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Mid-Century Modern Burl Laminate Rolling Bar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern Burl Laminate Rolling Bar. Featuring a sleek, retro-inspired design with a rich
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Laminate
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Bar Cart
By Maison Jansen, Maison Baguès, Milo Baughman, Maison Ramsay, Romeo Rega
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Mid-Century Modern brass bar cart.
Italian Mid-Century Modern seamless brass bar cart
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Italian Bar Cart Cocktail Trolley C1950
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Trensacq, FR
Vintage Mid Century Bar Cart c1950s Italy. A stylish and practical, two-tiered, drinks trolley
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
$1,196 Sale Price
49% Off
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Mid Century Danish Modern Corner Cocktail Bar Cabinet
Located in Las Vegas, NV
sophistication with this exquisite Danish Modern corner cocktail bar cabinet. Crafted from rich teak with elegant
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Modern Home Cocktail Bar with bar stools and mirror, England 1960s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an extremely rare and very chic home cocktail bar that consists of a
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$12,951
H 43.31 in W 49.22 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Walnut Bar Cart With Leaves
By Thomasville
Located in Trenton, NJ
This Mid-Century Walnut Bar Cart is a stylish and versatile piece that's ready to elevate your
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Arthur Umanoff Cocktail Dry Bar Console, 1950's
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool dry bar console by Arthur Umanoff, freshly painted white top with vintage side bottle top
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dry Bar
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern walnut dry bar manufactured and designed in the United States, circa
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
Pair Of Danish Modern Freestanding Cocktail Bars In Rosewood
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Sweden
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1960s
Materials: Rosewood
Measurements: 47.25 wide x 19 deep x 44 tall
Condition: In excellent original condition ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Cocktail Bar Cart of 20th Mid Century on Decorated World Map , Globe
By Angelo Zoffoli
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 20th century on decorated world map cocktail bar cart. The globe rotates and is supported
Category
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Walnut
$3,357
H 39.38 in Dm 27.56 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Teak Wood Petite Flip Top Cocktail Table Bar Cabinet
Located in Seattle, WA
This Vintage Mid-Century Modern Teak Wood Petite Flip-Top Cocktail Table Bar Cabinet, likely an
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
$2,195
H 42.25 in W 24 in D 12 in
Italian 1960s Mid-Century Modern Wine Dry Bar Cocktail Cabinet Side Table
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Ico & Luisa Parisi, Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian wallside table or cabinet, ideal as wine holder dry bar or side table with the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
$1,798
H 33.86 in W 34.26 in D 15.36 in
Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Bar Cart with Two-Tier Smoked Glass Shelves
Located in Prato, IT
exudes Mid-Century Modern charm, while its two-tier smoked glass shelves add a touch of understated
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
$2,278
H 24.02 in W 33.08 in D 17.72 in
Mid 20th Century Mid-Century Borge Mogensen Style Danish Teak Bar Cart
Located in Charleston, SC
edge on the top level to keep drinks, glassware, cocktails from slipping off.
This is the perfect
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Three-Tier Bar Cart on Castors in Book-Matched Walnut
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modern bar cart was realized in the United States circa 1960. Sitting on
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Walnut
$4,475
H 29.5 in W 30 in D 20 in
Italian Mid Century Modern Ivory Cream Goatskin Bar Cart by Aldo Tura c. 1965
By Aldo Tura
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Elegant and stately 1960s ivory goatskin lacquer and brass bar cart imported from Italy and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
$4,800
H 24.5 in W 22 in D 44 in
Mid-Century Rattan Cocktail Bar With Three Stools, 1960's
Located in Vienna, Austria
A beautiful Mid-century rattan cocktail bar, featuring a glass top and three rattan bar stools
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Rattan, Glass
Mid-Century Italian Bamboo & Rattan Bar Cart Serving Trolley
Located in Forney, TX
A charming mid-century Italian modern bamboo and rattan bar cart / rolling server / petite
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage Scandinavian Modern Teak Expanding Bar or Cocktail Cart by Poul Hundevad
By Hundevad & Co., Poul Hundevad
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Scandinavian Modern teak expanding bar or cocktail cart by Poul Hundevad
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
$2,995
H 23.75 in W 29.5 in D 20 in
1960s Danish Modern Two Tier Teak Cocktail Trolley Serving Bar Cart
Located in Germantown, MD
1960s Danish drinks trolley in a wonderful vintage condition made from solid teak and teak plywood sitting on fully working casters. A three-tiered trolley with a middle shelf cove...
Category
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Wood, Teak
Mid-century Teak Cocktail Trolley Drinks Cart 60's
By Remploy
Located in Leicester, GB
A classic mid-century modern drinks trolley by Remploy. The cocktail trolley has two tiers with
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Teak
$421 Sale Price
25% Off
H 27.17 in W 29.53 in D 17.33 in
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Style Fireplace Bar Cabinet
By Paul Evans, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Mid-Century Modern Brutalist style sculptural faux fireplace bar cabinet.
