$18,587Sale Price|20% Off
Poul Cadovius Room Divider Teak Royal Wall System Free standing shelving Unit
By Royal System, Poul Cadovius
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
-renowned for his teak mid-century shelving system—allowing living spaces to be both organized and open
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Teak Bookcase Shelving and Cabinet
Located in Nantucket, MA
A Mid-Century Modern combination teak bookcase shelves and cabinet at the lower third. Offset brass
Teak
Danish Mid-Century Modern Corner Teak Bookcase Shelving Unit Etagere Mint!
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern Corner teak bookcase shelving unit Eetagere MINT!
Teak
Mid Century Danish HG Teak Wood Modular Wall Unit Shelving & Bookcase
By Hansen & Guldborg Møbler
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century Danish modern Hansen & Guldborg modular teak wood wall unit shelving
Metal
$4,279Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Danish Teak Credenza with Shelving and Storage Drawer Denmark Design
By Arne Vodder, Gunni Omann, Henry Rosengren Hansen
Located in Basel, BS
Fantastic, minimalist Original Danish Teak Mid Century Credenza piece that is just the perfect size
Teak
Mid century Teak wall shelving unit by Hilker for Omnia, Germany, 1960s
By Hilker, Omnia
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Mid century Teak shelving unit by Hilker for Omnia, Germany 1960s Designed by Hilker - Made from
Metal
$2,621Sale Price / set|20% Off
Teak Mid-Century Modern Free Standing Shelving Unit with Writing Table, 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Mid-Century Modern freestanding shelving unit. Striking Belgium design from
Iron
Mid Century Italian Free Standing Teak Shelving Unit, 1950's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice free standing shelve system, fabricated in Italy in the 50's. Wooden (teak veneer
Metal
Poul Cadovius Mid- Century Modern Modular Teak Wall Unit Shelving for Cado, 1960
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in The Hague, NL
Danish modern teak wall unit designed by Poul Cadovius, Denmark, circa 1960s. This piece is
Teak
Poul Cadovius Mid- Century Modern Modular Teak Wall Unit Shelving for Cado, 1960
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in The Hague, NL
Danish modern teak wall unit designed by Poul Cadovius, Denmark, circa 1960s. This piece is
Metal
Mid Century Italian Free Standing Teak Shelving Unit, 1950's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice free standing shelve system, fabricated in Italy in the 50's. Wooden (teak veneer
Metal
Mid Century Italian Free Standing Teak Shelving Unit, 1950's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice free standing shelve system, fabricated in Italy in the 50's. 4 wooden (teak veneer
Metal
Mid Century Italian Free Standing Teak Shelving Unit, 1950's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice free standing shelve system, fabricated in Italy in the 50's. 5 wooden (teak veneer
Metal
Vintage Teak Ladderax Bookcase Shelving
By Staples & Co. Ltd
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and practical vintage teak ladderax bookcase shelving unit. This was made in England
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Modular shelving system BO71 in teak by Finn Juhl
By Finn Juhl
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Modular shelving system BO71 in teak by Finn Juhl for Bovirke in the 1960s. Comprising 3 columns, 4
Teak
Large 1950s Italian Mid Century Teak Maple Freestanding Shelving System 18 Piece
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
opportunity to arrange the shelves to suit. This impressive freestanding storage system comprises four teak
Brass
Staples Ladderax Shelving Unit, Teak Mid-Century like Danish 50s String Shelves
By Robert Heal, Ladderax
Located in London, GB
Kajsa Strinning. It would make a fantastic addition to a European mid-century themed modern interior. It
Metal
$5,140Sale Price|42% Off
Mid-Century Modern, 1960 Extra Large Teak / Metal Tomado Shelving or Wall Unit
By Tomado
Located in Markington, GB
Stunning sought after extra large Tomado rack in very good vintage condition, A very large set of 14 ladders and 30 shelves (three deeper ones) This will be the largest set available...
