Foster-McDavid Marble Top Game Table with Four Lounge Chairs
By Foster-McDavid
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual marble top game table with four lounge chairs by Foster-McDavid. Original pale yellow finish and upholstery.
Marble, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Foster-McDavid Cobalt Blue Faux Leather Dining Chairs Set 4
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Topeka, KS
According to online posts by Foster’s son Robert Foster Jr, Joe McDavid ran the company and Robert Foster designed the furniture.
Faux Leather, Walnut
Set of Four Midcentury Black Vinyl Dining Chairs by Foster-McDavid
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 midcentury black vinyl dining chairs with high architectural pointed backs with exposed lattice structure supported on straight legs (Foster-McDavid Furniture, Tampa FL).
Wood
$2,680Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 5 Mid-Century Foster-McDavid Dining Chairs
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Medina, OH
A set of five Foster & McDavid dining chairs, walnut, circa 1960s.
Velvet, Walnut
Set of Four Mid-Century Black Vinyl Dining Chairs by Foster-McDavid
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 mid-century black vinyl dining chairs with high architectural pointed backs with exposed lattice structure supported on straight legs (Foster-McDavid Furniture, Tampa FL) (p...
Wood
5 Walnut Foster and McDavid Cane-Back Dining Chairs, Mid-Century Modern
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Mid Century Modern Walnut Dining Set by Foster McDavid. Founded in 1950 in Tampa, Florida- Foster McDavid's designs exude the stylings of the mad men era.
Cane, Faux Leather, Walnut
Six Walnut Foster and McDavid Cane Back Dining Chairs, Mid-Century Modern
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Mid Century Modern Walnut Dining Set by Foster McDavid. Founded in 1950 in Tampa, Florida- Foster McDavid's designs exude the stylings of the mad men era.
Cane, Walnut
$3,496Sale Price|41% Off
Lighted Custom Made Modern Cherry Buffet Dry Bar With Wine Rack and Bar Cart
By Jens Risom, Brown Saltman, Foster-McDavid, Arne Vodder
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Please believe me when I say pictures don't this piece justice. The cherry wood shimmers and gleams with an almost indescribable Iridescence that looks like rivers of honey that form...
Mahogany
Foster McDavid Walnut Dining Chairs
By Foster-McDavid
Located in New York, NY
Stunning set of six Foster McDavid walnut dining chairs. Two armchairs and four side chairs with vintage upholstery and cane backs.
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Credenza by Foster-McDavid
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Toledo, OH
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern credenza by Foster-McDavid. Credenza features a right and left two-door storage area which bracket three dovetailed drawers.
Foster-McDavid Mid-Century Credenza / Sideboard with Hutch
By Foster-McDavid
Located in San Antonio, TX
Vintage walnut credenza / sideboard by Foster-McDavid features a hutch and plenty of storage.
Glass, Walnut
Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Foster-McDavid Dining Chairs
By Foster-McDavid
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautiful set of 8 mid-century modern dining chairs by Foster-McDavid with a caned back and is made of walnut.
Mohair, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern B-244 Walnut Nightstands by Foster McDavid Inc.
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Mid-Century Modern B244 Walnut Nightstand by Foster McDavid Inc. A refined example of American mid-century craftsmanship, this B244 nightstand by Foster McDavid Inc. embodies the cl...
Walnut
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H 35.5 in W 20 in L 35.5 in
Set of Five Mid-Century Modern Signed Foster-McDavid Ox Sculptural Dining Chairs
By Foster-McDavid
Located in West Hartford, CT
Foster-McDavid was based in Florida and custom made these chairs for clients in the 1950s.
Fabric, Walnut
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H 41 in W 25 in D 25 in
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Solid Walnut & Cane Armchairs by Foster-McDavid
By Foster-McDavid
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of stylish American walnut & cane armchairs by Foster-McDavid, solid walnut with cane sides freshly recover solid and sturdy circa the 1970s, great condition solid and...
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
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H 41 in W 23 in D 23 in
A Stylish Pair of American Walnut Side Chairs; Designed by Foster-McDavid
By Foster-McDavid
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stylish pair of American upholstered walnut side chairs designed by Foster-McDavid; each with tall wedge-shaped upholstery back above a square seat flanked by caned side panels rai...
Foster-McDavid Danish Modern Walnut Credenza Sideboard, 1960s
By Foster-McDavid, Jens Risom
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A mix of solid walnut and walnut veneer over hardwood core. Made by Foster McDavid of Tampa Florida.
Walnut
Mid Century Octagonal Inlay Dining Table by Foster, McDavid
By Foster-McDavid
Located in New York, NY
Designed by noted American Mid-Century Modern designers, Foster - McDavid, unsigned, but well documented form.
Walnut
1960s Vintage Foster McDavid Walnut Dining Chairs, Set of 6
By Jens Risom
Located in Southampton, NJ
Set of 6 Foster McDavid midcentury dining chairs with comfortable black naugahyde seats and caned backs.
