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 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.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Black
Yamagiwa Conchiglia Black Marble Base Lamp
By Yamagiwa
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Conchiglia table lamp designed by Yoshiyuki Hara for Yamagiwa.
Base is black marble, with two plastic white shades.
E27 100W. 100-240V.
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
Fontana Arte Ceiling Light by Ferdinando Ruggiero, Italy, 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fontana Arte ceiling light by Ferdinando Ruggiero
Designed and made in Italy, 1960s
Takes 15 candelabra bulbs
Complimentary US rewiring upon request.
We take pride in bringing vinta...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1980s Table Lamp "Meridiana" by Paolo Piva for Stefano Cevoli, Made in Italy
By Paolo Piva
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Stunning "Meridiana" by Paolo Piva for Stefano Cevoli. Made in Italy.
The lamp is in excellent condition.
It works perfectly.
Dimension:
diameter 5,90" x 21,30" inches
...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Iron Textured & Colored Glass Ceiling Lamp Lustre French Lantern, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pendant light chandelier, France, midcentury
Glass globe composed of orange and green pieces, all textured in different ways
Iron, lead and glass
This ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Lead, Iron
Pair of Lichtreliëf wall lamps by Raak Amsterdam, 1970s
By RAAK
Located in UTRECHT, NL
Set of 2 very rare Lichreliëf wall lamps by RAAK Amsterdam. The glass shards are handmade and melted together.
Behind the glass are 2 sockets that shine through the multiple fractured glass...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair Modernist 1970s German Ceramic Fat Lava Wall Lights Sconces by Pan Leuchten
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning pair of modernist fat lava wall lights. Made of ceramic by Pan Hustadt Leuchten, Germany. Easy to mount and fantastic to look at. Each ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Brass Pair of Owl Table Lamps from Loevsky & Loevsky, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Charming sculptural brass owl lamp made by Loevsky & Loevsky and sold by Deknudt lighting company. Loevsky & Loevsky produced these table lamps from the...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Brown and Beige Ceramic Ceiling Lamp by Pan Leuchten, 1970s, Germany
By PAN Keramik
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brown and beige ceramic ceiling lamp by Pan Leuchten, 1970s, Germany
Sculptural very elegant rare design flush mount.
It is very ideal and suitable...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Spider' Black by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp 'Spider' designed by Joe Colombo in 1965.
Table lamp giving direct light, lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium.
Manufa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Arc Floor Lamp C1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous period 1965 arc lamp with an Adjustable pierced dome shade in nickel chrome. Weighted base for Balance. Rewired with new floor foot switch. In excellent vintage condition wi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Nickel, Steel
French Five-Stem Black Floor Lamp
By Galerie Sommerlath
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This midcentury French floor lamp features five black painted steel pillars will brass rings on a square base. Each pillar ends with a round clear bulb.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Brass
Midcentury Six Lights Black and Chromed Chandelier Attributed to Gino Vistosi
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This elegant Italian chandelier, designed by Gino Vistosi in the late 1960s, boasts a sophisticated combination of chrome-plated and black lacquered steel. The piece features 14 smok...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Rupert Nikoll Midcentury Brass Tube Bubble Glass Table Lamp, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist table lamp / side lamp from the 1950s, designed and executed by Rupert Nikoll Vienna, Austria. Made of polished brass and mouth blown clear glass with bubbles i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage Lamp by Philippe Cheverny
Located in Austin, TX
Lamp, French, by creator Philippe Cheverny. This Modernist lamp mimics a stylized skyscraper with brass and chromed steel components. It has been newly wired to fit US standards.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Italian Midcentury Sconces Group of Ten from Early 80's
Located in bari, IT
Stock of ten vintage 80s wall lamps, lacquered iron structure, plexiglass diffuser in various colors. Italian production dating from around the 80s.
Ava...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant in Green for Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant in Yellow for Louis Poulsen. Denmark, new production.
