Pair of Geometry Formica Marquetry and Metal Side Tables, Italy, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Modernist Memphis pair of geometry black, gray and yellow formica marquetry, cast aluminum metal feet. To note : a difference in the feet due to a variation of edi...
Metal, Aluminum
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
Aluminum Base Parsons Dining Table with Black Formica Leaves
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
Nice quality aluminum base parsons table, with plate glass top, and two black formica refractory style leaves. The table measures 65"- L without the leaves, each leaf is 24"- L. The...
Aluminum
Italian Mid-Century Dining Table by Osvaldo Borsani, 1950s
By Fratelli Turri, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Buccinasco, MI
Striking Italian Mid-Century dining table designed by Osvaldo Borsani in the 1950s, showcasing the designer’s signature balance between sculptural form, refined materials, and functi...
Brass
$759Sale Price / set|40% Off
Restored Rattan Side Table with Two-Tier Formica Tops, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of circa 1950 3/4 Pretzel rattan side table with two-tier formica tops. A classic example of Mid-century rattan.
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Formica
Bovenkamp Coffee Table, Formica & Wood, Free Form Design, France, 1950
By Bovenkamp
Located in Barcelona, ES
Crafted with a formica top and sturdy wood legs, this coffee table embodies the iconic design aesthetic of the mid-century era.
Formica, Wood
Midcentury Brass and Formica Rolling Cart
Located in Germantown, MD
A midcentury Brass and Formica top Rolling Cart. Measures 25" in width, 13.5" in depth and stands 25" tall. Lower tier is 5.5" high and upper tier is 20.5" high. Lower tier clearance...
Brass
Kho Liang Ie Coffee Table in Wengé and Formica
By Kho Liang Ie
Located in Tilburg, NL
Large and elegant coffee table by Kho Liang Ie (1927-1975) for Dutch company ‘t Spectrum from Bergeijk. This design has straight and distinct lines. The combination of the warm we...
Formica, Wenge
Mid-Century Model 82 Table with Yellow Linoleum by Alvar Aalto, Artek, Finland
By Alvar Aalto, Oy Huonekalu-ja Rakennustyötehdas Ab
Located in Karis, Nyland
A Mid-Century Model 82 table designed by Alvar Aalto and produced by Artek in Finland, showcasing the designer’s signature bentwood construction and thoughtful use of natural materia...
Formica, Birch
1960s Italian Table vintage with wooden structure petrol blue formica top
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Table with petrol blue Formica top, 1960s, Italian manufacture. The petrol blue Formica top features rounded corners and a brown outline that matches the frame. The central wooden ...
Formica, Wood
Lane Furniture Mid Century Style Tiered Walnut Side Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
A Lane Furniture Mid Century Style Tiered Walnut Side Table. Solid Walnut frame with laminated Walnut top Measure 29.75" in width, 19.75" in depth 20" in height. Lower tier clearance...
Walnut, Formica
$1,320Sale Price / set|40% Off
Restored Rattan Side Table 2-Tier w/ Formica Top - Set of 2
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired set of 2 restored rattan side tables with 2-tier table tops each featuring a soft beige Formica top is perfect alongside your bed or so...
Rattan, Formica
$1,966Sale Price|40% Off
Large Mid-century 60" John Keal Inspired Surfboard Coffee Table With Formica Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large Californian 60" wide John Keal inspired surfboard coffee table with white Formica top and black 4-legged sculptural base.
Wood
$1,716Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Oval Table with Formica Top Italian Manufacturing 1950s
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Dining table with stained beech wood frame and oval top made of blue formica.
Formica
$1,159Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Minimalist Gilt Side Tables with Black Formica Tops, France, 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of gilt metal minimalist side tables with a black formica top. France, 1970.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Hardwood and Iron Table, Brazil, c. 1950
Located in New York, NY
Unattributed, Brazil, c. 1950s. This table distils a mid-century proposition in which modest industrial means are resolved into a refined domestic object: a planar hardwood top arti...
Iron
Coffee Table with Formica Double-Sided Top, Interier Praha, Czechoslovakia, 1960
Located in Żory, PL
This coffee table with double-sided formica top was produced in the 1960s in Czechoslovakia. The table has been lightly refreshed using wood oil in a satin finish. Formica tops pres...
Formica, Wood
Vintage Guitar Pick End Table with Brass Legs and Formica Top, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Guitar Pick End Table Brass Legs and "Peach Color" Formica Top circa 1950 "in good as found vintage condition" "top has some minor imperfection - see images" "legs have som...
Brass
Brazilian Modern Side Table in Metal, Hardwood & Formica, Geraldo de Barros 1950
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in New York, NY
A refined study in contrast and proportion, this side table balances a warm timber volume within a slender blackened metal frame. The composition is architecturally resolved: a recti...
