Rossini Illuminazione Spider wall lamp, 1960s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Rossini Illuminazione Spider wall lamp, 1960s Italian mid-century design made of copper, cast iron
Copper, Iron
Metal and Glass Spider Wall Lamp, Italy, 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Spider wall lamp made of copper, iron and art glass, made in Italy in the 1960s. This extraordinary
Metal, Copper
Mid-Century Spider Wall Lamp, 1960s
Located in Brussel, BE
Italian mid-century spider wall lamps in copper, cast iron and art-glass from 1960’s. This oddity
Copper, Iron, Wrought Iron
Spider wall lamp by Joe Colombo for O Luce - 1960s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent "Spider" wall lamp designed by Joe Colombo for O Luce in the 1960s (1967). The lamp
Metal, Chrome
Italian midcentury pair of Spider wall lamps by Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare pair of iconic Spider wall lamps designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce in 1965. Original metal
Metal
Midcentury Spider Wall Lamp Sconce in Copper, Iron and Art Glass, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing spider wall lamp sconce in copper, iron and yellow art glass. Made in Italy in
Metal, Copper, Iron
Amazing Mid Century Modern Spider Wall Lamp or Sconce by Rossini Italy 1960s
By Rossini
Located in Munich, DE
Exceptional, lovely and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern Spider wall lamp or sconce. Designed
Brass, Metal, Copper
Unique Cross Spider Wall Lamp Hand-Forged Masterpiece
Located in Hannover, DE
This garden spider is a work of art; this wall lamp is a true masterpiece by a blacksmith who was a
Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spider Wall Lamp 1950s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage wall lamp or sconce spider shape 1950s, Italy. A gorgeous sconce from
Metal, Copper
Mid-Century Murano Glass Spider Wall Lamp Sconce c1950s Italy
By Rossini
Located in Trensacq, FR
Glass Bring a touch of mid-century Italian charm to your home with this rare and whimsical spider lamp
Metal, Iron
Beautiful Italian Mid Century Modern "Spider" wall lamp made of metal
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Italian wall lamp in the shape of a spider. In Italy, spiders are considered lucky charms
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano Glass Spider Wall Lamp Sconce
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
Lovely italian mid-century modern vintage spider lamp, wall light or sconce. This gorgeous wall
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Glass Spider Wall Lamp, Italy, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
and handmade wall lamp shaped like a spider. The legs were made of metal wire, while the glass shade
Metal
Contemporary Art Deco Inspired Spider Wall Sconce Lamp Polished Brass
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
A sense of movement and grace defines spider wall lamp. Its structure is a mesh of metal wire
Metal
Contemporary Art Deco Inspired Spider Wall Sconce Lamp Polished Brass
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
A sense of movement and grace defines spider wall lamp. Its structure is a mesh of metal wire
Metal
Contemporary Art Deco Inspired Spider Wall Sconce Lamp Polished Brass
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
A sense of movement and grace defines spider wall lamp. Its structure is a mesh of metal wire
Metal
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Seven Fixed Arms Spider Wall Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall ceiling lamp model 'Seven Fixed Arms Spider Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Seven Fixed Arms Spider Wall Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall ceiling lamp model 'Seven Fixed Arms Spider Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Iron Metal Spider with Murano Glass, Sconce Wall Light Sculpture, Italy 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-Century Italian “Spider” Wall Lamp with smoked Murano Glass, 1970s Striking and sculptural
Metal
$9,161 / item
Sconce Spider 5 Still Arms by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
. Reissue of a timeless model from 1953, this Serge Mouille 5 fixed arm Spider wall lamp is made in France
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Seven Fixed Arms Spider Wall Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall ceiling lamp model 'Seven Fixed Arms Spider Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Five Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Fixed Arms Spider Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Seven Fixed Arms Spider Wall Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall ceiling lamp model 'Seven Fixed Arms Spider Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Five Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Fixed Arms Spider Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Five Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Fixed Arms Spider Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Five Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'five fixed arms spider wall lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Italian Space Age Spider Arc Wall Lamp Joe Colombo Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Hamburg, DE
ahead of its time. The lamp head consists of a folded metal element and is perforated with cutouts. The
Metal
Serge Mouille Spider Five Broken Arms Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Spider five broken arms ceiling lamp designed by Serge Mouille / collection Serge Mouille. Made by
Bronze, Steel
$14,126 / item
Serge Mouille Spider Five Broken Arms Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Spider five broken arms ceiling lamp designed by Serge Mouille / collection Serge Mouille. Each
Bronze, Steel
$14,126 / item
Serge Mouille Spider Five Broken Arms Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Spider five broken arms ceiling lamp designed by Serge Mouille / collection Serge Mouille. The
Bronze, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern Black Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern Black Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'five curved fixed arms spider ceiling lamp' designed bySerge Mouille in
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern White Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern White Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern Black Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern White Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern Black Three Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Sconce Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling sconce lamp model 'Three Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1955
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern Black Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern White Three Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Sconce Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling sconce lamp model 'three fixed arms spider ceiling lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1955
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille White Three Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp Re-Edition
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall ceiling lamp model 'Three Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1952
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern White Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'five curved fixed arms spider ceiling lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern White Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern White Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Three Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall ceiling lamp model 'Three Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1952
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Three Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall ceiling lamp model 'Three Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1952
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Seven Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'seven fixed arms spider ceiling lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Seven Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Seven Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spider Glass Copper Flush Mount Table Lamp 1950 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
1950s Italy. A whimsical spider like flush mount wall lighting or table lamp with copper and metal
Copper
Sconce Lamp Serge Mouille Model "Applique Spider 5 Arms" in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
Serge Mouille spider five arms fixed arms.
Alligator
$8,520Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - 5 Arm Black Spider Sconce
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
. FEATURES Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall fixtures, this lamp is asymmetrical. Arms do not swivel
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$8,520Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Spider Sconce with 5 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
. FEATURES Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall fixtures, this lamp is asymmetrical. Arms do not swivel
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$8,520Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Spider Sconce with 5 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
. FEATURES Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall fixtures, this lamp is asymmetrical. Arms do not swivel
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$8,520Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Sconce with 5 Arms in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
. FEATURES Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall fixtures, this lamp is asymmetrical. Arms do not swivel
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$11,208Sale Price / item|24% Off
Serge Mouille - 7 Arm Black Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
. COLOR OPTION Available in Black or White FEATURES Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall fixtures, this
Aluminum, Brass
$9,136Sale Price / item|22% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
light source. Brass swivels connect the shades. FEATURES Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall
Aluminum, Steel
$9,136Sale Price / item|22% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
light source. Brass swivels connect the shades. FEATURES Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall
Aluminum, Steel
$9,136Sale Price / item|22% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
light source. Brass swivels connect the shades. FEATURES Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall
Aluminum, Steel
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.