$4,061 / item
Murano Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Design in woven Murano glass for this smoky colored chandelier, its style is elegant and linear. The chandelier is in Murano glass, dove gray or smoked color. The shape of its glass...
Brass
Murano Hexagonal White Glass and Brass Mid-century Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
Superb chandelier for its characteristic hexagonal structure, unique design for the brass housing of the spheres. The Murano furnaces create an indisputable timeless design, simple b...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier
By Murano 5
Located in Roma, Lazio
Elegant Murano artistic glass chandelier with sinuous shapes, very essential and linear in shape but truly beautiful. Elegance also due to the beautiful workmanship of the glass lens...
Brass
Murano Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Particular circular sputnik, with brass structure and Murano glass spheres. It looks like a system of planets that gravitate circularly. A chandelier with a unique design of its kind...
Brass
Murano Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Design in woven Murano glass for this smoky colored chandelier, its style is elegant and linear. The chandelier is in Murano glass, dove gray or smoked color. The shape of its glass...
Brass
Murano Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendat, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Riot of leaves, from an elegant bronze color. Very nice, rich and original design. Gold iron and brass structure with all around the leaves in Murano glass, of bronze color. The lea...
Brass
Murano Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Characterized by simplicity and linearity Murano chandelier, its beautiful colors with more shades of brown color with white watermark. The chandelier is composed of a large brass s...
Brass
Murano Black Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
By Murano 5
Located in Roma, Lazio
Extraordinary and original design for a Murano chandelier from the middle of the last century. Particular workmanship of the glass combined with a polished brass finish. Linear and a...
Brass
Murano Pink Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Characterized by simplicity and linearity Murano chandelier, its beautiful colors with more shades of pink color. The chandelier is composed of a large brass section tube, which act...
Brass
Murano Hexagonal White Glass and Brass Mid-century Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
This chandelier stands out for its distinctive rhomboid structure and unique design for the brass spheres. The Murano furnaces create an undeniably timeless design, simple yet elegan...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
An elegant Murano glass chandelier with sinuous lines, very simple and linear in shape yet incredibly beautiful. This elegance is also due to the exquisite craftsmanship of the glass...
Brass
Murano Palmette Art Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Fantastic Murano chandelier with an elongated design and brass structure. Note the shape of the palmette leaves that it is completely composed of. Murano chandelier in artistic glas...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers
By Murano 5
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very elegant Murano chandelier in art glass and brass. The Murano furnaces create an indisputable timeless design, simple but elegant at the same time. Its structure is round and ma...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers
By Murano 5
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very elegant Murano chandelier in art glass and brass. The Murano furnaces create an indisputable timeless design, simple but elegant at the same time. Its structure is round and ma...
Brass
Murano Round Pink Art Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandeliers and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Fantastic round chandelier in Murano glass and polished brass. Note the shape of the light pink Murano glass shells, very beautiful and unique. Linear Murano chandelier, simple but v...
Brass
Murano Art Glass White Color and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Linear and precious sputnik chandelier with a very particular design also due to the choice of materials such as brass and white Murano glass. The chandelier is composed of a centra...
Brass
$2,475Sale Price / item|50% Off
1 of 2 Extraordinary Huge Brass Mid-Century Chandeliers in Manner of Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Berlin, BE
Extraordinary huge 30 x E27 / Model A light brass chandelier produced in high quality in the 1960s. Three of this wonderful chandeliers available and all in very good condition. To b...
Brass, Metal
Murano Round Blue Art Glass and Brass Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendant, 1970
Located in Roma, Lazio
Elegant sinuous and Stellar Murano glass chandelier, very essential and linear in shape but really beautiful. Elegance also due to the beautiful workmanship of the blue glasses. The ...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Fantastic round chandelier in Murano glass and polished brass. Note the shape of the blue Murano glass curls, very beautiful and particular. Simple but very elegant linear Murano cha...
Brass
Murano Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Fantastic round chandelier in Murano glass and polished brass. Note the shape of the blue Murano glass half shells, very beautiful and particular. Simple but very elegant linear Mura...
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Lightolier Style Brass Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Italian brass Mid-Century chandelier in the style of Lightolier.
