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Set of 2 Lounge Chairs w/ Matching Ottomans, Harry Bertoia, Knoll, USA, c. 1960s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Deland, FL
forward-thinking approach and it's literal bending of both metal and rules set for Modern design and his
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bouclé

1960s Buffet Dry bar by Mobile di Cantù, Ico Luisa Parisi attributed in Walnut
By Consorzio Esposizione Mobili Cantù, Ico Luisa Parisi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
student of Gio Ponti, Parisi worked to create desks, chairs, and upholstered sofas in wood and metal for
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Buffets

Materials

Walnut

Console Table, Italy 1940s
Located in Greding, DE
Art Deco console table on a U-shaped blackened wooden frame with intermediate metal struts and
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Metal

Yellow Pop Art Racing Bicycle Wall or Table Lamp by Zicoli, Italy, 1970 s
By Zicoli
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A fun statement on your wall or desk in the form of this 1970's Pop art racing bicycle by Italian
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Boho Donghia “Anziano” Leather Klismos Chairs - A Pair
By Donghia
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
seamlessly integrates with Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist, Industrial, Eclectic, or even a sophisticated
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Late 20th Century American Minimalist Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pierre Jeanneret , Committee Chair for Chandigarh, PJ-SI-30-C, Circa 1950, India
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Girona, Spain
occupant within. P! Galerie’s selection is mainly focused on rare French mid-century modern design
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fur, Teak

Large White Light Ball Wall or Ceiling Lamps by Castiglioni for Flos, Italy 1960
By Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century "Light Ball' sconces or ceiling lamps in white enameled metal and opaline
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Metal

Set of 3 Large White Light Balls, Wall or Ceiling Lamps by Flos, Italy 1960
By Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning set of 3 Mid-Century "Light Ball' sconces or ceiling lamps in white enameled metal and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Wrought Iron Shelving Bookcase for HermesJacques Adnet for Hermès
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Valladolid, ES
employed slender metal frames covered in stitched leather. With such furniture, Adnet brought a fashion
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Crystal, Wrought Iron

Italian Modernist Jean Philippe Nuel for Saintluc Amura Hamac Leather Armchair
By Saint Luc, Amura Lab
Located in Secaucus, NJ
drama and elegance to any modern, minimal, or mid-century modern setting, it can be used as a dining
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2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Castiglioni Large Chrome "Light Ball" Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Flos, Italy 1960s
By Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Arteluce, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
must have for all the Mid-Century Modern lovers. It is wired and tested, compatible with both US and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Vintage Aluminum Steelcase Stacking Chairs Model #1278 1 White 3 Black Set of 4
By Steelcase
Located in Topeka, KS
-century modern industrial look. Comprised of extruded aluminum frames and molded plastic seat and backs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

White "Light Ball" by Flos, Italian Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Castiglioni 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
piece perfect to complete a mid-century modern space. The Light Ball is in pristine conditions
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount

Materials

Metal

Pair of Model "15711" Table Lamps for Böhlmarks, Sweden ca 1950s
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik
Located in Utrecht, NL
of Scandinavian modern design in the postwar period. Swedish lighting manufacturers of this era
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chrome President Light by Jo Hammerborg for Fog Mørup
By Fog Mørup, Jo Hammerborg
Located in Voorburg, NL
This Mid-Century desk light, model 'President', was designed by Jo Hammerborg in the 1960s and
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Steel

ITSU, table lamps 1950
Located in Hyvinkää, FI
design internationally. ✨ Design and Materials • Base/Frame: Brass or painted metal, giving durability
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Antique Mid-19th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rare 1948 James Mont Designed Wide Tufted Seat Lounge Chair Oval Back Cushion
By James Mont
Located in St. Louis, MO
Circa 1948, documented, by famed NYC designer James Mont, this mid-century modern wide tufted seat
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Foam, Sycamore

