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.
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Item type: New and Made To Order
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Massive Oval Brass & Enamel Italian Campana Chandelier, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Enamel color may be specified. Our standard enamel colors are shown in the final image. There is no additional lead time or cost for these colors and they may all be produced in matt...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
Lorraine Brass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Lorraine, an embodiment of modern sophistication with a touch of timeless nostalgia, emerges as an exquisite lighting masterpiece meticulously crafted by the visionary designer, Kwak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Lorraine Brass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Lorraine, an embodiment of modern sophistication with a touch of timeless nostalgia, emerges as an exquisite lighting masterpiece meticulously crafted by the visionary designer, Kwak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Snua Ceiling Rose Light Pendant Black
Located in London, GB
Snua Lamp by Erwan Louis an elegant fusion of form and function inspired by childhood nostalgia. This exquisite lamp, available as both a ceiling rose and a table lamp, boasts a slee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Á Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in Black and White
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Á Volet Pivotant' wall light in black and white.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Elegant Black and Brass Adjustable Three-Arm Triennale Style Chandelier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Black and brass adjustable three-arm Triennale style chandelier
Please note price listed is for one chandelier as I have many requests for single item.
Superb classy variation of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Chandelier, Black Ivory Pivoting Shades, Twin Bulb, Patina Brass, Stilnovo Style
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Lovely small chandelier for entries or corridors. Midcentury cluster three-arm chandelier with a Classic two-tone head.
Made by a lab specialized in midcentury restoration. Owner i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Sophia Lamp by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Sophia lamp is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Shade included. Please note exact dimensions may vary.
Born in New York City and raised in Aix-en-Prove...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Ivory Murano "Flower" Glass and Brass Sconces, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Pair of soft Ivory Murano Glass flower sconce or wall art with brass frame. Hand-casted and formed Murano glass flowers in a delicate ivory color are attached with a brass caps to br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Snua Silver Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Snua Lamp by Erwan Louis an elegant fusion of form and function inspired by childhood nostalgia. This exquisite lamp, available as both a ceiling rose and a table lamp, boasts a slee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Italian Adjustable Three-Arm Triennale Style Chandelier, Brass Patinated
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
The chandelier draws inspiration from the iconic 1950s light fixtures made by the mid-century modern Italian studios Arteluce and Stilnovo, specifically the Triennale lamp by Angelo ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Metal
Sorenthia Three-Arm Contemporary Light Fixture, Custom-Made by Studio DUNN
By Studio DUNN
Located in Rumford, RI
The Sorenthia 3-Arm is a modern, linear pendant with bold, elegant lines and dramatic negative space. The custom-made light fixture incorporates an element of the organic in its desi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel, Metal
Carl Auböck '4723' Wall Light
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck '4723' wall light. Executed in patinated brass with hard white paper shade. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamps is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Modernist Vistosi Style Chandelier in Chrome and Textured Murano Glass Discs
By Vistosi
Located in New York, NY
A Modernist chandelier in the style of Vistosi featuring 36 individually suspended textured clear Murano discs in a cascading circular four tiered design. Each disc consists of a cen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Modernist Clear and Black Murano Glass Disc Chandelier in the Manner of Vistosi
By Vistosi
Located in New York, NY
This Modernist chandelier, in the manner of Vistosi, features 36 individually suspended black discs with clear rims in handmade Murano glass. Collectively, the discs offer a cascadin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Brass and Leather Meander Flexible Arm Wall Light
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Brass and leather wrapped meander wall or ceiling mounted light fixture, shown in natural blue indigo leather and brushed brass. Adjustable arms allow for your own stylish poses. Ava...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass Callimaco Floor Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Ettore Sottsass Callimaco floor lamp for Artemide.
