Mid-Century Modern End 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

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.

Style: Mid-Century Modern

Period: 21st Century and Contemporary

Luna Onyx End Table In Green Onyx

Located in Coulsdon, GB

The Luna table features a round tabletop that radiates elegance and slender cross legs for a modern touch. It embraces a minimalist look. As it adds individuality and softness to you...

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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Onyx

Luna Onyx End Table In Green Onyx

Set of 3 End-Tables Green, White Marble and Wood 21st Century, Side Table

By French House & Garden

Located in Valladolid, ES

Set of 3 side tables that are stored one under the other, called "Nest Tables" With an asymmetrical profile with rounded corners, 3 tables with 3 iron legs in each one, two of them i...

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Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Iron

Set of 3 End-Tables Green, White Marble and Wood 21st Century, Side Table

Mid Century Style Side Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

with a shagreen embossed dark tempest finish leather top, with brushed brass trim and open cubed form base. Dimensions: 28" W x 20" D x 24" H

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass

Mid Century Style Side Table

Cotton Candy Onyx End Table In White Onyx

Located in Coulsdon, GB

A handcrafted masterwork, the Cotton Candy Onyx End Table features rising rings of coloured marble. All of the stones utilised in this artwork are indigenous to Mexico, giving it a s...

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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Onyx

Cotton Candy Onyx End Table In White Onyx

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Oak Nightstands

Located in Westwood, NJ

A Mid-Century Modern style solid oak and quarter oak veneered 3 - drawer nightstand. With dish form decorative drawer pulls and splayed legs. The self-closing drawers are lined on th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Oak Nightstands

Modern Marble Top End Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

In our Bistre finish and complimented by a beautifully honed inset Crema Marfil marble stone top. The table has a sophisticated tapered silhouette with reeded carved details througho...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble

Modern Marble Top End Table

Pair of Mid Century Modern Style Walnut Chrome Cantilevered End, Night Tables

By Milo Baughman

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous and well constructed top quality pair of Walnut end tables with chromed steel supports. Would also work as night stands. Perfect blend of walnut and chrome. Large surface ar...

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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Steel, Chrome

Pair of Mid Century Modern Style Walnut Chrome Cantilevered End, Night Tables

Pair of Dark Parson Style End Tables

Located in Westwood, NJ

Modern side table made of figured cathedral ash in dark earth finish with our exclusive Mineral finish at the top and metal detail at the base of the legs in a bronze finish. Dimensi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Composition

Pair of Dark Parson Style End Tables

Light Parson Style End Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

A modern side table made of figured cathedral ash in our light dune finish with our exclusive Mineral finish at the top and metal detail at the base of the legs in a bronze finish. D...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Composition

Light Parson Style End Table

Live Edge Elm, Walnut Side Table by Thomas Throop/ Black Creek Designs- In Stock

By Black Creek Designs LLC

Located in New Canaan, CT

The Oriel IV side table features a blackened solid walnut base which has been perforated with square "windows" of various sizes creating a sculptural play of light and shadow. The li...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Ash, Elm

Live Edge Elm, Walnut Side Table by Thomas Throop/ Black Creek Designs- In Stock

1970s Italian Design Style Pair of Large Oval Bedside Tables

Located in Tourcoing, FR

Pair of MCM style and italian design bedside tables, oval shaped, gilded metal finishes, and oval marble tray with 2 drawers. All in excellent conditi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Metal

1970s Italian Design Style Pair of Large Oval Bedside Tables

Tom Corbin Solid Bronze and Marble End Tables or Night Stands

By Tom Corbin

Located in Atlanta, GA

Sculptural solid bronze and marble tables, handmade by Tom Corbin, American, circa 2000s. They are a versatile Size and can be used as end or side tables, or as nightstands. They ret...

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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Tom Corbin Solid Bronze and Marble End Tables or Night Stands

Modern Burl Round Side Table

Located in Westwood, NJ

Modern Burl round side table, a unique midcentury inspired cylindrical side table wrapped in burl wood veneers and raised on a brass metal base. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Wood

Modern Burl Round Side Table

Early Aughts End Tables by Bernhardt, a Pair

By Bernhardt

Located in Burbank, CA

Pair of Mid-Century Modern style side tables for sale. Manufactured by high-end furniture company Bernhardt Furniture, and made here in the US. These have been professionally refinis...

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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Stainless Steel

Early Aughts End Tables by Bernhardt, a Pair

Contemporary White Lacquered and Brass Bastard Table, Italy

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

Contemporary white lacquered wood and brass side end low, gueridon or bedside table nightstand model Bastard, Italian design by the workshop creation NF. In the mood of Mid-Century M...

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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Brass, Metal

Contemporary White Lacquered and Brass Bastard Table, Italy

Small Table, Side Table, End table Samu Made of Solid Wood by NONO

Mid-Century Modern End Tables

2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Luna Onyx End Table In Green Onyx

Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Set of 3 End-Tables Green, White Marble and Wood 21st Century, Side Table

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Mid Century Style Side Table

2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Cotton Candy Onyx End Table In White Onyx

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Oak Nightstands

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Modern Marble Top End Table

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Pair of Mid Century Modern Style Walnut Chrome Cantilevered End, Night Tables

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Pair of Dark Parson Style End Tables

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Light Parson Style End Table

2010s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Live Edge Elm, Walnut Side Table by Thomas Throop/ Black Creek Designs- In Stock

21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern End Tables

1970s Italian Design Style Pair of Large Oval Bedside Tables

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Tom Corbin Solid Bronze and Marble End Tables or Night Stands

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Modern Burl Round Side Table

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Early Aughts End Tables by Bernhardt, a Pair

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Contemporary White Lacquered and Brass Bastard Table, Italy

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Small Table, Side Table, End table Samu Made of Solid Wood by NONO

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Shagreen, Bronze, Resin Side Table

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Contemporary Gold Toned Round Iron and Glass Accent Table

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Pair of Modern Burl Round Side Tables

2010s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Center Hall Table Handmade by Old Plank Available in Any Dimension or Finish

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Nightstand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 32

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Shagreen Two Tiers Side Table

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Nightstand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 39

2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Modern Side Table with Round Top and Crossed Wooden Legs

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Nightstand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 36

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Pair of Midcentury Round Eglomisé Side Tables

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Night Stand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 47

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

21st Century Mid-Century Modern Inspired Wenge and Macassar Ebony Cocktail Table

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Nightstand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 35

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Nightstand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 40

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Renn Side Table

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Night Stand in Solid Wood, Auxiliary Table Socle 24 by Joel Escalona

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Nightstand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 34

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Nightstand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 42

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Nightstand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 31

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Nightstand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 29

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Night Stand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 45

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Night Stand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 44

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Side Table, Stool or Nightstand in Solid Wood Finish, Auxiliary Table Socle 30

2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern End Tables