Vintage Mid-Century Modern Space Age Atomic Murano Chrome Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Insane vintage table lamp with beautiful blown spotted leopard white murano glass, mounted on chrome circular bases. Made in the 1970s. In almost excellent condition. Dimensions:...
Chrome
Vintage Mid-Century Modernist Chrome Atomic Space Age Sputnik Orbit Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Vintage midcentury Italian chrome atomic Space Age Sputnik orbit chandelier with seven crackle art-glass glass globes, 1970s Measures: Diameter 18 in / 45 cm Height 36 in (18 in+ 18 ...
Chrome
Vintage Mid Century Modern Atomic Space Age Chrome Abstract Table Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Atomic Space Age Chrome Abstract Table Floor Lamp This table/floor lamp has a swirling chrome design supporting 4 chrome sphere lights.
Chrome
Mid-Century German Space Age Atomic Table Lamp from Cosack
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Space Age Atomic table lamp by Cosack. A really impressive design. From a central hemisphere four burners protrude from the luminaire. In between chrome-colored balls in variet...
Metal
$2,040Sale Price|20% Off
Glorious MId Century Modern Atomic Table Lamp. Mint Green Fiberglass Shade 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Peoria, AZ
1955 Porcelain & Fiberglass Mid Century Modern Atomic/Sputnik Table Lamp Original Fiberglass Shade Squiggle/Splatter Design Populuxe Styling!
Metal
$1,360Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modern Atomic Brass Rocket Table Lamp 1950s Sputnik Torpedo Shape
By General Lighting
Located in Peoria, AZ
Stunning! Mid Century Modern Brass Accented Rocket Ship Style Table Lamp!
Metal, Brass
Vintage Pair of Mid Century Modern Atomic Decorative Candle Stick Holder
Located in Seattle, WA
Walnut Toned Decorative Candle Stick Holder. Atomic Design. Circa 1960s- 1970s. Possibly Teak. The Inner Metal Piece is missing from one of the Holders as Shown. Vintage Condition Co...
Wood
$719Sale Price|34% Off
Glorious Mid Century Modern Atomic Table Lamp. Black White 24kt Gold 1950s
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Peoria, AZ
WoW! 1955 Porcelain Mid Century Modern Atomic Modern Table Lamp Black White and Gold Squiggle/Splatter Design Populuxe Styling!
Metal
American Mid Century Modern California design Coffee Tea Set Atomic Age
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical rare set of 6 cups, sugar creamer, and caddy set by California pottery Leucadia Vadna Ware , great condition each coup has a different color beautiful rare hard to find set...
Metal
Minty! Space Age Aluminum & Brass Mid Century Modern Table Lamp! 1950s Atomic
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
Superb! Mid Century Modern Table Lamp! Aluminum and Brass Incredible Brushed Brass!
Metal, Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Table Lamps in Chrome Atomic Style - A Pair
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Atomic Era Aesthetic: Featuring the sleek, spherical motifs and geometric precision synonymous with the Atomic Age, these lamps serve as striking sculptural elements that capture the...
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Space Age Atomic Lucite Spaghetti Globe Table Lamp - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Space Age Atomic Lucite Spaghetti Globe Table Lamp - Pair Super cool pair of mid century modern space age atomic table lamps each with three lucite spaghetti shad...
Brass
$1,024Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Danish Modern Metal Atomic Tripod Fiberglass Shade Table Lamp 50s
By Frederic Weinberg, Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in Peoria, AZ
Dimensions: 7" by 7" by 14" tall This is a marvelous mid century lamp that features an Atomic Modern styled design with a metal mesh screen body and a fiberglass shade on a sculptur...
Fiberglass, Wood
Mid Century Modern Fiberglass Cobra Desk Lamp Greta Grossman Atomic Era 1950s
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Peoria, AZ
And what a fantastic bit of mid-century design history! The fiberglass really adds a whole new dimension to the lamp design!
