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Burl Brass Credenza by Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful mid-century modern credenza by Founders. Designed with a combination of bright burl wood
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Jack Cartwright Founders Furn. Leather Walnut Lounge Chair
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Stafford, TX
1960s Mid Century Modern Jack Cartwright W/ Original Black Leather Walnut Lounge Chairs for
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Founders Dark Walnut Lazy Susan Mini Bookcase
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Queens, NY
American mid-century dark walnut lazy susan mini-bookcase with a rectangular form of alternating
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Founders Furniture Jack Cartwright Walnut Book Matched Coffee Table Brass 1970s
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An unmarked Founders Furniture Mid Century walnut coffee table. The table features a framed book
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

MCM Founders Furniture Side Table Chrome Ebony Rosewood CDP#47133 David Parmelee
By Founders Furniture Company, David Parmelee
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Founders Furniture MCM (Mid-Century Modern) lamp, corner, or side table CDP
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

Set of Six Caned BackJack Cartwright Armchairs for Founders Furniture Co. 1960s
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Camden, ME
. Founders, a distinguished furniture company founded in 1934 in Grand Rapids, Michigan active in the mid
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Jack Cartwright for Founders Style Mid Century Walnut 12 Drawer Dresser
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jack Cartwright for Founders Style Mid Century Walnut 12-Drawer Dresser This lowboy measures: 78
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Office Credenza by Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This uniquely sized vintage credenza offers a stylish combination of cabinet and drawer storage. Low profile height makes this perfect for use in an office or business environment, w...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Wood

Mid century modern chest of drawers by jack Cartwright for founders
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern dresser by Jack Cartwright for Founders features hardwood construction
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Birch, Lacquer

Jack Cartwright for Founders Brazilian Rosewood Bar Cabinet Mid-Century Modern
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Jack Cartwright for Founders Brazilian rosewood bar cabinet. This piece has been well cared for and
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Mid century Jack Cartwright for Founders Long wall mounted Bar desk credenza
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century Jack Cartwright for Founders Long wall mounted Bar desk credenza. Left side has 2
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Faux Leather, Walnut, Lacquer

Jack Cartwright Founders Furniture Night Stand End Table Single Drawer Mid-Centu
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A single Jack Cartwright for Founders Furniture night stand or end table. One lower ingle rawer
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Tall Dresser by United Furniture
By Drexel, Founders Furniture Company, Lane Furniture, United Furniture Corporation
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century tall dresser manufactured by United Furniture. This piece is a part of the Diamond
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Jack Cartwright Designed Rosewood Dresser for Founders
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exceptional mid-century rosewood dresser from American designer master Jack Cartwright for Founders
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Metal

Pair of Extruded Aluminum and Velvet Sling Lounge Chairs by Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Fabulous matched pair of extruded aluminum and velvet slung lounge chairs manufactured by Founders
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Diamond Front Nightstands by United Furniture - a Pair
By Lane Furniture, Founders Furniture Company, Drexel, United Furniture Corporation
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century pair of nightstands. This pair is a part of the Diamond Front collection by United
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

2 MCM Founders Corner Step Tables Black Brass Sabots Coronado Grp Luther Draper
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
. They will add just the right Mid-Century Modern flair to your home. Founders Furniture was started in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Diamond Front Nine Drawer Dresser by United Furniture
By Lane Furniture, Drexel, Founders Furniture Company, United Furniture Corporation
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century dresser manufactured by United Furniture. This piece is a part of the Diamond Front
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Jack Cartwright for Founders Walnut Dresser
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall mid-century modern dresser by Jack Cartwright. Six wide dovetail jointed drawers with black
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Jack Cartwright Rosewood Credenza for Founders
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Metal

Pair of Founders Blond Pecan Bachelor Chests Dressers Large Night Stands Mint
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of founders blond pecan bachelor chests dressers large night stands mint! All solid hardwood
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Hardwood

Jack Cartwright for Founders Midcentury Walnut Nightstand
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jack Cartwright for Founders midcentury Walnut Nightstand This nightstand measures: 22 wide x 16
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Walnut

Jack Cartwright Steel Walnut Coffee Table for Founders
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Milo Baughman for Founders Walnut Extension Dining Table
By Founders Furniture Company, Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sometimes attributed to Milo Baughman for Founders Walnut extension dining with two leaves totally
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Jack Cartwright for Founders Chest of Drawers
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Low chest of drawers designed by Jack Cartwright in a walnut finish with black accents. Dovetail jointed drawers, warm walnut grain frame, set on solid wood legs. Please confirm loca...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Founders Light Blonde Pecan Single Pedestal Desk Tubular Chrome Legs MINT!
By Henredon, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Founders light blonde pecan single pedestal desk tubular chrome legs MINT! Solid wood construction
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Jack Cartwright for Founders Walnut Chest of Drawers
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Low chest of drawers in walnut designed by Jack Cartwright. Simple mid-century design with straight
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Modern Walnut Extension Dining Room Table
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant black walnut dining table attributed to the Founders Furniture Company. In
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

Jack Cartwright for Founders Tall Dresser, 2 Available
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful Jack Cartwright walnut tall boy, six-drawer, dresser with black base and black wood inset detail. Dove-tale construction of drawers. Newly Refinished and ready to go! 2 Mat...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Magnificent Rosewood Jack Cartwright Founders Bachelors Chest of Drawers
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent rosewood Jack Cartwright Founders bachelors chest of drawers. This piece is in
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Rosewood

Jack Cartwright for Founders MCM Danish Modern Walnut Full Headboard
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Vintage Jack Cartwright for Founders
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut

David Parmalee for Founders Eight-Drawer Cabinet Rosewood and Black
By David Parmelee, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Miami, FL
Well-proportioned eight-drawer cabinet for jewelry or anything else. Black and Rosewood veneer.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Pair of Aluminum Frame Lounge Chairs by Founders in the Manner of Harvey Probber
By Founders Furniture Company, Harvey Probber
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1960s Pair of Aluminum Frame Lounge Chairs by Founders in the manner of Harvey Probber
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

David Parmelee for Founders Staved Rosewood X-Form Desk or Table, Circa 1970s
By Founders Furniture Company, David Parmelee
Located in Peabody, MA
Mid-century modern writing desk featuring a staved rosewood top over an X-form chrome base
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Restored Chestnut Bronze 4-Drawer Large Desk by Jack Cartwright for Founders
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Philadelphia, PA
manufactured by Founders in very low numbers, probably due to the quality required during its production. The
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Renzo Rutili for Johnson Furniture Co. Burl Wood Nightstand / Bedside Table
By Renzo Rutili, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Queens, NY
American mid-century nightstand / bedside table comprised of an upper two-drawer chest with burl
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Side Table by Jack Cartwright
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Modern Jack Cartwright Dining Table for Founders
By Paul McCobb
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Jack Cartwright Manufacturer: Founders Period and model: Mid-Century Modern. Specs
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Mid-century Walnut and Brushed Steel Table by Jack Cartwright
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing mid-century modern table by Jack Cartwright for founder in the United States, circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Modern Walnut Cabinet by Jack Cartwright for Founders
By Jack Cartwright
Located in Tulsa, OK
Mid Century Modern Walnut Cabinet by Jack Cartwright for Founders Above average vintage condition
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Founders Furniture Co. Walnut X-Frame End / Side Table with Magazine Holder
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century walnut end / side table with a rectangular table top inSet in an X-shaped
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Blonde Pecan Night Stand End Side Table Dovetail Joints Mint
By Milo Baughman, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern blonde pecan night stand end side table dovetail joints mint!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Large Midcentury Cabinet by Jack Cartwright for Founders Furniture, circa 1960
By Jack Cartwright
Located in Pasadena, CA
This tall cabinet, designed by Jack Cartwright for Founders Furniture around 1960, reflects the
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Pair of Walnut Tall Chest Dressers Mid-Century Modern
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lovely pair of matching tall dresser chests by Jack Cartwright for Founders, circa 1957. The top
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Jack Cartwright / Founders Dining Table Chairs S/7
By Jack Cartwright
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an excellent mid-century modern rosewood dining set designed by Jack Cartwright for
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Rosewood

A pair of lane 1st Edition walnut end tables/nightstands
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Charleston, SC
deep for plenty of storage. Stunning wood grain. They have a Founders Furniture look, in my opinion
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Mid-20th Century American Scandinavian Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Jack Cartwright Walnut and Steel Coffee Table for Founders Furniture C. 1965
By Arne Vodder
Located in Camden, ME
A Founder's Furniture midcentury coffee table with book matched walnut veneer on teak and brushed
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Modern Wormy Chestnut 7 Drawers Compact Dresser Credenza MINT
By John Stuart, Founders Furniture Company, Johnson Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Light American Walnut Mid Century Modern Wormy Chestnut 7 Drawers Compact Dresser Credenza MINT
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Chestnut

Mid century walnut and cane bar cart on casters by Jack Cartwright Founders
By Jack Cartwright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century walnut and cane bar cart on casters by Jack Cartwright Founders. All walnut bar cart
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Cane, Laminate, Walnut

Jack Cartwright for Founders Highboy Chest
Located in Pasadena, TX
Jack Cartwright for Founders Highboy Chest 42x18x50
Category

Mid-20th Century Dressers

Materials

Wood

Vintage Chrome Club Arm Chairs / Milo Baughman Pierre Cardin
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of vintage Italian upholstered club side chairs purchased with a Paul Evans game table. Designer sled base for legs. These were "Made in Italy". Recently located a reference. Wi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Jack Cartwright for Founders Coffee Table
By Jack Cartwright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this Founders model #50111 midcentury walnut coffee table designed by
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Founders X-Frame Wooden Coffee / Cocktail Table with Magazine Shelf
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century rectangular wooden coffee table with x-shaped legs and built-in magazine shelf
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage MCM Founders Fluted Ebony King Headboard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, accommodating a King-sized bed perfectly. Integrate this iconic piece of mid-century bedroom furniture into your
Category

Mid-20th Century American Minimalist Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut, Paint

Walnut Bar Cart by Jack Cartwright for Founders manner of Milo Baughman
By Glenn of California, John Kapel
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century modern bar cart designed by Jack Cartwright. Founders, maker. From the "Patterns
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood

J A Houdon 1790 "Diane" bronze by Barbedienne founder.
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
founder.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Aluminum Frame Upholstered Chairs in the Style of Harvey Probber
By Founders Furniture Company, Harvey Probber
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
. Manufacturer, Founders Furniture Company.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

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Founders Midcentury Furniture For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic piece of founders midcentury furniture available at 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and metal. There are many kinds of the item from our selection of founders midcentury furniture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A choice in our collection of founders midcentury furniture is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of founders midcentury furniture over the years, but those crafted by Founders Furniture Company and Jack Cartwright are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Founders Midcentury Furniture?

The average selling price for a piece of founders midcentury furniture at 1stDibs is $2,345, while they’re typically $1,295 on the low end and $4,250 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.