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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
Italian 1940s Brass and Cream Colored Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1940s Brass and Cream Colored Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Petite Bubble Glass Pattern Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite bubble glass pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured glass flush mount with metal fixture. The fixture requires one European E27 Edison or...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal
Peill & Putzler Light Fixtures Faceted Glass on Chrome, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful set of Peill and Putzler light fixtures (wall or ceiling). Each sculptural light consists several clear glass cubes on a chrome frame which beautifully reflects the light...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Orrefors Four panel Crystal pendant by Carl Fagerlund, 1970, Sweden
Located in Bronx, NY
Swedish Orrefors flush mount from the 1960s by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors,
Brass frame four glass side panels with a bottom glass plate held by a brass finial in the bottom middle.
...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
unique brass spot Gino Ponti Style wall Ceiling Light Flushmount Italy 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
metal and brass ceiling light (also useable as wall lights)
set of 2
COLOR: black
in our other listings you will find 3 other sets of identical light in other coloration...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swirl Design Murano Glass Pendant Lamp, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Swirl Design Murano Glass Pendant Lamp, 1970s, Italy
Sculptural very elegant rare design ceiling lamp
It is very ideal and suitable for all living areas.
Lamp is in good conditio...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Kalmar Tulipan Flush Mount Lights, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
Two beautiful 'Tulipan' flushmount lights or chandeliers by Kalmar Austria, manufactured in MidCentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
The name Tulipan derives from the tul...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
$4,990 / set
Leola Flush Mount Sciolari Light Fixture Bi-Color Brass Chrome, Germany, 1970s
By Leola
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning nine-light flush mount light fixture in brass and chrome can be used as a wall or ceiling light.
Design: Sciolari
Sockets: 9 x E27 Standard bulbs - max 80 watts each
Light...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
1 of the 2 of Hand Blown Wall Or Ceiling Lights, Doria, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 Doria lights are made from thick hand blown glass on a square silver colored backplate. The glass causes a nice lighting effect on the ceiling, table or wall. Each lamp ha...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Veca Optic Ground Glass and Chrome Wall or Ceiling Mounted Light
By VECA
Located in Hanover, MA
Optically ground glass domed lens on this hefty 1970's wall or ceiling mounted light set within a polished chrome cylinder and having an exposed side window of opaque opaline glass.
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1 of 2 Stunning Glass Tubes Flushmount by Doria, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic mid-century chandelier by Doria, Germany, manufactured circa 1960-1969. Art Glass cylinders are suspended from the fixture.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Petite Ice Pattern Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite ice pattern flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashuette Limburg. Gorgeous textured glass flush mount with metal fixture. The fixture requires one European E27 Edison or Medium ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal
Sunburst Flower Light Fixture in Silvered Gilt Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
French Flower Sunburst Silvered Metal Flush Mount
One of a kind Hollywood Regency double layered sunburst floral flushmount or light fixture, France,...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron, Silver Leaf
Large Foliage Floral Flush Mount Light Fixture in Gilt Patinated Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Four Lights, Rosebush Tree Foliage Floral Light Fixture in Gilt Patinated Iron.
Monumental rosebush floral flush mount / wall light with roses and leaves in patinated gilt metal. Spa...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron, Metal
Dandelion Wall Lamp or Flush Light by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful dandelion wall lamp or ceiling lamp from the 1950s.
The lamp with its lavish flowers and brass details has a very luxurious appearance and sparkles particularly beauti...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of 4 Large Hillebrand Murano Glass Flush Mount, Germany, 1970s
By Hillebrand
Located in Aachen, NRW
A round Murano textured glass ceiling mount fixture with a chrome back plate and hardware by Hillebrand Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s.
Wonderful light effect
Sockets: 3 x E27 standa...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Set of 4 Austrian Vintage Sculptural Murano Glass Wall Lights Sconces, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of four beautiful hand blown white textured murano glass sconces,
Austria, 1960s.
Lamp sockets: 2x E27 (US E26).
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970s Frosted Flower Bubble Glass Flush Mount Wall or Ceiling Light, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Impressive opulent flush base ceiling or wall lamp made in Germany around 1965-1975.
Chunky and slightly rocky clear bubble glass outside and in the center, frosted glass forms the p...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal
$422 Sale Price
53% Off
Leola Flushmount Sciolari Light Fixture Chrome and Brass, Germany, 1970s
By Leola
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning nine-light flush mount light fixture in chrome and brass , can be used as wall or ceiling light in style of sciolari.
