White glass table lamp with black metal base in mid-century 1960s style
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Glass and metal table lamp, 1960s Condition: Very good - restored Materials: Painted metal, Opal glass
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Mid-Century Modern Metal and Glass Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking vintage table combines an angular metal frame with glass shelving for a design full
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Mid-Century Modern Metal & Glass Coffee Table
By Design Institute America
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Interesting glass-top mid-century coffee table. Designed by Design Institute of America (DIA
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Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table/ Bar, Metal and Glass, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table/ Bar, Metal and Glass, 1970s
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal and Glass Coffee Table 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage chromed metal and glass coffee table / side table with a greenish glass
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$971Sale Price|25% Off
Mid-Century Modern Metal and Glass Console Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Estate fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Mid-Century Modern Metal and Glass Console Table With Chrome
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Italian mid-century modern stackable metal and glass coffee tables, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern stackable metal and glass coffee tables, 1940s Pair of rectangular
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Italian mid-century modern coffe table in glass and burnished metal, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern coffe table in glass and burnished metal, 1960s Coffee table with round
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Mid-Century Modern Style Colored Glass Metal and Brass Italian Coffee Table
Located in Ibiza, Spain
structure crafted from black lacquered metal with elegant brass accents. The table is designed with a unique
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Giacometti Style Brutalist Side Table, Metal & Glass, Mid-Century
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A striking mid-century brutalist side table featuring forged metal designed base with sculptural
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Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Metal, Glass, Opaline, Brass - France
Located in Girona, Girona
Original coffee table, black lacquered metal structure, glass, black opaline and brass hardware
Metal, Brass
$583Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Mid-Century Modern Set of Metal and Glass Coffe Tables, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern set of metal and glass coffe tables, 1970s Set of square coffee tables
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Mid-Century Modern Machined Metal Base Glass Top Coffee Table Modernist
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Machined Metal Base Glass Top Coffee Table Modernist
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Mid Century Modern Square Center Table, Chrome Metal and Glass Top
By Frank Stella
Located in Madrid, ES
Center table attributed to Frank Stella with flower-shaped chrome metal structure and transparent
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Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Metal and Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp,Metal and Glass, Italy, 1950s
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Glass and Chromed Metal Italian Table Clock by Ducale
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This stunning 1950s Mid-Century Modern table clock by Ducale. Crafted in Italy features a striking
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Mid-Century Modern Two Tier Circular Glass Silver Metal Frame Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Modern two-tier coffee table with two circular clear glass table tops supported by a
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Italian Mid Century Chromed Metal And Glass Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Meda, MB
This 1970s Italian couple of coffee tables are a stylish example of mid-century modern design. Made
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Mid Century Sheaf of Wheat Metal and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mid Century Sheaf of Wheat Metal and Glass Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 36 wide x 36
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brassed Metal Glass Swiveling Coffee Table circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern brassed metal and smoked glass coffee table shows two swiveling plates with the
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Mid Century Modern Vintage Metal Glass Coffee Table, Italy, 1970´s Two Tables
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century Modern vintage brassed and chromed metal side tables designed and executed in Italy
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French Mid-Century Red Glass and Black Metal Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century Modern (1950s) ebonized metal coffee table with an irregularly-shaped top with
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$2,640Sale Price|52% Off
Mid Century Modern Gold Metal Tassel Lucite & Glass Cocktail Coffee Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mid Century Modern Gold Metal Tassel Lucite & Glass Cocktail Coffee Table.
Art Glass
$720Sale Price|20% Off
Milo Baughman Style Mid-Century Modern Metal and Glass Square Coffee Side Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern square coffee table featuring a tubular polished chrome frame with brass plated
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Unique Mid-Century Modern Rustic Metal Coffee Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unique Mid-Century Modern rustic metal coffee table.
