Skip to main content

Midgard Lighting

to
1
9
2
11
Height
to
Width
to
11
2
1
6
3
11
4
7
1
1
3
1
1
11
3
3
2
1
11
11
11
11
11
5
1,456
1,365
1,090
1,073
Creator: Midgard
Industrial Scissor Wall Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1930s
Industrial Scissor Wall Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1930s

Industrial Scissor Wall Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1930s

By Midgard, Curt Fischer

Located in Kojetice, CZ

- Industrial workshop adjustable DDRP scissor wall lamp produced by Midgard in Germany during the 1930s. - Designed by Curt Fisher. - Metal shade - Grey iron scissor arm is extendab...

Category

Early 20th Century German Industrial Midgard Lighting

Materials

Iron

Curt Fischer Task Lamps for Midgard, 1920
Curt Fischer Task Lamps for Midgard, 1920

Curt Fischer Task Lamps for Midgard, 1920

By Curt Fischer, Midgard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

wonderful 1920s articulating table-mounted desk lamps by Curt Fischer for Midgard in original grey-green hammer finish and on/off turn switch on the shade, arm lengths of the smaller...

Category

Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal

Midgard, Bauhaus style scissor wall lamp by Curt Fischer, Germany, 1940s
Midgard, Bauhaus style scissor wall lamp by Curt Fischer, Germany, 1940s

Midgard, Bauhaus style scissor wall lamp by Curt Fischer, Germany, 1940s

By Midgard, Curt Fischer

Located in Forserum, SE

A large and impressive scissor wall lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, Germany, 1940s. It features a long scissor construction holding an enamel metal shade that can be adjusted in mo...

Category

1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Modular Typ 505 lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1960s
Modular Typ 505 lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1960s

Modular Typ 505 lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1960s

By Midgard, Curt Fischer

Located in EVERDINGEN, NL

A TYP 505 wall mounted lamp, based on the iconic TYP 113. This modular lamp was produced with 3 different arm lengths, 3 types of (rotating) lampshades and a choice in type of joints. The lamp is in good condition, rewired and all parts working and rotating. The original lightswitch is also still present and working. Curt Fischer is well known for his innovative designs and still regarded as one of the greatest 20th-century inventors. At the time, just after WW1, recovering from the war, people worked long hours until late in the evening. The then-typical lamps would only cast light from the ceiling, causing the shadow of the worker’s body and head to cast shades over their projects. For an inventor like Curt Fischer, who had transformed horse-drawn coaches into mobile radio...

Category

1960s German Bauhaus Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal

Gray Metal Vintage Industrial Machinist Table Lights by Curt Fischer for Midgard
Gray Metal Vintage Industrial Machinist Table Lights by Curt Fischer for Midgard

Gray Metal Vintage Industrial Machinist Table Lights by Curt Fischer for Midgard

By Curt Fischer, Midgard

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Table lamp made by Midgard Designed by Curt Fisher Germany 1950-1959. Metal with Aluminum Shade Available with UK / US plug Weight: 3.50 kg / 7.7 lb German lighting manufacturer M...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Midgard Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Industrial DDRP Desk or Wall Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1930s
Industrial DDRP Desk or Wall Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1930s

Industrial DDRP Desk or Wall Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1930s

By Curt Fischer, Midgard

Located in Kojetice, CZ

- Industrial workshop table lamp produced by Midgard in Germany during the 1930s. - Designed by Curt Fisher. - The lamp has three adjustable joints. - Black iron shade and arm - DDR...

Category

Early 20th Century German Industrial Midgard Lighting

Materials

Iron

Typ 113 Peitsche Table Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard circa 1940s
Typ 113 Peitsche Table Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard circa 1940s

Typ 113 Peitsche Table Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard circa 1940s

