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
Creator: J.T. Kalmar
Set of Two Kalmar Flush or Wall Mount Lights
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel frame chrom-plated with one E14 socket.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Steel
$480 Sale Price / item
46% Off
1 'of 2' Pair of Kalmar Wall Sconces Frosted Glass and Chrome, Austria 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant set of two hand blown Murano glass wall sconces on a nickel frame. Hanging glass resembles ice floes. Gem from the time. With this light you make a clear statement in your in...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel, Chrome
Citrus Wall Lamp from Kalmar Franken Kg
Located in KUTNO, PL
A magnificent “Citrus” lamp from Austrian lamp manufacturer JT Kalmar, manufactured in the middle of the last century, around 1970.
The lamp is documented in a 1970 Kalmar catalog.
K...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Adjustable Pendant Designed by J. T. Kalmar, Vienna, 1950
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Wien, AT
Adjustable pendant designed by J. T. Kalmar, Vienna, 1950
Original condition, only the shade is black painted.
The height is adjustable to different room heights.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
J.T. Kalmar Frosted Glass Panel Pendant Lamp Austria, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant modernist pendant lamp with four ice glass panels on a nickel plated frame suspended by chain.
Designed and manufactured by J.T. Kalmar in Vienna, Austria in the 1960s. The...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Nickel
Four Handblown Glass and Nickel Chrome Table, Wall or Ceiling Lights by Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
Four table, wall or ceiling lights made of glass and nickel (chrome) by J.T. Kalmar from the late 1960s. These lamps are absolutely timeless because of the simple and modern design.
...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Nickel
Austrian Brass Glass Flush Mount, Mid century
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant textured glass flush mount with a golden brass base. The light holds three bulbs and is in excellent condition.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rectangular Wave Glass and Brass Wall Lights by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Wave glass rectangular fixtures by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in circa 1960. The glass shows a beautiful wave texture, which gives a diffuse light effect and a nice p...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of Kalmar Table or Nightstand Lamps, Textured Glass, 1960
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Two nice table lamps by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s). They are made of a brass base with a textured glass lamp shade whic...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Austrian J.T. Kalmar Lamellar Lamp
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Alumium lamps brass plated the lenght is adjustable.
By J.T. Kalmar Vienna from the middle of the 1970s.
Dimensions of the shape: diameter 24cm
...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Kalmar Flush Mount Light or Sconce, Nickel Plated, Cast Ice Glass, circa 1970
Located in Wien, AT
Kalmar Flush Mount Light or Sconce, Nickel plated, Cast Ice Glass, ca. 1970
There are 13 small base Edison bulbs up to 40W per bulb which are covered with textured ice glass cubes.
...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Nickel
J. T. Kalmar Three-Petal Icicle Flower, Melting Glass Table Lamp, 1960's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This table lamp was designed by J. T. Kalmar and produced by Kalmar Franken KG, in Austria, during the 1960's. It has three-petal icicle flower shape and is made of melting glass It ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,398 Sale Price
20% Off
Eight Arms Amazing Nickel Platend Chandelier Around, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Wien, AT
Amazing nickel platend chandelier around 1960s, original condition, the chandelier has eight arms.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of 2 Kalmar Sputnik Chandeliers Pendant Lights 'RS 12', Aluminum Glass, 1970
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of Two rare and fantastic 12-arm atomic chandeliers / pendant lights model "RS 12 Kugel HL" by Kalmar, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (at the end of 1960s and beginning ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Large J.T. Kalmar Textured Waved Murano Glass Flush Mount, 1950s, Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Huge 21" iconic midcentury ceiling light made by J.T. Kalmar in the late 1950s, Vienna. It's featuring thick Murano textured waved glass and polished brass hardware. It's in excellen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Wall Light Lucite Sconce by J.T. Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass frame with plexiglass shades, fitted with E27 sockets.
Made in Austria in the early 1950s by J.T. Kalmar.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano hanging lamp by Carlo Nason for J.T. Kalmár
Located in Hannover, DE
Very heavy mid-century Murano glass pendant lamp by Carlo Nason for J.T. Kalmár.
This vintage item is fully functional and in very good condition, but shows signs of wear consistent ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Brass Chandelier with Textured Glass by J. T. Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction with three arms and textured glass shades, fitted with E27 sockets. Made in Austria in the 1950s J. T. Kalmar Vienna. Complete restoration on request possible.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 (of 2) Kalmar Bronze Drum Chandelier Murano Glass Pendant Light, Gio Ponti Era
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant gold-plated drum chandelier with iced glass panels on a gilt-bronze frame. Heavy duty. Designed by Kalmar, Austria in the 1960s.
Design: Julius Theodor Kalmar.
