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
Pair of polished Brass Pierre Cardin Logo Lamps by Erwin Lambeth
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Pierre Cardin Logo lamps by Erwin Lambeth.
the lamps have beenNewly re polished and rewired with adjustable
polished brass double clus...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Two-tone Stilnovo Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
This original Stilnovo floor lamp is a beautiful example of mid-century Italian design. It features a unique two-tone design with a glossy yellow curved shade and a contrasting green...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
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
1 of 5 Kalmar Sconces Wall Lights, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 5 midcentury wall sconces with Murano glass, made by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured, circa 1960-1969.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to u...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Arlus Mid-Century Decorative Floor Lamp, circa 1960, France.
By Arlus
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare mid-century Arlus floor or table lamp, circa 1960, France.
Black and white striped laquered metal, brass details.
Rewired. Two E22 bulbs.
Dimensions: 103 cm H, 18 cm W, 24 cm D...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Triedri Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier Attributed to Venini, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A very elegant and large four - tiered Murano chandelier attributed to Venini.
This fixture is made of 96 "Triedri" Murano glass in two different sizes hanging on four tiered metal ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Set of Three Large Patinated Brass Pendant Lights, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of three large diabolo pendants with wonderful warm natural aged patina made of massive brass, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1960.
Each lamp has one socket for a medium or...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Outdoor Wall Lights in Copper, Norway, 1960s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful modernist pair of outdoor wall lamps in copper and embossed glass. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1960s second half by Stavanger Metalkunst. Both lamps are fully wo...
Category
1960s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
Large Rispal 'Praying Mantis' Sculptural Floor Lamp in Mahogany
By Rispal
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Rispal 'Praying Mantis' Sculptural Floor Lamp in Mahogany.
The iconic model #14.950 was originally designed in 1950 by François Rispal. This new...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Elegant Vintage Sputnik Italian crystal chandelier – 51 Daisy PINK glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Sputnik space age Italian vintage crystal chandelier made by 51 pink glasses in a burnished brass metal frame. Elegant lighting object.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions: 39 inches ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white opaline glass table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 12.5"H x 8.0"W x 8.0"D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 (Stand...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Graniglia Sconce by Fabio Ltd
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 with gold flecks infused in the rim, mounted on gold plated finish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
$1,200 / item
UNO SHADE Sconce / Flush Mount by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian flush mount with Murano glass shade and brass frame shown in polished nickel finish / Made in Italy
Designed by Fabio Ltd, inspired by Angelo Lelli and Arredoluce styles
1 li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,600 / item
Felix Agostini wall sconces
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Felix Agostini "Erato" bronze wall sconces, a 1955 design.
Dimensions:
Height: 21", Width: 10", Depth: 4".
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$7,500 / set
Mid-Century Itsu Ceiling Lamp Model ER 79 with Daisy Flowers, Finland 1950s
By Itsu
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful and delicate Finnish mid-century ceiling lamp model ER 79/4 by Itsu, one of the leading lighting manufacturers in Finland.
The lamp is in its absolute original condition ...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Blue Ceramic & Fiber Shaded Table Lamps by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund in Canada around 1960, this pair of mid-century modernist table lamps features elegant blue ceramic bases paired with natural fiber shades. The ...
Category
1960s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 185 polyhedra white alabaster
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 withe alabaster Murano glasses "poliedri." Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The alabaster technique created in Venetian glasswor...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Sunburst Pendant Flush Mount in Black and Gilt Metal
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern BLACK metal and BRASS sunburst suspension light, chandelier or light fixture. Italy, 1950s.
This eye-catching ceiling lamp features a black lacquered metal shade s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Tobacco Art Glass and Brass Round MidCentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic round chandelier in Murano glass and polished brass. Note the shape of the tobacco-colored Murano glass tiles, very beautiful and unique. Linear Murano chandelier, simple b...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rare Extra Large Murano Glas Table Lamp by Barovier & Toso, ca. 1960s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare and very large mid -century Murano glass mushroom table lamp by Barovier& Toso, Italy, circa 1960s.
Socket: 3 x e14 for standard screw bulbs.
New wiring for US standards on requ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Ceiling light by Diego Mardegan for Galerie Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb ceiling light in brass and lacquered metal.
Each part is orientable.
Numbered and signed piece by Diego Mardegan.
Italy, 2025.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$23,387 / item
Ostuni and Forti 1953 Table Lamp by Oluce
By Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The lamp 1953 designed, by Ostuni e Forti, has two models, floor and table, varying in proportion and size but identical in their design which shifts the whole lampshade section from...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,653 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Flower Flush Mount, Brass and Glass by Sische, 1970s
By Sische
Located in Rijssen, NL
A wonderful flower flush mount by Sische Lighting, circa 1970s, Germany.
