Rare Midcentury Chandelier or Pendant Sputnik, Richard Essig, Germany, 1970s
By Richard Essig
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting - extremely rare type - space age style
Glass, Plastic
Eighteen-Arm Richard Essig Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Glamorous Sputnik chandelier with dramatic glass covers, in the style of Richard Essig.
Chrome
Sputnik Chandelier by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s
By Richard Essig
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning 6-arm Sputnik chandelier with 6 glass shades by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s It needs6 candelabra size bulbs up to 40 watts each.Light bulbs are not included.
Chrome
Space Age Sputnik Chandelier by Richard Essig, 1970s
By Richard Essig
Located in Nagykovácsi, Central Hungary
Space Age Ceiling Lamp. This stunning fixture features a bold orange-gold metal frame surrounded by glass globe shades, capturing the vibrant spirit of the Space Age era. Its strikin...
Metal
Stunning 12-Arm Sputnik Chandelier by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s
By Richard Essig
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning 12-arm Sputnik chandelier with 18 glass shades by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s Dimensions Height 29.5 in.- (75 cm) Diameter 25.2 in. (64 cm) It needs 12 candelabra size bul...
Chrome
13, Light Glass Globe Sputnik Chandelier by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s
By Richard Essig
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A Richard Essig 13-Light "sputnik" chandelier, germany, circa 1960s.
Brass
Small German Brass and Glass Sputnik Pendant Light Chandelier by Richard Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, DE
Three-arm brass and bubble glass Sputnik chandelier by Richard Essig. Germany, 1960s.
Brass
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Large Galaxy Space age Sputnik Chandelier by Richard Essig - Germany, 1970s
By Richard Essig, VEB Leuchten
Located in Praha, CZ
- Germany, around 1970s - perfect original condition with patina jr
Chrome
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Sputnik Chandelier Richard Essig Style
Located in Wien, Au
Sputnik chandelier Richard Essig style. Original condition.
Brass
German Sputnik Chandelier, 6 x White Glass Balls, Original 1970s
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, BE
Manufacturer: Richard Essig Total height: 130 cm (new end wiring) / 51.2 inches Diameter: approx. 40 cm / 15.75 inches In very good condition, with a slight scratch on the center...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Chandelier, Textured Clear Glass and Chrome, 1970s
By Richard Essig
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
The design is attributed to Richard Essig. The lamp has 18 sockets for small Edison screw base bulbs or LEDs (E14 candelabra with max. 40W per bulb).
Chrome
Eighteen-Arm Richard Essig Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Glamorous Sputnik chandelier with dramatic glass covers, in the style of Richard Essig.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik by Richard Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in Kingston, NY
This exceptional Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik was designed by Richard Essig. It features a chrome-plated frame with 18 stylized crystal globes.
Chrome
Fifteen-Arm Sputnik Chandelier Attributed to Richard Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in Frisco, TX
Fantastic sculptural sputnik chandelier by Richard Essig with fifteen cut crystalline pattern glasses.
Metal, Chrome
Eighteen-Arm Sputnik Chandelier Attributed to Richard Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in Frisco, TX
Fantastic sculptural sputnik chandelier by Richard Essig with eighteen cut crystalline pattern glasses.
Metal, Chrome
Six-Arm Chrome Glass Richard Essig Sputnik Orbit Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Frisco, TX
A six-arm circa 1960s chrome glass Sputnik chandelier by Richard Essig with interior lights.
Metal, Chrome
Richard Essig Bubble Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage chrome and textured glass bubble Sputnik chandelier by Richard Essig, produced, circa 1970s.
Chrome
Richard Essig Bubble Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, DE
This German vintage chrome and textured glass bubble Sputnik chandelier by Richard Essig was produced in the 1970s.
Chrome, Metal
Sputnik chrome Chandelier by Richard Essig, Germany, 1970s
By Richard Essig
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Sputnik chandelier with 9 glass shades by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s It needs 9 candelabra size bulbs up to 40 watts each.
Chrome
Twenty-Four Arm Brass Sputnik Chandelier by Richard Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Richard Essig Germany, 1960s A well proportioned Sputnik chandelier with 24 arms, the glass globes having a faceted and geometric floral-inspired pattern.
Glass
Richard Essig chandelier large globes Sputnik Space Age, Germany 1960
By Richard Essig
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional Richard Essig chandelier with large globes with chrome structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the German Design. This unique Ric...
Chrome
Stunning Mid-Century Modernist Twelve-Arm Sputnik Chandelier by Richard Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modernist twelve-arm Sputnik chandelier by Richard Essig consists of a chrome frame, a central sphere from which the rods emanate; each rod has a spherical ...
Chrome
XL Chandelier, Sputnik by Richard Essig, Germany, Chrome and Glass, 1970s
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, BE
Manufacturer: Richard Essig The frame is like new, some of the balls have slight chipping on the ends.
Chrome
Twenty-Four-Light Starburst Sputnik Chandelier in Chrome by Richard Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, DE
Great and very straight German Design by Richard Essig, from 1965, Space Age, Twenty-four-light Starburst Sputnik chandelier in chrome.