Metal
$1,680Sale Price|40% Off
Rare Restored Two-tier Rattan Floor Lamp w/ Built-In Formica Top Side Table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This restored Mid-century two-tier rattan & Formica side table floor lamp, is perfect for holding your old fashion nightcap.
Rattan, Formica
Italian modern Coffee table bedside table in formica red black metal 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Coffee table or bedside table in formica and black metal, 1960s Coffee table with double shelf in formica with brown edge in walnut color. The upper shelf is in matte ...
Metal
Wood, Formica, Acrylic and Chrome Metal Low Table, Italy, circa 1980
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wood, formica, acrylic and chrome metal low table, Italy circa 1980. Acrylic: 1,5 cm thick.
Metal, Chrome
Unusual Biomorphic Coffee Table With Wood Grain Formica 1980's
By Richard Artschwager
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A very unusual kidney bean shaped coffee table. Very well made, ca' 1980's, heavy construction. Wood grain formica, similar to designs by Richard Artschwager.
Formica
20th Century Yellow Formica children's school desk with two leaves
Located in Miami, FL
Yellow formica and black metal desk, Italian modernism, ca. 1960. Small desk from a hotel room with a matte black tubular metal frame and a rectangular-shaped top made of yellow Form...
Formica
Set of Small Formica Tables Flower
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of small formica tables flower.
Metal
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Base Laminate Top Low Side Tables - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Base Laminate Top Low Side Tables - a Pair. Item features a nice low form, white laminate tops, stretcher base, tapered legs, very nice vintage pair...
Formica, Walnut
Modern Coffee Table in Black Formica and Wood, Europe ca 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
The overall form of the table has a light and airy feel, enhancing the mid-century modern aesthetic.
Wood, Formica
$3,603Sale Price|20% Off
William Plunkett 1971 White Formica & Curved Steel Modernist Coffee Table
By William Plunkett
Located in Reading, Berkshire
William Plunkett 1971 White Formica & Curved Steel Modernist Coffee Table. By British Designer William Plunkett (1928 - 2013) His Designs Sold by Heals and Libertys of London. L...
Steel
$828Sale Price|40% Off
Restored 3/4 Round Pretzel Rattan Side Table with Two-Tier Formica Tops
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Frankl-style two-tier 3/4 round pretzel end tables with two-tier Formica tops, circa 1930. This unique design can also hold magazines on the bottom rear rail. Professionally res...
Rattan, Formica
Cansado Table in Metal and Formica by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, ES
Charlotte Perriand table, designed for la chambres d'étudiant del la Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris. Manufactured, circa 1950. In original condition, ...
Metal
Three-legged, kidney-shaped coffee table with a black Formica surface 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This table was manufactured in Switzerland in the 1950s/60s and impresses with its elegant mid-century design.
Formica, Wood
1960’s Two-Tiered Walnut and White Formica Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking vintage coffee table from the 1960s featuring a classic two-tier design with warm walnut wood and a crisp white Formica top.
Wood
Vintage Mid Century Modern White Small Spool Carved Folding Bar Cart Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern White Small Spool Carved Folding Bar Cart Rolling Side Table with 24" Surface height. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: Open: 26.5" H (to handle) x 21...
Formica, Wood
Mid 20th century Scandinavian modern teak side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 20th century scandinavian modern teak side table circa 1960.
Formica, Teak
Marko Stacking Industrial Work Table with Formica Top and Anthracite Base
By Marko
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marko produced industrial stacking work tables. These tables have tubular black enameled metal offset frames for stacking and printed cream Formica tops. Actual Table may vary slight...
Metal
Mid-Century Dining Table, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of chrome, formica Original condition.
Chrome
Set of two DESIGN formica nesting tables - Czechoslovakia, around 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1960s - Carefully refurbished - very good original condition jr
Beech, Formica
Georges Adrien Tigien, Coffee Table with Print-Top Formica Top, 1960
By Georges Tigien
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Coffee table with print-top formica top on wood. Metal base in black lacquer. Bottom shelf covering with vinyl cord.
Metal
Lane Furniture Mid-Century Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern coffee table with faux stone top and walnut wood frame. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Formica, Wood
Mid Century teak coffee table.
By Cees Braakman
Located in Weesp, NL
1950's Cees Braakman Mid Century Cees Teak Coffee Table. Beautiful teak coffee table with reversible top, designed in the 1950s by the Dutch designer Cess Braakman for Pastoe. As c...
Formica, Teak
$604Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Expo 58 Formica Plant Table Plant Stand Design 1950s
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage mid-century formica en houten plantentafel, plantenstandaard met conische houten pootjes, expo 58 design, jaren 50. Prachtig en authentiek vintage object, modern gestileerde...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Table by Sergio Mazza For Domus Competition - Italy
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Girona, Girona
Important table, black steel legs with adjustable polished solid brass feet, original formica on top. Design: Sergio Mazza for Domus Competition 1956, Italy, 1956. Bibliography: Dom...