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Robert Haussmann Atomic Suspension Lamp, Sculptural Lamp 1969
By Robert Haussmann
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The "Atomic" suspension lamp, designed by Robert Haussmann and manufactured in Switzerland, represents a pinnacle of design from 1969 Italy. Crafted from anodized aluminum with prec...
Metal
$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! ATOMIC AWESOME!
Metal, Enamel
Mid-Century Fred Press Highball Glasses in Black with Gold Atomic Fish
By Fred Press
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 8 Fred Press highball glasses of clear glass with black frosted interiors and 22 karat gold stylized vertical fish in the atomic style on the exterior.
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Atomic Space Age Chrome Glass & Marble Side End Lamp Table
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, Mid-Century Modern, Atomic Space Age, chrome side table with etched glass tops and thick marble bases A very good looking and we...
Marble, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Atomic Chrome and Glass Sputnik Style Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage sixteen light chrome and white glass shade chandelier by Lightolier. Fixture features a chrome frame with trumpet form arms, round glass shades and great Sputnik form. Chande...
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Nightstands - Open Shelf & Drawer, Atomic Round Pull
Located in Seattle, WA
Matching pair of vintage mid-century modern nightstands with tapered legs and signature circular black-and-brass toned drawer pulls.
Wood
$2,320Sale Price|48% Off
Mid Century Modern Up Light Table Lamp Atomic Italian Design Angelo Lelli 1950
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Peoria, AZ
Perfect for your Case Study Home, Palm Springs atomic ranch home or West Palm Beach estate! Mid Century Lighting For Your Incredibly Well Furnished Interiors!
Metal
Mid-Century German Brass Atomic Ceiling Pendant Lamp by Dorothee Becker, 1970s
By Dorothee Becker
Located in Hamburg, DE
Additional information: Material: Metal, Plastic Color: Gold Styles: Mid-Century Modern Country of Origin: Germany Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned Diamension: 15.35ʺW × 15.3...
Metal
$5,850Sale Price / set|35% Off
Pair! Mid Century Danish Modern Plaster Lamps Atomic UFO Blue Orange 1950s MCM
By Guido Gambone
Located in Peoria, AZ
ATOMIC AWESOME! DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 24" x 16" EACH This pair of mid century lamps are out of this world!
Plaster, Wood
Laurel Haughty Trumpet Lamp Swing Arm Atomic Orange After Gio Ponti Mid Century
By Laurel Lamp Company, Gio Ponti
Located in Peoria, AZ
Laurel Swing Arm Lamp "Haughty Trumpet" design Attributed to Gio Ponti Orange "Squiggle" Arm Fabric Shade 1950s Here is the legendary "Haughty Trumpet" Laurel lamp with its wonderf...
Metal
Walter Von Nessen Tripod Table Lamp Mid Century Modern Thurston Atomic Era BOHO
By Nessen Lighting, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Peoria, AZ
Walter Von Nessen Tripod Table Lamp Mid Century Modern and Art Deco Beautiful! This rare Walter Von Nessen tripod is an icon of mid century modern lamp design! Timeless lines, pur...
Metal
$27,952Sale Price / item|20% Off
Set of three Huge Rare Mid Century Chandeliers Sputnik, Atomic, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Praha, CZ
- very representative - extremely rare type - adjustable height - possible to use different light bulbs.
Brass
Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Rug in Beige Brown Atomic Age Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in a unique blend of wool and silk, this 6 x 8 rug joins Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern rug collection—reimaging atomic age style patterns in the most luxurious qualit...
Wool, Silk, Yarn
Kurt Versen Gooseneck Table Desk Lamp! Mid Century Modern Red 1950s Atomic Decor
By Kurt Versen
Located in Peoria, AZ
KURT VERSEN GOOSE NECK DESK LAMP! ICONIC! MID CENTURY DESIGN AT ITS FINEST! GORGEOUS RED ENAMEL!
