Elio Martinelli Style “Bolla” Table Lamp, Italy, 1965
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Weesp, NL
A striking sculptural table lamp, reminiscent of the iconic “Bolla” series designed by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce in 1965. This rare piece combines organic, space-age aesthe...
Acrylic, Plexiglass
Pair of Rare Mid-Century Modern Wall Lamps with Pink Plexiglass Shades
Located in München, BY
A pair of rare Mid-Century Modern wall lamps featuring rolled pink Plexiglass shades.
Brass
1970s Pair of Italian Gilded Brass and Methacrylate Floor Lamps
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s pair of Italian gilded brass and methacrylate floor lamps.
Bronze
Table Lamp Probably Produced in Italy
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare table lamp by unknown designer. Probably produced in Italy.
Brass
Miguel Milá TMMC Floor Lamp Tramo, Spain, 1950
By Miguel Milà
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare floor TMC floor lamp designed by Miguel Milá and manufactured by Tramo, Spain 1950. This floor lamp is from the first production and has a very minimalistic appearance. The unus...
Metal, Chrome
Le Corbusier 'Borne Béton Petite' Table Lamp for Nemo
By Nemo Lighting 1, Le Corbusier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Le Corbusier 'Borne Béton Petite' table lamp for Nemo. This iconic design is an authorized re-edition of Le Corbusier's 'Borne Béton' concrete lamp in a table version, originally co...
Concrete
Uniquely Formed Table Lamp by RAAK Amsterdam, 1970s
By RAAK
Located in Echt, NL
Black and white table lamp by RAAK Amsterdam in very good condition. The lamp consists of black lacquered metal, white curved plexiglass and brass feet. This lamp looks differe...
Metal, Brass
Prof. Rouge Ekkehard Fahr, Floor Lamp M60 from the Modular System
By Ekkehard Fahr
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The floor lamp consists of a black painted round steel plate with support rod made of chrome-plated steel tube. Lighting rod made of matt anodized aluminum tube with fluorescent lamp...
Aluminum, Iron
Pair of Whithe and Red Swedish Luxus Glass Table Lamps
By Luxus of Sweden
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Swedish modern qpaque white and red glass table lamps, The lamps combine the color white and red in the central column and the lampshades are made of red plexiglass. Rewired ...
Blown Glass, Plexiglass
Floor Lamp Model AR65 by Abraham and Rol for Disderot
By Disderot, Abraham and Rol
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor lamp model AR65 by Abraham and Rol for Disderot. This unique lamp was originally designed in 1964 by architects Janine Abraham and Dirk Jan Rol. Current production manufactured...
Chrome
Joseph André Motte M5 table lamp Disderot France 1960
By Disderot, Joseph-André Motte
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
The table lamp model M5, designed by Joseph-André Motte and manufactured by Disderot in France in 1960, stands as an iconic representation of mid-century modern design. Crafted with ...
Brass
$9,542 / set
Set of 2 Angelo Brotto Floor Lamps, Italy, 1960s
By Angelo Brotto
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Italian floor lamp from the 60s. The shade of the lamp is made of white Perspex and decorated with a classic 60s pattern in yellow, red, blue and black. The steel frame is painted bl...
Marble, Brass
Le Corbusier 'Borne Béton Grande' Outdoor Floor Lamp for Nemo
By Le Corbusier, Nemo Lighting 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Le Corbusier 'Borne Béton Grande' outdoor floor lamp for Nemo. This monumental floor lamp is an authorized re-edition of Le Corbusier's concrete outdoor floor lamp, originally conce...
Concrete
Tommaso Barbi “Flamingo” Table Lamps, 1970, Set of 2
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Tommaso Barbi “Flamingo” Brass Table Lamps, Italy, 1970, Set of two Tommaso Barbi, the renowned Italian designer for brass lighting, conceived the “Flamingo” lamp in 1970. This tabl...
Brass
Willy Rizzo Floor Lamp in Chrome and Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite, Italy 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular Italian floor lamp in chrome-plated metal topped by a striking tortoiseshell effect lucite dome shade. This incredibly stylish and unique was designed in Italy during the...
Metal, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti Model 540P Table Lamp for Arteluce, 1960s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp is made of metal and plexiglass, and was made in Italy in the 1960s. It is in a silver and transparant color. Its eye-shaped lampshade is adjustable in high and low d...
