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Rare Friso Kramer Result Teachers Desk
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Friso Kramer Industrial 'Result' teachers desk with green enameled metal frame, floating
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Jean Jean Prouvé Compas Desk, circa 1948
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
An original early "Compas" desk by Jean Prouvé. France, dating to 1948. Features rectangular
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Friso Kramer Teacher s Desk with Drawer
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black Friso Kramer desk with faux grass paper Formica top. Enameled black frame and floating drawer
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Sheet Metal

Modernist Dutch Industrial Desk with Privacy Screen
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch modernist industrial desk with enameled metal frame, Formica top, floating wood drawers, and
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Writing Desk Teak Veneer Vintage, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Writing desk with drawers, teak veneer, top covered with Formica. Good condition, 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Formica, Teak

Freeform Tripod Desk Jacques Hauville France, 1950
By Jacques Hauville
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Rare cerused oak and light gray formica child's desk from Jacques Hauville, Bema edition, France
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Formica, Oak

Industrial Desk with Prouve Style Legs by Marko
By Marko
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Friso Kramer style 1960s enameled metal desk with Prouve inspired legs. Has three side stacked dark
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Yellow and Light Blue Italian Double Desk, 1950s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
and blue coloured formica panels on the work surface and partition make the desk look playful and
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Formica

Fully Restored Italian Teak and Brass Desk, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
design Made of teak, avoire formica plane and brass handles Completely restored.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Coen de Vries Desk for Devo the Hague, 1954
By Devo, Coen de Vries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coen de Vries for Devo / Netherlands. Great little writing desk in birchwood with ebonized X
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Birch, Formica

Gio Ponti, Schirolli, Mahogany Desk with Three Side Drawers, 1960s
By Schirolli, Gio Ponti
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Mahogany desk with blue-gray Formica table surface and three side drawers. Design: Gio Ponti
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Arne Vodder L-shaped desk with sideboard model 209
By Arne Vodder
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare L-shaped desk with sideboard model 209 designed by Arne Vodder. Produced by Sibast møbelfabrik
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Formica, Rosewood

Coen de Vries Small Desk for Devo, Netherlands Durch Design
By Devo, Coen de Vries
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Elegant small industrial birch wood desk by Coen de Vries in 1954. Ebonized X-base frame, red
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Formica, Paint, Wood

Wicker Rattan Two Drawer Desk, Circa 1970
By Bielecky Brothers, Billy Baldwin
Located in Rochester, NY
Modernist wicker rattan two drawer desk with inset white laminate top, large square brass foot caps
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Pierre Paulin CM 141 Desk for Thonet, France, 1954
By Pierre Paulin, Thonet
Located in Paris, FR
Iconic CM141 desk designed by Pierre Paulin for Thonet France in 1954. Black lacquered metal base
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Greta Magnusson-Grossman for Glenn of California Desk, Restored, 1950s, Signed
By Glenn of California, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
unsigned example would. Consider using this classic Mid-Century Modern desk by Greta Magnusson-Grossman
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

George Nelson Desk System
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960s Modular George Nelson Formica walnut desk with typewriter desk for Herman Miller. This system
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Industrial Desk by Raymond Loewy for Brunswick of Chicago, circa 1950s, Signed
By Raymond Loewy, Brunswick Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This lovely little Mid-Century Modern industrial desk is by renowned French designer Raymond Loewy
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Solid Walnut Writing Desk by Gio Ponti for the University of Padova, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
It is in solid walnut with a white Formica top and features three full size drawers across front
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Formica, Walnut

Standing-Height Roll-Top Desk and Chair by George Nelson "Action Office"
By George Nelson
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Large standing-height desk with matching chair by Herman Miller. Desk with lockable writing surface
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Vintage Walnut and Crystal Bedroom Writing Desk in the Style of Gio Ponti, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Italy, 1950s. Made in walnut. This desk features brass feet caps and handles, a crystal and
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Pair of Vintage Ebonized Beech Writing Desks in the Style of Gio Ponti, Italy
By Gio Ponti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s - 1960s. They feature an ebonized beech frame and four Formica veneered
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Formica, Beech

