Mid-Century Modern 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
1970s Stepan Tabery Red Opaline Glass Table Lamp, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- cleaned polished and rewired
- 1x , E26-E27 bulb
- US wiring compatible
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Table Lamp by F.Fabian , Italy, 1960s
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
Beautiful mushroom table or bedside lamp in blue opal Murano glass and white lacquered metal base by F. Fabian. This model is sometimes attributed to Carlo Nason for editor Selenova...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Scandinavian Midcentury Table Lamps in Brass
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine and rare pair of brass table lamps manufactured by Falkenbergs Belysning with beautiful patina, circa 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid Century "Konkylie' Pendant Lamp by Louis Weisdorf for Lyfa, 1960s
By Lyfa, Louis Weisdorf
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
The Lyfa Konkylie Pendant Lamp is a striking example of mid-century modern lighting design, characterized by its unique and intricate construction. Each ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury Hand-Crafted Rattan and Bamboo Chandelier Pendant, Italy 1970s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful hand-crafted chandelier in rattan and bamboo with chain in rattan.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
It will be gorgeous hanging over a kitchen's table or dining ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Walter Von Nessen for Nessen Studio White Enamel Torchiere.
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent white enamel torchiere floor lamp from Nessen Studio and design by Walter Von Nessen. A few nicks to the base that will be touched up. Rewired.
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Poul Henningsen 3/2 Table Lamp, PATENDED, Copper and Amber Light Shades
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen, Scandinavian Modern
The iconic Poul Henningsen (PH 3/2) table lamp with shades in amber glass.
Stand and socket house of browned brass. Bakelite sw...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
Goffredo Reggiani "Satellite" Sputnik Chandelier, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Satellite chandelier with six chrome lights by Goffredo Reggiani. Six round directional lights orbiting a central sphere. Seventies in pure space age style
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Venini Style Applique With "Triedri" In Murano Glass And Brushed Brass Bars
By Venini
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the entire description, as we strive to provide detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
This extraord...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Uchiwa I Large Wall Lamps by Ingo Maurer for Design M, Germany, 1973
By Design M, Ingo Maurer
Located in Melbourne, VIC
The Uchiwa Series Wall Lamp is a captivating piece of 1970s German design. Incorporating traditional Japanese "Uchiwa" (fan) motifs, Maurer's design infuses a sense of the Far East i...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bamboo
Unique MidCentury Modern Artistic Glass Art Flush Mount with Brass Ring, 1950s
Located in Lisse, NL
This large and pure Mid-Century Modern, three lights fixture is another one of our recent great finds.
This unique light fixture from the mid twentieth century era has a beautiful ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Teak & Rope Pendant by Ib Fabiansen for Fog&Mørup, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Large Danish rope and teak pendant designed by Ib Fabiansen for Fog&Mørup in the 1960s. Densely wound sisal rope with a teak Saturn-ring and a parchment diffuser on the inside. Nice ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rope, Teak
1950s Stilnovo Style Mid-Century Modern Green Aluminum Brass Sputnik Desk Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A sputnik table lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the Fifties. The lamp it's in working order, brass it's in original patina, the green aluminum cone has signs of use and ag...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-century modern Sputnik hanging lamp by Jaroslav Bejvl for Lustry Kamenický Š
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Mid-century modern Sputnik hanging lamp by Jaroslav Bejvl for Lustry Kamenický Šenov in very nice oirignal condition.
Category
1970s Slovak Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Bakelite Bo-Niko Double Wall Lamp
By Bo-Niko
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960's double wall lamps with off-white Bakelite mount and conical, frosted glass shades. Bo-Niko was part of Niko, which to this day is still the biggest lighting company in Belgium...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
ARLUS French Mid-century Pendant Chandelier, 1950s
By Arlus
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Mid-century pendant chandelier by Arlus (Paris), France, 1950s. Original shade on itsr metal and brass fixture. Height: 25"(63.5cm) can be shortened, Width: 18.5"(47cm), Depth...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
1 of the 2 Gold Brass Clear Glass Flush Mount or Wall light, Fagerlund, 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Wonderful Flush Mount made by Fagerlund, Sweden. From around 1960. Consists of a beautiful crystal handmade glass plate on a polished brass plate.
The texture of the glass gives the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Small Liane Wall Sconce in Antique Gold, by Benediko
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Evocative of mid-century design, the Liane Wall Sconce is hand made by skilled metalworkers, before it is completed with a rich decorative finish in the Benediko Workshop. Available ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Chrome and Black Floor lamp by Robert Sonneman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1960’s three polish chrome and black lacquered floor lamp by Robert Sonneman.
Newly rewire, with new rotating switch. It takes three 75w max Edison light bulbs.
Wired for US.
