Mid Century Modern Tiered Side Table
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Steel
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Walnut
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Maple
Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Side Tables
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Oak
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Glass, Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Glass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Chrome
Vintage 1940s North American American Classical Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Rattan, Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Laminate, Walnut
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Goatskin, Resin, Parchment Paper
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Mahogany, Rattan
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Chrome
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Iron
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Hardwood, Mahogany
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Pine
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Chrome
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Ash
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Rattan
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Iron
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Laminate, Zebra Wood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Maple
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Rattan, Formica
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Hardwood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Travertine
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Rattan
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Rattan
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Ceramic
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Rattan, Mahogany
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mahogany
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Mid Century Modern Tiered Side Table For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Mid Century Modern Tiered Side Table?
A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe 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.
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 American furniture on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Finding the Right Side Tables for You
While the range of styles and variety of materials have broadened over time, the priceless functionality of side tables has held true.
Vintage, new and antique side tables are an integral accent to our seating and provide additional, necessary storage in our homes. They can be a great foundation for that perfect focal piece of art that you want all your guests to see as you congregate for cocktails in the living room. Side tables are indeed ideal as a stage for your decorative objects or plants in your library or your study, and they are a practical space for the novel or stack of design magazines you keep close to your sofa.
Sure, owning a pair of side tables isn’t as imperative as having a coffee table in the common area, though most of us would struggle without them. Those made of metal, stone or wood are frequently featured in stylish interiors, and if you’re shopping for side tables, there are a couple of things to keep in mind.
With respect to the height of your side tables, a table that is as high as your lounge chair or the arm of your couch is best. Some folks are understandably fussy about coherence in a living room area, but coherence doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t mix and match. Feel free to introduce minimalist mid-century modern wooden side tables designed by Paul McCobb alongside your contemporary metal coffee table. If you think it isn’t possible to pair a Hollywood Regency–style side table with a contemporary sofa, we’re here to tell you that it is. Even a leggy side table can balance a chunky sofa well. Try to keep a limited color palette in mind if you’re planning on mixing furniture styles and materials, and don’t be afraid to add a piece of abstract art to shake things up.
As far as the objects you’re planning to place on your side tables, if you have heavy items such as stone or sculptures to display, a fragile glass-top table would not be an ideal choice. Think about what material would best support your collectibles and go with that. If it’s a particularly small side table, along with a tall, sleek floor lamp, it can make for a great way to fill a corner of the room you wouldn’t otherwise easily be able to populate.
Whether you are looking for an antique 19th-century carved oak side table or a vintage rattan side table (because rattan never went away!), the collection on 1stDibs has you covered.
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