Measures: di...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze
Pair Kalmar Sconces or Flush Mount Lights, Brass Cast Ice Glass, 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of identical, large and square light fixtures model 'Cubus' (German 'Würfel') by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Elegant Midcentury Ice Glass Wall Sconces by J.T. Kalmar, Austria (1960s)
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Oirlo, LI
This set of three stunning midcentury ice glass wall sconces, designed by J.T. Kalmar and manufactured by Kalmar Franken in Austria during the 1960s, exemplifies timeless craftsmansh...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
J.T. Kalmar iced glass petal table lamp , 1970’s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Delft, NL
J.T. Kalmar iced glass petal table lamp ,1970’s
Dimensions: 40,5cm height , 30cm Width , 30cm Depth
Condition: Good
Material: Metal , glass
Color: go...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Ice Glass Table Lamps By "Kalmar" Vienna
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
From Hotel Imperial in Vienna form the 1950's.
Steel constuction on brass legs for one E14 bulb.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
$3,400 / set
Brass Kalmar Modern Ice Glass Pedant, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
High-end and elegant modern pendant light, manufactured by Kalmar, Austria in the 1970s. Lovely design and heavy quality. The light fixture has eight sockets and two layers of extrem...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury J.T. Kalmar Crystal Glass Pendant Lamp
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass frame fitted with one E27 and one E14 socket three crystal-ice glass elements. Designed by J.T. Kalmar in the 1950''s.
Total lenght 140cm (47.24in) lenght of the lamp only 58cm.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,380 / item
Kalmar Granada Flush Mount Chandelier
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful chandelier made of brass plate with eight handblown glass shades, each fitted with E14 sockets. Made by. J.T. Kalmar in the 1970s.
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Austrian 1960s J.T. Kalmar for Kalmar Lighting Glass Wall Lights
Located in London, England
Pair of large 1960s wall lights or wall sconces designed by J.T. Kalmar and manufactured by Kalmar Lighting in Vienna, Austria. The heavy sculpted, textured, molded glass has a verti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
$486 Sale Price / set
52% Off
1 of the 3 Pairs Handmade Brass and Glass Wall Lights or Sconces by J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Large amount of wall lights by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in circa 1960. The wall lights are handmade and high end. Each wall light has a half round wave textured gla...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
The Sun, a Brass Pendant Lamp from J.T. Kalmar , 1950's, Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, Austria
A beautiful pendant lamp from J. T. Kalmár from the 1950's, Austria.
Model " Sonne " (sun) is a five arm lamp with five spikes that radiate from a solid brass
ball. This variant with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Wall Lights or Sconce, Manufactured by J.T. Kalmar Austria in the 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful and elegant large modern brass wall lights or sconce, manufactured by J.T. Kalmar Austria in the 1970s. Lovely design, executed to a very high standard. The wall light has ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Kalmar Wave Ice Glass Table Lamp, 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large vintage mid-century table lamp, 1960s. Modernist wave-like design in textured clear and white glass designed by Kalmar.
Dimensions: 45 W x 15 D x 38 H cm.
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
$2,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Kalmar Ice Glass Chandelier
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel frame with 6 E14 bulbs plus 1 E27 bulb and 18 textured glass ice cubes two tiers.
perfect condition
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
$2,500 / item
Wall lamps Model Citrus design by Kalmar made by Franken KG.
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Oirlo, LI
Beautiful and stunning Austrian Mid-Century "Kalmar" Wall Sconces, model "Citrus" These Sconces were designed and manufactured during the 1960s - 1970s in Austria by Kalmar Franken ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Kalmar Murano Smoke Glass Sconces or Wall Lights, 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful and large murano glass wall sconces or lights or ceiling lamps by J.T. Kalmar for Franken KG, Austria, 1960s. A white lacquered metal back plate holds an organic hand blown...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Large Pair of Vintage Kalmar "Ice Block" Glass Sconces
Located in Houston, TX
Large pair of vintage Kalmar "Ice Block" glass sconces.
Stunning large Mid-Century Modern pair of Kalmar "ice block" glass sconces. This gorgeous and substantial pair of J.T. Kalmar ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Large Modern Three-Tiered Chrome Ice Glass Chandeliers by J.T. Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
This modern chrome brushed chandeliers, manufactured by Kalmar Austria in the 1970s, have eight E27 sockets and three layers of 18 textured solid ice glass sheets dangling from it. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Kalmar 'Tulipan' Chandelier Pendant Light, Blown Glass, 1970, One of Two
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of two glass pendant chandeliers model 'Tulipan' by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, Vienna, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Variation of the Tripod Floor Lamp, Model No. 2003, J.T. Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, Austria
A tripod floor lamp, model No. 2003 from J.T. Kalmar, was manufactured between 1930 until 1960. This was a very popular model for Kalmar and there exists many variations with subtile...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,330 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Midcentury Basket Chandelier or Pendant Lamp by J.T. Kalmar, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Munich, DE
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern 4-flamed basket chandelier or pendant lamp. Designed and manufactured by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, 1950s.
Executed with thick frosted glass elements ...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of the 6 Ribble Textured Glass Brass Wall Lights by J.T. Kalmar, Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the six Beautiful and elegant modern brass wall lights or sconces, manufactured by J.T. Kalmar Austria in the 1960s. Lovely design, executed to a very high standard.
