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1960s MCM Green Vinyl Barrel Club Slipper Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1960s with this exquisite barrel chairs set. The ultra rare chairs exudes an air of history and refinement. Outstanding design ...
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Pair of Young Manufacturing Walnut
Brass Nightstands or End Tables MCM
By Young Manufacturing Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and made in the United States in the 1960s, this pair of nightstands features a light and playful design and the wonderful mid-century combination of walnut and brass. Set o...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage MCM Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Chest of Drawers - a Pair
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your home with this stunning pair of American-style Vintage Mid-Century Modern Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Chest of Drawers. Exemplifying Robsjohn-Gibbings' signature cle...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
MCM to Modern Slipper Style Loveseat or Armless Sofa Off White Textured Stripe
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage MCM (Mid-Century Modern) to Modern slipper style loveseat, bench, or armless sofa
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Polyester, Wood
XL Vintage MCM Abstract McAlevely Nautical Full Sail Sailboat Race Oil Painting
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Spectacular, Vibrant, Mid Century Modern, framed oil painting by artist Pat McAlevey of an exciting yacht race in eye-catching orange and yellow colors.
McAlevey captures the tense...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage MCM Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, Dining Chairs, Set of 4
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic set of vintage 4 MCM dining chairs. Designed by the legendary Paul McCobb, a Midcentury
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Large Mid-Century Extendable Danish Dining Table or MCM Teak Dining Table
By Poul Hermann Poulsen
Located in Miami, FL
by Poul H. Poulsen, Denmark, 1970s
Extendable Danish MCM Teak Dining Table.
Poul H. Poulsen Danish
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Teak
A Pair of MCM Painted and Upholstered Low Boudoir Chairs, C. 1950.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stylish and sculptural, these low-profile boudoir chairs feature painted wood frames with angled
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
Vintage MCM Sci-Fi Signed Original Ink Sketch of Man’s Face
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic vintage original ink sketch on paper. A cool sci-fi drawing of a man’s face. Little story line vignettes around the man’s head. Almost like movie stills. Signed by the ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage MCM to Modern Yellow
Chartreuse Plaid Tuxedo Sofa by Henredon
By Henredon
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern (a.k.a. MCM) to modern tuxedo sofa by Henredon comprised of a fully
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville MCM Urban Suburban Full Headboard
By American of Martinsville, Merton Gershun
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Merton Gershun for American of Martinsville Mid Century Urban Suburban full headboard
This headboard measures: 58 wide x 2 deep x 31 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Bernhard Rohne for Mastercraft MCM Lacquered Etched Brass Expanding Dining Table
By Mastercraft, Bernhard Rohne
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Bernhard Rohne for Mastercraft Mid Century Lacquered Etched Brass Panel Expanding Dining Table
This dining table measures: 84 wide x 47 deep x 29.5 inches high, with a chair clearan...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
MCM Milo Baughman Style Faux Tortoise Drip Glaze Parsons Sofa/Console Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
MCM sofa/console table, inspired by the iconic designs of Milo Baughman, features a striking faux
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Arts
Crafts Arizona Ironwood Floor Lamp Live Edge MCM 1955 After Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in Peoria, AZ
Arts and Crafts!
Hand Crafted Ironwood Lamp!
Gorgeous!
Textural Delight!
Burlap Shade!
Dimensions 44" by 18"
Here is a marvelous Arts & Crafts lamp from the mid twentieth century...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
1960s MCM Broyhill Saga Walnut Paul McCobb Style Dining Chairs, Set of 6
By Broyhill
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
joints are sturdy and tight, upholstered in a beautiful MCM fabric and foam.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Paul McCobb Directional MCM Sectional Sofa Jack Lenor Larsen Primavera Fabric
By Jack Lenor Larsen, Paul McCobb
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb for Directional midcentury sectional sofa with Jack Lenor Larsen Primavera Velvet Fabric
This sofa measures: 136 wide x 73 deep x 30 inches high, with a seat height of...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Tall
Epic! Blue Vintage MCM Italian Pottery Lamp Bitossi 1950s Aldo Londi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Peoria, AZ
Finest in the World!
