Mid Century By Milo Baughman
20th Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Olive
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Chrome
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Steel
Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Burl
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Walnut, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Travertine, Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Glass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Chrome
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Wood
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Birdseye Maple
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Burl
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Chrome
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Upholstery
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Rosewood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Walnut
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Iron
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Naugahyde, Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Rosewood, Teak, Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Mohair, Bouclé
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Chrome
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Mid Century By Milo Baughman For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Mid Century By Milo Baughman?
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 American 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.
Postwar American architects and designers were animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist “International Style” architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the ’30s 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, respectively, pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair. George Nelson and his design team created Bubble lamp shades using a new translucent polymer skin. Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were re-purposed: the Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs that used surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests. The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influence 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.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century 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, blonde-wood furniture — and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.