Mid-Century Modern Raymond Loewy Hill Rom Industrial Medical Cabinet Tables MCM
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Roymond Loewy Hill-Rom consoles or cabinets. Made of aluminum and walnut featuring three drawers and rolling swivel casters. Hill Rom was a branch of Romwe...
Aluminum
Pair MCM Brutalist Brasilia Single Arch Mirrors 6130-01 Broyhill Premier Series
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Brasilia single arch mirrors #6130-01 Broyhill Premier Series comprised of walnut, a pair. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are v...
Walnut
MCM Console Dresser or Chest of Drawers by Warren Church for Lane Perception
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Lane Furniture console or dresser or chest of drawers designed by Warren Church for Lane’s Perception line collection. Comprised of walnut with brass and...
Brass
Sold|$275
1960s Walnut Tiered Letter Desk Tray
By Peter Pepper Products
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM Walnut Letter Desk Tray 1960s Modernist tiered office letter in out file tray in walnut wood 10.25 w x14 d x 8.5 h Preowned original vintage condition.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Tissue Box Cover
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM walnut tissue box cover, circa 1980s. The box is in very good vintage condition and measures: 10.25"W x 5.5"D x 3.5"H.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dining Table with Leaves
Located in Trenton, NJ
Only 45 inches out to 69 inches with removable leaves. The vintage walnut finish and clean mcm design showcase the quality 1960s design of the table.
Walnut
Vintage Mid Century Modern Lowboy 9 Drawer Dresser Sold Walnut Burl Accent
Located in Seattle, WA
This MCM Nine Drawer Walnut Dresser Features Contrasting Wood Veneer Accents , Solid Brass Hardware and Gorgeous Wood Grain.
Walnut
Pair of Midcentury Walnut Lounge Chairs by Viko Baumritter for Baumritter
By Viko Baumritter, Baumritter
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of American MCM walnut lounge chairs by Viko Baumritter for Baumritter of New York, circa 1960s.
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dressing Table vanity Kofod Larsen G Plan, 1960s
By Ib Kofod-Larsen, G Plan Furniture
Located in Portland, OR
Mid-Century Modern, MCM Walnut Mirrored "Librenza" Dressing Table/Vanity by I.B.
Walnut
Rare Long & Low Walnut Tambour Media Cabinet Attr. Milo Baughman for John Stuart
By Milo Baughman, John Stuart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
On each side is a pair of tambour doors that slide open to reveal two large shelves, and in the center, you'll find four large drawers with solid rosewood drawer-pulls. Made mostly o...
Laminate, Rosewood, Walnut
George Nakashima Simple Style Black Walnut Triple Dresser Organic Modern 1960s
By George Nakashima
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM black walnut wood dresser in the style of George Nakashima.
Wood
Vintage Mid Century Magazine Side Table by Kipp Stewart for Drexel
Located in Seattle, WA
A gorgeous vintage MCM walnut side table designed by Kipp Stewart for Drexel.
Walnut
Sold|$3,750
Desk, Mid-Century Modern by Jens Risom
By Jens Risom
Located in Oakville, CT
Authentic 1950s Mid-Century Modern MCM walnut desk by Jens Risom. Features 'R Jens Risom Design Inc.'
Wood, Teak, Walnut
Eero Saarinen for KNOLL Walnut MCM Tulip Side Table
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid 20th Century Modern style round side table by Finnish-American designer, Eero Saarinen, for Knoll. Walnut top with a cream color painted aluminum base and having a uniquely mod...
Aluminum
Stunning American of Martinsville Walnut Buffet, MCM
By American of Martinsville
Located in Raleigh, NC
This gorgeous buffet is in original condition from Mid-Century era. It is made of rich walnut inset with burled walnut with a limestone inset in the top for hot or wet items. The ori...
Brass
KENT COFFEY Impact MCM Walnut Nightstand
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid Century Modern nightstand by Kent Coffey, of Lenoir, North Carolina, USA, from their Impact line. Walnut and elm, brass hardware, banded door fronts and sides. Features dual bi...
Brass
KENT COFFEY Impact MCM Walnut King Size Headboard
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid Century Modern king size headboard by Kent Coffey, of Lenoir, North Carolina, USA, from their Impact line. Solid walnut with banded dual panel headrest panels and metal bracket...
Metal
HENREDON Circa '60 Mid Century Modern MCM Walnut Nightstand
By Henredon
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid-Century Modern nightstand by Henredon, from their Circa '60 Collection. Walnut with inset ovoid pull. Features one dovetail drawer and open cabinet with one adjustable shelf. H...
Walnut
Brasilia by BROYHILL Mid Century Modern MCM Walnut China Cabinet
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid Century Modern china cabinet by Broyhill Premiere, from their Brasilia Collection. Walnut with brass hardware. Upper cabinet features two fixed plate grooved wood shelves behin...
Brass
Pair of MCM Yellow Ceramic and Walnut Lamps and Shades
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This great pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut and brass lamps have gorgeous acorn squash shaped ceramic forms in yellow, brown and cream. The walnut stems taper beautifully, and the b...
Brass
MCM Style Black Lacquer Walnut and Black Lacquer Cane with Blue Velvet Chair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
MCM Design Style black lacquered woven wicker cane and black lacquered walnut wooden with gilded metal finished adorned with blue velvet seat.
Velvet, Cane, Walnut
MCM Walnut Side Table Flared Edges with Handles, Splayed Legs, Slat Shelf
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
Sweet Mid-Century Modern walnut side table with gorgeous grain, flared edges with handles, splayed legs and a handy lower shelf. In awesome condition and super handsome!
