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Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

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.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Italian Wooden Desk Chest of Drawers
Located in Milano, IT
In the vast world of antique furnishings, few pieces have the ability to convey intrinsic beauty and artisanal mastery as profoundly as the exquisite Italian walnut chest of drawers ...
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1790s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Marble

Ate Van Apeldoorn 3 Piece Cube Cabinet Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ate Van Apeldoorn 3 piece pine cabinet set. One larger two door cabinet with two smaller open cabinets on a square pine base. Cabinets can be wall mounted and reconfigured to your l...
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Early 1600s Dutch Antique Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

18th century rustic cabinet
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This cabinet combines the elegance and simplicity of the rustic style with the warmth and charm of the natural material. The cabinet has a rectangular shape and an elegant key plate....
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18th Century Belgian Antique Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenza by Clausen and Sons Dovetail Drawers
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenza by Clausen and Sons . Dovetail Drawers. Adjustable Shelves. Dimensions. 63 W ; 18 D ; 29 H Right and Left Compartment. 20 D ; 16 1/2 D ...
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1710s Antique Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Very Rare Vitsoe 606 Shelving System Flotating Sideboard by Dieter Rams
Located in Münster, DE
The Modular Shelving System 606 is an absolute design classic, designed by Dieter Rams in 1960 for VITSOE. Extremely rare variant with teak wood shelves and off-white fronts. The si...
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1660s German Antique Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Aluminum

1960s Italian Burr Walnut Veneer Sideboard
Located in PARIS, FR
This is a stunning Italian sideboard made in the 1960s. It is made of dark brown burr walnut veneer on the outside (both front and back) and another lighter walnut veneer on the inside. The wood is varnished which makes it really high end. It has three opening doors with one shelf inside each compartment. The doors are closed by magnets. The sideboard stands on six ball...
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1660s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood, Walnut

Jamaica Portable Bar Design Eugenio Gerli for Tecno 1965 Style Bar Cart
Located in taranto, IT
Wonderful and rare bar and card play openable cart , in all equal to the "jamaica" eugenio gerli one, perhaps more beautuful, if this is possible. Make in wood on wheels, it has bot...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Antique circa 1590s English Jacobean Dresser Dovetail Drawers
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique circa 1590s English Jacobean Dresser Dovetail Drawers. This Antique Dresser came from Home of Certified Member ISA Appraiser in Seattle Dimensions. 39 1/2 W ; 21 D ; 36 H
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

18th Century French Rustic Armoire
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Rustic Armoire in solid oak, France 18th century. This old cabinet was unearthed in a farm in the Pyrenees, it is an authentic piece of rustic furniture. Handcrafted in the 1700s, made from raw wooden...
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18th Century French Antique Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

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Italian Walnut Chest of Drawers, Original from 1950, with Gray Marble, Drawers
Located in Buggiano, IT
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Walnut Sideboard by Marian Grabiński, 1960s
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H 31.5 in W 70.87 in D 17.72 in
Woodbine Sideboard by Sun at Six, Nude, Midcentury Sideboard in Wood
Located in San Jose, CA
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CRIS Chest of Drawers
Located in Frazão, Porto
The CRIS chest of drawers is suitable for Classic or contemporary bedroom styles. The six drawers facilitate the correct storage of your clothes ...
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CRIS Chest of Drawers
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H 26.38 in W 63 in D 19.69 in
Burl Credenza/Sideboard by Lane
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Burl veneer on doors with wood on top and sides. Milo Baughman style. Made by Lane in Virginia.
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Burl Credenza/Sideboard by Lane
Burl Credenza/Sideboard by Lane
H 24.25 in W 17 in D 63.75 in
Antique Burr Walnut Small Breakfront Sideboard
Located in London, GB
A fantastic and compact breakfront sideboard, beautifully made from burr walnut. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1930s period. It is a very useful size and has ...
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Italian Cane Organic Modern Pedestal Chest of Drawers
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
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17th century rustic cabinet
Located in Meulebeke, BE
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H 38.98 in W 44.89 in D 20.08 in
17th Century Spanish sideboard
Located in Meulebeke, BE
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17th Century Spanish sideboard
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H 45.28 in W 81.5 in D 22.45 in
Brass Bar with Two Barstools, Maison Jansen France 1970s
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Brass Bar with Two Barstools, Maison Jansen France 1970s
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Credenza Buffet Cabinet Secretary Pullout Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Dannish Modern Teak Sideboard by Svend Aage Larsen, 1960s
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Sideboard designed by Svend Aage larsen Manufactured in Denmark by Faarup furniture factory in the 1960s. The teak sideboard with roller doors impresses with an outstandingly beautif...
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Danish Mid Century Low Sideboard in Teak
Located in Hudson, NY
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Vintage Wooden Commode, 70s
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb vintage commode in wood, entirely restored and customized with tainted mirrors and brass inlays. 6 drawers. Italy, 1970s Restored by Studio Glustin.   
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1670s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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H 30.32 in W 64.57 in D 19.69 in
Modular Danish Teak Shelving System by Poul Cadovius for Cado Royal
Located in Munster, NRW
Cado Royal system shelf designed in 1948 by Poul Cadovius for Cado, Denmark. Teak wood with black brackets. A drawer unit with four drawers, a d...
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Modular Danish teak shelving system by Poul Cadovius for Cado Royal
Located in Munster, NRW
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Mid Century Modern CADO Wall Unit in Brazilian Rosewood
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Mid-century Modern case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage case pieces and storage cabinets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern case pieces and storage cabinets made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original case pieces and storage cabinets, popular names associated with this style include Lane Furniture, Mastercraft, Milo Baughman, and Drexel. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for case pieces and storage cabinets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $95,000 while the average work can sell for $3,858.

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