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1960s Upcycled Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- professionally lacquered drawers - The iron hairpin legs were added afterwards.
Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Iron

1960s Upcycled Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
1960s Upcycled Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
H 36.23 in W 31.5 in D 13.78 in
1960s Danish Teak Upcycled Cabinet
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - The iron legs has been added afterwards.
Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Iron

1960s Danish Teak Upcycled Cabinet
1960s Danish Teak Upcycled Cabinet
H 27.96 in W 33.86 in D 18.9 in
1960s Danish Teak Upcycled Cabinet
Located in Praha, CZ
The item was carefully refurbished. The hairpin iron legs were added afterwards.
Category

Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

1960s Danish Teak Upcycled Cabinet
1960s Danish Teak Upcycled Cabinet
H 32.68 in W 31.5 in D 17.33 in
1960s Danish Teak Upcycled Cabinet
Located in Praha, CZ
The item was carefully refurbished. The hairpin iron legs were added afterwards.
Category

Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

1960s Danish Teak Upcycled Cabinet
1960s Danish Teak Upcycled Cabinet
H 28.35 in W 31.5 in D 15.36 in
1960s Palisander Upcycled Cabinet, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
The item was carefully refurbished. The hairpin iron legs were added afterwards.
Category

Vintage 1960s Sideboards

Materials

Iron

1960s Palisander Upcycled Cabinet, Denmark
1960s Palisander Upcycled Cabinet, Denmark
H 31.5 in W 42.52 in D 12.21 in
1960s Teak Upcycled Cabinet, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - The iron legs has been added afterwards
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

 1960s Teak Upcycled Cabinet, Denmark
 1960s Teak Upcycled Cabinet, Denmark
H 29.93 in W 48.04 in D 11.42 in
1960s Omann Jun Upcycled Cabinet, Denmark
By Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Praha, CZ
- Black lacquered body with matte finish. - The black lacquered hairpin were added afterwards.
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Iron

1960s Omann Jun Upcycled Cabinet, Denmark
1960s Omann Jun Upcycled Cabinet, Denmark
H 31.89 in W 24.02 in D 17.33 in
1960s Danish Teak Upcycled Cabinet
Located in Praha, CZ
- The hairpin iron legs were added afterwards - refurbished - professionally lacquered door.
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Iron

1960s Danish Teak Upcycled Cabinet
1960s Danish Teak Upcycled Cabinet
H 31.11 in W 34.26 in D 16.93 in
Mid-Century Upcycled Cabinet on High Gloss, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of wood, glass, veneer - Good, original condition - Black top glass is new.
Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Glass, Wood

1960s Upcycled Palisander Cabinet, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - The iron legs has been added afterwards
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Iron

1960s Upcycled Palisander Cabinet, Denmark
1960s Upcycled Palisander Cabinet, Denmark
H 31.11 in W 34.65 in D 16.93 in
1970s Upcycled Birch Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- very good original conditon with minor signs of use - high gloss finish - iron legs added afterwards - two inner drawers and adjustable shelves.
Category

Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Iron

1970s Upcycled Birch Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
1970s Upcycled Birch Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
H 42.13 in W 33.47 in D 13.78 in
1960s Upcycled Palisander Cabinet, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- The item was carefully refurbished - The hairpin iron legs were added afterwards.
Category

Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Iron

1960s Upcycled Palisander Cabinet, Denmark
1960s Upcycled Palisander Cabinet, Denmark
H 30.71 in W 43.31 in D 16.93 in
1960s Omann Jun Upcycled Palisander Cabinet, Denmark
By Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Praha, CZ
- The iron hairpin legs were aded afterwards
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Iron

1960s Upcycled Palisander Cabinet, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - The iron legs has been added afterwards
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Palisander

1960s Upcycled Palisander Cabinet, Denmark
1960s Upcycled Palisander Cabinet, Denmark
H 34.26 in W 49.22 in D 11.82 in
1960s Omann Jun Upcycled Bookcase Cabinet, Denmark
By Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - The iron legs has been added afterwards
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Iron

1960s Upcycled Display Cabinet with Glass, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - Integrated light - Mahogany veneer - The hairpin iron legs were added afterwards.
Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Glass, Mahogany

1960s Upcycled Palisander Bookcase, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - The iron legs has been added afterwards
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Iron

1960s Upcycled Palisander Bookcase, Denmark
1960s Upcycled Palisander Bookcase, Denmark
H 21.66 in W 34.26 in D 12.21 in
1960s Upcycled Palisander Bookcase, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - The iron legs has been added afterwards
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Iron

1960s Upcycled Palisander Bookcase, Denmark
1960s Upcycled Palisander Bookcase, Denmark
H 55.52 in W 47.64 in D 11.42 in
1960s Jiri Jiroutek Upcycled Sideboard , Czechoslovakia
By Jiri Jiroutek
Located in Praha, CZ
- newly lacquered body in black mat finish - Drawers and doors in Walnut veneer in high gloss finish in original condition with minors signs of use (has been repolished only ) - The...
Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Iron

