Iconic Designs, 11/22
Icons We Love
You know them even if you don’t know their names. These designs are among the most recognized and the most coveted.
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Gabriella Crespi Vintage Brass Nickel Plexiglass Chandelier Pendant Fungo, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Vienna, AT
Gabriella Crespi vintage brass nickel plexiglass chandelier or pendant Fungo designed 1970s Italy.
Gabriella Crespi (1922-2017)
Gabriella Crespi presented her collections in Milan in...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Fly Gaby by Pierre Chareau for MCDE
By Pierre Chareau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Fly" Gaby wall light. Current production and first collaboration with the interior design Hauvette & Madani as part of the reinterpretation of the "Fly" wall lamp, an iconic piece by Pierre Chareau that highlights the talent of the duo of designers and the design expertise of Galerie McDE...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Alabaster, Steel
Art Glass Pendant by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful hanging lamp from the 1970s.
Glasses manufactured by AV Mazzega and designed by Carlo Nason
Perfect working condition.
The four discs consist of green/clear glass and ar...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Glossy Black by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with an inimitable style, Bourgie is one of Kartell’s best sellers, skillfully combining classic style, richness and tradition with innovation and irony. The baroque style bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Plastic
Isamu Noguchi Akari 2P, Ozeki, 1951
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model "2P" by the artist Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988)
Original shade in washi
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan
Serie...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari 45A, Ozeki, 1951
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model « 45A » by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan
Series star...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Isamu Noguchi Akari L2, Ozeki, 1951
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model "L2" by Isamu Noguchi (1904-1908)
A light sculptural column, original shade in washi & structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, G...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Metal
Louis Poulsen Panthella 250 Table Lamp by Verner Panton
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in New York, NY
Verner Panton (1926-1998) is famous for his inspirational and colorful personality. A unique person with a special sense for color, shape, light function and space. Over the course o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Metal
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with an inimitable style, Bourgie is one of Kartell’s best sellers, skillfully combining classic style, richness and tradition with innovation and irony. The baroque style base is composed of three interconnecting decorated layers, while the large lampshade...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Plastic
FLOS Stylos Floor Lamp by Achille Castiglioni
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First designed by Achille Castiglioni in 1984, the Stylos floor lamp illuminates with a striking simplicity that is anything but ordinary. A halogen ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Steel
Vico Magistretti 'Snow' Floor Lamp for Oluce, Italy, 1973
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very rare floor lamp designed by Vico Magistretti for O'luce, 1973. This floor lamp is type ‘Snow’ and was only in production for a very short period because this was a very expensiv...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
Foglio Sconce by Tobia Scarpa for Flos
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Foglio sconce by Tobia Scarpa. Current production by Flos. Foglio wall lamp provides indirect light. The lamp’s body is formed by power-p...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Steel
Early and Rare 30D Akari Pendant by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki, 1950s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Echt, NL
Early 30D Akari lamp in excellent condition.
Designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951 Produced by Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
New old stock, 4 items available!
Model 30D is a globe shaped pendant in the Akari series.
This example features the earliest manufacturer's mark, a red sun and half-moon insignia.
The lamp is made out of Japanese washi paper, bamboo and metal.
In 1951 Isamu Noguchi visited the town of Gifu, Japan, known for its manufacture of lanterns and umbrellas from mulberry bark paper and bamboo. Noguchi designed the first of his lamps that would be produced by the traditional Gifu methods of construction. He called these works Akari, a term meaning light as illumination, but also implying the idea of weightlessness. The fabrication of Akari in Japan at Ozeki & Co. since 1951 followed the traditional methods for Japanese Gifu lanterns...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Metal
Greta Grossman Grasshopper Table Lamp, Vintage Red
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
Greta M. Grossman designed the iconic Gräshoppa table lamp in 1947 and with its sophisticated yet playful design, it is still as relevant today. The distinctive, elongated conical sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Mario Bellini Pair of Area Lamps for Artemide
By Mario Bellini, Artemide
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare pair of Mario Bellini pair of table lamps, Model Area 10 & Model Area 20, by designer Mario Bellini for Artemide, the 1970s. The Pair have a di...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Metal
1960s Sergio Mazza 'Gamma' Sconces for Artemide
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Sergio Mazza 'Gamma' sconce for Artemide. Executed in nickeled brass and pressed opaline glass, Italy.
Price is per item. 4 lamps available.
Born in Italy in 1931, Sergio Ma...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Nickel, Brass
FLOS Taraxacum 1 Pendant Light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Make a wish: Named after the humble Dandelion, the Taraxacum pendant light astonishes with a gorgeously diffused blooming light. The white powder coated internal steel structure is s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Steel
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Multicolored Blue by Ferruccio Laviani
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with an inimitable style, Bourgie is one of Kartell’s best sellers, skillfully combining Classic style, richness and tradition with innovation and irony. The Baroque style bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Plastic
Single Model Lp10 Bidone Wall Light by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One Model Lp10 "Bidone" Wall Light by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950's. Brass with opaline glass diffuser. Rewired for U.S. junction boxes. Original manufacturer's stamp engraved to backplate. Each light takes one E27 40w maximum bulb. Bulbs provided as a one time courtesy. PRICED AND SOLD INDIVIDUALLY.