Each lig...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Massive J.T. Kalmar "Catena" Murano Glass Chrome Flushmount Chandelier, 1970s (C
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Glamorous chrome and Murano glass flushmount ‘Catena’ by Kalmar. 18 large "ribbons" in clear and bubble Murano glass are suspended from a large chrome backplate. Thirteen E14 sockets...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
One of the Three Brass Kalmar Modern Ice Glass Pedants, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three high-end and elegant modern chandeliers, manufactured by Kalmar Austria in the 1970s. Lovely design and heavy quality. Each ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Wall Lamp by J. T. Kalmar for Kalmar, 1970s
Located in KUTNO, PL
wall lamp is one of a series of "SIERRA 5 WA" models created by J.T. Kalmar in the 1970s
the wall lamp has one panel made of relief crystal glass in Ice Block
type all mounted on...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Kalmar Murano Smoke Glass Sconces or Wall Lights, 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful and large Murano glass wall sconces or lights or ceiling lamps by J.T. Kalmar for Franken KG, Austria, 1960s. A white lacquered metal backplate holds an organic hand blown ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Colorful Kalmar Glass Chandelier, Austria, 1970
Located in Bronx, NY
Kalmar chandelier, Vienna, Austria, 1970.
Metal frame with 18 individual frosted thick ice looking colored glass elements that has blue and yellow tint to them, original production/s...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Kalmar Large "Granada" Ice Crystal Glass & Brass Flushmount Austria, 1970s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Austrian made rare large 'Granada' model with brass hardware and ice crystal glass flush mount chandelier by Kalmar, circa 1970. Featuring eight hanging glass elements resembling ice crystals suspended from a polished brass flushmount.
Perfect for any midcentury or Hollywood Regency style home and perfect as an opulent powder room light, over a dining room table or for romantic bedroom lighting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
1 of the 2 Kalmar "Palazzo" Light Fixtures Brass and Glass, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 Stunning high quality and handmade gilt brass light fixture / flush mount made by Kalmar in Austria. This model "Palazzo" was manufactured, circa 1970-1979. Large polished...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Lantern Tokio from J. T. Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, Austria
This Tokio lamp from Kalmar is in wonderful condition. The metal top, chain ceiling cup and cage are sprayed linden green, the glass has been frosted with a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,864 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury J.T. Kalmar Structured Glass Pendant Lamp
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Aluminum frame fitted with one E27 and four E14 socket, crystal-ice structured glass element. Designed by J.T. Kalmar in the 1950''s.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rectangular Wave Glass Wall Lights by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Wave glass rectangular fixtures by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in circa 1960. The glass shows a beautiful wave texture, which gives a diffuse light effect and a nice p...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Pair of Kalmar citrus swirl Sconces, Vienna Austria, 1970
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of Kalmar Citrus swirl sconces 1970s Vienna Austria, A white frame with brass finials holding Three individual pieces of clear glass with amber swirl in the center of each glas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Pair of Glass Brass Wall Sconces by Hillebrand, Austria, 1960
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair high-ended structured ice glass wall sconces by Hillebrand, designed by Hillebrand and produced by Hillebrand, manufactured in circa 1970 (late 1960s and early 1970s). Each wall...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Kalmar Palazzo Crystal Sconces, Vienna Austria, 1975
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of Kalmar palazzo crystal sconces 1970s Vienna Austria, five thick clear heavy pieces of highest quality press crystal mounted on a gilt gold frame...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
1 of the 3 Kalmar Chandelier Pendant Lights, Smoked Glass and Brass, 1970s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
A very nice pendant light by Kalmar Franken KG manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970. Three smoke or smoked tone Murano glasses are mounted on a brass fixture. The crystal leaves ar...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of Two Ice Glass Table Lamps by "Kalmar" Vienna
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Vienna form the 1950's.
Brass constuction for one E14 bulb.
excellent condition.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Huge Kalmar Tronchi Three-Tier Murano Glass Flush Mount Venini by Zuccheri
Located in Berlin, BE
Wonderful huge, signed three-tier Murano glass tronchi flush mount or chandelier by Kalmar. The chandelier is from the 1960s and 48 hand blown Murano glasses in two colors hanging on...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$4,975 Sale Price
50% Off
Modern Iceglass Wall Lights by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the two light fixtures by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured circa 1960. The glass shows a beautiful wave texture, which gives a nice diffuse light effect and a nice p...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Cut Steel
J.T. Kalmar Textured Glass Ceiling Light
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceiling mount lamp by J.T. Kalmar. Textured thick textured glass
Steel construction with 3 E27 sockets. Excelent condition.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
$1,890 / item
J.T. Kalmar Pendant With Murano Swirl Pattern Glass
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
J.T. Kalmar pendant lamp with Murano swirl pattern glass pendant from the 1970s.
Measures glass: Diameter 46 cm, height 23cm
2 pieces available, price per piece
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
$1,590 / item
Ice Glass J.T. Kalmar Sconce
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Kalmar sconces from about 1950s
fully working piece of Mid-Century. Price per piece, two pieces available
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$890 / item
Mid-century Modern lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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