$365Sale Price|20% Off
Lampada a sospensione vintage anni '80 in plexiglass rosso, design Italiano
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Lampada a sospensione con doppio vetro e paralume in plexiglass rosso, design italiano, anni '80. CONDITION: In buone condizioni, funzionante, potrebbe presentare segni di usura dov...
Glass, Plastic
$1,033Sale Price|19% Off
Stilux Minimal Design Mid-Century Italian Design, 1950s
By Stilux
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Stilux Minimal design Mid-Century Italian design, 1950s.
Metal, Brass
$2,715Sale Price|20% Off
Angelo Lelli Mid-Century Modern Ceiling Lamp, Italy, Circa 1956
By Angelo Lelii
Located in bari, IT
Arredoluce ceiling chandelier, c. 1955 production, very rare model by Angelo Lelli (Lelii). Italian designer-entrepreneur Angelo Lelli--also spelled "Lelii" as some of his signatu...
Metal, Brass
Elegant Mid-Century Modern Copper Pendant Lamp by Staff & Schwarz Germany, 1960s
By Staff & Schwarz
Located in München, BY
Minimalistic Mid-Century Modern copper pendant lamp or hanging light. Designed and manufactured by Staff & Schwarz Leuchtenwerke, 1960s, Germany. Executed in copper sheet and plex...
Copper
Elegant Mid-Century Modern Copper Pendant Lamp by Staff & Schwarz Germany 1960s
By Staff & Schwarz
Located in München, BY
Minimalistic and elegant Mid-Century Modern copper pendant lamp or hanging light. Designed and manufactured by Staff & Schwarz Leuchtenwerke, Germany, 1960s. Executed in copper shee...
Copper
Elegant Mid-Century Modern Copper Pendant Lamp by Staff & Schwarz 1960s, Germany
By Staff & Schwarz
Located in München, BY
Minimalistic Mid-Century Modern copper pendant lamp or hanging light. Designed and manufactured by Staff & Schwarz Leuchtenwerke, 1960s, Germany. Executed in copper sheet and plexig...
Copper
Mid-Century White Lucite and Chrome Italian Pendant Light, Space Age Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely space age Italian pendant light in a beautiful combination of chromed metal and white lucite. This stylish mid-century Italian pendant was made in Italy during the 1970s. In...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Emil Stejnar Starburst Brass Ceiling Lamp for Rupert Nikoll
By Emil Stejnar
Located in München, DE
Original Mid-Century Modern Emil Stejnar starburst brass ceiling lamp for Rupert Nikoll. Very great elaborate design in the shape of a hemisphere, high-quality made. With original b...
Metal, Brass
Stunning Floral Chrome Sputnik Chandelier, Germany, 1960s
By Sölken Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
An exceptional mid-century Sputnik chandelier featuring beautifully shaped floral glass elements set against a polished chrome frame. Designed and manufactured in Germany during the ...
Chrome
Set of Three Mid Century Modern Pendant Lamps by Rupert Nikoll Austria 1970s
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in München, BY
Set of three rare, lovely and elegant Mid-Century Modern pendant lamps or hanging lights. Manufactured probably by Rupert Nikoll, Austria, 1970s. Executed in textured plexiglass and...
Metal
Vintage metal chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1950s
By Gaetano Sciolari, Sciolari Lighting
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Large vintage geometric chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari made in Italy in the 1950s. The Sciolari brand was founded in Rome by Angelo Sciolari in 1892, but it was his namesake grand...
Metal
$6,671Sale Price|40% Off
Midcentury Italian Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, circa 1970
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian midcentury chrome, brass and plexiglass chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari in 1970s. The design of this chandelier is made in chrome half-round elements with brass stri...
Brass, Chrome
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN MODERNIST SPACE-AGE Ceiling Light by STILUX, Italy 1960
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in PARIS, FR
A large and elegant space-inspired chandelier pendant, Modernist, Space-Age, with 2 beams of light (a main white diffusion towards the bottom, a secondary one with pink ambiance towa...
Aluminum
Dutch Five-Globe Ceiling Lamp / Chandelier, Lucite 1970s
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
A true conversation starter—perfect for true lovers of vintage interiors, mid-century modern style, or bold lighting accents.
Plexiglass
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN MODERNIST SPACE-AGE Ceiling Light by STILNOVO, Italy 1960
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular aerial suspension or chandelier, Modernist, Space-Age, Forme-Libre, UFO-inspired ovoid body in white diffusing Perspex, structure and finishes in bronze or gilded brass...
Brass
Vintage Guzzini Wood Cascada Chandelier, Italy, 1960 Circa
By Guzzini
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
The company collaborated with notable designers of the era, producing iconic Space Age and mid-century modern pieces that remain highly collectible today.
