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
Lucite and Brass Bolt Coffee Table
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Lucite and brass bolt coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Leon Rosen Center Table by Pace
Located in Highland, IN
This elegant design by Leon Rosen for Pace has a base of glass, three .75" sheets held together by two chrome connectors, which supports a round glass top.
Used by the original owne...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Dassi Marble and Wood Mid-Century Center Table, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
This round dining table by Vittorio Dassi aesthetically represents a cult thanks to its simple lines and its exemplary character. Produced by "Dassi Mobili Moderni" around the year 1...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Boat Shape Large Drop Leaf Expandable Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern cone shape legs large boat shape drop leaf coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Slats Triangular Base Glass Top Coffee Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid Century Modern teak slats triangular base glass top coffee table mint.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Teak
Mid-century Italian Marble Coffee Table with Brass Legs, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Italian Marble Coffee Table with Brass legs, 1960s, Italy
Very heavy product
Measurtements :
100 cm x 50 cm x 44 cm
Plea...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
New production and re-edition hexagonal coffee table ISA BERGAMO, certified
By ISA Bergamo
Located in Milano, IT
The new reissue of the 2024 ISA BERGAMO coffee tables marks a new phase of production for the ISA brand, sold with certifications. These coffee tables, the result of the new collecti...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Dining Table in Parchment with Marble Top and Base
By Cantu
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Significant lacquered parchment and marble dining table made in Cantu, Italy in 1959. Cantu was for a long time a centre for furniture production of importance designed by great desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Danish Mid-Century Modern Rosewood and Chrome "Lotus Design" Base 'Dyrlund'
By Dyrlund
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century Modern (1960s) rosewood and chrome "Lotus Design" "Flip Flap" table with nickel plated hinges and bases; 28 3/4" high x 59" diameter (extended) (DYRLUND)
Wood is ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Chrome
Solid Brass Swan Motive Oval Racetrack Shape Two Tier Coffee Table Mid Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian solid brass swan motive oval racetrack shape two tier coffee table mid century.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Sophisticated Stainless Steel and Brass Coffee Table by Jean Claude Dresse
Located in Voorburg, NL
Impressive brushed stainless steel and brass square coffee table, designed and signed by Jean Claude Dresse, Belgium, circa 1970. An extraordinary piece, crafted with great eye for p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Burl Wood Root Organic Base Large Rounded Square Glass Top Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burled wood root organic base large rounded square glass top coffee center table.
Organic free form walnut burl root base coffee table. Studio...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Burl
Rare Mid-Century Center Table or Occasional Table Attr.To Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Italian center table or occasional table with brass tripod base.
The tabletop decoration with Boticelli lithographic print on lacquered wood base and glass top.
Very good vi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Gio Ponti Coffee Table for Fontana Arte
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Simple, elegant and functional coffee or cocktail table. Suspended on tapered brass legs are two levels of glass. Designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fontana Arte ca. 1955. Gla...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Center Table Chloé Camel, Orange Faux-Leather, Brass, Marble
Located in Lisbon, PT
Chloé center table combines tailoring ideas from the fashion world with the creativity of modern interior design. Top in Estremoz white marble, an u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Jorge Zalszupin Guaruja 140 Table L'Atelier Brazil, 1959
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Brutalist so called Guaruja round pedestal table designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his own company l’Atelier, Brazil 1959. This stunning large dining table has a rosewo...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Tavolino decò circolare, Italia, anni '40.
Located in Palermo, PA
Elegante tavolino circolare da salotto, composto da legni vari e piano in cristallo specchiato con incisioni.
Produzione italiana della prima metà degli anni '40, in pieno stile decò...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Crystal
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
Italian coffee table by Sibast, 1960s
By Sibast
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian coffee table by Sibast, 1960s.
Rosewood top
Chromed steel feet
Dimensions: H= 41 cm; W= 120 cm; D= 50 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Pair of Midcentury Square Lucite Coffee Tables with Chromed Metal Details
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of midcentury square Lucite coffee tables with chromed metal details.
Measurements:
H 15.74 in. x W 39.5 in. x D 39.5 in.
H 17.71 in. x W 27.5 in. x D 27.5 in.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Circa 1960s-70s American Circular Table by Herman Miller
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A circular dining or work table, made by Herman Miller, c.1960s-70s. Designed by Charles Eames. Mid century modern Aluminum Group, 4 prong chrome base with white laminate top with bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Square glass coffee table G. Ausenda for NY Form 1970's
Located in Milano, MI
Square coffee table model 'Shilling' designed in the 1970s by Giovanni Ausenda, Guido Baldo Grossi & Gianni Gavioli for NY Form. Gold-colored table with green mirror top divided into...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Round Marble Coffee Table by Celina Decorações, Midcentury Brazilian, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This round marble coffee table was produced by the Brazilian company Celina Decorações in the 1960s. The piece is composed of a rosewood structure wi...
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-century Coffee Table with Brass Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This simple yet decorative midcentury coffee table features a wonderful brass base with a wood grain finished top. Unique vintage table with interesting brass details, woodgrain lami...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Oval Swan Heads Feet Motive Coffee Table Center Finial
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Solid Brass Oval Swan Heads Feet Motive coffee table center Finial.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Lc10 T5 Table by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
LC10 textured ivory outdoors square table designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand in 1929. Revisited by Perriand in 1984, and relaunched by Cassina one year la...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Paul Evans Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Paul Evans coffee table signed and dated
Measure: Base is 24" round.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Danish Mid-Century Modern Walnut Long Rectangle Coffee Table W Rolled Edge Mint!