Very good condition.
Sockets: 9 x E14 small bulbs - max...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Glashütte Limburg Brass & Opaline Glass Flush Mount in the Manner of Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Glashütte Limburg Brass & Opaline Glass Flush Mount in the Manner of Stilnovo. A quintessentially minimalist design executed in opaline glass and polished brass. A highly functional ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Charming Pink and White Murano Glass Petal Chandelier or Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
Original Italian chandelier made by pink and white lattimo Glass petals.
Italian production by Murrina . 1970'
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Mid-Century Kalmar Flush Mount Light 'Catena', Brass Murano Glass, 1970s
By Venini, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
An extra large and fantastic Mid-Century modern light fixture model 'Catena' by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, manufatured in 1970s-1980s.
It consists of a polished brass plate with patinate...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 8 Pendant Lights, Aged Brass Glass, Rupert Nikoll, 1960
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of eight very rare and exceptional patinated brass pendants by Rupert Nikoll, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s).
They are made ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Brass and Beveled Glass Hexagonal Sconce or Ceiling Lamp Fontana Arte Italy 1950
By Fontana Arte
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent wall or ceiling lamp made in bevelled glass and solid brass. This amazing and rare piece was made in Italy during the 1950s and is attributed to Fontana Arte.
This vers...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
LU Asymmetrical Flush Mount or Chandelier by Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo’s contemporary line, the LU asymmetrical flush mount light fixture is a elegant burst of asymmetrical poles with five perfora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Mazzega Amber, Clear Murano Glass Semi Flushmount
By Mazzega
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury flush mount featuring Murano glass curled elements in clear and amber tones. Glass can be configured with curves going in or flaring out. Rewired for use in the USA. 5 soc...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Geometric Smoked Bubble Glass Wall Lamp Flush Mount by Hoffmann Leuchten 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Geometric Smoked Bubble Glass Wall Lamp Flush Mount by Hoffmann Leuchten 1960s
The fixture need 1 x E27 standard bulb with 60W max.
Light bulbs are not included.
It is possible t...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal
Rare & Elegant Flush Mount or Sconce by Vereinigte Werkstätten Germany 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern flush mount or sconce. Designed & manufactured by Vereinigte Werkstätten, Germany, 1960s. Makers mark reverse.
Executed in brass and lucite, th...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Lovely 3D Flush Mount in Bicolor Glass, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Awesome 3D Flush Mount in Orange and Clear Glass, 1960s
Dimensions
Height: 5.90 in. (15 cm)
Width: 9.05 in. (23 cm)
The fixture need 1 x E27 standard bulb with 60W max.
Light bulb...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Quantity Smoked Blown Globes by Glashütte Limburg, Four Sizes
Located in Rijssen, NL
Absolutely amazing set of globes or spheres in different sizes by Limburg Glashütte. With blown smoked glass globes in (35 cm) 11.8"(30 cm) (9.8") 25 cm (20 cm). Very suitable for bu...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian Sunburst Pendant / Flush Mount in Black Metal and Brass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern black lacquered metal and brass sunburst suspension light, chandelier or light fixture, Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching ceiling lamp features a black lacquered met...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Sunburst Floral Pendant Chandelier / Flush Mount in Gilt Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding sunburst foliage chandelier with three flowers, Gilt Iron. Spain, 1950s
This handcrafted ceiling lamp features a double layered leafed sunburst light fixture at the central part surrounded by three branches holding one flower each for 1 bulb holder.
The sunburst floral pendant...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
1 of 2 Stunning Sciolari Style Brass Pendant light, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Five-light brass chandelier in the style of Sciolari.
Smoked glass in a very beautiful smokey brown color.
Made with brass, best of the 1970s.
High quality and in very good conditio...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Clear Graniglia Murano Flush Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass flush mount with clear graniglia glass leaves mounted on white metal frame / Made in Italy in the style of Barovier e Toso, circa 1960s
Measures: Diamete...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,850 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage pink glass ceiling lamp, Italy 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage pink glass ceiling lamp made in Italy in the 1950s.
The lamp is in good vintage condition, with no damage.
