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
French Modern Three Legged Floor Lamp, Black Iron and Ivory Shade, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking floor lamp was produced in France in the early 1950s. The lamp consists of a three legged base and thin stem, all in black lacquered iron. The iron outward bending legs...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
Sunburst Flower Foliage Gilt Iron Light Fixture, Spain 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Sunburst Foliage Flower Light Fixture in Gilt Metal, 1950s
Gorgeous Hollywood Regency hand-hammered iron leafed flower burst flushmount or sconce with gold leaf finish. Spain...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf, Iron
Three-Legged Floor Lamp with Real Dried Flowers from the 50s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Three-legged floor lamp from the 70s. The lampshade is made of white plastic and decorated with real dried flowers and grasses. The lamp legs are ma...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Natural Fiber, Plastic, Teak
1950s Italian Chandelier in the manners of Stilnovo
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Italian chandelier made of brass , glass and walnut .
In the manners of Stilnovo , Oscar Torlasco , Fontana Arte model '1963' .
Contain 6 E26 size ceramic socket rated at 60 w...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$4,995 Sale Price
50% Off
1950s Laurel Twin Shade Brass Table Lamp , USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Sensuous shaped table lamp from Laurel Mfg. USA . 1950s
Pierced , enameled shade sitting on a tall brass structure .
The walnut tip end serve as an On/Off switch
Contain 2 E27...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$1,295 Sale Price
48% Off
Verner Panton 'Pantop Portable' Wireless Table Lamp in 'Terracotta' for Verpan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Pantop Portable' table lamp in 'Terracotta' for Verpan. Designed in 1980. New, current production.
This is a versatile smaller and wireless version of the 'Pantop' ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Brass "Delta" Wall Lamp by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, Italy, 1960s
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
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
Swirled Glass Ball Flush Mount Fixture by Doria Leuchten, Germany, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Swirled glass ball flush mount fixture by Doria Leuchten, Germany. The handblown glass ball elements are attached to brass rods in varying lengt...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
'Maru' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
'Maru' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer
Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Short Stemlite Table Lamp by Designline in Black with White Frosted Lamp Shade
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SHIPPING!
A sleek stemlite table lamp made by Design Line. It features a cast aluminum main base in a sculptural tulip form. The lamp base is finished...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Edgar Brandt Style Bronze Snake Floor Lamp
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stylized after the original snake lamp by Edgar Brandt, this lamp is made of custom hand-cast bronze. The piece shows a highly detailed snake, coiled around a light shade with its op...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 2 Stunning Murano Pendant Light Designed by Carlo Nason for Kalmar, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful floral pendant light with four hand-made clear and smoked Murano glass petals which are supported by a metal frame, designed by Carlo Nason for Kalmar, in the 1970s
Heavy ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Awesome Mid-Century 5-Light Glass & Brass Ceiling Lamp, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The lamp is shipped safely unscrewed.
5x E27 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V.
Our lamps are tested, cleaned and suitable for use in the USA.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century White Medusa Floor Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Lucija, SI
Nice Floor Lamp model Medusa designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini
Perfect working conditions
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Danish Table Lamp by Kastrup Glass Works from the 1960s
By Kastrup
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Danish table lamp by Kastrup Glass Works from the 1960s
The glass lamp with its stunning orange color together with the floral design...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
$420 Sale Price
26% Off
Mid-Century Modern leaf Murano glass sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Murano glass Mid Century Modern sconces, attributed to Barovier & Toso, Italy 1970s.
Five pairs, set of ten sconces available. Sold and priced in pairs.
The vintage wal...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$3,550 / set
Terracotta Ceramic Table Lamp with Oatmeal Linen Shade, 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
Pergamo Artemide Wall Lamp Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Pergamo Mid-century modern style wall lamp. Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in the 80s.
Steel base with two light bulbs. Shade is sandblasted glass.
Light source Two of E27 60W ligh...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$650 Sale Price
35% Off
Amber Bubble Glass Wall Lamp / Flush Mount by Limburg, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Amber Bubble Glass Wall Lamp / Flush Mount by Limburg, 1960s Germany
We have three different sizes in the same style. All can be found here at 1stDibs in our shop.
The fixture need...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Two Murano Pendants, circa 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
Two Murano pendants, circa 1970s
Original condition.
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$654 / set
Mid-Century Table Lamp designed by Andre Ricard, for Metalarte, Spain, 1970 's
By André Ricard
Located in Vienna, Austria
A table lamp designed by Andre Ricard for Metalarte in Spain, from the 1970 's.
