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
Pair Vintage Italian Brass and Black Enamel Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The stem and base are comprised of alternating polished brass and black enameled brass bands.
An elegant design with a slightly Space Age feel. Wired with a single upright socket. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Robert Perrot brown and colored 20th century design ceramic table lamp Vallauris
By Robert Perot
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Robert Perot - Vallauris
Realised circa 1950
Unique handmade piece
Brown and colored 20th century design ceramic table lampe
Inside and outside electrical system
Original perfe...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Wicker and Rattan Italian Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury wicker and rattan table lamp. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1960s.
Having a wicker lampshade, the light diffusion is incredibly warm and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Straw, Wicker
VEB Metalldrucker Halle - Black Metal Ceiling Lamp - 1970 -
Located in Budapest, HU
Black and silver Metal ceiling lamp made in the 1960s and 70s.
This type is also exhibited in GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts in Leipzig. It has surface scratches due to its age, whi...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Uno Kristiansson Luxus Sweden Wall Lights / Sconces Solid Pine Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of large wall lights designed by Uno Kristiansson circa 1966 and made by Luxus. The main body of the design is turned pine wood. White acrylic diffusers sit atop the sconces. ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic, Pine
Murano Pebble Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with a large glossy white Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches, h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Serge Mouille - Rotating Sconce with 1 Curved Arm in White - IN STOCK!
Located in Stratford, CT
The one arm curved sconce is both stylish and practical as it can be used in many different design applications. The shade tilts and revolves on a brass fitting while the arm swings ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
"Pileino" Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Lasne, BE
White Metal lamp. Stamped Gae Aulenti, Artemide on the underside. The shade is adjustable. Wear due to time and age.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1950s Italian Sputnik Chandelier Vintage Elegance with Twelve Spider Brass Arms
By Stilnovo
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This large Sputnik chandelier, crafted in Italy during the 1950s, is an eye-catching piece of lighting.
It boasts twelve brass arms, each adorned with an E14 light bulb. The design...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Suite of 6 Gilded Iron and Mirror Sconces with Glass Drops, 1950-1960.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Suite of 6 gilded iron and mirror sconces with glass drops, 1950-1960.
Suite of 6 Delisle sconces, 1950-1960, in mirror and gilded iron with glass drops.
h: 85cm, w: 33cm, d: 30cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
Pair Of Ceramic Italian Made Table Lamps
Located in Toronto, ON
These tall and impressive soft pale blush tone lamps are fitted with their original
"as found" boucle style fabric shades. The body of the lamps have a white "netting"
pattern and ar...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Pebble Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with a large clear Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches, height 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Hillebrand Brass and Glass Wall Light Fixtures, 1970s
By Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
Clean lines to complement all decors. A wonderful high-end Hillebrand wall light fixture with ellipse shaped pattern glass and brass details.
Designed and manufactured in the 1970s i...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Murano Sconces by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy - 1969
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Berlin, DE
H 30 cm W 28 cm D 18 cm
Material: clear glass cast with translucent, light brown inclusions, bent and drilled, 1 E 27 socket, silver-plated wall mounting, head-mirrored light bulb.
...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Venetian Gold Flake Barovier Seguso Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Venetian Gold Flake Blown Glass, Leaves Spraying Over A Center Bowl With 3 Candelabra Internal Lights That Have Been Completely Rewired ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Floor Lamp by Florian Schulz, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Floor Lamp by Florian Schulz, 1970s, Germany
This lamp works with E27 light bulb. Max 100W
Wired and suitable to use with 220V and 110V for all countries.
Measurements:
Height: 148...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Large Space Age Chrome & White Enamel Sconces, France 1960’s
Located in New York, NY
Large fixtures. Soft wired.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Pair of Deep Brown Laminate Table Lamps with Brass Accents, French 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of 1970s French dark chocolate brown laminate table lamps with brass accents, in the style of Willy Rizzo. Wired for use in the US.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bubble Glass Wall Light Fixtures, Germany, 1960s
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Clean lines to complement all decors. Wonderful high-end wall light fixtures with brass detail and thick bubbled blown glass. Manufactured in the 1960s.
The glass of the light fixtur...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Hillebrand Brutalist Flush Mount in the Style of Kalmar, 1970s
By Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
Flush light with Brutalist ice glass on a brass frame, circa 1970s, German. Often attributed to J.T. Kalmar this design was actually produced by Hillebrand Lighting of Germany.
