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Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

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 legendary 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.

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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Mathieu Mategot Mid Century Modern Black Hairpin Metal Mesh 2 Tier Magazine Rack
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mathieu Mategot Mid Century Modern Black Hairpin Metal Mesh 2 Tier Magazine Book Stand. Item features iron construction, Plenty of storage, Very nice vintage item, Clean modernist li...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

Mid Century Modern Etagere "Tubo" by John Mascheroni
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant etagere in a chunky tube chromed with smoked glass. Welded smooth corners with multiple chrome coatings. Scratches to glass with a few chips. Minor age related wea...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Sculptural Carved Wood Magazine Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood magazine rack 1956, Vienna, Austria. Carved from one piece of wood, hollowed out and wrapped with a light bent wood band and delicate black enameled legs. In original condition ...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Tony Paul Black Wire, Ceramic & Wood Record Album Stand, 1950's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tony Paul Atomic Record Stand, Smoking Stand with Ceramic Dish, Ashtray. Featuring a spiral Black Iron wire framework, cylindrical form, round wooden handle and feet, rectangular gla...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

Carl Aubock Brass and Black Leather Magazine Holder
Located in Westport, CT
Rare.
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

1960's Italian Brass Shopping Bag Set Magazine and Letter Holders
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare set of brass shopping bags from Italy, circa 1960. Both are stamped "made in Italy" on bottom. Fabulous as decoration together or use separate as magazine/letter bin. Both ha...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass, Copper

Maison Baguès French Bronze, Leather & Laminated Wood Magazine Rack on Casters
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant Maison Baguès French Mid-Century Modern Magazine Rack features Bronze Bamboo style Frame with leather compartment for the magazines. The Top is laminated Wood with clear lac...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Bronze

Mid-Century Lucite Magazine Rack
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid-century lucite magazine rack. This piece measures: 12 wide x 7.5 deep x 13 inches high and weighs 5.3 pounds. Excellent vintage condition We take our photos in a control...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Lucite

Umanoff Steel and Rattan Magazine Rack
Located in Tucson, AZ
Rare Arthur Umanoff designed magazine rack utilizing his trademark rattan wrapped handle. In good vintage condition with surface rust consistent with use and age.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Faux Bamboo Magazine Rack, Powder Coated Bright Chartreuse
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Faux Bamboo Magazine Rack Powder Coated Bright Chartreuse.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal, Chrome

Arthur Umanoff Teak and Brass Floor Lamp, Magazine Rack, 1960's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Sculptural Arthur Umanoff attributed teak and brass floor lamp. Featuring a turned Teak wishbone form,versatile oval rimmed (14H) Magazine Stand, turned ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Perforated Chrome Magazine Rack, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern perforated chrome magazine rack, circa 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Carl Auböck Model #3808 Brown Leather and Brass Magazine Rack
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #3642 brown leather and brass table designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural magazine rack is executed in beautifully grained brown cowhide lea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Ball Feet Tony Paul Magazine Rack Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern magazine rack by Tony Paul.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Modernist Magazine Rack
Located in Denton, TX
Modernist lacquered metal with wood ball feet magazine rack very space age.
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Jacques Adnet Magazine Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome magazine rack by Jacques Adnet. Made of iron and brass. Excellent vintage condition. Star detail on both sides and closed fist on top. Great piece!
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass, Iron

Mid Century Modern Magazine Rack by Tony Paul
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage magazine rack stand designed by Tony Paul circa 1950's. This unique home decor piece is made of bent iron and is accessorized with protective wooden ball feet. Interior: 17...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Faux Bois Brass Magazine Rack
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage two section faux bois brass magazine rack.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Brass and Lucite Magazine Holder by Charles Hollis Jone
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Magazine holder by renowned American designer Charles Hollis Jone. Constructed of clear lucite and polish brass. We also have a chrome one in a different listing. It’s in ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Jacques Adnet Magazine Rack
Located in Miami, FL
Jacques Adnet Magazine rack, brass and steel Restored and refinished.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass, Iron