This all metal lamp consists of a pair rotating metal lamp shades attached to a circular chrome centr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, 120 cm 48 inches diameter
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This superb bespoke brass chandelier features three rotating arms skillfully balanced on a heavy cast brass sphere that rotate in an orbital movement along the stem. To achieve perfe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, 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
Mid Century Modern Desk Light or Table Lamp 'Boomerang' by Fase Spain 1960s
By Fase
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid Century Modern table lamp or desk light 'Boomerang' in gray and silver color. Lamp shade rotating. Designed & manufactured by Fase, Spain, 1960s.
Executed in gray and si...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Alabaster and Brass Wall Sconces, Italy, 1970s
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique alabaster wall sconces lights, Art Deco style.
A beautiful and rare set of four Mid-Century Modern alabaster wall sconces with brass details, made in Italy in the 1970s. Thes...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Wire
ASEA, Chandelier, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
By ASEA
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white opaline glass chandelier designed and produced by ASEA, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 10.1"H x 18.0"W x 18.0"D
All items ship from High Point, No...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1950s Gerald Thurston Table Lamp, Lightolier, USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Elegant table lamp made of walnut, brass with plastic shade.
By Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
Marked.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian table lamp in glass and wood, 1970's
Located in Marseille, FR
Italian table lamp made of off-white glass and wood from the 70's.
Dimensions
H 33 x D 33 cm
Condition
Good condition
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Wood
1 'of 2' Pair of Modernist Wall Sconces Amber Murano Glass, Germany 1960s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant pair of modernist wall sconces with handblown amber Murano glass with on a wooden wall mount. Manufactured in Germany in the 1960s.
Lighting: takes one small Edison E14 bas...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass, Wood
Multicolored Murano Sconce, 7 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage mid-century Italian wall light with a Murano glass shade in yellow red and green colors, mounted on white metal frame and secured with clear glass screws / Made in Italy in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,200 / item
Original Holophane Globe Pendant Light, Paris, France, 1960
Located in Almelo, NL
Original Holophane Globe Pendant Light, Paris, France, 1960
This original Holophane pendant light, produced in 1960 and formerly used as a street lamp in Paris, France, has been tho...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Sunburst Ceiling Lamp in Iron, 1950s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
sunburst ceiling lamp from the 1950s is crafted from iron with a hand-applied golden copper finish. Its radiant design, featuring iron rays emulating sunbursts, is a hallmark of mid-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
$570 Sale Price
20% Off
Square Rattan Cane Wall Sconce
Located in Oxford, GB
Introducing this handcrafted vintage-style square wicker wall sconce with gold accent. Each piece is uniquely made by local artisans in the Philippines, making it a one-of-a-kind add...
Category
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rattan
$518 / item
Jenny Glass Large Wall Sconce in Enamel, Glass & Brass, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Jenny Glass, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. You asked for it! A new iteration of our best-selling Jenny sconce...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Pair of Italian Wall Lights, Brass and Black Lacquer, Stilnovo Style
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful pair of wall lights, made of brass and lacquered metal, adjustable shades, painted in black.
Standard delivery in black and polished brass.
Dimensions: 20 x 70 x 15 (32) cm...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Pier Giacomo Achille Castiglioni - Flos 'Arco' Marble & Steel Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Carrera marble base has very slight, barely noticeable yellowing. Telescoping arm shows signs of light oxidation, but operates well. The polished and coated/sealed aluminum shade shows light scuffs and scratches. Wiring is original. Lamp works as it should. In very good shape for being ~70 years old.
This lamp is not signed. I'm guessing the manufacturer's sticker label dried out and fell off. Typically, the labels were adhered to the ceramic bulb socket, which would heat up and dry out the glue. Also notice the small hole perforated diffuser, on which the polished aluminum shade rests and pivots, is unusual. Many lamps have the larger holes found on the more recently made examples. The small holes diffuser is found on the vintage Flos Arco...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel
Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Pair of Wall Lights, Brass, Milk Glass, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and milk glass wall lights designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson and produced by his own firm in Markaryd, Sweden. c. 1960s.
Dimensions of the back plate (inches) : 4.37...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Olof Georg Hermansson, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige ceramic table lamp designed by Olof Georg Hermansson and produced by Keramik-Olle, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 6” Top Diameter x 10” Bottom Diameter x 8”...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Large Metal Black Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,755 Sale Price / item
20% Off
"Febo" Table Lamp, Red Marble and Murano Glass by Pamio & Toso for Leucos, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular "Febo" Table lamp in solid red Verona marble, brass and a stunning shade in mouth-blown Murano glass. This incredibly rare lamp was designed by Roberto Pamio & Renato Tos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Vintage Vilhelm Lauritzen for Louis Poulsen Opaline Delta Pendent
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Danish Vilhelm Lauritzen for Louis Poulsen Delta opaline glass bell shaped pendant chandelier.
