German furniture designer Tommi Parzinger brought high-style modernism to the forefront. Taking a vivid, stylized approach to mid-century furniture, many of his works feature boldly colored lacquers and offbeat finishes that make his pieces stand out among the works of his peers. Despite his uniquely progressive vision, Parzinger showed equal expertise in producing fine, traditional furnishings.
Born in Munich, Parzinger moved to New York City in 1932. He began his practice in the United States by designing for the Manhattan style trailblazer Rena Rosenthal. In 1939, he established his first company, which split its focus between handcrafted silver household items — such as tea sets and barware — and home furnishings, like dining tables and cabinets. In his first year in business, Parzinger exhibited several pieces of furniture at the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
A master craftsman, Parzinger sought out the most exceptional materials for his furniture, employing the finest woods — like mahogany and walnut — as well as including custom brass hardware and pewter inlays.
His silver works presented an elevated level of style and grace. A November 1939 article in LIFE magazine described Parzinger as “the most creative original designer of silverware in the United States.”
While he was still running his own business — creating 12 to 30 new designs each year — Charak Furniture Company appointed Parzinger as its head of modern furniture design. He modernized Charak’s design approach from a more traditional form to a mid-century modern style.
In the mid-1960s, Parzinger stopped designing furniture, turning his company over to his friend Donald Cameron. He shifted his attention to paintings, which he created until his death in 1981.
On 1stDibs, find a broad selection of vintage Tommi Panzinger tables, lighting, storage pieces and more.
Tommi Parzinger Coffee Table for Parzinger Originals
By Tommi Parzinger, Parzinger Originals
Located in Chicago, IL
Tommi Parzinger Coffee Table, Model 222 Parzinger Originals, USA, c. 1965 Glass coffee tables features a lower wood table top mounted to steel frame. Metal from underside shows a...
Steel
Tommi Parzinger, Coffee Table, Walnut, Travertine, USA, 1950s
By Charak Furniture Company, Tommi Parzinger
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and beige travertine coffee table with light wood inlays, designed by Tommi Parzinger and produced by Charak Modern, USA, 1950s.
Travertine
Tommi Parzinger, Coffee Table, Walnut, Travertine, USA, 1950s
By Charak Furniture Company, Tommi Parzinger
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and travertine coffee table designed by Tommi Parzinger and produced by Charak Modern, USA, c. 1950s.
Travertine
Tommi Parzinger Mid Century Free Form Mahogany and Brass Curved Coffee Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Tommi Parzinger Mid Century Free Form Mahogany and Brass Curved Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 49.5 wide x 25.5 deep x 17.25 inches high Fair Vintage Condition - Table is...
Brass
Tommi Parzinger Coffee Table, Model 222 Parzinger Originals, USA, c. 1965
By Tommi Parzinger, Parzinger Originals
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tommi Parzinger Coffee Table, Model 222 Parzinger Originals, USA, c. 1965 This elegant mid century modern coffee table, designed by Tommi Parzinger, exemplifies the Hollywood Regen...
Brass, Steel
Tommi Parzinger Coffee Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white lacquered linen surface with a floating glass top Parzinger Originals.
Linen
Tommi Parzinger Originals Coffee Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
Tommi Parzinger Originals coffee table. The table has a black lacquered wood base, a glass top and stamped Parzinger Originals to the underside.
Glass, Wood
$4,875Sale Price|44% Off
Tommi Parzinger, Green Leather Occasional Table, Model No. 3303
By Charak Furniture Company, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tommi Parzinger green leather occasional table, model no. 3303, ca. 1955 Ebonized wood, embossed leather. Manufactured by Charak, USA. Measures: 26" H ...
Leather, Wood
Charak Modern Inlaid Table, Tommi Parzinger
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charak Modern inlaid side / coffee table with tapered reeded legs with gilt metal sabots. Elegant lines featuring a checkerboard patterned parquetry roun...
