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 7
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
Modern Supernova Chandelier in Oil-Rubbed Bronze by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Supernova chandelier-- a dynamic, lively design by Blueprint Lighting, 2019. Supernova is constructed with a brass frame with spun aluminium orbs; shown in our hand finished oil-rubbed bronze with natural brass button finials. This design has characteristics of both Mid-Century Modernism and contemporary design. It offers a sculptural and architectural element as the focal point of your space. The perfect statement piece for any sophisticated interior! Drop height as shown is 30", but this can easily be customized for your space at no additional charge. Dimensions of the lamp body as shown are 42" diameter and 4" height. Diameter and height may both be customized. This design can even sit quite close to the ceiling and have more a flushmount feel.
May be fully customized: drop height, scale, enamel color, metal finish--you name it and we can do it! Our 36 in-house enamel colors are shown in the final image. We also offer polished or brushed nickle...
Category
2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
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
Large Mid-Century Style Stilnovo Chandelier in Brass and Black Lacquered Metal
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
This large Stilnovo style chandelier is very extraordinary. The large scale-brass and black metal lamp shades are going in different d...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Four-Arm Brass Asymmetrical Chandelier, Ivory Gold Pivot Shades, Stilnovo Style
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Introducing a captivating and innovative take on mid-century-inspired chandeliers, this design artfully plays with asymmetry in its arm combination. The result is a chandelier that p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Metal
1 of 20 Peill & Putzler Chrome and Opal Glass Pendants
Located in Voorburg, NL
Iconic bubble pendant lamp manufactured by Peill & Putzler and the design is attributed to Wilhelm Wagenfeld in Germany in the 1960s. Comes in beautiful white frosted opal glass with...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Multi-Lite Pendant, Brass
By Louis Weisdorf, Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Multi-Lite pendant embraces the golden era of Danish design with its characteristic shape of two opposing outside, mobile shades that enable creating a personal installation and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Cinquanta Red, Black and Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Viganò by Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
VV Cinquanta suspension lamp
Design by Vittoriano Viganò
This version is with red and black lacquered reflectors and black frame.
The VV Cinquanta Suspension is elegant and versatil...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065.
White diffuser, black hardware, white cable.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The 2065 is made of two joined opaline methacryl...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Brass and Leather 'Hase BL' Floor Lamp by Kalmar - 'US' PLUG
Located in Utrecht, NL
Floor lamp 'Hase BL' originally designed in 1952 by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, executed in polished brass and partly wrapped in a tactile leather to serve as a grip...
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Perle Flushmount or Sconce with Hand Blown White Opal Sandblasted Glass Globe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Perle Flush Mount is fabricated with a spun brass base and a hand blown glass shade in the shape of a pearl.
W 4.5in (11.5cm) x D 4.5in (11.5cm) x H 5.75in (14.5cm)
(1) G9 LED b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Small Opaline White Happy Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Small opaline white happy pendant light, hand blown glass by Siemon & Salazar, canopy included
Glass measures 4.5”T x 4.5”W
Th...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Small Amber Happy Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Small amber happy pendant light, hand blown glass by Siemon & Salazar, canopy included
Glass measures 4.5”T x 4.5”W
These works play with the reflective a...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Semi Flush Mount in Hand Carved Black Marble, Piedra Lighting Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
Our Piedra lighting takes its inspiration from the stone masks of the ancient civilization of Teotihuacán. Carved in the Mexican city of Tecali — which...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble
Gino Sarfatti Model 238/2 Wall Lamp in Black for Astep
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model 238/2 wall lamp in black for Astep.
Designed in 1959, this is an authorized Astep/Flos re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, gran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
MonLUlith Outdoor Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo Luminaire’s contemporary collection the Lulith outdoor sconce is a large rectangular perforated sconce in painted black aluminium, ste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Clear Urchin Elbow Sconce, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
This series of wall sconces is classically inspired. Scaled versions of our pendants extend from elegant metal armatures. The proximity of the glass to the wall allows for each piece...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
CINETICO Murano Glass Brass Mobile Chandelier Red and Yellow Glass Elements
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite Murano glass chandelier boasts delicate glass elements that shimmer and radiate a cozy, welcoming ambiance, making it the perfect centerpiece for any living space. Man...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
CINETICO Illuminated Sculpture Murano Glass Brass Mobile Chandelier, Ivory
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite Murano glass chandelier boasts delicate glass elements that shimmer and radiate a cozy, welcoming ambiance, making it the perfect centerpiece for any living space. Man...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Modern Campana Three-Tier Pendant in Brass & Enamel, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Enamel color may be specified from our 36 in-house enamel colors, shown in final images. Pictured are our colors "Perfect White", "Charcoal" and "Lipstick". Metal finish may be speci...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in Natural Aluminum
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall light in natural aluminum.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Branching Chandelier, Black/Ivory with Gold Inside, Stilnovo Style, solid brass.
