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Fully Restored Rosewood Swivel Desk Chair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1950s
By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
Located in Rome, IT
– min seat height 46 cm Mid-Century Modern design The original logo is present but the serigraphy has
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dutch Deco Style Tubular Desk with Birch Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Condition Thick Tubular Chrome Frame Desk with Single Set of Birch Stacking Drawers. Very
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Pair of vintage Eames For Vitra EA108 Alu Range Office/Desk Chair, 2000s
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Pair of EA108 alu desk or conference chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by Vitra
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Desk Chair Designed by Gerard Guermonprez, circa 1950, France
By Gerard Guermonprez
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Desk Chair has a 2cm, about 3/4", square black enameled metal frame that supports a brown soft
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

KEM Weber Heywood Wakefield Trimline Desk
By Kem Weber
Located in Pasadena, TX
A mid century modern desk designed by KEM Weber and made by Heywood Wakefield. A chrome tubular
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Chrome

Ico Parisi for Mim Roma Desk, an Executive Armchair and a pair of Swiwel Chairs
By Ico Parisi, MIM Roma
Located in Naples, IT
Rare office set designed by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma in the 1950s. Consisting of: Modern swivel desk
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Fully Restored Rosewood Swivel Desk Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma
By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
Located in Rome, IT
light signs are left Mid-Century Modern design         
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1960s Raymond Loewy Desk for Brunswick
By Raymond Loewy, Brunswick Co.
Located in Alhambra, CA
Double pedestal desk with metal frame & wood body. Designed by Raymond Loewy for Brunswick in the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Rare + Collectible Desk by Gilles Bouchez for Airborne, French
By Gilles Bouchez
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare French executive desk designed by Gilles Bouchez for Airborne in the 1970s. This desk has a
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

French Designer Jacques Quinet Leather Desk Chair Brass Hardware
By Jacques Quinet
Located in Chicago, IL
A Jacques Quinet black leather over a metal frame with saddle-stitched arms and legs and featuring
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Brass

Rare Cees Braakman Japanese Series Desk
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Acrylic molded drawer pulls. Right stacking set of drawers. Black enameled metal frame. Original condition
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Rare Industrial and Stylish Desk by Raymond Loewy for Brunswick
By Raymond Loewy, Brunswick Co.
Located in Pasadena, CA
Brunswick features an exposed metal frame, hairpin legs and floating birch drawers. The stylish desk is set
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Vintage Paul McCobb Connoisseur Collection Reception Desk
By Paul McCobb
Located in Pasadena, TX
, reception desk with a right hand return. A modesty panel, metal frame support and trimming is also featured
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Double Drop-Leaf Desk by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
floating contrasting compartments (with open shelving on the back) suspended within a lacquered metal frame
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Jaeger LeCoultre Mid Century Green Leather Folding Eight Day Travel Clock
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in London, GB
. Although originally conceived as a travel or bedside table clock it would make a perfect desk clock for the
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Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Nickel

Karl Erik Ekselius Green Velvet Aluminum Swivel Tilt Desk Chair, JOC Vetlanda
By Karl-Erik Ekselius
Located in Dublin 8, IE
. Designed by Karl Erik Ekselius in the 1970s, featuring an aluminum frame and has been newly upholstered in
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Friso Kramer Desk Chair Model Resort Ahrend de Cirkel the Netherlands, 1960
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
de Cirkel, The Netherlands 1960. The chair has a light grey lacquered metal frame with cross legs and
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

1960s Italian Ico Parisi Rosewood President s Writing Office Desk for MIM Roma
By MIM Roma, Ico Parisi
Located in London, England
metal frame of the desk on the left hand side. The original key is unfortunately missing to lock them
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Steel

Coen de Vries Industrial Writing Desk for Emmein Meubel
By Coen de Vries, Emmein Staal
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Midcentury Coen de Vries Industrial metal desk with double stacked drawers. Beautiful table top
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Pitagora desk — MIM Roma, 1964 by Ennio Fazioli Renato Venturi
By MIM Roma, Ennio Fazioli
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
suspended drawer blocks—one supported by a sculptural tulip base, the other integrated into the metal frame
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

Finn Juhl Teak Desk, Bovirke Denmark 1953, Model BO-69
By Finn Juhl
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
, 4 color fronted drawers in underslung cabinet. Black enameled metal frame. Lovely vintage
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks

Oak and Steel Desk by Domore for Ashland Oil
By Davis Allen
Located in South Charleston, WV
Ashland Oil. Credenzas matching this piece are available. Note the metal framing to front and sides
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Oak

Desk by Raymond Loewy for Hill Rom, Walnut with off White Laminate Top, Original
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Kansas City, MO
1960a Raymond Loewy for Rom Hill small desk in very good, ready to use all original condition
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Early Polished Steel and Tiger Stripe Maple Desk Attributed to Florence Knoll
By Florence Knoll
Located in Highclere, Newbury
17 with the louvered drawer fronts and the later 1950s metal frame models that started with the IBM
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Rare Mid-Century Modern Desk Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
metal frame set on a sturdy swivel base with casters. Nice detailing throughout. (Please confirm item
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Gispen Grand Conference Table with Linoleum Top
By Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive Grey Enameled Metal Frame with Curved Dark Grey Linoleum Top. Original Condition with
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Magnifying Glass with Leather Croc Embossed Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silver metal frame magnifying glass with a croc embossed leather wrapped handle. A great finishing
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Metal

1950, Wim Rietveld, Very Rare Elegant Folding Bed for Auping with Plywood Top
By Wim Rietveld, Auping
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
the wood. The bed can be sent de assembled; the wooden part, the frame and the bed can be taken apart
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Metal

