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Mid Century Modern Swing Arm Reflector Table Desk Lamp. Saucer Rare 50s Lighting
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Peoria, AZ
Absolutely Gorgeous! Mid Century Articulating Swing Arm Reflecting Saucer Desk/Table Lamp Red
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Mid-Century Modern 3 Swing Arm Gold Globe Arched Floor Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960's Italian gilt floor lamp with 3 lights and marble base. An iconic design indicative of the
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal

Scandinavian Swing Arm Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps in Brass
By Paavo Tynell, Poul Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Den Haag, NL
Scandinavian swing arm Mid-Century Modern table lamps in Brass Would fit perfect on your side
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Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Swing Arm Diffuser Table Lamp by Underwriters Laboratories
By Underwriters Laboratories
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a vintage Mid-Century Modern table lamp, featuring a brass base with a swing arm. Has a
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Adjustable Brass Swing Arm Floor Reading Lamp, Germany 1960s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will a stunning Mid Century Modern Adjustable Brass Floor Reading Lamp in style
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Brass Swing Arm Articulating Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a wonderful, swing arm floor lamp, made of brass and with Lucite accents
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Sleek Mid-Century Modernist Chrome Swing-Arm Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century modernist swing-arm floor lamp features a Minimalist round chrome base and
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Danish Modern, Adjustable Swing Arm Floor Lamp in Brass, Mid Century, 1950s
By Bohlmarks
Located in Odense, DK
This Danish Modern adjustable floor lamp from the 1950s is a beautiful and functional piece of mid
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Modern Adjustable Swing Arm Floor Lamp done in Brass, Germany 1960s
By Fischer Leuchten
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a charming Mid Century Modern Swing Arm floor lamp done entirely in
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass Holtkoetter Leuchten Two Arm Swing Floor Lamp Mid-Century Modern Marked
By Holtkoetter
Located in Miami, FL
swing arm floor lamps next to Your favorite Recliner or Lounge Chairs. Stunning Mastercraft and
Category

Late 20th Century German Bauhaus Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Modern Wheeler Sight Light Green Swing Arm Desk Lamp Flying Saucer
By Leroy C. Doane, M.G. Wheeler
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mid-century wheeler sight light desk lamp Leroy Doane. This is a wonderful Sight Light desk lamp
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mid Centur Silver Swing Arm Eyeball Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Aluminium space age eyeball floor lamp with double swing arms. The swivel arms carrying the shades
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Articulating Swing Arm Chrome Floor Lamp by Nessen Studios NYC
By Nessen Studio
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
International style Nessen Studios adjustable swing arm all chrome reading lamp, circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Modern Pair of Koch & Lowy Chrome Swing Arm Lamps Adjustable
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Toledo, OH
Modern pair of adjustable swing arm chrome table lamps by Koch & Lowy. Weighted heavy base.
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Mid-20th Century North American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair Maison Jansen Style Swing-Arm Reading Lamps
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Pair Maison Jansen style swing-arm reading lamps. Gilt brass telescoping swing arm floor lamps
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Brass Swing Arm Floor Lamp
By Underwriters Laboratories
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Fully functional Underwriters Laboratories vintage brass swing arm floor lamp. 12" arm expand
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nessen Studio Swing Arm Floor Lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in New York, NY
Early swing arm floor lamp by Nessen Studio. Oxidized chrome lamp with swing-arm feature and
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Nessen Studio Swing Arm Floor Lamp
Nessen Studio Swing Arm Floor Lamp
H 55 in W 18 in D 30 in
Mid Century Swing-Arm Brass Floor Lamp with Black Velvet Shade, Germany 1970s
By Fischer Leuchten
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a Mid Century Modern Swing Arm floor lamp done in brass with black
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

20th Century Italian Chrome Table Lamp with Swing Arm
By Gae Aulenti, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Haderslev, DK
Classic Mid-Century Italian design lamp. Very high built quality with the weight of 16 kg/35lb
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Knoll Clay Michie Swing Arm Saucer Desk Lamp, 1950s Mid Century Atomic MCM Decor
By Clay Michie
Located in Peoria, AZ
lamp penned by Clay Michie for Knoll! This lamp is an archetype of modernist mid century style with its
Category

