Mid-Century Tripod Base Table Lamp by Laurel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual tripod base vintage table lamp by Laurel.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Brass
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Mid-Century Modern Large Console Table Glass Top Lucite Base
By Karl Springer, Neal Small
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Quality large Mid-Century Modern lucite base beveled edge glass top console sofa table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Vintage Table Lamp with Marble Base & Opaline Shade
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage table lamp is an original design lamp item realized in the mid-20th Century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
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.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
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...
Category
20th Century Finnish Space Age Tables
Materials
Steel
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gueridon
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid Century Modern Metal Table Lamp Base Illuminated Base by Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Metal Table Lamp Base with Illuminated Base by Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s Germany The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp base looks with a shade.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Teak Popcorn Base Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century-Modern Large Teak Popcorn Base Table Lamps - Pair A very cool pair of large table lamps from the 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Teak
Mid-Century Modern Oval Coffee Table, Walnut Base, Glass Top, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Oval coffee table featuring an elegant four-legged walnut base with an X-shaped stretcher. The glass tabletop adds a light and modern touch to the design.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Italian Black Iron Base Table with Wood Top, 1970s
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian black iron base table with wood veneered top and brass feet, 1970s The wooden top of the table shows some wear due to age and use but the table is in very...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-Century Modern Onyx Tripple Cylinder Base Side Table Stand Pedestal Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern onyx tripple cylinder base side table stand pedestal lamp table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Marble, Brass
Mid Century Lucite and Brass Waterfall Table Base
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mid Century Lucite and Brass Waterfall Table Base The table measures: 34 wide x 16 deep x 15 inches wide We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detail ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
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...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Thin Solid Brass Base Mid-Century Modern Glass Top Table
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lovely solid brass base glass-top table in style of Harvey Probber.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Round Teak Dining Table with Sculptural Pedestal Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful mid-century modern round dining table crafted in warm, richly grained teak. This striking piece features a smooth circular top with softly beveled edges, showcasing the nat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Solid Brass Base Side Table on Hoof Feet Mid Century Italian
By Maison Jansen, LaBarge
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Circa 1960s, this piece captures the glamour and architectural simplicity characteristic of mid-century Hollywood Regency design. A versatile statement piece that brings both functio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Early Mid-century Copper Stacked Base Torchiere Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-century copper torchiere table lamp, featuring a slender copper torchiere lampshade and stacked base made of lacquered wood steps with decorative copper links.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
1940s American Mid-Century Table Lamp with Jockey Figure and Wood Base
Located in Queens, NY
American 1940s painted metal table lamp with jockey figure standing on ebonized square wood base with horseshoe finial. Ships without a shade
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Square Wooden End Table with Sculptural Base.
Located in Seattle, WA
This mid-century modern square end table features a rich wood finish with prominent natural grain patterns across its smooth, rounded-corner top. The frame is distinguished by organi...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mid Century Modern Knoll Style Pedestal Base Marble Top Coffee 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 Knoll Style Cast Aluminum Propeller Pedestal Base Coffee T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Mid-Century Danish Walnut End Table with Square Top and Pedestal Base
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century Danish walnut end table with square top and smaller square pedestal base.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century American Ceramic Table Lamp, Peacock Glaze, Wood Base
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American ceramic table lamp peacock glazed in shades of blue, purple, and green, in tapered ovoid form with a flared, rimmed mouth housing a brass stem with two nonfuncti...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Temde Table Lamp with a Tulip Base
By Temde Leuchten
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Manufacturer: Temde Leuchten. Temde-Leuchten or Temde AG was a German-Swiss manufacturer of lighting fixtures with headquarters in Detmold ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) and a subsidiary...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid Century Modern Polished Chrome Metal Octagon Accent Side Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Polished Chrome Metal Octagonal Accent Side Table Base (base only).