Metal
$380Sale Price|19% Off
Table Lamp Optical Fibers 1970 Pop Art Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Table lamp optical fibers 1970 pop Art Italian design, made of steel plexiglass and bakelite. Different shades of color according to the light projected inside.
Steel
Table Lamp model Tambour Maison Charles circa 1965-70
By Maison Charles
Located in PARIS, FR
This beautiful table lamp, emblematic of French design from 1965-70, is a creation of Maison Charles. With its cylindrical brushed stainless-steel barrel, whose metal folds evoke an ...
Stainless Steel
Sculptural globe-shaped table lamp by Gaetano Missaglia, Italy 1970s
By Gaetano Missaglia
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Striking sculptural table lamp by Gaetano Missaglia, Italy 1970s. The lamp shows a composition of thick, clear, polished methacrylate rods and a white circular plate arranged against...
Sheet Metal
Joe Colombo ACRILICA 281 TABLE LAMP OLUCE 1962
By Joe Colombo, O-Luce
Located in Munich, DE
Joe Colombo’s 281 vintage model table lamp, aka the “Acrilica” lamp, is a magical design that utilizes the conductive properties of methacrylate to great effect. The light travels fr...
Metal
1970's Italian Orange Mushroom Shade Table Lamp
By Arredoluce
Located in Paris, FR
A super stylish space age style 20th-century vintage Italian table lamp designed with an orange plexiglass shade, a metal carrier handle at the top, and three-light source inputs.
Brass, Chrome
Tulip table lamp by Eva Renée Nele – Switzerland 1960
By E. R. Nele, Temde Leuchten
Located in Girona, Girona
Tulip table lamp in white lacquered cast aluminium, three light points, off-white canvas shade, white plexiglass diffuser. Designer: Eva Renée nele Manufacturer: Temde Leuchten Switz...
Aluminum
FORNASETTI La Commedia Dell'Arte Table Lamp by Fornasetti, 3 Available
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage "La Commedia Dell'Arte" table lamp composed of a flat plexiglass sheet photostatic printed with theatrical design, assembled by folding the sheet into a cylindrical form / de...
Plexiglass
Large Cylinder Table Lamp with Chromed Steel Base, Italy 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Space Age design acrylic and chrome table lamp, Italy, 1960s. This Mid-20th century table lamp features a white acrylic cylindric shade standing up on a chromed steel base. To...
Steel, Chrome, Metal
Aldo van den Nieuwelaar Ming table lamp Nila 1968
By Aldo van den Nieuwelaar
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Extremely rare modernist table lamp designed by Aldo van den Nieuwelaar and manufactured by Nila lights, Tilburg in The Netherlands in 1968. The lamp is made of a white plastic squar...
Plastic, Plexiglass
$238Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Modernist table lamp by Josef Hurka for Lidokov
By Josef Hurka, Lidokov
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Very stylish and simple design by famous Czech creator Josef Hurka. Manufactured by Lidokov, former Czechoslovakia in 1970's. The lamp can flip up and down. Consists of black lacquer...
Metal
Focus table lamp by Fabio Lenci for Design House Guzzini, 1960s
By Fabio Lenci, D. H. Guzzini, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Focus table lamp, designed by Fabio Lenci and manufactured by Design House Guzzini in the 1960s. The lamp consists of a chromed metal frame in which the sphere can be oriented in an...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti 565 Table Lamp Arteluce, Italy, 1956
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Minimalist model 565 table lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1956. This very nice direct table lamp has a cast iron base, covered with a black painte...
Metal, Aluminum
Extraordinary Table Lamp model 10606 designed by Sabine Charoy, France, 1981
By Sabine Charoy
Located in Voorburg, NL
Very rare Table lamp, model 10606, designed by Sabine Charoy in 1981. The lamp consists of white lacquered enameled metal, plexiglass and a compact fluorescent (CFL) lamp. The lamp i...
Steel, Chrome
Gae Aulenti for Kartell "KIng Sun" Table Lamp, Italy 1970s
By Kartell, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
This 'King Sun' lighting object was created by Gae Aulenti for Kartell in 1967. The lamp was specially designed for the Olivetti showroom in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Aulenti herself ...
