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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
Joe 640 Tailored Minimal 20th Century Inspired Pendant Light by Wende Reid
By Wende Reid
Located in Chatswood, NSW
This Classic, tailored pendant light, inspired by menswear, is reminiscent of 1940s style and the early simplicity of Art Deco. Also available as a flush mount, its clean geometric s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Orbital Six Arms Balanced Italian Brass and Lacquer Customizable Chandelier
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
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Murano Hand-Blown Glass Table Fountain w Gold Leaf Inclusions, Att Gino Cenedese
Located in Lisse, NL
Incredible handcrafted and mouth-blown glass table fountain and light fixture.
This rare Murano glass table fountain is a spectacular fusion of sculpture, light, and water — a true ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Bubble Glass Wall Lamp or Flush Light by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg
Located in München, DE
Exceptionally large and beautiful bubble wall or ceiling lamp from the 1960s.
Fantastic design and high quality workmanship.
The lamp impresses with its imposing size and the spectac...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
French Designer, Table Lamp, Glass, Brass, Marble, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A glass, brass and marble table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 10.5"H x 4.5"W x 4.5"D
Bulb Specifications: E-14 (European)
Bulbs are ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
Jacques Biny, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, France, 1950s
By Jacques Biny
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and black-painted metal table lamp designed by Jacques Biny and produced by Luminalite, France, c. 1950s
Light oxidation present to brass.
Warping present to lampshade.
W...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Italian Vintage Adjustable Sconces Wall Lights, 1950s
By Stilnovo, Angelo Lelii
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of beautiful adjustable wall lights.
Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal, Aluminum
Black Ceramic Table Lamp Oatmeal Linen Shade and Ball Pull, Barro Bruñido
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
This collection is shaped from clay sourced from the Sierra Madre mountains in Oaxaca. Local legend holds that the clay is blessed.
Before firing, each piece is meticulously burnish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Clay, Linen
Joe 700 Ceiling Lamp minimal, 20th century modern handmade by Wende Reid
By Wende Reid
Located in Chatswood, NSW
This classic, tailored, double ceiling lamp, inspired by old Hollywood and menswear is reminiscent of the 1940s and the early simplicity of Art Deco. Its clean shape is the perfect foil for our hand crafting and signature stitching to both tiers of upholstered shade edges, our signature bronzed armatures, and our removable linen diffuser. Joe Ceiling Lamps come in two proportions. Pictured is our 700 diameter x 350 deep size shown in powder blue. Joe Ceiling Lamps work individually or in pairs in hallways, glamorous powder rooms and bedrooms, over chic kitchen islands, desks and hallways and individually, projecting a soft useful ambient light. Depending on fabric and stitching selection, Joe Ceiling Lamp is a strong style statement, or a quietly glowing volume of light. Joe Ceiling Lamp is the companion of our Joe Pendant Lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
HJ Busquet Midcentury "Pinocchio" Red Table or Wall Lamp for Hala Zeist 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Midcentury modern design table or wall lamp model Pinocchio designed by H. J. Busquet for Hala Zeist with metal base and stem and adjustable shade of painted aluminum, made in the Ne...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$875 Sale Price
20% Off
Barovier & Toso Rare Pairs of Murano Glass Iridescent Clamshell Sconces 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso rare pairs of large clamshell sconces in heavy transparent iridescent Murano glass featuring deep ribbing and pronounced lobes, Italy, circa 1940....
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Murano Glass Chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
Located in München, DE
Very nice Murano glass ceiling lamp from the 1960s.
The lamp is very elegant.
The structure of the glasses creates a very sparkling light.
Fantastic design and an asset to any home.
...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large Crystal Lamps by Flygsfors, Paul Kedelv, 1950s — Swedish Sommerso
By Paul Kedelv, Flygsfors
Located in Bochum, NRW
Pair of Large Green Crystal Lamps by Flygsfors, Paul Kedelv, 1950s,
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sommerso
A stunning pair of handcrafted table lamps designed by Paul Kedelv for Flygsf...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Rubber, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, red-lacquered metal and brown rubber band table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s
Oxidation present to brass
Wear consistent with age and use
Shade is adjusta...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Danish Midcentury Oil Lamp by Ilse Ammonsen for Daproma Design in Brass
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage midcentury solid brass oil lamp by Ilse Ammonsen for Daproma of Denmark in brass.
