Mid-Century Brass and Opal Glass Ceiling Lamp by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exquisite pendant lamp, designed by Stilnovo in the 1960s, is a remarkable example of Italian mid-century modern design. Crafted from high-quality brass and opaline glass, it pe...
Metal, Brass
3-armed Ball Glass Orbit Design Ceiling Lamp, Attr. to Stilnovo, 1950s, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
3-armed Ball Glass Orbit Design Ceiling Lamp, Attributed to Stilnovo, 1950s, Italy Brass detailing and hardware.
Metal, Brass
3-armed Ball Glass Orbit Design Ceiling Lamp, Attr. to Stilnovo, 1950s, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
3-armed Ball Glass Orbit Design Ceiling Lamp, Attributed to Stilnovo, 1950s, Italy Brass detailing and hardware.
Metal, Brass
Wall or Ceiling Light by Giampiero Aloi for Stilnovo
By Giampiero Aloi, Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wall or Ceiling Light by Giampiero Aloi for Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s This wall or ceiling light by Giampiero Aloi for Stilnovo, designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950s, exempl...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
A 18-Lights RADICAL SPACE-AGE POST-MODERN CEILING FIXTURE by STILNOVO Italy 1970
By Stilnovo
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular 18-light pendant light, Radical, Post-Modernist, Space-Age, circular body surrounded by 9 long tubes or adjustable arms in chrome-plated metal with 2 lights each, the w...
Metal, Chrome
Modernist brass Huge Stilnovo Sciolari Style Ceiling Light, Italy, 1970s
By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceiling light flushmount Origin: Italy Age: 1970s Original 1970s ceiling light made in Italy.
Metal, Brass
Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Theatre Ceiling Light Flush Mount, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceiling light Producer: Origin Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1950s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1950s.
Metal, Brass
Flushmount Light by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flushmount ceiling light by Stilnovo. Manufactured in Italy, circa 1960s.
Brass, Aluminum
Pair of Midcentury Wall or Ceiling Lamps, Flush Mounts, Stilnovo Style, 1960s
By Stilnovo, Drukov
Located in Praha, CZ
- extremely rare type - very nice style of lighitng - marked by label.
Metal, Brass
1960s Black Metal & Opaline Glass Ceiling Lamp by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Black Metal & Opaline Glass Ceiling Lamp by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo A quintessentially 1960s Italian design executed in opaline glass, black painted metal with patinated bras...
Metal, Brass
Ettore Sottsass for Stilnovo, 'Manifesto' Ceiling Lamp, 1970, Short Blue Version
By Stilnovo, Ettore Sottsass
Located in London, GB
Ettore Sottsass, Austria/Italy (designer) Stilnovo, Italy (manufacturer) 'Manifesto' ceiling lamp, designed 1970 Chrome-plated and blue lacquered metal shade with white interior.
Metal, Chrome
$2,782Sale Price|20% Off
Large Brass "Spiderweb" Stilnovo Style Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Italy 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass ceiling light, flush mount also useable as wall light Origin: Italy Age: 1960s This vintage modernist ceiling light was produced in the 1960s in Italy.
Metal, Brass
Brass + Yellow Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light Sconces, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass wall light sconces ceiling light Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This vintage modernist light was produced in the 1950s in Italy.
Metal, Brass
rare adjustable Diabolo Brass Stilnovo Style Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: wall light with diabolo shade Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1950s in Italy. It is made of brass and metal with a larg...
Metal, Brass
Ettore Sottsass for Stilnovo, 'Manifesto' Ceiling Lamp 1970, Longest Red Version
By Ettore Sottsass, Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Ettore Sottsass, Austria/Italy (designer) Stilnovo, Italy (manufacturer) 'Manifesto' ceiling lamp, designed 1970 Chrome-plated and red lacquered metal shade.
Metal, Chrome
$1,445Sale Price|20% Off
rare adjustable Brass Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass theatre wall light Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1950s in Italy. It is made of brass and metal with a large sha...
Metal, Brass
rare adjustable Brass Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass theatre wall light Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1950s in Italy. It is made of brass and metal with a large sh...
Metal, Brass
Rare Model 622 Pendant for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Model 622 Ceiling Light for Stilnovo, Italy, 1955 This pendant by Stilnovo, designed and manufactured in Italy in 1955, represents the restrained formal elegance and material r...
