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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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
Period: 1970s
French Vintage Copper Coffee Table
Located in Austin, TX
Coffee table from France with a chinoiserie style copper structure. The structure supports a clear glass top. This piece is in very nice vintage condition with only minor surface wea...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
Impressive Italian Murano Glass Waterfall Sculptural Gilt Chandelier by Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in Coimbra, PT
Stunning Italian Murano sculptural chandelier by Venini. Quadriedi Waterfall prism of clear glass and gold-plated brass. Vintage from the 1970s.
Dimensions:
Diameter 27,56 in/ 70 cm...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Milo Baughman Style Lane Mid Century Burlwood Nightstands - Pair
Located in Countryside, IL
Milo Baughman Style Lane Mid Century Burlwood Nightstands - Pair
Each nightstand measures: 26 wide x 17 deep x 20 inches high
All pi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Burl
Midcentury Wood Pendant/Drevo Humpolec, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of glass, wood
New Cabling
1xE27 or E26bulb
US wiring compatible
The height of the pendant can be shortened
Original condition.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Preview Mid Century Cantilever Chrome Dining Chairs - Set of 6
By Preview
Located in Countryside, IL
Preview Mid Century Cantilever Chrome Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Each chair measures: 20.5 wide x 24 deep x 35 inches high, with a seat height/chair clearance of 19.5 inches
All piec...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Glass and Rattan Side or Coffee Table "743" by Dirk van Sliedregt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Low, Mid-Century side or coffee table by Dirk van Sliedregt for the Gebr. Jonkers furniture manufacturing company. The design features a round, smoked glass top and four matte chrome...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Two Seat Mohair 'California' Sofas, Jacques Charpentier, Paris, 1970
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Superb and exclusive pair of two seat Mohair Velvet 'CALIFORNIA' sofas freshly reupholstered with Italian luxury Mohair Velvet fabric from Dedar Milano with inset stainless steel bases by Parisian high society designer Jacques Charpentier.
This plush mohair pile...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of "S38A" Benches in Solid Elm by Pierre Chapo, France 1970s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Utrecht, NL
Born in Paris into a family of craftsmen, Pierre Chapo was heavily influenced by the modernist movements of the 20th century, and more specifically, the Bauhaus. While also inspired ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Elm
Monumental Stan Bitters Stoneware Ceramic Planter for Hans Sumpf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Stan Bitters stoneware ceramic planter for Hans Sumpf.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Angelo Mangiarotti Carrara Marble Eros Side Table, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Carrara marble side table designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper in the 1970s. Large cone shaped base holds a large water lily shaped slab of marble with a circular cut ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
1970s Bentwood Bamboo Patio Furniture, Pair of Lounge Chairs and Table Set of 4
By Paul Frankl
Located in Cordova, SC
Paul Frankl style four piece rattan patio furniture set, which includes two comfortable arm chairs and two glass top tables. One table being a round glass top coffee table and the second being a glass top side table with a shelf underneath...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Bamboo, Bentwood
$1,960 Sale Price
34% Off
Davis Allen Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Credenza
By Davis Allen
Located in Countryside, IL
Davis Allen Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Credenza
This credenza measures: 80.5 wide x 20.5 deep x 26 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vint...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
1970s Danish Teak Hallway Mirror
Located in Charleston, SC
A stunning simple and elegant teak wall mirror with rounded corners. It tapers at the bottom. Great to be used by the door to get one last look before you head out. Marked on the...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Teak
Italian Lounge Chair, 1970s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Lounge chair with cowhide and leather cushion and wooden frame. Reversible cushion. Seat height: 38 cm.
Wear due to time and age of lounge chair.
FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cowhide
Large Coffee Table in 2" Solid Lucite by Charles Hollis Jones, Model 505, USA 19
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a touch of elegance and sophistication to your living space with this stunning Large Coffee Table in 2" Solid Lucite by renowned designer Charles Hollis Jones. Crafted in the USA...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Willy Daro Bronze and Glass Mid-Century Coffe Side Table, 1970
By Willy Daro
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful and decorative sculpture table, with a massive brass base in the shape of a tree. Designed by the sculptor Willy Daro, an icon of the 70s. The partially patinated brass bas...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Paul Evans Chrome Cityscape Kingsize Bed Mid-Century Modern
By Paul Evans
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A Magnificent Paul Evans Cityscape four-poster canopy king-size bed in polished chrome patchwork.
interior measurements 82"D x 80"W. This bed does include the beautiful fabric panel...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$32,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Dux Mid Century Danish Teak Flip Top Dining Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Dux Mid Century Danish Teak Flip Top Dining Table
This table measures: 47.25 wide x 35.5 deep x 29 inches high, with a chair clearance of 27.5 inches, the expanded width of the tabl...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak
Deep Relief Steel Front Sideboard Cabinet PE-42 by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and stunning sculpted-front cabinet by Paul Evans (1931-1987), model PE-42, made in 1970 in his studio for Directional. The model was one of the largest case pieces made by P...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Slate, Steel
Set of Ten Bentwood Dining Chairs in the style of Marcel Breuer, 1970s, Cane
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Ten Bentwood Dining Chairs in the style of Marcel Breuer, bentwood and cane. From the late seventies, from a beautiful modern Coral Gables home.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood, Bentwood
1970s Leather and Zebra Hide Scupltural Sofa Settee
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, sofa sette you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. Made of Zebra hide, saddle leather and wood. The...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Zebra Hide, Wood
Pair of opaline glass wall lights sconces Sergio Mazza Style Italy 1970s
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in Nicolosi, IT
This elegant pair of Space Age style wall lamps, produced in Italy in the 70s, is a perfect example of futuristic and innovative design. Each wall lamp is composed of two white opal ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Antique English Barley Twist Oak Wood Accent End Table Stand UK Import
Located in Seattle, WA
This antique English barley twist side table is a classic piece of furniture that showcases traditional craftsmanship and design. Made from high-quality wood, such as oak and feature...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Stellar Pair Milo Baughman Yellow Leather Parsons Sofas Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stellar pair of Milo Baughman yellow leather parsons sofas. This pair is in remarkable vintage condition with only light signs of age. The magnificent yellow leather has embroidered blue lines creating a plaid effect-just gorgeous! If you looking for something bold and ready to slip into your swanky...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
$9,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Jewelry Box from Chapman
Located in San Diego, CA
Large, mid-century modern solid brass jewelry casket by Chapman measuring 15 1/4 by 8 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches. Commanding size and presence that will add style and glamour to your decor...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
1970s MidCentury Brutalist Smoked Glass Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A simple but beautiful rectangular coffee table in its brutalist bold wooden frame and square smoked glass top. Simple craftsmanship with smooth wood finish.
Also available a side t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Hyacinth Glass Vase by Gral Glas in Blue, circa 1970s
By Gral Glass
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern German vase by Gral Glas, attributed to be designed by Emil Funke, circa 1970. This beautiful blue colored and clear vases brings a touch of fun and fant...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vintage Rattan Paul Frankl Style Pretzel Lounge Chair
Located in Esperance, NY
For sale is this very nice vintage rattan Lounge Chair.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rattan
XL Vintage Wicker Tote Basket with Wooden Handles & Hinged Lid c1970s
By Hermès, Ralph Lauren
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This extra-large vintage wicker tote basket is a beautifully handcrafted piece, perfect for both functional use and decorative display. Featuring a sturdy wooden frame with curved wo...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Murano Midcentury Cobalt Blue Art Glass Chandeliers and Pendant, 1970
By Murano 5
Located in Rome, IT
Brilliant Murano chandelier with glass medallions in cobalt blue and transparent color. Fantastic Venetian cobalt blue color. Put in evidence precisely from the first photo, a striki...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
1970s 2-Seater Maralunga Sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Iconic Mid-Century Modern Italian "Maralunga" two-seater sofa / armchairs by Vico Magistretti for Cassina.
This sofa features the original knitted wool upholstery in ivory. Head /...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modernist Smoked Glass Flush Mount Chandelier by Veca
By VECA
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Mid-Century modernist flush mount chandelier by Veca. The fixture consists of a square design bordered by scalloped panes of smoked charcoal glass shades. It has a texture...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
QUADRO Wardrobe set, Jürgen Lange, Schönbuch
Located in Neuss, NW
Eight-piece Space Age QUADRO wardrobe set by Jürgen Lange for Schönbuch from the 1970s. Plastic frame with two lamps, one mirror, three coat racks, on storage element and one coat ha...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Pierre Cardin Dining Chairs for Roche Bobois, Cognac Leather, 1970, Set of 2
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Pierre Cardin dining chairs for Roche Bobois, wood and patinated cognac leather, France, 1970, set of two.
