Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
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 legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Coffee Table, Wood and Marble Designed by Antonio Moragas, Spain, 1970's
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Coffee table, wood and marble Designed by Antonio Moragas. Spain 1970's.
Nephew of the modernist architect Antoni María Gallisá, he graduated as an architect from the Higher Technic...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Very Ornate Delicate Lines Walnut Inlay Stretched Hexagon Lamp Side Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very ornate delicate lines walnut inlay stretched hexagon shape end lamp side occasional table Gueridon mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Chrome and Glass Oval Dining Table, France 1950-1960
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Oval dining/center table with a smoked glass top and tulip-shaped base of cast aluminum and black moulded plastic.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Faux Bamboo Glass Wide Rectangle Coffee Table Hollywood Regency Mid Century
By McGuire
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Faux Bamboo 3/4" glass wide rectangle coffee table Hollywood Regency Mid Century.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Solid Rosewood Base Terrazzo Granite Top Rectangle Danish Modern Coffee Table
By Arne Vodder, Finn Juhl
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Rosewood Base Terrazzo Mosaic Granite Top Rectangle Danish Modern Coffee Table.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stone
Floating Rosewood Top Chrome Stainless Base Square Side End Coffee Table Mint
By Harvey Probber, Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Knoll style floating rosewood top chrome stainless base square side end coffee table mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Finn Juhl for Baker Square Walnut Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Finn Juhl for Baker Square Walnut Mid-Century Modern coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Metal and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage gold coffee table showcases a ornate metal base through its circular glass top. Perfect for enjoying coffee or drinks with compa...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Wooden and Formica Central Table, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century side table with one drawer. It was made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1950´s. The table is made of wood and formica and painted in ivory. Overall is in good Vintage...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Formica, Wood
20th Century Cesare Lacca Wooden Coffee Table with Sculptured Structure '50s
By Cesare Lacca
Located in Turin, Turin
Wonderful low table designed by the great master Cesare Lacca in '50s. The table is entirely in wood, it has a circular top with a wonderful veneer. The most significant part of this...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Wood Center Table by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern wood center table by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1960s
Center table created in the 1960s by the acclaimed Brazilian designer...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Plywood, Hardwood
Dining Table with Green Marble Top, Italy 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This Italian dining table was designed in the 1950s. The extravagant table frame is made of stained solid beechwood, and Alpi Verde marble was used as the m...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Vintage Danish Modern Table by J.Wegner Stamped on Base
Located in Seattle, WA
Dimensions. 24 W ; 20 H 24 D.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Expanding Brass Dining Table with a Smoked Glass Top
By Mastercraft
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage eye-catching Mastercraft style brass adjustable table with beautiful smoked/tinted glass conveniently expands to accommodate guests. Easily slides open to the length of ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Chic Scandinavian Teak Table with Durable Black Laminate Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Scandinavian teak table with durable black laminate top. Very well constructed and sturdy.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Square Bamboo Occasional Side End Table
By McGuire
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative vintage occasional bamboo side bedside table stand.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Hans Wegner Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak & Brass X Base Coffee Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Hans Wegner Danish Mid-Century Modern teak & brass x base coffee side table.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Danish Teak Mid-Century Modern Rectangular Coffee Table with Cane Shelf
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish medium size rectangular teak coffee table with rattan shelf.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Beech Wood Central Table, 1960´s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Mid century table, made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1960´s.
It´s made of beech wood. In good Vintage condition, showing signs of age and using.
Measures: Height: 56 cm
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech
Peter Draenert Model 1022 Thick Glass Coffee Table with Square Chrome Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Mid-century 'Klassik' Model.1022 Glass and Chrome coffee table by Dr. Peter Draenert. A philosopher and art historian Dr. Peter Draenert meshes a sleek design with elegant style...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Round Pedestal Table
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller round pedestal table having a white laminate top and trim around the outer edge and supported by a bla...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Modernist Sculpture Coffee Table after Carlo Mollino Arabesque in Sculpted Iron
Located in Las Vegas, NV
From the showroom of Barneys New York to your living room,
this massive sculpted iron and white enamel coffee table
designed after the Carlo Mollino's 1949 "Arabesque" table.
3rd li...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Andorinha coffee table attributed to Jorge Zalszupin Mid-Century Modern 60'
Located in Houston, TX
Zalszupin’s table Andorinha is another creation inspired by nature – the shape of a swallow. He transforms this inspiration into a multifunctional coffee table with ease, cutting out...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
20th Century Gio Ponti Coffee Table for Isa Bergamo in Wood with Round Glass Top
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
Wonderful and timeless coffee table designed by the Italian Maestro of Design Gio Ponti.
Gio Ponti designed this particular coffee table for his friend and editor Aldo Garzanti wh...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ebonized Jacks Table style of Gio Ponti
Located in Rochester, NY
A jacks form center or dining table in the original black ebonized finish to wood. Measures 29.5 inches high by 48 inches in diameter across the round 3/8 inch thick beveled plate glass top. Italian - circa 1950's, in the style of Gio Ponti...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid Century Modern Thick Polished Lucite Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
By Neal Small
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large 42" square top thick polished lucite base Mid-Century Modern coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Mid Century Round Glass and Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid century round glass and chrome coffee table
Table measures: 32 wide x 32 deep x 16 inches high
The base of the table is rusted, scratche...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
1970's Mid-Century Modern Ibex Coffee Table with Bronze Base & Glass Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our extraordinary mid-century modern ibex coffee table, a hand-crafted masterpiece that combines artistic design with functionality. Expe...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Bench / Authentic Mid-Century Modern Paris, 1958
Located in Zürich, CH
Charlotte Perriand counts as one of the masters of French modernist design together with Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé or Pierre Jeanneret. Her works are highly valued until present time...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Iron
Teak Danish Modern Wrap Around Fan Shape Coffee Table Dowel Tapered Legs Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual teak Danish modern wrap around fan shape coffee table dowel tapered legs mint!
