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T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Desk by Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Highland, IN
This desk by T.H. Robsjo-Gibbings for Widdicomb has a strong architectural quality and great
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Danish Desk by Georg Petersens, 1960’s
By Georg Petersens
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage desk, this was designed by Georg Petersens. It was made in Denmark, and dates
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

desk chair by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A button-tufted executive desk chair with a cantilevered backrest, on a dark walnut base with ball
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Osvaldo Borsani ‘T95’ Executive Desk for Tecno, Italy, 1950s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Hellouw, NL
A synthesis of rationalist design and functional elegance; the T95 desk by Osvaldo Borsani captures
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

1960s Writing Desk Warren Platner for Knoll Luxurious Walnut Chrome
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Desk 1960s Modern Desk designed by Warren Platner for Knoll. Chrome plated legs in a cantilever
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Desk Chair
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Wormley for Dunbar Cantilever Desk Chair model 931 Reupholstered tufted leather with solid walnut
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

1960s Walnut and Leather Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s walnut and leather desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Executed in walnut with leather
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Paul Evans Cityscape Desk
By Paul Evans
Located in Pawtucket, RI
steel and brass veneers. Desk with 2 drawers on cantilevered base. A few typical minor dings and
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

J. Wade Beam Desk
By J. Wade Beam
Located in Chicago, IL
Beam for Brueton, "Ponte Cantilevered Single pedestal desk. Pull out drawer, open space for storage.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Rosewood and Chrome Executive Desk
By Milo Baughman, Pace Collection
Located in Austin, TX
High styled sophistication in rosewood and chrome. Rectangular kneehole desk with five drawers is
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Milo Baughman Rosewood Executive Desk
By Milo Baughman, Directional
Located in Chicago, IL
Baughman for Directional desk; highly figured rosewood veneer covered body cantilevers over the
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

John Van Koert Executive Desk
By Drexel, John Van Koert
Located in South Charleston, WV
" deep Featuring splayed legs and a cantilevered body, file drawers, pencil drawers with slat dividers
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Ste Marie and Laurent Rosewood and Chrome Modernist Desk
By Andre Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1960s Ste Marie & Laurent modernist desk, with sleek heavy steel cantilevered chrome base
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20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Lucite and Chrome Cantilever Desk Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Lucite and chrome cantilever desk lamp, by Robert Sonneman, with bright 6" chrome
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Cantilevered Chrome and Cognac Leather Sling Armchair
By Thonet, Mart Stam, Bauhaus
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Iconic and distinctive Bauhaus design cantilevered chromed steel tubular armchair featuring
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Tubular Steel Office Set, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
This office furniture set consists of a desk with a cantilever chair, a paper basket, and an
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Office Tray Eames Nelson Era Desk Accessory
By Charles Eames, George Nelson, Peter Pepper Products
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a vintage Mid-Century Modern period office tray made of walnut wood with
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Plexiglass, Walnut

Robert Haussmann for De Sede, Pair of Leather Chairs Model DS-201 , 1970s
By Robert Haussmann, De Sede
Located in amstelveen, NL
, Switzerland, designed in 1957 Pair of Mid-Century Modern cantilever chairs. Upholstered in dark brown
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Flat Bar Chairs for Knoll
By Knoll
Located in Manhasset, NY
manufactured by Knoll. They are a Classic design using cantilevered steel frames.  
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Black Leather and Chrome Brno Chairs by Mies van der Rohe
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Pasadena, CA
considered one of the fathers of Modernism. The cantilevered Brno chair was designed in 1929-1930 for the
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Set of Three Chrome Steelcase Chairs in Plum
By Steelcase
Located in Redding, CT
dining. Being sold individually. Buy one or all. Comfortable wide seat with nice cantilevered base
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Studio Cantilever Cement Desk Lamp Circa 1970 s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
One of a kind studio made cement / concrete cantilevered table / desk lamp from a Northern Florida
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cement

Gerald Abramovitz Cantilever Mkll Desk Lamp UK 1961
By Best Lloyd, Gerald Abramovitz, Best Lloyd
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful modernist desk lamp model KMll is designed by Gerald Abramovitz for Best & Lloyd, Ltd
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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Rare Cantilevered Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare cantilevered desk lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, American, circa 1950s. Paper lamp
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Rare Cantilevered Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Cantilevered Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, American, circa 1950s. Retains it's
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Lucite Cantilever Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Lucite cantilever chair. Perfect as a desk chair or accent chair. ( 6 chairs are available
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Lucite

Heavy Cantilevered Dining Table or Desk in the Manner of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Hudson, NY
1970s cantilevered dining table in the manner of Karl Springer. Large 3/4" thick oval glass sits in
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Composition

Casella Desk Table Lamps Cantilevered Pair in Nickel Signed USA 1970 s
By Casella Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Casella Desk Table Lamps Cantilevered Pair in Nickel Signed USA 1970's . Architectural cantilevered
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modernist Cini Boeri Lunario Desk/Table by Gavina for Knoll
By Cini Boeri, Gavina
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Cini Boeri Lunario desk/table by Gavina for Knoll features an elliptical
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Angular Geometric Desk Table Chrome Mid Century Lamp, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
A desk chrome lamp. The design is angular with a cantilever arm. Great modern sophisticated design.
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Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Italian Set of Four Giotto Stoppino Dining Chairs, 1970s
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian set of four Giotto Stoppino dining or desk chairs with original velvet
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Lucite Z Cantilever Chairs, a Pair
By Les Prismatiques
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of wonderfully designed lucite Z chairs that work beautifully as side chairs or desk chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Chairs

