Pace Carpathian Elm-Burl Floating Wall Mounted Sideboard
By Pace Collection
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Pace Carpathian Elm-Burl Floating Wall Mounted Sideboard
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Retro Teak Vintage Wall Unit with Floating Shelves & Sideboard Cupboard
$1,926Sale Price|20% Off
Retro Teak Vintage Wall Unit with Floating Shelves & Sideboard Cupboard
Located in Markington, GB
A stylish mid-century teak wall unit featuring a sleek partly free-hanging design that perfectly combines practical storage with elegant display space. The unit consists of a large s...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak
Pair Mid-Century Modern Mastercraft Nightstands, Floating Cabinets in Elm, Brass
By Mastercraft, Bernhard Rohne
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair Mid-Century Modern Mastercraft Nightstands, Floating Cabinets in Elm, Brass Spectacular pair of nightstands by William Doezema for Mastercraft circa 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Brass
Danish Rosewood Floating Bookcase by HG Furniture, 1960s.
By Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen, HG Furniture
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Rosewood Floating Bookcase by HG Furniture, 1960s. Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern small bookcase in Rosewood/palisander. Designed by Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen for Han...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Rosewood
CraftAssociates Credenza, Eiger Modern Walnut Credenza, 1702, Floating
By Craft Associates
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
CraftAssociates Credenza, Eiger Modern Walnut Credenza, 1702, Floating This Eiger Modern Walnut Credenza Craft Associates® furniture is expertly crafted. The base is constructed by ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Rectangular Floating Shelf and One Large Sculptural Wooden Pebble, Sereno
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Rectangular Floating Shelf with Close Back and One Large Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accent, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens when o...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
4 Floating Shelves 6 Sculptural Pebbles Red Oak, Sereno by Joel Escalona
$8,729Sale Price / item|20% Off
4 Floating Shelves 6 Sculptural Pebbles Red Oak, Sereno by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Four Floating Shelves with Six Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accents, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens when ornamentation gains...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
4 Floating Shelves 6 Sculptural Pebbles Rosa Morada, Sereno by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Four Floating Shelves with Six Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accents, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens when ornamentation gains...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
3 Floating Shelves with 3 Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accents, Sereno by Nono
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Three Floating Shelves with Three Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accents, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens when ornamentation ga...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Italian Vintage Floating Shelf 'Fiordiluna' by Tobia Scarpa, 1991
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Vintage Floating Shelf 'Fiordiluna' by Tobia Scarpa, 1991 Minimalistic, floating glass shelf with sophisticated technology in terms of design, construction, stability, and l...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Crystal, Steel
Kofod-Larsen Retro Vintage Floating minimalistic teak desk or dressing table
$1,926Sale Price|20% Off
Kofod-Larsen Retro Vintage Floating minimalistic teak desk or dressing table
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Markington, GB
Ib Kofod-Larsen Floating Teak Desk / Dressing table Danish Modern, 1960s ICONIC DANISH ELEGANCE — A beautifully refined floating desk designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen in the 1960s, sho...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Teak
Floating Shelf In Birch By Up Zavody, Czechoslovakia 1986
By Up Závody
Located in Zohor, SK
Elegant floating shelf designed and produced by UP Závody, Czechoslovakia, 1986. Retains the original label and stamp. A refined example of late-modernist design, defined by clean li...
Category
Vintage 1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Birch
3 Floating Shelves with 3 Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accents, Sereno by Nono
$7,317Sale Price / item|20% Off
3 Floating Shelves with 3 Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accents, Sereno by Nono
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Three Floating Shelves with Three Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accents, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens when ornamentation ga...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Custom Martin Visser Wenge Floating Credenza, Wall-Mount, 1960s Design
By Martin Visser, 't Spectrum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floating wall-mount credenza attributed to Dutch Mid-Century designer Martin Visser features a striking contrast between a dark wenge frame and three crisp white sliding panel doors....
