Very beautiful 5-arm Mid-Century Modern Sputnik ceiling lamp
Located in München, DE
The original mustard-yellow sockets are made of Bakelite. The large ceiling canopy is made of metal and is finished with black lacquer.
Metal, Brass
Gold Table Lamp By SBF Circa 1940s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Gold Table Lamp By SBF Circa 1940s - Bakelite stem - On/Off switch on the base - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - Made by SBF Sächsische Broncewarenfabrik - German ~ 1940s - 42cm wide x 44...
Aluminum
Large Art Déco Pendant Light, 1930s - 1940s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Large Art Deco rod pendant lamp with a marbled, beige glass shade from the 1930s - 1950s. The heavy glass shade is in very good condition. The glass holder and the canopy are made of...
Metal
Midcentury large brass double tubular architectural table lamp, 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Midcentury brass tubular architectural table lamp, 1960s. I wish we could give a lot more information on this rare lamp but so far this is the only of its kind we have ever come acro...
Brass
$1,800 / item
Kaiser iDell 6740 Task Lamps, 1930
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Kaiser iDell 6740/121 task lamps, gooseneck flexibility, enameled metal, steel, bakelite table clamp, stamped, wired for US standards, one E27 socket, max. wattage 75w each...
Metal
Vintage Antique MaruMan T2 Heavy Crystal Table Lighter Electric And Gas
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage antique crystal tabletop gas and electric lighter. In great condition. This exquisite Lighter is a testament to the opulence and craftsmanship of the mid 20th century. The b...
Crystal, Metal
Christian Dell Adjustable Black Bauhaus Desk Lamp, 1933 Kaiser
By AK Kaiser, Christian Dell
Located in Antwerp, BE
Christian Dell desk lamp by Kaiser 1930s design, Germany. Bauhaus desk lamp in enameled black metal and bakelite shade.
Metal
$1,900 / set
Pair of Industrial Wall Lights, 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great pair of German indoor/outdoor industrial wall lights with bakelite housings, enameled metal shades and a metal cages enveloping glass domes, currently wired with external j-box...
Metal
Rare Black Bauhaus Desk lamp designed by Cristian Dell by Kaiser 1930s
By Christian Dell, Kaiser Idell
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bauhaus desk lamp in enameled black metal and bakelite shade. Adjustable swan neck. Lit by 1 bulb.Christian Dell Desk Lamp By Kaiser Idell Bauhaus, 1930s Design, 1934.Germany.
Metal
1940s Giovanni Michelucci Patinated Brass Ministerial Desk Lamp for Lariolux
By Lariolux, Giovanni Michelucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940s Giovanni Michelucci Patinated Brass Ministerial Desk Lamp for Lariolux Produced circa 1940 and executed in richly patinated brass with swiveling arm and rotating adjustable sh...
Brass
Industrial Flexible Table Lamp, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
1930s flexible industrial table lamp. Shade made of bakelite. Restored, rewired 1x60W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included.
Steel, Chrome
Industrial Black Enamel Lamp with Glass Cover, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial factory light made in Germany during the 1950s. It features a black enamel shade with white interior, a porcelain top with bakelite box and clear glass cover.The socket re...
Enamel, Iron
Very nice large 12-armed Mid Century Modern Brass Sputnik ceiling lamp
Located in München, DE
Made in the 1950s. The Bakelite bags are original in dove blue, the large metal canopy is painted gray.
Metal, Brass
$951 / item
Glass Base Kandem Bauhaus Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pressed glass base, Bakelite and steel. German, circa 1940s. Adjustable at the base and head.
Steel
Vintage Industrial Adjustable Floor Lamp, 1950s
Located in London, GB
Converted standing medical lamp on wheels. Enameled lampshade and black body (Industrial Stoving Paint process) With rotational chrome arm and light. Possibility of hanging positio...
Iron
Original 1930's Black Kaiser Dell Table Lamp, model no. 6556
By Christian Dell
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Beautiful Black 1930's Kaiser Idell table lamp. The model no. 6556 is one of the most famous table lamps in the world. Designed by Christian Dell it is typical for its time and has b...
Metal
Bauhaus Table Lamp by Hanau, circa 1940
By Hanau
Located in Rijssen, NL
The Hanau company has built medical lamps since the 1920s. With a Bakelite counter. It is a Classic and always in style. Sollux Hanau radiation lamp in restored original condition. ...
