Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Veneziana 5 tiers chandelier, 41 Opaline glass elements by Piattelli. US wiring
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Drawing on decades of experience in lighting, my aim was to fashion a chandelier that seamlessly marries timeless elegance with practicality.
This listing is for the US wired UL com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Sistema Solare Chandelier, Piattelli Design, Ivory-toned Onyx and Brass, 4-shade
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Luxury chandelier, made from thinly-cut pieces of exquisite ivory-toned translucent onyx. Ideal to be hung over a table, with versatile configurations.
Ivory onyx comes from Middle Eastern quarries and has a unique veining. This translucent stone is carefully worked in Italy, and was chosen because of its combination of interesting patterns, high translucency, and the way it makes the light output look warmer.
The 4-shade version is ideal to be hung over a round table.
Our onyx supplier has worked in many high-end architectural projects, and these same materials have been used at the Armani hotel in Milan. When he was shown the chandelier designs, he rose to the challenge and adapted his tooling to make us perfect round discs. He worked hard to find exactly the right thickness that would keep the depth of the texture. It could not be too thick, otherwise it would lose transparency. And too thin, it would look like it was printed.
The result is stunning. The combination of carefully-worked translucent stone and brass works perfectly, and the use of the ingenious Orbitale structure allows the geometry of the chandelier to be played with, and it can be configured in several ways.
There is nothing else like this on the market.
The Sistema collection uses a clever rotating stem structure and features a shallow drum-shaped shade at the end of each arm.
The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully.
The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully.
Please see the drawing to get an idea of sizes for the different chandeliers. On the upper side of each disc there is a smaller opening to provide ambient light.
Top-quality LEDs with over 80 CRI, meaning that the lighting does not alter the color of food and people.
The LEDs are on a 24V direct current feed, so there is no flickering. The arms can be rotated 180 degrees to configure various combinations. As well as two rows of evenly-spaced lights over a dining table, a regular 8-shade star or 4-shade star (see photos) are possible, as well as creative sculptural shapes. The arms can be rotated even when the chandelier is lit.
The shades can also be rotated on the arm axis to meet any lighting needs in a living room (paintings, bookshelves etc.).
This listing shows the smallest drop. A change of drop is complimentary.
Silvio Piattelli copyright and design.
Specifications (Note: The Sistema chandelier has glass shades, while Sistema Solare...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Twin Shades
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This 3-armed chandelier with twin shades is a versatile and elegant fixture perfect above a kitchen island, over a counter, dining table, or in a living room. The chandelier's three ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Metal, Brass
Sistema Solare, Luxury Ivory Onyx and Brass 8 Rotating Orbitale Arms Chandelier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Luxury chandelier, made from thin pieces of translucent onyx. Ideal to be hung over a dining table, with versatile configurations. Featured on Netflix series Designing Miami, 1st episode!
There is nothing else like this on the market.
Ivory onyx comes from Middle Eastern quarries and has a unique veining. This translucent stone is carefully worked in Italy, and was chosen because of its combination of interesting patterns, high translucency, and the way it makes the light output look warmer.
The 8-shade version is ideal to be hung over a long rectangular table. See schematics.
Our onyx supplier has worked in many high-end architectural projects, and these same materials have been used at the Armani hotel in Milan. When he was shown the chandelier designs, he rose to the challenge and adapted his tooling to make us perfect round discs. He worked hard to find exactly the right thickness that would keep the depth of the texture. It could not be too thick, otherwise it would lose transparency. And too thin, it would look like it was printed.
The result is stunning. The combination of carefully-worked translucent stone and brass works perfectly, and the use of the ingenious Orbitale structure allows the geometry of the chandelier to be played with, and it can be configured in several ways.
The Sistema collection uses a clever rotating stem structure and features a shallow drum-shaped shade at the end of each arm.
The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully.
Please see the drawing to get an idea of sizes for the different chandeliers. On the upper side of each disc there is a smaller opening to provide ambient light.
Top-quality LEDs with over 80 CRI, meaning that the lighting does not alter the color of food and people.
The LEDs are on a 24V direct current feed, so there is no flickering. The arms can be rotated 180 degrees to configure various combinations. As well as two rows of evenly-spaced lights over a dining table, a regular 8-shade star or 4-shade star (see photos) are possible, as well as creative sculptural shapes. The arms can be rotated even when the chandelier is lit.
The shades can also be rotated on the arm axis to meet any lighting needs in a living room (paintings, bookshelves etc.).
This listing shows the smallest drop. A change of drop is complimentary.
