Beverly Sideboard by Ettore Sottsass, 1981 Postmodern Design
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
Ettore Sottsass considered the Beverly sideboard a pivotal piece for the first MEMPHIS collection. The diagonal upright support fabricated of birds-eye maple was meant to infer the p...
Chrome
Preben Fabricius and Jorgen Kastholm model FK 150 sideboard
By Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius, Lange Production
Located in Skokie, IL
The FK 150 Sideboard was designed in 1973 by Jorgen Kastholm and is today being produced at the same factory, on the same tools as back in the seventies. The sideboard is a perfect r...
Oak
BD Barcelona Design , World Travel Graphic Sideboard / Media Cabinet
By BD Barcelona Design
Located in Beirut, LB
An artistic and vibrant postmodern credenza / media console manufactured by the renowned Spanish design house, BD Barcelona Design. This striking low sideboard seamlessly merges fur...
Wood
Arne Vodder Rosewood Sideboard for George Tanier, Denmark 1960s
By Arne Vodder, George Tanier, Sibast
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Rosewood sideboard by Arne Vodder for George Tanier. Made in Denmark in the 1960s, this piece has exceptional presence and is in a size that is perfectly versatile. The exte...
Chrome
Baughman Style Chrome Floating Bar Cabinets Credenza Mid-Century Modern Founders
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful set of four Milo Baughman style chrome mirror clad floating cabinets by Founders. Two upper cabinets with built-in lighting and two lower cabinets with one adjustable shelf...
Chrome
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Chrome 9-Drawer Credenza with Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern walnut and chrome 9-drawer credenza with mirror.
Mirror, Walnut
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut & Chrome 9 Drawer Credenza Dresser w/ Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Walnut & Chrome 9 Drawer Credenza Dresser with Mirror.
Chrome
Custom Knoll 9' Executive Credenza Desk in Walnut & Chrome
By Knoll
Located in Stamford, CT
Drawing from Florence Knoll’s signature aesthetic, it features her iconic minimalist chrome pulls, a "floating" wood top, and a preference for exotic wood grain to face the pieces be...
Chrome
$6,067Sale Price|20% Off
Chrome and Burl Wood Credenza in the Style of Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Fine burl wood rare credenza in the style of Willy Rizzo. The chrome accents, along the clean lines of the piece, serve to emphasize the richness of the wood as well as lend a subtle...
Burl
$6,067Sale Price|20% Off
Chrome and Burl Wood Credenza in the Style of Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Fine burl wood rare credenza in the style of Willy Rizzo. The chrome accents, along the clean lines of the piece, serve to emphasize the richness of the wood as well as lend a subtle...
Burl
Mid-Century Modern Style Server/Credenza
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant Mid-Century style server with bi fold doors revealing adjustable shelf storage and felt lined cutlery drawer on right and three storage drawers on left. Chrome square tubula...
Chrome
1970s Davis Allen of SOM Custom Oak / Chrome Credenza General Fireproofing Co.
By Davis Allen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a large oak credenza, designed in the early 1970s by Davis Allen during his forty-year tenure at SOM. SOM refers to the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. This pi...
Steel, Chrome
Handsome Milo Baughman Style Rosewood and Chrome Tall Dresser Mid-century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome Milo Baughman style rosewood and chrome tall dresser. The front of the piece is veneered rosewood with chrome accents and hardware. The top and sides are lacquered white. ...
Chrome, Steel
Leif Jacobsen Style, Mid-Century Modern, Credenza, Burlwood, Canada, 1950s
By Herman Miller
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Herman Miller Style Sideboard / Credenza / Cabinet, Burlwood Mid-century cabinet with all original hardware and wood from the time period.
Chrome
Design Sideboard / Credenza by Alfred Hendrickx for Belform Chrome Minimalist
By Belform, Alfred Hendrickx
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Minimalist modernist design sideboard / credenza by Belgian designer Alfred Hendrickx for Belform. This is a very rare small model of his Office series and looks amazing on the chrom...
