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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Number in Set: Set of 4
Veneziana 5 tiers chandelier, 41 Opaline glass elements by Piattelli. US wiring
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Drawing on decades of experience in lighting, my aim was to fashion a chandelier that seamlessly marries timeless elegance with practicality.
This listing is for the US wired UL com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Sistema Solare Chandelier, Piattelli Design, Ivory-toned Onyx and Brass, 4-shade
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Luxury chandelier, made from thinly-cut pieces of exquisite ivory-toned translucent onyx. Ideal to be hung over a table, with versatile configurations.
Ivory onyx comes from Middle Eastern quarries and has a unique veining. This translucent stone is carefully worked in Italy, and was chosen because of its combination of interesting patterns, high translucency, and the way it makes the light output look warmer.
The 4-shade version is ideal to be hung over a round table.
Our onyx supplier has worked in many high-end architectural projects, and these same materials have been used at the Armani hotel in Milan. When he was shown the chandelier designs, he rose to the challenge and adapted his tooling to make us perfect round discs. He worked hard to find exactly the right thickness that would keep the depth of the texture. It could not be too thick, otherwise it would lose transparency. And too thin, it would look like it was printed.
The result is stunning. The combination of carefully-worked translucent stone and brass works perfectly, and the use of the ingenious Orbitale structure allows the geometry of the chandelier to be played with, and it can be configured in several ways.
There is nothing else like this on the market.
The Sistema collection uses a clever rotating stem structure and features a shallow drum-shaped shade at the end of each arm.
The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully.
The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully.
Please see the drawing to get an idea of sizes for the different chandeliers. On the upper side of each disc there is a smaller opening to provide ambient light.
Top-quality LEDs with over 80 CRI, meaning that the lighting does not alter the color of food and people.
The LEDs are on a 24V direct current feed, so there is no flickering. The arms can be rotated 180 degrees to configure various combinations. As well as two rows of evenly-spaced lights over a dining table, a regular 8-shade star or 4-shade star (see photos) are possible, as well as creative sculptural shapes. The arms can be rotated even when the chandelier is lit.
The shades can also be rotated on the arm axis to meet any lighting needs in a living room (paintings, bookshelves etc.).
This listing shows the smallest drop. A change of drop is complimentary.
Silvio Piattelli copyright and design.
Specifications (Note: The Sistema chandelier has glass shades, while Sistema Solare...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Twin Shades
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This 3-armed chandelier with twin shades is a versatile and elegant fixture perfect above a kitchen island, over a counter, dining table, or in a living room. The chandelier's three ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Metal, Brass
Sistema Solare, Luxury Ivory Onyx and Brass 8 Rotating Orbitale Arms Chandelier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Luxury chandelier, made from thin pieces of translucent onyx. Ideal to be hung over a dining table, with versatile configurations. Featured on Netflix series Designing Miami, 1st episode!
There is nothing else like this on the market.
Ivory onyx comes from Middle Eastern quarries and has a unique veining. This translucent stone is carefully worked in Italy, and was chosen because of its combination of interesting patterns, high translucency, and the way it makes the light output look warmer.
The 8-shade version is ideal to be hung over a long rectangular table. See schematics.
Our onyx supplier has worked in many high-end architectural projects, and these same materials have been used at the Armani hotel in Milan. When he was shown the chandelier designs, he rose to the challenge and adapted his tooling to make us perfect round discs. He worked hard to find exactly the right thickness that would keep the depth of the texture. It could not be too thick, otherwise it would lose transparency. And too thin, it would look like it was printed.
The result is stunning. The combination of carefully-worked translucent stone and brass works perfectly, and the use of the ingenious Orbitale structure allows the geometry of the chandelier to be played with, and it can be configured in several ways.
The Sistema collection uses a clever rotating stem structure and features a shallow drum-shaped shade at the end of each arm.
The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully.
Please see the drawing to get an idea of sizes for the different chandeliers. On the upper side of each disc there is a smaller opening to provide ambient light.
Top-quality LEDs with over 80 CRI, meaning that the lighting does not alter the color of food and people.
The LEDs are on a 24V direct current feed, so there is no flickering. The arms can be rotated 180 degrees to configure various combinations. As well as two rows of evenly-spaced lights over a dining table, a regular 8-shade star or 4-shade star (see photos) are possible, as well as creative sculptural shapes. The arms can be rotated even when the chandelier is lit.
The shades can also be rotated on the arm axis to meet any lighting needs in a living room (paintings, bookshelves etc.).
