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Murano Glass Mid Century Lamps, a Pair
Murano Glass Mid Century Lamps, a Pair

Murano Glass Mid Century Lamps, a Pair

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Winter Park, FL

A pair of Mid Century Murano glass lamps by Barovier & Toso. Beautiful teal color with controlled

Category

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

Materials

Brass

A Helena Tynell Limburg Amber Glass Bubble Mid Century Lamp
A Helena Tynell Limburg Amber Glass Bubble Mid Century Lamp

A Helena Tynell Limburg Amber Glass Bubble Mid Century Lamp

By Helena Tynell, Limburg

Located in New York, NY

A wonderful 1960s amber bubble glass wall lamp with a gold enamel fixture designed by Helena Tynell

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Vintage Lotus Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Blown Murano Glass, Rare
Vintage Lotus Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Blown Murano Glass, Rare

Vintage Lotus Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Blown Murano Glass, Rare

By Mazzega, Carlo Nason

Located in Milano, IT

Murano Table Lamp - Italian Collectible Lamp - Rare Mid-Century Lamp The LT305 "Lotus" Table Lamp

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Barovier & Toso Italian Mid-Century Bubbled White Glass Table Lamp
Barovier & Toso Italian Mid-Century Bubbled White Glass Table Lamp

Barovier & Toso Italian Mid-Century Bubbled White Glass Table Lamp

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Mid-Century Murano glass table lamp featuring gold fleck and bubble throughout hand made

Category

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

Materials

Glass

Barovier & Toso Italian Mid-Century Bubbled White Glass Table Lamp
Barovier & Toso Italian Mid-Century Bubbled White Glass Table Lamp

Barovier & Toso Italian Mid-Century Bubbled White Glass Table Lamp

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Mid-Century Murano glass table lamp featuring gold fleck and bubble throughout hand made

Category

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

Materials

Glass

Mid Century Modern Bubble Gum Pink Cylinder Column Chrome Table Lamp - a Pair
Mid Century Modern Bubble Gum Pink Cylinder Column Chrome Table Lamp - a Pair

Mid Century Modern Bubble Gum Pink Cylinder Column Chrome Table Lamp - a Pair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Mid Century Modern Bubble Gum Pink Cylinder Column Chrome Modernist Table Lamps - a Pair

Category

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

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Italian Mid-Century Murano Smoked Bubble Glass Chalice Table Lamp
Italian Mid-Century Murano Smoked Bubble Glass Chalice Table Lamp

Italian Mid-Century Murano Smoked Bubble Glass Chalice Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

Italian mid century murano chalice shaped smoked blown bubble glass table lamp / torchiere with a

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Mid-Century Table Desk Lamp, Chrystal Base with Bubbles, France 1960s
Mid-Century Table Desk Lamp, Chrystal Base with Bubbles, France 1960s

Mid-Century Table Desk Lamp, Chrystal Base with Bubbles, France 1960s

Located in Saarbruecken, DE

Mid-Century table desk lamp, Chrystal Base with Bubbles, France 1960s. no chips. signed.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

Mid Century Modern Brass & Bubble Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany
Mid Century Modern Brass & Bubble Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany

Mid Century Modern Brass & Bubble Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany

Located in Nürnberg, Bayern

Mid Century Modern Brass & Bubble Glass Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany Dimensions Diameter: 5.11

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Block Bubble Table Lamp by Horst Tueselmann for Ichendorf Glashuette
Mid-Century Block Bubble Table Lamp by Horst Tueselmann for Ichendorf Glashuette

Mid-Century Block Bubble Table Lamp by Horst Tueselmann for Ichendorf Glashuette

By Ichendorf, Horst Tuselmann

Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen

Mid-Century block table lamp in green bubbleglass designed by Horst Tueselmann and manufactured by

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

MId-Century Murano Lamp
MId-Century Murano Lamp

MId-Century Murano Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

MId-century Venetian lamp with many controlled bubbles throughout. With applied aqua glass swirls

Category

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

Materials

Murano Glass, Acrylic

"Bubble" ceramic Table Lamp, Kaiser Leuchten
"Bubble" ceramic Table Lamp, Kaiser Leuchten

