Goldkant Pendant

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Mid Century Chandelier From Germany

Goldkant Leuchten

Midcentury Cocoon Pendant Light

Fritz Wauer

$4,525

Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant 1960s

By Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer

Located in Hamburg, DE

Rare mid-century Cocoon pendant light by Goldkant Leuchten, based on a design by Friedel Wauer from the 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

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Goldkant, Pendant Light, Resin, Germany, 1960s

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H 26 in Dm 14 in

Goldkant, Pendant Light, Resin, Germany, 1960s

By Goldkant Leuchten

Located in High Point, NC

A beige and green polymer resin pendant light produced by Goldkant, Germany, c. 1960s.

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Vintage 1960s German Chandeliers and Pendants

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Goldkant, Pendant Light, Resin, Germany, 1970s

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H 35.5 in Dm 14 in

Goldkant, Pendant Light, Resin, Germany, 1970s

Located in High Point, NC

A beige pendant light produced by Goldkant, Germany, c. 1970s.

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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Resin

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H 16.93 in W 16.93 in D 14.18 in

"Orsa" Pendant Lamp by Schulz for Goldkant Leuchten, Germany, 1960s

Located in Brussels, BE

"Orsa" Pendant Lamp by Schulz for Goldkant Leuchten, Germany, 1960s

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Large Cocoon Lamp Goldkant Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, 60s

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H 13.78 in Dm 18.51 in

Large Cocoon Lamp Goldkant Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, 60s

By Flos, Friedel Wauer, Goldkant Leuchten, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni

Located in Cork, IE

This rare and unusually shaped 1960s large cocoon pendant light is in very good condition and given its age only shows very little sings of use.

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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid-Century Large Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany, 1970s

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H 13.8 in Dm 25.6 in

Mid-Century Large Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany, 1970s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

The large mid-century pendant lamp COCOON of a very unusual shape. Apparently produced by the German company Goldkant Leuchten.

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Plastic

Space Age UFO Cocoon Lamp by Goldkant (Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Flos)

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H 5.91 in Dm 22.05 in

Space Age UFO Cocoon Lamp by Goldkant (Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Flos)

By Flos, Friedel Wauer, Goldkant Leuchten, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni

Located in Cork, IE

This rare and unusually shaped 1960s cocoon pendant light is in very good condition and given its age only shows very little sings of use.

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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

$542Sale Price|20% Off

$2,030

H 33.47 in Dm 15.75 in

Stunning Pendant Light Designed by A.Gangkofner Peill & Putzler, Germany, 50s

By Peill & Putzler, Aloys F. Gangkofner

Located in Aachen, NRW

A rare stunning pendant light designed by Aloys Gangkofner for Peill & Putzler, Bari, Germany, 1950s He designed this model in the 1950s Very good condition. Socket: 1 x E26/ E27 s...

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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Art Glass, Opaline Glass

Italian Designer, Pendant Light, Resin, Italy, 1960s

$3,800

H 28 in Dm 14.5 in

Italian Designer, Pendant Light, Resin, Italy, 1960s

Located in High Point, NC

An off-white polymer resin pendant light likely designed and produced in Italy, c. 1960s. Minor stains to resin. Wear consistent with vintage age and use. Overall Dimensions (inche...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Resin

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Goldkant Pendant For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the goldkant pendant you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of organic material, resin and metal, every goldkant pendant was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect goldkant pendant — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A goldkant pendant, designed in the mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Goldkant Pendant?

The average selling price for a goldkant pendant at 1stDibs is $2,328, while they’re typically $701 on the low end and $3,547 for the highest priced.

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

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 Chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

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.

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