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
'Plissé Burgundy Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé Burgundy Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Resid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Textile
White Murano glass Drum chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Large white Murano glass drum chandelier, attributed to Mazzega, Italy 1970s.
The Mid-Century Modern chandelier is made of white thick Mur...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Norwegian Functionalist Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful, decorative, and rare ceiling light in opaline glass with chrome metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in very goo...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Italian Modern Campana Three-Tier Pendant in Brass & Enamel, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Enamel color may be specified. Pictured are our colors "Greece", "Beach Glass", and "Sweet Mint". Our 36 in-house enamel colors are shown in the final images there is no additional l...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel
Massive J.T. Kalmar "Catena" Murano Glass Brass Flush Mount Chandelier, 1970
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Glamorous brass and Murano glass flushmount ‘Catena’ by Kalmar. 18 large "ribbons" in clear and bubble Murano glass are suspended from a large chrome back plate. Thirteen E14 sockets...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Tommaso Barbi Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Floor Lamp "Ginkgo", 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Ginkgo four-leaf brass floor lamp, design Tommaso Barbi for Bottega Gadda, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$9,955 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Danish Brass Candle Holders
Located in Søborg, DK
A mid-century pair of solid brass candle holders.
Designer unknown but in the manner of Ilse D. Ammonsen.
Lovely simplistic period desig...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Lovely Small Platsic Table Lamp
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Italian plastic table lamp from the 1970s.
Accepting Space Age Design.
A very warm light is created.
Condition:
Very good vintag...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Sergio Mazza for Artemide Midcentury "Sigma" Metal Glass Sconce Wall Light 1960s
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design sconce wall light or ceiling lamp model Sigma designed by Sergio Mazza and produced by Artemide with nickel-plated brass structure and molded glass b...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Helga Floor Lamp by Silvio Bilangione, Italy, 1960s
Located in LEWES, GB
An original Helga floor lamp by Silvio Bilangione, produced by Fumagalli, Italy in the 1960's. White lacquered wood in good original condition with some minor paint losses. A very n...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
'Galassia' Brass and Glass 2-Armed Wall Lamp for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
'Galassia' Brass and Glass 2-Armed Wall Lamp for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Mid-century era, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano glass Chandelier, Italy 1970s
By AVMazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Mid Century Modern Murano glass chandelier, attributed to Mazzega, Italy 1970s.
The vintage chandelier is made of transparent Murano glass leaves and a chrome frame.
The Murano...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Peil & Putzler Glass and Brass Table Lamps, Germany 1970s, Murano
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Original Peil & Putzler Glass and Brass Table Lamps, Germany 1970s. Great quality and ready to go condition. Beautiful patina.
The glass has no damages and lamps were rewired.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1950s Brass And Black Five Armes German Sputnik Chandelier With Art Glass Shades
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
This striking Sputnik-style chandelier from Germany dates to the 1950s and features a dynamic five-arm configuration. Each arm holds a sculptural conical opaline glass shade with ver...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Chromed vintage floor lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Chromed Vintage Floor Lamp, Italy 1960s
The lamp features a sturdy bakelite and chromed base, with a chromed pole and an adjustable arm that allows for versatile lighting options. T...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Sheet Metal
$1,066 Sale Price
40% Off
Area 50 Flush Mount by Mario Bellini for Artemide, Italy, 1974
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This iconic Area 50 flush mount, designed by renowned Italian designer Mario Bellini for Artemide in 1974, is a true masterpiece of modernist lighting design. Featuring a sleek and m...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Spanish Modernist Woven Rattan Bamboo Palm Pendant Lamp / Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Elegant handcrafted bamboo and braided rattan / wicker flower shaped or palm pendant hanging lamp. Spain, 1960s.
This beautiful suspension lamp features a large palm shaped bamboo la...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
$1,859 Sale Price
20% Off
Greta Magnusson Mid Century Modern Grasshopper Floor Lamp - circa 1947
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp designed by Greta Magnusson Grossman in Sweden, circa 1947.
