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
1980s Lino Tagliapietra style table lampe , Italia
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Pair of post modern table lamp in the style of Lino Tagliapietra with a saturn glass shaped shade .
Contain one E12 Candelabra size s...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$995 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Murano disc chandelier alabaster iridescent
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian Murano chandelier. The chandelier has 57 Murano white albaster iridescent glass disks. The glasses are now unavailable, they have the particularity of reflecting a multiplici...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$1,902 / item
Pair of William Haines Chinese Urn Table Lamps, Estate of Kirk Douglas, 1960s
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This elegant pair of Chinese inspired table lamps was designed by legendary Hollywood decorator William Haines, dating to the 1960s, and sourced from the estate of iconic actor Kirk ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Lovely Glass Drops Ceiling Lamp by Peill & Putzler, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Glass Drops Ceiling Lamp by Peill & Putzler, 1970s
The lamp need 1x E27 / E26 Edison screw fit bulb, is wired, in working condition and runs both on 110 / 230 volt.
Light bu...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Grand Planetario Brass Chandelier 8 Arms, Brass Shades, Silvio Piattelli Design
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This unique chandelier is inspired by the solar system, with each arm representing a planet, and the central sphere symbolizing the sun. It has a diameter of 60 in. (152 cm).
The ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Amazing Cast Iron Candleholder by Jens Quistgaard For Paro
Located in Søborg, DK
Amazing Danish cast iron candleholder by Jens H. Quistgaard for Pato.
Comes with a box of 12 hand dipped tappers candles NOS new old stock in t...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
$76 Sale Price / item
43% Off
Castello Dome by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Castello Dome features a spun metal shade with a ring of perforations and a lipped edge detail. The canopy and stem are brass and the shade is available in brass or powder coated...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$3,085 / item
DE Table Lamp with Aluminum Shade and Solid Steel or Brass Tube Weight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Dean Edmonds designed table lamp for Atelier de Troupe is made of a steel stem and either a solid steel or pure brass tube weight with an aluminum sha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Model 237/2 Wall Lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare and Original two pair of vintage wall sconces, model 237/2 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Milan. Italy, 1960
Two spherical diffusers with clear glass, resting on black lacquered...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Paavo Tynell, 1950's plafond lamp, Idman Oy, Finland
By Idman Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Discover the timeless elegance of the Paavo Tynell 1950's plafond lamp, crafted by Idman Oy, Finland. Celebrate the exquisite craftsmanship and iconic design of Scandinavian Vintage ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Unusual Emil Stejnar Brass Crystal Chandelier, Rupert Nikoll, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful, floral brass chandelier from the 1950s, designed by Emil Stejnar, executed by Rupert Nikoll Vienna. Has 10 arms and a lot of crystals and glass flower elements on it. In...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Large Scale Pendant Light by Lumen Milano, 1950
By Lumen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Italian pendant light by Lumen Milano, 1950 in brass and egg shell colored enameled metal, the large scale suspended circular shade is perforated with brass rimmed frosted g...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Jean Rispal style. Mid-Century style pendant lamp, Spain, 1980s
By Jean Rispal
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Mid-Century style suspension lamp in the style of Jean Rispal's creations. Natural pine wood structure with satin varnish and beige ovoid-shaped lampshade made of pleated cellulose a...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Acrylic, Rhodoid, Wood, Pine
Adjustable Triennale 3 Arms Chandelier Brass, Stilnovo Style, Three Hues of Blue
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Beautiful chandelier with three arms that are counterbalanced. That allows to move the arms up and down. The heads are on a pivotting joint to they can reach any desired angle.
Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Aluminum
Sonneman Table Lamp Chrome & Lucite Mid Century Modern Space Age
Located in Lake Worth, FL
1960s-70s Mid Century Modern curved lucite and chrome ball table lamp. Adjustable angle chrome ball. Good vintage condition, chrome and lucite look good but so show age. Original wir...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Milky White Shade Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano glass wall light with an opaque milky white shade and transparent pink stem mounted on white metal frame / Made in Italy in the style of Barovier e Toso, circa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$3,600 / set
Leaves Flushmount by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian flush mount with clear Murano glass leaves hand blown with amber graniglia to create golden effect, mounted on 24-karat gold-plated metal finish frame by Fabio Ltd / Made in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$4,500 / item
Pair of Murano Glass and Brass Wall Lights, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass and brass wall lights, in stock
Undulating textured thick light amber glass.
