Midcentury Modern Bench
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Bronze
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Steel, Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Metal
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Steel
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Wood, Glass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Linen, Formica, Teak
Vintage 1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass, Steel
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Vintage 1950s Benches
Wood
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Elm
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Chenille, Walnut
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Oak
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Wrought Iron, Metal, Iron
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Iron
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Chrome
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Benches
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Benches
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Fabric
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Benches
Wood
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Faux Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Walnut
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Benches
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Fabric, Mahogany
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Brass
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Chrome
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Wood
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Benches
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Benches
Leather
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Benches
Teak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Linen, Faux Leather
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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 Benches for You
Don’t underestimate a good bench — antique and vintage benches are storage pieces, stylish accents and statement-making additional seating.
Today, benches are a great option to maximize seating in your house and outdoor space. The perfect option to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere in foyers and entryways, benches can also transform dining areas, making it possible to host a hungry family with limited space. Whether you’re sprucing up your entertaining with upholstered Empire-style benches or adding more options to a dining room that’s seen a farmhouse makeover, this humble furnishing has only become more versatile over the years. Designers have recognized the demand for a good bench, crafting the convenient seating alternative from a range of materials, including wood, iron and even concrete.
Mid-century modern benches from George Nakashima, Charlotte Perriand and the pared-down Platform bench by George Nelson for Herman Miller are classics of innovation, but maybe you’re looking for an unconventional design approach to your home's seating. Opt for something totally outside the box — an antique pine church-pew bench paired with a vintage wool throw and stationed under the mounted coatrack in your mudroom is a distinctive touch.
For your outdoor oasis, a wrought-iron patio bench is the obvious choice but not the only option. An enclosed back patio would do well to inherit a rattan bench with cushions, but it can be susceptible to weathering and should be covered or moved indoors when not in use.
Whatever your seating arrangement needs are, find vintage, new and antique benches for every space on 1stDibs.
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