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
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
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
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
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
'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
Luxury Bambu Trumpet Hanging Lamp
Located in Hannover, DE
This lamp is a unique one. It originally belonged to an art collector who had it made in the 1960s. The lampshade is the real showstopper! It's a beautiful basket made in cameroon ar...
Category
1920s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Venini Pendant Light Chandelier, Curved Crystal Glass and Gilt Brass, Italy
By Venini
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A wonderful Italian hollywood regency pendant light by Venini manufactured in Mid-Century in the 1960s. It is made of pairwise curved crystal Murano...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$2,880 Sale Price
40% Off
2 Table lamps by rupert nikoll vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Table lamps by rupert nikoll vienna around 1960s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Partly blackened
The shades are replaced ( new )
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
Raak Medium Maxibule Chrome Flush Mount Ceiling Lights
By RAAK
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RAAK medium Maxibule chrome ceiling lights with chrome stem and black enameled metal base. In original condition with visible wear consistent with age and use. Shown with chrome tipp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Large Mid Century Table Lamps, Large Nature-Inspired Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Illuminate your space with this captivating large pair of mid century table lamps with fiberglass shades. The nature-inspired design seamlessly blends with contemporary elegance. Cra...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$2,300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Accademia Wall Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, Italy 1978
By Cini Boeri, Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
Accademia Wall Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, Italy 1978.
The Accademia sconce (or wall lamp) designed by Cini Boeri in 1978 is one of the variations manufactured by Artemide of t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of Four 1960s Italian Blue Glass and Chrome Sconces by Veca Italy
By VECA
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of Four 1960s Italian Blue Glass and Chrome Sconces by Veca
Bold, sculptural, and unmistakably midcentury—this set of four wall sconces by Veca, Italy (circa 1960s) showcases th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Marta Laudani & MarCo Romanelli Suspension Lamp 'Fiore' 433 by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Fiore' 433 designed by Marta Laudani & Marco Romanelli in 2007. Suspension lamp in transparent blown glass giving direct and diffused light. Chromium-plated metal st...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$3,872 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Fantastic Rattan Floor lamp and table 1970s
By Rohé Rotan
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Floor lamp with table. Hand made Rattan . Linen shade .
Very good condition . 1970s .One large E27 bulb needed. foot switch .
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rattan
$1,724 / item
Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass and Murano Glass Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Twelve-leaf chandelier in Murano glass, twelve lights with E14 or E12 USA socket, in pure gold-plated brass.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,998 Sale Price
30% Off
Stilnovo Sputnik Chandelier, circa 1960
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Stilnovo Sputnik chandelier, circa 1960. Two large interlocked brass rings with eight lacquered cones 'orbiting' a large central globe. The color...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Large three-Tier Murano 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 clear glass tubes in a star shape.
Period: late XX century
...
Category
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Midcentury Brass and Amber Glass Sconces by HAGS, Austria, Vienna, 1950s
By HAGS
Located in Esbjerg, DK
These wall lights from Austrian HAGS feature a solid brass construction with a rich rainbow-colored patina and thick amber glass inserts. Both stamped by the manufacturer.
Category
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$441 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass and Glass Table Lamps by Stiffel, United States
By Stiffel
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern golden brass and glass table lamps by Stiffel, United States
By: Stiffel
Material: brass, copper, zinc, metal, glass, crystal, cord
Technique: cast, molde...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
Egisto 28 Sconce by Artemide, 7 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian vintage wall light with white sanded glass shade on painted metal frame / designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, circa 1980s / Made in Italy
Original label on the frame...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,000 / item
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 30' Perforated Polished Brass Dome Chandelier
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 30' Perforated Polished Brass Dome Chandelier.
Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined chandeliers are reminisc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large murano glass wall lamps Albano Poli for Poliarte
By Albano Poli, Poliarte
Located in Palermo, IT
We present the very rare pair of Albano Poli wall sconces for Poliarte.
