$860Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Modeline of California Sculptural Oak Triple-Globe Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Oceanside, US
Each column is topped with its original smoked-glass globe shade. Modeline was known for its innovative use of solid wood, sculptural geometry, and multi-bulb designs—this lamp is a...
Oak
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Globe Ring Lamp for Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Walnut Wood, Glass Globes, Polished Chrome ___________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, ...
Chrome
1970s Jack Haywood for Modeline Laminate Burl Glass Globes Floor Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
This sculptural Burlwood laminated piece is a 1973 Modeline Model 7450 floor lamp, designed by Jack Haywood for Modeline of California. Part of the "California Contemporary" line, it...
Glass, Laminate, Plywood
Vintage Plaster Cactus Lamp With Globe Lamp Shade MCM Postmodern Retro 70s 80s
By Modeline Lamp Co., Michael Taylor, John Dickinson, Richard Etts
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Cactus Plaster Lamp. The lamp is made out of plaster and the lampshade is made out of acrylic. Solid and very heavy. Color: Off White Condition: In great vintage condi...
Plaster
Bentwood Glass Globe Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Tulsa, OK
Pair of vintage unusual table lamps from circa 1970. They are in the form of abstract flowers, with bentwood leaves, on brass stems. They are amzzing in person and very sculptural. T...
Brass
California Modern Geometric Globe Floor Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular design features a walnut wood frame with geometric curves that give space to three new globe glass globes which are supported by chrome hardware.
Chrome
Midcentury Geometric 3-Globe Floor Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular design features a walnut wood rectangular frame with geometric curves that give space to three new globe glass globes, which are supported by brass hardware.
Brass
Midcentury 2-Globe Geometric Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern table lamp designed and manufactured by Modeline Lamp Co. of California in the United States, circa 1960s.
Brass
Vintage Space Age Sculptural Moon Globe Floor Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century modern floor lamp manufactured by Modeline Lamp Co. circa 1970's. This sculptural art piece features a geometric stained birch wooden base that lights up with three frost...
Brass
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H 39 in W 11.5 in D 6 in
Mid Century California Modern Black Table Lamp with Glass Globe by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern accent table lamp manufactured by Modeline of California, circa 1970's. This unique piece will light up any space featuring a suspended frosted glass globe accente...
Chrome
Early 1970s Floor Lamp by Modeline Lamp Company
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 1970s Modeline Lamp Company floor lamp. Creamy white with hand blown globe retaining label.
Glass, Bentwood
Mid-Century Modern Modeline Caged Wood Table Lamp with Colored Glass 3 Heads
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an incredible, wooden table lamp, with three colored glass globe heads, by Modeline, circa the 1960s. In excellent condition, except the yellow globe has a ...
Glass, Wood
Midcentury Three-Globe Geometric Floor Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century floor lamp designed and manufactured by Modeline of California in the United States circa 1960.
Brass
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H 30 in W 17 in D 17 in
Mid-Century Sculptural Cactus Style Table Lamp Oak with Clear Glass Globes
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Southampton, NJ
An awesome lamp constructed of solid oak carefully selected for its grain patterns and dawning three clear retro glass globes. Features a dimmer switch. Tested and functioning perfec...
Glass, Oak
Midcentury 3-Globe Geometric Floor Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular design features a walnut wood frame with geometric curves that give space to three new globe glass globes which are supported by brass hardware.
Brass
MCM Space Age Three Globe Geometric Floor Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM space age three globe geometric floor lamp by Modeline, circa 1970s.
Glass, Wood
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H 39 in W 14 in D 10 in
Jack Haywood for Modeline Sculptural Walnut & Glass Globe Table Lamp 1970s
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Troy, MI
Rare Mid Century Modern table lamp designed by Jack Haywood for Modeline of California circa 1970s. Sculptural walnut plywood base with center floating white glass globe shade.
Glass, Wood
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H 15 in W 24 in D 9 in
Modeline of California "White Wave" Enameled Table Lamp with White Frosted Globe
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Bainbridge, NY
1960s large American Modern Modeline of California white wave Pop Art table lamp.
Metal
Mid century modern space age Modeline three globe lamp
By Arthur Jacobs, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Large mid century modern triple globe and ring lamp designed by Arthur Jacobs for Modeline in the 1960s.