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
For a large room, a hall or an urban loft. This midcentury style chandelier has 32 lights.
Branching chandeliers has the limit of dim light output, this has finally the right design for getting a great light output.
Midcentury sixteen 16 arms spider chandelier with perpendicular branching arms. Each horizontal arm is made in two different lengths to avoid overlapping of the orthogonal arms in distant view. An perfect layout of light spots, for downlight, wall and ceiling suitable brightening.
Pictures are showing two versions. The ivory with gold...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Eight-Arm Brass Chandelier, Ivory or Black Heads, Gold Inside in Stilnovo Style
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Best size for dining room use. Enchanting 54in - 135cm diameter chandelier. Midcentury eight-arm spider chandelier with ivory or black shades and natural patinated brass.
Pivotting heads helps with the light distribution in the room. Upper shades contribute to the ambiance light and lower shades for the direct lights. The pictures are showing the new version with golden finish inside for a glamour touch. Classic ivory is also available. See last picture.
It’s my favorite thing in the house, said one of my first customers.
A statement piece for a large living room or over a dining table.
There is a special feature on customization: double circuit (to lit up cones separately from down lights) upon request, and it's complimentary. You can have one circuit or both dimmable to play with more light to the ceiling , on conversation before dinner, and full light on the table when dinner starts.
Made by a lab specialized in midcentury restoration. Owner is a collector himself and connoisseur of the period. This chandelier takes it's inspiration from several different chandeliers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Aluminum, Metal
Daniel Becker 'Emily 3' Chandelier in Anthracite for Moss Objects
Located in Glendale, CA
Daniel Becker 'Emily 3' chandelier in anthracite for Moss Objects. Designed by Berlin luminary Daniel Becker and handmade to order using mid-century manufacturing techniques. Execute...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture.
This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
LUsneck Sconces by Lumfardo Luminiares
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic brass gooseneck sconces by Lumfardo Luminaires in aged patina brass and painted aluminium in a custom color. Inspired by 1950s Italian m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
ASTER Brass and Enamel Chandelier by Blueprint Lighting, 2017
Located in New York, NY
Our standard enamel colors are shown in the final images--there is no additional lead time or cost for these colors. Please contact us with questions and custom requests--we respond quickly and thoroughly!
ASTER: a chic, simple brass chandelier with enameled spun aluminum orbs by Blue Print Lighting, 2017. This design is an Italian Modern classic with characteristics of both Mid-Century Modernism and Contemporary design. It offers a sculptural and architectural element as the focal point of your space. The perfect statement piece for any sophisticated interior! Drop height as shown is 28", but this can easily be customized for your space at no additional charge. Dimensions of the lamp body are 34" diameter and 5" h.
This piece may use any E12 candelabra base bulb up to 60 watts (or use LED). Bulb is not included. UL-listed
May be fully customized: drop height, scale, enamel color, metal finish--you name it and we can do it! Lead time for customization is currently 3-4 weeks.
Whether furnishing a contemporary Soho loft or stylish post-war Park Avenue penthouse, an artistic central park townhome or your eccentric Brooklyn brownstone, our team is happy to help. We ship anywhere, so we can also assist you with that retro palm springs...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel
Patinated brass and Ivory, Adjustable Three-Arm 'Triennale' Style Chandelier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
A wonderful interpretation of the Mid-Century iconic three-arm chandelier. Made by a lab specialized in Mid-Century restoration. Owner is a collector himself and connoisseur of the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in Red for Nemo
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall light in red for Nemo.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in Blue for Nemo
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall light in blue for Nemo.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these new...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Nuoro Sculptural Brass Casting Wall Sconce
Located in İstiklal, TR
Behold NUORO brass wall sconce – a masterpiece of unparalleled beauty and illumination, destined to be the focal point of any room it graces. Crafted with meticulous attention to det...
