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.
Mid-Century Milo Baughman Style Glass Top Chrome Extension Dining Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-Century Milo Baughman Style Chrome Extension Dining Table. Featuring a polished chrome frame with maple inserts that hold the glass top. The table has a center frame that can be ...
Chrome
Vintage Mid Century Century Center Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Round mid-century table in the style of Florence Knoll. Top features solid strips of wood in alternating colors that have been glued together. Top has a new coat of shellac. In good ...
Metal
Vintage Stone Topped Danish Mid-Century Teak Tables - Set of 3
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A suite of 3 Vintage Danish Mid-Century Teak Tables. Consisting of 2 side tables and a sofa or console table. Each table with a cultured stone top. Console or Sofa Table measures 48”...
Cast Stone
Mid Century Pair of Burled Olive Wood Side Tables, Made in Italy, 1960
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of mid century 3-tiered burled olive wood side tables. On of the tables retains its original “Made in Italy” sticker.
Olive
French Louis XV Dining Table, Burled Walnut, Curved Legs, 1920
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Louis XV-style table with a shaped top over an apron resting on large stylized curved leg with carved shoulder. Top is beautiful burled walnut. Condition is good with wear to surface...
Walnut
Vintage Mahogany Leather Top Saw Horse Campaign Style Desk, c.1960
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Handsome mid century British colonial style desk crafted in mahogany with a tooled green leather top in three segments. The top features a long drawer flanked by two smaller ones, fi...
Brass
Milo Baughman Style Burl Wood Extendable Pedestal Dining Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 1970s burl wood extendable dining table in the style of Milo Baughman. Featuring a richly figured burl wood veneer with gorgeous swirling grain patterns and warm honey and ...
Burl
Vintage 1970s Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Burl Wood Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional vintage Boho extendable dining table. Designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Stunning book matched burl wood with addition leaves. Tagged on the bottom. Acquired...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Rectangular Parsons Small Scale Dining Table in Burl Wood
By Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic, simple, and modern design for the 1960s. This table features beautiful burl wood in a book matched symmetrical design. Table comes with one 20 inch extension leaf as shown.
Wood, Burl
Milo Baughman Burlwood Parsons Dining Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
A classic by Milo Baughman. A burlwood parson style dining table. Table is 66" wide without the leaves. Leaves are each 22" and extend table to 110" in width.
Burl
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Burlwood Expanding Dining Table with 2 Leaves
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Mid Century Burlwood Expanding Dining Table with 2 Leaves This table measures: 72 wide x 38 deep x 29 inches high, with a chair clearance of 26.25 in...
Burl
Milo Baughman Style Mid-Century Modern Burl Wood Parsons Extension Dining Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mid-Century Modern Parsons extension dining table in gorgeous book-matched burled olive wood In the manner of Milo Baughman USA, Circa 1970s Measures: 68"W x 42"D x...
Burl
