$275 / set
Pair of MCM Lucite "Aquarium" Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of MCM lucite "aquarium" bookends, circa 1970s. The pair are in very good vintage condition and would make a great addition to any mid-century study or library!
Lucite
$140Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Eight MCM Lucite Napkin Rings
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of eight MCM lucite napkin rings, circa 1980s. The rings have a circular design and measure 2.25"D x 1.25" H; they are in very good vintage condition. #2563
Lucite
Vintage MCM Lucite Cheese & Crackers Slicing Board
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage MCM lucite cheese & crackers slicing board, circa 1970s.
Metallic Thread
$1,500 / set
Pair of MCM Lucite Obelisks with Cut Outs
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool pair of MCM lucite obelisks with cut outs, circa 1970s.
Lucite
MCM Lucite Napkin Holder by Denels Originals of Palm Springs
Located in San Diego, CA
A cool MCM lucite napkin holder by Denels Originals of Palm Springs,circa 1970s.
Lucite
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Large MCM Lucite Pedestal
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in San Diego, CA
A large MCM rectangular lucite pedestal, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures a substantial 26"W x 19"D x 36"H.
Lucite
$2,080Sale Price / set|20% Off
Oversized 1970s Vintage MCM Lucite Glass Side End Tables
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Oversized 1970s Vintage MCM Lucite Glass Side End Tables Approximate Measurements in Inches 20" high 3...
Glass, Lucite
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Lucite Cocktail Table, Glass Top, Mid-Century Modern, 1970s, USA
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A MCM Lucite Cocktail Coffee Table 1970s Approximate Measurements in Inches 16.25" high at glass 17" high...
Glass, Lucite
$280Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage MCM Lucite Whale Functional Sculpture for Desk or Vanity by Ritts, USA
By Herb Ritts, 1952-2002
Located in Warrenton, OR
Vintage MCM Lucite Whale Functional Sculpture for Desk or Vanity by Ritts, USA.
Acrylic, Lucite
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Lucite Stool Bench Upholstered in Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Design and purpose best describe this one-of-a-kind custom waterfall stool. This piece features an authentic classic Monogram Louis Vuitton fabric seat atop a very sturdy lucite benc...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Table Lamps by Hivo Van Teal, USA, 1950s
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Spectacular pair of MCM lucite lamps signed Van Teal. Great condition
Lucite
$357Sale Price|35% Off
Mid-Century Modern Pair Lucite Serving Bar Trays Ritts Co.
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of unbeatable substantial MCM lucite trays. We see this set of trays functioning on a kitchen or bar area, with fruit as well as glass decanters and liquor bottles atop.
Lucite
$275 / set
MCM Two Piece Lucite Desk Set
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice two piece lucite desk set, circa 1970s. The set is in good vintage condition and includes a loose leaf calendar holder and a scratch paper box. The calendar measures 8.2...
Lucite
$1,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Five Vintage MCM Chrome & Lucite Portable Folding Chairs C1960
Located in Big Flats, NY
This set features six Mid-Century Modern folding chairs, crafted circa 1960. Each chair showcases a sleek design with a polished chrome-plated tubular steel frame, providing both dur...
Lucite
$636Sale Price / set|20% Off
Vintage MCM Bauer Table Lamps Ceramic Lucite White Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Pair of 1985 Vintage MCM Bauer White ceramic and Lucite Table Lamps Approximate Measurements in Inches 3...
Ceramic, Lucite
$796Sale Price / set|20% Off
Vintage MCM Bauer Table Lamps Ceramic Lucite White Pair
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Lighting Acquisitions Of A Pair of 1985 Vintage MCM Bauer White ceramic and Lucite Table Lamps Approximate Measurements in Inches 3...
Ceramic, Lucite
"Herb Ritts Vintage MCM Astrolite Lucite Oval Centerpiece Bowl, 1960s"
By Astrolite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large oval shaped Herb Ritts vintage MCM Astrolite Lucite center piece oval bowl.
Lucite
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Microchip Lucite Paperweight Vintage Retro Tech Sculpture MCM Anachronism
By Enzo Mari
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Super fun and retro piece of office or desk decor. Good size at almost 4 wide. Reminiscent of the famous designs in lucite by Enzo Mari.
Lucite
$1,912Sale Price|20% Off
Low MCM Thick Lucite Console Table Shelf with 12 Sections
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Thick Mid-Century Modern Lucite Console Table Shelf with 12 Sections. This amazing multi-functional console is most likely custom made with two different thickness vintage lucite. Th...
Lucite
$220Sale Price|20% Off
Thick Lucite and Chrome Jewelry Box by Alessandro Albrizzi, MCM, 1970s
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Thick Lucite and Chromed Jewelry Box by Alessandro Albrizzi, MCM A vintage lucite lidded box, the top being clear, the bottom being chromed.
Chrome
$1,770Sale Price|40% Off
Large MCM Hollywood Regency Sculptural Lucite & Gold Tone Loop Ribbon Chandelier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large mid-century Hollywood Regency Modern sculptural Lucite loop chandelier is comprised of three rows of twisted 2-inch thick Lucite ribbons of various sizes. This beautiful 38" ta...
