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1963 MCM Lane Rhythm Collection Walnut Single End Table with Drawer & Brass Plat
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Lane Rhythm Collection MCM or mid-century modern walnut single end table with a
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage MCM Pair Kromex Ice Buckets 1 Light 1 Dark Woodgrain Textured Metal
Located in Topeka, KS
1 lighter with a bail handle and 1 darker with side knob handles. Both with one-piece plastic inner
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Metal, Chrome

After Edward Wormley Dunbar Mid Century Modern Stacked Magazine Rack Table 1950s
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Peoria, AZ
and incredibly useful, these are sought after by professional decorators and knowledgeable mcm
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Rosewood

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Mid-Century Modern Lane Rhythm Collection Walnut End Tables a Pair
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Classic Mid-Century Modern pair of end tables by Lane Furniture for their Rhythm Collection comprised of walnut and brass plated metal hardware. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

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Vintage MCM Console Sofa Table by BERNHARDT
By Bernhardt
Located in Lake Worth, FL
lighter spot on the bottom backside of the back leg which is not visible when table is in place. Also has
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Wood

MCM Chromed Ship's Wheel Table Lighter by Hamilton
By Hamilton
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid twentieth century chromed metal table lighter in the form of a ship's helm, appears to have
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Chrome

MCM Steelcase Coral Vinyl Fabric and Brushed Steel Dining Armchairs Set of 8
By Steelcase
Located in Topeka, KS
so slightly lighter than the others and there were a few small tears, approximately ½ inch or less in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mod MCM Table by Milo Baughman & TC & 2 Chairs by Founders Furniture Red & White
By Founders Furniture Company, Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous mod style MCM (mid-century modern) 1967 dining or game table from the New Design Idiom
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Faux Leather, Laminate

Round Mid-Century Modern Dining Table, Swedish Mahogany, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
-matched mahogany veneer with beautiful grain and a lighter contrast edge detail. Circular breakfast table
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Mahogany

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A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture

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.

Questions About Mcm Table Lighter
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    A table lighter is a stationary cigarette and cigar lighter. These types of lighters were primarily designed to be displayed at home or in restaurants, bars, and hotels. Shop table lighters on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An MCM dining table is a table that reflects the mid-century modern style. Typically these tables are functional and have clean minimalist lines. MCM furniture is made with a variety of materials and colors, but wood is the most common. Find a selection of mid-century modern tables and furniture on 1stDibs.