Antique c1920s Carved Mahogany Tripod Base Round Pie Crust Edge Lamp Side Table
By Established Lines, Baker Furniture Company, Henredon, Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique c1920s Carved Mahogany Tripod Base Round Pie Crust Edge Lamp Side Table Stand Pedestal MINT!
Mahogany
Tubular Chrome Base Plate Glass top Cocktail Table
By John Mascheroni
Located in New York, NY
Plate glass top, tubular bright chrome base. Ca 1960/ 1970's attributed to John Mascheroni, "TUBO" series. Coffee, Cocktail table.
Olive Faux Paint Enamel Finish Carved Base Console Table with Rolled Edges
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative neutral olive tone finish Asian style painted console table.
Hardwood
1980 Herman Miller Style Yellow Enamel Tray Side Table Black Iron Gazelle Base
By Herman Miller
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Round Yellow Side, Tray and Drink Table with Black Iron Gazelle Legs Base in the Style of Herman Miller.
Enamel, Steel, Iron
Aluminum Base Table Lamp with Original Tilt Top Silk Shade
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Ferndale, MI
Aluminum modernist table lamp. Original silk shade with pierced steel diffuser tilts to most any angle. Lamp base measures 8" diameter, 22" tall, shade 14.5" diameter, 4 "tall.
Aluminum
Misterioso Dining Table in White Oak with Hand Shaped Base
By Greg Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Misterioso dining table is inspired by the energy and excitement of the Bop Jazz era. The Abstract Expressionist art movement was in full swing, and studio designers such as Geor...
Oak, Walnut
Lacquered Parchment Tray Stainless Steel Base Coffee Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Super high studio quality metal work stainless steel base coffee table with tray shape lacquered white goat skin top. Fine pattern lines in the lacquered skin top. Unmarked.
Stainless Steel
$783Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Rattan Bamboo Table Base in Star Shape for Four Chairs
Located in Lomita, CA
This chic vintage table base is constructed of bamboo and rattan. It has an attractive patina and "starfish" form.
Bamboo, Rattan
Square Solid Bronze Tassels Decorated Base 3/4" Glass Top Coffee Center Table
By Giocometti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Solid Bronze Tassels Decorated Base 3/4" Glass Top Coffee Center Table. glass is 3/4'' thick
Brass
Vintage 70s Osvaldo Borsani Oval Dining Table Walnut Starburst Top & Chrome Base
By (After) Gio Ponti, Osvaldo Borsani, Ico Parisi, Stow Davis, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Osvaldo Borsani oval dining table. A striking example of mid-century modern furniture, it features a walnut starburst veneer top and a sculptural chrome base, blending luxury and fun...
Chrome
X-Base Low Table Attributed to Vladimir Kagan
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A striking and well-crafted X-based low table in walnut having a biomorphic boomerang-shaped glass top.
Walnut, Glass
1950s Swedish Table Lamp – Geometric Ceramic Base for Nordiska Kompaniet
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table lamp, anonymous for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1950s. Signed LJ. Hand painted textile. Dimensions: H: 42.5 cm / 16 3/4’’ W: 12 cm / 4 3/4’’ D: 12 cm / 4 3/4’’
Textile
1970s Vintage Lucite "Butterfly" Console Table Base Styled After Lion in Frost
By Lion in Frost
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage lucite console table base styled after Lion in Frost in the United States circa 1970s. This fantastic console table features a unique lucite base with a thick butterfly desig...
Lucite
Modern Minimalist Round White Marble Dining Table with Hexagon Base
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Amsterdam, Holland
This Minimalist table is made from white marble, featuring a hexagon shaped foot and a circular travertine tabletop that balances perfectly and securely with its own weight. Functi...