1960s Jiri Jiroutek Upcycled Sideboard, Czechoslovakia
By Jiri Jiroutek
Located in Praha, CZ
- The hairpin iron legs were added afterwards - Item was carefully refurbished.  
Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood

1960s Upcycled Bookcase with Sliding Doors, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - The iron legs has been added afterwards - The height of legs is 21cm
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Iron

1960s, Omann Jun Palisander Upcycled Bookcase, Denmark
By Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good / very good original condition with minor signs of use. - The iron hairpin legs were aded afterwards.
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Iron

1960s Omann Jun Palisander Upcycled Bookcase, Denmark
By Omann Jun Møbelfabrik
Located in Praha, CZ
- Stamped by producer - The item was carefully refurbished. - The hairpin iron legs were added afterwards.
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Iron

1960s Jiri Jiroutek Upcycled Sideboard, Czechoslovakia
By Jiri Jiroutek
Located in Praha, CZ
- The body was stained and oiled.
Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Plastic, Wood

1960s Jiri Jiroutek Upcycled Sideboard, Czechoslovakia
By Jiri Jiroutek
Located in Praha, CZ
- The body was stained and oiled.
Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Plastic, Wood

1970s Upcycled Birch Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- very good original condition with minor signs of use - high gloss finish - iron legs added afterwards.
Category

Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern More Mirrors

Materials

Iron

1970s Upcycled Birch Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
1970s Upcycled Birch Cabinet, Czechoslovakia
H 31.11 in W 33.47 in D 13.78 in
1960s Upcycled Teak Cabinet, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- The hairpin iron legs were added afterwards.
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Iron

1960s Upcycled Teak Cabinet, Denmark
1960s Upcycled Teak Cabinet, Denmark
H 31.11 in W 66.15 in D 12.21 in
1960s Upcycled Chest of Drawers with Mirror, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good/Very good original condition with minor signs of use - The hairpin iron legs were added afterwards
Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Mirror

Vintage High Mid-century Scandinavian Modern Hand-Painted Walnut Wood Cabinet
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This modernist high cabinet was made in Scandinavia during the 1960s. The cabinet has been finished
Category

Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Vintage Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Birch Wood Cabinet, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This modernist, high cabinet was made in Scandinavia in the 1960s. The cabinet has been finished
Category

Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Birch

Vintage Scandinavian Modern Rockabilly Teak Buffet with Hand-Painted Pattern
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
natural patina. This is a piece of furniture finished according to the rules of the Upcycled Vintage
Category

Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Buffets

Materials

Teak

Fully Restored Mid-Century Sideboard U-450 by Jiří Jiroutek, 1960's, Czechoslova
By Interiér Praha, Jiri Jiroutek
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This upcycled mid-century sideboard-cabinet, catalogue No. U-450 was designed by Jiri Jiroutek for
Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Iron

Vintage Scandinavian Sideboard in Birch with Hand-Painted Op-Art Pattern, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
it's natural patina. This is a piece of furniture finished according to the rules of the Upcycled
Category

Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Birch

Shelf Made in 3096 Minutes by Diego Faivre Minute Manufacture Designs
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
. Arriving in a custom-handmade Silhouette, the 3096 Shelf is made from upcycled hardwood and expertly hand
Category

2010s Dutch Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Clay, Hardwood

Osis Karla Mirror / Side Table by Llot Llov
Located in Geneve, CH
supply interior designers worldwide. For GLACIER, as for other designs, they upcycle high-quality
Category

2010s German Modern Sideboards

Materials

Birch

Osis Karla Mirror / Side Table by Llot Llov
Osis Karla Mirror / Side Table by Llot Llov
H 66.93 in W 16.93 in D 11.82 in
Nina Chest of Drawers
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Our Nina chest of drawers is a upcycled 19th century Oak Louis XV commode. We preserved the basic
Category

2010s Belgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

Nina Chest of Drawers
Nina Chest of Drawers
H 94 in W 124 in D 64 in
Medium Pendant Lamp by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium pendant lamp by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Materials: a blend of upcycled steel, flax
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Clay, Wood

Medium Pendant Lamp by Faina
Medium Pendant Lamp by Faina
H 22.05 in Dm 31.5 in
Contemporary Medium Wall Lamp by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
blend of upcycled steel, flax rubber, wood chips, cellulose, and clay all with a biopolymer cover
Category

2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Clay

Ztista Table by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
: Upcycled steel frame and live ZTISTA material - a blend of cellulose, clay, flax fiber wood chips
Category

2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Steel, Other

Ztista Table by Faina
Ztista Table by Faina
H 29.53 in Dm 59.06 in
Contemporary Big Wall Lamp by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
of upcycled steel, flax rubber, wood chips, cellulose, and clay all with a biopolymer cover
Category