The PH 3½-3 pendant is based on Poul Henningsen's original drawings from the late1920s and ea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Søholm Table Lamps, Designed by Einar Johansen
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
This is a pair of elegant table lamps designed by Einar Johansen and crafted by Søholm in Bornholm, Denmark, in the 1960s.
The lamps are made of stoneware and feature a signature by the designer and the maker, including "Søholm Stentøj," "Denmark".
They stand at a height of 23 cm to the top of socket and 16 cm for the ceramic.
Please note that the lamps are sold without the lampshade.
These lamps are perfect for adding a touch of vintage...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Barro Negro Table Lamp w/ White Linen Shade and Ball Pull
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
The clay – known as barro negro – from which these table lamps are made is exclusive to the Sierra Madre mountains in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Local legend holds that the clay is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Clay, Linen
'Streck' Table Lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in Pine Green
Located in Glendale, CA
'Streck' table lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in pine green.
Executed in powder-coated steel with brass details, the 'Streck' series is both timeless and refined in its minimalis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Large Midcentury Brass 8-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Sputnik chandelier made in Germany in the 1950s. It is fascinating with its eight brass arms, each of it with an E14 light bulb. The light has also eight other shorter arms, made o...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Grooved Smoked Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Smoked Murano glass wall sconces. Curved Murano glass sheet with oblique grooves and brass settings, covering three light bulbs.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Barovier & Toso Hand Blown Murano Glass Table Lamp with Avventurina, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Murano art glass table lamp with avventurina on brass base by Barovier & Toso. Italy, 1950s. Shows age and wear. Lampshade not included.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Two EICHHOLTZ Stirrup Table Lamps, 1980s
By EICHHOLTZ
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two exceptional table lamps Chrome stirrups on a stich leather base, comes
with Black Velvet shades. So stylish. Large E27 bulb needed. Manufactured
by quality firm Eicholtz Neth...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
20th Century Black-Gold Italian Vintage Metal Ceiling Light by Catellani & Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black-gold, vintage late Mid-Century Modern Italian ceiling light, lamp made of handcrafted polished metal, designed and produced by Catellani & Smith in good condition. The chande...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Spider Glass Copper Flush Mount Table Lamp 1950 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flush Mount or table lamp Spider like from copper, metal and blown glass 1950s Italy.
A whimsical spider like fl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
Sconces by Greco Illuminazione
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two sconces by Greco Illuminazione. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1965. Brushed nickel finish. Rewired for U.S. Standards. Custom backplates. Each light pivots by way of ball joint. We recommend one E14 European candelabra bulb per light. Priced and sold individually. Literature: Greco Catalogue, page 27...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Two Limburg Glass Sconces Chrome Wall Fixtures, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Two Limburg glass sconces chrome wall fixtures, 1960s.
priced and sold per piece.
Glass sconces by Limburg, featuring artistic glass shades on a...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Vtg 1996 Rabbit Tanaka Lumaseries CyberSpace Beige Kinetic Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1996 Rabbit Tanaka Lumaseries CyberSpace Beige Kinetic Wall Art Sculpture. Item features a unique rotating form with changing optic geometric psy...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
1970s Fabulous Modern Brass Floor Lamp 4 Stem Spotlight Goffredo Reggiani ITALY
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Italian Reggiani Floor Lamp
1970s Fabulous Modern 4 Stem 4 Spotlight Brass Floor Lamp by Goffredo Reggiani ITALY
4 spotlights individually adjustable
Spotlights feature white coat...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Ceramic Table Lamps by Soholm, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of 3 ceramic table lamps by Soholm, Denmark - 1960s. The lamps are being sold without shade. The measurements given apply to the lampstand.
