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
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
Vintage Long Surfboard Style Coffee Table, Circa 1950s
Located in North Miami, FL
Beautiful rich espresso tone with minimal wear. Spindle braces and curved edge top. Midcentury at its best.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Forged Round Faux Bamboo Metal Stand with Marble Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Heavy and solid design vintage round faux bamboo stand with marble top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Iron Center Table Style of Alberto Orlandi
Located in New York, NY
Italian wrought iron center table. Has round bronze accents. Gueridon table, occasional table.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron, Bronze
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
Mid-Century Danish Coffee Table by Hugo Troeds
By Hugo Troeds
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century Danish coffee table by Hugo Troeds. This table features a sleek modern design with an eye catching teak top and sturdy metal legs. A perfection addition to any living spa...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Crystal and steel table by Marco Zanuso for Zanotta, Italy, 1960s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Coffee Table "Marcuso"
Designed by Marco Zanuso, winner of five Compasso d'Oro awards between 1956 and 1985. His designs can be admired in many world-renowned museums, such as MoMA ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Crystal, Steel
Table after Darrell Landrum for Avard American, 1950s
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Enameled steel structured table with a slate top by Darrell Landrum for Avard.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Slate, Steel
Vintage Mason Monterey California Tile Top Table
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Catalina Style Accent Table with 6 Yellow and Black Colored Tiles. Turned Legs with stretcher. Makers Mark on the Bottom. Vintage Condition Cons...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougal Walnut Tray Top Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic, mid-century modern, walnut coffee table designed by Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougal for American Design Foundation Group, Calvin Furniture features a tray top with lipped e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Custom Zinc and Oak Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Designed by Brendan Bass for the Vision and Design Collection, by using high quality materials and textures. All materials are sourced from local vendors throughout the state of Texa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Zinc
Squared Dining Marble Table by Gianfranco Frattini, 1985
Located in MIlano, IT
Squared dining marble table by Gianfranco Frattini, 1985
Absolute masterpiece by Gianfranco Frattini coming from his private house in Italy. This sculptural table is composed by a s...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Franco Albini Cicognino Coffee Table in Teak Wood by Poggi Pavia 1970s Italy
By Franco Albini, Poggi
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Cicognino coffee table entirely made in teak wood designed by Franco Albini in 1952 and firstly produced by the Italian company, Poggi Pavia from the 1950s.
The Cicognino coffee t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Teak
Centre Table Caldas Outdoors, Multicolor Circles Top and Lipstick Base
Located in Lisbon, PT
Multicolor circules top and lipstick powder coated base. Made to order.
For sales with delivery address within European territories, VAT will be charged additionally to the stated...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian marble dining or center table circa 1980
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant round statuary marble dining or center table Italy circa 1980
Nice marble top and perfect vintage condition
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Statuary Marble
Mid Century Modern Coffee Table in Gold Plated Steel and Smoked Glass
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a gorgeous Mid Century Modern table done in gold plated metal, with the smoked glass top. Very elegant and clean design of the table will make it stand ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Centre Table Caldas for Outdoors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Well-known for its ceramics tradition, Portuguese tiles production dates back to 16th century.
Inheriting this rich crafts knowledge, the table tops of Caldas tables are made with ha...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Table Stand
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern table stand
Dimensions. 18 W ; 24 D ; 29 1/2 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Outstanding Italien Coffee Table with Massive Glass Top by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Munich, DE
Wooden legs with brass fittings and details.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Tulip Style Marble Center Table, Italy, 1960
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Tulip-inspired center table, made of a white lacquered iron base, and a rounded white marble tabletop.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Wood and Bronze Center Table by Comte, Argentina, Buenos Aires, circa 1940
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wood and bronze center table by Comte, Argentina, Buenos Aires, circa 1940.
Category
1940s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Chrome and Brass Marble-Top Table Style of Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Chrome and brass marble-top table in the style of Maison Jansen. Has brass hoof feet. Nice for a center table.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
Vintage Green Marble Top Stand on Wheels With Gold Colored Motif of Woman.
Located in Seattle, WA
Gold Accent on all 4 Sides.Appears Restored as Pictured. Tag From Purchaser Reads 16 Mahogany and Gift Metal Stand.
Dimensions. 16 1/2 W ; 14 D ; 28 H
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Tavolino Anni 50 Manifattura Argentina in faggio ottone e vetro
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Tavolino da caffè vintage in legno di faggio tinto con quattro gambe raccordati da elementi in legno e dettagli in ottone, piano tondo in vetro. Restaurato.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
1970s Mid Century coffee tables in steel and glass
Located in Premariacco, IT
Two 1970s coffee tables with steel frame and clear glass top.
Modern and functional, they are suitable for all types of rooms.
Large coffee table: W 51cm D 37.5cm H 41.5cm
Small si...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
50s-60s Coffee Table
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Coffee table with under-top open compartment in stained mahogany veneer wood with turned legs in stained beech wood. Good Condition
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Beech, Mahogany
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Walnut Crossed Trestle Occasional Table
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
Walnut
Mid-Century American Embossed Beige Faux Reptile Leather Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century American table desk having an embossed off-white faux reptile leather veneer featuring a shaped top with canted corners and matching sculptural legs resting on 4 exposed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Unusual Silvered Metal and Glass Center / Display Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century silvered metal center / displaly table designed with 4 round glass shelves and a centered tall shelf resting on 4 splade legs (each glass shelf is 24" diameter)
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Rare Italian Modern Dark Walnut and Brass Writing/Centre Table, Gian Casè
Located in Queens, NY
Rare Italian Modern Dark Walnut and Brass Writing/Centre Table, Gian Casè
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Table Stand, Uk Import
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique table stand. Uk Import. This Table has Primitive Style and hand Carved Floral Design and has Great Character patina to the Wood.