Brass
Pair of Modeline Double Globe Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Papaikou, HI
Pair of Modeline double globe table lamps. A very hip look and a pair!
Metal
Mid-Century Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Black lacquered table lamp with frosted globes by Modeline, circa 1960s.
Opaline Glass, Wood
Modeline Walnut and Frosted Glass Globe Lamp, 1960s
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Mid-Century Modern large table lamp is by Modeline. Its sculptural form consists of three walnut rings staggered on top of each other, each one containing one frosted glass globe.
Chrome
1960s Canadian Modern Bow Floor Lamp in Teak
Located in Victoria, BC
Produced in Canada during the 1960s, this bow floor lamp reflects the strong influence of Scandinavian design that shaped much of Canadian modern furniture and lighting during the po...
Teak
Mid Century Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp attributed to Laurel with a solid wood teardrop form body on metal base with faux wood cathedral cut out base. Clean, working condition, shows very minor cosmetic wear, no...
Metal
Table Lamp 1950 Lumi Milano Mid-Century Italian Design
By Lumi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Table lamp 1950 Lumi Milano Mid-Century Italian design, attributed Oscar Torlasco design.
Brass
Mid Century Table Lamp Designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier 1950/60's
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Mid Century table lamp, designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, circa 1950/60's. The lamp features an oblong walnut body with brass spacer tubes, mounted on a black disk f...
Metal
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Sculpted Table Lamp by Roller Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer Roller Lamp Co Manufacturer Roller Lamp Co Dimensions: 34.50in H x 7in W x 7in D Lamp Shade: 10in H x 17in W Materials: Walnut Wood, New Brass Hardware, New Custom Linen ...
Brass
$1,295
H 38.5 in W 6.75 in D 6.75 in
Expertly Restored -Mid-Century California Modern Sculpted Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Jack Haywood Materials: Korina Wood, New Custom Linen Shade, Polished Brass Dimensions: 38.50in H x 6.75in W in x 6.75in D Lamp Shade 10in H x 17in W x 17in D __________...
Brass
$2,400
H 65.75 in Dm 21 in
Mid Century Uplight Torchiere By Gerald Thurston and Carl Moser for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Mid Century uplight torchiere floor lamp, designed by Gerald Thurston, with glass by Carl Moser, for Lightolier, circa 1950's. The lamp features a disk form texture and d...
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Metal and Glass Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant mid-century Italian table lamp from the 1960s is a striking example of modernist design, combining refined materials with timeless style. The piece features a sleek meta...
Metal
$1,895
H 34.75 in W 9 in D 9 in
Expertly Restored-Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Table Lamp byR & J Manufacturing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: R & J Manufacturing Manufacturer: R & J Manufacturing Materials: Walnut Stained-Mahogany Wood, New Custom Linen Shade, Brass Accents _____________________________...
Brass
1950's American Modernist Lamp by Aladdin Mod. W-250
By Aladdin Co.
Located in Hanover, MA
Aladdin were the preeminent maker of kerosene lamps with a global presence that would make the CIA drool. In the 1950's they produced several stunning modernist designs, all rare an...
Brass
Vintage Modeline Wood Floor Lamp / Adrian Pearsall
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Modeline wood floor lamp with tinted glass table top. In the style of Adrian Pearsall.
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Fruitwood, Italian, Polished, 1960s
By MCM Unique
Located in London, GB
Small wood turned lamp. Sold fully rewired and PAT tested with shade. Minor marks and scuffs conducive to the age of the lamp.
Fruitwood
$4,000
H 84 in W 15 in D 14 in
Vintage 1970s Fabio Lenci for Guzzini Italian Arc Floor Lamp Mid Century Modern
By Guzzini, Fabio Lenci
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage 1970s Fabio Lenci for Guzzini arc floor lamp. This chic arc lamp has a classic mid century styling for an Italian design flair. This lamp features a heavy metal base, a tub...
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Organic Biomorph Vintage Table Lamp 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Organic biomorph vintage table lamp is similar to Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960s. A fantastic vintage table lamp, this table lamp by Linus Bopp, Lim...
