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Incredible Midcentury Modern Crafted Dining Room Set
By George Nakashima, Wendell Castle, Marc van Rampelberg
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Spectacular and unique dining set
Marc van Rampelberg
born in Belgium 1949
Oval dining table and
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Teak
1960s Mid Century Sculptural Extendable Oval Dining Set
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
any environment.
Showcasing some of the best designs of the Mid Century Modern era from one of the
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Cast Aluminum Faux Bamboo Mid-Century Modern Six Chairs and Table Dining Set
By Arthur Court, Russell Woodard
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice outdoor cast aluminum oval dining table + 6 chairs set with newly upholstered seats.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Swedish Teak Dining Table
By Nils Jonsson
Located in Petworth, GB
Swedish teak circular dining table extending to an oval with 2 integrated folding leaves
Made in
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Beech, Teak
Rare Dining Room Set / Cowhorn Chairs, Table and Cabinet by Svend Aage Madsen
By Svend Åge Madsen
Located in Handewitt, DE
Very rare danish dining room set incl. 6 cowhorn chairs, round / oval table and the matching
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Walnut
H 43.71 in W 43.71 in D 43.71 in
Russel Woodard Spun Fiberglass Oval Racetrack Dining Table 4 Chairs Outdoor Set
By Russell Woodard
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Russel Woodard spun fiberglass oval racetrack glass top dining table 4 chairs outdoor set
Stunning
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Glass, Fiberglass
H 32 in W 24 in D 24 in
French Midcentury Bamboo & Rattan Dining Set, Six Highback Chairs, 1950, France
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Rare midcentury French dining set, thick faceted oval glass* top bamboo dining table with six
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
H 39.5 in W 17.3 in D 19 in
1950s Eugenio Escudero Ebonized Mahogany Dining Set + Six Velvet Chairs Mexico
By Eugenio Escudero
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s
Attributed to Eugenio Escudero. Unmarked.
Set includes six dining chairs and an oval shaped
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Brass
H 28.13 in W 95.38 in D 45.25 in
Atelier C. Demoyen Dining Set with Table and Six Chairs in Solid Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Atelier C. Demoyen, dining table with six dining chairs, solid elm, France, 1970s
Atelier C
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Elm
H 33.27 in W 15.56 in D 19.1 in
Finn Juhl Model Judas Dining Table in Palisander 1950s
By Niels Vodder, Finn Juhl
Located in St-Brais, JU
Mid-Century dining table designed by Finn Juhl for Niels Vodder. Made in Denmark, 1948.
The 'Judas
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
20th Century American Dining Table & Four Chairs By McGuire
By McGuire
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
latter part of the 20th century, this McGuire dining set showcases the hallmark bamboo frame that is
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Glass, Fabric, Bamboo
One of a kind American Studio craft birch blonde dining table with 6 chairs
By Wendell Castle, Sam Maloof
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
dining chairs and dining table. The oval style shaped dining table with detailed sculptured base all
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Birch, Maple
1990s Multi-Colored Sculptural Memphis Style Dining Table & 6 Chairs
By Memphis Group
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
. Influenced by the mid 20th century designs. This mid century modern race track table is a work of art
Category
1990s Post-Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Set of Le Corbusier LC6 Table & 4 Matteo Grassi Chairs in Black Leather 1990s
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Matteo Grassi
Located in Tilburg, NL
Le Corbusier, Perriand and Jeanneret LC6 'Table Tube D’avion', Cassina edition, Italy, 1990s & Set
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Metal
H 28.35 in W 88.59 in D 33.47 in
Mastercraft Amboyna Wood Brass Trim Oval Back Dining Chairs, Set of 4
By Mastercraft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mastercraft Amboyna wood brass trim oval back dining chairs - set of 4. Item
features (4) side
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Dining table by Andrew Milne
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Style: Mid Century Modern
Origin : England
Material: Rosewood
Condition: Excellent
Restoration
Category
Vintage 1950s Dining Room Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Set of Four Red Chairs by Günter Talos Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern set of four chairs designed and made in Vienna circa 1950 by Günter Talos. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 30.52 in W 16.93 in D 17.33 in
Gallo Iron Works Wrought Iron Yellow Vinyl Modern Bistro Dining Chair, Set of 4
By Gallo Original Iron Works 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gallo Original Iron Works wrought iron yellow Vinyl Modern Bistro dining chair - set of 4. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 35 in W 17 in D 22 in
10 Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastlhom FK armchairs with a Matteo Grassi table
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius, Walter Knoll
Located in Highclere, Newbury
of Mid Century Danish design. The actual original name for this chair that was produced by Kill
Category
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
H 29.14 in W 125.99 in D 39.38 in
1970s Oval Painted Floral Extension Dining Web Sunburst Back Chairs, Set of 7
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1970s dining set. The ultra rare set exudes
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
H 30 in W 99 in D 36 in
Single Pedestal One Leaf Oval Banded Dining Table 8 Regency Chairs Set MINT!
