$1,007 / item
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 4.34 in
1 of the 4 Square Bubble Glass Flush Mount Wall lights By Helena Tynell, 1960
By Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
Square Bubble Glass Flush Mounts by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg, manufactured in Germany in
Metal
$2,359 / set
H 3.94 in Dm 9.85 in
A Pair of Round Clear Bubble Glass Wall Lights in the Style of Helena Tynell
By Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
A pair of Clear colored bubble glass wall lights designed in the style of Helena Tynell around 1960
Metal
5 Light Bubble Glass Helena Tynell Style Chandelier, Austria 1960s
By Helena Tynell and Heinrich Gantenbrink, Helena Tynell
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning bubble glass Sputnik Orbit 5 Light Chandelier in the design of Helena Tynell and
Metal, Chrome
$948
H 4.73 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
Glass Bubbled Pendant designed by Helena Tynell for Glasshutte Limburg
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Antwerp, BE
. Hellin Helena Tynell, born as Helena Turpeinen on December 10, 1918 in Äänekoski, Finland. She died
Brass
1960s Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp for Limburg
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp for Limburg. Executed in thick and heavy
Brass
$770
H 9.06 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Bubble Glass Wall Light by Helena Tynell for Limburg, 1960s Germany
By Helena Tynell, Limburg
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Executed in glass and metal. The lamp need 1 x E14 / E15 Edison screw fit bulb is wired, in working condition and runs both on 110 / 230 volt. Dimmable. Our lamps are checked, cle...
Metal
$1,778 / item
H 0.4 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in
Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Flush Mounts or Wall Sconces, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful high-end large bubble wall lights/ flush mounts by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg
Brass
$560
H 22 in Dm 11.5 in
Bubble Glass Pendant by Helena Tynell & Heinrich Gantenbrink, Limburg, Germany
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell, Helena Tynell and Heinrich Gantenbrink
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning bubble glass pendant designed by Helena Tynell and Heinrich Gantenbrink for Glashütte
Metal, Chrome
$2,370 / item
H 8.67 in Dm 7.09 in
Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A bubble glass hanging lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg made in Germany in the 1960s. Helena
Glass
$2,000 / item
H 11.03 in Dm 7.49 in
Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg, 1960s
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A bubble glass hanging lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg made in Germany in the 1960s. Helena
Brass
Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg, 1960s
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A bubble glass hanging lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg made in Germany in the 1960s. Helena
Brass
Petite 1960s Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount for Limburg
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Glendale, CA
Petite 1960s Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount for Limburg. Executed in thick and heavy
Metal
$829
H 9.85 in Dm 4.14 in
amber Bubble Structure Wall Light Helena Tynell Glashütte Limburg attrib., 1960
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
: Helena Tynell attrib. Origin: Germany Age: 1960s This fantastic glass wall ceiling light is
Metal
$6,950 / set
H 35 in Dm 7 in
Rare Pair of Cream and Pewter Bubble Lamps by Helena Tynell for Flygsfors
By Helena Tynell, Flygsfors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stellar surviving examples from an unusual lighting line designed by Helena Tynell for the Swedish
Pewter
Limburg Amber Bubble Glass Pendant Light by Helena Tynell circa 1965
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Late 1960s petite bubble glass ceiling pendant light designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte
Brass
Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Glashütte Limberg
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Glendale, CA
Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Wall or Ceiling Lamp Executed in thick and heavy textured light
Glass, Plastic
$283Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.34 in Dm 11.42 in
Midcentury Bubble Flush Mount, Helena Tynell, Limburg, Germany, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell, Limburg
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition - around 1970s, Germany
Metal
$889
H 29.53 in Dm 11.82 in
Large Amber Bubble Glass Ceiling Lamp by Helena Tynell, Limburg Germany 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Amber Bubble Glass Ceiling Lamp by Helena Tynell, Limburg Germany 1960s Height adjustable
Metal
$889
H 29.53 in Dm 11.82 in
Lovely Amber Bubble Glass Ceiling Lamp by Helena Tynell, Limburg Germany 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Amber Bubble Glass Ceiling Lamp by Helena Tynell, Limburg Germany 1960s Height adjustable
