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Spider Pendant by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“Spider” pendant by Joe Colombo for Oluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1965. Enameled metal
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Nickel

Spider Pendant by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“Spider” Pendant by Joe Colombo for Oluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1965. Enameled metal
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Joe Colombo, Spider, Table Lamp, Oluce, 1960s
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Paris, FR
Joe Colombo (1930-1971) Model 293, Spider A table lamp with an arched metal stem fixed with
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Joe Colombo, Spider, Table Lamp, Oluce, 1960s
Joe Colombo, Spider, Table Lamp, Oluce, 1960s
H 39.38 in W 23.63 in D 3.94 in
Spider Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The spider table lamp by designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. This lamp with stove-enameled sheet
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Spider' Black by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp 'Spider' designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. Table lamp giving direct light, lacquered
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Spider' Black by Oluce
Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Spider' Black by Oluce
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 7.09 in
Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Spider' Black by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp 'Spider' designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. Table lamp giving direct light, lacquered
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Spider' Black by Oluce
Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Spider' Black by Oluce
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 7.09 in
Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Spider' Black by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp 'Spider' designed by Joe Colombo in 1965. Table lamp giving direct light, lacquered
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Spider' Black by Oluce
Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Spider' Black by Oluce
H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 7.09 in
Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Spider' Marble and Metal by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium. Manufactured by Oluce
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Spider' Marble and Metal by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium. Manufactured by Oluce
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Model #291 'Spider' Table Lamp in Yellow for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo model #291 'Spider' table lamp in mustard yellow for Oluce. Executed in yellow
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Model #291 'Spider' Table Lamp in Black for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo model #291 'Spider' table lamp in black for Oluce. Executed in black metal and chrome
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Model #3319 'Spider' Floor Lamp in Black for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo model #3319 'Spider' floor lamp in black for Oluce. Executed in black metal and chrome
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Aluminum

Vintage Italian Design Spider Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Renens, CH
Vintage reading lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce, Italy, 1965. This mid-century modern
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Joe Colombo Spider Lamp Red Oluce Made in Italy Early Edition
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Vancouver, BC
, renowned designer Joe Colombo’s Spider Lamp was made to withstand time with its durability and simple
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Joe Colombo Model #3319 'Spider' Floor Lamp in Mustard Yellow for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo model #3319 'Spider' floor lamp in mustard yellow for Oluce. Executed in mustard
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Aluminum

Minimalist Elegant 'Spider' Floor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, Italy 1965
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Elegant minimalist spider' floor lamp designed in 1965 by Joe Colombo (1930-71) for Oluce Italy
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Spider Table Lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce, 1st edition. Italy, 1965
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Milano, IT
Spider Table Lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce, 1st edition. Italy, 1965. Here’s a first
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mod. "3319 Spider'" by Joe Colombo for Oluce White Metal Floor Lamp 1965 Italy
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare floor lamp mod. "Spider 3319" by Joe Colombo for Oluce, 1965. Direct light lamp, base in sand
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Coupé' White by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Coupé' White by Oluce
Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Coupé' White by Oluce
H 15.75 in W 14.18 in D 9.06 in
Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
H 15.75 in W 14.18 in D 9.06 in
Joe Colombo Wall Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
direct and reflected light. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. The Coupé series, designed by Joe Colombo
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Wall Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
Joe Colombo Wall Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
H 45.28 in W 8.67 in D 36.62 in
Coupe Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coupe table lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. The Coupé series was initially conceived as a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium. Manufactured by Oluce
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
H 55.12 in W 11.03 in D 11.03 in
Joe Colombo Wall Lamp 'Coupé' White by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
direct and reflected light. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. The Coupé series, designed by Joe Colombo
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Wall Lamp 'Coupé' White by Oluce
Joe Colombo Wall Lamp 'Coupé' White by Oluce
H 56.3 in W 15.75 in D 60.63 in
Joe Colombo Wall Lamp 'Coupé' White by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
direct and reflected light. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. The Coupé series, designed by Joe Colombo
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Wall Lamp 'Coupé' White by Oluce
Joe Colombo Wall Lamp 'Coupé' White by Oluce
H 45.28 in W 8.67 in D 36.62 in
Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamp by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium. Manufactured by Oluce
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamp by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium. Manufactured by Oluce
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamp by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium. Manufactured by Oluce
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamp by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium. Manufactured by Oluce
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
manufactured by Oluce, the oldest Italian design company in the lighting sector. The lamp has a lacquered metal
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
H 55.12 in W 11.03 in D 11.03 in
Coupe Floor Lamp '3321' by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coupe floor lamp (3321) designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. The Coupe series of lamps is considered
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Coupé 3320' Black by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
decade marked by his close collaboration with Oluce. Initially designed as a variant of the Spider theme
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Coupé 3320' Black by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
decade marked by his close collaboration with Oluce. Initially designed as a variant of the Spider
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Coupé 3320' White by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
decade marked by his close collaboration with Oluce. Initially designed as a variant of the Spider
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Floor Lamp Limited Edition 'Coupé' Gold by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
collaboration with Oluce. Initially designed as a variant of the Spider theme, over the years Coupé was
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Limited Edition Floor Lamp 'Coupé' Gold by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
collaboration with Oluce. Initially designed as a variant of the Spider theme, over the years Coupé was
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Coupe Floor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, 1960s
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in PARIS, FR
The Coupé series, designed by Joe Colombo, was originally conceived as a variant of the Spider
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Coupe Floor Lamp '3320/R' by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coupe floor lamp (3320/R) designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce. The Coupe series of lamps is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Spider-Wing Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin for Oluce, Italy, 1973, Midcentury
By Bruno Gecchelin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare spider wing table lamp designed in 1973 by Bruno Gecchelin for Italian maker Oluce, Milan
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Joe Colombo Wall Lamp 'Coupé' White by Oluce, Faltan Medidas
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
direct and reflected light. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy. The Coupé series, designed by Joe Colombo
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Model #2202 'Coupé' Table Lamp in Black for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #2202 'Coupé' table lamp in black for Oluce. Originally designed in 1967, this
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Metal, Chrome

