Italian Mid-Century Modern Adjustable 3 Ball Suspension Pendant Attr to Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern lighting system / chandelier with three balls that are designed to pivot to direct light up, down or sideways, attributed to Stilnovo, circa 1970.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Palermo, PA
A fine and collectible example of Italian mid-century modern lighting.
Metal, Chrome
1950s Azucena Mid-Century Modern Brass 12-Light Chandelier style Oscar Torlasco
By Lumi, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Nicolosi, IT
A distinguished example of Italian Mid-Century Modern lighting, this 12-light solid brass chandelier, circa 1958.
Brass
Chandelier attributed to Stilnovo, Brass & Enamel, Mid-Century Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
A quintessential piece of Italian Mid-Century Modern lighting, this version of the “Simmetrico” cluster chandelier by the esteemed manufacturer Stilnovo dates to the 1950s.
Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Italian Table Lamp by Designer, 1950s Glass
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Italian table lamp, mid-century modern design, made of satin-finished glass. Italy, circa 1950.
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Glass, Italy, 1950 by Designer
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Mid-century modern table lamp, made of white glass with blue and green hues. Italy, circa 1950.
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Table Lamp by Designer, Italy, 1950
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Acrilyc table lamp with a metal base. Acrylic wasn't yet as industrialized as it is now and was considered as something exotic. Italy, CIRCA 1950.
Acrylic
Italian Mid-Century Inspired 12-Light Chandelier, Opaline Glass, Made to Order
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Italian Mid‑Century Inspired 12‑Light Chandelier in the Stilnovo Manner A striking contemporary interpretation of Stilnovo’s iconic Italian Mid‑Century Modern lighting, this sculptur...
Brass
$7,021 / set
Tito Agnoli Wall Lamps for Oluce, Italy, 1960s
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Milan, IT
The design exemplifies Italian mid-century modern lighting: restrained, functional, and highly sophisticated, with soft diffused light ideal for hallways, living spaces, or bedside u...
Brass, Nickel
Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason Italy 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Palermo, PA
A highly decorative and collectible example of Italian mid century modern lighting, showcasing the playful yet architectural spirit of Carlo Nason’s Murano glass designs.
Metal
Carlo Scarpa Poliedri Glass Pendant Lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Mid-Century Modern Pendant Lighting This Carlo Scarpa Poliedri pendant lamp is an exceptional example of Italian mid-century modern lighting, featuring sculptural textured gl...
Brass
Arredoluce Floor Lamp in Polished Brass & Carrara Marble, 1960s
By Arredoluce
Located in Dronten, NL
The design reflects the height of Italian mid-century modern lighting, combining sculptural clarity with functional flexibility.
Carrara Marble, Brass
Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlon Nason, 1970s, Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This striking Murano glass table lamp, designed by Carlo Nason in the 1970s, is a remarkable example of Italian mid-century modern lighting design. Crafted in Italy, the lamp feature...
Murano Glass
Italian Chandelier by Stilnovo, 10 lights
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant Stilnovo chandelier is a refined example of Italian mid-century modern lighting design, combining sculptural form with timeless sophistication.
Brass
$345Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Adjustable Plastic Pendant Lamp by Meblo, Italy, 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Praha, CZ
An original Mid-Century modern adjustable plastic pendant lamp designed and manufactured by Meblo in Italy during the 1970s.
Chrome
Pair of 1970s Italian Wall Lights Gothic Hand Sconces Brass Metal
By Gio Ponti
Located in Nicolosi, IT
The sculptural form recalls a Gothic decorative language, while the refined proportions and functional intelligence evoke the elegance of Italian Mid-Century Modern lighting, in the ...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
White glass table lamp with black metal base in mid-century 1960s style
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Glass and metal table lamp, 1960s Condition: Very good - restored Materials: Painted metal, Opal glass
Metal
Murano Glass Pendant Light Italy 1970s mid century modern lighting
Located in Palermo, PA
This Murano glass pendant light dates from the 1970s and features a beautifully sculptural form with a softly undulating silhouette. The glass is decorated with a flecked, painterly ...
Metal
Pair of glass and brass wall lamps, 1950s mid-century black and white
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of wall sconces with glass shades and brass frame, 1950s. Provenance: Italy.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Standing Lamp with Double Lighting System - Italy, 1940s
Located in Girona, Girona
Standing lamp with stained beech base and stand, French polish. Solid brass decorations in the base and in the middle of the stand. Double lightning system. New lampshade in a golden...
