Counterweight Floor Lamps Attributed to Stilnovo, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian counterweight floor lamps in the style of Stilnovo, 1950s. Adjustable design
Metal, Brass
Italian Stilnovo Style Counterweight Desk Lamp, Liguria, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Italian Stilnovo Style Counterweight Desk Lamp, 1950s A striking mid-century Italian desk lamp in
Brass, Steel
Large Counterweight Fixture by Stilnovo, Italy 1960's
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Large Fixture by Stilnovo, the main arm adjusts from 80’’ to 110” long, the shade adjusts and has
Aluminum, Brass, Cut Steel
$1,276
H 49.22 in Dm 15.75 in
Italian red metal Counterweight Hanging Lamp attributed to Stilnovo, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This Counterweight hanging lamp was manufactured in Italy around 1950s and its style resembles the
Metal, Aluminum
$4,073
H 31.5 in W 47.25 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Wall Lamp Potence Counterweight by Stilnovo. Italy, 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
ceiling with counterweight, telescopic (adjustable) arm that swivels 180 degrees in black and white
Metal
1950s Blue Counterweight Pendant by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo
By Gaetano Sciolari, Stilnovo
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very rare pendant in enameled metal, deep blue metal and custom brass ceiling plate, solid brass pulley. The height can be adjusted by raising or lowering the counter weight and ea...
Metal, Brass
$6,146
H 68.9 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Original 50's Italian Tricolor Counterweight “Diabolo” Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Original Italian 'Triennale' floor lamp attributed to Stilnovo, dating to the mid-1950s. Features a
Brass, Steel
$1,536
H 36.23 in Dm 14.97 in
Mid-Century Italian Aquamarine & Brass Counterweight Hanging Lamp, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This Counterweight hanging lamp was manufactured in Italy around 1950s and its style resembles the
Aluminum, Brass
$1,654
H 21.26 in W 4.73 in D 15.75 in
Minimalist Adjustable Swing Arm counterweight Brass Wall Light, Germany 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Wall light Origin: Germany Decade: 1950s This wall light was designed and produced in Germany in the 1950s. The wall fixation of this light and the large light ar...
Metal, Brass
$1,699Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 72.84 in W 7.88 in D 11.82 in
Midcentury Italian Style Brass and Black Lacquered Counterweight Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful floor lamp from Italy in the style of Stilnovo is in excellent condition and shows
Brass, Metal
Stilnovo Style Counterweight Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Madrid, ES
Large Italian Stilnovo style counterweight floor lamp. Yellow enameled shade and brass base. Very
Brass, Enamel
Stilnovo Style Counterweight Floor Lamps
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
A pair of Italian counterweight floor lamps in the style of Stilnovo, 1950s. Adjustable design
Brass, Enamel
Large Italian Stilnovo Counterweight Desk Lamp, Italy 1960
By Stilnovo
Located in Oirlo, LI
Beautiful elegant counterweight desk or table lamp identical to Stilnovo. The lamp balances and
Metal, Brass
Stilnovo Style Counterweight Brass Floor Lamps
By Stilnovo
Located in Westport, CT
counterweight ball base. Great details all around. Fully rewired, but original porcelain sockets are intact. In
Enamel, Brass
Stilnovo Style Counterweight Floor Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Italian Stilnovo style counterweight floor lamp. Orange enameled shade and brass base. Very
Brass, Metal
Italian Stilnovo Style Brass Counterweight Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful floor lamp from Italy in the style of Stilnovo is in excellent condition and shows
Brass, Metal
Italian Midcentury Stilnovo Style Table Lamp with Counterweight
By Stilnovo
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Stilnovo style midcentury style table lamp with heavy counterweight and black enameled and
Metal, Enamel
Italian Midcentury Stilnovo Style Floor Lamp with Counterweight
By Stilnovo
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian midcentury style Stilnovo style floor lamp with heavy floor counterweight and perforated
Metal, Enamel
Stunning Stilnovo Style Italian Brass Counterweight Floor Lamps
By Stilnovo
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Stunning pair of Italian counterweight floor lamps made of brass and of yellow enameled metal
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Sold
H 73.23 in W 7.88 in D 19.69 in
Stunning Italian Brass Counterweight Floor Lamps Stilnovo Style, circa 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Stunning pair of Italian counterweight floor lamps made of brass and of yellow enameled metal
Brass, Enamel, Metal
Midcentury Counterweight Pendant Lamp Attributed to Sciolari for Stilnovo
By Gaetano Sciolari, Stilnovo
Located in München, DE
Very rare midcentury metal counterweight counterbalance pendant Lamp. Made in Italy. Beautiful
Metal, Brass
Gaetano Scolari for Stilnovo Adjustable Ceiling Light Model A5011, 1950
By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Gaetano Scolari for Stilnovo adjustable counterweight ceiling or suspension light model
Metal, Brass
Italian Stilnovo Brass Counterweight Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful floor lamp from Italy in the style of Stilnovo is in excellent condition and shows
Metal, Brass
Stilnovo Halogen Chandelier with Counterweight, 1980s, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
) just by moving the counterweight from left to right. Beside lighting a dinning table or counter top
Steel
Sold
H 63 in Dm 14.38 in
Pendant Counterweight Chandelier Attributed to Stilnovo Brass Midcentury 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Palermo, IT
Suspension lamp attributed to Stilnovo with up and down mechanism with brass accessories and aqua
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
1950s Counterweight Pendant Attributed to Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Counter-weight pendant attributed to Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo. A quintessentially 1950s
Metal, Brass
1950s Green Counterweight Pendant Attributed to Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Counter-weight pendant attributed to Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo. A quintessentially 1950s
Metal, Brass
Italian Counterweight Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Perforated red enameled shade with heavy brass base and counterweight ball.
