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 of Scandinavian Glass Ball Wall lamps with Copper Patina Rims, 1960's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of Scandinavian glass ball wall lamps with Copper Patina Rims, 1960's
These can also be used as a flushmount. Lovely patina to the Copper Rims.
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Copper
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
Laurel Lamp Co Mid Century Modern Brass Double Shade Glass Table Floor Lamp
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Laurel Lamp Co brass table floor lamp. This is a wonderful mid century floor lamp. This piece features a unique double lamp shade; a outer rattan shade with brown rims, and an inne...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Red 12 Lighter Classic Venetian Chandelier Designed and Made by Cenedese Italy
By Cenedese
Located in London, GB
An outstanding “Campari” ruby red colour 12 lighter Classic with a modern touch Venetian chandelier designed by Cenedese and manufactured in their Murano’s furnace
Made in Italy. Si...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
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
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
Square Design Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp with Glass Pieces, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Square Design Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp with Glass Pieces, 1960s, Germany
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works with 3x E14 light bulbs.
Wired and suitable t...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Dark Teak Accordion Wall Mount Lamp with New Linen Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century teak accordion wall lamp with new linen shade and original push button switch. The lamp extends and retracts smoothly for adjustable directional light. Lightly refinished...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and decorative ceiling light with shade in hand-painted glass and base in porcelain. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and ...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
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
´Medusa´ Model Table Lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Italy, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
´Medusa´ Model Table Lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Italy, 1960s
Lampshade is in good condition and very clean.
This lamp works with E27 light bulb
Wired and suitable to use w...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Cactus Pine Floor Lamp, c1970s
Located in Chino Hills, CA
Step into the warm glow of nostalgia with this exquisite vintage mid-century Cactus Lamp, a true gem from the 1970s era. This unique lighting piece boasts a charming pine body, sculp...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Pine
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
Reggiani Style Mid Century Italian Chrome Floor Lamp
By Reggiani
Located in Countryside, IL
Reggiani Style Mid Century Italian Chrome Floor Lamp
This lamp measures: 13 wide x 13 deep x 54 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detai...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Velella Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni for Flos
Located in Berlin, DE
H 21 cm W 41 cm D 41 cm
Material: Milk glass, mouth-blown, 1 socket E 27, chrome-plated brass, lacquered steel mounting plate, one socket E 27 ceramic
Condition: good original cond...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of 1950s EJS Lighting Glass & Polished Chrome Torch Wall Lights or Sconces
By EJS Lighting
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of wall lights or sconces manufactured during the 1950s by EJS Lighting Corp of Compton, California USA.
The glass lampshade has been formed to recreate a cut crysta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
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
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
Early Cedric Hartman Mixed Metal Floor Lamps- A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of early 1MUWV Cedric Hartman floor lamps. No apparent markings. Brass and polished aluminum/chrome finishes. Patination throughout, unpolished (please refer to photos). Origina...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Sergio Mazza Tetraclio Italian Pendant Space Age, 1970s
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in New York, NY
A sleek modern Italian, 1970s ceiling or hanging pendants composed of a brushed steel fixture with eight opaline glass dome shades. Made by Sergio Mazza for Artemide. Rewired. Locat...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
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
Mid-Century Milo Baughman Style Lamp - Single
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-century large lamp in the style of Milo Baughman. The base of the lamp is beautiful burl wood and rectangular in shape. Chrome metal accents cut through the lamp on each side and...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
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
Mid-Century Modern Square White Floral Semi Flush Light
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern style 1960s square glass etched floral ceiling light with brass coated steel hardware. This requires two standard medium base bulbs. This light is wired and ready ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Teak & Brass Wall Sconce with Yellow Linen Printed Plexi Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century teak wall sconce with decorative printed plexi shade and brass accent detail. A charming wall light ideal for a cozy storage space or closet. In original condition with a...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Two-light pendant lamp, Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
Ceiling lamp attributed to Stilnovo. Double milk-white opal glass diffuser. Copper, brass and black iron frame.
Italian pendant lamp, attributed to Stilnovo . Copper, brass and blac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
Stunning Italian Table Lamps Made of Enamelled Bronze by Valenti, 1970s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Paired Table Lamps from the famous Italian company Valenti will be an excellent decor of the living room, bedroom, suitable for installation on the dressing table, on the bedside table next to the bed.
The lamps have a stylish body of enameled bronze and are decorated with elegant gilded bows forming an elegant composition. This ensemble is completed by an elegant fabric lampshade of beige color. The lampshade diffuses and softens the light of the lamp, creating a cozy and warm atmosphere in the room.