Silvio Piattelli copyright and design.
Specifications (Note: The Sistema chandelier has glass shades, while Sistema Solare...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Brass Shades
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite bespoke brass chandelier features three rotating arms skillfully balanced on a heavy cast brass sphere that rotate in an orbital movement along the stem. To achieve pe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Metal
Lampadario Vistosi giallo raro
By Vistosi
Located in Napoli, NA
Elegante lampadario
In vetro di Murano
Vistosi
Originale vintage
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Lightolier Pendant Lights
By Lightolier
Located in Belle Mead, NJ
Lightolier pendant lamps executed in pulegoso glass. Signed twice with manufacturer's sticker to chrome hardware and canopy of each fixture. Please note that due to the handmade natu...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Stilnovo Pendant, Italy 1950's
By Stilnovo
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian pendant fabricated by Stilnovo in the 1950s.
A beautiful hand blown glass shade in milk glass combined with a brass and black metal body.
Very good vintage condit...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Radius Hanging Lamp by Eric Balsev for Fog & Mørup Danmark 70's
By Erik Balslev
Located in Berlin, DE
Dänische Deckenleuchte, die in den 1970er Jahren von Erik Balslev für Fog & Morup entworfen wurde. Der zweifarbige gebrannte orange und braune Lack verleiht jedem Raum einen Hauch vo...
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Brass and Murano glass chandelier, 1940s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Brass and Murano glass chandelier, 1940s, Made in Italy.
Murano glass chandelier with brass support rods, preserving the patina of time.
Product working and in excellent condition....
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Italian vintage Murano chandelier - 26 pink glass petals
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 26 glass petals (pink and white “lattimo”) in a nickel plated metal frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions:47,250 inches (120 cm) height ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass
Emil Stejnar Snowball Sputnik Snowflake Chandelier Newly Rewired for USA
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Modena (MO), Modena (Mo)
A rare 10 light snowflake sputnik chandelier designed by Emill Stejnar for Nikoll. This will be arriving completely newly rewired with certified US UL sockets for USA and ready to h...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Mid-Century Organic French Handcrafted Pineapple Shaped Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Hand-crafted mid-century French pineapple-shaped metal chandelier with six branches. The realistic hand-painted green metal leaves have acquired a beautiful patina commensurate with ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Vintage hanging lamp with cylindrical white glass shade, 1950s
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
The white glass shade has vertical lines
which gives a nice playful effect.
Height: 80 cm.
Ø: 20 cm.
Glass shade height: 41 cm.
This lamp has a new large
bulb holder (E27) and threa...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Vintage Red Hanging Lamp with Switch from Stilnovo, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
A lovely hanging lamp by Stilnovo, with all the charm of the 1960s. The orange lampshade made of metal with the distinctive Stilnovo rectangular holes matches perfectly with the beig...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
1950s Swedish Brass With Beech Five Arm Chandelier With Frosted Art Glass Shades
By Hans Bergström, ASEA
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Swedish Chandelier made of brass and beech attributed to Hans Bergstrom For ASEA Sweden.
Each arm has a beautiful frosted art glass shade with golden details / arrows. Five screw fit...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vintage black and white 5-armed chandelier, 1950's/1960's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This is a very elegant chandelier from the 1950's or 1960's. It has black painted arms holding 5 opaline glass chalices that gives a beautiful diffused illumination. It is very likel...
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1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Bespoke Elegant Italian "Selene Maxi" Pendant in bronze and selenite
Located in Milano, IT
The Selene range is the result of our project of combining light with a particular apotropaic stone - Selenite: a mineral chalk whose surface presents defined and irregular striation...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Stone, Bronze
Vintage deep yellow pendant light
Located in Heerhugowaard, NL
Organically shaped vintage ocre-yellow colored hanging lamp.
This lamp is designed in a very minimal way, the shade has two small white tips to ...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Amber & Clear POLIEDRI Murano Glass Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 multicolored Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are amber and trasparent, which makes the c...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Marta Laudani & Marco Romanelli Suspension Lamp 'Lanterna' by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Lanterna' designed by Marta Laudani & Marco Romanelli in 1998-2001. Suspension lamp giving diffused light. Transparent and sand-blasted Murano glass diffusers. Glaze...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Suspension lamp mod. Lampiatta by Stilnovo, De Pas D'Urbino Lomazzi, 1971
Located in Milano, IT
Lampiatta model hanging lamp designed by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi, in 1971 for Stilnovo. The lampshade is made of metal painted white both inside and outside. It bears the original ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
B5 by René-Jean Caillette for Disderot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This suspension by René-Jean Caillette, created in 1957, completes the range of the B3 wall lamp and the B4 floor lamp. This luminaire, originally designed as a floodlight before the...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
castiglioni sciuko lamp for FLOS italia, 1960s
Located in Genova, IT
Iconic lamp produced in the 1960s by flos designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo castiglioni.
