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Le Corbusier Table En Tube Basse, Outdoor For Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
colored lacquer finish of the laminate crosspieces. Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Bodil Kjaer Serving Cart For Cassina
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Serving Cart For Cassina A serving cart, designed by Bodil Kjær for the modern living
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Steel

PK-11 Armchairs by Poul Kjærholm for EKC, Set of Six, Denmark c. 1957, Signed
By Poul Kjærholm, E. Kold Christensen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian Modern or Danish Modern home or penthouse apartment but
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjaer Serving Cart Accessories For Cassina
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjær for the modern living room, where welcoming cheer is encouraged by versatile furniture that
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Steel

Bodil Kjaer Serving Cart Accessories For Cassina
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjær for the modern living room, where welcoming cheer is encouraged by versatile furniture that
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Steel

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 Table by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
originally presented as a writing-desk, was revisited by Perriand in 1984, and relaunched Cassina one year
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 Table by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
originally presented as a writing-desk, was revisited by Perriand in 1984, and relaunched Cassina one year
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 T5 Table by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
” setting. The design, which was originally presented as a writing-desk, was revisited by Perriand in 1984
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Lc10 Ivory Table by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
design, which was originally presented as a writing-desk, was revisited by Perriand in 1984, and
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 T5 Mud Table by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
” setting. The design, which was originally presented as a writing-desk, was revisited by Perriand in
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

5480 Captain s Chair designed by Edward Wormley for DUNBAR
By Edward Wormley
Located in High Point, NC
traditional American Windsor form through the lens of mid-century modernism. Where colonial chair-makers
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Brass

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 T5 Table by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
” setting. The design, which was originally presented as a writing-desk, was revisited by Perriand in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 T5 Table by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
” setting. The design, which was originally presented as a writing-desk, was revisited by Perriand in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Lc10 T5 Table by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
” setting. The design, which was originally presented as a writing-desk, was revisited by Perriand in
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 Low Table by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Intérieur d’une Habitation” setting. The design, which was originally presented as a writing-desk, was
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 Table by Cassina
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Intérieur d’une Habitation” setting. The design, which was originally presented as a writing-desk, was
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel

Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand LC10 Table by Cassina
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
as a writing-desk, was revisited by Perriand in 1984, and relaunched Cassina one year later, with new
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel

Zahara Schatz Brass Table Lamp by Zahara Schatz, 1951
By Zahara Schatz, Raymor
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant brass tube table or desk lamp with bits of metal laminated inside of a curved plastic
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Frank Gehry for Knoll “Hat Trick” Bentwood Armchairs, USA, 1996
By Knoll
Located in Morristown, NJ
in laminated bent maple, each chair is composed as a rhythmic assemblage of curving wood ribbons: a
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1990s American Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bentwood

Michael Boyer, Directeur, Minimalist Modern Desk, France, C. 1970
By Michel Boyer
Located in New York, NY
laminate underneath. With manufacturer's label DESSIN Michel BOYER mobilier national EDITEUR T.F.M.
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Jules Wabbes Monograph
By Jules Wabbes
Located in New York, NY
First edition monograph on the Belgian mid-century designer and interior architect Jules Wabbes
Category

2010s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Unusual Mid-Century Modern Floating Top Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The odd shaped desk top is supported by a painted wood "pipe" column sitting on a laminated wood
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Marcel Breuer Style Desk 1950s Mid-Century Modern
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Lucca, IT
Marcel Breuer style desk 1950s Mid-Century Modern.
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Vintage 1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

1960s Italian Teak and Laminate Desk
Located in London, GB
An Italian teak and laminate desk circa 1960 with suspended drawer unit to right hand side
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Mid-Century Modern Desk, circa 1950-1960
Located in London, GB
Spectacular Mid-Century Modern desk, a great combination of rosewood, aluminum and black laminated
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Gio Ponti Midcentury Wood Desk with Laminated Top for Schirolli, circa 1950
By Gio Ponti, Schirolli
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Gio Ponti, wooden desk with laminated top. Schirolli prod., Italy, circa 1950.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

1950 Form Libre Desk
By Jean Royère
Located in Couzon au Mont d Or, FR
A nice interesting "form libre" desk in the manner of j.Royere , it 's a 1950 french piece (only
Category

Mid-20th Century French Organic Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Bentwood Desk by Paul Goldman for Plymold 1946
By Paul Goldman
Located in Oakland, CA
Streamlined midcentury desk of Bentwood construction by designer Paul Goldman for Plymold. This
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Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Bentwood

Jean Prouvé Black Compas Desk, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Elegant desk by Jean Prouvé in black color. Produced by Atelier Jean Prouvé in 1950s. Original Oak
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Jean Prouvé Rare Green Compas Desk
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Elegant green desk by Jean Prouvé in green color. Original untouched condition, produced by Atelier
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

George Nelson 1950s Desk, Dining Table
By George Nelson
Located in Treasure Island, CA
George Nelson Desk, dining table circa 1950s chrome plated steel base, laminate top
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Industrial Steel Desk, Invincible Brand, Tanker, Midcentury; 5 desks available
Located in Madison, WI
Industrial steel desk. Invincible brand. Painted black steel frame, creamy off-white laminate top
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel, Chrome

1960s Pierre Guariche Design "Table Machine" Model Desk
By Pierre Guariche, Meurop
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Desk "machine table" model designed by Pierre Guariche for Meurop in the 1960s composed of a chrome
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Raymond Loewy desk df 2000
By Raymond Loewy, Doubinsky Freres
Located in Portland, OR
This Df-2000 desk Designed By Raymond Loewy For Doubinsky Freres is compact, vibrant and sturdy. It
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

