Pair Of Midcentury Lacquered Nightstands
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Night Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests ...
Wood
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pewter
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Wood, Walnut, Plywood, Lacquer
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Marble
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Steel, Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Night Stands
Wood
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Crystal, Brass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut, Lacquer
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Brass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Birch
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Marble, Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Faux Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Goatskin, Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Silver Leaf
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Mahogany, Walnut
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Night Stands
Wood, Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Mahogany
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Sets
Metal, Aluminum, Bronze, Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Walnut, Lacquer, Wood
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A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe mid-century modern American 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.
Postwar American architects and designers were animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist “International Style” architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the ’30s 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, respectively, pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair. George Nelson and his design team created Bubble lamp shades using a new translucent polymer skin. Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were re-purposed: the Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs that used surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century 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, blonde-wood furniture — and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern American furniture on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Finding the Right Night Stands for You
Nightstands are traditionally designed with functionality in mind. Prior to the advent of indoor plumbing, early nightstands contained a porcelain chamber pot in a cabinet that provided a convenient and private alternative to visiting the outhouse. Today, antique, new and vintage nightstands — which are pieces of bedroom furniture that are often called bedside tables — are typically low-profile tables that are positioned alongside one’s bed or elsewhere in a bedroom.
A nightstand is mainly used to store or support objects that may be needed at night, such as a phone, a book or a small carafe of water. But this table can easily be personalized.
"I’ve got a huge vintage lamp, and when I’m lucky, I’ll have fresh flowers in a bud vase," Chicago interior designer Summer Thornton tells 1stDibs about styling a nightstand.
Whether you take a minimalist approach to bedside table decor or prefer to top it with stacks of books and other essentials that you'd like to have at arm's length — this furniture can also change the look and feel of a bedroom, rendering any interior more comfortable and cozy.
Practicality plays a prominent role in perfecting your bedside space, but the decision to furnish your bedroom with a cherrywood mid-century modern nightstand or an antique mahogany piece can have an impact on how you start your day.
Take the first step in setting the perfect tone of your morning — browse the wide selection of antique, new and vintage nightstands on 1stDibs now.
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