By Morredi, Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern walnut long rectangle coffee table w rolled edge mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Tavolini modulari ''Gli Scacchi'' di Mario Bellini per C&B Italia, 1970s, 3
Located in Quarrata, IT
Set di tavolini componibili ''Gli Scacchi'' di Mario Bellini per C&B Italia, 1970s, set di 3
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Plastic
Modernist Vintage Stone Dining Table Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti 1973 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage dining table Paracarro from stone by Giovanni Offredi 1973, Italy and executed by Saporiti.
The circular base from stone shows a chrome cross for placing t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stone
Teak and Stainless Steel Coffee Table for Fristho by Rudolf Bernd Glatzel, 1960s
Located in Voorburg, NL
Gorgeous coffee table designed by Rudolf Bernd Glatzel for Fristho, the Netherlands in the 1960s. The rectangular top is made with teak and rosewood veneer slats, in wonderful differ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Fiberglass Dining Table Styled After Eero Saarinen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This beautiful Mid Century Fiberglass Dining Table Styled After Eero Saarinen features a round white wooden top with a cast iron metal base to support ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Saverio Jannace & Kovac Rosewood Center or Console Table, 1950
By Alex Kovacs, Saverio Jannace
Located in Rome, IT
Rare rosewood center table designed by Saverio Jannace and produced by Jannace & A. Kovacs , circa 1950
important central foot carved and beveled edge of the table
brass detail for a...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Salad Green Lacquer Gold Hollywood Regency Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency salad green lacquer finish decorative coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Extending Brass and Glass Table by Romeo Rega, Italy, 1960s
By Romeo Rega
Located in New York, NY
Octagonal dining table by Romeo Rega with brass framing and smoked glass tops. At the center it has a folding leaf to extend the piece by 28”. The two ends can also be used as consol...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Dining Table Center Table Murano, Italy, 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage glass dining table or center table, which was designed and manufactured in Murano, Italy 1970. The rare dining ta...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Murano Glass
Danish Mid-Century Modern Solid Teak Rectangle Coffee Table Tapered Dowel Legs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern solid teak rectangle coffee table tapered dowel legs.
Hans Wegner, Peter Hvidt decor.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Teak
Tapered Faux Bamboo Leg Oval Top Coffee Table
By Kittinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern decorative tapered faux bamboo coffee table. Carved in leaf top design.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Mid Century French Twelve Sided Slate Table
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful slate table from the Ardennes region of France with a twelve sided top. Found in Paris. Excellent patina. Circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Slate
Ico Parisi Italian Mid-Century Circular Faceted Apron Dining / Center Table
By Ico Parisi
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century circular wooden center / dining / breakfast table in a dark finish, with a faceted apron and four tapered cylindrical legs. (ICO PARISI)
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Diamond Shape Pedestal Travertine Base Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table Mint
By Artedi
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Diamond shape pedestal Travertine base glass top rectangle coffee table mint.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Travertine, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Round Travertine Dining or Centre Table, Italy, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern Round Travertine Dining or Centre Table, Italy, 1970s
This stunning large round travertine dining table or center table was made in Italy in the 1970s. It has a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Travertine
Center / Dining Table in Lucite, Brass & Chromed Metal by Romeo Rega, Italy, 70s
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a stunning Center Table, made in Italy during the 70s by Romeo Rega, as attested by the signature engraved on one of the sides visible in the photo.
The dimensions ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
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
Wood
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
Lola Coffee Table by DeMuro Das in Unakite and Brass
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
The bio-morphic shape and clean lines of the Lola coffee table by DeMuro Das were inspired by midcentury design. With a stone top made of polished, h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Stone, Brass
Antique Coffee Table Stand with Tile Top
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique Table Stand with Tile Top
Dimensions. 45 W ; 26 D ; 19 D.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Aldo Bakker Dusty Green Coffee Table Lounge For Karakter
By Aldo Bakker
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Aldo Bakker Dusty Green Coffee Table Lounge For Karakter
A single sheet of steel rolled in one smooth motion into a self-supporting construction. Aldo Bakker’s exquisite sense of m...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Modern Double Pedestal Thick Cream Off-White Lacquer Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Double Pedestal Thick Cream Off-White Lacquer Enamel Coffee Table MINT!
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Enamel
Ebonised Bamboo Brass Inlay Mahogany Top Hexagon Card Game Poker Table MINT!
By Ficks Reed, McGuire
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Ebonised bamboo brass inlay mahogany top hexagon card game poker table mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Harvey Probber Round Walnut Game Center Table with Travertine Insert
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber round walnut game or center table with travertine insert.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Vintage Table 'Belmondo', Czechoslovakia, 1970s
By Novy Domov
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage table that was a part of high class furniture called 'Belmondo'. The tabletop is made of rare opaxite glass, but can be removed (see photo). Made in former Czechoslovakia in ...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Metal
Bent Lucite Z-Shape Base Thick Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Z-shape compact thick glass top coffee table.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Large Blue Molten & Bent Glass C-Shape Base Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern cobalt blue molten and bent art glass C-shape base wide square coffee table. Murano glass decor complement.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Art Glass
Lucite X-Base Base Gueridon Center Dining Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice butterfly of X-base round guerdon center or game table with thick glass top.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Lucite
Mid Century Brass Hoof Feet Chrome Base Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid century brass hoof feet chrome base glass top rectangle coffee table MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Chrome
travertine Top Horn Like Pillars Tripod Base Round Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern round floating travertine top coffee table. Horn like base solid mahogany elements and finish. Gibbing decor match and influence.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Travertine
Petit Fontana Arte Mid-Century Modern Brass & Glass Rectangle Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Petit Fontana Arte Mid-Century Modern brass & 3/4" glass rectangle coffee table mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Brass
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.