Stamped on the base.
No major issues or dents Just age related wear and patina to the surfac...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1950s Pierre Guariche Model G20 Ceiling Lamp for Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
1950s Pierre Guariche Model G20 Ceiling Lamp for Disderot. A quintessentially 1950s French design executed in perforated black painted metal with attractively patinated brass hardwar...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Pair of Large Art Deco Style Murano Glass Textured Wall Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Smoked Murano Glass Wall Lights, crafted from textured glass and brass. The glass is ribbed and curved in design, creating a stunning decorative impact. Each wall light requi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
24" Pendant Light in Handwoven Natural Rattan, Ventila Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
Ventila, our nickname for the Tagalog word for ‘fan’, is woven from Filipino rattan and takes inspiration from colonial era ceiling fans. Measure: 24"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Pendant Light, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white fabric pendant light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 25” H x 12.5” Diameter
Dimensions of Canopy: 3.25” H x 3.5” diameter
Co...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Fabric
Douglas Mont Set of 3 'In The Air' 6 Chandeliers by DCW Editions Paris
By Douglas Mont
Located in Tilburg, NL
Douglas Mont Set of 3 'In The Air' 6 Chandeliers by DCW Editions Paris, France. New, current production.
A chandelier from space
With its UFO-like lights, the chandelier In the Air...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Hugo Gorge Vienna Modernism Curved Brass Wave Chandelier, Austria, 1940s
By Hugo Gorge
Located in Vienna, AT
This exquisite 29" diameter brass chandelier embodies the elegance of Viennese Modernism from the 1940s, designed by architect Hugo Gorge in the 1930s. (We have matching sconces/wall...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Silk, Cord
Set of 3 Hallway Pendants Spotlights - White Shades & Brass fittings
Located in Bromma, SE
Set of 3 Matte White Spotlights for wall as well as ceiling. The lamps work great in a hallway or over a kitchen island as they are short in height but still got a lot of character i...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Cut Steel
Ceiling Lamp Carlo Nason for Mazzega Murano Glass Midcentury Italian Design 1970
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Palermo, IT
Ceiling lamp made with a circular white enamelled metal structure that supports an elliptical diffuser in two-tone, transparent and white Murano glass. Produced in Italy in the 70s b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Enrico Furio Dominici, Floor Lamp, Brass, Paper, Brazil, 1950s
By Enrico Furio
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and green paper floor lamp designed and produced by Enrico Furio Dominici, Brazil, c. 1950s.
The brass base presents with moderate oxidation. Vintage lampshade in fair condi...
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair Erco Ice Glass and Bakelite Sky Scraper Wall Lights Vintage German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous pair of flush mount or wall lights by Erco Leuchten Germany. Heavy ice glass on a bakelite fixture. The light fixture requires two European E14 / 110 Volt Candelabra bulbs...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Philips Attributed Triangle Fiberglass and Teak Flush Mount Light
By Philips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Triangle molded fiberglass ceiling or wall light mounted on a teak frame. The light has a warm glow similar to an alabaster shade. In good original condition with wear consistent wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Fiberglass, Teak
Large Amber glass Sputnik chandelier, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Very large Mid-Century Modern Amber Murano globes Sputnik chandelier, Italy circa 1990s.
The huge chandelier is made of brass mounts and 30 Murano glass globes, each nesting one ligh...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Crystal Prism Sputnik Chandeliers - multicolor glasses - Mariangela Model
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Sputnik chandelier surrounding 30 crystal multicolored glass 'triedri' prisms radiating from a center black metal nucleus. Brass lamp holder.