Reply Drawing Table + Stool by Friso Kramer Wim Rietveld for Ahrend de Cirkel
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld
Located in Munster, NRW
continuously from horizontal to vertical. so it works as a desk, bar table, flipboard – and, no joke, we have
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Wm. Rietveld and Friso Kramer "Reply" Drafting Table
By Wim Rietveld, Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kramer, for Ahrend de Cirkel 1958. Grey Enameled Frame, Available in Wood Tone Top. Hinged Arms that
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Wim Rietveld Pyramid Table Ahrend de Cirkel, 1960 s
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld
Located in Lisboa, PT
manufactured by Ahrend de Cirkel, The Netherlands 1960. It has a fantastic shaped structure, V shaped frame in
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Franco Albini Cavalletto Table, Black Stained Wood by Cassina
By Cassina, Franco Albini
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
stability based on the principle of opposing forces, the frame looks improvised, volumes and weights having
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Wim Rietveld Industrial Table
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wim Rietveld industrial table with well worn grey enameled metal legs and faux wood formica top and
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Rietveld and Kramer "Reply" Drafting Table
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ahrend De Cirkel In 1958. Grey enameled frame with adjustable table height and work top with pencil ledge
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

1960s Vintage Italian Side Table by Angelo Ostuni
By Angelo Ostuni
Located in London, GB
the 1960s-1970s, and is in superb condition for its age. The black lacquered metal frame has been and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

1960 s Vintage Italian Side Table by Angelo Ostuni
By Angelo Ostuni
Located in London, GB
the 1960s-1970s, and is in superb condition for its age. The black lacquered metal frame has been and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Friso Kramer Result Writing Table Set Ahrend, 1960
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
underneath the top for books. Complete set of desk and chair, grey framed desk with blue basket and grey
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Pyramid Table by Wim Rietveld for Ahrend de Cirkel
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Wim Rietveld
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Wim Rietveld pyramid table from the Pyramid Series with folded sheet metal compass legs
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Sheet Metal

Custom Made Zebrano Wood Sideboard Belform, 1960
By Belform
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
and a black lacquered wooden frame. Typical Belform are the chromed and black metal square shaped
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Wim Rietveld Pyramid table black Ahrend de Cirkel 1960
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
manufactured by Ahrend de Cirkel, The Netherlands 1960. It has a fantastic shaped structure, V shaped frame in
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Wim Rietveld Pyramid Table Ahrend de Cirkel, 1960
By Wim Rietveld, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
in 1960. It has a fantastic shaped structure, V shaped frame in light grey painted metal. And a very
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Friso Kramer Reform" Industrial Dining or Work Table with New Teak Veneered Top
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
metal frame. Frame in very original condition with visible wear. Other similar tables available with
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer "Reply" Drafting Table by Ahrend de Cirkel
By Wim Rietveld, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
collaborative design with Friso Kramer in the break room over coffee. Grey enameled frame with wood top with
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Carlo Ratti Writing Table Set for Legni Curva, Italy, 1950
By Carlo Ratti, Legni Curva
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
chair has a solid metal frame, black lacquered, same as the table, but the table has brass feet. The
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Magnifying Glass with Polished Horn Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A weighty, convex glass lens encased in a silver metal frame. The handle features a beautiful
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Silver

Carlo Ratti Writing Table Set Legni Curva, Italy, 1950
By Legni Curva, Carlo Ratti
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
, 1950. The chair has a black lacquered solid metal frame, same as the table, but the table has brass
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass, Metal

Pair Mid Century Modern Gunlocke Armchairs Black Leather with Walnut Frames
By Gunlocke
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern pair of Gunlocke armchairs comprised of walnut frames, black
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Magnifying Glass with Bamboo Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silver metal frame magnifying glass with a bamboo handle in varying tones of brown. A fun addition
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Silver

Friso Kramer "Revolt" Chair in White
By Friso Kramer, Ahrend de Cirkel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. In white melamine and black enameled metal frame. Single chair. Original condition with wear to frame
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Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Giancarlo Vegni P70 Postmodern Chair
By Giancarlo Vegni, Fasem International
Located in London, GB
framed postmodern chair for desk or dining, on tapered legs. The seat and armrest are upholstered in a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Natural Leather Office Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1960s
By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
Located in Rome, IT
with shellac, the original leather is in very good condition Mid-Century Modern chair. Price is
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Natural Leather and Dark Wood Office Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1960s
By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
Located in Rome, IT
, Italy Curved dark wood frame, metal legs and original black leather. The wooden part is restored with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Fully Restored Set of 6 Italian Leather Armchair by Ico Parisi for MIM
By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
Located in Rome, IT
cleaned and greased This is a Mid-Century Modern chair.   
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian Walnut Swivel Chairs by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1950s
By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
Located in Rome, IT
frame, metal legs and original senape fabric. This desk or conference chairs are in very good original
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Charles Pollock Office Chair, 1960s
By Charles Pollock
Located in PARIS, FR
International in the 1960s, features a sleek black leather seat supported by a polished chrome frame. Known for
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

1970 s Mid-Century Modern Metal Wood Armchairs - a Pair
By Herman Miller
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Mid-century Modern armchairs for sale. Manufactured in 1977 by Lion Brand, and still have
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Fully Restored Italian Leather Swivel Armchair by Ico Parisi for MIM Roma, 1960s
By Ico Parisi, Mobili Italiani Moderni (MIM)
Located in Rome, IT
is a Mid-Century Modern chair.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

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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.