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Lovely Huge Mid-Century Modern Organic Lamp by Gebrüder Cosack, 1970s
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Fully functional. Adjustable height from 90-180cm. With two E27 socket. Works with 220V and 110V. Wiring is suitable for all countries.
Category

Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Beautiful Large Organic Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning wood table lamp with brass hardware and 18 inch diameter drum shade.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Large Organic Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
Beautiful Large Organic Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
H 30 in Dm 18 in
Midcentury Modern 1960s Vintage Walnut Sculptural Table Lamps, Organic Modern
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome midcentury modern table lamp is not signed but is attributed to Modeline, known for
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Organic Rustic Modern Tree Root Lamp
By George Nakashima
Located in St. Louis, MO
Nice vintage tree root or driftwood lamp sculpted by nature with embedded rocks that tree grew
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stone

Mid Century Modern Organic Biomorph Vintage Table Lamp 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Organic biomorph vintage table lamp is similar to Achille & Pier Giacomo
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Organic Modern Burl Table Lamp
Located in Fulton, CA
Beautifully crafted Organic Modern table lamp. Exotic burl-wood with Folk Art style base. Original
Category

Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Burl

Organic Modern Burl Table Lamp
Organic Modern Burl Table Lamp
$950
H 34 in Dm 15 in
Mid Century Sculpted Wood Organic Form Table Lamp c 1950's
By John Keal, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Unusual organic form Mid Century table lamp, having four pedal like wood elements sprouting from a
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculpted Teak Root Wood Driftwood Organic Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Sculpted Teak Wood Driftwood Natural Organic Root Table Lamp. Circa Mid
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Teak

Mid-Century Organic Modern Pencil Bamboo Floor Lamp / Tray Table - 2 Available
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an offering for an organic modern pencil bamboo bentwood floor lamp. There are two
Category

Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Organic Sculptural Brass Rattan Floor Lamp 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage organic trilegged floor lamp from rattan, brass and metal 1950s Vienna
Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid Century Modern Vintage Organic Rattan Table Lamp Mushroom Eiffel 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage organic table lamp Eiffel with mushroom like shade from rattan 1950s
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Rattan

Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp w/ Side Table by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American lighting manufacturers during the Mid-Century period, and their collaborations with sculptors and
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Linen, Walnut

Mid Century Modern Vintage Organic Metal Rattan Floor Lamp, 1960, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage organic metal rattan floor lamp designed and manufactured in Austria
Category

Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-20th Century Refinished Organic Modern Rattan Coil Gourd Table Lamps With Br
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A sculptural pair of refinished rattan gourd lamps in the Organic Modern style, featuring a hand
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Rattan

Mid-Century Modern Organic Design Studio Craft Teak Frame Lamp Paper Shade
By Paul Mayen, George Nakashima Studio, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind Mid-Century Modern organic design studio Craft Teak frame lamp with a textile paper
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Teak, Paper

Organic Table Lamp in Acrylic, Percival Lafer, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
By Percival Lafer
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Pair of white acrylic table lamps, made up of two equal halves, fixed with customized screws. The
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage Organic Modern Stacked Wood Mid Century Table Lamp 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Organic Modern stacked Wood Table Lamp with clear finish which lets the beauty of the wood shine
Category

Vintage 1960s American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Bamboo and Rattan Floor Lamp With Two-Tier Table
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A refined example of Mid-20th Century tropical modernism, this sculptural bamboo and rattan floor
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

Pair of Mid Century Hand Glazed Expressionistic Organic Modern Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated pair of Mid-Century Modern lamps were realized in the United States circa 1960
Category

Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Paint, Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp with Organic Leaves Decoration, Italia, 1960
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian steel table lamp from the 1960s. It is composed of a rectangular steel base with four
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Pair of Walnut and Brass Table Lamps in Style of Modeline, Mid Century Modern
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural, tall Mid Century Modern lamps have solid walnut bodies in organic, graphic shapes
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid Century Modern 1950s Ceramic & Iron Table Lamps with Original Shades
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Sculptural organic styled ceramic lamps with original shades in excellent vintage
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Mid Century Modern Organic Sculptural ceramic Lamp after Heifetz w/ Horsehair sh
By Heifetz
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A truly unique organic shaped table lamp circa 1950’s. Large at 33.5” tall and 25.5” wide. The
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Floor organic modern ceramic Lamp, mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp
Category