Metal, Aluminum
$3,599Sale Price|20% Off
1950s Heifetz Birch Wood Black Steel Mid Century Danish Modern Atomic Table Lamp
By Heifetz, Yasha Heifetz
Located in Peoria, AZ
Fresh off the successes in a MOMA sponsored modern lighting competition, Heifetz produced a number of now iconic mid century modern lamps featuring Natural Birch, Oiled Oak and other...
Metal
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
Gio Ponti Style Murano Glass Canne Pitcher Vase Carafe Atomic Mid-Century Modern
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in Palm Beach, FL
With its dynamic, sculptural presence, this atomic age pitcher captures the futuristic spirit of the era, making it an iconic addition to any collection of Murano glass or Mid-Centur...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Atomic Mid-Century German Modern Brass Ceiling Lamp or Wall Sconce
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This rare ceiling or wall sconce was produced by the German manufacturer Cosack Leuchten during the 1960s. It is a true gem of post-war design. The lamp captivates with its dynamic, ...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern. Atomic Era spotlights in the style of Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s
By Oscar Torlasco, Erik Tidstrand, Stilnovo, Pierre Jeanneret, Paavo Tynell
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Mid-Century Modern and Atomic Era spotlights in the style of Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s (set of six).
Aluminum, Brass
$1,225Sale Price|30% Off
Mid Century Modern Atomic Winged Art Glass Vase Barbini Murano Italy Blue Grey
By Barbini
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic and futuristic mid century modern atomic age art glass vase handcrafted on the venetian island of Murano by Barbini.
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
50s Atomic Vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern Smith UK Teak Bentwood Mantel Clock
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern Smith United Kingdom Teak Bentwood Footed Desk Mantle Clock $650 1950s Very Rare, Hand Molded, Teak ,Mid Century Modern, Battery Operated, El...
Brass
Mid Century Modern Atomic Caged Table Lamp in Brass and Matte Black
By Tony Paul
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Elevate your interior with this striking Mid-Century Modern table lamp, featuring a sophisticated "atomic" architectural base.
Brass, Wrought Iron
Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Rug in Beige Brown Atomic Age Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in a unique blend of wool and silk, this 6 x 8 rug joins Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern rug collection—reimaging atomic age style patterns in the most luxurious qualit...
Wool, Silk, Yarn
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Atomic Orange Salterini Style Outdoor Metal Curved Ba
By Salterini
Located in Wilmington, DE
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Atomic Orange Salterini Style Outdoor Metal Curved Back Springer Chairs Offered is a pair of Pair of Mid-Century Modern Atomic orange Outdoor Metal Curved...
Metal
$177Sale Price / set|40% Off
Mid-Century Googie Print Atomic & Starbursts Midmod Cocktail Glass, Set of 10
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This set of ten premium cocktail glasses epitomizes Mid-Century Googie style. Featuring a vibrant atomic print of coral rectangles, black crosses, and teal starbursts, these glasses ...
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Samuel Marx Style Large Atomic 15-Arm Brass Chandelier
By Samuel Marx
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Stunning and glamorous to the max 1950s Mid-Century Modern Atomic Chandelier in the style of Samuel Marx restored from top to bottom by the nationally renowned restoration experts at...
Brass
$1,749Sale Price|50% Off
Mid Century Modern J. T. Kalmar Franken KG Atomic 7 Chrome Table Lamp
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Lafayette, IN
This is a fantastic Mid-Century lamp that is seldom seen on this side of the pond.
Chrome
1950s Atomic Era Mid-Century Modern Single Iron Jack-Jax Bookend Doorstopper
By Design Line, Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Gold Leaf finish on this solid iron jack, which can be used as a bookend or door stopper, is circa 1950s original finish is nicely worn.
Iron
Tony Paul Mutual Sunset Mid Century Modern Saucer Lamp! 50s Atomic Westwood Era
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co., Tony Paul
Located in Peoria, AZ
MONUMENTAL! TONY PAUL FOR MUTUAL SUNSET LAMP CO! SAUCER SWING ARM LAMP One of the Rarest Tony Paul Designs! Incredible & Unusual Construction! APPROX. DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT ...
