Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
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: New and Made To Order
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Brutalist Console Table in Black Wood Veneer, Sideboard Podio by Nono
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Podio rectangular console table
The NONO design team presents a console table that exudes elegance and modernity. The foundation of this piece is a cluster of cylindrical columns, p...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Plywood
Pedestal Extension Table in Walnut by Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1956 and officially reintroduced in 2014, this solid walnut extension dining table with pedestal base is beautifully versatile. The simplicity of...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
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Asos Stand large by Hermhaus
By hermhaus
Located in istanbul, TR
Asos pedestals are ideal for displaying your special sculptures and objects, flower arrangements and even more. It makes it possible to create an effective display area by using seve...
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Murano Glass Pedestals by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant pair of brass pedestals with tainted Murano glass tops.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Measures: ø 60 x H 62 cm / ø 40 x H 52 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Console Table in Wood Veneer, Sideboard Podio by Nono
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Podio rectangular console table
The nono design team presents a console table that exudes elegance and modernity. The foundation of this piece is a cluster of cylindrical columns,...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Plywood
Pedestals in Travertine Stone by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of pedestals in massive travertine stone.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Travertine
Duo Pedestals by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of "Duo" pedestals in brass with blue Murano glass tops.
Creation by Studio Glustin
Dimensions:
ø 60 x H 62 cm
ø 40 x H 52 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Brass
Block Pedestal, Limed Oak and Brass Details, Handcrafted in Portugal by Duistt
By Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Block Pedestal, Limed Oak and Brass Details, Handcrafted in Portugal by Duistt
The Block Pedestal is a strong masculine piece composed of clean lines a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Brass
Duo Pedestals by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb pair of brass pedestals with 2 different heights, with tops in amber tainted Murano glass.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Dimensions:
...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Brass
Pair of Pedestal Table in Travertine by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of pedestal tables in patinated brass with a travertine top. Creation by Studio Glustin.
Brass finishes and stone top customizable.
(Can...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Travertine, Brass
"Duo" Pedestals by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
"Duo" pedestals in brass and blue Brita onyx tops.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Two different heights in the set of 2:
Ø 55 x H 66 cm
Ø 45 x H 58 cm.
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Pair of Onyx Pedestals by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Vintage pair of pedestal in patinated steel and onyx tops.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
France, 2023
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Onyx, Steel
Brutalist Console Table in Wood Veneer, Sideboard Podio by NONO
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Podio Rectangular Console Table
The NONO design team presents a console table that exudes elegance and modernity. The foundation of this piece is a cluster of cylindrical columns, p...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pedestals
Materials
Plywood
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Jim Rose Steel Pedestal, Welded Steel with Shelf, Quilt Pattern Skirt
By Jim Rose
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This is a welded steel industrial modern pedestal with a low shelf and a skirt of steel panels arranged in a quilt pattern inspired by the quilts of Gee's Bend Alabama. Each piece of furniture is unique and made by Jim Rose. The skirt contains a mix of salvaged and recycled panels of found steel. The legs on this pedestal are made of galvanized steel tubes. This table represents the ultimate in sustainable design and is perfect for showcasing sculptural objects.
Jim Rose
Jim Rose
Housetop Quilt Pedestal
hot roll and found galvanized steel
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107.31h x 30.48w x 30.48d cm
JR0238
Jim Rose
b. 1966, d. 2023
Bio:
Born in Indiana, Jim Rose lived in Europe until he returned to the United States to attend college. After one year at Bard College, Jim transferred to the School of the Art Institute in Chicago (SAIC) where he graduated in 1988 with a BFA. His skillful interpretation of the Shaker design is a result of intense research and field study of Shaker furniture, architecture, culture and history. After over two decades of dedicated work, he has mastered the minimalism of the Shaker technique and created his own unique visual vernacular. The quilts of Gee's Bend have become a monumental influence taking this artist's work to new levels of unique interpretation and artistry. His selection of aged steel results in a patina directly related to that of aged wood while his colored strips beautifully mimic worn cloth. Each piece of furniture is masterfully made and intended for daily use. Jim Rose’s steel furniture is featured every year at SOFA Chicago for the past 25 years.
Jim Rose
b. 1966, Wisconsin
Education:
1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL
1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Awards:
2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI
2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board
2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Solo exhibitions:
2017 New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2012 Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2007 Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
National exhibitions:
2017-2018 SOFA Chicago – Gallery Victor Armendariz
2016 - 1995 SOFA Chicago, New York, Palm Beach - Ann Nathan Gallery
2011 - 2002 Art Chicago - Ann Nathan Gallery
Group Exhibitions
2017 Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2017 Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2016 Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, Wi
2015 NEO, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
2015 ICFF, Furniture Society, Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY
2013 Vahki Revisited, The Enduring Spirit of a Craft Collection” Mesa Contemporary Arts,
Mesa, AZ
2013 Fearless Furniture, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN
2013 Inaugural Exhibition, Museum Wisconsin of Art, West Bend, WI
2012 Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM’s Collection, Racine Art Museum, WI
2011 Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, WI
2010 Living with Art, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, NY
2009 Summer in Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2009 High Honors, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI
2008 Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, Museum of Art and Design, NY
2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Art Association, Jackson, WY
2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX (traveling exhibition)
2006 Show us Your Drawers, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
2006 Marriage of the Minds, Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art, Sturgeon Bay, WI
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One stunning brass pedestals with onyx top.
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Italy, 2021.
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Round Pedestal by Studio Glustin
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Pair of Bespoke Brutalist Distressed Copper Clad Patchwork Pedestals
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Travertine Pedestal by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
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Custom size possible.
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Pair of Free Shape Coffee Tables, by Studio Glustin
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Mid-century Modern pedestals for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern pedestals for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage pedestals created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, building and garden elements, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern pedestals made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original pedestals, popular names associated with this style include Charles Hollis Jones, Dunbar, Glustin Creation, and Piero Fornasetti. 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 pedestals differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $76 and tops out at $46,431 while the average work can sell for $2,237.
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