$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 - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
light source. Brass swivels connect the shades. FEATURES Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall
Aluminum, Steel
$11,208Sale Price / item|24% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 7 Arms in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
shades. COLOR OPTION Available in Black or White FEATURES Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall
Aluminum, Brass
$7,992Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Spider Ceiling Lamp with 3 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
is asymmetrical like all spider lamps, ceiling, or wall fixtures. The arms do not swivel, do not
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$9,136Sale Price / item|22% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White 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
$11,208Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 7 Arms in White or Black
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|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
FEATURES Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall fixtures, this lamp is asymmetrical. The arms do not
Aluminum, Steel
$9,136Sale Price / item|22% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White 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
$7,992Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Spider Ceiling Lamp with Three Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall fixtures, this lamp is asymmetrical. The arms do not swivel, do
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$7,992Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - White or Black Spider Ceiling Lamp with 3 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall fixtures, this lamp is asymmetrical. The arms do not swivel, do
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$7,992Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 3 Arms in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Arm Spider Ceiling Lamp is hardwired. The 3 light bulbs are controlled together from the same wall
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$9,136Sale Price / item|22% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall fixtures, this lamp is asymmetrical. The arms do not swivel, do
Steel, Aluminum
Unavailable|$5,173 / item
Serge Mouille Brass and Aluminium Mid-Century Modern Three Arms Spider Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Paris, FR
Wall lamp three arms 'Spider' designed by Serge Mouille in 1954. Measurements: as per diagram
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Stylized Lucky Charm Brass and Frosted Glass Sphere Spider Sconce, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in BUDAPEST, HU
Midcentury Italian brass and frosted glass spider wall lamp, Italy, 1960s Good general conditions
Brass
Pair of Joe Colombo Spider Wall Lamps Oluce, Italy, 1966
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice pair of so called Spider wall lamps designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce, Italy 1966. This
Metal
Red vintage Spider Wall Lamp by Joe Colombo for O-Luce 1965s
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in The Hague, NL
Spider wall lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Oluce, Italy 1965. The lamp is adjustable in height
Metal
Italian mid-century modern Spider wall lamp in glass, copper, black metal, 1950s
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
This Italian mid-century modern Spider wall lamp from the 1950s is a striking example of the era’s
Copper, Steel
Italian mid-century modern Spider wall lamp in glass, copper, black metal, 1950s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Spider wall lamp in glass, copper and black metal, 1950s Spider-shaped
Metal, Copper
Spider Wall or Table Lamp of the 1970s
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This unique spider lamp was made of hand-forged iron and green glass. It can be hung on the wall or
Metal
"Spider" Adjustable Wall Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce
Located in Stratford, CT
This wall-mounted arc lamp by Joe Colombo is adjustable in height; the hood tilts and swings around
Chrome
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
1950s Spider Italian Design Midcentury Iron Copper Wall Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Black iron, copper and blown glass shade Perfect condition Perfect working order.
Copper, Iron
Italian Midcentury Spider Wall Sconce or Wall Light, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
the wall. This spider lamp is in mint condition for the glass and with small signs of wear and age on
Metal
Pair of Large Spider Uno Wall or Ceiling Lamps Italian Design by Diego Mardegan
By Diego Mardegan
Located in London, GB
A great large pair of "Spider Uno” wall lights or ceiling lamps. Vintage patterned textile on top
Brass
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
Bronze, Steel
Sold|$7,001 / item
Serge Mouille Spider Three Still Arms Sconce Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Spider three still arms sconce lamp designed by Serge Mouille / Collection Serge Mouille. Made
Bronze, Steel
Serge Mouille Spider Three Still Arms Ceiling Sconce Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Spider three still arms ceiling sconce lamp designed by Serge Mouille / Collection Serge Mouille
Serge Mouille Spider Three Still Black Arms Ceiling Sconce Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Spider three still arms ceiling sconce lamp designed by Serge Mouille / Collection Serge Mouille
Metal, Brass
