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Desk By Monteverdi Young With Blue Leather Accents
By Monteverdi-Young
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Desk by Monteverdi Young with blue leather accents. Walnut / blue leather accents and a slight
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Gispen 3803 Industrial Desk with Blue Vinyl Top
By A.R. Cordemeijer, Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gispen model 3803 by A.R. Cordemeyer. Cute little light grey enameled metal desk with matching
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Small desk/ vanity table with blue glass top
Located in London, GB
A 1950s Italian 3 drawers desk in cherrywood with laminated stripe detailing on the front and a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Dutch School Desk with Blue Metal Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury Dutch school desk with floating top, Prouve inspired blue metal legs and birch drawer
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

1990s Blue Steelcase Rolling Office Executive Desk Chair
By Steelcase
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Steelcase Office Chair Vintage Rolling Office Desk Armchair Grand Rapids MI 33.5 h x 23.25 w
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Modern Indigo Blue Charles Eames "PAW" Armchair by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Dronten, NL
Beautiful arm chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames in indigo blue fiberglass with a walnut swivel
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Blue Lacquered Guy Lefevre Desk with Bamboo Motifs Legs and Leather Top
By Guy Lefevre
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beatiful desk designed by Guy Lefevre with decorative nickeled bamboo motifs feet. Nine drawers
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century / Art dECO bLUE NEON Flip Advertising Clock
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Mid Century / Art dECO bLUE NEON Flip Advertising Clock .. Amazing original condition
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal, Steel

Vintage Pine French Style Painted Blue and White Desk
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming and functional vintage pine French neoclassical style writing desk. Recently painted
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Revival Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Modern Knoll Eero Saarinen Executive Desk Chair in Blue Grey Velvet
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Houston, TX
Modern Knoll Eero Saarinen Executive desk chair in blue grey dotted velvet.
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Velvet

Royal Blue Mid-Century Modern Knoll Pollock Office Chair, Sold Individually
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Mid-Century Modern royal blue pollock knoll office chair. Superbly comfortable chair and perfectly
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Italian Manufacture, 1960 writing desk in Wood and Light Blue Formica Top
Located in Milan, IT
1960s desk, Italian manufacture in wood and light blue formica top. It is a mid-century table
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Formica, Wood

Desk Table Guy Lefevre Maison Jansen Blue Lacquer Steel Leather Top, 1970s
By Guy Lefevre, Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
A rare Maison Jansen blue lacquered desk table designed by Guy Lefevre, it features a simple side
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Modernist Tubular Steel and Cherry Wood Writing Desk with Blue Laminate Top
Located in Madrid, ES
Modernist writing desk with chromed tubular steel frame. Drawers and tabletop made of cheerywood
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Fully Restored Blue Velvet and Teak Desk Armchair, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern easy chair in solid teak and light blue velvet upholstery. Very light
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Teak

Trestle Desk, Italy 1970
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Desk or trestle table, Italy 1970. Each trestle is made up of two chromed steel blades assembled at
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

White Gray A.R Cordemeyer for Gispen 3803 desk with Blue Linoleum Top
By Gispen Culemborg, A.R. Cordemeijer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century grey enameled desk designed by designer A. R Cordemeyer for famed Dutch manufacturer
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Gispen Industrial "7804" Desk in Blue Gray with Two Drawers Slide Out Shelf
By Gispen, A.R. Cordemeijer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Gispen industrial "7804" desk with blue linoleum top and blue enameled metal drawers fronts
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Blue Iroko Wood Executive Desk by Giorgio Armani for Armani Casa, Italy 1990
By Armani Casa, Giorgio Armani
Located in Renens, CH
This elegant and impressive desk has been designed by Giorgio Armani in the spirit of Jean Michel
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Vanity Desk Attr. to Pietro Chiesa in Art Glass, Parchment and Blue Velvet
By Pietro Chiesa
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant and refined make-up or vanity desk from the 1940s attributed to Pietro Chiesa. The bedroom
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Blue Leather Executive Desk Chair by Charles Pollock for Knoll
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage navy blue leather rolling office chair designed by Charles Pollock and manufactured by
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Bespoke Charles Ray Eames Smoke Blue Leather EA219 Desk Chair
By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Located in Dronten, NL
black enameled aluminum and butter soft Premium Smoke Blue leather with contrasting seams. We have 4
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2010s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Lacquered Desk by Eliel Saarinen for Johnson Furniture Co
By Eliel Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lacquered desk by Eliel Saarinen for Johnson Furniture Co.
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Clara Porset Steel Desk for DM Nacional
By Clara Porset
Located in Mexico City, MX
Made in Mexico the 1950s for the Office steel furniture company DM Nacional Company. Attributed to Clara Porset.   
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Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cut Steel

