Mid Century Torch Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century Torch / Torchiere Floor Lamp in Aquamarine. The color Aquamarine, Turquoise, also
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Brass Blue Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamp Rupert Nikoll, Austria, 1950s
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass blue Mid-Century Modern vintage floor lamp designed and manufactured by Rupert Nikoll, 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Chrome Studio Floor Lamp
$560Sale Price|78% Off
Mid Century Chrome Studio Floor Lamp
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Mid-Century Modern studio floor lamp with adjustable height. Having chrome with red and blue
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Swedish Floor lamp in Leather
Located in London, England
Stylish mid-century Swedish floor lamp in leather and brass. Re-wired and tested. H 148cm x W 35cm
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Vintage 1960s Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century German Space Age Blue Tripod Floor Lamp from Staff Leuchten, 1960s
By Staff Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century Staff in blue. A minimalist design. The luminaire shape shows a classic cylindrical
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid Century Modern Style Sea Blue Lacquer Adjustable Bronzed Floor Lamp
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
A very functional mid-century style floor lamp by Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, entirely hand
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
Italian Mid Century Modern Style Sea Blue Lacquer Adjustable Bronzed Floor Lamp
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
A very functional mid-century style floor lamp by Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, entirely hand
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
French Mid-Century Patinated Floor Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s iron blue/green patina floor lamp with gilt rope and floral design trim with a triple
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20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Blue Floor Lamp, in Wood and Brass, Italy, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern blue floor lamp, in wood and brass, Italy, 1950s European.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Pastel Blue Vintage Floor Lamp Rupert Nikoll, 1950
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern brass floor lamp by Rupert Nikoll 1950s, Vienna. A beautiful and iconic floor
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Adjustable Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps, 1960s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Pair of adjustable Mid-Century Modern floor lamps, 1960s. Unknown designer. New fabric shades
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Lucite and Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
Attractive mid-century chrome and Lucite floor lamp made of lucite rods in sections separated by
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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Lucite
1950s Canadian Mid Century West Coast Modern Floor Lamp
Located in Victoria, BC
New to our collection, this stunning architectural floor lamp hails from the Pacific coast of
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Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Denim Blue Vintage Floor Lamp, Vienna Austria 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage floor lamp from brass tube designed and manufactured in Vienna, Austria
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Blue Floor Lamp J.T.Kalmar, 1950s, Vienna
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage brass floor lamp by J.T.Kalmar, 1950s, Vienna. A beautiful and elegant
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Blue and Green Murano Glass Floor lamp by Fulvio Bianconi, 1950s
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Blue and Green Murano Glass Floor lamp by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini - Italy
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
French Mid-Century Modern Articulating Floor Lamp, 1950
Located in New York, NY
Elegant modernist floor lamp with dynamic cantilevered form and tripod legs with the base wrapped
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Vintage Metal Floor Lamp with blue Shade France c.1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century modern Rustic vintage floor lamp features a black lacquered metal stem, designed and
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Cassina Ficupala Floor Lamp: Blown Glass & Marble, Mid-Century Modern
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Ficupala Floor Lamp. Thanks to its organic shapes reminiscent of the plant world, the
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass
Green Blue Art Glass Square Mosaic Top Side End Table Floor Lamp Mid-Century
By Laurel
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Green blue art glass walnut frame square mosaic top side end table stand floor lamp Mid-Century
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp with Teal Fabric Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking mid-century modern floor lamp combines sculptural design with functional elegance
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass and Brass Palm Tree Floor Lamp
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Floor lamp in amber and blue Murano blown glass, the structure is in brass, four bulbs. The floor
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Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
1950s Floor Lamp with Blue Ceramic Figure
Located in Paris, FR
Wrought and gilded iron floor lamp, the stem decorated with a blue ceramic figure and three blue
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron
1970s Mid Century Modern Hollywood Regency Rod Lucite and Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
, Hollis Jones, and Peter Hamburger. Lamp would work well in Mid century modern brass, Hollywood regency
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
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Chrome
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Arc Floor Lamp Attributed to Reggiani, 1970s
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in La Mesa, CA
A striking arc floor lamp attributed to Reggiani, Italy, circa 1970s. This sculptural piece
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelii, Polished Brass, Italy
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian floor lamp made of hand crafted polished brass with its
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid century Modern Floor Lamp Coupé 3320/R Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo
Located in Weesp, NL
Mid century modern navy blue and chrome floor lamp. Adjustable, arched Coupé floor lamp with semi
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Venetian Blue Lantern Style Floor Lamp
$1,680Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Venetian Blue Lantern Style Floor Lamp
Located in Asheville, NC
Wrought iron works for frame. Rectangular framed blue bubble glass shade. One standard bulb in
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Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid Century Scandinavian Pine Floor Lamp with Bespoke Lampshade
Located in Herentals, BE
Pine lamp base with new, custom-made lampshade in white and blue and green tones. Lamp base: H 130
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Pine
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Black Metal Trilegged Floor Lamp, 1950s, Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage black metal trilegged floor lamp 1950s Vienna was made of black coated
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rare Model Mid-Century Modern Design Targetti Sankey Floor Lamp 1970
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Lisse, NL
Targetti (see image). This rare, stunning and sizable floor lamp will grace any mid-century home or