Walnut
Pair of MCM Modeline of California Walnut Lamps with Original Fabric Shades
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
This gorgeous, tall pair of walnut Modeline of California Mid-Century Modern lamps dates to the 1960s. Each measures 40” tall. A carved, rounded piece of walnut wood is attached to a...
Brass
MCM Side Chair by Norman Cherner for Plycraft in Walnut
By Norman Cherner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Earl Norman Cherner side chairby Norman Cherner, circa 1950's. It has been refinished with a few veneer repairs.
Plywood, Bentwood
Sold|$3,400
Kroehler Custom Crafted MCM Étagère
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Raleigh, NC
Kroehler custom crafted MCM étagère lacquered in Sherwin Williams rave red on the exterior and interior in gold with two glass sliders opening to two fixed shelves over one elongated...
Brass
American of Martinsville MCM Lacquered Credenza
By American of Martinsville
Located in Raleigh, NC
American of Martinsville MCM Lacquered Credenza - this piece has just been professionally lacquered in BM Alabaster. The gold pulls are surrounded by gold edged black leather. The ...
Walnut
LANE “Silhouette" MCM Round End Side Table
By Lane Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid Century Modern style round side table by Lane, their Silhouette Series. Walnut, brass cap accent and glass top in a distinctive Mid-Century styling. Made in Altavista, Virginia...
Walnut, Glass
Sold|$400
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Armchair
Located in Armonk, NY
Mid-Century Modern walnut armchair This classic MCM armchair is made of solid walnut and features a floating backrest in black vinyl.
Walnut
Mid-Century Walnut Open Bookcase Bookshelf Shelving Unit, 1950s
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Small mid century bookcase etagere three-shelf bookshelves warm walnut finish handles handmade MCM furniture for book or display lovers The special ladder shelf shape will perfectly...
Walnut
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Walnut "Declaration" Storage Cabinet by Drexel
By Drexel
Located in San Marcos, CA
Here is a beautiful MCM cabinet in walnut designed by Kipp Stewart and Stewart McDougall for the sought after "Declaration" collection of Drexel manufactured in the USA in the 1960s.
Walnut
Mid Century Space Age Sideboard By Luigi Sormani Italian 1970s White & Walnut
By Sormani, Luigi Sormani
Located in Cambridge, GB
New Stock ✅ Mid Century Space Age Sideboard by Luigi Sormani Italian 1970s White and Walnut Vintage Retro MCM The ‘Space Age’ Sideboard by Italian designer Luigi Sormani from the 1...
Other
Sold|$2,195
Adrian Pearsall Style Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in San Diego, CA
Original fabric, with button cushions, indicative of the MCM style. Walnut base.
Fabric, Walnut
Sold|$1,850
Drexel Eight-Drawer Dresser by Kipp Stewart
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Eight-drawer dresser by Kipp Stewart for Drexel. All original. Walnut. Note only one life wear particular to point out.
Walnut
Sold|$1,995
American of Martinsville Nine-Drawer Dresser
By American of Martinsville
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Nine drawer dresser from American of Martinsville. Superb MCM look. Restored.
Walnut
Sold|$4,200 / set
Noral Olson for Kopenhavn 21 Piece Wall Unit Shelving System
By Noral Olson
Located in Spring Valley, CA
~mid century midcentury mcm modern walnut wall unit shelving unit media console record stand library bookshelves bookshelf book shelf shelving vintage retro home decor office living ...
Wood, Walnut
KENT COFFEY Impact MCM Walnut Gentleman's Chest
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid Century Modern gentleman's chest by Kent Coffey, of Lenoir, North Carolina, USA, from their Impact line. Walnut, elm and brass hardware with banded door fronts. Features upper ...
Brass
KENT COFFEY Impact MCM Walnut Dresser / Wall Mirror
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Mid-Century Modern dresser or wall mirror by Kent Coffey, of Lenoir, North Carolina, USA, from their Impact line. Mirror glass and solid walnut frame. Made in the mid 20th century....
Mirror, Walnut
Vladimir Kagan Style MCM Diamond-Front Walnut Highboy Chest by United Furniture
By United Furniture Corporation
Located in Dallas, TX
One of the most iconic designs of the era! Beautiful beveled, diamond-shaped front with 6 deep drawers on top and two huge drawers on the bottom, glowing walnut wood, tapered feet.. ...
Walnut
Sold|$2,800
MCM Table Lamp
Located in New Haven, CT
This very unique large-scale brass and walnut table lamp. It has three frosted glass shades rising out of the central shaft like flowers bound by a brass ring in the middle. Betwee...
Walnut
Vintage MCM Laurel for Tony Paul Lamps, a Pair
By Laurel Lamp Company, Tony Paul
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large vintage table lamps by Laurel and design attributed to Tony Paul. Brass body and walnut detailing. Lamp shade is 11" in diameter.
Brass
Rare Pair of MCM Tony Paul for Westwood Lamps
By Tony Paul, Westwood Lamps
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
Tony Paul did lamps for a number of Mid-Century lighting firms. Some of the most coveted is his work for Westwood, of which these are a rare and gorgeous example! This pair features ...
Brass
Sold|$1,100
Heywood Wakefield Lounge Chair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in New London, CT
Professionally refinished and reupholstered, this rare lounge chair by Heywood Wakefield is quintessential MCM. It's a walnut-stained maple.
Maple
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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