By Midgard

Located in Gloucester, GB

Typ 113 Peitsche Table Lamp By Curt Fischer For Midgard Circa 1940s - Curved adjustable arm with its original grey paint - Angled steel shade in original brown paint - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - Designed by Curt Fischer - Typ 113 the "Peitsche" (whip) - German ~ 1940s - 75cm tall x 16cm wide Curt Fischer/Midgard Midgard was founded in 1919 in Auma / Thuringia by the engineer Curt Fischer. Originally for internal needs of his machine factory IWA Ronneberger & Fischer (industrial plant Auma), Curt Fischer developed scissors lamps and articulated lamps. This is why he is considered the inventor of the "tractable light". The in these days widespread ceiling-mounted pendulous lampshades provided only static light from above. As such, the entrepreneur regarded them as rather inflexible. This type of lightning caused the workers to cast shadow over their workpieces themselves. Curt Fischer sketched and manufactured first prototypes of articulated lamps by passing the live cable through tubes and developing articulations between the tubes. He perfected the system, developed many multi-armed desk lamps, work lamps and wall lamps. Within few years he turned to be a luminaire manufacturer which he called Midgard (as the Norse Mythology called the bright Middle Earth inhabited by people). Early on his designs were recognised and valued by Walter Gropius, among others, and hence used at the Bauhaus. Gropius supported Fischer's developments. Their original correspondence has been preserved until the present day. The post-war period Curt Fischer passes away in 1956. His son Wolfgang takes over management in the spirit of his father's. Up until in the late 60s Midgard produced their meanwhile three luminaire ranges: - the historic Steering Lamps, which were used among others at the Bauhaus - the robust and modular as well as maintenance-free Machine Lamp...

Category

1940s German Industrial Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Steel

Clamp lamp Typ 113, Midgard circa 1930
Clamp lamp Typ 113, Midgard circa 1930

Clamp lamp Typ 113, Midgard circa 1930

By Midgard

Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR

Clamp lamp from the 1930s, chosen by Walter Gropius to equip the Bauhaus building in Dessau in 1926. This adjustable clamp lamp, known as model Typ 113 Peitsche, has a bent arm hous...

Category

1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Rare Extra Large Wall Light by Curt Fischer for Midgard
Rare Extra Large Wall Light by Curt Fischer for Midgard

Rare Extra Large Wall Light by Curt Fischer for Midgard

By Curt Fischer, Midgard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rare extra large "Scissor" wall light by Curt Fischer for Midgard. Designed and manufactured in Germany, circa 1920's. Metal, brass, steel. Rewired with U.S. plug. Shade adjust to va...

Category

1920s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel

Midgard Table Lamp by Curt Fischer, Type 113, Germany, 1950s
Midgard Table Lamp by Curt Fischer, Type 113, Germany, 1950s

Midgard Table Lamp by Curt Fischer, Type 113, Germany, 1950s

By Curt Fischer, Midgard

Located in Chorzów, PL

Midgard table lamp by Curt Fischer, type 113. Germany, 1950s.

Category

1950s German Industrial Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal

XXL-Long Midgard Scissor Lamp Modell 110 by Curt Fischer for Auma Industriewerke
XXL-Long Midgard Scissor Lamp Modell 110 by Curt Fischer for Auma Industriewerke

XXL-Long Midgard Scissor Lamp Modell 110 by Curt Fischer for Auma Industriewerke

By Curt Fischer, Midgard

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

An impressive Midgard wall scissor light, a early version of modell 110, with a length of 149 cm in total. The light can be moved to almost any position at a 180-degree angle. The la...

Category

1940s German Industrial Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal, Wire

Related Items
Industrial Flush Mount and Inset Wall Light Fixture for Crouse Hinds, 1930s
Industrial Flush Mount and Inset Wall Light Fixture for Crouse Hinds, 1930s

Industrial Flush Mount and Inset Wall Light Fixture for Crouse Hinds, 1930s

By Crouse-Hinds

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A large-scale, flush mount aluminum wall light with a ribbed cast glass shade, bearing the manufacturer's name. Similar to lights installed on the Hoover Dam.

Category

1930s American Industrial Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal

Michael Lax Lytegem Telescoping Task Lamp for Lightolier, c.1965
Michael Lax Lytegem Telescoping Task Lamp for Lightolier, c.1965

Michael Lax Lytegem Telescoping Task Lamp for Lightolier, c.1965

By Lightolier, Michael Lax

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Michael Lax Lytegem Telescoping Task Lamp for Lightolier, c.1965. A very fine vintage example. Retains the original box.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Industrial wall or ceiling light by Johan Johansson for Triplex, Sweden, 1930s
Industrial wall or ceiling light by Johan Johansson for Triplex, Sweden, 1930s

Industrial wall or ceiling light by Johan Johansson for Triplex, Sweden, 1930s

By Johan Petter Johansson

Located in Eskilstuna, SE

Masterful designed lamp by Johan Petter Johansson. Model Triplex had its own factory starting in 1919 in Sweden. Widely used as an industrial lamp in Scandinavia in the middle of th...