A. Brandt Ranch Oak Cowboy Modern Desk 2 Available
By A. Brandt Ranch Oak Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Great Ranch oak, Brandt cowboy modern desk, having a X form leg, a pencil drawer, and a bank of
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Mid-20th Century American Rustic Desks

Materials

Iron

Industrial Desk with Prouve Style Legs
By Marko
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Friso Kramer style 1960s enameled metal desk with Prouve style legs. Three dark grey sliding key
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Walnut Desk by Richard Artschwager
By Richard Artschwager
Located in Albany, NY
Walnut desk by renowned painter and sculptor, Richard Artschwager, who in 1953 designed a small
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Herman Miller Desk by George Nelson
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
rarely seen TU-1 over-desk tray and wonderful turquoise Formica style top. Photographed with an Eames
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Italian Wood and Laminate Small Desk, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian wood and laminate small desk, 1960s Blue Formica desk, wood structure and iron rod Fully
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Laminate

Coen de Vries Style Multicolored Writing Desk
By Coen de Vries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury wood writing desk with original sky blue formica top and yellow formica faced drawers
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Gordon Bunshaft Executive Desk by GF Studios
By Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Architect Gordon Bunshaft (1909-1990) designed this rare Mid-Century Modern desk for the executive
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Coen de Vries Desk for Devo, circa 1950
By Devo, Coen de Vries
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Desk designed by Coen de Vries, circa 1950. Manufactured by Devo (Netherlands) Lacquered wood
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Walnut Executive Desk by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Hudson, NY
A walnut desk with brushed steel legs. Top is formica. Stunning practical desk in good original
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Coen de Vries Desk for Devo the Hague, 1954
By Devo, Coen de Vries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Little writing desk in birch with ebonized X-base, baby blue colored drawer and formica top. Coen
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Birch, Wood

Premier George Nelson Floating Desk with Return
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in South Charleston, WV
. Measures: 64.5" x 85.5" x 29.75" tall. One of four Herman Miller desks we have on offer. Restored and
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Bergwood Console Table or Writing Desk Jules Wabbes, Belgium 1970 s
By Jules Wabbes, Atelier Bergwood
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
. The multiplex stained wood side lines contrast beautifully with the ivory colored formica. The desk
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bentwood

Writing Table, Desk by Helmut Magg for WK Möbel, Midcentury, 1950s
By Helmut Magg
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This is a famous desk by Helmut Magg, also often called lady’s desk. Produced by Neue Gemeinschaft
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ash

Richard Artshwager Walnut Double Pedestal Desk, Signed, New York, 1950s
By Richard Artschwager
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clean Lined Mid Century desk, designed by Richard Artschwager, American, circa 1960s.nHand signed
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Edward Wormley Desk by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking midcentury writing desk features iconic Edward Wormley design including large metal
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

Dining Table or Tulip Desk by Maurice Burke in the style of Saarinen
By Maurice Burke
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A hard to find narrow tulip writing table in the style of Eero Saarinen making this table desk
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Pastoe Style Multicolored Drawer Desk
By Pastoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool Little Mid Century Drawing Desk with Multicolored Drawers which Slide From Left To Right
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Birch

Vintage Campaign Desk by Bernhardt
By Bernhardt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This vintage campaign desk by Bernhardt provides a unique writing desk with durable formica style
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

1950s Floating Desk by D.R. Bates Jackson Gregory Jr. for Vista of California
By D. R. Bates Jackson Gregory Jr., Vista of California
Located in Southampton, NJ
-find 1950's modernist desk designed by D. R. Bates Jackson Gregory, Jr. for Vista of California
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Iron

