Atomic Mid-Century Table Lamp by James Harvey Crate T-3-C c. 2000
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Atomic Mid-Century by James Harvey Crate T-3-C adjustable table lamp reissue of the 1951 MOMA winner of low cost lighting design.
Metal
Pair of 1950s Mid-Century Modern Atomic Age Brass and Enamel Table Lamps
Located in Montclair, NY
A lovely pair of midcentury tripod table lamp with brass vase shape body mounted on three legs and a circular black enamel base. Vintage drum shades with gold braid top and bottom trim.
Brass, Iron
Sold|$4,250
1970s Chrome Atomic Cluster Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of chrome atomic cluster lamps on black pedestal bases. Six globes per lamp. Light may be adjusted with switch. Light bulbs not included.
Sold|$3,000
Original Sculptural Atomic Desk Lamp
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Original Sculptural Atomic Desk Lamp made in wood, brass accents and original shade, recently professionally restored, the wires and electrical system have ...
Wood
Emerald Green Atomic Style Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
An emerald green, atomic style ceramic table lamp. Shaped like a cactus, with a reeded vase and a decorative band around the base pressed to give the look of emerald cut jewels. Stan...
Metal
American Midcentury Atomic Age Table Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare striking atomic age table lamp, with iron design wood ball and base freshly rewired and new original lampshade redone, nice patina original finish. The lamp its 31" tall in...
Metal
Sold|$1,695
Rare 1950's Atomic Lamp, Germany
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This asymmetrical wire frame lamp with hairpin legs is wound with pink and black nylon cord. When used with a clear bulb the light creates patterns on the table and on the walls. Nyl...
Metal
Gerald Thurston Lightolier Multidirectional Floor Lamp Atomic Age
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
American Atomic Mid-Century Modern reading lamp designed, in a cream color and brass fittings, freshly restored.
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1960s Atomic Orange Lamp Mad Men
Located in Wilton, CT
Large vintage geometric lamp in bright orange glaze, circa 1960s. Measures: 34" high overall, 20" to top of pottery, 8" diameter. 3 way switch. Excellent vintage condition. Shade not...
Pottery
Midcentury Italian Modern Atomic Design Table Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
A unique table lamp with sculptural shape. Small in size, yet very elegant with tons of unique character. Aluminium shades with original paint. Antique white with the sphere and gr...
Aluminum, Brass
Atomic Molecule Chrome Floor Lamp , 1970s , USA
By Reggiani
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Five Opale glass eyeball sitting on a deep chrome sculptural valve shaped base. Well made , solid construction. Five candelabra E12 size socket rated at 40 watts max each .
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Period 1950s Atomic Age Lamps
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare, atonic age, hand made pottery, starburst globe table lamps on metal base with disc feet, 1950s Sputnik. Opal glass shades for bulb placement. Sphere has dazzling graphics in b...
Aluminum
Robert Sonneman Triennale Atomic Orbiter Chrome Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Wayne, NJ
Mid-Century Modern floor lamp. Each of the three shades can be turned on independently. The arms move, so you can make them shine where you choose to.
Pair of Vintage Midcentury Danish Modern Teak & Brass Atomic Era Table Lamps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of vintage midcentury Danish modern teak & brass atomic era table lamps. Item features beautiful glass shades, teak wood and brass accents, 3 way light functions, sleek sculptur...
Brass
Sold|$1,995
Pair of Atomic Lamps Signed F.A.I.P.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A matching pair of circa early 1950s plaster composite table lamps signed F.A.I.P.. Lamps feature a rough granite textured surface with black indented areas and atomic glyphs. Lamps ...
Plaster
1960s Atomic Era Vintage Green Speckled Ceramic Table Lamps Pair
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This striking pair of Atomic Era vintage table lamps embodies the bold, sculptural design language that defined mid-century modern interiors of the 1960s.
Brass
1950's Atomic Flying Saucer Lamp by Esther Lighting Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A petite atomic flying saucer accent lamp from Australia, made by the Esther Lighting Company, circa 1950's. Cone shaped black and metallic red base is topped with an adjustable whit...
Metal
Pair of 1950s Ceramic Tall Striped Atomic Age Table Lamps
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of tall art pottery table lamps, circa 1950s. The lamps have been totally restored, rewired, new sockets, harp and the original lampshades have been redone. The lamps ...
Brass
1950s Atomic Age Pair of Ceramic and Metal Table Lamps
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice and unique pair of ceramic bases with metal accents table lamps, circa 1950s. No lampshades included, lamps are in perfect condition in a black satin finish. 22 1/2 " tall from ...
Metal
Pair of Majestic Cork Table Tall Lamps Atomic Age Original Lampshades
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of tall table lamps in cork with walnut and brass fittings and original lampshades , very clean and nice condition. The lampshade alone its 21" tall by 17" in diameter.