Sure to
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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Dry Bars
Materials
Mirror, Resin, Wood
Italian Mid-Century Chinoiserie Cocktail Bar Set Attr. to Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Rome, IT
Striking Italian Design Chinoiserie painted wood Cocktail bar set .
The cocktail bar includes a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
$13,430 Sale Price
20% Off
H 83.86 in W 53.94 in D 53.94 in
English Mid Century Cocktail Trolley 60's Blond Wood
Located in Leicester, GB
Mid Century blond wood cocktail trolley. Lovely tapered shape.
Made in England.
Size; 67cm x 43cm
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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Beech
Danish Modern Teak Bar Cart
Located in Trenton, NJ
your living space with this mid-century Scandinavian Teak Bar Cart and embrace a piece of history that
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Teak
Freestanding Teak Cocktail Bar With White Laminate Top
By Turnidge Furniture
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: England
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Turnidge of London
Era: 1960s
Materials: Teak, Laminate
Measurements: 48" wide x 16" deep x 39" tall
Condition: In excellent original...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Laminate, Teak
Delightful American of Martinsville Burled Light Wood Bar Cart Mid-Century
By American of Martinsville
Located in Pemberton, NJ
cocktails. One drawer and 2 open cabinets make stowing away bottles and bar ware easy.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
H 31 in W 38 in D 18.5 in
Cesare Lacca Bar Cart Cocktail Trolley Brass and Wood
By Cesare Lacca
Located in London, GB
Stylish modernist bar cart or cocktail trolley by Cesare Lacca, Italy 1950's in brass and ebonized
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Mid Century Bar Cart in Brown Burl and Root Wood, around 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Crafted circa 1960, this Mid Century Bar Cart is a singular marvel, marrying sophistication with
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Plywood, Burl
$1,687 Sale Price
30% Off
H 23.63 in W 29.53 in D 15.75 in
ATOMIC Mid Century MODERN "Grand Server" Boomerang BAR Cabinet, c. 1960’s
By A.H. Stock
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Atomic Mid Century Modern Articulating "Grand Server" Boomerang Bar Cabinet featuring tons of
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Laminate
$3,295
H 30 in W 55 in D 22 in
Italian Mid-Century Cocktail Bar Set with Cabinet Gio Ponti Design Style, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Great cocktail bar in the style of Gio Ponti, featuring a mirrored display cabinet and two stools
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$12,591
H 44.1 in W 59.85 in D 15.75 in
1960s Mid-Century Modern MCM Italian Walnut Wood and Brass Dry Bar Cabinet
By Gio Ponti, Paolo Buffa, Vittorio Dassi, Ico & Luisa Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern dry bar cocktail cabinet, in beautiful wood with top
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$2,997
H 31.89 in W 34.65 in D 15.75 in
Mid Century Modern Danish Steel & Teak Boomerang Dry Bar Eric Buch Drylund 1960
By Erik Buch, Drylund
Located in Portland, OR
tops, making it resistant to liquid damage,
Condition is excellent, this very elegant mid century
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Stainless Steel
$3,995
H 41 in W 51 in D 21 in
Italian Bar Cart or Cocktail Trolley in Brass and Smoked Glass
Located in London, GB
This is an unusual elegant bar cart, cocktail or serving trolley in brass and smoked glass Italy
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Danish Modern Rosewood Adjustable Bar Cart with Storage C1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic rolling bar cart with an adjustable work area which opens to reveal ample storage for all
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Chrome
$2,195
H 30.5 in W 22 in D 34.75 in
Bar Cart Drinks Cocktail Smoked Lucite and Chrome Table Foldable Trolley, 1977
Located in Labrit, Landes
Vintage bar cart drinks or cocktail folding trolley.
Chrome and smoked lucite.
Clean lines
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Chrome
$671
H 25.99 in W 21.26 in D 17.72 in
Rising Drink Cabinet, Cocktail Bar, Dry Bar, Folding Bar, Pop Up Bar, Bar Cart
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This English cocktail cabinet is particularly unusual and elegant.