This listing shows the smallest drop. A change of drop is complimentary.
Silvio Piattelli copyright and design.
Specifications (Note: The Sistema chandelier has glass shades, while Sistema Solare...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Brass Shades
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite bespoke brass chandelier features three rotating arms skillfully balanced on a heavy cast brass sphere that rotate in an orbital movement along the stem. To achieve pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Huge Midcentury Sputnik Chandelier in the Style of Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Huge brass construction with 24 arms in different lengths and aluminum cones on the ends painted in different colors, 24 porcelain E14 sockets for max. 40W bulbs or LED bulbs.
In the...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Orange and Brown Ceramic Wall Lights/Flush Mounts Ceramic, Germany, 1960s
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Orange and brown ceramic wall lights/flush mounts manufactured in Germany in the 1970s.
A typical way to finish ceramic in mid-century West-Germany, Europe.
The glaze has an rich o...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
1 of 8 Sets /Large Pair of murano Glass Wall Sconces by Doria, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of mid-century wall sconces with ice glass tubes, made by Doria Leuchten, Germany, manufactured, circa 1960-1969.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, w...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Art Glass and Brass Smoky Color Wall Light, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very original Murano glass wall lamp with a very elongated design of the glass plate and a unique smoky color.
The applique is composed of a gold-colored metal structure to which on...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of the 10 Massive Glass Wall Light Fixtures by J.T. Kalmar, 1960
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Clean lines to complement all decors. A wonderful high-end Kalmar wall light fixture. The glass plates of the light fixtures ,made of have hand blown glass, giving the piece a heavy ...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Fly Wall Lamp by Pierre Chareau Model 110A
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally designed in 1924, this current production of the Fly wall lamp by Pierre Chareau is composed of three rectangular alabaster panels. Hue of ala...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Stainless Steel
Several Wall Lights in Glazed Style, Germany, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have a whole range of mid-century West-Germany wall lights.
They are from around 1970 and typical for West-Germany ceramics during that time.
They are a bit different is size, bu...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Model SBA 115 Simple Sloping Block by Pierre Chareau for MCDE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally designed in 1923 this current production by Galerie MCDE of France of the simple sloping wall lamp by Pierre Chareau is composed of a single ...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Stainless Steel
Model SBA 108 Simple Sloping Block by Pierre Chareau for MCDE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Originally designed in 1923 this current production by Galerie MCDE of France of the simple sloping wall lamp by Pierre Chareau is composed of a single ...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Stainless Steel
Lovely Set of Italian Design Table Lamps in Minimalist Stilnovo Style Brass 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous pair of Italian 1950 design table lamps/lights in the style of stilnovo.
Patinated brass frame with white metal shades. The shades can be ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elega...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Amber Bubble Glass Pendant, Germany, 1960s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This Space Age pendant light was manufactured and designed during the 1960s in Germany. It is made of amber bubble glass and has got a brass cylinder. The lamp comes without canopy.
...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Isamu Noguchi Model 7A Akari Light Sculpture Handcrafted by Ozeki, Japan
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Akari light sculpture known as Model 7A designed by Isamu Noguchi and handcrafted from traditional washi paper and bamboo. Each Akari lamp shade is meticulously crafted by han...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Italian Brass Spider Ceiling or Wall Light in Midcentury Style
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Inspired by the Italian midcentury designs, this ceiling / wall light will make the focus center of your interior. The arms radiate all around the stem, each ending with a brass shad...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Contemporary Pleated Wall Light with Linen Shade Off-White Handmade 'Pair'
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
Limited edition handmade pleated wall light, simple geometric pleats formed into a semi-circular sconce. The pleated shade is made from off-white li...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Pair of Italian Wall Lights, Brass and Ivory Lacquer, Stilnovo Style
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful pair of wall lights, made of brass and lacquered metal, adjustable shades, painted in ivory.
Customization:
Customizable colors (any RAL code color), available in polis...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of J.T. Kalmar Ice Glass Sconces Wall Lamps 60's
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in taranto, IT
Rare pair of ice glass wall lamp by j.t. kalmar, about 1965, ice and purple color.
Measures: Height cm 36, width cm 11, depth cm 9
Very good conditions, glass parts without any scr...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
LUzpot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LUzpot is an elegant directional ceiling fixture inspired by classical mid century Italian design. This fixture has a thin stem and rotates and partially angles. Made in solid aged b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Christophe Pillet Ceiling and Wall Lamp 'Berlin' Medium by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling and wall lamp 'Berlin' designed by Christophe Pillet in 2017.