1950s-1960s Danish Design and Scandinavian Style Desk
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1950s-1960s Danish Design and Scandinavian Style Desk
Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Gio Ponti Original 1950 s Desk
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
influential figure in 20th-century Italian Modernism. Ponti designed thousands of furnishings and products and
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1960s Pierre Guariche Design "Direction" Model Desk for Meurop
By Meurop, Pierre Guariche
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Pierre Guariche design rare and large desk "Ministre" model for Meurop in the 1960s composed of a
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

"Compass" Desk, Curved Tabletop with Drawers by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Brussels, BE
"Compass" desk, curved tabletop with drawers Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) Manufactured by Les Ateliers
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Heywood Wakefield Trimline Desk by Kem Weber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W59.5 D29.5 H29.5 Fully refinished Mid Century modern desk designed by Kem Weber for Heywood
Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

George Nelson Walnut Executive Desk Herman Miller, 1950
By George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Walnut Executive desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller features a rectangular grey laminate top
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Office Desk "Compas" Designed by Jean Prouve, circa 1950, France
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Barcelona, ES
Office desk Compas designed by Jean Prouvé. Version with bent lacquered steel, metal casing and
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Steel

1950s Wrought Iron, Walnut, and Rush Desk by Arthur Umanoff
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-century designer Arthur Umanoff's signature combination of wrought iron, walnut, and woven rush
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wrought Iron

Robin Day Desk 1950 s by Hille of London and Matching Hillestak Chair
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
Designed in 1950 by iconic British post-war designer Robin Day we can offer this very rare desk and
Category

Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech, Cherry

Desk by Rud thygesen Johnny sorensen for editor Magnus Olesen, Denmark
By Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen
Located in Brussels , BE
Desk in laminated wood, Designed by Rud Thygesen and Johhny Sorensen for Magnus Olesen in Denmark
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

1970s desk George Nelson for ICF De Padova
By George Nelson, ICF De Padova
Located in Genova, IT
Desk designed by George Nelson in the 1970s produced under license in italy by ICF de padova. Original condition, preserved. High-thickness black laminate top, front panel covered in...
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Rudy Folding Wall Table by Giorgio Manzali for Bonaldo Italy, 1980s
By Bonaldo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Measurements - Width 97 cm x Depth open 62 cm - Closed 5 cm x Height 103 cm Materials - Metal, Laminate Color
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Italian Mid Century Wall Unit with Bar by Vittorio Dassi
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Hudson, NY
laminate serving area on the left side and a Fornasetti style lacquered print covered drop front desk with
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp or Desk Lamp, Furniture by Piero Fornasetti, Milan, Italy
By Fornasetti
Located in Perchtoldsdorf, AT
Table lamp by Piero Fornasetti with colorful balloon motifs. Brass lamp stand with red shade and white colored inner face, one bulb.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Desk by Daciano da Costa for Metalurgica da Longra
By Daciano da Costa
Located in Porto, PT
Desk by Daciano da Costa for Metalurgica da Longra, "Linha Cortez", designed in 1962, laminated
Category

Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Formica

Midcentury Thonet Round Bentwood Dining or Conference Table, 1960s
By Thonet
Located in Detroit, MI
circa 1960. • Rare model with wood grain laminate tabletop and four bent plywood legs. • Iconic Thonet
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood, Bentwood

Italian 1950s Dining Table Designed by Umberto Mascagni
By Umberto Mascagni
Located in Southampton, NY
dining table or a desk. The legs unscrew making the table very portable.
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Ilmari Tapiovaara Midcentury Domus Chair "The Finn Chair" by Artek, Finland
By Artek, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Turku, FI
is suitable both as a dining chair and office desk chair.
Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Adam Stegner Flötotto Germany 1960’s Pagholz wood (school) children’s chair
By Adam Stegner, Pagholz Flötotto
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
kid desk chair mid-century Germany Vintage children's chair "Smile" Adam Stener for Pagholz Flötotto
Category

Vintage 1950s German Scandinavian Modern Children s Furniture

Materials

Wood, Maple

Adam Stegner Flötotto Germany 1960’s Pagholz wood (school) children’s chair
By Adam Stegner, Pagholz Flötotto
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
kid desk chair mid-century Germany Vintage children's chair "Smile" Adam Stener for Pagholz Flötotto
Category

Vintage 1950s German Scandinavian Modern Children s Furniture

Materials

Wood, Maple

Pair of Vintage Lucite Chairs with Table by Hill
By Hill Manufacturing
Located in Lambertville, NJ
beautiful condition. Chairs are dining/desk height. Table is rarely seen. White laminate top is in good
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Original CSS, Comprehensive Storage System, by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Chicago, IL
hardware. Includes: -4 black anodized poles with stabilizers -3 walnut shelves -1 white laminate desk
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Aluminum

Living Room Set by Florence Knoll, USA, 1960
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Wilnis, UT
-plated metal with beautiful beige fabric upholstery. The seats have a wonderful modern design that are
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Metal

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Laminate Mid Century Modern Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic laminate mid century modern desk available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of laminate, wood and metal, every laminate mid century modern desk was constructed with great care. Find 186 options for an antique or vintage laminate mid century modern desk now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a laminate mid century modern desk — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A laminate mid century modern desk made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one laminate mid century modern desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but George Nelson, Herman Miller and Arne Hovmand-Olsen produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Laminate Mid Century Modern Desk?

Prices for a laminate mid century modern desk start at $450 and top out at $24,999 with the average selling for $3,100.

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.