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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
Fine French 1950s Cherry Magazines Rack or Coffee Table by Roger Landault
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine French midcentury cherrywood magazines rack or sofa table by Roger Landault. Documented.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Cherry

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Polished Brass Magazine Racks on Metal Casters
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern brass magazine racks on metal casters.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

1950 French Mategot Style Magazine Rack Brass Woven Wire Mesh Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
1950 Mid-Century Modern French Mategot style magazine rack in distressed paint finish. Hand-Woven Wire Mesh compartment on 4 legs with Brass Decoration. The Brass is polished, the wi...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal, Brass

Italian Gio Ponti Inspired Brass and Walnut Magazine Rack
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Gio Ponti inspired brass and walnut magazine rack. This unusual Italian midcentury/modernist Gio Ponti inspired bronze and walnut geometric magazine rack or magazine stand f...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Modernist Iron and Jute Folding Magazine Rack, Tomado
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist iron and jute folding magazine rack made by Tomado. Simple elegant styling.
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

Brass and Lucite Magazine Holder by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare magazine holder designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1970s. The piece is executed in Lucite having a tubular brass frame having three compar...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Ico Parisi Italian Mid-Century Ebonized Wood and Glass Magazine Rack Table
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century (1940s) small end table with ebonized wood sides supporting a glass top and shelf with brass magazine rack. (Attributed to ICO PARISI).  
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Large Peter Pepper Wall-Mounted Magazine Holder in Rosewood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall-mounted magazine holder by Peter Pepper Products of Gardens, CA (circa 1970s). Composed of a black laminate divider in three sections framed by rosewood borders. Very nice, vin...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Laminate, Rosewood

Brass and Bronzed Lucite Magazine Holder by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare magazine holder designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1970s. The piece is executed in bronzed Lucite having a tubular brass frame, having thr...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Unique Midcentury Walnut Magazine Rack
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique midcentury walnut / brass / cat gut strings magazine rack, circa 1960s. The piece may be a one off piece as I have not been able to find any information on it. It is very...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Magazine Rack
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very cute solid brass tube unusual design Mid-Century Modern magazine rack.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Stainless Steel and Lucite Magazine Holder by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare magazine holder designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1970s. The piece is executed in bronzed Lucite having a solid stainless steel frame hav...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Stainless Steel

Arthur Court Turtle Aluminium and Lucite Magazine Rack Regency Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Whimsical Arthur Court turtle aluminium and Lucite magazine rack. This is a must have for Arthur Court collectors or anyone who love to display the...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Aluminum

1970s Neal Small Chrome Double Side Magazine Rack with Light
Located in Miami, FL
Gorgeous Chrome Magazine Rack and Light from 1973 by Neal Small for George Kovacs Lighting.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Whimsical Maison Jansen Italian Magazine Rack Brass Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Whimsical Maison Jansen brass swan magazine rack circa 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Brass and Bronzed Lucite Magazine Holder by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare magazine holder designed and manufactured by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1970s. The piece is executed in bronzed Lucite having a tubular brass frame, having thr...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Brass and Smoked Glass Magazine Holder by Maison Baguès
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous 1960s Italian brass and smoked glass magazine holder by Maison Baguès. The label by Maison Baguès is underneath (see detail photos) Dimensions: 22" high, 10.5" deep, 19...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Vintage Faux Bamboo Magazine Rack
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice vintage faux bamboo magazine rack.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Faux Bamboo

Style of Raymond Loewy Mid-Century Modern Iron and Wood Magazine Rack
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Rare, modernist form in the style of Raymond Loewy to hold reading material. Iron base in the shape of grasshopper legs. Cerused Oak panels. Very cool piece. In original vintage con...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

Aldo Tura Parchment Magazine Rack
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stunning modernist magazine rack by Aldo Tura and distributed through Rosenthal. This design is often attributed to Gio Ponti, however it is in fact by Tura. In first photo stick...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Parchment Paper, Mahogany, Glass

Mid-Century Modern Teak Magazine Caddy with Wheels
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mid-Century magazine caddy features a beautiful teak construction, chrome castors, and six storage compartments which offers a modern accent to any...
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Teak

Laverne Originals Magazine Rack by Katavolos, Littell & Kelley, Geraldine Funk
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Museum quality Laverne originals magazine rack with original handwoven fiber sling design/made by Geraldine Funk. Same leg design applied here as the ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Steel

Arthur Court Turtle Aluminium and Lucite Magazine Rack Regency Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Whimsical Arthur Court turtle aluminium and Lucite magazine rack. This is a must have for Arthur Court collectors or anyone who love to display the...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Aluminum

Dorothy Thorpe Lucite, Chrome and Mirror Magazine Rack
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lucite, chrome and mirror sculptural magazine rack featuring mirrored base that holds twelve chrome sockets into which the Lucite uprights are secured.
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Chrome

Charles Hollis Jones Magazine Holder in Nickel and Frosted Lucite, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magazine rack in white frosted acrylic and nickel handles designed and manufactured in the 1970s by Charles Hollis Jones. The magazine holder has three compartments and is ideal to ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Nickel

Bent Lucite Mid-Century Modern Magazine Rack
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice design mid century modern bent lucite magazine.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Lucite

Magazine Table by Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A triangular ash table with an inset cream leather top over two web strap magazine holders.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Ash, Leather

French Colonial 1930s Magazine Basket
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and timeless French indochine basket for magazines, firewood or objects. The piece is composed of solid teak that has been tongue and groo...
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Mid-20th Century Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Vintage Mid-Century French Magazine Rack
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Slightly sage shaded grey. Interesting design.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Steel