Monumental!
37" Italian Pottery Lamp
Rimini Blue with White Stripes & Black Flecks!
GORGEOUS ITALIAN MODERNISM!
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 37" x 18"
This ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery, Wood
Arts
Crafts Arizona Ironwood Table Lamp Live Edge MCM 1955 After Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in Peoria, AZ
Arts and Crafts!
Hand Crafted Ironwood Table Lamp!
Stunning!
Textural Delight!
Gorgeous Laced Shade!
Dimensions 44" by 18"
Here is a marvelous Arts & Crafts table lamp from the m...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1960s MCM Curved Back Green Thonet Bentwood Dining Chairs, Set of 6
By Thonet
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid century bentwood dining chairs by Thonet, the renowned maker of bent beechwood furniture. Featuring Thonet's signature curved frames handcrafted from solid beechwood with a rich ...
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Original 20th Century Abstract Cityscape Oil Painting 1990s MCM Decor 30 by 48
Located in Peoria, AZ
Stunning!
MID CENTURY MODERN
20TH CENTURY
ABSTRACT CITYSCAPE
PAINTING!
Fabulous Palette
Blues & Violets
Metallic Element
Huge!
Approx. 30" x 48"
Signed Cazel '95
T...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Stiffel Parzinger Mid Century Regency Table Lamp Bronze Brass mcm 50s
By Tommi Parzinger, Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
Stiffel Mid Century
Bronze Brass Regency
Table Lamp
Epitome of Mid Century Elegance!
Attributed to Tommi Parzinger
A simply stunning Stiffel!
Great regency design exemplified i...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
MCM 1 Piece Kroehler China Hutch Cabinet Glass Shelves Carved Handles
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely Mid-Century Modern one-piece Kroehler china cabinet or hutch with adjustable glass shelves, brass plated sculpted handles and hinges, lights, vertical carved door handles with...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Metal
MCM Ice Bucket with Bar Tools by Georges Briard - New with Tag
By Georges Briard
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice mid-century lidded ice bucket with three bar tools by Georges Briard, circa 1970s. The piece is in brand new never used condition and maintains its original hang tag. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal
Vintage Art Deco to MCM Low Asymmetrical Nightstands or End Tables a Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage Art Deco to MCM or Mid-Century Modern low asymmetrical nightstands or end tables, a
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Night Stands
Materials
Plastic, Wood, Burl
Pair! Mid Century Danish Modern Plaster Lamps Atomic UFO Blue Orange 1950s MCM
By Guido Gambone
Located in Peoria, AZ
Atomic Ranch or Malibu Beachfront home!
Sensational MCM Illumination For Your Epic Interiors!
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Wood
$5,850 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Company MCM Station Wagon Full Bed Frame
By Johnson Furniture Company, Paul Frankl
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Company Mid Century Station Wagon Full Bed Frame
This bed frame measures: 57 wide x 80 deep x 34.75 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
MCM Scandinavian Modern Style High Back Lounge Chair
Ottoman Attr Home Chair
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous MCM (a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern) Scandinavian Style high back lounge chair and ottoman
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
MCM High Style Hollywood Regency God
Goddess Pillar Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
lower half of a lacquered Doric column. The figures are skillfully carved in wood and finished with a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
$2,100 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Italian Brass Geometric Table Lamp Style of Gio Ponti, Circa 1960s MCM Atomic
By Gio Ponti, Arredoluce
Located in Peoria, AZ
FABULOUS!
WOOD, PERSPEX & BRASS
GEOMETRIC TABLE LAMP
IN THE STYLE OF GIO PONTI, CIRCA 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
MCM figurine shoe brushes toy in style of Kay Bojesen, scandinavian, dog
mouse
By Kay Bojesen
Located in BELFORT, FR
Pair of Mid-century Modern shoe brushes in the style of Kay Bojesen. A mouse and a dog.