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Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Leather Floor Lamp Silone Kalmar 1950s Vienna
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage floor lamp by Kalmar from brass and leather model Silone 2105, 1950s
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Floor Lamp in Aluminium and Glass
By Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian floor lamp in aluminium and blue glass by Carl Fagerlund
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Floor Lamps
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Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Glass Floor Lamp Richard Essig 1960s Germany
By Richard Essig
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage floor lamp from brass and glass by Richard Essig 1960s Germany. A
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Lucite and Brass Tall Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Hollywood Regency Torchiere floor lamp made of brass and Lucite, made in the late 1970s or early
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
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Brass
Space Age Serpente Floor Lamp Elio Martinelli 1960s Italian Designer Mid Century
By Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous, hugely impressive, and rare rotating Italian designer Mid Century floor lamp with
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
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Metal, Chrome
Wooden & Brass Mid-Century Curved Floor Lamp in the Manner of Rispal
By Valzania, Rispal
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Sculptural wooden structure with brass lamp holder and blue navy fabric shade. This floor lamp was
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century German Floor Lamp by Ernest Igl for Hillebrand Lighting, 1960s
By Ernest Igl
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare mid century standing lamp with striking hole details from hillebrand after a design by
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rupert Nikoll Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Clawfoot Floor Lamp, 1950s Vienna
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Rupert Nikoll Mid-Century Modern vintage brass clawfoot floor lamp designed and manufactured 1950s
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bernard Rooke Studio Ceramic TOTEM Floor Lamp with Blue Roundels, England
By Bernard Rooke
Located in London, GB
A monumental ceramic TOTEM floor lamp by Bernard Rooke, England, featuring two blue glass roundels
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Colombo 626 Floor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, 1970s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Hamburg, DE
, Plastic Color: Blue Designer: Joe Colombo Styles: Mid-Century Modern Country of Origin: Italy Item Type
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN MODERNIST Tripod FLOOR LAMP, MATEGOT Style, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional floral inspired tripod floor lamp with 3 light arms in different colour each. This
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
21st Century Triennale Floor Lamp, chrome&light blue, Angelo Lelii, Italy, CE
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
, it is a floor lamp with a chromed linear structure and three adjustable arms, each ending with a
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
21st Century Triennale Floor Lamp, brass&light blue, Angelo Lelii, 2019, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
, it is a floor lamp with a brass linear structure and three adjustable arms, each ending with a
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
21st Century Triennale Floor Lamp, chrome&blue-black-white, Lelii, 2019, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
, it is a floor lamp with a chromed linear structure and three adjustable arms, each ending with a
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Brass Beech Vintage Floor Lamp Giuseppe Ostuni Italy ca 1949
By Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage brass and beech floor lamp with very similar design features attributed
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Airport Blue Grey Metal and Glass Spotlight, Floor lamp by Philips
By Philips
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Adjustable industrial spot, floor lamp from French Airport by Philips, Holland. Blue / Grey metal
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
21st Century Triennale Floor Lamp chrome&blue-red-yellow Angelo Lelii 2019 Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
, it is a floor lamp with a chromed linear structure and three adjustable arms, each ending with a
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
21st Century Triennale Floor Lamp brass&blue-red-yellow Angelo Lelii 2019 Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
, it is a floor lamp with a brass linear structure and three adjustable arms, each ending with a
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
XXL Sapphire Blue Ceramic FLoor Table Lamp, Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic floor lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings playful elegance and rich visual
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Chiara Floor Lamp by Cini Boeri for Venini, Italy, 1980s
By Cini Boeri
Located in Brussels, BE
Chiara Floor Lamp by Cini Boeri for Venini, Italy, 1980s
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass
Floor Lamp 1960, Italian
$7,000
Floor Lamp 1960, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Floor lamp italian 1960 You want to live in the golden years, those are the floor lamps that your
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron, Sheet Metal
Ceramic Floor Table Lamp Blue Green, Green Blue Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful colorful table or floor Lamp , 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
XL Sea Blue Floor Lamp, Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
XL heavy quality ceramic floor lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Italian Round Green Blue Murano Glass Double Discs Totem Floor Lamp
By Multiforme, Leo De Carlo, Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
Created by the Italian Designer Leo De Carlo. This sculpture floor lamp is entirely customizable to
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970s Brushed Chrome & Cobalt Blue Glass Floor Lamp in the Style Carl Fagerlund
By Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors
Located in London, England
1970s Vintage Swedish brushed chrome and cobalt blue glass circular floor lamp. In the style of
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Greta M. Grossman Grashoppa Floor Lamp Dusty Blue for GUBI
By Gubi, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in New York, NY
The iconic Gräshoppa Floor Lamp was first produced in 1947 by the feminine pioneer Greta M
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
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Blue Mid Century Floor Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal blue mid century floor lamp for your home. A blue mid century floor lamp — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. Find 62 options for an antique or vintage blue mid century floor lamp now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer blue mid century floor lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A blue mid century floor lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one blue mid century floor lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Bitossi, Carlo Nason and Lightolier produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Blue Mid Century Floor Lamp?
Prices for a blue mid century floor lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $200 and can go as high as $48,957, while the average can fetch as much as $2,004.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
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