Brass
Murano Green Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Fantastic round chandelier in Murano glass and polished brass. Note the shape of the half shells in green Murano glass, very beautiful and particular. Linear Murano chandelier, simpl...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Stunning chandelier/ceiling light in a striking transparent ice color; a perfect round with ice-colored glass plates. Its structure is round and made of gold-colored iron, with spec...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Out of the ordinary chandelier from Murano glassworks, elegant golden colour, very original design. The Murano furnaces create an indisputable timeless design, simple but elegant at ...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Elegant Murano chandelier with its characteristic circular structure, unique and linear but very refined design. The chandelier is composed of a circular structure in polished brass...
Brass
Murano Sputnik Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Particular circular sputnik, with brass structure and Murano glass spheres. It looks like a system of planets that gravitate circularly. A chandelier with a unique design of its kind...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Superb chandelier / ceiling light of amazing smoked color; a triumph of fantastic leaves with a double fold along the tips. The chandelier is composed of a gray iron structure, to w...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Riot of leaves, from an elegant sandblasted color. Very nice, rich and original design. Gold iron and brass structure with all around the leaves in Murano glass, of sandblasted colo...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Superb chandelier / ceiling light of amazing sand blasted color; a perfect round loaded with sandblasted glass plates. Its structure is round and made of iron colored in gold, with ...
Brass
$1,205Sale Price|20% Off
Glass and brass Midcentury Chandelier by Jaroslav Bejvl, Kamenicky Senov, 1970s
By Kamenicky Senov, Jaroslav Bejvl
Located in Praha, CZ
- original condition with patina,see the photos - US compatible - four bulbs any wattage - height can be adjusted jr
Brass
Murano Sputnik Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier and Pendant, 1970
Located in Roma, Lazio
Different design for this sputnik with a simple and very linear flavor. All brass and white Murano glass. The Murano furnaces create an indisputable timeless design, simple but elega...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 1970
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very elegant Murano chandelier in art glass and brass; note the workmanship of the beautiful dove-colored plate. Round shaped, formed by a large metal structure, where Murano colore...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Round Aqua Green / Gold Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Pure elegance, for this chandelier from the midcentury of Murano. Strong color and beautiful design. Simple but with an exciting color. Its structure is round and made of iron color...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Round Smoky Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Fantastic round chandelier in Murano glass and polished brass. Note the shape of the smoky Murano glass curls, very beautiful and unique. A linear Murano chandelier, simple yet very ...
Brass
Murano Oval Pink Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Elegant Murano artistic glass chandelier with sinuous shapes, very essential and linear in shape but truly beautiful. Elegance also for the beautiful workmanship of the elongated gla...
Brass
Murano Round Gold Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
A riot of leaves, with an elegant gold color. Very beautiful, rich and original design. Fantastic round chandelier in Murano glass and polished brass. Note the shape of the gold-colo...
Brass
Murano Oval Pink Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Elegant Murano artistic glass chandelier with sinuous shapes, very essential and linear in shape but truly beautiful. Elegance also for the beautiful workmanship of the elongated gla...
Brass
Murano Round Gold Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Fantastic round chandelier in Murano glass and polished brass. Note the shape of the light gold colored Murano glass shells, very beautiful and particular. Simple but very elegant li...
Brass
Murano Sputnik White Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic white sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decorate your...
Brass
Murano Round Pink Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Superb chandelier/ceiling light in a striking light pink colour; a perfect round with pink glass plates. Its structure is round and made of gold coloured iron, with specially cut an...
Brass
Murano Round Gold Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
A riot of leaves, with an elegant gold colour. Very beautiful, rich and original design. Fantastic round chandelier in Murano glass and polished brass. Note the shape of the gold-col...
Brass
Murano Sputnik White Art Glass and Brass MidCentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic white sputnik, with a surprising design and its very low height, which allows it to adapt to both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decorate your e...
Brass
Murano Sputnik White Art Glass and Brass MidCentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic white sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decorate your...
Brass
Murano Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier / Wall Light, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Amazing Murano piece which can be mounted both as applique and as a ceiling chandelier. Particular and original applique from the manufacture of Murano glassworks. The Murano furnace...
Brass
Murano Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier / Wall Light, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Wonderful piece of Murano that can be mounted both as a wall lamp and as a ceiling chandelier. Particular and original applique from the Murano glass factory. Very particular lightin...