Metal
Set of Helena Tyrell bubble hanging lamp , 1970s
By Helena Tynell
Located in Delft, NL
Set of Helena Tyrell bubble hanging lamp , 1970s Dimensions: 70 cm Height , 20 cm Diameter
Metal
$1,541
H 37.41 in Dm 11.82 in
Large Amber Bubble Glass Pendant by Helena Tynell for Limburg, Germany, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Aachen, NRW
A round bubble glass pendant with light smoke tone designed by Helena Tynell for Limburg
Smoked Glass
$829
H 13.39 in W 4.14 in D 4.14 in
34cm amber Bubble Wall Light Helena Tynell Glashütte Limburg attr., Germany 1970
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
. Design: Helena Tynell attrib. Origin: Germany Age: 1970s This fantastic glass wall ceiling
Metal
$1,650 / item
H 5.5 in Dm 8.875 in
Limburg Bubble Glass Flush Mount Wall Light by Helena Tynell - 2 available
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limburg bubble glass wall lights Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg Germany, circa 1960s Each
Metal
$770
H 6.7 in W 6.7 in D 3.94 in
Amber Bubble Glass Wall Light by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg, 1960
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Tynell Origin: Germany Age: 1960s This fantastic glass wall light was designed by Helena
Metal
$651
H 23.63 in Dm 9.45 in
Amber Bubble Glass Ceiling Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg, Germany 1960s
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Amber Bubble Glass Ceiling Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg, Germany 1960s Dimensions Height
Metal
$1,541
H 27.56 in Dm 11.82 in
Large Amber Bubble Glass Pendant by Helena Tynell for Limburg, Germany, 1970s
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
A round bubble glass pendant with light smoke tone designed by Helena Tynell for Limburg
Smoked Glass
$1,363 / item
H 30.71 in Dm 11.82 in
Large Amber Bubble Glass Pendant by Helena Tynell for Limburg, Germany, 1970s
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
A large round with light smoke tone bubble glass pendant designed by Helena Tynell for Limburg
Brass
$2,500
H 4.75 in Dm 9.75 in
1960s Helena Tynell Model #A664 Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount for Limburg
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Helena Tynell Model #A664 Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount for Limburg. Executed in thick and
Metal
$5,334 / set
H 8.67 in Dm 12.6 in
Limburg Pair Large Vintage Helena Tynell Smoked Bubble Glass Flush Mount Lights
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
fixtures / sconces designed by Finnish legendary glass designer Helena Tynell for Glashutte Limburg
Aluminum, Chrome
1 of 2 Small Bubble Glass Pendant by Helena Tynell, Limburg, Germany
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 2 round bubble glass pendant designed by Helena Tynell for Limburg, manufactured in Germany
Chrome
$1,363
H 31.5 in Dm 11.82 in
Large Amber Bubble Glass Pendant by Helena Tynell for Limburg, Germany, 1970s
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Aachen, NRW
A large round with light smoke tone bubble glass pendant designed by Helena Tynell for Limburg
Brass
$1,086
H 31.5 in Dm 13.78 in
Large Amber Bubble Glass Pendant by Helena Tynell for Limburg, Germany, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Aachen, NRW
A large round with light smoke tone bubble glass pendant designed by Helena Tynell for Limburg
Brass
$1,659
H 29.93 in Dm 10.63 in
Amber Bubble Glass & Brass Pendant by Helena Tynell for LIMBURG, Germany 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
. The light features a clustered bubble-glass shade in a warm amber tint, forming a rounded, sculptural
Brass
$1,659 / item
H 31.5 in Dm 13 in
1 of 4 Large Amber Bubble Glass Pendant Helena Tynell, Limburg, Germany, 1970s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 4 large round with light smoke tone bubble glass pendant designed by Helena Tynell for
Brass
$889
H 3.55 in Dm 8.27 in
Lovely Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg BOOM
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg BOOM Each fixture need 1 x
Metal
$1,007
H 3.94 in Dm 10.24 in
Lovely Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg BOOM
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg BOOM Each fixture need 1 x
Metal
$312Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.52 in Dm 16.15 in
Large Midcentury Bubble Flush Mount, Helena Tynell, Limburg, Germany, 1970s
By Helena Tynell, Limburg, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Praha, CZ
- monumental ceiling or wall lamp - marked - rare type - very nice style of lighting
Metal
$770
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 4.34 in
Golden Bubble Wall or Ceiling Light by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Hannover, DE
This very hard to find golden bubble glass wall light dates from the 1960s and is in very good
Glass
1 of the 2 Amber Bubble Glass Pendant Lamps by Helena Tynell, 1960
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 beautiful bubble glass light fixtures designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg
Glass
$1,778 / item