Metal
White Opaline Glass Vintage Industrial Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass pendant. White Bakelite and brass top 2 meter black wire Weight: 2.00 kg / 4.4 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international stand...
Brass
Louis Kalff's for Cosack leuchten - wall articulated lamp
By Louis Kalff, Cosack Leuchten
Located in Brussels, BE
This rare mid-century wall lamp by Louis Kalff was made by Gebrüder Cosack Leuchten in Germany and is in perfect original condition. The shade can be rotated and tilted through alm...
Aluminum
Two-Armed Bauhaus Table Lamp 6660 Super by Christian Dell for Kaiser Idell 1930s
By Christian Dell, Kaiser Idell
Located in Osnabrück, NDS
This ultra rare and very sought after Two-Armed Bauhaus Table Lamp model: 6660 Super, by Bauhaus Designer Christian Dell for German Manufacturer Kaiser, was produced in the 1930s . C...
Steel, Chrome
Set of Four Flower-Shaped Pastel Green Two-Light Sconces by Ott-Leuchten, 1950s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Mid-Century Modern period spring flower-shaped pastel green two-light sconces by Ott-Leuchten, set of four, Germany, circa the 1950s. This is an impressive and beautiful set of four ...
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Bauhaus Table Lamps attr. to Christian Dell for Kaiser Idell C. 1930s
By Kaiser Leuchten, Christian Dell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare pair of Bauhaus desk lamps, designed by Christian Dell for Kaiser Idell, exemplifies the streamlined modernist principles that defined Dell’s work in the early 20th century...
Steel
Rare Mid-Century Modern Nine-Flamed Sputnik Chandelier or Pendant Lamp, 1950s
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare, lovely and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern nine-flamed sputnik pendant lamp or chandelier. Designed and manufactured in Germany, 1950s. Executed in brass tube...
Brass
Florian Schulz Midcentury Brass Flush Mount, 1960s
By Florian Schulz
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A midcentury flush mount by Florian Schulz made in Germany in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its round gilt brass shade. Measurements: Height 20 cm Diameter 54 cm The...
Brass
Florian Schulz Midcentury Brass Flush Mount, 1960s
By Florian Schulz
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A midcentury flush mount by Florian Schulz made in Germany in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its round gilt brass shade. Measurements: Height 20 cm Diameter 54 cm The...
Brass
Midcentury Brass 3-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Sputnik chandelier made in Germany in the 1950s. It is fascinating with its three brass arms, each of it with an E14 light bulb. The shape of the light is similar to a spider. T...
Metal, Brass
Large Midcentury Brass 10-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Sputnik chandelier made in Germany in the 1950s. It is fascinating with its ten brass arms, each of it with an E14 light bulb. The shape of the light is similar to a spider. The...
Metal, Brass
Sputnik Midcentury Brass and Plastic Flushmount, 1960s
By ERCO Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A midcentury flushmount made in Germany in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its rare plastic shade which is mounted on a brass frame. The sockets are made of bakelit. Measuremen...
Brass
Erco Midcentury Brass Flush Mount, 1960s
By ERCO Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A midcentury flush mount made in Germany in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its rare plastic shade which is surrounded by a brass frame. The shade is arched outside. The sockets ar...
Brass
Large Midcentury Brass 8-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Sputnik chandelier made in Germany in the 1950s. It is fascinating with its eight brass arms, each of it with an E14 light bulb. The arms have a grey and black color. The shape of ...
Metal, Brass
Marianne Brandt for Kandem Glass Base Table Desk Lamp
By Kandem, Marianne Brandt
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice vintage circa 1930s lamp.
Metal
$356Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Design Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Flushmount, 1970s
By Helena Tynell, RZB Leuchten
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very nice style of lighting - Marked by label.
Glass, Plastic, Bakelite
1940's Art Deco Adjustable Desk lamp or Reading Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
1940’s Original Adjustable German Bakelite Desk Lamp Good honest very original Bakelite desk lamp with an adjustable main arm and tilting shade head.
Metal
Abercrombie and Fitch Sterling Cigarette Holder
By Abercrombie & Fitch
Located in New York, NY
Sterling tip with spring action inside with bakelite holder. Original West Germany made box, 1950's USA.
Christian Dior glasses frame circa 1980
By Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
CHRISTIAN DIOR - (Made in Germany) Wide yellow bakelite glasses frame with an orange shading, silvery metal house logos on the arms.
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
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