Marble
48" Square Granite Top Patinated Brass & Chrome Base Dining Conference Table
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Rockaway, NJ
48" Square Granite Top Patinated Brass & Chrome Base Dining Conference Table
Granite, Chrome, Brass
Italian Black Marble Base 35x71" Thick Glass Top Dining Conference Table
By Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Black Marble Base 35x71" Thick Glass Top Dining Conference Table
Marble
Solid Maple Top Wrought Iron Base 2x18" Leaves Dining Table MINT
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century c1970s 7x7" Square White Ceramic Ribbed Sides Table Lamp MINT 2x18” leaves with an extended table length of 104”
Wrought Iron
Pair of Goldkant leuchten cocoon with teak base table lamps , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Pair of Goldkant leuchten cocoon with teak base table lamps , 1970s
Plastic, Wood
$1,746Sale Price|30% Off
Karl Springer Style Faux Goatskin Lucite Dining Table Base or Display Stands
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Lucite, Lacquer
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Cassina, Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Cassina, Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Cassina, Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Cassina, Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck
By Cassina, Philippe Starck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Volage Ex-S Coffee Table in Marble and Aluminium Base by Philippe Starck ROUNDED CONTOURS A collection of luxurious low tables topped with premium marble, designed by Philippe Star...
Marble, Aluminum
Two Tier Cross Shape Brass Base Round Occasional Coffee Side End Table Stand
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Two tier cross shape brass base round occasional coffee side end table stand. Paul McCobb style - attributed.
Brass
1970s Burl Patchwork Dining Table and Chrome Base attributed to Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid Century vintage 1970s Burl Walnut Patchwork Dining Table and Chrome Base attributed to Milo Baughman.
Chrome
Unusual Distressed Wood V-Shape Base Large Console Sofa Table with Glass Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern distressed wood base glass top console table.
Glass, Hardwood
1960s Knoll Style Round Marble Coffee Table Star Base
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid Century Modern round marble coffee table with aluminum star base 28 in diameter x 14 H Original unrestored vintage preowned condition.
Marble, Aluminum
Large Art Pottery Vase Shape Table Lamp on Walnut Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice large Mid-Century Modern table.
$1,800Sale Price|25% Off
Whimsical Polly Want a Table Bevel Glass on Parrot Base Style of Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fun wildlife themed occasional table. 16" Beveled glass top on parrot base . Quality is that of later 20th century maker Maitland Smith. Fine condition throughout. No issues on the ...
Composition
Brass and Marble Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern marble and brass base large square glass top coffee table.
Marble, Brass
Belgian Post-War End Table, Brass Top on Ebonized Iron Base, 1970s
Located in Queens, NY
Belgian Post-War Design (1970s) rectangular low end table with an embossed brass design top resting on an ebonized iron pedestal base with 5 legs.
Brass, Iron
1970s smoked glass chrome table by Giotto Stoppino elegant. XX century.
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Palermo, IT
table in question features a design reminiscent of the creations of Giotto Stoppino or, alternatively, those of Gastone Rinaldi, both prominent Italian designers of the 20th century....
Iron
Travertine Marble Table Lamp Base by Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1960s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
An elegant piece, versatile for use in various living spaces, whether in the living room or as a bedside table lamp. Fratelli Mannelli was an Italian designer and manufacturer known...
Travertine, Brass
Japanese Midcentury Ceramic Table Lamp with Crackle Finish and Lucite Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese vintage table lamp from the mid 20th century, with crackled finish and lucite base.
Ceramic
Robin Day Dining Table / Desk for Hille, Blue Top, Elm Base, 1950s, England
By Robin Day, Hille
Located in London, GB
A rare and highly desirable table designed by Robin Day for Hille Of London in the 1950s, featuring an original blue laminated top—an uncommon example of its kind and visually striki...
Laminate, Beech
Side Coffee Table w/ a Working Street Wall Clock Top Storage Compartment Base
By Howard Miller
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Side Coffee Table w/ a Working Street Wall Clock Top Storage Compartment Base
Oak
Modern Dining Table with in Black Travertine Base and Glass Top
Located in Washington, DC
A modern rectangular dining table with black travertine base and glass top.
Travertine
Midcentury American Copper Table Lamp with Verdigris Patina on Lucite Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stately Midcentury table lamp crafted in copper with a rich verdigris patina, mounted on a clear Lucite base. This American lamp features a classically inspired silhouette with a s...
Copper
Trestle Base Dining Table in Quartersawn Walnut by Brian Holcombe
By Brian Holcombe
Located in Princeton, NJ
Dining table in quarter sawn walnut featuring a trestle base, carefully constructed utilizing interlocking joinery and without metal hardware or screws. The construction of this tabl...
Walnut
Strips of Wood Glued Together Unique Pattern Table Top Industrial Base Desk Mint
By George Nelson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Strips of Wood Glued Together Unique Pattern Table Top Industrial Base Desk Dining Writing Table MINT!
