$1,195
H 34 in W 56.5 in D 1.75 in
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Exotic Mindoro Wood Full Size Headboard
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern full size headboard in exotic Mindoro wood By Milo Baughman for
Wood
66" Milo Baughman Drop Leaf Table for Drexel
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in South Charleston, WV
Sale jan-march 2026. Model 502-4 by Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective in Mindoro Wood 1952. 66
Fruitwood
Drexel Perspective Credenza by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in Long Beach, CA
A very nice compact credenza designed by Milo Baughman as part of the Drexel Perspective line in
Unavailable
H 51 in W 42 in D 19 in
1950s Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Mindoro Wood China Hutch
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Sacramento, CA
1950s China hutch designed by Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective. Made of Mindoro wood, the hutch
Midcentury Three-Piece Milo Baughman Drexel Perspective Bedroom Set
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in West Hartford, CT
Milo Baughman for Drexel perspective mahogany and rosewood three-piece bedroom set includes a tall
Mahogany, Rosewood
Drexel "Perspective" Mahogany Dresser by Milo Baughman
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drexel “Perspective” Mahogany Dresser by Milo Baughman
Walnut
Milo Baughman “Perspective” Vanity / Desk for Drexel
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Milo Baughman Manufacturer: Drexel “Perspective” Period/style: Mid-Century Modern
Mirror, Mahogany, Walnut
Milo Baughman "Perspective" Coffee Table for Drexel
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern coffee table designed by Milo Baughman for Drexel’s “Perspective” collection in
Wood, Cork
Drexel "Perspective" Floating Top Desk by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drexel "Perspective" Floating Top Desk by Milo Baughman
Mahogany, Leather
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Buffet or Credenza
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Pasadena, TX
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective buffet or credenza This gorgeous Drexel credenza was part
Wood
Mid Century Milo Baughman “Perspective” Dresser for Drexel
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning mid century modern “Perspective” walnut dresser designed by Milo Baughman for Drexel
Walnut
Drexel "Perspective" Floating Top Desk by Milo Baughman
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This spectacular vintage desk was designed by Milo Baughman for Drexel's "Perspective" collection
Faux Leather, Wood
Midcentury "Perspective" Dresser by Milo Baughman for Drexel
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning midcentury dresser designed by Milo Baughman for Drexel´s “Perspective” collection in the
Wood
Midcentury Milo Baughman Chest of Drawers - Perspective for Drexel
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this Mid-Century Modern dresser from the Perspective collection by Milo
Wood
Sold
H 45 in W 42 in D 19 in
Milo Baughman Designed Drexel Perspective Five-Drawer Mahogany Chest Dresser
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare Milo Baughman designed Drexel Perspective tall five-drawer chest of drawers. This mahogany and
Mahogany, Rosewood
Sold
H 34.25 in W 56 in D 31.25 in
1950s Drexel "Perspective" Floating Top Desk Style After Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid century floating top desk design by Milo Baughman for Drexel "Perspective collection" in the
Faux Leather, Wood
Vintage "Perspective" Chest of Drawers by Milo Baughman for Drexel
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning vintage chest of drawers designed by Milo Baughman for Drexel´s “perspective” collection
Wood
Sold
H 32 in W 63 in D 19 in
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Eight-Drawer Dresser Chest of Drawers
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rosewood and mahogany Milo Baughman designed large eight-drawer dresser for Drexel Perspective
Mahogany, Rosewood
Sold
H 40 in W 92 in D 10 in
Mid-Century Modern Signed Drexel Perspective Full Bed Milo Baughman Design
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in West Hartford, CT
Rare Milo Baughman designed Drexel Perspective full bed with floating cabinets. Nothing short of
Mahogany
Bench and Two Storage Cubes by Milo Baughman Perspective Line for Drexel
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Bench and two storage cubes by Milo Baughman perspective line. The Cubes can be placed on the bench
Wood
Milo Baughman for Drexel Modular Bench with Storage
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Restored Mid-Century Modern modular bench with storage by Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective. The
Mahogany
Milo Baughman for Drexel End Tables
By Milo Baughman
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting pair of end tables by Milo Baughman for Drexel, Perspective Line, circa 1950s
Sold
H 30.13 in W 21 in D 19 in
Milo Baughman for Drexel Exotic Mindoro Wood Bedside Chests, Newly Refinished
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
Mindoro wood By Milo Baughman for Drexel, "Perspective" Collection USA, 1950s Measures: 21"W x 19
Wood
Milo Baughman Perspectives night stands by Drexel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
pair of night stands in exotic phillipino mahogany with yellow highlights with each piece having four drawers the bottoms of which form a pull to open drawers
Perspectives mirror by Milo Baughman for Drexel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
large deep set framed mirror which can hang horizontally or vertically
Mirror
Milo Baughman 1951 Buffet by Drexel Perspective
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in South Charleston, WV