2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Floor Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Floor organic modern ceramic Lamp, mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Floor organic modern ceramic Lamp, mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
$1,733 Sale Price / item
20% Off
H 59.06 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sheaf of Bamboo Rattan Organic Floor Lamp 1970s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage floor lamp shaped like a sheaf of rattan designed and executed 1970s
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Rattan

Vintage Rattan and Bronze Organic Modern Table Lamp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage rattan table lamp with bronze top was meticulously hand-woven in combination of
Category

Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Rattan and Bronze Organic Modern Table Lamp
Vintage Rattan and Bronze Organic Modern Table Lamp
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
H 18.5 in Dm 6.685 in
Organically Shaped Table Lamp in Hand-Painted Wood on Base, Mid-20th Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
Organically shaped table lamp in hand-painted wood on base. Mid-20th century. Measures: 37 x 15 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Organic Leaf Esco-Lite Pottery TV Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century organic leaf esco-lite pottery TV lamp with green in a green glaze with gold accents.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Mid-Century Organic Leaf Esco-Lite Pottery TV Lamp
Mid-Century Organic Leaf Esco-Lite Pottery TV Lamp
$292 Sale Price
40% Off
H 6 in W 9 in D 8 in
Classic Mid Century Spaghetti Shades spun lucite / walnut table lamp
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
light can be lit individually, or simultaneously. Classic over the top Mid-Century Modern design
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Portable Laurel Lamp
By Underwriters Laboratories, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Pasadena, CA
lines of mid-century modern design, this lamp features a distinctive mushroom-shaped shade, evoking a
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Mid-Century Portable Laurel Lamp
Pair of Mid-Century Portable Laurel Lamp
$2,400 / set
H 17 in W 12 in D 12 in
Vintage MCM Lamp Pottery Mid Century Incised Tree Organic Green
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage mid century pottery lamp with great incised tree design. Clean and organic MCM design. 3
Category

Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drip Glaze Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stunning vintage Mid-Century Modern (MCM) drip glaze lamp is a true statement piece, featuring
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drip Glaze Lamp
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Drip Glaze Lamp
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20.75 in W 12 in D 12 in
1960s Walnut Wood Desk Lamp Organic Modern
By Tony Paul
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Desk Lamp Midcentury Modern 1960s Midcentury Modern Walnut Wood Desk Lamp Organic Beauty Warm
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut

1960s Walnut Wood Desk Lamp Organic Modern
1960s Walnut Wood Desk Lamp Organic Modern
$1,500
H 19 in W 16 in D 7 in
1940s Organic Modern Earthcolored Table Lamp
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Extraordinary globe shaped ceramic table lamp in warm brown, light yellow, olive green and golden
Category

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Stoneware

Large Italian 1960s Organic Modern White, Green Lamps
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Exceptional pair of tall and curvy Italian Mid-Century Modern ceramic table lamps. White glazed
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Scandinavian modern organic floor lamp, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Rare floor lamp made in Sweden during the 1930s. Organic shape with three arms. Wrapped in rattan
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Scandinavian modern organic floor lamp, Sweden, 1930s
Scandinavian modern organic floor lamp, Sweden, 1930s
$9,809
H 60.63 in W 22.84 in D 21.66 in
Pair of Walnut and Brass Table Lamps in Style of Modeline, Mid Century Modern
By John Keal, Modeline Lamp Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural Mid Century Modern lamps have walnut bodies in organic, biomorphic shapes mounted on
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pr. Mid Century Organic Free Form Ceramic Table Lamps circa 1950's
By Russel Wright, Frederic Weinberg
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of mid century modern ceramic table lamps, in excellent original, clean and ready
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Modern Glazed Pottery Table Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bring a touch of mid-century modern flair to your home with this Mid Century Modern Glazed Pottery
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Mid century organic Design Floor Lamp by Josef Hůrka, 1960s / Napako
By Josef Hurka, Napako
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1960s - Design: J. Hurka - Maker: Napako (metal label) - Original condition with patina (see the pictures) - fibreglass shade - Published in Napako catalogue. jr
Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Massive Sculptural Organic Modern Wood Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
common driftwood lamps. Originally designed to hold a glass shelf, however it can be used without the
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

B. M. Nielsen 1960s Organic Modern Ceramic Art Lamp
By Bodil Marie Nielsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
One-of-a-kind handmade and hand decorated Danish midcentury modern ceramic art lamp by Danish
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Organic Material, Stoneware, Pottery, Ceramic

