Pair of Bitossi "Birch"Lamps, with Custom Made Silk Shades by Rene Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
The will be sold as a pair or individually. René Houben is a renowned Dutch light designer. René has been designing unique lamp shades for more than 25 years.
Metal, Brass
1 of the 2 Soholm Lamp with New Silk Blue Lampshade René Houben, 1960s
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Rijssen, NL
With a new custom made blue silk lamp shade with warm gold or silver inner-shade by René Houben. The lamp is in perfect vintage condition.
Metal
1 of the 2 Soholm Lamps with New Silk Custom Made Lampshade René Houben, 1960s
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Rijssen, NL
With a new custom made blue silk lamp shade with warm bronze inner-shade by René Houben. The lamp is in perfect vintage condition.
Metal
1 of the 2 Soholm Lamps with New Silk Custom Made Lampshade René Houben, 1960s
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Rijssen, NL
With a new custom made blue silk lamp shade by René Houben. The lamp is in perfect vintage condition.
Metal
1 of the 2 Bitossi Lamps for Bergboms, with Custom Made Shades by René Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
The will be sold as a pair or individually. René Houben is a renowned Dutch light designer. René has been designing unique lamp shades for more than 25 years.
Metal
1 of the 3 Bitossi Table Lamps, with Custom Made Silk Shades by Rene Houben
By Bergboms, Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
That will be sold as a pair, individually or as a set. René Houben is a renowned Dutch light designer. René has been designing unique lamp shades for more than 25 years.
Metal, Brass
1 of the 2 of Huge Eco-friendly Rattan Floor Lamps, René Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptional XL Rattan structured floor lamps, designed by the Dutch artist René Houben. The contemporary sculptural rattan Lamp-foot is topped by a lampshade made of handwoven linen.
Rattan
1 of the 2 Eco-friendly Large Rattan Floor Lamps by René Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptional XL Rattan structured floor lamp, designed by the Dutch artist René Houben. The contemporary sculptural rattan Lamp-foot is topped by a lampshade made of handwoven linen.
Rattan
1 of the 2 of Bitossi Lamps for Berboms, with Custom Made Shades by Rene Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
The will be sold as a pair or individually. René Houben is a renowned Dutch light designer. René has been designing unique lamp shades for more than 25 years.
Metal, Brass
1 of 3 of Soholm Table Lamps with New Silk Custom Made Lampshades René Houben 19
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Rijssen, NL
With new custom made blue silk lamp shades with warm gold or silver inner- shade by René Houben. The price is for one light, we have three available.
Metal
1 of the 2 Huge Eco Friendly Huge Rattan Floor Lamps by René Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptional XL Rattan structured floor lamp, designed by the Dutch artist René Houben. The contemporary sculptural rattan Lamp-foot is topped by a lampshade made of handwoven linen.
Rattan
1 of the 2 Huge Eco Friendly Huge Rattan Floor Lamps by René Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptional XL Rattan structured floor lamp, designed by the Dutch artist René Houben. The contemporary sculptural rattan Lamp-foot is topped by a lampshade made of handwoven linen.
Rattan
1 of the 2 of Huge Eco-friendly Rattan Floor Lamps by René Houben (H78.7")
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptional XL Rattan structured floor lamps, designed by the Dutch artist René Houben. The contemporary sculptural rattan Lamp-foot is topped by a lampshade made of handwoven linen.
Rattan
Ceramic Blue Lamp with Custom Multicolor Shade by Rene Houben, Denmark 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning floor lamp with blue ceramics, manufactured in the 1970s in Denmark. Combined with a new custom made lampshade by R. Houben. The base fits perfectly with the custom shade b...
Ceramic
Göran Andersson Yellow Brown Ceramic Lamp, Custom Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each piece’s character and form.
Ceramic
Squared Amber Glass Table Lamp, Custom Beige Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Also LED compatible. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each piece’s character and form.
Ceramic
Beige Striped Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made matching lampshade by René Houben. The striped ceramics with beautiful details fit perfectly with the custom made tapered lampshade, illuminates beautifully.
Ceramic
Blue Ceramic and Wood Table Lamp, Custom Rattan Double Lampshade by R. Houben
By Axella Stentøj
Located in Rijssen, NL
Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each piece’s character and form.