Søholm Stentøj, also known as Søho...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Joe Colombo 'Minitopo' Table Lamp in Gold and Black for Stilnovo
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Minitopo' table lamp in gold and black for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentury ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Rewire Custom Perforated Sconce
By Rewire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rewire Custom Perforated Sconce. Sconces can be powder coated in various colors. Requires one E26 60w maximum bulb. Priced and sold individually.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
2 Black Metal and Gold Parscot French Lamps, 1950
By Parscot
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Set of 2 wall lamps manufactures by Parscot in the 50s.
Composed of black metal lampshade, and gold aluminium wall mount.
The lampshade is adjustab...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Pair of Joe Colombo 'Fresnel' Outdoor Wall Lamps in Black for Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Joe Colombo 'Fresnel' outdoor wall lamps in black for Oluce.
Executed in lacquered aluminum and glass, this is one of the most refined Minimalist Italian designs of the midc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
'Streck' Floor Lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in Black
Located in Glendale, CA
'Streck' Floor Lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in black.
Executed in powder-coated steel with brass details, the 'Streck' series is both timeless and re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Sputnik Brass Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sputnik brass chandelier.
Germany, 1960s
Patinated brass, enameled metal.
10 arms with candelabra sockets.
We take pride in bringing vintage fixtures to...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Garcia & Cumini Large 'Spokes 2’ Metal Suspension Lamp in Black for Foscarini
Located in Glendale, CA
Garcia & Cumini large 'Spokes 2’ metal suspension lamp in black for Foscarini
Designed by Cumini + Garcia and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded in Venice on the legendary island of Murano, where generations of master craftsman have skillfully used their unmatched imagination and skill to create the most innovative works of light into the modern era.
The large ‘Spokes 2’ is fabricated with thoughtful attention to detail, use of high quality materials and incomparable rigor and passion. Inspired by aviaries and antique Asian lanterns...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Steel
Gaetano Sciolari Italian Industrial Brass and Brushed Chrome Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Industrial chandelier composed of brass and brushed chrome. (GAETANO SCIOLARI).
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal, Brass
Set of 2 Brass Sciolari Style Wall Light Sconces Bankamp Leuchten, Germany, 1980
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
wall light set of 2
Producer: Bankamp Leuchten, Germany
Origin: Germany in the manner of Stilnovo and Sciolari
Age:
1980s
This modernis...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Dark Blue Crystal Orrefors Lamps Design by Carl Fagerlund Orrefors, Sweden, 1970
Located in Bronx, NY
Large pair of deep blue orrefors glass lamps with chrome fittings, signed Carl Fagerlund Orrefors.
The glass body is 12" tall to the chrome fitting.
Rewired for the US.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
LURL Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The versatile and elegant LURL Sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires is a mid-century Italian inspired wall sconce in lightly aged brass and painted aluminum. This sconce is made in the USA ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
1970s Patinated Brass 12 Arm Chandelier Attributed to Hart Associates
Located in New York, NY
Large 1970s patinated brass twelve arm chandelier attributed to Hart Associates, In vintage original condition with beautiful patina, newly rewired and ready to use, the chain height...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Awesome Venetian Murano Pendant Light w. Mouth Blown Bluish Green Glass in Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful color and practical size Italian fixture with mouth blown glass in a wrought iron frame.
If you are looking for a rare and truly stylish Murano light fixture to grace y...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Table Lamp by Ben Seibel for Raymor
By Raymor, Ben Seibel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp by Ben Seibel for Raymor. Designed and manufactured in the USA, circa 1950s. Slender and curved iron frame with an enameled metal, off-white perforated shade. The table la...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Brown Enamel Metal Floor Lamp with Articulated Shade
By Joe Colombo
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Very cool mid century floor lamp with a brown enamel finish and an articulated shade. This heavy and well-made lamp has a round shade that can be adjusted to any angle and takes a si...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Serge Mouille 3 Arms Floor Lamp Standing Lamp
Located in London, GB
The lampadaire trois bras created in 1952 for the Compagnie des Arts français, at the urging of Jacques Adnet, who was keen to have a "large floor lamp but who also gave Serge Mouille complete free hand...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Large Italian Murano Mazzega Art Glass Bell Flower Pendant, 1960s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large, wide bell flower shaped Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano art glass pendant attributed to Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Thick clear glass with organic bubbles and soft winding, swi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Torch Cut Steel & Spike Swag Light and Chain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This artisan made swag lamp is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Canada and date to approximately 1965 and done in the Brutalist style. The light shade is composed of to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Cut Steel
Midcentury Stoneware Table Lamp by Antonio Salvador Orodeo
Located in Schagen, NL
Wonderful lamp foot by ceramic artist Antonio Salvador Orodea, principal of the ASO factory Madrid. The piece remains in very good condition wi...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware
Modernist Desk Lamp attr. Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in Brass and Glass
Located in London, GB
Elegant Italian Modernist 1940's desk or table lamp with adjustable brass shade sits on a glass oval base.
