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Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Rupert Bevan Atlas Cocktail Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Inspired by nature, our beautiful Burr Oak cocktail cabinet with natural oak carcase, burr oak doors and side panels, antiqued brass trim, mirror glass back panel and a black glass c...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Oak, Burl

Spectacular Light Blue & White Bar Cabinet Made in Italy Available
Located in Guazzora, IT
Discover the charm of Italian craftsmanship with this Spectacular Light Blue & White Bar Cabinet, a masterpiece of design and functionality. Handcrafted by skilled artisans, this u...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Italian Art Deco Style Leather and Wood Bar
Located in Meda, MB
This elegant but particular bar cabinet was produced in a small village of the north of Italy , famous for woodcrafting. The profiles and the lower part of the base are in exotic wo...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Leather, Lacquer

Tiki Bar with Barstools and Back Bar
Located in Palm Springs, CA
One of a kind studio made tiki bar with back bar and a pair of bar stools. Contains new heavy canvas fabric in vintage style. Bar measures: 50" wide, 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Amazing Wall Unit and Wine Cabinet Shelving Composition by Dean Santner
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
This inviting combination of 23 bottle wine cabinet, ample storage stemware display and serving table is distinctly attractive and efficient. Handcrafted from solid aspen hardwood ...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Modern Chevron Cabinet - Light
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern chevron design cabinet with brushed quarter oak veneer in our Gowan finish, two doors with matte tungsten finish chevron overlays enclosing two adjustable shelves and raised...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Truffles Mid Century Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
With the utmost attention to detail, craft and functionality, this tall cabinet evokes the rhythmic flow of traffic in and around a city. Oversized doors are framed in a Chocolate Tr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Burl Wood Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A classicly inspired modern bar cabinet with an inset marble top and a three-quarter gallery. With a figured burl walnut exterior, curved corners, a shaped apron, brass brass-finishe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Marble, Metal

Midcentury Style Brass and Red Fantasy Murano Glass Bar Cabinet, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine handmade bar cabinet by a master artisan. Brass frame with handmade and hand-cut ruby red flower fantasy Murano glass ,raised on special brass legs.
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Wood

Barboy
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designer: Verner Panton Manufacturer: VERPAN Era: 1963 Material: Wood Dimensions: 15? diameter x 28.5? tall Adaptable side table and mobile storage unit in one. Barboy consist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Modern American Solid Oak wood SUAVE DryBar cabinet with mixing tray
Located in Hyderabad, TG
Suave is a hide-a-bar cabinet handcrafted entirely in American Oak wood with brass inlay and details. You can use it as a standalone piece of furniture for everyday living. But when ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

French Mid Century Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern painted bar cabinet, coated in a smooth Almond Milk lacquer. The doors are stylishly designed with Chinchilla fronts, adding a touch of sophistication. The special hinges on t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood, Glass

Italian Mid Century Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Its doors are detailed with Mother of Pearl accents and falling leaves, giving it a touch of luxury. The metal base is finished in a shade called "Afterglow." Beyond its beautiful e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Müller Bar Cabinet in Metal
Located in Tilburg, NL
Müller Bar Cabinet in Metal. Germany. Design 1998, current production. Available in every RAL-color. A highlight for your office or your home: The cleverly designed bar cabinet KB 3...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Style Brass and Blu Murano Glass Bar Cabinet, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine handmade bar cabinet by a master artisan. Brass frame with handmade and hand-cut cobalt blue and white opaline Murano glass raised on sp...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Wood

Midcentury Style Brass and Red Fantasy Murano Glass Bar Cabinet, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine handmade bar cabinet by a master artisan. Brass frame with handmade and hand-cut ruby red flower fantasy Murano glass ,raised on special brass legs.
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Wood

Small Midcentury Burl Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Small midcentury Burl Cabinet with a warm 'rustic' hand-rubbed mappa burl veneer, a beveled frame, two doors with a polished brass central round handle, t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Motley Handcrafted Bar Cabinet Made with Reclaimed Wood
Located in London, GB
Ariane Thakore Ginwala's Motley bar cabinet is an exclusive piece with intricate woodwork and design detailing. A mid-century modern work of art, this cabinet features a hand-inlaid ...
Category

2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Handcrafted Zig-Zag Bar Cabinet made with Reclaimed Wood
Located in London, GB
Handcrafted with the utmost precision, the Zig-Zag bar cabinet is ideal for those looking for a space-saving sideboard that caters to those at-home get-togethers. Using a carefully i...
Category