Metal
Ceiling Lamp for Stilnovo
Located in Brussel, BE
Ceiling Lamp for Stilnovo with opalin glass offering a wonderful atmosphere.
Metal
Stilnovo Bruno Gatta Ceiling Lamps Glass Flush Mounts Model 1152, Italy 1960
By Stilnovo, Bruno Gatta
Located in Vienna, AT
Dimensions re 14.57" x 4.72" Early vintage original lights for Stilnovo. Round shaped ceiling lights with opaline glass and lacquered yellow-green aluminum base.
Brass, Aluminum
Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light Sconces, Italy, 1970s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Wall light Origin: Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1970s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1970s in Italy. It is ...
Metal, Brass
Mid-centuy Modern Ceiling Lamp by Bruno Chiarini for Stilnovo, 1950s, Italy
By Stilnovo, Bruno Chiarini
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-centuy Modern Exclusive Ceiling Lamp by Bruno Chiarini for Stilnovo, 1950s, Italy Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
Brass
$2,782Sale Price|20% Off
45cm handmade Brass Stilnovo Style Floral Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1970
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Wall light, ceiling light Producer: Origin Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1950s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1970s.
Metal, Brass
Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Atomic Space Age Ceiling Light Sconces, Italy, 1970
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceiling light Producer: Origin Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1970s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1970s.
Metal, Brass
Brass Stilnovo Style Atomic Space Age Tube Ceiling Light Sconces, Italy, 1970
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceiling light Producer: Origin Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1970s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1970s.
Metal, Brass
Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Atomic Space Age Ceiling Light Sconces, Italy, 1970
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: ceiling light Producer: Origin Italy in the manner of Stilnovo, Gio Ponti Age: 1970s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1970s.
Metal, Brass
Large 1950s Stilnovo Black Metal and Opaline Glass Ceiling Lamp by Bruno Gatta
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1950s Stilnovo Black Metal and Opaline Glass Ceiling Lamp by Bruno Gatta A quintessentially 1950s Italian design executed in opaline glass and black painted metal.
Metal
rare adjustable yellow metal Brass Stilnovo Style Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1950
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: wall light with yellow shade Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1950s in Italy. It is made of brass and metal with a yello...
Metal, Brass
Gigantic Brass 24 Bulb Stilnovo Style Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Italy 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass ceiling light, flush mount Origin: Italy Age: 1960s This vintage modernist ceiling light was produced in the 1960s in Italy.
Metal, Brass
Large 59cm Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass theatre wall light sconces Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1950s in Italy. It is made of brass and metal on the ...
Metal, Brass
rare Brass hole pattern Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass theatre wall light sconces Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This modernist light was produced in Italy in the 1950s in Italy. It is made of brass and metal with a l...
Metal, Brass
Large 49cm Brass Italian Stilnovo Style Theatre Wall Ceiling Light, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass theatre wall light sconces Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This modernist light set was produced in Italy in the 1950s in Italy. It is made of brass and metal on t...
Metal, Brass
$2,318Sale Price|20% Off
Large 64cm Brass 12 Bulb Stilnovo Style Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Italy 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: large brass ceiling light, flush mount Origin: Italy Age: 1960s This vintage modernist ceiling light was produced in the 1960s in Italy.
Metal, Brass
Large CUBIC Brass 7 Bulb Stilnovo Style Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Italy 1970s
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass ceiling light, flush mount Origin: Italy Age: 1970s This vintage modernist ceiling light was produced in the 1970s in Italy.
Metal, Brass
Large CUBIC Brass 9 Bulb Stilnovo Style Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Italy 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass ceiling light, flush mount Origin: Italy Age: 1960s This vintage modernist ceiling light was produced in the 1960s in Italy.
Metal, Brass
Rare Ceiling Light by Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Ceiling Light by Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s A rare and architecturally ambitious chandelier by Stilnovo, this piece reveals its full intention when viewed from below – eight spheri...
Metal
$1,874Sale Price|42% Off
Large Tube Brass 8 Bulb Stilnovo Style Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Italy 1960s
By Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass ceiling light, flush mount Origin: Italy Age: 1960s This vintage modernist ceiling light was produced in the 1960s in Italy.
Metal, Brass
Flush Mount Brass and Glass Chandelier 8 Arms, Stilnovo Style, Low Ceiling Best
By Stilnovo, Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This chandelier is specifically designed for low ceilings, with a height of only 13 inches (32 cm).
