Mid-Century Modern Lighting
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Paavo Tynell - Taito Oy - Impressive Commissioned Chandelier - 1950`s
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
Paavo Tynell - Taito Oy - Impressive Commissioned Chandelier - 1950`s
Huge 9 light Chandelier in perfect original condition.
Photos don´t do justice to this magnificent light , wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Wall Lights 'Zodiac' by Jacques Biny for Lita, 1950
By Lita, Jacques Biny
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of brass and black enameled wall lights by Jacques Biny for Lita with magnifying lens, handle to adjust angle and direction, provision for on/off pull switch, partially marked, ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Pair of Sconces by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Pair of Sconces by Stilnovo. They were designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. Two-toned wall lamps are a bone white lower wide shade and a smaller fluted black ena...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
J.T. KALMAR Uplight Ceiling Brass Lamp, Chandelier, Mod. 8585, 1960s, Austria
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern 'UFO' ceiling light, manufactured by J.T. Kalmar in 1960's, Austria, Vienna. This chandelier is a striking appearance in every room. Elegant shape and hi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Barovier & Toso Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy 1950's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very charming chandelier made by the glassworks Barovier & Toso in the 1950s.
The Murano glass chandelier is composed with six arms and six lamp lamp shades.
The wiring has been c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
Large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases
Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Stemlite Chrome Floor Lamp by Bill Curry
By Bill Curry
Located in Toledo, OH
This mid-century modern 1962 chrome floor lamp designed by Bill Curry features a mushroom shade and 3-way switch. The fixture is labeled Stemlite by Design Line...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Murano Art Glass and Brass Pink Color Chandelier and Pendant, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Something truly incredible this Murano chandelier. Surprising design from the 70s, due to the very particular shape of these long brass rods with attached multi-coloured glass flowers. Very elegant, it will furnish and decorate your entire home. The Murano furnaces have created an indisputable timeless design.
The chandelier has the shape of a half "sputnik", composed of a central brass hemisphere on which are housed brass rods on which small Murano glass flowers...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Majestic Pink Murano Palmette Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding pink Palmette Murano glass chandelier made with 163 precious glasses on four levels.
Gold painted metal frame.
Available also a pair and a pair of sconces.
12-light bulbs...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Angelo Mangiarotti, Original Lesbo Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Rare lamp made of opaque white and transparent blown glass and cast metal base. Light scuffs with minor signs of use and age. This vintage lamp remains in excellent condition. If nec...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Ceiling Light by Paolo Caliari for Venini
By Paolo Caliari, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceiling light by Paolo Caliari for Venini. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960s. Striking Venini pendant with an exterior mauve colored murano glass shade, encompassin...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Big Mid-Century Modern Artichoke by Poul Henningsen
Located in Weesp, NL
Elevate your space with the epitome of timeless elegance and iconic design – the PH Artichoke pendant, a masterpiece conceived by the visionary Poul Henningsen in 1957 and brought to...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
Extraordinary Sapphire Color Poliedri Murano Glass Ceiling Light or Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
This huge striking chandelier consists of 253 hand blown Ice, heavenly and blue colored "Poliedri" made of Murano glass.
Brass frame wired for US standards with 12 E 27 lightbulbs.
...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Paavo Tynell for Lightolier Chandelier flower accents candelabra 1960s mcm
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A 1960s chandelier designed by Paavo Tynell for Lightolier. 12 Candelabra bulbs around the circumference accentuated with brass wire flowerlets at the bottom of each. From underneath...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Adjustable Brass Pendant Lamp Onos 55 by Florian Schulz, Germany, 1970s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Adjustable suspension ONOS 55 by Florian Schulz / Licht und Objekt made in Germany in the 1970s. Made for the eternity! The brass lamp is well-constructed and of extremely high quali...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Majestic Murano Palmette Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Luxury Palmette murano glass chandelier made with 94 original crystal glasses .
Bronze metal frame.
Available also a pair and a pair of sconces.
12-light bulbs, E27 dimension
Dimensi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Teli ceiling lamp designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, Italy 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
The Teli ceiling lamp designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos in the 1970s is an extraordinary piece of design where minimalist elegance and innovative design harmoniously converge
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Fantastic Murano Glass Tube Chandelier - 36 pink glass tube
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 36 large pink glass tubes in a star shape.
Period: late XX century
Di...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Amazing Murano Glass Ceiling Light by Barovier & Toso, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
Barovier e Toso Venetian glass flowers basket ceiling light with precious handblown clear and gold flowers.
