$6,240Sale Price|20% Off
Marvelous Tiffany Blue Mastercraft Pill Shaped Credenza Mid-Century Modern
By Mastercraft
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Marvelous Mastercraft Tiffany blue pill shaped credenza. This piece is to die for fabulous with the newly lacquered finish in a soft tiffany blue. Done inside and out it just looks g...
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Modern Mahogany Credenza with Blue Laminate Surface
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Italian credenza in mahogany with sky blue laminate surface, sculpted brass pulls, and adjustable brass feet (ca. 1960s, Italy). Composed of four locking drawers and two sl...
Metal, Brass
Sideboard Credenza Mirror Wood Brass Glass Blue Mid Century Italy 50/60s
By Vittorio Dassi, Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage sideboard with mirror, a classic example of mid-century Italian design (1950/60s). Made of light wood. It features a blue back-treated glass top and tapered legs with brass t...
Brass
Ark Low Console Blue 4 Cover by Hermhaus – Modern Designer Storage Console
By hermhaus
Located in istanbul, TR
The Ark Low Console by Hermhaus is a striking example of modern designer furniture, combining sculptural form with practical storage. Finished in a vibrant blue 4 cover, the console ...
Wood, Lacquer
Ark Low Console Tiffany Blue 4Cover by Hermhaus – Modern Design Storage Console
By hermhaus
Located in istanbul, TR
The Ark Low Console by Hermhaus is a refined example of modern designer furniture, expertly balancing sculptural form with functional storage. Finished in a luminous Tiffany Blue 4 c...
Wood, Lacquer
$4,666Sale Price / item|20% Off
JustFurnituress sideboard: sapphire blue glass, brass frame, luxury design
Located in Guazzora, IT
Our two-door sideboard, designed and manufactured by JustFurnituress, is a masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship that combines elegance and functionality in a timeless design. JustFur...
Brass
Totally Original Rustic Sideboard with Light Blue and Ochre Lacquering
Located in Cesena, FC
Rustic sideboard with original tempera lacquer in light blue, with yellow ochre frame. Of Umbrian-Marches provenance, it shows two large doors and opening shelf. Entirely original ...
Wood
$4,666Sale Price / item|20% Off
JustFurnituress sideboard: sapphire blue glass, brass frame, luxury design
Located in Guazzora, IT
Our two-door sideboard, designed and manufactured by JustFurnituress, is a masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship that combines elegance and functionality in a timeless design. JustFur...
Brass
$9,595Sale Price|20% Off
Arne Vodder Rosewood Credenza with Blue & White Drawers, Denmark, 1960
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in San Diego, CA
Danish designers in the mid-century era intentionally used color to brighten interiors during the long, dim Scandinavian winters, bringing a sense of energy, optimism, and lightness ...
Rosewood
Customizable Color USM Haller Mid Credenza DF Storage System
By Paul Schaerer, Fritz Haller, Usm Haller
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L. With one drop down door and one extension door with filing. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and c...
Chrome, Steel
Customizable Color USM Haller Mid Credenza D Storage System
By Usm Haller, Paul Schaerer, Fritz Haller
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L. With four drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated steel tubes, the US...
Chrome, Steel
Wade Beam For Brueton "Ponte" Credenza in High-Gloss Blue/Gray
By Brueton, J. Wade Beam
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate your mid-century modern decor with this stunning and functional addition.
Chrome
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H 28 in W 84 in D 20 in
Modern Capri Blue Lacquered Credenza with Walnut trim, Brass Pulls & Lucite Legs
By Modshop
Located in Compton, CA
Owners, John and Taryn Bernard design all our custom collections themselves (furniture, throw pillows, bedding prints, and custom modern art), drawing inspiration from items found du...
Brass
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H 27 in W 72 in D 18 in
Art Deco Style Capri Blue Three-Door Credenza with Geometric Detail & Brass Legs
By Modshop
Located in Compton, CA
Mimicking the infamous city skyline with its straight lines, the Manhattan credenza in capri blue is inspired by its namesake.
Brass
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H 31.5 in W 54 in D 20 in
Midcentury Art Deco Two-Door Capri Blue Credenza with Lucite and Brass Legs
By Modshop
Located in Compton, CA
A modern twist on the classic Art Deco styling shown through arches across the credenza. Elegant Greystone color and symmetrical design, the Art Deco credenza shows off its style and...
