$2,500Sale Price|21% Off
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slatted Bench or Coffee Table, 1960s, Refinished
By George Nelson, Herman Miller, Maruni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully refinished Mid-Century Modern slatted wood bench in richly toned walnut, offering the
Wood
Brutalist Carved Oak Slats Lamp, France 1950’s
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist table lamp in carved oak with wrought iron studs. Base only 22x11.
Oak
1970's Chromed Slat Waterfall Console in the style of Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in North Miami, FL
This multi-slat chromed console table with custom glass top in the style of Milo Baughman is
Chrome
Mel Smilow Walnut Slat Bench or Coffee Table Mid Century Modern Refinished
By Mel Smilow
Located in Atlanta, GA
Clean lined walnut slat bench or coffee table, designed by Mel Smilow, circa 1950s. This bench is
Wood, Walnut
Vintage mid-century stamped-steel strap/slat-back patio dining chairs and table
Located in Omaha, NE
A striking and substantial mid-century modern outdoor bistro set dating to the 1950s–1960s. This
Steel
$2,600Sale Price|23% Off
Mid-Century Modern Slatted Wood Bench or Table w Brass Sabots, Refinished, 1960s
By Herman Miller, Maruni, George Nelson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully refinished Mid-Century Modern slatted wood bench, circa 1960s. Expertly crafted with
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Slat Oak Bench / Coffee Table with Tapered Legs and Cushion
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic Mid-Century American Modern slatted oak bench or coffee table supported by four, slim
Oak
Mid-Century Slat Bench by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
By Harry Bertoia, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Wonderful mid-century slat bench or coffee table by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1950s. Stained ash
Steel
1960's Mid-Century Modern Danish Style Wood Slat Coffee Table or bench
By Martin Visser
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful vintage coffee table or slatted bench. Super trendy in the 60s/70s and back in style
Oak
A Pair of Mid Century Modern George Nelson Style Wood Slat Benches / Side Tables
Located in Miami, FL
Tables. Circa 1960s Features a quintessential sleek mid-century modern hardwood slat top with tapered
Wood
Solid Oak Slats Top Desk Designed by the Coene, Belgium, 1958
By De Coene Frères
Located in Antwerp, BE
features a wonderful pattern of barrel features a solid oak wooden top, made of tangentially-sawn oak slats
Stainless Steel
Mid Century Modern Slat Bench Made in Yugoslavia, George Nelson Style
By George Nelson
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Elevate your space with this iconic Mid Century Modern slat bench/coffee table. Stamped "Made in
Beech
Classic Modernist Slat Bench / Table after George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist Slat Bench / Table after George Nelson , A bit more unusual than most with the
Wood, Walnut
Arthur Umanoff Iron & Slat Chair & Square Table Set
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Bensalem, PA
Amazing set a four Arthur Umanoff slat chairs with wrapped back, supports and wrought iron frames
Iron
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Slat Bench / Table, Midcentury Modern, 1950s, France
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Thirteen-slat bench designed by Charlotte Perriand and produced by Steph Simon between 1959 and
Metal
Classic Modernist Slat Bench / Cocktail Table After George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist Slat Bench / Cocktail Table after George Nelson,, Nice original condition
Wood
$1,519Sale Price|47% Off
DIA Slat Chrome Bench Coffee table style of Milo Baughman
By Design Institute America
Located in Pasadena, TX
Design Institute of America Chrome Slat Bench Designed in the 1970s, this slatted chrome bench is
Chrome
Vintage Expandable Solid Walnut Slatted Bench, Coffee Table by John Keal
By John Keal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid Century Large Expandable Solid Walnut Wood Slatted Bench, Coffee Table, featuring a Slat Top
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Diminutive Slat Bench or Table in the Style of George Nelson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury Diminutive Slat Bench or Table in the Style of George Nelson Circa 1960s A midcentury
Metal
Black Enameled Steel Slat Bench or Low Coffee Table, USA 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Steel slat bench made of welded steel bars, enameled in black.
Steel
MCM Platform Slat Bench or Coffee Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in San Diego, CA
A true one-of-a-kind design! MCM platform slat bench or coffee table by George Nelson for Herman
Maple
1970s Teak Curved Barrel Kidney Slatted Settee Table Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, teak kidney set you could hope to find. This is Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. Just look at the gorgeous curved de...
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Bench Cocktail Table Style of George Nelson Solid Beech 1950s
By George Nelson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-century slatted bench, cocktail table from the mid-1950s. Faintly stamped Yugoslavia on the
Beech
Unavailable|$2,600 / set
Mid-Century Slat Tables
Located in Baltimore, MD
Trio Mid-Century slatted and tables and coffee table in very sharp espresso ash. Nice angular form
Ash
Unavailable|$1,495
Mid-Century Slat Table Mosaic Inlay, George Nelson Style
By George Nelson
Located in Miami, FL
This unique Mid-Century walnut slat table and handmade mosaic inlay in aqua, gold and blue tones in
Walnut, Ceramic
Unavailable|$2,400
Redwood Mid Century Modern Wood Slat Coffee Table / Bench
Located in Brooklyn, NY
well. There is no other wood slat bench or coffee table out there that can function as well as this one
Hardwood
Unavailable|$2,800
Handsome Mid-Century George Nelson Style Slat Coffee Table
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Great functional design slatted wood coffee table with brass capped tapered legs, perfect for a
Unavailable|$1,450
Mid Century Modern styled HANDMADE Oak Slat Bench Long Coffee Table
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Handmade Mid Century Modern OAK SLAT BENCH / COFFEE TABLE. Crafted from high-quality oak, the bench
Oak
Unavailable|$695
Slat Coffee Table in Walnut
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Mid-Century Modern slat coffee table in walnut. Original very good condition.
