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
Huelva Brass Casting Wall Sconce, Sculptural Sconce, Art Lighting
Located in İstiklal, TR
Huelva sconce is a beautiful light fixture made of solid brass that features two intricately designed water lilies. This sconce is a stunning addition to any room, providing both lig...
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
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
A 1970s Brutalist Amber and Clear Stacked Glass Linea Wall Sconce by Poliarte
By Albano Poli, Poliarte
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Monumental stacked glass Linea wall sconce designed by Albano Poli and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies by Poliarte Verona. The 'Linea' wall sconce features wands of handmade ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contrappeso Terra, Brass Floor Lamp , Pivoting Three-Arm with twin Giano shades
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Elegant re-interpretation of the midcentury iconic three-arm floor lamp called Triennale.
It carries the Giano twin shades, with a total of 6 lights. The downlight are for task light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Atomic Pendant Lamp in cased glass
By Prescolite
Located in South Charleston, WV
A perfect shape. Subliminal lines and proportions from the atomic age. Designed to be seen. Unmarked, but almost certainly produced in Finland for Prescolite. 9" wide and 12" tall. P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
1980s Table Lamp "Dove" by Barbaglia & Colombo for Paf Studio. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1980s stunning table lamp "Dove" by Mario Barbaglia & MarCo Colombo for PAF Studio. Made in Italy. The lamp is in excellent condition. It works perfectly . A true piece of museum
Di...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$704 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Murano Glass Palm Leaves Shell Wall Lights Sconces, Italy, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Nicely pair of Murano bubble glass and chrome sconces.
Italy, 1960s-1970s
Lamp sockets: 1.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
J.T. Kalmar Midcentury Brass Wall Light, Sconce, Brass Pins, 1950s, Austria
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful Modernist wall sconces made by J. T. Kalmar in the 1950s. The light is made of polished brass and the lampshades are made of acrylic glass. The faceted acrylic glass provid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Petra M PE Table Lamp in Alabaster by Jordi Veciana 2020
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Petra M PE
Base and diffuser in alabaster. Dimmer placed in the electrical cord. By Jordi Veciana, 2020.
Manufactured by Parachilna.
A cylindrical base, a conical shade both made ...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
$865 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mazzega Pendant Glass Murano Ice Frost Leaves Gilt Gold Structure, Italy 1970
By Mazzega
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional cascade pendant with leaves glass Murano oversized around 30 cm with GILT GOLD structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the italian Design.
This unique Mazzega cascade...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,687 Sale Price
35% Off
Midcentury Pair of Table Lamp in Murano Glass Barovier & Toso Style, Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing pair of table lamp in murano glass shaped of leaf attributed to Barovier & Toso.
Made in Italy in the 1950s.
New electrical system, European plug (works outside ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
3 Arms Counter Balance Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Elegant minimalist chandelier with 3 counter balanced rotating arm that pivot 180 degree with tiltable shade .
Light bounce on ceiling creating an ambient mood and lights up a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,595 Sale Price / item
21% Off
1 of 3 Petite Murano Glass Tubes Pendant Light by Doria, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 3 Fantastic mid-century pendant lights by Doria, Germany, manufactured circa 1960-1969. A lot of Murano glass cylinders are suspended from the fixture.
Heavy quality and in very...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
vintage ceramic CEILING LIGHT or sconce flower shape beige brown 1970s
By PAN Keramik
Located in Mannheim, DE
Very beautiful 1970s 80s flower-shaped flush mount. Also suitable for wall mounting. Manufacturer presumably Pan-Keramik. The most beautiful effect is achieved with a mirrored light ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of CP1 Sconces by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
CP1 sconces by Charlotte Perriand. Designed and manufactured in France, circa the 1960s. Red and black enamel. Red panel can pivot to flap forward in either direction vertically. Mou...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
$5,300 / set
Large Gino Sarfatti 30 Armed Chrome Chandelier Model 2097 Made by Flos, 1980s
By Gino Sarfatti, Flos
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large Gino Sarfatti (1912-1984) chandelier model 2097 with 30 arms and bulbs designed in 1958.
It's made of metal with chrome and made by Flos in the 1980s.
This chandelier, with it...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Norwegian Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Norway, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass wall lights designed and produced in Norway, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 9.625” H x 8.25” W x 5.75“ D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inches): 5” H x .8“ W x .5” ...
