Paul McCobb Style West Michigan MCM Walnut Brass Rattan Highboy Dresser
By West Michigan Furniture Co., Paul McCobb
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb Style West Michigan Furniture Company mid century walnut brass and rattan highboy dresser Dresser measures: 40.5 wide x 20 deep x 47 inches high All pieces of furnitu...
Brass
Broyhill Brasilia II Brutalist MCM Walnut and Brass Armoire Gentleman's Chest
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Broyhill Brasilia II Brutalist mid century walnut and brass armoire gentleman's chest Chest measures: 40 wide x 19 deep x 58 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in wha...
Brass
Kent Coffey Perspecta MCM Walnut Rosewood 12 Drawer Lowboy Dresser Credenza
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey Perspecta Mid Century Walnut and Rosewood 12 Drawer Lowboy Dresser Credenza Dresser measures: 77.5 long x 20 deep x 31.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be...
Brass
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declarations MCM Walnut Tambour Bookcase Secretary Desk
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declarations Mid Century Walnut Tambour Bookcase Secretary Desk The bookcase measures: 38 wide x 18.25 deep x 71.25 inches high All pieces of furniture ...
Walnut
Ramseur MCM Inlaid Walnut Thin Bookcase Sideboard Credenza Buffet and Hutch
By Ramseur Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Ramseur Furniture mid century inlaid walnut thin bookcase display sideboard credenza buffet and hutch Buffet and hutch measure: 36 wide x 19 deep x 80 inches high All pieces of f...
Brass
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates MCM Walnut Plinth Base Red Loveseat
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associatesmid century walnut plinth base red loveseat This loveseat measures: 59.5 wide x 27 deep x 29.5 inches high, with an arm height of 25 inches ...
Upholstery, Walnut
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates 1209C MCM Walnut Lounge Chairs, Pair
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates 1209C mid century walnut lounge chairs - pair Each chair measures: 28.5 wide x 32 deep x 28 high, with a seat height of 16.5 inches and arm he...
Upholstery, Walnut
MCM Mid-Century Modern Kroehler Sofa Walnut New Charcoal Gray Tweed Upholstery
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Las Vegas, NV
MCM Mid-Century Modern Kroehler sofa walnut new charcoal gray tweed upholstery Attractive vintage modern sofa with unique arm rests.
Walnut
Kent Coffey Perspecta MCM Walnut and Rosewood China Cabinet Sideboard Buffet
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey Perspecta mid century walnut and rosewood China cabinet sideboard buffet and hutch The base unit is 66 long x 20 deep x 30 high. The hutch is 62 long x 16 deep x 48 hi...
Glass, Rosewood, Walnut
MCM Brutalist Broyhill Brasilia Premier Series 6130-59 Walnut King Headboard
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Broyhill Brasilia Premier Series king sized headboard #6130-59 comprised of a sculpted walnut panel. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that thi...
Walnut
1971 MCM Lane Dresser Credenza Buffet Tower Suite Collection Walnut & Rosewood
By Lane Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Spectacular vintage Mid-Century Modern dresser, credenza, buffet, or sideboard Lane Furniture Tower Suite Collection comprised of walnut, rosewood and chrome details, hardware, & doo...
Metal
George Nelson Style Kroehler MCM Walnut, Rosewood, Metal 6 Drawer Lowboy
By Kroehler Mfg. Co., George Nelson
Located in Franklin Park, IL
George Nelson style Kroehler Signature Line mid century walnut, rosewood, and metal 6 drawer lowboy dresser Dresser measures: 56.25 wide x 19 deep x 31 inches high All pieces of ...
Metal, Chrome
MCM Brutalist Brasilia Broyhill Premier Series Dresser 6130-33 Walnut & Brass
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Brasilia Broyhill Premier Series dresser #6130-33 comprised of a walnut frame and brass hardware. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this...
Brass
MCM Klismos Style Walnut Dining Chairs for Bethlehem Furniture Newly Upholstered
By Bethlehem Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Klismos Style High Back Sabre Legged Walnut Dining Chairs for Bethlehem Furniture Company Newly Upholstered in a High End Holly Hunt Deep Purple Crocodile Embossed...