Brass
Murano Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier / Wall Light, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Wonderful piece of Murano that can be mounted both as a wall lamp and as a ceiling chandelier. Particular and original applique from the Murano glass factory. The wall light/chandel...
Brass
Murano Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier / Wall Light, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Wonderful piece of Murano that can be mounted both as a wall lamp and as a ceiling chandelier. Particular and original applique from the Murano glass factory. Very particular lightin...
Brass
Murano Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier / Wall Light, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Wonderful piece of Murano that can be mounted both as a wall lamp and as a ceiling chandelier. Particular and original applique from the Murano glass factory. The wall light/chandel...
Brass
Murano Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier / Wall Light, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Amazing Murano piece which can be mounted both as applique and as a ceiling chandelier. Particular and original applique from the manufacture of Murano glassworks. The wall Light / ...
Brass
Murano Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier / Wall Light, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Amazing Murano piece which can be mounted both as applique and as a ceiling chandelier. Particular and original applique from the manufacture of Murano glassworks. The wall Light / ...
Brass
Brass Perforated Chandelier with Five Canisters
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Brass midcentury chandelier with 5 perforated canisters. Total height from top of cap to the bottom of brass fixtures is about 51" and 28" diameter. Each brass fixture measures 7" ...
Brass
Vintage Hollywood Regency Art Nouveau Gilt and Glass Five Light Chandelier
By Mid-West Chandelier Company
Located in East Freetown, MA
Classic Hollywood Regency, Art Nouveau five light chandelier. With five shell shaped glass shades and hanging glass rods complete with faceted crystal balls on the ends. Chandelier h...
Brass
Mid 19th Century Brass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
With its intricate hand-chased detailing and six arms, it has a classic design that's both elegant and timeless. Made from solid brass and dating back to the mid-19th century, it's a...
Brass
Sputnik Brass Chandelier, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Large-scale Sputnik chandelier in brass featuring twelve angled arms composed of slender rods, radially arranged around a central spherical body. The sphere is accented below with a ...
Brass
Mid-Century Brass Lightolier Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
A stunning Mid-Century Modern eight-arm chandelier, made in Germany. Featuring eight arms with conical shades, emanating from a disc, Circa 1960. Price includes new UL wiring, 1 sock...
Brass
Italian Mid Century Brass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A large Italian Mid century chandelier in Brass with Ivory white painted arms and stem. the tapered centre stem supporting eight arms with a brass circular ring support the accents i...
Brass
Mid Century Brass Tower Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century Brass Tower Chandelier. Stunning Brass Tower Chandelier with wide brass flat bar arm design having a brass cylinder shaft center with brass bars parallel to the cylinder...
Brass
Unavailable
H 31.5 in Dm 33.47 in
Strada Milano Large 16 Lights Italian Brass Midcentury Chandelier, Late 1940s
By Strada Milano, Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Milan, Italy
Important Italian decorative chandelier by Strada Milano, with a floral motif and a Sputnik layout. Strada was a manufacturer in Milan. They produced several pieces designed by Gugl...
Metal, Brass
Black and Brass Linear Chandelier
By CHANDELIER
Located in Encinitas, CA
Unique chandelier created with vintage brass parts. Double-sided sockets offer 12-light, up to 15 watts/socket. Shown with vintage style round bulbs but can be used with any style li...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern style eight arm brass chandelier.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Chandelier
Located in Hudson, NY
Mid-Century Modern brass Italian Chandelier with multi-color shades.
Brass
English Mid-18th Century Brass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
An elegant English six-branch brass chandelier. The collared ring detail on the central sphere holds the branches; each s-scroll arm is individually marked and housed in mortised joi...
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Italian Brass Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Both arms can be rotated for 360° and the heads for 90°, making it easy to shine the light on your desired items. Could work well in a staircase or illuminating your favourite artwor...
Brass
Mid-Century Brass and Tubular Glass Chandelier
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A vintage Italian chandelier composed of clear tubular glass rods and brass accents.
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Brass Chandelier with Glass Shades
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
Period mid-20th century, circa 1950. Composition brass frame with original glass flower formed shades Measures: Width 84 cm, 33 inches Drop (excluding rose and chain) 79...
