Jens Risom Rectangular Side Table with Walnut Base and White Laminate Top
By Jens Risom
Located in Chicago, IL
This rectangular side table by Jens Risom has a walnut base and a white laminate surface. The legs are cleverly inset, giving the top a floating quality and an overall jauntiness to ...
Laminate, Walnut
Coffee table by Arne Jacobsen & Piet Hein with white laminate top and steel edge
By Arne Jacobsen, Piet Hein
Located in Lejre, DK
Coffee table designed by Arne Jacobsen in collaboration with Piet Hein and manufactured by Fritz Hansen. The table features a white laminate top surrounded by the characteristic stee...
Steel
Nice Oiled Walnut Base Round Laminated Top Side Table
By Drexel, Jens Risom
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern, one-drawer walnut base side occasional table.
Round Two Tier Greek Key Pattern Laminate Top Occasional Side End Table Stand
By Drexel, Heritage-Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round Two Tier Greek key pattern laminate top occasional side end table stand.
Walnut, Laminate
Midcentury Faux Agate Laminate Stacking Tables
Located in Doylestown, PA
Midcentury faux agate laminate stacking tables. Fun set of classic mid century stacking tables with vibrant laminate top and black tapered legs.
Composition
Mid Century Modern Faux Bamboo 30" Tall Round Cylinder Black Top Pedestal Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Faux Bamboo 30" Tall Round Cylinder Black Laminate Top Pedestal Stand
Laminate
1960s Chrome Serving Trolley Coffee Table Smoked Glass Top & Faux Laminated Wood
By Gallotti & Radice
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Italy chrome serving trolley or coffee table, with smoked glass top with under faux laminated wood.
Steel
Florence Knoll Coffee / Side Table with Laminate Top And Stainless Steel Base
By Florence Knoll
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Early Florence Knoll T-angle side table, produced by Knoll in 1952. The table has a original white laminate top and a stainless steel base. A nice example of classic modernist design...
Stainless Steel
Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modern Black lacquer Slate Like Top Coffee Table MINT!
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modern Black lacquer Slate Like Top Coffee Table MINT!
Birch, Laminate
Rare Vladimir Kagan Solid Walnut Laminate Top Rolling Serving Tea Cart Bar MINT!
By Kagan-Dreyfuss, Inc., Vladimir Kagan
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rare Vladimir Kagan Solid Walnut Laminate Top Rolling Serving Tea Cart Bar MINT!
Walnut
Desk by Jens Risom, Blonde Wood, Blue Drawer Fronts, Chrome Pulls, Laminate Top
By Jens Risom
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jens Risom desk for Risom Designs. Birch wood case, light blue lacquered drawer fronts, chrome pulls, brass feet, and virtually indestructible Laminate top. Condition is good and com...
Brass, Chrome
$1,813Sale Price|30% Off
MCM 22" Tall Tulip Side Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll W/ Walnut Laminate Top
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Van Nuys, CA
It features a circular walnut laminate top and a sculptural aluminum tulip pedestal base.
Aluminum
$1,960Sale Price / set|20% Off
Fantastic Pair Burl Wood Heritage Rolling End Tables Flip Top Mid-Century Modern
By Heritage Furniture
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual pair of burl wood rolling end tables by Heritage with flip up ends. Wow, these small rolling tables do it all with tons of storage and both ends flip up to increase the tabl...
Brass
$1,820Sale Price|30% Off
MCM 20" Tall Tulip Side Table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll W/ Walnut Laminate Top
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Van Nuys, CA
It features a circular walnut laminate top and a sculptural aluminum tulip pedestal base.
Aluminum
Tambour Door Roll Top Secretary Desk from Mainline by Hooker
By Hooker Furniture, Mainline by Hooker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classic mid-century modern secretary desk from Hooker’s renowned “Mainline” collection, this walnut tambour-door piece elegantly combines form and function.
Brass
MCM Set 4 Krueger Chairs & Tulip Style Base Game or Dining Table Faux Wood Top
By KI Krueger International
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Mid-Century Modern set of 4 Krueger chairs of molded fiberglass shell bodies with seats & backs of mottled creamy beige Naugahyde upholstery, and black painted sled...
Metal
Florence Knoll T-Bar Coffee Table, 'Black Top'
By Florence Knoll
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
This classic steel T-Bar coffee table was designed by Florence Knoll in approximately 1952. It still retains its original Knoll Bowtie Label, confirming that it is part of an early K...
Steel
Danish Modern Flip-Top Bar Cart
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish modern Flip-Top bar cart, Denmark, circa 1960s. Constructed of teak with a low maintenance black laminate top.
Laminate, Teak
Ico Parisi Dining Table, Beech Base, Oval Grey Top, Italy, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and highly unusual dining table attributed to visionary Italian designer Ico Parisi, the base in beech wood with dynamic angled legs supporting an oval laminate matte grey...
Laminate, Beech
Vintage Italian Trestle Long Console w/ Red Top
Located in North Miami, FL
The rectangular matte red top provides a striking mid-century modern note and the oak base shows grains and warm finish.
Walnut, Laminate
Eero Saarinen 20" Top Tulip Side Table for Knoll ( B )
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A iconic sculptural tulip side table with a bigger sized 20" round top in white Laminate and matching steel base . Retains the manufactures label by Knoll designed by Eero Saarinen ...