Brass
Murano Glass Swirl Pendant Light Italy 1970s mid century modern lighting
Located in Palermo, PA
This Murano glass pendant light dates from the 1970s and features a distinctive hat-shaped form in a beautiful warm beige tone. The glass is richly worked with a swirl striped patter...
Metal
Pair of 1950s Italian Wall Sconces in Black-Lacquered Brass, Bronze and Opaline
Located in Rome, IT
Fitted with standard E14 sockets, the sconces are compatible with European, US, and Canadian electrical systems and are dimmable when used with appropriate bulbs and dimmer systems. ...
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Stilnovo Brass and Opaline Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
The design reflects the refined balance and graphic clarity typical of Italian mid-century modern lighting. Each sconce is composed of a circular brass wall plate (12 cm / approx. 4...
Metal, Brass
20th Century, Eccentric Bronze Gun Shaped Table Lamp
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Turin, Turin
Here we have an eccentric table lamp with gun shaped base, made of bronze with parchment lampshade. In very good condition, fully original and ready ti be shipped. We can rewire t...
Bronze
Italian Mid Century Modern Chrome Glass Table Lamp Sciolari Venini Murano 1960
By Sciolari Lighting, Venini
Located in Portland, OR
A sleek Mid Century Modern Italian chrome & glass table lamp by Sciolari with Venini glass, circa 1960. The lamp having ten 'cracked ice' glass shades in a circle surrounding one lar...
Chrome
$946Sale Price|40% Off
Maison scoliari PALM glass wall lighting murano , italy 1970s
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional PALM wall lighting with tube Murano glass with gilded gold structure. The design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of Italian design. This unique PAL...
Brass
Italian Mid Century Modern Brass Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
By Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early 1960's chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Sciolari Lighting. Nice vintage condition with some warm dark spot to brass. Appropriate bulbs included with some extra re...
Brass
Rare Cini Boeri Model 235 Wall Light for Arteluce, Italy, 1970s
By Cini Boeri
Located in Weesp, NL
Boeri’s work, known for its blend of human-centered design and elegant simplicity, is featured in major international museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in...
Metal
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Sublime Murano Glass Mid Century Table Lamp! Italian Decorator Lighting 1950s
By Raymor
Located in Peoria, AZ
STUNNING! MURANO GLASS & BRASS TABLE LAMP! EXQUISITE MID CENTURY ELEGANCE! HEIGHT: 35" SHADE: 18" WIDE This lamp is beautiful! This is true lighting jewelry! More fun to look ...
Crystal, Metal, Brass
$4,225Sale Price / item|35% Off
Mid-Century Modern Lighting / Floor Lamps by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce
By Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautiful Italian adjustable floor lamps designed by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce, also known for being the oldest active lighting company in Italy. These lamps can be purchased individ...
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern floor lamp Unsigned but identical to designs by the noted architect Ettore Sottsass. The lamp which was manufactured in Milan, Italy has been brought up to U.S. el...
Chrome
Italian Vintage Lantern in Bronze, Mid-Century Modern, 1950s, Italy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Italian vintage lantern in bronze. Designed and made in Italy in 1950s. Takes 2 Edison base bulbs. 2 lanterns are available. Price is for 1 lantern. Complimentary US rewiring upon r...
Bronze
$1,495Sale Price|20% Off
Catellani & Smith Italian Mid Century Lighting 90's
By Enzo Catellani, Catellani & Smith
Located in bari, IT
Wall lamp whose shape resembles a moon, effective and suggestive piece of furniture. Diffuser disc made of aluminum covered in free leaf, 90s production designer Enzo Catellani for C...
Aluminum, Gold Leaf
Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari Style Brass Chandelier
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Sciolari Lighting, Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari style brass chandelier. Great Italian Mid-Century Modern Gaetano Sciolari inspired geometric eight-light brass chandelier. This beautiful ...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass & Cube Glass Chandelier by Sciolari
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in New York, NY
A stunning fusion of geometry and elegance, this mid-century modern chandelier by Sciolari epitomizes the avant-garde sophistication of Italian design in the 1970s.
Brass
Mid.Century Chrome Chandelier by Sciolari, Italy 1960s
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid.Century Chrome Chandelier by Sciolari, Italy 1960s. 8 e14 sockets chrome in good conditon.
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Italian Flush Mount Light
Located in New York, NY
This Italian flush ceiling light encapsulates Mid-Century Modern aesthetics.
