Mid Century Modern Tension Pole Lamp Atomic Triennale Tri-Color 1950 Decor Light
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS! MID CENTURY MODERN TRI-COLOR ALUMINUM ARTICULATING TENSION POLE LAMP! CIRCA 1957 FITS 8
Metal
1950's American Mid Century Gooseneck Double Head Atomic Age Desk Lamp
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in San Diego, CA
Double head enameled finish gooseneck table/desk lamp, circa 1950's great colors very clean
Metal
20th Century Atomic Chrome Adjustable Floor Lamp
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very stylish mid century Atomic floor lamp. What makes this lamp so special is the fact
Metal, Chrome
Sold|$1,700
Gerald Thurston Atomic Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
This floor lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier stands on three brass legs reminiscent of a
1950's Atomic Age Rare Table Desk Lamp Iron Base on Glass Shade and Copper Balls
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
, freshly rewired with a cloth cord, this lamp is unique represents an era on Atomic changes.
Copper, Iron
Sold|$1,450
1950s Atomic Tripod Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A small midcentury lamp with swiveling saucer light deflector. Tripod base is solid brass. The lamp
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Blue Ceramic and Pickled Oak Desk Table Lamp Atomic Boho MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Retro or Mid-Century Modern pickled oak and robin’s egg blue ceramic table lamp. Measures: 8.5
Ceramic, Oak
Sold|$750
Sculptural Atomic Table Lamp
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A sculptural walnut table lamp with matching wood final, brass sprites extending from the collar
Metal, Brass
Sold|$1,650
Italian Brass Atomic Floor Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
A vintage brass atomic style floor lamp with white paper shade. Styled with spindles atop a trio of
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Rare Atomic Age Floor Lamp in Brass and Ceramic
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique and rare floor lamp circa 1950s, in polished brass with a ceramic ball in the base we have
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Atomic Age Brass and Black Enamel Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
be a winning addition to any style of interior from classic Mid-Century Modern to contemporary. They
Brass, Enamel
1950s Atomic Age Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Table Lamps on Walnut Bases
Located in San Diego, CA
Great set of Danish modern table lamps sitting in walnut bases, with brass necks, in perfect
Ceramic, Walnut
Sold|$1,200
Robert Sonneman Atomic Lamp, 1950s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Southampton, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome atomic articulating lamp by Robert Sonneman. Switch allows for single
Chrome
Sold|$10,000 / set
Pair of Atomic Table Lamps
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Pair of midcentury Mexican modern atomic table lamps, attributed to Arturo Pani, forms in bronze
Brass, Iron
Sold|$1,950 / set
Atomic Table Lamps Attributed to Sonneman
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a fabulous pair of table lamps. They are amazing when lit. Chrome is very shiny and lamps
Chrome
Mid Century Space Age Atomic White Glass Globe Tulip Floor Lamp by E.R. Nele
By Temde Leuchten, E. R. Nele
Located in Troy, MI
Sputnik globe floor lamp designed by Eva Renée Nele for Temde Leuchten Switzerland circa 1960s
Metal
Sold|$1,795 / set
Pair of 1950s Atomic Sputnik Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A matching pair of atomic style lamps from the early 1950s. The frosted glass shades have a waffle
Steel
Mid Century Space Age Atomic White Glass Globe Tulip Table Lamp by E.R. Nele
By Temde Leuchten, E. R. Nele
Located in Troy, MI
Sputnik globe table lamp designed by Eva Renée Nele for Temde Leuchten Switzerland circa 1960s
Enamel, Steel
Sold|$1,695
Rare 1950's Atomic Lamp, Germany
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This wire frame lamp with hairpin legs is wound with red and yellow nylon cord. When used with a
Metal
Sold|$2,200