Category
1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Pair of Bergboms B-024 Table Lamps, 1960s, Sweden
By Bergboms
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
The table version of the iconic Bergboms design with all new cotton shades, made in Sweden. Cast iron base finished in brass. This pair of table lamps will give that great look to a ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 2 Round Mid-Century Flush Mount, 1960s, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant ceiling lamp from the 1960s, in the style of Italian manufacturer Stilnovo, is a true mid-century modern masterpiece. It features a beautifully shaped acrylic glass diff...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,653 / item
Set of 3 Orrefors Crystal 1960s Swedish Mid Century Wall Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors crystal 1960s Swedish Mid Century wall lamps with aged brass X fittings. Rewired with candelabra sockets.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful ceiling light with hand-painted glass shade and brass metal base. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in good vintage con...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Midcentury Interlocking Murano Chandelier by Carlo Nason, 1970s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and stunning Interlocking Murano glass Chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. This Chandelier was made during the 1970s in ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Semi Flush Mount in Hand Carved Travertine 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
Onyx
White ECO Wood Veneer 20" Chandelier Pendant
Located in Beaverton, OR
This stunning White ECO wood veneer pendant light is the perfect way to add a touch of nature and elegance to your home. Handcrafted from the...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
$1,280 / item
Rattan Table Lamp Wicker Shade
Located in Oxford, GB
This Shroom Table Lamp - a handcrafted masterpiece inspired by the elegant shape of a mushroom. Made with intricately woven cane and wicker. Its unique design adds a touch of artistr...
Category
Early 2000s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rattan
$677 / item
1970s Sciolari 37 Cubic Chrome Chandelier, Italia
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
In very good condition.
Prime quality material, solid construction, fine assembly and craftsmanship.
Brass cubes covered by a thick chrome coat.
Bridge between the cubes are mad...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
$14,995 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage pendant lamp by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage pendant lamp by Gaetano Sciolari made in Italy in the 1970s.
Good vintage condition. The glass is not cracked, there are three chips. Wiring replaced by a professional elect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Joe Colombo Attrib. Table Lamp with 3 Adjustable Lights, Italy 1970s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Naples, IT
White and Chrome Metal Table Lamp, with 3 Adjustable Lights, Italy 1970s. Design Attr. to Joe Colombo, an Italian industrial designer known for his futuristic style and interest in m...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Murano Italian Poliedri Pink Glass Wall Sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Luxury and GENUINE Murano Glass pair of applique. 100% HAND MADE IN MURANO. The appliques are made by 17 Murano handmade pink POLIEDRI glass, for each one, in a Solid metal frame gol...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Mid-Century Modern Ruche Brass Ball Table Lamp after Michel Armand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large & impressive sculptural brass ball lamp after Michel Armand. It features welded brass tubing and base. Fully working in nice condition, showing warmness to brass from age.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Murano Glass Squared Ceiling Light or Sconce by Leucos, Italy 1970s
By Leucos
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful squared ceiling light or sconce in white murano glass with a fused clear and red glass border detail by Leucos.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
It uses 2 bulbs. ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Brass "Delta" Wall Lamp by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, Italy, 1960s
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant wall lamp, model "Delta," was designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide in the 1960s and remains one of the most iconic mid-century lighting designs from Italy. The lamp fea...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Finnish Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Teak, Metal, Glass, Finland, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, metal, teak and etched glass chandelier designed and produced in Finland, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 28.5” H x 24” Diameter
Dimensions of Canopy: 2.25 ” H x 3....
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
1950s Stilnovo Style Mid-Century Modern Black Aluminum Brass Sputnik Desk Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A sputnik table lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the Fifties. The lamp it's in working order, brass it's in original patina, the black aluminum cone has signs of use and ag...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Michel Boyer Era Large Metal Sconce, circa 1970, France.
By Michel Boyer
Located in Brussels, BE
Impressive wall light in circa 1970, France.
Nickeled metal.
Electric system checked by a professional, one E22 bulb.
Dimensions: 54 cm H, 15 cm W, 16 cm D.
Rare item in good conditi...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vilhelm Lauritzen 'VL45' Radiohus Portable Table Lamp in Pale Yellow Glass
Located in Glendale, CA
Vilhelm Lauritzen 'VL45' Radiohus Portable Table Lamp in Pale Yellow Glass
Originally designed in the 1930s by Vilhelm Lauritzen for the construction of the Radiohuset building in C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Contemporary 'Trefoil' Table Lamp with Bronze Details
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A table lamp with a tri foot base featuring tapered fluting which resonates in the art deco movement. The hilt is realized in a series of subtly contrasting brass and bronze bands. T...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Linden Table Lamp with Contemporary Linen Shades by Studio Dunn
By Studio DUNN
Located in Rumford, RI
The Linden table lamp features a cream linen shade and lamp body, solid hardwood walnut base, and brass details. A study in duality, the piece explor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Beautiful German Chandelier, Original 1970s, discs with relief
By Hillebrand
Located in Berlin, BE
Classics of the 1970s.
Designed in the style of the chandeliers from Italy (Mazzega, Vistosi).
Manufacterer: Aro Leuchten, Germany
Discs with relief, pl...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
$282 Sale Price
20% Off
Exceptional Brass & Glass Heavy Cinema Flush Mounts, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Exceptional Brass & Glass Heavy Cinema Flush Mounts, 1960s, Germany
Very elegant and rare cinema or theater flush mounts.