Walnut
Unavailable|$3,348
Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench by Walter Antonis for Spectrum, 1970s
By 't Spectrum Bergeijk, Walter Antonis
Located in Enschede, NL
Lath-work table or slat bench from the ‘Passe-Par-Tout’ series designed by Walter Antonis for
Steel
Unavailable|$4,800
Vintage Slat Table with Iron Legs
By Mel Smilow, George Nelson
Located in Chicago, IL
. The table features stained Oak slats perched upon a pair of iron legs. Each leg is connected by a
Iron
Unavailable|$2,145 / item
Mel Smilow Slat Coffee or Side Table
By Mel Smilow
Located in Westfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern slat coffee or side table by Mel Smilow. Listing is for each table, two
Walnut
Unavailable|$1,674
Midcentury Belgian Alfred Hendrickx Slatted Coffee Table, 1950s
By Alfred Hendrickx
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Midcentury Belgian coffee table or bed end – black painted Megs matched with pine wood slats. Very
Wood
Unavailable|$519
Midcentury Teak Slatted Coffee Table by Myer, 1960s
By Myers
Located in Chesham, GB
This vintage Danish style slatted coffee table was designed and manufactured by Myer in the UK. The
Teak
Unavailable|$6,845
1970s Palmwood Slatted Waterfall Console
Located in Sausalito, CA
A 1970s dramatic, beautiful slatted waterfall palmwood console. Handcrafted with precise detail.
Palmwood
Unavailable|$3,500
George Nelson Ebony Slat Bench or Coffee Table
By George Nelson
Located in Allentown, PA
Very early version of the iconic bench coffee table by one of the foremost designers of the era
Birch
Unavailable|$3,500
California Modern Iron, Slat Wood and Black Glass Cocktail Table, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wrought iron frame with wood slat and black glass. Perfect example of California Modern Design.
Unavailable|$831
Danish Teak Serving Trolley with Slatted Shelf, Midcentury
Located in Berlin, DE
Danish teak serving trolley with a nice teak grain on the top and slatted shelf underneath
Teak
Limited Edition Angle Steel Coffee Table with Dylan Egon Screen Printed Slats
By Dylan Egon
Located in New York, NY
Regeneration angle steel coffee table with acrylic screen printed wooden slats by pop artist, Dylan
Steel
Unavailable|$1,995
1960s Mid Century Low Profile Slat Wood Bench
Located in Boston, MA
Mid Century slat wood bench or coffee table, circa 1960s. Perfect size, long at 5ft, but balanced
Wood
Unavailable|$975
Custom Slat Bench or Coffee Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Custom bench or coffee table constructed of solid walnut and ash slats with a weld wrought iron
Iron
Mid-Century Slatted Table after George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This George Nelson-inspired birch table was custom-made and significantly longer than the largest
Steel
Mid-century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern walnut slat bench coffee table. It is in excellent condition
Mid-Century Modern Slatted Walnut Side Table By Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This petite walnut side table is designed by American designer Mel Smilow circa 1950s. The table
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench End/Side Table
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a vintage Mid-Century Modern walnut side table. Has been refinished and is
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table. Featuring a straight line
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table. Featuring a straight line
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a vintage Mid-Century Modern walnut slat bench coffee table. This table is in excellent
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Slat Walnut Side Table by Mel Smilow
By Smilow-Thielle, Mel Smilow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, slatted walnut side table with elegant dovetail details and tapered legs
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern walnut slat bench coffee table with brass dowels. It has a nice
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern walnut slat bench coffee table. It has a nice look and simple lines
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a midcentury coffee table. Features a slat bench top on pencil legs, made
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Low Slat Bench Coffee Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Sleek Mid-Century Modern low slat bench coffee table featuring a delicate slat wood top with an
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table
Located in Wilmington, DE
What a find. Offered is a vintage Mid-Century Modern walnut coffee table. Has been refinished and
Walnut
Walnut Wood and Bronze Slatted Vintage Mid Century Modern End Table Bench
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage walnut and bronze slatted bench/end side table. This understated mid century modern piece
Bronze
Mid Century Modern Slatted Bench, Table, , Cristian Wicha
By Cristian Wicha 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist Slat Bench,,Coffee Table,, Designed by Cristian Wicha,,BDI,,Original black
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slatted Cocktail Table, C1955
By George Nelson
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Slatted walnut cocktail table in the style of George Nelson. Unsigned and in excellent vintage
Walnut
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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