Atomic Floor Lamp by Trix & Robert Haussmann
By Robert and Trix Haussmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Trix and Robert Haussmann from the series C 300, produced by Swiss Lamps International in the 1960s
Haworth California Modern Atomic Era Table Lamp
By Haworth
Located in New Windsor, NY
Haworth of California atomic era table lamp. Circa 1950-60. A wonderful California 20th Century
Ceramic, Pottery
Three Headed Floor Lamp with 'Atomic' Style Base
Located in London, GB
Danish in origin, this three-headed lamp is a wonderful example how the Atomic Age influenced
Metal, Brass
Robert Sonneman Atomic Ball Chrome Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Robert Sonneman adjustable chrome floor lamp with three movable arms and shades. Switch on pole and
Metal, Chrome
Atomic Industrial Age Gooseneck Cobra style Desk Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Atomic Industrial Age Gooseneck Cobra style desk lamp, circa 1950s in perfect working condition in
Metal
Atomic Brass Floor Lamp by Kaiser, Germany, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Atomic brass floor lamp by Kaiser, Germany, 1960s 5 x E14 small bulbs (40 watts max for each bulb
Brass
Robert Sonneman Space Age Atomic Sputnik Table Lamp
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in Cincinnati, OH
chrome shaft makes the lamp sparkle like a Atomic Sputnik . All mounted on a satin black box with simple
Lucite
Midcentury Atomic Wooden Table Lamps by Georg Gin, 1950s
By Georg Gin
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury atomic wooden table lamps by Georg Gin. U.S.A, 1950s. Marked "Georg Gin" in the
Wood
American Midcentury Atomic Age Striking Tall Cork Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique one of a kind tall cork lamp with walnut and brass fittings and ceramic color
Walnut, Cork
Sold|$9,500 / set
Pair of Arturo Pani Style Atomic Sputnik Bronze Lamps
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern atomic table lamps, designed in the style of Arturo Pani sockets
Bronze
Atomic Era Greta Grossman Style Cobra Table Lamp
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in New Windsor, NY
Very close in style to the cobra lamp for Ralph O. Smith, but with slight variations; vented shade
Steel
1950s Space Atomic Age Table Lamp Brass and Wood
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $400....With a stylized mushroom cloud in brass, this 1950s table lamp features a
Brass
Robert Sonneman 3 Arm Atomic Chrome Ball Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Robert Sonneman three arm Chrome Ball fully adjustable floor lamp. Easily adjust any of the heads
Metal, Chrome
Atomic Age Table Lamps in the Manner of Paul McCobb
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Cool pair of 1950s atomic age table lamps, rewired.
Metal
1950s Freeform Atomic Ceramic Table Lamp with Original Fiberglass Lampshade
Located in San Diego, CA
A hard to find green ceramic table desk lamp. Rewired and in excellent condition with its original
Ceramic, Fiberglass
Space Age 'ATOMIC' Rocket Ceramic Lamp Base, France, 1950's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage space age 'ATOMIC' Rocket Ceramic lamp base, made in France 1950's. Ceramic black and
Ceramic
Pair of Frederick Cooper Chrome Atomic Table Lamps with Original Shades
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of ultra modern Frederick Cooper "Atomic" table lamps. The polished steel Space Age bodies
Stainless Steel
Vintage Satco Robot Lamp - Atomic Space Age Toy Design, 1950's
Located in Lisboa, PT
Vintage Satco Robot Lamp – Atomic Space Age Toy Design, c.1950s–60s An iconic piece of mid-century
Metal, Chrome
Arteluce Articulating Swing Arm Saucer Italian Brass Desk Lamp 1950s MCM Atomic
By Arteluce
Located in Peoria, AZ
-popping design in red and black! This is one of the finest mid century lamps in the world! This lamp has
Metal, Brass
Atomic Brass Floor Lamp by Max Bill for Temde, Switzerland, 1960s
By Temde Leuchten, Max Bill
Located in Aachen, NRW
Atomic floor lamp with six-glass globes was designed by the Swiss artist and designer Max Bill for
Brass
Atomic Brass Floor Lamp by Max Bill for Temde, Switzerland, 1960s
By Temde Leuchten, Max Bill
Located in Aachen, NRW