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Teak
Multicolor Marble X Base Square Marble Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern X base multi color marble or travertine square coffee table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Teak And Suede Sling Shelf Mid-Century Modern End Table Stand Magazine Rack
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Teak And Suede sling shelf Mid-Century Modern end table stand magazine rack.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Vintage English Import Desk/Console Table with Figured Wood
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage English import desk/console table with figured wood
Dimensions. 34 W ; 29 1/2 H ; 22 D.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Early Dunbar Square Leather and Wood Coffee Table Faux Gold Tortoise Finish
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Early Dunbar square leather and wood coffee table faux gold tortoise finish.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Mid-Century Modern Square Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century Italian modern 40" square travertine coffee table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Travertine
Set of Three Colorful Side Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique set of 3 colorful tables of varying colors, shapes and sizes. If you have a modern room in need of a splash of color these would do nicely. Please confirm item location (NY or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Danish Mid Century Modern Oiled Walnut Dowel Legs Square Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern oiled walnut dowel legs square coffee table mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Solid Stainless Steel Center or Dining Table by Ron Seff, 1980s
By Ron Seff
Located in Hamburg, PA
A monumental center table or dining table in solid stainless steel by Ron Seff, 1980. Very expensive new: retailed originally for $29,000.00. Has original glass but some scratches, y...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Single Suspended Pedestal Base Square Glass Top Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual "Suspended" top illusion side or center table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stone, Steel
Elegant Brass Gueridon ca' 1970's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming and elegant brass gueridon or center table measuring 30" diameter and 29" high. Stylized hoof feet, smoked glass top.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Heavy Polished Brass x Base Thick Glass Square Coffee Table Nice!
By Paul Evans
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy polished brass x base 3/4" thick glass square coffee table nice!
Paul Evans attributed decor match.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Teak Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mid-Century Modern walnut coffee table features two tiers and a sturdy base. This piece will make a great addition to any living space. Please confirm item location (NJ or NY).
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Teak
Lucite "Ice Crystals" Base Rectangle Glass Top Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lucite "Ice Crystals" base rectangle glass top Mid-Century Modern coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Large Mahogany Tree Trunk Table, Carl Auböck, 1940s
Located in London, GB
A substantially sized tree trunk table designed and made by the Werkstätte Auböck in the 1940s. Carl Auböck II, responsible for the design of this series, graduated from the Bauhaus ...
Category
1940s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Live Edge Lucite Base Racetrack Oval Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern oval glass top coffee table on thick Lucite base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Oval Kittinger Coffee Table Faux Bamboo Tapered Legs Incised Leafs Design on Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern decorative tapered faux bamboo legs coffee table. Carved in leaf top design.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus Stacked Chrome Frames Base Glass Top Square MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Bauhaus stacked chrome frames base glass top square MINT!.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Oval Thick Glass Top Lucite Brass Base Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-century oval thick glass top lucite brass base coffee table. Atr. Charles Hollis Jones.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Occasional Table, Anonymous for Oy Stockmann AB, Finland, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Occasional table, anonymous for Oy Stockmann AB,
Finland. 1950s.
Elm.
The most compelling aspect of this occasional table is the relationship of its legs to the surface. With splay...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Elm
Mid Century Rosewood Coffee Table by Johannes Andersen, 1960s
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This authentic Mid-Century Modern coffee table, designed by Johannes Andersen for CFC Silkeborg, is a statement piece of the era, embodying the sleek lines and organic forms that are...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Formica, Rosewood
Large Oval Glass Top Solid Carved Wood Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern oval glass top coffee table Pearsall, Noguchi, Kagan decor match. Organic forms solid wood base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Ash
Square Black Marble Single Pedestal Side End Table Night Stand Pedestal
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square black marble single pedestal side end table night stand pedestal.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Long Rectangular Walnut Coffee Table w/ Two Travertine Inserts
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern long rectangle gate leg coffee walnut coffee table w/ two travertine inserts.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Travertine
Italian Mid-Century Modern Garden Table in White Wrought Iron, 1960
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern garden table in white wrought iron, 1960s
Garden table in cream white painted wrought iron.
The round top is perforated to consent the use in outdoor
The e...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Teak Cube & Brass X Base Danish Modern Bronze Smoked Square Glass Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Teak cube & brass x base danish modern bronze smoked square glass coffee table.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Square White & Grey Marble Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern 40x40 square white & grey marble coffee center table. Single pedestal base.
Category
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Italian Mid-Century Garden Table in White Wrought Iron and Glass, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century garden table in white wrought iron and glass, 1960s.
Garden table in white painted wrought iron structure. The legs have decorative curls. The rectangular top in...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Iron
Mid-century Modern center tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern center tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage center tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern center tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 center tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $66,749 while the average work can sell for $3,900.
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