Metal
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Rembrandt Mid Century Modern Table Lamp! Atomic Ranch Palm Springs Art Deco 50s
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
A modern treasure for your NY penthouse, Palm Springs atomic ranch or West palm Beach estate! Monumental Rembrandt Mid Century Lighting For Your Masterpiece Interiors!
Metal, Enamel
Iconic LAUREL X LAMP PAIR Sculpture Polished Brass MCM Atomic Mid Century Modern
By Richard Barr, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Peoria, AZ
Laurel Lamp "X" MCM Brass Table Lamps Pair Richard Barr & Harold Weiss Rarest of all the Laurel Lamps! Coveted Brass X lamps! Original State! One has to wait a long time to a...
Metal, Brass
Rare Mid-Century Modern Atomic Pendant Lamp by Gebrüder Cosack Germany 1970s
By Gebrüder Cosack
Located in München, BY
Exceptional, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern four-flamed pendant lamp. Designed and manufactured by Gebrüder Cosack, Germany, 1970s. Executed in metal and plastic...
Metal
Large 8'+ Atomic Age Mid-Century Modern Style Unique Space Atom Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré, Kenny Scharf
Located in St. Louis, MO
One of a kind Atomic Age large Mid-Century Modern style wall sculpture made of round black painted bent iron rod, in zig-zag form or atom rings with assorted metallic colored orbs (a...
Steel, Iron
$1,032Sale Price|20% Off
1960's Atomic Age Mid Century Modern Futuristic 3 Light Table Lamp
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Beautiful and Unusual 1960's Atomic Age Mid Century Modern Futurist Ceramic Table Lamp.
Ceramic
Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Style Art Rug, Green, Blue Atomic Age Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 4x12 rug from the Mid-Century Modern Collection by Rug & Kilim—a bold reimagining of 1950s styes unseen in luxury hand-knotted rugs before.
Wool, Silk
$270Sale Price|50% Off
Mid Century Modern Saucer Desk Lamp ... Space Age UFO Atomic Era Table Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Chicago, IL
Very streamlined version of this iconic, mid-century shape with clean lines and no extraneous elements.
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Atomic Orange Outdoor Metal Curved Back Chairs Set B
By Salterini
Located in Wilmington, DE
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Atomic Orange Salterini Style Outdoor Metal Curved Back Chairs Set B Offered is a pair of Pair of Mid-Century Modern Atomic orange Outdoor Metal Curved Ba...
Metal
Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Style Art Rug, Green, Blue Atomic Age Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 4x12 rug from the Mid-Century Modern Collection by Rug & Kilim—a bold reimagining of 1950s styes unseen in luxury hand-knotted rugs before.
Wool, Silk
1960's MID CENTURY MODERN ATOMIC SPACE AGE WALL MOUNTED COAT RACK SUPER RETRO
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this 1960's original paint, Atomic Mid Century space age coat rack in white This is a true piece of pop cu...
Metal
Mid Century Modern Space Age Atomic Era Chrome Brass Glass Side Table Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Space Age Atomic Era Chrome Brass & Glass Side Table / Floor Lamp.
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Handmade Turkish Room Size Rug in the Style of Atomic Art
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian room size rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Very much in the style of mid-century modern with its elongated whimsical oval pattern belonging to th...
Wool
$191Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Atomic Age Rare Boomerang Snack Server Trays
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of 4 snack serving bowls in the style of Don Shoemaker. Solid palm wood versatile, and great for parties.
Palmwood
Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Modern Style Art Rug, Green, Blue Atomic Age Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 4x12 rug from the Mid-Century Modern Collection by Rug & Kilim—a bold reimagining of 1950s styes unseen in luxury hand-knotted rugs before.
Wool, Silk
Mid Century Modern Atomic Eyeball Table Lamps by Sijaj Hrastnik, 70s, Pair
Located in Lucija, SI
Very retro red pair of Mid Century Eyeball Table Lamps were made by Sijaj Hrastnik Yugoslavia in '70s. Classic Space age design
Metal, Chrome
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.
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