Instantly recognizable by their long slender armatures and domed, ovoid shades, the best-known floor lamps and other lighting fixtures of Serge Mouille have become emblems of the organic design of the mid-20th century. Along with Jean Prouvé, Mathieu Matégot and others, Mouille brought a fresh, modern aesthetic to metalwork, one of the most tradition-bound mediums in the decorative arts.
Mouille (pronounced: MWEE) was born to a working Parisian family. At age 15, he took up studies in the metalworking atelier of that École des Arts Appliqués, under the tutelage of the goldsmith and sculptor Gabriel Lacroix. After graduating, in 1941, Mouille worked in Lacroix’s studio and began teaching at his alma mater four years later.
In the early 1950s, bothered by the preponderance of new Italian lamps and chandeliers on the market and consumed with the belief that fixtures by Gino Sarfatti and others were unnecessarily complex, Mouille opened a lighting-design workshop. He quickly won commissions from several French schools and libraries. In 1956, the influential Paris gallerist Steph Simon — who also promoted Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand and Isamu Noguchi — began to show Mouille designs, introducing his work to private collectors. Mouille would continue making handcrafted lighting fixtures at a slow but steady pace until 1964, when he stopped working to begin a long course of treatment for tuberculosis. When it was completed, Mouille returned to teaching at the École des Arts Appliqués for the remainder of his career.
With the biomorphic shades and long armatures of his fixtures, Mouille created one of the most engaging and idiosyncratic lighting aesthetics of his time. Though often described as “insect-like,” his pieces have more in common with the fluid, buoyant forms in the paintings of Jean Arp. (Mouille designed several cylindrical or columnar lamps; though highly collectible, those are interesting outliers in his body of work.)
As with Prouvé’s folded metal forms and Matégot’s perforated steel, Mouille brought a novel lightness and energy to metal furnishings. Since Mouille’s designs found renewed popularity in the early 2000s, licensed re-editions of his pieces are being produced. The disparity in price between vintage and current-day Mouille pieces is great. Older works — identification tip: the interior white reflective enameling has a yellowish cast — cost $20,000 to $40,000, and newer pieces go for 10 to 20 percent less than that. As you will see on these pages, Serge Mouille created icons of 20th century design — at once sleek, suave and friendly — that belong in any modern decor.
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$475
Le Regard D'Alan
By Jean Prouvé, Serge Mouille
Located in New York, NY
Hardcover catalog of an auction held on 6 October 1991 at Binoche et Godeau dispersing the collection of Alan Grizot (b. 1945), legendary gallerist and pioneering promoter and marke...
Paper
$2,552Sale Price|21% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Tripod Desk Lamp - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: This desk lamp is a certified re-edition, produced by Serge Mouille's family on the site of his original workshop. The shade of this lamp is modeled after a “moule” or ...
Aluminum, Steel
$4,796Sale Price|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Two-Arm Rotating Sconce in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A practical lamp that is capable of illuminating two areas at the same time. The arms independently rotate while the shades tilt and revolve on their own accord. A dual switch on the...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Large and Small Totem Column Floor Lamp Set
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp models 'Large Totem Column Lamp' and 'Small Totem Column Lamps' set designed by Serge Mouille in 1962. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of...
Aluminum
$3,776Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Library Ceiling Lamp in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Originally designed to illuminate bookshelves in a library, this unique lamp may also light works of art or highlight a particular area in a room. The pivoting lampshade works well alone or in group installations. Custom drop lengths upon approval. Available in black or white with brass fittings. COLOR OPTION Available in Black or White FEATURES Shade rotates and swivels CUSTOMIZATION Dimension of pendant required when placing an order.. Pendant = from the ceiling to the tip of the shade. SWITCH OPTIONS The Library Ceiling...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Four Rotating Straight Arms Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model 'Four Rotating Straight Arms Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1954. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Aluminium Signal Column Floor Lamp Set
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of floor lamp model 'Signal Column Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1962. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamp...
Aluminum
$9,136Sale Price / item|22% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Elegance in form and function are hallmarks of a Serge Mouille lamp. This ceiling lamp with adjustable shades on five fixed arms is at once an old and practical design that works wel...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Aluminum, Steel
$11,500 / item
Large Serge Mouille 'Escargot' Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Serge Mouille 'Escargot' ceiling lamp. Originally designed in 1955, this iconic lamp is still made by Editions Serge Mouille in France using many of the original small-scale ...