Brass
$280Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Seven MCM "Pretzel" Shaped Lucite Napkin Rings by Dorothy Thorpe
By Dorothy Thorpe
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of seven MCM "pretzel shaped" lucite napkin rings by Dorothy Thorpe, circa 1980s.
Lucite
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
MCM Torchiere Frosted White Glass & Lucite Floor Lamp after Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Plainview, NY
A Mid-Century Modern torchiere floor lamp inspired by the timeless designs of Karl Springer (German 1931-1961). This exquisite piece boasts a generously sized tulip-style frosted whi...
Glass, Lucite
Serge Mansau for Fratelli Guzzini Italy MCM Designed Lucite Tape Dispenser - NOS
By Robert P. Gottlieb, Serge Mansau, Fratelli Guzzini
Located in St. Louis, MO
Serge Mansau (1930-2019) for Fratelli Guzzini Italy mid-century modern designed clear lucite tape dispenser, new old stock. Great desk accessory. See my other listing for vintage R...
Steel
Pair of MCM Triangle Lucite Bookends with Spirals by Herb Ritts for Astrolite
By Herb Ritts, Astrolite
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool pair of MCM triangle lucite bookends with spiral design by Herb Ritts for Astrolite, circa 1970s.
Lucite
Pair of MCM Chrome and Lucite Table Lamps by Hivo Van Teal
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of MCM chrome and lucite table lamps by Hivo Van Teal, circa 1970s.
Chrome
Futuristic Mid Century Modern MCM Glass and Lucite Studio-Made Table Lamp
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Futuristic Mid Century Modern MCM Glass and Lucite Studio-Made Table Lamp is a true masterpiece of contemporary design.
Art Glass, Lucite
Vintage Postmodern MCM Hivo Van Teal Sculptural Lucite & Chrome Table Lamps Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Postmodern Sculptural Lucite & Chrome Table Lamps attributed to Hivo Van Teal - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 30.5" H (to finial) x 22" H ...
Chrome
Vintage MCM to Modern Rosewood Buffet Credenza Lucite Legs Attr Bernhardt Flair
By Flair, Milo Baughman, Bernhardt
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
$2,080Sale Price / set|20% Off
Karl Springer Style MCM Stacked Lucite Table Lamp "Grand Staircase", a Pair
By Karl Springer
Located in Plainview, NY
This captivating pair of Karl Springer style "Grand Staircase" table lamps is a stunning tribute to the avant-garde design sensibilities that defined mid-century modernism. Crafted f...
Lucite
1960s MCM MOD OP-Art Chrome Base & Lucite Spinning Photo Prism Cube Sculpture
By Alessio Tasca, Victor Vasarely
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1960s Mod OP Art Lucite & chrome base Photo Prism kinetic sculpture designed by Bob Cornell Creations. The photo frame brochure (not included), says its a fine precision ...
Chrome
$1,665Sale Price / set|40% Off
Set of 3 MCM Brass & Lucite Wall Sconces by Pierre Guariche for Luminai
By Pierre Guariche, Luminaire
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Set of 3 wall lights by Pierre Guariche from the Luminaires lamp company with original sales tags. Crafted with a blend of brass and lucite, these lights feature a Googie-inspired st...
Brass
$716Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pr. Beth Weissman MCM Chrome & Lucite Floral Butterfly Motif Table Lamps C. 1974
By Weissman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Illuminate your space with the striking elegance of this pair of Beth Weissman Mid-Century Modern table lamps, crafted circa 1974. These lamps embody the quintessential design elemen...
Chrome
$2,040Sale Price / item|40% Off
MCM Foating Seat Lucite Wrap Around Chair by Charles Hollis Jones, 10 Available
Located in Van Nuys, CA
These mid-century modern design armchairs by the famed designer Charles Hollis Jones feature wrap-around Lucite frames that envelop you while sitting on a floating black vinyl seat. ...
Acrylic
$1,750 / set
Vintage MCM Glazed Ceramic Gourd Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Vintage Mid-Century Modern (MCM) Glazed Ceramic Gourd Lamps are a perfect blend of retro style and functional design. Featuring a distinctive gourd shape, these lamps are crafted...
Ceramic, Lucite
Jean Arp Sculpted Lamp for Laurel, MCM Brutalist Style Table Lamp
By Philippe Jean, Jean Arp
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Arp Sculpted Lamp or Philippe Jean for Laurel Brutalist Style Table Lamp X-Sculpture Form Brass and Lucite Lamp in the Style of Jean Arp or Philippe Jean Brutalist Style Table...
Brass
Vintage Silvio Russo for Guzzini - Italy 1970s Lucite Acrylic Camel Sculpture
By Guzzini, Russo
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Lucite Modernist MCM CAMEL by Italian designer Silvio Russo for Team Guzzini.
