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Mid-Century Modern Maple Ottomans and Poufs

Traditional Skirted Ottoman / Bench, Customizable
By The Tailored Home, Jhon Ortiz
Located in Greenwich, CT
This piece is currently only available as a custom made piece. The price shown DOES NOT include fabric. Elegant skirted ottoman with loose cushion and tape detail. Fully customiza...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

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Foam, Maple, Down

Midcentury Inspired Walt Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Leon Leon Design
Located in Mexico City, Delegación Cuauhtémoc
The handcrafted midcentury inspired lounge chair and ottoman are a unique creation by Leon Leon Design from Mexico City. It features a solid maple wood frame, handwoven with a 5 mm n...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

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Brass

Paul McCobb for Directional Lounge Chairs and Ottoman, C. 1950s
By Paul McCobb
Located in Westport, CT
A lounge chair and ottoman designed by the Iconic Paul McCobb for Directional, maple legs fully restored and refinished in medium walnut. Reupholstered in grey chenille. Other d...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Chenille, Maple

Mid-Century Modern Maple Bench
By Heywood-Wakefield Co., Milo Baughman
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern maple bench. This handsome vintage maple bench, ottoman or stool has been professionally upholstered in a plush chenille modernist fabric.
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Benches

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Maple

Mid-Century Modern Maple Bench
Mid-Century Modern Maple Bench
H 18.5 in W 21.75 in D 15 in
Earl Handcrafted Walnut Moresby Ottoman with Custom Linen or Leather Upholstery
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This handmade solid wood constructed ottoman includes handcut joinery and custom upholstered seat and seat back cushions. This ottoman is shown in mahram plume ciabatta ivory text...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

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Ash, Maple, Oak, Walnut

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Moby Dick Armchair, Morelato
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Heywood Wakefield Vanity Poof
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Heywood Wakefield Poof or Vanity Stool, newly refinished and reupholstered. Salmon vintage nubby fabric on the seat cover.
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Ethan Allen Stacking Footstools or Ottomans, Set of Three
Located in South Bend, IN
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Pair of Mid-Century Modern Zebra Benches
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Bainbridge, NY
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Mid-Century Modern Maple Ottomans and Poufs For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of mid-century modern maple ottomans and poufs for sale on 1stDibs. Find 12 antique and vintage mid-century modern maple ottomans and poufs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 7 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Mid-century modern maple ottomans and poufs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Some mid-century modern maple ottomans and poufs are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller mid-century modern maple ottomans and poufs, measuring 9.85 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Many mid-century modern maple ottomans and poufs are appealing in their simplicity, but KLASP Home, Heywood-Wakefield Co. and B.J. Hansen produced popular mid-century modern maple ottomans and poufs that are worth a look.

How Much are Mid-Century Modern Maple Ottomans and Poufs?

Prices for mid-century modern maple ottomans and poufs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, mid-century modern maple ottomans and poufs begin at $550 and can go as high as $9,600, while the average can fetch as much as $3,950.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

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 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.

Finding the Right Ottomans and Poufs for You

Antique and vintage ottomans and poufs add comfort and style to any living room, game room, home office or minimalist lounge space. An ottoman is a short seat or footstool that is also often used to store items. A pouf is similar, but it’s typically more petite than an ottoman, usually without the storage space inside.

When one thinks of the Ottoman Empire, it’s easy to overlook the iconic seat named for the region. The ottoman — originally an upholstered seat or small bench without a back or arms — was a family’s main seating furniture, a way to merge floor seating with cushions and mats. It wasn’t until they were brought to Europe from Turkey, during the 18th century, that it became popular to join ottomans with other pieces of furniture, such as at the base of a chair. Eventually, these footrests were transformed into storage furnishings to organize quilts and blankets or other textiles. Furniture makers crafted their ottomans with lids that revealed a hidden cupboard, which rendered them both comfortable and practical.

Poufs, which appeared in France during the 1840s, are also of the low-platform seating variety. These versatile furnishings have been made available in all manner of shapes and sizes over time, and depending upon their firmness can be used as a side table should an occasion call for an extra one. However, your average ottoman is almost always firmer than a pouf, and even if the plush pouf in your living room feels sturdy, it’s probably not the best surface for your early-evening cocktail.

Both ottomans and poufs can help create an inviting and warm atmosphere in your living space. For the smaller rooms that are characterized by a casual feel, a shaggy or woven wool pouf might be a better choice, as it’s likely to be more compact and floor-cushion-like than an ottoman. The latter are often larger and more table-like and are comparatively a good fit for a more formal room such as a library or a study. Today, you might find that an ottoman works well in your bedroom, where there isn’t room for a sofa, or perhaps it can serve as a reliable perch in front of your vintage vanity table.

Whatever your seating needs are, find a collection of antique, new and vintage ottomans and poufs in varying styles on 1stDibs that include neoclassical, Industrial and mid-century modern. From the bright colors and bold patterns deployed by Milan-born designer Lorenza Bozzoli to the classy leather furnishings created at family-run Brooklyn, New York, atelier Moses Nadel, there is an endless range of these lovable low stools that merge seamlessly with most decor.