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Chrome
Thick Glass Kidney Shape Brass Base Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
By Maison Baguès
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian thick glass kidney shape brass base Mid-Century Modern coffee table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Painted Walnut Waterfall Base Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Painted Walnut Waterfall Base Shaped Glass Top Surf Board Coffee Table.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Round Wheat Bamboo Sheaf Base Coffee Table Mid-Century Modern McGuire
By McGuire
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern white wash finish bamboo sheaf base coffee table by McGuire.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Mid Century Modern Orange Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Orange Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp base looks with a shade.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Adrian Pearsall Mid-Century Modern Dining Table Base, Starburst, 1970
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Modern (1970) dining table / center desk base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Glass
Aldo Tura Mid-Century Occasional Table with Parchment Base & Glass Top
By Aldo Tura
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century light brown parchment square Parabolic Panel Base Occasional Low End Table having a square smoked glass top (ALDO TURA)
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Table with an Enameled Metal Base and Wooden Top
$568Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Mid-Century Modern Table with an Enameled Metal Base and Wooden Top
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Table with enameled metal base and formica-covered wooden top. A table to customize with formica shade replacement for a curious, typically vintage table for a modern, contemporary l...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Fine Vintage Mid 20th Century Oak Coffee Table with Turned Pedestal Base
Located in Nottingham, GB
A beautifully made vintage 20th-century coffee table, finely constructed in oak and distinguished by its attractive proportions, substantial turned pedestal base and timeless traditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Modern Chrome Metal X-frame Baughman Style Coffee Table Base
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 Chrome Metal X-frame Baughman Style Coffee Table Base (No ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Scallop Glass Table Lamp with Lucite Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage style table lamp with scallop shaped body on a lucite base. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Lucite
1970s Mid-Century Dining Table Base by Design Institute America
By Design Institute America
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American Modernist (1970s) chrome and brass dining / center table base frame in a sculptural geometric form with intersecting flat, tubular and block shaped supports and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Brass, Chrome Table Base Signed Romeo Rega
$2,962Sale Price|40% Off
Mid-Century Italian Brass, Chrome Table Base Signed Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Vilnius, LT
Mid-century Italian Romeo Rega dining table base is made of brass, chrome, plywood.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Spanish Gilt-Iron Drinks Table, Tripod Base, Mid-Century Modern Design
Located in Buchanan, NY
This refined and sculptural Spanish drinks table has been recently handcrafted by skilled European artisans using traditional iron-working techniques. The design features a slender c...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Side Tables with Steel Tulip Base, France, 1970
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of side tables from mid-century France. Each table has a steel metal tulip base.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
Travertine Single Pedestal Base Mid-Century Modern Dining Conference Table MINT!
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Travertine Single Pedestal Base Mid-Century Italian Modern dining conference table MINT!.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables
Materials
Marble, Travertine
Ronald Schmitt Mid-Century Coffee Table with White Marble Base
By Ronald Schmitt
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Modern German coffee table with angled cylindrical white Carrara marble base and floating rectangular glass tabletop (RONALD SCHMITT FOR BRUETON).
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Mid-Century Dining Table with Bronze & Brass Fish Base, Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This extraordinary dining table is a rare and uniquely sculptural statement piece, featuring a stunning bronze and brass base composed of three beautifully detailed stylized fish. Ea...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Bronze
Harvey Probber Mid-Century Coffee Table, Chrome Base, Glass Top, USA
By Harvey Probber
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century square coffee / cocktail table with a thick square clear glass top resting on an open cube-form chrome plated steel base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Tri Leg Base Cast Metal Base Table Floor Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Laurel Mid-Century Modern sculptural cast metal base floor table lamp.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid Century Modern Stacked Lucite Chrome Frame Square Coffee Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Stacked Lucite Chrome Frame Square Coffee Table Base (NO GLASS, Base only).
