Murano Round Smoky Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
A very particular and original Murano lamp, a series of round glass leaves arranged one above the other, of a smoky color. Their shape is fascinating. The lamp is composed of a roun...
Brass
Rounded Corners Pedestal Shape White Faux Bamboo Decorated Pattern Table Lamp
By John Dickinson
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rounded Corners Pedestal Shape White Faux Bamboo Decorated Pattern Table Lamp MINT!
Ceramic
Murano Round Fumè Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Murano glass sculpture table lamp, very particular and original in its kind. Its shape is fascinating, thanks to the very particular Murano glass parts. The lamp is composed of a ro...
Brass
Italian Glass and Gilt Bamboo Table Lamp with Round Base, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Italian table lamp from circa 1950 combines traditional craftsmanship with a refined midcentury sensibility. The teardrop-shaped clear glass body is enclosed in a delicately han...
Bamboo, Glass, Giltwood
Round Ceramic Table Lamp with Custom Blue Silk Lampshade by René Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beige ceramic table lamp with blue and brown accents. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic in fresh tones, with a new custom made matching silk lampshade by René Houben. The...
Metal, Brass
Round Ceramic B. Rooke Table Lamp, New Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamp from Bernard Rook, UK 1970s. This ceramic lamp base from Bernard Rooke brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its sculptu...
Ceramic
Gold Colored Lamp Round Stone Bitossi, Custom White Gold Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large Bitossi ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. ...
Ceramic
Murano Cactus Art glass Round Water Green Color Floor Lamp, 1970
Located in Roma, Lazio
Splendid illuminated sculpture entirely in very fine Murano glass plates of a splendid sea water green color. More than a floor lamp, it is a cactus sculpture made up of small piece...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Maison Baguès French Neoclassical Bronze & Brass Round Base Floor Lamp, 1940s
By Maison Baguès
Located in Miami, FL
Maison Baguès French neoclassical bronze & brass floor lamp round base from the 1940s. Solid bronze high quality floor lamp. Perfect working condition and uses 1 max. 65 watts lig...
Brass, Bronze
Round Blue Coral Ceramic Lamp, Custom White Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. This blu...
Ceramic
Classic Elegant Round Pewter and Chrome Table Lamp, 1930s Swedish Art Deco
By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget
Located in Bromma, SE
Elegant Swedish Art Deco Table Lamp in pewter and chrome with three distinctive feets. A Round Pewter Table Lamp designed and manufactured in Sweden during the 1930’s. Pewter Table ...
Pewter, Chrome
Murano Cactus Art glass Round Water Green Color Floor Lamp, 1970
Located in Roma, Lazio
Splendid illuminated sculpture entirely in very fine Murano glass plates of a splendid sea water green color. The Murano furnaces create an indisputable timeless design, simple but e...
Murano Glass
$2,068Sale Price|20% Off
Round Harvey Guzzini Table Lamp Lucite Steel Italian Design 1970s Silver
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Harvey Guzzini table lamp Lucite steel Italian design 1970s silver. In the upper part it has an E27 bulb max 80 watts, in the lower part inside 3 bulbs E14 Max 40 Watts.
Steel
Round Marble Base Brass Floor lamp Integrated Lucite Table Magazine Rack MINT!
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round Marble Base Brass Floor lamp Integrated Lucite Table Magazine Rack MINT!
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Round Bronze Table Lamp, Äkta Brons Svensk Vara, Sweden 1930s.
By Akta Brons
Located in Bromma, SE
Elegant Swedish Art Deco Bronze Table Lamp with distinctive feets in patinated bronze. The round bronze base is painted in a semi shiny dark brown color. The lamp is designed by NILS...
Bronze
Great Looking & Rare Design Pair of Timeless Alabaster Round Table Lamps, 1970s
Located in Lisse, NL
Perfect size and beautiful and full of natural character, atmosphere creating table lights. This exquisite pair of handcrafted mineral stone table lamps is one of our most remarkabl...
Alabaster
$522Sale Price|44% Off
Restored Round Split Rattan Table Lamp W/ Carved Wood Base & Wrappings
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored midcentury round rattan table lamp featuring thirteen decorative rattan poles centered around a rattan post all fixed to a wood circular base with fancy wrappings. Measure ...
Rattan
1960s Round beige marble base green enameled stem adjustable arm floor lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Italy, 1960's Round beige marble base green enameled stem adjustable arm with yellow shade beige enameled. L 26 in H 78 in
Marble, Enamel
1950 Floor Lamps Italian Design by Stilnovo Black Lacquer Round Cream Shade
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
A rare and beautiful early 1950s floor lamps Italian design by Stilnovo. Black lacquered tubular metal tripod structure with flying disc shaped lamp shades in black lacquer an off wh...
Metal, Brass
Bamboo Rattan c1970s 4 Legged Two Tier Round Side Table Floor Lamp MINT!
By Ficks Reed, McGuire
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Bamboo Rattan c1970s 4 Legged Two Tier Round Side Table Floor Lamp MINT!