The flush mount is composed of six glass flower shades attached to a round brass base. High end piece from th...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Thick Massive Handmade Glass Brass Flush Mount or Wall Light, 1960
By Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 high quality modern thick textured ice glass flush mount lights , circa 1965. Each flush mount is featuring a impressive huge round handmade glass dish.
Can also work for...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid Century Murano Glass Pendant Lights, Carlo Nason, Mazzega, Italy 60s
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare pair of Murano glass pendant lights.
Designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 60s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Sheet Metal
Gorgeous Murano Glass Tube Chandelier - 36 etched glass tube
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 36 large etched glass tubes in a star shape.
Period:late XX century
D...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large 'Gregg' Outdoor Pendant by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba for Foscarini
By Foscarini
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Gregg' Outdoor Pendant by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba for Foscarini
Inspired by the shape of a pebble honed and smoothed by running water or the egg of a mythological creatu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Stilnovo Diabolo Chandelier in Brass and Cream Enamel. Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking and rare mid-century Italian chandelier in the style of Stilnovo, circa 1950s. This elegant fixture features six sculptural double-cone (diabolo) aluminum shades in a refi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metallic Thread
1950's Large Italian Carved Carrara Marble Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of large carved Carrara Marble Italian table lamps, the marble is in original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use, newly rewired with silk wire and ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble
Vico Magistretti for Artemide "Triteti" ceiling or wall light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vico Magistretti fro Artemide "Triteti" ceiling or wall light
Designed and made in Italy in 1960s
Can be used as ceiling light or wall light.
Take 3 medium base bulbs each.
Complimen...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Italian Midcentury Large Pair of Leaf Murano Wall Sconces by Mazzega, 1970s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Marvelous, beauty and long Pair of Italian clear Murano glass Wall Sconces from 1970s. These fixtures were made during the 1970s in Italy.
Each wall sconces is composed by 10 units o...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Torpedo Murano Glass Sconce by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
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
Gran Costellazione, Libra, Brass Onyx Flush Mount Chandelier Piattelli design
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Gran Costellazione is a collection of modular chandeliers composed of lighting elements in assorted diameters and heights, arranged to form visually structured, sculptural compositio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Large Gill Table lamp by Roberto Pamio for Leucos, 1960
By Roberto Pamio, Leucos
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large Gill table lamp designed by Roberto Pamio for Leucos in the 1960s.
The lamp consists of two main parts; the metal cylinder shaped base and a diffuser in glass that is partly t...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
French Mid-Century Modernist Wall Light, 1950s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This wall light was designed and manufactured in France in the 1950s. It has a minimalist, modernist design, typical of mid-century French lighting styles.
The light features an adj...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Set of 2 Mid-Century Space Age German Minimalist Wall Lamps, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist Mid-Century wall lights from Leclaire & Schäfer.
A very straight design. The cuboid -shaped body is made of black or dark gray painted metal sheet. As a diffuser, a trans...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Floor Lamp Rattan, Bamboo and Fabric Franco Albini Style, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing floor lsamp un Bamboo, rattan and fabric in the style of Franco Albini.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
A beautiful floor lamp that is perfectly working but most of ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Extra Large Mid-Century Brass Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This stunning Sputnik-style ceiling lamp from 1950s Germany is a masterpiece of mid-century modern design, combining elegance with striking architectural form. The chandelier feature...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Magnificent Gamma Lamp Model Designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide in the 1960s
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sergio Mazza, the renowned Italian designer, is the creative talent behind the impressive Gamma design. With an outstanding career in lighting design, Mazza has earned a prominent place in the world of contemporary design. His creations are characterized by the combination of elegant and functional forms with meticulous attention to detail. With the Gamma lamp, Mazza once again demonstrates his ability to merge aesthetic beauty with exceptional functionality, creating a piece that captivates with its intriguing design and dazzling illumination.
This article is part of an old new stock, so it is in excellent condition.
The Sergio Mazza Gamma...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
1960s Gino Sarfatti Model #26b Yellow and Brass Wall Lamp for Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #26b Yellow and Brass Wall Lamp for Arteluce.
Executed in yellow aluminum with a brass backplate. Double ball jointed arm allows flexible shade adjustments and m...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Wall Lamp Style of Stilnovo Brass Sconce + 2 available
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage Italian wall sconce in the manner of Stilnovo. Italy circa the 1960s . Sconce has been required and retrofitted with a new brass backplate...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
White Murano glass sconces, Italy - a pair
By AVMazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid Century Modern Murano glass wall sconces, attributed to Mazzega, Italy 1980s.