Dim...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Pair of Wall Sconces in Green Glass and Chrome by Veca, Italy, 1970s
By VECA
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful pair of wall sconces in green glass and chrome by Veca.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is still attached as shown in the pictures.
They ar...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare Vintage Fornasetti Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian table lamp with painted metal decorated with book motif and butterfly (lithographical and transfer-printed) and brass / made in Milan Italy in the 1980s
Original labe...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Pair of Wall Sconces in Colored Glass & Chrome by Veca, Italy, 1970s
By VECA
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful pair of wall sconces in colored glass ( green and smoked) and chrome by Veca.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The original label is still attached as shown in ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Three Pendant Space Age Spun Aluminum Globe Ceiling Light with Emerald Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fetching Dutch Mid-Century, 1970's, spun aluminum trio of globes with faux emerald detail insets mounted on enameled metal linear ceiling base. Perfect over a bar or long dining tabl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Black Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Snoopy Table Lamp
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Snoopy table lamp. Dimmer operated lamp from 1967, with marble base and enameled metal shade. Up to 150 watts E27 socket.
This design from 1967 ta...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal
Modern Italian Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful lamps in Murano glass and brass, structured glass, made even more beautiful by the polished brass base. The wall lights are made up of a brass structure which is fixed to t...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Taupe and Gold Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Italian lamps from the Island of Murano. This pair is made of thick taupe colored blown glass spheres separated with gold fused rings. They are hand-crafted and have been new...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Michele De Lucchi for Artemide "Dioscuri 42" Table or Floor Lamp, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Dioscuri table or floor lamp with a diameter of 42 cm made of blown opaline etched glass and a steel and thermoplastic resin base. Unusual and striking, the lamp provides diffused, d...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Vintage Brass Nude Sculpture Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual and very striking vintage brass nude sculpture table lamp. This was recently imported from France, it dates from around the 1970’s.
It is a great size, large and impressi...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage murano glass pendant light, for Mazzega, 1960s
By AVMazzega
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage murano glass green pendant light with a brass shade holder and chain.
Beautiful hand made glass dome emitting a beautiful diffuse light.
1960s - Italy
Tested and working w...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Huge White Tulip Petals Murano Chandelier or Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Italian murano glass chandelier made by clear / white "lattimo" murano glass petals.
By Galleria Veneziani.
Frame available chrome or gold 24-karat
Dimensions: H- 21.2 inches...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
1960s Nautical Rope and Anchor Metal Sconces With New Shades
Located in Charleston, SC
1960s Nautical Rope and Anchor Metal Sconces With New Ro Sham Beaux Shades - a Pair
A fun pair of 1960’s metal anchor and rope wall sconces. With very pretty new Ro Sham Beaux shad...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
20th Century Italian Modern Brass Chandelier - Vintage Opaline Light by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian chandelier made of hand blown frosted opaline glass designed and produced by Stilnovo, in good condition. The detailed rectangular pendant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Finnish Design FlushMount Model 1241 in Brass & Synthetic Textile, Valinte 1950s
By Valinte Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A Finnish design flush mount model 1241, manufactured by Valinte in Finland in the 1950s. Vintage ceiling lamps like this one were made by a few different companies in 1950s in Finla...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large 1950’s sunburst ceiling light/plafonnier
Located in London, GB
Fabulous large 1960’a gilded iron sunburst ceiling light. Spanish. Normal wear and tear conducive to its age. Rust marks and some gilt loss but otherwise nicely patinated. Sold rewir...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold, Iron
Murano Glass “Imperium” Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano sconces, from the island of Murano. These sconces feature a conic Murano smoked glass shade mounted on a solid polished brass structure adorned with a “pulegoso”glass ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of original rare Jacques Biny wall lights for Lita
By Jacques Biny
Located in London, GB
A pair of red and yellow rare Jacques Biny swing arm wall lights produced by Lita. One arm sits higher than the other so they could be displayed one above the other. Original paint o...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Set of Four Pendants with White Glass Spheres
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of four pendants, glass, chrome-plated metal, Europe, 1960s
These atmospheric pendant lamps features each an opaque white glass orb. This results in a nice and soft light-tone c...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century White Gooseneck Globe Desk Lamp with Posable Black Stem
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century gooseneck globe desk lamp with white enameled metal base and globe and posable black stem. Black and red toggle switch on cord. European E14 candelabra bulb socket. In or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
French 1950’s swing arm wall light
Located in London, GB
A French 1950’s gilt metal swing arm wall light. Original blue paint on shade. Some paint losses but in good original condition. The light will be sold rewired to market specification.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Murano Gray Glass Pair of Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Modernist pair of handblown, gray, ridged Murano glass table lamps with "polvera d'oro" (23-karat gold flecks) fused in the glass rings. Rewired for the US.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Oscar Torlasco Attrib. Brass and Painted Metal Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful table lamp from the 1960s Attrib. Oscar Torlasco, Italian workmanship of the highest quality. Black lacquered metal tubes and brass rods. Metal diffuser.
