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Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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
1950s Italian Wooden Cabinet in Walnut Finish
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use - Repolished
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Vintage 1940s Hand-painted Japanese Terracotta Planter
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 1940s Hand-painted Japanese Terracotta Planter Offered for sale is a handmade 1940s Japanese terracotta planter with a hand-painted glazed finish. The painted design has a ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

Large Stilnovo Vintage Chandelier 6 Arms With Wooden Details Italy, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Large Stilnovo hanging vintage pendant light from the late 1960s and its classic modernist form and simplicity in design, make it an iconic example of midcentury home lighting. Ph...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Green "Modus" Office Chair, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno in the 1970s, this swivel office chair consists of a green plastic shell covered in green fabric on the seat and back, together with an aluminiu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Vintage DSC 106 bench by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare one seat bench with table designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli. Cool piece of furniture for a hallway, waiting room,... Good condition 1970s - italy Dimensions: Heigh...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Plywood

Flush Mount Chandelier Pink and Clear Murano Glass Poliedri, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Flush mount chandelier pink and clear Murano glass Poliedri, in stock It can be flush mounted or hang on a chain with canopy. Measures: 40" Diameter x 14" height (Flushed) and cont...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

STRIND Coffee Table By Ehlen Johansson For IKEA 1980s in opaline glass
By IKEA
Located in Čelinac, BA
IKEA Strind Coffee Table In Opaline Glass By Ehlen Johansson 1980s
Category

1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Set Off Gianfranco Frattini Nesting Modular Coffee Table 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Gianfranco Frattini Modular Nesting Coffee Table 1960s
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1960s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass, Wood

Original Vintage 1960's Advertising Poster, 'CAMPARI' by Piatti
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage 1960's advertising poster, 'CAMPARI' by Piatti. Year 1966 Dimension: 90 x 128cm Condition Excellent Artist Piatti Format Linen-backed This poster is in excell...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Other

Bellini "Quattro Gatti" Tables for B&B Italia, Italy, 1967
Located in Austin, TX
Mario Bellini "Quattro Gatti" white fiberlite Italian tables or stools for B&B Italia, 1967. Unique set of interlocking tables that stack one upon the o...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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Plastic, Fiberglass

Pair of Seals Walter Bosse figurines brass patinated new Vienna Austria TALISMAN
Located in Vienna, AT
This pair of seals figurine was produced in Austria and is signed at the bottom: Bosse Austria. The piece comes together with a fabric pouch, including a certificate, too. Each figur...
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Wall Clock Weather Station by Sumbeam Atomic Space Age
Located in San Diego, CA
A classic space age clock weather station by Sumbeam thermometer , clock and barometer cream color plastic case with chome rings.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

ELEPHANT Walter Bosse figurines brass patinated new Vienna Austria TALISMAN
Located in Vienna, AT
This elephant was produced in Austria and is signed at the bottom: Bosse Austria. The piece comes together with a fabric pouch, including a certificate, too. Each figure is special i...
Category

2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Maralunga 3-Seater Sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1990s
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
Discover the international bestseller – Maralunga Sofa. With its inviting shapes and unique characteristic feature, the Maralunga series is a testament to innovation and comfort. Eng...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Textile

19th Century French Iron Balance - Antique Brass Scale
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French intricate brass balance with different weights in solid brass, in good condition. The iron scale is topped with the original polished brass plates. The scale reads ...
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19th Century French Antique Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 4x6 Green And Blue Zig Zag Striped Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed, Forest Green, Cream & Blue Zig Zag Striped Indian Rug - 4'x6' These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the...
Category

2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Mid-Century Walnut Large Executive Desk
Located in Baltimore, MD
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern walnut executive Desk by Standard Furniture Company Herkimer, NY. Large Beautiful remarkable statement in design and craftsmanship. This large mid century walnut...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Soriana by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Wien, AT
The Soriana was intended to express beauty and comfort by using a whole bundle of fabric held by a chrome-plated steel clamp. The Soriana was the first piece in the series and won th...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

2 Italian Brass Star Burst Flush Mount or Wall Light
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass wall lamp or ceiling lamp from the 1960s. A very decorative 5-armed sunburst, sputnik or spider Italian ceiling lamp in the style of Arredoluce and Stilnovo. The semi-circular...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Copper