Modernist Desk Lamp attributed to Pietro Chie...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Jörg Boner Suspension Lamp 'Empty' Bronze and Satin Copper by Oluce
By Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Empty' designed by Jörg Boner in 2013. Suspension lamp giving direct and reflected light. Bent, laser-processed aluminium internal reflecting body anodized satin cop...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Poul Henningsen Set of 3 PH Pendants in Green for Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen set of 3 PH 3½-3 pendants in yellow for Louis Poulsen. Denmark, New production.
The PH 3½-3 pendant is based on Poul Henningsen's original drawings from the late 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970S Faux Bamboo Table Lamp
Located in London, London
Table lamp
Faux bamboo
Cast aluminium
Probably American 1970s/1980s
Measurements don't include shade.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of 'Lupita' Sconces in Black & Brass by Alvaro Benitez
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 'Lupita' sconces in black and brass by Alvaro Benitez.
Hand-fabricated by Los Angeles based designer and lighting professional Alvaro Benitez, these highly refined and high...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Louis Poulsen 'Doo-Wop' Pendant in Dark Grey
Located in Tilburg, NL
Louis Poulsen 'Doo-Wop' pendant, Denmark. Designed in the 1950s, new production.
Originally introduced in the 1950s . Was designed in close cooperation between the Navy Buildings Department and Louis Poulsen. The pendant was used for many years in the buildngs of the Navy for many different applications such as canteens and offices. The Navy Pendant, which was the name at that time, was widely used because of the unique lighting properties and utility. Not until the early 1980s the product was taken out of the Louis Poulsen catalogues. The design appears timeless but has a strong connection to the New...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Poul Henningsen PH5 Mini Pendant in Monochrome Black for Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen PH5 mini pendant for Louis Poulsen. Designed 1958, Mini in 2017. New, current production.
Poul Henningsen developed the PH 5 in 1958 in response to constant changes made to the shape and size of incandescent bulbs by bulb manufacturers, naming it after the size of the pendant’s main shade, which is 50 cm in diameter. When the lamp was introduced, he wrote, typically daringly, about how he had lost faith that the manufacturers of incandescent light bulbs would ever learn to consider common sense or have the consumer’s best interest at heart: “I have accepted fate, and with Louis Poulsen´s permission I have designed a PH fixture, which can be used with any kind of light source, Christmas lights and 100 W metal filament bulbs. Although a fluorescent tube would be too much to ask in the existing form!” At the time, now one knew that the PH 5 would become synonymous with the PH light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Lamps Marble Metal Lucite by Cini Boeri for Tronconi, Italy, 1970s
By Tronconi, Cini Boeri
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Art Deco style Memphis Large Tall pair of table or bedside lamps in black marble, black lacquered metal and white lucite per...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal
Max Ingrand Floor Lamp for Fontana Arte Model 2020, Italy, 1961
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
An elegant floor lamp designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Model 2020, Italy, 1961. Organically shaped double lens cutted with chisel panels of thick Murano polished glass with ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
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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Murano Curved Chandelier
Bronze And Crystal Candelabra