Milo Baughman was one of the most agile and adept modern American furniture designers of the late 20th century. A prolific lecturer and writer on the benefits of good design — he taught for years at Brigham Young University — Baughman (whose often-scrambled surname is pronounced BAWF-man) focused almost exclusively on residential furnishings, such as chairs, sofas and benches. He had a particular talent for lounge chairs, perhaps the most sociable piece of furniture.
Like his fellow adoptive Californians Charles and Ray Eames, Baughman’s furniture has a relaxed and breezy air. He was famously opposed to ostentatious and idiosyncratic designs that were made to excite attention. While many of his chair designs are enlivened by such effects as tufted upholstery, Baughman tended to let his materials carry the aesthetic weight, most often relying on seating and table frames made of sturdy and sleek flat-bar chromed metal, and chairs, tables and cabinets finished with highly-figured wood veneers.
Like his colleagues Karl Springer and the multifarious Pierre Cardin, Baughman’s designs are emblematic of the 1970s: sleek, sure and scintillating.
As you will see from the furniture presented on 1stDibs, Milo Baughman’s designs for the likes of Drexel Furniture, Glenn of California and — for five decades — Thayer Coggin are ably employed as either the heart of a décor or its focal point.
Fabulous Milo Baughman Burl Wood Chrome Cube Coffee Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Midcentury Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin coffee table with patchwork burl wood top and chrome-clad pedestal base. This p...
Chrome
Milo Baughman Burled Olivewood Console Table, Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous Milo Baughman olivewood Parsons console table. Fabulous olivewood grain on the top is in great condition-it had a glass top to protect it when in it's original home.
Burl
Fantastic Milo Baughman Burled Walnut Side End Table Thin Chrome Frame
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic rare burled walnut Milo Baughman side table with thin chrome frame. This table is in very nice vintage condition-top looks great! The thin chrome frame is also in very nice condition with a bright mirrored...
Chrome
Scrumptious Milo Baughman style Burl Coffee Cocktail Table Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Scrumptious Milo Baughman style burl wood and black square coffee table. We love the contrast between the light burl wood against the ebonize...
Burl
Karl Springer Style Burled Olive Wood Lacquer Coffee Cocktail Table Mid-Century
By Karl Springer
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous Karl Springer style burled olive wood and black lacquered coffee table. We love the large-scale olive wood cylinder legs in contrast to the black lacquered top.
Wood, Burl
Lovely Milo Baughman Thick Chunky Aluminum Parson Style Dining Table Midcentury
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Lovely Milo Baughman thick chunky aluminum dining table. This one piece dining table has a great mellow patina to the aluminum frame. We do have the original matching Baughman dining...
Aluminum
Milo Baughman Burlwood and Chrome Coffee Table for Thayer Coggin
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A gorgeous coffee table by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, c.1970s, USA. The coffee table showcases a beautiful burlwood table top with slender chrome base that gives the table a fl...
Chrome
Milo Baughman Style Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Milo Baughman Style Mid Century Burlwood and Chrome Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 40.5 wide x 40.5 deep x 15 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting stud...
Chrome
Mid century large burl wood blonde chrome coffee table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century large burl wood blonde chrome coffee table. Large Mid Century Modern rectangle book matched blonde burl wood with chrome base coffee table in the style of Milo Baughman. ...
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Large Rectangle Burl Wood Chrome Base Coffee Table Mint!
By Milo Baughman, Pace Collection
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Large Mid-Century Modern rectangle book matched burl wood chrome base coffee table milo baughman atr. Mint!
Chrome
1970s Chrome & Wood Coffee Table in the Style Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Newfoundland, PA
1970s Chrome & Wood Coffee Table. In the manner of Milo Baughman For your consideration, we offer this simple yet elegant wood and chrome-based accent table. The stunning grain o...
Chrome
Beautiful Coffee Table by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
What a beautiful coffee table by Milo Baughman, with burl walnut wood, the picture speak for it self, the table is a little darker, the patina i...
Burl