"Bubble" ceramic Table Lamp, Kaiser Leuchten

By Kaiser Leuchten

Located in Neuss, NW

Exclusive bubble table lamp by Kaiser Leuchten from the 1960s. Handcrafted glazed ceramic base in

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Solid Ceramic Bubble Lamp, USA 1970's
Solid Ceramic Bubble Lamp, USA 1970's

Solid Ceramic Bubble Lamp, USA 1970's

Located in New York, NY

Large Ceramic table lamp with an abstract bubbling pattern. Base Only 24x14

Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Gold Mercury Glass Bubble Lamps
Gold Mercury Glass Bubble Lamps

Gold Mercury Glass Bubble Lamps

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Mid-Century mercury glass lamps. Restored with new pull chain sockets and brass base. Glass

Category

Late 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1970s Napako "Bubble" Pendant Lamp, Czechoslovakia
1970s Napako "Bubble" Pendant Lamp, Czechoslovakia

1970s Napako "Bubble" Pendant Lamp, Czechoslovakia

By Josef Hurka

Located in Praha, CZ

Made in Czechoslovakia, designed by Josef Hurka, manufactured by Napako in the 1970's. Made of metal, plastic. Repolished, cleaned. Fully functional, in original condition, few minor...

Category

Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Plastic

1970s Napako "Bubble" Pendant Lamp, Czechoslovakia
1970s Napako "Bubble" Pendant Lamp, Czechoslovakia

1970s Napako "Bubble" Pendant Lamp, Czechoslovakia

By Josef Hurka

Located in Praha, CZ

Made in Czechoslovakia, designed by Josef Hurka, manufactured by Napako in the 1970's. Made of metal, plastic. Repolished, cleaned. Fully functional, in original condition, few minor...

Category

Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Extraordinary "Bubble" ceramic floor lamp, Kaiser Leuchten
Extraordinary "Bubble" ceramic floor lamp, Kaiser Leuchten

Extraordinary "Bubble" ceramic floor lamp, Kaiser Leuchten

By Kaiser Leuchten

Located in Neuss, NW

Rare bubble floor lamp by Kaiser Leuchten from the 1960s. Handcrafted glazed ceramic base in green

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

1970s Napako "Bubble" Pendant Lamp, Czechoslovakia
1970s Napako "Bubble" Pendant Lamp, Czechoslovakia

1970s Napako "Bubble" Pendant Lamp, Czechoslovakia

By Josef Hurka

Located in Praha, CZ

This rare pendant lamp was produced in 1960s in Czechoslovakia by Napako in 1970s. Every plastic

Category

Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Pair of Barovier & Toso Italian MidCentury Bubble Fleck Murano Glass Floor Lamps
Pair of Barovier & Toso Italian MidCentury Bubble Fleck Murano Glass Floor Lamps

Pair of Barovier & Toso Italian MidCentury Bubble Fleck Murano Glass Floor Lamps

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Queens, NY

2 Italian Mid-Century standing floor lamps featuring a glass ball in the center with brass finials

Category

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

Materials

Brass

Lino Tagliapietra Mid-Century Murano Italian Handblown Globe Table Lamp
Lino Tagliapietra Mid-Century Murano Italian Handblown Globe Table Lamp

Lino Tagliapietra Mid-Century Murano Italian Handblown Globe Table Lamp

By La Murrina, Lino Tagliapietra

Located in Toledo, OH

Lino Tagliapietra Mid-Century Italian Murano Handblown Globe Table Lamp. Lino Tagliapietra Mid

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Mushroom Bubble Murano Glass Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Mushroom Bubble Murano Glass Lamp, Italy, 1970s

Mushroom Bubble Murano Glass Lamp, Italy, 1970s

By Vistosi

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

Table bedside or desk mushroom lamp in blown orange bubble Murano glass. Artisanal work Italian

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Helena Tynell Glass Bubble Table Lamp, 1970s
Helena Tynell Glass Bubble Table Lamp, 1970s

Helena Tynell Glass Bubble Table Lamp, 1970s

By Helena Tynell

Located in Delft, NL

Helena Tynell glass bubble table lamp, 1970s.

Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Mercury Glass Bubble Cylinder Lamps
Pair of Mercury Glass Bubble Cylinder Lamps

Pair of Mercury Glass Bubble Cylinder Lamps

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Pair of Mercury Glass Bubble Cylinder lamps.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Mercury Glass

Mid-Century Floor Lamp, 1960s, Restored
Mid-Century Floor Lamp, 1960s, Restored

Mid-Century Floor Lamp, 1960s, Restored

By Lidokov

Located in Praha, CZ

Mid-Century floor lamp made by Lidokov in Czechoslovakia in 1960s. Each bulb has its own switch

Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Cylindrical Bubble Mercury Glass Lamps
Pair of Cylindrical Bubble Mercury Glass Lamps

Pair of Cylindrical Bubble Mercury Glass Lamps

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Pair of cylindrical lamps with mercury bubble glass body. Color varies slightly between pairs.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Chrome Bubble Table Lamp or Desk, Midcentury, 1960s
Chrome Bubble Table Lamp or Desk, Midcentury, 1960s

Chrome Bubble Table Lamp or Desk, Midcentury, 1960s

Located in Verviers, BE

Large chrome bubble table or desk lamp, made in Germany in the late 1960s. The lamp has got a E27

Category

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

Materials

Chrome

Chrome Bubble Table Lamp or Desk, Midcentury, 1960s
Chrome Bubble Table Lamp or Desk, Midcentury, 1960s

Chrome Bubble Table Lamp or Desk, Midcentury, 1960s

Located in Verviers, BE

Large chrome bubble table or desk lamp, made in Germany in the late 1960s. The lamp has got a E27

Category

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

Materials

Chrome

Barovier & Toso Italian Mid-Century Bolle and Gold Fleck Table Lamp
Barovier & Toso Italian Mid-Century Bolle and Gold Fleck Table Lamp

Barovier & Toso Italian Mid-Century Bolle and Gold Fleck Table Lamp

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Mid-Century Murano glass table lamp featuring a bolle technique of blown glass with

Category

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

Materials

Blown Glass

Murano Gilt Glass Bubble Table Lamps - Pair #1
Murano Gilt Glass Bubble Table Lamps - Pair #1

Murano Gilt Glass Bubble Table Lamps - Pair #1

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Classic Murano bubble lamps in their fine gilt glass with five graduated balls. Round domed bases

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Mid-Century Murano Cranberry Lamps
Pair of Mid-Century Murano Cranberry Lamps

Pair of Mid-Century Murano Cranberry Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of Murano mid-century cranberry lamps with lots of controlled bubbles and gold flecks running

Category

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

Materials

Murano Glass, Acrylic

Pair of Round Bubble Glass Lamps, Italy, 1970s
Pair of Round Bubble Glass Lamps, Italy, 1970s

Pair of Round Bubble Glass Lamps, Italy, 1970s

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

Pair of Mid-Century Modern space age round cube cylinder lamps design, 1970s

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Karl Springer Clear and Marbleized Brown Bubble Lamps
Karl Springer Clear and Marbleized Brown Bubble Lamps

Karl Springer Clear and Marbleized Brown Bubble Lamps

By Karl Springer

Located in New York, NY

A wonderful rare pair of Karl Springer clear and cased brown Lucite bubble lamps. A central stem in

Category

Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic

Bubble Glass Floor Lamp by Hustadt, Germany 1960s
Bubble Glass Floor Lamp by Hustadt, Germany 1960s

Bubble Glass Floor Lamp by Hustadt, Germany 1960s

Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen

Elegant floor light with aspherical base in bubble glass with two-light settings by Hustadt

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Glass

Murano Glass Mid Century Blue Barbini Lamp
Murano Glass Mid Century Blue Barbini Lamp

Murano Glass Mid Century Blue Barbini Lamp

By Alfredo Barbini

Located in Winter Park, FL

A Mid Century Murano glass lamp by Alfredo Barbini for Seguso. Hand-blown cased glass with ribbed

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Murano Glass Tall Mid Century Modern Lamp
Murano Glass Tall Mid Century Modern Lamp