Period: late xx century
Dimensions: 47,2...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Bubble Glass Wall Lights/Flush mounts by Tynell, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of amber colored bubble glass wall lights designed in the style of Helena Tynell around 1960-1970 in Europe, Germany. The rich textured bubbled glass gives a wonderful glow. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Yasha Heifetz Rotaflex Oversized Table Lamp, ca 1950s
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Yasha Heifetz Rotaflex Table Lamp, ca 1950s
A rare version of the Heifetz Rotaflex lamp featuring a spun plastic cord shade that rests inside a pierced brass receptacle that mounts ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Florian Schulz Style Pendant Light, Brass Counterweight Counter Balance, 1970s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A height adjustable pendant lamp in the style of Florian Schulz, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
The fixture is made of solid polished brass which...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Lovely Large Brass Mid Century Modern Sputnik Lamp, Austrian, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Executed in brass and metal. The lamp needs 18 x E14 / E15 Edison screw fit bulb, is wired, in working condition and runs both on 110 / 230 volt.
Our lamps are checked, cleaned and ...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
50s French Tripod Floor Lamp with Papercord Shades Attributed To Mathieu Matégot
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful French eye-catcher from 1950s.
This tripod floor lamp is attributed to Mathieu Matégot. The three black lacquered metal tubes are hold together with two gilded r...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$2,119 Sale Price
20% Off
French Designer, Pendant Light, Glass, Rope, Brass, France, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow-colored glass, rope and brass pendant light designed and produced in France, c. 1930s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 20.5"H x 13.75"W x 13.75"D
Stem Length (inches): 17.0"
...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Four Arms Asymmetrical Brass Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful asymmetrical Italian chandelier, four adjustable arms disposed one and three in opposition to create a geometric counterbalanced flair. Made of brass and lacquered aluminum...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$3,727 / item
Semi Flush Mount in Hand Carved Terra Onyx, 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 means ‘stone house’ in Nahuatl the fixtures draw on the clean lines, defined angles, and streamlined silhouettes that epitomize the pre-Colombian stone masks. Sculpted from carefully chosen marble or onyx, each piece reflects the unique character of the individual stone from which it is formed.*
Wall or ceiling mount; hardwired, requires professional installation.
Single socket for type A bulb up to 60w.
Tala, Porcelain II LED bulb included.
UL listed.
Brass hardware (standard) or brushed nickel hardware (upon request).
Also available in milk onyx...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Onyx
Mid-Century Modern Kalmar Pendant Light Chandelier 'Florida', Glass Brass, 1970s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A gorgeous high quality pendant light fixture model 'Florida' by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
The lamp is made of polishe...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Functionalist Pair of Flush Mount Ceiling Lights, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and decorative ceiling lights with decorated glass shade and base in brass. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1950s first half. Both lamps are fully working and in goo...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Four Arms Asymmetrical Brass Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful asymmetrical Italian chandelier, four adjustable arms disposed one and three in opposition to create a geometric counterbalanced flair. Made of brass and lacquered aluminum...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$3,435 / item
Spanish Wrought Iron Fish Shaped Wall Light with Frosted Glass Globe, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wrought Iron Fishe Wall Light with Frosted Glass Globe Shade. Spain, 1950s-1960s
Rare find.
This single light wall sconce was handcrafted in Spain at the Mid-Century Modern period in the style of Brutalism.
It features a large iron fish blowing from the mouth a frosted glass globe as a large bubble.
Overall Measures: 69 cm H x 16 cm W x 31 cm D
A matching four-light fish chandelier...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
$2,138 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Midcentury Murano Glass and Brass Leaf Sconces, by Barovier, Italy 1950s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent pair of mid-century leaf sconces in Murano hand-blown crystal glass and solid brass. These wonderful and rare lights were designed in Italy by Barovier in the 1950s.
Ful...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Elegant Mid Century Modern Bamboo Floor Lamp by Louis Sognot France 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, elegant and highly decorative cylindrical bamboo floor lamp. Designed and manufactured probably by Louis Sognot, France, 1960s.
Executed in bamboo, cane, metal and c...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
One of... German Vintage Blown Glass Flush Mount Ceiling or Wall Light 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
One of... large handblown Art Déco style glass flush mount.
Germany, 1960s.
Lamp sockets: Two x E27 (US E26).
