Moe Lighting Mid Century Brass Pendant
By Moe Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century Modern Brass & Glass Lantern Pendant Saucer by Moe Lighting. Moe Lighting 1950's
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting Mid Century
Brass
Moe Lighting Mid Century Brass Pendant
By Moe Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century Modern Brass & Glass Lantern Pendant Saucer by Moe Lighting. Moe Lighting 1950's
Brass
Artemide Arianna Chandelier Pendant Lighting Mid-Century Modern Piero Brombin
By Artemide, Piero Brombin
Located in Miami, FL
Artemide Arianna chandelier, pendant lighting. Large opaline chandelier designed by Piero Brombin
Metal
1960s Laurel Lighting Mid Century Modern Cork/Teak/Metal Table Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Miami, FL
From the famed Laurel Lamp Company of New Jersey, a stylish cork/teak/black metal Mid Century
Metal
Chandelier Pendant Chromed Metal Lighting Midcentury Italian Design, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Suspension lamp with 1 E27 light produced in Italy in the 60s. The pendant lamp was made of chromed metal. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank you. Diffuser height o...
Metal, Chrome
Floor Lamp Metal Grey More Lighting Midcentury Italian Design 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare arc floor lamp in metal in shades of gray with moving diffuser and neon light. Made in Italy in the 60s. Note: We try to offer our customers an excellent service even in ship...
Metal
Table Lamp Rattan Enamelled Metal Lighting Midcentury Italian Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Ellipsoidal shaped table lamp made of enamelled metal and rattan. Made in Italy in the 70s. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank you. Weight: 0.510 Kg Light bulbs: 1 E...
Metal
Allibert, Round Mirror with Lighting, Model A41, Bathroom Mirror, Space Age
By Allibert
Located in Verviers, BE
Allibert - round mMirror - Model A41 - bathroom mirror - Space Age - mirror with lighting - Mid
Mirror, Acrylic
Brass and Marble Tommi Parzinger Stiffel Brass Plated Lamp
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Monumental Mid Century Tommi Parzinger for Stiffel White, Brass and Marble Candelabra Lamps, 1940s
Marble, Brass
English Mid-Century Modern Crystal Table Lamp
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid Century Modern crystal table lamp, English. Striking form, the champhered hexagonal column
Crystal
Mid-Century Modern Italian Table Lamp by Designer, 1950s Glass
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Italian table lamp, mid-century modern design, made of satin-finished glass. Italy, circa 1950.
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, Glass, Italy, 1950 by Designer
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Mid-century modern table lamp, made of white glass with blue and green hues. Italy, circa 1950.
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Table Lamp by Designer, Italy, 1950
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Acrilyc table lamp with a metal base. Acrylic wasn't yet as industrialized as it is now and was considered as something exotic. Italy, CIRCA 1950.
Acrylic
1970s French Ceramic Table Lamp – Beige Geometric Relief Design, Jean Besnard
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
ceramic lamp, Jean Besnard style, geometric relief table lamp, beige stoneware lighting, mid-century
Stoneware
White glass table lamp with black metal base in mid-century 1960s style
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Glass and metal table lamp, 1960s Condition: Very good - restored Materials: Painted metal, Opal glass
Metal
Pair of glass and wood wall lamps, mid-century 1960s, brown and white
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of glass and wood wall lamps, mid-century 1960s, brown and white
Glass, Wood
Pair of glass and brass wall lamps, 1950s mid-century black and white
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of wall sconces with glass shades and brass frame, 1950s. Provenance: Italy.
Brass
20th Century, Eccentric Bronze Gun Shaped Table Lamp
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Turin, Turin
Here we have an eccentric table lamp with gun shaped base, made of bronze with parchment lampshade. In very good condition, fully original and ready ti be shipped. We can rewire t...
Bronze
Nessen Lighting Style Turned Walnut Floor Lamp Mid-Century Modern Fabric Shade
By Nessen Lighting
Located in Miami, FL
American Turned Walnut Floor Lamp with a round Center Table and Original Fabric Shade. The handmade Stem is turned out of one piece of Walnut and has an organic round Base. Note the ...