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Industrial Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal, Steel

Bauhaus / Functionalist Table or Wall Large Lamp, 1930s
Bauhaus / Functionalist Table or Wall Large Lamp, 1930s

Bauhaus / Functionalist Table or Wall Large Lamp, 1930s

Located in Praha, CZ

Made in Czechoslovakia Made of glass, metal New cabling Re-polished Good original condition US adapter included.

Category

1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal

Exceptional Articulated Bauhaus Workshop Wall Lamp or Task Light 1920s Germany
Exceptional Articulated Bauhaus Workshop Wall Lamp or Task Light 1920s Germany

Exceptional Articulated Bauhaus Workshop Wall Lamp or Task Light 1920s Germany

Located in Munich, DE

Extremely rare and articulated Bauhaus functionalist workshop lamp or task light. Designed and manufactured in late 1920s, Germany. The lamp can be mounted on workshop table or wall....

Category

1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

White Enamel Vintage Industrial Wall Scissor Lights
White Enamel Vintage Industrial Wall Scissor Lights

White Enamel Vintage Industrial Wall Scissor Lights

$396 / item

H 7.09 in W 7.09 in D 35.44 in

White Enamel Vintage Industrial Wall Scissor Lights

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Iron scissor wall lamp White enamel shade and white interior adjustable length and horizontally and vertically swiveling arm Measures: Shade size: diameter 18 cm 90° angle adjus...

Category

20th Century Hungarian Industrial Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Rusty Brown Metal Vintage Industrial Scissor Wall Work Lights
Rusty Brown Metal Vintage Industrial Scissor Wall Work Lights

Rusty Brown Metal Vintage Industrial Scissor Wall Work Lights

$673 / item

H 9.85 in W 7.09 in D 39.38 in

Rusty Brown Metal Vintage Industrial Scissor Wall Work Lights

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Metal scissor wall light. Metal shade diameter: 18 cm. Maximum length 100 cm. Minimum length 40 cm. Wall plate: 22.5 × 6 cm. Weight: 2.5 kg / 5.5 lb All lamps have been made s...

Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal

Black Enamel Vintage Industrial Iron Scissor Sconces Wall Lights
Black Enamel Vintage Industrial Iron Scissor Sconces Wall Lights

Black Enamel Vintage Industrial Iron Scissor Sconces Wall Lights

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Vintage industrial wall scissor. Black Enamel shade. Weight: 1.70 kg / 3.7 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for incandes...

Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Industrial Midgard Lighting

Materials

Enamel, Iron

Wall lamps designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso 1960s
Wall lamps designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso 1960s

Wall lamps designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso 1960s

$2,410 / set

H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 5.91 in

Wall lamps designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso 1960s

By Flavio Poli

Located in Arezzo, Italy

Set of 2 wall sconces designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso in the 1960s, chromed brass structure, colored yellow glass. Excellent conditions, perfectly working. Born in Venice in 1900...

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Brass

Bauhaus Bakelite Wall or Ceiling Industrial Lamp from 1940s
Bauhaus Bakelite Wall or Ceiling Industrial Lamp from 1940s

Bauhaus Bakelite Wall or Ceiling Industrial Lamp from 1940s

Located in Vienna, AT

Bakelite wall, ceiling Industrial or factory lamp from late 1940s. Bakelite frame with steel ring holding opaline glass shade. (The biggest one on the last pictures). Up to 20 pie...

Category

1940s Czech Industrial Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Bakelite Wall or Ceiling Industrial Lamp from 1940s
Bauhaus Bakelite Wall or Ceiling Industrial Lamp from 1940s

Bauhaus Bakelite Wall or Ceiling Industrial Lamp from 1940s

Located in Vienna, AT

Bakelite wall, ceiling Industrial or factory lamp from late 1940s. Bakelite frame with steel ring holding opaline glass shade. The middle one on the last pictures). Up to 50 piece...