Arthur Umanoff Walnut Magazine Rack
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Beautifully crafted Mid-Century Modern magazine or book rack designed by the prolific designer Arthur Umanoff in the 1950s. Featuring distinctive staves and practical handles on eith...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Walnut

Vintage Mid-Century Magazine Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary 1950s Arthur Umanoff magazine rack that is in good condition and has been restored by our team of craftsmen. This piece is hand-crafted out of walnut wood features e...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Walnut, Lacquer, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Stow & Davis Teak Paper Bin, circa 1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century Modern Stow & Davis teak paper bin, circa 1960s Vintage waste basket bin by Stow and Davis. The bin is made from teak. Good vintage...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Teak

Magazine Rack by Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Black magazine rack with perforated metal by Mathieu Matégot France, 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Magazine Rack Newspaper Stand Etched Lucite 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern magazine rack, Newspaper Stand in Lucite with etched details to the sides. Beautiful piece for any interior design to store your favorite magazines or books.
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Lucite

Danish Modern Magazine Stand Rack in Solid Beechwood, circa 1950s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern style magazine stand in solid beechwood with dark espresso finish. Magazine rack has an "X" frame design with folding feature, and has horizontal wood slats on one...
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1950s Macedonian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Black Steel Magazine Rack
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern chrome magazine rack with black interior finish and black wood base, 1970s.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Steel, Chrome

Vintage Dorothy Thorpe Magazine Rack Lucite Mirror and Mylar "Chrome"
Located in Van Nuys, CA
In the manner of Dorothy Thorpe, this sculptural magazine rack has a mirrored base that holds twelve chrome sockets into which the Lucite uprights are secured. With Mid-Century Moder...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Wenge Folding Magazine Rack
Located in San Diego, CA
Simple elegant Mid-Century Modern folding magazine rack in wenge wood, circa 1980s. The rack is in very good vintage condition and measures 13" D x 14.5" W x 13" H; it can be folded ...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Wenge

Mid-Century Vintage Handmade Folding Bamboo Magazine Rack
Located in Miami, FL
Folding magazine rack made of bamboo from the 1970s.
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1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Bamboo

Vintage Pinewood Magazine Rack
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage pine wood magazines rack. Rack is in excellent condition. Measures 18W x 16D x 21.5H.  
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Pine

Brass Magazine Rack in the Style of Sarried Ltd
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A brass wrapped double slotted magazine rack with slanted top and to both sides sturdy brass handles perfect for moving the piece without taking the contents out. Designed and manufa...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Hollis Jones Magazine Holder in Brass and Acrylic
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic lucite and brass magazine holder was created in the late 1970s and was designed by the American furniture designer Ch...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Selection of Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Mid-Century Modern magazine racks, circa 1960s. They are: 1) Danish modern suede and chrome magazine rack, in the manner of Poul Kjaerholm, seen at the top left. It mea...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Vintage Maple Wood Magazines Rack
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage solid maple magazines rack. This vintage piece is in good condition. Measurementa are 17"W x 10.5"D x 15"H.  
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Maple

Mid Century Modern Chrome & Brass Magazine Holder
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass, Chrome

Vintage Bamboo Magazine Rack with Brass and Asian Accent
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage bamboo magazine rack with brass Chinese accent. Excellent condition. Measures 15"W x 7"D x 11"H.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Wicker

Selection of Magazine Racks or Log Holders
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of magazine racks or log holders, circa 19th century to 1950s. They are: 1) Italian gilt metal faux bamboo magazine rack, circa 1950s, seen at the top left. It measures: 1...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Copper, Metal

Danish Design, Wall Mounted Shelf, Magazine Rack, Pine, Metal, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A wall mounted magazine rack with shelves. Features display shelves and magazine storage.     
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Midcentury Iron Magazine or Book Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury iron magazine or book holder. 1950s.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

Group of Magazine Racks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Mid-Century Modern magazine racks, circa 1950s. They are: 1) Sculptural iron magazine rack, designed by Tony Paul, seen at the left. It measures 20.25" H x 8.25" D. 2...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal, Iron