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
$4,796Sale Price|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Two-Arm Rotating Sconce in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A practical lamp that is capable of illuminating two areas at the same time. The arms independently rotate while the shades tilt and revolve on their own accord. A dual switch on the...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Conche Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sconce wall lamp model 'Conche Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1962. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps a...
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
Serge Mouille 3 Arms Floor Lamp Standing Lamp. Available immediately 220v
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
The lampadaire trois bras created in 1952 for the Compagnie des Arts français, at the urging of Jacques Adnet, who was keen to have a "large floor lamp but who also gave Serge Mouille complete free hand...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille Pendant ceiling Lamp Two Still Arms known as "Plafonnier 2 arms"
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
Licensed edition from Serge Mouille’s original design After the resounding success of the ceiling light with three arms Mouille produced a very small batch of this ceiling lamp with...
Brass
Original Vintage Serge Mouille Two-Arm Wall Light
By Serge Mouille
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare, original Serge Mouille angled wall lamp with two pivoting arms. "Lampadaire" style shade on one and "Casquette" on the other, 1954. Enameled steel, enameled aluminum and brass...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
SCONCE Serge Mouille "Flamme" or Flame Candle Stands
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
Serge Mouille applique
Aluminum, Steel
$2,928Sale Price|36% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Rotating Sconce with 1 Curved Arm
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
The one-arm curved sconce is both stylish and practical, as it can be used in many different design applications. The shade tilts and revolves on a brass fitting while the arm swings...
Aluminum, Steel
$5,112Sale Price / set|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Pair of Black Antony Sconces Without Switches - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade is connected by a brass swivel and supported on a bent, rotating arm attached to t...
Aluminum, Steel
Editions Serge Mouille 'Lampadaire Droit' Floor Lamp in Black
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Glendale, CA
Editions Serge Mouille 'Lampadaire Droit' floor lamp in black. Originally designed in 1953, this iconic lamp is still made by Editions Serge Mouille...
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
$2,552Sale Price|21% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Tripod Desk Lamp - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: This desk lamp is a certified re-edition, produced by the family of Serge Mouille on the site of his original workshop. The shade of this lamp is modeled after a “moule...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to various room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and tilt, ...
Aluminum, Steel
$9,456Sale Price|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp 5 Falling Arms in Black 53" Drop - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: A chandelier as inspired as it is impressive, this new design departs significantly from the original Spider ceiling lamp. Five fixed arms of different lengths drop fro...
Metal, Aluminum
$10,928Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Sconce with 7 Arms in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
The largest of the spider sconces, this lamp is not only unique in its design but equally impressive in an installation where it is the focal point of the room. Two identically long ...
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
French Mid Century Black Metal "Cocotte" Desk / Table Lamp Serge Mouille, 1950s
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and early French mid century desk / table "Cocotte" lamp in black lacquered metal and brass by Serge Mouille for Steph Simon Paris, 1950s. In good original condition with patina...
Metal, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Cocotte Table Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp model 'Cocotte Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1957. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufac...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$10,000 / item
Rare Saturn Lights by Serge Mouille
By Serge Mouille
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Saturn lights for Serge Mouille. Manufactured in France, circa the 1970s. With adjustable shades, slender and curved enameled brass ceiling or wall lamps by Serge Mouille. Each ...
Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Six Rotating Arms Ceiling Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 'six rotating arms ceiling lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1958. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and flo...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$2,970 / item
Serge Mouille 'Lampe Tripode' Table Lamp in Black
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Glendale, CA
Serge Mouille 'Lampe Tripode' table lamp in black. Originally designed in 1954, this iconic lamp is still made by Edition Serge Mouille in France using many of the same small-scale...
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Five Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'five fixed arms spider ceiling lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall ligh...
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
$4,072Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 2 Arms in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Simple and unique, this ceiling lamp has two symmetrical curved arms that are fixed, with shades that can be rotated to any position. An elegant lamp with a small footprint that give...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Five Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall ligh...
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Conche Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sconce wall lamp model 'Conche Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1962. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps a...
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
$2,452Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Saturn Wall Sconce in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A partial cut allows the outer edge to bend, revealing a sculpted ring encircling a central cone reflector that both diffuses and projects light into the room. The result is reminisc...