Murano Glass Tall Mid Century Modern Lamp

By Alfredo Barbini

Located in Winter Park, FL

A Mid Century Murano glass lamp by Alfredo Barbini for Seguso. Hand-blown cased glass with

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Bubble Glas Table Lamp, VeArt, Venice, Italy 1960s
Bubble Glas Table Lamp, VeArt, Venice, Italy 1960s

Bubble Glas Table Lamp, VeArt, Venice, Italy 1960s

Located in New York, NY

Round table lamp with a ring-shaped lampshade made of gray glass with enclosed red flickers. The

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

Set of 2 Vintage Ceramic Table Lamps - Kaiser Leuchten - Bubble Lamp
Set of 2 Vintage Ceramic Table Lamps - Kaiser Leuchten - Bubble Lamp

Set of 2 Vintage Ceramic Table Lamps - Kaiser Leuchten - Bubble Lamp

By Kaiser Leuchten

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

A beautiful set of 2 ceramic table lamps, made by the German brand Kaiser Leuchten. The ceramic is

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of dark blue "bubble" motif ceramic table lamps
Pair of dark blue "bubble" motif ceramic table lamps

Pair of dark blue "bubble" motif ceramic table lamps

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Pair of dark blue "bubble" motif ceramic table lamps with brass hardware.

Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Bubble Lamps of Resin in Butterscotch by Silvano Pantani, 1966
Bubble Lamps of Resin in Butterscotch by Silvano Pantani, 1966

Bubble Lamps of Resin in Butterscotch by Silvano Pantani, 1966

By Silvano Pantani

Located in Smyrna, GA

Such beautiful sculptures, in wonderful shades of BUTTERSCOTCH. These Bubble Lamps were created by

Category

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

Materials

Resin

Expressive West German Full Glass Bubble Table Lamp, circa 1970
Expressive West German Full Glass Bubble Table Lamp, circa 1970

Expressive West German Full Glass Bubble Table Lamp, circa 1970

Located in Voorburg, NL

, allowing the lamp to integrate seamlessly into contemporary, mid-century, or gallery-like interiors. It

Category

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Barovier & Toso Italian Mid-Century Bolle and Gold Fleck Table Lamps
Pair of Barovier & Toso Italian Mid-Century Bolle and Gold Fleck Table Lamps

Pair of Barovier & Toso Italian Mid-Century Bolle and Gold Fleck Table Lamps

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of Italian Mid-Century gold fleck glass table lamps featuring a bolle technique of blown glass

Category

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

Materials

Blown Glass

Mid Century Italian Handblown "Fiasco" Demijohn Glass Lamp
Mid Century Italian Handblown "Fiasco" Demijohn Glass Lamp

Mid Century Italian Handblown "Fiasco" Demijohn Glass Lamp

Located in Oceanside, US

A stunning mid-century Italian table lamp repurposed from a hand-blown fiasco demijohn bottle

Category

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

Materials

Brass

Bubble Lamps of Resin in Butterscotch by Silvano Pantani, 1966
Bubble Lamps of Resin in Butterscotch by Silvano Pantani, 1966

Bubble Lamps of Resin in Butterscotch by Silvano Pantani, 1966

By Silvano Pantani

Located in Smyrna, GA

Such beautiful sculptures, in wonderful shades of BUTTERSCOTCH. These Bubble Lamps were created by

Category

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

Materials

Resin

Space Age Vintage Clear Bubble Glass Floor Lamp 1970s
Space Age Vintage Clear Bubble Glass Floor Lamp 1970s

Space Age Vintage Clear Bubble Glass Floor Lamp 1970s

By Helena Tynell

Located in Vienna, AT

Space Age vintage floor lamp with beautiful glass shades from clear textured glass. A joyful floor

Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Rupert Nikoll Brass and Bubble Glass Table Lamp
Rupert Nikoll Brass and Bubble Glass Table Lamp

Rupert Nikoll Brass and Bubble Glass Table Lamp

By Rupert Nikoll

Located in Vienna, AT

Brass construction with handblowed glass stand and shade fitted with two E27 sockets. Made by Rupert Nikoll in the 1960s in Vienna.