Joe Colombo Model #3321 'Coupé' Floor Lamp in Black for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #3321 'Coupé' floor lamp in black for Oluce. Comprising a lacquered metal base
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Model #2202 'Coupé' Table Lamp in Scarlet for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #2202 'Coupé' table lamp in scarlet red for Oluce. Originally designed in 1967
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Metal, Chrome

Joe Colombo Model #1158 'Coupé' Wall Lamp in Black for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #1158 'Coupé' wall lamp in black for Oluce. Executed in black metal and chrome
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and...

Materials

Aluminum, Metal, Chrome

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oluce, Italy. Coupé originated in 1967 from the creative intuition of Joe Colombo, who initially
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oluce, Italy. Coupé originated in 1967 from the creative intuition of Joe Colombo, who initially
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oluce, Italy. Coupé originated in 1967 from the creative intuition of Joe Colombo, who initially
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Four Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oluce, Italy. Coupé originated in 1967 from the creative intuition of Joe Colombo, who initially
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oluce, Italy. Coupé originated in 1967 from the creative intuition of Joe Colombo, who initially
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oluce, Italy. Coupé originated in 1967 from the creative intuition of Joe Colombo, who initially
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oluce, Italy. Coupé originated in 1967 from the creative intuition of Joe Colombo, who initially
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oluce, Italy. Coupé originated in 1967 from the creative intuition of Joe Colombo, who initially
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Four Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oluce, Italy. Coupé originated in 1967 from the creative intuition of Joe Colombo, who initially
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oluce, Italy. Coupé originated in 1967 from the creative intuition of Joe Colombo, who initially
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Large chrome Piazza San Marco Chandelier design vico magistretti for Oluce Italy
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Vorst, BE
Joe Colombo collaborated with Oluce on several award winning design like the Spider, Fresnel, Coupe
Category

Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

Joe Colombo Model #2201 "Mini Coupé" Table Lamp in Black for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #2201 'Mini Coupé' table lamp in black for Oluce. Executed in black enameled
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Joe Colombo Model #3320/R 'Coupé' Floor Lamp in Black for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #3320/R 'Coupé' floor lamp in black for Oluce. Comprising a lacquered metal
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Joe Colombo Model #3320/R 'Coupé' Floor Lamp in White for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #3320/R 'Coupé' floor lamp in white for Oluce. Comprising a lacquered metal
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Joe Colombo Model #3321 'Coupé' Floor Lamp in Scarlet Red for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #3321 'Coupé' floor lamp in scarlet red for Oluce. Comprising a lacquered metal
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Aluminum

Joe Colombo Model #1158 'Coupé' Wall Lamp in Scarlet Red for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo Model #1158 'Coupé' wall lamp in scarlet red for Oluce. Executed in scarlet red metal
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and...

Materials

Aluminum, Metal, Chrome

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Oluce Spider For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic oluce spider available at 1stDibs. A oluce spider — often made from metal, chrome and aluminum — can elevate any home. Find 33 options for an antique or vintage oluce spider now, or shop our selection of 9 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer oluce spider, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each oluce spider bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made oluce spider over the years, but those crafted by Joe Colombo, Oluce and Bruno Gecchelin are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Oluce Spider?

Prices for a oluce spider start at $600 and top out at $4,800 with the average selling for $1,351.

Joe Colombo for sale on 1stDibs

He died tragically young, and his career as a designer lasted little more than 10 years. But through the 1960s, Joe Colombo proved himself one of the field’s most provocative and original thinkers, and he produced a remarkably large array of innovative furniture, lighting and product designs. Even today, the creations of Joe Colombo have the power to surprise.

Cesare “Joe” Colombo was born in Milan, the son of an electrical-components manufacturer. He was a creative child — he loved to build huge structures from Meccano pieces — and in college he studied painting and sculpture before switching to architecture. In the early 1950s, Colombo made and exhibited paintings and sculptures as part of an art movement that responded to the new Nuclear Age, and futuristic thinking would inform his entire career. He took up design not long after his father fell ill in 1958, and he and his brother, Gianni, were called upon to run the family company. Colombo expanded the business to include the making of plastics — a primary material in almost all his later designs. One of his first, made in collaboration with his brother, was the Acrilica table lamp (1962), composed of a wave-shaped piece of clear acrylic resin that diffused light cast by a bulb concealed in the lamp’s metal base. A year later, Colombo produced his best-known furniture design, the Elda armchair (1963): a modernist wingback chair with a womb-like plastic frame upholstered in thick leather pads. 

Portability and adaptability were keynotes of many Colombo designs, made for a more mobile society in which people would take their living environments with them. One of his most striking pieces is the Tube chair (1969). It comprises four foam-padded plastic cylinders that fit inside one another. The components, which are held together by metal clips, can be configured in a variety of seating shapes. Tube chairs generally sell for about $9,000 in good condition; Elda chairs for about $7,000. A small Colombo design such as the plastic Boby trolley — an office organizer on wheels, designed in 1970 — is priced in the range of $700. As Colombo intended, his designs are best suited to a modern decor. As you see on 1stDibs, if your tastes run to sleek, glossy Space Age looks, the work of Joe Colombo offers you a myriad of choices.

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.