Blue lacquered metal body and thick molded glass.
Designed to be a versatile light sourc...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Large "BAROCCO" chandelier with 24 opaline glass cups
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Large scenic chandelier called "BAROQUE" conceived and created by Roberto Giulio Rida.
The chandelier was specially named Baroque because of its opulence and great stage presence wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
"Parakeet" chandelier by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb chandelier with "Parakeets" and structure in sculpted Murano glass and brass.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Italy, 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Murano Art Glass and Brass Pink Color Chandelier and Pendant, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Something truly incredible this Murano chandelier. Surprising design from the 70s, due to the very particular shape of these long brass rods with attached multi-coloured glass flowers. Very elegant, it will furnish and decorate your entire home. The Murano furnaces have created an indisputable timeless design.
The chandelier has the shape of a half "sputnik", composed of a central brass hemisphere on which are housed brass rods on which small Murano glass flowers...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Iron and Brass Ceiling Lamp Lustre French Lantern, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pendant light chandelier, France, midcentury
Iron and brass.
This lamp from the 60s has been brought up to date with a recently created bulb.
This can be rewired to USA, UK and E...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron, Brass
Brass 6-Globe Chandelier by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 6-globe chandelier features six arms that are centered on a brass rod. Three of the globes are angled down with brass shades. The other three have white or black powdercoated sha...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elega...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
small chandelier in lacquered sheet metal, Italy circa 1950/1960
Located in Mouscron, WHT
small chandelier in lacquered sheet metal, Italy circa 1950/1960
some paint missing
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Brass 6-Globe Chandelier by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 6-globe chandelier features six arms that are centered on a brass rod. Three of the globes are angled down with brass shades. The other three have white or black powdercoated sha...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hans-Agne Jakobsson '1003 Hans Pendant' in Pine for Vaarnii
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson '1003 Hans Pendant' in pine for Vaarnii.
First created by legendary designer Hans-Agne Jakobsson, the '1003 Hans Pendant' is a uniquely architectural lamp with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Pine
Midcentury Brass Chandelier Italian Production, 1950s
Located in Parma, IT
8-light brass chandelier Italian production early 1950s.
Entirely hand-washed brass with curved arms and stem.
Brass lamp holder with crystal disk.
Original electrical system.
In...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Opaline Glass Ceiling Lamp, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceiling lamp in opaline glass and brass details, with elliptical geometry.
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
XL 6-Globe Chandelier by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The XL 6-Globe chandelier features six arms that are centered on a brass rod. Three of the globes are angled down with brass shades. The other three have powdercoated shades.
The ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamps 'Sonora' Medium Black by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp giving direct and reflected light. Turned aluminium reflector. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The st...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamps 'Sonora' Medium Gold by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp giving direct and reflected light. Turned aluminium reflector. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The st...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Mariana Pellegrino Soto Suspension Lamp 'Alba' One Arm Bronze by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Alba' designed by Mariana Pellegrino Soto in 2017.
Suspension lamp giving diffused light in polished opaline blown-glass. Satin brass or anodic bronze finish struct...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Pendant Lobby Light Forget Metal and Opaline Lampshade
Located in Verviers, BE
Hanging pendant lights from the 1960s, designed by Massive Belgium
with an opaline lampshade
Its Classic modernist form and simplicity in design, mak...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Christophe Pillet Ceiling and Wall Lamp 'Berlin' Medium by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling and wall lamp 'Berlin' designed by Christophe Pillet in 2017.
Adjustable wall lamp giving indirect led light in metal. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Christophe Pillet designed Berlin, an object that calls into question the common understanding of the ceiling light, turning its traditional discreet character upside down to transform it into an elegant and decorative feature.
Available in the ø40 and ø50 ceiling versions or the ø30 version for use either as a ceiling light or wall light, Berlin takes the form of a thick metal ring with a slender profile enclosing a disc of wire mesh glass...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Marta Laudani & Marco Romanelli Suspension Lamp 'Lanternina' by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Lanternina' designed by Marta Laudani & Marco Romanelli in 1998-2001. Suspension lamp giving diffused light. Transparent and sand-blasted Murano glass diffusers. Gla...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Angeletti e Ruzza Suspension Lamp 'Lys' Anodic Bronze by Oluce
By Oluce, Angeletti Ruzza
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Lys' designed by Angeletti e Ruzza in 2013.