Cork
Pair of 1950s Atomic Age Conical-form Green Glazed Ribbed Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Great midcentury design, each ribbed conical-shaped ceramic lamp resting on a concave forest-green lacquered wooden plinth; Measures: 17" (top of lamp) 29" (top of shade) diameter 5.5".
Ceramic, Wood
1950's Atomic Age Patinated Brass Torchiere Table Lamp Pierced Cone Shade
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare patinated brass 3-way torchiere table lamp, circa 1950's with pierced perforated cone, freshly rewired very nice and unique goes well with Mid Century, danish Mode...
Brass
Atomic Nucleus Ball Shape on Brass Tripod Legs Stitched Shades Table Lamps MINT!
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sputnik Atomic Nucleus Ball Shape on Brass Tripod Legs Stitched Shades Table Lamps MINT!
Brass
Bitossi Raymor Orange Lamp Vase Ceramic Londi Italian Huge Atomic Drip Pottery
By Bitossi
Located in Wilton, CT
Huge Bitossi pottery lamp in bright orange lava drip glaze, circa 1960s. Measures: 38" high overall, 22" to top of pottery, 9 1/2" diameter. Three-way switch. Excellent condition, sm...
Pottery
J.T. Kalmar Atomic Tower Floor Lamp RS6-TL Space Age 1972
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Atomium tower table or floor light mod. RS6-TL 1972 designed by J.T. Kalmar, Austria in 1972. The frame is made of polished aluminum, the original globes are made of blown glass. L...
Aluminum, Chrome, Nickel
Space Age, 1970s Atomic Arco Arc Three-Arm Chrome Floor Lamp Carrera Marble Base
Located in West Hartford, CT
Atomic chrome atomic arc floor lamp with carrera marble base. Arms are adjustable and shades are a slightly darker shade of chrome versus the arms which really makes this floor lamp ...
Marble, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Robert Haussmann Atomic Suspension Lamp, Switzerland, 1969
By Robert Haussmann
Located in Ibiza, Spain
Sculptural chandelier designed by Robert Haussmann and manufactured by Swiss lamp, Switzerland 1969. The lamp is made of aluminium tubes connected with black plastic connectors. The ...
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Atomic White Glass Globes Five-Light Pendant Lamp
Located in Barntrup, DE
Mid-Century Modern Atomic White Glass Globes Five-Light pendant lamp This adorable Mid-Century Space Age pendant light fixture features five cascade-aligned white glass globes.
Metal, Chrome, Brass
Monumental Pair of Brass Waterfall Table Lamps by Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Redding, CT
Monumental Pair of brass Mid-Century atomic eyeball table lamps by Sonneman.
Brass
Mid Century Modern George Nelson Style Small Atomic Hanging Saucer Bubble Lamp
By George Nelson
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern George Nelson Style Small Atomic Hanging Saucer Bubble Lamp George Nelson designed the first bubble lamps in 1947.
Metal
American Mid Century Atomic Age Rare New 1960's Wall / Ceiling Lamp
By Sears, Roebuck & Company
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful gold leaf-decorated glass shade with metal frame atomic age, wall sconce or ceiling fixture, brand new never used a very rare hard to find piece from the era original box...
Metal
Sold|$4,708
Atomic Modernist Pendant Lamp by Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very rare chandelier, executed by Kalmar Austria in the 1960s. Very beautiful unusual symmetric design, made of plastic-and plated brass. In excellent condition.
1950's Atomic Age Design Pendant Lantern Lamp
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage 1950's Midcentury Modern Atomic Age Design pendant Lantern Hanging Lamp. Made in France, 1950's. Metal and brass with 2 color glass shade. In very good condition. Measures 39...
Metal, Brass
1950s Atomic Pendant Lamp Perforated with Enamel Details
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this atomic Pendant Light Hanging white Dish Perforated with fantastic enamel details. Original and fantastic condition.
Enamel, Steel
Italian Atomic Design Ball Glass Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Italian Atomic Design Ball Glass Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Italy Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. Original canopy. This lamp works with 3x E27 light bulb. Max 100W Wired and...
Metal
1960s Atomic Modern Red Pendant Lamp Perforated Saucer Dish Lightolier made USA
By Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC offers: 1960s Atomic Modern Pendant Light Hanging Red Saucer Dish Perforated after Lightolier made USA No label. Rewired. No canopy. Original preowned vintage Item unresto...
Metal
J. T. Kalmar Atomic Sputnik Chandelier, Space-Age Ceiling Lamp, Brass, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
A stunning Midcentury sputnik pendant light from the late 1960s, designed and executed by Kalmar Austria. An impressive piece, made of brass, in very good condition. This sculptural ...
Brass
Sold|$1,450
Atomic Style Rembrandt Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Northbrook, IL
Unique Sculptural Atomic Style Lamp by Rembrandt. Polished Brass Inverted Cone, Graduated Spheres and Feet attached to a Black Lacquered Globe Base. 3.5"H Finial. Black Lacquered ...