2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

FS Flores Collection Midcentury Style Tropical Woven Reed Bar
Located in Palm Beach, FL
One of a kind midcentury inspired tropical bar handcrafted with a sturdy frame wrapped in reed with plenty of storage space, from the 2023 FS Flores Colle...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wicker, Reed

Midcentury Mahogany Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
An intoxicating Mid-Century Modern bar cabinet. Mahogany parquet door fronts are overlaid with geometric brass diamond trim and Y handles. Set on squa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Mahogany

L.A. Studio Interiorismo Solid Wood and Cotton Velvet Upholstered Bar Counter
Located in Ibiza, Spain
A wonderful mid-century style Bar counter designed by L.A. Studio Interiorismo, made of solid wood covered with high gloss wood veneer in L-shape, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Light Oak Modern Media Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Light oak Modern media cabinet, in our brushed oak Gowan finish with a subtle chevron parquetry detail on the doors. The split interior with an ad...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Theodore Alexander Keno Bros, Collection Burl and Brass Bar Cabinet
Located in Southampton, NJ
A striking Theodore Alexander Keno Bros. Collection burl ash and brass base bar cabinet. So many features include interior light, brass st...
Category

Early 2000s Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Shagreen Bar Cabinet, Light
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-century Shagreen bar cabinet wrapped in our shagreen embossed leather overcast finish, the interior with a mirrored back and tempered glass shelf and fitted with pigeon holes and two drawers. The frame is a polished nickel finish and has a lower shelf lined with shagreen. Dimensions: 42" W x 18" D x 71" H Tempered glass shelves...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Walnut and Black Steel Mid-Century Modern Bar Table
Located in PARIS, FR
A thick (4cm) tabletop, veneered with premium wood (oak or american walnut), resting on hand-welded and polished steel brackets. An elegant footrest, forming a rich contrast with the smooth mat powder coated steel. High end materials, a slick and minimal design make the Bar Mayet a cozy and welcoming...
Category

2010s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Steel

Stone Wine Rack
Located in Carrara, Toscana
A masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship, this wine rack is carved from a single block of travertine and feature outstanding live edge details that recall the...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Stone, Travertine

Modern Etched Brass Flowing Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern etched brass flowing cabinet pairs bleached oak and metal and creates a stunning cabinet. The modern cabinet with age-old acid etched techniques o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Oval Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern-Style oval bar cabinet with a striking sandstone top. The elegant top is trimmed with crisscrossing gold finish handles. This bea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Marble, Metal

Dark Oak Modern Media Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Dark oak Modern media cabinet, in our brushed oak Charteris finish with a subtle chevron parquetry detail on the doors. The split interior with an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Bar Cabinet Go in Natural Walnut Wood and Lacquered Ivory Details
Located in Lisbon, PT
Go bar cabinet is a high quality product by Mambo Unlimited Ideas, crafted in wood veneer structure, lacquered doors and plywood veneer applications. It features three dimensional de...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood, Plywood

Mid-Century Modern Inspired Natural Buffet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Natural Buffet, this awe-inspiring buffet celebrates the authentic beauty of a slice of an Oak tree. A Piano Black case is inset with a striking band of live edge fumed oak that dramatically wraps around its entire façade. Lifted off the floor on trapezoidal feet the Naturalist Buffet will become the centerpiece of any room you deem worthy of this signature credenza. Artfully organize everything you need to entertain behind its four curved soft touch doors that hide three pullout wine shelves...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Style Brass and Colored Murano Glass Bar Cabinet, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine handmade bar cabinet by a master artisan. Brass frame with handmade and handcut cobalt blue and white opaline Murano glass raised on spe...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Wood

Bar Cabinet Go in Natural Walnut Wood and Lacquered Blossom Details
Located in Lisbon, PT
Go bar cabinet is a high quality product by Mambo Unlimited Ideas, crafted in wood veneer structure, lacquered doors and plywood veneer applications. It features three dimensional de...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood, Plywood

Dylan Moore Studio, Wine Cabinet II
Located in Toronto, ON
Wine Cabinet II is handcrafted using White Ash and Purple Heart. The lower half has four sliding doors to allow for easy access to all of your bottles. The top section of this cabine...
Category

2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Ash, Purpleheart

Pair of Italian Cocktail Cabinets
Located in London, GB
An elegant pair of Italian Dry Bar fitted with brass hinges and solid legs, wood interior with shelves. The cocktail cabinet is completely adorned by finish Venetian glass with recta...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Modern White Lonely Dots Solid Oak Sideboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White lonely dots oak sideboard hand-crafted out of 100% solid oak wood.
Category

