Brass Demilune Scalloped Console Table Base Mid Century Modern 1960s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Brass Demilune Scalloped Console Table Base, American, circa 1960s. Glass top is not included. It is a versatile size and can be used as a console table, bar, TV or media tab...
Brass, Metal
Chunky Lucite Dining Table Base Mid Century Modern Style Glamour Acrylic
By Karl Springer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Heavyweight and Chunky Lucite Dining Table Base, American, circa 21st Century. The glass table top is not included. It will be less expensive to have glass cut on your end than shipp...
Acrylic, Lucite
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
Metal
Mid-Century Danish Walnut Pedestal Base End Table
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Danish walnut end table with square top and smaller square pedestal base.
Mid-Century Trestle Base Dining Table
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern dining table with 'X' style trestle base.
Maple
Heavy Mid-Century Modern Chrome Cocktail Table Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Heavy mid-century chrome cocktail table base. Can support a glass top up to 50" x 50".
Chrome
Mid-Century Danish Walnut Pedestal Base End Table
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century Danish walnut end table with square top and smaller square pedestal base.
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Wooden Table with Marble Base and Glass Top, mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and important wooden table realized in the mid-20th century with a marble base and a fumé glass top.
Wood
Mid-Century Metal Base Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Long five foot table or bench with white laminate top over walnut wood grain. Set on a black metal base. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Metal
Charles Hollis Jones Mid-Century Lucite & Polished Nickel Dining Table Base
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American Lucite geometric table base with 4 rectangular column legs connected with an X-form vertical block stretcher having a metal crossbar and a polished nickel cylind...
Lucite
Mid-Century Pedestal Table, White Laminate Top, Lacquered Rattan Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pedestal table combines white laminate top with cylindrical lacquered rattan base in off-white finish.
Rattan, Laminate, Lacquer
Mid-Century Marble Top Table with Chrome Base
Located in Hudson, NY
Mid-Century marble top table with chrome base.
Marble, Chrome
Mid-Century Large Maison Jansen Console Table with Iron Base and Stone Top
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Maison Jansen mid-century iron and stone table embodies the refined elegance and craftsmanship of the renowned Parisian design firm.
Stone, Iron
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamp Base 2
Located in Duxbury, MA
Vintage MCM ceramic table lamp base. Not wired. Lampshade not included.
Ceramic
Vintage Herman Miller Eames Mid Century Modern Rolling Contract Base Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Herman Miller Eames Mid Century Modern "Aluminum Group" Rolling Contract Base Side Table.
Aluminum
Mid-Century Travertine Walnut Base Coffee Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
Superb Travertine and walnut Coffee Table with modernist design of remarkable quality. Features a strong walnut base accented with stylish large dovetailed joinery supporting a decor...
Travertine
Vintage Mid Century Modern White Driftwood Base Glass Top Side End Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Mid Century Modern White Driftwood Base Glass Top Side End Table.
Glass, Wood
Mid Century Modern Seashell Resin Top Aluminum Propeller Base Dining Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Mid Century Modern Octagonal Seashell Resin Top Aluminum Propeller Base Dinin...
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Artedi Marble Base End Table
By Artedi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This lovely vintage modern side table features an unusually shaped marble base with a brass support resting in the center. A lightly tinted green rectangular glass top with beveled e...
Marble, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Octagonal Dining Table with Vienna Straw Base
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian octagonal top glass dining table with Vienna straw and brass base from 1970s.
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Base Laminate Top Low Side Tables - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut Base Laminate Top Low Side Tables - a Pair.
Formica, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Iroko Topped Side Table with Cast Aluminium Base
Located in London, England
Octagonal reclaimed iroko top paired with cast aluminium base. Once part of the Eames La Fonda range for those MCM geeks out there. Very tactile and sleek thing. D 65cm x H 45 m
Aluminum
$1,032Sale Price|20% Off
Architectural Wrought Iron Table Base with Truss Detailing, Mid-20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A dramatic and structurally expressive architectural-style wrought iron table base, likely created in the mid-to-late 20th century.
Wrought Iron
Carlo Scarpa Doge Table for Cassina, Aluminum Base, Mid-Century Italy
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carlo Scarpa Doge Table For Cassina A sculptural structure that has become an emblem of Italian design, a trademark of the new ultrarational movement that in the late 1960s contemp...
Aluminum
Carlo Scarpa Doge Table for Cassina, Aluminum Base, Mid-Century Italy
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carlo Scarpa Doge Table For Cassina A sculptural structure that has become an emblem of Italian design, a trademark of the new ultrarational movement that in the late 1960s contemp...
Aluminum
Carlo Scarpa Doge Table for Cassina, Aluminum Base, Mid-Century Italy
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carlo Scarpa Doge Table For Cassina A sculptural structure that has become an emblem of Italian design, a trademark of the new ultrarational movement that in the late 1960s contemp...
Aluminum
Carlo Scarpa Doge Table for Cassina, Aluminum Base, Mid-Century Italy
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carlo Scarpa Doge Table For Cassina A sculptural structure that has become an emblem of Italian design, a trademark of the new ultrarational movement that in the late 1960s contemp...
Aluminum
Travertine Base Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Side Table
By Artedi
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern travertine base glass top rectangular side end occational table, stand.
Travertine
Illuminated Mid Century Modern Lucite & Chrome Butterfly Coffee Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Illuminated Mid Century Modern Lucite & Chrome Butterfly Coffee Table Base.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Sculptured Base Dining Table
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern sculptured base dining table with 2 x 12" leaves.