Brass accents
Wired to the America standard
Available to view in-situ in our Miami g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Vintage Murano Chandelier, 50 Lattimo Glass Rondini
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 50 glass petals "rondini" (transparent and white “lattimo”) in a chrome frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions: 55,10 inches (140 cm) h...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Polished Brass with Grey Difuser by Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,403 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2109/24/14 Black Structure for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2109
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The Le Sfere chandelier is composed of a circular array of blown opaline glass spheres. Each sphere is held in place by a large black or Champagne ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$14,129 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Glamorous 25" Catena Flush Mount Chandelier Murano Glass & Brass by Kalmar, 1960
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant ceiling light with 24 clear and "pulegoso" Murano glasses on a golden brass frame. Manufactured by J.T. Kalmar, Austria in the 1960s.
Manufacturer: J.T. Kalmar.
Model: Cat...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Flush Mounts Brass Glass Light Lsp6 Tommy Lamps Azucena
Located in Vienna, AT
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Flush Mounts For Azucena, circa 1960 midcentury
1x piece available in identical golden brass patina and glass domes.
Glass, Brass Dimensions: 16.92" x 6.3
Ear...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Italian vintage Murano chandelier - Mazzega - 36 lattimo turquoise glass petals
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Murano Italian glass chandelier. Fantastic chandelier with turquoise and white "lattimo" glasses, nickel-plated metal frame. It has 36 big monumental petals glass. The glasses are ve...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Large Gino Vistosi Zago Design Table Lamp Murano Glass, Italy 1970
By Vistosi, Gino Vistosi
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant large white biomorphic and partially clear hand blown Murano glass lamp. This Murano lamp radiates warm, indirect light into your modern home and can be used as a table or fl...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
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
Two 1970s Barovier Style Mid-century Modern Blue Murano Glass Wall Sconces
By Barovier
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These are two stunning Mid-Century Modern wall sconces from the 1970s, designed in the Barovier style. They feature **Bullicante** blue Murano glass shades, which have a unique bubbl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
GELA-SELA 40 Gilded Brass Flush Mount Light by Florian Schulz, Germany, 1960
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant polished brass wall- or ceiling flush mount light by Florian Schulz / Licht und Objekt made in Germany in the 1960s.
The lamp is well-constructed and of extremely high quali...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 4 Petite Ice Glass Chrome Pendant light by Kaiser, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 4 Petite star-shaped Pendant light by Kaiser, Germany, manufactured circa 1960-1969. Curved Murano glasses suspended from a fixture.
Sockets: one x E27 standard bulb (max. 100 ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Large MCM Studio Pottery Stoneware Table Lamps by Larry & Terry Brown
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of large MCM studio pottery stoneware table lamps by Larry & Terry Brown, circa 1970s. The lamp is in very good working condition and measures 12"D x 18.5"H (to the top of ligh...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware
Trepiu floor lamp by Gae Aulenti&Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Trepiu floor lamp by Gae Aulenti & Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo, 1970s.
Rare Sistema Trepiu Model 1405 lamp designed by Gae Aulenti & Livio Castiglioni, 1970s. This uniquely desi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Three Sunburst Starburst Light Fixtures in Gilt Metal
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of three sunburst starburst gil iron wall sconces or ceiling lights. Spain, 1960s.
These eye-caching light fixtures are handcrafted in gilt wrought. They have sunburst or flower...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Swirl Table Lamp - Murano
By Lamperti
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This table lamp was designed and manufactured by Lamperti, an Italian company specialising in lighting.
The lamp is made of Murano glass and rests on a sloping square base of brushed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
UNO SHADE Flush Mount by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian flush mount with Murano glass shade and brass frame / Made in Italy
Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styles
1 light / E12 or E14 type / max 40W ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,500 / item
Graniglia Shield Sconce by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular textured effect, mounted on gold plated finish frame / Made in Italy
Measures: Hei...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
Glass Replacement Shade for Laurel Lamp in Frosted White Globe Form
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An exact replacement shade to fit your Laurel lamp. Fits most model lamps as shown. Hole / Opening is 3.5 inches in diameter. The finish is acid etched opal white glass. Disperses li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Wrought Iron Leaf and Murano Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Austria 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful flush mount made of wrought iron with an murano ice glass shade. Gorgeous textured glass flush mount with metal fixture. The fixture requires one European E27 Edison or m...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Sakura Flush Mount / Sconce by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian flush mount with Murano glass globes mounted on solid brass frame
Designed by Fabio Bergomi / Made in Italy
7 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W each
Diameter: 22 inches / He...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$3,500 / item
Rare Flush Mount Ceiling Light by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare flush mount ceiling lights by Stilnovo. Manufactured in Italy, circa 1950s. Enameled aluminum, black and white. Rewired for U.S standards. We recommend three E14 European candel...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Starburst Pattern Ice Glass and Wood, Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Austria, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful ice glass flush mount. Made in Austria by Eglo Leuchten in the 1980s. Gorgeous textured glass flush mount with metal fixture and a wooden frame. The Fixture requires two ...