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,490 Sale Price
20% Off
Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Semi Flush Mount Chandelier Mod. 1748 Glass Brass, 1957
Located in Vienna, AT
Max Ingrand Fontana Arte semi flush mount Mod. 1748, Italy, 1957.
We have 2 pieces available. Both are in good condition and look wonderful as a set.
Two beautiful 22" ceiling fixt...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Black Enameled Metal and Chrome Herda Drafting Table Lamp
By Herda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Herda table lamp with chrome hardware and black enameled metal shade. This lamp is height adjustable with a tilting shade and black weighted base. Standard medium E26/E27...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Classic Pink Murano Chandelier Tronchi
Located in Bromma, SE
Elegant, Bold Pink Murano Chandelier. Tubular Tronchi Formed Glass Prisms in Traditional Italian Mid-Century Style.
The murano fixture is composed of 36 Glass Elements in the size of...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Leather Floor Lamp, Cobalt, Doma, Saddle Lamp Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
The lamps in this collection are inspired by Colombia’s equestrian heritage, layered with a jewel-toned color palette that takes inspiration from the works of
Colombian artist Ferna...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
White Opaline Mat Glass Vintage Mid Century Brass Top Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass pendant.
2 meter black wire
Weight: 1.80 kg / 4 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for incandescent ligh...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pendant Light 'Dreistich' J.T. Kalmar, Brass Walnut Wood Parchment Shades, 1960s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantastic pendant light model 'Dreistich' no. 3759 made of brass and walnut wood with parchment lamp shades by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, ca. 1960 (l...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Örsjo Industri, Wall Lights, Teak, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of teak, brass and white opaline glass wall lights produced by Örsjo Industri, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 7.75” H x 3.25” W x 4.375“ D
Back Plate Dimensi...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Jaime Hayon Lighto A Black Matte- Golden Glossy Cup Wall Lamp For Parachilna
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jaime Hayon Lighto A Black Matte- Golden Glossy Cup Wall Lamp For Parachilna
This is a skinny yet characteristic collection. So simple yet so unique, with stunning finishes.
Produ...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
$741 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Vintage Ifö of Sweden Ceramic Bathroom Lamps with Opaline Shades from the 1960s
By Ifö Electric
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Ifö of Sweden ceramic bathroom lamps from the 1960s in grey.
Designed by Sigvard Bernadotte.
Opaline glass shades.
Ceramic bulb holders for an E1...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
$108 Sale Price / item
20% Off
20th Century American Pair of Walnut Floor Lamps by Frank Lloyd Wright, Yamagiwa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sculptural, vintage Mid-Century modern American pair of Taliesin floor lamps made of hand crafted Walnut, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Yama...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Walnut
Beautiful Vintage Italian Murano chandelier
By Vistosi
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 36 fantastic multicolored alabaster iridescent glasses in a nickel metal frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$1,514 / item
Joe Colombo Wall Lamp 'Colombo' Black by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp 'Coupé' designed by Joe Colombo in 1967.
Wall lamp with chromium-plated stem, wall fixings lacquered and height adjustable reflector in lacquered alluminium. Manufactured b...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$1,117 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Austrian Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Fabric, Austria, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and white fabric wall lights likely designed and produced in Austria, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 9.25"H x 10.625"W x 4.25"D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inche...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Barovier Toso Gold Dusted Murano Glass Chandelier, circa 1960s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A large gold dusted Murano glass and 24 karat gold - plated brass chandelier by Barovier Toso, Italy, circa 1960s.
Socket: 8 x e14 for standa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Joe Colombo 'Triedro' Metal Pendant Lamp in White for Stilnovo
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Triedro' Metal Pendant Lamp in White for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Mid-century e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Floor Lamp by Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass frame with a gooseneck on the end and wooden holder and fitted with an E27 socket with an original shade
some use marks.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Swedish Elidus Wall Lamp attributed to Hans Agne Jakobsson
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A Vintage bedside sconce or wall lamp, in a very pink color in an angular brutalist blocky design from the 1970s. Made by Swedish company Markaryd/ Elidus, and it is attributed to Ha...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
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