Measurements :
height 11,5 cm / 12,5 cm
width 5 cm / 4 cm
depth 11 cm / 6,5 cm
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood, Teak
Sculptor William Conrad Severson Early 1956 Carved Sculpture of Nude Female MCM
By William Conrad Severson, Alexandre Noll
Located in St. Louis, MO
Early large organic mid-century modern hand sculpted wood nude female sculpture by artist
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Nightstand, End or Side Table, MCM, 60s, Red Lion Table Co.
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
bedroom. Made of solid wood and wood veneer with a retro 60s design, this versatile piece can be used as
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Bronze
Large MCM Danish Viking / Norseman Teak Figure in the Style of Hans Bolling
By Hans Bolling
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and well made mid-century Danish viking figure made of mixed woods, leather, rope
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Faux Fur, Wood, Teak, Walnut
MCM to Modern Founders Furniture Octagon Commode End Table Cabinet Patterns 21
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful MCM (a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern) to Modern Founders Furniture octagon commode table or end
Category
20th Century American Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage MCM Art Deco Maple Colored Desk Black Accents American of Martinsville
By American of Martinsville
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning vintage mid-century modern or Art Deco with an Asian flair maple colored exotic wood desk
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Paint
MCM St Martin Canal
France Port De La Rochelle Bernard Buffet Lithograph Print
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage MCM or Mid-Century Modern “St. Martin Canal” and “France Port de La Rochelle
Category
Mid-20th Century French Expressionist Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin MCM Cantilever Steel Tufted Lounge Chair - Pair
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Mid Century Cantilever Steel Tufted Lounge Chairs - Pair
Each lounge chair measures: 34 wide x 31 deep x 25.75 high, with a seat height of 16 and arm...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates MCM Slim Jim Highback Lounge Chair, Pair
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates midcentury Slim Jim Highback Lounge Chair - Pair
Each chair measures: 33 wide x 29 deep x 53.5 high, with a seat height of 17.5 and arm height...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
MCM Faux Elephant Tusk Wall Mirror by Gene Jonson and Robert Marcius - Rare
By Gene Jonson and Robert Marcius
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible and very rare mid-century modern faux elephant tusk wall mirror by the acclaimed designer duo of Gene Jonson and Robert Marcius, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Steel
MCM 2-Piece China Hutch Cabinet Buffet by Heywood Wakefield Contessa Collection
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
“Contessa” slogan was "Wood for warmth and grace ... steel for strength and rigidity." "Furniture of Slender
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Vintage Art Deco to MCM Black Faux Leather Club Chair
Ottoman w/ Casters
Located in Topeka, KS
. The chair has black nail head detail, a loose seat & back T-cushion, front casters, and blonde wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
MCM Dunbar Coffee or End Table Square Parsons Style by Edward Wormley
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern to Modern Dunbar square coffee or end table Parsons’s style with inlaid brass detail by Edward Wormley. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair Edward Wormley Style Wooden Two Tier End/Side Tables, MCM Oak Nightstands
By Edward Wormley
Located in Miami, FL
finish highlights the wood’s grain, adding organic charm to any space.
These versatile mid century
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak
Mcm Jane
Gordon Martz Walnut
White Tile Bookends for Marshall Studios 1960s
By Marshall Studios, Gordon
Jane Martz
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut bookends with vertical white inset tiles by Jane & Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios on brass bases. Very nice original condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Brass
1970s Mcm to Modern Harvey Probber Club Chairs Orange 1571 Tuxedo Sleigh Bases
By Harvey Probber
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage MCM (a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern) to Modern Harvey Probber orange tuxedo style
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood
MCM Stool with Round Colorful Vinyl Seat
Brass Plated Steel Asymmetric Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage mid-century modern stool with its original colorful round vinyl or faux leather seat and a brass plated steel asymmetric base. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Steel
MCM Abstract Pair of Ventriloquists Titled "One Eyed Twin Dummies" by Pat Keck
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 45in W: 12in D: 8 1/2in
!!!CHAIRS NOT INCLUDED!!!
