$900Sale Price|50% Off
Gold Graniglia Fan Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with clear fan shaped Murano glass shade hand blown using graniglia
Murano Glass
$3,500 / item
Quadriedri Graniglia Flush Mount
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
clear bottom Murano glass diffuser hand blown with Graniglia to produce granular textured effect
Metal
$2,700 / item
Quadriedri Graniglia Flush Mount
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
clear bottom Murano glass diffuser hand blown with Graniglia to produce granular textured effect
Metal
$2,000 / item
Quadriedri Graniglia Flush Mount
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
clear bottom Murano glass diffuser hand blown with Graniglia to produce granular textured effect
Metal
Murano Art Glass Gold "Graniglia" and Brass Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
This leaf-shaped wall light is a beautiful design, entirely in gold graniglia with a vertical rib
Brass
Murano Art Glass "Graniglia" Transparent and Brass Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
This leaf-shaped wall light is a beautiful design, entirely in transparent graniglia glass with a
Brass
$2,400Sale Price / item|50% Off
Clear Graniglia Murano "Dogaressa" Flush Mount by Aureliano Toso, 2 Available
By Aureliano Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian "Dogaressa" model Murano glass flush mount with clear graniglia glass leaves
Metal
Venini Style 6 Floors Chandelier Murano Glass Graniglia and Brass, 1970s
By Maestri Muranesi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
6-storey chandelier in murano glass Graniglia, 101 blown glass plates, production of the good
Brass
$2,125Sale Price|50% Off
Amber Graniglia Rondine Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier with clear textured Murano glass petals hand blown with amber Graniglia to
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$600Sale Price|50% Off
Rainbow Graniglia Shield Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with textured Murano glass shield hand blown with rainbow colored Graniglia to
Metal
Pair of Art Deco Style Brass and Murano Glass Gold Grit Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A pair of gold-colored Graniglia Murano glass wall lamps, featuring a leaf-shaped texture and a
Brass
$1,200Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Graniglia Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shade hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular
Gold Plate
$600Sale Price|50% Off
Amber Graniglia Leaf Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a clear Murano glass leaf hand blown with amber Graniglia to produce
Gold Plate
$1,000Sale Price / set|66% Off
Pair of Graniglia Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with clear Murano glass shades hand blown with granular texture using
Murano Glass
Vintage Flush Mount with Clear Graniglia Murano Glass Leaves. Italy, 1960's.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass flush mount with clear curved graniglia glass leaves mounted on brass
Murano Glass
Stunning Set of Five Midcentury Graniglia Murano Glass Leaf Sconces italy 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A refined set of five tapered, leaf-shaped wall lamps crafted from clear Graniglia glass, each
Metal
$1,200 / item
Graniglia Shield Sconce, 3 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular
Gold Plate
$1,000Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Graniglia Shield Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular
Murano Glass
Two Tier Graniglia Palmette Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with clear Murano palmette glass leaves hand blown in Graniglia technique to
Murano Glass
$500Sale Price / item|50% Off
Graniglia Shield Sconce, 3 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular
Murano Glass
$960Sale Price / item|20% Off
Graniglia Shield Sconce, 12 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular
Gold Plate
$1,500Sale Price / item|50% Off
Graniglia Flush Mount, 2 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian flush mount with a Murano glass diffuser hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce
Gold Plate
$600Sale Price / item|50% Off
Graniglia Shield Sconce, 5 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular
Gold Plate
$750Sale Price / item|50% Off
Rectangular Graniglia Sconce, 3 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with a Murano glass shade hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce
Murano Glass
$1,200Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Graniglia Leaf Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a clear Murano glass leaf hand blown with Graniglia to produce granular
Gold Plate
Pair of Italian Graniglia Murano Glass Uplight Sconces with Gold Flecks. 1960's.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sophisticated pair of vintage Italian Murano glass uplight sconces, each exquisitely hand-blown
Murano Glass
$980Sale Price / item|30% Off
Graniglia Leaves Sconce, 3 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with clear Murano glass leaves hand blown with graniglia technique to
Murano Glass
$600Sale Price|50% Off
Single Uplight Amber Graniglia Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass uplight sconce hand blown with amber graniglia technique to produce
Brass