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Teak Modular Cabinet with Shelving
By Søberg Møbler, Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This is a modular two piece shelving/storage unit made from solid old growth teak wood, finished in
Teak
Tomado modular shelving system Teak 1950s Holland
By Adriaan Dekker, Tomado
Located in Den Haag, NL
stamped + 3 teak wood shelves with fixings included. The whole is in very good condition and each of the
Teak
Teak Shelving System, in Poul Cadovius style, 1960, Set
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Rødekro, DK
Elegant shelving system from the 1950s/60s in a mid-century design, stylistically reminiscent of
Steel
Mid Century Ladderax Six Bay Shelving System, Desk Drinks Cabinet Staples
By Robert Heal
Located in Norwich, GB
A substantial mid-century Ladderax teak and black metal six bay shelving system, with desk and
Steel
Kai Kristiansen Teak Wall Unit / Modular Shelving System, Denmark, 1960s
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
Danish mid-century wall unit designed by Kai Kristiansen and made in the 1960s. The unit is crafted
Metal
$525Sale Price|50% Off
Danish Modern Teak Shelving Unit with Vertical Record Storage
Located in Freehold, NJ
This Danish Modern teak shelving unit features pressed wood construction, teak veneer with original
Teak
1960s Mid-Century modern Ladderax shelving system by Robert Heal for Staples
By Staples & Co. Ltd, Ladderax
Located in London, GB
A Mid-Century modular wall shelving system by Ladderax, originally designed in 1964 by Robert Heal
Metal
1960s Mid-Century shelving system by Brianco (also available as individual units
Located in London, GB
. This is a Mid-Century modular wall shelving system by English manufacturer Brianco very similar to The
Metal
1960s Curvy Steel Framed Standing Shelving Unit with Teak Shelves, Italy
By ISA Bergamo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian 1960s free-standing shelving unit with unusual black enameled steel frame and teak shelving
Steel
Avalon Modular Teak & Metal Multi Piece Shelving & Cabinet Storage Wall Units
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Avalon Modular Teak & Metal Multi Piece Mid Century Modern Bookcase Wall Unit AVALON a mid
Steel
Modular Teak shelving system by Kai kristansen for FH Möbel , Denmark, 1960s
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Danish modern modular Teak shelving system by Kai kristansen for FH Möbel , Denmark, 1960 Danish
Teak
Modular Teak shelving system by Kai kristansen for FH Möbel , Denmark, 1960s
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Danish modern modular Teak shelving system by Kai kristansen for FH Möbel , Denmark, 1960 Danish
Teak
Midcentury Danish Teak Shelving Unit With Desk & light, by Poul Cadovius, 1960s
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Midcentury Danish Teak Shelving Unit With Desk & light, by Poul Cadovius, 1960s Danish design by
Teak
Modular Teak shelving system by Kai kristansen for FH Möbel , Denmark, 1960s
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Danish modern modular Teak shelving system by Kai kristansen for FH Möbel , Denmark, 1960 Danish
Glass, Teak
Free Standing String Shelving System, Teak Bookcase with Cabinet by Whb Germany
By WHB furniture
Located in Gaggenau, DE
String shelf-system teak by WHB Germany, 1950s Measurements: Height : 225 cm Width : 145 cm Depth
Teak
Vintage Modular Shelving Units By Van Pelt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exquisite MCM Modular Shelving Units by Van Pelt, crafted with meticulous attention to detail in
Teak
$4,500 / set
Royal Cado Shelving System
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cado Royal System 3 bay Unit. Includes 3 cabinets and 8 shelves. Unit comes with Four 78" tall brackets that mount to the wall. Endless possibilities in the way you hang this very...