Metal
MCM Walnut Six Drawer Highboy Dresser in the Style of George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous MCM walnut six drawer highboy dresser with aluminum two finger pulls in the style of George Nelson, circa 1960s.
Aluminum
Merton Gurshun for American Martinsville MCM Black and Walnut Sideboard Credenza
By Merton Gershun, American of Martinsville
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Merton Gurshun for American of Martinsville mid century black and walnut sideboard credenza This credenza measures: 60 wide x 18.5 deep x 30 inches high ?All pieces of furnitur...
Brass
2 Vintage Stanley Danish Scandinavian Modern Walnut Dining Side Chairs Vinyl MCM
By Stanley Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Stanley Mid-Century Modern side chairs, Circa 1960s. Made from walnut with a Danish or Scandinavian inspired design. Features a curved back and vinyl seat. Marked side chair 385.
Walnut
Mid Century Modern Walnut Sliding Glass Bookshelf Bookcase Display Cabinet MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid Century Modern Bookcase, circa 1960s. Features a walnut frame with two sliding glass doors opening to three shelves for books or collectibles. Each glass door has an etched han...
Walnut
Founders Style MCM Walnut Cane Front Freestanding Wall Unit Section Bookcase
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Founders style mid century walnut cane front freestanding wall unit section bookcase This bookcase measures: 33.75 wide x 16 deep x 73 inches high ?All pieces of furniture can ...
Cane, Walnut
Ramseur Furniture MCM Walnut and Rattan Inlaid Sideboard Credenza Buffet Hutch
By Ramseur Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Ramseur furniture mid century walnut and rattan inlaid sideboard credenza buffet and hutch Buffet with hutch measures: 36 wide x 19 deep x 80.5 inches high Buffet without hutch mea...
Nickel
MCM Walnut "Declaration" Five Drawer Highboy Dresser by Kipp Stewart for Drexel
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart, Stewart MacDougall
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous MCM five drawer highboy walnut dresser designed by Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall for Drexel’s "Declaration Collection", circa 1960s.
Walnut
Merton Gershun American of Martinsville Walnut Acclaim Dresser & Mirror MCM Era
By Merton Gershun, American of Martinsville
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Offering a nice Mid-Century Modern dresser or credenza with mirror by Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville. The dresser offers three drawers on each side with aluminum offset ...
Aluminum
Paul McCobb Calvin MCM Walnut Travertine Marble Top Sideboard Buffet Credenza
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin mid century walnut and Travertine marble top sideboard buffet credenza Credenza measures: 71 wide x 19 deep x 31.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can...
Travertine, Marble, Brass
Kent Coffey Mid-Century Modern Eloquence Sculptural Walnut Full Double Bed MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage sculptural shaped full size bed by Kent Coffee. Made from continental walnut with tapered legs, circa 1960s. #6900. Measures: Rail height 9", interior dimensions: 54" x 75".
Walnut
1975 Dixie Campaigner Walnut Highboy Chest of Drawers Campaign Dresser MCM 545
By Dixie Furniture Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
"Dixie Campaigner tallboy chest of drawers or dresser, circa 1975. Made of walnut with brass accents. 545-307 Dixie Furniture Company was founded in 1946 at 533 King Street by Abe...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Danish Walnut Scandinavian Spindle Back Lounge Arm Chair MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
A stunning Mid Century Scandanavian lounge chair. Finished in walnut with a spindle back and removable red diamond pattern upholstered cushions.
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage MCM Cane Walnut Smoked Mirror Rolling Bar Cart
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a vintage mid century modern rolling bar cart Featuring a walnut finish, black smoked mirror top, caned s...
Cane, Wood
Large Mcm Aase Molle & Traevarefabrik Teak and Walnut Coffee Table circa 1960
By Aase Molle & Traevarefabrik
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Contact us for more shipping quotes: San Francisco. A large midcentury Aase Molle & Traevarefabrik coffee table. Crafted from Teak with Walnut trim and original label. CRE...
Walnut
MCM Solid Walnut 9 Drawer Dresser by ACE-HI Prelude California Design
Located in San Diego, CA
American solid walnut striking high-quality dresser is beautiful and unique. California design freshly refinished in great condition.