Dimensions. 20 W ; 19 1/2 D, 24 H.
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Brass and Burl Wood Tessellated Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tessellated marble coffee table with a burl wood edge and inlaid brass border. This piece makes for a great center table and will surel...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Driftwood Coffee Table Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
(3) painted driftwood and glass tables. Featuring (2) end tables and (1) two tier center table. An elegant set perfect for any rustic MCM decor. Please confi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Driftwood
1970s round coffee table made of bamboo and smoked glass
Located in Premariacco, IT
Bamboo coffee table with round smoked glass top, perfect for living rooms lounges or waiting studies.
Normal signs of wear from age and use as pictured.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Glass
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
Mid-Century Octagonal Harvey Probber Travertine and Ebonized Wood Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Bold, geometric table designed and manufactured by Harvey Probber. It has a cross-hatch pedestal base and an octagonal top of travertine mosaic outlined by a thick beveled wood framed edge in an ebonized finish.
Although there are no makers marks, this table has been featured in a 1957 publication: Furniture Designed by Harvey Probber.
You'll see this same table described in other listings as a dining table or game table but you should note that the table height is 25.5" (lower than most dining tables today). It seems more in line with a center entry table...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Travertine
French Midcentury Round Aluminum and Glass Center Dining Table by Boris Tabacoff
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century Modern round center or dining table with a cast aluminum base and a smoked glass top by Boris Tabacoff circa 1960.
We can polish the aluminum base to perfection...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Aluminum
1960 oval Italian table
Located in PARIS, FR
Very elegant Italian oval table in ash circa 1960
Center console or dining table
Brass details
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian T69 Round Table by O. Borsani and E. Gerli for Tecno
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian "T69" table with round carrara marble top and gold and black aluminum saber legs by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno. 1970s
The marble top pres...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Aluminum
Naui, Sculptural Geometric Mexican Lava Stone Center Table by Pedro Cerisola
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
The NAUI center table is a sculptural piece of furniture that pays tribute to its primary material: lava stone.
The materiality of lava stone and glass embodies this piece's seem...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Lava, Stone, Marble
Charles Hollis Jones Thick Lucite and Glass Center Table
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage thick lucite Charles Hollis Jones table with glass top. Very heavy lucite base with well kept glass top. No broken parts or damages. Lucite is well kept as well.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Table Designed by Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing table designed by José Zanine Caldas, manufactured by “Móveis Artísticos Z” in Brazil, 1950s. Three inclined legs support the table top with an organic shape. The table has t...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Hardwood
1970s round coffee table in wood and smoked glass
Located in Premariacco, IT
Vintage 1970s coffee table with circular wooden frame and smoked glass top.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Hexagon Shape Chrome Brass & Glass 22" Tall Occasional Side Table Stand MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid Century Hexagon Shape Chrome Brass & Glass 22" Tall Occasional Side Table Stand MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Fabric-covered 1970s coffee table with glass top
Located in Premariacco, IT
Small center table with glass top and covered with soft fabric with a steel base, a product of the Italian 1970s.
The fabric is in good condition, has some signs of wear on the edge...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
20th Century Metamorphic Games Table / Dining Table, Romeo Rega For Metalarte
By Metalarte, Romeo Rega
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb metamorphic games table and dining table attributed to the esteemed Romeo Rega for Metalarte, crafted in Italy circa 1980. This exquisite piece showcases a distinguished bra...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Martin Eisler for Forma. Mid-Century Modern Folding Center/Dining Table in Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Beautiful folding center table by Martin Eisler, one of the founders of the company Forma, an important and influential name of Brazilian design....
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Formica, Wood
Vintage Modern Coffee Table with Expanding Slide Top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This midcentury American coffee table features an expandable sliding top, unique curved wood stretcher and brass pulls and feet. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Senza Fine coffee table in Black antieris wood and Black Ash wood
By Gio Pagani
Located in Milano, IT
The Senza Fine collection is strongly characterized by the material they are made of, Black Antiaris, a "humble" wood of African origin that must be dried very slowly and which in ou...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood, Ash, Oak
Vintage Coffee Table from the 1960s
Located in Matosinhos, 13
Rectangular coffee table from the sixties with double frame in chrome and brass, top is in smoked bronze mirror. Structure in black painted wood.T imeless and elegant it is in a very...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Structural Metal Base Marble Top Cocktail/Dinette Table- Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Structural Metal Octagonal Pedestal Base Italian Marble Top Hall/Flower/Cocktail/Dinette Table - Pair
Crafted with a sleek and sturdy metal base, this table show...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
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
Wrought Iron Side Table 1950s
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Enameled iron coffee table, glass top.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Metal Center Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique metal table features asian inspired top, as well as ornate rolled metal accenting. The gold finish gives this piece a sophisticated look perfect for any far eastern style...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Heavy Carved Twig Motive White Pickled Finish Oak Base Rectangle 3/4" Glass Top
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Arts & Crafts Style Heavy Carved Twig Motive White Pickled Finish Oak Base Rectangle 3/4" Glass Top Coffee Table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Oak
Rosewood Centre Table
Located in London, England
Very stylish rosewood centre table. With painted black legs and a lower circular band of wood. Great look, 2 small areas of damage to the lacquer on the top. As shown in the images. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Pine
John Widdicomb Two-Tier Cocktail Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish midcentury table features sculpted two tier construction and features a rich natural finish. Original manufacturer's label on piece, please confirm item location (NY or ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Deco Style Dinette Table by Enrique Garcia in the Manner of Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
French deco style Dinette table attributed to Enrique Garcia. Marked m"Made in Columbia" on bottom. Needs a new piece of glass. Takes a range of diameters.
as shown, some loss to th...
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20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
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.