Joaquim Tenreiro: Exceptional Pair of Jacaranda Armchairs, Brazil 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Joaquim Tenreiro (1906 - 1992) A stunning pair of armchairs of exceptional lightness and elegance, in jacaranda, by pioneer of Brazilian modernism Joaquim Tenreiro. With their slim...
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1940s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Night Stands Enamelled Wood Marble Midcentury Italian Design 1970s Set of 2
Located in Palermo, IT
Pair of bedside tables produced in Italy in the 70s. Each single bedside table that can be directed by wheels was made of white enamelled wood with 4 drawers and a marble top. Please...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble

Lovely Set of Italian Design Table Lamps in Minimalist Stilnovo Style Brass 1950
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous pair of Italian 1950 design table lamps/lights in the style of stilnovo. Patinated brass frame with white metal shades. The shades can be ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Magnavox Entertainment Center /Accent Table. circa 1960s.
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Magnavox Entertainment Center /Accent Table, circa 1960s. Features a midcentury Hollywood Regency Walnut Cabinet / Accent Table with doors...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Stone

Lucite Mushroom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1970's Abstract Lucite Mushroom Sculpture. Entire piece breaks down for easy and careful shipping! Free Shipping! Beautiful eye catching object!
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Lucite

Pablo Picasso Signed Limited Edition Etching Jeux de Gladiateurs Series 347:168
Located in Studio City, CA
An engaging work titled "Jeux de Gladiateurs" by famed Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. The etching was created in 1968. It is hand signed in pencil by Picasso and numbered 33/50, lo...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Paper

Pair of Fireplace Andirons Wrought Iron Firedogs, France, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of andirons of the périod Mid-century modern Wrought iron firedogs French circa 1960. Good condition Shipping: 52 / 30.5 / 50 cm 14 kg     
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian Ceramic Vase with Lava Work
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Art lava stunning vase 1960 Italy. Beautiful aqua green colour and red glazed ceramic handles. Perfect centrepiece for a dinning table or credenza.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Distressed White Iron & Brass 5 Piece Daybed Crib Doll-bed Wood Casters
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Vintage antique distressed white finished Iron Crib with Nautical Shells and Brass knobs on the Top. Comes with Springs on Slat Boards. Rustic Coun...
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1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass, Iron

Sergio Rodrigues Pair of Moleca Armchair, Circa 1963
Located in Barra Funda, SP
Pair of Moleca armchair made in jacaranda and leather. Both wood and leather have beautiful time patina. The leather condition is very good. The wo...
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1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

1970's Brown Velvet Tufted Chrome High Back Parsons Dining Chairs
Located in Chattanooga, TN
What's more 70's legit than tufted brown chevron velour? These aluminum leg parsons dining chairs check all the boxes and are back in vogue with a vengeance. Perched on chrome flat-bar bases...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Pair Brass Stiffel Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of brass stiffel lamps. Lamps have three sockets and well designed. Shades included.
Category

1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Paul Evans Wall Mirror & Console Table Shelf in Brass & Chrome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible design combination, a cityscape wall shelf and mirror designed by Paul Evans in the 1970's. The set features fine heavy construction with brass & chrome clad patchwork ...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Mid-Century Folding Sofa or Daybed, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Mid-century folding sofa or daybed, 1960's. Made in Czechoslovakia Made of fabric, wood Original condition.
Category

1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Organic Modern Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, Hygge Meets Subtle Shibui
Located in Dallas, TX
20787 Organic Modern Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, 07'02 x 10'04. In the realm of Shibui design aesthetics, discover the allure of simplicity and refinement woven into this meticulously ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool

Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Walnut Wood Shell Dining Chairs by Charles Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A complete set of molded plywood dining chairs designed by Charles Eames and produced by Herman Miller. These feature beautifully grained ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Bolivian Rosewood Wall Sconce, Morado, Martillado Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Martillado wall sconces are an extension of our Árbol Collection from Bolivia. Crafted in La Chiquitania, the collection pays homage to tropical modernism while drawing from Boli...
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21st Century and Contemporary Bolivian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

1978 Gibson Estate Fresh ES 335 TD Semi Hollow Body Electric Guitar
Located in Ferndale, MI
Out of long term storage. Very original Gibson ES 335-TD guitar. Td model is equipped with Gibson " dirty fingers " Humbucker . This allows for higher outpu...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Huge Seguso Vetri d'Arte White Scavo Vintage Murano Glass Bowl Centrepiece 1980s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Seguso Vetri d'Arte white 'a Scavo' centrepiece bowl circa 1980s. Karl Springer designed many pieces for Seguso in the 1980s. Typically, these pieces were either white, black or brow...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Hollis Jones Style Fire Tools in Lucite and Nickel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic set of firetools capture the late 1970s and early 1980s with their form and use of materials. And they are very much in the manner of pieces created by Charles...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Nickel

