Paul McCobb End Tables

You could call Paul McCobb a man of parts. As a furniture designer, his work combined the attributes of many of his now better-known peers. Like Bauhaus designers such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, his furniture had purity of form and line. Like the designs of Florence Knoll and George Nelson and his associates, McCobb’s work was efficient and purposeful. And even like George Nakashima, he was adept at interpreting traditional forms, in particular those of chairs, for the 20th century.
More than any other designer beside Russel Wright, with his ubiquitous ceramic tableware, McCobb was arguably responsible for the introduction of modern design into middle-class American households — if for no other reason than that he designed the 1952 set for the original Today show. McCobb also designed cohesive lines of furnishings, such as his best-known Planner Group, that gave homes an instant “look.” McCobb designed for several companies, most notably Directional, the New York firm that also produced designs by other legends, such as Paul Evans and Vladimir Kagan.
The signal aesthetic attribute of McCobb designs is that he completely forsook ornament — his pieces have no flourishes. And yet, because they are honest — the chairs, desks and tables are made of solid wood, usually maple or birch, often paired with frames and legs of wrought iron; the cabinets are traditionally scaled; the seating pieces have historic antecedents such as the Windsor chair — McCobb’s mid-century modern work has warmth and presence. As you can see from the offerings on 1stDibs, Paul McCobb designs are the pin-striped suit, or the little black dress, of a décor: an essential.
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Rosewood, Cane, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Maple
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Marble
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass, Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Marble
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Walnut
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Travertine, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Aluminum, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Metal, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Maple
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Maple
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Walnut, Glass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Leather, Beech
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Mahogany
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb End Tables
Birch
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Birch, Maple
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paul McCobb End Tables
Brass