Originally created in 1982, Ettore Sottsass’ “horn” of light creates the remarkable illusion ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Murano Glass Chandelier/Pendant Light
Located in Austin, TX
An assortment of lightly colored Murano glass curving pieces overlap to create this unique, contemporary, Murano glass chandelier or pendant light. Polished brass rod and canopy. Rew...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Four-Arm Brass Asymmetrical Chandelier, Black Gold Pivot Shades, Stilnovo Style
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
A captivating and innovative take on mid-century-inspired chandeliers, this design artfully plays with asymmetry in its arm combination. The result is a chandelier that pushes bounda...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
V-Lite-Brass Table Lamp or Wall Sconce with Perforated Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in collaboration with Commune design, the V-Lite doubles as a table lamp and a wall sconce. As a sconce, the fixture comes with a large brass b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Copper, Metal
Sconce in Hand Carved Black Marble, Piedra Lighting Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
Our Piedra lighting takes its inspiration from the stone masks of the ancient civilization of Teotihuacán. Carved in the Mexican city of Tecali — which...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble
'Monarch' Pendant Lamp in Oil-Rubbed Bronze and White Enamel, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Enamel color may be specified. Our extensive list of 50+ standard enamel colors are shown in the final images there is no additional lead time or cost for these colors. Metal finish and/or patina may be specified, but may impact lead time and cost slightly.
"Monarch" pendant light with shown in our hand-finished oil-rubbed bronze and our satin "Perfect White" creamy enamel fabricated in NYC by Blueprint Lighting, 2018. The wide brass band and dramatically scaled flared cone makes the Monarch a strong design statement. This design is strongly influenced by both French and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. We are also able to make wall sconces, articulated wall-mount reading lamps, small chandeliers as well as larger and multi-tier chandeliers with the "Monarch" cone!
Available to view at our NYC showroom in Chelsea!
Dimensions as shown: The cones are 9" height , 5" diameter of the upper cone, 9" diameter of the lower cone. Total overall height as shown is 30", but may be easily edited to fit your space at no additional cost.
This piece may use any E12 candelabra base bulb up to 60 watts (or use LED). Bulbs not included. Fabricated entirely of UL-listed components.
Handsome design scaled to work well in a breakfast nook, in a foyer, a forlorn corner, as a reading lamp, a bedside lamp or flanking a bathroom or powder room vanity. The perfect luxe addition to a master suite, nursery or glam room. Strong enough to stand alone, but especially impactful in groupings over a bar, in a library, over a pool table...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Aluminum, Bronze, Nickel, Chrome, Enamel, Copper
LUrman Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of our Lumfardo Luminaires contemporary collection, the LUrman Sconces are adjustable reading sconces in brass. Single E12 based socket per sconce. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Paavo Tynell Model 9602 Brass and Rattan Floor Lamp
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell Model 9602 brass and rattan floor lamp. Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1935, this authorized GUBI re-edition is executed i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Paavo Tynell Model 5321 Brass and Rattan Table Lamp
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell model 5321 brass and rattan table lamp. Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1938, this authorized GUBI re-edition is execut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
LUart Directional Sconce PB by Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LUart Directional Sconce PB is a superbly crafted linear wall sconce designed by Lumfardo Luminaires to feature artwork and/or objets d’art. E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Articulated Sconce Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo Style Solid Brass Black and White
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite sconce is a nod to the timeless pieces crafted by mid-century modern Italian studios Arteluce and Stilnovo in the 1950s, but with a unique and distinctive design that will add elegance and sophistication to any home.
Expertly made by a specialized workshop in mid-century modern design, every aspect of this lamp is meticulously crafted to match the hard-to-find lamps from the 1950s. Its versatile nature makes it perfect for placement on the side of a fireplace, giving light to a console or kitchen island, or illuminating a reading sofa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal, Aluminum
'Solana' Wall Mount Lamp in Ebonized Walnut, Brass and Enamel Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
The "Solana" wall mount sconce or reading light shown in Natural Brass and Perfect White enamel designed by Blueprint Lighting, 2018. The ebonized walnut backplate and distinctly arc...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Aluminum
Murano Pebble Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with a large clear Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches, height 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
MONOLITH Classic Italian Modern Enamel and Brass Chandelier, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
The chandelier that launched Blueprint Lighting! The Monolith is a commanding statement piece with design elements in the style of both Italian and French modernism—a go-anywhere des...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Nickel, Bronze, Enamel, Aluminum, Brass
Murano Pebble Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with a large clear Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches, height 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Globe Glass and Textured Brass Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
A breathtaking and brilliant Murano globe glass and textured brass chandelier. This illuminating piece holds eighteen ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Pebble Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with a large clear Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches, height 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Pebble Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with a large clear Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches, height 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rewire Custom Brass Saucer
By Rewire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rewire custom ceiling light. Designed and manufactured in Los Angeles by Rewire. Large un-lacquered brass dish with four internal sockets. ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Micelu Pendants by Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom “Midcentury” pendants in patina brass, painted aluminum and blown glass. Custom drop available upon request.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Modern Diabolo Sconce Stilnovo Style, Wall Light
By Stilnovo
Located in Lyon, FR
Modern diabolo sconce. The lampshades are adjustable and can light in different directions.