Brass
Teak Book Shelving Rack or Wall Unit by Dekker for Tomado Holland, 1950s
By Tomado
Located in Delft, NL
Teak Book Shelving Rack or Wall Unit by Dekker for Tomado Holland, 1950s Metal frame in black, two
Metal
W.H.B Minamalistic shelving Unit Germany 1960s
Located in The Hague, NL
of mid-century German modernism. Constructed from beautifully grained wood with a warm, natural
Metal
Lio Carminati for Casa e Giardino, Gio Ponti Style Shelving Unit
By Gio Ponti, Lio Carminati, Casa e Giardino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A masterfully designed three-section Italian Mid-Century shelving unit, a testament to the elegant
Wire
$955Sale Price|65% Off
Room devider freestanding sought after shelving system by Staples from the 1960
By Staples & Co. Ltd
Located in Markington, GB
Impressive Mid Century design with matt white steel ladders and teak shelves. All elements are modular and
Teak
$4,095Sale Price|62% Off
Room devider Freestanding sought after shelving desk system by Staples 1960’s
By Staples & Co. Ltd
Located in Markington, GB
Impressive Mid Century design with matt black steel ladders and teak shelves. All elements are modular and
Teak
Osvaldo Borsani and Agenore Fabbri E22 shelving system for Tecno, Italy, 1950s
By Agenore Fabbri, Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
tall, slender vertical uprights in black metal, which carry a rhythmic sequence of teak shelves and box
Metal, Brass
Original MCM Ash shelving system - consists of Black lacquered metal ladders
By String Design AB, MCM Unique
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Original MCM Ash shelving system - consists of Black lacquered metal ladders, from string Stockholm
Metal
MCM Ash shelving system - consists of Black lacquered metal ladders, from string
By MCM Unique, String Design AB
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Original MCM Ash shelving system - consists of Black lacquered metal ladders, from string Stockholm
Metal
Unavailable|$1,495
Midcentury Teak Wall Shelving Unit
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in Chicago, IL
•Mid-20th century •Teak wood •Mountable •Designed by Poul Cadovius for Cado •France •Other
Teak
Unavailable|$1,495
Midcentury Teak Wall Shelving Unit
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in Chicago, IL
•Mid-20th century •Teak wood •Mountable •Designed by Poul Cadovius for Cado •France •Other
Teak
Unavailable|$1,495
Midcentury Teak Wall Shelving Unit
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in Chicago, IL
•Mid-20th century •Teak wood •Mountable •Designed by Poul Cadovius for Cado •France •Other
Teak
Unavailable|$1,495
Midcentury Teak Wall Shelving Unit
By Cado, Poul Cadovius
Located in Chicago, IL
pieces available, • mid-20th century • Measures: 31.5” W x 16" D x 97.5” H.
Teak
Unavailable|$631
Metal and Teak Shelving Unit, 1960s
Located in Savona, IT
Shelving unit produced in the 1960s. Uprights in black plasticized metal. Shelves in teak
Metal
Danish Design Teak Room Divider Shelving Unit Storage G Plan Era Midcentury
Located in Greater Manchester, GB
room divider shelving unit in stunning teak with it’s beautiful lines, rich grain and stunning tapered
Teak
Teak Wall Shelving System by Nisse Strinning for String Design Ab, Sweden, 1960s
By Nils Nisse Strinning, String Design AB
Located in Berlin, DE
Design AB in Sweden. This wall shelf consists of two white-coated ladders and five shelves in teak with
Metal
Unavailable|$737
PS Wall Unit Danish Shelving System Bookshelves Floating Randers
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
PS system double bay teak shelving unit. Peter Sorensen for Randers Møbelfabrik. Denmark
Teak
PS Wall Unit Danish Shelving System Writing Bureau Floating Randers
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
PS system teak shelving unit. Peter Sorensen for Randers Møbelfabrik.
Teak
Ps Wall Unit Danish Shelving System Chest Drawers Floating Randers
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
Genuine PS System teak shelving unit. Peter Sorensen for Randers Møbelfabrik. Denmark, circa 1965.
Teak
Unavailable|$5,004
Børge Mogensen shelving Model 291 by Fredericia Stolefabrik
By Børge Mogensen
Located in LYON, FR
Fredericia MobelFabrik in Denmark. 3 solid oak shelves and 1 teak veneer shelf. Can be used only as a
Oak, Teak
PS Wall Unit Danish Shelving System Chest of Drawers Floating Randers
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
PS system teak shelving unit. Peter Sorensen for Randers Møbelfabrik. Denmark, circa 1965.
Teak
Unavailable|$5,004
Karl-Erik Ekselius Shelving Unit, J.O. Carlson, 1960s
By Karl-Erik Ekselius, J.O. Carlsson
Located in Basel, CH
Karl-Erik Ekselius shelving unit manufactured by J.O. Carlson in the 1960s in Sweden. Careful
Teak
Paul McCobb Calvin Group Irwin Collection, Shelving Storage Cabinet, circa 1960
By Paul McCobb
Located in Madison, WI
space it occupies. It is like "arts and crafts" gone Mid-Century Modern. McCobb at the peak of his
Brass
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.
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.