Large 7' Long 3/4" glass Top Thick Lucite Base Dining Conference Table
By James Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 7' Long 3/4" glass Top Thick Lucite Base Dining Conference Table
Glass, Lucite
Florence Knoll Style Stow Davis Knife Edge Dining Table w/Bronze Base, 1960
By Florence Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Knoll Style Stow Davis Walnut Custom Knife Edge Dining/Conference Table w/Bronze Base, 1960 Measures Walnut top measures 8’ diameter 1” thick, Base 27.5” tall 61” long. Tota...
Bronze
Italian Coffee Table with Etched Glass and Brass Base, 1960s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful and very particular coffee table made of a brass base and a wonderful etched glass plate. The bright and thick glass is wonderful made with lovely curves. Look at the pictu...
Brass
Thick Polished Lucite Double Base 3/4" Thick Rectangle Glass Top Dining Table
By Knoll, Brueton, Charles Hollis Jones, Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Thick Polished Lucite Double Base 3/4" Thick Rectangle Glass Top Dining Table MINT!
Glass, Lucite
Solid Stainless Steel Heavy Base Rectangular Coffee Table with Parquet Top
By Paul McCobb, Florence Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern coffee table.
Stainless Steel
Heavy Thick Lucite and Brass Base Thick Glass Top Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy horn shape thick lucite base rectangle Mid-Century Modern coffee table with 3/4 inch glass top.
Glass, Lucite
Set of 4 Lucite Dining Chairs Square Dining Table on Single Pedestal Base
By Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern scallop shape back set of four chairs and matching dining table set. Chair dimensions: 19 x 18 x 39 x 17.5.
Glass, Lucite
Midcentury Large Accolay Yellow and Brown Ceramic Base Table Lamp, circa 1950
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Accolay Original midcentury ceramic base table lamp, circa 1950. Elegant brown and yellow ceramic glazes colors. Not electrified Signed under the base Original perf...
Ceramic
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Table Lamp in Red and Black with Base for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Joe Colombo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' table lamp in red and black with base for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midc...
Aluminum
Maison Jansen Style Chrome Steel and Brass Square Coffee Table Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maison Jansen style chrome steel and brass square coffee table base. Item features star form stretcher, brass rim and accents, tapered legs, and great style and form, circa 1960. Mea...
Brass, Steel
Baker LIght Walnut Round Octagon Single Base Two Leaves Dining Room Table Mint!
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Baker LIght Walnut Round Octagon Single Base Two Leaves Dining Room Table Mint! Two leaves are 23.75" long each extending the table up to 95.5" in total length.
Walnut
Pair of Asian Style c1070s Cylinder Shape Base Table Lamps Wooden Feet MINT!
By Chapman Son & Co.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Asian Style c1070s Cylinder Shape Base Table Lamps Wooden Feet MINT!
Brass
Vintage 1950s Tulip Coffee Table with Metal Base and White Top
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table from France in the manner of Knoll with a circular top finished with a white laminated surface. The base is a metal tulip shaped base with a white finish as well. This p...
Metal
Italian Chrome X-Base Trestle Dining Table or Writing Desk
By Pace Collection
Located in Danville, CA
Rarely seen X-base trestle style dining table base that can be used as either a dining table or writing desk. The base will easily support a glass or stone top as large as 48 x 108 x...
Stone, Chrome
Thick Glass Top Jacks Shape Base Dining Center Game Table Gueridon
By Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century modern chrome "Jacks" shape base glass top dining table.
Chrome
Fossilized Stone Coffee by Table Heinz Lilienthal with Round Wooden Base
By Heinz Lilienthal
Located in London, GB
Square fossilized coffee table on round plywood base is designed by the artist Heinz Lilienthal, Germany 1970's. The stone is carved with rounded corners and the edges are chamfered ...
Stone
Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table / Bench Maple w/ Iron Base
By Paul McCobb
Located in Oakland, CA
Paul McCobb Planner Group coffee table that is sturdy enough that it can be used as a bench as well. With a honey colored hardwood maple top and a welded steel rod frame with adjusta...
Iron
Table Lamp Base, Oil-Rubbed Old Gold by Filipe Ramos - ready to ship
By Filipe Ramos
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The Lagoas tables and lamps are inspired by nature, it is an allusion to the mangrove trees and the way it deeps into the water. The legs design plays with the senses of the observer...
Steel
Solid Steel Bronze Table Base Mexico Revival Neoclassical Attributed Arturo Pani
By Arturo Pani
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, Custom Bronze Solid Steel dining table base attributed to Arturo Pani Mexico 1960s. Dramatic presentation of wood brass bronze and steel. Horseshoe base conne...
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Vintage Art Deco Bronze Maude Sherwood Jewett Attributed Signed Base & Glass Top
By Maude Sherwood Jewett
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Art Deco Bronze Maude Sherwood Jewett Attributed "Man & Woman" Signed Base with Oval Glass Top Table Elevate your living space with this exquisite vintage Art Deco console t...
