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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 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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Bookstand in Style of Aldo Tura in Laquered Wood, Italy, 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Bookstand in style of Aldo Tura in laquered wood, Italy, 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

White Mid-Century Modern Wire Magazine Reck Brass Wood Handle
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
White powder-coated 1960s Arthur Umanoff sculptural metal magazine rack with wooden and brass hardware.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass, Metal

Vintage Rattan Magazine Rack
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Rattan Magazine Rack in the style of Franco Albini. Versatile and useful item that can also be used for holding records. In very good v...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Rattan

Rattan Magazine Rack, French Work, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This magazine rack is made of rattan. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Rattan

Fontana Arte Brass and Smoked Glass Magazine Rack Stand, 1960s, Italy
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
This functional yet artful piece seamlessly blends form and function, embodying the era's sophisticated design ethos. Crafted with precision, the stand features a curved tempered gl...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

French Mid-Century Modern Steel & Smoked Glass Magazine Rack, Maison Jansen
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

Modernist Large Brass and Teak Nut Cracker Auböck Style, Austria, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: nut cracker element Design: in style of Carl Auböck, 1950s Origin: Austria Age: 1970s Description: Original 1970s nut cracker elemen...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

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

Stitched Leather Magazine Rack
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Jacques Adnet stitched leather magazine rack in dark bordeaux color. Shows some leather wear and repair on top of handle.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Leather

Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Magazine Rack, Bamboo, Rattan, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Magazine Rack, Bamboo, Rattan, Sweden, 1960s Chic bamboo and rattan vintage magazine rack designed and produced in Sweden in the later half of the 20th c...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Mid Century Classical Brass Magazine Rack on Wheels C1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Classical design of open brass cage, consisting of square and round brass tubes. In original vintage condition. Sits on castor wheels. This item can be p...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Mid Century Italian Storage Rack with Teak and Metal, 1950s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian rack, 1950's. Made of black metal and teak (veneer) plate.  
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

News rack in rosewood of danish design from the 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish design, exquisite magazine rack from the 1960s. Meticulously crafted from Rio rosewood, this piece exudes elegance and durability. The ecru fabric complements the rich patina ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Wood

1950s Perforated Metal Minimalist Architects Side Table Serving Tray Cabinmodern
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Model No. TS400 Tray Table. Rare side table, surface measures 17.5 wide and 11.5 deep.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

Magazine Rack in Canvas and Bamboo 1970s
Located in Meer, VAN
Magazine Rack in Canvas and Bamboo. Europe, 1970s. This is a wonderful magazine rack made in bamboo and canvas. A piece with lots of character and warmth, due to its natural materia...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Canvas, Bamboo

Mid-century Brass Magazine Stand
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage brass magazine holder / stand. Very good vintage condition.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

American Mid Century Modern Walnut & Leather Modernist Paper Desk Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Single letter desk tray with solid walnut walls and leather insert, circa 1970s freshly refinished, Very nice accent to any executives desk! Californi...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Leather, Walnut

Italian Mid-Century Modern Aqua Green Magazine Rack with Brass Detail, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern aqua green magazine rack with brass detail, 1980s Aqua green magazine rack with flat surface in teal painted metal in or...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Marble, Metal, Brass

Plexiglass Magazine Rack, Ftrench Work, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This Magazine Rack is made of Lucite. This is a French work, circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Lucite

White Lacquered Et Perforated Magazine Rack, French Work in the Style of Mathieu
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This magazine rack is made of white lacquered et perforated metal. This is a French work in the style of Mathieu Matégot. Circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal, Wrought Iron

Italian Magazine Rack with Rattan, 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice magazine rack made in Italy in the 80's. It is made of rattan with a metal frame. It is in very good condition, with the normal traces of use (see pictures). We work wi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

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 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

In the Style of Poul Kjaerholm, Brushed Steel and Black Leather Magazine Rack
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This interesting magazine rack is made of brushed steel and black leather. This is a work in the style of famous Danish designer Poul Kjaerholm, Denmark, circa 1970.
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Steel

Mid-Century Solid Walnut Magazine Rack by Arthur Umanoff for American Woodcraft
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century solid walnut magazine rack by Arthur Umanoff for American Woodcraft, circa 1950s. This sturdy rectangular magazine rack is finely crafted and all original with carved tri...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Walnut

Maison Jansen Skeletal Brass Swan Frame Magazine Rack Centerbury
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Description Brass. 14 1/4" h x 14 3/4" w x 23" d. Condition Oxidation. Scratches.
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1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