Wood
Rare Tommi Parzinger Mid-Century Modern Cocktail Table and Stools
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Tommi Parzinger Mid-Century Modern two-tier cocktail table with stained walnut top featuring an inlaid dot motif in a contrasting blonde finish and having a glass top. Four pull out ...
Walnut
Tommi Parzinger, Coffee Table, Bleached Mahogany, Leather, USA, 1930s
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Stamford, CT
Tommi Parzinger, Charak Modern, Rectangular Coffee Table, Bleached Mahogany, Tooled Leather, Glass, USA, 1930s A very nice Mahogany and tooled leather glass top coffee table designe...
Leather, Glass, Mahogany
Vintage Tommi Parzinger Milo Baughman Patchwork Side Table Charak Modern
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Chicago, IL
Tommi Parzinger Patchwork Occasional Table for Charak Modern (SIGNED). Manner of Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Wear to the aged original finish.
Wood
Tommi Parzinger Painted Faux Marble Coffee Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
Tommi Parzinger painted faux marble coffee table. The table is lacquered wood with a 3/4 inch thick glass top. Stamped "Parzinger Originals." ...
Glass, Wood
Live Edge 'Monkeypod' Wood Coffee Table, Hawaii, USA, 1950s
By George Nakashima, Sam Maloof
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Live Edge 'Monkeypod' Wood Coffee Table, Hawaii, USA, circa 1950s Solid 'Monkeypod' Wood "Nice size, color and grain. The top is organic with a "Live Edge" on tapered legs attached...
Wood
Paul McCobb attr., Coffee Table, Walnut, Brass, USA, 1950s
By Paul McCobb
Located in Stamford, CT
Paul McCobb Attribution, Mid-Century Modern, Round Coffee Table, Walnut, Brass, USA, 1950s Round coffee table attributed to Paul McCobb and produced in the United States c. 1950s. T...
Brass
Tommi Parzinger for Charak Mahogany Danbury Extend Dining Table
By Charak Furniture Company, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A rare mid-century modern drop-leaf expanding "Danbury" bleached mahogany dining table designed by Tommi Parzinger (Germany 1903-1981) for Charak Furniture, Boston. The table is cons...
Brass
Tommi Parzinger Charak Modern Console Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic console table by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern ca' 1940's. Single drawer with classic brass hardware.
Mahogany
Free-form solid oak coffee table, France, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents this sublime free-form solid oak coffee table, France, 1950s. In the lineage of the free forms developed by Charlotte Perriand. The solid oak top is a very fin...
Oak
$1,765 / set
H 17.33 in W 24.22 in D 19.89 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Model 777 Walnut Nesting Coffee Tables for Cassina, 1965
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Model 777 extractable coffee tables, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina in 1965. Made of walnut. Excellent vintage condition. They are three coffee tables of different si...
Walnut
Vintage free form coffee tables
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of oak, metal leg vintage coffee tables from the 1950's. These nestle in together to create a lovely organic amoebic shape. The wood is in great condition and is a nice warm oak...
Metal
Nicolay Diulgheroff Walnut Round Coffee Table, Italy 1950s
By Nikolay Diulgheroff
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Elegant and sculptural round coffee table designed by Nicolay Diulgheroff in the 1950s, crafted in richly grained walnut and recently restored by our atelier with a traditional shell...
Glass, Walnut
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 36 in D 24.5 in
Modernist Free-Form Brass Coffee Table, Karl Springer Style
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a striking modernist solid brass amorphous-form coffee table. The coffee table dates to the 1980's and is reminiscent of Karl Springer designs. Although the table is unmarked...
Brass
$1,275Sale Price|29% Off
H 15.5 in W 49 in D 30 in
Mid Century Mahogany and Brass Coffee Table by American of Martinsville
By American of Martinsville
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage low storage coffee table in mahogany manufactured by American of Martinsville, circa 1960's. Features a natural warm wood grain pattern accented wi...
