Organic Bubble Glass Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite organic bubble glass pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous
Metal
Large Bubble Glass Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Large organic bubble glass pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous
Metal
Square Bubble Glass Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite bubble glass pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Petite Bubble Glass Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite bubble glass pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Stunning Limburg Style Bubble Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful flush mount ceiling light. Made in Germany attributed to Limburg Leuchten. The fixture
Metal
Beautiful Star Pattern Glashuette Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful flush mount ceiling light. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Brass and Smoked Glass Ceiling Lamp from Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Brass and Smoked Glass Ceiling Lamp from Limburg, Germany, 1960s The currently set height of the
Brass
Amber Bubble Glass Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light Fixture, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful bubble pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Beautiful Petite Circle Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful petite flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous textured glass flush
Metal
Beautiful Starburst Pattern Limburg Square Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful starburst pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Beautiful Starburst Pattern Limburg Circular Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful starburst pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Beautiful Starburst Pattern Limburg Circular Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful starburst pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Beautiful Starburst Pattern Limburg Square Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful starburst pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Vintage Midcentury Limburg Ice Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous glass flush mount by Glashuette Limburg. Very heavy ice glass. Glass has a small chip
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Limburg Large Square Iron Rings Glass Flushmount Ceiling / Wall Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large square iron rings and glass flushmount light / sconce by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, circa
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Glashütte Limburg Glass Flush Mount, Germany, 1960
By J.T. Kalmar, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Vienna, AT
Glashütte Limburg thick and heavy glass ceiling fixture from the 1960s featuring two bulbs with 60W
1 of 5 Midcentury Limburg Ceiling or Wall Light, Germany, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning midcentury ceiling or wall light, by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1970s. Made of glass and
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Tynell Style Bubble Glass Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful bubble glass pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Tynell Style Bubble Glass Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful bubble glass pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Tynell Style Bubble Glass Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful bubble glass pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Beautiful Bubble Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light by Glashuette Limburg, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful bubble glass pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Tynell Style Bubble Glass Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful bubble glass pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Beautiful Amber Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light by Glashuette Limburg, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful ice glass pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Petite Smoked Bubble Glass Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite bubble glass pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured
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Petite Limburg Diamond Cut Shape Glass Ceiling Light Fixture, 1970s, German
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite midcentury Glashuette Limburg, ceiling light fixture. Beautiful light purple colored diamond
Metal, Chrome
1960 Germany Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light & Wall Sconce Glass & Brass
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
dome on a brass frame designed by Helena Tynell attr. Manufactured by Glashutte Limburg, Germany in the
Glass
One of Three Star Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Lights, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
One of three flush mount ceiling light. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Limburg Mid-Century Brass Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp, Germany, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful ceiling light or flush mount from the 1970s, executed by Limburg, Germany. It has a
Brass
Limburg Square Iron Rings Glass Flush Mount Ceiling / Wall Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Limburg Square Iron Rings Glass Flush Mount Ceiling / Wall Light, 1960s Dimensions Height: 4.72 in
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Limburg Large Square Iron Rings Glass Flush Mount Ceiling / Wall Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
/ sconce by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, circa 1965. Featuring thick heavy mouth blown glass with concaved
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Huge Glass and Iron Pendant Ceiling Lamp by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Berlin, DE
Huge and very rare glass and brass pendant by Limburg, Germany, 1960s. Lamp sockets: One x E27.