Sold|$11,154 / item
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
Large 50s Spider-Shaped Lamp ‘Lucky Charm’ in Iron Copper and Chiseled Glass
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
. The ‘Lucky Charm’ spider lamp is not just a lighting solution but a work of art that adds personality
Copper, Iron
Large 50s Spider-Shaped Lamp ‘Lucky Charm’ in Iron Copper and Chiseled Glass
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
. The ‘Lucky Charm’ spider lamp is not just a lighting solution but a work of art that adds personality
Copper, Iron
Italian 1950s Copper, Metal and Glass Spider Wall Lamp
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1950s Copper, Metal and Glass Spider Wall Lamp
Metal, Copper
Joe Colombo Spider Wall Lamp O-Luce Production, 1970, Italy
By Joe Colombo, O-Luce
Located in Cascina, Pisa
'Spider' wall lamp designed by Joe Colombo, O-Luce production, circa 1970, Italy. Structure in
Metal, Chrome
Spider Wall Lamp in Copper, Iron and Art Glass Sconces, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Spider wall lamp sconce in copper, iron and yellow art glass made in Italy in the 1960s. This
Metal, Copper, Iron
Sold|$1,364
Spider Wall Lamp, 1950s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern wall lamp shaped like a spider. The legs were made of metal wire, the body was
Metal, Copper
Beautiful large Italian Mid Century "Spider" wall lamp by Rossini Illuminazione
By Rossini
Located in München, DE
Beautiful large Italian wall lamp in the shape of a spider by Rossini Illuminazione. In Italy
Metal, Copper
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Giant Spider Wall Lamp or Sconce, 1970s, Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare and beautiful Mid-Century Modern wall lamp or sconce in shape of a giant spider
Iron
Verdigris Metal Spider with blue Murano Glass Sconce Wall Light, Italy 1970s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Mid-Century Italian “Spider” Wall Lamp with Turquoise Murano Glass, 1970s Striking and sculptural
Metal
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
Sold|$1,450
Midcentury Spider Wall-Mounted Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian midcentury spider wall light. Usually mounted over door at entrance to home. Now used as a
Sold|$1,079
1950's spider lamp or wall light
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Spider wall light or lamp Italy
Metal
Sold|$1,008
Spider Lamp Wall Sconce Made in Italy, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
the wall. This spider lamp is in perfect condition, perfectly cleaned and ready to be mounted.
Copper, Iron
Italian Spider Lamp Wall Light or Sconce, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
the wall. This spider lamp is in perfect condition, perfectly cleaned and ready to be mounted at 220
Metal, Copper
Spider Lamp Wall Sconce Flush Mount Made in Italy, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
the wall. This spider lamp is in perfect condition, cleaned and ready to be used.
Italian Midcentury Spider Lamp or Wall Sconce with Green Glass, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
hole in one leg to be mounted to the wall. This spider lamp is in very good vintage condition
Metal, Copper
1950s Spider Italian Design Midcentury Iron Copper Wall Lamp Sconce
Located in Brescia, IT
Black iron, copper and blown glass shade Perfect condition Perfect working order.
Copper, Iron
Sold|$850
Spider Lamp, Austria, 1950´s
Located in Vienna, AT
Extraordinary Austrian Table or Wall Spider Lamp, 1950´s to use for indoor and outdoor The legs
Copper, Steel
Italian Midcentury Spider Wall Sconce or Wall Light, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
to be mounted to the wall. This spider lamp is in mint condition for the glass and with normal
Metal
Italy 1950s Spider Lamp Wall Sconce in Copper, Wrought Iron & Green Glass
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
Large italian mid-century modern spider lamp, wall light or sconce. This stunning wall lamp was
Copper, Iron
Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal and Glass Spider-Shaped Wall Lamp, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Spider-shaped wall lamp, first years of xx century Fantastic and decorative wall lamp with legs in
Metal
1960s Spider Italian Design Midcentury Iron, Art Glass Wall Table Lamp Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
Gorgeous spider lamp, made in Italy in circa 1960s. This lamp is a typical outdoor lamp mounted
Metal, Iron
Spider Lamp in Copper, Iron and Art Glass Wall Sconces, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
This lamp is a typical outdoor lamp mounted over the entrance door of Italian houses of the 1960s
Copper, Iron, Metal
Green Spider in Iron and Art Glass Wall Table Lamp Sconces, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
This lamp is a typical outdoor lamp mounted over the entrance door of Italian houses of the 1960s
Metal, Iron
Unique Sculptural Hammered Brass Spider Lamp, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
An exceptional handmade Mid-Century spider lamp, Austria, 1950s. To be used as a table lamp, side
Brass
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
Bronze, Steel
Serge Mouille Spider Three Still Arms Ceiling Sconce Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Spider three still arms ceiling sconce lamp designed by Serge Mouille / Collection Serge Mouille
Serge Mouille Spider Five Still Arms Ceiling Sconce Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Spider five still arms ceiling sconce lamp designed by Serge Mouille / Collection Serge Mouille
Bronze, 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.