Brass
Mid Century Blue Lacquered Sideboard Credenza
Located in West Hartford, CT
Mid century credenza buffet sideboard newly lacquered in a robin’s egg blue color.
Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Midnight Blue Lacquer and Mirror Credenza
Located in Miami, FL
Sublime Mid-Century Modern midnight blue lacquer credenza with mirror accents and midnight blue interiors.
Mirror, Wood
Mid-Century Italian Glass and Brass Credenza
Located in Miami, FL
A unique Italian creation custom made with a seascape inspiration from painted glass and brass on a solid wood cabinet base. This piece is one of a kind,
Brass
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H 37.01 in W 78.75 in D 18.9 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Rectangular Blue Lacquer and Parcel Gilt Credenza
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian vintage Mid-Century Modern carved, lacquered and parcel giltwood credenza is an original multi-purpose storage cabinet featuring gorgeous paneled front doors inlaid with...
Metal
Vintage French Blue Credenza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A welcoming vintage French credenza with original blue-grey paint is perfect for a home that utilizes every space possible. May be used in a high traffic hallway or a vintage kitchen.
Wood
Bold Brass and Blue Lacquered Dresser Credenza
Located in Dallas, TX
This one is a stunner! Quality piece of solid mahogany case construction meticulously restored in ocean blue lacquer. Rectangular top piece and conforming case supports seven drawers...
Brass
Blue-Grey Sliding Door Credenza with Brass Hardware
Located in Houston, TX
Light grey-blue sideboard with aged brass handles. Sideboard or Credenza is made out of teak. The piece has been stained a beautiful pale French Blue Grey. Chrome handles. The first ...
A 1960s Italian 6 drawers credenza with cobalt blue glass top
Located in London, GB
1960s low level Ash wood credenza consisting of 6 drawers with it’s original cobalt blue glass top standing on 4 black enamelled steel legs with adjustable brass feet . Ideal for a T...
Cut Steel
1950s Italian Blonde Rosewood Blue Glass and Brass Credenza
Located in Rome, IT
Rare Mid-Century Modern highboard manufactured in Cantu', Italy, 1950s. This useful container module has an attractive and modern design, airy and light but at the same time capacio...
Brass
Blue and White Painted Antique Italian Credenza, Circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful and shapely buffet dating to circa 1850, this painted credenza was hand-carved in Italy. The hand-painted finish consists of bluish-gray scrolls and flowers atop a white ...
Wood, Pine, Paint
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H 32.5 in W 84 in D 20.88 in
Directional Postmodern Blue & White Lacquered Sideboard Credenza or Bar Cabinet
By Directional
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Postmodern lacquered sideboard, credenza, or bar cabinet By Frederick Hayman-Chaffey for Directional USA, 1980s Measures: 84"W x 20.88"D x 32.5"H. Very goo...
Wood, Lacquer
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H 35.75 in W 118 in D 20 in
1950s Navy Blue Gold Diamond Long Credenza Style of Eugenio Escudero Monterrey
By Eugenio Escudero
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Long Credenza 1950s Navyblue diamond mahogany wood monterey long credenza style Eugenio Escudero Unmarked attribution Eugenio Escudero Restored in navy blue and off-white. High po...
Bronze
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H 32.5 in W 65.5 in D 18 in
Harvey Probber Mahogany Credenza with Blue Leather Sliding Doors 1950s 'Signed'
By Harvey Probber
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Cabinet 864B in mahogany with blue leather and brass trim and pulls, 2 sliding doors and 5 drawers, by Harvey Probber, American, 1950s. Metal label inside top right drawer reads “Fur...
Brass
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H 31.5 in W 66 in D 19 in
Tommi Parzinger 4 Door Pale Blue Credenza With Nickel Hardware 1960s (signed)
By Tommi Parzinger, Parzinger Originals
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Elegant 4 door credenza, lacquered pale blue on ebonized block legs with polished nickel pulls, by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger Originals, American 1960's (signed “Parzinger Origina...
Nickel
Modern Blue Lacquered Three-Drawer Sideboard
By Arne Vodder
Located in Houston, TX
Modern sideboard refinished in a deep shiny blue Modern with a slight curve on the front. The top drawer reveals four sections perfect for keeping organized, and two regular drawers ...
Lacquer
French Blue and Grey Sideboard with Brass Hardware
Located in Houston, TX
French grey-blue sideboard with aged brass handles. Sideboard or Credenza is made out of teak and is stained a beautiful pale French Blue Grey. Two folding door open to a single shel...