Robin Day James Bond movies leather Prototype with WORKING Audio system , 1960s
By Hille, Robin Day
Located in La xara, VC
. Large prototype with an original chrome metal reinforcement supporting the entire structure! German
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Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Soriana Lounge Chair in Grey Leather by Afra Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, Signed
By Afra Tobia Scarpa, Atelier International, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Soriana lounge chair would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian Modern or Danish Modern home
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Rare Model 2328 Office Chair by Hannah Morrison for Knoll, 1970s (2 Avail)
By Bruce Hannah Andrew Morrison, Knoll
Located in Basel, BS
Studios is often considered one of the most elegant desk chair designs from the mid-century era. It
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Imperial-Yellow Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Tray with Phoenix Medallion, Showa Era
Located in Atlanta, GA
traditionally associated with rank—the tray has the restraint and dignity of mid-century Japanese design, poised
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Jacques Adnet Black Stitched Leather Wicker Bar Cart Trolley Table
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
and other pieces that employed slender metal frames clad in stitched saddle leather. With such
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

1957, Wim Rietveld/André Cordemeyer, Chair 416 Version by Gispen Holland
By André R. Cordemeyer, Wim Rietveld, Gispen Kembo
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
tubular solid metal frame with rubber shock mounts. This chair has an amazing original red color with
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Ico Parisini Pa 1947 Console Table For Cassina
By Ico Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
. FRAME Solid wood embellished with metal details. TOP Rectangular with four straight cut-outs. LEGS
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2010s French Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Wood

1957, Wim Rietveld/André Cordemeyer, Three Chairs, 416 Version by Gispen Holland
By André R. Cordemeyer, Wim Rietveld, Gispen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
tubular solid metal frame with rubber shock mounts. This chair are in red but if you removed the paint it
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fiberglass, Rubber, Paint

Series of 4 Luigi Gorgoni Chairs for Roche Bobois - 1970s
By Luigi Gorgoni
Located in PARIS, FR
. These rare pieces integrate beautifully into mid-century, brutalist, or contemporary interiors. Perfect
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Late 20th Century French Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Elm

One of 3 Philips Vintage Infrared Heat Lamp Charlotte Perriand HP 3603 Infraphil
By Charlotte Perriand, Philips
Located in Miami, FL
One of 3 Industrial French Architect and Designer Charlotte Perriand designed Mid-Century Modern
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Articulating and Orbiting Table Lamp, USA Circa 1970
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Table / desk lamp comprises a blackened steel cube-shaped base that supports a circular frame of
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Movado1948 Calendermeto Triple Date Moonphase Travel Purse Clock With Leather
By Movado, Movado
Located in Miami, FL
stainless steel and leather with the purpose to use in desks, travels, in the pocket or a purse. Patented
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Vintage 1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Lucite and Brass “Bamboo” Console Table by Charles Hollis Jones, USA, 1960s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
mid-century modern form. Designed to function as a console, writing desk, or vanity table, it embodies
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Vintage 1960s American Regency Console Tables

Materials

Brass

LC2 Black Leather Settee Sofa Loveseat by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina, Pierre Jeanneret, Le Corbusier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
for Cassina would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Bauhaus, Scandanavian Modern or Danish modern
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1990s Italian Bauhaus Settees

Materials

Steel

Early Year LC2 Black Leather Three-Seat Sofa by Le Corbusier for Cassina, Signed
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Los Angeles, CA
great in a Mid-Century Modern, Bauhaus, Scandanavian Modern or Danish modern home or penthouse apartment
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Vintage 1970s Italian Bauhaus Sofas

Materials

Steel

Carl Koch Techbuilt Spacemaking Furniture
By Carl Koch
Located in New York, NY
houses and produced in 1955. Koch was a pioneering champion of prefabrication in housing in mid-century
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany, Masonite

Desk and chair in wood and metal by the Reguitti brothers in Italy Mid-century
By Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Palermo, Italia
Desk with chair produced in the 1960s by the Reguitti brothers. Black painted metal frame. The seat
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Jacques Adnet Red and Black Leather Desk, Bamboo Style Metal Frame, French, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
gold metal structure. The desk comes from a private school decorated by Jacques Adnet.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Bleached Mahogany Three-Drawer Flip Desk by George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in Hudson, NY
This beautiful blonde bleached mahogany desk with a tubular metal frame is equipped with a flip
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20th Century American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Mid-Century Industrial Design Friso Kramer Reform Table Ahrend Cirkel, 1950s
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Udenhout, Noord Brabant
Mid-Century Reform table designed by Friso Kramer for Ahrend Cirkel in the 1950s. The table
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

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
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chrome