Metal
Attributed to John Keal for Brown Saltman Walnut Tambour Roll Top Desk
By John Keal, Brown Saltman
Located in San Diego, CA
Highlights include: -Compact architectural form -Tambour roll-top -Floating white writing surface -Sculptural leg stretchers -California MCM pedigree -Walnut construction -Dimension...
Laminate, Walnut
Robin Day Dining Table / Desk for Hille, Blue Top, Elm Base, 1950s, England
By Hille, Robin Day
Located in London, GB
A rare and highly desirable table designed by Robin Day for Hille Of London in the 1950s, featuring an original blue laminated top—an uncommon example of its kind and visually striki...
Laminate, Beech
Dyrlund "Lotus" Rosewood Dining Table, "Flip-Flop" Expanding Top
By Drylund
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Rosewood and Laminate dining table by Dyrlund circa 1960s Denmark. The table features a round top situated on a six legged chrome pedestal base. This table expands by ope...
Chrome
Pair of Walnut Nightstands by American of Martinsville w/ Black Top and Drawers
By American of Martinsville
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning pair of vintage modern end tables feature two small louvered drawers and a bottom tier with a black laminate top. A sleek two-tier design made of walnut that sits on to...
Laminate, Walnut
Yngve Ekstrom Flip Top Danish styled Coffee Table for Swedese Pastoe Sweden
By Yngve Ekström
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A great functional coffee table with a flipping top , one side is a well grained teak wood and the other is in white Laminate . Having a solid teak base with crisscrossing leg struct...
Laminate, Teak
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Post-Modern Cantilevered Glass Top Side Table by K. Dahl
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-Modern cantilevered glass top side table by K. Dahll, circa 1980s. The table is in very good vintage condition and measures 20.5"W x 18.5"D x 22"H; the glass (18.5"D) is removab...
Glass, Wood
MCM Burke Brunswick Tulip Side Table Style Saarinen Gray Base Faux Woodgrain Top
By Brunswick Co., Burke, Inc.
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage MCM (a.k.a.) Mid-Century Modern Burke Division for Brunswick Tulip side table style of Eero Saarinen comprised of a wood grain laminate top with back beveled edge an...
Aluminum
Early Noguchi Cyclone Table for Knoll. Out of Production 48" Top. Signed.
By Knoll, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Kansas City, MO
Early, out of production 47.5 inch diameter Noguchi Cyclone Table. Signed with early Knoll label. The base shows signs of wear. Table top is in very good condition with light scra...
Chrome, Iron
Alfred Hendrickx set of two night of side tables with black and white top
By Belform, Alfred Hendrickx
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of nightstands or sidetables designed in the sixties. Each nightstand is made out of walnut veneer with black and white laminated top. Highly decorative set a real ad to a decor...
Laminate, Walnut
Modernist Credenza w/top Button Tufted Doors Designed by Salvatore Bevilacqua
By Salvatore Bevelacqua
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist credenza /server with china top,,, button tufted doors designed by Salvatore Bevelacqua, Classic design, amazing quality and construction. Featuring 5 dovetail drawers, but...
Glass, Laminate, Maple
Arne Vodder, Danish 1960s Teak Cocktail Table with White Inset Top
By Arne Vodder
Located in Camden, ME
Danish modern teak cocktail table, 1960s. Midcentury teak coffee table. A modern interpretation of a neoclassic tripod based sabre leg stand. Three carved wooden legs are mounted ...
Laminate, Teak
1960s Mcm Scandinavian Modern Style Teak Extending Coffee Table Top Att Remploy
By Remploy
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage MCM Scandinavian Modern style teak extending coffee table with sliding top, white Formica square center with gold leaves, and a lower slatted shelf. Beautiful condit...
Laminate, Teak
Italian modern round coffee table with decorative bacterio pattern top, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern round coffee table with decorative bacterio pattern top, 1980s Round coffee table composed of a top covered in laminate with "Bacterio" pattern, orange-red painted met...
Metal
Parchment Topped Desk or Dining Table on Black Lacquered X-Formed Base
By André Arbus
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Goatskin (Parchment) topped table is modeled after a design by André Arbus, an important French designer of the 1930s and 40s to the late 1960s. The parchment covered ...
Bronze
$1,687Sale Price / item|20% Off
Display Cabinets in Black Lacquered Wood and Top in Acrylic Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
This set of cabinets (5 pieces available) with display top, constructed with great attention to detail and quality, has a thick Plexiglas top made by hand. Very useful for displayi...
Smoked Glass, Laminate, Plexiglass
Pair of Tile Top Step End Side Table on Tapered Dowel Shape Leg
By James Mont
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern pair of art tile step tables standing on dowel shape legs with brass legs tips. Solid heavy laminated hardwood construction.
Laminate, Hardwood
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 ...
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Midcentury Dixie Furniture Single Drawer Side Tables
By Dixie
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of midcentury Dixie Furniture single drawer laminated top side tables measuring 18"W x 15"D x 23" in height. Drawer is 13" wide, 11.25" deep and 4.5" in height.
Laminate, Hardwood, Paint
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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