Beautiful 1960s MCM Book Matched Rosewood Sideboard by Directional - Restored
By Directional, Milo Baughman
Located in St. Louis, MO
Incredible book matched rosewood veneer cabinet doors with curved rosewood handles. Entire cabinet is Rosewood, even the back panel as seen when doors are open.
Rosewood
Kai Kristiansen MCM Danish Rosewood Wall Unit Scandinavian Shelving System
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern wall shelving system designed by Kai Kristiansen, featuring richly grained rosewood shelves with sleek minimalist Scandinavian lines. This elegant Da...
Rosewood
Poul Hundevad Rosewood Sideboard Credenza Storage Unit Denmark MCM 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This minimalist low-profile credenza features a streamlined rectangular frame supported by dark tapered legs. The double hinged doors swing open wide to reveal internal storage compa...
Rosewood
Heywood Wakefield Stardust Maple Tallboy Chest of Drawers MCM 1950s
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage tallboy chest of drawers features a clean-lined geometric silhouette and integrated recessed finger pulls for a seamless aesthetic. This striking vertical storage piece ...
Maple
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Hollywood Regency Style MCM Chrome, Bamboo & Glass Etagere
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely American, late 20th century. Step into the glamorous world of Hollywood Regency with this exceptional vintage Mid-Century Modern (MCM) étagère, where sleek chrome, organic ba...
Chrome
$2,316Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Walnut Highboy Dresser by Young Manufacturing Co. MCM
By Young Manufacturing Company
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on "Read More" or "View More Details" below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing is from 1st Dibs and they normally s...
Walnut, Wood
Drexel MCM Biscayne Desk in Walnut with White Laminate Top
By Drexel
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a stunning MCM desk by Drexel. It.comes from it's Biscayne line of furniture. It's made of a richly grained walnut. The top is white laminate giving this desk a week look of ...
Laminate, Walnut
Vintage Credenza, Laminate, Formica, Walnut Grain, Mid Century, MCM, Office
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Vintage Credenza, Laminate, Formica, Walnut Grain, Mid Century, MCM, Office, Living Room. Vintage from the 1970s Measurements: 71 3/4" L x 18" D x 29.5" H Very minor wear on this p...
Laminate, Formica
Teak Sideboard Credenza with Tapered Legs Crafted in Norway MCM 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This minimalist sideboard combines clean lines with functional Scandinavian design heritage. The left side features a double-door cabinet opening to reveal an expansive interior shel...
Teak
Mid Century Chinoiserie Walnut Burl Triple Dresser & Mirror Credenza Buffet MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
A nine-drawer dresser with a matching landscape mirror, designed in an Asian-inspired or "Chinoiserie" mid-century modern style. Features trio of central cabinet drawers with thick, ...
Brass
$2,471Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage MCM to Modern Walnut Executive Desk by Commonwealth Contract Furnishings
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) to Modern executive desk by Commonwealth Contract Furnishings composed of a walnut frame with brass plated plastic trim on the front and bac...
Metal, Brass
Vintage Danish Modern Teak Small Dresser / 2 Drawer Chest – Scandinavian MCM
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful vintage Danish Modern small dresser crafted in teak, featuring clean Scandinavian lines, sculptural recessed pulls, and stunning teak grain throughout. Raised on tapered so...
Teak
Heywood Wakefield Maple Lowboy Wooden Dresser Chest of Drawers MCM 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage chest of drawers features a substantial rectangular profile outfitted with twelve spacious storage compartments. The architectural front showcases seamlessly sculpted wo...
Maple
Oak Henning Kjærnulf Lowboy Dresser Lowboy Storage Chest MCM Denmark 1960s
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage wooden dresser features a clean-lined rectangular profile paired with eight drawers for ample bedroom storage. The piece exhibits a handsome oak grain texture throughout...
Oak
Teak Executive Desk Large Wooden Office Writing Table Denmark MCM 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage freestanding executive workstation features an expansive rectangular top paired with dual drawer pedestals for efficient organization. The floating appearance of the tab...