Pierre Cardin designed these iconic dining chairs for Roche Bobois in 1970...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
pair Mart stam S33 cantilever chairs 1970s
By Mart Stam
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two Original White Leather cantilever chair . Chrome Tube frame. 1970s
Pioneering Dutch modernist architect-designer Mart Stam (1899-1...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
$1,594 / set
Vintage 1970s Robert Sonneman Triennale Chrome Floor Lamp with Adjustable Orb Li
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This vintage 1970s Robert Sonneman chrome floor lamp features a sleek, modernist design with three adjustable orb light heads, each mounted on balancing lever arms for smooth pivotin...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Tulip Dining Chairs by Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 1970s, Set of 6
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in bruxelles, BE
Set of 4 chairs and 2 armchairs in fibreglass, aluminium and green fabric. The chairs turn but the armchairs do not. Stamped Knoll. Seat height: 47 cm. Armchair width: 67 cm. Wear du...
Category
1970s Central American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Cini Boeri "Gradual System" Living Room Set for Gavina, Velvet, 1970, Set of 4
By Gavina, Cini Boeri
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Cini Boeri "Gradual System" living room set, camel velvet, Italy, 1970, set of four.
(2 two-seater sofas + 2 armchairs)
Designed in 1970 by Cini Boeri for Gavina, this armchair belo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
De Sede DS46 Tan Buffalo Leather Lounge armchair, Switzerland - 1976
By De Sede
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
De Sede DS-46 lounge armchair in thick Buffalo leather. Good condition with signs of age, use and fading.
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: De Sede
Country: Switzerland
Model: DS-46 l...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
$2,740 Sale Price
20% Off
1 of 2 Stunning Sciolari Style Brass Pendant light, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Five-light brass chandelier in the style of Sciolari.
Smoked glass in a very beautiful smokey brown color.
Made with brass, best of the 1970s.
High quality and in very good conditio...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Conant Ball Mid Century Maple Room Divider
By Conant Ball
Located in Countryside, IL
Conant ball mid century maple room divider
This room divider measures: 52 wide x 21.5 deep x 68.75 inches high
All pieces of furniture can...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
$6,495 / set
Striking 1970s Stacked Cushion Ottomans in Woven Fabric, 28.5-Inch Square
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A bold and sculptural pair of vintage ottomans or stools from the 1970s, distinguished by their playful stacked cushion design. Upholstered in a richly textured woven fabric, these p...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Smoked Glass Étagère Bookcase Shelf Baughman Style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern chrome and smoked glass étagère bookcase shelf. Item features sleek chrome metal frame, five smoked glass shelves, clean modernist lines, circa 1970s. Meas...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Kent Coffey Tableau Mid Century Walnut and Brass Highboy Dresser
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Countryside, IL
Kent Coffey Tableau Mid Century Walnut and Brass Highboy Dresser
This dresser measures: 40 wide x 19 deep x 46.25 inches high.
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call r...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Douglas armchair by Pierre Folie
By Pierre Folie
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
One of the rarest armchair from the 1970´s by Pierre Folie for the Jacques Charpentier edition. This iconic armchair in stainless steel and leather is in perfect conditon
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Bamboo Floor Lamp 1970s
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Floor lamp, bamboo in good condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
White Stained Beech Rocking Chair by Luigi Grassevig Italy, 1970's
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful 1970's Italian Rocking Chair by Luigi Crassevig for Crassevig
Bentwood Beech that has been white stained
This chair has been made by steaming Beechwood in these curved s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Beech
Dining Table by Gangso Mobler Teak & Botanical Tile Drop Leaf
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak, Ceramic, Wood
$1,271 Sale Price
44% Off
Kalmar Tulipan Chandelier Pendant Light, Glass Nickel White Metal, 1970s, 1 of 2
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A large and fantastic light fixture model Tulipan 73 HL by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
Two lights are available....
