Mid-Century Table Desk Lamp, Chrystal Base Floral Shade, France 1960s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-century table desk lamp, chrystal base with bubbles, France 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
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Vintage French Rattan Table Lamp, Mid-20th Century, Tripod Base, 1960
Located in Bristol, GB
French table lamp c.1960 Rattan shade on metal tripod base. Rewired with vintage style twisted fabric covered cable. Excellent original condition, no losses or breaks. Sturdy with...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Table Lamps
Materials
Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Organico Dining Table with Hand-Forged Bronze Base
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary "Organico" Rectangular Dining Table constructed of hand-forged bronze with tempered glass top. Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Ochre Glazed Table Lamps, Brass Base, Italy, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of ochre glazed triple gourd lamps with earth toned striations mounted on bronzed brass bases. Professionally rewired for use in the USA.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Gold Orange Swirls Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Gold Orange Swirls Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp base looks with a shade.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Wonderful Pair Marble Top Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Console Tables Chrome Base
$2,500Sale Price / set|35% Off
Wonderful Pair Marble Top Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Console Tables Chrome Base
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of marble top Mid-Century Modern / Art Deco Style console tables raised on chrome base.
Category
20th Century Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Mid Century Powder Blue Murano Glass Table Lamp with Marble Base
Located in Chicago, IL
This powder blue Murano glass table lamp utilizes neoclassical design elements and a unique texture in this handmade lighting piece. The glasshouses on the island of Murano are famou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Mid Century Modern Handmade Massive Bronze Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Gold Orange Swirls Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp base looks with a shade.
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Niels Bach Solid Teak Oval Coffee Table with Pedestal Base
By Niels Bach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish Mid-Century, solid teak oval side or coffee table with pedestal base.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Teak
American Mid-Century Table Lamp, Red Porcelain with Wood Base, USA
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century red and multicolored textured porcelain narrow tapered shaped table lamp with a light wood round base and top section.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Zebra Pattern Rectangle Marble Top Solid Walnut Base Dining Table Mid Century
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Zebra Pattern Rectangle Marble Top Solid Walnut Base Dining Table Mid Century
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid Century Modern Brass & Bubble Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Brass & Bubble Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany Dimensions Diameter: 5.11 in. (13 cm) Height adjustable: 21.65 in. (55 cm) One E27 socket.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Teak Table Lamp with Tripod Iron Base
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Teak Table Lamp with Tripod Iron Base
By Aldo Londi
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage sculptural accent table lamp in teak circa 1960's. This unique piece features a weighted black iron tripod base equipped with a three-way switch mechanism. Drum shade is not ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
MID CENTURY MODERN MOROCCAN BRASS TRAY TABLE WITH TEAK FOLDING BASe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this ornately hand carved Moroccan brass tray table with teak folding base retailed through Liberty's in the...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Export Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Gilbert Marklund Inspired Pine Coffee Table w/ Trestle Base
By Gilbert Marklund
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harmonious Mid-Century pine coffee table showcasing the clean-lined aesthetic of Gilbert Marklund's influential Swedish design philosophy.
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Italian Mid-Century Modern Acrylic & Wood Table Lamp Base, 1960s Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Italian Mid-Century Modern Acrylic & Wood Table Lamp Base, 1960s Italy The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp base looks with a shade.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Chrome & Illuminated Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Chrome & Illuminated Glass Table Lamp Base, 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 Solid Brass "Rope" Chrome Base Marble Top Console Sofa Table
By Walter Lamb, Maitland Smith, Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Solid Brass "Rope" Chrome Base Marble Top Console Sofa Table MINT Very nice mid century modern solid brass rope pattern stretcher marble top console sofa table
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
Inlayed Travertine Top & Base 18x60" Rectangle Mid Century Modern Coffee Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Inlayed Travertine Top & Base 18x60" Rectangle Mid Century Modern Coffee Table MINT
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Travertine
Danish Mid Century Modern Walnut Stretcher Base Walnut Dining Writing Table MINT
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Modern Walnut Stretcher Base Walnut Dining Writing Table MINT (no Leaf)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid-Century Modern Dining Table, Oak Base & Marble Top, Italy, 1950s
Located in Madrid, ES
Dining pedestal table composed of a 4-legged central base made of oak and a cream marble top, Italy, 1950s. Every item LA Studio offers is checked by our team of 10 craftsmen in our...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Castiglioni Scalopped Cocoon Table Lamp with Wood Base, Italy 1960s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and unique cocoon table lamp with a marvelous marbled finish and a ribbed silhouette. This stylish lamp was designed by Castiglioni and produced in Italy during the 1960s. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lucite X Shape Base Glass Top Mid Century Modern Console Sofa Table MINT!
