Mid-Century Modern Large Murano Flush Mount / Wall light, Italy 1960s
By Murano 5
Located in Almelo, NL
and metal details, and its pleasant light is very atmospheric. These ceiling and wall lamps will add a
Metal
3 Armed White & Brown Flower Design Sputnik Ceiling Lamp, 1950s, Germany
By Arredoluce
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-Century Modern 3 armed white & brown flower design sputnik flush mount or ceiling lamp, 1950s
Metal
Compact Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Low Ceiling Featured
By Arteluce, Stilnovo, Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
1950s pieces by mid-century modern Italian studios Arteluce and Stilnovo, but with a unique and
Metal, Brass
$6,792Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3 light bulbs are controlled together from the same wall switch. Best fit
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3 light bulbs are controlled together from the same wall switch. Best fit
Aluminum, Steel
Italian Mid-Century Stilnovo Opaline Glass and Brass Pendant Light , 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Mid-Century Stilnovo Opaline Glass and Brass Pendant Light , 1970s Pendant light with
Metal, Brass
Mid-century Modern 3 Ball Glass and Brass Frame Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Modern 3 Ball Glass and Brass Frame Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Germany Very elegant and
Brass
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN Ceiling Fixture by OSCAR TORLASCO, ed. LUMI, Italy 1950
By Oscar Torlasco
Located in PARIS, FR
white A spectacular and extremely rare 6-light pendant light, Modernist, Bauhaus, Constructivist, from
Metal
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
to the lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3 light
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
ceiling to the lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3
Aluminum, Steel
$7,992Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 3 Arms in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Arm Spider Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3 light bulbs are controlled together from the same wall
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$3,306Sale Price|10% Off
Italian Mid Century Chandelier in Brass 3 arms and opaline glass bowls
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Mid Century Italian Chandelier in Brass and Opaline Glass Angelo Lelii Chandelier
Brass
$587Sale Price / item|20% Off
Adjustable Ceiling Light by Indra, 1960s, Up to Six Items
By Stanislav Indra
Located in Praha, CZ
Variable ceiling light Combi Lux designed by Stanislav Indra. Three adjustable shades allow
Chrome
$7,992Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - White or Black Spider Ceiling Lamp with 3 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
the tip of the shade. SWITCH OPTIONS The 3 Arm Spider Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3 light bulbs
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Pair of Amazing Murano Glass Ceiling Light by Barovier & Toso, 1960
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Rome, IT
Barovier e Toso Venetian glass flowers basket ceiling light with precious handblown clear and gold
Metal
Serge Mouille 'Plafonnier Araignée 3 Bras Fixes' Ceiling Lamp in Black
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Glendale, CA
Serge Mouille 'Plafonnier Araignée 3 Bras Fixes' ceiling lamp in black. Originally designed in
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Large Mid-Century Modern German Space Age Light Sculpture, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
to a 3-dimensional construct. The candlesticks are a functional light source for a and show in their
Metal
Flower Design Brass and Glass 3-armed Sputnik Ceiling Lamp, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Flower Design Brass and Glass 3-armed Sputnik Ceiling Lamp, 1950s, Germany Sculptural very elegant
Metal, Brass
XXL Murano Glass Ceiling Light in the Style of Barovier, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Splendid Extra Large Size Murano glass ceiling lamp in colored glass bead with transparant clear
Murano Glass
3-Head Enameled Black And Gold Coloured Metal Ceiling Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
3-Head Enameled Black And Gold Coloured Metal Ceiling Lamp, 1970s, Germany It is very ideal and
Metal
Large Model G13 Flushmount Wall/Ceiling Light by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Model G13 flush mount wall/ceiling light by Pierre Guariche. Originally designed in 1952
Metal
Austrian Vintage Gilt Brass and Glass Ceiling Light Pendant Chandelier
By Oswald Haerdtl, J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Berlin, DE
Wonderful mid century green, clear and rose glass leaves and gold-plated/brass pendant chandelier
Crystal, Brass
3-armed Star Shade Aluminum Ceiling Lamp or Flush Mount, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
3-armed Star Shade Aluminum Ceiling Lamp or Flush Mount, 1960s, Germany Lampshade is in very good
Aluminum
$3,920Sale Price|20% Off
Hollywood Regency Ceiling Light by Hans Kögl, Gold & Silver Leaf, 1970
Located in Wichita, KS
Rare Hollywood Regency style three-arm ‘Pioggia d’Oro’ (Golden Rain) ceiling light or wall sconce
Metal, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Smaller Scale Vintage Wicker Fish Ceiling Light France 1950's
By Mario Lopez Torres
Located in Hastings, GB
Superb mid century wicker fish ceiling light, French, 1950's Due to their nature these original
Wicker
$8,426Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Design Large Chandelier / Ceiling Light Fixture in Silvered Iron, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
piece was nicely construted at the Mid-20th century period. Due to its unusual design this chandelier
Iron, Silver Leaf, Metal, Wrought Iron
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!.