For minimalist projects for the mid-century modern, they look like this with its facets for each chiseled ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venetian Murano Fazzoletto Striped Art Glass Pendant, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Impressive 1970s striped Murano art glass ceiling light attributed to AV Mazzega. The shape is known as Fazzoletto due to its resemblance to a large handkerchief that seems to have b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Modern Rare Brass and Walnut Table Lamp by Einar Bäckström, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This rare table lamp produced in Sweden and designed by Einar Bäckström is adjustable in both height and angles.
Brass base with walnut rod and a lacquered shade with brass details....
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
3-Head Venini Glass Chandelier by Lino Tagliapietra, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
3-Head Venini Glass Chandelier by Lino Tagliapietra, 1960s, Italy
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works with 3x E14 light bulbs.
Wired and suitable to use w...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
stunning Large Murano Sommerso Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful flush mount with a heavy textured Murano glass on a black lacquered metal fixture. The Murano glass is fixed with three screws on the metal fixture. It requires two Europea...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Diabolo Pair of Adjustable Wall Lights, Brass and Black Lacquer, Stilnovo Style
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Pair of Italian Adjustable Diabolo Wall Lights, in the style of Stilnovo.
Polished Brass and Black lacquered shades, each with two lights.
Height 26 cm.
Standard delivery in black la...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Antique Green Lacquered Metal Ceiling Lamp, Early 20th Century, France
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Green Lacquered Metal Ceiling Lamp, Early 20th Century, France - Original Condition
Description:
Elevate the atmosphere of any room with this stunning antique ceiling lamp, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$378 Sale Price
35% Off
12 Light Purple colour Classic Venetian Chandelier by Cenedese Italy
By Cenedese
Located in London, GB
An outstanding Purple colour 12 lighter Classic with a modern touch Venetian chandelier designed by Cenedese and manufactured in their Murano’s furnace
Made in Italy. Signed on the b...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Stinovo Style Brass Wall Sconce
By Stilnovo
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Stilnovo style Wall Sconces made with prime quality brass and hardware . Solid sturdy construction .
Glass shade diameter is 6 in.
See last picture for different brass finish a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$695 / item
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
Swedish Mid-Century Single Smoke Glass Wall Sconce by Fåglavik, 1970s
By Fåglavik
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and stunning single wall sconce. This sconce model 5801 was designed an manufactured during the 1970s in Sweden by Fåglavik.
Fåglaviks Glasbruk was founded in 1874 by wholesal...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$803 Sale Price
29% Off
Murano Glass Chandelier by Barovier 1990s
By Barovier
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid Century Modern blue-gray Murano Glass chandelier, by Barovier, Italy 1990s.
The large chandelier has six lights/arms and white fabric ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Raul Reyes 'Rey 20' Perforated Patinated Brass Dome Ceiling Lamp
Located in Glendale, CA
Raul Reyes 'Rey 20' Perforated Patinated Brass Dome Ceiling Lamp.
Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of the ico...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of the 2 Pendant Lamps by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 pendant lamps by Carlo Nason for Mazzega.
Four crystal clear and smoked leaves compose this beautiful piece made in thick handmade Murano glass.
Measures: H 16.93” (43 cm...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
$2,616 / item
Stilnovo 'Megafono' 8-Arm Chandelier in Ivory and Brass
Located in Glendale, CA
Stilnovo 'Megafono' 8-Arm Chandelier in Ivory and Brass.
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentury era, pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Opaline Glass Gold Striped Vintage European Globe Brass Top Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Opaline glass, 3 gold stripes globe glass pendant.
Weight: 2.00 kg / 4.4 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by interna...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Rare Erik Hoglund Eight- Arm Iron and Glass Chandelier, Sweden, circa 1970s
By Erik Höglund
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A large mid-century 12 -arm wrought iron and clear glass chandelier by Erik Hoglund for Costa Boda, Sweden, circa 1970s.
Height: (light fixture only) - 23.62 inches
Total height : 4...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
Globe D-2000 floor lamp by Frank Ligtelijn for Raak Amsterdam, 1960's
By Frank Ligtelijn, RAAK
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The 'Globe D-2000' floor lamp was designed by Frank Ligtelijn for Raak Amsterdam in the late 1950's. It has a classical smoked glass globe, with an aluminum reflector and lamp holder...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
Vintage Cinema Projector Lamp, American, Converted Accent Light, Kodak, C.1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage cinema projector lamp. An American, converted decorative accent light, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1940.
