1960s Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Tiled Walnut Rectangular Coffee Table MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid-Century Modern walnut coffee table with inset tiled top. Features a serpentine wire design
Ceramic, Walnut
Mid-Century Rectangular Coffee Table, Walnut and Glass, Italy , 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Rectangular Coffee Table, Walnut and Glass, Italy , 1960s
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Rectangular White Top Coffee Table
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table. Featuring a straight line design
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Fulton, CA
A classic, good ole fashion mid-century modern rectangular coffee table. Nice walnut wood grain
Walnut
Sold|$1,250 / set
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a straight line free formed
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Walnut and Glass Rectangular Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in Hudson, NY
Sculptural classic midcentury design. Walnut framed table with a smoked glass insert. Beautiful
Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a straight line design
Wood, Walnut
Rectangular Mid-Century Coffee Table, circa 1950, France
By Jacques Dumond
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant rectangular coffee table, circa 1950, France. Walnut top, black metal and brass structure
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Long Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Long Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a straight line design
Wood, Walnut
Heavily Carved Rectangular Shaped Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large heavy carved Spanish style walnut coffee table with bottom tier suitable for storage. The
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a straight line design
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Rhythm Collection Long Narrow Rectangular Walnut Coffee
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern Lane Rhythm Collection long narrow rectangular walnut coffee table
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a rectangular
Oak, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a straight
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a rectangular
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Brasilia Style Walnut Coffee Table
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Brasilia Style Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a straight
Wood, 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, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Style Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Style Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a straight line
Wood, Walnut
Gordon & Jane Martz Rectangular Coffee Table with Walnut Mosaic Inlay
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular walnut coffee table by Gordon & Jane Martz. The table top is inlaid with square tiles
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaimed Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaimed Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a straight
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Tuxedo Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Tuxedo Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a straight line
Wood, Rosewood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Acclaim Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a rectangular
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Lane Rhythm Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Rhythm Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a straight line
Wood, Walnut
Italian Walnut, Mid-19th Century Baroque Style Coffee Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
-form trestles connected by a shaped central stretcher, reduced in height to make a coffee table, the
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern American of Martinsville Walnut Coffee Table
By Merton Gershun, American of Martinsville
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern American of Martinsville Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Walnut Smoked Glass Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Walnut Smoked Glass Coffee Table. Featuring a
Glass, Walnut
1960s Mid-Century Modern Rectangular Lane Coffee Cocktail Table Danish MCM
By Lane Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1960s Danish inspired coffee table by Lane Furniture. Rectangular form with sleek deisgn
Formica, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Tempo Walnut Coffee Table
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Kent Coffey Tempo Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Chrome Smoked Glass Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Chrome Smoked Glass Coffee Table. Featuring a
Chrome
Solid Block Walnut and Oak Rectangular Low Coffee Table
By George Nakashima, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern solid block "butcher block" style low Asian style coffee table bench.
Walnut
Mid Century Modern Marshall Studios Martz Tile and Wood Rectangular Coffee Table
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A mid century modern Marshal Studios Martz tile Wood rectangular coffee table. An understated and
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
Oversized Long Rectangular Walnut Coffee Display Platform Center Table
By Henredon, Lane Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice extra large rectangle coffee or display table.
Walnut
Mid Century Modern John Keal Style Walnut Expanding Coffee Table
By John Keal
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern John Keal Style Walnut Expanding Coffee Table Mid century modern unique
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Lane Silhouette Glass Top Walnut Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Lane Silhouette Glass Top Walnut Coffee Table. Featuring a
Glass, Wood, Walnut
1960s Mid Century Walnut and Oak Coffee Table by Lane
By Lane Furniture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
✨ Mid-Century Walnut & Oak Coffee Table by Lane ✨ This stunning mid-century coffee table, designed
Oak, Walnut
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern “American Leisure” Walnut Coffee Table
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
” walnut coffee table by Kroehler, c.1960’s, embodies the playful elegance of mid-century design. The long
Walnut
Very Large Rectangular Walnut Coffee Table with Wicked Grain, 1970s
By Edward Wormley, Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
Very large rectangle walnut coffee table with wicked wood grain, 1970s. Simply stunning. Incredible
Wood, Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Walnut and Brass Trunk Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
. The rectangular coffee table is in excellent condition with a rich light walnut patina. Measures
Brass
Mid-Century Spanish Carved Walnut Cocktail Coffee Table with Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Spain circa 1970, the rectangular antique fruit wood trestle coffee table stands on
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Wormley for Dunbar Rare Mahogany Rectangular Coffee Table
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a Dunbar X-large coffee table in finished walnut and mahogany with
Mahogany
Rectangular Coffee Table in Walnut, Black and White by Brown Saltman
By Brown Saltman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Brown Saltman coffee table in beautiful original condition. Rectangular in shape with white and
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Walnut Spiral or Snail Pedestal with Glass Top
Located in Topeka, KS
Delightful Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Kagan – Selig design coffee table comprised of a
Glass, Walnut
Oversized Long Rectangular Walnut Coffee Display Platform Center Table
By Lane Furniture, Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice extra large rectangle coffee or display table.
