Mid-Century Modern 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 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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Rectangular Maple Green
By Tronk Design
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Modern Design Marble Table Metal Structure Color Sergio Prieto Designer Dovain
Located in Lisbon, PT
The new table Frida is a creation of the Spanish designer Sergio Prieto. Recognized for the use of geometric and organic shapes at the same time, as we can see in this piece. The pla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Sheet Metal
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Walnut Yellow
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Clarke Industrial Coffee Rectangular Table Maple White
Located in Cincinnati, US
The Clarke Collection comes in ten different table top sizes, two wood species, and two metal finishes. The exposed stainless steel bolts blur the line between Scandinavian and Indus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Clarke Industrial Oval Table Maple Black
Located in Cincinnati, US
The Clarke Collection comes in ten different table top sizes, two wood species, and two metal finishes. The exposed stainless steel bolts blur the line between Scandinavian and Indus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Coffee Table
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Square Maple Black
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Square Walnut White
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Walnut Williams Dining Table Mustard Hairpin Legs, Square Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Maple Williams Dining Table Gold Hairpin Legs Circle Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Clarke Industrial Rectangular Table Walnut Black
Located in Cincinnati, US
The Clarke Collection comes in ten different table top sizes, two wood species, and two metal finishes. The exposed stainless steel bolts blur the line between Scandinavian and Indus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Maple Williams Dining Table Orange Hairpin Legs Circle Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Carl Auböck Model #3511 Walnut Table
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck Model #3511 walnut table. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural table is executed in beautifully grained walnut. Reminiscent of the organic moder...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Walnut
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Walnut Green
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Walnut Yellow
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Oval Walnut Brassy Gold
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Square Walnut Rose Copper
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Round Maple Yellow
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Round Maple White
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Williams Hairpin Coffee Table Square Maple Green
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Clarke Industrial Coffee Square Table Maple White
Located in Cincinnati, US
The Clarke Collection comes in ten different table top sizes, two wood species, and two metal finishes. The exposed stainless steel bolts blur the line between Scandinavian and Indus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Maple Williams Dining Table Black Hairpin Legs Square Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Clarke Industrial Coffee Rectangular Table Maple Black
Located in Cincinnati, US
The Clarke Collection comes in ten different table top sizes, two wood species, and two metal finishes. The exposed stainless steel bolts blur the line between Scandinavian and Indus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Clarke Industrial Coffee Table Oval Walnut White
Located in Cincinnati, US
The Clarke Collection comes in ten different table top sizes, two wood species, and two metal finishes. The exposed stainless steel bolts blur the line between Scandinavian and Indus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Maple Williams Dining Table Grey Hairpin Legs Oval Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Maple Williams Dining Table Rose Copper Hairpin Legs Oval Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Clarke Industrial Oval Table Walnut White
Located in Cincinnati, US
The Clarke Collection comes in ten different table top sizes, two wood species, and two metal finishes. The exposed stainless steel bolts blur the line between Scandinavian and Indus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Walnut Williams Dining Table Prairie Green Hairpin Legs Rectangle Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Maple Williams Dining Table Prairie Green Hairpin Legs, Square Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Maple Williams Dining Table Blood Red Hairpin Legs Square Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Hugo Passos Piloti Table Large
By Fredericia
Located in Berkeley, CA
Hugo Passos Piloti table – Extra Large is a series of solid oak side tables. The subtle detailing of the table top creates the impression of a single line...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Oak
Bind Console by DeMuro Das in Green Zebra Agate with Cast Antique Bronze Legs
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
The Bind console by DeMuro Das features a striking stone top in green zebra agate, a lesser-known variety with distinctive green, black, and cream striping...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Agate, Bronze
Maple Williams Dining Table Mustard Hairpin Legs, Rectangle Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Maple Williams Dining Table Prairie Green Hairpin Legs Circle Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Walnut Williams Dining Table Navy Hairpin Legs Rectangle Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Maple Williams Dining Table Green Hairpin Legs Rectangle Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Capital Coffee Table by DeMuro Das in Green Zebra Agate with Cast Bronze Legs
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
Precious stone meets elemental metalwork in the Capital Coffee Table I, an elegant study in contrasts. Reminiscent of neoclassical columns, fluted legs of hand-cast solid bronze nest...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Agate, Bronze
Maple Williams Dining Table Yellow Hairpin Legs Circle Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Maple Williams Dining Table Rose Copper Hairpin Legs Rectangle Top
