Italian Mid-Century Modern Red Desk Lamp by Stilnovo, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Paris, FR
A striking 1950s Italian table desk lamp in the style of Stilnovo, featuring a vibrant red lacquered metal with brass detailing.
Brass, Metal
Italian Mid-Century Red Enamel Adjustable Table Lamp, Italy, c.1960
Located in Dublin, IE
Its saturated red finish and directional shade give the piece a distinctive presence as a desk lamp, reading lamp or decorative table light within both contemporary and mid-century i...
Metal, Enamel
Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp with Red and Yellow Shades
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
A striking example of Italian Mid-Century Modern lighting, combining geometric construction, warm natural materials, and vibrant color.
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Brass Three-Arm Horn Bouillotte Lamp with Red Tole Shade
Located in Elkhart, IN
A classic bouillotte lamp rendered in warm brass, distinguished by its sculptural three horn base and tailored red tole shade.
Metal, Brass
$1,007Sale Price|20% Off
Space Age Red & Black Lamp, Brass Base, Mid-Century Modern, 1970's
Located in Antwerp, BE
Space age; red & black; Italian design; floor lamp; table lamp; light; Space Age red & black lamp. Could serve as a floor lamp or table lamp. Has a remarkable detail of b...
Brass
Red Mid Century Space Age UFO Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Red space age table lamp with flexible arm and adjustable shade. The arm and shade can be positioned in any way desirable, see pictures. Also the shade itself be repositioned. The li...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Desk Lamp by G Scott, Red Metal, UK, c.1950
By G Scott
Located in London, GB
A small red cocotte desk lamp with adjustable brass neck designed by GA Scott for Maclamp & Co.
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chrome Floor Lamp with Red Shade
By Joe Colombo
Located in Vienna, AT
This stunning Italian Mid century floor lamp has been produced in Italy in the 1970s.
Chrome, Metal
Mid Century Red Willem Hagoort Space Age Acrylic Glass Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Willem Hagoort
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare red space age floor lamp by Willem Hagoort with thick acrylic glass shade. The shade can be moved up and down the (heavy) base. The lamp requires two E27 lightbulbs and cur...
Metal
Mid-Century Infra-Red Table Lamp, Chirana 1980's, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Chirana infra-red table lamp made in the 1980's, in former Czechoslovakia. Made of metal, plastic. Re-polished, cleaned, in original condition, with a few minor signs of use. Fully f...
Metal
Mid-Century Red Enameled Adjustable Desk Lamp by Szarvasi Vas-Fémipari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Produced by Hungarian manufacturer Szarvasi Vas-Fémipari, this Mid-Century desk lamp features a conical red enameled metal shade mounted on a slim metal rod with a polished finish.
Metal, Enamel
1950s Stylish Mid-Century Modern Brass and Red Glass Italian Table Lamp
By Arredoluce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Mid-Century Modern table lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the Fifties in the manner of Giuseppe Ostuni features a striking red glass shade with a smooth, rounded shape...
Metal, Brass
Red Fish Table Lamps, Porcelain with Wood Base, Italian Mid-Century
Located in Roma, IT
Red fishes lamps is an original decorative objects realized in Italy in the half of 20th century. A beautiful couple of lamps with porcelain bodies decorated with red fishes motif...
Porcelain
Red White Brass Vintage Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp by Kalmar, Vienna, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage floor lamp from metal and brass by Kalmar, Vienna 1950s.
Metal, Brass
American Mid-Century Modern Red Faux Marble Urn-Shaped Table Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
American Mid-Century Modern red faux marble table lamp.
Wood
Red Pineapple/ Artichoke Table Lamp, Mid-Century Vintage Firenze Italy 70s
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Cork, IE
This exceptionally decorative mid-century modern table lamp with a popping red porcelain base is shaped in the form of a pineapple or artichoke and has pop-art written all over it (f...
Porcelain
Wonderful Mid Century Modern Murano Venetian Lorin Marsh Red Glass Table Lamp
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid Century Modern Murano / Venetian Lorin Marsh Red Clear Glass Table Lamp Rewired With Two Edison Nickel Sockets.
Crystal, Nickel
Mid-Century Italian Stilux floor reading lamp, red and yellow flexible shades
By Stilux
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A small colourful original mid-century Italian Stilux floor lamp / reading lamp with red and yellow flexible shades.
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Modern Vintage Red Table Lamp Adjustable Shade 1950s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage table lamp or desk lamp from metal and aluminum in dark red color tone Germany 1950s.