Bold Yves Klein Blue Sideboard with Brass Handles
Located in Houston, TX
Bold sideboard freshly finished in a matte Yves Klein blue with brass handles. Sideboard or credenza is constructed of of mahogany and teak. Middle cabinet door drops down to reveal ...
French Blue Grey Sideboard with Shiny Brass Hardware
By Dunbar Furniture, James Mont, Harvey Probber
Located in Houston, TX
Sideboard or Credenza is made out of teak and has been stained a beautiful French Blue Grey. Adjustable brass feet have been polished along with all hinges. Two folding doors open t...
Brass
French Blue Grey Stained Sideboard with Brass Accents
By Tommi Parzinger, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning credenza or sideboard freshly finished in a blue grey stain. Accented with brass hardware. Cabinets on either side open to adjustable shelving. Three drawers provide additio...
Brass
Striking Two-Tone Grey and Blue Checkered Sideboard
By Gio Ponti
Located in Houston, TX
Incredible custom finished credenza, credenza is finished in a checkered natural and grey stained wood. Case is finished in a grey stain. Chrome hardware. Two doors open to a single ...
French Blue Grey Sideboard with Brass Hardware
By Dunbar Furniture, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Grey sideboard with brass handles. Sideboard / Credenza is made out of mahogany and teak. The piece has been stained in an opaque French Grey color fully restored. Front middle cabin...
Brass
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H 33 in W 66 in D 20 in
White and Blue Exposed Sculptural Compass Shape Legs Nine Drawers Dresser
By Tommi Parzinger, Allan Gould
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern long credenza nine drawers dresser with exposed sculptural compass shape legs. Brass hardware pulls.
Birch, Oak
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H 37.25 in W 93.75 in D 19.75 in
Italian Vintage Mondrian Style Green Orange Yellow Blue Glass 4-Door Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
A vibrant celebration of mid-century Italian design, this exquisite 1950s buffet cabinet with 4 doors captures the spirit of the Mondrian aesthetic through a masterful composition of...
Brass
Midcentury Credenza in Cobalt Blue Lacquer
Located in Kent, Dover
A stunning Italian midcentury credenza in cobalt blue lacquer. With six drawers, each with their own brass key pull and the darker blue glass top.
Midcentury Credenza in Cobalt Blue Lacquer
Located in Kent, Dover
A stunning Italian midcentury credenza in cobalt blue lacquer. With six drawers, each with their own brass key pull and the darker blue glass top.
Midcentury Credenza in Cobalt Blue Lacquer
Located in Kent, Dover
A stunning Italian midcentury credenza in cobalt blue lacquer. With six drawers, each with their own brass key pull and the darker blue glass top.
Midcentury Credenza in Cobalt Blue Lacquer
Located in Kent, Dover
A stunning Italian midcentury credenza in cobalt blue lacquer. With six drawers, each with their own brass key pull and the darker blue glass top.
Midcentury Credenza in Cobalt Blue Lacquer
Located in Kent, Dover
A stunning Italian midcentury credenza in cobalt blue lacquer. With six drawers, each with their own brass key pull and the darker blue glass top.
Midcentury Credenza in Cobalt Blue Lacquer
Located in Kent, Dover
A stunning Italian midcentury credenza in cobalt blue lacquer. With six drawers, each with their own brass key pull and the darker blue glass top.
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H 33.25 in W 72 in D 17.75 in
French Blue Grey Modern Mahogany Teak Sideboard / Credenza with Brass Hardware
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Excellent sideboard or credenza freshly finished in a French blue grey. Four patinated brass ring pulls. Sideboard or credenza is constructed of mahogany and teak. Middle cabinet doo...
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H 33.5 in W 67.25 in D 15 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Aqua Blue Cream Gold Brass Modern Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century Modern one-of-a-kind Italian 4-door cabinet, part of an Aesthetic Movement: il "Mobile Scultura" Sculptural furniture, of which Luciano Frigerio was a major exponent, c...
Gold, Brass
Blue sideboard three doors Justfurnituress Design
Located in Guazzora, IT
Discover our extraordinary sapphire blue sideboard, a unique piece that embodies the elegance and sophistication of contemporary design. Designed and built by Justfurnituress, this s...
