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Monday, August 1, 2011

Pssst...They're called plinths.

A plinth is a type of furniture base that sits directly on the floor, rather than having legs. I'd be willing to bet that if you stopped 50 people on the street, most of them would say that mid-century furniture has tapered legs, but a number of MCM designs incorporated plinth bases.


Edward Wormley side table
griffintrading.com

Gilbert Rohde Paldao table, with one leg and one plinth base
treadwaygallery.com

Harvey Probber night stand
1stdibs.com

Milo Baughman night stands
metroretro.com

Renzo Rutili credenza
metroretro.com

T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings double plinth base table
1stdibs.com

Peter Hvidt chest
lookmodern.com

Paul Lazlo cabinet
1stdibs.com

Paul Evans credenza
galere.net

Paul Evans sofa
galere.net

Milo Baughman chairs
1stdibs.com

Vladimir Kagan Serpentine sofa
edition20.com


This is a contemporary sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan in 1999, but I just had to include it in this post.  The piece may not fall into the mid-century time frame, but Kagan opened his first shop in 1949 and has been designing gorgeous furniture for decades. Since this sofa appears to be a variation on his 1950 Serpentine sofa, it definitely deserves a look, in my opinion.


Bilbao sofa by Vladimir Kagan
1contemporary.com