Brass
Custom Size Karl Springer Free Form Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A striking and rare example of Karl Springer's late-period work, this sculptural Free Form coffee table, circa 1991, exemplifies his mastery of luxurious materials and organic modern...
Marble, Brass
1960s Biomorphic Free Form Black and Blue Tile Coffee Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, painted biomorphic coffee table you could hope to find. In original and unfinished condition. Outstanding design is ex...
Iron
Tommi Parzinger, Coffee Table, Steel, Glass, Wood, USA, 1950s
By Parzinger Originals, Tommi Parzinger
Located in High Point, NC
A steel, glass and beige-lacquered wood coffee table designed by Tommi Parzinger and produced by Parzinger Originals, USA, 1950s.
Steel
Tommi Parzinger Coffee Table in Walnut, Travertine, USA 1950
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Emeryville, CA
Tommi Parzinger (1903–1981) was a prominent designer and interior decorator known for his contributions to mid-20th century American design. Born in Munich, Germany, Parzinger began ...
Marble
Tommi Parzinger, Coffee Table, Steel, Glass, Wood, USA, 1950s
By Tommi Parzinger, Parzinger Originals
Located in High Point, NC
A steel, glass and blue-lacquered wood coffee table designed by Tommi Parzinger and produced by Parzinger Originals, USA, 1950s.
Steel
Tommi Parzinger, Coffee Table, Wood, Glass, USA, 1950s
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in High Point, NC
A white-lacquered wood and glass coffee table, designed by Tommi Parzinger and produced by Parzinger Originals, USA, 1950s.
Glass, Wood
Tommi Parzinger Coffee Table for Willow and Reed, 1950s
By Willow and Reed, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Elegant white lacquered coffee table with splaying legs, white laminate top and caned shelf by Tommi Parzinger for Willow and Reed, American 1950’s. Willow and Reed designed furnitur...
Cane, Laminate, Wood, Lacquer
Tommi Parzinger Coffee Table for Willow and Reed, 1950s
By Tommi Parzinger, Willow and Reed
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Elegant white lacquered coffee table with splaying legs, beveled glass top and caned shelf by Tommi Parzinger for Willow and Reed, American 1950’s. Willow and Reed designed furniture...
Cane, Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Tommi Parzinger Lacquered Coffee Table with Smoke Glass Top, 1970s
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Lacquered coffee table with raised smoked glass top by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger Originals, American 1970's. This came from an apartment decorated by Donald Cameron, Tommi Parzin...
Smoked Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Sold
H 17 in W 54 in D 21 in
Tommi Parzinger, Parzinger Originals, Walnut & Maple Polka-Dot Coffee Table 1959
By Parzinger Originals, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tommi Parzinger, Parzinger Originals, walnut and maple polka-dot coffee table, 1959. Single owner. From Living room suite purchased from Parzinger ...
Wood, Birdseye Maple
Tommi Parzinger Lacquered Coffee Table with Smoke Glass Top, 1970s
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Lacquered coffee table with raised smoked glass top by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger Originals, American, 1970s. This came from an apartment decorated by Donald Cameron, Tommi Parzin...
Smoked Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Tommi Parzinger Elegant Coffee Table, 1960s
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Coffee table No. 222 in silver leaf over steel with brass accents, black lacquer base and inset glass top with by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger Originals, American, 1960s. This coffe...
Brass, Steel, Silver Leaf
Sold
H 16.25 in W 36 in D 36 in
Tommi Parzinger Midcentury Hollywood Regency Chrome and Glass Cocktail Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional midcentury modern Hollywood Regency coffee or cocktail table By Tommi Parzinger USA, 1960s Chrome-plated steel + glass Measures: 36" W x 36" D x 16.25" H. ...
Chrome, Steel
Tommi Parzinger Coffee Table
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant coffee table, designed by Tommi Parzinger, American, circa 1950s. It is constructed of mahogany and inlaid pewter. It has been refinished in a deep medium brown color.
Pewter