Model 500-4 by Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective in Mindoro Wood 1951. The Buffet certainly
Fruitwood
Milo Baughman Perspective Buffet for Drexel in Primavera
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in Miami, FL
Exciting credenza, server or sideboard buffet. Milo Baughman designed in 1952, the Perspective Line
Midcentury Milo Baughman Desk Vanity Perspective for Drexel
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
collection by Milo Baughman for Drexel in 1951. Crafted from exotic Mindoro wood imported from the
Mirror, Wood
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Mindoro and Leather Desk
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in Miami, FL
Milo Baughman designed for Drexel in 1951. Of gleaming and exotic Mindoro wood imported from the
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Mindoro and Leather Desk
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in Miami, FL
Milo Baughman designed for Drexel in 1951. Of gleaming and exotic Mindoro wood imported from the
Copper
Mahogany Dresser for Drexel Perspective by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage Mahogany and Rosewood Dresser for Drexel Perspective designed by Milo Baughman. This is a
Mahogany
Sold
H 34.5 in W 56 in D 30 in
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Mindoro and Faux Leather Floating Top MCM D
By Milo Baughman, Drexel
Located in Topeka, KS
renowned designer Milo Baughman for the Drexel Perspective Collection has been in our personal collection
Faux Leather, Wood
Milo Baughman for Drexel Mindoro Wood Bench
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Mid-Century Modern bench by Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective. This sleek bench has been
Mahogany
Milo Baughman Double Dresser and Mirror, 1952
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in South Charleston, WV
Rare dresser with matching mirror by Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective in Mindoro Wood 1952. The
Fruitwood
Vintage Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Highboy
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Morgan, UT
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Mid-Century Modern highboy. Drexel, USA, 1950s. Measures
Wood
Drexel Perspective Mahogany Shelf by Milo Baughman
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Long Beach, CA
Great little shelf designed by Milo Baughman as part of the 'Perspective' line produced by Drexel
Vintage Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Chest of Drawers
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Morgan, UT
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Mid-Century Modern chest of drawers or dresser Drexel, USA
Wood
Milo Baughman for Drexel "Perspective" Cantilevered Desk
By Milo Baughman
Located in Berkeley, CA
Cantilevered desk by Milo Baughman for the Perspective Line by Drexel ca 1952. Mahogany surfaces
Wood
Early Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Four-Drawer Chest of Drawers
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Awesome midcentury Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective dresser. Four deep drawers, all pull smooth
Mahogany
Sold
H 15.5 in W 63 in D 19 in
A "Perspective" low bench/coffee table by Milo Baughman for Drexel c.1952
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A low bench/coffee table by Milo Baughman for Drexel. Created for the "Perspective" line in 1952
Walnut
Sold
H 15 in W 60 in D 27 in
Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective Convertible Dining Table Coffee Table 1950s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Convertible coffee table, dining table with fold down sides, by Milo Baughman for Drexel
Wood
Milo Baughman Armchair
By Drexel, Milo Baughman
Located in Baltimore, MD
figuring. Newly upholstered black leather seat. Milo Baughman for Drexel Perspective line. Nice desk or
Leather
1960's Floating Desk by Milo Baughman for Drexel
By John Van Koert
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Desk by Milo Baughman for Perspective Series by Drexel with multiple wood construction in
Leather, Rosewood, Walnut, Mahogany
Milo Baughman Dresser
Located in New York, NY
Early Milo Baughman for Drexel's Perspectives Line. The dresser is constructed in exotic mindoro
Four Milo Baughman Dining Chairs
Located in Baltimore, MD
curved backs with ribbon figuring. Newly upholstered black leather seats. Milo Baughman for Drexel
Walnut, Leather
Milo Baughman Chesterfield Style Tufted Sofa
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
Milo Baughman Chesterfield style tufted sofa with wood plinth base. In good vintage condition, circa 1980s Dimension: 84" long 32" deep 26" tall seat height 14".
Fabric
$5,995
H 28 in W 104 in D 39 in
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Patchwork Burl Wood Parsons Dining Table
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern patchwork burl wood Parsons extension dining table By Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin USA, 1970s Measures: 65"W x 39"D x 28"H. Extends up to 104"W wi...
Burl
$28,500
H 26.5 in W 92.75 in D 32 in
Warren Platner Walnut and Leather Floating Case Sofa for Lehigh Leopold, c. 1970
By Warren Platner, Lehigh Leopold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and highly sought-after collectors piece (with celebrity provenance) is a Warren Platner Executive Leather Case Sofa designed for Lehigh Leopold in circa 1970...
Chrome
$2,720Sale Price|20% Off
H 66.5 in W 36 in D 18 in
Vintage Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Rosewood Wardrobe
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pasadena, TX
Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin rosewood wardrobe armoire 1970 design Rosewood composition with gold brass trim (Two) regular drawers, (two) shelves, (six) pull out ebonized sh...