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

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Brass swing arm floor lamp 1970s Germany
By Sölken Leuchten
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Brass swing arm floor lamp 1970s Germany .One E27 bulb needed some wear on the feet
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass swing arm floor lamp  1970s Germany
Brass swing arm floor lamp  1970s Germany
H 73.23 in W 11.82 in D 10.24 in
Brass swing arm Desk lamp 1970s Germany
By Holtkoetter
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice swing arm Desk lamp . Brass . Turn switch on base . lots of patine .so stylish . 1970s
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass swing arm Desk lamp 1970s Germany
Brass swing arm Desk lamp 1970s Germany
H 18.12 in W 21.66 in D 7.09 in
Nessen lighting co.Swing Arm Desk Lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in Westport, CT
Polished chrome and black swing arm desk lamp by Nessen Company Bronx partial original label in
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Herda Brass swing arm floor lamp 1980s
By Herda
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Brass Floor lamp . Ideal reading lamp .Adjustable in height . 99 cm / 144 cm
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Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Herda  Brass swing arm floor lamp  1980s
Herda  Brass swing arm floor lamp  1980s
H 56.7 in W 18.51 in D 10.63 in
Italian Mid Century Floor Lamp in Brass with Swing Arm and Green Marble Base
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in San Francisco, CA
cream colored aluminium shade is placed upon a brass articulated arm which is adjustable. The lamp rests
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal

Italian Midcentury Swing Arm Red Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
This fantastic floor lamp was made in Italy in the 1960s. The metal shade is in great condition
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Mid Century Swing-Arm Floor Lamps in Metal with Faux Bamboo Wood Details
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of Mid Century Swing-Arm Floor Lamps in Metal with Faux Bamboo Wood details. Adjustable in
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Brass swing arm floor lamp with shade 1970s
By Herda
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Brass swing arm floor lamp . 1970s one large E27 bulb needed .Pull down switch . Good
Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Brass swing arm floor lamp with shade 1970s
Brass swing arm floor lamp with shade 1970s
H 70.87 in W 24.81 in D 10.63 in
Halogen Brass Swing arm floor lamp 1980s Germany
By Holtkoetter
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Holtkotter swing arm Floor lamp . Brass Halogen comes with a good working dimmer
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Swing-Arm Floor Lamp in Style of Arredoluce
By Arredoluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adjustable height and swing arm antique brass floor lamp in Style of Arredoluce. Lamp is in
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Walter Von Nessen Aluminum Swing Arm Floor Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Walter Von Nessen Aluminum Swing Arm Floor Lamp ,, Wonderful example,, Retains original parchment
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Small Brass Swing Arm Table Lamp 1970s Germany
By Kuhlman & Co.
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice unusual small swing arm table lamp. Made off Brass. Halogen switch on the base. 1970s
Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Architect Adjustable Green Swing-Arm Desk Lamp, 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Architect Adjustable Green Swing-Arm Desk Lamp with Metal Shade Period: 1970s Country of
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Vintage 1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Iron

Swing Arm Table Lamp by Koch and Lowy
Located in Dallas, TX
Swing Arm Table Lamp with adjustable shade by Koch and Lowy . Very good original condition.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Holtkoetter adjustable Brass swing arm floor lamp. Germany
By Holtkoetter
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Halogen Brass floor lamp . Adjustable in height . Comes with a new and good working
Category

Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nessen style Brushed Metal Swing Arm Desk Lamp
By Nessen Studio
Located in New York, NY
Swing-arm desk lamp in brushed metal finish. USA, circa 1990. Includes off-white paper drum shade
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Koch & Lowy Chrome Articulating Swing Arm Desk Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Koch & Lowy Chrome Articulating Swing Arm Desk Lamp 11.13 tall x 14.38 closed x 21 fully extended x
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Brass swing arm Floor lamp with shade .1970s Germany
By Sölken Leuchten
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Brass swing arm floor lamp ,with Shade . 1970s Germany Solken leuchten . Adjustable in
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Koch & Lowy Articulated Swing Brass Desk Lamp Mid-Century Modern 1965 Stamped
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Miami, FL
This Swing Brass Desk Lamp was made by Koch & Lowy the esteemed American Company that designed all
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Vintage 1960s American Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Stone, Brass, Metal

Pair of 1970s Italian Brass Swing Arm Floor Lamps
Located in London, London
Pair of floor lamps Swing arms Brass Original shades but are soiled Dimensions are without
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Walter Von Nessen Antiqued Brass Swing Arm Library Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
. Features a swing arm and pivoting, perforated, cylindrical shade. Complemented by natural aged patina and
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Koch & Lowy Adjustable Swing Arm Chrome Floor Lamp OMI, 1960s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Miami, FL
Koch & Lowy Adjustable Swing Arm Chrome Floor Lamp OMI, 1960s Offered for sale is a chrome swing
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Early Pair of Von Nessen Swing Arm Table Lamps
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A rare pair of brushed chrome desk lamps, with the original early light switches on the base of the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Koch & Lowy Chrome Swing Arm Adjustable Desk / Lamps
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Westport, CT
Mirror chrome Koch & Lowy swing arm adjustable desk / table lamps, vans adjust head to back light
Category

