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.
Milo Baughman for Directional Midcentury Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman, Directional
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Milo Baughman for Directional midcentury coffee table This coffee table measures: 48 wide x 48 deep x 16.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restor...
Metal
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Travertine and Brass Coffee Table
By Paul McCobb, Calvin Furniture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Travertine and Brass Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 66 wide x 32 deep x 16.5 inches high Good Vintage Condition - Brass has Areas of Pa...
Travertine, Brass
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Bleached Mahogany and Brass Coffee Table
By Calvin Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Paul McCobb for Calvin Mid Century Bleached Mahogany and Brass Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 66 wide x 32 deep x 16 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighti...
Brass
Milo Baughman for Murray Furniture Mid Century Maple and Brass Corner Side Table
By Murray Furniture, Milo Baughman
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Milo Baughman for Murray Furniture Mid Century Maple and Brass Corner Side Table This side table measures: 42 wide x 30 deep x 24 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in ...
Brass
Mastercraft Brass Mid Century Coffee Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mastercraft brass mid century coffee table Table measures: 38 wide x 38 deep x 16 high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call ...
Brass
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Mid Century Burlwood Coffee Table
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Mid Century Burlwood Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 48 wide x 48 deep x 10.25 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting stud...
Burl
Milo Baughman for Murray Furniture Maple and Brass Coffee Table, c. 1955
By Milo Baughman
Located in Deland, FL
Early and rare large two-tiered architectural lamp table fitted with a brass framed beveled polished edge glass. The sleek brass legs give thi...
Brass
Midcentury Brass Coffee Table after Roger Sprunger for Dunbar
By Dunbar Furniture, Roger Sprunger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning coffee table from the 1960s features a sculpted brass base with curved legs. A thick glass top with rounded edges and a solid flat bar base shows true quality. This sty...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Finn Andersen for Selig
By Finn Anderson, Selig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful vintage modern coffee table features a brass frame with stretchers between each leg. Elegant white laminate tabletop ensures a sturdy and stylish place to set any type...
Brass
Beautiful Coffee Table by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
What a beautiful coffee table by Milo Baughman, with burl walnut wood, the picture speak for it self, the table is a little darker, the patina i...
Burl
Midcentury Oak Coffee Table with Brass Architectural Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Midcentury wood coffee table with brass architectural base.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern French Brass and Black Mirror Coffee Table, circa 1960s
Located in Highwood, IL
French Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table made of Brass and Smoky Almost Black Mirror. The glass unfortunately has seen better days for there is a sizable chip in one corner. Great simp...
Brass