Made of magnificent brown
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Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Crystal
$7,195
H 32.29 in W 14.97 in D 13 in
Elegant Italian Glazed Bar Cart, Drinks, Cocktail Trolley by Ico Parisi 1960's
By Ico Parisi
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Wonderfully Stylish and Elegant Mid Century Italian Modernist Glazed Bar Cart, Drinks, Cocktail
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
$2,570 Sale Price
25% Off
H 24.02 in W 31.11 in D 15.36 in
20th Century Italian Narrow Polished Walnut Cocktail Bar - Vintage Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian narrow cocktail bar with an elevated L-form top
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal, Brass
$13,900
H 30.25 in W 46.5 in D 37.5 in
Mid 20th Century Vintage Demi Lune Plank Dry Bar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your entertaining with this exceptionally stylish vintage Mid-Century Modern dry bar. Its
Category
Mid-20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
French Modern Style Spherical Two-Tier Patinated Gilt Metal and Glass Bar Cart
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Modern Style Spherical Two-Tier Patinated Gilt Metal and Glass Bar Cart, Circa 1970s
A
Category
20th Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal
$2,360
H 34.5 in W 28.5 in D 22 in
20th Century Italian Walnut Cocktail Dry Bar - Vintage Glass Vitrine Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian cocktail dry bar made of hand crafted polished Walnut
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Walnut
$14,700
H 31.5 in W 35.5 in D 15.5 in
Mid Century Modern Italian Bar Cart 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Mid Century Modern Italian Bar Cart from the 1960s, featuring brass tires and a metal frame
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Italian Bar Cart
Located in Medesano, Parma
classic design aesthetics. This mid-century modern Italian bar cart is more than just a piece of furniture
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Glass, Wood
Merton Gershun Mid Century Walnut Bar for American of Martinsville
By American of Martinsville
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A rare Mid Century walnut dry bar with pull down front door with light up drink area and storage
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$2,200
H 40.63 in W 36.13 in D 15 in
Tom Robertson Teak Cocktail Bar, Dry Bar, Drinks Cabinet by McIntosh, 1960s.
By Tom Robertson
Located in Dublin 8, IE
There are many names used to describe these types of bar cabinet - cocktail bar, dry bar, drinks
Category
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Teak
$3,537
H 50.4 in W 44.1 in D 17.92 in
'Aran' Mid-Century Modern style Dry Bar in Brazilian Hardwood by Knót Artesanal
By Knót Artesanal
Located in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
overall aesthetic and mid-century modern style make it a striking piece that is imposing yet delicate and
Category
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Dry Bars
Materials
Brass
$2,500 / item
H 37.41 in W 42.52 in D 19.69 in
20th Century Italian Large Mahogany Cocktail Bar Attributed to Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large vintage Mid-Century modern Italian cocktail bar with a counter made of hand crafted
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
$42,900
H 68.5 in W 56 in D 44.5 in
Mid-Century Danish Rosewood Drinks Trolley, 1960s
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
a cocktail trolley, side table or stylish bar cart.
Provenance:
Made in Denmark, 1960s.
Original
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Rosewood
Midcentury Cocktail Bar Made in England a. Umberto Mascagni Drinks Bar Counter
By Umberto Mascagni
Located in Landshut, BY
This spectacular English Cocktail Bar is in amazing good condition - fully revised and rewired
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Formica, Wood, Teak
$5,732
H 41.34 in W 52.37 in D 21.66 in
1950s Italian Bar Cart with Sculptural Detailing
Located in London, London
1950s Italian Bar Cart with Sculptural Detailing
A striking mid-century bar cart, likely Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian 1970s Dry Bar Cocktail Cabinet Side Table
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Vittorio Dassi, Ico & Luisa Parisi, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti
Located in Carimate, Como
Very elegant Italian 1970s drinks dry bar cabinet with beautiful wood and great designed wooden
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
Vintage Modern Hardwood Serving Cart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Serve style and sophistication with this Mid-Century Modern Hardwood Serving Cart, expertly crafted
Category
Mid-20th Century Romanian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table/ Bar, Metal and Glass, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table/ Bar, Metal and Glass, 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Brass and Smoked Glass Bar Cart, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage Italian bar cart features a golden brass frame paired with smoked glass shelves
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
20th Century Italian Modern Rosewood Credenza - Vintage Dry Bar by Mobili Cantù
By Consorzio Esposizione Mobili Cantù
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 20th Century, large vintage Mid-Century modern Italian credenza with a slanted top, made of hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Metal, Brass
$22,900
H 54.5 in W 114.5 in D 18.5 in
Cesare Lacca Italian Bar Cart, Ico Parisi Style, Brass & Lacquer
By Ico Parisi, Cesare Lacca
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Mid-Century Italian bar cart or tea trolley in the style of Ico Parisi, featuring a
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table/Bar by Sergio Mazza, Italy
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table/Bar by Sergio Mazza, Italy
scratches visible
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Plastic
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Mid Century Modern Cocktail Bar For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic mid century modern cocktail bar available at 1stDibs. Each mid century modern cocktail bar for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, glass and wood. If you’re shopping for a mid century modern cocktail bar, we have 474 options in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mid century modern cocktail bar, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right mid century modern cocktail bar, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one mid century modern cocktail bar that is appealing in its simplicity, but Culver Ltd., Aldo Tura and Georges Briard produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Mid Century Modern Cocktail Bar?
The average selling price for a mid century modern cocktail bar at 1stDibs is $950, while they’re typically $83 on the low end and $42,311 for the highest priced.
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.
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