Alvar Aalto Cocktail Tray by Sanka
By Alvar Aalto, Sanka Finland
Located in Espoo, FI
Cocktail tray, design Alvar Aalto, manufacturer Sanka. In excellent condition. Sanka sticker on the
Acrylic
$910
H 8.47 in Dm 3.35 in
Japanese Cast Bronze Flower Vase by Kitahara Sanka Japan, Showa period (mid-20th
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A refined Japanese cast bronze flower vase by Kitahara Sanka (北原三佳), a noted metalwork artist and
Bronze
$1,763
H 8.27 in W 33.86 in D 29.93 in
White Fabric, Metal & Plastic 1970s wall/ceiling lamp Sanka by Takahama Sirrah
By Sirrah, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare wall or ceiling lamp Mod. Sanka designed by K. Takahama for Sirrah in the 1970s. This series
Fabric
$3,900 / set
H 1.96 in W 2.84 in D 0.05 in
Japanese Collection in box of Three Pure Silver Kobans of "Katsushika Hokusai"
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
’ Fine Wind, Clear Morning ‘Gaifu kaise’ Rainstorm Beneath the Summit ‘Sanka hakuu’ The reverse side
Silver
SANKA / Sky Flyer pendant lamp by Yki Nummi, Finland 1959
By Yki Nummi, Sanka Finland
Located in Deventer, NL
Beautiful classic timeless pendant lamp model “Sky Flyer/Lokki” designed by Yki Nummi for Sanka
Acrylic
Table Lamp, Lisa Johansson-Pape, Sanka Oy, 1960s
By Lisa Johansson-Pape, Sanka Finland
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Table lamp by Lisa Johansson-Pape for Sanka Oy Finland from the 1960s. Acrylic, brass, cotton
Brass
Skyflyer, Lokki Hanging Lamp by Yki Nummi for Sanka, 1960s
By Yki Nummi, Sanka Finland
Located in The Hague, NL
The 'Skyflyer' is designed by Yki Nummi in 1960. Yki Nummi was famous for his early use of acrylics in his designs. Skyflyer hanging lamp is comprised of two-piece shade made of mol...
Acrylic
Yki Nummi Model Lokki Sky Flyer Pendant Lamp Sanka Finland 1959
By Yki Nummi, Sanka Finland
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Very nice design classic pendant lamp model “Lokki / Sky Flyer” designed by Yki Nummi for Sanka
Metal
Model 'Modern Art' Table Light by Yki Nummi for Sanka, Finland, 1950s
By Yki Nummi, Sanka Finland
Located in Steenwijk, NL
Early 'Modern Art' table light by Yki Nummi for Sanka from Finland. The light is marked with the
Acrylic
Sold
H 51.19 in Dm 19.69 in
Space Age Lock Skyflyer Pendant Lamp by Yki Nummi for Sanka Finland, 1960s
By Yki Nummi, Sanka Finland
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning first edition Space Age Lokki Skyflyer pendant lamp. Design by Yki Nummi for Sanka Finland
Metal
Sanka 2 Wall Light by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah
By Sirrah, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sanka 2 Wall Light by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the
Steel, Chrome
Sanka Floor or Table Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah
By Sirrah, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sanka Table or Floor Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah. Designed and manufactured in Italy
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 12.21 in Dm 11.82 in L 12.21 in
Ceiling Lamp “Sky Flyer” Designed by Yki Nummi for Sanka, Finland, 1960s
By Yki Nummi
Located in Stockholm, SE
Acrylic and steel. Fully adjustable drop height. Measures: Height 31 cm/ 12 1/8" Diameter 30 cm/ 11 7/8".
Steel
Ceiling Lamp “Sky Flyer” Designed by Yki Nummi for Sanka, Finland, 1960s
By Yki Nummi
Located in Stockholm, SE
Acrylic and steel. Fully adjustable drop height. H: 30 cm/ 11 7/8" Diameter: 70 cm/ 2' 3 1/2".
Steel
Large 'Lokki' or 'Skyflyer' Pendant by Yki Nummi for Sanka, Finland
By Yki Nummi, Sanka Finland
Located in Steenwijk, NL
Sanka, Finland. We do also have one available with a Ø of 50cm, as pictured.
Acrylic
Small, 50cm, 'Skyflyer' pendant lamp by Yki Nummi, Finland 1960's
By Sanka Finland
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The 'Skyflyer' was designed by Yki Nummi in 1960. Yki Nummi was one of the earlier designers from Finland to use acrylic as a material for light fixtures in the 1960's. The lamp is a...
Acrylic
Yki Nummi Lokki Skyflyer Pendant Lamp Sanka, Finland, 1960
By Yki Nummi
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice skyflyer/Lokki pendant lamp designed by Yki Nummi and manufactured by Sanka, Finland 1960
Metal
Sold
H 13.78 in Dm 27.56 in
Sky Flyer Pendant Lamp 70cm by Yki Nummi for Sanka, Finland 1960s. 2 available.
