Mid-Century Modern Tables
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary 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.
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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Michel Pigneres Console in Mirrored Glass and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Michel Pigneres, console, lacquered metal, smoked mirrored glass, brass, steel, France, 1960s.
This exquisite console is beautifully designed featuring a nice structure of sharp lin...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel, Metal
Early Pierre Chapo 'T21 D' Dining Table in Solid Elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, dining table model 'T21 D', elm, France, 1970s
This table is one of the early editions designed by Pierre Chapo, known for his hallmark use of solid elmwood and a comm...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Elm
Poul Kjaerholm for E. Kold Christensen PK61 Statuario Marble Coffee Table
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Alumninum frame and a Statuario marble top. This is the vintage Model Pk61, designed by Poul Kjaerholm for E. Kold Christensen in 1958. So not the re...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Guillerme & Chambron Corner Desk in Oak and Granite
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme & Chambron, desk, oak, granite, France, 1960s
Corner desk by French designer duo Guillerme and Chambron. This beautiful desk holds the characteristic decorations and lines...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Granite
Early Pierre Chapo Set of Ten S11 Dining Chairs with Aban Dining Table
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set consisting of ten S11 dining chairs with Aban T35D dining table by Pierre Chapo
Pierre Chapo, set of ten dining chairs, model 'S11', elm, leather, rope, France, cir...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Leather, Rope, Elm
Large Italian Dining or Conference Table in Walnut and Cognac Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining or conference table, walnut, cognac leather, Italy, 1960s
This furniture piece's versatility is due to its substantial size, making it an optimal option for various functions...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Square Coffee Table in Steel and Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee table, steel and glass, The Netherlands, 1970s
Modernist coffee table in chrome plated steel and glass. This design displays sober and straight forward characteristics due th...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Chrome
Janni Van Pelt Round Coffee Table in Black Metal and Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Janni Van Pelt, coffee table, glass, lacquered metal, The Netherlands, circa 1958.
Round coffee table in black coated metal and glass. This table is a variation on Janni Van Pelt's ...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Early Pierre Chapo Dining Table 'Aban' T35D in Solid Elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, dining table model 'Aban' T35D, solid elm, France, circa 1972
This design is an early edition created by Pierre Chapo. The basic design and construction, as well as t...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Elm
Jean Claude Dresse Coffee Table in Steel and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jean Claude Dresse, coffee table, brass, brushed steel, Belgium, 1970s
Rectangular coffee table with striking tabletop designed by Jean Clause Dresse in the 1970s. Dresse is known f...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Bordeira Marble Coffee Table, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Bordeira coffee table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contempo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
BBPR for Olivetti 'Spazio' Large Dining Tables in Steel
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' dining tables, coated steel, plastic, vinyl, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s
In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hired BBPR to design their New York showroom on Fifth Avenue and to create their first series of office furniture, called Spazio (1959/60). This line included chairs, shelving, cabinet systems, and tables, just like the one shown here. It won the Compasso d'Oro Award in 1962. The design features a large tabletop executed in green vinyl. The frame with a soft olive colored lacquered structure consists of four slim legs that connected to each other by a large structure. The legs are finished with tapered black feet.
Studio B.B.P.R. was an Italian architectural partnership founded in Milan in 1932 by Gianluigi Banfi (1910-1945), Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1909-2004), Enrico Peressutti (1908-1976) and Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1909-1969) who had studied at the Politecnico di Milano. B.B.P.R. was thus an acronym formed from the first letters of their family names. The architects found each other in their opposition to fascism in Italy in the 1930s and 1940s during Mussolini's autocratic regime. The architects therefore believed in developing a style that would have no references to contemporary politics. During the Second World War, they all joined the resistance. However, Rogers, a Jew, fled to Switzerland and both Belgiojoso and Banfi were deported to the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, where Banfi died in 1945. Despite the immense loss of Banfi, their architectural practice continued in the same name as before after...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Two Levels Glass and Brass Italian Service Bar Cart, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Exceptional two level mid-century service cart in brass. This gorgeous piece was produced in Italy during 1970.