Category

Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Modern Bubble Crystal Rare Table Lamp Orrefors Carl Fagerlund
Midcentury Modern Bubble Crystal Rare Table Lamp Orrefors Carl Fagerlund

Midcentury Modern Bubble Crystal Rare Table Lamp Orrefors Carl Fagerlund

By Carl Fagerlund, Orrefors

Located in Hillringsberg, SE

Midcentury large and rare modern bubble/drop table lamp design by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal

Chrome and Ceramic Bubble Table Lamp or Desk, Midcentury, 1960s
Chrome and Ceramic Bubble Table Lamp or Desk, Midcentury, 1960s

Chrome and Ceramic Bubble Table Lamp or Desk, Midcentury, 1960s

Located in Verviers, BE

Large chrome and Ceramic bubble table or desk lamp, made in Germany in the late 1960s. The lamp

Category

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

Materials

Chrome

Gaivota Bubbles Table Lamp in White & Blue, 1970's
Gaivota Bubbles Table Lamp in White & Blue, 1970's

Gaivota Bubbles Table Lamp in White & Blue, 1970's

Located in Lisboa, PT

This table lamp was produced by Gaivota, in Portugal, during the 1970's.The base is made of chrome

Category

Vintage 1970s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Murano Glass Table Lamp, 1960s
Mid-Century Murano Glass Table Lamp, 1960s

Mid-Century Murano Glass Table Lamp, 1960s

Located in Palermo, IT

Mid-Century Murano glass table lamp, 1960s Intact and in good condition, pleated glass. It has

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Brass & Glass Table Lamps, a Pair
Mid Century Brass & Glass Table Lamps, a Pair

Mid Century Brass & Glass Table Lamps, a Pair

Located in Bradenton, FL

A pair of mid century brass and glass table lamps. Central brass columns are reeded with blown

Category

Mid-20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Murano Teal Glass lamps with controlled bubbles in Gold leaf
Vintage Murano Teal Glass lamps with controlled bubbles in Gold leaf

Vintage Murano Teal Glass lamps with controlled bubbles in Gold leaf

By Archimede Seguso

Located in Smyrna, GA

Vintage Murano glass lamps in TEAL with stunning gold, controlled bubbles. These lamps pack a color

Category

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

Materials

Blown Glass

Pair of Mid-Century Italian Murano Iridescent Lamps
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Murano Iridescent Lamps

Pair of Mid-Century Italian Murano Iridescent Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of Mid-Century Italian Murano iridescent lamps with white controlled bubbles on original bases

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Gold Leaf

Murano Glass Table Lamps, Purple Avventurina with Gold Bubbles, Italy
Murano Glass Table Lamps, Purple Avventurina with Gold Bubbles, Italy

Murano Glass Table Lamps, Purple Avventurina with Gold Bubbles, Italy

Located in Austin, TX

Pair of Italian lamps from the Island of Murano. This pair features purple hand blown glass. The

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Midcentury Bubble Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal midcentury bubble lamp for your home. Frequently made of metal, glass and brass, every midcentury bubble lamp was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect midcentury bubble lamp — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right midcentury bubble lamp, those designed in Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one midcentury bubble lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Glashütte Limburg, Helena Tynell and Barovier&Toso produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Midcentury Bubble Lamp?

A midcentury bubble lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,472, while the lowest priced sells for $332 and the highest can go for as much as $4,850.

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.

Questions About Midcentury Bubble Lamp
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Herman Miller makes Nelson bubble lamps. George Nelson first created the steel lamps with silk shades in 1952 with inspiration from a set of Swedish silk lamps that he had passed on purchasing due to their price. It was his desire to produce something similar for a more accessible price. On 1stDibs, find a collection of George Nelson lighting.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    George Nelson Bubble Lamps are made of steel wires, which form a durable framework for the lamp. A plastic polymer material spread over the wires forms the shade which is translucent to give the lamp a soft glow. Inspired by Swedish lamps, these mid-century modern light fixtures are still made by the legendary furniture manufacturer Herman Miller today. Shop a range of George Nelson Bubble Lamps on 1stDibs.