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
Sun Lamp VXS.03 - Wall Mounted Sconce - 3D Printed Sand
Located in ROTTERDAM, NL
Sunflower Shadows ~ Nature's Palette in Modern Lighting
Introducing the Aureole Collection by Rollo Studio - a fusion of cutting-edge digital design and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Sandstone, Brass, Stainless Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One Rotating Curved Arm Wall Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "One Rotating Curved Arm Wall Lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1954.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and flo...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Sun Lamp VXS.01 - Wall Mounted Sconce - 3D Printed Sand
Located in ROTTERDAM, NL
Sunflower Shadows ~ Nature's Palette in Modern Lighting
Introducing the Aureole Collection by Rollo Studio - a fusion of cutting-edge digital design and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Sandstone, Brass, Stainless Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Three Rotating Straight Arms Wall Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model 'Three Rotating Straight Arms Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1954.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights an...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Saturn Wall Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sconce wall lamp model 'Saturn Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1957.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps a...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern White Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1954.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wa...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Fantastic Pair of Poliedri Chandeliers in the Style of Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rome, IT
Each chandelier consists of 96 rare "Poliedri" made of Murano glass. Measures: Height without chain 40 cm.
Takes 8 base bulbs (E-27) up to 40 watts per bulb.
This light fixture can ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Sun Lamp VXS.04 - Wall Mounted Sconce - 3D Printed Sand
Located in ROTTERDAM, NL
Sunflower Shadows ~ Nature's Palette in Modern Lighting
Introducing the Aureole Collection by Rollo Studio - a fusion of cutting-edge digital design and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Sandstone, Brass, Stainless Steel
Salvador Dali Muletas Lamp Sculpture, Black Label Limited Edition by BD
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Muletas Limited Edition lamp designed by Salvador Dali manufactured by BD furniture in Barcelona.
Limited Edition
Dyed Lime Wood satin in black.
Lampshade in Transparent Black Chiff...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Fabric
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Bibliothèque Ceiling Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 'Bibliothèque Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1953.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor la...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Bronze
Vintage Charlotte Perriand Les Arcs CP1 Wall Light or Sconces - Crimson Red
Located in Brooklyn, NY
CP1 wall lights, designed by Charlotte Perriand for the iconic Les Arcs ski resort. Crafted from aluminum, these sconces have a sleek and minimalist style. The enameled shade pivot...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Mid-century Modern Table Lamp by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century style Italian table lamp with frosted opaline white glass globe mounted on solid brass frame in chrome finish / Made in Italy
Height: 22.5 inches / diameter: 14 inches
1 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-century Modern Table Lamp by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century style Italian table lamp with frosted opaline white glass globe mounted on solid brass frame in chrome finish / Made in Italy
Height: 22.5 inches / diameter: 14 inches
1 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Enamel
1960s Opaline Glass & Copper Pendant Lamp Attributed to Stilnovo
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Opaline Glass & Copper Pendant Lamp Attributed to Stilnovo.
A quintessentially 1950s Italian design executed in opaline glass with copper shade. A highly functional and sculpt...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Copper
Pair of Rectangle White Wall Light in the Style of Mazzega, 1970s
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of round white lamp in the style of Mazzega.
A clear glass with specks of red and orange compose this beautiful piece made in thick handmade Murano glass.
Dimensions:
Height: 9...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Murano Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandelier / Wall Light, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
Wonderful piece of Murano that can be mounted both as a wall lamp and as a ceiling chandelier. Particular and original applique from the Murano glass factory.
The wall light/chandel...
Category
Early 2000s 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 dark frosted smoky Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inc...
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 matte white Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches, he...
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 dark frosted smoky Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inc...
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 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 dark frosted smoky Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inc...
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 matte white Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches, he...
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 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 dark frosted smoky Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair Glass Pendants by Helena Tynell, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair beautiful bubble glass chandeliers or pendant lights designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg. A design Classic, the amber colored/toned hand blown glass gives a wonderfu...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Murano Pebble Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with a large matte white Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches, he...
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 matte white Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Diameter 23.5 inches, he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set Four of Vintage Pink Glass Petals Drop Wall Sconce, Murano
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Set Four of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 10 pink glass petals (transparent crystal, smooth outside, with crystal powder and then rough inside) in a chrome frame.
Period:1970'S
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Yellow Murano Glass Vase Flame Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of table or bedside brass lamps and white and yellow flame Murano glass. Made with old new stock of glass from the manufacture Vistosi. High quality glass. Contemporary work fro...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Camarena Sculptural Brass Casting Wall Sconce
Located in İstiklal, TR
CAMARENA Sculptural Brass Casting Wall Sconce – a masterpiece of contemporary design and refined illumination. This extraordinary wall sconce transcends the ordinary, seamlessly blen...