Brass
Decorative Mid-Century Italian chandelier in brass
By Stilnovo
Located in Milan, IT
Up for sale is a charming and rare pendant lamp/chandelier, crafted in Italy in the 1950s and possibly produced by Stilnovo. The style of the design closely resembles several creatio...
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Brass Opaline Glass Chandelier
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Takes 3x fridge size E14 light bulb (not included). For US/Canadian customers, an adapter for the lightbulb (E14 to E12) will be added to the package, free of charge, just let us kn...
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Brass Opaline Glass Chandelier
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Takes 3x regular size E14 light bulb (not included). For US/Canadian customers, an adapter for the lightbulb (E14 to E12) will be added to the package, free of charge. Works with 2...
Brass
Doria Mid-Century Impressive Brass and Glass Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Striking Doria mid-century brass and glass chandelier with eight radiating brass arms bearing sculpted frosted glass shades.
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Brass and Opaline Chandelier
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Takes 4x fridge size E14 light bulb (not included). For US/Canadian customers, an adapter for the lightbulb (E14 to E12) will be added to the package, free of charge, just let us kn...
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Brass Opaline Glass Chandelier
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Takes 3x E14 light bulb (not included). For US/Canadian customers, an adapter for the lightbulb (E14 to E12) will be added to the package, free of charge, just let us know when you ...
Brass
Fine Brass & Glass Chandelier Mid Century Stilnovo Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Italian brass and glass chandelier in Stilnovo style with finely designed contrast between black and brass on the six lights, 1950s-1960s.
Brass
Mid Century Modern Brass Kaiser Chandelier, Germany 1960
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Great ceiling lamp manufactured by the prestigious German firm Kaiser Leuchten in the 60s. Peculiar combination of materials with a remarkable aesthetic result. Its body is made ...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass and Opaline Chandelier
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Takes 5x standard E14 light bulb (not included). For US/Canadian customers, an adapter for the lightbulb (E14 to E12) will be added to the package, free of charge, just let us know ...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Conical Brass and Glass Chandelier
Located in Fulton, CA
Classic Danish Modern design ceiling fixture. Conical brass down lights with classic pierce cut detail. Satin glass opaque up light shades. Beautiful polished brass finish with a wal...
Brass
Graceful Mid Century Brass Chandelier In A Botanical Form
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Brass chandelier with 16 arms bearing candelabra lights
Brass
Danish Mid-Century Glass and Brass Chandeliers by Vitrika
By Fåglavik, Vitrika
Located in Vordingborg, DK
A pair of stunning glass and brass chandeliers by Danish Vitrika in collaboration with Swedish glass manufactory Fåglavik. The chandeliers have been cleaned and polished. The brass h...
Brass
Finnish Mid-Century Modern 5-Armed Stylish Brass Chandelier
By Paavo Tynell, Itsu
Located in Turku, FI
Stunning Finnish Mid-Century Modern brass chandelier with five arms in brass and decorative opaline glass shades made by Itsu in the style of Paavo Tynell.
Brass
Mid-Century, Stilnovo Brass Chandelier, Italy, 1960's
Located in Lugano, TI
Beautiful chandelier with 9 brass arms and lamps. Stilnovo style, Italy, 1960's.
Brass
Unavailable
H 55.12 in W 70.87 in D 42.52 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass and Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Italian Mid-Century Modern brass Murano glass chandelier.
Brass
Mid-Century Large Stilnovo Style Pair of Mid-Century Chandeliers
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern monumental architectural seven-foot tall pair of restored Mid-Century chandeliers.
Aluminum, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Chandelier
Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba
A stunning six-light brass chandelier with original conical glass shades from the 1950s Mid-Century Modern era.
Brass, Metal
Stilnovo Style Brass Chandelier, Mid-Century Design, circa 1958
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
Very rare graphic Mid-Century Modern Design from the Italian, circa 1958
Brass
Mid Century 5 Light Chandelier in Brass and Glass
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Mid Century five-light chandelier in brass and glass, comes from Germany.
Brass
Mid Century Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 12 arm brass chandelier
Brass
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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.
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
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.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.