Broyhill Faux Bamboo Writing Desk, Chinoiserie Style
By Broyhill
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-20th Century Faux Bamboo Writing Desk in the style of James Mont. The desk features a faux
Brass
Mid-century Modern Vanity Desk by Broyhill
By Broyhill
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elevate your daily routine with this stunning mid-century modern vanity desk with mirror by
Wood
$1,790
H 28 in W 44 in D 21 in
Vintage Broyhill Gallery Collections Mahogany Drop Leaf 2 Drawer Writing Desk
By Broyhill
Located in Pasadena, TX
This writing desk is made by Broyhill. The trestle stretchers are faux bamboo. It has 2 drawers and
Mahogany
Space Age Yellow Chapter One Desk by Broyhill Premier, 1970's
By Broyhill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Space Age Yellow Chapter One desk by Broyhill Premier, 1970's. In good vintage condition.
Metal
$1,600
H 30.5 in W 47.5 in D 19 in
Vintage Broyhill Premier Yellow Molded Plastic Space Age Joe Colombo Style Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Broyhill Premier Yellow Molded Plastic Space Age Joe Colombo Style 3 Drawer Desk. Circa
Plastic, Laminate
Mid-Century Modern Walnut tall Secretary Desk Bookcase
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tall secretary desk bookcase with doors.
Walnut
Broyhill Mid-Century Modern Desk in Walnut
By Broyhill
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Very clean Mid-Century Modern desk by Broyhill in walnut, circa 1960s.
Walnut
Midcentury Walnut Desk by Broyhill
By Broyhill
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Midcentury walnut desk designed and manufactured by Broyhill circa 1960s. This beautiful desk
Walnut
Mid-Century Broyhill Style Writing Desk
By Broyhill
Located in Trenton, NJ
This petite writing desk offers just enough work and storage space to be the perfect fit for any
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Saga Walnut Desk
By Broyhill
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Saga Walnut Writing Desk. Featuring a straight
Wood, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Saga Walnut Writing Desk
By Broyhill
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Saga Walnut Writing Desk. Featuring a straight
Brass
Mid Century Modern Writing Desk with Caned Back by Broyhill
By Broyhill
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern writing desk by Broyhill features hardwood construction, walnut veneer with
Cane, Walnut
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut Executive Desk
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Broyhill Brasilia mid century walnut executive desk Desk measures 56 wide x 23.25 deep x 30 inches
Walnut
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut Executive Desk
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century walnut executive desk Measures: 56 long x 23.25 deep x 30 high Knee
Walnut
A mid century modern American icon, the Saga desk by Broyhill
By Broyhill
Located in Houston, TX
A mid century modern American icon, the Saga desk by Broyhill. One of the most inspired collections
Wood
Broyhill Brasilia Premier Walnut Desk
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in South Charleston, WV
A beautiful walnut desk by the Broyhill company from their Brasilia Premier line featuring a
Walnut
Broyhill Premier Saga Mid Century Walnut and Brass Desk
By Broyhill
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Broyhill Premier Saga mid century walnut and brass desk This desk measures: 50.5 wide x 22.25
Brass
Mid-Century Writing Desk With Shelf Topper
By Broyhill
Located in Trenton, NJ
Elevate your workspace with this mid-century desk featuring a bookshelf topper, a stylish and
Laminate, Wood
Mid Century Modern 4 Drawer Writing Desk
By Broyhill
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern writing desk features hardwood construction, beautiful walnut veneer with
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Brasilia Style Walnut Writing Desk
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
This listing is for a Mid-Century Modern Brasilia Style Walnut Writing Desk. Featuring a straight
Brass
Fabulous Mid Century Desk Style of Raymond Loewy
By Broyhill Brasilia, Raymond Loewy
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Amazing Space Age Desk In The Style Of Raymond Loewy. Injection Molded Plastic Drawer Fronts Are In
1980s Coastal Style Wicker Vanity / Writing Desk by Broyhill Furniture
By Broyhill
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Hollywood Regency coastal style Wicker vanity / writing desk by Broyhill Furniture. Circa
Wicker
Broyhill Brasilia Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut Desk
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Broyhill Brasilia Mid-Century Modern sculpted walnut desk. The desk features
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Brasilia Desk
By Broyhill Brasilia, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Brasilia desk. One of the most beloved collections from the American
Brass
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut and Brass Desk
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Broyhill Brasilia Mid Century Walnut and Brass Desk This desk measures: 56 wide x 23 deep x 30
Brass
Restored Broyhill Saga Desk with File Drawer and Original Tag
By Broyhill, Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Here’s a lucky find, a vintage 1960s Broyhill Saga desk with the original tag! Saga is one of the
Walnut
Exquisite Condition Desk in Walnut by Oscar Niemeyer for Broyhill
By Oscar Niemeyer, Broyhill Brasilia
Located in South Charleston, WV
In excellent refinished condition, this desk was designed by Oscar Niemeyer for Broyhill as part of
Brass
Sold
H 77 in W 36.53 in D 15 in
Raymond Loewy Inspired Green Chapter One Desk-Bar Bookcase by Broyhill Premier
By Raymond Loewy, Broyhill
Located in Chattanooga, TN
One. Chapter One green desk bar bookcase original catalog description: Broyhill’s Chapter One is
Plastic, Hardwood
Sculpted Mid-Century Modern Oak Desk, circa 1960s
By Broyhill
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Apartment sized Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Oak Desk, circa 1960s - perfectly sized for an
Oak
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
Queen Lavanette steel kitchen vanitie
Located in Mortsel, BE
Queen Lavanette “Vanette” steel bathroom kitchen vanities
Metal, Steel
$458Sale Price|50% Off
H 28.35 in W 31.5 in D 17.72 in
Lady’s Desk or Vanity in Mahogany, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
By Up Závody
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful midcentury desk, originally used as a desk for a lady, or vanity in the bedroom. The table is elegant combination of lighter birch wood on the sides and mahogany wood on to...