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lucite X Shape Base Glass Top Mid Century Modern Console Sofa Table MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Tulip Side Table Base Eero Saarinen Knoll 1960s
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Black Tulip Side Table Base by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 1960s Original Tulip metal table base by Knoll International, designed by Eero Saa...
Category
20th Century American Space Age Side Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Marble Table Lamp with Gold Leaf Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition, New Brass Harp & Socket
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Travertine Top Wire Base Square Side End Table Stand Mid-Century Modern MINT!
By William Bowie
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Travertine top wire base square side end table stand Mid-Century Modern MINT!.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Paul McCobb for Planner Group Mid Century Iron Base Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb, Planner Group
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb for Planner Group Mid Century Iron Base Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 60 wide x 18 deep x 15 inches high Fair Vintage Condition - Top Surface has Heavy Wear ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
Vintage Mid Century Modern Teak Wood Root Driftwood Coffee Table Pedestal Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage Teak Wood Root Driftwood Natural Coffee Table Pedestal Base. Item features so...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Coffee Table Sculptural Base of a Panther Large Black Cat Mid Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern era large sculpture coffee table base of a Panther.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Jaap Ravelli, Ceramic Base & Glass Shade
By Ravelli
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
A striking example of Mid-Century Modern Dutch ceramic artistry, this original table lamp by Jaap Ravelli (1916–2011) embodies the rich material experimentation and organic minimalis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glass, Opaline Glass
Oak Dining Table with Cross-Base by Danish Cabinetmaker, Mid-20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A beautifully crafted solid oak dining table by an unknown Danish cabinetmaker, dating to the mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Walnut Coffee Table–Vintage MCM U-Base Low Table.
Located in Seattle, WA
Infuse timeless Scandinavian-modern elegance into your living space with this striking vintage mid-century modern walnut coffee table. Defined by its exceptionally dramatic, sculptur...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Alain Richard A4 Table Lamp, Black Marble Base, Mid-Century Modern
By Disderot, Alain Richard
Located in PARIS, FR
Alain Richard table lamp A4 Disderot with rare original black marble base, 1960's. This lamp with adjustable fittings that can be positioned at any height and angle, providing functi...
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Chrome X Base Travertine Top Mid-Century Modern Rectangle Side End Table Stand
By Harvey Probber
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome X base travertine top Mid-Century Modern rectangle side end table stand.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Marble, Travertine, Chrome
Mid Century Modern c1970s Smoked Lucite X-Base Chrome Table Lamp
By Charles Hollis Jones, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice design smoked lucite X-base table lamp.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Turkish Handmade Reticulated Tray on a Mid-Century Modern Side Table Base
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large reticulated hand-hammered tray. Tin over copper with a stunning amount of hand hammered work. Scene with eight figures in a spiritual ceremony playing instruments and ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Turkish Tribal Side Tables
Materials
Copper, Tin
Mid Century Cattail Lamps on Iron Base
$420 / set
Mid Century Cattail Lamps on Iron Base
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Awesome Mid Century Cattail lamps made out of a textured rubber material wrapping canvas interior . Cylindrical for 360 degree effect. Great graphics and glow.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Italian Marble Inlay Coffee Table with Gilt Bronze Base, 1950s
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant mid-century round coffee table made in Italy in the 1950s, featuring a richly detailed marble top with inlaid patterns, supported by an ornate gilt bronze base.
Category
Vintage 1940s Center Tables
Materials
Marble
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Carrara Marble Base
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Carrara Marble Base
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian white marble base table lamp 1950s. Very stylish large table lamp or side lamp perfect for reading light. Base it’s in different tones or marble dark and white. We replaced t...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Brass Glass Top Pedestal Base Console Sofa Table
By Falster Møbelfabrik, Artedi
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern teak brass glass top pedestal base console sofa table.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Founders Mid-Century Modern Walnut Parquetry Coffee Table with Black Wood Base
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Handsome mid-century modern coffee table by Founders, featuring a richly grained walnut veneer top with striking geometric parquetry patterning.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Brass Base - Vintage 1950s Design
Located in Berlin, DE
Table Lamp with Brass base. The width given applies to the shade. Please note: Lamp should be fitted professionally in accordance to local requirements.