Fun Whimsical Weinberg 1950s Pink Poodle Magazine Rack
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fun and Whimsical Weinberg pink wire poodle magazine rack. We love the large-scale of this cute girl she will add tons of charm to any decor.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Steel

Arts and Crafts Twisted Brass and Wood Magazine Rack
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nicely made twisted solid brass square tube magazine rack.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Aldo Tura Brass Magazine Stand
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1950's Italian extra tall brass magazine holder by Aldo Tura. Very nice size and convenient handle. Gorgeous patina on original lacquered brass.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Fabulous Zig-Zag Mid-Century Modern Style Lucite Magazine Rack
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous bent clear Lucite magazine rack.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Lucite

Bamboo Magazine Rack with Black Metal Frame
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Bamboo magazine rack with black metal frame.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Brass and Lucite Magazine Holder
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

French Mid-Century Hand-Carved and Turned Wood Magazine Stand / Canterbury, 1930
Located in New York, NY
French 1930s magazine rack or canterbury a stunning and definitive piece which unites the forces of minimalism and the Baroque as a series of rhythmic carved and turned wood is set i...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Grosfeld House Lucite and Bleached Oak Magazine Stand
Located in Westport, CT
Grosfeld House Lucite and bleached oak 1940s magazine stand,
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Lucite, Oak

Very Chic APS Heggen Norwegian Rosewood Paper Basket
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very chic APS Heggen Norwegian rosewood paper basket.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Rosewood

Hollywood Regency Style Wrought Iron Basket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage waste basket with a gold painted finish. Mesh bottom with lovely scrolling detail. Makes a great magazine rack. (Please confirm item lo...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

Italian 1950s Brass Magazine Basket
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern 1950s brass magazine basket. Original condition. Basket measures 11 3/8" wide x 10 1/4" deep and 21 1/2" high including the handle. One ball knob has been replaced. The showplace antique...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Magazine Stand With Bamboo Detail, Circa 1950
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Magazine stand in black enameled metal partly wrapped in bamboo and supported by a round base with a tubular stem.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Newspaper Rack by Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
Elegant newspaper rack designed and signed by Aldo Tura. Wood plated with deep blue goatskin and nickeled metal.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

French Mid-Century Modern Faux Leather Magazine Stand Attributed to Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century double level magazine stand in the modern neoclassical tradition; the piece is in metal that is stamped and enameled to appear as hand-stitched leather. ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Maison Jansen French Mid-Century Modern Steel & Smoked Glass Magazine Rack 1965
Located in Miami, FL
Solid and heavy polished steel French magazine rack by Maison Jansen.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Steel

French Mid-Century Modern Leather & Iron Magazine Stand in Style Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Chic French Mid-Century Modern magazine stand in black patinated wrought iron with a hand-stitched leather handle.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Brass Magazine Stand, Swan, Italy, C 1950, Polished Brass, For Books & Magazines
Located in New York, NY
Decorative brass magazine stand, from Italy, 1950s.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

French Midcentury Handstitched Leather Bench / Magazine Stand by Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-Century Modern handstitched leather bench / magazine rack by Jacques Adnet. The top of the frame is wrapped in black leather an...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Leather

French Mid-Century Modern Nickeled Brass Faux Bamboo Magazine Stand by Bagues
Located in New York, NY
An elegant French Mid-Century nickel brass magazine stand in faux bamboo by Maison Bagues. Perfect lines and proportions are reflective of the pieces modern neoclassical sensibility.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Modernist Magazine Table ca' 1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual metal and plywood modernist magazine table, ca' 1950's.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Steel

Mathieu Mategot (attr) Perforated Magazine Rack for Artimeta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Artimeta magazine rack with black enameled frame and perforated basket attributed to Mathieu Mategot. This stunningly simple designed magazine holder has a simple "A-fram...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Umanoff Iron Steel Leather Strap 21 Bottle Wine Rack
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This listing is for the wine rack alone. The chair and other accessories are NOT included. Iconic Mid-Century Modern leather strap and wrought iron wine rack by Arthur Umanoff. The ...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Carl Aubock Inspired Cognac Leather Sling and Black Wire Framed Magazine Holder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Aubock inspired magazine holder with leather sling and bent black steel frame. In original condition with visible wear consistent with its age and use.
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

MCM Arthur Umanoff Walnut Magazine Rack
Located in Vallejo, CA
A mid century walnut magazine rack designed by Arthur Umanoff. Oval with vertical spindles around the sides. Elegant tapered shape. A wonderful mid century minimalist design and func...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Wood

Mategot Style Black Perforated magazine rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, Mathieu Mategot style perforated black enameled metal magazine rack with plastic wrapped handle and wood ball feet. Lovely example of Mid-Century esthetics. In original ...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Wrapped Cane and Iron Magazine Holder by Arthur Umanoff for Raymor
Located in San Diego, CA
Wrapped cane and iron magazine rack by Arthur Umanoff for Raymor. Original orange enamel finish. A sturdy and functional piece.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

Oak and Leather Magazine Rack by Jacques Adnet, France, C. Mid-20th Century
Located in New York City, NY
Oak and leather magazine rack by Jacques Adnet, France, c. mid-20th century. This iconic magazine rack consists of a solid oak construction, an angular frame, and handsome leather...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Leather, Oak

Smoked Lucite Magazine Rack
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An elegant folded magazine rack in smoked lucite. This vintage piece adds an elegant mid-century touch to any room. Perfect for storing magazines, mail, ...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Lucite

Mid-Century Modern Style Wall Document Holder
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern style wall-mounted document holder in wood with three separate sections for documents, each one with a tag holder. In great vintage condition with some minor chips...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

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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