Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
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
Creator: Gaetano Sciolari
Two Gaetano Sciolari Crystal Drops Chandeliers
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two Gaetano Sciolari Crystal Drops Chandeliers.
Materials: Round lampshade made of chromed metal rods, tubes and parts in iron and brass. Black rectangular rods. Thin brass rods. Cr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Chrome, Metal
One of Two Italian Chrome Loop Chandeliers by Sciolari
Located in Antwerp, BE
One of two of 1970s chrome band loop chandeliers by Gaetano Sciolari.
Diameter 50 cm.
Height fixture 31 cm.
Please note that price is per item not f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Vintage Sculptural Ceiling or Wall Light Flush Mount Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Large sculptural flush mount/chandelier.
Germany, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
"Ice Cubes" Ceiling Light by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A mid-century flush mount "Ice Cubes" ceiling light fixture by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier featuring brass plates with four thick beveled ice block glass shades.
Circa 1960s, USA.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Modern Glass Rod Waterfall Flush Mount Sciolari for Lightolier, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Clean lines to complement all decors. Wonderful high-end light fixture for Lightolier. With brass detail and 192 hanging waterfall glass giving the piece an elegant appearance which ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Glass Rod Waterfall Flush Mount Sciolari for Lightolier, Italy 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
A Italian Mid-Century Modern glass rod and brass Gaetano Sciolari flush mount for Lightolier, circa 1960s-1970s. Illuminates beautifully.
With 48 pierced round form clusters of light...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of Modern Brass Sciolari Sconces 1970'
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of brass sconces by Gaetano Sciolari.
Each with five E 14 light bulbs.
Available 2 pairs with 5 light.
2 pairs with 3 lights
2 pairs with 2 lights
2 pairs with 1 light
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
"Ice Cubes" Ceiling Light by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair available of flush mount "Ice Cubes" ceiling light fixtures by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier featuring a brass plates with four thick bevelled ice block glass shades.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 3 Leola Flushmount Sciolari Light Fixture Chrome, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning nine-light flushmount light fixture in chrome, can be used as wall or ceiling light in style of sciolari.
Very good condition.
Sockets: 9 x E14 small bulbs - max 40 watt eac...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1 of 20 Large Stunning Raak Brass Flushmount Maxi Globe, Netherlands, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 20 Maxi Bulb Flush mounts designed by Raak, Netherlands, 1970s.
Smoked glass in a very beautiful smokey brown color.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wire...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Nickeled Brass Cubist Flushmount by Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Cubist chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari made of square tubes geometrically assembled from which come out eighteen sources of light.
Angelo Gaetano Sciolari
Angelo Gaetano Sciolar...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Leola Flushmount Wall light Sciolari Brass, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning three-light fixture in brass can be used as a wall or ceiling light.
Sockets: 3 x E27 standard bulbs - max 60 watts each
Light bulbs are not included. It is possible to i...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Palwa Sciolari Brass and Faceted Crystal Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Absolutely gorgeous Palwa brass gilt and crystal chandelier.
Measure: Total height 100 cm.
This light has eight E14 bulbs.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1970s Sciolari 9 Thick Glass Cube Flush Mount for Lightolier , USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Gaetano Sciolari 9 thick glass cube brass plated flush mount fixture for Lightolier .
Contain 9 E12 candelabra size socket rated at 40 watt each .
E...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Handsome Gaetano Sciolari Lightolier Light Wall Sconce Flush Midcentury
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome Gaetano Lightolier wall sconce or ceiling fixture. Light holds 16 bulbs. Measures: 12” x 4 in chrome and brass.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Cubist Polished Brass Gaetano Sciolari Wall Sconce
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Cubist wall sconce by Gaetano Sciolari made of square tubes geometrically assembled from which come out six sources of light. Can also be attached to the ceiling as a flush mount.
O...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Gilt Brass Chandelier, Sciolari Design by Palwa, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful and high-quality gilded chandelier or pendant light fixture by Palwa -Design Sciolari, Germany, 1970s.
It is made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame decorated with in...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
1 of 2 Leola Flushmount Sciolari Light Fixture Chrome, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning five-light flush mount light fixture in brass can be used as wall or ceiling light.
Sockets: 5 x E27 standard bulbs - max 60 watts each
Light bulbs are not included. It ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Rare Vintage Spot Light by Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian spot light which can be used as a wall light or flush mount, with a single amber cubic Murano glass shade hand blown with bubbles inside the glass using bollicine tec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1 of 5 Leola Flushmount Sciolari Light Fixture Dark Brass, Germany, 1980s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning five-light flush mount light fixture in brass can be used as wall or ceiling light.
Sockets: 5 x E27 standard bulbs - max 60 watts each
Light bulbs are not included. It ...
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1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 3 Stunning Gilt Brass Chandelier, Sciolari Design by Palwa, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful and high-quality gilded chandelier or pendant light fixture by Palwa -Design Sciolari, Germany, 1970s.