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The three light bulbs
Aluminum, Steel
Italian Murano Glass Ceiling Light or Flush Mount with Pink Edging
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Italian Murano glass ceiling fixture with pink edging decoration. There are 3 E 14 light
Blown Glass
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
ceiling to the lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3
Aluminum, Steel
Stilnovo style Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Opaline Glass & Chrome, Italy 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Stilnovo style flush mount ceiling light Made in Italy, 1960s Opaline glass, chrome plated metal
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Round Clear cut Glass Sconces Flush Mounts 3 units , Germany 1960
By Limburg
Located in La xara, VC
1960s wall or ceiling cristal light. Metal base and round, clear glass shade. 1960-1970. All our
Glass
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3 light bulbs are
Aluminum, Steel
Large 1970s German Peill & Putzler Domed Frosted Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light
By Peill & Putzler
Located in London, England
A large Mid Century Modern 1970s German Peill & Putzler domed frosted glass ceiling flush mount
Metal
French Gilt Iron Ceiling Light Fixture with Foliage Accents in Green
Located in Barcelona, ES
, 1940s. Rare find. This gorgeous hand made ceiling light fixture features a round flush mounted structure
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The three light bulbs
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
ceiling to the lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
ceiling to the lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
to the lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3 light
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
ceiling to the lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3
Aluminum, Steel
'Caboche Plus' Ceiling Light by Urquiola & Gerotto for Foscarini in Transparent
By Patricia Urquiola, Eliana Gerotto, Foscarini
Located in Glendale, CA
'Caboche Plus' Ceiling Light by Urquiola & Gerotto for Foscarini in Transparent Designed by
Aluminum, Steel
1 of 3 Limburg Vintage Mid-Century Black Iron Rings Glass & Brass Pendant Lights
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of a set of three vintage Mid-Century Modern Limburg Glashütte "iron" rings bell pendant lamps
Brass
Italian Murano Glass Ceiling Light or Flush Mount with Pink Edging
Located in Rome, IT
chrome . There are 3 E 14 light bulbs. Voltage: 110-150v,220-240v Wiring: the lamp has been tested with
Blown Glass
Vico Magistretti for Artemide "Triteti" ceiling or wall light, Italy circa 1960s
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Long Island City, NY
Can be used as ceiling light or wall light. Take 3 medium base bulbs each. Complimentary US rewiring
Plastic
Vico Magistretti for Artemide "Triteti" ceiling or wall light, Italy circa 1960s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Long Island City, NY
Can be used as ceiling light or wall light. Take 3 medium base bulbs each. Complimentary US rewiring
Plastic
Murano Glass Flush Mount Ceiling or Wall Light, Italy circa 1960s
By Venini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Murano glass flush mount ceiling or wall light. Made in Italy in 1960s. Takes one medium base bulb
Metal
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
ceiling to the lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
to the lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3 light
Aluminum, Steel
Set of 3 Mid-Century Polished Brass Pendant Chandeliers by Hans-Agne Jakobsson
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in New York, NY
This well scaled Set of Three Mid-Century Modernist Polished Brass Pendant Chandeliers by Hans Agen
Brass
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
to the lowest part of the pendant SWITCH OPTIONS: The 3 Arm Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3 light
Aluminum, Steel
Foliage Floral Flush Mount Ceiling Light Fixture in Bronze Gilt Patinated Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
x 21,25 in D x 5,90 in H We are specialists in lighting: A curated selection of ceiling light
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
Gill 40, wall or ceiling light, Roberto Pamio, Leucos, 1962
By Roberto Pamio, Leucos
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR
The Gill model of Leucos designed by Roberto Pamio is the first light produced by the company in
Glass, Blown Glass, Milk Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass, Plastic, Ba...
Mid-Century Modern Chrome & Smoked Glass Open Globe Pendant Light Chrome Chain
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern chrome and lightly smoked glass open globe pendant light with chrome
Chrome
Vintage Ceiling Lamp Flush Mount Glass Light Fixture with Brass Pin
Located in Bastogne, BE
. Works with 3 light bulbs E14. Dimensions: Height: 5 inc 13 cm. Diameter: 14.5 inc 37 cm. In
Brass
3 Dimensional Artwork Heavy Glass Ceiling Lamp by Peill Putzler, 1970s, Germany
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Hagenbach, DE
3 dimensional Artwork Heavy Glass Ceiling Lamp by Peill Putzler, 1970s, Germany Lampshade is in
Glass
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena "Grappolo" Ceiling Light Ls10 Large, Italy
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Grappolo" ceiling light by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, model LS10, large. Designed and
Metal, Brass, Aluminum
Ceiling Wall Light Aluminum Diamond Glass Lumi Milano Midcentury Italian Design
By Lumi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ceiling chandelier aluminum diamond glass Lumi Milano midcentury Italian design. 3 light bulbs E14
Aluminum
‘Rituals 3’ Blown Opaline Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Foscarini, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Glendale, CA
‘Rituals 3’ blown opaline glass flush mount ceiling lamp in white for Foscarini Designed by
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.
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.