Teak
Rosewood Low Credenza Sideboard Ladoga by Erik Wortz Sweden MCM 1960s
By Erik Wortz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This architectural low sideboard features a minimal profile elevated by a sculpted four-legged trestle base. The functional layout balances a double-door storage compartment with fou...
Rosewood
Arne Vodder Teak Gentlemen’s Chest Wooden Highboy Dresser Denmark MCM 1960s
By Arne Vodder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptional highboy dresser features an asymmetrical front configuration with a vertical stack of six deep storage drawers alongside a sliding tambour door. The clean structural...
Teak
Otmar Danish Scandinavian Modern Teak Credenza Buffet Console Sideboard MCM 71"
Located in Dayton, OH
Otmar Furniture Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenza, circa 1980. Features a minimalist sleek rectangular form with sliding doors along the left and five dovetailed drawers on the ri...
Teak
Vintage Dresser, Danish Mid Century, Teak, MCM, Tallboy, Five Drawers, Bedroom
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Vintage Dresser, Danish Mid Century, Teak, MCM, Tallboy, Five Drawers, Bedroom, MidCentury Modern, High Boy Measurements: 45" H x 33.5" W x 18.25" D Elevate your bedroom decor with...
Teak
Petite Teak Dresser, Three Drawers, Nightstand, Mid Century, MCM, Danish Modern
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Petite Teak Dresser, Three Drawers, Nightstand, Mid Century, MCM, Bedroom, Danish Modern, End Table, c. 1960s Measurements: 33.5" W x 18.25" D x 29.25" H Add a touch of sleek mid-c...
Teak
MCM Executive Walnut Desk with Brass & Cane Details. Denmark, 1960's.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking MCM Danish executive desk from the 1960s, expertly crafted from rich walnut and featuring a sophisticated floating top design. The desk is accented with elegant brass deta...
Walnut
Heywood Wakefield Maple Tallboy Wooden Dresser Highboy Chest of Drawers MCM 1950
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage tallboy dresser features a clean architectural silhouette with five stacked drawers and integrated curved wood pulls. The streamlined American design offers abundant ver...
Maple
Large Vintage Danish Scandinavian Rosewood Dresser & Teak Mirror Restored MCM
By Arne Vodder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wow, 12 gorgeous drawers & sleek cabinet in top grain and super expressive rosewood! And mounted too is a large teak frame mirror. A stunning and practical combo. Notice the sculptur...
Rosewood, Teak
Long Rosewood Sideboard Buffet with Sliding Doors Crafted in Denmark MCM 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This minimalist lowboard features a long rectilinear frame elevated by tapered peg legs. The four sliding doors glide open to reveal a spacious interior outfitted with adjustable woo...
Rosewood
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Jack Van Der Molen Secretary Desk and Dresser for Vanleigh
By Vanleigh Furniture, Jack Van der Molen
Located in Medina, OH
MCM Jack Van Der Molen Secretary Desk and Dresser for Vanleigh. The first drawer pulls out as a writing desk, the second drawer is also narrow but is a regular drawer. There are also...
Oak
MCM 1960s Teak and Wicker Rattan Swing Doors Dresser Sideboard
By Michael Taylor
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, rattan and stacked teak wood design dresser you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The be...
Rattan, Wood
Bernhard Pedersen & Son MCM Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Sideboard Credenza
By Bernhard Pedersen & Son
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Bernhard Pedersen & Son Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Tambour Door Sideboard Credenza This credenza measures: 83 wide x 19.75 deep x 27 inches high All pieces of furniture can be ...
Teak
George Nakashima Widdicomb Model 205 MCM Walnut and Carpathian Elm Sideboard
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., George Nakashima
Located in Franklin Park, IL
George Nakashima for Widdicomb Model 205 Mid Century Walnut and Carpathian Elm Sideboard Credenza This credenza measures: 84 wide x 22 deep x 32.25 inches high Great Vintage Condit...
Elm, Walnut
Kai Kristiansen for Feldballes Møbelfabrik MCM Danish Teak 4 Drawers Dresser
By FM Møbler, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kai Kristiansen for Feldballes Møbelfabrik Mid Century Danish Teak 4 Drawers Dresser This dresser measures: 33.75 wide x 15.75 deep x 33.75 high We take our photos in a controlled ...