Metal
$2,540
H 60.63 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in Dm 14.97 in
Italian floor lamp with cocoon shade, travertine base and brass details, 1960s
By Angelo Lelii, Stilnovo, Arredoluce
Located in Milano, IT
Sculptural Italian floor lamp with cocoon shade, travertine base and brass details, circa 1960 An elegant Italian floor lamp distinguished by its refined combination of natural mate...
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Modern Wooden Floor Lamp, Europe Mid-20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
The 20th century emerged as a golden era where linear forms seamlessly intertwined with function, giving rise to timeless pieces that continue to captivate contemporary sensibilities...
Fabric, Wood
$37,200 / set
H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Green Velvet, 1970, Set of 6
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, green velvet, Italy, 1970, set of six. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. Our atelier carefully restored this vintage...
Plastic, Velvet
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
Rattan Drape Side Table
Located in Paris, FR
Side Table Rattan Drape with all structure in rattan in natural finish.
Rattan
Floor totem lamp by AV Mazzega, Murano glass - Italy, 1960s
By AVMazzega
Located in Firenze, FI
Italian floor lamp by AV Mazzega, made in the 1960s. The totem sculptural design is composed of three elements made of milky white Murano glass with refined beadwork, handcrafted by ...
Steel
$6,410
H 75 in Dm 12 in
Rare Pop Art Tulip Floor Lamp in Green & Red Painted Metal by Peter Bliss 1980s
By Bliss
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and very cool British Pop Art floor lamp by Peter Bliss. For the collectors, design lovers and enthousiasts of pop art, we are offering this very rare and stylized tulip floo...
Metal
$4,850
H 51.19 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Hero Lamp by Panorammma, Brass-Plated Stainless Steel, Stone Sphere, Sculptural
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Hero Lamp is a sculptural floor lamp virtuously crafted in stainless steel with a brass plated finish which holds a stone globe that gives off a warm candle-like light. This unique...
Steel, Stainless Steel
$8,542 / set
H 24.01 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
$1,330 / item
H 61 in W 10 in D 10 in
Natural Oak Modern Hugo Barbell Floor Lamp, Ivory Linen Shade, Natural
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hand-crafted in Pennsylvania, the solid oak balls create a fixture that is as sturdy as it is stylish. The grained oak texture shows through the finish revealing a rich history uniqu...
Linen, Oak
$5,637 / item
H 59.06 in W 10.44 in D 13.78 in
Sculptural Floor Lamp with Bronze-Patina Brass and Shell Inlay by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Brass
Pair of Murano Glass and Brass Palm Tree Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Maestri Muranesi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of floor lamps in amber and blue Murano blown glass, brass structure, four bulbs. The floor lamp is also a sculpture that reproduces the trunk and leaves of a palm tree with pie...
Brass
$3,496 / set
H 26.78 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Pair of Modern Murano Artistic Glass Pearly Pink and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Each single leaf is handcrafted with high quality Murano blown glass; that's why each leaf is slightly different from the other. Exciting color, pearly pink. They are illuminated by ...
Brass
$3,962
H 67.72 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Midcentury Floor Lamp with Leaves and Flowers in Brass, Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing floor lamp in brass and lacquared metal with leaves and flowers. Made in Italy in the 1950s. A beautiful lamp that is perfectly working but most of all, it prov...
Metal, Brass, Iron
$4,232Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 116.15 in W 22.45 in D 20.48 in
Profana Sculptural Floor Lamp • Handmade Edition Steel • by Pedro Paulo-Venzon
By Pedro Paulo Venzon
Located in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina
According to Giorgio Agamben, to profane is to bring into the human realm that which was only devoted to the gods. This discussion about inversion is the point of departure for Prof...
Steel
Estantería Ondeen · Edición Limitada Cobre
Located in Barcelona, ES
La Estantería Ondeen, en su edición limitada en acabado cobre, lleva el diseño estructural a una nueva dimensión. Su estructura de acero de alta calidad y sus ligeros estantes de a...
Stainless Steel
Verner Panton 'Easy' Sofa for Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Easy' sofa for Verpan. Designed in 1963. New, current production. With its round shapes and layered design, the Easy collection stands out as one of the most visually...
Fabric
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.