This stunning bar cart features a structure made in gold-plated bra...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Bordeira Coffee Table, Steel, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern Bordeira coffee table, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Wim Den Boon Dining Table in Mahogany and Black Lacquered Steel
By Wim Den Boon
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wim den Boon, dining table, mahogany, lacquered steel, The Netherlands, designed in 1955 and manufactured in 1958.
Exclusive dining table designed by Wim den Boon for a Dutch famil...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Jules Wabbes Corner Desk with Drawers in Mutenyé
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jules Wabbes, corner writing desk, mutenyé, nickel-plated metal, aluminum, Belgium, 1957
Beautifully designed desk by one of Belgium's most renowned designers Jules Wabbes. This pie...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Nickel
Italian Art Deco Oval Shaped Coffee Table in Green Stained Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee table, stained wood, glass, Italy, 1940s
This art deco coffee table embodies a stable and strong structure. The double layered feature holds a functional property, yet gives ...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Stildomus 'Torcello' Coffee Table in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Stildomus, 'Torcello' coffee table, walnut, Italy, 1965
The 'Torcello' model is a rare find and is produced by the Italian company Stildomus, a furniture com...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Walnut
Side Table in Teak with Mosaic Inlay
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Side table, teak, ceramics, Europe, 1950s
Squared side table with ceramic inlays. This mid-century coffee or side table features a distinctly shaped top. The square has rounded corn...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Teak
Phillip Lloyd Powell Coffee Table in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Phillip Lloyd Powell, coffee table, walnut, United States, 1960s
Stunning coffee table with free edges by US designer Phillip Lloyd Powell. On four circular tapered legs Powell plac...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Walnut
Vintage faux tortoise shell bar cart folding table from Italy circa 1960's
Located in Madrid, ES
Mid-century, vintage bar cart / folding table / trolley on wheels from Italy,
with tortoise-shell effect, plexiglass drop-trays and pale-gold, metal frame.
This classic, must-have, ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
1940s Italian Writing Desk in Ash and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Writing desk, ash, brass, Italy, 1940s
Made in Italy, this writing desk is a testament to the design ethos prevalent in the 1940s and 1950s. The office table bears witness to the de...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Large Oval Conference Table in Walnut 15ft
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Conference table, veneered walnut, wood, Germany, 1950s
Very large oval dining or conference table with three legs. The mirrored grain of the book-matched Italian walnut is beautifu...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Studio BBPR for Olivetti Small 'Spazio' Desk with Drawers
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' desk with drawers, steel, vinyl, plastic, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s
In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, h...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Italian Artisan Coffee Table in Marble, Brass and Bronze
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee table, marble, brass, bronze Italy, 1950s
Hailing from a skilled artisan of Italy, this exceptional coffee table reflects the design principles of the Mid-Century era that ro...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Tubular Coffee Table in Oak and Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Coffee table, oak, metal, Europe, 1970s.
Modest coffee table in oak. The rounded corners and outlines of this piece of furniture is striking. The table top contains a brown lacquer...
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1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Simplistic Dining Table in Teak and Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining table, teak, oak, pine, Europe, 1960s
Sober and modest table made in Europe in the 1960s. This piece shows beautiful grain in different wood types, a simplistic and functiona...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak, Pine
Gio Ponti 'Parco dei Principi' Coffee Table
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gio Ponti for Parco dei Principi Hotel in Rome, produced by Cassina, coffee table, green marble, anodised aluminum, Italy, 1961-1964
The provenance of this coffee table is notably i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Guillerme & Chambron Extendable Dining Table in Solid Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, extendable dining table, oak, 1960s
Rectangular shaped dining table with inlayed top. This extendable table in solid oak comes with two optio...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Oak
George Nakashima Dining Set with Trestle Dining Table and 'New' Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
George Nakashima, boat-shaped trestle dining table, walnut, United States, 1959
This exquisite and exceptionally large dining table was designed by George Nakashima and created in h...