Walnut
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declarations MCM Walnut Tambour Door TV Media Cabinet
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declarations mid century walnut Tambour door TV media cabinet This cabinet measures: 43.5 wide x 17.75 deep x 31.25 inches high ?All pieces of furniture...
Walnut
Albert Parvin for American of Martinsville Style MCM Kg Diamond Walnut Headboard
By American of Martinsville
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Albert Parvin for American of Martinsville style Mid Century king diamond walnut headboard This headboard is 80.5 wide x 2 deep x 38 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had i...
Walnut
Albert Parvin Style American of Martinsville MCM Walnut 6-Drawer Lowboy Dresser
By American of Martinsville
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Albert Parvin style American of Martinsville Mid Century walnut 6-drawer lowboy dresser Dresser measures: 73.5 wide x 19 deep x 32.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had ...
Walnut
Kipp Stewart Drexel Declaration George Nelson Thin Edge Style MCM Walnut Dresser
By Drexel, George Nelson, Kipp Stewart
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Declaration George Nelson thin edge style mid century walnut 8 drawer lowboy dresser This dresser measures: 60 wide x 21 deep x 31.25 inches high All pi...
Walnut
MCM Solid Walnut 14 Drawer Dresser by ACE-HI Prelude California Design
Located in San Diego, CA
American solid walnut striking high-quality dresser beautiful and unique. California design. Mid Century Solid Walnut 14 Drawer Dresser by ACE-HI Prelude Mid-Century Modern · Wal...
Walnut
1960s MCM Drexel Kipp Stewart Attributed Walnut Table with Two Drop Leaves
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Madison, WI
Up for sale here is an incredibly high quality vintage mid-century walnut grand dining table in the manner of Broyhill or Drexel for Kipp Stewart. The table includes a leaf, which br...
Walnut
Paul McCobb Style West Michigan Furniture MCM Walnut and Brass Nightstands Pair
By West Michigan Furniture Co., Paul McCobb
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb style West Michigan Furniture Company mid century walnut and brass nightstands - pair. Each nightstand measures: 24 wide x 15 deep x 23 inches high All pieces of furn...
Brass
Kent Coffey Perspecta Mcm Semi Round Walnut and Rosewood Nightstands, a Pair
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey perspecta mid century semi round walnut and rosewood nightstands - A Pair Each nightstand measures: 25 wide x 17 deep x 25.25 inches high All pieces of furniture c...
Rosewood, Walnut
Paul McCobb Style West Michigan Furniture MCM Walnut and Brass Nightstands Pair
By West Michigan Furniture Co., Paul McCobb
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb style West Michigan Furniture Company mid century walnut and brass nightstands - pair. Each nightstand measures: 24 wide x 15 deep x 23 inches high All pieces of furn...
Brass
William Hinn Style Kent Coffey "The Auburn" MCM Walnut Pecan Highboy Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
William Hinn style Kent Coffey "The Auburn" mid century walnut and pecan highboy dresser Dresser measures: 83 wide x 20 deep x 49 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had ...
Chrome
John Stuart for Mount Airy Janus Collection MCM Walnut Long Sideboard Credenza
By John Stuart, Mount Airy Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
John Stuart for Mount Airy Janus Collection mid century walnut long sideboard Credenza This credenza measures: 72 wide x 19 deep x 32 inches wide ?All pieces of furniture can b...
Walnut
United Style Young Manufacturing MCM Walnut and Brass 12-Drawer Lowboy Dresser
By United Furniture Corporation, Young Manufacturing Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
United style young manufacturing midcentury walnut and brass 12-drawer lowboy dresser Dresser measures: 78 wide x 20 deep x 30.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in...
Brass
Paul McCobb Style West Michigan Furniture MCM Walnut and Brass Nightstands, Pair
By West Michigan Furniture Co., Paul McCobb
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb style West Michigan Furniture mid century walnut and brass nightstands - pair. Each nightstand measures: 22 wide x 18 deep x 24.75 inches high. All pieces of furnit...
Brass
Merton Gershun American Martinsville Style MCM X-Base Round Walnut Coffee Table
By American of Martinsville, Merton Gershun
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville style Mid Century X-base round walnut coffee table Coffee table measures: 40 wide x 40 deep x 14.5 inches high All pieces of furniture...