Wood, Teak, Plexiglass
$573Sale Price|19% Off
Midcentury Italian Chandelier, Harvey Guzzini, 1960s
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Midcentury Italian chandelier, Harvey Guzzini, 1960s
Plexiglass, Wood
1950s Uno & Osten Kristiansson for Luxus Sweden Mid-Century Modern Ceiling Lamp
By Luxus of Sweden, Uno & Östen Kristiansson
Located in Brescia, IT
White Perspex shades, wood and brass details Perfect condition Perfect working order Adjustable height. Shade size: height 32, diameter 11 cm.
Brass
$4,550 / item
'Emily 3' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily 3' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects Designed by Berlin luminary Daniel Becker and handmade to order using mid-century manufacturing techniques. Executed in high-qual...
Metal
Colorful Italian Vintage Chandelier by Stilux 1960s
By Stilux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stilux Milan Design: 1960s five lights in five different colors hanging chandelier in plexiglass The height can be adjusted.
Metal
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN Ceiling Fixture by OSCAR TORLASCO, ed. LUMI, Italy 1950
By Oscar Torlasco
Located in PARIS, FR
A very rare and spectacular 6-lights suspension, Modern, Bauhaus, Constructiviste, Forme-Libre, in white A spectacular and extremely rare 6-light pendant light, Modernist, Bauhaus, C...
Metal
Stilux Midcentury Modern Brown Perspex Italian Chandelier, 1960s
By Stilux
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful brown and white plexiglass pendant chandelier, produced by Stilux in Italy during 1960s. This iconic piece is signed, with its original canopy and in excellent condition...
Plexiglass
Midcentury White "Pallade" Adjustable Chandelier, by Artemide, Italy 1960s
By Artemide, Studio Tetrarch
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning white and cream "Pallade" chandelier by Artemide for Studio Tetrarch. This iconic adjustable pendant was produced in Italy during the late 1960s. This unique chandelier has...
Metal
Vintage Brass Stilux Milano Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Stilux
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with trace of age and use. Produced in Italy by Stilux Milano during the 60s, it is made from brass, plexiglas and opaline glasse (white sphere). Labeled. Full...
Brass
Large 'Emily 5' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 'Emily 5' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany using ...
Metal
Monumental 'Emily 9' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 'Emily 9' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany u...
Metal
A Pair of MID-CENTURY-MODERN SPACE-AGE Ceiling Fixture by STILUX, Italy 1950
By Stilux
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional pair of counterweight pendants, Modernist, Bauhaus, Constructivist, Free Form, in black lacquered metal, gilded brass, white opaline glass and red perspex, Stilux edit...
Metal, Brass
Stilux Milano Midcentury Aluminum and Perspex Italian Round Chandelier, 1960s
By Stilux
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury white perspex and aluminium chandelier. This fantastic piece was designed by Stilux in Italy during the 1960s. Thes space-age design, combined with the use of...
Aluminum
Monumental 'Emily 13' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects
By Moss Objects, Daniel Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 'Emily 13' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany ...
Metal
'Emily Vertikal 8' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects
By Moss Objects, Daniel Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily Vertikal 8' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects. Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany us...
Metal
'Emily Vertikal 10' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily Vertikal 10' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany us...
Metal
$600Sale Price|57% Off
Small Minimalist Chandelier Single-Lamp in Lacquered Stilux, 1960
By Stilux
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small Minimalist chandelier Single-lamp in lacquered metal and plexiglass 1960, Stilux Design.
Metal, Brass
Extraordinary Midcentury Brass Chandelier by Kaiser, Germany, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Rare brass chandelier made in Germany in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its extraordinary perspex shade and brass rings inside. The light requires 3 E14 light bulbs. Good vinta...
Brass
1 of 3 Stunning Floral Chrome Sputnik Chandelier, Germany, 1960s
By Sölken Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning floral plexiglass and chrome Sputnik chandeliers, Germany, 1960s. It requires 10 x E14 standard bulbs with 40W max each. Light bulbs are not included. It is possible to ins...
Chrome
Midcentury Pendant Chandelier by Stilux Milano, White Perspex, Italy 1960s
By Stilux
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning pendant fully made in white perspex and brushed aluminium. This large suspended light fixture was designed by Stilux Milano, in Italy during the 1960s and still has its orig...
Aluminum
Vintage multi colour italian chandelier, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Gorgeous mid century italian chandelier with multicolour plexi lamp shades and a patinated brass frame.