Cruc...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Hala Style Drafting Clamp-On Light with Red Shade and Chrome Stem
By Hala Zeist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century industrial clamp on table lamp with bright red dome shade. Drafting lamp on double adjustable chrome stem and aluminum clamp. In original condition with wear and scratchi...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1950s Italian Scissor Concertina Industrial Wall lamp
Located in London, London
Wall lamp
Brass
Enamelled metal shade
Concertina
Adjustable shade
Rewired
Extends to 110cm
1950s Italian
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Koch and Lowy 3 Shade Adjustable Brass Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Koch & Lowy adjustable 3 head floor lamp. This beautiful mid century modern piece features 3 rectangular heads which articulate in multiple posit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Murano Mazzega Glass Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Elevate your space with the enchanting elegance of a Mid Century Italian Blown Glass Murano Mazzega Chandelier, featuring spaghetti-style clear glass pendants. Each pendant is meticu...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Florian Schulz Vintage Modernist Brass Counterbalanced Adjustable Pendant Light
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Elegant Mid-Century Modern vintage German made large brushed brass adjustable counterweight hanging pendant light or lamp model 'Duos' designed by Florian Schulz circa early 1970s. F...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair wall Light Mid-century Italian Design Gold Brass and Glass Archimede Seguso
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair wall Light Mid-century Italian Design Gold Brass and Glass Archimede Seguso
brass and been polished
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
20th century design golden brass animals table lamp by Maison Jansen 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Attributed to Maison Jansen
Large golden brass 20th century table lamp
Original good condition
Original lampshade
Electrical system is ok
Total height 58 cm
Total large 37 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Decorative ceiling light with embossed pink glass shade and base in porcelain. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in very good vin...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Pair of 1970s Conical Murano Table Lamps
Located in London, London
Pair of table lamps
Murano glass
Conical shaped
Italy 1970s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
20th century large red and black ceramic table lamp circa 1970 unique handmade
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French table lamp
Large 20th century design red and black ceramic table lamp
original perfect condition
realised circa 1970
I can modify the electrical system to lower the brass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065.
White diffuser, black hardware, white cable.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The 2065 is made of two joined opaline methacryl...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Audoux Et Minet, Pair Of Rope Sconces Circa 1950/1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Audoux Et Minet, Pair of Rope Sconces Circa 1950/1960 Repainted in white
54 cm High without the shades
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rope
Böhlmarks, Adjustable Table Lamp or Wall Light, Brass, Metal, Sweden, 1950s
By Bohlmarks
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable wall light or table lamp. Designed and produced by Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1950s. In brass and red-lacquered metal.
Other designers of the period include Jean Royere, Pa...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Designer, Table Lamps, Wood, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood table lamps designed and produced in Italy, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 11” H x 7” W x 6.5” D
Stated dimensions include shade.
Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
Martz Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz/ Marshall Studios, ceramic and walnut
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A wonderful table lamp designed by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Features a royal blue glaze with incised vertical stripes. Great walnut finial to ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Chapman Rams Horn and Brass Chandelier with 5 Lights
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Chapman Brass and Rams Horn Chandelier with 5 Lights. This Mid Century piece is a wonderful Organic material mixed with fine brass accents.
The Brass details of varying sizes, ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Chandelier Original Palmette, opal iridiscent glass
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Luxury and GENUINE Murano Glass chandelier. HAND MADE IN MURANO. It made by 58 Murano crystal
glasses in a gold metal frame. The chandelier has also a Murano glass ball in the end ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Large 20th century design white and black ceramic table lamp circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Ceramic table lamp
White and black large ceramic table lamp
20th century design, realised circa 1980
Original perfect condition
Ceramic height 48 cm
Height with electrical system...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Austrian Designer, Wall Light, Brass, Glass, Austria, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and beige opaline glass wall light designed and produced in Austria, 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 9.5” H x 3.62” W x 5” D
Back Plate Dimensions (inches): 3.62” H x 0....
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Miracle Chandelier by Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass and glass rods chandelier, 1960s. Brass frame partialy nickel-plated with glass rods. Fitted with one E40 bulb up to 500Watts. Excellent condition. The total height can custom...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Sonneman for Kovacs Steel and Chrome Cubist Floor Lamp in Red, 1950s
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Mid Century Modern cubist floor lamp. Designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs. Designed and produced in the 1950s. Base is made out of either s...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Cut Steel, Chrome, Iron
Green Copper Clear Glass Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
1920s Grand green copper and brass pendant lamp
clear aged glass
Weight: 3.30 kg / 7.3 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards f...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Copper
Model 3/3 Table Lamp Glass and Wood by Luigi Massoni for Selenova, 1970s. Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
´Model 3/3 Table Lamp in Glass and Wood by Luigi Massoni für Selenova, Italy, 1970s
Lampshade is in good condition and very clean.