Low Slung Walnut Midcentury Rectangular Coffee Table with Storage on Casters
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome midcentury low-slung rolling coffee table with partial see thru open shelf and doored
Walnut
Modern Custom Norm Stoeker Tiger Maple & Walnut Inlaid Rectangular Coffee Table
By Norm Stoeker, Arne Vodder
Located in Houston, TX
Custom handmade tiger maple and walnut rectangular coffee table by Houston, Texas craftsman Norm
Maple, Walnut
Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Walnut Finish Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
An elegant Mid-Century cocktail table crafted in a rich walnut finish, featuring sophisticated
Wood, Glass
Modern Formstelle for Zeitraum American Walnut Rectangular Twist Coffee Table
By Zeitraum, Formstelle
Located in Secaucus, NJ
period or style environment and among Mid-Century classic design. Specification: Lightweight frame
Walnut
Elegant Rectangular Walnut Coffee Table by Paolo Buffa with Casters, Italy
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s. This elegant rectangular coffee table is made in walnut and features
Walnut
Murano Glass Tile Rectangular Coffee Table
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Murano glass tile rectangular coffee table in shades of tans and browns. Walnut frame and legs with
Glass, Walnut
French Walnut Coffee Table with Straight Legs from the Mid-19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French mid-19th century walnut (or fruitwood) coffee table with two drawers and four straight
Fruitwood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Florence Knoll Walnut Laminate Steel Leg Coffee Table, 1960s
By Knoll
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a wonderful, Florence Knoll, rectangular coffee table, with a walnut
Steel
1950s Mid Century Walnut & Glass Coffee Table Designed John Keal for Brown Saltm
By John Keal, Brown Saltman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-century walnut & glass coffee table designed by John Keal and manufactured by Brown Saltman in
Glass, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Broyhill Brasilia Coffee Table
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Lutz, FL
Mid Century Modern Broyhill Brasilia Coffee/Cocktail Table, rectangular laminate top with iconic
Laminate, Walnut
Sold|$1,175
Lane Acclaim Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
By Andre Bus, Lane Acclaim
Located in Fulton, CA
A Mid-Century Modern rectangular coffee table designed by Andre Bus for Lane Furniture Company
Oak, Walnut
Mid-Century Spanish Carved Walnut Coffee Table with Iron Stretcher and Drawers
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Spain circa 1950, the rectangular antique fruit wood trestle coffee table stands on
Wrought Iron
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.
As a practical focal point in your living area, antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables are an invaluable addition to any interior.
Low tables that were initially used as tea tables or coffee tables have been around since at least the mid- to late-1800s. Early coffee tables surfaced in Victorian-era England, likely influenced by the use of tea tables in Japanese tea gardens. In the United States, furniture makers worked to introduce low, long tables into their offerings as the popularity of coffee and “coffee breaks” took hold during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
It didn’t take long for coffee tables and cocktail tables to become a design staple and for consumers to recognize their role in entertaining no matter what beverages were being served. Originally, these tables were as simple as they are practical — as high as your sofa and made primarily of wood. In recent years, however, metal, glass and plastics have become popular in coffee tables and cocktail tables, and design hasn’t been restricted to the conventional low profile, either.
Visionary craftspeople such as Paul Evans introduced bold, geometric designs that challenge the traditional idea of what a coffee table can be. The elongated rectangles and wide boxy forms of Evans’s desirable Cityscape coffee table, for example, will meet your needs but undoubtedly prove imposing in your living space.
If you’re shopping for an older coffee table to bring into your home — be it an antique Georgian-style coffee table made of mahogany or walnut with decorative inlays or a classic square mid-century modern piece comprised of rosewood designed by the likes of Ettore Sottsass — there are a few things you should keep in mind.
Both the table itself and what you put on it should align with the overall design of the room, not just by what you think looks fashionable in isolation. According to interior designer Tamara Eaton, the material of your vintage coffee table is something you need to consider. “With a glass coffee table, you also have to think about the surface underneath, like the rug or floor,” she says. “With wood and stone tables, you think about what’s on top.”
Find the perfect centerpiece for any room, no matter what your personal furniture style on 1stDibs — shop Art Deco coffee tables, travertine coffee tables and other antique and vintage coffee tables and cocktail tables today.
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