Aluminum
Armand Jonckers Unique Brass and Agate Table Lamp, Belgium, 1970s
By Armand Jonckers
Located in PARIS, FR
Armand Jonckers Unique Brass and Agate Table Lamp, Belgium, 1970s Exceptional and highly sculptural table lamp by Armand Jonckers, created in Belgium in the 1970s. This unique piec...
Agate, Brass
Kinetic table lamp mod. "Caleidoscopio" by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Giorgio Longoni
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Kinetic table lamp model "Caleidoscopio" by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo, Italy, 1968. An exquisite sculptural design composed of three cubes—two colorful plexiglass ones and one opa...
Opaline Glass, Plexiglass
Gino Sarfatti model 573 desk lamp Arteluce Italy 1956
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare model 573 desk or table lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1956. This very nice direct table lamp has a cast iron base, covered with the trademar...
Aluminum, Steel
Pair of Mid-Century Brass and Plexi Glass Wall Lamps, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant pair of Mid-Century wall lamps was crafted in Italy during the 1960s and features a refined combination of materials and form.
Brass
$21,947Sale Price|20% Off
Siluro mod. 12628 floor lamp designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce 1957
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Iconic floor lamp mod. 12628 "Siluro" designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, 1957. Trademark of the manufacture. Brushed and painted brass frame, marble base, white and yellow plex...
Marble, Brass
Table Lamp by Joan Antoni Blanc for Tramo, Spain, 1970
By Tramo, Joan Antoni Blanc
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Table lamp designed by Joan Antoni Blanc for Tramo, Spain, 1970. Made of glossy white plastic, it features a cylindrical shape with a large curved opening that diffuses light indirec...
Plexiglass
$926Sale Price|56% Off
Table Lamp "Bino" for Candle Stoppino Gregotti Meneghetti
By Candle
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Table lamp "Bino" for Candle Stoppino Gregotti Meneghetti.
Metal
Franco Bresciani Midcentury "Kuala" Metal Italian Table Lamp for Guzzini, 1970s
By iGuzzini, Guzzini, Franco Bresciani
Located in Roma, IT
Mid-Century "Kuala" white acrylic and chromed metal table lamp.
Metal, Chrome
Big Clan table lamps by Harvey Guzzini & Studio 6G for Meblo, 1960s
By Studio 6G, Harvey Guzzini
Located in amstelveen, NL
Clan table/floor lamps, Harvey Guzzini, Studio 6G, Meblo, 1960s This version of the Harvey Guzzini table or floor lamp comes from a series with top designs such as the Bud Grande p...
Plexiglass
Gino Sarfatti Table Lamps Model 540P by Arteluce, Italy, 1968
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic pair of table or wall lamps model 540P designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy, 1968. These table lamps have a plexiglass base and white painted alumi...
Aluminum
Franco Albini Franca Helg Table Lamp Model 524 Arteluce, 1963
By Franca Helg, Franco Albini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning large table lamp model 524 designed by duo Franco Albini and Franca Helg and manufactured by Arteluce, Italy 1963. This beautiful geometric table lamp is made of several lay...
Chrome
Italian Metal Table Lamp with Square Perspex Lampshade, 1970s
By Lamter
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous table lamp made of a metal base with brass finish in the typical style of the Italian 70s. Made by Lampter Milano (see label) The square lampshade is made of opaline white p...
Metal
Large Snow Table lamp by Vico Magistretti for O-luce, 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Oluce
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large Snow table lamp, designed by Vico Magistretti in 1973 and manufactured by O-luce. The table lamp features a round base in white marble, a black metal stem and an opal methacry...
Marble, Metal
Joseph Andre Motte M5 Model Table Lamp Designed c1958 Edited by Disderot
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in Chicago, IL
M5 model table lamp designed by Joseph-André Motte and produced by Les Huchers around 1958. Manufactured by Disderot. One of Mottes most iconic designs. This vintage example is in ex...
Brass
1967 Bruno Munari Alfa Romeo Italian Design Sculpture Table Lamp
By Bruno Munari
Located in Brescia, IT
Alfa Romeo Table Lamp Design Bruno Munari Italy, 1967 White Perspex Shade Crome Metal Frame Sculpture Metal Base "Munari" signed on the base "Alfa Romeo. A Italo Cantera 1967" engr...
