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 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
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
John Vesey Attributed Chrome Tripod Table
By John Vesey
Located in Atlanta, GA
Heavy well constructed Modernist chrome center table, attributed to John Vesey, unsigned, American, circa 1960s. It is a versatile Size and can be used as a center table, side or end...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Bronze Faux Bamboo Glass Top Rectangular Coffee Table
By La Barge
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern faux bamboo bronze coffee table by La Barge.
Category
20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Frosted Lucite X-Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern collapsible folding glass top coffee table.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Square Walnut Top Ebonized Base Center Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern walnut top ebonized base square coffee table. Harvey Probber and Directional influence.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Art Tile Top Rosewood Cone Shape Base Round Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern art tile top large round coffee table.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Art Glass, Rosewood
Large Polished Marble Stone Hexagon Shape 38" Tall Pedestal MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Polished Marble Stone Hexagon Shape 38" Tall Pedestal MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid Century Illum Wikkelso, Coffee Table for Møbelfabrikken Toften, 1960's
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Danish rosewood coffee table by Illum Wikkelso, model ML115, designed in 1960 for Møbelfabrikken Toften. Beautiful rosewood veneer top, Features geometrical design with impression of...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Custom-Made Center Hall Table in Cold Plated Bronze with Onyx Top in Most Sizes
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-made in Chicago workshop and part of the Old Plank Collection of Furniture and Sheep. Our Mid-Century Modern center hall tables are typically built to order and are available in...
Category
2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Onyx, Steel
Burl Walnut Birdseye Maple Two Tone Square Cut Corner Coffee Center Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl walnut birdseye maple two tone square cut corner coffee center table MINT!.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Burl, Birdseye Maple
Dining Table Made In Dark Oak, Danish Design From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
This Danish-designed dining table from the 1960s exudes a timeless appeal with its elegant silhouette and rich dark oak finish. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, it showca...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Oak
Heavy Chrome Jacks Style Spikes Base Round Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern chrome jack base 3/4" glass top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
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
20th Century Glass and Sycamore Table by Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th Century Italian circular centre table with three swans necks and heads supporting a bevelled circular glass top.
The base has brass decoration.
This wonderful table is believed ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Sycamore
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
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Walnut Square Crossed Trestle Occasional
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1950s) walnut occasional / side table with a square top supported by a crossed trestle base with curved sabre feet. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNIT...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Eclectic Game Table with Python Sculpture from the Fifties
Located in bari, IT
Plaster culture depicting a life-size python covered with bronzed scales, central structure made of heavy bronze casting and wooden top with inlays inspir...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
$2,883 Sale Price
20% Off
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Walnut Square Crossed Trestle Occasional
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1950s) walnut occasional / side table with a square top supported by a crossed trestle base with curved sabre feet. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNIT...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Modern Hand-Made Polished Bronze & Glass Center Hall Table in Most Dimensions
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern French inspired design, that we hand-make in several dimensions. The table base is constructed from solid bronze, although brass is available for an additional cha...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Bronze and Macassar Ebony Center Hall Table, Game or End Table in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
Solid Bronze Mid-Century Modern Center Hall Table, Game Table or Side Table, Handmade in our Old Plank Chicago Work Shop to your exact specifications...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Frosted Fused C Shape Base "Ice" Glass Blocks Round Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Frostedfused C shape base "Ice" glass blocks round 3/4" thick top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass
Tommi Parzinger Dining Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant dining table, designed by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger originals, circa 1960s. This table is currently being refinished and can be completed in your choice of finish color. It is a versatile size and can be used as a small dining table for four...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Pewter
Forged Metal Twisted Rope Effect Silver Gilt Base Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative gilt silver twisted rope style metal base coffee table on ball shape legs.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Italian Sculptural Brass and Glass Top Console Table
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous modern brass sculpture console table or center table with a Mondrian motive glass top.
Handmade by a master artisan.
The glass top color we can customize on request.
Ava...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Attr. Maurice Dufrène Gilded Wood and Parchment gueridon table 1930s
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful 1930s Art Deco center table gueridon attributed to Maurice Dufrène imparts a cosy, glowing mood to any room. The warm parchment on the two-tier table tops remains look...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Non Matching Pair of Rosewood & Crome Square Knoll Side End Tables Stands Mint
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Measure: Big table: 30 x 30 x 17.