Bronze
Vintage Eero Saarinen Off White Tulip Base Coffee Table Knoll Associates 1960s
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Miami, FL
Classic Eero Saarinen Mid-Century Modern Tulip Coffee or Cocktail Table for Knoll, circa 1960.
Iron
$3,566Sale Price|20% Off
Restored Six-Person Rattan and Formica Dining Table with Vertically Stacked Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul T. Frankl inspired six-person rattan dining table with vertically stacked rattan base legs, horizontally stacked rattan trim, and a blond Formica mahogany table. Measures: Tabl...
Rattan
Pedestal Dining Table White Oak on Cast Iron Amicalola Base by Alabama Sawyer
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
The Amicalola base captures the room set against a racetrack-shaped top. This pedestal base is hand cast by the artisans at Sloss Furnaces historic foundry in Birmingham to look beau...
Steel
Swedish Modern table lamp with ceramic base by Anna-Lisa Thomson, mid1900s.
By Anna-Lisa Thomson, Upsala Ekeby
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful earthenware table lamp with white glaze. Designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson for Upsala Ekeby Sweden, mid1900s. Beautiful decor and original shade. Nice patina. Smaller signs of...
Earthenware, Ceramic
Countertop High 36"H Cast Iron Base Beige Granite Top Dinning Serving Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Countertop High 36"H Cast Iron Base Beige Granite Top Outdoors Dinning Serving Table Mint!
Marble, Iron
Square Crome Brass Hoof Feet X Base Glass Top Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass hoof tips chrome base coffee table.
Brass, Chrome
Chinoz Table Lamp in Green with Ocre Base by Jaime Hayon 2013
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chinoz Table lamp. Body in black, red, pale green, Ming or Jùyuàn ceramic. Opal matt, glossy white or black diffuser. Base in black, burgundy, ocher or jùyuàn glossy lacquered wood...
Ceramic, Glass
Parchment Goat Skin Leather Single Base 3/4" Glass Top Rectangle Dining Table
By Robert Springer, Milo Baughman, Enrique Garcel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Parchment Goat Skin Leather Single Base 3/4" Glass Top Rectangle Dining Conference Table MINT!
Goatskin, Glass
Murano glass table lamp with travertine base attr. Vistosi, Italy around 1960
By Vistosi
Located in Renens, CH
Stunning table lamp attributed to Italian glass manufacturer Vistosi. This very well crafted table lamp boast a beautiful emerald green Murano glass shade with 3 E14 light sources a...
Travertine
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Table Lamp in Chrome and Black with Base for Stilnovo
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' table lamp in chrome and black with base for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the M...
Aluminum, Chrome
Ceramic Studio Pottery Table Light Base by Jette Helleroe Ceramics Denmark, 1970
By Jette Hellerøe
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceramic table light base. Producer: Jette Helleroe, Denmark. Decade: 1970s. This original vintage ceramic pottery light base was designed a...
Ceramic, Pottery
Chinoz Table Lamp in Ming with Burgundy Base by Jaime Hayon 2013
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chinoz Table lamp. Body in black, red, pale green, Ming or Jùyuàn ceramic. Opal matt, glossy white or black diffuser. Base in black, burgundy, ocher or jùyuàn glossy lacquered wood....
Ceramic, Glass
Round Decorative Gilt Wrought Iron Base Glass Top Sunburst Coffee Table MINT!
By Chanel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round Decorative Gilt Wrought Iron Base Glass Top Sunburst Coffee Table MINT! Inspected vintage condition.
Wrought Iron
Pair Large J.T. Kalmar Ice Glass Table Lamps „Frankenberg" w. Illuminated Base
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
A pair of beautiful and large table or side lamps, model nr. 1359 called „Frankenberg", manufactured in the 1970s by Kalmar Vienna, Austria. The lamps have wonderful hand blown illum...
Brass
Italian Travertine Pedestal with Stepped Base, 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
An Italian pedestal from the 1970s, sculpted from creamy travertine with visible pits, mineral inclusions, and subtle tonal variation throughout. The square top is supported by two v...
Travertine
Square Travertine Legs Brass X Shape Base Glass Top Coffee Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern heavy grade materials square travertine legs glass top coffee table.
Travertine, Brass
Round Glass and Wood Base Table Lamp by Gallotti & Radice, 1970s, Italy
By Gallotti & Radice
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Exclusive round glass with pyramid wood base table lamp by Gallotti & Radice, 1970s, Italy Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E27 light bulb Wi...
Wood, Glass
Well Made German Mushroom Table Lamp Chrome Base & Plexi Shade, Beisl Leuchte
By Beisl
Located in Mortsel, BE
Illuminate your space with the sleek and stylish Dome table lamp by Beisl Leuchten. This German-designed lamp combines a glimmering chrome base and stem, exuding a touch of sophistic...