Located in Cincinnati, US
A thin, elegant and light table that can be customized to any shape, size and color desired. This handcrafted item perfectly blends industrial hairpin legs with a beveled wooden top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
1960s-1970s Design Style Black Marble and Brass Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1960s-1970s design style rectangular coffee table consisting of a graphic and geometric brass metal feet with a rectangular black marble tray with brass inlay.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Andrianna Shamaris Midcentury Couture Console or Desk
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the midcentury Couture collection new to 2021. Furniture constructed by hand from start to finish. A beautiful single 2.5” thick reclaimed teak wood slab taken from my fi...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
French Design Round Rattan And Tempered Glass Pedestal Table
Located in Tourcoing, FR
French design and round pedestal dining table composed of a metal structure adorned with hand braided rattan. Elegance and transparency with a round glass tray...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Hugo Passos Piloti Table, Extra Large
By Fredericia
Located in Berkeley, CA
Hugo Passos Piloti table – Extra large is a series of solid oak side tables. The subtle detailing of the table top creates the impression of a single line...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Stone
Andrianna Shamaris Mid Century Style Couture Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Mid Century Couture Collection new from 2021. Furniture constructed by hand from start to finish. A thick single slab of reclaimed teak wood taken from my finest coll...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
1960s Design Style Wooden and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1960s design style wooden and glass rectangular coffee table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Hugo Passos Piloti Table, Medium
By Fredericia
Located in Berkeley, CA
Hugo Passos Piloti table – Medium is a series of solid oak side tables. The subtle detailing of the table top creates the impression of a single line, flo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Oak
Green Coffe Table in Blown Murano Glass and Brass Frame Italy Contemporary
Located in Villaverla, IT
Elegant green cocktail table in blown Murano glass and brass frame Italy Contemporary.
This coffee table is a work of art composed by three main twisted pillars in green color entir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Oak Wooden and Brass Round Dining Pedestal Table
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Superb dining table, oak wooden structure, brass feet brushed finishes. High quality, new item, never used.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Dining Table in Solid Bookmatched Mahogany, Custom Made by Petersen Antiques
By Ken Petersen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This dining table is made from solid, book-matched African mahogany. Both the top and the legs are book-matched to create a perfectly symmetrical pattern in the wood grain. We design...
Category
2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Midcentury Faux Horn Tall Étagère
Located in Westwood, NJ
Mid-Century Modern style hand painted faux horn five-tier tall étagère with stainless steel edged corners and tempered glass inset shelves.
Dimensions: 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Wood
Space Copenhagen Tableau Side Table, Circular
Located in Berkeley, CA
Space Copenhagen tableau side table, circular
Tableau celebrates the beauty of natural wood and the skilled craft required to work it. Featuring a circular or rectangular oak top on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Oak
Space Copenhagen Tableau Bar Table
Located in Berkeley, CA
Space Copenhagen tableau bar table
Tableau celebrates the beauty of natural wood and the skilled craft required to work it. Featuring a circular or rectangular oak top on a matching...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Oak
Cherner Round Table
Located in Berkeley, CA
Introduced in 2003, Cherner tables are designed by Benjamin Cherner to compliment Cherner seating. Perfect in a formal or informal setting, the tables are strong and lightweight. Che...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Walnut
1960s-1970s Design White Marble and Black Wooden Console Table
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1960s-1970s design style rectangular console table consisting of a graphic and geometric black lacquered wooden feet with a rectangular white marble tray.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Hugo Passos Piloti Table, Square
By Fredericia
Located in Berkeley, CA
Hugo Passos Piloti table – Square is a series of solid oak side tables. The subtle detailing of the table top creates the impression of a single line, flo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Oak
Extra Large wood dining Table from "Campagnon De France"& Atelier BAM
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Nina is a sleek minimalist long dinner table, a highly skilled product of craftsmanship. It reflects the design philosophy of our studio: revealing an exceptionally skilled artisan w...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak, Hardwood
Hugo Passos Piloti Stone Table, Extra Large '6745'
By Fredericia
Located in Berkeley, CA
With its simple, unadorned silhouette and slender profile, Piloti in Stone exudes a unique kind of elegance. The extra appeal is all about the subtle detailing of the table top´s edg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Stone
"Trilite" Table Made of Marble Customizable by Pibamarmi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The trilite table is part of the newest table collection by Pibamarmi. The round top sits on two legs made of stone. Both top and legs are made of Nero Marquinia marble
Customer ca...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Mid-century Modern tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern tables 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tables, popular names associated with this style include Cassina, Charlotte Perriand, Andrianna Shamaris, and Dunbar. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $132 and tops out at $266,000 while the average work can sell for $3,170.
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