Brass
Carl Fagerlund Ceiling Light for Orrefors Glass and Brass, Sweden, 1960
By Carl Fagerlund
Located in Paris, FR
museums, churches and corporate headquarters house the work of Scandinavian modernist lighting designer
Brass
Mid-Century FA2 Floor Lamp by Peter Nelson for Architectural Lighting, 1960s
By Architectural Lighting Ltd.
Located in Hamburg, DE
specified otherwise. Additional information: Materials: Metal Color: Silver Styles: Industrial, Mid-Century
Metal
Vintage Finnish Design Pivot Arm Wall Lamp in Brass & Linen, Valinte 1950s
By Valinte Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
golden age for Finnish lighting. Mid-Century Modern lamps like this one were made by a few different
Brass
$2,200Sale Price|38% Off
Stewart Ross James, Hansen Lighting Gilt Bronze Floor Lamp, Mid-century 1960s
By Stewart Ross James, Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Stewart Ross James, Hansen Lighting Co Gilt Bronze Floor Lamp Mid-century c1960s Offered for sale
Bronze
"Trumpet" Chandelier by Goffredo Reggiani 6 Lights, Space Age
By Gioffredo Reggiani
Located in Milano, IT
need of a sculptural focal point Collectors of 20th-century Italian lighting Mid-century or Space Age
Steel
Circa 1970s English Crystal Block Table Lamp
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
period 18th and 19th century English and Country French furniture, fine art, silver, porcelain, lighting
Crystal
Black floor lamp with adjustable lights, 1960s
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Black floor lamp with adjustable lights, 1960.
Metal
Floor lamp with parchment hat, Italian manufacture, 1950s
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Floor lamp with parchment hat, Italian manufacture, 1950s
Metal
Steel and glass floor lamp
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Condition:Good Materials:Glass, Metal Epoch:1960
Steel
$3,643 / set
Set of two small metal bedside lamps, 1950s
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of bedside lamps, anonymous, Italy, circa 1950, painted metal, unmarked, characterized by an illuminating body enclosed by a rotating metal cap that allows the intensity and dir...
Metal
Lamp Production Helo leuchten, Cristian Dell 1950s
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
condition: Good - Signs of Time Materials: Metal, Brass Époque : 1950 Measurements: 46x37x33 cm
Metal, Brass
Abat Jour table lamp, 1970
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Classic-style table lamp, ideal as an abat-jour, with an elegant and timeless design. The hat is made of fabric with edged trim, which diffuses a warm and welcoming glow. The base is...
Brass
Brass chandelier and 4 wall sconces with glass elements, 1970s
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Brass chandelier with glass elements, Italian manufacture, 1970s Condition:Good Materials: Glass, Brass Era: 1970 The set consists of a chandelier and 4 wall lights , 2 large and ...
Brass
Cocoon pendant lamp, Manifattura Italiana, 1960
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Cocoon pendant lamp, Italian manufacture, 1960s production. Cocoon and metal frame. Provenance: private home. Shows signs of time such as patina, yellowing and dark spots
Rubber
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Multi-Directional Chrome Floor Lamp by Casella Lighting
By Casella Lighting
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant multi-Directional floor lamp by Casella Lighting of San Francisco. The main lamp pole moves
Chrome
$1,073Sale Price|55% Off
Lantern Brass Glod Lighting from the Mid 20th Century, France
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
This original 20th century is perfect for lighting in an entrance, hall, covered porch or anywhere
Brass
Mid Century Chandelier Hanging Fixture
By Moe Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mid Century chandelier, hanging fixture, having a stenciled gold trim pattern with brass
Metal
Brass Hansen Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid-century modern brass floor lamp by Hansen. Adjustable from 42" to 56". The base is 10 1/4" in
Brass
Golden Brass Brutalist Pendant by Moe Lighting
By Moe Lighting
Located in Denton, TX
Golden brass brutal design pendant light for Moe lighting. Very intricate six sided chandelier with
Brass
Vintage Adjustable Rectilinear Chrome Floor Lamp by Casella Lighting
By Casella Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1970s chromed-steel floor lamp with rectilinear design by Casella Lighting of San Francisco, CA
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Skyscraper Floor Lamp
By Casella Lighting
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Vintage 1980s or 1970s Art Deco/Hollywood Regency floor lamp. This lamp has thin chrome metal panels with a mirrored finish in an accordion fold attached to an ebony lacquered base. ...