Rosewood
$5,950
H 27.75 in W 63 in D 35.25 in
Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Rosewood Case Sofa Settee Two Seat 1960s Knoll
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Forest Grove, PA
Fresh from the home of the original owner, a Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Rosewood Case Sofa, fully marked. Professionally restored, the rosewood was well chosen and has wonderful...
Textile, Rosewood
$4,000
H 42 in W 61 in D 2 in
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Full Queen Size Burl Wood Headboard Bed MINT!
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Full Queen Size Burl Wood Headboard Bed MINT!
Burl, Walnut
$6,500 / set
H 25.5 in W 24 in D 25.5 in
Stunning Pair of Signed Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin Chrome Cube Chairs Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning pair of signed Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin chrome cube chairs. The original vinyl shows wear and re-upholstery is recommended. Thayer Coggin tags are still on the underside.
Chrome
$2,950 / set
H 27 in W 28 in D 28 in
Pair of Mid-Century Milo Baughman Swivel Lounge Chairs by Thayer Coggin
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful pair of vintage swivel club chairs feature the stylish Mid-Century design of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Unique floral pattern, heavy chrome X bases and comfortab...
Chrome
$4,200 / set
H 24 in W 37.5 in D 34 in
Pair of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Swivel Chairs with Walnut Base
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Roanoke, VA
Chi, low-profile swivel tub chairs designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin represent a timeless blend of mid-century modern aesthetics and functional design. Chairs feature warm ...
Fabric, Walnut
Milo Baughman Oversize Swivel Tub Chair for Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Dallas, TX
Stylish, elegant and timeless giant swivel tub chair model no. 3406 by American modernist Milo Baughman. His designs are forward-thinking and distinctive, yet unpretentious. This is ...
Velvet, Wood
$6,435Sale Price|35% Off
H 30 in W 27 in D 34 in
Vintage Mid-Century Barrel Swivel Lounge Chair by Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pasadena, TX
Milo Baughman Milo Ray Baughman, Jr., was one of the leading modern furniture designers of the second half of the 20th century. His uniquely American designs were forward-thinking...
Walnut
Mid Century Danish Modern 1970's PIt Sofa
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Sofa Offered is a mid-century modern sofa. The sofa screams 1970, low and long. Featuring a low back that carries around to the arms this sofa...
Chrome
1960s Petite Milo Baughman Walnut Base Rocking Swivel Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, swivel rocking chair you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful chair is statement piece...
Faux Leather, Wood
Sold|$3,400
H 28.5 in W 36 in D 18 in
Amazing Pair of Milo Baughman Rosewood Brass Bachelors Chest Mid-Century Mod
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous and rare pair of Milo Baughman rosewood and brass bachelors chests. Unusual lighter rosewood used with thick brass banding at the bottom. I absolutely love these cabinets fr...
Brass
$1,435Sale Price|55% Off
H 20.5 in W 23 in D 32 in
1960s Milo Baughman for Glenn of California Bookcase End Tables - a Pair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Waxahachie, TX
This is a great pair of Milo Baughman designed end tables for Glenn of California with a magazine shelf and book cubby. Numbers 26 and 30 Classic mid century design. Functional. Spa...
Wood
Milo Baughman for James Inc. Walnut with Stripe Lounge Chair
By James Inc., Milo Baughman
Located in St. Louis, MO
Milo Baughman for James Inc. King lounge chair, part of his articulate seating collection with Classic midcentury lines. This chair was reupholstered at some point in the last 10 yea...
Upholstery, Walnut
Milo Baughman was one of the most agile and adept modern American furniture designers of the late 20th century. A prolific lecturer and writer on the benefits of good design — he taught for years at Brigham Young University — Baughman (whose often-scrambled surname is pronounced BAWF-man) focused almost exclusively on residential furnishings, such as chairs, sofas and benches. He had a particular talent for lounge chairs, perhaps the most sociable piece of furniture.
Like his fellow adoptive Californians Charles and Ray Eames, Baughman’s furniture has a relaxed and breezy air. He was famously opposed to ostentatious and idiosyncratic designs that were made to excite attention. While many of his chair designs are enlivened by such effects as tufted upholstery, Baughman tended to let his materials carry the aesthetic weight, most often relying on seating and table frames made of sturdy and sleek flat-bar chromed metal, and chairs, tables and cabinets finished with highly-figured wood veneers.
Like his colleagues Karl Springer and the multifarious Pierre Cardin, Baughman’s designs are emblematic of the 1970s: sleek, sure and scintillating.
As you will see from the furniture presented on 1stDibs, Milo Baughman’s designs for the likes of Drexel Furniture, Glenn of California and — for five decades — Thayer Coggin are ably employed as either the heart of a décor or its focal point.
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.