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Jack Cartwright Pair Sleek Low Lounge Chairs
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of low sleek lounge chairs! Tubular Aluminum Frames with Upholstered seat and back, arm pads covered in the same material. Back of chairs have a slight curve and aluminum frame ...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Slipper Lounge Chairs in Brushed Aluminum in the style of Harvey Probber
By Founders Furniture Company, Harvey Probber
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of slipper chairs in the style of Harvey Probber with brushed aluminum frames, circa 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Jack Cartwright Brazilian Rosewood Cabinet
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jack Cartwright for Founders Brazilian rosewood Cabinet. Outstanding Rosewood which is beautifully
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Rosewood

Jack Cartwright Midcentury American Dark Wood Chest of Drawers, 1960s
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Mid-Century Modern design darkwood american chest of drawers with six chests, designed by Jack
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Modernist Desk /Bookcase, Dresser with Top Storage, Figured Walnut
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Mid-Century Modern Suite designed by Jack Cartwright (FOUNDER'S). sUITE INCLUDES,,,, Desk
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Cane, Laminate, Walnut

Jack Cartwright Brazilian Rosewood Credenza/ Buffet
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Philadelphia, PA
furniture is outstanding! Rosewood was not used in manufacturing furniture after the early 70's. This
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Rosewood

Midcentury Gallery Top Cane Door Credenza Jack Cartwright for Founders
By Jack Cartwright, Florence Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Midcentury double cane doors with gallery laminated top featuring two adjustable shelves and one
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Brutalist End Table / Pedestal by Jack Cartwright for Founders, USA, c. 1960s
By Jack Cartwright
Located in Deland, FL
recognition in the U.S. and abroad. Founders Furniture Company was a short-lived 20th-century American brand
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Founders Buffet, Bar Cabinet, Sideboard by Jack Cartwright - Walnut Cork, 1960
By Jack Cartwright
Located in Deland, FL
of publishing this is the only cork-faced cabinet by Founders currently available for sale in North
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Bookcase in Walnut Stainless Steel by Jack Cartwright for Founders, USA, 1960s
By Jack Cartwright
Located in Deland, FL
Cartwright was prolific American designer of the Mid-Century period and produced a large body of work, many
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Steel

Sculptural Walnut Credenza, 1970s
By Drexel, Founders Furniture Company, Kipp Stewart
Located in Chicago, IL
Unknown designer but likely American-made. Features large sections of solid walnut, hand-sculpted pulls, modular shelving, Italian-inspired legs, and record storage. This piece is pr...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Rattan and Wicker Chest of Drawers by Dixie
By Dixie, Bassett Furniture, Dixie Furniture Co., Drexel, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage rattan and wicker 4 drawer chest with faux bamboo trim and brass toned hardware. This dresser is not only a space saver but a unique addition to so many interiors. Drawers ...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Midcentury End Tables in the Manner of Milo Baughman
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright, Milo Baughman
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of midcentury end tables with cane doors and side panels, walnut cases, and glass tops inset
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Chrome

End Table Table in Cane and Walnut by Jack Cartwright for Founders, USA, c 1960s
By Jack Cartwright
Located in Deland, FL
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern design. This fully refinished table displays stunning old growth walnut
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Three Bay Freestanding Wall Unit
By Cado, Founders Furniture Company, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage freestanding wall unit, made from teak. This piece features three separate bays that can be bolted together, positioned to your liking, or used as separated single unites. A ...
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Drop-leaf Console Occasional or Serving Table After Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in Southampton, NJ
Mid-Century FOUNDERS Coronado Drop-leaf Console Occasional or Serving Table After Harvey Probber
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Brass

Victor Paillard French Bronze Putti Riding Chimera
By Victor Paillard
Located in Astoria, NY
French bronze founders of the mid-19th century.
Category

Antique 1860s French Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Matisse, Picasso, Miró: As I Knew Them by Rosamond Bernier Alfred A. Knopf, 199
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
, published in 1991 by Alfred A..Knopf. Bernier was the Editor and founder of the Mid-Century French Art
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20th Century American Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Founders Mid Century Cane and Walnut Sofa
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Founders Mid Century Cane and Walnut Sofa This sofa measures: 89.75 wide x 34 deep x 27 inches
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Chrome

Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century Gentlemans Chest
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jack Cartwright for Founders mid century gentlemans chest This chest measures: 42 wide x 18 deep
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood

Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century Lowboy Dresser
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jack Cartwright for Founders mid century lowboy dresser This dresser measures: 67 wide x 18 deep
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood

Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century Nightstands, Pair
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century nightstands - pair Each nightstand measures: 22 wide x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Wood

Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century Walnut Highboy Dresser
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jack Cartwright for founders mid century walnut highboy dresser The dresser measures: 36 wide x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century Walnut Highboy Dresser
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century Walnut Highboy Dresser This highboy measures: 36.25 wide
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Founders Mid-Century Walnut Low 4 Drawer Dresser Credenza Carved Handles
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Founders mid-century walnut low 4-drawer dresser credenza carved handles. Very good construction
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century 12 Drawer Lowboy Dresser
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jack Cartwright for founders mid century 12 drawer lowboy dresser The dresser measures: 77.5
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood

Jack Cartwright Style Founders Mid Century Cane Front Credenza with Hutch
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jack Cartwright style founders mid century cane front credenza with hutch Credenza measures: 60
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Cane, Wood

Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century Round Side End Table with Cane Shelf
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century Round Side End Table with Cane Shelf Table measures: 27
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Cane, Wood

Founders Mid-Century Modern Walnut Credenza
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Roanoke, VA
Beautiful mid-century modern credenza designed by Jack Cartwright for Founders. Sleek and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid-Century Modern Walnut Nightstands, Refinished
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut nightstands or end tables By Jack Cartwright for
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Walnut

Milo Baughman Style Three Bay Wall Unit Founders Mid-Century Modern
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful Milo Baughman style three bay walnut and caned wall unit. The upright poles are solid aluminum along with the pulls. One cabinet has a lovely caned front with a single shel...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Aluminum

Mid century walnut 9 drawer dresser by Jack Cartwright for Founders
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century 9 drawer walnut dresser with black metal pulls by Jack Cartwright for Founders. Jack
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut, Lacquer

Mid century walnut coffee table by Jack Cartwright for Founders
By Jack Cartwright
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid century walnut coffee table by Jack Cartwright for Founders. Jack Cartwright for Founders. mid
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair Mid century walnut cabinet nightstands by Jack Cartwright for Founders
By Jack Cartwright
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of Mid century Cabinet door walnut nightstands by Jack Cartwright for Founders. Jack
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Walnut, Lacquer

Founders Furniture Square End Table, Vintage, Mid-Century Modern
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Founders Furniture Mid-Century Modern square walnut end table with a caned lower shelf
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Asymmetrical Mid Century Desk by Jack Cartwright for Founders Furniture
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
Classic mid-century lines distinguish this striking architectural flat top desk. Designed by Jack
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

Jack Cartwright Founders Furniture Walnut Brass Mid-Century Modern Dresser
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An elegant and very well made Mid-Century Modern six drawer lowboy dresser designed by Jack
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Bar Serving Cart Founders Furniture Jack Cartwright
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Baltimore, MD
Fabulous rolling bar cart made by Founders Furniture Designed by Jack Cartwright "Patterns" Model
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Eight Drawer Dresser by Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Elegant eight drawer and two door dresser by Founders. An additional four fitted drawers behind the
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Founders Style Mid-Century Cane and Oak Case Sofa
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Founders style mid-century cane and oak case sofa The sofa measures: 90 wide x 34 deep x 23.5
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Cane, Oak, Upholstery

Mid-Century Modern Walnut Credenza Attributed to Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous solid walnut credenza with a optional top cabinet also solid walnut with a grasscloth door. Top cabinet is 48 H x 33.5 W x 13 D. Bottom cabinet is 32 H x 67 W x 17.75 D. Ton...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Founders Style Mid Century Walnut and Cane Front Credenza
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Founders Stylemid century walnut and cane front credenza This credenza measures: 71.75 wide x 18
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Walnut Sling Sofas by Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Fabulous pair of midcentury sling sofas manufactured by Founders Furniture Company. These sofas
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Founders Furniture 1970s Geometric Cubist Front Blonde Credenza, Chest, Dresser
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Hudson, NY
Unique cubist front blonde dresser or credenza from the 1970s. Very good original condition. The grain on the top is lovely. Beautiful blonde hardwood with visible grain.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern 3 Door Walnut Credenza by Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant 3 door with caned panels that glide effortlessly. Each compartment has a shelf for storage. Really a well designed piece which was absolutely taken care of. Well c...
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Vintage Mid-Century Founders Large Walnut Highboy Dresser / Gentleman s Chest
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Measures: 48” x 19" x 48”H Stunning and spacious highboy dresser/armoire in walnut from Founders
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Founders 4 Drawer Walnut Dresser
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-Century founders 4 drawer walnut dresser. Walnut finish clean inside and out. Black knobs very
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Square Walnut Cocktail Coffee End Side Table Style Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome and versatile Mid-Century Modern walnut cocktail table, coffee table, side table, or end
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Burlwood Sideboard by Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Founders is a stunning piece of Mid-Century Modern design. Doors open to reveal two drawers and shelving
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Rosewood Nine-Drawer Dresser by Founders
By Founders Furniture Company, Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish Mid-Century dresser by Founders features a beautiful Rosewood finish, graduated
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Rosewood

Mid-Century Modern Founders Walnut Wall Mounted Wall Shelving Unit Nelson Style
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
and eight shelves by Founders, circa 1960s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 127.5" W x 19
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century RS Furniture Teak Floating Top Desk
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculptural floating top double pedestal desk by RS Associates of Montreal. Well constructed with three storage drawers, stainless pulls and finished back make this medium size desk a...
Category

Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Founders Walnut Credenza
By Milo Baughman, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern credenza, we believe is designed by Milo Baughman for Founders. It
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

Extending Burl Table by Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exquisite mid-century modern dining table by Founders in beautiful bright burl wood grain. Accented
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Burl

Founders Extension Dining Table
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
Pedestal dining table with two large leaves (16" each ), walnut with aluminum trim at base. Vey good original condition, ready to use. Length without leaves in place 68".
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Honduran Rosewood Bookmatched Cabinet by Jack Cartwright for Founders Furniture
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
the Founders Furniture Company. In wonderful vintage condition. This buffet cabinet or credenza by
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Buffets

Materials

Mahogany

Mid Century Nightstand Side Table Jack Cartwright for Founders
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Baltimore, MD
A remarkable mid-century nightstand/side table designed by Jack Cartwright for Founders Furniture
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Walnut

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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.