Two bulbs per lampshade.
Excellent condition, beautiful scul...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rewire Custom White Saucer
By Rewire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rewire custom ceiling light with three internal lamps. Powder coated metal. 4 QTY sockets each takes one E26 75w maximum bulb. Custom bras...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage Style Multi Globe Chrome and Smoked Glass Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A three globe light fixture suspended from a main ceiling plate. New production and made to order in the USA.
Height of globes is adjustable. Newly ...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Black Antony Sconces by Serge Mouille - IN STOCK!
Located in Stratford, CT
This sconce incorporates the "moule" or mussel shell shade, simple and natural in design. The shade is connected by a brass swivel and supported on a bent, rotating arm attached to t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Vico Magistretti 'Eclisse' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Vico Magistretti 'Eclisse' table lamp in white for Artemide.
Vico Magistretti Eclisse table lamp in white for Artemide. Designed in 1967, the auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Rewire Custom Pivot Sconce
By Rewire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rewire Custom Pivot Sconce. Custom finishes and sizes available upon request. Each light requires one E26 75w maximum bulb. Bulbs not provided. Priced and...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
LU Cylinder Sconces by Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic and smart Mid-Century style cylinder reading sconces from Lumfardo.
Brass patinated to a golden tone, and painted aluminum. Custom sizes and finishes available.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Polished Brass with Blue Difuser
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 pr...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Fantasmino Table Lamp by Venini
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The special relationship between light and matter that has always been the hallmark of VENINI glassware return in this line of table and floor lamps that bring the Opalino technique ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Swing-Arm Wall Sconce
Located in Oakville, CT
Steel Swing-Arm Wall Sconce with Milk Glass Shade
Overall Length: 47″
Bracket Height: 29″
Height from top of arm to bottom of bulb: 12 1/4″
Arm Length:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Metal
Linen Sconce
Located in New York, NY
Handmade linen wall sconce with a layered shade. Made in Spain.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Cotton
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION:
Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION:
Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Tiara Table Lamp in Murano Glass by Francesco Lucchese for Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Tiara Luce, table lamp designed in 2018 by designer Francesco Lucchese.
It has been completely redesigned using the latest developments in lighting technology while maintaining intac...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Cinquanta Red, Black and Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Viganò by Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
VV Cinquanta suspension lamp
Design by Vittoriano Viganò
This version is with red and black lacquered reflectors and black frame.
The VV Cinquanta Suspension is elegant and versatil...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Nuoro Sculptural Brass Casting Wall Sconce
Located in İstiklal, TR
Behold NUORO brass wall sconce – a masterpiece of unparalleled beauty and illumination, destined to be the focal point of any room it graces. Crafted with meticulous attention to det...
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Serge Mouille - Rotating Sconce with 1 Long Arm in Black - IN STOCK!
Located in Stratford, CT
The very long 1 (straight) arm rotating sconce finds its place above a desk, an armchair, or a bed. The rotation, from wall to wall, allows a range of lighting that will be appreciat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille - Rotating Sconce with 1 Curved Arm in White - IN STOCK!
Located in Stratford, CT
The one arm curved sconce is both stylish and practical as it can be used in many different design applications. The shade tilts and revolves on a brass fitting while the arm swings ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille - Pair of Rotating Sconces with 1 Curved Arm - IN STOCK!
Located in Stratford, CT
The one arm curved sconce is both stylish and practical as it can be used in many different design applications. The shade tilts and revolves on a brass fitting while the arm swings ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille - Saturn Sconce in Black - IN STOCK!
Located in Stratford, CT
A partial cut allows the outer edge to bend revealing a sculpted ring encircling a central cone reflector to both diffuse and project light into the room. The result is reminiscent o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome, Steel
Murano Pebble Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with a large glossy white Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches, h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Pebble Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with a large clear Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches, height 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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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Danish Pendant Wood
Desk Reading Lamp
Figurine Lamp