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
Angeletti e Ruzza Suspension Lamp 'Lys' Anodic Bronze by Oluce
By Oluce, Angeletti Ruzza
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Lys' designed by Angeletti e Ruzza in 2013.
Suspension lamp giving direct and diffused light. Metal structure and turned aluminium reflector. PMMA transparent diffu...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Alabaster Sconces by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant pair of wall sconces in enlightened alabaster and brass.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
France, 2021.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Christophe Pillet Suspension Lamp 'Niwa' Beige Grey by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Niwa' designed by Christophe Pillet in 2017. Suspension lamp giving diffused light. Lacquered aluminium structure, transparent blown-glass diffuser. Manufactured by ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Six Rotaiting Arms Ceiling Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling Lamp model 'Six Rotating Arms Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1958.
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
Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier with 30 Handblown Opaline Glass Globes
Located in Almelo, NL
A midcentury modernist large chandelier with 30 handblown opaline glass globes. The fixture is made of metal with a chrome-brass patina. Therefore an attractive color is visible on the metal. Thirty opaline glass globes are placed over three levels. These chandeliers are executed to a very high standard. The opaline glass globes diffuse the light beautifully, giving a soft, warm, welcoming glow. Completed with opaline glass and steel details, this giant chandelier...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pendants in Satin Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pendants, satin glass, metal, Europe, 1970s.
This atmospheric set of pendant lamps features each a frosted glass orb which has a round opening un...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
One of Five Square Limburg Textured Glass Flush Mount Lights or Sconces, 1970
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of five square modernist flush mount light fixtures by Glashütte Limburg, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (1960s - 1970s). A black lacquered metal backplate holds a geome...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pendant Lamps in Opaline Glass and Metal
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pendant lamps, metal, opaline glass, plastic, Europe, 1970s
Minimalist pendant lamps with drop-shaped glass shade. The lamps hang on metal stems that end in a cylindric ceiling...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Ridge Chandelier Light with Geometric Aluminium and Opal Globe Bulb
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
Contemporary Ridge chandelier is made from 4 cast aluminium columns composed into a cross formation with cream necks and matte globes. Each column is individually cast by hand highlighting the raw aluminium qualities.
The geometric shapes echo early 20th century sculptors such as Brancusi and Noguchi with an essence of Art deco and mid-century modern style.
The ridged texture that gives the light its name is the result of the making process giving the light a tactile surface quality. The double curved, cream necks lead to matte opal globe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
6 Mid-Century Modern Omega Flush Mounts by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1960s
Located in Merida, Yucatan
' Omega ' flush mounts designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, circa 1960.
The light consists of a white lacquered metal body, a large outer ring and a central sphere, both in opa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Chandelier In Steel And Opaline Globes, Germany 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
A midcentury modernist large chandelier with 30 handblown opaline glass globes. The fixture is made of metal with a chrome-brass patina. Therefore an attractive color is visible on the metal. Thirty opaline glass globes are placed over three levels. These chandeliers are executed to a very high standard. The opaline glass globes diffuse the light beautifully, giving a soft, warm, welcoming glow. Completed with opaline glass and steel details, this giant chandelier...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of the 5 Pair of Brass Wall Scones by Fagerlund for Orrefors, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful large set of high end wall lights with one glass shade and brass frame. The light fixtures are produced in the 1960s by the iconic firm of Orrefors and designed by Carl F...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Several sparkly Mid Century frosted glass square flush mount ceiling lights
Located in New York City, NY
One of several Mid-Century Modern semi- flush mounted ceiling squares.
Patterns of geometric and stylized floral motif decorate this lovely architecturally square chandelier in a gri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Caserta Hammered Brass Wall Sconce
Located in İstiklal, TR
CASERTA Brass Wall Sconce, where artistry meets functionality in a symphony of brass craftsmanship. This unique wall sconce not only provides enchanting illumination but also serves ...
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Pair of Adjustable Italian Wall Lights / Sconces 1950 Brass Black White Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Superb pair of Italian design wall lights from the 1950s in the minimalist style of Stilnovo.
Amazing combination with the minimalist brass frame & black/white metal shades !