Materials

Lucite

Set of Six Plywood Cantilever Tubular Chrome Chairs, 1960s
By Tubax
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist set of six desk of dining chairs was produced in the 1960s by Belgium company Tubax
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Art Specialty Co. Black White "Flying Saucer" Desk Lamp, Circa 1960
By Art Specialty Co
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Art Specialty Co two tier black and white enamel desk lamp. Featuring a double tiered circular
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Set of Four Chairs by Verner Panton
By Verner Panton
Located in Piacenza, Italy
The Classic Mid-Century Modern cantilevered Panton S chair, up to 4 chairs available. They are
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Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Italian Cesca Chair
By Marcel Breuer
Located in London, GB
very comfortable, the cantilevered tubular steel frames gives it a nice gentle spring. It would be
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Vintage MCM Chrome Tractor Stool Chair Height by Rodney Kinsman for OMK England
By OMK, Rodney Kinsman
Located in Topeka, KS
Iconic MCM, Mid-Century Modern, vintage chrome tractor stool chair height by Rodney Kinsman for OMK
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Modernist Brushed Brass Faceted Futurist Origami Lamp by Pouenat
Located in New York, NY
from ultra contemporary to Mid Century. This lamp retailed at Holly Hunt for more than $8,000. It is in
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Chrome Chairs by Milo Baughman for Design Institute of America DIA
By Design Institute America
Located in Hastings, GB
Vintage chrome cantilevered chairs on casters by Milo Baughman for Design Institute of America
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Leather and Chrome S33 Chair by Mart Stam
By Mart Stam
Located in London, GB
quality, with thick tanned leather upholstery and a wonderful chrome cantilever frame. It is very
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Chrome Rolling Chairs in Camel Colored Leather, Set of 6
By Design Institute America
Located in Austin, TX
Chrome cantilevered dining chairs on casters by Design Institute of America, labeled, 1982. New
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Leather and Chrome Chair by Mart Stam
By Mart Stam
Located in London, GB
quality, with thick tanned leather upholstery and a wonderful chrome cantilever frame. It is comfortable
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Vintage Leather and Chrome Chairs by Mart Stam
By Mart Stam
Located in London, GB
superb quality, with thick tanned leather upholstery and wonderful chrome cantilever frames. They are
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Vintage Bedsides / Side Tables
Located in London, GB
gorgeous colour tone and lovely grain patterns. They stand on chromed steel cantilever legs and have lovely
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Italian Cesca Chair by Arrben
By Arrben, Marcel Breuer
Located in London, GB
, and is very comfortable, the cantilevered tubular steel frames gives it a nice gentle spring. It would
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Knoll International Burgundy Leather Brno Chairs by Mies van der Rohe, Signed
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
is one of the most highly copied of Mid-Century Modern designs - so why would anyone buy an unmarked
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Knoll International Leather Brno Chairs by Mies van der Rohe, 1987, Signed
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
is one of the most highly copied of Mid-Century Modern designs - so why would anyone buy an unmarked
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pierre Guariche Model "G2" Swinging Floor Lamp Edition Disderot, France 1950s
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Utrecht, NL
circular fixing ring. The work of French mid-century designer, Pierre Guariche, defines good taste
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

10 Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastlhom FK armchairs with a Matteo Grassi table
By Walter Knoll, Jørgen Kastholm Preben Fabricius
Located in Highclere, Newbury
of Mid Century Danish design. The actual original name for this chair that was produced by Kill
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1990s German Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Pierre Guariche "G25, Cerf-Volant" Wall Lamp for Pierre Disderot, France, 1950s
By Pierre Disderot, Pierre Guariche
Located in Utrecht, NL
cantilever, and spherical counterweights just to name a few. In his designs, there is no gratuitous stylistic
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Executive Cantilever Desk Walnut Brass by Myrtle Desk, 1960
By Myrtle Desk Co.
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a magnificent, executive cantilever desk, made by Myrtle desk, with three
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Large Mid-Century Modern Cantilever Executive Desk Credenza by Myrtle Desk Co.
By Myrtle Desk Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome and large Mid-Century Modern cantilever executive desk and credenza by Myrtle Desk company
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Monumental Cantilevered Mid-Century Modern Executive Desk in Burl and Chrome
By Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and distinguished designed desk, made in Italy, circa 1970s. It features a chrome
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Cantilevered Modern Desk by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cantilevered modern desk by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, American, circa 1950s. This desk
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Myrtle Desk Cantilever Credenza Walnut Brass, 1960s
By Myrtle Desk Co.
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a magnificent, cabinet credenza set, made by Myrtle Desk, with brass trim
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Georg Petersens Danish Modern Rosewood Cantilever Writing Desk
By Georg Petersens
Located in Manhasset, NY
Georg Petersens Danish modern rosewood cantilever writing desk. Long 3 drawer cabinet rests on
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Leif Jacobsen Curved Mid-Century Modern Floating Desk
By Leif Jacobsen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-Century Modern curved oak desk by Leif Jacobsen. Features cantilevered legs with leather
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Desks

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Cantilever Desk Mid Century Modern For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the cantilever desk mid century modern you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, wood and chrome, every cantilever desk mid century modern was constructed with great care. Find 231 options for an antique or vintage cantilever desk mid century modern now, or shop our selection of 15 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a cantilever desk mid century modern — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A cantilever desk mid century modern made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made cantilever desk mid century modern over the years, but those crafted by Knoll, Milo Baughman and Lawson-Fenning are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Cantilever Desk Mid Century Modern?

A cantilever desk mid century modern can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,579, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $300,000.

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.