With new twisted black cloth wiring. ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
$156 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Leucos Murano Glass Pendant Lamp Design Italy 1970s Mid-Century Modern
By Leucos
Located in Palermo, IT
Leucos Made in Murano, Italy, circa 1970
One-light pendant lamp, cylindrical diffuser in black stained glass and a corolla with clear glass petals. Please watch the video and photos ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Brass and Leather Meander Flexible Arm Wall Light
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Brass and leather wrapped meander wall or ceiling mounted light fixture, shown in natural blue indigo leather and brushed brass. Adjustable arms allow for your own stylish poses. Ava...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,150 / item
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
Mid-Century Acrylic and Opaline Glass Ceiling Lamp by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant Italian ceiling lamp by Stilnovo from the 1960s is a stunning example of mid-century modern design. The centerpiece is a beautifully crafted opaline glass shade, further...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Modern 2-Tier Catalonia Fixture in Enamel and Brass by Blueprint Lighting, NYC
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted by Blueprint Lighting, the 2-tier Catalonia is a more compact version of our wildly popular Catalonia chandelier, perfectly suited for...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Murano glass Mid Century Modern Flush Mount
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid Century Modern large flush mount chandelier, by Mazzega Murano, Italy 1980s.
Two chandeliers available - set of two. Priced and sold individually.
To inquire about the pair, sele...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$6,150 / item
Pair of Accent Boudoir Lamps Made in Italy
Located in South Charleston, WV
13" tall x 4" diameter. Price is for the set. These glade shades are supported by 3 brass arms that attach into a walnut base. Features and on and off switch on the cord. These lamp ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Walnut
$1,325 / set
Murano Glass Ceiling Pendant by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murano glass ceiling pendant by Mazzega.
Made in Italy, 1960s.
Murano glass, chrome plated metal.
Takes 1 medium bulb.
Complimentary US rewiring upon request.
Overall drop is adjusta...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Lovely Florian Schulz Onos Pendant Lamp, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The Classic of Florian Schulz lamps.
Height variable by adjusting the weight from 80cm to 160cm.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Adjustable Chrome Pharmacy Floor Lamp in the Style of Ralph Lauren
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice midcentury adjustable chrome pharmacy lamp with a tented shade in the style of Koch & Lowy, circa 1970s. The telescoping floor lamp can adjust from 37" to 60" and has an ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Danish Pendant Lamp by Verner Panton for Louis Poulsen, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Metal pendant lamp by Verner Panton for Louis Panton made in the 1960s.
Measures: Height of shade 15 cm
Max height 100 cm
Diame...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$657 Sale Price
30% Off
Pink Hand Carved Alabaster and Brass Ceiling Lamp, 1930s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Beautiful pink Alabaster pendant lamp from the 1930s, made in Germany. The soft, diffused light passing through the veined Alabaster creates a warm and inviting atmosphere, making it...
Category
1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
FORNASETTI Fondale Marino Floor Lamp by Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage "Fondale Marino" (seabed) table lamp from the La Follia Pratica series, composed of a flat plexiglass sheet photostatic printed with aquatic design, assembled by folding the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plexiglass
Model M3 Pendant by Joseph-André Motte for Les Huchers, Edited by Disderot, 1958
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Stunning "Model M3" pendant light designed in 1958 by Joseph-André Motte (1925–2013), a key figure of mid-century French design. Published by Disderot, this rare piece beautifully co...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage Camer Glass or Venini Tiered Oval Murano Glass & Steel Chandelier 1970s
By Camer Glass, Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
There is a long a storied history between Camer Glass and Venini. Information is not easy to come by, but it is widely accepted that Camer was the primary producer of glass used in t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
1960's NB3 Desk / Table Lamp by Neweba, Switzerland
Located in Bern, CH
Vintage Late 1950's, early 1960's Neweba NB3 Desk / Table Lamp. Aluminium shade with adjustable chromed neck on cast iron base. Max. 40W
Produced by Neweba, Switzerland. In full work...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Wrought Iron
$146 Sale Price
25% Off
1 of the 4 Leola Sculptural Brass 5-Light Ceiling or Wall Flush Mount, 1970s
By Leola
Located in Rijssen, NL
Gorgeous Sciolari style ceiling or wall flush mount by Leola. Made with polished brass, Germany, 1960s.
Can be used as ceiling flushmount or as expressive wall light.
The light fix...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano glass lamp "Bacco 1-2-3" by Gido Rasati for ITRE, Italy 1980s
By ITRE
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Murano glass lamp "Bacco 1-2-3" by Gido Rasati for ITRE, Italy 1980s
The Bacco 1-2-3 table lamp, designed by Guido Rasati for ITRE in the 1980s, is an iconic example of how art, desi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
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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