Small table: 24 x 24 x 17.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Large Oversize Thick Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table with Singing Birds
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern tree bark motif black lacquer base 3/4" thick glass top designers coffee table. Unusual very decorative sharp looking piece in very good near excellent condition.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Composition, Metal
Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville MCM Walnut Square Coffee Table
Located in Countryside, IL
Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville mid century walnut square coffee table
The table measures: 31 wide x 31 deep x 16 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
Osvaldo and Valeria Borsani Unique Revolving Occasional Table
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Chicago, IL
Unique revolving occasional table by Osvaldo and Valeria Borsani for Tecno
Provenance
Ziuta Gerstenzang Akston (1901-1994) and Joseph James Akston (1895-1983), Palm Beach, Florida.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Square Glass and Brass Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern glass coffee table by Pace Collection.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Roger Sprung 3/4" Beveled Glass Chrome Base Mid Century Modern Coffee Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Roger Sprung 3/4" Beveled Glass Chrome Base Mid Century Modern Coffee Table MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Modern Cast Metal & Brass Base Glass Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern cast metal & brass base glass rectangle coffee table atr. to Gio Ponti.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Chrome Glass Brass Finial Base Hoof Feet Square Coffee Center Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern chrome 3/4" thick glass brass finial base hoof feet square coffee center table mint!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Round Glass Top Crome Interlocking Half Circle Shape Figures Base Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Roundglass top crome interlocking half circle shape figures resembling Chanel logo coffee table.
Bauhaus Mid-Century Modern decor match.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Glass Top Solid Brass Trim Cross Shape Base Chrome Base Round Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Glass Top Solid Brass Trim Cross Shape Base Chrome Base Round Coffee Table MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Contemporary Italian Sculptural Brass and Glass Top Console Table
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous modern brass sculpture console table or center table with a Mondrian motive glass top.
Handmade by a master artisan.
The glass top color we can customize on request.
Ava...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
$6,247 Sale Price
20% Off
Center Table Flex in Marble and Solid Wood
Located in Lisbon, PT
Flex center table has a solid beech wood base shaped elegantly, completed with a lacquered metal structure and receives a table top in Estremoz white marble. Made to Order.
For sal...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
$1,188 / item
Midcentury Blue Top Dining or Center Table in the style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Rare midcentury round blue top dining or center table resting on four brass sabots legs. In the style of Gio Ponti.
Similar tables were designed by Ponti for the iconic Roman Hotel P...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Art Glass
American Mid-Century Limewood Round End Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1950s) limewood round end table supported on a geometric shaped pedestal base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Geometric Coffee Table, by Branco & Preto, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
An elegant example of Brazilian modernism, this rectangular coffee table by Branco & Preto, created in the 1960s, showcases the collective's dedication to clean lines and functional ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Square Solid Brass Bar Profile Base Rectangle Smoked Glass Top Coffee Side Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Solid Brass Bar Profile Base Rectangle Smoked Glass Top Coffee Side Table.
Glass Measures 1/2'' in thickness.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Mosaic Marble-Top Solid Brass Bracket Legs Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangle mosaic multi-color marble-top coffee table on solid polished brass legs.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Boat Shape Marble Top Tapered Cone Shape Brass Legs Coffee Table Mint
By Ico Parisi, Gio Ponti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lucite & brass base glass top console sofa table mid century modern mint.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Nice Oiled Walnut Base Round Laminated Top Side Table
By Drexel, Jens Risom
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern, one-drawer walnut base side occasional table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Black Lacquer Mid-Century Modern X-Base Dining Table with Two Leaves
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern dining table with two 2 x 20" - leaves. Nice X or pretzel organic shape base.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Birch, Walnut
Splendid 1970's curved wood table
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2793
Splendid curved wood table with cut crystal mosaic top.
Italian manufacture around 1970s.
160x90xh75
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass
$11,533 Sale Price
20% Off
Wooden side table by WK Möbel, Germany, 1960
By WK Möbel
Located in Premariacco, IT
German coffee table from the 1960s by WK Möbel in wood and teak.
Oil-polished.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Polished Stainless Steel Hexagon Glass Top Custom Mid-Century Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Polished stainless steel hexagon glass top custom Mid-Century Modern bauhaus coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Brass Chrome Smoked Glass Willy Rizzo Square Coffee Table
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sharp looking Mid-Century Modern coffee table by Willy Rizzo.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Square Solid Bronze Tassels Decorated Base 3/4" Glass Top Coffee Center Table
By Giocometti
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square Solid Bronze Tassels Decorated Base 3/4" Glass Top Coffee Center Table.
glass is 3/4'' thick
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Table Stand
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique table stand
Dimensions. 30 W ; 23 D ; 29 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,956 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Brass Base on Wheels Travertine Top Expandable Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Brass base on wheels travertine top coffee table with iron shape expandable extensions or leaves. Fully adjustable coffee table.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Twisted Rope Forged Gold Finish Glass Top Console Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern studio made "twisted rope" console table with very nice "patinated gold " faux finish.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Thick One Piece of Bent Lucite Coffee Table
By Neal Small
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern "Origamy" one piece of bent lucite sheet coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Lucite
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
Set of three nesting tables, Gallotti Radice
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of 3 smoked glass nesting tables, Gallotti and Radice, circa 1970
Condition: Good, small surface marks
Materials: Glass, Steel
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Brass Frame Shape Base Glass Top Rectangular Coffee Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy gage bolted together machined brass frame glass top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Chrome Brass Glass Top Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Jansen style mid century modern square coffee table. Measures: 36 x 36".
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Square Concave Sides Tapered Triangle Aluminum Legs Coffee Table Scratch Coat
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Square concave sides tapered triangle aluminum legs coffee table scratch coat patern top.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Aluminum
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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