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
Brass
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Round Glass Top Lucite & Chrome Base Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern round glass top Lucite & chrome base coffee table In The Manner Of Springer Measurements: 16-1/4'' H x 38'' D Glass is replaceable if you wish to ha...
Chrome
Mid-Century Sculptural Faux Driftwood Ceramic Table Lamp on Black Base, circa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sculptural mid-century table lamp, circa 1950s, modeled as a twisting length of driftwood. The column winds upward in a series of knots and folds. Its surface is carved with a fine...
Ceramic
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
Chrome
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.
Walnut
Mid-Century Glazed Ceramic w/ Brass Tripod Base Table Lamp by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Marbro Lamp Co. is a statement piece that blends artistry with functionality.
Brass
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Round Glass Top Lucite & Chrome Base Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern round glass top Lucite & chrome base coffee table Measurements: 16-1/4'' H x 38'' D Glass is replaceable if you wish to have a different width.
Chrome
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.
Teak
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Solid Lucite Cube with Brass Connectors Coffee Table Base
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique mid-century lucite cube and brass connector coffee table base in the style of Charles Hollis Jones, circa 1970s.
Brass
Mid Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp with Decoration & Brass Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Newly Rewired, New Socket, New Shade, New Harp Dimensions: 29"H x 5.50"W x 5.50"D Shade: 11"H x 12"W x 12"D This Mid Century Modern Italian Murano glass table lamp, datin...
Brass
$740Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Rooster Table Lamp, Green Marble Base, USA
By Maison Charles
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, Sassy Rooster in Bronze Sculptural Table Lamp Midcentury Modern 1960s Green Marble base. Unmarked. In the style of Maison Charles. Dimensions: 20 1/2" tall x...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
$1,038Sale Price|20% Off
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 part of the aluminum group, with marbelized, grey laminate top over wood with cast aluminum base and lacquered steel great condi...
Aluminum
$1,188Sale Price|20% Off
Stilux Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Marble Base, Italy, 1958
By Stilux
Located in bari, IT
Table lamp with circular marble base, illuminating part in metal, adjustable arm in lacquered metal and brass with brass joints, produced in the late 1950s by Stilux. Measures: He...
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
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,...
Opaline 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...
Iron
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 ...
Stone
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Ewå Värnamo, Brass Base, 1950s Design
By Ewå Värnamo
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This elegant table was made in the 1950s by the Swedish Company Ewå. Brass base and leather rod with a typical shade from that period. Good working condition with some small mark...
Metal, Brass
Twisted Metal Ribbon Base 3/4" Rectangle Glass Top Mid Century Coffee Table MINT
By Silas Seandel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Twisted Metal Ribbon Base 3/4" Rectangle Glass Top Mid Century Coffee Table MINT
Metal
Roger Sprung 3/4" Beveled Glass Chrome Base Mid Century Modern Coffee Table MINT
By Roger Sprunger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Roger Sprung 3/4" Beveled Glass Chrome Base Mid Century Modern Coffee Table MINT!
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Black Wrought Iron Table with Sculptural Base and Footrests
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Iconic mid century modern patio table made of wrought iron by Woodard in the 1960s.
Wrought Iron
Expertly Restored -Mid-Century Sculpted Walnut Base with Brass Accent Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Walnut Wood, Polished Brass Dimensions: 34in H x 7in W x 7in D Lamp Shade: 11in H x 15in W x 15in D _________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-C...
Brass
Racetrack Shape Heavy lacquer Finish Curved Base Legs Mid Century Dining Table
By Enrique Garcel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Racetrack Shape Heavy lacquer Finish Curved Base Legs Mid Century Dining Table MINT! two leaves measuring 18 inches each, total length of table is 108 inches
Faux Leather, Parchment Paper
Mid-Century Modern Machined Metal Base Glass Top Coffee Table Modernist
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Machined Metal Base Glass Top Coffee Table Modernist
Metal
Amethyst Table Lamp by Willy Daro, Brass Base, Mid-Century Modern
By Willy Daro
Located in Antwerp, BE
This vintage amethyst table lamp is designed by Willy Daro. Willy Daro was famous for creating and designing spectacular table lamps made of precious bronze, brass and natural stone ...