Adjustable wall lamp giving indirect led light in metal. Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Christophe Pillet designed Berlin, an object that calls into question the common understanding of the ceiling light, turning its traditional discreet character upside down to transform it into an elegant and decorative feature.
Available in the ø40 and ø50 ceiling versions or the ø30 version for use either as a ceiling light or wall light, Berlin takes the form of a thick metal ring with a slender profile enclosing a disc of wire mesh glass...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Louis Weisdorf 'Turbo' Pendant for Gubi
By Louis Weisdorf, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Louis Weisdorf 'turbo' pendant for Gubi.
Gubi produces Louis Weisdorf’s turbo pendant in two sizes with an alabaster white glossy shade. A perennial favorite of both modern homes and public spaces, the turbo is the perfect example of Weisdorf’s affinity for geometric forms that characterizes much of his work. First designed in 1965 but not produced until 1967, Weisdorf’s pendant design remained hugely popular throughout the 1970s.
Executed in 12 spiraling layers, the flower-like orb of the shade was inspired by traditional Japanese rice paper lamps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Miguel Milá 'TMM' Floor Lamp in Black Oak and White Parchment for Santa & Cole
Located in Glendale, CA
Miguel Milá 'TMM' floor lamp in black oak and white parchment for Santa & Cole
Founded in 1985 in Barcelona, Santa & Cole produces iconic pieces by such luminaries as llmari Tapiova...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Oak, Wood, Parchment Paper
Italian Mid-Century Sputnik Stilnovo Murano Brass Wall Sconces / Wall Lights
By Stilnovo
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Timeless & Spectacular! This pair of Italian sunburst sputnik wall lights / wall sconces by Stilnovo 1960.
Brass sunburst frame with Murano glass spheres. Very impressive large model with timeless design.
The wall lights have 9 sockets & 9 Murano glass spheres resulting in an impressive combination when lit.
The pair is fully rewired and ready for years of safe use...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Glass Ceiling Pendants
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murano glass ceiling pendants.
Made for us exclusively in Italy.
Hand blown glass, custom finished metal.
Available in brass or patinat...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 16 Limburg Geometric Glass and Cast Iron Outdoor/Indoor Flushmount Lights
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the sixteen Minimalist light fixtures by Limburg Glashutte, 1970. Clean lined and timeless design. The geometric glass creates nice variations ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
Five AM/AS Sconces by Franco Albini for Sirrah, Italy, 1969
Located in Barcelona, ES
Five sconces in chrome steel designed by italian architects Franco Albini, Franca Helg and Antonio Piva as part of the AM/AS lamps series for the italian company Sirrah in 1969. They...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
PMPT Flush Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, the PMPT Flush Mount is a conical flush mount fixture in the spirit of Paavo Tynell of the Scandi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1960s Italian Flush Ceiling Light Plafonnier Arteluce Gino Sarfatti Milan
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Arteluce lamp Italian modern ceiling plafonnier light
+ eight available.
Round metal light ceiling flush lamp.
Maker label present Arteluce Milan It...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Polished Brass with Blue Difuser by Astep
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 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Two Enlighten 'Rey' Perforated Metal Dome Ceiling Lamp in White
Located in Glendale, CA
Two Enlighten 'Rey' Perforated Metal Dome ceiling lamp in white. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Sconces by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern pair sconces by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970s.
The Italian designer Carlo Nason was born in 1935 in Murano, into a family of expert glassmakers. His father, Vincenzo Nason, ran the famous glass company NasonMoretti and opened a second glass company under the name Vincenzo Nason & C in 1941. From an early age, the young Nason was trained in the art of glassblowing, learning both the properties of the material and the craft techniques used in glass moulding and decoration.
The first objects designed by Nason date from 1959 and are part of a collection of blow-moulded vases produced by V Nason & C. Today, they are housed in the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York.
Driven by his passion for design, particularly for cleanliness and geometry of form, he decided in the 1960s to distance himself from the family business, which mainly specialised in highly traditional and ornate decorative objects. Nason shifted his focus to the design of glass lighting in a modernist language.
Nason intended to produce his first models himself in small series, but soon his spirit of experimentation and innovation attracted the attention of Murano glass manufacturer A. V. Mazzega, and the company invited him to collaborate on new collections. The partnership lasted from 1965 until the 1980s and resulted in a range of iconic lighting designs still in demand today. Alongside the collaboration with A. V. Mazzega, Nason also...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Polished Brass with Grey Difuser by Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
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 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Medium Metal Satin Gold Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Textile, Wood
Jean Prouvé Petit Potence Black Wall Lamp by Vitra
By Vitra, Jean Prouvé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Industrial and minimalistic wall lamp designed by Jean Prouvé and produced by Vitra. The Potence swiveling wall lamp was designed by Jean Prouvé...
