Pair of Hollywood Regency Italian Murano Glass Mosaic and Lucite Table Lamps
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of late 1970s or early 1980s Lucite cylinder form lamps with Italian Murano glass mosaic tiles around standard of lamps. No loose or broken tiles, Lucite has lite scuffs. Some t...
Glass, Lucite
White Ceramic Mosaic Table, Germany, 70's, In The Style Of Lilienthal / Müller
By Heinz Lilienthal, Berthold Muller
Located in Cork, IE
This hand-crafted round mosaic table with a captivating starburst pattern successfully fuses the structural honesty of brutalism with a more playful approach to mid-century modern de...
Chrome
French colourful mid century ceramic coffee table at Studio ALM
Located in Paddington, NSW
A striking handcrafted coffee table dating from the 1970s, combining the warmth of solid wood with the artistry of a colorful ceramic tile mosaic top. The square form is framed by ro...
Ceramic
Pair of Black Wrought Iron and Blue Purple & Aqua Terrazzo Tile Tables, 1950s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Great Side by Side Coffee Tables. Versatile. Classic. American Mid Century. 9 pounds each.
Wrought Iron
$1,120Sale Price|36% Off
Mid-Century Modern Expandable Tessellated End Table in the Style Enrique Garcel
By Enrique Garcel
Located in Plainview, NY
A striking Mid-Century Modern tessellated bone coffee or end table crafted in the style of Enrique Garcel, celebrated for his luxurious organic materials and sculptural forms.
Wood
J. Ormond Sanderson Straw Valley Pottery Mid-Century Modern Cubist Coffee Table
By Jesse Ormond Sanderson Jr., Roger Capron
Located in St. Louis, MO
Modernist form iron base with carefully planned mosaic of patterned and textured tile fragments placed on top and grouted.
Iron
$3,800 / set
4 pc. Cast Stone and Tile Mosaic Top Dining Set
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional vintage 4 piece cast stone and mosaic tile garden, patio, poolside dinette set. The set consists of a circular pedestal base table, with three semi circular benches. Th...
Cast Stone
$2,120Sale Price|28% Off
Italian Mosaic Tile Wall Plaque or Table Top of a Centurion in Wood Carved Frame
Located in Plainview, NY
A Mid Century Italian Mosaic Tile Wall Plaque or Table Top of a Centurion in Wood Carved Frame.
Wood
Exceptional Coconut Tiled Veneer Writing Desk with Ebony Wood Accents
Located in North Miami, FL
Incredible detail work in the small coconut shell mosaic tiles - natural and organic. Very heavy and well constructed. Finished in front and back for floating in a room. Lovely Asian...
Ebony, Coconut
Mosaic Ceramic Tile Dish Vide-Poche Catchall Black and Terracotta, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful Mid-Century Modern round tile mosaic dish vide-poche catchall, circa 1960s.
Ceramic
$1,400Sale Price|37% Off
Micro Mosaic Tile Wall Plaque or Table Top of a Seated Woman in Wood Frame
Located in Plainview, NY
A palatial micro mosaic tile wall plaque of a seated woman holding a goblet in an antiquated wood frame. The wood frame is beautifully carved and the tile alignments of the tiles are...
Wood
Martz Ceramic Top Square Side Table
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ceramic tile top square occasional table, designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studio. Signature inlaid ceramic mosaic with contrasting golden yellow and cream tiles on min...
Ceramic, Walnut
Peter Lovig coffee table teak and ceramic Denmark 1950 Stamped
Located in Paris, IDF
Teak side table rare model by Peter Lovig. made in Denmark, 1950s/60s. Teak construction, with tiled ceramic surface and grooved longitudinal edges made of solid teak wood. Marked on...
Ceramic, Teak
Mid Century Serving Cart by Otto Schulz, Boet, Sweden, 1950s
By Boet, Otto Schulz
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Lovely serving cart or side table by Otto Schulz. Made from mahogany with sleek lines. Table top and shelf with terracotta colored mosaic tiles.