Brass
Sold|$1,325
Mid-Century Modern Atomic Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1960s modern Atomic style table lamps features a chrome base with decorative white bulbs. The set comes with a center three bulb lamp, and two single bulb lamps. The rods extend...
Steel
Sold|$750
Rembrandt Brass Atomic Style Lamp
By Rembrandt Lamp Company
Located in Houston, TX
Unusual atomic sputnik brass and enamel steel lamp from the 1950s.
Sold|$750
Pair of Mid Century Atomic Lamps
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The definitive atomic design, these are stylized versions of the mushroom cloud. The bases are freshly painted cast aluminum, with satin glass globes. Both are in fine working condit...
Sold|$2,750
Mid-Century Atomic Style Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Pierced Shades
Metal
Mid-Century Atomic Tripod Teak Floor Lamp
Located in Victoria, British Columbia
Unique 1960's Pod floor lamp - teak base with fabric cover over a cylinder center this beauty gives off an incredible glow, the lovely ambiant lighting would look amazing in a bedro...
Wire
1960s Atomic Lava Ceramic Table Lamp on a Tripod Walnut Base
By Sunset Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Really unusual and spectacular this fire color glaze lamp sitting on a tripod walnut base will fit any Mid-Century decor who is looking for a stunning accent full of joy. The shade i...
Lava
Orange Enameled Atomic Floor Lamp by Laurel Lamp Company, circa 1955
By Gio Ponti, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Orange enameled atomic floor lamp by Laurel Lamp Company, circa 1955. Beautiful orange enamel with flexible brass neck and solid brass finial. Marked inside shade, original wiring. D...
Brass, Enamel
Sold|$1,400
Atomic Chrome Lamp
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Houston, TX
Atomic Chrome Lamp in the style of Kalmar with nine sockets and bulbs, this lamp makes a statement! Recently rewired.
Vintage Mid Century Modern Yellow Ceramic Table Lamp Original Atomic Pattern S
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Vintage Mid Century Modern table lamp featuring a glossy yellow ceramic base with a sculptural silhouette and a warm walnut wood neck.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Atomic Floor Lamp by Trix & Robert Haussmann for Swisslamps
By Swisslamps International AG, Robert and Trix Haussmann
Located in Le Grand-Saconnex, CH
Exceptional Atomic floor lamp, designed by Trix and Robert Haussmann for Swisslamps international. The molecular structure, made of bronzed aluminium, holds nineteen bulbs. It is ...
Granite, Aluminum
Sold|$2,589
Midcentury Atomic Sputnik Table Lamp
Located in Le Grand-Saconnex, CH
Large midcentury Sputnik table or desk lamp. Manufactured in Switzerland by the family company Bietenholz. This elegant lamp has nine glass spheres, fixed on a metallic golden stru...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Atomic Floor Lamp Gold and White By E.R. Nele for Temde 1960
By Temde Leuchten, E. R. Nele
Located in Le Grand-Saconnex, CH
This floor lamp sputnik is a real statement piece, chic and elegant. Designed by Eva Renée Nele Bode, artist and designer born in Germany in 1932 ( often attributed to Max Bill ), ma...
Brass
Atomic Lucite Eyeball Floor Lamp for Dijkstra
By Dijkstra
Located in TORONTO, CA
Amazing atomic eyeball floor lamp for Dijkstra. Including adjustable height and pivoting fixture. In overall good vintage working condition with minor scratching, shown in photos. A ...
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
1950s Atomic Era Tripod Floor Lamp with Three-Tier Fiberglass Shade
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
This is a totally killer Mid-Century Modern Atomic Era beauty! Featuring a whimsical tripod base with brass ball feet, white string wrapped center, double bulb housings and even a sp...
Brass, Metal
1950s Atomic Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Pasadena, CA
This 1950s atomic lamp is constructed with three porcelain bulbs and brass rings, fittings and original finial. Original beautiful warm yellow finish. Measures: Shade is 18.0 height ...
Brass
1960s American Atomic Floor Lamp with Parchment Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wrought iron openwork frame. Brass banding at the neck. Original wiring, plug and socket. Shade diameter 18.75".
Pair of White Plastic "Mushroom Cloud" Atomic Explosion Lamps
Located in Pasadena, CA
This pair of lamps are designed to look like mushroom clouds but with a playful and cartoonish appearance. The overall design is a real success, as it manages to dispel the gravity a...
Plastic
Atomic Tripod Table Lamp with Original Grasscloth Shade, circa 1959
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Atomic tripod table lamp with original grasscloth shade, circa 1959. Wood base with brass detailing and original grasscloth shade. Original wiring, working condition. Available to ...
Grasscloth, Wood
1950s Heifetz Atomic Hairpin Leg and Cork Ball Table Lamp
Located in Papaikou, HI
This is a classic! Heifetz mid century modern lamp. The proportions are great, the design is clean but creative. This lamp comes with the old school milk glass diffuser, and a vintag...
Steel
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.
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Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
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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.
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