Each 3 E14 light bulbs. \40 W up
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Rare Table or Wall Lamp Pokrok, 1970s
By Pokrok
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type
- space age style
- marked by label
- adjustable
- table or wall
- very nice style of lighting
Category
1970s Slovak Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vistosi Disc Wall Sconces, circa 1970
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Pair of extra-large wall sconces by Vistosi Murano, in amber/pink tones. The glass discs are handmade with a white opaque centre covered with an amber/pink clear glass. Each sconce n...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian vintage Murano chandelier - 26 pink glass petals
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 26 glass petals (pink and white “lattimo”) in a nickel plated metal frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions:47,250 inches (120 cm) height ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
1 of 2 Stunning Murano Glass Chandelier by Ernst Palme, Germany, 1970s
By Ernst Palme
Located in Aachen, NRW
Large stunning chandelier with many Murano flower crystal glass over a brass frame, made by Ernst Palme in Germany, 1970s.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wire...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Single Wall or Ceiling Light by Leucos
By Leucos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Wall or Ceiling Light by Leucos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960s. Gorgeous blown glass flush mount with a clear view of interior lamping within. The outer ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
H.T. Huang Table Lamp Toucan
By H.T. Huang
Located in Čelinac, BA
H.T.Huang Tble Lamp Toucan 1990s
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
1 of the 2 Large Square Glass Flush Mount J.T. Kalmar, Austria
Located in Rijssen, NL
Clean lines to complement all decors. Amazing large scale square glass flush mount by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured circa 1970, (late 1960s and early 1970s).
Multiple t...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Swedish Vintage Brass Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and well made pair of Swedish vintage brass table lamps. We have recently imported these from Sweden, they date from around the 1970’s.
They are of excellent quality ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
'Teli' Pendant light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
Located in TOURS, FR
'Teli' Pendant light by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of 2 Stunning Murano Glass Tubes Flushmount by Doria, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic mid-century chandelier by Doria, Germany, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. Many Murano glass cylinders are suspended from the fixture.
High quality and in very good conditio...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Midcentury Adjustable Height Bronzed Pharmacy Floor Lamps
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome pair of mid-century modern style pharmacy floor lamps featuring a rich oiled bronzed finish. The lamps have large 8 inch shades supported by an adjustable height column that...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Iron
Pair of Rare Table Lamps in the Style of Maison Baguès, France, 1950s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare pair of clear glass and bronze flower table lamps in the style of Maison Baguès, France, circa 1950s.
Socket: each 1 x E27 or E26 (US) ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 31N Ceiling Lamp
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacture...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Alain RICHARD reading lamp 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Alain RICHARD (1926-2017)
" A19 L " reading lamp in off-white lacquered metal, pivoting light head.
Edition Disderot, made in France, c. 1967.
Minimalist ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of the 4 Leola Sculptural Brass 5-Light Ceiling or Wall Flush Mount, 1970s
By Leola
Located in Rijssen, NL
Gorgeous Sciolari style ceiling or wall flush mount by Leola. Made with polished brass, Germany, 1960s.
Can be used as ceiling flushmount or as expressive wall light.
The light fix...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Large Oval Shaped Multi-Color Triedi Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Murano chandelier made by Murano crystal multicolored triedi prism on six levels with copper color metal frame.
The glasses are amber, transparent, , smoky, amber, gold, ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Clio wall sconces designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1963 Italy
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Set of 4 Clio wall sconces designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide in the 1963, frosted glass lampshade , structure in nickel-plated brass, each lamp superimposed 2 light points that emit a warm and soft light. mounts E 27 bulbs.
Excellent conditions, electric plant revised, perfectly working.
Sergio Mazza is an Italian designer born in 1931 in Milan.In 1955 he began his professional career and from 1961 he worked alongside G. Gramigna in the Smc studio, working in the field of furniture and industrial design.
Among the various awards received, we remember the report at the Compasso d'Oro 1960 for the Delta lamp by Artemide and the silver medal for the Italian Apartment at the X Triennale in Milan.
From 1967 he began to design also for Olivari, signing the handles Macco, until the model Giuliana, with Gramigna, of 1987. In the field of publishing, always with Gramigna, he directed the magazine "Ottagono" from its foundation until 1988.
For all the iconic pieces of Italian design follow our gallery SECONDA GIOVINEZZA.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo Pair of Rare Pendants, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Pair of rare pendants each with opaline glass globe shades held by brushed aluminum and brass fittings suspended by cable and original brushed aluminum canopy. This iconic Stilnovo m...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Rare Isamu Noguchi Mid Century Modern Paper First Edition 75D Akari Japan Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Discover the timeless allure of the Isamu Noguchi Akari Lamp, model 75D, a pendant lamp designed around 1950 and manufactured by Ozeki & Co. Ltd. in Japan. This mid-century modern ma...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Paper
Pair of 1970s German Glashütte Limberg Bubbled Smoked Glass Pendant Lights
Located in London, GB
An unusual pair of 1970s German Glashütte Limburg pendant hanging ceiling lights with heavy smoked thick bubbled lozenge-shaped glass shades. The shade is suspended from a metal whi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1950s Swedish Brass With Beech Five Arm Chandelier With Frosted Art Glass Shades
By ASEA, Hans Bergström
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Swedish Chandelier made of brass and beech attributed to Hans Bergstrom For ASEA Sweden.