B. M. Nielsen 1960s Organic Modern Ceramic Art Lamp
B. M. Nielsen 1960s Organic Modern Ceramic Art Lamp
$665 Sale Price
30% Off
H 13.77 in Dm 4.72 in
Matte Gray Danish Organic Modern Table Lamp, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj, Einar Johansen, Jette Hellerøe
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ceramic Danish modern table lamp with organic wave like decor around the belly. Matte warm gray
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

Marianna von Allesch Modern Ceramic Sculptural Lamp, Midcentury, Organic Modern
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning Marianna von Allesch modern ceramic table lamp with original hand painted custom shade
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Marianna von Allesch Modern Ceramic Sculptural Lamp Midcentury Organic Modern
By Marianna von Allesch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning Marianna von Allesch modern ceramic table lamp with original custom shade, circa 1948
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Danish Rattan stoneware table lamp Søholm Stentøj Ceramic Organic Mid-Century
By Soholm Pottery, Einar Johansen, Palshus, Nils Kähler, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Vorst, BE
Danish Mid-Century ceramic table lamp of the 1960-70s. Glazed stoneware. Organic style, glazed in
Category

Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Rattan, Ceramic, Stoneware

Organic Modern Pine Lamp Rattan Shade, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage lacquered pine wood soft shaped table lamp with original braided rattan shade. White cord
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Monumental Organic Modern Earthcolored Ceramic Art Lamp, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
steep mountain. Handmade rustic and organic modern shape, colour, texture and expression. Fluently
Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Organic Petrified Wood Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
The contemporary lamp is made of a piece of light brown petrified wood and is electrified for US
Category

Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Linen, Plastic, Petrified Wood

Organic Petrified Wood Lamp
Organic Petrified Wood Lamp
$1,450
H 18 in W 6.5 in D 6.13 in
Organic Modern Vintage Circular Brass Rattan Table Lamp 1970s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Organic Modern vintage circular table lamp from rattan and brass in golden color 1970s Italy. A
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Danish Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Danish Ceramic Table Lamps Elevate your interior with this stunning
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Handmade Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Berlin, Germany
Handmade Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic table lamp This tall table lamp was manufactured in
Category

Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Handmade Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamp
Handmade Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamp
$722 Sale Price
40% Off
H 21.26 in Dm 13 in
Heavy Large Organic Modern Manzanita Tree Root Lamp
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Heavy and large organic modern Manzanita root lamp.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Heavy Large Organic Modern Manzanita Tree Root Lamp
Heavy Large Organic Modern Manzanita Tree Root Lamp
$1,360 Sale Price
20% Off
H 22 in Dm 12 in
1970s Natural Walnut Burlwood Table Lamp Organic Modern
By George Nakashima
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Burlwood Table Lamp MCM in the style of George Nakashima 18 to socket, 28.5 to
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Burl, Walnut

Haico Nitzsche Organic Modern Chestnut Table Lamp, Denmark, 1970s
By Haico Nitzsche, Soholm Pottery
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish Mid Century Modern large circular golden chestnut, amber and black colored stoneware ceramic
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic, Pottery

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Charles Hollis Jones, Lightolier
Located in Chattanooga, TN
shade separately. Elegant Mid-Century Modern sculptural Murano glass table lamp. The piece is
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Italian Organic Modern Brass Mounted Sculptural Root Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian organic modern brass mounted root floor lamp. Italy, circa 1980s Newly rewired. A
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Organic Modern Vintage Rattan Bamboo Brass Table Lamp Mushroom 1970s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
1970s. This table lamp works perfectly with chocolate brown Mid Century Modern as well as Cream White
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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Mid Century Modern Organic Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of mid century modern organic lamps available for sale. Each of these unique mid century modern organic lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and ceramic. There are 173 antique and vintage mid century modern organic lamps for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 9 modern editions to choose from as well. Mid century modern organic lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern mid century modern organic lamps are consistently popular styles. Many mid century modern organic lamps are appealing in their simplicity, but Aldo Londi, Bitossi and Bodil Marie Nielsen produced popular mid century modern organic lamps that are worth a look.

How Much are Mid Century Modern Organic Lamps?

Prices for mid century modern organic lamps start at $232 and top out at $11,750 with the average selling for $2,208.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

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.

Finding the Right Lighting for You

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.