Paul Mccobb Mid Century Modern Planner Group
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Maple, Lacquer
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Birch, Lacquer
Vintage 1950s American Scandinavian Modern Club Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Aluminum, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Grasscloth, Maple
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Birch
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Birch, Lacquer
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Birch
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Birch
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Faux Leather, Wood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch, Maple, Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Grasscloth, Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Maple
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Maple
Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Birch, Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Aluminum
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Aluminum, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Maple
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Maple
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Maple
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Paul Mccobb Biography and Important Works
You could call Paul McCobb a man of parts. As a furniture designer, his work combined the attributes of many of his now better-known peers. Like Bauhaus designers such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, his 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 beside 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 also designed cohesive lines of furnishings, such as his best-known Planner Group, that gave homes an instant “look.” McCobb designed for several companies, most notably Directional, the New York firm that also produced designs by other legends, such as Paul Evans and Vladimir Kagan.
The signal aesthetic attribute of McCobb designs is that he completely forsook ornament — his pieces have no flourishes. And yet, because they are honest — the chairs, desks and 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 — McCobb’s mid-century modern work has warmth and presence. As you can see from the offerings on 1stDibs, Paul McCobb designs are the pin-striped suit, or the little black dress, of a décor: an essential.