Birch, Mahogany
$2,495
H 30.25 in W 48 in D 18 in
Stickley Brothers Antique Early American Green Lacquered Vanity, Circa 1920s
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique American Colonial or Country Cottage style vanity, dressing table, or desk By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1920s Solid maple, in original green lacquered and go...
Brass
Chrome Bauhaus Dressing Table, 1930s
By Hynek Gottwald
Located in Praha, CZ
In very good original condition. Perfectly cleaned. Slight damage to the original mirror in the area.
Chrome
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Executive Desk or Writing Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful and simply designed teak desk from Scandinavia circa 1970's. It features teak construction with finished back. Clean & ready to use condition. No drawer keys present but ...
Teak
$4,400
H 33.88 in W 63.75 in D 38 in
Mid Century Modern Danish Teakwood Desk by Peter Lovig Nielsen ca. 1970s
By Peter Løvig Nielsen
Located in Shippensburg, PA
DANISH MODERN PETER LØVIG NIELSEN TEAKWOOD FLIP-TOP WRITING DESK Denmark, circa 1970s Item # 405XLG28A This brilliant desk was designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen and originally was off...
Teak
Wonderful Vintage Teak Desk design Scandinavian 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Teak Desk .4 drawers 1 door with shelve 2 pull out leafs , 2 original keys . Scandinavian Design 1960s Holland . Good condition . please ask for cheaper shipping s...
Teak
$164,104
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
here we offer one of 2 bangas, with light grey interior. the second one with black interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
Fiberglass
$2,647 / set
H 62.41 in W 45.48 in D 14.57 in
Art Deco Amsterdamse School Dressing Table or Vanity by J.J. Zijfers, 1920s
By J.J. Zijfers
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School dressing table or vanity. Design by J.J. Zijfers Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1920s. Solid oak base with original drawer...
Mirror, Macassar, Oak
$1,400
H 74 in W 32 in D 11 in
Post Modern Space Age Plastic Shelves by Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell c. 1970's
By Olaf von Bohr, Kartell
Located in New York, NY
Space Age, Postmodern plastic shelf unit, designed by Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell, made in Italy circa 1970's. This example is in very good, original, clean and ready to use condition,...
Plastic
Mid-Century Danish Wooden Desk, 1960s Design
Located in Argelato, BO
Refined Mid-Century writing desk in Danish teak wood, very comfortable and versatile thanks to a comfortable top, two spacious front drawers and a bookcase niche positioned at the en...
Teak
Ceramic Circular Chandelier by Olivia Cognet
By Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ceramic chandelier made by the french artist Olivia Cognet, made of different sized cylinders put together covered with decorative elements. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2016, Fre...
Ceramic
Art Deco 7 Drawer Writing Desk with Waterfall Top
Located in Freehold, NJ
This antique art deco vanity features hardwood construction, walnut veneer with original finish, seven dovetailed drawers with unique bentwood pulls, and a waterfall top. Dimensions...
Wood
Mid-Century Danish Teak Desk
Located in Baltimore, MD
Beautiful remarkable statement in design and craftsmanship. This mid-century teak Danish desk, precisely crafted in exceptional teak grain wood, with a fully finished back the finish...
Teak
$2,824
H 41.74 in W 20.08 in D 19.69 in
DF2000 trolley bar cabinet by Raymond Loewy for the Doubinsky Frères 1968
By Raymond Loewy, Doubinsky Freres
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
After a brief but promising career as a fashion illustrator, French- American designer Raymond Loewy dedicated his talent to the field of graphic and industrial design. Loewy’s creat...
Metal
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.
Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
With its grid-like doors and wavy trim, the 1940s design feels as fresh as ever.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Prehistoric motifs give the mid-century Italian fireplace an elemental feel.
Their charming solid-oak pieces offer homes utility and comfort.
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You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Designer Susan Yeley turned to 1stDibs to outfit an Indiana home with standout pieces that complement its modernist style.