Wood
CraftAssociates Credenza, Milo Baughman Credenza, Walnut
By Craft Associates, Milo Baughman
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Milo Baughman Manufacturer: Craft Associates® Modern Furniture Period/Model: Mid Century Modern Specs: Walnut dimensions H: 21" W: 60" D: 18" pricing Pricing to trade...
Wood, Walnut
Antoine Philippon & Jacqueline Lecoq Petite 2 Door Cabinet Credenza Sideboard
By Antoine Philippon and Jacqueline le Coq, Behr
Located in Miami, FL
Exquisite original 2 door cabinet credenza or sideboard, rendered in rosewood case with light wood interior with 2 adjustable shelves and 2 matte white laminate doors, on a chrome-pl...
Steel, Chrome
1958 Jens Risom Ebonized Oak Wood Credenza / Cabinet from Seagram Building
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Jens Risom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an extraordinarily special cabinet by Jens Risom for Jens Risom Design, which came from The Seagram Building, arguably one of the most important works of architecture in the ...
Steel
Vintage MCM to Modern Rosewood Buffet Credenza Lucite Legs Attr Bernhardt Flair
By Bernhardt, Flair, Milo Baughman
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous vintage Mid-Century Modern to modern Rosewood buffet or credenza with Lucite legs & chrome accents attributed to Bernhardt Flair.
Metal, Chrome
Stunning Tommi Parzinger Studded Handcuff Credenza Sideboard
By Parzinger Originals
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A luxurious chrome studded lemon-yellow credenza sideboard with unique heavy chromed handcuff door pulls. This exceptional piece has four doors, the interior has to one side an upper...
Metal, Chrome
$5,264Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modern Rosewood Sideboard Buffet, Large Credenza by Dakota Jackson
By Dakota Jackson
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning mid-century modern buffet, credenza, or sideboard is designed by Dakota Jackson.
Rosewood, Sycamore
Wade Beam For Brueton "Ponte" Credenza in High-Gloss Blue/Gray
By J. Wade Beam, Brueton
Located in Dallas, TX
Newly restored "Ponte" credenza by Wade Beam for Brueton. This exquisite piece is refinished in a high-gloss blue/gray lacquer with chrome trim, embodying the timeless elegance and s...
Chrome
Custom Knoll Executive Cabinet in Walnut & Chrome
By Knoll
Located in Stamford, CT
Drawing from Florence Knoll’s signature aesthetic, it features her iconic minimalist chrome pulls, a "floating" wood top, and a preference for exotic wood grain to face the pieces be...
Chrome
1970s Milo Baughman for John Stuart Credenza Dresser in Cream Lacquer
By Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Large Credenza, designed by Milo Baughman for John Stuart in the 1970s. The piece is long, having six drawers and a cabinet that opens to offer even more inner storage. All...
Steel, Chrome
1979 Warren Platner for Knoll Executive Desk in Leather, Oak, and Chromed Steel
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Large Executive Desk, designed by Warren Platner for Knoll International in 1973. The desk features a minimalist design, having a chromed-steel cantilever base. It has an i...
Steel, Chrome
Florence Knoll sideboard in black oak and chrome for Knoll International, 1960s
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
An exceptionally refined sideboard designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll International, exemplifying the disciplined elegance and architectural clarity that define her enduring contri...
Chrome
1970s Florence Knoll International 6 Drawer Credenza Dresser with Marble Top
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous original 1970s Florence Knoll 6-drawer credenza/dresser, produced by Knoll International. This example has a dark mahogany finish with original marble t...
Chrome
Mid-Century Acyclic and Glass Light Up Display Sideboard or Credenza With Shelve
By Milo Baughman
Located in Miami, FL
1970s mid-century modern lucite sideboard with glass interior shelves, glass top and transparent plexiglass outer shell with chrome accents and plexi doors. The display sideboard al...
Glass, Acrylic, Wood
C. 1968 Myrtle Desk of High Point 900 Series Four Position Credenza in Walnut
By Myrtle Desk Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a substantial 900 Series Walnut and Chromed-Steel Credenza, model 9CR 75, designed in the late 1960s by Myrtle Desk of High Point, North Carolina. They referred to the piece ...