Manufactured in Germany
Lamps are in perfect condition.
T...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pendant Lamp Model LS185 by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 pendant lamps, model LS185 by Carlo Nason for Mazzega.
Four crystal clear and smoked leaves compose this beautiful handmade piece of thick Murano glass.
Measures: H 16.93...
Category
Early 1600s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
American Designer, Chandeliers, Metal, Fabric, USA, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of bronze-painted metal and white fabric chandeliers designed and produced in the US, c. 1940s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 19.75” H x 18” W x 12” D
Dimensions of Mount: 1....
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Kyoto Indoor Outdoor Led Sconce Poured Aluminum Blackened Size Long Wet Rating
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kyoto is a unique outdoor/indoor lamp collection. Sand cast in poured Aluminum, and finished in bronze, silver or blackened. The sconces are handmade sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Mid-century Modern Style Italian Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This pair of lamps is made up of a series of Murano glasses overlapping in a graduated pattern. The glasses are in crystal paste with irregular red and blue polka dots, creating a dy...
Category
1980s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Glass "Ice Cube" Table Lamp, Peill & Putzler, Germany 70s.
Located in Lucija, SI
Beautiful table lamp called "ice cube" manufactured by Peill & Putzler Germany in the 60s and 70s.
In good conditon, working perfectly.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
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
Italian vintage Murano chandelier in the manner of Mazzega - 52 glass petals
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Huge Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 52 glass petals (transparent and white “lattimo”) in a chrome frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions: 55,10 inches (140 cm) height w...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Tommaso Barbi Mid-Century "Sun" Glass and Brass Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent mid-century table lamp in Murano mouth-blown orange and yellow glass and brass. This incredibly rare and stylish lamp was designed by Tommaso Barbi and produced during th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Rare Brass & Plexiglass Pair of Cinema Sconces, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Rare Brass & Plexiglass Pair of Cinema Sconces, 1950s, Germany
Very elegant and minimalist wall lamps.
Lamp is in very good condition.
These lamps works with E27 standa...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian LT 338 Glass Pendant Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imposing pendant from the Italian manufacturer Mazzega based on a design by Carlo Nason from the 60s.
This pendant lamp impresses with precision, design language and materiality. It...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model UF4-L8 Floor Lamp, Japan, 2021
By Vitra, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic Japanese floor lamp rendered in a black painted steel frame with a suspended washing paper and bamboo shade with a cloth covered cord, designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951. Signe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Large Murano glass Chandelier -100 clear Felci glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 100 large transparent glass leaves ferns plus a amber glass sphere u...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Gino Sarfatti Wall Lamp Sconce for Arteluce, Italy 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular and iconic sconce designed by Gino Sarfatti and Archimede Seguso and produced by Arteluce in Italy during the 1950s.
This incredibly elegant and unique sconce is in fabu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Space Age Globe Pendant Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Space Age ball pendant light with different switching modes.
The upper part of the lamp consists of a translucent plastic ball that can be illuminated from the inside. The lowe...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pendant Lamp in Brass by Florian Schulz
Located in KUTNO, PL
When we think of luxurious but restrained design in the spirit of modernism, it's hard not to mention the name Florian Schulz. This German designer created more than just lamps - he ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
'Tekio Circular P8' Pendant Lamp in Japanese Washi Paper for Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Glendale, CA
'Tekio Circular P8' pendant lamp in Japanese Washi paper for Santa & Cole
Founded in 1985 in Barcelona, Santa & Cole produces iconic pieces by such luminaries as llmari Tapiovaara, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Hurricane Lamp Photophore On Zinc Base, Large Scale
Located in Stamford, CT
Hurricane lamp with large scale hand blown glass shade mounted on a tripod zinc base with abstract and floral motifs. This handsome photophore makes quite the impression, standing ov...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Huge Italian Murano Glass Spiral Chandelier, 83 Amber Glass Petals
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Beautiful and huge Italian Murano Chandelier composed of 83 splendid glass petals (amber with white spot) that give a very elegant look. The glasses of this chandelier are real works...
Category
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
1 of the 2 Glass Flush Mount Wall Lights from Peill & Putzler, Germany 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Mid-20th century glass flush mounts, made around 1970 in Germany, Europe. Featuring a bubble glass shade with a light bulb in the middle. The light illuminates wonderful.
Can used a...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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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Why Is Italy Such a Hotbed of Cool Design?
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
See How New York City Designers Experiment on Their Own Homes
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Jeff Andrews Captures Old Hollywood Glamour in His Cinematic Spaces
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
New Orleans’ Lee Ledbetter Makes Design Magic by Mixing Past and Present
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
Desert Modern Designer Arthur Elrod Finally Gets His Day in the Sun
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
From the Hamptons to Palm Springs, FormArch’s Homes Embody Both Comfort and Cool
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
8 Mid-Century Lighting Makers
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.