Category

1940s Czech Industrial Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Steel

Swedish Modern Wall Lamp by Böhlmarks, 1940s
Swedish Modern Wall Lamp by Böhlmarks, 1940s

Swedish Modern Wall Lamp by Böhlmarks, 1940s

$2,410

H 15.36 in W 5.91 in D 8.67 in

Swedish Modern Wall Lamp by Böhlmarks, 1940s

By Harald Notini, Bohlmarks

Located in Stockholm, SE

Swedish Modern wall lamp model 8594. Produced in Sweden by Bohlmarks Lampfabrik, 1950s. Good vintage condition with some age related wear and patina.

Category

1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Brass

Previously Available Items
Midgard Scissor Lamp Circa 1930s
Midgard Scissor Lamp Circa 1930s

Midgard Scissor Lamp Circa 1930s

Sold

H 14.97 in W 6.3 in D 39.38 in

Midgard Scissor Lamp Circa 1930s

By Midgard

Located in Gloucester, GB

Midgard Scissor Lamp Circa 1930s - Extendable scissor mechanism - Black painted arm - Aluminium shade - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - On/Off Switch on the shade - Designed by Curt Fisc...

Category

1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

German Bauhaus Adjustable Bankers Lamp attributed Midgard
German Bauhaus Adjustable Bankers Lamp attributed Midgard

German Bauhaus Adjustable Bankers Lamp attributed Midgard

By Midgard

Located in New York, NY

German Bauhaus Adjustable Desk Lamp attributed to Midgard. Midgard German Brass adjustable desk lamp traditionally called a Bankers Lamp. Solid brass adjustable Bauhaus desk banker...

Category

1950s German Bauhaus Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Brass

Set of 3 Midgard Scissor lamps by Curt Fischer for Auma Industriewerke
Set of 3 Midgard Scissor lamps by Curt Fischer for Auma Industriewerke

Set of 3 Midgard Scissor lamps by Curt Fischer for Auma Industriewerke

By Midgard, Curt Fischer

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

directable light is as natural to us today as steerable cars. but that wasn't always the case: In 1919 engineer curt fischer, was dissatisfied with the working conditions in his own ...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Midgard Lighting

Materials

Steel

Curt Fischer Task Lamps for Midgard, 1920
Curt Fischer Task Lamps for Midgard, 1920

Curt Fischer Task Lamps for Midgard, 1920

By Midgard, Curt Fischer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

wonderful 1920s articulating table-mounted desk lamps by Curt Fischer for Midgard in original grey-green hammer finish and on/off turn switch on the shade, arm lengths of the smaller...

Category

Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal

Vintage Industrial Metal Work Lights by Curt Fischer for Midgard
Vintage Industrial Metal Work Lights by Curt Fischer for Midgard

Vintage Industrial Metal Work Lights by Curt Fischer for Midgard

By Midgard, Curt Fischer

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Table lamp made by Midgard Designed by Curt Fisher Germany 1950-1959. Metal with Aluminum Shade E26 / E27 Weight: 1.50 kg / 3.3 lb German lighting manufacturer Midgard was founde...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Midgard Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

midgard R2 DESK LAMP industrial design 1960s gdr
midgard R2 DESK LAMP industrial design 1960s gdr

midgard R2 DESK LAMP industrial design 1960s gdr

Sold

H 29.53 in W 7.88 in D 20.87 in

midgard R2 DESK LAMP industrial design 1960s gdr

By Midgard, Curt Fischer

Located in Mannheim, DE

Midgard R2 desk lamp, originally designed by Curt Fischer, this version was manufactured in the 1960s. Adjustable height thanks to several joints and rotatable on the base. The shade...

Category

1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Midgard Typ 114 Table Lamp By Curt Fischer Circa 1930s
Midgard Typ 114 Table Lamp By Curt Fischer Circa 1930s

Midgard Typ 114 Table Lamp By Curt Fischer Circa 1930s

By Midgard

Located in Gloucester, GB

Midgard Typ 114 Table Lamp By Curt Fischer Circa 1930s - Fully articulated - Clamp on with original Bakelite knob - Aluminium shade - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - On/Off toggle switch ...