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Wieland Unimold Wedge Form Lounge Chair
Located in Hanover, MA
Fantastic sculptural 1970's wedge-form lounge chair on triangular walnut plinth base by Wieland Furniture Company of Bay City, Michigan constructed with their patented Unimold molded plywood internal frame. Frequently misattributed to Adrian Pearsall. This sits a bit low for my abs but is very comfortable for lounging. Original upholstery reminiscent of Gaetano Pesce's UP chair. Very clean overall.
Wieland Furniture Co., a furniture design and manufacturing business led by four brothers, was once located in the Great Lakes Bay Region and made significant contributions to furniture technology despite its modest size. In the 1960s, Wieland Furniture employed about 60 workers in its 45,000 square foot plant in Bay City, Michigan and had developed an innovative process that reduced costs and significantly reduced waste.
The patented process was called Unimold, a method of making upholstered furniture with a molded plywood back and seat shell. This particular construction method eliminated 60-75% of the parts used when Wieland first began making upholstered frames.
The Unimold form-the heart of chairs and sofas that were manufactured at Wieland-was a 96 in.-long plywood shell molded to shape in a high frequency press. From this shell, Wieland trimmed different lengths to provide frames for sofas, sectionals, or chairs.
The proof of Wieland’s success was evidenced in the amount of sales since the Unimold first was introduced. Five years after introduction, sales skyrocketed over the million dollar mark with inquires for Unimold licensing for companies as far apart as Wales, Australia and Puerto Rico.
Daryle Wieland once explained that, “only two separate components are necessary to make Unimold furniture- the basic shell and ’S’ shaped molded plywood piece, which becomes the front and back rail when cut in two. Plywood molding in long lengths is difficult, because it is hard to get the high frequency waves out to the ends of the mold equally.”
The construction method is unbelievably strong because of the strength of curved plywood. In fact, Wieland could build 100 inch sofas...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Plywood
Vintage 1970's Grand Asian style Rolltop Desk/ Writing Desk
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful Vintage Mid Century 1970's Grand Rolltop Writing Desk with Asian Flair. Beautifully carved. will convert to a standard writing desk by t...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,580 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 4 Tucroma Chairs by Guido Faleschini for Pace C1970 Totally Restored
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of 4 Totally Restored Tucroma chairs by Guido Faleschini for Pace C1970. Chairs were heavily used and well maintained by the former owners but needed an update. Leather ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Easy Chair in Wood and Blue Fabric, 1970s
Located in Hellouw, NL
Nice easy chair in wood and blue wool fabric. Our eye fell on this chair due to the shape of the nice wooden base that gives it an elegant feel due ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Maison Jansen raspberry lacquer brass mirrored nightstands 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
This rare pair of Maison Jasen three drawers, raspberry lacquered nightstands would be stunning in any bedroom. Made to order by Maison Jansen in France in the late 1970s, the shiny ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mario Marenco "Sapporo" Chairs for Mobil Girgi, Black Leather, 1970, Set of 4
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Marenco "Sapporo" chairs for Mobil Girgi, black leather and beech, Italy, 1970, set of four.
The iconic "Sapporo" chair consists of an individual backrest, conceived with two ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Beech
Early Rare Eames Screen Room Divider FSW-6 in Rosewood
Located in Seattle, WA
An extremely rare first generation Eames FSW-6 privacy screen, in Rosewood Veneer at 68 height, with cotton fabric connector in good condition, no tears, fraying at the end.
Rosewo...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Plywood
$12,997 Sale Price
50% Off
Four Pierre Cardin Design Chairs for Roche Bobois, 70's
Located in taranto, IT
lot of four original 70s chairs, design pierre cardin for Roche Bobois
made of wood with the classic Cardin decorations on the backrest, original leather seat, white/milk color
The...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
1970s French Riviera Rattan and Bamboo Coat Rack with Wooden Shelf
Located in London, GB
A 1970s French Riviera rattan and bamboo coat rack with four coat hooks, wooden shelf and geometric woven rattan back.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Small Rattan Mirror, French, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This round small mirror is made of rattan. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rattan
$783 Sale Price
30% Off
French Artisan Coffee Table in Solid Oak, 1970s
Located in amstelveen, NL
Impressive handmade coffee table in very good original condition.
The table is made of solid French oak.
The thick round top has a beautiful warm color and is made of narrow beams ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
$1,777 Sale Price
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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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