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1950s Rare Large Brass Pendant Lamp with Diffuser Atomic Age
By Paavo Tynell
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible large brass pendant lamp with diffuser, circa 1950s in polished brass with perforated
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20th Century American Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

1950s Atomic Hors D Oeuvre Appetizer Wood Toothpick Holder Sputnik
By Ernst Henriksen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
We presents Hors d’oeuvre appetizer wood toothpick holder atomic sputnik Modern 1950s Ideal Mid
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Wood

1950s Atomic Pendant Lamp Perforated with Enamel Details
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this atomic Pendant Light Hanging white Dish Perforated with fantastic enamel
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Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Enamel, Steel

1950s Atomic Age Walnut and Iron Fireplace Accessory Tool Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice vintage original fireplace accessory tool set, circa 1950s very atomic design in its original
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

1950s Atomic Age Wood and Iron Fireplace Accessory Tool Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice vintage original fireplace accessory tool set, circa 1950s very atomic design in its original
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

1950s Atomic Age Brushed Aluminum Brass Finish Multidirectional Wall Sconce
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
A hard to find single 1950s wall sconce, in brushed aluminum brass finish, swivel switch these pair
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum

1950s Atomic Age Rare Copper and Glass Shade Pendant Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible and unique milk glass pendant lamp, with copper attachment, needs to be hardwired, with brass ceiling plate, excellent original condition no chips or cracks, the copper at...
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20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper

Multi-Globe Atomic Chandelier by Max Bill for Temde, Switzerland, 1950s
By Temde Leuchten, Max Bill
Located in Munich, DE
Exceptional multi-globe atomic chandelier or pendant lamp. Designed by the Swiss artist and
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Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Pair of Asymmetrical Steam Punk Atomic Age Mirrors, 1950s
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
accent. 1950s.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Pair of 1950s American Mid Century Modern Atomic Age Wrought Iron Patio Chairs
By Dan Johnson
Located in San Diego, CA
, hard to find circa 1950s Atomic age look. With ball tips accents at the arms ends freshly resprayed in
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron

Atomic Era Arthur Umanoff Sideboard Server, circa 1950s
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Southampton, NJ
An unusual find by Arthur Umanoff useful as sideboard, server or bar among many possibilities. Features Umanoff's signature style consisting of slat wood, wrought iron, rush, masonit...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wrought Iron

1950s Atomic Age French Mid-Century Umbrella Stand Iron and Wood
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and unique umbrella stand, circa 1950s made in France iron and color painted decorative
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

Materials

Iron

1950s Atomic Wire Mesh Trash Can Wastebasket Stan Hawk Expanded Metals
By Sol Bloom, Stan Hawk, George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting but unknown design from wonderful high-end estate.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Home Accents

Materials

Wire

1950s American Mid-Century Atomic Age Pair of Aluminum Wall Sconces
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find pair of brushed aluminum wall sconces, that came off from A YMCA building, we cleaned them polish them and rewired them, multidirectional shade, the arm moves from side ...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Atomic Model of the Carbonic Acid Czechoslovak Manufacture of the 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Atomic structure for educational use of the Carbonic acid (H2CO3), metal, with spheres made of
Category

Vintage 1950s Czech Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

Modernist Iron and Brass Log Holder/Magazine Rack 1950s Atomic Age
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury perforated brass, iron and brass ball feet log holder, magazine rack, circa 1950s.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Modernist Iron and Brass Log Holder/Magazine Rack 1950s Atomic Age
Located in San Diego, CA
, circa 1950s.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage Atomic Coffee Maker by Giordano Robbiati Italy 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Giordano Robbiati's iconic Atomic coffee maker, originating from the 1950s, embodies a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Tea Sets

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Atomic Clover Lamp Company Floor Lamp in Original Coral Paint, c. 1950s
By Clover Lamp Company
Located in Deland, FL
. The lamp turns on with a foot switch at the base when turned on accentuates the atomic starburst
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

1950s Atomic Lighted Electric TV Clock by United, USA
By Snider Clock, United Clock Corp
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Atomic bow-tie clock from United Clock Corp. USA. Made of brass , enameled steel mesh with
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal, Brass

1950s Atomic Italian Coffee Table In Pietra Dura Marble with Brass Ball Feet
By Gio Ponti
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
An original 1950s modernist Italian coffee table with unique marble surface. The luxurious Carrera
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass, Steel

Modernist Suede and Brass Log Holder/Magazine Rack 1950s Atomic Age
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury solid brass and suede log holder, magazine rack, circa 1970s great simple design the base comes apart, in 4 parts we polished a little but left some patina the leather par...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

