American Mid-Century Twin Light Curved Neck Floor Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century curved neck floor lamp supporting 2 hand stitched large and small shades in a
Brass
Mid Century Curved Floor Lamp in brass and stone.
By Stilnovo
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful midcentury floor lamp is gifted with a brass rod and stone marble looking base
Stone, Brass
Dutch Curved Mid-Century Floor Lamp with Mercury Shade
Located in London, GB
A curvy floor lamp on a tripod base. Brought in Holland. Holland, c1960s. Paired with
Brass
$1,235Sale Price|30% Off
Pop Art Table Lamp Steel curved Black Plexiglass New Lamp Style 1970 Travertine
By New Lamp
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pop Art table lamp steel curved black plexiglass new lamp style 1970, Travertine cube.
Travertine, Steel
Mid-20th Century, Danish Wrought Iron Floor Lamp with Curved Arm, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
A refined Danish floor lamp crafted in wrought iron, dating to the mid-20th century and
Iron, Wrought Iron
Wooden & Brass Mid-Century Curved Floor Lamp in the Manner of Rispal
By Valzania, Rispal
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Sculptural wooden structure with brass lamp holder and blue navy fabric shade. This floor lamp was
Brass
Brass Table Lamp with Curved Arm
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp features a curved brass arm and base with a cream colored linen shade. Dimensions 18
Brass
$1,800 / item
Casella Curved Stem Brass Floor Lamp
By Casella Lighting, Casella
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass floor lamp for Casella, c.1970s, USA. The brass floor lamp features an oblong brass shade
Brass
Massive Curved Italian Floor Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Massive and Impressive Italian architectural floor lamp in black painted aluminum. This lamp is
Aluminum
Patinated Brass Floor Lamp with Curved Neck, Europe first half of 20th century
Located in Utrecht, NL
The beauty of 20th century lighting design lies in its form and the modern sleek finish it adds to
Brass
$984Sale Price|30% Off
Italian Table Lamp Steel Curved Silver, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian table lamp steel curved silver, 1970s. 1 Light Bulb E27 max 80 Watt.
Steel
Danish Curved Brass Floor Lamp, Denmark ca 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This eccentric mid-century floor lamp combines a classical shape reimagined with carefully thought
Brass
Italian Modern, Elmwood, Brass, Curved Floor Lamp, Italy, 1940s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern, Elmwood, Brass, Arc Floor Lamp, Italy, 1940s A modernist elmwood and
Brass
1970s Chrome and Aluminum Table Lamp – Curved Modernist French Design
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
lamp, French aluminum lamp, modernist curved lamp, mid-century lighting, vintage French design
Metal, Chrome
Scandinavian Modern wooden curved floor lamp "Narcissus", c 1940s, Sweden
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
The Scandinavian Modern wooden curved floor lamp "Narcissus," dating from the 1940s in Sweden
Fabric, Opaline Glass, Elm
Italian Modernist Teakwood Table Lamps with Methacrylic Curved Shades, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Morazzone, Varese
table lamps made during the mid-century, approx. 1950s. Reminds strongly to the Gino Sarfatti lamps. The
Acrylic, Teak
Green Brown Ceramic Curved Lamp, Custom Lampshade by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual
Ceramic
Unusual Chrome Floor Lamp Extension Curved Arm Articulated Round Top
Located in Miami, FL
Unusual curved design for this chrome floor lamp, the curved arm is extendable and the round top is
Chrome
Large Italian Sculptural Table Lamp in Curved Leather and Parchment, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous large sculptural table lamp fully made of curved leather and completed with a parchment
Brass
Pair of Maison Charles Floor Lamps with Curved Stainless Shades
By Maison Charles
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very nice floor lamps by Maison Charles with adjustable shade.This typical design by Maison Charles
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Italian Sculptural Table Lamp in Curved Brown Leather, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent sculptural table lamp in curved full grain Italian brown leather. This incredibly
Leather
Large Curved Ceramic Lamp in Metallic Glaze, France 1950’s
Located in New York, NY
Dynamic ceramic lamp with concentric rings emanating from an ex-centered hole acting as the focal
Ceramic
Midcentury Table Lamp Curved Brown Leather Jacques Adnet Style, Italy 1970s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing table lamp in brown curved leather in the style of Jacques Adnet. Made in Italy
Metal
Machine Age Art Deco Chrome Floor Lamp of Exaggerated Curved Form
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
Machine Age, Art Deco chrome floor lamp having a dramatic curved vertical element with adjustable
Chrome
Green Ceramic Curved Lamp, Custom Made Green Brown Lampshade by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to
Ceramic
Green Ceramic Curved Lamp, Custom Made Shimmering Green Lampshade by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to
Ceramic
$1,235Sale Price|30% Off
Italian Table Lamp Curved Plexiglass Harvey Guzzini Design 1960s Orange White
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian table lamp curved plexiglass Harvey Guzzini design 1960s orange white.