Brass
Drexel Mid-Century Lacquered Credenza
By Drexel
Located in Raleigh, NC
Drexel seven-drawer credenza with six dovetail drawers and two swinging doors that open to one drawer on top and one adjustable shelf. Professionally lacquered in Bermuda Teal with b...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Shades of Blue Credenza / Sideboard / Media Stand
By Finn Juhl
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Our Mid-Century Modern styled HANDMADE “Shades of Blue” credenza offers a stunning combination of center drawer space and adjustable shelving along each side.
Laminate, Wood
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H 31 in W 66 in D 19 in
Restored Broyhill Brasilia Credenza in Custom Blue: 1960s Mid-Century Elegance
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rediscover the 1960s elegance with our beautifully restored Broyhill Brasilia credenza, a shining example of mid-century modern design's enduring allure.
Brass
1950s French Blue Wicker Credenza
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming vintage blue wicker and wood credenza with iron legs from France, 1950s.
Iron
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H 35 in W 69.5 in D 18.5 in
Finn Juhl Walnut & Blue Sideboard Credenza by House of Finn Juhl, Denmark
By Finn Juhl
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Finn Juhl walnut & blue sideboard credenza by House of Finn Juhl, Denmark Finn Juhl walnut & blue sideboard credenza designed by Finn Juhl in Denmark 1955 for Danish furniture man...
Walnut
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H 35 in W 69.5 in D 18.5 in
Finn Juhl Walnut and Blue Sideboard Credenza by House of Finn Juhl Denmark
By Finn Juhl
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Finn Juhl walnut and blue sideboard credenza by House of Finn Juhl Denmark Finn Juhl walnut and blue sideboard credenza designed by Finn Juhl in Denmark 1955 for Danish furniture ...
Walnut
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H 29 in W 79 in D 14.5 in
Vintage USM Haller Metal Media Cabinet in Blue Powder Coat 'with 2 Flap Doors'
By Usm Haller, Fritz Haller
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful blue metal cabinet with 2 drop down doors made by USM Haller designed by Fritz Haller. Great condition. Minor wear to the top surface otherwise in great condition. Top...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
re: 379 Lacquered Credenza on Solid Brass Base
By reGeneration
Located in New York, NY
reGeneration has become known for this iconic credenza which is so versatile, clients order them again and again. It is shown here in Benjamin Moore, Essex Green on a handcrafted sat...
Brass
Midcentury Color Sheet Metal Shoe Rack, Eastern Bloc, 1960s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Vintage color sheet metal shoe rack, Eastern bloc, 3 pull-out shelves, iron rods for the shoes inside, original paint, bears signs of age and wear, but generally in good vintage cond...
Metal
Thala Sculptural Ceramic Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Glazed sculptural sconce by Lucia Mondadori Ceramiques. Lucia Mondadori is a Brazilian ceramic artist based in Paris. Her sculptural work explores the aesthetic interplay between the...
Ceramic
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$7,000 / item
H 26.5 in W 72 in D 17 in
Mid-Century Modern Inspired "Victoria" Credenza, Boho Stereo Cabinet in Walnut
By Pete Deeble
Located in Long Beach, CA
This design is a celebration of, and homage to, the geometric patterns that so often inspired Mid Century design. With this piece we also brought in a little bit of a Boho spirit as ...
Walnut
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
Rosso Levanto Marble Pedestal Bowl XL
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introducing our stunning Rosso Levanto marble PEDESTAL Bowl, a captivating fusion of style and utility. Crafted from premium Rosso Levanto marble with Bordeaux red, brown, green colo...
Marble
Large Carlo Nason for Mazzega Smoked Glass Table Lamp, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Mortsel, BE
Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Scavo Style, Chrome Base Sculptural table lamp, by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega, is an example of Italian Space Age design from th...
Metal, Chrome
Mastercraft Brass Vitrine
By Mastercraft
Located in Hanover, MA
Mastercraft model 326 vintage 1970s Palladian style brass, glass and antiqued smoked mirror vitrine display curio cabinet, designed circa 1970 by William Doezema. Measures: 84 in. ...
Brass
$995 / item
H 35.44 in W 13.78 in D 7.09 in
Modern, Modernist Style, Cast Compound, Brass & Raffia Double Arm Pod Table Lamp
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This modern retro styled table lamp has a black or white cast compound base embossed with a graphic pattern. The double brass arm with raffia shades makes this lamp both unusual and ...