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Oak

Mid Century Style Bronzed Ebony Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A mid-century-style bronzed ebony bar cabinet with a Koris Coffee Stone top outlined with a pierced metal gallery finished in Warm Silver Metallic paint. An open center section revea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Shelby Sideboard, Portuguese 21st Century Contemporary
Located in Sobrosa, 13
A piece that will not go unnoticed for its elegance and grandeur. The combination of different materials and details that mixes different styles. The Shelby Sideboard was born. "Born...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Stone, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Burl Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
An unusual Mid-Century Modern style cabinet with a striking Olive Ash burl veneered fitted two-door cabinet raised on a squared brass base. Dimensions: 36" W x 19" D x 35" H.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Style Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Midcentury style leather-wrapped bar cabinet with a primavera veneered case in our mangrove finish with overcast finish starburst komoda embossed leather doors, with square baton han...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Style Brass and Colored Murano Glass Bar Cabinet, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very fine handmade bar cabinet by a master artisan. Brass frame with handmade and handcut cobalt blue and white opaline Murano glass raised on spe...
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Wood

Modern Chevron Cabinet - Dark
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern Chevron design cabinet with brushed quarter oak veneer in our Charteris finish, two doors with matte tungsten finish chevron overlays enclosing ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Modern Chevron Cabinet - Light
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern chevron design cabinet with brushed quarter oak veneer in our Gowan finish, two doors with matte tungsten finish chevron overlays enclosing two adjustable shelves and raised...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

Pair of Italian Dry Bar/Commodes
Located in London, GB
A fantastic pair of Venetian dry bar/commodes in black & ivory glasses and brass profiling with a wooden inner core. The handles are in bronze and highly decorative with marine mot...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Side Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid Century style exotic wood side cabinet, the rectangular glass overlaid top with a stainless steel gallery, above two gilt and leaf painted lacquer doors with a stainless steel ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Style Bar Cabinet, Dark
Located in Westwood, NJ
Midcentury style leather-wrapped bar cabinet with a primavera veneered case in our tempest finish starburst komoda embossed leather doors, with square baton handles with polished nic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Brutalist and MCM 1950s Design Style Wooden and Black Metal Bar Cabinet
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Brutalist style and 1950s design cabinet: An eyecatcher with geometrical and harmonious lines, composed of 2 graphic panels doors opening on shelves and airy black metal feet.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal, Steel

Bar Cabinet Go in Natural Oak Wood and Lacquered Details
Located in Lisbon, PT
Go bar cabinet is a high quality product by Mambo Unlimited Ideas, crafted in wood veneer structure, lacquered doors and plywood veneer applications. It features three dimensional de...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood, Plywood

Ernst Schwadron Limed Oak Cabinet
Located in Hanover, MA
Presenting BG Galleries' exclusive re-edition of a custom design by Ernst Schwadron and executed in the workshop of Vladimir Kagan's father in 1949. Two door cabinet of harmonic pro...
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Oak

Bar Cabinet Samoa in Wood, Brass and Lacquer
Located in Lisbon, PT
Samoa bar cabinet is a high quality product by Mambo Unlimited Ideas, crafted in polished or matte wood veneer structure and feet, brass applications and lacquered doors. It features...
Category

2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Matsuoka Bar Designed by Serge de Troyer, Rosewood, 2012, Japan
Located in Miami, FL
Rare, only 5 made, rosewood bar. This gorgeous bar is the perfect accent to any bar, study, living or dining room. Handcrafted in Japan from rosewood. This heirloom piece will only i...
Category

2010s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Rosewood

Eclipse Cabinet by Dragonette Private Label
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The Eclipse cabinet is a unique collaboration by Dragonette Private Label and LA Ceramicist Titia Estes. In their ongoing work together Patrick and Titia draw from each other. In the...
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Fred Bar
Located in Carmel, CA
Fred bar is inspired by the golden age Hollywood glamour. The bar is an accent piece for a living room wall and functional liqueur display. The minimalistic yet luxurious design is a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Shagreen Bar Cabinet, Dark
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-century Shagreen bar cabinet wrapped in our shagreen embossed leather tempest finish, the interior with a mirrored back and tempered glass shelf and fitted with pigeon holes and two drawers. The frame is a polished nickel finish and has a lower shelf lined with shagreen. Dimensions: 42" W x 18" D x 71" H Tempered glass shelves...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Metal

Mid-century Modern dry bars for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern dry bars 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 dry bars created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern dry bars made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dry bars, popular names associated with this style include Arthur Umanoff, Aldo Tura, Vittorio Dassi, and Osvaldo Borsani. 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 dry bars differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $360 and tops out at $95,000 while the average work can sell for $4,481.

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