Desk by Willy Van Der Meeren for Tubax
By Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in Ghent, BE
frame feet and the grey metal body, finished with a nice fifties blue drawer and a teak wooden top with
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Knoll International Executive Desk S 872 Florence Knoll
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Köln, NRW
Writing desk by Florence Knoll model 872 Steel frame chromed, top wood lacquered white with two
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Mid-20th Century European Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Alain Richard Pear Wood Desk, France, 1950
By Alain Richard
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Three drawer pear wood desk with black enamelled metal frame and bronze handles. A compact and
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Small Desk in the Manner of Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Small desk with heavy black lacquered metal frame and brass feet. The top is in rosewood and the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Wim Rietveld Friso Kramer — Reply Drafting Desk Table and Task Chair
By Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
pairing from the Dutch mid-century industrial movement, this Reply drafting table by Wim Rietveld and task
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel, Enamel, Stainless Steel

Eames EA 108 Aluminium Chair with Black Frame by Vitra
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Vienna, AT
Eames EA 108 aluminium chair with black frame by Vitra. Rare version 'Black Edition'.
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Vintage 1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Desk Chair on Wheels "3107" Arne Jacobsen, 1955
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Berlin, DE
wheels. The nickel-plated frame on castors, the assembly without side struts and the embossed metal cap
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Wenge DJOB" Executive Desk by Arne Jacobson, Denmark
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, named the "Djob", made in Wenge wood with a metal frame and round metal drawer pulls. Newly restored and
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Wenge

Midcentury BO 555 Desk by Preben Fabricius Jorgen Kastholm
By Jørgen Kastholm Preben Fabricius
Located in London, Greenwich
Kastholm. The desk features a brushed metal frame, glass top and three rosewood drawers.
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Glass

TABLE WIM RIETVELD Ahrend de Cirkel Industrial Dutch Design
By Wim Rietveld, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
TABLE WIM RIETVELD Ahrend de Cirkel. Super Industrial style desk ore table. Designed by Wim
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Antique National Cash Register, USA
By National Cash Register Co.
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
combines a sturdy, dark varnished wooden frame with a metal mechanism, reflecting the style of early 20th
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Vintage Set of original Staatsmijnen chairs by Parry and Truijen
By Robert Parry, Emile Truijen
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
condition. Frame is in good vintage shape, the upholstery has minor traces of use, and one chair has minor
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Black Vinyl Accent Chair Minimal Retro Vintage Waiting Room Armchair
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Stunning mid century modern armchairs designed under Knoll influence With square chrome frames
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century German Desk Lamp in Brass and White Cube from Kaiser Leuchten, 1960
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Basel, CH
white metal shade set on a brass frame. It is fully functioning and takes one 25W E14 bulb.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

1970 s Mid Century Chrome Steel Cream Skai Faux Leather Dining Desk Design Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dorking, Surrey
1970's chair with chromed steel frame and legs and original cream faux leather. Comfortable chair
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel, Other, Chrome

Pierre Paulin for Thonet Industrial Architectural Tubular Desk or Dining Chair
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very rare tubular metal frame desk or dining chair by Pierre Paulin for Thonet. Beautiful
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Cees Braakman for Pastoe KM05 Metal Wire Stools, the Netherlands 1958
By Cees Braakman, Pastoe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Black metal wire stools designed by Adriaan Dekker and Cees Braakman in 1958 for Pastoe. Some of
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Round Gispen Metal Industrial Side Table, Model 501/3601, Dutch Design 1954
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen, Wim Rietveld
Located in Amsterdam, NL
was made by Gispen in 1954. The table features a tubular metal frame with a wooden top with a coating
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Vintage Industrial Rustic Machinists Wood Metal Side Table or Lamp Stand
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
been waxed and polished for a high-end finish. The top is set on an original mid century steel frame
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Early 20th Century Side Tables

Materials

Wood

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Mid Century Modern Metal Frame Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the mid century modern metal frame desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and laminate, every mid century modern metal frame desk was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a mid century modern metal frame desk — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A mid century modern metal frame desk, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made mid century modern metal frame desk over the years, but those crafted by Juliette Belarti, Herman Miller and George Nelson are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Mid Century Modern Metal Frame Desk?

Prices for a mid century modern metal frame desk start at $850 and top out at $4,250 with the average selling for $2,831.

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.