50's Spaghetti Magazine Rack
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Spaghetti Magazine rack was designed and produced during the 1950's. It is made of bent metal bar painted in black and plastic-coated braid in red color. Metal has paint splin...
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1950s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Maison Baguès ‘Attributed' Brass & Toned Glass Magazine Rack / Newspaper Stand
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Midcentury vintage brass and dark 'smoked' toned glass magazine / newspaper / book rack, holder or stand, attributed to Maison Baguès, made in France, circa 1940s-1950s. Perfect for ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Sarried LTD styled Brass Magazine Rack
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

Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi Magazine Rack for Home, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi Magazine Rack for Home, Italy, 1950s. Fully marked
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Italian mid-century modern Magazine rack with double shelf in rattan, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Magazine rack with double shelf in rattan, 1960s Floor magazine rack with double rectangular shelf, entirely in rattan. On two sides of each shelf features...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Rattan

Walter Lamb Style Iron and Rope Magazine Stand
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Walter Lamb mid-century style magazine stand with iron base and zig zag cotton rope accent.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

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

Modernist Lacquered Wood End Table
Located in New York, NY
Modernist lacquered wood end table with brass details.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Italian Rattan & Rush Midcentury Basket or Magazine Rack
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rush and rattan basket with pivotable handle. Ideal as a magazine rack or fruit basket. Light oxidation and patina. height: cm 18- 42.5.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Rattan, Rush

Midcentury Ashtray, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Atomic midcentury ashtray with magazine holder. Beautifully shaped with brass feet and a blue and chrome ashtray. Very good condition, barely...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

1970s Bamboo Magazine Holder, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage bamboo magazine or newspaper holder. Good vintage condition.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Bamboo

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

Midcentury Nickel-Plated Brass and Smoked Glass Magazine Rack, Italy, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Stilish magazine rack with geometric structure in nickel-plated brass with double oblique panel in smoked glass. Italian production from the 1960s. Wear consistent with age and use.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

1950s Seymour Robins Architectural Catch-All Rack Bin California Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Neat little welded metal piece of furniture, very retro floor sculpture.
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Metal

Bamboo Magazine Stand, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Mid-Century Modern bamboo magazine stand, Italy, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Bamboo, Rattan

Midcentury Magazine Music or Newspaper Rack
Located in Vienna, AT
Open, four-footed stand, center vertically divided into two parts, foldable Beech/brass construction made in Italy in the 1950s Original condition.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Danish Midcentury Magazine Rack, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Original Danish magazine rack from the 1960´s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Canvas

Mid century modern danish teak magazine rack
By Bjork Studio
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century modern danish magazine rack. This teak magazine rack rests on for black wheels. This teak magazine rack has a soft golden tone to the finish. This piece was mad...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Wood

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

Arthur Umanoff Walnut Magazine Rack
Located in Highland, IN
This lovely walnut magazine rack by Arthur Umanoff for Washington Woodcraft has sculptural spindles that create visual movement as your perspective on the piece changes. 18.5"H X ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Walnut

Arthur Umanoff Teak Wood Mid Century Danish Modern Compass Book Magazine Rack
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Umanoff Teak Wood Mid Century Danish Modern Compass Book Magazine Rack. Item features Mid 20th Century Measurements: 22" H x 16.5" W x 18" D.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Teak

Vintage 1970s Pine and Canvas Magazine Rack, Denmark
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian midcentury magazine rack in rustic pine from 1970´s.
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Pine

Fontana Arte Magazine Rack in Brass and Glass, Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte magazine rack in brass and glass, Italy 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Minimalistic 1970s Danish Oak Wood Magazine Rack Design Made by Salin Møbler
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Magazine rack Producer: Salin Møbler, Denmark Origin: Denmark Age: 1970s Description: original 1960s magazine rack made by Salin Mobl...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Leather, Oak

Vintage Italian bamboo magazine rack
Located in Milano, IT
Behold 1950s furnishing accessory: an Italian magazine rack, lovingly crafted from a timeless, earthy material like bamboo. In its entirety, this magazine rack is a celebration of th...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Bamboo

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. A-96...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Lucite

Iron and Leather Magazine Rack in a Manner of Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s
Located in London, GB
Magazine rack in the style of Jacques Adnet.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Wrought Iron

Midcentury Rattan Magazine Rack by Jan Kalous for Úluv, 1960s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Czechoslovak magazine rack designed by Jan Kalous for ÚLUV in the 1960s. Very simple and elegant design. In good Vintage condition, bears signs of age and using. Measures : Height...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Rattan

Jacques Adnet Leather Magazine Rack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French designer Jacques Adnet is best known for impeccable designs that bring leather, function and design together. The magazine rack with iron structure in wonderful condition ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Iron

Brass Swan Magazine Stand, Italy, Polished Brass, For Books & Magazines, C 1950
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

1980s gold-coloured metal Magazines/newspaper stand
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of use - around 1080s jr
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Mid-19th Century Czech Antique Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

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Beech

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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