand designed by Tom Robertson and manufactured by A.H. McIntosh of Kirkcaldy, Scotland featuring gorgeous sculptural hand-pulls, c. 1960's.
Teak
McIntosh Teak Dining Chairs, No 4103, 1960s, Set of Four
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Berlin, DE
A beautifully figured rich 1960s teak four black vinyl chairs by McIntosh Scotland in very good vintage condition.
Teak
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 21.26 in D 17.72 in
Mid-Century Dining Chairs by Tom Robertson for A.H. McIntosh, 1970s, Set of Six
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Basel, CH
Designed by Tom Robertson for A.H. McIntosh Scotland, UK.
Wool, Upholstery, Mahogany
1960s McIntosh Extending Rosewood Dining Table
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in PEGO, Alicante
A stunning vintage extendable dining table in rosewood, this was made by A.H. McIntosh, Scotland and it dates from the 1960’s.
Rosewood
McIntosh Tall Sideboard, Scotland 1970s
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture, Tom Robertson
Located in Buxton, GB
Tom Robertson designed this sideboard in the early ’70s for the well-known brand A.H. McIntosh in Scotland. This time, Tom Robertson made a taller sideboard—this beautiful cabinet wi...
Teak
McIntosh Tall Sideboard, Scotland 1970s
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture, Tom Robertson
Located in Buxton, GB
Tom Robertson designed this sideboard in the early ’70s for the well-known brand A.H. McIntosh in Scotland. This time, Tom Robertson made a taller sideboard—this beautiful cabinet wi...
Teak
Unavailable
H 30.32 in W 79.14 in D 17.72 in
McIntosh Vintage Sideboard Made by a.H.McIntosh & Co Ltd of Kirkcaldy Scotland
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Berlin, DE
This elegance vintage sideboard made by A.H.McIntosh & Co Ltd Of Kirkcaldy Scotland. It was made in 1971 and has a great modernist Scandinavian style with rare layout.
Teak
sideboard / credenza by McIntosh & Co
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very high quality organically shaped sideboard by McIntosh & Co (Kirkaldy, Scotland) 3 drawers, of which one cutlery drawer, 2 swinging doors with shelves behind and one drop-down ...
Wood
Unavailable
A H Mcintosh Dining Set
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Nashville, TN
Scandinavian influence from master furniture makers A H McIntosh in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
Teak
Mcintosh Dunoon Teak Sideboard
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture, Tom Robertson
Located in Buxton, GB
Stunning and unusual mid-century sideboard designed by Tom Robertson for cabinetmaker A.H. McIntosh in Scotland for the well-known Dunoon collection in the 1970s.
Teak
Mcintosh Teak Dining Table
By Tom Robertson, A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Buxton, GB
Extending dining table designed by Tom Robertson for McIntosh’s Dunvegan collection in the 70s. This piece, made of teak, keeps the original signature with the year. This table beca...
Teak
McIntosh Sideboard (Eden Model)
By Tom Robertson, A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Buxton, GB
Fascinating creation of Tom Robertson, the Scottish firm A.H. McIntosh manufactured in the early ’70s under the name Eden.
Teak
McIntosh Sideboard (Dunbar Collection)
By Tom Robertson, A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Buxton, GB
Designed by Tom Robertson for A.H McIntosh and Co., it was made in the 1960s in Scotland.
Teak
Art Deco Wooden McIntosh Sideboard, circa 1970
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Cork, IE
Made circa 1970 by the Scottish company in Kirkcaldy - a town and former royal burgh in Fife.
Wood
McIntosh Teakwood Folding Table, 1960s
By Tom Robertson, A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Buxton, GB
This exquisite teakwood table is a testament to the masterful craftsmanship of the renowned Scottish furniture company A.H. McIntosh. Created in the 1960s, this table, designed by th...
Teak
Small sideboard (Moy by McIntosh)
By Tom Robertson, A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Buxton, GB
Tom Robertson designed this sideboard for the Moy collection in the ’60s for A.H. McIntosh in Scotland. “This sideboard is a smaller version of the successful Dunvegan model from th...
Teak
McIntosh Drink Cabinet, (1970s, Rosewood)
By Tom Robertson, A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Buxton, GB
Tom Robertson designed this drink cabinet for A.H. Macintosh in Scotland in the early ‘70s. The cabinet is beautifully handcrafted in rosewood and conserves all its original features...
Rosewood
Rosewood sideboard by McIntosh, 1970
By Tom Robertson, A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Buxton, GB
Tom Robertson designed this sideboard for its collection Dunfermline in Scotland for the high-end cabinet maker A.H. McIntosh.
Rosewood
Vintage British Mid Century Modern Teak Credenza by McIntosh
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful MCM sideboard in teak manufactured by McIntosh in Scotland in the 1960's. This sideboard, recently imported from England to California before its refinishing, fea...
Teak
McIntosh Sideboard in Teak (Moy Collection)
By Tom Robertson, A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Buxton, GB
Stunning teak sideboard designed by Tom Robertson for AH McIntosh, included in the Moy collection; collection edited with pieces for small rooms. This sideboard is similar to the Du...
Teak
6 Vintage Mid Century Modern Mahogany Dining Chairs by McIntosh
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful mid century modern set of six dining chairs in solid mahogany manufactured by McIntosh in Scotland in the 1960's. This comfortable set, recently imported from Eur...
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 30 in W 60 in D 19 in
Vintage British Mid Century Teak "Dunvegan" Compact Credenza by McIntosh
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful British mid century modern compact credenza model "Dunvegan" designed by Tom Robertson for A.H. McIntosh in Scotland in the 1960's. This superb sideboard, recentl...
Teak
Unavailable
H 24 in W 29.25 in D 16 in
Vintage Midcentury Rosewood "Langthorne" Cart and Nesting Tables by McIntosh
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a rare and special British MCM triform "Langthorne" cart and nesting tables-stools in rosewood and mahogany manufactured by A.H. McIntosh in Scotland in the 1970's. This exq...
Rosewood
McIntosh Set of a Circular table and chairs
By Tom Robertson, A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Buxton, GB
Set of an extendable circular table and four chairs from the Scottish firm A.H. McIntosh & Co., created by Tom Robertson.
Teak
McIntosh Midcentury Credenza
By A.H. MacIntosh & Company
Located in Leiden, NL
Stunning McIntosh teak credenza with integrated tabletop and sliding doors.
Teak
Unavailable
H 30.32 in W 66.93 in D 17.72 in
Midcentury Teak Sideboard with Louvre Doors by Tom Robertson for A.H. McIntosh
By Tom Robertson, A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage teak sideboard designed by Tom Robertson and manufactured by A.H. McIntosh of Kirkcaldy. This Classic piece of Scottish midcentury Furniture features extensive storage, wit...
Teak
Unavailable
H 33.08 in W 18.9 in D 20.48 in
Set of 4 1970s Midcentury Teak and Vinyl Dining Chairs by McIntosh
By A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in London, GB
By Scottish maker McIntosh of Kirkcaldy, known for high quality and fine craftsmanship.
Teak
Unavailable
H 31.89 in W 82.68 in D 19.3 in
Rare Model British Midcentury Teak Sideboard by Tom Robertson for A.H. McIntosh
By Tom Robertson, A.H. McIntosh Furniture
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare model vintage midcentury sideboard by renowned makers McIntosh of Kirkclady. The Danish design influence can be clearly seen on this gorgeous retro sideboard. To ...
Teak
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.