Brass, Metal
Sold
H 59.06 in Dm 25.6 in
Large 1950s Model 1244 Counterweight Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
A large and impressive model 1244 chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo, circa 1950. In
Aluminum, Brass
Counterweight Floor Lamp, Mid Century Modern , 1960s , USA
By Stilnovo, Lightolier
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Elegant, bold, solid, well made counterweight floor lamp with an arched horizontal stem landing on
Chrome, Steel
Pair of Fully Restored 1950s Italian Adjustable Floor Lamps
By Stilnovo
Located in North Miami, FL
Fully restored brass and cream enameled, 1950s Italian floor lamps in the manner of Stilnovo
Brass
Mid-Century Stilnovo Pendant Light with Counterweight
Located in New Orleans, LA
counterweight; shades in black painted metal with acrylic diffusor beneath
Brass, Metal
Stilnovo Pulley Pendant
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
Stilnovo pulley pendant with counterweight , adjustable in height , with stilnovo label still
Brass
Beautiful Italian Counterweight Floor Lamp, in the style of Stillnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Large-scale floor lamp with a perforated, blue enameled shade and brass base with counter weight ball. Great detail. Lamp has been newly rewired, but original porcelain sockets are i...
Vintage Brass Sputnik Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stilnovo-inspired Sputnik counterweight wall lamp in brass and walnut. Can be adjusted up and down
Brass
Striking Stilnovo Counterweight Table Lamp
Located in Vienna, Vienna
This table lamp is held on in place with a massive brass counterweight that can be adjusted in
Brass, Steel
Italian Stilnovo Style Counterweight Table Lamp
By Roberto Menghi, Stilnovo
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Stilnovo style counterweight table lamp attributed to Roberto Menghi. Made in brass and
Brass
$1,650 / item
H 19 in W 24 in D 14 in
Tulle 2 Wall Lamp in Brass and Black Enamel Mesh by Blueprint Lighting, 2019
By Mathieu Matégot, Blueprint Lighting, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
The Tulle 2 wall lamp is an architectural piece that works well in both modern and transitional interiors. Shown here in our black enamel mesh and natural brass hardware. Available ...
Brass, Enamel, Nickel, Bronze
$2,454Sale Price / item|37% Off
H 78.75 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Midcentury Stilnovo Style Italian Floor Lamp Three-Arm Brass and Marble Black
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful adjustable Italian floor lamp has a white marble base, brass and lacquered black and white metal shades. It has adjustable arms and end parts. Each one for an E27 and...
Marble, Brass, Metal
$3,309 / item
H 26.78 in Dm 55.91 in
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Brass Shades
By Silvio Piattelli, Stilnovo, Arteluce
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite bespoke brass chandelier features three rotating arms skillfully balanced on a heavy cast brass sphere that rotate in an orbital movement along the stem. To achieve pe...
Metal, Brass
$915 / item
H 11.03 in W 5.91 in D 33.86 in
Pair of Articulated Sconce Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Black and White
By Stilnovo, Arredoluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite sconce is a nod to the timeless pieces crafted by mid-century modern Italian studios Arteluce and Stilnovo in the 1950s, but with a unique and distinctive design that ...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Walnut, Cut Glass
Stingray Chandelier Brass by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Stingray chandelier brass by 101 Copenhagen Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl. Dimensions: L 152 cm x W 121 cm x H 70 cm Materials: Brass Lampshade & Ceiling cup: 100...
Aluminum, Brass
Single Ceiling Mount by Adrasteia
By Adrasteia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Ceiling Mount by Adrasteia. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960. Minimal and classic looking flush mount with enameled metal frame and reeded, clear glass diffuser....
Aluminum, Steel
$3,782 / item
H 26.5 in Dm 55.91 in
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Twin Shades
By Arteluce, Silvio Piattelli, Stilnovo
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This 3-armed chandelier with twin shades is a versatile and elegant fixture perfect above a kitchen island, over a counter, dining table, or in a living room. The chandelier's three ...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
$3,309 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 55.91 in
Compact Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Low Ceiling Featured
By Silvio Piattelli, Stilnovo, Arteluce
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This unique compact brass chandelier has been expertly designed to work perfectly also with lower ceilings. With a 12-inch (30 cm) tall body, it allows for a 6-inch (15 cm) space to ...
Metal, Brass
$1,275 / item
H 15 in W 13.5 in D 6 in
JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Mathieu Matégot, Stilnovo, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
The Albert, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium. Has been used by many influent...
Linen
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE (LARGE) floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its ...
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$6,950 / item
H 47.25 in Dm 21.66 in
Florian Schulz Double Onos 55-Pendant Lamp with Side Counter Weights
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
Really beautiful Florian Schulz double Onos 55-pendant lamp with one E27 / model for each lamp 100 Watt bulbs. Also available in US wired.
Brass
$2,950 / item
H 11.82 in Dm 21.66 in
Mint Condition Florian Schulz Onos Polished Brass with Side Counterweight
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
This lamp is in perfect condition. The height is adjustable with the counter weight to any needs. To be on the safe side, the lamp should be checked locally by a specialist concer...
Brass
$7,624 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
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.