Paul Mccobb Perimeter Group
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Maple
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Leather, Beech
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Leather, Beech
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Maple
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Vintage 1960s End Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
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Vintage 1950s American Shaker Desks and Writing Tables
Maple, Rosewood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Aluminum
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Faux Leather, Cane, Maple
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch, Rosewood, Lacquer
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Leather, Birch
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Maple
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Beech, Rosewood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Birch, Rosewood, Lacquer
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Aluminum
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Aluminum
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Birch
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Aluminum
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Maple, Rosewood
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Maple, Rosewood
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Leather, Wood
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Birch, Walnut
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Brass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Birch, Rosewood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Birch, Rosewood, Lacquer
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Birch, Lacquer
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Birch, Lacquer
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Maple, Rosewood
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Walnut
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Maple
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Beech, Rosewood
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Maple, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Maple, Rosewood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Maple, Rattan
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Brass, Iron
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Maple
20th Century American Night Stands
Iron
Vintage 1950s American Night Stands
Iron
20th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rosewood
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Maple, Leather
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Birch, Lacquer
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Birch, Rosewood
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Beech, Rosewood
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Paul Mccobb Perimeter Group For Sale on 1stDibs
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Paul McCobb for sale on 1stDibs
The single aesthetic attribute of vintage Paul McCobb furniture is that the designer completely forsook ornament — his pieces have no flourishes. And yet, because they are honest — McCobb’s chairs, desks and dining tables are made of solid wood, usually maple or birch, often paired with frames and legs of wrought iron; the cabinets are traditionally scaled; the seating pieces have historic antecedents such as the Windsor chair — his mid-century modern work has warmth and presence.
You could call the Massachusetts-born McCobb a man of parts. As a furniture designer, his work combined the attributes of many of his now better-known peers.
Like the work of Bauhaus designers such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, McCobb's furniture had purity of form and line. Like the designs of Florence Knoll and George Nelson and his associates, McCobb’s work was efficient and purposeful. And even like George Nakashima, he was adept at interpreting traditional forms, in particular those of chairs, for the 20th century.
More than any other designer besides Russel Wright, with his ubiquitous ceramic tableware, McCobb was arguably responsible for the introduction of modern design into middle-class American households — if for no other reason than that he designed the 1952 set for the original Today show.
McCobb, a repeat recipient of the Good Design Award from the Museum of Modern Art, also designed cohesive lines of furnishings, such as his best-known Planner Group, that gave homes an instant “look.” He designed for several companies, most notably Directional, which was home to McCobb’s Origami chair.
In 1949, in partnership with New York furniture salesman B.G. Mesberg, McCobb set up the Directional Furniture Company, a brand known to vintage mid-century modern furniture collectors everywhere. Directional opened its doors after McCobb created the high-end Directional Modern line of sofas distributed by the New York-based Modernage Company. Directional also produced designs by other legends such as Paul Evans and Vladimir Kagan.
As you can see from the offerings on 1stDibs, McCobb designs are the pin-striped suit, or the little black dress, of a decor: an essential.
Find vintage Paul McCobb credenzas, bookcases, nightstands and other furniture on 1stDibs.