Category

1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Steel

Pair Midgard Scissor Lamp Modell 110 by Curt Fischer for Auma Industriewerke
Pair Midgard Scissor Lamp Modell 110 by Curt Fischer for Auma Industriewerke

Pair Midgard Scissor Lamp Modell 110 by Curt Fischer for Auma Industriewerke

By Midgard, Curt Fischer

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

An impressive set of 2 Midgard wall scissor lights, an early version of model 110. Each wall mounted lamp has a length of 116 cm in total. The light can be moved to almost any positi...

Category

1930s German Industrial Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Metal, Wire

Typ 113 Peitsche Table Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard circa 1930s
Typ 113 Peitsche Table Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard circa 1930s

Typ 113 Peitsche Table Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard circa 1930s

By Midgard

Located in Gloucester, GB

Typ 113 Peitsche Table Lamp By Curt Fischer For Midgard Circa 1930s - Curved adjustable arm in brushed steel finish - Angled steel shade in original black enamel finish - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - Designed by Curt Fischer - Typ 113 the "Peitsche" (whip) - German ~ 1930s - 75cm tall x 16cm wide Curt Fischer/Midgard Midgard was founded in 1919 in Auma / Thuringia by the engineer Curt Fischer. Originally for internal needs of his machine factory IWA Ronneberger & Fischer (industrial plant Auma), Curt Fischer developed scissors lamps and articulated lamps. This is why he is considered the inventor of the "tractable light". The in these days widespread ceiling-mounted pendulous lampshades provided only static light from above. As such, the entrepreneur regarded them as rather inflexible. This type of lightning caused the workers to cast shadow over their workpieces themselves. Curt Fischer sketched and manufactured first prototypes of articulated lamps by passing the live cable through tubes and developing articulations between the tubes. He perfected the system, developed many multi-armed desk lamps, work lamps and wall lamps. Within few years he turned to be a luminaire manufacturer which he called Midgard (as the Norse Mythology called the bright Middle Earth inhabited by people). Early on his designs were recognised and valued by Walter Gropius, among others, and hence used at the Bauhaus. Gropius supported Fischer's developments. Their original correspondence has been preserved until the present day. The post-war period Curt Fischer passes away in 1956. His son Wolfgang takes over management in the spirit of his father's. Up until in the late 60s Midgard produced their meanwhile three luminaire ranges: - the historic Steering Lamps, which were used among others at the Bauhaus - the robust and modular as well as maintenance-free Machine Lamp...

Category

1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Steel

Vintage Industrial Metal Work Light by Curt Fischer for Midgard
Vintage Industrial Metal Work Light by Curt Fischer for Midgard

Vintage Industrial Metal Work Light by Curt Fischer for Midgard

By Midgard, Curt Fischer

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Table lamp made by Midgard Designed by Curt Fisher Germany 1950-1959. Metal with Aluminum Shade E26 / E27 Weight: 1.50 kg / 3.3 lb German lighting...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Midgard Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Industrial Wall Lamp by Midgard circa 1940s
Industrial Wall Lamp by Midgard circa 1940s

Industrial Wall Lamp by Midgard circa 1940s

Sold

H 7.09 in W 7.09 in D 35.44 in

Industrial Wall Lamp by Midgard circa 1940s

By Midgard

Located in Gloucester, GB

Industrial wall lamp By Midgard Circa 1940s - Articulated steel arms - Steel shade - Original Bakelite On/Off toggle switch on the shade - Made by Midgard - German ~ 1940s - ...

Category

1940s German Industrial Vintage Midgard Lighting

Materials

Steel

Industrial Desk or Wall Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1960s
Industrial Desk or Wall Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1960s

Industrial Desk or Wall Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1960s

By Curt Fischer, Midgard

Located in Kojetice, CZ

- Industrial workshop table lamp produced by Midgard in Germany during the 1960s. - Designed by Curt Fisher. - The lamp has three adjustable joints. - The shade is in aluminium. ...

Category

Mid-20th Century German Industrial Midgard Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Midgard lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Midgard lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Midgard lighting, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by Midgard were created in the industrial style in germany during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Curt Fischer, Bünte und Remmler, and Hanau. Prices for Midgard lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $435 and can go as high as $6,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,446.