Paul Mccobb For Planner Group
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Wood, Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Maple
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Aluminum
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Metal
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Maple
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Maple
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cane, Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Maple
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Maple
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Maple
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Birch
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Grasscloth, Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Mahogany, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Iron
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Brass
Antique 1690s Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Maple
Vintage 1960s Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Iron
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Wood, Birch
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Maple
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Paul Mccobb For Planner Group For Sale on 1stDibs
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Paul McCobb for sale on 1stDibs
The single aesthetic attribute of vintage Paul McCobb furniture is that the designer completely forsook ornament — his pieces have no flourishes. And yet, because they are honest — McCobb’s chairs, desks and dining tables are made of solid wood, usually maple or birch, often paired with frames and legs of wrought iron; the cabinets are traditionally scaled; the seating pieces have historic antecedents such as the Windsor chair — his mid-century modern work has warmth and presence.
You could call the Massachusetts-born McCobb a man of parts. As a furniture designer, his work combined the attributes of many of his now better-known peers.
Like the work of Bauhaus designers such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, McCobb's furniture had purity of form and line. Like the designs of Florence Knoll and George Nelson and his associates, McCobb’s work was efficient and purposeful. And even like George Nakashima, he was adept at interpreting traditional forms, in particular those of chairs, for the 20th century.
More than any other designer besides Russel Wright, with his ubiquitous ceramic tableware, McCobb was arguably responsible for the introduction of modern design into middle-class American households — if for no other reason than that he designed the 1952 set for the original Today show.
McCobb, a repeat recipient of the Good Design Award from the Museum of Modern Art, also designed cohesive lines of furnishings, such as his best-known Planner Group, that gave homes an instant “look.” He designed for several companies, most notably Directional, which was home to McCobb’s Origami chair.
In 1949, in partnership with New York furniture salesman B.G. Mesberg, McCobb set up the Directional Furniture Company, a brand known to vintage mid-century modern furniture collectors everywhere. Directional opened its doors after McCobb created the high-end Directional Modern line of sofas distributed by the New York-based Modernage Company. Directional also produced designs by other legends such as Paul Evans and Vladimir Kagan.
As you can see from the offerings on 1stDibs, McCobb designs are the pin-striped suit, or the little black dress, of a decor: an essential.
Find vintage Paul McCobb credenzas, bookcases, nightstands and other furniture on 1stDibs.