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Glass, Wood, Wenge
Large Rectangular Floating Shelf and One Large Sculptural Wooden Pebble, Sereno
$7,882Sale Price / item|20% Off
Large Rectangular Floating Shelf and One Large Sculptural Wooden Pebble, Sereno
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Large Rectangular Floating Shelf with Close Back and One Large Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accent, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens ...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Individual Floating Shelf with One Sculptural Wooden Pebble, Sereno by Nono
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Individual Floating Shelf with One Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accent, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens when ornamentation gains sig...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Large Rectangular Floating Shelf and One Large Sculptural Wooden Pebble, Sereno
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Large Rectangular Floating Shelf with One Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accent, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens when ornamentation ga...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Gio Ponti for M. Singer and Sons Rare Model 2160 Floating Credenza
By M. Singer & Sons, Gio Ponti
Located in Raleigh, NC
A stunning mid-century modern credenza by the legendary Italian designer Gio Ponti, crafted circa 1950–1951 for M. Singer & Sons. This exquisite Model 2160 features a sleek, low-prof...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Pair of Florence Knoll Floating Credenza for Knoll Inc.
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Acquired from the family who owned the first Knoll concession in Monterrey, Mexico, this exceptional pair of credenzas carries an important provenance. At one point, the two cabinets...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Brazilian Modern Floating Bar / Sideboard in Hardwood by Carlo Hauner, 1950s
By Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
Designed in the 1950s by Carlo Hauner, this rare floating bar or sideboard showcases Hauner’s early mastery of proportion, material, and refined detail. Executed in richly grained Br...
Category
Mid-20th Century South American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Oak Floating Sideboard by Poul Cadovius for Cado 1960s.
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in Asaa, DK
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern 2 bay wall unit model Cado with back panels.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Oak
Paul Evans PE71 Bronzed resin and Glass Floating Bookshelf Wall Unit c. 1970s
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A Paul Evans wall unit book shelf in bronzed resin and glass. This unit featuring eight smoked glass shelves and three wall mount uprights with Paul Evans sIgnature resin goop style...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Resin
4 Floating Shelves with 6 Sculptural Wooden Pebbles, Sereno by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Four Floating Shelves with Six Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accents, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens when ornamentation gains...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Two Floating Shelves with One Sculptural Wooden Pebble, Sereno by Joel Escalona
$5,623Sale Price / item|20% Off
Two Floating Shelves with One Sculptural Wooden Pebble, Sereno by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Two Floating Shelves with One Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accent in the Middle, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens when ornamen...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Rectangular Floating Shelf and One Large Sculptural Wooden Pebble Sereno by Nono
$5,905Sale Price / item|20% Off
Rectangular Floating Shelf and One Large Sculptural Wooden Pebble Sereno by Nono
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Rectangular Floating Shelf with Close Back and One Large Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accent, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens when or...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
3 Floating Shelves with 3 Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accents, Sereno by Nono
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Three Floating Shelves with Three Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accents, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens when ornamentation ga...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Danish Modern Two Door Sliding Credenza With Floating Oak Base
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1960s Materials: Teak, Oak Measurements: 75" wide x 17.5" deep x 32" tall Condition: In excellent original condition wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Teak, Oak
Expertly Restored - Danish Modern Floating-Top Desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen
By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precisi...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Teak
Vintage Floating Console in Teak by Kai Kristiansen for Axel Kjersgaard
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage 'Model 132' Danish teak floating wall shelf in teak by Kai Kristiansen for Axel Kjersgaard. Beautifully constructed with two box joint constructed drawers adorned with stainl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
Danish Floating Teak Shelf by Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard, 1960s.
By Aksel Kjersgaard, Kai Kristiansen
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Floating Teak Shelf by Kai Kristiansen for Aksel Kjersgaard, 1960s. Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern wall mounted two tier shelf in teak. Designed by Kai Kristiansen and manuf...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
Vintage Boho Cork and Chrome Floating Wall Credenza After Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your space with this striking Vintage Boho Cork and Chrome Floating Wall Credenza, inspired by the iconic designs of Paul Evans. This credenza features a bold combination of ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Chrome
Custom Order Modern Floating Credenza Walnut Bronze & Leather AMBIANIC 2022
By AMBIANIC
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Floating Credenza Exquisite craftsmanship and details on a custom-built floating credenza handmade in California. Crafted in walnut wood bronze and features leather pull handl...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Bronze
Yakisugi (Shou Sugi Ban) Wood Burning Technique Floating Shelf with Inlaid Brass
By Huy Lam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Elevate No. 3", is a one-of-a-kind piece as part of Huy Lam's "Elevate" collection. This piece is hand-crafted by the artist in Canada with hand-carved wood fashioned with classic j...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wa...