Acrylic, Lucite
$925Sale Price / set|63% Off
Fabulous Natures Beauty Blue Coral Shells Specimens on Custom Lucite Stand
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Natures beauty organic modern marine specimens on custom made lucite stand MCM. Vintage light blue coral, White coral and 3 blue turbo shells marine specimens.
Coral
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Four Tier Bar Cart in Thick Lucite
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
MCM Tiered Lucite Bar Serving Cart, 1970's Mid-Century Modern multi-purpose lucite serving bar cart or trolley.
Metal
$696Sale Price / set|20% Off
1970s Mid-Century Modern Optique Style Lucite & Brass Floor Lamps, a Pair
By Optique
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent Palm Beach Estate fine lighting acquisitions of a Pair of MCM 1970's Optique style lucite floor lamps The shades clip onto the bulbs.
Brass
1970s Lucite Ice Bucket in the form of a Chiseled Ice Block with Chrome Tongs
Located in St. Louis, MO
If your looking for a conversation piece for you bar, this is it. Circa 1970s MCM bar novelty lucite chiseled ice block with chrome ice thongs as handle ice bucket.
Chrome
Unavailable|$2,880
1960 MCM Lucite Table Torchiere Lamp, Frosted Glass Shade
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a large cool wonderful midcentury 1960s modern clear and frosted Lucite and brass banded Lamp torchiere with a frosted urn shape glass shade and clear Lucite base- A very ...
Brass
Art Deco / MCM Lucite Faux Tortoiseshell Pattern and Brass Vanity / Floor Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a unique, modern Luxe 1930s-1950s "Art Deco" to Mid-Century Modern Lucite with a faux tortoiseshell pattern vanity mirror with brass. This unique piece would look stunning...
Brass
Unavailable|$6,990 / set
MCM-Pair Copper Lucite Frame Long Hair Sheepskin Stools Ottomans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid Century Modern Very Rare- incredibly attention getting pair large pair of long hair sheepskin upholstered stools! Mid-Century Modern 1950s inspired gorgeous pair of copper finis...
Metal
Unavailable|$5,950 / set
1960s MCM Bauer Swing-Arm Pr. Pharmacy Floor Lamp-Karl Springer Style
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Mid Century Modern Luxe Dimmable Lucite designer floor lamps, made to Impress! Fabulous designer quality lamps by Bauer in the manner of Karl Springer. Mid-Century moder...
Brass
Sold|$2,750
Monumental MCM Lucite Ribbon Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spectacular vintage MCM brass and lucite ribbon chandelier. Much larger than anything I have seen on the market.
Brass
Sold|$98
Large MCM Lucite Grape Cluster
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century lucite grape cluster. Spherical lucite grapes are held together by metal wires. Fastened on a natural wood stem. Colors of the grapes are a muted yellow with a few gree...
Acrylic, Wood
Sold|$2,200
MCM Lucite Bench with Shaggy Seat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage lucite bench with shaggy seat. This bench is in great condition. W 55” x D 18” x H 18”
Lucite
Sold|$1,195
MCM Lucite Torchiere Floor Lamp by Optique
By Optique
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Metal
Vintage MCM Lucite and Patent Leather Tub Chair
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic vintage MCM tub chairs. Done in the manner of the iconic Kagan lucite tub chair.
Leather, Lucite
MCM Lucite "Waterfall" Coffee Table in the Manner of Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Great "Waterfall" cocktail table with horseshoe shaped legs for magazines. The table is made in 3/4 inch thick Lucite.
Lucite
MCM Lucite Cube Form Covered Ice Bucket in the Manner of Alessandro Albrizzi
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-Century Modern cube form ice bucket attributed to Jet Set designer Alessandro Albrizzi having a spherical interior space enclosed by a swivel mounted lid and finished on the exte...
Lucite
Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Style Lucite Dining Gaming Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Vintage LUCITE Charles Hollis Jones Style Dining Gaming Table We have many other similar tables liste...
Lucite, Glass
Sold|$85
MCM Amber Lucite Grape Cluster
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century lucite grape cluster. Spherical lucite grapes are held together by metal wires. Fastened on a natural wood stem. Beautiful variation in the amber color of the grapes wi...
Lucite, Wood
Sold|$120
Large MCM Amber Lucite Grape Cluster
Located in Fairfield, CA
A mid century lucite grape cluster. Spherical lucite grapes are held together by metal wires. Fastened on a natural wood stem. Beautiful variation in the amber color of the grapes wi...
Lucite, Wood
Large MCM Orange Lucite Grape Cluster
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large mid century lucite grape cluster. Spherical lucite grapes are held together by metal wires in varying shades of orange. Fastened on a natural wood stem with green plastic lea...
Plastic, Lucite, Wood
Vintage Lucite And Glass Rectangle Dining Table MCM 70s
By Pace Collection, Willy Rizzo, Charles Hollis Jones, Paul Evans, Milo Baughman
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Lucite & Glass Dining Table. The table base is made out of acrylic/lucite. The glass sits on top. You can use it as a desk or dining table. Sits 4 to 6 depending on the chai...
Lucite
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.
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.
It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.
Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.