$6,000Sale Price|47% Off
Rare Rembrandt Lamp! Iconic Mid Century Modern "Twilight Zone" Lamp MCM 1950s
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
RARE MARVELOUS MODERNISM! REMBRANDT MCM LAMP! "Twilight Zone" " "Third From The Sun" HISTORIC MID CENTURY LIGHTING!
Metal, Enamel
Rare Pair of Mid-Century Stainless Steel and Brass Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chic pair of stainless steel cylinder lamps with applied abstract brass decoration, measures Shaft 4" diameter x 21" high. Shades for display only, not included.
Brass, Stainless Steel
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Majestic Table Lamp! Atomic MCM Luxcraft Brass 1950s Incredibly Rare
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAJESTIC MID CENTURY TABLE LAMP STUNNING! PERFORATED SCREENS WOOD & BRASS EXQUISITE MID CENTURY ELEGANCE!
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Rare Pair of Classic Mid Century Acrylic Figural 'MOSS' Lamps, Arabian figures
By Moss Lamp Co. 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Pair of Classic Mid Century Acrylic , lucite Figural 'MOSS' Lamps, Nubian / Arabian figures..
Ceramic, Acrylic, Lucite
$1,839Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Rembrandt Mid Century Modern Table Lamp! Atomic Ranch Decor! MCM 1950s
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
RARE MARVELOUS MODERNISM! REMBRANDT MID CENTURY MODERN TABLE LAMP!
Metal, Enamel
$2,396Sale Price|68% Off
Hyper Rare Rembrandt Lamp! Mid Century Modern "Three Wishes* Coin Wishing Well
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
Make a Wish and score this Rare Rembrandt Mid Century Lighting For Your Masterpiece Interiors before someone else does!
Metal, Enamel
Rare Moss Triple Shade Acrylic / Lucite Floor Lamp, classic mid century modern
By Moss Lamp Co. 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Moss Triple Shade Acrylic / Lucite Floor Lamp, classic mid century modern, Almost oriental in design (pagoda shades) Amazing original condition,, a true survivor..
Acrylic, Fiberglass, Lucite
$1,040Sale Price|20% Off
Elegant Mutual Sunset Mid Century Table Lamp! Hollywood Regency Brass Rare! 60s
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in Peoria, AZ
MUTUAL SUNSET LAMP CO! Amazing Workmanship! Beautiful finish! APPROX. DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT : 36" WIDTH : 16" Mutual Sunset Lamp Co has produced some amazing lamps. This elegan...
Metal
$7,040Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Mid Century Sculptural Laurel Lamp Richard Barr 1960s Brancusi Brass Art
By Laurel Lamp Company, Richard Barr
Located in Peoria, AZ
RICHARD BARR SCULPTURAL LAMP FOR LAUREL LAMP CO. ICONIC MID CENTURY STYLE!
Metal, Brass
$1,416Sale Price|20% Off
Laurel Lamp Richard Barr Monumental Mid Century Modern Brushed Brass Rare Design
By Laurel Lamp Company, Richard Barr
Located in Peoria, AZ
Gorgeous! Elegant Laurel Lamp Mid Century Modern Brushed Brass Metal Incredibly Clean Design!
Metal, Brass
Rare! Paul Evans Skyscraper Rosewood Teak Table Lamp 1960s Mid Century Modern
By Paul Evans, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
These lamps are some of the most coveted mid century lamps in the world for their place in MCM design history!
Metal
Mid Century Modern UFO Saucer Tension Pole Lamp! Laurel After Gio Ponti Rare
By Gio Ponti, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
This MAGNIFICENT Mid Century Tension Pole Lamp is one of the legendary "Saucer" design!
Metal
$2,100Sale Price|40% Off
Rare Mid Century Danish Modern Modeline Table Lamp Teak Brass Adrian Pearsall
By Modeline Lamp Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Peoria, AZ
DANISH MODERN TEAK & BRASS TABLE LAMP BY MODELINE Design Attributed to Adrian Pearsall This lamp is a striking example of the best of Mid Century Modern Danish Modern design!
Brass
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Mutual Sunset 4-Light Mid Century Modern Italian Marble Table Lamp 1950s
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in Peoria, AZ
MUTUAL SUNSET 4-LIGHT MID CENTURY MODERN TABLE LAMP! ITALIAN MARBLE AND BRASS The "Table Sputnik" Lamp An Interior Eye-catcher!
Metal, Enamel
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Mid Century Teak Sculptural Laurel Lamp by Richard Barr 60s Art Paul McCobb
By Laurel Lamp Company, Richard Barr
Located in Peoria, AZ
DIMENSIONS: 37" x 18" This lamp is the epitome of clean Danish minimalism as exhibited in the mid century period!