Dimensions:
Width: 25 cm / 9.84...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Glashütte Limburg Attributed Milk Glass Pyramid Ceiling Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Glashütte Limburg attributed milk glass ceiling sconce. A beautiful minimalist flush mount white enameled aluminum base with milk glass cone shade. A stylish understated ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Peill & Putzler Wall Light Ceiling Lights, Brass and Glass, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Set of Peill & Putzler wall light ceiling lights, polished brass and glass, 1970s. Each sculptural ceiling light consists of clear glass cubes on a square brass frame which beautifully reflects the light with a warm glow.
The quality thick clear glass cubic shades have a Brutalist textured pattern at the bottom of each base, creating depth and a three-dimensional decorative effect. The shades screw by metal rings to the frame.
Also designed to work as a wall light, this piece can be fitted through holes in the brass frame hidden beneath the glass shades. The dimensions of each glass cube are height 3.9" (10 cm), width 3.9" (10 cm), depth 3.9" (10 cm).
Well-wired, in full working order and ready to use. The frames and all the glass cubes are in good condition.
Photographed with clear Pygmy light bulbs 15 watts but can take other types of light bulbs, such as E14 crown gold 40 watts. LED compatible.
Measures of the square light fixtures:
Depth 12.5 in. (31.75 cm), width 12.5 in. (31.75 cm), height 4.33 in. (11.45 cm).
Measures of the rectangular light fixtures...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Orange Pendant Light designed by Kazuo Motozawa, Staff, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning pendant light designed by Kazuo Motozawa for Staff, Germany 1970s
High quality made in Germany made of chrome and metal. Small signs of age.
The pendant needs 1 x E27 St...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
$910 Sale Price
20% Off
Kalmar Amber Flush Mount Ceiling Light with Venini Tronchi Murano Glass & Brass
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant flush mount ceiling light with 24 clear and amber Venini "Tronchi" Murano glasses on a golden brass frame. Manufactured by J.T. Kalmar, Austria in the 1960s.
Designer: Carl...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Donut Wall or Ceiling Lamp by J.T. Kalmar
Located in München, DE
Stunning donut wall or ceiling lamp from the 1960s.
The design creates a spectacular light.
High quality.
Design: J.T. Kalmar
Manufacturer: Franken KG...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal
White "Light Ball" by Flos, Italian Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Castiglioni 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous white Light Ball, designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos in Italy in the 1960s. in white metal and opal glass. This fantastic lamp was designed by Castiglioni for Arteluc...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal
Ceramic ceiling Lamps Vienna, circa 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Ceramic ceiling Lamps Vienna, circa 1970s
Original condition
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
$1,078 / set
Hans Agne Jakobsson Sputnik Orbit Brass and Glass Ball Chandelier Sweden 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Very decorative and beautiful chandelier made of brass, fitted with five E14 sockets with glass ball shades. Made by Hans Agne Jakobsseon in the 1960s. The fixture requires five Euro...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Glashutte Limburg ceiling flush mount lights, a pair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glashutte Limburg flush mount ceiling lights, a pair.
Designed and made in Germany, 1960s
Glass, brass.
Take 1 medium base bulb each.
Priced as a pair.
FREE US rewiring upon request....
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Monumental Crystal Pattern Clear Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning large crystal pattern clear glass flush mount. Made in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. Gorgeous textured glass flush mount with metal fixture. The fixture requires two Europea...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti for Artemide "Triteti" ceiling or wall light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vico Magistretti fro Artemide "Triteti" ceiling or wall light
Designed and made in Italy in 1960s
Can be used as ceiling light or wall light.
Take 3 medium base bulbs each.
Complimen...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Plastic
$3,040 Sale Price / item
20% Off
1 of the 2 Leola Sculptural Chrome 9-Light Ceiling or Wall Flush Mount, 1970
By Leola
Located in Rijssen, NL
Gorgeous Sciolari style ceiling or wall flush mount by Leola. Made with solid chrome, Germany, 1970s.
Can be used as ceiling flush mount or as an extra ordinary wall light. 2 pieces...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Scandinavian Mid Century Ceiling Light, Norway, 1960s
Located in Oslo, NO
Modernist ceiling light in brass with shades in painted aluminum and opaline glass. Designed and made in Norway from cirka 1960s first half. The lamp is fully working and in good vin...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
unique 35cm solid Brass Gino Sarfatti Style Ceiling Light Flushmount, Italy 1950
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
brass ceiling light, can also be used as wall light.