Mid-Century Modern Translucent Glass Doric Column Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of Mid-Century Modern candlesticks was realized in the United States, circa 1960. Modeled after the Doric columns of ancient Greece, the piece offers a circular bas...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Borge Mogensen J39 Dining Chair, Smoked Oak
Located in Berkeley, CA
J39, designed by Børge Mogensen in 1947. This versatile masterpiece is crafted from solid wood and features a handwoven seat in natural paper cord.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Oak

Tall Pair of Viking Epic "Taperglow" Tangerine Art Glass Candle Sticks
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Large American Mid-Century Modern pair of Viking glass company translucent taperglow art glass candlesticks in deep orange. Sculptural. Statuesque. Glass unmarked. Label no longer ev...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Set of Three Silver Plated Candleholders by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Very cool zig-zag pattern silver plated tapered candleholders designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. Each holder holds 12 tapers. Two are stamped France and the other is stamped Japan.
Category

Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Ceramic Pineapple Table Lamp by Marcello Fantoni (attr.) Italy 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Highly decorative Mid-Century Modern table lamp with an orange ceramic base representing a pineapple. Designed probably by Marcello Fantoni, Italy, 1970s. Executed in orange colored...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Ceramic

Hans Wegner GE-284A Highback Lounge Chair, Treated Oak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Designed by Hans Wegner, the 284A high back lounge chair provides clean, crisp lines for the modern home. The chair is handcrafted at GETAMA’s factory in Gedsted, Denmark by skilled ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Oak

Woodbine Sideboard by Sun at Six, Nude, Midcentury Sideboard in Wood
Located in San Jose, CA
Sun at Six is a contemporary furniture design studio that works with traditional Chinese joinery masters to handcraft our pieces using traditional joinery. The woodbine sideboard fea...
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2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Oak

Pair of Midcentury Waterford Crystal and Brass Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of midcentury waterford crystal and brass candlesticks.
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Brass

C Chair Dining Chair, French Cane, Black Stained Oak
Located in Berkeley, CA
One of Marcel Gascoin’s most well-known pieces, the C-Chair Dining Chair, was designed in 1947. The chair represent not only the aesthetic and practical power of Gascoin’s designs, b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Walnut

MidCentury Walnut and Goatskin Italian Commode and Chests of Drawers, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Perfect bedroom dresser all refinement and style both for the size of the entire design and for the utmost care taken for its entire finish. A simple square design welcomes a Macass...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Goatskin, Walnut

WYETH Original Tall Bronze 'Rope' Table Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Wyeth Original, spare, sinuous table lamp made from a continuous coil of thinly gauged bronze tubing. Available in polished, brushed, darkened or blackened bronze finishes. Produce...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Jean Calogero, Surreal Fantasy Painting of Venetian Masks
By Jean Calogero
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tower of a figure with Venetian masks on a floral base with a nest of tiny lights above, all set in a piazza with street lights. The top figure wearing...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Industrial Philips Speaker
Located in Antwerp, BE
An Industrial Philips speaker.
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

One "Concave" Nightstand in Rock Crystal, by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant pair of nightstands entirely made of rock crystal and brass top. 3 drawers. Creation by Studio Glustin. Price for one piece.
Category

2010s French Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Rock Crystal, Brass

Set of 6 Brass Skewers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 6 Turkish brass skewers -Each skewer has a different marking or design at the tip of the handle, a nice decorative touch and also will mark the gu...
Category

20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Hickory Leather Co. Excecutive Office Guest Chairs
By Hickory Leather Company
Located in Germantown, MD
Hickory Leather Co. Executive office guest chairs matching top grain leather chairs. Made by Hickory Leather. Nail trim Measurements: 24"W x 26"D ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Vintage Turkish Square Shape Area Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century one of a kind Turkish rug with casual floral motif in camels, soft green and apricot surrounded by a soft brown thin border. 4'6''x 5'7''
Category

20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool

Wyeth Original Round Bronze Wall Mirror
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Wyeth original, round mirror with a deep edged solid bronze frame, with a dark patinated finish. The bronze finish can be brushed, polished or patinated. Available in custom sizes.
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Passy Primo Table Lamp, Large Model by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This lamp was scaled to work perfectly as a desk lamp, bedside lamps, or on an end tables. The soft light which is diffused by the acrylic shade is accented by the reflection from th...
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mid-century Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Fabio Ltd, Knoll, and Edward Wormley. 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.

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