Amethyst, Brass
Lucite Bow Tie Butterfly Wing Shape Base Oval Glass Top Mid Century Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lucite Bow Tie Butterfly Wing Shape Base Oval Glass Top Mid Century Coffee Table
Glass, Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Caged Wire Base Drum Shade Painted Tall Table Lamp
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a one of a kind custom made Mid-Century Modern table lamp with a caged wire-base and drum shade.
Metal
Polished Stainless Steel Base Thick Glass Top Dining Room Table Mid Century
By Knoll, Milo Baughman, Brueton, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern mirror chrome polish stainless steel all welded and polished joints 3/4 inch thick glass top dining table MINT!
Chrome
$360Sale Price|57% Off
Tall Mid-Century Modern Yellow Ochre Ceramic Table Lamp on Wooden Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Thoughtful attention to detail went into the making of this Mid-Century lamp, from its hand-made ceramic body to the solid wooden base. This serene colors of this classic piece of th...
Porcelain, Wood, Ceramic
Large Mid Century Glass Table Light With Opaline Base And Shade, 1970s
Located in ECHT, NL
Stunning Large Mid-Century Glass Table Light with Opaline Base and Shade, 1970s The Glass Dome itself has a height off 30.5 cm and is in beautiful condition.
Glass, Milk Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-Century Ceramic Cone Table Lamp with Fat Lava Glaze and Wood Base
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American ceramic cone form table lamp tapered toward the top, housing a brass stem with functioning light switch socket, the body bathed in a thick fat lava-style drip gl...
Metal, Brass
French Mid-Century Modern Walnut Column Table Lamp, Chrome Base, 1940s
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s light walnut square column table lamp mounted on a round chrome base with conical white shade.
Chrome
Brass and Glass Table Lamp Base by GK, Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavia
Located in Stockholm, SE
The combination of solid brass and translucent glass details gives the piece both visual weight and lightness, characteristic of mid-20th-century European lighting design. The sculp...
Brass
Signed Paul Michel Mid century metamorphic coffee/cocktail table mirrored base
Located in Henley-On-Thames, GB
A striking metamorphic coffee table by Paul Michel combining sculptural form with exceptional functionality. Featuring a sleek black laquered top above a smokey reflective perspex pe...
Metal
Set of 2 Tulip Base Table Lamps, Brass / Glass, Mid-Century, Germany
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Berlin, BE
Set of two very decorative vintage table lamps. Original from the 1970s. Very special with the acrylic glass detail in the middle of brass tulip base. Great atmosphere through the O...
Metal, Brass
1950s Mid-Century American Coffee Table with Copper Base & Glass Top
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular coffee / cocktail table with a copper-colored metal bracket-shaped base with bronze trim and an inset smoked glass top.
Brass
Handblown Mid-Century Modern Murano / Venetian Glass Table Lamp Base by Seguso
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in New York, NY
Handblown Italian, Mid-Century Modern table lamp base by Seguso, ribbed and tapered in amber and clear glass.
Murano Glass
Mid Century Modern c1970s Clear & Frosted Stacked Lucite Blocks Base Table Lamp
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern c1970s Clear & Frosted Stacked Lucite Blocks Base Table Lamp MINT!
Lucite
Mid-Century Metaform Attributed Square Coffee Table, Slate Top, Metal Base
By Metaform Holland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coffee table attributed to Belgian manufacturer Metaform combines a square slate top with a black enameled sheet metal pedestal base. The natural stone surface displays an organic gr...
Slate, Metal, Enamel
Mid Century Glass Top Driftwood Base Coffee Table, circa 1950/1960s
Located in New York, NY
Very unusual midcentury coffee table with a driftwood base, having an orange with gold highlights gesso finish, and it's original triangular glass top ( rounded corners as shown )...
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Base Square Thick Glass Top Coffee Table
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Poul Kjærholm
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome base square glass top coffee table with thick 3/4" glass.