1950s Atomic Era Mid-Century Modern Single Iron Jack-Jax Bookend Doorstopper
By Design Line, Bill Curry Design Line
Located in San Diego, CA
circa 1950s original finish is nicely worn.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Iron

1950s Low Rider Cool Atomic Wood Toy Car in Fabulous Mint Green Black
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Car in Mint Green and black. Made in wood, circa 1950s Atomic USA No label present. Unrestored
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pair of 1950s Mid-Century Modern Atomic Age Brass and Enamel Table Lamps
Located in Montclair, NY
A lovely pair of midcentury tripod table lamp with brass vase shape body mounted on three legs and a circular black enamel base. Vintage drum shades with gold braid top and bottom trim.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

Brass Glass Atomic Pendant Light, Handcrafted Nautical Modernist Lantern 1950s
Located in Lisse, NL
handcrafted pendant light from the 1950s that fuses mid-century modern elegance with nautical industrial roots
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Mid-Century Modern 1950s Dutch Wooden Scientific Molecule Atomic Sculpture Model
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very decorative large vintage 1950s lacquered wooden scale model of a molecule with atoms, probably
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Pine

Pair of 1950s Atomic Age Conical-form Green Glazed Ribbed Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Great midcentury design, each ribbed conical-shaped ceramic lamp resting on a concave forest-green lacquered wooden plinth; Measures: 17" (top of lamp) 29" (top of shade) diameter 5.5".
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

1950s Mid-Century Atomic Era Post Office Wire Linen Trash Can Seymour Robins
By Seymour Robins
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The Bucket by Seymour Robins for Sandra Kay Interiors in 1952. A Rare Linen and thin Wire Trash Can. Very Good Vintage Condition. Steel, Canvas and Plastic Rings.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Home Accents

Materials

Steel, Wire

Mid Century Modern Majestic Floor Lamp. Iron Brass Atomic 1950s Fiberglass Shade
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
" 1950s than the old fashioned Chippendale furnishings. They produced a plethora of unusual and
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

1950s Atomic Wire Mesh Trash Can Wastebasket Stan Hawk Expanded Metals
By George Nelson, Stan Hawk, Richard Galef
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting design, designer/maker remains unknown. A great use of expanded metal wire mesh technique, that modernist pioneered its use in interior design. In the style of Stan Hawk,...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Modern Yasha Heifetz Table Lamp! Space Age Atomic Era Tripod 1950s
By Heifetz
Located in Peoria, AZ
unrecognized! This is an Icon - one of the finest Atomic "Rocket Ship" lamps! The tripod base is made of
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Rare Mid Century Modern Majestic Floor Lamp. Iron Atomic 1950s Dual Cone Shades
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
all about style! Their ethos was attention drawing lamps will sell better in the new "modern" 1950s
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

1950s Italian Atomic Chandelier in the Style of Angelo Lelli, Five Cups
By Stilnovo
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
, yellow, orange, white and light blue). Period: 1950s Dimensions: 31.50 inches (80 cm) height: 25.60
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

1950s Italian Atomic Chandelier in the Style of Angelo Lelli, 6 Cups
By Stilnovo
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Vintage chandelier made in Italy. Brass body with five metal shades in different colors Period: 1960s Dimensions: 31.50 inches (80 cm) height, 29.50 inches (75 cm) diameter. Dimen...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

1950s Italian Atomic Chandelier in the Style of Angelo Lelli, 6 Cups
By Stilnovo
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Vintage chandelier made in Italy. Brass body with five metal shades in different colors Period: 1960s Dimensions: 31.50 inches (80 cm) height; 29.50 inches (75 cm) diameter. Dimen...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

1950`s `Atomic` Hall Stand
Located in London, London
1950`s `Atomic` hall stand with black metal frame with umbrella stand, mirror and coloured resin
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Vintage 1950s French Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

1950’s Atomic Side Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Measures: W30 D24 H24.5 Atomic Side Tables made of mahogany wood. Contains two drawers; thin top
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Vintage 1950s Side Tables

Materials

Wood

1950 s atomic coat stand
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
lacquered brass coat stand with ten wooden spheres.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Coat Racks and Stands

Pair of 1950 s Atomic Style Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Newly upholstered in yellow mohair
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of 1950 s Wire Atomic Style Candelabra
Located in Papaikou, HI
Unique pair of 1950's candlesticks, each holding 3 candles.
Category

Vintage 1950s Tableware

French 1950 s Period Atomic Style Floor Lamp Table
Located in Southfield, MI
Whimsical early 1950's French floor lamp/table designed as an artist's palette. Lamp portion is
Category