Spencer Company Regency Desk with Silver Leaf Metal Base
By Spencer Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 1960s Spencer and Company Hollywood Regency desk mounted on a metal base with a silver leaf
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Time Life Executive Desk Chair by Charles and Ray Eames. Dark Gray Blue Leather
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Kansas City, MO
Eames time life chair is dark blue grey leather and cast aluminum frame. Five prong base. 1980s
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Saarinen Knoll Sculptural Executive Office Chairs 1960s, Pair
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a sculptural pair of executive office armchairs, with a fabulous turquoise wool upholstery, by Eero Saarinen for Knoll, circa 1960s. In excellent condition....
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Wool

One Vintage Midcentury Zographos Alpha Desk Chair
By Nicos Zographos
Located in Pasadena, TX
The world`s most singular, severely elegant collection of contemporary furniture has been created by Nicos Zographos. He has produced more than 300 kinds of products for thousands of...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Norwegian Post Modern Saddle Seat Work Stool in Cobalt Blue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Norwegian triangular work stool with cobalt blue upholstery. This unique triangular seat shape is
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Friso Kramer Style 1950s Metal Desk with Prouve Legs
By Marko
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury industrial metal desk with blue-ish enameled metal drawers, light grey metal casing and
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

1970s Lucite and Brass Desk Chair, Attributed to Pace
By Pace Collection
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s lucite and brass chair attributed to Pace. Newly upholstered in medium blue printed faux
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Brass

Jeff Weber "Caper" Stacking Desk or Office Chairs for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in Miami, FL
Caper stacking chair designed by Jeff Weber for Herman Miller. Caper’s polypropylene backrest is contoured to fit your back and perforated with holes to allow your body to breathe, w...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs ...

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Aluminum

Stepped 8-Slot Mesh Steel Organizer - Refinished in Moon Blue
Located in Alhambra, CA
statement while keeping your desk organized. Steel mesh has been newly powder-coated in a lovely moon blue
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Mid-20th Century American Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Peter Pepper Products Three-Tiered Paper Tray in Original Blue Enamel
By Peter Pepper Products
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Peter Pepper Products three-tiered paper tray in original blue enamel. A 1950s in/out tray for
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Steel

Alfredo Barbini Murano Sommerso Purple Blue Italian Art Glass Fruit Bookends
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Blue over Purple Art Glass Pear and Apple Fruit Bookends. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Blown Glass

Tiffany Blue and Gold Murano Lemon Paperweight
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tiffany blue and gold Murano lemon paper weight, a stunning paper weight or decorative object
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Gold Leaf

Silver Letter Opener with Blue Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome letter opener with blue glass, simple and wonderful for the desk or room with blue
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Letter Openers

Materials

Silver

Eames Time Life Chair in Navy Blue Burlap for Herman Miller, 1970s USA
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life swivel chair for Herman Miller in rarely seen original navy blue burlap
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Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk C...

Materials

Aluminum

Eames Time Life Chair in Navy Blue Burlap for Herman Miller, 1978 USA
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Eames Time Life swivel chair for Herman Miller in rarely seen original navy blue burlap
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Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk C...