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1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Walnut
Giotto Stoppino for Bernini Round Dining Table 'Maia' in Walnut and Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giotto Stoppino for Bernini, 'Maia' dining table, walnut and chromed metal, Italy, 1960s
Round dining table by Giotto Stoppino. The walnut tabletop shows a warm, honey colored grain...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Dom Hans Van Der Laan Dining Table in Blue
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dom Hans van der Laan, dining table, lacquered pine, metal, The Netherlands, 1980s
Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Dom Hans van der Laan designed the present table around the 1...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Roger Capron Mid Century Mosaic Tile Coffee Table
By Roger Capron
Located in Countryside, IL
Roger Capron Mid Century Mosaic Tile Coffee Table
This coffee table measures: 36.25 wide x 36.25 deep x 16 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored v...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Karel Koželka and Antonín Kropáček Coffee Table in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Karel Koželka and Antonín Kropácek for Interier Praha, coffee table, oak and glass, Czech Republic, 1960s
An iconic Czechoslovak design piece by designers Karel Kozelka and Antonin ...
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Glass, Oak
Mid-Century Carlo di Carli Gueridon, circa 1963, Italy
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Round polished wooden top on a stepped trumpet column, on a round base with a patinated brass band. Very decorative piece.
Literature: Domus No. 410, December 1964; Riv...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Unique Italian Large Wall Unit with Writing Desk in Maple and Birch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wardrobe with writing desk, birch, maple, fabric, glass, brass, coated steel, Italy, 1950s
Hailing from a skilled artisan of Italy, this exceptional set embodies a unique combinatio...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Poul Kjaerholm Set of Nesting Tables in White Perspex and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Poul Kjaerholm for E. Kold Christensen, set of 'PK17' nesting tables, perspex acrylic, steel, Denmark, 1957
These modernist Danish nesting tables by Poul Kjaerholm were manufactured...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Lova Creation Etched Brass Coffee Table with Agate Stone Inlay
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lova Creation, coffee table, brass, metal, wood, agate, Belgium, 1987
This luxurious side table by Lova Creation is a dazzling eyecatcher. The golden square tabletop is signed and s...
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1980s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Agate, Metal, Brass
Natural Round Dining Table in Elm with French Set of Four Dining Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set consisting of a round dining table in elm with set of four French dining chairs
Round dining table, elm, Europe, 1960s.
This rem...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Straw, Beech, Elm
Studio BBPR 'Spazio' Corner Desk with Movable Cabinet
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' writing desk with various storage compartments, coated steel, plastic, fabric, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s
In 1954, Olivetti, the Ita...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Warren Platner Writing Desk with Black Leather Top
By Knoll, Warren Platner
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Warren Platner for Knoll, writing desk, leather, metal, oak, United States, design 1973
This heavy, sturdy desk is designed by the American modernist Warren Platner. He is most know...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Unique Pia Manu Handcrafted Coffee Table in Pyrite and Ammonite
By Pia Manu
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pia Manu, coffee table, pyrite mineral, Ammonite, iron, burnished concrete, Belgium, 1960s
This rare, handmade coffee table made from a rather surprising juxtaposition of natural ma...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Stone, Concrete, Pyrite, Iron
Melchiorre Bega Console in Walnut and Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Melchiorre Bega, console, walnut, leather, brass, Italy, early 1930s.
This rare wal console is designed by Italian architect and designer Melchiorre Bega in the early thirties. This...
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1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Augusto Romano Side Table in Braided Straw and Blond Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Augusto Romano, side table, beech, braided straw, Italy, circa 1948
A rare side table designed by Italian designer Augusto Romano around 1948. A well-executed table that features a...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Straw, Beech
Emiel Veranneman White Console Table and Mario Botta ‘Shogun’ Table Lamp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Emiel Veranneman, console table, white lacquered oak, Belgium, 1960s
Belgian designer Emiel Veranneman created this console in the 1960s. Four legs are paired together on each shor...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto 'Artona' Side Table in Ash
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto, 'Artona' side table, ash, Italy, 1975
The famous furniture line ‘Artona’ that Afra and Tobia Scarpa designed for Maxalto in 1975 also features this ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Ash
Bruno Mathsson Annika Coffee Table in Birch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bruno Mathsson, coffee table model 'Annika', birch, Sweden 1950s.