Ceramic
XXL Green Baroque Pattern Ceramic Lamp, Custom Matching Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made matching lampshade by René Houben. The beautiful ceramics with a green baroque pattern fit perfectly with the custom made lampshade, illuminates beautifully.
Ceramic
Multicolor Striped Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Green Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made matching lampshade by René Houben. The striped ceramics with colorful details fit perfectly with the custom made green lampshade, illuminates beautifully.
Ceramic
Beige Textured Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Matching Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made matching lampshade by René Houben. The dark and beige ceramics with beautiful details fit perfectly with the custom made lampshade, illuminates beautifully.
Ceramic
Set of 2 Multicolor Ceramic Lamps, Custom Made Silk Lampshades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made multicolor silk lampshades by René Houben. Ready to use. This set requires one E27 light bulb per lamp.
Ceramic
Green Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Matching Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Also LED compatible. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each piece’s character and form.
Ceramic
XXL Blue Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Matching Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Also LED compatible. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each piece’s character and form.
Ceramic
Natural Ceramic Lamp by Pelletier, Custom Made Emboidered Lampshade by R. Houben
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made emboidered lampshade by René Houben. The brown ceramics with the little holes and beautiful lampshade match great with each other and illuminate beautifully.
Ceramic
XXL Blue Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Beige Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made matching lampshade by René Houben. The blue ceramics with beautiful details fit perfectly with the custom made beige melange lampshade, illuminates beautifully.
Ceramic
Oil Look Multicolor Table Lamp, Custom Made Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
This oil look multicolor base with a hole in the middle fits perfectly with the custom made brique colored rattan lampshade with beige inner shade designed by René Houben. ...
Other
Green Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Green Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made green lampshade by René Houben. The green and gray glazed ceramics with beautiful details fit perfectly with the custom made green lampshade with brown trimming, illumin...
Ceramic
Set of 2 Ceramic Lamps, Custom Made Silk Shades by R. Houben
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made silk lampshades by René Houben. The brown colored ceramic bases fit perfectly with the custom made silk and rattan shades.
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Gray Ceramic Lamps, Custom Neutral Lampshades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made neutral silk lampshade by René Houben. The gray ceramics and the wooden base fit perfectly with the custom made neutral silk lampshade with gray trimming and bronze inne...
Ceramic
XL Copper Walnut Wood Floor Lamp with Faces, New Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Large Unique Copper walnut wood floor/table lamp with faces, new lampshade by René Houben, 1970. This stunning lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior.
Copper
1 of the 2 Holmegaard Lilac Ceramic Lamps, Custom White Lampshades by R. Houben
By Holmegaard
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made neutral silk lampshades by René Houben. The lilac glazed ceramics with wooden base fit perfectly with the white custom made lampshades, illuminate beautifully.
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Holmegaard Lilac Ceramic Lamps, Custom White Lampshades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made neutral silk lampshades by René Houben. The lilac glazed ceramics with wooden base fit perfectly with the white custom made lampshades, illuminate beautifully.
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Gray Ceramic Wood Lamps Style Bitossi, Silk Lampshades by R. Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made blue silk lampshade by René Houben. The gray ceramics and the wooden base fit perfectly with the custom made blue silk lampshade with gray trimming and bronze innershade...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Holmegaard Lilac Ceramic Lamps, Custom Silk Lampshades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made neutral silk lampshades by René Houben. The lilac glazed ceramics with wooden base fit perfectly with the neutral custom made lampshade with rose colored trimming, illum...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Holmegaard Lilac Ceramic Lamps, Custom Lampshades by R. Houben
By Holmegaard
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made neutral silk lampshades by René Houben. The lilac glazed ceramics with wooden base fit perfectly with the white custom made lampshades, we can add a matching brown trimm...
Ceramic
Pair of Brown Beige Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
The lampshades are designed by Rene Houben. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior.
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Holmegaard Indigo Ceramic Lamps, Custom Blue Lampshades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made silk lampshades by René Houben. The indigo glazed ceramics with a beautiful shape fit perfectly with the custom made lampshade, illuminates beautifully.