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Italian Blue Marble Mushroom Objet / Paperweight, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian marble alabaster mushroom in brilliant blue, circa 1960s. Hand-carved. Fabulous
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Early 19th Century Love Heart Ink Well
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Early 19th century ink well in the form of a heart, charming naive decoration. Minor chips as
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Inkwells

Materials

Pottery

Fully Restored Pair of Blue Velvet and Teak Armchairs, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern easy chairs in solid teak and light blue velvet upholstery. Very
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Teak

Art Deco Blue Electric Mantle Clock by Smiths
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930s blue perspex clock by the English clock makers Smiths. Beautiful blue dial face
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Murano Italian Art Glass Collectable Paper Weight Millefiori Shades of Blue 1960
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Murano Italy. Measures: Diameter 2.75 in. x 2 in. height. circa mid to late-20th century, Italy. A
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

1970s Modern Style Murano Art Glass Organic Blue Paperweight
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modern Art Glass Paperweight Style of Murano Sea of Blue Art Glass Unmarked 3 in
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

English 1930s Art Deco Blue Glass and Chrome Clock by Enfield
By Enfield Clock Company 1
Located in Devon, England
Stylish 1930s English blue glass clock with chrome accents by Enfield. Ideal size for modern use
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Chrome

1970s Space Age Rolling Chromcraft Chair Navy Blue Faux Leather Sculpta Swivel
By Chromcraft
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid-Century Modern Classic Chromcraft navy blue faux leather swivel office desk chair on casters
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Charles Pollock for Knoll Office Chairs in Blue Leather Four Available
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
blue leather. These chairs are icons of Mid-Century Modern design. Pollock revolutionized office
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Large 1930s Art Deco French Blue Glass and Chrome Clock by Jaz
By Jaz
Located in Devon, England
Very impressive and rare 1930s Art Deco blue glass and chrome clock by the French makers Jaz
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Postmodern Rimini Blue Ceramic Elephant by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This is a Rimini blue hand-glazed ceramic elephant from the 1960s. Made in Italy. It was designed
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Ceramic

John Gentile Art Glass Paperweight Control Bubble Masonic Royal Blue White 1960s
By John Gentile
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Paperweight Vintage Art Glass Mason Paperweight controlled bubble in royal blue and white
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

Eames EA435 Dark Blue Management Soft Pad Office Chair by Herman Miller
By Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Amsterdam, NL
aluminum frame with navy blue leather upholstery, tilt-swivel mechanism and spindel seat-height adjustment
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Art Deco 1930s Blue Glass Clock by Smiths
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Very impressive 1930s Art Deco blue glass and chrome antique clock by the English clockmakers
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Gustavsberg Blue Enameled Table Clock by Britt-Lousie Sundell, 1970s, Sweden
By Gustavsberg, Britt-Louise Sundell
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful round table or desk clock from the 1970s, designed by Britt Lousie Sundell for
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Solid Malachite Sphere Paperweight on Malachite Disk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A malachite sphere / ball perfectly suited as an object d'arts for the desk as a stand alone or
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20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Malachite

Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos Clock, Lapislazuli Blue Dial, Kal. 528, Year 1979
Located in Greven, DE
. You can recognize the original finish by the fact that it is not a "solid" blue, but a multi-color
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Saarinen Forknoll Executive Armchair
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid Century Saarinen forknoll executive armchair.
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

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Mid Century Blue Desks For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of mid century blue desks available for sale. Frequently made of metal, glass and murano glass, all mid century blue desks available were constructed with great care. We have 1194 antique and vintage mid century blue desks in-stock, while there are 9 modern editions to choose from as well. Mid century blue desks have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Mid century blue desks made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. Mid century blue desks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Fratelli Toso, Charles and Ray Eames and Herman Miller are consistently popular.

How Much are Mid Century Blue Desks?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $977, while they’re typically $30 on the low end and $53,000 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.