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 Mid Century Venini Italian Crystal Sconces
By Venini
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Mid Century Venini Italian Crystal Sconces. This listing is for one pair but we actually have three pair available.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal
$1,760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1970 Design Floor Lamp, Barbieri and Marianelli Designers for Tronconi
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
1970 Design Floor Lamp, Barbieri and Marianelli Designers for Tronconi
Rara lampada da terra ideata da Raoul Barbieri e Giorgio Marianelli prodotta dalla ditta Tronconi (Italia), n...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Iron
$1,473 Sale Price
30% Off
Petite 1960s Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount for Limburg
Located in Glendale, CA
Petite 1960s Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount for Limburg.
Executed in thick and heavy textured amber bubble glass and bl...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Beautiful 1970s Vintage Italian Murano Chandeliers, 24 Pink Disks
By Vistosi
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage pair of Italian Murano chandeliers in Vistosi style. Each chandeliers has 24 fantastic iridescent alabaster pink discs in a nickel metal frame...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of the 10 Ice Glass Wall Sconces with Brass Tone by J.T. Kalmar, Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the ten beautiful and elegant modern brass wall lights or sconces, manufactured by J.T. Kalmar Austria in the 1970s. Lovely design, executed to a very high standard.
Each wal...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Robert Sonneman Counterweight Floor Lamp Model 8003, Circa 1960
Located in Rochester, NY
Robert Sonneman floor lamp, model 8003 / Robert Sonneman Associates Inc. USA 1965. Sonneman Manufacturers Catalog, pg. 16. Chrome plated steel, chrome plated brass adjustment fitting...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome, Brass
Verner Panton 'Pantop Portable' Wireless Lamp in 'Matt Classic Blue' for Verpan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Pantop Portable' table lamp in 'Matt Classic Blue' for Verpan. Designed in 1980. New, current production.
This is a versatile smaller and wireless version of the 'P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Stiffel Mid-Century Polished Solid Brass Colunm Table Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Germantown, MD
Stiffel Mid-Century Polished Solid Brass Colunm Table Lamp
Measures 6" in width, 6" in depth and 21" in height to the top of the light socket, 28" in height to the top
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Tue Poulsen, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
By Tue Poulsen
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and brown-glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Tue Poulsen, Sweden, 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 14.7” H x 4.45" Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches):...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Large Modernist, Mazzega Murano Pendant Lamp, by Carlo Nason, 1960s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Verviers, BE
By Carlo Nason for Mazzega
This carefully made glass lampshade with streaks of green on a glass base and a delicate green edge along the ruffled edge provides the color contrast. The...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst White Milk Glass Pendant with Black Enamel Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This refined and understated Mid-Century Modern pendant was realized in the Czechoslovakia, circa 1950. It features a sculptural domed shade in opaque milk glass with dramatically co...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Enamel
Memphis Stilplast Halogen Adjustable Table Lamp Italy 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Stilplast Mwmphis Adjustable Table Lamp Italy 1980s
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of 2 Sets of Kalmar Gilded Sconces Murano Wall Lights Palazzo, Austria, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of midcentury gilded brass wall sconces with 3 Murano glass pieces, made by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured, circa 1960-1969.
Each sconce takes two x E14 bulbs.
Light b...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
A Pair of MID-CENTURY-MODERN Wall LAMPS Sconces att. PIERRE GUARICHE France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful and highly decorative pair of Mid-Century-Modern orientable wall sconces, attributed to Pierre Guariche, France, 1950.
These appliques are mounted on a circular black la...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Pair of Slim Frosted Murano Glass Oro Sommerso Wall Lights
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A slim, vintage Mid-Century Modern pair of Italian wall lights, appliques made of hand blown Murano glass Oro Sommerso, supported by a rectangular brass base. Each of the fixtures fe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Floor Lamp by Florian Schulz, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Floor Lamp by Florian Schulz, 1970s, Germany
This lamp works with E27 light bulb. Max 100W
Wired and suitable to use with 220V and 110V for all countries.
Measurements:
Height: 148...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Rare Copper Plate Pendant Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen Denmark 1958
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, highly decorative and elegant Mid-Century Modern 'Plate' or 'Tallerken' pendant lamp or hanging light. With wonderful light effect. Designed by Poul Henningsen for Lo...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Style Murano Glass Shell Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Two Art Deco wall lamps in the shape of a shell. Made of Murano Graniglia glass, mounted on a brass base. The wall lamps have two lights each and are equipped with an E14 socket for ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Ludovica & Palomba Medium 'Hoba' Blown Glass Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Foscarini
Located in Glendale, CA
Ludovica & Palomba Medium 'Hoba' Blown Glass Wall or Ceiling Lamp for Foscarini
Perfectly imperfect, 'Hoba' is the result from years of blown glass research by design team Ludovica ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass
One of Three Kalmar Pendant Lights, Ice Glass and Chrome, 1960s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
Only one light is available.
One of three pendant lamps by Kalmar, Austria, 1960s. They are made of frosted glasses and chrome (or nickel) plated brass. One medium screw base bulb per light.
The total drop can be altered to any length for free. US canopies and matching sconces are also available.
