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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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2010s European Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Brass
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Enamel
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Sheet Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Sheet Metal
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Mid Century Modern Stilnovo Wall Sconce For Sale on 1stDibs
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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 American 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.
Postwar American architects and designers were animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist “International Style” architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the ’30s 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, respectively, pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair. George Nelson and his design team created Bubble lamp shades using a new translucent polymer skin. Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were re-purposed: the Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs that used surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests. The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influence 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.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century 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, blonde-wood furniture — and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Finding the Right Wall Lights and Sconces for You
From the kitchen to the bedroom and everywhere in between, there is one major part of home decor that you definitely want to master: lighting. It’s no longer merely practical — carefully selected wall lights and sconces can do wonders in establishing mood and highlighting your distinctive personality.
We’re a long way from the candelabra-inspired chandeliers of the medieval era. Lighting designers have been creating and reinventing lighting solutions for eons. Because of the advancements crafted by these venturesome makers, we now have the opportunity to bring unique, customizable lighting solutions into our homes. It’s never been easier to create dramatic bedrooms, cozy kitchen areas and cheerful bars than it is today. Think of an elegant wall sconce as functional as well as a work of art, adding both light and style to your hallways, whimsical kids’ rooms and elsewhere.
When choosing a lighting solution, first determine what your needs are: Will you opt for a moody or a bright feel? The room that will serve as your home office will need adequate lighting — think “the brighter, the better” for this particular setting. For the bedroom, bedside wall lamps with warm-temperature bulbs could be the way to go to induce a sense of calm or intimacy. Try to match the style of the wall light or sconce that you’re installing to the overall design scheme of your room. It’s never “just a light.” You should approach the lighting of a room with a mindset that is one part practical and one part aesthetics-driven.
Let 1stDibs help you set the mood with the right wall lights and sconces for your home. Our collection includes every kind of fixture, from sculptural works by Austrian craftsman J.T. Kalmar to chic industrial-style wall sconces, from adjustable painted aluminum wall lamps designed by Artemide to a wide variety of minimalist mid-century modern masterpieces.
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