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1970s Teak Slat Coffee Table
1970s Teak Slat Coffee Table

1970s Teak Slat Coffee Table

Located in Victoria, BC

and slatted surface exude mid-century charm, while its compact size is perfect for small spaces. 36

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Teak

Slatted Wood Bench Table After Hans Wegner
Slatted Wood Bench Table After Hans Wegner

Slatted Wood Bench Table After Hans Wegner

Located in San Francisco, CA

Slatted Wood Bench Table After Hans Wegner 78.5"D x 18.75"W x 14.5"H Seated height 17.15

Category

Mid-20th Century Benches

Materials

Wood

Slatted Bench/Table By George Nelson
Slatted Bench/Table By George Nelson

Slatted Bench/Table By George Nelson

By George Nelson, Herman Miller

Located in Brooklyn, NY

One of Nelson's first designs for Herman Miller, this bench is now a mid-century icon. Designed to

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

George Nelson Slat Bench or Coffee Table
George Nelson Slat Bench or Coffee Table

George Nelson Slat Bench or Coffee Table

By George Nelson

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A Nelson slat bench with nicely aged wood in a dark honey color with great warm patina which only

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Wood

Vintage-Modern Wooden Slat Bench/Coffee Table
Vintage-Modern Wooden Slat Bench/Coffee Table

Vintage-Modern Wooden Slat Bench/Coffee Table

By George Nelson

Located in Brooklyn, NY

George Nelson style slat bench in blond wood grain. Great for use as a sitting bench or table

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Benches

Milo Baughman Chrome  Slat bench or table.
Milo Baughman Chrome  Slat bench or table.

Milo Baughman Chrome Slat bench or table.

By Milo Baughman

Located in Redding, CT

Designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin and DIA. This classic Mid Century gem would be a great

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Slatted Bench or Table by Mel Smilow
Slatted Bench or Table by Mel Smilow

Slatted Bench or Table by Mel Smilow

By Smilow-Thielle, Mel Smilow

Located in Brooklyn, NY

slats; and cantilevered top. Original 1950s production. Legs screw off without tools for easy transport

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Walnut

Hand Crafted Slat Elm Wood Side Table Ottoman
Hand Crafted Slat Elm Wood Side Table Ottoman

Hand Crafted Slat Elm Wood Side Table Ottoman

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Mid-century modern, Scandinavian influenced, hand-crafted, slat elm wood foot stool / ottoman with

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Elm

Pair of 1960s Mahogany Slatted Benches Bedside Tables Nightstands
Pair of 1960s Mahogany Slatted Benches Bedside Tables Nightstands

Pair of 1960s Mahogany Slatted Benches Bedside Tables Nightstands

Located in Stow on the Wold, GB

Pair of 1960s Brazilian mahogany slatted benches, could also be used as bedside tables. Very

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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Mahogany

Sleek Black Slatted Modern Vintage Coffee Table or Bench
Sleek Black Slatted Modern Vintage Coffee Table or Bench

Sleek Black Slatted Modern Vintage Coffee Table or Bench

By Paul McCobb

Located in Houston, TX

bench will be perfect in a Mid-Century Modern, or transitional space.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

George Nelson Slat Bench or Coffee Table by Herman Miller
George Nelson Slat Bench or Coffee Table by Herman Miller

George Nelson Slat Bench or Coffee Table by Herman Miller

By George Nelson

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A Nelson platform bench or coffee table with natural birch wood slat top and black ebony finished

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Brazilian Jacaranda Rosewood Slatted Bench or Low Table, Brazil 1960s
Brazilian Jacaranda Rosewood Slatted Bench or Low Table, Brazil 1960s

Brazilian Jacaranda Rosewood Slatted Bench or Low Table, Brazil 1960s

By Sergio Rodrigues

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sergio Rodrigues styled slatted wood bench would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian Modern

Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Rosewood

Brazilian Pau Marfim and Caviúna Slatted Bench or Coffee Table
Brazilian Pau Marfim and Caviúna Slatted Bench or Coffee Table

Brazilian Pau Marfim and Caviúna Slatted Bench or Coffee Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautifully executed slatted bench or coffee table which has been newly imported from a private

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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Rosewood

1960s Midcentury Industrial Teak and Metal Slatted Stools or Side Tables, Pair
1960s Midcentury Industrial Teak and Metal Slatted Stools or Side Tables, Pair