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English mid-century modern Red metal table ashtray by Ronson, 1930s
Located in MIlano, IT
English mid-century modern Red metal table ashtray by Ronson, 1930s Table ashtray with rectangular
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Vintage Iron and Glass MId Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in South Salem, NY
This Mid-Century cocktail table is a sleek and stylish piece that would elevate any living space
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Mid-Century Faux Bamboo Gilt Metal and Glass Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century faux bamboo (1940s) gilt metal rectangular small coffee table with inset glass top and
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Mid-Century Faux Bamboo Gilt Metal and Glass Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century faux bamboo (1940s) gilt metal rectangular small coffee table with inset glass top and
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Metal Nesting Tables or Sofa Tables Italy 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern set of 3 clear glass nesting tables / sofa tables in triangle form shows chromed metal feet
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VIntage Modern Metal and Glass Nesting Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These charming tables will fit perfectly in and small nook or bedroom. They can function in a
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Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Chromed Metal Smoked Glass, Germany c 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
This presented coffee table or sofa table was designed and made circa 1970 in Germany. The three
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$801Sale Price / set|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Glass Nesting Tables
By Galotti & Radice
Located in Weesp, NL
Glass nesting tables Mid-Century Modern. 1970s Dutch fume glass nesting tables in very good
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Mid-Century Modern Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful vintage modern propeller shaped metal base and a thick round glass top is sure to make
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Coffee Cocktail Table Chromed Metal Smoked Glass Mid-Century Modern Italy 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Chromed metal tubular coffee table with 1 smoked glass shelf. Made in Italy in the 70s.The glass
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Vintage Mid Century Modern Metal 2 Tier Glass Shelf Rolling Liquor Bar Cart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Vintage Mid Century Modern Metal 2 Tier Glass Shelf Rolling Liquor Bar Cart. Circa Mid 20th Century
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Mid-Century Modern Pair of Side Tables, Metal and Glass, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Side Tables, Metal and Glass, Italy, 1970s
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Mid-Century Metal Floral Base Round Glass Coffee Table
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century coffee table with painted shaped metal floral base and circular glass top. Antique
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Mid Century Modern Brassed Metal Vintage Coffee Table Sofa Table 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage coffee table or sofa table circular like from brassed metal and smoked
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Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Glass & Brass Plated Cocktail Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Mid Century Modern 3-tier brass and glass cocktail table. The top with two tiers that pivot out to
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Mid-Century Modern Danish Geometric Op-Art Metal Ashtray
By Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Mid-Century Modern Danish Aluminum Ashtray — Geometric Op-Art Design in the Style of Ultima 15
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Mid-Century Modern Paolo Piva Glass Top and Metal Base Italian Coffee Table
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Madrid, ES
metal structure geometric base and glass top. Paolo Piva: Born in Adria in 1950, he began studying at
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal and Glass Sputnik Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
This great Mid-Century Modern vintage Sputnik table lamp was made of nickel-plated brass with 21
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Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Lightolier, Charles Hollis Jones, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A graceful study in form and light, this mid-century Murano glass table lamp is both sculpture and
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$156Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Tabletop Opaline Glass Sucker Dredge Shaker Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
metal lid. It is designed for refilling and can be used in the kitchen or dining room table. Great piece
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Mid-Century Table Lamp in Glass and Metal, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
250V) Additional information: Materials: Metal, Glass Color: Gold Styles: Mid-Century Modern Period
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$3,880Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in North York, ON
Vintage Mid-Century Modern glass top coffee table. Featuring sleek black metal beams supported by
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Mid-Century Italian Metal and Glass Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant mid-century Italian table lamp from the 1960s is a striking example of modernist
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Mid Century Modern Brushed Metal Glass Top Milo Baughman Style Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Vintage Mid Century Modern Rectangular Brushed Metal Glass Top Milo Baughman Style Side Table. Item
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Brass, Steel and Smoked Glass Italian Coffee Table
By Romeo Rega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
characteristic of the Mid-Century Modern style. The frame is crafted from brass and steel, which provide a sturdy
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Mid-Century Modern Style Geiger Metal Series Round Clear Glass Top Coffee Table
By Poul Kjærholm, Geiger International
Located in Secaucus, NJ
High-End quality Metal Series round occasional table by Geiger International, the beautifully
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Vintage Lane Mid Century Modern Sculpted Brass Metal Wood Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Vintage Lane Mid Century Modern Sculpted Brass Metal Legs Wood Frame Coffee Table with Beveled Glass Top
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Mid-Century Modern Chrome Ring & Glass Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-Century Modern chrome and glass coffee table features a striking sculptural base composed of interlocking
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Yellow Bowl, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern murano glass yellow bowl, 1970s Irregular shaped yellow bowl in Murano
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Glass and Brass Mid-century Coffee/Cocktail Table, Pace Attributed
By Pace Collection
Located in Miami, FL
Glass and Brass Mid-century Coffee/Cocktail Table, Pace Attributed Offered for sale is a glass
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Set of Three Brass and Smoked Glass Nesting Tables
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Aci Castello, IT
characteristic design elements of the Mid-Century Modern era while incorporating brass, and smoked glass to
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William Bowie Sculptural Gilt Metal Coffee Table Mid Century Modern 54x30x16
By William Bowie
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Gilt Metal Coffee Table, hand made by artist William Bowie, signed, American, 1960s.
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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.
With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
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You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.