Chrome
Mid-Century German Cocoon Pendant Lamp from Goldkant Lighting
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Mid Century Cocoon pendant light from Goldkant lights. The flat cocoon screen supplies
Metal
$16,500 / set
Pair of Brass Lotus Lamps by Feldman Lighting
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Pair of Brass Lotus Lamps by Feldman Lighting Measurement are of base not including lampshades
Brass
Mid Century Modern Teak Floor Lamp in Danish Style Lighting
Located in Saddle River, NJ
premium teak wood to create a sleek, vertical accent that anchors any Mid-Century Modern interior
Teak
Pair of Petite Massive Lighting Flush Mount Ceiling Lights, 1970s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Pair of beautiful flush mount. Made in Germany, by Massive Lighting. Gorgeous textured glass Flush
Metal
Mid-Century Sciolari Style Chandelier
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern hanging chandelier in polished chrome with three glass globe shades. Attractive
Chrome
Mid Century Modern National Lighting Brushed Brass Mushroom UFO Lamp 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century brushed brass two light table / desk lamp featuring sleek, classic mid century
Brass
$631Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Table Lamp by Deknudt Lighting, Belgium, 1970s
By Deknudt
Located in Herentals, BE
Mid-century table lamp by Deknudt lighting, Belgium 1970 Large table lamp in brass with leaf motif
Brass
Mid-Century Ice Glass Chandelier from Kalmar
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Hamburg, DE
: Glass, Metal Color: Ivory Brand: Kalmar Styles: Mid-Century Modern Country of Origin: Austria Item Type
Metal
Pair of Beautiful large Massive Lighting Flush Mount Ceiling Lights, 1970s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Pair of beautiful flush mount. Made in Germany, by Massive Lighting. Gorgeous textured glass Flush
Metal
$1,032Sale Price|37% Off
Maison scoliari PALM glass wall lighting murano , italy 1970s
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional PALM wall lighting with tube Murano glass with gilded gold structure. The design and
Brass
$1,000Sale Price|24% Off
Multi-Directional Chrome Floor Lamp with "V" Base by Casella Lighting
By Casella Lighting
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant multi-directional chrome floor lamp with classic "V" base by Casella Lighting of San
Chrome
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Sublime Murano Glass Mid Century Table Lamp! Italian Decorator Lighting 1950s
By Raymor
Located in Peoria, AZ
Palm Beach estate! Sensational Mid Century Lighting For Your Sublime Interiors!
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Limestone Table Lamp for Hansen Lighting Co.
By Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A substantial rectangular solid white limestone table lamp with textural chiseled surface. The body of the lamp measures 15.75" with an overall height of 29" including stem and fini...
Limestone
Stunning Amber Glass & Wood Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1970s Massive Lighting
By Massive Lighting
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful amber glass and wood flush mount ceiling light. Made in Germany by massive lightning. Gorgeous textured glass flush mount with metal fixture. The fixture requires two Europ...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Sputnik Chandelier
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fantastic, Mid-Century Modern, chrome, sputnik chandelier attributed to Sonneman feautres multiple
Chrome
Unusual Brass Pendant By Globe Lighting ca' 1950's
By Globe Lighting
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual ceiling mount-pendant chandelier by Globe Lighting Products, ca' 1950's. Similar to the
Brass
$1,840Sale Price|20% Off
Gorgeous Bamboo Wicker Mid Century Modern Table Lamp! 1940s Decor Lighting
By Raymor
Located in Peoria, AZ
WARM & WELCOMING! MID CENTURY DECORATIVE BAMBOO WICKER TABLE LAMP BURLAP SHADE! In the Manner
Metal
$536Sale Price|36% Off
Mid Century Modern Nessen Chrome Swivel Desk Lamp
By Nessen Lighting
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Mid Century Modern Nessen Walter Von Nessen Chrome Swivel Desk Lamp Arm of lamp extends 21" when
Chrome
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.