$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
Mid-Century Table Lamp, Copper Shade, Brass Arm, Leather Base, Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Additional information: Material: Brass, Copper, Leather Style: Mid Century, Scandinavian Modern Period: 1950s Country: Denmark Dimensions: W: 12 / D: 25 / H: 42 Item Number: 150265
Brass, Copper
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
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
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
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
Mid Century Round Glass Top Dining Table with Polished Chrome Crossing Base
By Milo Baughman
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
This sculptural table features a thick, clear circular glass top that rests on a minimalist tripod "spider" base. The base is composed of three interlocking, thick-gauge tubular chro...
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Brass & Bubble Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany Dimensio
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Brass & Bubble Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany Dimensions Diameter: 5.90 in. (15 cm) Height: 16.14 in. (41 cm) The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp b...
Metal
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
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Wonderful Mid Century Lucite Snail Base Glass Top Cocktail Coffee Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful snail base design Lucite base with a 3 /4" thick coffee table. This table measures 15.25"t x 48"l x 28"d
Glass, Lucite
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Rectangular Travertine Base Coffee Table Glass Top
By Massimo and Lella Vignelli, Mario Bellini, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage 1970s rectangle travertine and glass coffee table. Sturdy and heavy travertine base with a new 1/2" thick rectangular glass top. Can also accommodate a square glass top up to...
Travertine
Mid Century Italian Post Modern Travertine Marble Dining Table with Steel Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple modern Italian travertine dining table ideal for smaller spaces. It features a polished stainless steel base with a travertine slab top. In very good overall condition.
Travertine, Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Glass Top Coffee Table with Plexiglass Base, Italy
Located in Houston, TX
Coffee table’s top is made out of thick piece of glass. Supporting base is made out of plexiglass and composed from four rectangular elongated pieces. Due to transparent material, th...
Glass
Herbert Saiger for Woodard Mid-Century Aluminum Tulip Base Table & Chairs
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in Stamford, CT
Herbert Saiger for Lee L. Woodard & Sons Mid-Century Modern Aluminum Tulip Base Table and Four Chairs.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern French Tulip Coffee Table, Vinyl Top, Metal Base
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table from France with a uniquely shaped, a-symmetrical top. This piece has a vinyl white veneer on the surface. The base is a metal tulip shaped base with a black finish. The...
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Dining Table with Glass Top and Sculptural Maple Base, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This mid-century Italian dining table, dating back to the 1950s, features a sculptural base crafted from solid maple and an elegant antique gold glass top.
Glass, Maple, Nutwood
Mid Century Modern Kidney Shape Brass & Lucite Base Coffee Table Mint!
By Mastercraft, Adrian Pearsall, Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Midcentury Modern Kidney Shape Brass and Lucite Base Coffee Table MINT!
Brass
Danish Mid-Century Modern Hexagon Top Heavy Cross Base Coffee Table
By Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish modern teak heavy solid base coffee table. Beautiful teak wood pattern.
Teak
Adrian Pearsall Style Mid Century Glass and Ebonized Base Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall Style mid century glass and ebonized base coffee table This table measures: 35 wide x 35 deep x 15.75 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we ...
Glass, Wood
$1,800Sale Price|28% Off
Jeffrey Bigelow Style Mid Century Modern Lucite Base Coffee or Cocktail Table
By Jeffrey Bigelow
Located in Plainview, NY
An artful Mid Century Modern Coffee or Cocktail rectangular table crafted in the style of Jeffery Bigelow, the esteemed American designer/ sculptor of the 20th Century.
Glass, Lucite
Boomerang Shape Slate Tile Top & Base Mid Century Modern Studio Coffee Table
By Roger Capron
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Boomerang Shape Slate Tile Top & Base Mid Century Modern Studio Coffee Table
Slate
Mid-Century Modern Fliptop Table with Chrome Base and Folding Leaves
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modern style table with folding leaves and polished chrome base. Great style with 'X' shaped base and exposed hinges. The table has four extendable supports for the folding sections....