Walnut
Merton Gershun American of Martinsville Accord MCM Long Walnut and Cane Lowboy
By American of Martinsville, Merton Gershun
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville Accord mid-century long walnut and cane lowboy dresser The dresser measures: 84 wide x 18.5 deep x 31 inches high All pieces of furn...
Cane, Walnut
Lawrence Peabody for Richardson Nemschoff MCM Walnut Dining Chairs, Set of 6
By Lawrence Peabody, Richardson Nemschoff
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Lawrence Peabody for Richardson Nemschoff Mid Century walnut dining chairs, set of 6 Each chair measures: 21 wide x 19 deep x 29.5 high, with a seat height of 17.5 inches and an arm...
Upholstery, Walnut
MCM Solid Walnut Dining Table and chairs by Mel Smilow circa 1950
By Mel Smilow
Located in Sayreville, NJ
Mel Smilow for Smilow-Thielle Solid walnut dining table and six chairs. Gorgeous mid century modern oval table with two leaves and six freshly upholstered in green velvet dining ch...
Walnut
1960s Mid-Century Modern Yugoslavian Walnut Club Arm Library Lounge Chair MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern arm chair. Made in Yugoslavia with a Danish / Scandinavian inspired crafting.
Upholstery, Walnut
1960s Mid-Century Modern Yugoslavian Walnut Arm Chair & Ottoman Club Lounge MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern arm chair and ottoman. Made in Yugoslavia with a Danish / Scandinavian inspired crafting. Ottoman unmarked Measures: Chair - 29.25" W, x 31.5" D x...
Upholstery, Walnut
Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville MCM Walnut and Cane Door Credenza
By Merton Gershun, American of Martinsville
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville mid century walnut and cane door credenza This credenza measures: 50 wide x 18.5 deep x 31 inches high ?All pieces of furniture can ...
Cane, Walnut
Heywood-Wakefield Contessa MCM Walnut Formica and Brass Cats Eye Highboy Dresser
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Heywood-Wakefield Contessa mid century walnut formica and brass cats eye highboy dresser Dresser measures: 36 wide x 18 deep x 43.5 high All pieces of furniture can be had in wha...
Brass
Paul McCobb Style West Michigan Furniture MCM Caned and Walnut Lowboy Dresser
By West Michigan Furniture Co., Paul McCobb
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb style West Michigan Furniture Company mid century caned and walnut lowboy dresser. This dresser measures: 70 wide x 19.5 deep x 30 inches high All pieces of furniture...
Brass
Kent Coffey Tableau MCM Walnut and Stainless 9 Drawer Lowboy Dresser Credenza
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey Tableau mid century walnut and stainless 9 drawer lowboy dresser credenza Credenza measures: 72 wide x 19 deep x 31.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had ...
Stainless Steel
Henredon Scene Three MCM Walnut and Brass Ebonized 6 Drawer Lowboy Dresser
By Henredon
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Henredon scene three midcentury walnut and brass ebonized 6 drawer lowboy dresser Dresser measures: 64 wide x 19 deep x 28 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what ...
Brass
Lane MCM Walnut and Cane Plinth Base Armoire Gentleman's Chest Highboy Dresser
By Lane Furniture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Lane mid century walnut and cane plinth base armoire gentleman's chest highboy dresser Dresser measures: 39.25 wide x 18 deep x 56.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be ha...
Brass
Kent Coffey Tableau MCM Walnut and Formica Top 6 Drawer Lowboy Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Kent Coffey Tableau mid century walnut and formica top 6 drawer lowboy dresser The dresser measures: 56 wide x 19 deep x 31.25 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in...
Wood, Walnut, Formica
Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville MCM Walnut and Brass Buffet Hutch
By Merton Gershun, American of Martinsville
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville mid century walnut and brass buffet with hutch The buffet and hutch measure: 48 wide x 15.75 deep x 60.25 inches high All pieces of ...
Brass
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates 1808-C MCM Highback Walnut Lounge Chair
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates 1808-C Mid Century Highback walnut lounge chair Lounge chair measures: 29.75 wide x 20 deep x 37 high, with a seat height of 16 inches and arm h...
Upholstery, Walnut
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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