Chrome
Large 37x37 Square Glass Top Travertine Pedestal & Brass Base Coffee Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 37x37 Square Glass Top Travertine Pedestal & Brass Base Coffee Table
Travertine, Brass
Golden Brass Table / Desk Lamp with Carrara Marble Base, Italy, circa 1980
Located in Firenze, IT
Golden brass table / desk lamp with marble base Italian manufacture, circa 1980 Carrara marble base Measures: 56H x 32 x 20 cm. Conditions: excellent consistent with age ...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Travertine and Walnut Midcentury Coffee Table on a Black Plinth Base
By Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic midcentury coffee table with a twist, the travertine and walnut is a wonderful combination.
Travertine
70s Table Lamp with Black Ceramic Base and a Silk Covered Lampshade
Located in Wolfurt, AT
70s table lamp with black ceramic base and a silk covered lampshade with batik pattern.
Ceramic, Fabric
1970 Italian table lamp with square metal base and an ice-effect glass diffuser
Located in Milano, Lombardia
1970 Italian table lamp with square metal base and an ice-effect glass diffuser Square chrome-plated metal base with a side-mounted power switch; textured glass diffuser with an ice...
Metal
Thick Bent Lucite Organic Shape Base Rectangle Glass top Coffee Table
By Neal Small Design Studio, Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern thick Lucite and glass top organic shape coffee table.
Glass, Lucite
Chrome Brass & Lucite X Shape Base Beveled Glass Top Rectangle Dining Table Mint
By Charles Hollis Jones, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome and brass Lucite base table octagonal beveled glass top dining conference table.
Brass, Chrome
$774Sale Price|31% Off
Vintage Italian Round Table - Floor Lamp with Black Wood Base, Circa 1970
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Italian Round Table - Floor Lamp with Black Wood Base, Circa 1970 A 1970s vintage table / floor lamp with black wood base and plastic big light globe. Manufactured in Italy...
Plastic, Wood
Cut Corners 40" Square Single Pedestal Base Italian Travertine Coffee Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Cut Corners 40" Square Single Pedestal Base Italian Travertine Coffee Table MINT
Marble, Travertine
Vintage Bronze Han Style Table Lamp Wired for the Us on Wooden Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Han style bronze table lamp from the mid-20th century, with circular body, wired for the US.
Bronze
Glass Base Table Lamp by Timo Sarpaneva for Lilux Lighting, Finland ca 1970s
By Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Utrecht, NL
Renowned for his pioneering work in glass and industrial design, Timo Sarpaneva brought sculptural precision and refined craftsmanship to every piece he created. This table lamp was ...
Fabric, Glass
Pair of Chrome Table Lamps by Maurizio Tempestini by Laura, Black Base, No Shade
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of table lamps by Maurizio Tempestini for Laurel, circa 1950. Chrome curved design with black base. Elegant design, The lamps do not come with lamp shades. Lamps are ...
Chrome
Boat Shape Light Beige Marble Top Bent Satinwood Base Art Deco Dining Table
By Osvaldo Borsani, Erno Fabry
Located in Rockaway, NJ
French Art Deco boat shape beige marble top dining conference table. Atr. or in style of Borsani. Elegant low profile bent wood marble and brass base.
Marble
Italian Pink Metalic Swirled Murano Glass Table Lamp on Gold Wood Base
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Italian pink metallic swirled Murano glass table lamp on gold wood base with double pull chain holds two bulbs. Measures: 7" diameter x 35" tall.
Glass
Artemide “Platea“ Table Lamp with Blue Aluminum Base and Blown Glass Diffuser
By Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
Artemide “Platea” table lamp with blue aluminum base and blown glass diffuser, 1965.
Glass
Restored Four Strand Rattan Table Lamp with Fancy Wrapping and Brass Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired midcentury round rattan table lamp featuring four decorative rattan poles centered around a rattan post all fixed to a brass circular b...
Rattan
c1970s Solid Walnut Brass Inlay Obelisk Style Shape Square Base Table Lamp MINT!
By Al Chapman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
c1970s Solid Walnut Brass Inlay Obelisk Style Shape Square Base Table Lamp MINT!
Brass
Olive Green Art Pottery Ceramic Vase Shape Table Lamp Turned Walnut Base MINT
By Gordon Martz
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Olive Green Art Pottery Ceramic Vase Shape Table Lamp Turned Walnut Base MINT
Ceramic, Walnut
Amoeba Glass Top Organic Drift Wood Base Coffee Center Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Amoeba Glass Top Organic Drift Wood Base Coffee Center Table MINT!
Glass, Driftwood
1960s Studio Craft Z-Base Dining Table / Desk After Gino Russo
By Gino Russo
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A vintage table base after wood worker Gino Russo. The exotic hardwood has a very expressive grain accentuated by hand cut and shaped biomorphic holes throughout. The design lends an...
Hardwood
Pair of Stacked Crystal Ball Bottle Neck Table Lamps on Marble Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of midcentury two stacked crystal ball table lamps with brushed gold tapered body on a square marble base. Measures: 5" wide x 5" deep x 18" tall.
Acrylic
Roger Capron Coffee Table Square White Tiles with Tiles Herbier Wood Base
Located in Chicago, IL
Roger Capron coffee table in a unique square size. Charming table with rare pure white tiles and elongated tiles with the herbier impressions. The edge of the table on one end has th...
Ceramic, Wood
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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