2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Clay

Contemporary Small Wall Lamp by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
blend of upcycled steel, flax rubber, wood chips, cellulose, and clay all with a biopolymer cover
Category

2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Clay

Ztista Oval Table by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Material: Upcycled steel frame and live ZTISTA Material - a blend of cellulose, clay, flax fiber wood chips
Category

2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Steel, Other

Ztista Oval Table by Faina
Ztista Oval Table by Faina
H 29.14 in W 66.93 in D 43.31 in
Small Pendant Lamp by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Small pendant lamp by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Materials: A blend of upcycled steel, flax
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Clay, Wood

Small Pendant Lamp by Faina
Small Pendant Lamp by Faina
H 16.93 in Dm 23.63 in
Big Pendant Lamp by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Big pendant lamp by Faina. Design: Victoriya Yakusha. Materials: a blend of upcycled steel, flax
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Clay, Wood

Big Pendant Lamp by Faina
Big Pendant Lamp by Faina
H 28.35 in Dm 39.38 in
Big Contemporary Floor Lamp by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Big contemporary floor lamp by FAINA Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: upcycled steel, flax
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Big Contemporary Floor Lamp by Faina
Big Contemporary Floor Lamp by Faina
H 78.75 in W 23.63 in D 15.75 in
Medium Contemporary Floor Lamp by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium contemporary floor Lamp by FAINA Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: Upcycled steel, flax
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Medium Contemporary Floor Lamp by Faina
Medium Contemporary Floor Lamp by Faina
H 53.15 in W 23.63 in D 13 in
Contemporary Table Lamp by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary table lamp by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: Upcycled steel, flax rubber
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Contemporary Table Lamp by Faina
Contemporary Table Lamp by Faina
H 19.69 in W 12.21 in D 6.7 in
Small Contemporary Floor Lamp by FAINA
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Small contemporary floor lamp by FAINA Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: upcycled steel, flax
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Small Contemporary Floor Lamp by FAINA
Small Contemporary Floor Lamp by FAINA
H 41.34 in W 23.63 in D 11.82 in
Set of 2 Contemporary Table Lamps by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 contemporary table lamps by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: Upcycled steel
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Set of 2 Contemporary Table Lamps by Faina
Set of 2 Contemporary Table Lamps by Faina
H 19.69 in W 12.21 in D 6.7 in
Set of 2 Small Contemporary Floor Lamps by FAINA
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 small contemporary floor lamps by FAINA Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: upcycled
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Set of 2 Small Contemporary Floor Lamps by FAINA
Set of 2 Small Contemporary Floor Lamps by FAINA
H 41.34 in W 23.63 in D 11.82 in
Set of 2 Medium Contemporary Floor Lamps by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 medium Contemporary floor lamps by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Material: Upcycled
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Set of 2 Small Pendant Lamps by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Small Pendant lamps by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Materials: A blend of upcycled
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Clay, Wood

Set of 2 Medium Pendant Lamps by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Medium pendant lamps by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Materials: a blend of upcycled
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Clay, Wood

Set of 2 Big Pendant Lamps by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 big pendant lamps by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Materials: A blend of upcycled
Category

2010s Ukrainian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Clay, Wood

Contemporary Wall Lamp by FAINA
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
upcycled steel, flax rubber, wood chips, cellulose, and clay all with a biopolymer cover Dimensions: 400 x
Category

2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Clay

Contemporary Wall Lamp by FAINA
Contemporary Wall Lamp by FAINA
H 7.88 in Dm 15.75 in
Contemporary Small Wall Lamp by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
blend of upcycled steel, flax rubber, wood chips, cellulose, and clay all with a biopolymer cover
Category

2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Clay

Contemporary Big Wall Lamp by FAINA
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
of upcycled steel, flax rubber, wood chips, cellulose, and clay all with a biopolymer cover
Category

2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Clay

Contemporary Set of Wall Lamps by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
upcycled steel, flax rubber, wood chips, cellulose, and clay all with a biopolymer cover Dimensions
Category

2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Clay

Set of 2 Contemporary Wall Lamps by FAINA
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
blend of upcycled steel, flax rubber, wood chips, cellulose, and clay all with a biopolymer cover
Category

2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Clay

Set of 2 Contemporary Small Wall Lamps by Faina
By Victoria Yakusha
Located in Geneve, CH
material, a blend of upcycled steel, flax rubber, wood chips, cellulose, and clay all with a biopolymer
Category

2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Clay

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Upcycled Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic upcycled cabinet available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, every upcycled cabinet was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect upcycled cabinet — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A upcycled cabinet made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. A well-made upcycled cabinet has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Omann Jun Møbelfabrik, Jiri Jiroutek and Poul Hundevad are consistently popular.

How Much is a Upcycled Cabinet?

Prices for a upcycled cabinet start at $288 and top out at $3,029 with the average selling for $613.

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 storage-case-pieces for You

Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of storage case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard made of colored glass and metals, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.