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
LUbrary Sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This brass and aluminium "LUbrary" Sconce is part of the Lumfardo Luminaires contemporary collection. This sconce can be customized in different finishes and dimensions and ordered f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Nine Doria Amber Glass and Brass Wall Light Sconces or Flush Mount
Located in Antwerp, BE
Nine glass flush mount lamps by Doria featuring a donut shaped glass ring, the glass rings have embedded swirls and bubbles.
There are a total of six large ones available, three of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Several Brown 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 brown tones
They are from around 1970 and typical for West-Germany ceramics during that time.
They are a bit di...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Small Alta Brass Dome Chandelier by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Alta brass dome features a spun metal shade with a brass canopy and rod. The shade is available in brass or powdercoated metal finishes.
The Lawson-Fenning Collection is design...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Italian Modern Two Globe White Orange Murano Glass Brass Sconce
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo style sconce in brass, entirely handcrafted in Italy, with orange glass shades that are overlaid in white glass to produce plenty of glowing ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Several Brass Wall Sconces Flush Mounts Cosack Lights, Germany, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Several original glass wall sconces or flush mounts Cosack Lights, Germany, 1970s
Original 1970s modernist wall light with four glass lighting elements. This light was designed and ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Flower Wall Lights, Brass and Glass by Sische, 1970s, Germany
By Sische
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 8 flower wall lights, brass and glass by Sische Lighting, circa 1970s, Germany. Each of these wall lights is composed of two glass flower shade screwed through round metal r...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Mix Brown Orange Green Ceramic Wall Light, Denmark, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning mix of round wall lights/flush mounts with an unusual shape, made with rich brown, green, red, and orange colored ceramics, manufactured in the 1970s in Germany. We also hav...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
1 of 10 Large Glass Pendant Light by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round dark yellow glass pendant designed by Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired, and ready t...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Verner Panton 'Fun 2TM' Table Lamp in Sea Shells and Brass for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Fun 2TM' table lamp in sea shells and brass for Verpan
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative exper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel, Brass
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Table Lamp in Metal and Warm Yellow for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' table lamp in metal and warm yellow for Verpan
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative exper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Multicolored Poliedri Murano Chandelier
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian spherical chandelier with multicolored polyhedron / polyhedral shaped Murano glasses mounted on chrome finish frame / Made in Italy
Diameter: 33 inches, height 32 inches plu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1950s Italian Opaline Glass and Metal Pendant Attributed to Arredoluce
By Arredoluce
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Italian Opaline Glass and Metal Pendant Attributed to Arredoluce. An extremely refined design executed in sculpturally blown opaline glass, black painted metal and patinated br...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Multicolored Poliedri Murano Chandelier
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian spherical chandelier with multicolored polyhedron / polyhedral shaped Murano glasses mounted on chrome finish frame / Made in Italy
Diameter: 33 inches, height 32 inches plu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1 of the 20 Bubble Flush Mounts/Wall Sconces by Limburg, Four Sizes, 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 20 beautiful high-end large bubble flush mounts Helana Tynell for Limburg Glashütte, Germany, 1960s.
Made of glossy clear colored textured glass with a brass colored details...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Snua Ceiling Rose Light Pendant Black
Located in London, GB
Snua Lamp by Erwan Louis an elegant fusion of form and function inspired by childhood nostalgia. This exquisite lamp, available as both a ceiling rose and a table lamp, boasts a slee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Snua Silver Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Snua Lamp by Erwan Louis an elegant fusion of form and function inspired by childhood nostalgia. This exquisite lamp, available as both a ceiling rose and a table lamp, boasts a slee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Lorraine Brass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Lorraine, an embodiment of modern sophistication with a touch of timeless nostalgia, emerges as an exquisite lighting masterpiece meticulously crafted by the visionary designer, Kwak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Large articulated floor lamp by Daniel Pigeon, France, 1970s
By Daniel Pigeon
Located in Brussels, BE
Crafted in 1970s France, this large articulated floor lamp by Daniel Pigeon combines wood's warmth with modern design. Its adjustable structure offers versatility, directing light pr...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Several Wall Lights in Glazed Ceramic Style Mixed, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have a whole range of mid-century West-Germany wall lights all in (almost) the same shape.
They are from around 1970 and typical for West-Germany ceramics during that time.
They ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Loto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with clear textured Murano glass discs, mounted on 24-karat gold-plated metal frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Dia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
Loto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with clear textured Murano glass discs, mounted on 24-karat gold-plated metal frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Dia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
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
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
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
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
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
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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