Aluminum, Steel
$2,560Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Cocotte Desk Lamp in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: An elegant triangular base supporting a slender, straight arm and cylindrical shade allows this deceivingly simple lamp to adapt well in any setting. COLOR OPTION: Available in Black or White FEATURES: Shade rotates and swivels SWITCH OPTIONS: The Cocotte desk lamp...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille One-Arm Standing Lamp in Black Steel, Mid-Century Modern
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, ES
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One-Arm Standing Lamp Standing lamp model "one-arm standing lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1953. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille ...
Brass, Steel, Aluminum
$4,072Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Ceiling Lamp with 2 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Simple and unique this ceiling lamp has two symmetrical curved arms which are fixed, with shades that can be rotated to any position. An elegant lamp with a small footprint that give...
Aluminum, Steel
$2,970 / item
Serge Mouille 'Lampe Tripode' Table Lamp in White
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Glendale, CA
Serge Mouille 'Lampe Tripode' table lamp in white. Originally designed in 1954, this iconic lamp is still made by Edition Serge Mouille in France using many of the same small-scale...
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One Rotating Straight Arm Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "One Rotating Straight Arm Wall Lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1954. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and...
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Two Rotating Straight Arms Wall Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "Two rotating straight arms wall lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1954. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and ...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$50,000 / set
Serge Mouille Pair of Wall Lights
By Serge Mouille
Located in New York, NY
Serge Mouille, Circa 1950 Pair of Serge Mouille Appliques, in sculpted and painted metal.. Provenance: upon request.
Metal
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Eye Sconce Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sconce wall lamp model 'Eye Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1956. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are ...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$4,348 / item
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Tripod Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp model 'Tripod Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1954. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufact...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
“Tuyau” Ceiling Lamp by Serge Mouille, France, 1950s
By Serge Mouille
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Designed by Serge Mouille for Galerie Steph Simon, the “Tuyau” ceiling lamp exemplifies the designer’s distinctive approach to lighting as both function and sculpture. Its cylindrica...
Metal
Early French Mid Century Black "Agrafée" Table Desk Lamp by Serge Mouille, 1950s
By Steph Simon, Serge Mouille
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and iconic French mid century black "Agrafée" desk clip lamp in lacquered metal and patinated brass hinges designed by Serge Mouille in 1957 and produced for the Steph Simon G...
Metal, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Large Snail Ceiling Wall Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Large Snail Ceiling Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1955. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Large Signal Column Floor Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp model 'Large Signal Column Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1962. Manufactured by Collection Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lam...
Aluminum
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!.
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to various room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and tilt, ...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Conche Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sconce wall lamp model 'conche wall lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1962. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps a...
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
$18,841 / item
Serge Mouille Large TOTEM Column Floor Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp model 'Large TOTEM Column Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1962. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps ...
Aluminum
Pair of Original Period Serge Mouille 'Œil' Wall Sconces, France, circa 1958
By Serge Mouille
Located in NEUVILLE-DE-POITOU, FR
Rare pair of original period "Œil" wall sconces by Serge Mouille (1922 - 1988). France, circa 1956–1960. Designed in 1956, the Œil (Eye) sconce is among Serge Mouille's most iconic...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Saturn Wall Lamp Set of Two
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sconce wall lamp model 'Saturn Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1957. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps a...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Antony Table Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp model 'Antony Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1955. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufact...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille "Agrafée" or Single Rotule Designed for Yves Saint Laurent
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
This was Yves Saint Laurent favourite working lamp to draw his sketches. Note that only the reflector can nove as an uplighter or a downlighter. We can made the angle length to your...
Aluminum
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Five Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953. Manufactured by Collection Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall li...
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
$10,945Sale Price|20% Off
Original Black Single Arm Wall Lamp by Serge Mouille
By Serge Mouille
Located in Vienna, AT
This fantastic rare original adjustable pivoting single arm wall lamp was designed and manufactured by Serge Mouille, Paris France in the 1950s. It features matt black enameled stem...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$3,250 / item
Serge Mouille 'Antony' Wall Lamp in Black
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Glendale, CA
Serge Mouille 'Antony' wall lamps in black. Originally designed in 1953, this iconic lamp is still made by Edition Serge Mouille in France using many of the same small-scale manufac...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern Black Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1954. Manufactured by Collection Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, ...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Three Rotating Arms Ceiling Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 'Three rotating arms ceiling lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1958. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and f...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Seven Fixed Arms Spider Wall Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall ceiling lamp model 'Seven Fixed Arms Spider Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Signal Column Floor Lamp Set
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of floor lamp model 'Signal Column Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1962. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamp...
Aluminum