Brass
$936Sale Price|20% Off
Pia Guidetti Crippa Italian Midcentury Chandelier for Lumi
By Lumi, Pia Guidetti Crippa
Located in bari, IT
Nice pendant chandelier in plex and glass worked from Italian midcentury by Pia Guidetti Crippa for Lumi Milano.
Steel
Monumental 'Emily 9' Chandelier in Anthracite & Oak for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 'Emily 9' Chandelier in Anthracite & Oak for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Ger...
Metal
'Emily 3' Chandelier in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects
By Moss Objects, Daniel Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily 3' Chandelier in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany using ...
Metal
Vintage 60's Italian hanging lamp ceiling chandelier Stilnovo
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Italian hanging lamp from the 70s. Double shade in purple plexiglass with opaque white opaline globe in the center. Wood veneer hanging system. Very fine vintage condition, with trac...
Opaline Glass, Plexiglass, Teak
Monumental 'Emily 9' Chandelier in Glossy Black for Moss Objects
By Moss Objects, Daniel Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 'Emily 9' Chandelier in Glossy Black for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany...
Metal
Monumental 'Emily 7' Chandelier in Glossy Black for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 'Emily 7' Chandelier in Glossy Black for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in German...
Metal
Monumental 'Emily 13' Chandelier in Glossy Black for Moss Objects
By Moss Objects, Daniel Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 'Emily 13' Chandelier in Glossy Black for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in German...
Metal
'Emily Vertikal 6' Chandelier in Anthracite & Oak for Moss Objects
By Moss Objects, Daniel Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily Vertikal 6' Chandelier in Anthracite & Oak for Moss Objects. Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germ...
Metal
'Emily Vertikal 6' Chandelier in Gloss Black for Moss Objects
By Moss Objects, Daniel Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily Vertikal 6' Chandelier in Gloss Black for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany us...
Metal
'Emily Vertikal 8' Chandelier in Gloss Black for Moss Objects
By Moss Objects, Daniel Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily Vertikal 8' Chandelier in Gloss Black for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany us...
Metal
'Emily Vertikal 10' Chandelier in Gloss Black for Moss Objects
By Moss Objects, Daniel Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily Vertikal 10' Chandelier in Gloss Black for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany u...
Metal
'Oh Mei Ma Weiss' Chandelier in Aluminum for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
‘Oh Mei Ma Weiss’ chandelier in aluminum for Ingo Maurer ‘Oh Mei Ma Weiss’ was created by celebrated German lighting icon Ingo Maurer. With creativity and technical prowess, Maurer’...
Aluminum
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Chandelier Model 12611 (Pair avail.)
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Hanover, MA
We have a pair available of model 12611 designed by Angelo Lelli and produced by Arredoluce Monza in 1959. 29 inches diameter. Nine scrolled brass arms with brass bun shaped lamp ...
Marble, Brass
$45,695 / item
'Oh Mei Ma Kabir' Gold Plated Chandelier for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Oh Mei Ma Kabir' Gold Plated Chandelier for Ingo Maurer ‘Oh Mei Ma Kabir’ was created by celebrated German lighting icon Ingo Maurer. With creativity and technical prowess, Maurer’...
Gold Plate
Midcentury 5 Sphere Pendant Chandelier by Stilux Milano, Italy 1960s
By Stilux
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful pendant with 5 spherical shades fully made in a combination of white perspex and brushed nickel plated metal. This incredibly stylish and unique piece was designed by Stil...
Metal
Large 'Emily 5' Chandelier in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 'Emily 5' Chandelier in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany ...
Metal
Daniel Becker 'Emily 3' Chandelier in Glossy Black for Moss Objects
By Moss Objects, Daniel Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily 3' Chandelier in Glossy Black for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany using midc...
Metal
Monumental 'Emily 9' Chandelier in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 'Emily 9' Chandelier in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Ger...
Metal
Monumental 'Emily 9' Chandelier in Glossy Black & Oak for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 'Emily 9' Chandelier in Glossy Black & Oak for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in G...
Metal
Monumental 'Emily 7' Chandelier in Anthracite and Black for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 'Emily 7' Chandelier in Anthracite and Black for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in...
Metal
Monumental 'Emily 7' Chandelier in Anthracite and Oak for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 'Emily 7' Chandelier in Anthracite and Oak for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in G...
Metal
Monumental 'Emily 13' Chandelier in Anthracite and Oak for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 'Emily 13' Chandelier in Anthracite and Oak for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in ...
Metal
Monumental 'Emily 13' Chandelier in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental 'Emily 13' Chandelier in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Ge...
Metal
'Emily Vertikal 6' Chandelier in Anthracite and Black for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily Vertikal 6' Chandelier in Anthracite and Black for Moss Objects. Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in ...
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.
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.
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.