Steel, Chrome
Mahogany Ebony Mid Century Dresser / Credenza by American of Martinsville
By American of Martinsville
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A elegant richly grained Mid-Century mahogany and ebony toned dresser / credenza with tri fold doors revealing three centered divided drawers and to each side three drawers with chro...
Wood
Extra-Large Gordon Bunshaft Credenza by De Coene Frères, 1960s
By De Coene Frères, Florence Knoll, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Dronten, NL
A rare and exceptional extra-large credenza designed by Gordon Bunshaft and crafted by De Coene Frères for the Lambert Bank in Belgium, circa 1960. This monumental piece exemplifies ...
Chrome
1960s Milo Baughman Style Rosewood & Walnut Chests on Chrome Plinths - Pair
By Bernhardt, Milo Baughman
Located in St. Louis, MO
This matched pair exhibits a masterful play of wood tones and architectural structure, making them highly versatile pieces that can function as low credenzas, media cabinets, or magn...
Steel, Chrome
Willy Rizzo Italian Mid-Century Black Credenza Sideboard for Mario Sabot, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, Mario Sabot
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern 3-door credenza sideboard designed by Willy Rizzo and produced by Mario Sabot Italai with lacquered wooden structure and chromed steel details, made in Ital...
Metal
Credenza “Componível” by Jorge Zalszupin for L’Atelier, Brazil, 1964
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sideboard "Componível" by Jorge Zalszupin for L’Atelier, circa 1964, a timeless piece of Brazilian Modernist design. This piece, acquired at an auction in Guarulhos, São Paulo, in 20...
Wood
1970s Howard Miller zebrawood and chrome wall clock designed by Arthur Umanoff
By Arthur Umanoff, Howard Miller
Located in Phoenix, AZ
1970s Howard Miller wall clock model 616 designed by Arthur Umanoff Associates. “Zebrawood” veneer (described as “Leriex rosewood veneer” in the 1975/1976 catalog), chrome frame and ...
Chrome
$4,250 / item
Midcentury Florence Knoll Cabinet Rare Ash Wood
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful and practical credenza for living or office space. Sliding door with leather pulls reveal two file cabinets, 4 drawers and adjustable shelves. Perfect for your storage need...
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Brutalist Oak and Rosewood low long dresser
By Paul Evans
Located in Sayreville, NJ
Tabago Canada brutalist style 1970s oak and rosewood long low nine drawer dresser or credenza This absolute stunner is in great condition with minor refinishing done. Featuring ni...
Oak, Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb for Lane “Delineator” Walnut & Rosewood Sideboard
By Lane Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Clarksboro, NJ
Elevate your space with this exceptional circa 1960s Mid-Century Modern sideboard designed by Paul McCobb for Lane Furniture. Expertly refinished, this piece showcases rich walnut co...
Chrome
Set of Eight Paul McCobb for Lane Cane-Back Dining Chairs in Rosewood & Chrome
By Lane Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Set of Eight Paul McCobb for Lane Cane-Back Dining Chairs in Rosewood & Chrome ⸻ Description Elegant mid-century modern dining chairs designed by Paul McCobb for Lane Furniture, f...
Chrome
George Nelson Steel Frame Cabinet Model 4036 For Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This compact Mid-Century Modern Steel Frame credenza cabinet 'model 4036' was designed by American designer George Nelson circa 1955 and produced by Herman Miller. The cabinet featur...
Steel, Chrome
Wall-Mounted Sideboards by Antoine Philippon & Jacqueline Lecoq, 1958
Located in Echt, NL
Two beautiful and rare wall-mounted sideboards in very good condition. Designed by Antoine Philippon & Jacqueline Lecoq, France Manufactured by Bofinger Germany, 1958 This of...
