1 of the 2 XL Bubble Glass Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Please notice the price is for one piece, we have two pieces available. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each ...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 XL Bubble Glass Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Please notice the price is for one piece, we have two pieces available. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each ...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Amber Bubble Glass Table Lamps, Custom Beige Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Please notice the price is for one piece, we have two pieces available. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each ...
Ceramic
XL Multi Color Ceramic FLoor Table Lamp, Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have many other beautiful ceramic lamps in our collection, please notice the last picture. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 XL Ochre Bubble Glass Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Please notice the price is for one piece, we have two pieces available. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each ...
Ceramic
Set of 2 Table Lamps "Corbra" in Ceramic by Tommaso Barbi, 1960s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Rijssen, NL
With exceptional new custom made shades by René Houben. Also possible with warm brown gold inner-shade.
Metal, Brass
Exceptional Fat Lava Green Brown Orange Ceramic Lamp, West-Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
René Houben is a renowned Dutch light designer. René has been designing unique lamp shades for more than 25 years.
Ceramic, Silk
Brown and Taupe Glazed Ceramic Floor Lamp, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
With a custom made lamp shade by René Houben. In the color of your choice. The lamp is in perfect vintage condition.
Ceramic, Pottery
Axella Ceramic Baluster Lamps Decorative Ornaments, Custom Shade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
The company, which produced impeccable, classic 1970's style lamps, closed in 1987. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement e...
Ceramic
1 of the 3 XL Ceramic Floor Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have many other beautiful ceramic lamps in our collection, please notice the last picture. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Blue Green Floor Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dimensions from lamps left to right: 35 cm × 85 cm → 13.78 in × 33.46 in 43 cm × 120 cm → 16.93 in × 47.24 in These large vintage ceramic lamp bases are hard to f...
Ceramic
1 of the 3 Green Brown Ceramic Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have many other beautiful ceramic lamps in our collection, please notice the last picture. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades...
Ceramic
1 of the 4 XL Gold Warm Tones Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have more similar table lamps available, please notice the last pictures. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement ...
Ceramic
1 of the 3 Rooke Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
By Bernard Rooke
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have many other beautiful ceramic lamps by Rooke in our collection, please notice the last picture. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailor...
Ceramic
1 of the 4 Rooke Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
By Bernard Rooke
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have many other beautiful ceramic lamps by Rooke in our collection, please notice the last picture. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailor...
Ceramic
1 of the 5 Multicolor Ceramic Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dimensions from lamps left to right: 40 cm × 87 cm → 15.75 in × 34.25 in37 cm × 72 cm → 14.57 in × 28.35 in40 cm × 58 cm → 15.75 in × 22.83 in40 cm × 90 cm → 15.75 in × 35....
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Large Inge Lise Koefoed Lamps, Custom Made Neutral Lampshade R. Hoube
Located in Rijssen, NL
Please notice the price is for one piece, we have two pieces available. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each piece’s c...
Ceramic
1 of the 4 Blue and Brown Ceramic Table Lamps, Custom Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dimensions from lamps left to right: 38 cm × 68 cm → 14.96 in × 26.77 in45 cm × 101 cm → 17.72 in × 39.76 in30 cm × 50 cm → 11.81 in × 19.69 in 35 cm × 54 cm → 13.78 in × 2...
Ceramic
1 of the 4 Blue Brown Ceramic Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dimensions from lamps left to right: 36 cm × 46 cm → 14.17 in × 18.11 in36 cm × 76 cm → 14.17 in × 29.92 in45 cm × 95 cm → 17.72 in × 37.40 in35 cm × 54 cm → 13.78 in × 21....
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Gorgeous Table Lamps by Jeppe Hagedorn, Pink Shade, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
The lampshade is designed by Rene Houben. Please notice the price is for one piece, we have two pieces available.
Ceramic
Fat Lava Brown and Red Ceramic Table Lamp, West-Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
The price is for both the ceramic base and the shade! René Houben is a renowned Dutch light designer. René has been designing unique lamp shades for more than 25 years.
Ceramic, Pottery, Fabric, Silk
1 of the 4 Blue Brown Ceramic Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dimensions from lamps left to right: 36 cm × 46 cm → 14.17 in × 18.11 in36 cm × 76 cm → 14.17 in × 29.92 in45 cm × 95 cm → 17.72 in × 37.40 in35 cm × 54 cm → 13.78 in × 21....
