Midcentury Cocoon Pendant Light

Cocoon Chandelier

1960 Italian Pendant Light

Cocoon Pendant Lamp By Achille Castiglioni

Mid Century Chandelier From Germany

Goldkant Leuchten

Hanging Lamp Mid Century

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Metal

Bicone Shaped Cocoon Pendant Light, Mid Century Modern, 1960s

$718 / item

Bicone Shaped Cocoon Pendant Light, Mid Century Modern, 1960s

Located in Cork, IE

This beautiful bi-cone shaped white cocoon pendant light is in excellent condition and was made some time in the 1980s.

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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Flower Shape Cocoon Pendant Light, 1960s, Italy

$2,898

$2,550

Mid-Century "Cocoon" Pendant Light by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s

Located in Morazzone, Varese

Mid-Century "Cocoon" Pendant Light by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s Gorgeous German "Cocoon" pendant light.

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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Mid-Century Goldkant Globe Cocoon Pendant Lamp or Hanging Light Germany 1960s

$4,058

Mid-Century Goldkant Globe Cocoon Pendant Lamp or Hanging Light Germany 1960s

By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Friedel Wauer, Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Goldkant Leuchten, Flos

Located in München, BY

Highly decorative and elegant Mid-Century Modern cocoon pendant lamp or hanging light.

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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

$7,033

Mid-Century German Cocoon Pendant Lamp from Goldkant Lighting

Located in Hamburg, DE

Rare Mid Century Cocoon pendant light from Goldkant lights.

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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Located in Cork, IE

This rare and extravagant 1960s cocoon pendant light is in good condition! With a body diameter of about 53 cm (20.9 in) and height of about 40 cm (15.8 in) this is an eye-catching...

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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Resin

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Vintage Italian Cocoon Ceiling Light in the style of Achille Castiglione, 1960s

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H 11.82 in Dm 13.78 in

Vintage Italian Cocoon Ceiling Light in the style of Achille Castiglione, 1960s

Located in PRESTON, AU

Incredible and rare tapered cocoon pendant lamp in the style of Achille Castiglione. The tapered white frame is covered in a resin cocoon skin in warm white hues. The skin emits the ...

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Steel

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H 13.39 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in

Italian Mid-Century Cocoon Pendant Light in Manner of Castiglioni Brothers

Located in London, GB

A well formed cocoon style lamp in the manner of Castiglioni Brothers Italy, c1960s. In good condition. Since re-wired and PAT tested. Dimensions: 34 height x 38 diame...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Resin

Italian Cocoon Dome Pendant Light

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H 8.5 in Dm 15.5 in

Italian Cocoon Dome Pendant Light

By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Incredible cocoon pendant light in the style of Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni from Italy, 1960's. Unique dome shade in a creamy parchment resin. Original dome resin shows nice a...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Italian Cocoon Globe Pendant Light

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H 39.38 in Dm 18.12 in L 39.38 in

Midcentury Cocoon Losange Pendant Light, 1960s, Italy

By Achille Castiglioni

Located in Hagenbach, DE

A losange cocoon pendant lamp made in Italy in the 1960s. The hanging lamp has a design similar to the lightings made by Achille Castiglioni. The lamp shade is of original resin and ...

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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Synthetic

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H 11.82 in Dm 17.33 in

Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Pendant Light, Italy 1960s

By Achille Castiglioni

Located in München, BY

A Cocoon ceiling lamp made in Italy in the 1960s. The ceiling lamp was made in the design of the lamps by Achille Castiglioni. The lampshade is made of resin. Very good vintage cond...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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H 39.38 in Dm 14.97 in

German Mid-Century Cocoon Chandelier by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant, 1960s

By Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer

Located in Badajoz, Badajoz

Beauty and stunning German Cocoon chandelier. This chandelier was designed and manufactured during the 1960s in Germany by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten. Body dimension is D 38...

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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

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Midcentury Cocoon Pendant Light For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the midcentury cocoon pendant light you’re looking for. Each midcentury cocoon pendant light for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, synthetic and organic material. Your living room may not be complete without a midcentury cocoon pendant light — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right midcentury cocoon pendant light, those designed in Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made midcentury cocoon pendant light over the years, but those crafted by Flos, Achille Castiglioni and Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Midcentury Cocoon Pendant Light?

Prices for a midcentury cocoon pendant light start at $496 and top out at $11,815 with the average selling for $1,418.

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

Emerged during the mid-20th century
Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
A heyday of innovation in postwar America
Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
Promotion of functionality

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

Charles and Ray Eames
Eero Saarinen
Milo Baughman
Florence Knoll
Harry Bertoia
Isamu Noguchi
George Nelson
Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa

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 Chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.

While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.

The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)

Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.

Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.

Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.

For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.

The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.

With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.

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