The po...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2042/6 Black Mount
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2042/6
Design by Gino Sarfatti
With Le Sfere Plafone, Model 2042/6 from 1963, another of Gino Sarfatti’s beautiful interpretations of the luminous sphere is reintroduced. The r...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Brass White Opaline Milk Glass Vintage Industrial Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
White industrial hanging lamp.
Brass and opaline glass.
Weight: 1.20 kg / 2.6 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for incand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Sagovia Brass Wall Sconce in Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in İstiklal, TR
SAGOVIA brass wall lighting is a stunning representation of Mid-Century Modern style, meticulously crafted to add a touch of elegance and sophistication to any space. This exceptiona...
Category
2010s Turkish 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
Palma Hammered Brass Wall Sconce
Located in İstiklal, TR
PALMA Wall Sconce, a stunning lighting fixture that is sure to add a touch of elegance and sophistication to any space. Handmade with delicate precision, this sconce is crafted from a hammered brass sheet, carefully formed into a sphere shape.
When lit, PALMA Sconce...
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Cabesa Brass Casting Wall Sconce, Art Lighting, Sculptural Lighting
Located in İstiklal, TR
CABESA wall sconce is an exquisite piece of lighting that combines brass casting with an inspired leaf design to create a unique and captivating fixture. The sconce is made up of thr...
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2109/16/14 Champagne Structure by Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2109
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The Le Sfere Chandelier is composed of a circular array of blown opaline glass spheres. Each sphere is held in place by a large Black or Champagn...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
'Tekio Horizontal P4' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Glendale, CA
'Tekio Horizontal P4' pendant lamp in Japanese Washi paper for Santa & Cole
Founded in 1985 in Barcelona, Santa & Cole produces iconic pieces by such...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Organic Modern Medium Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE MEDIUM table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Textile, Wood
1 of the 6 Faceted Crystal and Gilt Sconces by Kinkeldey, Germany, 1970s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Rijssen, NL
A set of brass plated frames and thick diamond crystal sconces by the famed maker, Kinkeldey. Two-light sources. Very elegant light fixtures, comfortable with all decor periods. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Textile, Wood
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
'Shogun' Table Lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide
By Mario Botta, Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
'Shogun' Table Lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide.
Originally designed in 1986, the authorized re-edition of this table lamp is still made in Italy today using only the finest quality materials and scrupulous attention to detail by Artemide. 'Shogun' is part of the Artemide masterpieces collection and is featured in the collections of museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The lamp remains an icon, and a stunning work of contemporary design. Its adjustable shade marries functionality with design eloquently.
Mario Botta was born in 1943 in Mendrisio, Switzerland. In his work he took inspiration from such masters as Le Corbusier, Louis I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Metal
VV Cinquanta White and Brass Wall Design by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
VV Cinquanta wall.
Design by Vittoriano Viganò.
This version is with white lacquered reflector and brass mount, Including Switch.
The VV Cinquanta features an elegant and versatile ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Midcentury Amber Bubble Pendant by Helena Tynell for Limburg, 1960s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This Mid-Century Modern Space Age pendant light was designed during the 1960s by Helena Tynell and Heinrich Gantenbrink and was produced by Glashütte Limburg in Germany. It is made o...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
LUte LP Sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The stunning LUte LP Sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires is a taller and wider perforated version of the LUte Sconce. An up and down fixed cylindrical wall sconc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in orange for Artemide.
This lamp has become a design icon, with its mushroom shape and bright orange or white hues. Introduced in 1967, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
LUread Spot Sconce 'S'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Lumfardo LUread spot sconce with a push switch on the backplate. A sconce inspired as a contemporary take on classic midcentury lines. Ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
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
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
Two Enlighten 'Rey' Perforated Brass Dome Ceiling Lamp
Located in Glendale, CA
Two Enlighten 'Rey' Perforated brass dome ceiling lamp. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of the iconic ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
D-LU Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome brass D-LU Sconce. An all brass Directional wall sconce in light gold brass with perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in All White for Nemo
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall light in all white for nemo.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Large Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Plié' Wall Light in White
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Plié' wall light in white.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are still made...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
LUdome Copper Flush Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of our Lumfardo Luminaires Contemporary Collection, the LUdome Copper Flush Mount is an all copper and glass modern bowl flush mount light ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
Piatto Wall Light or Sconce in Spun Mesh & Oil-Rubbed Bronze, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Piatto wall lamp--a wildly sculptural light that adds instant drama wherever it goes. Fabricated of spun mesh and solid brass and rooted in French Modernism; Blueprint Lighting's reverent nod to the legacy of Mathieu Mategot. Shown here in our Matte Black enamel mesh and our hand-finished Oil-Rubbed Bronze hardware, but available in 36 colors and 6 metal finishes. What will you create?