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

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pair of Walter Von Nessen Vintage Swing Arm Table Lamps in Bronze Finish
By Nessen Lighting
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Walter Von Nessen vintage swing arm table lamps in bronze finish Measures: 18" to top of
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Sonneman Chrome Articulating Arm Eyeball Table Lamp! Swing Counterweight 1960s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Peoria, AZ
Robert Sonneman articulating desk lamp with a very Italian, mid century style and panache! This lamp has
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Brass Swing Table or Desk Lamp by Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Water Mill, NY
Mid-Century brass swing arm table or desk reading lamp with cylinder piviting shade on very heavy
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Iron

Mid Century Purple Swivel Arm Eyeball Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Purple eyeball floor lamp with flexible swivel arms. The swing arms carrying the shades can move up
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Walter Von Nessen Studio Bronze Swing-Arm Floor Lamp, 1950
By Nessen Studio
Located in Pasadena, TX
Swing Arm Floor Lamp - Nessen U.S.A. circa 1950s. Walter Von Nessen Studios. Swing arm floor lamp
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Arteluce Articulating Swing Arm Saucer Italian Brass Desk Lamp 1950s MCM Atomic
By Arteluce
Located in Peoria, AZ
lighting. One of the coolest mid century modern desk lamps ever made! Very fine vintage condition with
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Italian Brass Swing Arm Floor Reading Lamp Rectangle Genuine Taupe Marble Base
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Italian two patina Brass swing arm floor or reading lamp mounted on a beige
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

In the Style of Cedric Hartman Adjustable Chrome Swing Arm Floor Lamp
By Cedric Hartman, Walter Von Nessen
Located in St. Louis, MO
In the style of Cedric Hartman or Walter Von Nessen, this chrome Mid-Century Modern floor lamp is
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Walter Von Nessen Brass Swing Arm Table Lamp with Adjustable Cylindrical Shade
By Nessen Studio, Walter Von Nessen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Studio (ca. 1970s, New York City). Features a swing arm and pivoting, perforated, cylindrical shade
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1970s American Walter Von Nessen Style Swing Arm Chrome Table Lamps
By Nessen Studio, Walter Von Nessen
Located in London, GB
Pair of 1970s American, swing-arm, chromed-metal, table lamps attributed to Walter Von Nessen
Category

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

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Italian Swing Arm Brass Floor Lamp 1950's Stilnovo Style Original Black Shade
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
The articulated Italian swing arm brass floor lamp is multi functional added by its extending
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

Pair of Midcentury Swing-Arm Floor Lamps in Metal with Faux Bamboo Wood Details
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of midcentury swing-arm floor lamps in metal with faux bamboo wood details. Adjustable in
Category

Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Walter Von Nessen Brushed Steel Swing Arm Floor Lamp with White Milk Glass Shade
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Walter Von Nessen designed Brushed Steel Swing Arm Reading Floor Lamp with White Glass Shade, 1950
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Koch & Lowy Brass Swing Table or Desk Lamp 1970s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-Century Brass Swing Table or Desk Lamp by Koch & Lowy. Brass finish Articulating Desk Lamp by
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Brass Holtkoetter Leuchten Hight Adjustable Floor Lamp Mid-Century Modern
By Holtkoetter
Located in Miami, FL
Bauhaus Period and made in circa Beginning of 1980s. Reading pharmacy lamps swing arm floor lamps next
Category

Late 20th Century German Bauhaus Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Italian, 1950s Mid-Century Enamel Floor Lamp
By Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
An original Mid-Century Italian floor lamp with a brass swing arm and decorative colored enamel to
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass, Enamel

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Mid Century Modern Swing Arm Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of mid century modern swing arm lamps available for sale. Frequently made of metal, brass and chrome, all mid century modern swing arm lamps available were constructed with great care. Mid century modern swing arm lamps have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Modern mid century modern swing arm lamps are consistently popular styles. Walter Von Nessen, Koch & Lowy and George W. Hansen each produced beautiful mid century modern swing arm lamps that are worth considering.

How Much are Mid Century Modern Swing Arm Lamps?

Mid century modern swing arm lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,600, while the lowest priced sells for $200 and the highest can go for as much as $16,500.

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.