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century 1960 Retro Danish Teak Extending Dining Table with cross frame Base
$1,208Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century 1960 Retro Danish Teak Extending Dining Table with cross frame Base
Located in Markington, GB
A fantastic Danish teak dining table showcasing the clean lines, refined craftsmanship, and functional elegance synonymous with Scandinavian mid-century modern design.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Teak
Murano Glass Table Lamps, Mid-Century Modern, Gilt Brass Base, Italy
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Murano glass table lamps featuring two black glass spheres and two clear amber smaller spheres combined together to form the stem of each lamp. They are enhanced with gilt ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Tessalated Mother of Pearl Side Table Campaign Style Iron Base
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic low side table (24inch high) with mother of pearl top and inlay on legs and apron. Heavy iron base with campaIgn style design. In excellent vintage condition with minimal w...
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Vintage 1980s Neoclassical Revival Gueridon
Materials
Iron
Outstanding Pace Collection Chrome Star Base, Mid-Century Modern Dining Table
By Leon Rosen
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Chromed dining table by Leon Rosen for Pace Collection, comprised of intersecting x-forms. The base is solid chromed steel and is very well constructed and heavy. The octagon glass...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Glass
American Mid Century Charles & Ray Eames Contract Base Coffee Cocktail Table
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare example of an Eames Contract base coffee table with marbelized, grey laminate top over wood with cast aluminum base and lacquered steel great condition. part of the Aluminum g...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century American Modern Tall Brass Table Lamp with Star Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century table lamp composed of an-off white enameled metal stem with brass-plate star base and accents (ca. 1950s, USA).
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Heavy Turned Solid Teak Base Table Lamp Mid Century Modern MINT
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Heavy Turned Solid Teak Base Table Lamp Mid Century Modern MINT
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern French Bentwood Table Base, Light Wood & Metal
Located in Stamford, CT
Stylish light wood table base or bench with tapered metal legs. Add a glass top for a good looking table.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century Cut Crystal Table Lamp, Ebony & Brass Base, Ireland
Located in Malibu, CA
Stunning cut crystal table lamp attributed to Waterford, with ebony wood & brass base. There is ONE lamp available. This lusting is not for a pair. Shown with natural linen &...
Category
Mid-20th Century Irish American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Mid-Century Castiglioni Cocoon Table Lamp with Oak Wood Base, Italy 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century cocoon table lamp designed by Castiglioni and produced in Italy during the 1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
rare large mid century modern cocoon TABLE LAMP cherrywood base 1970s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer
Located in Mannheim, DE
Exceptional large table lamp from the 1960s to 70s. No label, manufacturer most probably Goldkant-Leuchten Fritz Wauer Wuppertal Germany. The material of the cocoon shade is a kind o...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Wood, Cherry
Antler Base Console Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
Demi-lune wood top console with base made up of deer and moose antlers....
Category
Mid-20th Century Console Tables
Materials
Antler
Italian Mid-Century Modern Chrome Table Base with Glass Top, 1970s
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Post-War Design chrome plated metal abstract geometric form table base (With 47.25" square glass top)
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Murano Glass Table Lamp by Mazzega, Chrome Base, Mid-Century Modern
By Mazzega
Located in Austin, TX
Table lamp from Murano, Italy outside of Venice. This piece features a chrome base that holds a hand-blown Murano glass shade in place. The shade is organic in shape and has a design...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Round Iridescent Granite Tulip Base Dining Center Table MINT!
By Florence Knoll, Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Round Iridescent Granite Tulip Base Dining Center Table MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Granite, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Stone Top Table with a Tri Leg Bamboo Base
By Maitland Smith
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic cast stone top table with a great thick leg tri system supporting the top. Legs are bamboo and banded together with a natural wrap painted. Stone top is polished but shows ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Stone
Mid Century Modern Chrome Base Smoked Glass Top Dining Conference Table Baughman
By Pace Collection, Milo Baughman, Knoll, Gavina, Brueton
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Italian Modern Chrome Base Smoked Glass Top Dining Conference Table Baughman
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Table Lamp with White Opal Glass Base, Sculptural Design
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Table lamp - Mid-Century sold without the lampshade Measures : Ø 14cm H:51cm Sculptural design: The white opal glass base is bold and sculptural, reminiscent of a royal chess piece,...
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
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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.
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