Chrome
Set of 5 Mid-Century Modern Brass Table Lamps, Fluted Base, 1960s
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Set of 5 Brass Table Lamps These identical lamps stand on a fluted brass base, they are all in good working condition The lamps are 11” high, 4” in diameter at the base TCS88
Brass
$6,743 / item
Lotus Marble Table Base, Glass Top Coffee Table Base
By Stephanie Odegard Collection
Located in New York, NY
A hand-carved White Marble table base with four faces each carrying a symmetrical Tibetan lotus motif in deep relief. The carving is worked consistently around all four sides, creati...
Marble
$3,857Sale Price / set|25% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Plexiglass Pedestal/Columns/Base/Legs
By TOP line
Located in Vilnius, LT
Mid-century Italian plexiglass and metal pedestal/columns/base/legs.
Metal
Pair Koch Lowy Mid Century Modern OMI Chrome Table Lamp Carrara Marble Base
By Koch & Lowy
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Elegant modern design to accent an office, study work station Keywords: Designer, Lighting, Table Lamp, Minimalist, Mid Century Modern, Pair, Set, Accent Lamp, Desk Lamp, Table...
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Carved Lucite Butterfly Base Square Glass Top Accent Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern Carved lucite Butterfly Base Square Glass Top Accent Table Mid-Century Modern lucite Butterfly Base Cocktail-Table with Square Glass Top.
Glass, Lucite
Mid Century Modern Round Chrome Base Glass Top Side End Center Lamp Table Stand
By Milo Baughman, Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Eileen Gray
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Quality studio made 3/4 inches thick glass top stand or side table on solid polished stainless steel base.
Chrome, Stainless Steel
Italian Mid-century Pink Swirled Murano Glass Table Lamp w/ Brass Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Italian Pink Metalic Swirled Murano Glass Table Lamp On Gold Wood Base With Double Pull Chain Holds Two Bulbs. Measures 7" Diameter x 35" Tall Italy, 1960
Glass
Mid-Century Modern 46" Round White Top and Polished Chrome Base Dining Table
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous mid-century modern 46" round white top and a distinctive polished chrome X base dining table, cafe, bistro, or conference table, in the manner of Shiro Kuramata.
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Carrara Marble Dining Table with Metal Base, Italy, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
This Italian mid-century modern dining table dates from the 1950s and presents a refined balance of sculptural form and material quality.
Carrara Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid-century coffee table with gold plated base and glass top, 1970s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A sophisticated Belgian vintage coffee table from the 1970s, exemplifying the refined glamour of the Mid‑Century Regency aesthetic. The square smoked‑glass top rests elegantly on a g...
Metal
Mid Century Bamboo Base Round Glass Top Dining Table With Woven Braid Detail
Located in New York, NY
The classic design works well in Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, or eclectic interiors as a compact dining table, breakfast table, or large foyer piece.
Bamboo, Glass
Andrianna Shamaris Mid Century Couture Triangle Base Teak Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Mid Century Couture Collection new to 2021. Furniture constructed by hand from start to finish. Two slabs of reclaimed teak wood taken from my finest collection with ...
Wood, Teak
Italian Mid Century 32x67" Rectangle Black Marble Top Chrome Base Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid Century 32x67" Rectangle Black Marble Top Chrome Base Coffee Table
Marble, Brass, Chrome
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
Milo Baughman Oversized X Chrome Base Coffee Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Excellent oversized heavy chrome X base coffee table by Milo Baughman . This fabulous coffee table was purchase from a Long Island mansion loaded with all Milo Baughman pieces. You w...
Chrome, Steel
Large 42" Square Single Pedestal Base Italian Mid Century Travertine Table MINT!
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 42" Square Single Pedestal Base Italian Mid Century Travertine Table MINT!
Travertine
$141Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Table Lamp Ball Shade and Tulip Base Belgium, 70s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Very Beautiful mid-century lamp on a gold repulsed brass base finished by a shortbread glass from the Belgian manufacturer.
Brass
Set of Two Italian Mid-Century Modern Marble Base Artedi Tables
By Artedi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern end table and coffee table features a marble base with brass cross supports. An elegant Italian design with a cube base and a taller diamond shaped base....
Marble, Brass
Large French Mid-Century Rectangular Travertine Table Lamp with Brass Base, 1960
Located in Buchanan, NY
A striking French Mid-Century table lamp from the 1960s, featuring a substantial rectangular travertine body raised on a solid brass base.