Beautiful and elegant coffee table designed by Bruno Mathsson. This 'Annika' coffee table has birch plywood legs, w...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Birch
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Directors Writing Desk in Fiberglass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl, Directors writing desk, fiberglass, Germany, 1970s
This design truly resembles the ethos of the seventies – a bright and bold era – featuring the com...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Rare Jules Wabbes Executive Corner Desk in Wengé
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jules Wabbes, writing desk with drawer compartments, wengé, metal, lacquered wood, Belgium, 1960s.
This corner desk is designed by Jules Wabbes. The table is executed with a solid w...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel, Metal
Rare Ico Parisi for Fratelli Rizzi Writing Desk in Chestnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ico Parisi for Fratelli Rizzi, Intimiano, writing desk, cat. no, '1950.56', chestnut, Italy, 1950
This highly refined writing table is designed by the acknowledged master of Italian...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Chestnut
Large Florence Knoll Boat Shaped Conference Table in Walnut with Metal Frame
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Florence Knoll for Florence Knoll International, large dining table, walnut, metal, United States, 1963.
Large dining or conference table with boat shaped top in walnut. The table has six cylindrical metal legs. The top of this table shows the beautiful grain of the luxurious walnut. Nicely contrast of the natural and elegant top with modern and clean base. Due to its tapered shape, everyone at the table will be able to look each other in the eye. A perfect table for any dinner or meeting.
Florence Knoll (1917) was trained as an architect and had a sense of style from a very young age. During her school time at Cranbrook, Eliel Saarinen (then the headmaster) and his family included her in their family. In 1936 she met Alvar Aalto and was trained by Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius and (as if the long list of eminent designers is not long enough) Mies van der Rohe. This meant that although she was barely out of her teens, she was educated by the best of the European modernists. When she arrived in New York she worked on interior projects (being the only female) which is how she came to know Hans Knoll. When Florence joined Knoll, the planning unit started. Florence also made sure that the designs where more 'American Modernist' instead of Scandinavian, When Hans Knoll died she...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Eero Saarinen for Knoll 'Tulip' Dining Table with Carrara Marble Top
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll International, 'Tulip' dining table, Carrara marble, metal, United States, 1950s/1960s
This iconic pedestal table from the Tulip collection is designed by Ee...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Børge Mogensen Set of Six Armchairs & Angelo Mangiarotti Eros Dining Table
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set containing Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik set of six dining chairs with Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper 'Eros' dining table
Børge Mogensen for Fredericia ...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno Round Dining Table
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno, dining table, model T69, wood, enameled steel, Italy, 1964
The designers Borsani and Gerli created together an outstanding piece of fur...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Enzo Mari for Driade 'Cugino' Table in Glass and Brushed Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Enzo Mari for Driade, side table 'Cugino', glass, brushed steel, Italy, 1973.
This table features a clear construction. The base consists of four tapered legs executed in black anth...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Pierre Chapo 'T21D' Dining Table & Angelo Mangiarotti Set of 'Tre 3' Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set containing Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper set of six chairs with Pierre Chapo dining table model T21D
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, set of six chairs, model 'Tre ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Leather, Elm, Walnut
Karel Koželka and Antonín Kropáček Coffee Table in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Karel Koželka and Antonín Kropácek for Interier Praha, coffee tables, oak and glass, Czech Republic, 1960s
An iconic Czechoslovak design piece by designers Karel Kozelka and Antonin...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Glass, Oak
Pia Manu Handcrafted Coffee Table in Travertine
By Pia Manu
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pia Manu, coffee table, travertine, iron, Belgium, 1960s
This unique, handmade piece is designed in the workshop of Pia Manu. Due to the artistic use of materials and texture combi...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Travertine, Iron
Mid-century Modern tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, more furniture and collectibles, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tables, popular names associated with this style include Edward Wormley, Paul McCobb, Dunbar, and Knoll. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $76 and tops out at $397,156 while the average work can sell for $2,994.
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