Birch
$324Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern White Ceramic Table Lamp with Brass Base & Pleated Shade
Located in Freehold, NJ
This postmodern 1980s table lamp features unique sculpted ceramic base, brass accents, a pleated shade, and vintage wiring. Dimensions in listing are for lamp without shade. With t...
Ceramic
18" Round top Mother Of Pearl Veneer Tulip Base Side End Table Stand MINT
By Maitland Smith
Located in Rockaway, NJ
18" Round top Mother Of Pearl Veneer Tulip Base Side End Table Stand MINT
Mother-of-Pearl
Chrome & Brass Hoof Feet Base Smoked Glass Top Square Game Dinette Table Italy
By Maison Jansen, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome & Brass Hoof Feet Base Smoked Glass Top Square Game Dinette Table Italy
Brass, Chrome
"V" Shape Marble Base Thick Glass Top Modern Custom Design Console Table
By Artedi, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sharp looking modern design studio made V shape black Italian marble and chrome base with 3/4" rounded corners glass top console sofa table.
Marble, Stainless Steel
Eames Herman Miller Round Table Universal Base Casters & 36” Blonde Laminate Top
By Herman Miller
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Mid-Century Modern Eames for Herman Miller table with aluminum universal 4 prong base with black casters, black shaft, aluminum spider attachment, and a 36” round bl...
Aluminum, Steel
Eames Segmented Base Dining Table by Vitra — Custom Square Oak Top
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in Dronten, NL
A striking and custom-made version of the iconic Eames Segmented Base dining table, produced by Vitra. This exceptional table combines the classic architectural elegance of the Segme...
Aluminum, Steel
Rouge Organic Shape Marble Top Two Tier Metal Base Console Table Studio Made
By Roger Capron
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rouge Organic Shape Marble Top Two Tier Metal Base Console Table Studio Made
Marble, Steel
Extraordinary Italian Mixed Marble & Bronze Steel Dining Table w/ Knoll Base
By Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
I sourced this piece of marble years ago, tucked away in a basement, without a base. Since then, I've held onto it, waiting for the right base to come along. When I found an authenti...
Marble, Enamel, Steel
French Vintage Table Lamp, Shell Form Ceramic with Brass Base, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Vintage Table Lamp in Shell Form with Brass Base – 1970s Style Elegant French table lamp featuring a sculptural ceramic base in the shape of a stylized shell. The glossy whit...
Brass
Jaime hayan Chinoz Green - Ocre Base Table Lamp For Parachilna
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaime hayan Chinoz Black-Burgundy Base Table Lamp For Parachilna Asian inspired table lamp. Consisting of a mouth-blown diffuser, ceramic body and a lacquered wooden base. The desi...
Ceramic
Jaime hayan Chinoz Black-Burgundy Base Table Lamp For Parachilna
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaime hayan Chinoz Black-Burgundy Base Table Lamp For Parachilna Asian inspired table lamp. Consisting of a mouth-blown diffuser, ceramic body and a lacquered wooden base. The desi...
Ceramic
$1,180Sale Price|20% Off
Driftwood Burl Vintage Base for Coffee or Occasional Table
Located in Lomita, CA
This is unique, like most driftwood formations. A burl driftwood and glass coffee or occasional table base. The glass top is for display only. This is from the 1980s--a bulbous foote...
Driftwood, Burl
large 1970s TABLE LAMP aro-leuchten chrome base brown velvet lampshade
Located in Mannheim, DE
Large table lamp from the 1970s. Manufacturer: ARO-Leuchten. Large shade made of light-colored plastic, covered in brown, velvet-like fabric. Decorative gold-colored band. Chrome-pla...
Chrome
Single Travertine Base Beveled 27x27 Square Top Side End Lamp Table Stand MINT!
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Single Travertine Base Beveled 27x27 Square Top Side End Lamp Table Stand MINT!
Travertine
Square Solid Brass Profile Architectural Base Rectangular Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern solid brass profile base coffee table.
Brass
X Base Faux Bamboo Gilt Side Table Made in Italy after Maison Bagues
By Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
Chic, stylish and sophisticated side, or end table having an X form faux bamboo base in original gold gilt style finish, with original glass top. The table is in very good clean and ...
Metal
Brass X Base on Wheels Dining Serving Boat Shape Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual solid brass base dining table on wheels.
Brass
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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