Original condition...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Holophane Paris Street Pendant Light
Located in New York, NY
1960s Mid-Century Modern streetlight from France. These were used throughout Paris and the Normandy provience. The hallmark of Holophane lighting fixtures is the borosilicate glass. ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
20th Century Italian Modern Pair of Vintage Smoked Murano Glass Wall Appliques
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A demi-lune shaped, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian pair of wall appliques made of hand blown smoked Murano glass, in good condition. The half rounded frosted sconces are particul...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Table Lamp with Large Green Glass - Stilnovo - Italy - 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
The 1950s lamp produced by Stilnovo features a design that perfectly embodies the style and innovation of the period. Stilnovo, founded in Milan in 1946, is known for producing light...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Italian Modern Pair of Frosted Murano Glass Tulip Wall Appliques
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian pair of tulip wall appliques made of hand blown colored, frosted Murano glass, in good condition. The slightly smoked sconces are enhanced by man...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Rattan and Wicker Table Lamp Vivai Del Sud Style, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful table lamp in rattan, bamboo and wicker in the style of Vivai Del Sud.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Vivai del sud, Gabriella Crespi and Arpex were the three lea...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Straw, Rattan
Adjustable table lamp by Vid Brataševec for Lumenform, 1970s
By Lumenform
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Adjustable table lamp designed by Vid Brataševec and manufactured by Lumenform, 1970s.
The lamp consists of a chrome-plated adjustable reflector, a slim frame and a relatively heavy...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Murano Glass Table Lamp by Albano Poli for Poliarte, Italy 1970s
By Poliarte, Albano Poli
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing table lamp in murano glass by Albano Poli for Poliarte.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
European plug (works outside EU with a simple plug adapter).
Poliarte glassm...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
French 1960’s black metal two armed floor lamp
Located in London, GB
A French 1950’s two armed floor lamp. Rewired. Shades have been resprayed at one point. There are minor scuffs and scratches. The marble base is original and there is a brown mark wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of 1970s Scandinavian Hexagonal Blue Ceramic Wall Lights
Located in Chicago, IL
1970s Scandinavian vibrant blue and teal glazed ceramic hexagon shaped wall sconces, origin: Denmark. European sockets. 3.25" depth excluding bulb
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Sophisticated Mid-Century Modern 5 Light Chandelier w. Opaline Glass Shades
Located in Lisse, NL
Truly stylish pendant light from the heydays of the midcentury design era.
If you are looking for a rare and stylish chandelier to complement your midcentury or your contemporary i...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Contemporary Table Lamp 180 'Futé' by Lyfa, Ceramic
Located in Paris, IDF
Contemporary Table Lamp 'Futé'
DIMENSIONS
H 17.2 x Ø 18.0 cm
CORD LENGTH
2,5m white plastic cord
LIGHT SOURCE (NOT INCLUDED)
Socket: LED 1,5W
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The LYFA colle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Midcentury Bronze Sconces Attributed to Genet and Michon, France 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of wall-mounted French midcentury bronze sconces with a conical shape. Attributed to Genet and Michon. European wiring and sockets.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Italian 1950's Fuchsia Flower Tole Chandelier
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful and incredibly rare 1950's Italian hand painted chandelier, in the form of Fuchsia Flowers and foliage. In bright pinks, and natural green tones.
The light has 3 single e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Bamboo Rattan Pendant Light with Woven Rope Globe Lampshade
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern woven rope and bamboo pendant / hanging light. Spain, 1960s.
Rare find!
This beautiful suspension lamp features a bamboo rattan structure with vertical bars with a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Rope
A 1950s Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Table Lamp by Lanciotto Galeotti
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A Mid-Century Modern brass and black resin Airone table lamp designed by Lanciotto and Galeotti in the 1970s for L'Originale, it's in vintage conditions. Height without lampshade is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Spanish Rattan Flower Shaped Large Pendant Hanging Light / Lantern
Located in Barcelona, ES
Flower Shaped Rattan Ceiling Pendant, Large Size. Spain, 1960s
This large pendant has an eye-catching flower design featuring 4 layered rattan petals joining between them as a flower...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rattan, Cane
Several Orange Brown Toned Mixed Wall Lights in Glazed Ceramic Style, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have a whole range of mid-century West-Germany wall lights all in orange and brown tones
They are from around 1970 and typical for West-Germany ceramics during that time.
They a...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-century Modern lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern lighting>lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include J.T. Kalmar, Fabio Ltd, Glashütte Limburg, 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. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $355,000 while the average work can sell for $2,150.
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