Brass
Brutalist Fiberglass Relief Wall Plaque, 1960s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Brutalist relief plaque made of fiberglass in the 1960s, featuring an abstract surface of geometric shapes and incised textures. The patinated finish in bronze-effect tones evokes th...
Fiberglass
$2,945Sale Price|28% Off
H 29.75 in W 45.25 in D 18.5 in
Mastercraft Brass Illuminated Demilune Vitrine Cabinet, 1970s, Signed
By Bernhard Rohne, Mastercraft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This incredible brass demilune display cabinet, produced by Mastercraft in the 1970s, features a mirrored and illuminated interior, exquisite textured top, a pair of glass doors and ...
Brass
1907 Viennese Josef Hoffmann for Thonet Fledermaus Chair
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1907, Vienna. A bent beech chair designed in 1907 by illustrious Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann for the Fledermaus Cabaret in Vienna. This design, a bold and radical departure fro...
Mohair, Beech
Mid-Century Modern Zebra Sculpture by Abraham Palatnik, 1960's
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in New York, NY
This piece is one of Abraham Palatnik's (1928–2020) collectible vintage Mid-Century Lucite sculptures inspired by Brazilian diverse fauna. All made of acrylic and pigment. He was an ...
Acrylic
Pair of Mastercraft Brass Display Cabinets
By Mastercraft
Located in Dallas, TX
Offered is a pair of Mastercraft vitrines with highly polished lacquered brass along with two main compartments: two adjustable glass shelves in the top section and one in the lower ...
Brass
ARTS & CRAFTS Highback Chair designed by Chris Wegerif, c1900
By Chris Wegerif
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Highback Chair designed by Chris Wegerif, made of an Oak structure with woven cane seating and back (The back has been restored at a later date). An Art and Crafts chair from aroun...
Cane, Oak
Bernhard Rohne for Mastercraft Coffee Table
By Mastercraft, Bernhard Rohne
Located in Germantown, MD
Stunning Bernhard Rohne for Mastercraft coffee table clad in brass and Bernhard Rohne's acid etched banding. Beautiful high quality glass top. Measures 45" round and 16.5" tall.
Brass
$2,200 / item
H 10 in Dm 11 in
Parzinger Style Lotus Pendant Light by Feldman Lighting Company, circa 1950s
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Stunning brass lotus pendant light fixture in the style of Parzinger by the Feldman Lighting Company, circa 1960. These highly glamorous Hollywood Regency style fixtures are in the o...
Brass
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.
Antique and vintage credenzas can add an understated touch of grace to your home. These long and sophisticated cabinet-style pieces of furniture can serve a variety of purposes, and they look great too.
In Italy, the credenza was originally a small side table used in religious services. Appropriately, credere in Italian means “to believe.” Credenzas were a place to not only set the food ready for meals, they were also a place to test and taste prepared food for poison before a dish was served to a member of the ruling class. Later, credenza was used to describe a type of versatile narrow side table, typically used for serving food in the home. In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard — in fact, the terms credenza and sideboard are used almost interchangeably today.
Credenzas usually have short legs or no legs at all, and can feature drawers and cabinets. And all kinds of iterations of the credenza have seen the light of day over the years, from ornately carved walnut credenzas originating in 16th-century Tuscany to the wealth of Art Deco credenzas — with their polished surfaces and geometric patterns — to the array of innovative modernist interpretations that American furniture maker Milo Baughman created for Directional and Thayer Coggin.
The credenza’s blend of style and functionality led to its widespread use in the 20th century. Mid-century modern credenzas are particularly popular — take a look at Danish furniture designer Arne Vodder’s classic Model 29, for instance, with its reversible sliding doors and elegant drawer pulls. Hans Wegner, another Danish modernist, produced strikingly minimalist credenzas in the 1950s and ’60s, as did influential American designer Florence Knoll. Designers continue to explore new and exciting ways to update this long-loved furnishing.
Owing to its versatility and familiar low-profile form, the credenza remains popular in contemporary homes. Unlike many larger case pieces, credenzas can be placed under windows and in irregularly shaped rooms, such as foyers and entryways. This renders it a useful storage solution. In living rooms, for example, a credenza can be a sleek media console topped with plants and the rare art monographs you’ve been planning to show off. In homes with open floor plans, a credenza can help define multiple living spaces, making it ideal for loft apartments.
Browse a variety of antique and vintage credenzas for sale on 1stDibs to find the perfect fit for your home today.