Metal, Aluminum
Pair of beautiful red Mid Century Diabolo crow's foot table lamps from Cosack
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Pair of beautiful red Mid Century Modern Diabolo crowfoot table lamps.
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Red Leather Floor Lamp in the style of Jacques Adnet, Valenti
By Jacques Adnet, Valenti
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare mid-century floor lamp by Valenti. This design is often attributed to French designer Jacques Adnet.
Metal
Mid-Century Table Lamp in Red Orange Opaline Glass, Designed by Stepan Tabery
By Stepan Tabera
Located in Vienna, Austria
A beautiful red orange, opaline glass table lamp produced by OPP Jihiava and designed by Stepan Tabery in the 1970's in Czechoslovakia. The metal base is made from brass coloured al...
Opaline Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Red Majolica Pottery Double Gourd Lamp, 1990s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Red Majolica Pottery Double Gourd Lamp Additional information: Materials: Lights, Pottery Color: Red Period: 1990s Styles: Mid-Century Modern Lamp Shade: Not Included...
Pottery
Mid-Century Chinese Red and Gold Figural Table Lamp
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2-952 Cast plaster Chinese resting figure lamp Measures: base 6 x 6" Height to top of socket rewired
Plaster, Hardwood
Red Mid-Century Stoneware Table Lamp by Klase Höganäs, Sweden, 1960s.
By Gustavsberg, Rörstrand, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful mid-century stoneware table lamp with amazing glaze. Handmade by Otto Klaesson for Klase in Höganäs, Sweden, 1960s. Good original condition. Signed 'Klase Höganäs' and ...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Red Italian Desk Lamp, Metal and Glass, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern red Italian desk lamp, metal and glass, 1960s European Red part is metal.
Metal
Mid-Century German Red 6556 Table Lamp by Christian Dell for Kaiser Idell, 1960s
By Christian Dell
Located in Hamburg, DE
Classic mid century table lamp from Kaiser Leuchten after a design by Christian Dell from the 1930s.
Metal
Mid-Century Infra Table Lamp, Red Light, circa 1980's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Germany. Made of Metal, Plastic. Re-polished. Fully Functional. US adapter included. Good original condition.
Metal
American Mid-Century Table Lamp, Red Porcelain with Wood Base, USA
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century red and multicolored textured porcelain narrow tapered shaped table lamp with a light wood round base and top section.
Porcelain, Wood
Mid-Century German Red 6786 Table Lamp by Christian Dell for Kaiser Idell, 1960s
By Christian Dell
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century table lamp by Kaiser glow in a special color.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Red/Orange Ceramic Table Lamp, Belgium, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Red/orange ceramic table lamp, Belgium, 1960s.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Rare Red ML1 Glass Table Lamp Ingo Maurer M-Design, 1960s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Hamburg, DE
An early design by the renowned lighting designer Ingo Maurer from the late 1960s. Shown here in a very rare red version. An elegant and classic design. The ornamental base is craft...
Metal
Napako Mid-Century Red and White Table Lamp, Josef Hurka, 1950s
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Praha, CZ
Napako produced this Mid-Century red and white table lamp in 1958. It is made out of steel and was designed by Josef Hurka.
Metal
Mid-Century Table Lamp, 1978
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Germany - made of metal, brass - re-polished - fully functional - good, original condition.
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Red Plastic Table Lamp Heby, Isao Hosoe, Italy, 1968
By Isao Hosoe
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern flexible and pivoting red vintage table lamp in metal and plastic with an on/off switch. The table lamp named Heby was designed by Isao Hosoe and executed by Valenti Milano, I...
Metal
$656Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Desk Lamp by Stilnovo, Red Metal, Italy, 1968
By Stilnovo
Located in bari, IT
Articulating and swiveling desk lamp made of red lacquered metal 1960s production, attributed to Stilnovo
Metal
Mid-Century Modern 1960s Red Lamp in Brass and Resin
By Maison Charles et Fils
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mid-Century Modern 1960s red lamp in brass and resin in the style of Maison Charles.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Standing Lamp, Mahogany, Rusty Red Raffia Lampshade - Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
Arched standing lamp, stained solid mahogany, French polish. New rusty red raffia lampshade. Italy, circa 1950.
Raffia, Mahogany
Mid-century Red and Grey Pair of Metal Table Lamps, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Red and Grey Pair of Metal Table Lamps, 1950s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and very clean.
Metal
Mid-Century Chinese Export Oxblood Red Porcelain Vase Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of Chinese Export phoenix tail form oxblood red porcelain table lamps in very good condition. The wiring is vintage but in working order.