Vintage 1950s French Floor Lamps

Materials

Fabric

Vintage American 1950 s Wooden Telephone Stand with Simple Atomic Legs
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage phone stand, simple and charming, clean lined with a nod to atomic style. A wood handle for
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Painted Furniture

Materials

Metal

Pair of Atomic Lamps, 1950s
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Atomic Lamps 1950s
Category

Vintage 1950s Table Lamps

Atomic Era Solid Bronze Ceiling Lamp Sculpture 1950 s
Located in 0, Cuauhtemoc
Bronze ceiling lamp. Ca. 1950 original patina
Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

1950s JOKE ATOMIC REACTOR DOOR
Located in Essex, MA
Green painted louvered door with sardonic joke message, 'Atomic Reactor Danger', painted in white.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Doors and Gates

Materials

Wood

Atomic Style 1950 s Table Lamp With "Double Decker" Lampshade
Located in Papaikou, HI
The title line just about says it all. It's a good one.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Spelter

Vintage 1950 s Atomic Style Table Lamp With Laminated Shade
Located in Papaikou, HI
Very spare and lean, but making a real design statement.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel, Brass

Atomic Space Age Double Cone Lamp, 1950s
Located in London, GB
An atomic Spage Age double cone articulated desk lamp, 1950s NB: These items are subject to a
Category

Vintage 1950s Table Lamps

Set of Four 1950s Modern Atomic Age Chairs
Located in LAS VEGAS, NV
Nice set of four solid, Mid-Century Atomic chairs. Freshly upholstered seat pads in sparkling black
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Pair 1950s Atomic Era Fiberglass and Brass Tripod Table Lamps
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This super fun pair of 1950s Atomic Era table lamps are in amazing condition with no damage to the
Category

Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1950s Italian Ceramic Cat, Vase Pottery Atomic Space Age Era
Located in Miami, FL
This Italian Mid-Century atomic space age era ceramic pottery will bring a cute touch of color on
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1950s Mid-Century Modern Atomic Era Tile Mosaic Boomerang Coffee Table
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This totally rare and fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Atomic era boomerang coffee table has a
Category

Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Danish Atomic 97 Rocking Chair by Holger Georg Jensen for Kubus, 1950s
By Holger Georg Jensen
Located in Nyborg, DK
This model 97 Atomic teak rocking chair was designed by Holger Georg Jensen in 1958 and was
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Teak

1950s Heifetz Atomic Hairpin Leg and Cork Ball Table Lamp
Located in Papaikou, HI
This is a classic! Heifetz mid century modern lamp. The proportions are great, the design is clean but creative. This lamp comes with the old school milk glass diffuser, and a vintag...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

1950s Atomic Era Tripod Floor Lamp with Three-Tier Fiberglass Shade
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This is a totally killer Mid-Century Modern Atomic Era beauty! Featuring a whimsical tripod base
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

1950s Molecular Atomic Model
Located in Noorderwijk, BE
from red and silver balls on a metal wire frame composing the atomic structure of sodium chloride (rock
Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

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1950s Atomic Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of 1950s atomic furniture for your home. Frequently made of metal, wood and brass, every item from our selection of 1950s atomic furniture was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of 1950s atomic furniture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right object in our assortment of 1950s atomic furniture, those designed in mid-century modern, Scandinavian Modern and modern styles are of considerable interest. Majestic Lamp Company, Federal Glass and Gerald Thurston each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of 1950s atomic furniture that is worth considering.

How Much is a 1950s Atomic Furniture?

The average selling price for a piece of 1950s atomic furniture at 1stDibs is $858, while they’re typically $99 on the low end and $9,500 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture

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

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

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 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.

Questions About 1950s Atomic Furniture
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    1950s furniture is called vintage furniture. Some pieces produced during this period may be considered mid-century modern based on their characteristics. Mid-century modern design refers to the variety of modernism that rose to prominence in the 1940s and ’50s. It displays many of the characteristics of the earlier versions of modernism, including simple forms and a focus on functionality. Other traits common in mid-century modern furniture include unadorned silhouettes, clean lines and mixed materials, emphasizing wood, wool, steel and plastic. On 1stDibs, explore a large collection of 1950s furniture.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
    The best-known 1950s furniture style is called mid-century modern. Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three phrases that describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style emerged primarily in the years following World War II through creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living. Mid-century modern designers combined natural and human-made materials, such as teak, rosewood and oak woods as well as steel, fiberglass and molded plywood. Some well-known mid-century modern designers include Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Milo Baughman, Florence Knoll, Harry Bertoia, Isamu Noguchi and George Nelson. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of mid-century modern furniture.