Metal
Rare pair of bedside lamps in curved glass attributed to Pietro Chiesa. Italy 19
By Pietro Chiesa
Located in Catania, CT
mid-century Italian design, these lamps embody the refined craftsmanship and understated elegance
Brass
Beautiful Mid Century Modern table or wall lamp by Vereinigte Werkstätten
By Vereinigte Werkstätten Für Kunst Im Handwerk
Located in München, DE
. Made in Germany. Very nice, typical Mid Century design with a curved base. Lamp can be used as a table
Metal, Brass
Jacques Adnet Curved Desk Lamp With Black Leather Trim, France 1950's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Desk lamp made for various embassies by Jacques Adnet, this one bears a bronze medallion
Brass
Pair of Brazilian Chrome Table Lamps with Curved Stems and Conical Shades, 1970s
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
A pair of mid‑century Brazilian table lamps from the 1970s, crafted in chrome‑plated metal. Each
Metal, Chrome
Jan Wickelgren Curved Brass Table Lamp for Aneta Belysning AB, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Utrecht, NL
brass itself, it recalls the lighting designs of the mid-century modern movement. Swedish designer
Brass
Brown Ceramic Curved Lamp with Walnut Wooden Base, Custom Lampshade by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp with walnut foot, 1970s. This lamp base brings
Ceramic
Green Ceramic Curved Lamp, Custom Made Green Orange White Lampshade by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to
Ceramic
Italian Curved Glass and Brass Table Lamp by Fontana Arte (Attr.), Italy 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Utrecht, NL
look. The mid-century period was fueled by the development of new materials and technology with
Brass
1 of the 2 Gold Glazed Ceramic Curved Lamps, Custom Lampshade by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual
Ceramic
Houseof Curved Floor Lamp with Olive Green Marble Base, Metal and Glass Shade
By houseof
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
Deeply coloured and luxurious olive green marble anchors this sculptural lamp. With curved brass
Marble, Metal
Brass Desk Table Lamp, Italy, C 1950, Curved Brass Base with Red Metal Shade
Located in New York, NY
Brass table lamp with a red metal shade. This lamp is from Italy, C 1950. The lamp has not been
Brass
1 of the 2 Kaiser Green Curved Ceramic Lamp, Custom Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual
Ceramic
Finnish Mid Century Floor Lamp in Brass w. Pine Straw Shade Produced, 1940s
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare Finnish mid century curved floor lamp in brass with a later pine straw shade in the style of
Brass
Curved Flame Stainless Sconces, France 1970's
By Maison Charles
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Stainless steel flame sconces in the manner of Charles. Two pairs are available.
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Rattan and Bamboo Table Lamp After Louis Sognot, France 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Roma, IT
lamp will be perfect for a living room, a mid-century bedroom or to complete an organic modern porch
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cotton
$4,175Sale Price / item|25% Off
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Curved Bibliothèque Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 'Curved Bibliothèque Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
$4,175Sale Price / item|25% Off
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Curved Bibliothèque Ceiling Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 'Curved Bibliothèque ceiling lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
$4,191Sale Price / item|25% Off
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Curved Bibliothèque Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 'Curved Bibliothèque Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
Italian Mid-Century Modern Curved Glass and Brass Wall Lamp, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern curved glass and brass wall lamp, 1950s Curved wall lamp with light
Brass
$12,575Sale Price / set|25% Off
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Curved Bibliothèque Ceiling Lamp Set
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 'Curved Bibliothèque ceiling lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Curved Bibliothèque Ceiling Lamp Set
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 'Curved Bibliothèque ceiling lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
$8,131Sale Price / set|25% Off
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Curved Bibliothèque Ceiling Lamp Set
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 'Curved Bibliothèque ceiling lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
$8,383Sale Price / set|25% Off
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Curved Bibliothèque Ceiling Lamp Set
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 'Curved Bibliothèque ceiling lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
Mid Century brass ceiling cone lamp with a curved perforated sheet lampshade
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Mid Century Modern brass ceiling lamp with corrugated perforated sheet metal lampshade
Metal, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One Rotating Curved Arm Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "One Rotating Curved Arm Wall Lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1954
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$4,191Sale Price / item|25% Off
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One Rotating Curved Arm Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "One Rotating Curved Arm Wall Lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1954
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$4,191Sale Price / item|25% Off
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One Rotating Curved Arm Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "One Rotating Curved arm wall lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1954
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$4,175Sale Price / item|25% Off
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White One Rotating Curved Arm Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "One Rotating Curved Arm Wall Lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1954
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Set Of 5 Mid-century Curved Murano Glass Shell Wall Lamps, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 5 Mid-century curved Murano glass shell wall lamps, 1960s Intact glass, golden metal
Metal
Large Wall Lamp in Curved Art Glass with Hand-Painted Butterflies and Foliage
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large wall lamp in curved art glass with hand-painted butterflies and foliage. French design, mid
Art 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.