Ceramic
1 of the 3 Orange Red Floor Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dimensions from lamps left to right: 46 cm × 86 cm → 18.11 in × 33.86 in 47,5 cm × 152 cm → 18.70 in × 59.84 in45 cm × 62 cm → 17.72 in × 24.41 in These large vin...
Ceramic
1 of the 3 XL Orange Red Floor Table Lamps, Custom Silk Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dimensions from lamps left to right: 48 cm × 123 cm → 18.90 in × 48.43 in 46 cm × 163 cm → 18.11 in × 64.17 in 45 cm × 102 cm → 17.72 in × 40.16 in These large vintage ceramic lamp...
Ceramic
XXL Elongated Ovoid Blue Ceramic Table Floor Lamp with Lampshade by R. Hoube
Located in Rijssen, NL
The ceramic base has a mottled glaze in shades of aqua blue and brown and fits perfectly with the custom made multi colored shade, with bronze inner shade. René Houben is a renowned...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Flower shaped Glass Table Lamps with Custom Shade Peill Putzler, 1970
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Rijssen, NL
The shade is custom made by Rene Houben. The lampbase is made of a ‘cast opaque brown glass’ with an inner white glaze, in the shape of a flower.
Blown Glass
1 of the 4 Blue Green Ceramic Floor Table Lamps, Custom Silk Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have more ceramic lamps that go very well with this set, please notice the last picture. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades t...
Ceramic
1 of the 6 Warm Tones Floor Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dimensions from lamps left to right: 45 cm × 100 cm → 17.72 in × 39.37 in42 cm × 86 cm → 16.54 in × 33.86 in40 cm × 54 cm → 15.75 in × 21.26 in45 cm × 79 cm → 17.72 in × 31...
Ceramic
1 of the 5 XL Gold Warm Tones Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have more similar table lamps available, please notice the last pictures. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement ...
Ceramic
Gorgeous Table Lamp by Jeppe Hagedorn with Custom Shade, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
The lampshade is designed by Rene Houben. This shades fit perfectly with the base.
Ceramic
Blue Green Beige Table Lamp by Jeppe Hagedorn, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
The lampshade is designed by Rene Houben. This shades fit perfectly with the base.
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Holmegaard White Pink Glass Table Lamps, Custom Made Lampshade
Located in Rijssen, NL
Please notice the price is for one piece, we have two pieces available. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each ...
Opaline Glass
1 of the 2 Stacked Large Rattan Table FLoor Lamp, Custom Lampshade by R. Houb
Located in Rijssen, NL
Please notice the price is for one piece, we have two pieces available. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each piece’s c...
Rattan, Wood
1 of the 6 Bitossi Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
Please notice the price is for 1 piece, based on the smallest one. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each piece...
Ceramic
XXL Dark Brown Beige Table Lamp by Jeppe Hagedorn, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
The lampshade is designed by Rene Houben. This beige shade with brown trimmig fits perfectly with the base.
Ceramic
Beautiful XXL Table Lamp by Jeppe Hagedorn, Denmark 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
The lampshade is designed by Rene Houben. This shades fit perfectly with the base.
Ceramic
Beautiful XXL Table Lamp by Jeppe Hagedorn, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
The lampshade is designed by Rene Houben. This shades fit perfectly with the base.
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Extra Large Green Glass Shaped Table Lamps with Rattan Lampshades
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dimensions: Height 41 inch/ 104 cm x diameter cm, bulb-B22 max 60 watt, lead time approximate 2-4 weeks. René Houben is a renowned Dutch light designer. René has been designing uniq...
Brass
1 of the 5 XL Gold Warm Tones Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have more similar table lamps available, please notice the last pictures. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement ...
Ceramic
Fratelli Fanciullacci Ceramic Table Lamp with New Custom Made Lampshade, 1970
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
With an exceptional new custom made red silk lampshade by René Houben. With warm bronze/gold inner-shade.
Ceramic, Fabric
Table Lamps Model 'ML 1', Designed by Ingo Maurer, 1968 for Design M
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Rijssen, NL
Designed by Ingo Maurer, 1968 for Design M 1968 for Design M, Munich, Germany.With new gold custom made lamp shades with Bronze inner shade. Made by Rene Houben. Good original vint...
