Milo Baughman Desks
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.
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Desks
Birdseye Maple
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Suede, Oak
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Milo Baughman Desks
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Laminate, Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Brass
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Rosewood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Desks
Wood, Maple
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Desks
Wood, Paint, Maple
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Desks
Teak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Desks
Mirror, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Faux Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Desks
Wood, Faux Leather
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Walnut
1970s American Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Nickel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milo Baughman Desks
Wood, Walnut