Wall Lights with cord...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Brass
Starry Sky Flush Mount Ceiling Lights by Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Starry Sky Flush Mount Ceiling Lights by Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy. Designed and manufactured in Finland, circa the 1950s. Enameled metal, custo...
Category
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Metal
Pirellone Floor Lamp by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, 1967
By Gio Ponti
Located in Brussels, BE
Pirellone floor lamp by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, 1967.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Glass
FLOS Miss K Table Lamp in Black by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by innovative design master Philippe Starck, the miss K table lamp brings a delightful duality to its work. When unlit, its transparent PC (p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Plastic
FLOS Snoopy Table Lamp in Green by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The masterful table lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni gets a dazzling makeover.
Collectors now have a new reason to cherish the Snoopy table lamp by Achille and Pier Gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Marble, Steel
Atollo Metal Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Atollo Metal Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce. The Atollo lamp has become an iconic representation of the table lamp. The simple cylinder, cone, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Metal
Alvar Aalto, "Beehive" Ceiling Lamp, Aluminum, Brass, Finland, 1953
By Valaistustyö, Alvar Aalto
Located in High Point, NC
A white-painted aluminum and brass "Beehive" ceiling lamp designed by Alvar Aalto and produced by Valaistustyö Ky, Finland, 1953.
Interior rod impressed "VALAISTUSTYÖ A331".
Category
1950s Finnish Organic Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Isamu Noguchi Akari 33N, Ozeki, 1951
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model "33N" by Isamu Noguchi
Light sculptural column
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan
Series started in 1951
...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Metal
FLOS Miss K Table Lamp in Aluminized Silver by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by innovative design master Philippe Starck, the Miss K table lamp brings a delightful duality to its work. When unlit, its transparent PC (p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Plastic
Fly Wall Lamp by Pierre Chareau Model 110A
By Pierre Chareau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Fly Wall Lamp" by Pierre Chareau Model 110A. Originally designed in 1924, this current production of the Fly wall lamp by Pierre Chareau is composed of ...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Alabaster, Stainless Steel
Fresnel Wall Sconce Orange Joe Colombo for Luce 1960s Original Italian Design
By Joe Colombo
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Fresnel wall sconce orange Joe Colombo for luce 1960s original Italian design.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Metal
FLOS Snoopy Table Lamp in Black by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The playful personas of the Castiglioni brothers are evident in their Snoopy design, named for the beloved cartoon character and featuring a distinctive, light-hearted shape. The ori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Marble, Steel
Biny Spot LED by Jacques Biny
By Jacques Biny
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biny Spot by Jacques Biny. Current edition designed and manufactured in France by DCW editions. Wired for U.S. standards. Steel, aluminum. The Biny Spot can ...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Paavo Tynell Model 9602 Floor Lamp with Wicker Shade
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell model 9602 floor lamp with wicker shade. Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1935, this authorized GUBI re-edition is executed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Brass
Pierre Guariche Wall Lamp Sconce Vintage Cerf Volant G 25 France
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Wall light Cerf volant model G 25 black and white lacquered metal, white perforated sheet
and brass.
Edition Disderot Circa 1955.
Adjustable in length : 47.24 / 59.05 in.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Metal, Brass
LSp6 Tommy Wall/Ceiling Lights by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
By Azucena, Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten LSp6 "Tommy" wall/ceiling lights by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960's. Brass, glass. Wired for U.S. standards. We recommend two...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Brass
Martinelli Luce Dimmable LED Pipistrello 620 Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
By Martinelli Luce, Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1965 by Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce, the lamp is made with innovative techniques for the diffuser in methacrylate for the time in which it was designed. The shape of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Stainless Steel
Cobra Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce
By Martinelli Luce, Elio Martinelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Current production cobra table lamp originally designed by Elio Martinelli in 1968 for Martinelli Luce. Swivel table lamp that provides direct light. Made of Resin. Comes in white or...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Aluminum
Arredoluce Triennale Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelli, Italy
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arredoluce Triennale floor lamp designed by Angelo Lelli, Italy.
Rare early example of this now iconic Angelo Lelli design for Arredoluce in very good original condition with origi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Brass, Enamel
"Pinecone" Large Table Lamp Designed by Paola Navone for FontanaArte
By Paola Navone, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Pinecone" is a large table lamp, designed by Paola Navone and manufactured by FontanaArte, with a lampshade in transparent or frosted white blown glass, a metal cage with nickel or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Metal
21st Century 6 Lune symmetrical brass ceiling lamp, Angelo Lelii, 2019, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Large and striking Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce pair of original "6 Lune". An iconic design with clean architectural line.
Ceiling light with six opaline glass s...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Brass
Vilhelm Lauritzen 'Radiohus' Sconce for Louis Poulsen in White
By Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Vilhelm Lauritzen 'Radiohus' sconces for Louis Poulsen. Originally designed in the 1930s by Vilhelm Lauritzen in partnership with Louis Poulsen for the construction of the Radiohuset...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
"DELTA" Wall Fixture by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1960s
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
"DELTA" wall fixture designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide in 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Iconic Designs, 11/22
Materials
Brass
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