Ceramic, Elm
Tessellated Stone Table w/ Inlay Top attr Maitland Smith
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This elegant tessellated stone end table features sculpted legs, mosaic tile like design, and unique banded two-tone inlay. Perfect height for use as sofa end table or as an occasion...
Stone
Large Brushed Steel Slate-Top Table, France, circa 1970s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
One-of-a-kind round table with a brushed steel base and surround. The top is composed of a mosaic of dark grey and rust-colored slate tiles.
Vintage Tessellated Bone Console Table by Enrique Garcel for Jimeco LTDA
By Enrique Garcel, Jimeco ltda
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This exceptional console table, designed by Enrique Garcel for Jimeco LTDA in the 1970s, exemplifies the designer’s pioneering use of exotic natural materials and sculptural form. Ga...
Bone, Wood
$948Sale Price|19% Off
Modernist ceramic coffee table, circa 1960
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents Modernist ceramic coffee table, circa 1960 Rectangular coffee table featuring a mosaic top composed of glazed ceramic tiles in brown, white, and golden tones a...
Ceramic
Modernist coffee table from the 1960s, attributed to Lilienthal
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents this modernist coffee table from the 1960s, attributed to Lilienthal, the German specialist in ceramic-top tables now actively sought after by mid-century desig...
Steel
Roger Capron " Herbier " Ceramic Coffee Table - Vallauris, France - circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in leucate, FR
It is perfect as a central coffee table in a contemporary or Mid-Century Modern living room, appealing to collectors and connoisseurs of important 20th-century design.
Metal
$2,350Sale Price|47% Off
Customized 'Paracarro' Dining Table Base by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti 1970s
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of 'Paracarro' dining table bases are by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia which are sculpted from concrete and chromed steel with ceramic tiles in a mosaic form during ...
Concrete, Steel, Chrome
Italian 1960s Fish Mosaic Trinket Box in Ceramic and brass
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Mid-Century Modern brass box with vibrant fish mosaic ceramic tiles top, Italy 1960s.
Brass
Ceramic and Wooden Trivet, France, 1960s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Beautiful handcrafted French trivet from the 1960s combining warm natural wood with vibrant turquoise ceramic tiles and decorative mosaic accents. Its striking geometric composition ...
Ceramic, Wood
Mexican Modernism Coffee Set in Solid Brass & Glass by Salvador Teran, Signed
By Salvador Teran, Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking and highly collectible mid-century modern coffee service by Salvador Terán, one of the most innovative figures of Mexican Modernism and Mexican silversmithing design.
Brass
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
This table is one of a large set of incredibly clever tables, each boasting the same spare cast-iron frame, and each a unique mosaic tile top, about 24" x 24" square, depicting its v...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
This table is one of a large set of incredibly clever tables, each boasting the same spare cast-iron frame, and each a unique mosaic tile top, about 24" x 24" square, depicting its v...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
This table is one of a large set of incredibly clever tables, each boasting the same spare cast-iron frame, and each a unique mosaic tile top, about 24" x 24" square, depicting its v...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
This table is one of a large set of incredibly clever tables, each boasting the same spare cast-iron frame, and each a unique mosaic tile top, about 24" x 24" square, depicting its v...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
This table is one of a large set of incredibly clever tables, each boasting the same spare cast-iron frame, and each a unique mosaic tile top, about 24" x 24" square, depicting its v...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
This table is one of a large set of incredibly clever tables, each boasting the same spare cast-iron frame, and each a unique mosaic tile top, about 24" x 24" square, depicting its v...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
This table is one of a large set of incredibly clever tables, each boasting the same spare cast-iron frame, and each a unique mosaic tile top, about 24" x 24" square, depicting its v...
Wrought Iron
Roger Capron, Tile-topped Cafe Table with Tarot Motif, France, circa 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in New York, NY
This table is one of a large set of incredibly clever tables, each boasting the same spare cast-iron frame, and each a unique mosaic tile top, about 24" x 24" square, depicting its v...
Wrought Iron
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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