1960s Midcentury Industrial Teak and Metal Slatted Stools or Side Tables, Pair

Located in Stow on the Wold, GB

individually as tables. Powder coated flat steel frames with teak slats to form the seat and brass screws

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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Teak

Martin Visser Style Pine Slat Bench or Coffee Table by Laboremus Viborg
Martin Visser Style Pine Slat Bench or Coffee Table by Laboremus Viborg

Martin Visser Style Pine Slat Bench or Coffee Table by Laboremus Viborg

By Martin Visser

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage Mid-Century pine slat bench or coffee table by Danish manufacturer Laboremus Viborg

Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Pine

Milo Baughman Chrome Slat Vintage Bench or Coffee Table, Steel Hollywood Regency
Milo Baughman Chrome Slat Vintage Bench or Coffee Table, Steel Hollywood Regency

Milo Baughman Chrome Slat Vintage Bench or Coffee Table, Steel Hollywood Regency

By Milo Baughman

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Vintage Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman chromed steel slat bench. Very heavy and sturdy! Great

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Vintage Modern Long Slat Bench
Vintage Modern Long Slat Bench

Vintage Modern Long Slat Bench

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Great looking mid-century modern slat bench/coffee table.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Benches

Materials

Walnut

Walter Antonis 'Passe Partout' Ash Slat Bench or Low Table for Arspect
Walter Antonis 'Passe Partout' Ash Slat Bench or Low Table for Arspect

Walter Antonis 'Passe Partout' Ash Slat Bench or Low Table for Arspect

By Arspect, Walter Antonis

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rare 1970's Walter Antonis natual ash slat bench or low table for arspect. Lightly refinished in

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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Metal

Vintage DIA Design Institute of America Chrome Slat Bench or Coffee Table, Stele
Vintage DIA Design Institute of America Chrome Slat Bench or Coffee Table, Stele

Vintage DIA Design Institute of America Chrome Slat Bench or Coffee Table, Stele

By Design Institute America

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Vintage DIA Design Institute of America’s Mid-Century Modern chromed steel slat bench. Very heavy

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Slat Bench or Coffee Table in Ash and Wenge Dating from the 1960’s
Slat Bench or Coffee Table in Ash and Wenge Dating from the 1960’s

Slat Bench or Coffee Table in Ash and Wenge Dating from the 1960’s

Located in Antwerp, BE

Slat bench or coffee table in stained ash for the seating and wenge wood for the legs, dating from

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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Ash, Wenge

Rare Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench Coffee Table
Rare Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench Coffee Table

Rare Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench Coffee Table

Located in Brooklyn, NY

extremely unique V-shaped base. This wonderful Mid-Century slat table doubles as a stylish gallery bench and

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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Mid Century Slat Bench Table
Mid Century Slat Bench Table

Mid Century Slat Bench Table

By George Nelson

Located in New York, NY

Iconic mid century slat bench, coffee table, on diminutive scale. This example is in very good

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid 20th century slatted coffee table
Mid 20th century slatted coffee table

Mid 20th century slatted coffee table

Located in Malton, GB

This is a very well made and nicely designed French mid century coffee table. The slatted nature of

Category

20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Mid-century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table
Mid-century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table

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

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Iconic Mid-Century Slat Bench Coffee Table
Iconic Mid-Century Slat Bench Coffee Table

Iconic Mid-Century Slat Bench Coffee Table

By George Nelson

Located in New York, NY

Iconic Mid-Century slat bench after Nelson. Good original, estate condition.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Classic Mid-Century Slat Bench Coffee Table
Classic Mid-Century Slat Bench Coffee Table

Classic Mid-Century Slat Bench Coffee Table

By George Nelson

Located in New York, NY

Iconic form slat bench coffee table bench, in very good original condition.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slatted Bench / Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slatted Bench / Coffee Table

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slatted Bench / Coffee Table

By Mel Smilow

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Beautiful mid-century modern walnut slatted bench / coffee table. This table would made a great

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Wooden Slat Bench or Coffee Table
Mid Century Wooden Slat Bench or Coffee Table

Mid Century Wooden Slat Bench or Coffee Table

By George Nelson

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A Mid Century walnut toned slat bench or coffee table with conical legs and tapered ends. This

Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table

Located in Wilmington, DE

What a find. Offered is a vintage Mid-Century Modern walnut bench/coffee table. Features wood slat

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table

Located in Wilmington, DE

Offered is a vintage Mid-Century Modern walnut slat bench coffee table. It is in good condition