The Murano glass has a geometrical pattern and a satin white color.
The Murano glass i...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,300 / set
1950s Pierced Aluminium Wall Sconce, USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
3 sconces available.
Star motif pierced shade in a copper tone.
Base and arm are brass-plated.
Rotating switch on base.
Contain one E26 regular ceramic socket rated at...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$395 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Black and Turquoise Ceramic Table Lamp by Avino Bagni, Italy, 1960s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Mid-Century Italian Table Lamp by Alvino Bagni – Black Glaze with Turquoise Accents
This striking mid-century Italian table lamp was designed by Alvino Bagni and stands at an impres...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware
"Teti" Sconces by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 20 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage midcentury Italian "teti" wall light with black thermoplastic body, designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide / Made in Italy, circa 1970s
Original mark on the lamp body
Meas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Large Round White and Amber Toned Murano Glass Chandelier by Vistosi, 1970
By Vistosi
Located in Florence, IT
Large Round White and Amber Toned Murano Glass Chandelier by Vistosi.
The chandelier's structure is made of brass while the Murano glass of the diffusers feature a satin finish and a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Oak & Brass Arc Floor Lamp by Nova
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Oak, Brass, Original Shade
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Model 048 Murano Glass Ceiling or Wall Lamp by Leucos, Italy, 1970s
By Leucos
Located in Puglia, Puglia
The unusual Murano glass spiral lamp, model 048 by Leucos, was made in Italy in the seventies. It can be used as a ceiling, table or wall lamp.
Foun...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$620 Sale Price
30% Off
Flos Romeo Moon S2 Pendant Light by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Classic Flos Moon S2 pendant lamp by Philippe Starck, this is one of his most iconic lamps. The Romeo Moon S2 pendant from Flos is part of the elegant Romeo collection designed by Ph...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pendants by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pendants by Stilnovo (IT, c. 1960s)
White opaline teardrop pendants and a bottom relief cirlce for lower illumination. Each pendant holds a single E27 socket-type, adapted for the U...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$4,500 / item
Hans-Agne Jakobsson '1003 Hans Pendant' in Pine for Vaarnii
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Vaarnii
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson '1003 Hans Pendant' in pine for Vaarnii.
First created by legendary designer Hans-Agne Jakobsson, the '1003 Hans Pendant' is a uniquely architectural lamp with a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Pine
Mazzega chandelier white Glass Murano chrome 52 cm, Italy, 1970
Located in La xara, VC
Exceptional Mazzega chandelier oversized white glass Murano with metal structure. The Design and the quality of the white glass make this piece the best of the italian Design.
This u...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
$1,004 Sale Price
64% Off
Custom Stained Glass Sconce by Frank Lloyd Wright 1954
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique, illuminated, stained glass sconce commissioned by Carolyn Price for the Hillside Residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, in 1954. When Carolyn Pri...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Piatto Wall Light or Sconce in Spun Mesh & Oil-Rubbed Bronze, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Piatto wall lamp--a wildly sculptural light that adds instant drama wherever it goes. Fabricated of spun mesh and solid brass and rooted in French Modernism; Blueprint Lighting's reverent nod to the legacy of Mathieu Mategot. Shown here in our Matte Black enamel mesh and ourDark Bronze hardware, but available in 36 colors and 6 metal finishes. What will you create?
Our sconces and wall lights...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2109/16/20 Black Transparent Structure for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2109
Design by Gino Sarfatti
Specifications model 2109/16/20
Typology suspension
Materials Transparent glass diffuser, steel structure
Dimensions: diameter 1400 x 700 / 1600mm...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
$14,079 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Black and Brass Radial Chandelier by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The radial chandelier features six double cone shades that are centered around a spoked pendant. Available in gloss white or matte black powder coat.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$3,585 / item
Wonderful Pair Murano Ercole Barovier Three-Arm Gold Blown Art Glass Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large Pair Of Murano Ercole Barovier Three-Arm Gold Flake Blown Art Glass Wall Sconces
Identical Sconces Listed On Line For $20,000
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mini P&T Pendant Lamp by Michael Bang for Holmegaard, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This mini P&T pendant lamp was designed by Michael Bang for Holmegaard in the 1970s. This Danish lamp is made of opaline glass and is black/aubergine on the outside and white on the ...
Category
1670s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Barovier e Tosso Pink Art Glass Floor Lamp, Murano Blown Glass, 1950s, Italy
Located in Antwerp, BE
Midcentury modern Italian Murano glass art for collectors worldwide we are offering this very rare and stylish floor lamp and entirely made of mount blown glas and brass elements. Th...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$4,072 Sale Price
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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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