Materials
Brass
Large Floating Teak Wall Mounted Shelf by Walter Wirtz for Wilhelm Renz, 1960s
By Walter Wirtz, Wilhelm Renz
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful floating wall unit designed by Walter Wirtz for Wilhelm Renz, Germany, 1960s. Very good condition, signed with Wilhelm Renz logo. This U-shaped shelf is made of high-qualit...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Teak
Marcel Breuer Custom Floating Credenza with Bar and Stereo System
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Chicago, IL
This piece came from the Cohen House, which was featured in a book by David Masello, "Architecture Without Rules" The houses of Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard. This was a collabo...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Metal
Large Floating Walnut Modern Executive Desk on one inch Lucite Base.
Located in Kansas City, MO
Amazingly cool, mid century modern desk. Rectangular form with rounded corners. Heavyweight construction floating on a super sturdy one inch thick acrylic base. Expertly restored ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Steel
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Walnut and Chinese Print Block Floating Credenza
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A wall mounted floating credenza consisting of a walnut case, 4 doors accentuated with Chinese printers block and an accent of continuous rosewood faced drawers along the bottom. A f...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Walnut
Kent Coffey Moderrn "Floating" 9 Drawers Pickled Mahogany Dresser Credenza MINT!
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Kent Coffey Moderrn "Floating" 9 Drawers Pickled Mahogany Dresser Credenza MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Aluminum
2 Large Floating Shelves with 3 Sculptural Wooden Pebble Sereno by Joel Escalona
$6,470Sale Price / item|20% Off
2 Large Floating Shelves with 3 Sculptural Wooden Pebble Sereno by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Two Large Floating Shelves with Three Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accents in the Middle, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens whe...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
2 Large Floating Shelves with 2 Sculptural Wooden Pebble Sereno by Joel Escalona
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Set of Two Large Floating Shelves with Two Sculptural Wooden Pebble Accents in the Middle, Sereno by Joel Escalona — What happens when the practical becomes art? What happens when ...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Pair of Floating Teak Wall Mounted Shelves, Walter Wirtz for Wilhelm Renz, 1960s
By Walter Wirtz
Located in Dronten, NL
Matching set of 2 floating wall units designed by Walter Wirtz for Wilhelm Renz, Germany. Very good condition, marked with Wilhelm Renz label. This U-shaped shelves are made of high-...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
Vintage Floating Pencil Rattan Three-Drawer Chest or Dresser
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Sometimes it’s the smallest details that make the biggest statement. This vintage three-drawer chest features an eye-catching floating pencil rattan design with meticulously arrange...
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rattan, Wood
1960's Walnut Floating Commode Sideboard With Open Fretwork Doors
Located in Southampton, NJ
Additionally this Transitional cabinet can mix well in Spanish and Mid Century Modern settings.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
1950s Hairpin Desk with Floating Drawer and Custom Free Edge Walnut Top
By Custom Furniture Builders
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Fantastic 1950s wrought iron hairpin desk with a floating ash drawer with white laminate top and distressed brass ball pull. Featuring a custom-made free edge walnut top that has an ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
1970s Milo Baughman Oak Brass Floating Waterfall Plinth Base Nightstand Set of 2
By Milo Baughman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, oak chest of drawers you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful nightstands with brass d...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
Floating Abstracta sideboard by Jos De Mey for Van Den Berghe-Pauvers Oak 1960
By Jos De Mey, Van den Berghe-Pauvers 1
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Timeless Elegance: Floating Oak Sideboard model: Abstracta by Jos De Mey for Van Den Berghe-Pauvers 1960. Discover the perfect blend of form and function with this stunning floating ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Brass
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Mid Century Floating Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the mid century floating cabinet you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each mid century floating cabinet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. If you’re shopping for a mid century floating cabinet, we have 266 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mid century floating cabinet — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A mid century floating cabinet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one mid century floating cabinet that is appealing in its simplicity, but Milo Baughman, Dunbar and Kai Kristiansen produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Mid Century Floating Cabinet?
A mid century floating cabinet can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,696, while the lowest priced sells for $485 and the highest can go for as much as $22,000.
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You
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.
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