Gold Plate, Brass
1 of the 2 Extra Large Glass Shaped Table Lamp with Custom Made Silk Lamp
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dimensions: Height 41 inch/ 104 cm x diameter cm, bulb-B22 max 60Watt, lead time approximate 2-4 weeks. René Houben is a renowned Dutch light designer. René has been designing uniqu...
Brass
1 of the 2 Holmegaard White Pink Glass Table Lamps, Dusty Rose Custom Lampshade
Located in Rijssen, NL
Please notice the price is for one piece, we have two pieces available. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each ...
Opaline Glass
1 of the 2 Holmegaard White Pink Glass Table Lamps, Dusty Rose Merino Lampshades
Located in Rijssen, NL
Please notice the price is for one piece, we have two pieces available. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each ...
Opaline Glass
1 of the 2 Holmegaard White and Dusty Pink Glass Table Lamps, Merino Lampshades
Located in Rijssen, NL
Please notice the price is for one piece, we have two pieces available. René Houben is a renowned Dutch designer. He creates perfectly tailored shades that complement each ...
Opaline Glass
1 of the 7 Blue Brown Ceramic Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dimensions from lamps left to right: 36 cm × 46 cm → 14.17 in × 18.11 in36 cm × 76 cm → 14.17 in × 29.92 in45 cm × 95 cm → 17.72 in × 37.40 in35 cm × 54 cm → 13.78 in × 21....
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Stunning Table Lamps by Jeppe Hagedorn, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
The lampshade is designed by Rene Houben. This shade fits perfectly with the base.
Ceramic
Set of Stunning Table Lamp and Bowl by Jeppe Hagedorn, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
The lampshade is designed by Rene Houben. This shade fits perfectly with the base.
Ceramic
Pair of Floor Lamps Gold Brass and Bamoboo Shade by Ingo Maurer, Germany, 1968
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Rijssen, NL
With new wood custom made lamp shades with Bronze inner shade. Made by Rene Houben. Also other lampshades available. Ask for additional information.
Gold Plate, Brass
1 of the 2 Stunning Table Lamps by Jeppe Hagedorn, Denmark 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
The lampshade is designed by Rene Houben. This shades fit perfectly with the bases.
Ceramic
XL Ceramic Table Lamp by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm, Denmark 1970s
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Rijssen, NL
Combined with a custom lampshade made by Rene Houben. The green and brown ceramics with the custom-made shade complement each other very well, with the shade and base perfectly matc...
Ceramic
Pair of Table Lamps Gold Brass and Bamboo Shade by Ingo Maurer, Germany, 1968
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Rijssen, NL
With new bamboo custom made lamp shades with Bronze inner shade. Made by Rene Houben. Good original vintage condition. Wear consistent with use and age.
Gold Plate, Brass
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps for Soholm, Denmark 1960s
By Soholm Pottery
Located in Rijssen, NL
The ceramic base fits perfectly with the custom made silk shade by Rene Houben. The neutral colors of the base and shade complement each other very well.
Ceramic
Pair of Table and Floor Lamp Designed by Ingo Maurer, 1968
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Rijssen, NL
With new gold metal custom made chinenes red silk lamp shades with Bronze inner shade. Made by Rene Houben. Good original vintage condition. Wear consistent with use and age.
Gold Plate, Brass
Extra Large Table Lamp Polychrome Delft 1930 Flowers Hand Painted, Silk Shade
By Royal Delft
Located in Rijssen, NL
With new custom made silk lamp shade from Rene Houben. A Dutz Lamp artist. A wonderful brick/Chinese color with warm bronze inner lay.
Metal, Brass
XXL Table Lamp Polychrome Delft 1930 Flowers Hand Painted, Silk Shade, 1930
By Royal Delft
Located in Rijssen, NL
With new custom made silk lamp shade from Rene Houben. A Dutz Lamp artist. A wonderful brick/chinees color with warm bronze inner lay.
Metal, Brass
Pair of Table and Floor Lamp Designed by Ingo Maurer, 1968
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Rijssen, NL
With new gold metal custom made lamp shades with Bronze inner shade. Made by Rene Houben. Good original vintage condition.
Gold Plate, Brass
Unique pair of Large Scheurich Ceramic Lamps with New Custom Lampshades
Located in Rijssen, NL
Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic with a new custom made matching lamp shade by René Houben. The lamp is in perfect vintage condition.
Metal, Brass
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.