Travertine, Brass
Mid Century Italian Modern Chrome Steel Spider Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid Century Italian Modern Chrome Steel Spider Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table.
Chrome
Antique Mahogany Sewing Table or Lamp Table with Column Base & Lock 20th Century
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique sewing table / lamp table crafted in mahogany with a column base, three feet, and a lock. Dating from the 20th century, it can be used as a sewing table, lamp table, or small...
Mahogany
Mid Century Glass Top Wood Base Side End Table att. to Pearsall c. 1950/60's
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional mid century side, or end table having a sculptural organic form base executed in solid wood ( walnut ), in original glossy black paint finish, with a planter incorporated...
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Murano Glass Egg Lamp with Brass Base and Golden Spiral
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century Murano glass egg lamp with a golden spiral hue design and sitting on a stepped brass base
Brass
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Mid century Paul McCobb Iron base Coffee Table Bench Blonde Maple top
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Paul McCobb Planner Group solid maple 60 inch coffee table bench blonde maple - Minimalist in original blonde finish. Very delicate designed coffee table with iron rod base...
Iron
Mid-century 42″ Round Laminate Grey Dining Table w/ Chrome Base by Steelcase
By Steelcase
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late Mid-century Tulip inspired Steelcase 42″ office dining lunch round table with a laminate grey top and chromed steel base.It features a sleek, neutral surface that resists wear w...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Custom Live Edge Game Table with Vintage Metal Base, Mid-Century Modern
By George Nakashima, Eero Saarinen
Located in Chattanooga, TN
At first glance, this table captivates with raw natural beauty. We added a Saarinen style vintage base to this live-edge wood slab and transformed into a cool piece of functional ar...
Metal
Mid century Carlo Nason murano glass table lamp with brass base , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Carlo Nason murano glass table lamp with brass base , 1970s Dimensions: 48cm Height , 31cm Diameter Condition: Good Material: Glass , Brass
Brass
Mid Century Italian Modern Bend Glass C Shape Base Coffee Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century Italian modern bend glass c shape base coffee side table.
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Onyx Coffee Table with Hand-Carved Black Wood Base
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Mid-Century Modern onyx & black patinated wood coffee table / side table, 1950s The onyx top stands up on a curule shaped base made of carved wood patinated in black color.
Onyx
Mid-Century Modern Long Rectangular Lucite Base Glass Top Coffee Table MINT!
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Long Rectangular Lucite Base Glass Top Coffee Table MINT!
Glass, Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table, Oak Wood Base with Granite Top, 1970
Located in Toronto, CA
Warm and solid interlocking oak wood base with solid granite top. The coffee table has strength and heft, and a neutral top to complement any surrounding. Solid Granite top sits on t...
Stone
Mid-Century, Brutalist, Faux Lava Stone, Round Coffee Table with Pedestal Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century round white faux stone coffee table.
Stone
Large 53" Tall Round Porcelain Pottery Base Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp MINT!
By Gordon Martz
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 53" Tall Round Porcelain Pottery Base Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp MINT!
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Oval Carrara Marble Top Organic Lucite Base Coffee Table
By Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern oval carrara marble top organic Lucite base coffee table.
Marble
Mid-Century Modern Art Nouveau Revival Style Cast Metal Base Table Lamp MINT!
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Art Nouveau Revival Style Cast Metal Base Table Lamp MINT!
Metal
Mid Century Modern Large Rectangle Brass Base Parquet Top Coffee Table MINT!
By Mastercraft, Paul McCobb, Harvey Probber
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Large Rectangle Brass Base Parquet Top Coffee Table MINT!
Brass
Brass Travertine Base Glass Top Square Mid-Century Modern Coffee Center Table
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass Travertine Base Glass Top Square Mid Century Modern Coffee Center Table
Travertine, Brass
Chrome Base Square Glass Top Mid Century Modern Coffee Table Barcelona Baughman
By Florence Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome Base Square Glass Top Mid Century Modern Coffee Table Barcelona Baughman
Stainless Steel
Mid Century Modern Lucite Base 40" Glass Top Round Coffee Table MINT!
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Lucite Base 40" Glass Top Round Coffee Table MINT!
Chrome
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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