Our sconces and wall lights...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Pink ‘Ultrafragola’ Mirror Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy
Located in London, GB
The curvaceous pink ‘Ultrafragola’ mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass is probably the most iconic of all his many designs. Originally produced in the 1970s by Poltronova, the ‘Ultrafragola’ formed part of a series of Sottsass designs named Mobili Grigi. When illuminated, the lights within the mirror transform the white opaline acrylic shell into a stunning multi-pink display. This unique, individually numbered, re-edition piece is still produced by the same Florentine company today and is sold with a “Certificate of Authenticity”. The perfectly pink ‘selfie’ mirror!
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Sakura Flushmount / Sconce by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian flush mount with Murano glass globes mounted on solid brass frame
Designed by Fabio Bergomi / Made in Italy
7 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W each
Diameter: 22 inches / He...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Nesso Table Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nesso table designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti. Originally designed, circa 1960s. Current production by Artemide. Acrylic. Also available in an orange ver...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
Large Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Double' Yellow Wall Light
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Double' yellow wall light.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly prod...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Contemporary Pleated Wall Light LED version with Linen Shade off-white Handmade
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
Limited edition handmade Pleated Wall Light. The white linen gives the light a soft glow and the delicate shape of the light is carefully fitted ar...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel, Metal
Large Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Double' Wall Light in White
Located in Glendale, CA
Large charlotte perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant Double' wall light in white.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Vico Magistretti 'Eclisse' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Vico Magistretti 'Eclisse' table lamp in orange for Artemide.
Designed in 1967, the authorized re-edition Eclisse is a bedside table, or wall-mounted (pin-up), lamp for direct and diffused incandescent lighting. Body in lacquered steel, featuring an incorporated rotatable shield executed in white lacquered steel, which allows for the eclipsing of the light source and the regulation of its light emission. On/off switch located on cord.
Available to order in unlimited quantities in choice of polished white, polished orange, matte black, copper, gold, or mirrored finish. This listing is for the Eclisse table lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
PLUnet Flush Mount Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The PLUnet globe ceiling flush mount fixture by Lumfardo Luminiaires is part of our contemporary collection. The PLUnet is a simple yet elega...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Olivier Mourgue Model 2093-A Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
Olivier Mourgue Model 2093-a wall or ceiling lamp for Disderot.
Originally designed in 1969, this sculptural lamp is a newly produced numbered edition with authentication certifica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel, Aluminum
'Monarch' 3-Arm Modern Pendant in Brass and Gray Enamel by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Enamel color may be specified. Our extensive list of 36 standard enamel colors are shown in the final images-- there is no additional lead time or cost for these colors. Metal finish...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel, Aluminum, Brass
Elska Wall Mount Lamp in Walnut, Brass & Gray Enamel by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Enamel color may be specified. (Enamel color shown in this listing is "Perfect White") Our standard enamel colors are shown in the final image. There is no additional lead time or cost for these colors. Physical samples of enamel colors are available!
The Elska wall mount...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Paavo Tynell 9602 Wicker Wrapped Brass Stem Floor Lamp with Rattan Lamp Shade
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Paris, FR
The 9602 floor lamp, also known as “Chinese Hat” was designed by Paavo Tynell in 1935 for the Hotel Aulanko. Characterized by its elegant and airy lampshade and rattan-covered stem, ...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Biny Spot LED by Jacques Biny
By Jacques Biny
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biny Spot by Jacques Biny. Current edition designed and manufactured in France by DCW editions. Wired for U.S. standards. Steel, aluminum. The Biny Spot can ...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
'Monolith' Italian Reading Lamp Brass & Bright Blue Enamel Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Enamel color may be specified with no additional lead time in most cases. Our extensive list of 36 standard enamel colors are shown in the final images--there is no additional lead time or cost for these colors. Frame and backplate patina may be specified, but may impact lead time and cost slightly. Shown here in our natural brass and Greece (bright cornflower blue) enamel.
The Monolith sconce...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel, Aluminum
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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