Suspension lamp giving direct and diffused light. Metal structure and turned aluminium reflector. PMMA transparent diffu...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Paavo Tynell 1965 Pendant Lamps, White
By Gubi, Paavo Tynell
Located in Berkeley, CA
The 1965 Pendant was originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1947. Like many of his bestknown designs, the pendant was designed for the Finland House in Ne...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Louis Weisdorf 'Turbo' Pendant for Gubi
By Louis Weisdorf, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Louis Weisdorf 'turbo' pendant for Gubi.
Gubi produces Louis Weisdorf’s turbo pendant in two sizes with an alabaster white glossy shade. A perennial favorite of both modern homes and public spaces, the turbo is the perfect example of Weisdorf’s affinity for geometric forms that characterizes much of his work. First designed in 1965 but not produced until 1967, Weisdorf’s pendant design remained hugely popular throughout the 1970s.
Executed in 12 spiraling layers, the flower-like orb of the shade was inspired by traditional Japanese rice paper lamps...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid Century Italian Murano Glass Oval Chandelier, 1960s
Located in PRESTON, AU
Lovely and rare, Italian two-tier oval chandelier with long rectangular Murano pendants. The 58 frosted glass Murano pendants add softness to both the visual appeal of the chandelier...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
'Floatation' Japanese Paper Suspension Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
'Floatation' Japanese paper suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer.
Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Iron
Murano Glass Ceiling Pendants
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murano glass ceiling pendants.
Made for us exclusively in Italy.
Hand blown glass, custom finished metal.
Available in brass or patinat...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Orient Minor Pendant by Jo Hammerborg for Fog & Mørup, 1960s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
The orient minor pendant was designed by Jo Hammerborg in the 1960s. In the Orient series Fog & Mørup produced pendants in two different sizes and, over the course of time, also two ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Orient Major Pendant by Jo Hammerborg for Fog & Mørup, 1960s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
The Orient Major pendant was designed by Jo Hammerborg in the 1960s. In the Orient series Fog & Mørup produced pendants in two different sizes and, over the course of time, also two ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Two Enlighten 'Rey' Perforated Metal Dome Ceiling Lamp in White
Located in Glendale, CA
Two Enlighten 'Rey' Perforated Metal Dome ceiling lamp in white. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Brass and Beveled Glass Hexagonal Italian Chandelier After Adolf Loos, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Superb brass and bevelled glass hexagonal chandelier. This amazing pendant light was designed in Italy and inspired by the work of Adolf Loos during the 1950s.
This piece is fanta...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Hans Agne-Jakobsson Pendants, Set of Two, 1970s
Located in Renens, CH
Vintage pair of ceiling lamps produced by AB Markaryd, Sweden, design Hans-Agne Jakobsson.
These pinewood lamps are in vintage condition with some small signs of wear, but in good...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Pine
Vico Magistretti Suspension Lamps 'Sonora' Large Black by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Sonora' designed by Vico Magistretti in 1976.
Suspension lamp giving direct and reflected light. Turned aluminium reflector. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The st...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
David Lopez Quincoces Suspension Lamp 'Ilo' by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Ilo' designed by David Lopez Quincoce in 2019.
Adjustable led lamp giving indirect light. Vertical sliding of the satin bronze anodized aluminium rod on a ceiling-t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Two Enlighten 'Rey' Perforated Patinated Brass Dome Ceiling Lamp
Located in Glendale, CA
Two Enlighten 'Rey' Perforated patinated brass Dome ceiling lamp. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Francesco Rota Suspension Lamp 'Kin' 478 Satin Gold by Oluce
By Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Kin' 478 designed by Francesco Rota in 2013.
Suspension lamp giving direct and diffused light. Metal turned body lamp. PMMA transparent diffuser. Manufactured by Ol...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
'1 of 2' Large Kaiser Flush Mount Amber Murano Glass Ceiling Light, 1960s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant large flush mount ceiling light executed in Murano glass with brass finals on a wooden frame. Manufactured by Kaiser Lighting, Germany in the 1960s.
Materials: Murano glass,...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-century Modern chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage chandeliers and pendants created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern chandeliers and pendants made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original chandeliers and pendants, popular names associated with this style include Fabio Ltd, J.T. Kalmar, Gaetano Sciolari, and Kalmar Lighting. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee.
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