Milo Baughman was one of the most agile and adept modern American furniture designers of the late 20th century. A prolific lecturer and writer on the benefits of good design — he taught for years at Brigham Young University — Baughman (whose often-scrambled surname is pronounced BAWF-man) focused almost exclusively on residential furnishings, such as chairs, sofas and benches. He had a particular talent for lounge chairs, perhaps the most sociable piece of furniture.
Like his fellow adoptive Californians Charles and Ray Eames, Baughman’s furniture has a relaxed and breezy air. He was famously opposed to ostentatious and idiosyncratic designs that were made to excite attention. While many of his chair designs are enlivened by such effects as tufted upholstery, Baughman tended to let his materials carry the aesthetic weight, most often relying on seating and table frames made of sturdy and sleek flat-bar chromed metal, and chairs, tables and cabinets finished with highly-figured wood veneers.
Like his colleagues Karl Springer and the multifarious Pierre Cardin, Baughman’s designs are emblematic of the 1970s: sleek, sure and scintillating.
As you will see from the furniture presented on 1stDibs, Milo Baughman’s designs for the likes of Drexel Furniture, Glenn of California and — for five decades — Thayer Coggin are ably employed as either the heart of a décor or its focal point.
American Modern Low Table by Ron Seff, Polished Brass & Glass, 1970s
Located in Queens, NY
American Modern Polished Brass, Chrome and Glass Low Table, Ron Seff, 1970s
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Faux Bamboo Gilt Metal Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Queens, NY
Faux Bamboo (1940s) gilt metal coffee table with three legs trimmed with metal leaves and round glass top. Vintage Condition.
Bamboo
Mid-Century Coffee Table with Bronze Frame and Glass Top, Curved Legs
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century square coffee / cocktail table with a bronze frame with curved legs ending in hoof feet and an X-stretcher base, supporting a thick clear glass tabletop. Chip to one cor...
Metal, Bronze
Milo Baughman Geometric Coffee Table, Bronze Frame, Glass Top, 1972
By Milo Baughman
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1972) geometric bronze frame coffee table with a rounded square glass top. (MILO BAUGHMAN FOR DIRECTIONAL)
Bronze
Fontana Arte Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table, Brass Bamboo Legs, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Mid-Century low / coffee table with brass faux bamboo legs connected with an \"X\" form stretcher that holds a rectangular clear glass top with rounded corners. (FONTANA ARTE...
Bamboo
Mid-Century Brass Coffee Table with Glass Top and Acorn Finials
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century brass round coffee table with a glass top with acorn finials and a lower stretcher which fits four small wedge-shaped glass top tables.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Glass Coffee Table by Roger Sprunger, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
The coffee table by Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Furniture, USA, shows a brass-plated base with brass patina and also a smoked glass t...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table, Brass and Smoked Glass, Italy, 1970
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Tavolino da centro con struttura in ottone con inserti in radica, piano scantonato di forma rettangolare in vetro fumè.
Brass
1970s Brass and Glass 'Jax' Coffee Table In the Style of Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning coffee table with a whimsical brass base and tinted glass top, it is often referred to as the 'Jax' table, attributed to and in the style of Milo Baughman. The base of the t...
Brass
Mid-Century Brass and Glass Coffee Table, Ronald Schmitt, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Brass and Glass Coffee Table, Ronald Schmitt, 1970s
Brass
1970s Brass and Glass 'Jax' Coffee Side Table In the Style of Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning table that can be used as a coffee or side table with a whimsical brass base and tinted glass top, it is often referred to as the 'Jax' table, attributed to and in the style...
Brass
Mid-century coffee table with gold plated base and glass top, 1970s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1970 / coffee table / smoked glass, gold plated metal / Vintage / Mid-Century / Regency Hollywood regency style coffee table made by two bowed gold plated metal legs and a...
Metal