Aluminum
Artemide Arianna Chandelier Pendant Lighting Mid-Century Modern Piero Brombin
By Artemide, Piero Brombin
Located in Miami, FL
Artemide Arianna chandelier, pendant lighting. Large opaline chandelier designed by Piero Brombin for Artemide. Recently rewired for the U.S. needs one light bulb, 40 watts. L-689-344
Metal
Gaetano Sciolari Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome and Glass Chandelier, 1970
By Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari and produced by Sciolari Lighting in chromed metal and glass, ten E14 bulbs with 51 spheres of blown glass. Angelo Gaetano Sciolari (1927-1...
Chrome
Black floor lamp with adjustable lights, 1960s
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Black floor lamp with adjustable lights, 1960.
Metal
Wonderful Mid Century Modern Large Tulipan Kalmar Clear Art Glass Chandelier
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid Century Modern Large "Tulipan" Kalmar Clear Art Glass Chandelier With Silver Metal Current dimensions: Height 26" x Diameter 34" We Can have the height of the chande...
Nickel
Pair of mid century modern chandeliers by Sciolari, 1970
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Palermo, PA
Experience the Magnificence of these 1970s Italian Chandeliers by Sciolari. These luminous treasures are not just fixtures; they are the crowning jewels of any room fortunate enoug...
Crystal, Metal
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
Rare! Murano Blue Glass Mid Century Table Lamp! Italian Decorator Lighting Style
By Raymor
Located in Peoria, AZ
STUNNING! GORGEOUS BLUE MURANO GLASS & BRASS TABLE LAMP! THE FINEST MID CENTURY ELEGANCE! HEIGHT: 34" SHADE: 18" WIDE This lamp is one of the most beautiful blue murano glass ...
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Italian Cantilever Lamp Mid Century Modern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Italian Cantilevered Lamp, Italy, circa 1960s. Wonderful original distressed patina. It has been rewired for US usage.
Metal
Floor lamp with parchment hat, Italian manufacture, 1950s
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Floor lamp with parchment hat, Italian manufacture, 1950s
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Floor Lamp, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern murano glass floor lamp, Italy.
Murano Glass
$455Sale Price|35% Off
Nastro desk lamp black Stilnovo Italian modern lighting
By Stilnovo, Alberto Fraser
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Steel table or desk lamp designed by Arberto Fraser for Stilnovo. It was designed in the 80s. Plastic black and transparent arm is flexible. You can change as you like. Famous light...
Steel
$3,505 / set
Set of two small metal bedside lamps, 1950s
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of bedside lamps, anonymous, Italy, circa 1950, painted metal, unmarked, characterized by an illuminating body enclosed by a rotating metal cap that allows the intensity and dir...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern set of eight brass and chrome sconces by Sciolari. Italy 1970
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Catania, CT
Set of eight sconces in brass, chrome and clear glass signed by Sciolari. The set is composed of one large sconce with double glasses and lights and seven sconces with single glass a...
Brass, Chrome
Lamp Production Helo leuchten, Cristian Dell 1950s
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
condition: Good - Signs of Time Materials: Metal, Brass Époque : 1950 Measurements: 46x37x33 cm
Metal, Brass
Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp. Great mid century modern Italian chrome and glass floor lamp designed with three circular flower designs of gold and white hexagonal ...
Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Modern Swing Arm Floor Lamp
Located in Austin, TX
Italian Mid-Century Modern Swing Arm Floor Lamp Base is 9in x 6.75in Max lamp height is 75in
Metal
Mid Century Italian Modern Chandelier by Sciolari in Gun Metal Chrome & Brass
By Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classy looking chandelier by Sciolari from Italy circa 70's or 80's. It features gunmetal chrome and brass construction. 12 bulbs and 15 inch hanging chain included. Original bulbs...
Brass, Chrome
48 Arm Sputnik Chandelier by Remains Lighting, Bronzed Finish, American Modern
By Remains Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Perfect for interior designers and collectors seeking high-impact mid-century modern, Hollywood Regency, contemporary, Italian modern, or modernist lighting.
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Chandelier, Stilnovo Style
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier, Sciolari Lighting, Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Mid-Century Modern brass and glass chandelier, Stilnovo style. Unusual Italian Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo style five-light brass chandelier with glass shades. This Italian M...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Desk Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Desk Table Lamp, Italy
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp, Italy 1970s
By Longobard
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern floor lamp, Longobard, Italy 1970s.
Glass
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.
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.