H 6.3 in Dm 15.36 in
Lovely Huge Bubble Glass Flush Mount Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg, G
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Large Bubble Glass Flush Mount Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg, Germany, 1960s Each
Metal
$1,778Sale Price / item|33% Off
H 8.67 in Dm 12.6 in
1 of 3 Limburg Large Vintage Helena Tynell Smoked Bubble Glass Flushmount Lights
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
light fixtures / sconces designed by Finnish legendary glass designer Helena Tynell for Glashutte
Aluminum, Chrome
$1,600 / item
H 7.76 in Dm 10.24 in
1 of the 2 Amber Bubble Glass Pendant Light Fixtures by Helena Tynell, 1960
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 beautiful bubble glass light fixtures designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg
Glass
Amber Bubble Glas Pendant by Helena Tynell for Limburg, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell and Heinrich Gantenbrink
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This Mid-Century Modern Space Age pendant light was designed during the 1960s by Helena Tynell and
Brass
$1,007 / item
H 4.73 in Dm 10.24 in
1. of 2 Lovely Bubble Glass Flush Mount Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Bubble Glass Flush Mount Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg, Germany, 1960s Each fixture
Metal
Pair of Bubble Glass Wall Lights/Flush mounts by Tynell, 1960
By Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of amber colored bubble glass wall lights designed in the style of Helena Tynell around 1960
Metal
Pair of Bubble Glass Wall Lights/Flush mounts by Tynell, 1960
By Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of amber colored bubble glass wall lights designed in the style of Helena Tynell around 1960
Metal
$1,055 / item
H 11.82 in Dm 7.49 in
1 of 3 Amber Bubble Glass 1960s Pendant Lights by Helena Tynell for Limburg
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
1 of 3 gorgeous vintage amber bubble glass pendant lights by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg
Metal, Brass
$1,849Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 8.66 in Dm 12.59 in
1 of 4 Limburg Large Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount Light, 1960s
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of four large Amber / Champagne colored / colored bubble glass sconces designed by Helena
Metal
$1,155 / item
H 5.52 in Dm 11.82 in
1. of 2 Lovely Large Bubble Glass Flush Mount Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Bubble Glass Flush Mount Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg, Germany, 1960s Each fixture
Metal
$1,647 / item
H 7.49 in Dm 9.85 in
1 of the 2 Amber Glass Flush Mounts Wall Sconce Helena Tynell, Germany 1960
By Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptionally 1 of the 2 amber glass flush mounts in the style of Helena Tynell, Germany 1960. The
Metal
$889 / item
H 33.47 in Dm 10.24 in
1 of 2 Amber Bubble Glass Ceiling Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg, Germany 196
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
1 of 2 Amber Bubble Glass Ceiling Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg, Germany 1960s Dimensions
Metal
$693Sale Price / set|50% Off
H 9.06 in W 5.12 in D 3.55 in
Space Age Table Lamps By Helena Tynell For Orion Leuchten, 1960s, Set Of 2
By Helena Tynell
Located in Zohor, SK
labels still attached. Designed by Helena Tynell with her typical bubble glass shields. The lamps shows
Glass, Plastic
$1,161 / item
H 4.73 in Dm 9.85 in
Several Bubble Glass Wall Lights/Flush mounts in the style of Tynell, 1960
By Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
Several clear bubble glass wall lights designed in the style of Helena Tynell around 1960-1970 in
Metal
Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Gaetano Sciolari, Helena Tynell, Doria Leuchten Germany, Glashütte Limburg
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful bubble glass pendant lamp by Helena Tynell for the Limburg glassworks. The lamp
Metal
Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Helena Tynell, Doria Leuchten Germany, Gino Vistosi, Glashütte Limburg
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful and large bubble glass pendant lamp by Helena Tynell for the Limburg glassworks. The
Metal
Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg
By Gaetano Sciolari, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Glashütte Limburg, Doria Leuchten Germany, Helena Tynell
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful bubble glass pendant lamp by Helena Tynell for the Limburg glassworks. The lamp
Metal
$545
H 14.18 in Dm 6.3 in
Midcentury Bubble Glass and Brass Table Lamp by Helena Tynell for Limburg, 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell and Heinrich Gantenbrink
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This midcentury table lamp were designed by Helena Tynell and manufactured by Limburg in the 1960s
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.
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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.
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