Teak
Vintage Teak Dining Table Draw Leaf Expandable Wooden Desk Sweden MCM 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This minimalist dining table features clever pull-out extension leaves to accommodate extra guests. The clean lines and tapered legs elevate any space with understated European desig...
Wood, Teak
Vintage Danish Teak Executive Desk Writing Desk Finished Back Office Desk MCM
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful vintage Scandinavian Modern executive desk crafted in warm teak in Denmark. This elegant Mid-Century Modern desk features a clean architectural silhouette with six spacious...
Teak
MCM Dutch Design Stick Shelving Unit by W. Lutjens, Netherlands 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Dutch Design Stick Shelving Unit by Willem Lutjens. Made in the Netherlands, 1960's period. 4 Black lacquered steel rods with 5 solid birch wooden planks me...
Steel
Arne Vodder Teak Dresser Wooden Lowboy Chest of Drawers Denmark MCM 1960s
By Arne Vodder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This minimalist lowboy features a wide rectangular frame with a symmetrical configuration of nine stacked storage drawers balanced on elegant tapered legs. The clean lines and classi...
Teak
Paul Frankl MCM Debonaire Cork & Mahogany Sideboard with Hammered Brass Knobs
By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Co., elegant handsome mahogany sideboard with a lacquered creme tone thick cork top with round hammered brass knobs. Five center...
Brass
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Walnut "Declaration" Single Drawer Corner Desk by Kipp Stewart for Drexel
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in San Diego, CA
Super rare and fabulous MCM single drawer walnut corner desk designed by Kipp Stewart for Drexel’s "Declaration Collection", circa 1960s. The piece is in very good original vintage c...
Walnut
Kipp Stewart American Design Foundation MCM Solid Cherry Corner Desk
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kipp Stewart American Design Foundation Mid Century solid cherry corner desk This desk measures: 47.5 wide x 36.25 deep x 22.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in ...
Cherry
MCM Paul McCobb Irwin Collection Calvin Credenza Sideboard Leather Brass Walnut
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture
Located in Portland, OR
An original & iconic Mid-Century Modern credenza / wall unit model # C8506, designed by Paul Mc Cobb "The Irwin Collection" for Calvin Furniture, 1952. Condition is excellent! A ver...
Brass
$2,471Sale Price|25% Off
MCM Maple Student Desk #1560 Planner Group for Winchendon by Paul McCobb
By Winchendon, Paul McCobb
Located in Topeka, KS
Fantastic vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) maple student desk #1560 Planner Group for Winchendon designed by Paul McCobb. This piece has been attributed based upon archived research ...
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Desk, Singer 600 Sewing Machine, MCM, Retro, Unique, Walnut
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Vintage Mid Century Desk, Singer 600 Sewing Machine, MCM, Retro, Unique, Walnut, 1960s, Office, Crafting Slant o'matic Measurements: 43.5" L x 20" D x 31.25" H In overall very good...
Wood
MCM Painted White Chest of Drawers
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Mid-Century Modern chest of drawers by John Stuart Inc of New York and Grand Rapids has been newly painted and restored. This piece features lacquered white paint with three pul...
Wood
$2,995 / set
MCM Driftwood Chest by Sligh Furniture - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Driftwood Nightstand by Sligh Cross Country Collection - Pair This classic Mid Century Modern driftwood finish matching pair of f2 drawer nightstands are ...
Driftwood
Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb MCM Bleached Mahogany Cane Brass Highboy Dresser
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Mid Century Bleached Mahogany, Cane and Brass Highboy Dresser This highboy measures: 34.5 wide x 20 deep x 40.75 inches high All pieces of furniture...
Mahogany
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik MCM Danish Teak Boomerang Desk
By Peter Løvig Nielsen, Hedensted Møbelfabrik
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik Mid Century Danish Teak Boomerang Desk This desk measures: 59.25 wide x 35 deep x 28.5 high, with a chair clearance of 27.5 inches All...
Teak
1970s Rattan Wicker MCM Waterfall Chest Dresser Nightstand, Set of 3
By McGuire
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, woven rattan wood design dresser set you could hope to find. In original and unfinished condition. Outstanding design ...