Metal, Chrome
Paul Evans Cityscape Patchwork Burlwood Executive Desk
By Paul Evans
Located in Toledo, OH
Beautiful mid-century Cityscape executive desk by Paul Evans in a patchwork burlwood design with two drawers on each side of the satin chrome pillared supports. No modesty panel. 84"...
Wood
Rare Arthur Umanoff Bar Serving Cart, 1970s
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
STUNNING ARTHUR UMANOFF BAR CART, 1970 Painted steel, oak, wheels. Produced by David Morgan, USA A fantastically functional California Modern design piece that exemplifies Umanoff’s...
Iron, Steel
1973 Paul Evans Floating Cabinet
By Paul Evans
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A stunning Paul Evans cabinet or credenza adorned in figural burl veneer and mirrored chrome tiles at the back. The cabinet is lifted from the ground on a well proportioned platform ...
Wood, Burl
Architectural Highboard by Roberto Pamio & Renato Toso for Stilwood, 1970s
By Stilwood, Roberto Pamio & Renato Toso
Located in Firenze, IT
An extraordinary, museum-quality radical modernist highboard (tall sideboard / cabinet), designed by the legendary Venetian architectural duo Roberto Pamio & Renato Toso and manufact...
Glass, Laminate, Ash
Mid-Century Walnut Sideboard George Nelson Style with Aluminum Legs
By George Nelson
Located in Valladolid, ES
Extraordinary sideboard or credenza in walnut veneer with faceted chromed steel legs, a mid-century design attributed to George Nelson (1908-1986) of New York, Design Director for He...
Aluminum
Florence Knoll for Knoll International Sideboard with Marble Top
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Florence Knoll for Knoll International, sideboard, lacquered oak, metal, Carrara marble, United States, 1960s. Credenza with chromed base designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll Inter...
Marble, Metal
Art Deco Wolfgang Hoffmann Romweber World's Fair Century of Progress Sideboard
By Romweber Furniture Co., Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Forney, TX
In 1931, Wolfgang exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The same year, with Kem Weber (1889-1963) he organized the second a...
Birch, Mahogany, Rosewood
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.
Antique and vintage credenzas can add an understated touch of grace to your home. These long and sophisticated cabinet-style pieces of furniture can serve a variety of purposes, and they look great too.
In Italy, the credenza was originally a small side table used in religious services. Appropriately, credere in Italian means “to believe.” Credenzas were a place to not only set the food ready for meals, they were also a place to test and taste prepared food for poison before a dish was served to a member of the ruling class. Later, credenza was used to describe a type of versatile narrow side table, typically used for serving food in the home. In form, a credenza has much in common with a sideboard — in fact, the terms credenza and sideboard are used almost interchangeably today.
Credenzas usually have short legs or no legs at all, and can feature drawers and cabinets. And all kinds of iterations of the credenza have seen the light of day over the years, from ornately carved walnut credenzas originating in 16th-century Tuscany to the wealth of Art Deco credenzas — with their polished surfaces and geometric patterns — to the array of innovative modernist interpretations that American furniture maker Milo Baughman created for Directional and Thayer Coggin.
The credenza’s blend of style and functionality led to its widespread use in the 20th century. Mid-century modern credenzas are particularly popular — take a look at Danish furniture designer Arne Vodder’s classic Model 29, for instance, with its reversible sliding doors and elegant drawer pulls. Hans Wegner, another Danish modernist, produced strikingly minimalist credenzas in the 1950s and ’60s, as did influential American designer Florence Knoll. Designers continue to explore new and exciting ways to update this long-loved furnishing.
Owing to its versatility and familiar low-profile form, the credenza remains popular in contemporary homes. Unlike many larger case pieces, credenzas can be placed under windows and in irregularly shaped rooms, such as foyers and entryways. This renders it a useful storage solution. In living rooms, for example, a credenza can be a sleek media console topped with plants and the rare art monographs you’ve been planning to show off. In homes with open floor plans, a credenza can help define multiple living spaces, making it ideal for loft apartments.
Browse a variety of antique and vintage credenzas for sale on 1stDibs to find the perfect fit for your home today.