It is made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame decorated with ind...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Pair of Cubist Chromed Gaetano Sciolari Wall Sconce
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of cubist wall sconces by Gaetano Sciolari made of square tubes geometrically assembled from which come out six sources of light. Can also be attached to the ceiling as a flush ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gaetano Sciolari Glass Rod Waterfall Flush Mounts for Lightolier
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $1,800....Fine 1970s Gaetano Sciolari flush mount ceiling lights in brass with glass rods in a waterfall trifoil rectangular form su...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Large Sculptural Flush Mount Ceiling Light by Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Sculptural flush mount ceiling light by Gaetano Sciolari. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s. Chrome, brushed aluminum, acrylic. Wired for U.S. standards. We r...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
1 of 4 Large Gilt Brass Chandelier, Sciolari Design by Palwa, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful and high-quality gilded chandelier or pendant light fixture by Palwa -Design Sciolari, Germany, 1970s.
It is made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame decorated with ind...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Rare Vintage Spot Light by Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian spot light which can be used as a wall light or flush mount, with a single amethyst cubic Murano glass shade hand blown with bubbles inside the glass using bollicine ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Glass Cube Flush Mount Chandelier by Sciolari in Chrome
Located in New York, NY
This brilliant Mid-Century Modern flush mount chandelier was realized by the esteemed Italian glass studio Sciolari, circa 1970. It features four thick translucent glass cubed shades...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Rare Vintage Spot Light by Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian spot light which can be used as a wall light or flush mount, with a single blue cylindrical Murano glass shade hand blown with bubbles inside the glass using bollicin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Rare Vintage Spot Light by Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian spot light which can be used as a wall light or flush mount, with a single clear cubic Murano glass shade hand blown with bubbles inside the glass using bollicine tec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Sciolari Ceiling Light in Gilt Brass
Located in London, GB
A Sciolari ceiling light in gilt brass, with fourteen adjustable lights.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fabulous Gaetano Sciolari Large Ice Cube Chrome Flush Light Lightolier
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Excellent large Gaetano Sciolari ice cube chrome flush light with 16 cubes.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1 of 2 Leola Flushmount Sciolari Light Fixture Dark Brass Chrome, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning five-light flush mount light fixture in bi-color brass and chrome can be used as wall or ceiling light.
Sockets: 5 x E27 standard bulbs - max 60 watts each
Light bulbs are ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
One Sciolari Glass Rod and Solid Brass Flush Mount, Italia, 1970s
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
1 flush mount with solid brass glass rod support and brass plated canopy.
Solid, sturdy construction.
Made with prime quality material and excellent craftmanship by Lightolier....
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Multi Tubular Brass Wall Light
Located in Hanover, MA
Gaetano Sciolari designed the Tubular Collection for Lightolier in the 1960s. Here we present model 4686 multi-tubular brass wall sconce designed by Gaetano Sciolari and produced by ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Light Green Murano Glass and Brass Modern Flush Mount, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
Pure Minimalist design ceiling light with a pale green elegant square form Murano glass by Gaetano Sciolari, 1960.
Four E 14 light bulbs.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
1960 Italy Gaetano Sciolari Chandelier Crystal Lens & Brass
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Stunning cascading chandelier with lens crystals and a brass frame. Designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Palwa, Germany in the 1960s.
Design: ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1970s Italy Sciolari Modernist Chandelier Twelve Cubist Glass & Brass
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant chandelier with twelve glass cubes on a brass frame. Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light. Designed by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy in the 1970s.
Design:...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970 Italy Gaetano Sciolari Sputnik Cascade Chandelier Crystal Balls & Chrome
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant sputnik waterfall pendant light chandelier with crystal balls on a chromed frame. Hanging glass resembles icicles. Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of ligh...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Gaetano Sciolari Light Green Murano Glass and Brass Modern Flush Mount, 1960
Located in Rome, IT
Pure Minimalist design ceiling light with a pale green elegant square form Murano glass by Gaetano Sciolari, 1960.
Four E 14 light bulbs.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Crystal Glass and Brass Sciolari Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sciolari chandelier with brass frame surrounded by crystal glass pieces.
Measures: Diameter 50 cm.
Height 95 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Glass Cube Flush Mount Chandelier by Sciolari in Chrome
Located in New York, NY
This brilliant Mid-Century Modern flush mount chandelier by Sciolari features four thick clear glass cubes with inset bulbs fixed to a close fitting chrome backplate. The design has ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Sciolari Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sciolari chandelier.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Lightolier Mirage Wall or Flush Mount, USA, 1970s
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Light bounce everywhere on these big chunky thick and heavy glass cubes.
Hand casted, full of lovely imperfection and air bubble.
Three regular E26 size socket.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Flush Mount Brass and Cubed Glass Fixture by Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
A Mid-Century Modernist flush mount brushed brass fixture by Sciolari. A glass cube surrounded by brass bands forming a criss-cross pattern support a single bulb. This piece has been...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Brass 9-Light Sciolari Flush Mount Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Leola
Located in Berlin, BE
Stunning 9-light flush mount, wall or ceiling lamp. The lamp is designed by Gaetano Sciolari and manufactured by Leola. It can be used as wall or ceiling lamp and is in very good con...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1960s Sciolari Italian Flush Pendants
Located in New York, NY
A great pair of original 1960s Space Age flush ceiling lights by the famed Italian lighting maker, Sciolari. The lights are composed of polished chrome round fixtures, clear crystal ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Mid-century Modern flush mount for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern flush mount 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 flush mount created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, mirrors, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern flush mount 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 flush mount, popular names associated with this style include Fabio Ltd, Glashütte Limburg, Kalmar Lighting, and J.T. Kalmar. 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. Prices for flush mount differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $117 and tops out at $65,353 while the average work can sell for $2,300.
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