Brass, Steel
$417Sale Price|20% Off
Set of 3 Nesting Tables Formica Walnut Beech Conical Vintage Design 1950s
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful set of 3 nesting tables made of formica with walnut pattern and solid beech conical legs, vintage design from the 50s. Qualitative and elegant mimiset, fits seamlessly int...
Formica, Wood, Beech
Charlotte Perriand Metal, Wood and Formica Bridge Table for Cansado, circa 1950
By Charlotte Perriand, Steph Simon
Located in Barcelona, ES
Bridge table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950 from Cité Cansado, Mauritania, Africa. Editioned by Steph Simon, France. Painted steel, plastic laminate-covered wood. Mea...
Steel
Brandt Furniture 3 Tier Formica and Walnut Center / Cocktail Table, circa 1960s
By Brandt
Located in Germantown, MD
Brandt furniture three tier Formica and walnut table. May be used as coffee table, center table or / cocktail table. Rare formica top in excellent condition. Two shelves with 6" clea...
Formica, Walnut
$900Sale Price|40% Off
Restored MCM Rattan & Formica Skinny Arch 3-Strand Wedge Side Table w/ 2-Tiers
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored rattan wedge table blends style and vintage charm with modern comfort. Made in circa 1940, this seven-piece living room set showcases the iconic 3-strand 3/...
Rattan, Formica
$2,458Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Brass and White Formica Italian Coffee Table Willy Rizzo Style, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic and large mid-century low table in brass and white formica laminate.
Metal, Brass
Modernist Italien writing desk with drawers and light blue Formica table top.
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Rare modernist desk with mahogany veneer and light blue Formica table top. The three drawers are also laminated with formica. Italian manufacture from the 1960s. It looks best free-s...
Formica, Wood
1950's Mid- Century Modern Sculptural Side Tables - a Pair
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Tony Paul
Located in Burbank, CA
Pair of original 1950's Mid-century Modern side tables for sale. They have a faux marble formica top with a sculptural tripod base.
Brass
Vintage MCM Ceramic Tile and Faux Wood Formica Nesting Tables, Set of 3
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This unusual set of 3 MCM square nesting tables features faux wood Formica centers framed by inlaid tilework.
Ceramic, Wood, Formica
$405Sale Price|41% Off
Midcentury E. Sottsass Style Wooden, Formica and Steel Coffee Table 50s Italy
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Palermo, IT
Triangular shaped coffee table with double wooden shelf covered in yellow (upper level) and black (lower level) Formica. Three tubular legs in chromed steel. In the style of Ettore S...
Steel
Mid Century Cafe Bistro Dinner Restaurant Tables 3 available
By Hamilton Cosco
Located in New York, NY
Classic 1950's American Style Cafe, Bistro, Dinner tables with boomerang pattern formica tops. We have two in yellow formica, and one in pink. The tables are in good, vintage, ready ...
Metal
Midcentury Square Brass and Formica Italian Coffee Table Willy Rizzo Style 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic midcentury brass and Formica laminate side table. This wonderful piece is inspired by Willy Rizzo and was designed in Italy in the 1970s. This amazing item has brass fin...
Metal, Brass
$3,200 / set
French Midcentury Formica Dinette Set by SIF
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Midcentury Retro Kitchenette Set in a daring powder blue formica from the SIF brand made during the 1950s. This iconic, complete set includes a statement cupboard, an expandin...
Chrome
$1,008Sale Price|40% Off
Restored Vertically Stacked Rattan Side Lamp Table with Formica Top
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired rattan blends vintage charm with modern comfort. The two-tiered side table features vertically stacked rattan bases with Formica tops i...
Rattan
$660Sale Price|40% Off
Restored Rattan & Formica Mini Side Drink/Smoke Stand with Handle
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored rattan drink stand blends style and vintage charm with modern comfort. A charming example of mid-century tropical design, this restored 1950s rattan drink s...
Rattan, Formica
Olivetti, Console, Walnut, Formica, Metal, Brass, Italy, 1950s
By Olivetti
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut, white formica, metal and brass console designed and produced by Olivetti and retailed by Turri Mosè, Via Brera 5, Milan, Italy, c. 1950s.
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Bamboo Coffee Table, Rohe Noordwolde, 1960s
By Rohe Noordwolde
Located in Herentals, BE
A refined mid-century bamboo coffee table, dating from the 1960s, combining organic craftsmanship with a bold graphic presence.
Bamboo, Formica
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.
The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.
Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.
Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.
Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.
The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte.
Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life.
No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
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