Chrome
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H 24 in Dm 21 in
Mid-Century 18-Arm Chrome & Glass Sputnik Chandelier Attributed to Richard Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in New York, NY
This stunning eighteen-arm Sputnik chandelier, attributed to renowned German designer Richard Essig, captures the innovative spirit of Mid-Century Modern design.
Chrome
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H 37.41 in Dm 21.66 in
Richard Essig chandelier 19 large glass globes Sputnik Space Age, Germany 1960
By Richard Essig
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional Richard Essig chandelier with large globes with chrome structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the German Design. This unique Ric...
Chrome
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H 37.41 in Dm 21.66 in
Richard Essig chandelier 19 large glass globes Sputnik Space Age, Germany 1960
By Richard Essig
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional Richard Essig chandelier with large globes with chrome structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the German Design. This unique Ric...
Chrome
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H 25.59 in Dm 19.68 in
Gold and White Elegance, German Sputniklamp, Sputnik Chandelier, 1970s, R. Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, BE
By Richard Essig, Germany It not only gives a beautiful light, but also looks turned off decorative.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Graphic Eight-Arm Chrome & Faceted Glass Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Sputnik chandelier was realized in Germany by Richard Essig, circa 1960.
Chrome
Big German Sputnik Chandelier, 12 x White Glass Balls, Midcentury
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, BE
Very impressive sputnik chandelier with 12 shiny glass balls. On a chrome frame with tulip-shaped ends. Makes a wonderful light, but also looks attractive when switched off. He...
Metal
German KAISER Sputnik Chandelier, 8 x White Glass Balls, Original 1970s
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, BE
Beautiful classic light from the 1970s. A chandelier in Sputnik design, with eight glass balls and cream-colored metal frame. Manufacturer : Kaiser Leuchten Diameter: 55 cm / 2...
Metal
Richard Essig Ten-Arm Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Wien, Au
Richard Essig ten-arm Sputnik chandelier very good original condition.
Brass
Sputnik chrome Chandelier by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s
By Richard Essig
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning 6-arm Sputnik chandelier with 7 glass shades by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s It needs 7 candelabra size bulbs up to 40 watts each.Light bulbs are not included.
Chrome
Fine Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik Chandelier by Richard Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in Wien, Au
Fine Mid-Century Modernist Sputnik chandelier by Richard Essig. Original condition.
Chrome
1968 Germany Richard Essig Sputnik Chandelier Crystal Bubble Glass
By Richard Essig
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Manufactured in Germany by VEB Lighting, 1968. Design: Richard Essig. Model: sputnik. Style: mid century, space age.
Metal
Stunning 12-Arm Sputnik Chandelier by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s
By Richard Essig
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning 18-arm Sputnik chandelier with 18 glass shades by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s Dimensions Height 26.7 in.- (68 cm) Diameter 25.6 in. (65 cm) It needs 18 candelabra si...
Chrome
Stunning 12-Arm Sputnik Chandelier by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s
By Richard Essig
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning 12-arm Sputnik Chandelier with 12 opal glass shades by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s Dimensions 35.43 in.H - 90 cmH Diameter 21.65 in. (55 cm) It needs 12 candelabra size bu...
Opal, Chrome
German Brass and Glass Sputnik Pendant Light Chandelier by Richard Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, DE
Five-arm geometric amber glass and brass Sputnik pendant (or flush mount) by Richard Essig, Germany, 1960s.
Brass
Sputnik Chandelier, Glass and Chrome, 1970
By Richard Essig
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A Sputnik chandelier attributed to Richard Essig, Germany, manufactured in Mid-Century in 1970s.
Chrome
Sputnik Chrome Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
By Richard Essig
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Sputnik chandelier with 3 glass shades Italy, 1960s It needs 3 candelabra size bulbs up to 40 watts each. Light bulbs are not included. It is possible to install this fix...
Chrome
Small German Sputnik Chandelier, White / Red, Original 1970s
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, BE
Manufacturer: Richard Essig Height: 65 cm / 25.6 inches Diameter: approx. 35 cm / 13.78 inches Very good condition.
Metal
Excellent Richard Essig Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Nickel and cut glass makes this a stand out piece. An early form Richard Essig chandelier with an unusual crystalline globe structure.
Nickel
Richard Essig 18-Arm Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Houston, TX
1960s glass and nickel chrome sputnik chandelier with starburst globes, designed by Richard Essig, made in Germany.
18-Arm Richard Essig Brass Sputnik
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
This unique Sputnik chandelier features 18 angular glass globes on a brass fixture. Height is of chandelier body only current height as hung is 20", drop rod can easily be adjuste...
Brass
Twenty-Four Arm Brass Richard Essig Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
A well proportioned Sputnik chandelier with 24 arms, the glass having a faceted and geometric pattern. Takes 24 E-14 base bulbs up to 40 watts. New wiring. Height listed is of cha...
Brass
Rare Oblong Form Richard Essig Sputnik with Opal Globes
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Twelve-armed chrome sputnik chandelier in a very unusual oblong form, two groups of six globes radiating longitudinally from the central body. Each arm capped by a matte finish opal ...