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Swirl Glass Ceiling Lights or Sconces by VM-Vetri, Italy, 1970s
By Vetri
Located in Almelo, NL
Murano swirl glass ceiling lights or sconces by VM-Vetri, Italy, 1970s
These are white Swirl Murano glass ceiling or wall lamps with a white painted metal fixture from the productio...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Jacques Darbaud White Plaster Chandelier With Birds
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This chandelier is an homage to Giacometti. The structure is in metal covered by white plaster.It has 9 lights and was American wired. Birds perch on the frame and peck in a perforat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
'Mania' Sconces by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mania Sconces by Vico Magistretti for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960. Minimal half layered half sphere scon...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair Barovier & Toso Style Modern Italian Murano Glass Leaf Sconces, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful Murano glass leaves of a wonderful green color, made even more beautiful by the polished brass base. The wall lights are made up of a brass structure which is fixed to the ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Textured Rock Wave Glass 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 in circa 1960. The glass shows a beautiful wave texture, which gives a diffuse light effect and a nice pat...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
1. of 12 Opaline Glass 3D Grid Pattern Flush Mount / Wall Lamp, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
1. of 12 Opaline Glass 3D Grid Pattern Flush Mount / Wall Lamp, 1960s
The fixture need 1 x E27 standard bulb with 75W max.
Light bulbs are not included.
It is possible to install ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Murano Glass Drop Chandelier 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Huge Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 52 glass petals (transparent crystal, smooth outside, with
crystal powder and then rough inside.) in a chrome frame.
Period: 1970s-1980...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Set of 'Atollo' Large and Small Gold Table Lamp Designed by Vico Magistretti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two table lamp -large and small- "Atollo" designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1960's Volcanic Lava Glazed Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
1960's mid-century modern volcanic lava glazed table lamp, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Pottery
Murano Glass Teal Color Italian Wall Light and Sconces, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
Very original Murano glass wall lamp with a very elongated design of the glass half shell and a unique teal color.
The applique is made up of a gold colored metal structure to which...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of the 2 pairs Kinkeldey Wall Light Fixtures, chrome Crystal Glass, 1970
By Kinkeldey
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 pairs of wall light fixtures by Kinkeldey, Germany, manufactured in the mid century, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s). Really heavy quality. They are comfortable wit...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Cinquanta Red, Black and Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Viganò for 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
'Palme' Sconces by Georges Jouve for Jouve France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Palme' sconces by Georges Jouve. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1950s. Organic and anatomical sandstone forms make up these striking sconces. A steel structure behind th...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Sandstone, Steel
'Palme' Sconces by Georges Jouve for Jouve France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Palme' sconces by Georges Jouve. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1950s. Organic and anatomical sandstone forms make up these striking sconces. A steel structure behind th...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Sandstone, Steel
1 of the 2 Pairs of Glass Torch Wall Sconces by Fagerlund, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 pairs high-end wall lights with a glass shade and brass frame. The light fixtures are produced in the 1960s and designed by Carl Fagerlund.
Beautifully carved wave-like g...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Black and Red Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
VV Cinquanta wall lamp
Design by Vittoriano Viganò
This version is with red lacquered reflector and black mount.
The VV Cinquanta features an elegant and versatile posable direct li...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Burnished Brass with Orange 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
Several Red Toned Mixed Wall Lights in Glazed Ceramic Style, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have a whole range of mid-century West-Germany wall lights all in red tones
They are from around 1970 and typical for West-Germany ceramics during that time.
They are a bit diffe...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair of Murano glass leaf sconces
By Barovier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of brass wall sconces with textured Murano glass leaf shades.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Green Art Glass and Brass Round Mid-Century Chandelier and Pendants, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic round chandelier in Murano glass and polished brass. Note the shape of the green Murano glass tiles, very beautiful and particular. Simple but very elegant linear Murano ch...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Antique Benjamin Grey Dome Industrial Pendant Light
By Benjamin
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Large Antique Industrial Grey Factory Pendant Light By Benjamin -A
A large iconic industrial factory light shade manufactured by Benjamin Crysteel. The light shade is a 2 part spun ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Set of 4 x CP1 wall lights from Les Arcs, Charlotte Perriand, France 1960-70
Located in Bristol, GB
Set of 4 wall lights, model CP1 designed by Charlotte Perriand for Steph Simon.
Sourced from an estate clearance in the Haute Savoie region of France.
The set are 1970s editions.
...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
1 of the 4 Faceted Crystal and Chrome Sconces by Kinkeldey, Germany, 1970s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 4 luxurious of chrome frames and thick diamond crystal sconces by the famed maker, Kinkeldey. Very elegant light fixtures, comfortable with all decor periods. The crystals a...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Nickel
Pair of Murano Clear Glass and Brass Wall Lights by Doria Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of Doria wall lights (in collaboration with Murano) in the style of Venini, manufactured, circa 1960.
High-end thick Murano crystal glass shade made out of overlay clear glass, ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of the 16 Opaque Glass / Brass Wall Lights by Limburg, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 16 funnel shaped wall lamps by Glashütte Limburg made in Germany, Europe in the 1970s.
They have a beautiful cone shape and are made of beautiful white, opaque glass and sol...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
White Opaque Glass and Brass Wall Lights by Limburg, Germany, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality glass lamps with brass base. Beautiful white, opaque glass. Manufactured by the company Glasshütte Limburg, in Germany, Europe around 1970. This wall lights give a warm...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Several Braun Red Beige Ceramic Wall Lights by Hustadt Keramik, Germany, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Several Braun red beige ceramic wall lights. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany in the 1970s.
The glaze is in red, braun and beige coulored .
We used gold mirror lig...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of rattan « coconut tree/ palm tree » sconces
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
Pair of lovely rattan coconut tree wall lights/sconces with 5 adjustable palms that come off for the shipping and lights in the coconuts. Unique sculptural design typical of the seve...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rattan
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