Walnut
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H 27 in W 53.5 in D 18.5 in
Mid Century Walnut Cabinet Credenza Sideboard Buffet Bar by Foster-McDavid USA
Located in West Hartford, CT
Why not own the good stuff. Made in USA by Foster-McDavid, Tampa, FL.
Teak, Walnut
Foster-McDavid Style Walnut Credenza with Brass Latches, 1960s
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Restored Mid-Century Modern American made walnut credenza. The simple design is embellished with brass latches along the door fronts. This piece is intriguing in the way that it bala...
Brass
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H 29 in W 23 in D 26.5 in
Set of Two (2) Angular Arm Chairs in Walnut & Velour by Foster McDavid, c. 1960s
Located in Deland, FL
About: Designed by Robert Foster Jr. in the early 1960's this exquisite set of angular armchairs for Foster McDavid, a small Tampa-based boutique furniture company established in 195...
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
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H 30 in W 53.5 in D 18.5 in
Mid Century 4-Door Entertainment Records Console Cabinet Credenza Foster-McDavid
By Foster-McDavid
Located in West Hartford, CT
Mid century four door entertainment console has beautiful walnut graining. Left side double doors open to record cubbies and shelving for the vinyl collector! Right side door open to...
Teak, Walnut
Mid-Century Walnut Two Door Cabinet Credenza Bar by Foster McDavid USA
By Foster-McDavid
Located in West Hartford, CT
Mid-century walnut two door cabinet. Multipurpose use as a dry bar, sideboard or entertainment cabinet. Has been polished to bring out beautiful wood graining. Great scale for apartm...
Teak, Walnut
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H 28.5 in W 48 in D 48 in
Mid Century Modern Octagonal Dining Table by Foster McDavid Inc - 3 Leaves
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Octagonal Dining Table by Walter of Wabash, featuring a pedestal base and three extension leaves for versatile dining. Some wear to the finish as shown in the p...
Wood
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H 23.25 in W 94.38 in D 17.88 in
Long and Low Jens Risom Style Modern Walnut Credenza Media Cabinet by Galloway's
By Jens Risom, Foster-McDavid
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A mix of solid walnut, composite and walnut veneer. Attributed to Foster-McDavid and sold exclusively by Galloway's Furniture of Tampa, Florida, circa 1960s.
Walnut
Walnut and Rosewood Mid-Century Modern Desk with Brass Knobs
By Jens Risom, Dillingham Manufacturing Company, Foster-McDavid
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This handsome Mid-Century Modern desk is like a tuxedo, perfectly tailored and made of the finest materials. The desk cuts a clean silhouette with it’s angular Minimalist form. The c...
Brass
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H 18.5 in W 29.5 in D 29 in
Mid-Century Modern Jens Risom Style Wedge Travertine and Walnut Side Table
By Jens Risom, Foster-McDavid, Dillingham Manufacturing Company
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Unique wedge shaped Mid-Century Modern end table in the style of Jens Risom. Triangle shape Italian travertine (stone) top with solid walnut wood frame. Tapered Danish look to the sp...
Travertine
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H 33 in W 96 in D 14 in
1950's Custom Made Mid-Century Modern Glass Door Mahogany Rosewood Credenza
By Brown Saltman, Jens Risom, Arne Vodder, Foster-McDavid
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pictures don't this piece justice. The mahogany (possibly Mindoro) shimmers and gleams with an almost indescribable Iridescence that looks like rivers of honey that form the ebbing a...
Mahogany, Glass, Rosewood
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H 34.88 in W 100 in D 26 in
Custom Made Colossal Mid-Century Modern Tambour Door Mahogany Credenza Sideboard
By Brown Saltman, Jens Risom, Foster-McDavid, Arne Vodder
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Please believe me when I say pictures don't this piece justice. The mahogany (possibly Mindoro) shimmers and gleams with an almost indescribable Iridescence that looks like rivers of...
Mahogany
Foster-McDavid Octagonal Walnut Table
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Redding, CT
Foster-McDavid octagonal walnut table. This beauty is reminiscent of Harvey Probber designs.
Walnut
Foster-McDavid Walnut and Rosewood Dresser
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Miami, FL
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern double dresser with rosewood inlay manufactured by Foster-McDavid, dating from the 1950s. The commode features six drawers with Jen Risom style sculpted...
Walnut, Rosewood
Octagonal Inlay Dining Table by Foster McDavid Inc
By Foster-McDavid
Located in New York, NY
When closed it is a single pedestal table. Foster McDavid "Intaglio" line dining table in very good original condition.
Walnut
Set of Four Foster McDavid High Back Dining Chairs
By Foster-McDavid
Located in New York, NY
Nice set of four high back dining chairs designed by Foster McDavid in original green vinyl upholstery.
Upholstery, Walnut
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H 29 in W 89.25 in D 42 in
Foster-McDavid Mid-Century Modern Dining Set, Table and Six Caned Back Chairs
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Miami, FL
Foster-McDavid Mid-Century Modern dining table set with six caned back chairs Offered for sale is a Mid-Century Modern mahogany dining table with six caned back chairs by Foster M...