Rattan, Wood
Vintage MCM walnut wood credenza Buffet 3 drawers with Milled metallic Knobs
Located in Seattle, WA
Wonderful vintage modern walnut credenza/ buffet by Stanley Furniture with three hefty drawers in the center and two large compartments on each side hidden by cabinet doors. The comp...
Wood, Walnut
Teak Double Sideboard Danish Mid Century Style Desk Display Stand Media Unit MCM
By Ry Møbler, Hans J. Wegner
Located in London, GB
A tremendous, gorgeous and rare Danish-Mid-Century-style teak double-tiered sideboard. Likely made in the early 21st Century in the style of Danish Design supremo Hans Wegner, this h...
Teak
Svend Aage Larsen for Faarup Møbelfabrik MCM Danish Teak Tambour Door Credenza
By Svend Aage Larsen, Faarup Møbelfabrik
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Svend Aage Larsen for Faarup Møbelfabrik Mid Century Danish Teak Tambour Door Credenza This credenza measures: 79.75 wide x 19 deep x 31.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can ...
Teak
Paul McCobb for Calvin MCM Ebonized Mahogany Brass and White Laminate Desk
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Ebonized Mahogany Brass and White Laminate Desk This desk measures: 54.5 wide x 26 deep x 29 inches high, with a chair clearance of 26.5 inches W...
Brass
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates MCM Walnut and Chrome Highboy Dresser
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates Mid Century Walnut and Chrome Highboy Dresser This highboy measures: 38 wide x 18.5 deep x 49.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had ...
Chrome
John Widdicomb MCM Campaign Style 3 Piece Burlwood Dresser and Vanity Set
By John Widdicomb
Located in Franklin Park, IL
John Widdicomb Mid Century Campaign Style 3 Piece Burlwood Dresser and Vanity Set Each of the two cabinets in this set is 36 wide x 19 deep x 30.5 inches high, and the middle drawer...
Brass
1960s MCM Edward Wormley for Dunbar Large Executive Desk & Return - Refinished
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
Mid-Century Modern 1960s Edward Wormley for Dunbar executive desk, ensuite return. Dark finish over mahogany, to be refinished prior to shipping. Rosewood drawer pulls, brass sabot ...
Brass
$2,621Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage MCM Art Deco Maple Colored Desk Black Accents American of Martinsville
By American of Martinsville
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning vintage mid-century modern or Art Deco with an Asian flair maple colored exotic wood desk by American of Martinsville. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vint...
Wood, Paint
Vintage 1970s Rosewood & Oak Dresser w/ Chrome Accents - Made in Canada, MCM
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
This Vintage 1970s Rosewood and Oak Dresser with Chrome Accents is a stunning piece of mid-century modern furniture, made in Canada. Crafted from rich rosewood and oak veneer, this...
Oak
$1,320Sale Price / set|40% Off
Rare MCM Danish Modern Mahogany Chest of 4 Side Table Stands by Frits Henningsen
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A unique chest of drawers set containing four fold out side table stands used for tv dinners and party trays. Each "drawer" is a table and there are a total of 4. the set is designed...
Brass
Paul McCobb for Calvin Linear MCM Walnut and Aluminum 4 Drawer Highboy Dresser
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin Linear Mid Century Walnut and Aluminum Highboy Dresser This highboy measures: 38 wide x 18 deep x 45 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting ...
Aluminum
$3,746Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage MCM to Modern Rosewood Buffet Credenza Lucite Legs Attr Bernhardt Flair
By Bernhardt, Milo Baughman, Flair
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage Mid-Century Modern to modern Rosewood buffet or credenza with Lucite legs & chrome accents attributed to Bernhardt Flair. This piece has been attributed based upon a...
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Danish Teak 4-Drawer Dresser in the Style of Arne Vodder MCM Chest 1960s
By Arne Vodder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish teak chest of drawers dating to the 1960s, designed in the clean, architectural Mid-Century Modern style of Arne Vodder. This compact dresser features four smoothly operating ...
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.
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.