Each arm has a beautiful frosted art glass shade with golden details / arrows. Five screw fit...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Textile, Wood
Peill & Putzler Large Pair of 1970s Smoked Glass Biomorphic Wall Sconces Lights
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Midcentury pair of 32cm diameter flush mount wall lights or sconces by Peill & Putzler in the 1970s. This is an absolutely classic piece of German design, featuring a smoked toned co...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Huge Midcentury Brass Chandelier With Pressed Glass Shades By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass ring with ten-arm each fitted with E27 sockets and pressed glass shades. Made in Vienna by Rupert Nikoll in the early 1950s. Total height can be adjusted now to 85cm without re...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous Italian Painted Metal & Murano Glass Crystal 10 Arm Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very elegant contemporary Italian 10 arm large chandelier having green and bordeaux red painted metal body and arms decorated with clear crystal glass .
By Sergio Mechini.
The lamp...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Multix Table Lamp by Yaacov Kaufman for Lumina, 1980s
By Yaacov Kaufman, Lumina
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Multix halogen table lamp designed by Yaacov Kaufman for lighting manufacturer Lumina in the 1980s.
The base of the Multix table lamp consists of four round rotating tubes that end ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Italian Vintage Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Sputnik chandelier from Italy made of brass. There are twelve arms erupting from a central brass globe finishing with a conic design. Each arm is lit from the end and has been newly ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pendant Lamp with Counter Weight by Achille Castiglioni Italy 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Pendant Lamp with Counter Weight by Achille Castiglioni in aluminum. Original fair condition. The diameter and height given applies to the lampshade.
Please note: Lamp should be fi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Guido Gambone Stunning Large Ceramic Table Lamp with Animal Motif 1950s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Stunning large hand-thrown ceramic table lamp with abstract animal motif in delicate colors by Guido Gambone, Italy 1950's (signed “Gambone” on bottom with donkey). This is one of t...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1 of the 2 Kalmar Glass Brass Flush Mount "Granada", Austria, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 stunning flush mounts by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in 1960s.
The flush mount is composed of thick textured ice glass elements (Granadas) attached to a gold-brass fram...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Bespoke Elegant Italian "Selene Maxi" Pendant in bronze and selenite
Located in Milano, IT
The Selene range is the result of our project of combining light with a particular apotropaic stone - Selenite: a mineral chalk whose surface presents defined and irregular striation...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stone, Crystal, Bronze
Large folding wall light René Mathieu Ed. Maison Lunel, Paris, France circa 1950
By Rene Mathieu, Lunel
Located in Paris, FR
Large foldable and swiveling wall light by René Mathieu for Lunel. Double star-perforated sheet metal shade in matte yellow enamel and white interior, original paint. The shade is ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Metal, Sheet Metal, Enamel
Vintage black and white 5-armed chandelier, 1950's/1960's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This is a very elegant chandelier from the 1950's or 1960's. It has black painted arms holding 5 opaline glass chalices that gives a beautiful diffused illumination. It is very likel...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Awesome Mid-Century 5-Light Glass & Brass Ceiling Lamp, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The lamp is shipped safely unscrewed.
5x E27 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V.
Our lamps are tested, cleaned and suitable for use in the USA.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Amber & Clear POLIEDRI Murano Glass Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 multicolored Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are amber and trasparent, which makes the c...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
1 of the 2 Extra Large Massive Glass Brass Flush Mounts in the Style of Kalmar
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 unique large and elegant glass flush mounts in the style of J.T. Kalmar, manufactured in the 20th century, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s). Wonderful high-end light...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Harvey Guzzini Chrome and Travertine Base Arc Table Lamp
Located in Toronto, ON
Spectacular Harvey Guzzini table lamp made in Italy in the 1970s. This gorgeous design features a chrome body and a travertine base. The heavy travertine base is square shaped while ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Grand Mid-Century Murano Chandelier Made by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Houston, TX
This grand Mid-Century Murano chandelier is created by Mazzega, Italy. Each glass ornament has Mazegga stamp. Chandelier is composed out of 324 pieces, which are attached to the meta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Thick Massive Handmade Glass Brass Flush Mount or Wall Light, 1960
By Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 high quality modern thick textured ice glass flush mount lights , (D 19.6) circa 1965. The flush mount is featuring a impressive huge round handmade glass dish. The back p...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Modern lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern lighting>lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include J.T. Kalmar, Fabio Ltd, Glashütte Limburg, and Kalmar Lighting. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $355,000 while the average work can sell for $2,150.
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The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
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Italian Dining Chairs Gae Aulenti
Spanish Country Dining Chairs
Craft 1930s Lamps
Tall Iron Candle
1960 Alvar Aalto Dining Chairs
3 Tiered Chandeliers
Bronze Candelabra And Crystal
Bronze Crystal Candelabra
Painted Green Tole
Murano Frosted Chandelier
Murano Glass Lamp With White Glass Shade
Crystal Bronze Candelabra
Art Deco Glass And Chrome Table Lamps
Blue Murano Lamp Base
Crystal And Bronze Candelabra
Yellow Mid Century Lamp Vintage
Murano Curved Chandelier
Bronze And Crystal Candelabra