Category
1980s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Organic Modern White Satin Glass Globe W. Pottery Body Rustic Wall Light, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Rustic faux wood Mid-Century Modern pottery wall sconce from the 1960s-1970s. Very textured pottery surface resembling a piece of wood holding a satin white glass globe with one sing...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Glass
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Coderch Large Disa Wood Hanging Lamp by Tunds
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Disa hanging lamp designed by the architect J.A. Coderch in 1954. It is an iconic reference of the lightning design. Edited and manufactured by Tunds, made with high-quality raw materials and respecting the environment at the same time.
The DISA lamp...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$1,284 Sale Price / item
20% Off
1 of 3 Large Kalmar Flushmount Lights, Austria, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 3 large flushmount lights designed by Kalmar, Austria, 1970s
Wonderful large organic Murano glass / bi-colored clear and amber/smoked.
High quality and in very good condition. C...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
1950s Italian Articulated Wall Light
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
An unusual articulated wall light with a curved arm, folding at two brass joints. The spun and lacquered aluminium shade also pivots on a brass fitting.
Italy, circa 1950.
Conditio...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Large three-Tier Murano PINK Glass Tube Chandelier - 52 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 52 large PINK glass tubes in a star shape.
Period: late XX century
Di...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Kalmar Floor Lamps 'Telescope', Patinated Brass Leather, Height Adjustable, 1960
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of two (a pair) floor lamps model "Telescope" / "Teleskop" by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, manufactured in Austria in midcentury, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s).
The stand is c...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Murano Glass Globe Pendant 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This chic pendant fixture is a mid-century Modern work of art. It features a handcrafted Murano glass globe with soft amber and white lattimo glass in an alternating ribbon pattern. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Vintage Murano Chandelier - Mazzega - 41 "Rondini" Crystal Glass
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Rare Italian vintage Murano chandelier. The fixture is made up of 41 individual handblown transparent glass elements hanging from a chrome frame.
Period: 1980's
Dimensions: 49,20 in...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Willy Rizzo Italian Table Lamp in Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Brass, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning table lamp in tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass completed by an ecru linen lampshade. This incredibly charming lamp was produced in Italy during the 1970s and its design...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Stilnovo Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Italy circa 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stilnovo flush mount ceiling light.
Opaline glass, brass.
Takes 1 Edison medium base bulb.
Height of the glass only 12 inches
Rewired for US.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
German Midcentury Set of Four Murano Ice-Glass Wall Sconces by Hillebrand, 1970s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Stunning and beauty Set of Four Murano Ice-glass Wall Sconces by Hillebrand Leuchten. These fixtures were designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Germany. Model 8527-211.
Each ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of two Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s. The frames are made of metal with a gold finish. These sconces are of heavy quality and in very goo...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Desk Light or Table Lamp 'Boomerang 64' by Fase Spain 1960s
By Fase
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid Century Modern table lamp or desk light 'Boomerang 64' in gold and creme color. Lamp shade rotating. Designed & manufactured by Fase, Spain, 1...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
French Designer, Wall Lights, Metal, Brass, Glass, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, metal and glass wall lights designed and produced in France, c. 1950s.
Oxidation present to brass and metal consistent with age and use
Overall Dimensions (Inches)...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Single Wall or Ceiling Light by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Flush Mount by Stilnovo. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. Square framed housing with textured turtle-shell glass. Sconce holds a dual-socket lamping constr...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
One of Five Kalmar 'Tulipan' Wall Lights Sconces, Blown Bubble Glass, 1970s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of five large 'Tulipan' glass wall light fixtures by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, Vienna, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
The name Tulipan derives fr...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Isamu Noguchi Akari Floor Lamp BB3-33S
Located in Dronten, NL
Poetic Isamu Noguchi Akari floor lamp, model BB3-33S, designed by Isamu Noguchi, 1951.
Cast iron base with bamboo stem and a handmade washi paper shade.
Manufactured by Ozeki & Co. in Japan.
Marked with Noguchi signature and trademark red symbol on the shade.
Beautiful, very hard to find tall Akari E...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
Sconce 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
'Palme' Sconces by Georges Jouve for Jouve France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three 'Palme' sconces by Georges Jouve. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1950s. Organic and anatomical sandstone forms make up these striking sconces. A steel structure beh...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Sandstone, Steel
$5,500 / item
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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