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

1950s Mid-Century Italian Slatted Wood Slim Wall Console Table
1950s Mid-Century Italian Slatted Wood Slim Wall Console Table

1950s Mid-Century Italian Slatted Wood Slim Wall Console Table

Located in Carimate, Como

Very elegant and refined Italian 1950s Mid-Century Modern and neoclassical design console table

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Elegant Mid Century Modernist Coffee Table/ Slat Bench
Elegant Mid Century Modernist Coffee Table/ Slat Bench

Elegant Mid Century Modernist Coffee Table/ Slat Bench

By Mel Smilow

Located in Buffalo, NY

Elegant mid century modernist coffee table/ slat bench..,, simple, sleek design, wonderful quality

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Unique Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench Coffee Table
Unique Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench Coffee Table

Unique Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench Coffee Table

By Harvey Probber

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This stunning vintage slat bench features unique two-tone finish with black lacquered trim and rich

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench
Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench

Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Classic slat bench or table in walnut with tapered legs. Great as a living room table or window

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Danish Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table
Mid-Century Danish Modern Walnut Slat Bench Coffee Table

Mid-Century Danish 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, has

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Slat Bench Coffee Table Made in Yugoslavia
Mid Century Slat Bench Coffee Table Made in Yugoslavia

Mid Century Slat Bench Coffee Table Made in Yugoslavia

By George Nelson

Located in New York, NY

Iconic slat bench coffee table, made in Yugoslavia. This examples solid maple, unusual to see this

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Mid-20th Century Macedonian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench or Coffee Table
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench or Coffee Table

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Slat Bench or Coffee Table

Located in Doylestown, PA

Vintage Mid-Century Modern slat coffee table or bench. Beautiful craftsmanship. Marked "Yugoslavia

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Vintage 1960s Serbian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Expanding Slat Bench
Mid-Century Modern Expanding Slat Bench

Mid-Century Modern Expanding Slat Bench

By George Nelson

Located in Buffalo, NY

Mid-Century Modern expanding slat bench, Classic modernist design, tables retains original finish

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Slatted Cocktail Table by Mel Smilow
Mid-Century Modern Slatted Cocktail Table by Mel Smilow

Mid-Century Modern Slatted Cocktail Table by Mel Smilow

By Mel Smilow

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous walnut slatted bench or cocktail table with finger joint construction. Delicate walnut

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Two-Tier Studio Slat Bench Coffee Table
Mid Century Two-Tier Studio Slat Bench Coffee Table

Mid Century Two-Tier Studio Slat Bench Coffee Table

Located in San Jose, CA

American Studio Craft slat bench coffee table in walnut. This unique piece has a low black laminate

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Laminate, Walnut

Long Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench
Long Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench

Long Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Bench

By George Nelson

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This uniquely long walnut slat bench features tapered legs, with brass tipped feet. Wonderful Mid

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

George Nelson Style Mid-Century Modern Beechwood Slat Bench Coffee Table
George Nelson Style Mid-Century Modern Beechwood Slat Bench Coffee Table

George Nelson Style Mid-Century Modern Beechwood Slat Bench Coffee Table

By George Nelson, John Keal

Located in Chattanooga, TN

home made creation. The Mid-Century Modern slat bench is perhaps one of the most recognizable and

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Beech

Mid Century Modern Sculptural Walnut Slatted Cocktail Table style George Nelson
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Walnut Slatted Cocktail Table style George Nelson

Mid Century Modern Sculptural Walnut Slatted Cocktail Table style George Nelson

By George Nelson

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Simple, elegant and very cool mid century modern slatted Cocktail Table. Created out of walnut and

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple, Walnut

George Nelson Style Mid-Century Modern Beechwood Slat Bench Coffee Table
George Nelson Style Mid-Century Modern Beechwood Slat Bench Coffee Table

George Nelson Style Mid-Century Modern Beechwood Slat Bench Coffee Table

By George Nelson, John Keal

Located in Chattanooga, TN

The Mid-Century Modern slat bench is perhaps one of the most recognizable and beloved pieces of

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Beech

Mid-Century Modern Long Slat Walnut Bench Coffee Table by Mel Smilow
Mid-Century Modern Long Slat Walnut Bench Coffee Table by Mel Smilow