Glass
Richard Essig Space Age Design Sputnik hanging lamp - white, gold -
By Richard Essig
Located in Budapest, HU
Richard Essig Szputnyik Space Age Ceiling Lamp - White-Gold Vase with Glass Spheres Description: Presenting an extraordinary piece of design history - the Richard Essig Szputnyik Sp...
Metal
Richard Essig Space Age Design Sputnik hanging lamp - orange, gold -
By Richard Essig
Located in Budapest, HU
Richard Essig Szputnyik Space Age Ceiling Lamp - Orange, Gold Vase with Glass Globe Spheres Description: Presenting an extraordinary piece of design history - the Richard Essig Szpu...
Metal
Dramatic Eight-Arm Essig Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic sculptural sputnik chandelier by Richard Essig, with eight cut crystalline pattern globes.
Chrome
Eighteen-Arm Essig Style Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Glamorous Sputnik chandelier with unique frosted glass faceted hexagonal glass covers, in the style of Richard Essig.
Chrome
Dramatic Essig 12-Arm Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
A 12-arm Sputnik style chandelier by Richard Essig; each globe having a dramatic crystalline pattern.
Chrome
Dramatic Essig 12 Arm Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
A 12 arm Sputnik style chandelier by Richard Essig; each globe having a dramatic crystalline pattern.
Nickel
Radial Essig Sputnik with Opal Globes
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Five-armed nickel finish chandelier by Richard Essig with opal glass globes. Takes 5 E-14 base bulbs up to 40 watts per bulb, new wiring. Height listed is of chandelier body on...
Nickel
Twenty-Four-Arm Chrome Essig Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
A well-proportioned Sputnik chandelier by Richard Essig with 24 arms, the glass having a faceted and geometric pattern.
Chrome
Twenty-Four-Arm Chrome Essig Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
A well-proportioned Sputnik chandelier by Richard Essig with 24 arms, the glass having a faceted and geometric pattern.
Chrome
Radial Essig Sputnik Chandelier with Opal Globes
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Five-armed chrome finish chandelier by Richard Essig with opal glass globes. Takes 5 E-14 base bulbs up to 40 watts per bulb, new wiring. Height listed is of chandelier body on...
Chrome
Twelve-Arm Chrome and Glass Sputnik Ceiling Light Attributed to R. Essig
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, DE
This twelve-arm Sputnik style ceiling light was designed during the 1960s and the design is attributed to Richard Essig.
Chrome
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H 29.14 in Dm 27.56 in
Six-Arm Chrome and Glass Sputnik Ceiling Light Attributed to R. Essig, 1960s
By Richard Essig
Located in Berlin, DE
This six-arm Sputnik style ceiling light was designed during the 1960s and the design is attributed to Richard Essig.
Chrome
18 Arm Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Glamorous sputnik chandelier with dramatic glass covers, in the style of Richard Essig.
Metal
Six-Arm Radial Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Six-armed chrome finish chandelier by Richard Essig with faceted glass globes. Takes 6 E-14 base bulbs up to 40 watts per bulb, new wiring. Height listed is of chandelier b...
Chrome
Impressive 24 Arm Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Outrageous Sputnik light with geometric glass and chrome body. Unusual ovoid form to arm arrangement. Each arm takes a single E-14 bulb up to 40 watts per bulb. New wiring. Rod ad...
Chrome
Excellent Twelve Arm Sputnik in Nickel with Geometric Glass
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
Similar in style to Richard Essig sputnik fixtures Takes 12 E-14 base bulbs up to 40 watts per bulb, new wiring.
Metal
18 Globe Sputnik Chandelier in Nickel and Glass
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
An excellent and unusually large 18 globe Sputnik chandelier, with the globes having a stylized bubble pattern creating a unique look. Each arm takes one E-14 base bulb up to 40 w...
Nickel
Dramatic Eight Arm Essig Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic sculptural sputnik chandelier by Richard Essig, with eight cut crystalline pattern globes.
Chrome
Twenty-Four-Arm Brass Richard Essig Sputnik Chandelier
By Richard Essig
Located in Stamford, CT
A well proportioned Sputnik chandelier with 24 arms, the glass globes having a faceted and geometric floral-inspired pattern. A rare version of this chandelier in brass rather than c...
Brass
Large Midcentury Sputnik Brass Chandelier Pendant, Gio Ponti Stilnovo Era
By Richard Essig
Located in Bremen, DE
Large Mid-Century Modern 2-tiers twelve-light chandelier, brass and opaline glass globes Dimensions: H 29.93 in. x Dm 24.81 in. H 76 cm x Dm 63 cm 12 candelabra size bulbs, each ...
Brass
Big Sputnik Chandelier with 10 glass balls, 1970s, GDR
By VEB Leuchten
Located in Berlin, BE
Sputnik lamp in very good condition with ten glass balls. Makes a very atmospheric light. The design is reminiscent of the Sputnik lamp from KALMAR. Produced in the former German d...
Aluminum
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.
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.