Captivating lamp conversion for the collector of cinematic interest
Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order
Stout crackle-finished metal body presents appealing grey hues
Modern conversion to a lamp sympathetic to the original piece
Complete with a quality length of braided cable and a British Standards compliant 3-pin plug
LED strip lights delightfully wound around the film spools, atop original film stock
Secondary lamp fitted within the housing, beneath a green semi-opaque cover
Maker's Label to the casing for Eastman Kodak of Rochester, New York
The Kodascope Eight Model 80 was the company's premier 8mm projector...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Massimo Vignelli for Arteluce Pair of '259/2' Wall Lights
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Massimo Vignelli for Arteluce, pair of '259/2' wall lights, aluminum, fabric, Italy, 1964
In the 259/2 wall lights, designed by Massimo Vignelli for Arteluce in 1964, the interplay...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Contemporary Murano Glass and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of brass cage lamps with imposing and massive cubes in pressed blue Murano glass. The lampshade is in white "Incamiciato" Murano glass. In the st...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$3,330 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Rupert Nikoll Table Lamp, Vienna, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Rupert Nikoll table lamp, Vienna, 1960s
Original condition.
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Eight of Modern Italian Murano Glass Iridescent Milk Wall Sconces, 80s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Eight iridescent vintage wall lamps in milky Murano glass, produced by Maestri Murano. These are of high quality and give off a nice warm glow. Each...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Klase Höganäs, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A glazed and incised stoneware table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 6.5“ H x 4.6” Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 4” Top Diamet...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware
1950s Hala Zeist White Enameled Single Spot Floor Lamp
By Hala Zeist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This white enameled floor lamp features an elegantly elongated, position adjustable shade with on/off switch that connects to the slender stem with chrome hardware and a circular bas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
6 Mid Century Pendant Chandeliers after Louis Kalff from SUNY Albany c 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural pendant chandelier(s) originally from the landmark SUNY Albany campus, which was designed in 1962 by Edward Durell Stone. The fixture features a domed disk shade, ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Rare Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Pendant Lamp or Hanging Light by Goldkant 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern cocoon pendant lamp or hanging light in shape of an Amphore. Designed & manufactured probably by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany, 1...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
'Knitterling' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
'Knitterling' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer
Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Twelve Arms Natural Patina Brass Chandelier, Ivory Pivoting Heads, Twin Bulbs
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Monumental 80in - 2 meter diameter chandelier. Mid-Century style twelve arms spider chandelier with ivory head and natural brass. A statement piece for a large living room, public sp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
1 of 4 Huge Kalmar Ice Glass Flush Mount, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 4 stunning huge flush mounts by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in the 1960s.
Each flush mount is composed of nine-thick textured glass elements attached to a white metal frame.
...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Wire Wall Sculpture from the 1950s Silhouette Wire Figure Woman's Heads
Located in Krefeld, DE
Very nice set of 4 midcentury wall sculptures. Made of metal wire. Nice original condition with some minor wear like signs of rust. Beautiful patina!
Free international shipping !
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Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,010 Sale Price / set
34% Off
Rare! Paul Frankl Bamboo Mid Century Modern Table Lamp! 1940s Decorator Lighting
By Paul Frankl
Located in Peoria, AZ
RARE PAUL FRANKL!
MID CENTURY
BAMBOO TABLE LAMP
BURLAP SHADE
MID CENTURY PANACHE!
Dimensions: 28" TALL 18" WIDE 18" DEEP
This striking bamboo wicker table lamp is warm and inv...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Vintage floor lamp
Style: industrial
Production: 1970s
Country of manufacturer: Switzerland
Condition: original vintage condition.
Category
1970s Slovenian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
$291 Sale Price
30% Off
Cazal Creation Cocoon Balloon Pendant Light Inspired by Castiglioni for FLOS
Located in Palermo, PA
Introducing the amazing Cocoon Balloon Lamp by Cazal Creation, a vibrant pendant light that stands out in any room. Unlike classic cocoon lamps, this unique design features different...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Leather
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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