Herman Miller Molded Plywood Magazine Rack Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller molded plywood bent tube legs coffee table with substantial magazine rack bookcase by Herman Miller.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Plywood

Mid-Century Modern Jansen Brass Swan Magazine Rack
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Jansen brass magazine rack in the graceful form of a swan. The sturdy and functional magazine holder is a beautiful addition to any room or decor. Large enough to ...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Black Stained Bentwood Sculptural Magazine Stand, Rack Mid Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous and very uncommon Mid-Century Modern bentwood magazine stand or rack is from the 1950s. It is stained black from how it was acquired. The cutout holes are so very moder...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Bentwood

English Midcentury Leather Magazine Rack with Four Shelves and Brass Nailheads
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English leather magazine rack from the mid 20h century, with four shelves and brass nailhead trim. Created in England during the midcentury period, this leather magazine rack feat...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Beautiful Magazine Rack, Cognac Saddle Leather, Chrome
Located in Miami, FL
Chromed frame, natural saddle leather straps. Beautiful patina. Straps are not fixed…can be moved.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Tony Paul Magazine Rack Removable Tray Table, 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Tony Paul for Woodlin-Hall “Tempo Group” occasional table with magazine Stand and removable wood tray. Iron frame with wooden ball feet, USA, 1950s.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

Mid-Century Tubax 'Attributed' Chrome Industrial Coat Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive Tubax (attributed) industrial coat rack with three chrome tube arms creating a triangular freestanding coat rack with 6 hooks and center weight. In original condition with...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal, Chrome

Mathieu Matégot Magazine Rack
Located in Miami, FL
Mathieu Matégot iron magazine rack.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Magazine Rack on Wheels
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern fine rosewood magazine rack storage.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Rosewood

Maison Jansen Brass Magazine Holder
Located in New York, NY
1960s solid brass swan magazine holder by Maison Jansen, in vintage condition lightly hand polished.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Grosfeld House Double Sided Magazine Rack Oak & Lucite, 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a delightful, dual sided, oak wood and Lucite magazine rack, by Grosfeld House, circa 1970s. In very good vintage condition. The dimensions are 16" W x 5.5"...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Lucite, Oak

Oak Mid-Century Modern Magazine Holder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oak Mid-Century Modern magazine rack. Sold and sturdy with great patina and elegant lines. Handsome wood grain and even color. Cleaned and oiled.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Oak

Mel Bogart Modernist Ashtray for Felmore
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A modernist freestanding ashtray/catch-all designed by Mel Bogart for Felmore, USA, c.1950s. It features an enameled metal dish that wraps around ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron, Metal

Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Teak Magazine Rack by Ernest Sohn
Located in San Diego, CA
Super rare Mid-Century Modern smoked Lucite and teak magazine rack by Ernest Sohn, circa 1960s. The piece has a sold teak upper and lower portion and smoked Lucite side panels. The d...
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Mid-20th Century Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Teak, Lucite

Italian Mid-Century Modern Folding Magazine Holder by Cesare Lacca
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian, Mid-Century Modern, walnut and brass, magazine holder by Cesare Lacca folds up from it's handle for mobility.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Wrought Iron Étagère with Wood Ball Feet and Finials
Located in Hanover, MA
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS ONE ETAGERE. NOT “a set”. PRICE SHOWN IS FOR THE ONE. A single mid-century modern blackened iron framed étagère with inset painted wood and glass shelves and wood balls for feet and finials. This came out of the post-war modern craze for steel and wire frame decorative furniture and objects, such as those for Woodlin Hall by Tony Paul, Archie Kaplan...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Wrought Iron

Mahogany Faux Bamboo X Shape Antique Magazine Rack
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Faux bamboo mahogany X profile base magazine rack in style of gibbings.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Mahogany

Mid-century Modern magazine racks and stands for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern magazine racks and stands for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage magazine racks and stands created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, tables, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern magazine racks and stands made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original magazine racks and stands, popular names associated with this style include Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Mathieu Matégot, Cesare Lacca, and Jacques Adnet. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for magazine racks and stands differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $82 and tops out at $14,000 while the average work can sell for $999.

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