Georges Frydman, Free Form Office, France 1956
By Georges Frydman, EFA
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Georges Frydman, free-form desk published by E.F.A., France 1956. Placed on a gray lacquered
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Gio Ponti desk for the University of Padova, manufactured by Schirolli, 1955
By Gio Ponti
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Lovely Gio Ponti desk designed for the University of Padova and also commissioned for use in the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Desk "Urio" by Ico and Luisa Parisi for M.I.M. Roma, Italy
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This is a desk by Ico Parisi for M.I.M. production (Mobili Italiani Moderni), Italia, 1950s. The
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Wim Rietveld Friso Kramer "Reply" Drafting Table
By Wim Rietveld, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wim Rietveld "Reply" drafting table, the hinging mechanism was a collaborative design by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel in 1958. Grey Enameled Frame, Available in wood tone top. I...
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Sheet Metal

Mid-Century Rattan and Formica Italian Wall Shelf After Albini, 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century rattan and formica wall shelf. Franco Albini probably designed this splendid
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Formica

1950s Bauhaus Vintage Black Armchair
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
A 1950s vintage armchair in Bauhaus style. The article is composed by a chromed structure and leatherette blackseat, plus a small reclinable work bench fixed on the armrest. All the...
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Iron

Pair of Midcentury Four-Legs Chromed Steel Italian Trestles After Baughman 1970s
By Milo Baughman
Located in Roma, IT
1948, he created the California Modern collection using walnut, iron, and Formica, and marked a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Scrivania vintage anni 50
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
cassetti sono in formica liscia. Le quattro gambe, di colore nero,  terminano con piedini regolabili in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Iron

Knoll Angle Iron White Formica Dining Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
this table! Works great as a Desk as well!
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Console Table, 1950s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Mid-Century Modern Floating Teak Console Table, 1950s. Stylish Scandinavian Modern floating
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Formica, Teak

Gio Ponti Vanity Console Desk Formica from Hotel Parco Dei Principi, Roma, 1964
By Gio Ponti, Giordano Chiesa
Located in Rome, IT
Rare vanity dressing table designed by Gio Ponti for the rooms of the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Roma manufactured by Giordano Chiesa, 1964. Two drawers. Aash, laminate, nickel-p...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vanities

Materials

Laminate, Ash

1960s Mid-Century Modern Walnut Executive Credenza by Charles Deaton for Leopold
By Leopold Furniture, Charles Deaton
Located in Lafayette, IN
matching desk to this credenza: 1960s Mid-Century Modern Walnut Executive Desk by Charles Deaton for
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Arne Jacobsen Table in Blue Formica for Iconic SAS Royal Hotel, 1950 s
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
ARNE JACOBSEN & FRITZ HANSEN - MID-CENTURY MODERN DESIGN An original Arne Jacobsen cocktail table
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Aluminum

D.R. Bates for Vista of California Walnut and Formica Bedroom Set
By Vista of California, D. R. Bates Jackson Gregory Jr.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vista of California walnut and formica bedroom set including six-drawer dresser, four-drawer desk
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Formica, Walnut

Table from 1950 Original Tuscan Green White Shaded, with Top in Formica on Fir
Located in Buggiano, IT
Table from 1950 original Tuscan green white shaded, with top in formica on fir, base in walnut and
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Formica, Walnut, Fir

Handsome 3 Bay George Nelson Herman Miller CSS Wall Unit Mid-Century Modern
By George Nelson
Located in Pemberton, NJ
down cabinets, 8 adjustable shelves, 1 desk shelf and 4 gunmetal finish poles along with all necessary
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

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Mid Century Modern Desk Formica For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the mid century modern desk formica you’re looking for. A mid century modern desk formica — often made from laminate, formica and wood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a mid century modern desk formica — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A mid century modern desk formica is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made mid century modern desk formica over the years, but those crafted by George Nelson, Ahrend de Cirkel and Gio Ponti are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Mid Century Modern Desk Formica?

A mid century modern desk formica can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,549, while the lowest priced sells for $525 and the highest can go for as much as $35,000.

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.