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Murano Round Green Glass and Brass Modern Wall Light, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very special Murano glass wall light, stylish and elegant, their design truly unique in their kind. Beautiful coloring.
The wall light is composed of a brass stem where a system f...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Two Enlighten 'Rey' Perforated Patinated Brass Dome Ceiling Lamp
Located in Glendale, CA
Two Enlighten 'Rey' Perforated patinated brass Dome ceiling lamp. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Mushroom Table Lamp by Designline in White
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A handsome table lamp in a conical mushroom form after Laurel Lamp Company. The lamp features a cast aluminum base with a white powder coat and a mouth blown frosted glass lamp shade.
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Raak Amsterdam Hand-Blown Venetian Glass Pendants
By RAAK
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Raak Amsterdam, pendants, model 'B-1217', Venetian glass, metal, The Netherlands, 1960s.
Set of hand-blown Venetian glass pendants designed by...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Longue' Wall Lamp in White
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Longue' wall lamp in white.
Perriand's iconic 'Applique Cylindrique' features a unique pivoting shade th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Petite' Wall Lamp in White
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'applique cylindrique petite' wall lamp in white.
Perriand's iconic 'Applique Cylindrique' features a unique pivoting shade th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
'Dornstab' Floor Lamp by J.T. Kalmar
Located in Utrecht, NL
All new, contemporary edition of J.T. Kalmar's iconic 'Dornstab' design from 1947 in exclusive hardwood (Paul Ferro) or Wenge & bronzed brass base with silk fabric lamp shade. Made a...
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Armitage Triple Suspension Lamp
Located in London, GB
Given the adjustable cable, The Armitage triple suspension lamp can be suspended at any given height in its designated space, working well in central positions with rooms, above bars...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Armitage Floor Lamp, Black Walnut, Recycled Shade
Located in London, GB
The Armitage floor lamp was first put together in 1952 by esteemed architect and Joe's grandfather, Edward Armitage. Since then the lamp has been reengineered using sustainably sourc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Reside...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Textile
LU Swing Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
LUdish FWB Flush Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of our Lumfardo Luminaires Contemporary Collection, the LUdish FWB Flush Mount is an elegant flat white hand painted aluminum and brass modern bowl flush mount light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
XL Mid-Century Modern Holophane Paris Street Pendant Lights, France, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
This is a large original late 1960s Paris globe Holophane Street light from Paris, France now turned into a pendant light. The hallmark of Holop...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Rare Pair Big Reggiani Seven Convex Disc Wall Sconce, 1970s, Italy, Whit Label
Located in Rovereta, SM
Rare pair big Reggiani seven convex disc wall sconce, 1970s, Italiy Whit Label.
Available 3 pair.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
White Rolled Perforated Sconce by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White Rolled Perforated Sconce by Lawson-Fenning. The rolled perforated sconce features a single sheet of rolled perforated steel powder-coate...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Glass Ceiling Pendants
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murano glass ceiling pendants
Made for us exclusively in Italy
Hand blown glass, custom finished metal
Available in brass or patinated bra...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting.
Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of 2 and wife of actor Jason Biggs. From our Chief Luminary, Kelly Aaron: "I have been working closely with Jenny off and on for the past year while she gives her NYC apartment a facelift--it's been so fun! She and I share a love of 1950s French design, which is obviously a hallmark of the Blueprint aesthetic. One day Jenny texted a pic of a single vintage mid-century French wall sconce she loved and asked if Blueprint could make it for her. Funny enough--I, too, had seen that same sconce the day before and already had my Creative Director/Husband figuring out how to fabricate it. How great is that?! It was meant to be!"
The Jenny sconce...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
SERENE Scandinavian Modern White Wood 19" Pendant
Located in Beaverton, OR
The Serene pendant light is a contemporary, Mid-Century Modern light fixture with a Scandinavian design and organic modern composition. This minimalist luxury wood veneer pendant des...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood
Large Modern Italian Stilnovo Style Sconces in Brass and Lacquered Metal, ML139
By Stilnovo
Located in Lyon, FR
Pair of large modern Italian sconces "Mentona" made by our Italian craftsman in the style of Stilnovo's work. Large arm in solid brass and adjustable shade in off-white lacquered met...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, 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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