Embrace the timeless elegance of Mid Century Modern design with this exceptional Grasshopper floor lamp, creat...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Midcentury Brass Floor Lamp by Rupert Nikoll
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass tripod construction fitted with 2 E14 socket with switch, new cone-shaped white/creme lampshade. Desing and manufactured by Rupert Nikoll in Vienna in the 1950s. Signs of age a...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Adjustable Rotatable Brass Nickel Sconce Wall Light Lamp, Florian Schulz, 1970s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A large and adjustable wall lams by Florian Schulz, Germany, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s to early 1970s).
The fixture is made of solid polished brass rod and a...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Large Driftwood Lamp on Custom Travertine Base
Located in New York, NY
Large sculptural driftwood lamp on a travertine base.
The lamp has been Newly rewired with silk rayon cord and adjustable
Antique brass double cluster that take standard size ligh...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Travertine
Moon rock dora lamp by André Cazenave for Singleton, 1960’s
By Singleton
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 26cm Width , 21,5cm Depth , 17cm Height
Condition: Good has some stians
Period: 1970s
Material: Plastic
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Verner Panton 'Spiral SP1' Pendant in Gold for Verpan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Spiral SP1' in Gold for Verpan. New, current production.
The Spiral collection is not only a great example of Panton’s experimental approach to colours and shapes, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Sculptural Gilt Metal Pendant Lamp by S. Salvadori
By S. Salvadori
Located in London, GB
A rare gilt metal pendant lamp by S. Salvadori.
The Salvadori workshop made sculptural furniture and lighting in Florence during the 1950s and 60s. Their whimsical designs often fea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Murano Yellow Glass and Brass Wall Lights by Doria Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of Doria wall lights (in collaboration with Murano) in the style of Venini, manufactured, circa 1960.
High-end thick Murano crystal glass shade made out of overlay yellow glass...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 3 Sets / Pair of Murano Glass Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous pair of murano glass sconces with brass holders by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s.
3 Pairs are available.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Valenti Leather Floor Lamp, Spain 1960's
By Valenti
Located in New York, NY
Classic dual cone design with an unusual whipstitched construction
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in white for Artemide.
Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso is now an internationally celebrated design. Its iconic curves inspired by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Pendant Lamp by Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kastholm for Nordisk Solar Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pendant lamp in brass by Preben Fabricius & Jørgen Kastholm for Nordisk Solar. Designed in 1963. Aluminium base.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$1,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful Vintage Italian Murano chandeliers - 36 alabaster multicolored disks
By Vistosi
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 36 fantastic multicolored alabaster iridescent glasses in a nickel metal frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
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
Alessandro Mendini Italian 1970 Crystal Wall Lamps Mid Century
Located in New York, NY
A masculine pair of heavy matte black steel framed wall lights with thick cubes crystal shades . The upper crystal is clear and the bottom has a very slight darker tint. Light emits ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Enamel, Steel
Hand Blown Murano Orange Clear Glass Light fixture, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful light fixture in the style of Mazzega, manufactured in the mid century, circa 1970 (end of 1960s and beginning of 1970s). a bi-colored (clear and orange) hand blown glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Chandelier, 112 Pink Quadriedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic and big Murano chandelier made by 112 Murano pink prism "quadriedri" in a nickel metal frame.
Period: late 20th century
Dimensions: 52.30 inches height (135 cm) with chai...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Round Pink Glass and Brass Modern Lantern / Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very special Murano glass lanterns, stylish and elegant, their design truly unique in their kind. Beautiful coloring.
The lantern is composed of a brass stem where a system for a G9...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Large Suspension Ceiling Lamp, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Murano Glass Large Suspension Ceiling Lamp, 1960s, Italy
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works with E27 light bulbs.
Wired and suitable to use with 220V and...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1960's Pair of Mid -Century Ceramic Lamps with a Beautiful Peacock Glaze.
Located in New York, NY
1960's Pair of Mid-Century ceramic lamps with a beautiful peacock color glaze.
The lamps sit on polished brass bases and they have been Newly rewired with
adjustable polished brass ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,975 Sale Price / set
33% Off
1 0f the 3 Three Unique Mixed Glazed Ceramic Pendant Lights, Germany, 1970s
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 3 spectacular and stylish ceramic pendant lights made in West-Germany around 1970's. The lights are made of orange and brown glazed ceramic and glazed in 'Fat Lava' style. ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 6 Stunning Large Kalmar Murano Sconce Wall Lights, Florida, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 6 Wonderful midcentury wall sconces with six Murano glass pieces on a brass frame, made by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured circa 1970-1979.