Chrome
Mid-Century Murano Glass Table Lamp with White Marble Base, Italy, 1970s
Located in Lisse, NL
A striking Murano glass table lamp from the 1970s, handcrafted in Italy. This sculptural piece features a hand-blown glass globe with a captivating clear and frosted gradient finish,...
Marble, Chrome
Chrome X Base Glass Top 67" Long Console Sofa Table Mid Century Modern c1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome X Base Glass Top 67" Long Console Sofa Table Mid Century Modern c1970s
Brass, Chrome
Black Lacquer Mid-Century Modern X-Base Dining Table with Two Leaves
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern dining table with two 2 x 20" - leaves.
Birch, Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Base Square Marble Top End Side Tables MINT
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Base Square Marble Top End Side Tables MINT Inspected vintage condition.
Marble
Square Rosewood Geometrical Base Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
By Harvey Probber, Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern solid rosewood bar base coffee table.
Glass, Rosewood
Mid Century Side Table with Glass Top and Organic Form Wood Base att to Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mid Century Side, or End Table, having a sculptural base of solid wood, in original black paint finish, with its original disk form glass top.
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Chinoiserie 45 Inch Etched Brass Tray Coffee Table Teak Spider Base.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Mid-Century Chinoiserie 45 inch Hand-Etched Brass Tray Coffee Table on Teak Spider Base.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Style Brass X-Base Slate Top Side/End Table
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern style vintage end table with a removable slate-top and an X-shaped brass base It is in good condition with some slight age wear including surface wear...
Slate, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Brass Base and Red Shade, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small mid century table lamp with red plastic diffuser. The most striking detail of this luminaire is the curved umbrella made of translucent red plastic. The umbrella sits on an el...
Metal
Mid-Century Metaform Attributed Stone Coffee Table with Black X-Base
By Metaform Holland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stone coffee table attributed to Metaform combines material weight with geometric clarity. A substantial gray stone slab rests atop an interlocking wooden X-base finished in black. T...
Slate
Mid-Century Modern Cone Shape Geometrical Pattern Pierce Pattern Base Table Lamp
By Gordon Martz
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern cone shape Geometrical pattern pierce pattern base table lamp on walnut base. 3 sockets fixture.
Porcelain, Walnut, Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamp w Marble Base & Original Fabric Shade, Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamp w Marble Base & Original Fabric Shade, Pair This elegant pair of Mid-Century Modern table lamps showcases a timeless balance of clean lines and r...
Marble, Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Metal Base and Textile Shade
Located in Hamburg, DE
Additional information: Material: Metal Color: Beige Styles: Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist Country of Origin: Switzerland Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned Diamension: 11.81ʺ...
Metal
Mid-Century Organic Coffee Table with Beechwood Base and Glass Top
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A Mid century modern vintage organic coffee table with a base in stained beechwood base and a smoke colored glass top.
Glass, Beech
$440Sale Price / set|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps, Glass Globes on Chrome Base, USA, 1950
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Mid century modern American Karl Springer style table lamps . Made of three heavy glass stacked globes on chrome bases. Original silk shades.
Glass
Frank Lloyd Wright Style Mid-Century Modern Oak X-Base Dining Table, Refinished
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern octagonal dining table, breakfast table, or game table In the manner of Frank Lloyd Wright USA, Circa 1960s Measures 47"W x 47"D x 29.75"H. Pro...
Oak
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Tulip Base Table Lamps by Louis Paulsen
By Louis Paulsen
Located in Nantucket, MA
A pair of Mid-Century Modern cream colored tulip base table lamps by Louis Paulsen, Denmark.
Acrylic
Pair Round Rouge Marble Top Tri Legged Brass Base Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair round rouge marble top tri legged brass base Mid-Century Modern end tables.
Marble, Brass
Mid Century Modern 4” Square Solid Marble Tower Shape Base Table Lamp Clean!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern 4” Square Solid Marble Tower Shape Base Table Lamp Clean!
Marble, Brass
Very Fine Etched Top Burl Box Shape Base Petit Side End Table Mid Century MINT
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very Fine Etched Top Burl Box Shape Base Petit Side End Table Mid Century MINT
Slate
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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