Origin:
Italy
Age:
1950s
This vintage modernist light was produced in the 1950s in Italy. The lights is made...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Garbo Ceiling Light by Mario Yagi & Studio Simon for Sirrah
By Mario Yagi, Sirrah
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Garbo ceiling light by Mario Yagi & Studio Simon for Sirrah. Designed in Italy, circa 1970's. Silk fringe, aluminum base. We recommend four E27 60w maximum bulbs. Wired for U. S. sta...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Flush Mount with Pink Salmon and Clear Murano Glass, Italy
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
An elegant hand blown Murano glass flush mount in the style of Barovier & Toso. Mounted on a white frame. With light amber and clear colored glass. The textured glass refract light b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Brutalist Bronze Sunburst Wall Ceiling Light Sconces, Italy 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of three
Wall light ceiling light
Origin:
Italy
Age:
1950s
This set of three modernist lights was produced in Italy in the 1950s. It is made from heavy soli...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$2,396 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Brass Flushmount Murano by Hillebrand, Germany, 1970s
By Hillebrand
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful round Murano flush mount by Hillebrand Leuchten, Germany, 1970s.
Thick-blown glass fixtured on a brass base.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
Kinkeldey Chandelier, Nickel Glass, 1960s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A high quality chandelier by Kinkeldey, Germany, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1960.
It is made of a nickeled or chromed brass frame and hexagonal sahped crystal glass.
The ligh...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Nickel
Pair of Stilux Sconces White Lucite and Brass, Italian Lighting, 1970s
By Stilux
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful pair of mid-century sconces in white white perspex, aluminum and brass, produced by Stilux in the 70s in Italy.
These beautiful wall lamps feature an elegant curved hook...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Flushmount Light by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flushmount ceiling light by Stilnovo. Manufactured in Italy, circa 1960s. Brass hardware, enameled aluminum, opaline glass diffusers. Wired for U.S. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
$3,360 Sale Price / item
20% Off
5 Pieces Mid Century Modern Recessed Aluminum Eyeball Lighting by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous eyeball socket type recessed lighting by Lightolier c1960. Aluminum sockets that rotate to your desired location. Complete with housing and reinforced cable wiring. Ready for new construction or to be retrofitted. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear to the aluminum. Signed...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Sei Shade Flush Mount by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian flush mount with Murano glass shades mounted on solid brass frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi / Made in Italy
6 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W each
Diameter: 51 inches / ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass
$5,500 / item
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Monza 1955 Italian Flush Ceiling Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A rare 1955 flush 3 headed ceiling lamp in white enamel, satin and aged brass by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce . The lamp heads can pivot to the desired light direction. A beautiful and rare 1950s Italian design . Great condition with the enamel and brass with a couple tarnish spots to the brass rings. Original Label.
Biography: Born Paolo Angelo Lelii in Ancona, Angelo Lelii moved with his family to Milan, where he worked and married Monza-born Rosa Bianca Bussetti. The couple moved to Monza after marriage, and although the biographical information available is scarce, we know that he began manufacturing lamps in his Monza house in 1943 and that in 1946 he advertised his Tris lamp at the Domus magazine.
It was in 1947 that he founded Arredoluce, a premier manufacturer of furniture and lighting, in Monza. During the same year, at the VIII Triennale di Milano, he exhibited the lamp 12128, which became known as the Triennale floor lamp.
He became an influential designer in postwar Italy, especially in the field of modern lighting design. During the 1950s, Arredoluce started to collaborate with such designers as Franco Albini, Achille Castiglioni, Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass, and Nanda Vigo and also began to experiment with halogen light bulbs for its designs. Out of this experimentation, Lelii increased the use of transformers for his designs and created the recognizable floor switch used in most of Arredoluce’s floor lamps.
Angelo Lelii’s lamps and lighting objects stand out for their extremely simple designs that strive for minimal complexity and for their strong sense of unadorned sensitivity. Thanks to Angelo Lelii’s unique approach to lighting design, Arredoluce quickly built a reputation for creating premium quality lights based on clean, simple, and functional designs.
The most well-known designs of Angelo Lelii are the Triennale floor lamp model...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Set of Two Brutalist BRONZE "ART DECO" Wall Ceiling Light Sconces, France 1920s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of two
Wall light ceiling light
Origin:
France
Age:
1920s
This set of two modernist lights was produced in France in the 1920s. It is made from bronze in f...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
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