Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Milo Baughman was one of the most agile and adept modern American furniture designers of the late 20th century. A prolific lecturer and writer on the benefits of good design — he taught for years at Brigham Young University — Baughman (whose often-scrambled surname is pronounced BAWF-man) focused almost exclusively on residential furnishings, such as chairs, sofas and benches. He had a particular talent for lounge chairs, perhaps the most sociable piece of furniture.
Like his fellow adoptive Californians Charles and Ray Eames, Baughman’s furniture has a relaxed and breezy air. He was famously opposed to ostentatious and idiosyncratic designs that were made to excite attention. While many of his chair designs are enlivened by such effects as tufted upholstery, Baughman tended to let his materials carry the aesthetic weight, most often relying on seating and table frames made of sturdy and sleek flat-bar chromed metal, and chairs, tables and cabinets finished with highly-figured wood veneers.
Like his colleagues Karl Springer and the multifarious Pierre Cardin, Baughman’s designs are emblematic of the 1970s: sleek, sure and scintillating.
As you will see from the furniture presented on 1stDibs, Milo Baughman’s designs for the likes of Drexel Furniture, Glenn of California and — for five decades — Thayer Coggin are ably employed as either the heart of a décor or its focal point.
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Mahogany, Oak, Masonite
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Bronze
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Laminate, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Steel, Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Classical Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Pine
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Crystal, Metal
17th Century Spanish Antique Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Pine
20th Century Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Wood
1970s Asian Art Deco Vintage Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Bamboo
1880s English Medieval Antique Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Oak
Early 20th Century French Romantic Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Burl
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Burl
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Travertine
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Olive, Burl
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Wood
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Chrome
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Brass
1970s Art Deco Vintage Milo Baughman Building and Garden Elements
Chrome