By Smith & Watson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Single Pedestal One Leaf Oval Banded Dining Table 8 Regency Chairs Set MINT!
DIMENSIONS
table: 52
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Large Green Marble Oval Dining Table by MY HABITAT DESIGN
By Mario Bellini
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
increasingly tricky so she set out to create a collection of tables that still upheld the solid forms and
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
Børge Mogensen / Karl Andersson and Soher Danish 3-Piece Teak Dining Table Set
By Børge Mogensen
Located in New York, NY
Danish Mid-Century 3-piece teak dining table set comprised of a center rectangular drop leaf table
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Teak, Wood
H 27.5 in W 47 in D 27.5 in
Oval Pedestal Dining Table Solid Walnut Cast Iron Amicalola Base Alabama Sawyer
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against an oval table top. This pedestal base is hand cast
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
H 30 in W 48 in D 72 in
Skandinavian Teak Dining Set by Hvidt & Mølgaard-Nielsen 1950s Denmark
By Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in St-Brais, JU
when needed, revealing a spacious oval-shaped top when fully extended. This modern classic has been
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Teak
H 29.14 in W 48.82 in D 45.28 in
Large Oval Marble Dining Table with Column Legs in the style of Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This minimalist table is made from one material, featuring an oval horse track top in blue / grey
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Travertine, Marble
H 29.53 in W 43.31 in D 94.49 in
Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto Artona Oval Burl and Walnut Dining Table, 1970
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Maxalto
Located in New York, NY
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto oval dining table composed of burl top with out rim of geometric
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
H 27.5 in W 98 in D 57 in
Italian mid-century modern Wood Chairs by Mario Marenco for Mobilgirgi, 1970s
By Mario Marenco
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Wood Chairs by Mario Marenco for Mobilgirgi, 1970s
Set of 10 chairs
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 31.89 in W 17.13 in D 20.67 in
Set of 6 McGuire Organic Rattan Dining Chairs
By McGuire
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 6 Organic Rattan Dining Chairs attributed to McGuire. The chairs have been professionally
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rattan
Set of 13 Midcentury Maple Veneer Oval Back Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 13 midcentury oval back side chairs with maple veneer and upholstered slip seats supported
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Maple
Ico Parisi Dining Table, 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
Oval shape dining table bicolor, navy blue and grey glass top with six chairs.
Available also a
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Frits Henningsen Danish Dining Table
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish Modern Mahogany dining table, designed by Frits Henningsen, Denmark, circa 1930s. This
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Pozzi Italian Set of Twelve Dining Chairs in Wood and Brown Upholstery
By Pozzi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pozzi, set of twelve dining chairs, stained beech, leatherette, Italy, 1970s
With their round
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Beech
H 29.53 in W 17.33 in D 19.3 in
MCM Round to Oval Dining Table w/ Leaves + 4 Chairs by Gudme Jl Moller, 9 Pcs
By Gudme Møbelfabrik, Niels Otto Møller
Located in Madison, WI
this Danish Mid Century Modern set a beauty. Labels on the bottom of each piece. Late 70s, early 80s
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak, Teak
H 28 in W 49 in D 49 in
Ico Parisi Dining Table and Six Chairs 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
Oval shape dining table bicolor, navy blue and grey glass top with six chairs.