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Brass and Plexi Glass Wall Lamps, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
The innovative design breaks light beautifully, creating an indirect glow that fosters a warm and inviting atmosphere in any room. As quintessential Mid Century Modern Sputnik lamps,...
Brass
'Aggregate' Table Lamp by Enzo Mari and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide
By Giancarlo Fassina, Artemide, Enzo Mari
Located in Hellouw, NL
Nice Adjustable 'Aggregate' table lamp by Enzo Mari and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide, the 1970s. This lamp is an impressive addition to your table or desk. The base is made from bl...
Iron
French 1950's Lacquered Metal and Lucite Triangular Shape table Lamp by Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare French mid-century light brown lacquered metal table lamp with curved Plexiglas diffusers by Jean Perzel.
Metal
Gino Sarfatti 584/G Table Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1957
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Milan, IT
Gino Sarfatti 584/G Brown Table Lamp for Arteluce, Italy 1957
Chrome
Ceiling Lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen for Holm Sørensen & Co., 1950s, Denmark
By Holm Sørensen, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-Century Ceiling Lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen for Holm Sørensen & Co. , 1950s, Denmark Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E27 light bulbs. W...
Plastic, Plexiglass
Pair of Italian Murano Glass Table Lamps, Tangerine Orange, 1950s
Located in Buchanan, NY
A striking pair of Italian Murano glass table lamps from the 1950s, featuring elegant pawn-form bodies in a vibrant tangerine orange hue. Their rich color and sculptural silhouettes ...
Glass, Plexiglass
Large Massimo Vignelli Model 526g Table lamp for Arteluce
By Massimo Vignelli, Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Massimo Vignelli Model 526g table lamp for Arteluce. Large Version Carries 3 bulbs Original labels
Metal
Model 524 Table Lamp by Franco Albini & Franca Helg for Arteluce, 1960s
By Arteluce, Franco Albini and Franca Helg
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Model 524 table lamp designed by Franco Albini and Franca Helg and manufactured by Arteluce. The model consists of eight rectangular transparent Perspex panels that are placed in ...
Metal
Rare Midcentury Kuala Table Lamp by Franco Bresciani for Guzzini, 1970s, Italy
By Franco Bresciani, iGuzzini
Located in München, BY
Rare and lovely Mid-Century Modern Kuala table lamp. Designed by Franco Bresciani, 1976.
Metal
Perspex Table Lamp by Franco Mazzucchelli Tartaglino for Stilnovo, 1970s
By Franco Mazzucchelli, Stilnovo
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Model 8105 table lamp designed by Franco Mazzucchelli Tartaglino in 1969 and produced by Stilnovo. Franco Mazzucchelli Tartaglino is famous for his inflatable plastic furniture. F...
Metal
Floor Lamp "Quadrifoglio" by Gae Aulenti for Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing floor lamp "quadrifoglio" in chrome steel and white acrylic by Gae Aulenti for Harvey Guzzini. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Polished chrome circular base and four...
Metal, Steel, Chrome, Aluminum
Table Lamp by Peter Ghyczy for Mega Watt 'MT', 1980s, Netherlands
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Exceptional double plexiglass shades large table lamp by Peter Ghyczy for Mega Watt (MT) 1980s Netherlands Very high quality. Base is made of solid brass. Chrome body and leg...
Brass, Chrome
Silver Metal Table Lamp with White Perspex Shade, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful Italian table lamp from the 1970s, silver metal hourglass base and original ivory perspex shade with silver metal profiles.
Silver Plate
XL Pine Wood Table Lamp by Uno & Östen Kristiansson for Luxus Vittsjö 1960s
By Uno & Östen Kristiansson, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Luxus Vittsjö
Located in München, BY
Rare, elegant and large Mid-Century Modern pine wood table lamp. Adjustable height. Designed by Uno & Östen Kristiansson for Luxus Vittsjö, Sweden, 1960s. Brandmark on wood and m...
Metal
Floor Lamp in the Manner of the Memphis Group Probably Produced in Italy
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Floor lamp in the manner of the Memphis group in Italy. Probably produced in Italy.
Stone
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.
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.
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.