Metal, Brass
Large Italian 1950s Ceiling Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Milan, IT
Large Italian 1950s Ceiling Lamp
Metal, Aluminum
Stilnovo UFO Pendant Light, Opaline Glass & Brass, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Stilnovo UFO ceiling pendant. Designed and made in Italy, 1960s.
Metal, Brass
Italian Ceiling Light, circa 1960
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Fine Italian ceiling light from the 1950-1960s. A large satin glass diffuser with a blue lacquered 'Saturn' shade suspended by brass hardware. Good original condition with partially ...
Brass, Aluminum
Stilnovo flush mount light model 1152, Italy circa 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Stilnovo flush mount ceiling light, model 1152. Sandblasted glass, enameled metal.
Metal
Large Stilnovo Chandelier with 18-Light and Opaline Glasses
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
Large 18-light chandelier with brass structure and opaline glasses. Shaped metal ceiling plate. Stilnovo production, 1960s.
Opaline Glass
set of 2 unique PINK spot STILNOVO Style Ceiling Light Flushmount, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: metal ceiling light set of 2 ( a set of 4 lights is also available) COLOR: PINK Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This vintage modernist light set was produced in the 1...
Metal, Brass
Stilnovo Flush Mount Light Model 1152, Italy circa 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Stilnovo flush mount ceiling light, model 1152. Sandblasted glass, enameled metal.
Metal
Stilnovo Flush Mount Light, Glass & Brass, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Stilnovo flush mount wall or ceiling light. Glass, brass, enameled metal.
Metal, Brass
$3,246Sale Price|20% Off
Italian 1950s Ceiling Lamp in Brass
By Stilnovo
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1950s ceiling lamp in brass.
Brass
$2,782Sale Price|20% Off
xl 9 arm Brass Stilnovo Gino Sarfatti Style Ceiling Light Flushmount Italy 1950
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass ceiling light, flush mount Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This vintage modernist light was produced in the 1950s in Italy.
Metal, Brass
xl 6 arm Brass Stilnovo Gino Sarfatti Style Ceiling Light Flushmount Italy 1950
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: brass ceiling light, flush mount Origin: Italy Age: 1950s This vintage modernist light was produced in the 1950s in Italy.
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Vintage Ceiling Light Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful white glass and green metal chandelier. Germany, 1960s/1970s. Height (min.): 33cm (13")
Metal, Brass
Stilnovo Chandelier in Brass with Multi Color Shades, 8 Arms, Italy 1950's
By Stilnovo
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare Stilnovo Multi Color 8-Light Ceiling Fixture / Chandelier, Brass, Lacquered Metal Italy, 1950s This stunning Midcentury 8 arm chandelier was executed in brass and multi color or...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Ceiling Lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This striking ceiling lamp from 1960s Italy showcases a unique blend of materials and a sophisticated Mid-Century Modern design, characteristic of classic Italian craftsmanship. At ...
Metal, Brass, Copper
$834Sale Price|20% Off
Ceiling Lamp Steel Metal Lacquered Italian Design, 1970
By Stilnovo
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Particular ceiling lamp Stilnovo attributed Italian design. Chromed metal caps, lacquered metal frame, mounts four E27 bulbs.
Metal, Chrome
Stilnovo Pendant Light Model 1140 in Aluminum, Brass and Glass, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Newly rewired to U.S. standards with custom ceiling plate. Literature: Stilnovo, manufacturer's catalog, n. 10, s.e, Milano, s.d. s.p.
Aluminum, Brass, Wire
1960s Art Deco Three Light Ceiling Lamp Plafonnier
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mexican Art Deco Chandelier 1960s Round Three-light Trinity Circular Cluster Ceiling lamp Light fixture Plafonnier aluminum bronze Fixture requires six screws (not included) 50 i...
Aluminum, Bronze
Mid-Century Copper Sputnik Ceiling Lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant Mid-Century copper Sputnik ceiling lamp from Italy, dating back to the 1960s, is a striking example of modernist design from the post-war era. Characterized by its sleek...
Metal, Brass, Copper
$1,992Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Stilnovo Model "1135/2" Double Pendant Light, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
A fabulous and highly sought after Mid-Century Modernist Stilnovo model "1135/2" double ceiling pendant light, made in Italy, circa 1950s.
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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