$1,400Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Butterfly Graniglia Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with clear Murano glass shades hand blown with white and amber graniglia
Murano Glass
$1,500Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Graniglia Leaf Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with three clear Murano glass leaves hand blown with granular texture
Murano Glass
$1,200 / item
Graniglia Sconce by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular
Gold Plate
$2,250Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Graniglia Leaves Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with Murano glass leaves hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce
Murano Glass
$750Sale Price / item|50% Off
Uplight Graniglia Sconces, 5 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian uplight sconce with clear Murano glass shade hand blown using graniglia technique
Murano Glass
$840Sale Price / item|30% Off
Uplight Graniglia Sconces, 3 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with clear Murano glass shades hand blown using graniglia technique
Murano Glass
$1,200 / item
Graniglia Sconce by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular
Gold Plate
$750Sale Price / item|50% Off
Graniglia Bow Sconce, 3 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with a clear Murano glass shade hand blown with granular texture using
Murano Glass
Set of Four Large Graniglia Murano Glass Flush Mounts, Italy, circa 1970s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful set of four italian Barovier & Toso style clear and pink Murano glass and gold - plated
Brass
$3,000Sale Price / set|50% Off
Set of 4 Graniglia Trumpet Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with trumpet shaped clear Murano glass shades hand blown with smoky
Murano Glass
$900Sale Price / item|50% Off
Amber Graniglia Leaves Sconces, 5 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage golden Italian wall lights with Murano glass leaves hand blown in clear and amber Graniglia
Murano Glass
$1,050Sale Price / item|30% Off
Diamante Amber Graniglia Sconce, 9 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with Murano glass shield hand blown with amber graniglia to produce granular
Murano Glass
$660Sale Price / set|20% Off
Coppia di grandi appliques a forma di foglia vetro di Murano ambra con graniglia
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Illumina il tuo spazio con l'eleganza veneziana: Lampade da parete a foglia in vetro di Murano Un
Murano Glass
$4,250 / item
Graniglia Leaves Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier shown with clear Murano glass leaves hand blown in Graniglia technique to
Murano Glass
$1,200 / item
Graniglia Leaves Sconce by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light shown with clear and amber Murano glass leaves hand blown in Graniglia technique
Murano Glass
$2,160Sale Price / set|60% Off
Pair of Amber Graniglia Leaves Sconces
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall lights with textured Murano glass leaves hand blown with amber Graniglia to produce
Murano Glass
$1,200 / item
Graniglia Shield Sconce by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular
Gold Plate
$1,200 / item
Graniglia Shield Sconce by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular
Gold Plate
$3,300 / item
Graniglia Leaves Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier shown with clear and amber murano glass leaves hand blown in Graniglia technique
Murano Glass
$1,500 / item
Uplight Graniglia Sconce by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shade hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular
Gold Plate
$2,500 / item
Graniglia Flush Mount by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian flush mount with a ribbed Murano glass diffuser hand blown in Graniglia technique to
Gold Plate
$1,500 / item
Uplight Graniglia Sconce by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shade hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular
Gold Plate
$2,500Sale Price|50% Off
Amethyst and Clear Graniglia Flush Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass flush mount with clear and amethyst graniglia glass leaves on white
Murano Glass
$5,500 / item
Graniglia Rondine Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier shown with clear textured Murano glass petals hand blown in Graniglia technique
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,000 / item
Graniglia Leaf Sconce by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a large Murano glass leaf hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,000 / item
Graniglia Leaf Sconce by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a large Murano glass leaf hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,200 / item
Graniglia Leaves Sconce by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light shown with clear and amber Murano glass leaves hand blown in Graniglia technique
Murano Glass
$4,250 / item
Graniglia Leaves Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier shown with clear Murano glass leaves hand blown in Graniglia technique to
Murano Glass
$1,500Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair of Gold Graniglia Bow Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall light with a clear Murano glass shade infused with gold flecks, hand blown
Murano Glass
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.