Metal, Brass
$2,200Sale Price|47% Off
Tony Paul for Mutual Sunset Mid Century Modern Table Lamp! Rare 1960s White
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co., Tony Paul
Located in Peoria, AZ
DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT : 29" (with bulbs) 24" (w/o bulbs) WIDTH : 12" Tony Paul designed some incredible mid century modern lamps and lighting fixtures for Mutual Sunset in the e...
Metal
Rare Mid-Century Floor Lamp, Germany, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very nice style of lighting - Extremely rare type.
Metal
Rare Mid-Century Table Lamp, Germany, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Rare type. - Very nice style of lighting. - From hotel. - Representative. - Marked by label.
Brass
Rare Mid-Century Floor Lamp by Sabino
By Marius-Ernest Sabino
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare floor lamp by Marius-Ernest Sabino from the Art Deco period.
Chrome, Metal
Rare Swedish Tripod Floor Lamp, Scandinavian Modern / Mid-Century Modern
By George Nakashima, ASEA, Bergboms
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Swedish tripod floor lamp with original shade (paper/rice paper). In the style of George Nakashima. Similar designs have been bade by ASEA and Bergboms, Sweden. The components o...
Metal
Very Rare Mid-Century Floor Lamp, France, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very nice style of lighting. - Extremely rare type.
Metal, Brass
Rare Mid-Century Folding Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very rare type. - Nice style of lighting.
Plastic
Rare Mid-Century Glass Table Lamp, Tabery, 1970s
By Osvětlovací sklo n.p., Valašské Meuiříčí, Stepan Tabery
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting - rare type - minor defect on photo, insignificant.
Glass
Two beautiful rare Mid Century Modern brass table lamps
Located in München, DE
Two beautiful, rare mid-century brass table lamps. A very beautiful 1950s design in good vintage condition.
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
RARE Mid-Century Female Portrait Sculptural Chalkware Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare German chalkware table lamp featuring a stylized geometric woman’s silhouette as the base. The figure's smooth, streamlined curves contrast heavy geometric lines, while her vibr...
Ceramic
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Rare Mid Century Hollywood Regency Torchiere Floor Lamp
By Stiffel, Karl Springer
Located in San Diego, CA
Floor lamp in the style of Karl Springer for Stiffel. This pieces exudes mid century glamour and style. The chic simple lines have impact and weight. The conical metal laminated shad...
Brass
Rare Art Deco Desk Lamp in Original Metallic Lacquer, Mid-20th Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
Mid-20th century. Industrial design, mid-20th century.
Metal
Rare Mid century modern Danish ceramic floor lamp, 1960's
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare Danish mid century Floor lamp. Have tried investigating possible designers, but havent been able to find any.
Ceramic
$460Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Atomic Age Rare Table Lamp All Original Condition
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brass and black painted metal, American Mid-Century Modern table lamp with its original glass lampshade and original lampshade. In working condition with patinated brass ac...
Metal, Brass
Rare Mid Century Floor Lamp Atomic, Sputnik, Cosack, 1970s
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting - rare type - representative.
Chrome
Rare Set 3 Mid Century Modern Lamps Yasha Heifetz Rotaflex
By Yasha Heifetz, Heifetz Rotaflex
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely Rare Set of 3 Mid Century Modern Lamps by Yasha Heifetz ..."
Brass
Mid-Century Rare Table Lamp Napako, Josef Hurka, 1970s
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Praha, CZ
The lamp was completely disassembled and cleaned and polished US adapter included Good Original condition
Metal
Rare Midcentury Lucite Radio Table Lamp by Moss Lighting
By Moss Lamp Co. 1
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare midcentury Moss radio table lamp in black and white Lucite with gold glazed ceramic dots as accents. Designed By Gerry Moss in The 1950s-1960s in San Francisco. Measures: 12...
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Rare Mid Century Modern Atomic Floor Lamp with Ceramic Flowerpot
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Rare Mid Century Modern Atomic Floor Lamp with Ceramic Flowerpot, original shades working in great vintage conditions.
Iron
Beautiful, rare, large, heavy mid-century modern brass table lamp
Located in München, DE
Beautiful, large, heavy mid-century modern table lamp made of brass. Made in the early 1950s. Very elegant, high-quality design. Built to last. Made in Germany. The shade and neck ar...
Brass
Mitchell Bobrick for Controlight Rare Floor Lamp Mid century Modern
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A 1950s Floor lamp designed by Mitchell Bobrick For Controlight. Sculptural, featuring a birch base, ceramic cone body, iron legs, and a pivoting pressed fiberglass light diffuser sh...
