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
1 of the 3 Pairs of Glass Leaf Wall Scones by Fagerlund for Orrefors, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful set of high end wall lights with a glass shade and brass frame. The light fixtures are produced in the 1960s by the iconic firm of Orrefors and designed by Carl Fagerlund...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Several J. T. Kalmar Wall Lamps, Model Karlstein, Vienna, circa 1960
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful wall lamps by J. T. Kalmar, model: Karlstein, Vienna, circa 1960. With relief-like crystal glass (dispersion glass). With a brass plated back plate. Illuminates beautifully...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Serge Mouille - Antony Sconce in White - 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, Brass, Steel
1 of the 4 of Iron and Bubble Glass Sconces Wall Lamps by Limburg Germany, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the four beautiful and unique hand blown glass wall lights. Manufactured by Glashütte Limburg in Germany during the 1960s, (late 1960s or early 1970s).
Beautiful craftsmanshi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage Opaline Cube Church Brass Schoolhouse Pendant Light
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Church Opaline Cube Pendant Light
An antique pendant light with cube shaped opaline shade. The light has a milk glass opaline shade and brass quick fix gallery. The gallery ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Church Glass Opaline Schoolhouse Pendant Light
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Church Opaline Pendant Light -AD
An original large opaline glass pendant light. The light has a milk glass opaline shade and original pressed brass hanging gallery. The gall...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano White Art Glass and Brass MidCentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
A fantastic white sputnik, with a surprising design and its very low height, which allows it to adapt to both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decorate your e...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1960s Opaline Glass and Metal Globe Pendant Attributed to Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Opaline Glass and Metal Globe Pendant Attributed to Stilnovo. Executed in brushed metal and chrome with sculptural opaline glass. A highly functional pendant lamp of attractive...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of the 11 Venini Style Murano Glass and Gold-Plated Sconces, Italy
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 11 Murano glass wall sconces featuring five long crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with gold-plated details and backplate. Illuminates beautifully. High-end pieces.
...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Antique Industrial Enamel 16" Pendant Light By Wardle
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Industrial Enamel Pendant Light By Wardle
Stunning original enamel factory light by Wardle. They look fantastic in a row above a kitchen island or hanging in cafe/restaurants or ret...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Antique Benjamin Grey 18" Industrial Pendant Light
By Benjamin
Located in Stockbridge, GB
18″ 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 spun vitreous ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Rectangular Wave Glass and Brass Wall Lights by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Wave glass rectangular fixtures by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in circa 1960. The glass shows a beautiful wave texture, which gives a diffuse light effect and a nice p...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Large Brass Cylinder Chandelier, Limburg, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
A wonderful round brass chandelier, circa 1970, made by Glashütte Limburg, Germany.
With thick hand-blown white glass with a brass top and a cylinder-like structure. Illuminates beau...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of the 3 Pairs Brass and Hand Blown Murano Glass Wall Lights by J.T. Kalmar, 1
Located in Rijssen, NL
High-end wall sconces made of blown clear and opal Murano glass on a brass hardware. Designed and produced by J.T. Kalmar, Austria in the 1960s. Minimalistic design executed with a t...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Torpedo Murano Glass Sconces by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Pair of gellule torpedo wall lamps lights lightning sconces by Carlo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega, blown white smoke Murano glass, silver metal stru...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Massive Glass Wall Light Fixtures by J.T. Kalmar, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Clean lines to complement all decors. A wonderful high-end J.T. Kalmar wall light fixture with thick textured blown glass giving the piece a heavy ice appearance which refracts the l...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Kalmar Ice Glass Wall Sconces 3 Tiers by J.T. Kalmar, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful and elegant modern ice glass and brass wall lights / sconces, manufactured by J.T. Kalmar, Austria in the 1970s.
Lovely design, executed to a very high standard. Each wall ...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of the 8 Wall Lights Model "Florida" by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 8 exclusive wall lights model "Florida" by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970, (at the end of 1960s and beginning of 1970s).