Mid-Century Modern Long Slat Walnut Bench Coffee Table by Mel Smilow

By Mel Smilow, Smilow-Thielle

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Mid-Century Modern, long, slatted walnut bench/coffee table with elegant dovetail details and

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Slatted Cocktail Table Manner of George Nelson
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Slatted Cocktail Table Manner of George Nelson

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Slatted Cocktail Table Manner of George Nelson

By George Nelson

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Simple and elegant cocktail table with a slatted top which a dowel rod passes thru on both ends as

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Expandable Slatted Coffee Table/Bench by John Keal
Mid Century Modern Expandable Slatted Coffee Table/Bench by John Keal

Mid Century Modern Expandable Slatted Coffee Table/Bench by John Keal

By John Keal, Brown Saltman

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful and versatile expandable mid century minimalist walnut slat bench designed by John Keal

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Slatted Cocktail Table Bench Style George Nelson
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Slatted Cocktail Table Bench Style George Nelson

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Slatted Cocktail Table Bench Style George Nelson

By George Nelson

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous slatted cocktail table and or low bench, possibly at the foot of the bed. Wood looks to be

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Drop-Leaf Table and Slat Folding Chairs
Mid-Century Modern Drop-Leaf Table and Slat Folding Chairs

Mid-Century Modern Drop-Leaf Table and Slat Folding Chairs

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Designed to save space when not in use, this stylish drop-leaf table features two leaves which

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Walnut

1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Octagonal Metal Brass Slat Wood Coffee Table
1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Octagonal Metal Brass Slat Wood Coffee Table

1950s Mid-Century Modern Italian Octagonal Metal Brass Slat Wood Coffee Table

By Charlotte Perriand, George Nelson

Located in Carimate, Como

Beautiful typical 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern coffee table with octagonal wooden top, lower

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mel Smilow Slat Side Table
Mel Smilow Slat Side Table

Mel Smilow Slat Side Table

By Smilow-Thielle, Mel Smilow

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Solid American walnut table. Slender slats and long, tapered legs create a light, elegant

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Midcentury Slat Bench Coffee Table
Midcentury Slat Bench Coffee Table

Midcentury Slat Bench Coffee Table

Located in Wilmington, DE

What a find. Offered is a midcentury coffee table. It is made of walnut with brass feet. The piece

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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Midcentury Slat Bench Coffee Table
Midcentury Slat Bench Coffee Table

Midcentury Slat Bench Coffee Table

Located in Wilmington, DE

What a find. Offered is a midcentury coffee table. It is made of walnut with brass feet. The piece

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Mel Smilow Mid Century Slat Bench Coffee Table in Walnut c 1950's
Mel Smilow Mid Century Slat Bench Coffee Table in Walnut c 1950's

Mel Smilow Mid Century Slat Bench Coffee Table in Walnut c 1950's

By Mel Smilow

Located in New York, NY

Exceptional Mid Century in solid walnut slat bench, coffee table by Mel Smilow. The bench

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Slat Carved Wood Writing Desk Console Table
1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Slat Carved Wood Writing Desk Console Table

1940s Art Deco Mid-Century Italian Slat Carved Wood Writing Desk Console Table

Located in Carimate, Como

Very elegant Italian Art Deco Mid-Century Modern desk writing table, with beautiful front carved

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Slatted Cocktail Table / Bench in the Manner of George Nelson
Mid-Century Modern Slatted Cocktail Table / Bench in the Manner of George Nelson

Mid-Century Modern Slatted Cocktail Table / Bench in the Manner of George Nelson

By George Nelson

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Mid-Century Modern sculptural cocktail table or bench in the style of George Nelson. Slatted top

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

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Mid Century Slat Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the mid century slat table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each mid century slat table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and metal. There are 384 variations of the antique or vintage mid century slat table you’re looking for, while we also have 5 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mid century slat table, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A mid century slat table, designed in the mid-century modern, Scandinavian Modern or modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made mid century slat table has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Mel Smilow, George Nelson and Smilow-Thielle are consistently popular.

How Much is a Mid Century Slat Table?

Prices for a mid century slat table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $142,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,350.

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

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.

Finding the Right Tables for You

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 .

Questions About Mid Century Slat Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, the tulip table is considered a mid-century modern design. This table shape has become an iconic statement of the era with a simple sculptural attitude and a practical nature. The first tulip table was created by Eero Saarinen, a noted Finnish designer who was a leader in mid-century modern home decor. Shop a collection of Saarinen furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.