Available also a
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Made To Order Italian Travertine Dining Table Customizable
Located in London, London
Dining table
Made to order in Italy
Travertine
Oval top
Oval shaped column base
Size can be
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Travertine
Arched Pickled Rawhide Leather + Rattan Coastal Dining Chairs, Set of Six (6)
Located in Round Top, TX
dining table, an oval teak Danish Modern table, or one with a glass top and travertine base for a clean
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rattan
H 35.63 in W 20.38 in D 18.25 in
Cherry Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Maria Pergay steel and brass dining table Gerbe 1970
By Maria Pergay
Located in Paris, IDF
This dining table is a rare variation of French artist Maria Pergay's iconic Gerbe model, dating
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Set of 10 Carrocel Hendrick Dining Chairs in Natural Finish with Boucle Fabric
By Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
classic mid-century modern inspired aesthetic. Each chair features a sturdy, sculpted, beechwood frame
Category
2010s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood, Beech
H 33 in W 19 in D 19 in
Sweet Gum Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Light Wood Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Mastercraft Brass 'Trilobi' Triangular Dining Table or Desk Bases, circa 1970
By Mastercraft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
form a larger dining table, conference table or desk with a large rectangular or oval top.
These
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Light Wood Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Bronze Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Bronze
Rainbow Poplar Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Round Pedestal Dining Table Pecan Wood Top Amicalola Base in Bronze
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Bronze
Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Solid Walnut Wood Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
Dark Wood Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Dark Wood Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
Round Pedestal Dining Table Spalted Pecan Wood Top Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
Round Pedestal Dining Table Solid Pecan Wood Top Cast Iron Amicalola Base
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
1950s Italian Fume' Glass Top Dining Table in the Manner Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury chrome star base table with smoked glass Oval top in the manner Gastone Rinaldi. Chrome
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
H 28.34 in W 63 in D 39.37 in
White Oak Round Pedestal Base Dining Table Cast Iron Amicalola Base White Finish
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Iron
George Nakashima Extendable Walnut Dining Table Model 277 for Widdicomb, 1959
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., George Nakashima
Located in Camden, ME
widest oval dining table that George Nakashima designed for Widdicomb as part his Origins line of
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Walnut
Brazilian Modern Extendable Table in Hardwood with Ebony Finish, Novo Rumo, 1960
By Novo Rumo
Located in New York, NY
chairs but also flexes into any Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Contemporary, Transitional, or even
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Ebony
H 28.7 in W 43.3 in D 37 in
4 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Mr10 Dining Chairs 1960s Knoll International
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in London, GB
Complete set of four chrome cantilever MR10 chairs by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, in brown leather
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
H 31.89 in W 18.9 in D 26.78 in
Chairs in Rosewood with Gold Bronze Tips by Paolo Buffa, 1950s, Set of 6
Located in Montelabbate, PU
which centrally accommodate a finely carved oval, above which the backrest is shaped. The seat is from
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
H 40.16 in W 16.54 in D 18.12 in
Walnut Wood Cast Iron Amicalola Pedestal Base by Alabama Sawyer 60" Round
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a round or oval table top. This pedestal base is
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Plaster Table Lamps - Set of 2
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a pair of Mid-Century Modern Plaster Table Lamps. Featuring a brass base, brass
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Smoked Glass Oval Wall Mirror by Cristal Art
By Fontana Arte, Cristal Arte
Located in Aci Castello, IT
decorative art, embodying the elegance and modernity of mid-century design.
The elegant mirror features a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Smoked Glass
H 39.38 in W 21.66 in D 2.76 in
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Midcentury Modern Oval Dining Room Set For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the midcentury modern oval dining room set you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, fabric and metal, every midcentury modern oval dining room set was constructed with great care. Find 28 options for an antique or vintage midcentury modern oval dining room set now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a midcentury modern oval dining room set — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A midcentury modern oval dining room set is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made midcentury modern oval dining room set has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Eero Saarinen, Knoll and Dale Ford are consistently popular.
How Much is a Midcentury Modern Oval Dining Room Set?
Prices for a midcentury modern oval dining room set can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $285 and can go as high as $19,572, while the average can fetch as much as $4,649.
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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.
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