Bamboo
Round Glass and Wood Base Table Lamp by Gallotti & Radice, 1970s, Italy
By Gallotti & Radice
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Exclusive round glass with pyramid wood base table lamp by Gallotti & Radice, 1970s, Italy Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E27 light bulb Wi...
Wood, Glass
$763Sale Price|31% Off
Vintage Italian Round Table - Floor Lamp with Black Wood Base, Circa 1970
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Italian Round Table - Floor Lamp with Black Wood Base, Circa 1970 A 1970s vintage table / floor lamp with black wood base and plastic big light globe. Manufactured in Italy...
Plastic, Wood
$753Sale Price|57% Off
Round Table Lamp Brass Wood Shantung Dome Italian Design 1970 Gold Cone
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round table lamp brass wood shantung dome Italian design 1970 gold cone. Measures: Base diameter cm.31, height dome cm.40.
Brass
Vintage MCM 1970s Bamboo Base Integrated Glass Top Round Table Floor Lamp MINT!
By Ficks Reed, Paul Frankl, McGuire
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vintage MCM 1970s Bamboo Base Integrated Glass Top Round End Side Table Night Stand Floor Lamp MINT!
Rattan, Glass, Bamboo
Murano Round Pink Violet and Black Art Glass and Brass Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
A unique and original Murano glass table lamp sculpture. Its captivating shape is thanks to the unique Murano glass elements. The lamp is composed of a round black glass base and a ...
Brass
Murano Round Brown and Green Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
A unique and original Murano glass table lamp sculpture. Its captivating shape is thanks to the unique Murano glass elements. The lamp is composed of a round base in transparent gre...
Brass
$575Sale Price|35% Off
Brass Double Light Desk/Banquet Lamp, Metal Shade Heart Pierced Round Gallery
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Brass double light desk/banquet lamp metal shade heart pierced round gallery base, the desk lamp has two lights for ample lighting, tray top switch with an adjustable height shade wi...
Brass
Doria 1970s Large Murano Glass Globe Round Brass Flush Mount Table Light Lamp
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large, rare to find in the full "Gold" version, vintage / retro / mid century modern flush mount / table lamp light fixture by Doria Leuchten, Germany, circa 1965-1975. The huge mout...
Aluminum, Gold, Brass
Murano Round Pink and Green Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
A Murano glass sculpture table lamp, very particular and original in its kind. Their shape is fascinating, due to the very distinctive Murano glass parts. The lamp is composed of a ...
Brass
Murano Round Aqua Blue and Smoky Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
A unique and original Murano glass table lamp sculpture. Its captivating shape is thanks to the unique aqua blue and smoky Murano glass elements. The lamp is composed of a round bla...
Brass
Vintage 1960s Round Marble Finish Lamp with Stepped Perspex Base Mirrored Edges
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage circa 1960s round marble finish lamp on a four step perspex base with mirrored finish A very good looking rare and decorativ...
Marble
Model 'Round' Desk Lamp by Michel de Lucchi for Bieffeplast, Italy, 1983
By Bieffeplast, Michele de Lucchi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage table lamp by Beiffeplast, Italy. Bold 1980s design with blue and green enameled metal and textured glass shade. Spiky rubberized light bulb.Dimensions:27 x 25 x 12 cm.Perfec...
Metal
Italian Green Iron and Chrome Round Base Swivel Arm One Light Table Lamp, 1960s
By Arredoluce
Located in Firenze, IT
On a thick round green painted iron base flanked by a chrome band throughout and with a central circular chrome detail stands the tubular arm of the lamp made of sparkling chrome ste...
Steel, Chrome, Iron
Murano Round Aqua Blue and Smoky Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
A unique and original Murano glass table lamp sculpture. Its captivating shape is thanks to the unique aqua blue and smoky Murano glass elements. The lamp is composed of a round bla...
Brass
Martz Lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz, Large Round Ceramic and Walnut
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Large minimalist table lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Features a light grey ceramic body with walnut neck and finial. Overall 24" tall 15" wide Cera...
Ceramic, Walnut
Murano Round Dove Gray and Smoky Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
A unique and original Murano glass table lamp sculpture. Its captivating shape is thanks to the unique Murano glass components. The lamp is composed of a round black glass base and ...
Brass
Pair of Round Table Lamps in Bamboo, Rattan and Vienna Straw, Sognot, Italy 1960
By Louis Sognot
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning pair of French Riviera style table lamps fully made in bamboo, curved rattan and Vienna straw. This lovely organic table lamps were made in Italy during the 1960s, clearly i...
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Cane, Rattan
Murano Lunar Globe Art glass Round Water Green Color Floor / Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Splendid terrestrial globe all in satin-finished Murano glass stones, beautiful aqua green color. The globe is composed of two superimposed semi-spheres, formed by an infinite serie...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1 of the 2 Round Blue Coral Ceramic Lamp, Custom White Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. This blu...