Each sconce needs three E14 small bulbs...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Finnish mid-century modern ceiling lamp by Itsu
By Itsu
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Illuminate your space with the Finnish mid-century modern ceiling lamp by Itsu. This exquisite piece marries function with a beautiful form, accent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Danish Modern Fog & Morup Style Papercord Wall Light, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Classic 1950s Scandinavian midcentury modern wall lamp. Attributed to/in the style of Ib Fabiansen for Fog & Mørup. Papercord braided cylinder lamp shade...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Papercord, Wood
FORNASETTI La Commedia Dell'Arte Table Lamp by Fornasetti, 3 Available
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage "La Commedia Dell'Arte" table lamp composed of a flat plexiglass sheet photostatic printed with theatrical design, assembled by folding the sheet into a cylindrical form / de...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plexiglass
Beautiful Pair of Vintage Murano Wall Sconce – Iridescent Triedri Glass, Murano
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 7 Murano iridescent prism (triedri) for each applique in a chrome metal frame. The shape of this sconce is column. The glasses ha...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Rare Stilnovo chandelier Italy c1950
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Superb Stilnovo chandelier. Italy c1950
Re wired
In lovely condition.
Glass has no damages
Brass has a lovely patina
The drop is adjustable
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Michel ZADOUNAISKY (1903 - 1983), Chandelier, France 1950s
Located in PARIS, FR
Wrought iron chandelier by Michel ZADOUNAISKY (1903 - 1983), hammered, with nine arms. Body of volutes and interlaces joined by a central strut with hammered palmettes decoration wit...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rodolfo Dordoni Postmodern Brass & Wood Uplight Floor Lamp, Italy, 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
An exceptional brass floor lamp, designed by Rudolf Dordoni in the early 1980s. Has a beautiful brass lampshade and a nice round wood base. In excellen...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair Majestic Venetian Ceiling lights. Murano
Located in Budapest, HU
Realized in pure Murano glass consists of an incredible number of leaves. The structure is gilt-metal. 10 E27 lights spread a magical light. The length of the three chains is shipped...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$5,958 / set
Cocoon pendant lamp by Friedel Wauver for Goldkant Leuchten, 1960
Located in Palermo, IT
Cocoon pendant light designed by Friedel Wauver for Goldkant Leuchten, Germany 1960s
One of the most remarkable aspects of this piece is its ability to transcend the boundaries of t...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Resin
Pair of Mid-century Modern Italian Brass Table Lamps, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful pair of bedside lamps, Italian manufacture from the 70s. Cast brass, the bases measure cm: W14 x D9 x H23.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,067 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of Vintage Grotto Style Seashell Encrusted Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout pair of large table lamps ambitiously handcrafted in a grotto style assemblage of exotic seashells and presented on tuned wood bases.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Shell, Wood
Pencil Reed Rattan Wall Mounted Lamp Midcentury Modern
Located in Oxford, GB
This pencil reed rattan wall mounted lamp combines modern functionality with a sculptural rattan design inspired by Italian mid-century art. The intricate rattan details offer unique...
Category
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rattan
1 of 8 Petite Murano Glass Flushmount Fixture by Kaiser, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic flushmount by Kaiser, Germany, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. Curved murano glass suspended from a fixture.
Sockets: 3 x E14 bulbs (max. 40 watt each)
Light bulbs are not ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Elidus, Wall Light, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass and rattan wall light produced by Elidus, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 14.25"H x 7.125"W x 18.5"D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inches): 3.875"H x 3....
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo Floor Lamp 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Very nice and typical Italian shaped floor lamp by Stilnovo, Italy 1950.
The floor lamp has a round white marble base and a brass arm with counterweight for the balance. The shade i...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
$5,422
Torpedo Murano Glass Sconce by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age gellule torpedo wall lamp light lightning sconce by Carlo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega, blown white smoke Murano glass, silver metal structure. Famo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Stacked Plexiglass & Chrome Table Lamp, 1970, USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Sculptural Minimalist modern table lamp made of stacked plexiglass on a chrome base.
The edge of the plexiglass catches the lights playfully.
Solid, well made with quality materia...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
$595 Sale Price
60% Off
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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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.