Handmade and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
French Brass Scones Wall Lamps
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brass scone wall Lamp
Brass wall plate, 3 holes, diameter 10 cm / 3.94”
E26 / E27
Weight: 0.75 kg / 1.7 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by interna...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Angelo Mangiarotti 'Lesbo' Glass Table Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Angelo Mangiarotti 'Lesbo' glass table lamp for Artemide.
Designed by Mangiarotti in 1967, the Lesbo table lamp is now an internationally celebrated design. Its iconic curves inspir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
1 of the 2 Pairs of Wall Scones Barovier & Toso Gold Murano Glass, Italy, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 Pairs of gorgeous hand blown Murano glass Barovier & Toso wall scones with special gold inclusions. Each light fixture consists of one blown Murano glass leaf. Mounted on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Circular Chandelier in Pink Murano glass by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Brass chandelier with important pieces of sculpted pink Murano glass.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Italy, 2024.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Maija Liisa Komulainen for RAAK set of 4 wall lights Fuga 1960
Located in Paris, IDF
These beautiful Fuga wall lamps were designed at the end of the 1950s by the Finnish architect Maija Liisa Komulainen for RAAK Amsterdam. Each wall light is made of three tubes, desi...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Arredoluce Attrb. Two Lights Wall Lamp, Italy 1950s
By Arredoluce
Located in Naples, IT
Gilded brass circular base wall sconce with conical stem ending in two spherical joints that accommodate two cream lacquered metal conical reflectors.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of amber Murano glass sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano glass wall sconces, Barovier and Toso style, Italy 1970s.
Two pairs - set of four sconces available.
The Italian sconces are made of amber, beige Mu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Graniglia Shield Sconces, 8 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular textured effect, mounted on gold frame / Made in Italy
Measures: Height 12 inches,...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
Salvador Dali Surrealist Bracelli Lamp Black Label Limited Edition for BD
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bracelli lamp designed by Dali manufactured by BD since 2009.
Panel structure covered in fine gold leaf darkened.
Lampshade in black color cotton and rayon.
Measures: 37 x 64 x H.1...
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Fabric
Chain Pendant Set of 3, in Brushed Brass and Dark Bronze, Handcrafted by Duistt
By Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Chain Pendant Set of 3, in Brushed Brass and Dark Bronze, Handcrafted by Duistt
The CHAIN pendant light is an interesting and unique item, made up of three hanging pendants each giv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Citrus Swirl Smoked Glass Wall Lights or Sconces from J.T. Kalmar, 1968
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Kalmar swirl sconces wall lights with smoked citrus shaped glass, designed and manufactured in Austria, Europe by J.T. Kalmar/Kalmar Lighting in around 1969. Beautiful, thick texture...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 3 Sets / Pair of Murano Glass Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous pair of murano glass sconces with brass holders by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s.
3 Pairs are available.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Salvador Dali Muletas Lamps Sculpture, Black Label Limited Edition by BD
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Muletas Pair of lamps designed by Salvador Dali manufactured by BD furniture in Barcelona.
Limited Edition
Dyed Lime Wood satin in black.
Lampshade in Transparent Black Chiffon.
Re...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Fabric
Hand Blown Gold Glass Pedant Light by Doria, Germany, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Several Large glass and brass ceiling lights from the 1970s of the factory Doria Leuchten, Germany, Europe. The lamp has a clear glass bulb with a brass fitting. A high quality piece...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of the 4 Brutalist Wall Scones with Murano Glass by Marcello Fantoni, 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 4 impressive and rare Brutalist one-light sconces made of patinated handcrafted metal. Fitted with beautiful textured golden or orange color Murano glass to cover light bulb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of the 8 Murano Brass and Glass Wall Lights, Hillebrand, 1975
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 8 high quality modern thick textured ice glass flush mount or wall lights by Hillebrand, circa 1975.