Ceramic
$3,666Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Lunar Globe Art glass Round Water Green Color Floor / Table Lamp, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Splendid terrestrial globe all in satin-finished Murano glass stones, beautiful aqua green color. The globe is composed of two superimposed semi-spheres, formed by an infinite serie...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$2,115Sale Price|26% Off
Round Rattan Lamp with Rope Lampshade in the Style of Adrien Adoux Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice round table lamp is made of a rattan base with a rope shade. This is a French work in the style of Adrien Adoux and Frida Minet. Circa 1970
Rattan, Rope
Pair of Round White Table Light in the style of Mazzega
Located in Rijssen, NL
Round white lamp in the style of Mazzega. A white bowl held up by a coil of chrome compose this beautiful piece made in thick handmade Murano glass. Dimensions: Height: 15.74" (40 c...
Metal
$444Sale Price|57% Off
Gold Brass Italian Design 1970s Wood Part Fabric Round Dome
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Gold brass Italian design 1970s wood part fabric round dome. Measures: Stem height cm.47, diameter cm.16 1 Light Bulb E27 max 100 Watt.
Brass
Louis Sognot Large Table Lamp in Bamboo, Rattan and Vienna Straw, Italy 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century large round table lamp made in curved rattan, bamboo and hand-woven Vienna straw.
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Cane, Rattan
Midcentury Table Lamp in Beechwood and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
By Mobili Pizzetti
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury incredible unique round table lamp in beechwood and metal chrome. Made in Italy in the 1970s. It uses 1 bulbs.
Metal, Steel, Chrome
"Moana" Floor Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1970s
By iGuzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Rome, IT
Italian mid-century "Moana" floor lamp with round base and chromed steel tubular structure and lampshade in matte white plastic.
Metal, Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Table Lamp in Marble, Brass and Opaline Glass Stilnovo Style, Italy 1960s
By Stilux, Stilnovo
Located in Rome, IT
Mid-century amazing round table lamp in marble, brass and opaline glass in the style of Stilnovo.
Marble, Metal, Brass
Restored Four Strand Rattan Table Lamp With Fancy Wrapping and Vintage Lampshade
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired Mid-century round rattan table lamp features four decorative rattan poles centered around a rattan post all fixed to a brass circular b...
Rattan
Restored Four Strand Rattan Table Lamp with Fancy Wrapping and Brass Base
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired midcentury round rattan table lamp featuring four decorative rattan poles centered around a rattan post all fixed to a brass circular b...
Rattan
Ilmari Tapiovaara Table Desk Lamp "Maija the Bee" by Hienoteräs, Finland 1950s
By Asko, Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very rare Finnish mid century round desk table lamp with white lacquered cylindrical aluminum shades and brass feet by Ilmari Tapiovaara produced by Asko / Hienoteräs, Finland 1950...
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Round Cocoon Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Italy
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-Century round cocoon pendant lamp, Italy, 1960s.
Resin
Mid-Century Round Cocoon Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Italy
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This is a cocoon hanging lamp crafted in Italy during the 1960s, showcasing the elegance and innovation of mid-century Italian design.
Resin
Mid-Century Round Cocoon Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Italy
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A cocoon hanging lamp made in Italy in the 1960s. It has a beautiful round design, which is similar to the lamps made by Castiglioni. Measures: Height: 33-55 cm Diameter: 35 cm Th...
Resin
Lovely Round Plywood Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Ceiling Lamp, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Round Plywood Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Ceiling Lamp, 1950s The pendant lamp comes with 3 x E27 / E26 Edison screw fit bulb holder, is wired and in working condition.
Plywood, Glass
$6,187 / item
Roma round suspension lamp with bronze glasses
Located in Vedelago, IT
The lamps of the Roma collection draw inspiration from the magnificence of the Eternal City, where every shape and color tell a story of style and sophistication. With their round fr...
Metal
Extremely rare large round Mid Century Modern fiberglass ceiling lamp
Located in München, DE
Beautiful, large, beige, Mid Century Modern fiberglass ceiling lamp. Very elegant, high-quality design for indirect, pleasant ceiling lighting. Frame made of black lacquered metal wi...
Metal, Brass
Swedish Mid-Century Round Pendant Lamp in Linen Fabric, Sweden 1960s
Located in Prague, New Town
Swedish mid-century round pendant lamp, metal, linen fabric, Sweden, 1960s.
Metal
Elegant, stunningly beautiful round Mid-Century Modern ceiling or wall lamp made
Located in München, DE
An elegant, stunningly beautiful round ceiling or wall lamp made of Capiz. The shade was handcrafted from Capiz shells in the 1970s. Capiz shells come from the *Placuna placenta* mol...
Shell
Mid Century Charles Hollis Jones Round Lucite Brass Side End Lamp Table Stand
By Charles Hollis Jones, Neal Small
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Charles Hollis Jones Round Lucite Brass Side End Lamp Table Stand MINT!
Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Anthony Wall Lamp with Round Fixation Box
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall sconce lamp model 'Anthony Wall Lamp With Round Fixation Box' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall...
Aluminum, Brass, 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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
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.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.