This lamp works with E27 light bulb
Wired and su...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Arc Floor Lamp C1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous period 1965 arc lamp with an Adjustable pierced dome shade in nickel chrome. Weighted base for Balance. Rewired with new floor foot switch. In excellent vintage condition wi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Nickel, Steel
Michael Raasch for Ligne Roset Magnet Floor Lamp, 2021
By Ligne Roset
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Michael Raasch for Ligne Roset Magnet Floor Lamp, 2021. The Magnet lamp is a modern interpretation of the classic shaded lamp. Michael Raasch has designed an elegant family of light...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
peill & putzler mid century PENDANT LAMP bologna 1950s a. ferdinand gangkofner
Located in Mannheim, DE
Very elegant classic hanging lamp manufactured by Peill & Putzler. Designed by Aloys Ferdinand Gangkofner in the 1950s. Large round white opaline glass shade with stripe relief surfa...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Italian Mid-20th Century Modern Chandelier by Sciolari
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful vintage chandelier from the Italian brand Sciolari. The lamp has a special design with clean lines and many angles. The lamp is ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Midcentury Glass and Brass 8-Arm Chandelier Mazzega Attributed, 1960s
By Mazzega
Located in Hagenbach, DE
An extraordinary chandelier attributed to Mazzega and made in Italy in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its eight brass arms, each of it with a heavy Murano glass element.
The li...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Suite of 4 Gilded Iron and Mirror Sconces with Glass Drops, 1950-1960.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Suite of 4 gilded iron and mirror sconces with glass drops, 1950-1960.
Suite of 4 sconces from the Maison Delisle, 1950-1960, in mirror and gilded iron with glass pendants.
h: 85c...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
1950s Aldo Tura Mid-Century Modern Brown Goatskin and Brass Italian Table Lamp
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An iconic oval table lamp designed by Aldo Tura and manufactured in Milano by Tura Creazioni, brass accents are in original patina, brown goatskin it's in good condition overall. It'...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
VEB Metalldrucker Halle - Metal Ceiling Lamp - 1970 -
Located in Budapest, HU
Metal ceiling lamp made in the 1960s and 70s with a turquoise 2-meter textile cord, which can be customized according to your needs.
3 lamps were exhibited together and all get turqu...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Large Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah, 1970s, Italy
Lampshade is in good condition and very clean.
This lamp works with 4x E27 light bulb
Wired and suitab...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Hans Kögl Palm Tree Floor lamp -XL- 1970's Germany
By Hans Kögl
Located in The Hague, NL
Stunning vintage palm tree XL lamp by Hans Kögl, Germany. This design icon brings so much atmosphere and warmth. It tells a story of a Hollywood Regency high class ambiance, 1930s Ho...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf
Maison Jansen French Pair of Bronze Hand Sconces Black Torch Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Impressive pair of sconces by Maison Jansen figuring a bronze hand holding a black lacquered torch.
One light, 60 watts max. US rewired.
Dimension without shade: 14 inches height, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Alessandro Mendini glass and metal "Cubosfera" table lamp by Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Table lamp in printed glass with metal components. Designed by Alessandro Mendini, produced by Fidenza Vetraria, in the year 1968.
A triumph of geometry, a perfect glass cube contai...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Louis SOGNOT Bamboo Pendant Lantern, 1950s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Bamboo lantern by Louis SOGNOT, France, 1950s. Bamboo, rattan and paper. Original faux woven wicker paper shade. Height: 23.5"(60cm), Diameter : 10.2"(26cm). Delivered wired for your...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Niels Rasmussen Thykier “Kongelys T3” Table Lamp for Fog & Mörup, Denmark 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Fog & Mörup was a legendary Danish lighting manufacturer best known to collectors for their sleek and sculptural lamps. Its vintage fixtures are ideal for design enthusiasts looking ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Space Age C. Nason Style Steel and Milky Glass Table Lamp 70s Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Palermo, IT
Very beautiful example of a Space Age table lamp with a circular structure in chromed steel rod on which the hemispherical shaped diffuser in milky white glass is housed. Italian pro...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
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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