Brass
Lovely Pair of Ceiling Lamps in Glass by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Vintage German pendant lamps in glass by Limburg. E27 socket. Fully functional. Each lamp
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Gold Flake Bubble Glass Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light Fixture, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful bubble and golden flake flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous
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Petite Bubble Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light or Sconce, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite bubble pattern flush mount or Sconce. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous
Metal
Beautiful Bubble Pattern Limburg Amber Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful bubble pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous textured
Metal
Large Iron and Glass Wall or Ceiling Lights by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
Large Minimalist iron and clear glass ceiling or wall light manufactured by Limburg Glashütte
Glass
Ufo Amber Glass Pattern Flush Mount Ceiling Light by Glasshütte Limburg, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite glass flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured glass flush mount
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60s 70s Lamp Light Ceiling Lamp Helena Tynell Glashütte Limburg Bubble
By Helena Tynell, Limburg
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s lamp light ceiling lamp Helena Tynell Glashütte Limburg Bubble Object: ceiling lamp
Metal, Chrome
60s 70s Lamp Light Ceiling Lamp Helena Tynell Glashütte Limburg Bubble
By Helena Tynell, Limburg
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s lamp light ceiling lamp Helena Tynell Glashütte Limburg Bubble Object: ceiling lamp
Brass
Pair of Bubble and Wave Pattern Limburg Flushmount Ceiling Light, 1960s, German
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful pair of smoked glass flushmounts. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous
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Square Glass Stone Pattern Flush Mount Ceiling Light by Glashuette Limburg 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful clear glass flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous textured glass
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Rare Iron and Glass Ceiling or Wall Flush Mount by Limburg, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare Iron and glass flush mount by Limburg. Germany, 1960s Measures: Diameter 10 in, height 6 in
Iron
1 of 2 Iron and Clear Glass Ceiling Lights by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
Minimalist iron and clear glass ceiling or wall light manufactured by Limburg Glashütte, Germany
Glass
1 of 2 Iron and Clear Glass Ceiling Lights by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
Minimalist iron and clear glass ceiling or wall light manufactured by Limburg Glashütte, Germany
Glass
Pair of Large Starburst Pattern Limburg Flush mount Ceiling Light, 1970s German
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful pair of starburst pattern flush mounts. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous
Metal
Pair of Large Starburst Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1970s German
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful pair of starburst pattern flush mounts. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous
Metal
Pair of Large Starburst Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1970s, German
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful pair of starburst pattern flush mounts. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous
Metal
1 of 2 Iron and Clear Glass Ceiling Light by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
Minimalist iron and clear glass ceiling or wall light manufactured by Limburg Glashütte, Germany
Glass
1 of 2 Iron and Clear Glass Ceiling Light by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
Minimalist iron and clear glass ceiling or wall light manufactured by Limburg Glashütte, Germany
Glass
1 of 2 Iron and Clear Glass Ceiling Lights by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
Minimalist iron and clear glass ceiling or wall light manufactured by Limburg Glashütte, Germany
Glass
1 of 2 Iron and Clear Glass Ceiling Lights by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
Minimalist iron and clear glass ceiling or wall light manufactured by Limburg Glashütte, Germany
Glass
1 of 2 Iron and Clear Glass Ceiling Lights by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
Minimalist iron and clear glass ceiling or wall light manufactured by Limburg Glashütte, Germany
Glass
Set of 5 Mirrored Ceiling or Wall Lamp from Limburg, 1960, Germany
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very beautiful and elegant wall or ceiling lamps from Staff Leuchten, Germany, 1960s. Fully
Metal, Aluminum
1 of 2 Iron and Clear Glass Ceiling Lights by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
Minimalist iron and clear glass pendant light manufactured by Limburg Glashütte, Germany, circa
Glass
1 of 2 Iron and Clear Glass Ceiling Lights by Limburg, Germany, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
Minimalist iron and clear glass ceiling or wall light manufactured by Limburg Glashu¨tte, Germany
Glass
German Iron and Glass Ceiling or Wall Light Flush Mount by Limburg, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare Art Deco style iron and hand blown glass flush mount by Limburg. Germany, 1960s Lamp sockets
Iron
Limburg Pair of Square Iron Rings Glass Flush Mount Ceiling or Wall Light, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Pair of 'new old stock' square iron rings and glass flush mount light or sconce by Glashütte
Metal
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.
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.