Each light fixture is featuring a huge round blown half glass dish. Mini...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of the 2 Sets Hillebrand Brass and Glass Wall Light Fixtures, 1970s
By Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
Clean lines to complement all decors. A wonderful high-end Hillebrand wall light fixture with an ellipse shaped pattern glass and brass details.
Designed and manufactured in the 1970...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo sconces Bruno Gatta 288w Italy 1959
By Stilnovo, Bruno Gatta
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare wall lamps designed by Bruno Gatta and manufactured by Stilnovo, Italy 1959. These lamps have a modernist shaped appearance with their white lacquered metal frame and opaline gl...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Metal White Porcelain Wall Lights Scones Flush Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Round Metal Scone wall Lamp
metal scone / wall lamp / ceiling light
Porcelain wall piece. Diameter 10 cm / 3.9”
E14 bulb holder
Weight: 0.50 kg / 1.1 lb
E14 bulb holder. Priced pe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
Vintage Opaline Cube Church Brass Wall Light
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Vintage Church Opaline Cube Wall Light
A vintage brass wall light with cube shaped opaline shade. The light has a milk glass opaline shade and brass gallery, arm and wall plate. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
French Brass Scones Wall Lamps
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brass scone wall Lamp
diameter brass wall mount: 10 cm / 3.94, 3 holes to secure
Weight: 0.75 kg / 1.7 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by interna...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Orbital Six Arms Balanced Italian Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Important architectural ceiling lamp with six lights.
Six adjustable arms made of brass, each ending with a painted metal shade holding one light, beginning with a sphere of the same...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Italian Brass Chandelier in the Style of Bruno Gatta
By Bruno Gatta
Located in Bochum, NRW
Important architectural ceiling lamp with eight lights.
Four adjustable arms made of brass, ending each side with a brass and glass shade.
Dimensions: Slightly customizable both on v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Quadriedri Cake Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier with clear Murano glasses cut in Quadriedri technique arranged in descending layers on chrome finish metal frame by Fabio Ltd / Inspired by Venini / Made in Italy
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Triedri Drum Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier with clear Murano glasses cut in Triedri technique arranged in nine layers on chrome finish metal frame by Fabio Ltd / Inspired by Venini / Made in Italy
8 lights ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Stardust Sconce, in Brushed Brass and Handmade Glass by Duistt
By Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Stardust Sconce, in Brushed Brass and Handmade Glass by Duistt
The Origami sconce features a modern and elegant design supported by the nobility of its material, the brass. The con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Italian Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of sconces from Italy made of iron with two arms capped with hand-blown Murano glass globes. Gold leafed accents. They have been newly wired to fit US standards. Five sconces ar...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Amber Graniglia Shell Sconces by Murano Due, 5 Available
By Murano Due
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a clear shell shaped Murano glass shade hand blown with amber Graniglia to produce granular textured effect / Made in Italy by Murano Due, circa 1960s
Origina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
Viennese Brass Chandelier Mid-Century Modern Style, Diff. Colors Available
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant oval Viennese chandelier, design is typical for the period.
All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixt...
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Salvador Dali Surrealist Bracelli Lamps Black Label Limited Edition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pair of Bracelli Limited Edition lamps designed by Dali manufactured by BD since 2009.
Panel structure covered in fine gold leaf darkened.
Lampshade in black color cotton and rayon....
Category
Early 2000s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Charlotte Perriand Les Arcs CP1 Wall Light or Sconces - Yellow
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
Elegant Bespoke Italian "Selene" wall sconce in bronze and Selenite
Located in Milano, IT
The Selene range is the result of our project of combining light with a particular apotropaic stone - Selenite: a mineral chalk whose surface presents defined and irregular striation...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stone, Brass
Large Striped Ceramic Straight Walled Lamp
Located in Fullerton, CA
It starts off with 1kg of clay for both the top and bottom of the lamp. Thrown on the potters wheel they are left to dry overnight and trimmed, smoothed and fitted together the next ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
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
Sun Lamp VXS.02 - 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
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 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
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
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
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
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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