Atomic floor lamp with six-glass globes was designed by the Swiss artist and designer Max Bill for
Brass
Sold|$2,200 / set
Pair of Atomic Era Gerald Thurston for Stiffel Rocket Table Lamps
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Southampton, NJ
An attractive pair of vintage atomic era rocket lamps having brass stems and ebonized steel bases
Brass, Steel
Pair of Atomic Era Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Rocket Table Lamps
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Southampton, NJ
An attractive pair of vintage atomic era rocket lamps having brass stems and ebonized steel bases
Brass, Steel
Atomic Space Age White Cone Head Tension Pole Floor Lamp Eames Style
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Mid Century Modern white atomic age single cone head tension tole floor lamp
Metal
1950s American Midcentury Gooseneck Double Head Atomic Age Brass Desk Lamp
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in San Diego, CA
Double head patinated brass finish gooseneck table/desk lamp, circa 1950s great condition very
Brass
Ceramic and Brass Table Lamp with Atomic Details and Fibreglass Shade, 1950s
Located in London, GB
A modernist ceramic table lamp with atomic details, and original fibreglass shade. Probably from
Aluminum, Brass
1970s Swiss Temde Design Atomic Globe Table & Floor Lamp by Max Bill
By Temde Leuchten, Max Bill
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
the 1960s. Design: Max Bill. Model: Atomic, Orbit, Sputnik. Style: Space Age, Mid-Century
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Scandinavian Modern Plaster Musician Lamp Pair in Blue, Fin Art, 1960s Atomic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scandinavian Modern Plaster Musician Lamp Pair in Blue, Fin Art, 1960s Atomic Art Deco style
Plaster
Sophisticated Atomic Table Lamps Black Mahogany Fine Brass Rods Style Raak 1950s
By RAAK, Gerald Thurston
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Delightful midcentury sputnik atomic table lamps. Sculptural Mahogany wood with black lacquer
Brass
Atomic Chrome Floor Lamp by E. R. Nele for Temde, Switzerland, 1960s
By Temde Leuchten, E. R. Nele
Located in Aachen, NRW
Atomic floor lamp with six-glass globes was designed by the Swiss artist and designer E. R. Nele
Chrome
German Brass Atomic Tripod Table Lamp 1960's with Perforated Shade
Located in Krefeld, DE
Midcentury tripod table in brass and black lacquered shade. The central black perforated cone houses the light source made soft indirect light. Very nice condition with beautiful pat...
Brass, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Taupe Gray Ceramic Hourglass Shaped Lamp
Located in Topeka, KS
Very cool mid-century modern Atomic Age lamp in taupe and gray with orange and off-white biomorphic
Ceramic
Pair of Majestic Tall Rocket Lamps Atomic Age Attributed To Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in San Diego, CA
Majestic tall lamps in walnut frame with smoke Lucite accents and white plastic shades, circa 1950s
Lucite, Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Brass Table Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Chic pair of Mid-Century Modern/atomic tripod lamps with glass spheres, newly wired. Please
Rare Italian Modern Atomic Era Table Lamp in Solid Aluminum, Italy, c. 1960s
Located in Deland, FL
to blend against a myriad of design backdrops from Mid-Century Modern to Postmodern to Contemporary
Aluminum
Iconic 1950's Atomic Age Ceramic Baluster-Form Lamp with Abstract Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of stylized baluster form with long tapering neck above a compressed body tapering at the base; all raised on an openwork brass base with square plinth; height 18" (top of ceramic) 2...
Ceramic
Sold|$2,900
"Atomic" Light by Robert & Trix Haussmann
By Robert and Trix Haussmann
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
An original table lamp, reminiscent of the shape of an atom, by the Swiss designer couple Robert
Metal
Iron Atomic Age Step End Table Midcentury
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Iron atomic age rare step end table from the 1950s. Original finish to the metal base. Great design
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.