Walnut
Mid Century Lily Base Dual Light Table Desk Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid Century Lily Base Dual Light Table Desk Lamp.
Brass, Metal
Mid Century Patinated Metal Drum Form Base and Glass Top Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Patinated Metal Drum Form Base and Glass Top Side Table Measures 19" in width, 19" in depth and 17" in height.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stacked Lucite Discs Table Base
Located in Miami, FL
Round Mid-Century Modern stacked Lucite coffee table. Great visual effect with the solid Lucite discs. No Glass. F-801-344
Nickel
Carlo Scarpa Doge Table for Cassina, Aluminum Base, Mid-Century Italy
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carlo Scarpa Doge Table For Cassina A sculptural structure that has become an emblem of Italian design, a trademark of the new ultrarational movement that in the late 1960s contemp...
Aluminum
Oak Table with Iron Base in the manner of Jean Touret, France Mid-20th Century
By Jean Touret
Located in Utrecht, NL
Crafted in the manner of Jean Touret and the artisans of Marolles, this table is a timeless example of the beautiful pieces that were produced in France in the mid-20th century.
Iron
$1,540Sale Price|30% Off
Mid Century Bronze Barcelona Style Coffee Table Base
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This is a nice Mid Century Bronze X base Coffee Table Base. Unmarked but favors the Barcelona tables by Mies Van der Rohe for Knoll.
Bronze
Mid Century Modern Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Gold Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp base looks with a shade.
Metal
Mid-century Coffee Table with Brass Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This simple yet decorative midcentury coffee table features a wonderful brass base with a wood grain finished top. Unique vintage table with interesting brass details, woodgrain lami...
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Ceramic Table Lamp with Grapes on Wood Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in White Ceramic on a Square Wooden Base, Italy.
Ceramic, Porcelain, Wood
Mid-century Mushroom table lamp with chrome base , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-century Mushroom table lamp with chrome base , 1970s
Metal
Solid Pine Coffee Table with Trestle Base, Austria, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Solid Pine Coffee Table with Trestle Base, Austria, Mid-20th Century.
Pine
Mid-Century Kurt Østervig Style Oak Coffee Table, Square Frame Base
By Kurt Østervig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coffee table in the style of Danish designer Kurt Østervig showcases minimalist Scandinavian design principles. Constructed from solid oak with a rectangular top and distinctive squa...
Oak
Mid-Century Modern IKEA Table Lamp with Glass Shade and Chrome Base
By IKEA
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Stylish midcentury, Ikea design-Classic table lamp. Both figuratively and literally, this mid century fixture is perfect for bringing light to your Mid-Century Modern interior.
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Lane Mid Century Modern Walnut Octagonal Stretcher Base Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Lane Mid Century Modern Walnut Octagonal Stretcher Base Coffee Table.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Pedestal Side Table w/ Star Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
___________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over...
Walnut, Wood
Mid Century Adrian Pearsall Stringray Glass top Wood Base End Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Classic mid century side, or end table, designed by Adrian Pearsall, having an amoeba shaped glass top and a sculpted walnut base.
Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Foldable Chrome Table Base, Finland, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Foldable Space Age table base in chrome. An elegant and functional design. The base consists of four chrome-plated metal legs that converge at a chrome-colored plastic ring in the c...
Steel
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Glass-Top Dining Table with Curved Wood Base
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Striking mid-century modern dining table featuring a gracefully sculpted solid wood base paired with an organically shaped glass top.
Steel
DIA Mid-Century 'Paperclip' Coffee Table Base (manner of Milo Baughman)
By Milo Baughman
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (circa 1970) \'Paperclip\' design coffee / cocktail table comprised of brass plated steel D-shaped sections arranged in a circle to form the table base supportin...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Large Console Table Glass Top Lucite Base
By Neal Small, Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Quality large Mid-Century Modern lucite base beveled edge glass top console sofa table.
Glass, Lucite
Mid-Century Tripod Base Table Lamp by Laurel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual tripod base vintage table lamp by Laurel.
Brass
Unusual French Mid Century Suede-Topped Table with Chrome Base & Mosaic Sides
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this round table dates from the 1970s. Table top is just under 48” diameter and is covered in suede and includes a protective, removable glass top. Sides of table ar...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Italian Iron Table Base with Aluminum Legs 'Small Size'
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian Iron Table Base with Tripode Aluminum Legs and wooden inserts. 1970s more pieces available.
Aluminum, Iron
Cofrac Art Glass Table Lamp, Brass Base, Mid-Century Modern, France
By Cofrac
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful and very good quality modern art glass table lamp. This Art Deco style table lamp is uniquely shaped blown crystal and brass made by Cofrac Art Verrier from France. This ...
Brass
Danish Mid-Century Lathe-Turned Teak Table Lamp Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lathe-turned teak lamp base from the Danish Mid-Century Modern period features a slender, elongated conical form — broad at the base, tapering to a narrow neck at the top. The natura...
Metal
Design Institute America DIA Trefoil Side Table Glass Top Steel Base Mid-Century
By Design Institute America
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful gueridon side table by Design Institute America DIA. Trefoil design glass top sits on a steel tripod base with stretcher accent capped off with brass final detail. Small b...
Brass, Steel
Large Mid Century Iron Side Table with Riveted Tripod Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
This large Spanish iron side table from the 1950s is a unique piece of vintage furniture. Measuring 26 inches in height and 18 inches in diameter, the table has a circular central st...
Iron
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.
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