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Chrome
Paul McCobb Mid-Century Coffee Table, Tobacco Brown Maple & Iron Base
By Paul McCobb
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular coffee / cocktail table with a tobacco brown maple top resting on a wrought iron base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Tripod Base Table with Glass Top
Located in High Point, NC
Mid-Century modern breakfast table with a glass top.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
19th century French poplarwood table, painted base
Located in Brecht, BE
charming table, poplarwood, blue painted base ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Tables
Materials
Poplar
Mid-Century Modernist Coral Table Lamp with Walnut Base & Brass Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist table lamp, crafted in the Philippines during the 20th century, skillfully combines organic materials into a functional and inviting piece.
Category
20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Coral, Brass
Gold Mid-Century Modern Side Table with Glass Top and Metal Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, vintage Mid-Century Modern small round side, sofa table with a circular glass top and a gilded metal base on three legs and gracefully decorated with four metal sunflowers, i...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rustic Mid-Century Wooden Trough Accent Table on Custom Iron Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking piece of American rustic design, this mid-20th-century trough repurposes the raw beauty of aged wood with a sturdy iron base, blending organic textures with industrial str...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Side Tables
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Ice Pink Jade / Giltwood Base Table Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid-Century Modern pair ice pink color jade and gilt gold wood decorated design pair table lamp.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Jade, Gold Leaf
Exquisite Mid-20th Century Chinese Famille Noir Porcelain Table Lamp / Wood Base
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite mid-20th century Chinese famille noir porcelain table lamp is a stunning addition to any decor.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Hammered Textured base with Reclaimed Elm Table Top
Located in Dallas, TX
This one of a kind race-track shape elm table top features a cool, soft hue and pairs perfectly atop the hammered base that celebrates a classic mid century design.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid Century Modern Smoked Lucite X-Base Chrome Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Smoked Lucite X-Base Chrome Table Lamps - a Pair.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Teak Sewing Table with Wicker Basket, X-Frame Base, Mid-Century, 1950s
Located in London, GB
Suspended directly beneath the main cabinet body is a beautiful, hand-woven round wicker basket—a signature hallmark of classic mid-century sewing tables. Originally meant for holdin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Side Tables
Materials
Wicker, Teak
Round Octagon Glass Chrome Base Mid-Century Modern Dining Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Octagon glass chrome base Mid-Century Modern dining table.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Travertine Pyramid Table Lamp, Brass Base, 1970s
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully simple organic travertine table lamp in a pyramid shape. The lamp base is 7.38" square. The shade as pictured is 17"D x 12"H. Shade is not included. The height of lamp to...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Brass
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Table Base Mid Century For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the table base mid century you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each table base mid century for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and glass. If you’re shopping for a table base mid century, we have 2705 options in-stock, while there are 57 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the table base mid century you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A table base mid century is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one table base mid century that is appealing in its simplicity, but Knoll, Milo Baughman and Eero Saarinen produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Table Base Mid Century?
The average selling price for a table base mid century at 1stDibs is $2,453, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $54,000 for the highest priced.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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.
Questions About Table Base Mid Century
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, the tulip table is considered a mid-century modern design. This table shape has become an iconic statement of the era with a simple sculptural attitude and a practical nature. The first tulip table was created by Eero Saarinen, a noted Finnish designer who was a leader in mid-century modern home decor. Shop a collection of Saarinen furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2026Wipe wood surfaces with a soft, dry cloth and condition periodically; ceramic and glass tops should be cleaned with a non-abrasive cleaner to avoid scratching any finish.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2026Desks typically include drawers or storage, while writing tables are a flatter, more minimal work surface; check the listing description for storage details.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2026A mid-century modern floor lamp adds ambient light without competing for surface space, a common pairing in mid-century living rooms.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2026Look for a table 15 to 18 inches tall to match the lower seat height common to mid-century sofas; a taller table can feel out of proportion next to a low-slung frame.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2026Wood tops feel warmer and closer to the era's original materials, while glass tops show off a rug or floor beneath and read slightly more contemporary; both are common in period-correct pieces.
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