Iron
Extremely rare minimalistic Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Germany 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, minimalistic and lovely Mid Century Modern table lamp / bedside table lamp.
Metal
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Mid Century Modern Lightolier Fiberglass Desk Lamp Gerald Thurston 1950s
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Peoria, AZ
RARE & FABULOUS! MID CENTURY MODERN GERALD THURSTON FIBERGLASS SHADE MINIMALIST DESK LAMP!
Metal
Rare & Lovely Mid Century Modern Bedside Table Lamp Austria 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Rare and lovely Mid-Century Modern bedside table lamp.
Metal
Rare Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Venetian Iridescent Lamps Cenedese, Pair
By Cenedese
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful pair Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Venetian Iridescent and Amber tone jeweling lamps by Cenedese with new brass fittings and wiring. Each signed on the inside bottom. ...
Brass
$3,199Sale Price|20% Off
RARE! Mid Century Modern Fiberglass Cobra Lamp Greta Grossman Prototype 1950s
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Peoria, AZ
Either way, it is a marvelous lamp that really looks SPECTACULAR! And what a fantastic bit of mid-century design history!
Metal, Brass
KAISER Idell Table Lamp, 6786, Rare Red, Bauhaus, Mid-Century, Germany
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Berlin, BE
One of three absolutely classic table lamps from the early mid-century. The offer is for the rare red one, which is in good condition with a fe signs of use (documented on the photos).
Metal
Rare Mid Century Table Lamp in Goatskin and Wrought Iron 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Mid Century Table Lamp in Goatskin and Wrought Iron, Congo, 1950s.
Wrought Iron
Extremely Rare & Lovely Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Table Lamp Germany 1960s
By Carlo Scarpa, Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer, Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, elegant and highly decorative Mid Century Modern cocoon table lamp.
Metal
Rare Cocoon Table Lamp, Resin Shade, Mid-Century Modern, Italy, 1970s
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
A striking and sculptural cocoon table lamp made in Italy during the 1970s, crafted in the distinctive style associated with the Castiglioni brothers and their iconic designs for Flo...
Resin
Rare and Lovely Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Germany 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern table lamp with adjustable shade. Designed and manufactured in Germany, 1950s. Executed in red enameled aluminium, brass and metal...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Rare Articulated Sculptural Italian Desk Lamp, 1980s Mid-Century Modern
Located in Rome, IT
This rare table lamp can be folded or shaped in all the desired ways thanks to its extreme flexibility. The power of the light can be adjust in two intensities.
Metal, Nickel
Rare 1950s Mid-Century Modern Bronze Cowboy Horse Lamp from Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Mid century bronze wilde west horse lamp. Dodge City is a city in Ford County, Kansas, USA.
Onyx, Bronze
Rare Italian Mid-Century Cantilevered and Counter-Balance Floor Lamp, Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Intriguing Italian Midcentury Modern Counter Balance and Cantilevered Floor Lamp in Chrome and White Enameled Metal Attributed to Arteluce, Italy, circa 1965-1970. The pi...
Enamel, Chrome
Rare Mid Century white Floor Lamp Sputnik - Atom, around 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- late 1980s - adjustable light intensity - very good original condition jr
Metal
Rare Adjustable Stilnovo Mid-Century Floor Lamp in Brass, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Argelato, BO
The lamp is placed in a context of experimental design typical of Mid-Century Italian design, very reminiscent of the famous Triennale lamp by Angelo Lelii, and yet stands out for it...
Metal, Brass
Rare Mid Century Floor Lamp in style of Stilnovo, 1960s
By Stilnovo, Drukov
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting - rare type.
Metal
Rare large Mid Century Modern brass table lamp with beautiful patina
Located in München, DE
Rare large Mid-Century Modern brass table lamp with a beautiful patina.
Metal, Brass
Rare Mid-Century Table Lamp by Josef Hurka for Napako
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Iconic metal table lamp made in the 1960s by Napako under the mark 85104 according to the design of Josef Hurka. The lamp has a base made of bent chrome-plated iron, a metal shade wi...
Metal
Rare Monumental Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Vereinigte Werkstätten Germany
By Vereinigte Werkstätten München
Located in Munich, DE
Monumental & exceptional Mid-Century Modern table lamp in heavy, solid brass. Designed and manufactured by Vereinigte Werkstätten, Germany, 1960s. This sculptural table lamp is exec...
Brass
Rare 1950s Tripod Table Lamp by Louis Kalff, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare 1950s tripod Louis Kalff table lamp.
Metal
Rare Mid-Century Modern Massive Brass Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Elegant, solid brass table lamp from the 1960s. Beautiful patina and lighter traces of use. Formed from one piece. The total height is 77cm, the lamp foot measures 48cm. The to...
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.
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.