One of the oldest Italian factories of lighting equipment Valenti is a well-known manufacturer of decorative lighting of luxury. Its elite lamps...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Mid-century modern chandelier ice glass from J.T. Kalmar 18 lights Austria
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Timeless & stunning! This 18 light J.T. Kalmar design chandelier, crafted in 1960 in Austria by Kalmar. This exquisite piece features a sleek chrome frame adorned with 21 large mesme...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Large Pendant with Clear Murano Glass by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
An large elegant hand blown Murano glass pendant by Barovier & Toso, Italy in 1960. With thick clear iced glass with brass details. The textured glass refracts the light beautifully....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage murano pendant lamp Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Introducing exquisite Murano glass chandelier, meticulously crafted in Italy during the 1970s. This chandelier exudes an ethereal and delicate presence, adding a touch of grace to an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
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
Vintage MCM 1970s Bamboo Base Integrated Glass Top Round Table Floor Lamp MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vintage MCM 1970s Bamboo Base Integrated Glass Top Round End Side Table Night Stand Floor Lamp MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rattan, Glass, Bamboo
VEB Leuchtenbau Copper Drop Pendant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century East German copper drop ceiling pendant by VEB Leuchtenbau, 1970s. 'VEB' or Volks Eigener Betrieb translates to Publicly-owned business and was the main legal form of ind...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
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
Large Vintage White Atollo Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce, 1960s
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Vico Magistretti
Producer - Oluce
Model - Large Atollo Table Lamp
Design Period - Sixties
Measurements - Width 50 cm x Depth 50 cm x...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Murano Flowers Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with clear and gold hand blown Murano glass flowers with blue glass screws / Made in Italy in the 1960s in the style of Barovier e Toso
Measures: height 8...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Philips Style Perforated Yellow Enameled Metal Ceiling Lamp
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century, UFO-styled ceiling lamp attributed to designer Louis Kalff for renowned electronics and lighting manufacturer Philips, Netherlands. Stylishly designed with a white...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Italian Modern Brass and Milk Glass Chandelier by Lamperti
By Lamperti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive 1970s chandelier by Lamperti composed of three spherical milk glass shades housed in anodized aluminum 'cradles,' all supported by tubular brass stems / canopy. Elegant fo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Tommaso Barbi Three Leaves Rhubarb Brass Floor Lamp, Bottega Gadda, Italy 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large size Three-leaf patinated gilt brass Rhubarb leaf floor lamp, designed by Tommaso Barbi for Bottga Gadda, Italy 1970s. Twisted circular base with two stems, made of a continuou...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Scalloped Pendant Light, Italy, 1960s
Located in London, GB
A large scalloped or ribbed pendant lampshade, that was originally made in Italy in the 1960s. Following full refurbishment, the lampshade is pristinely presented in an assortment of...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970s Floor Lamp by Stanislav Indra
Located in Vienna, AT
cast iron base with a center rod with 2 steel lamps fitted each with a E27 socket. Designed in the 1970 by Stanislav Indra.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
5 Light Bubble Glass Helena Tynell Style Chandelier, Austria 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning bubble glass Sputnik Orbit 5 Light Chandelier in the design of Helena Tynell and Heinrich Gantenbrink, found at an Estate Sale in Austria, made circa 1960s - 1970s. The ch...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
mod. "12369" by A. Lelii for Arredoluce Brass Chandelier 1950s Italy
Located in Palermo, IT
Chandelier, model "12369" by Angelo Lelii per Arredoluce, 50s Italy. Brass and lacquered metal structure with six adjustable arms in hammered and micro-perforated brass in the shape ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, 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-20th Century White Porcelain Opaline Glass Black Enamel Brass Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Porcelain industrial hanging lamp.
White porcelain, brass and white opaline milk glass.
Black enamel shade
2 conductors, no ground.
Weight: 1.70 kg / 3.7 lb
Priced per individual i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Enamel
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
Murano Glass Pendant Lamp by Kalmar, Austria - 1955
Located in Berlin, DE
H 100 cm W 39 cm D 39 cm
Material: glass, brass
Condition: very good condition
Special features: very few signs of use. Molded Murano glass, protective lacquered brass parts, exce...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large 10-Arm Chandelier by J.T. Kalmar, Brass and Textured Pressed Glass, 1960s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A beautiful and large 10-armed light fixture by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1960 (late 1950s to early 1960s).
It consists of a frame made of solid, poli...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Scandinavian Teak, Brass & Textured Ice Glass Pendant Light, 1960s
Located in London, GB
For sale is a Mid-Century Modernist Scandinavian Teak, Brass & Textured Ice-Glass Pendant Light, dating from circa 1960s.
In good working order, with its original teak ceiling rose ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pink murano pendant lamp Neverrino by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi Italy 1970s
By Vistosi, Gae Aulenti
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Illuminate your space with the enchanting elegance of the original pink Murano pendant lamp, the "Neverrino," designed by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Table Lamp In Murano Glass By Carlo Nason For Mazzega, Italy 1970's
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Hellouw, NL
Table lamp in Murano glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega.As a descendant of a family that has specialized in making Murano glass for generations, it was Carlo Nason who changed his cour...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Isamu Noguchi, Akari UF, Circa 1970s
Located in Hasselt, VLI
Stunning mid-century modern piece: the vintage Akari lamp by Isamu Noguchi. Crafted in the 1970s, this lamp is timeless, elegant, and shows some traces of use. This is a rare discont...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
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'...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Sage Elegance: 1950s Italian Modernist Pendant Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
On offer is an exquisite Italian pendant chandelier, an authentic piece from the 1950s modern design movement. The chandelier exhibits a sage green lacquered iron framework, accented...
Category
1950s Italian 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
1950s Torciglione blown Murano glass clear and white components ceiling light
Located in London, GB
1950s Torciglione blown Murano glass clear and white components ceiling light
This stunning and elegant pendent light is a perfect example of the magic of MURANO's art or glass m...
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
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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