Upholstery, Cane, Mahogany
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H 30.25 in W 71.25 in D 18.25 in
Nine Drawer Mid Century Dresser by Foster - McDavid circa 1950/1960's
By Foster-McDavid
Located in New York, NY
Structurally sound and sturdy, fully function and usable as is, please see images. . Designed by Foster - McDavid, retains original paper label on the back, as shown.
Wood
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H 34.5 in W 20 in D 21 in
Set of Four Mid Century Dining Chairs by Foster - McDavid c 1950/1960's
By Foster-McDavid
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural set of Mid Century vintage dining chairs designed by Foster - McDavid. The chairs feature a modernist interpretation of the classic antique comb back form, having ...
Upholstery, Walnut
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H 18.5 in W 30 in D 18.5 in
Petite Mid-Century Modern Bench by Foster-McDavid in the Style of Florence Knoll
By Foster-McDavid, Florence Knoll
Located in Southampton, NJ
Nicely designed and rare minimalist tufted walnut and black Naugahyde tufted bench by Foster-McDavid, circa 1960. This bench came from Dave Foster's estate - the part owner and desig...
Naugahyde, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dining Set by Foster-McDavid
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Toledo, OH
A beautiful set that includes the Probber style walnut octagon table and six chairs (one arm and five side chairs). Each chair features a tall caned back with crucifix frame and is u...
Walnut
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H 37 in W 19 in D 17 in
Set of Four '4' Cane Back Dining Chairs by Foster McDavid in Walnut, USA, 1960's
Located in Deland, FL
Designed by Robert Foster Jr. these exquisite dining chairs by Foster McDavid, a small Tampa boutique furniture company (1950-1975), are proof that American designers could compete w...
Walnut
Vintage Mid-Century Walnut Cabinet Credenza Bar by Foster McDavid
By Foster-McDavid
Located in West Hartford, CT
Vintage mid-century two door cabinet in beautiful walnut. Sits on four legs and has lots of storage behind the front double doors. Great scale for apartment or smaller space. Why not...
Teak, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Dining Set
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Redding, CT
Mid-Century Modern walnut dining set by Foster McDavid. Founded in 1950 in Tampa, Florida Foster McDavid's designs exude the stylings of the mad men era.
Walnut, PVC
Midcentury Octagon Table
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury octagon side table by Foster McDavid. Midcentury walnut side table. Octagon shape in walnut with diamond pattern legs.
Walnut
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H 32 in W 87.75 in D 19.5 in
Jens Risom Style Mid-Century Modern Walnut Hi-Fi Cabinet Media Credenza
By Jens Risom, Foster-McDavid
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Oh boy, where do we start on this one? Well, if you want to own the coolest piece of audio cabinetry ever created, this is it. Although it looks similar to the works to Jens Risom an...
Walnut
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H 28.5 in W 144 in D 54 in
Custom Made Colossal Mid-Century Modern Amorphic Conference Table Desk
By Jens Risom, Foster-McDavid, Brown Saltman
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Believe me when I say pictures don't this piece justice. The mahogany (possibly Mindoro) shimmers and gleams with an almost indescribable Iridescence that looks like rivers of honey ...
Mahogany
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H 35 in W 99.75 in D 25.88 in
Custom Made Colossal Mid-Century Modern Tambour Door Mahogany Console Stereo
By Jens Risom, Foster-McDavid, Arne Vodder, Brown Saltman
Located in Chattanooga, TN
First, let's talk about these awesome cabinets, then we'll move on to the professionally restored, Original audio components and incredible sound. Please believe me when I say pictu...
Mahogany
Set of Six Foster & McDavid Dining Chairs
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Stamford, CT
A set of six Foster & McDavid dining chairs, walnut, circa 1960s.
Faux Leather, Walnut
Set of 12 Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs by Foster-McDavid
By Foster-McDavid
Located in Alhambra, CA
Sleek minimal design by Foster-McDavid. Dimensions: 19" D x 19" W 36" H x 18.25" seat height.
Set of Mid-Century Dining Chairs by Foster McDavid
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage set of walnut dining chairs produced by Foster McDavid. Spindle backrests with contrasting walnut inlays and seats newly upholstered in a soft grey wool fabric. 17.5" seat he...
Wool, Walnut
Harvey Probber Walnut Octagonal Dining Table for Foster McDavid
By Foster-McDavid, Harvey Probber
Located in New London, CT
This table, by renowned Mid-Century Modern designer Harvey Probber, is part of Foster McDavid's Intaglio collection is in really clean original condition.
Walnut
Harvey Probber Walnut Octagonal Dining Table for Foster McDavid
By Foster-McDavid, Harvey Probber
Located in New London, CT
This table, by renowned Mid-Century Modern designer Harvey Probber, is part of Foster McDavid's Intaglio collection is in really clean original condition.
Walnut
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.
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