This MCM abstract pair of
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
MCM Arm Lounge Chairs Tapered Legs
Brass Sabots Style Folke Ohlsson for DUX
By Folke Ohlsson
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage MCM or Mid-Century Danish Modern armchairs or lounge chairs with tapered legs
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Large Mid Century Chest Of Drawers Danish Scandi Modern Style 1960s MCM Teak
By Elliots of Newbury
Located in London, GB
A very impressive, rare and strikingly attractive Mid Century chest of drawers in lovely vintage condition. Made by acclaimed cabinet makers Elliotts Of Newbury in England in 1969, t...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Teak, Sapele Wood
Mid 20th MCM Mr. Chair Lounge Chair
Ottoman by George Mulhauser for Plycraft
By George Mulhauser, Plycraft
Located in Topeka, KS
both the ottoman and chair; the shaft collar covers cleaned and a clearcoat applied; the wood frame
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Scarce MCM Wm. A. Berkey End Tables Wm. A. Berkey With Hidden Extra Tables
By William A. Berkey Furniture Co.
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A division of John Widdicomb. Elegant tiered end tables with brass string inlaid tops, lower tiers and a drawer below with brass ring pulls. With square tapering supports and raised ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Edward Wormley Dunbar MCM Lounge Chair and Ottoman with Jack Lenor Larsen Fabric
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture, Jack Lenor Larsen
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Mid Century Lounge chair and ottoman with Jack Lenor Larsen Fabric
The chair measures: 32 wide x 48 deep x 42.5 high, with a seat height of 17 inches
Th...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage MCM Pair Kromex Ice Buckets 1 Light 1 Dark Woodgrain Textured Metal
Located in Topeka, KS
ice buckets by Kromex!! They’re just slightly different as one is a darker wood-looking textured metal
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair MCM Black
Gold Large Scale Table Lamps by Carstens Tonnieshof of Germany
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Topeka, KS
style large scale table lamps with off-white linen-look hard backed drum shades and round wood bases by
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Butterfly Dining Chairs Set of 4 Space Age MCM 1960s 1950s Red Black
Located in London, GB
A super-stylish set of four Mid Century Butterfly chairs in lovely vintage condition. Likely made in the early 1960s in England, these strikingly attractive dining chairs were the mu...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Space Age Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Faux Leather, Wood
MCM Khaki Vinyl Faux Leather Accent or Side Armchair in the Style of Kroehler
By Kroehler Mfg. Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
and wear. The wood legs and supports have been refinished and the vinyl is usable. However, even
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
2 MCM Founders Corner Step Tables Black Brass Sabots Coronado Grp Luther Draper
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern corner step tables from Coronado Group by Luther Draper for Founders Furniture. Gorgeous condition. This pair of tables have been complet...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Brass
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Mcm Wood For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mcm wood you’re looking for. Each mcm wood for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and fabric. There are 68 variations of the antique or vintage mcm wood you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mcm wood — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right mcm wood, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one mcm wood that is appealing in its simplicity, but Crawford Furniture, Drexel and Anna Castelli Ferrieri produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Mcm Wood?
A mcm wood can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,495, while the lowest priced sells for $295 and the highest can go for as much as $10,364.
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Questions About Mcm Wood
- What is MCM wood?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024The term MCM wood typically refers to wood furniture produced in the mid-century modern or MCM style. These pieces usually date back to the postwar years and tend to feature simple, clean lines. Teak, rosewood and oak were some of the most popular types of wood used in furniture design during the period. Find a selection of mid-century modern furniture on 1stDibs.
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Viking Helmet
Roxinho Michel Arnoult
Broyhill Mid Century Buffet
Mcm Hutch
Roxinho Chairs
Sailfish Sculpture
Vintage Bowling Collectibles
Broyhill Bookcases
Broyhill Saga Dresser
Fiberglass Gooseneck Lamp
Marlin Brass
Broyhill Saga Credenza
Frederick Cooper Brass Sculpture
Frederick Cooper Fish
Large Sailfish
Mcm Dresser With Mirror