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Holmegaard Indigo Ceramic Lamps, Custom Tall Blue Shades by R. Houben
By Holmegaard
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made silk lampshades by René Houben. The indigo glazed ceramics with a beautiful shape fit perfectly with the custom made lampshade, illuminates beautifully.
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Large Danisch Ceramic Table Lamps with Custom Silk Lampshade R Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
See other images. René Houben is a renowned Dutch light designer. René has been designing unique lamp shades for more than 25 years.
Metal, Brass
Conical Green Ceramic Table Lamp Berndt Friberg, Custom Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
The shade is designed and made by René Houben. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior.
Ceramic
Pelletier Baluster Dark Ceramic Lamp, Custom Made Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made beige silk lampshade by René Houben. The dark ceramics and the warm colored geometric details fit perfectly with the custom made tapered silk shade.
Ceramic
Georges Pelletier Bulbous Brown Ceramic Lamp, Custom Silk Shade by R. Houben
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made silk lampshade by René Houben. The brown and honey colored ceramics and the geometric details fit perfectly with the custom made tapered silk shade with brown trimming.
Ceramic
Georges Pelletier Ceramic Lamp, Custom Double Silk Rattan Lampshade by R. Houben
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made double rattan lampshade by René Houben. The brown ceramics and the warm colored details fit perfectly with the custom made double shade with rattan and silk shade within...
Ceramic
Georges Pelletier Cylindric Brown Ceramic Lamp, Custom Silk Shade by R. Houben
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made silk lampshade by René Houben. The brown and honey colored ceramics and the geometric details fit perfectly with the custom made tapered silk shade with brown trimming.
Ceramic
Georges Pelletier Baluster Dark Ceramic Lamp, Custom Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made silk lampshade by René Houben. The dark ceramics and the warm colored geometric details fit perfectly with the custom made tapered silk shade with brown trimming.
Ceramic
G. Pelletier Brown Gold Copper Ceramic Lamp, Silk Custom Lampshade by Houben
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made lampshade by René Houben. The brown ceramics and the shimmering gold/coppered colored details complement each other very well and illuminates beautifully.
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Square Wood and Tortoise Glass Table Lamps, Lampshades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
The square bases with natural wood and tortoise-patterned glass fit perfectly with the custom made beige and natural woven lampshades with beige inner shade designed by René Houben. ...
Glass, Wood
XL Pelletier Brown Warm Tones Ceramic Lamp, Custom Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made lampshade by René Houben. The brown ceramics and the warm colored details fit perfectly with the custom made silk shade and illuminates beautifully.
Ceramic
Georges Pelletier Brown Gold Ceramic Lamp, Custom Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made double rattan lampshade by René Houben. The bronzed brown ceramics and the warm colored details fit perfectly with the custom made brown silk shade with lovely brwon gre...
Ceramic
Set of 3 Georges Pelletier Ceramic Lamps, Custom Made Silk Shades by R. Houben
By Georges Pelletier
Located in Rijssen, NL
Custom made silk lampshades by René Houben. The brown and honey colored ceramics and the geometric details fit perfectly with the custom made (silk) shades.
Ceramic
1 of the 2 XL Amber Glass Table Lamps with Silk Lampshades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Different colors and forms of shades available. René Houben is a renowned Dutch light designer. René has been designing unique lamp shades for more than 25 years.
Brass
Gold Colored Lamp Bitossi, Custom Beige Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
This gold colored base with dark round stone fits perfectly with the custom made beige lamp shade. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades tha...
Ceramic
White Blue Splashed Ceramic Lamp, Custom Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
This base with white and blue ceramics and a round shape fits perfectly with the custom made lamp shade. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shad...
Ceramic
Beautiful Ceramic Table Lamp, New Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
This base with dark brown tones fits perfectly with the beige custom made silk shade with white inner shade. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly ...
Ceramic
Spherical Brown Ceramic Lamp, Custom Natural Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
This base with brown ceramics fits perfectly with the custom made neutral lampshade with white trimming. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shad...
Ceramic
Spherical Brown Ceramic Lamp, Custom Natural Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
This base with brown ceramics fits perfectly with the custom made neutral lampshade with white trimming. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shad...
Ceramic
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.