By Yki Nummi
Located in Amsterdam, NL
1960’s edition, tagged "Sanka" on the shade and with the porcelain bulb fittings. The smaller 50cm
Metal
$16,000
H 29.14 in W 96.46 in D 35.44 in
Mario Bellini "Le Bambole" Sofa for B&B Italia, Ivory Chenille, 1972
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” three seater sofa for B&B Italia, ivory chenille, Italy, 1971. The search for a new shape for upholstered furniture: all parts are shaped like a large sof...
Foam, Chenille
$28,500
H 26.5 in W 92.75 in D 32 in
Warren Platner Walnut and Leather Floating Case Sofa for Lehigh Leopold, c. 1970
By Warren Platner, Lehigh Leopold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptionally rare and highly sought-after collectors piece (with celebrity provenance) is a Warren Platner Executive Leather Case Sofa designed for Lehigh Leopold in circa 1970...
Chrome
French Limed Oak Armoire
Located in Antwerp, BE
Limed oak two door armoire. Height 210 cm. Width 127 cm. Depth 64 cm.
Glass, Wood, Oak
$1,207 / set
H 23.63 in W 11.82 in D 14.57 in
Space Age Style Lacquered Wooden Cabinets, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Pair of white lacquered cabinets of excellent quality, generously thick carved and shaped wood. Furniture that can be used in bathrooms, offices. The design style is close to Joe Col...
Wood, Lacquer
$4,995
H 44 in W 39.5 in D 18 in
Vintage 1970s Raymond Loewy Style Space Age Green Chapter One Highboy Dresser
By Raymond Loewy, Broyhill
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This bold highboy dresser from the 1970s pushes the boundaries of mid-century design. Crafted under the “Chapter One” collection by Broyhill, the piece channels the visionary aesthet...
Plastic, Hardwood
LUart Directional Sconce PB by Lumfardo Luminaires
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LUart Directional Sconce PB is a superbly crafted linear wall sconce designed by Lumfardo Luminaires to feature artwork and/or objets d’art. Each shade is independent and can be dire...
Brass
Mario Bellini Area 50 Pendant Lamp Artemide 1974
By Mario Bellini, Artemide
Located in Munich, DE
A set of two Area 50 pendant lamps designed by Marco Bellini for Artemide, Italy, 1976. The Area 50 pendant lamp by Mario Bellini is an elegantly designed pendant lamp made from a si...
Ceramic, Resin, Paper
$17,950Sale Price|27% Off
H 33 in W 71.62 in D 19.75 in
French Art Deco Cerused Oak and Mercury Mirrored Sideboard, Eugene Printz, 1930
By Eugene Printz
Located in New York, NY
Rare and Important French Late Art Deco sideboard, buffet, cabinet or console circa 1930 in the style of Eugene Printz. The piece has a refined, sober form and an exquisite combinati...
Mirror, Oak
Maison Leleu, Unique Pair of Side Tables, France, 1963
By Maison Leleu
Located in New York, NY
This pair of unique lacquer side tables feature flat, bronze legs not at the corners but unusually at the midpoint of each side, lending a surprising sense of weightlessness enhanced...
Bronze
Percival Lafer Ottoman in Olive Green Leather and Mahogany
By Percival Lafer
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Percival Lafer, ottoman or stool, mahogany, leather, Brazil, 1970s Bulky and voluptuous pouf made in the 1970s by Percival Lafer. The olive green leather of the seat is tufted, whic...
Leather, Mahogany
Emerald and Diamond Drop Necklace
By Diamond Scene
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful emerald and diamond necklace with an very important look. 12.05 carats of fine green emeralds. 28.04 carats of round brilliant cut diamonds. 18k white gold The de...
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Early Eames LCW with Evans Label
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An early iconic design. The LCW designed by Charles and Ray Eames manufactured by Evans for Herman Miller. This piece is being sold in found condition with original Evans labeling. F...
Wood
Space Age Ball Chair in White Fiberglass and Brown Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lounge or ball chair, fiberglass, leather, Italy, 1960s This pop-cultural lounge chair features a concave-shaped seat perched atop a conical base. The base securely supports a hemis...
Leather, Fiberglass
Antique English Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful tea caddy. The tortorise shell color is perfection.
Tortoise Shell
Table Lamp model 'Bali'
By Bruno Munari
Located in Barcelona, ES
Table Lamp model "Bali" Manufactured by Danese Milano Italy, 1964 Lacquered metal frame, Rice paper lampshade, Wood Measurements 40 cm diameter x 50h cm 15,8 in diameter x 19,7h in ...
Metal
$4,952
H 31.62 in W 22.05 in D 16.15 in
Art Deco Vintage Polished Brown Walnut Nickel Geometric Chest c 1930 Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco Vintage geometric freestanding shellac polished walnut veneered chest or side table or nightstand circa 1930 Vienna. A beautiful new arrival, this Art Deco vintage chest or ...
Walnut, Spruce
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.
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.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.