Porcelain, Wood
French Mid Century Red Ceramic Table Lamps by Jacques & Dani Ruelland, 1960s
By Jacques and Dani Ruelland
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very rare and iconic pair of French mid century desk table lamp in a beautiful red glaze by Jacques & Dani Ruelland.
Ceramic
Mid-century Conic Red Shade and Brass Body Table Lamp, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Conic Red Shade and Brass Body Table Lamp, 1950s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and very clean.
Metal, Brass
$398Sale Price / set|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Desk Lamp Pair, Dark Red Metal, Slovenia, 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Desk Lamp/Table Lamp, 1970s pair Period: 1970s Style: midcentury Colour: Dark Red Material: metal Condition: original vintage condition with slight traces of use, full...
Metal, Aluminum, Iron
Rare Cosack Mid-Century Table Lamp with Red Fine Wrinkle Finish and Brass Neck
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Beautiful, rare, large, mid-century table lamp from the German manufacturer Cosack.
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century German Dark Red 6556 Table Lamp by Christian Dell, 1960s
By Christian Dell
Located in Hamburg, DE
Classic mid century table lamp from Kaiser shone after a design by Christian Dell from the 1930s.
Metal
Mid-Century Red and Black Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp with Linen Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The cylindrical base demonstrates the gradient transition technique characteristic of Mid-Century ceramic studios, moving from deep black at the neck through vibrant red tones at the...
Ceramic, Linen
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Red Lacquered Metal Italian Manufacture 1950s
Located in Cascina, Pisa
A rare Mid-Century Modern table or desk lamp with a stem in metal, a base, and a lampshade in red lacquered metal.
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Desk Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
This Mid-Century Modern desk lamp features a red base and shade and a chromed arm.
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Red Murano Glass, Metal and Neon Table Lamp by Mazzega, 1970
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century red Murano glass, metal and neon table lamp by Mazzega, 1970s Curved red Murano glass table lamp with neon and circular metal base, by Mazzega. 1970s Very good...
Metal
Stilnovo, Mid-Century Modern Red Glass and Brass Table Lamp, 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Milan, IT
Model 852 table lamp A perfect example of Stilnovo's exploration in both shapes and materials during the Italian Fifties, this lamp presents a monolithic main frosted glass diffuser...
Metal, Brass
Red Willem Hagoort Space Age Floor Lamp - Mid Century Acrylic Glass Lamp, 1970s
By Willem Hagoort
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare red space age floor lamp by Willem Hagoort with thick acrylic glass shade. The shade can be moved up and down the (heavy) base. The lamp requires two E27 lightbulbs and cur...
Metal
Italian Mid Century Modern Red Green and Yellow Floor Lamp by Lumi
By Lumi
Located in Weesp, NL
Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp Attributed to Lumi, Circa 1950s Striking, colorful, and highly functional, rare Italian mid-century floor lamp by Lumi, a prestigious lighting ...
Carrara Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Red Table Lamp Designed by Josef Hůrka for Napako, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia - made of brass, glass - re-polished - fully functional - it has scratches - good, original condition.
Metal
Wonderful Pair Mid Century French R&Y Augusti Red Leather Skin Table Lamps
By R & Y Augousti
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of French R&Y Augusti Red Leather And Skin Table Lamps
Animal Skin, Leather
Adjustable Work Lamp in Original Red Lacquer, Industrial Design, Mid-20th
Located in København, Copenhagen
Adjustable work lamp in original red lacquer. Industrial design, mid-20th century.
Metal
Mid-Century Murano Oro Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MId-Century Modern Murano lamp. Beautiful red color with heavy amounts of gold throughout.
Murano Glass, Acrylic
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, Mid-Century Modern, Small Table Lamps, Red Lacquer
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, ASEA
Located in Stamford, CT
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, Mid-Century Modern, Small Table Lamps, Red Lacquer Pair of table lamps designed and produced in Denmark by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen (Denmark, 1913-2004) f...
Metal
Mid-Century Adjustable Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Mid-Century Adjustable Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia, 1960s, - made of plastic, chrome and metal - shows signs of wear and age (scratches, etc.), - in good original condition,
Metal, Chrome
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!
Metal, Aluminum
Pair of Signed Longchamp Red Ceramic Table Lamps, French Mid-Century c.1950
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Their rich color tone, graphic tactile surface, and neat proportions make them an ideal set of bedside nightstand lamps or accent lights for Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, or...
Ceramic
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
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MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
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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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