The price is per light. They are sold individually, as pair or as set of three lights.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome, Nickel
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE (LARGE) floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
Italian Orange Murano Glass Pendant Lights Attr to Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi
Located in Topeka, KS
Spectacular pair of Italian orange cased Murano glass pendant lights attributed to Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi with new black hanging cord, socket, & canopy. Beautiful condition, k...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wire
Monumental Commercial Modernist Chandelier, circa 1955
By Lightolier
Located in South Charleston, WV
Custom made circa 1955 and likely manufactured by Lightolier. Measures 63" diameter and 38" total drop. See diagram for measures. Consists of 12 brushed brass pendants amalgamated by...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
Capiz Shell Lotus Ball Chandelier Pendant Light Germany, 1960s
By Rausch, Verner Panton
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Capiz shell Lotus ball chandelier pendant light Germany, 1960s
It requires 1 x E27 standard bulbs with 100W max each.
A lig...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Flower Lotus Pendant Pull Down Light, German 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Very stylish vintage pendant light in shape of a lotus flower. Brass armature and smoke glass shades.
Hollywood regency lighting style! It has a Pull down mechanism. Made in the late...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Verner Panton 'Fun 11DM' Pendant Lamp in Sea Shells and Brass for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Fun 11DM' pendant lamp in sea shells and brass for Verpan.
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Sconce with Glass Shade
Located in Rome, IT
This wall-mounted sconce exemplifies the refined aesthetics of mid-century Italian design. Crafted in the 1960s, the fixture features a durable brass arm that extends from a rectangu...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Wall Lamps in Champagne Amber Color Glass and Brass details, Italy 1950's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Murano wall lamps in champagne amber color glass and brass details, Italy 1950's.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Veneziana 5 tiers chandelier. 41 Clear glass piece . Piattelli design. US wired
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This superb classic reliable style was re-designed for an improved look and trouble free chandelier.
This listing is for the US wired UL components not listed. For buyers who don't ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
1 of 5 Pairs of Glass Kalmar Sconces Wall Lights, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful pair of mid-century wall sconces. Each sconce with one large Murano glass piece, made by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured, circa 1960-1969.
Chrome metal base.
High quality ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Lival OY, Floor Lamp, Wood, Brass, Reed, Finland, 1950s
By Lival Oy
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, wood and reed floor lamp, designed and produced by Lival OY, Finland, 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 54.5" H x 21.5" W x 12.75" D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb
Number...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Maria Theresa Chandelier in Transparent Murano Glass, Italy, 1930s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Maria Theresa chandelier in transparent Murano glass, Italy, 1930s.
This chandelier is simply astonishing. The framework is in golden iron, surrounded by transparent Murano glass. T...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
$9,900 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern White Wood 17.5" Chandelier Pendant
Located in Beaverton, OR
This limited-edition pendant light features white eco wood veneer, a premium, sustainable material made from reconstituted natural wood fiber. Its varied grain offers a natural look ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Other
$875 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Pair of Patio or Outdoor Glass & Metal Wall Light Sconce, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful outdoor pair of sconce wall lights made in the 1970s by a German Manufactory, in very good original condition. Each fixture requires one European E27 / 110 Volt Edison bu...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Small Opaline White Happy Pendant Light, Hand Blown Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Small opaline white happy pendant light, hand blown glass by Siemon & Salazar, canopy included
Glass measures 4.5”T x 4.5”W
Th...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Art Deco Glass and Brass Wall Sconce, Germany 1940s
Located in Almelo, NL
Art Deco Glass and Brass Wall Sconce, Germany 1940s
This Art Deco wall sconce, a unique blend of glass and brass, hails from Germany and is a relic from the 1940s. Its design, a tes...
Category
1940s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 5 Stunning Petite Glass Flower Wall Light by Ernst Palme, Germany, 1970s
By Ernst Palme
Located in Aachen, NRW
Petite Midcentury flush mount light or wall sconce with 13 Murano glass flowers over a polished brass base, made by Ernst Palme in Germany, 1970s
Wonderful light effect.
High quality...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Brass Table Lamp by Pierre Cardin, 1970's
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage French table lamp in brass by Pierre Carding from 1970's.
Lamp is with the new made black color textile shade with gold inside.
Lamp includes E27 bulb.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Sizeable Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 11.75” H x 9.25” Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 4.5” Top Diameter x 16” Bo...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Pine
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
$1,062 Sale Price
40% Off
1 of the 2 Brass Gold Murano Sputnik Venini Style Flush Mount Wall lights, Italy
By Paolo Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Elegant pair of Murano light fixtures in the style of Paolo Venini for VeArt, Italy, 1970s. Brass stem and hardware and white steel fixture. Several star shaped gold or amber and cle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Two Rotating Straight Arms Wall Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "Two rotating straight arms wall lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1954.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and ...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$6,820 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Chromed 1970s Pendant Lamp by Kazuo Motozawa for Staff
Located in München, DE
Extremely impressive pendant lamp from the 1970s.
Exceptional design and a real eye-catcher for any room.
The lamp's lighting effect is exceptionally beautiful.
Very high-quality wor...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Vintage Italian Murano chandelier - 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
Raul Reyes 'Rey 20' Perforated Patinated Brass Dome Chandelier
Located in Glendale, CA
Raul Reyes 'Rey 20' Perforated Patinated Brass Dome Chandelier.
Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined chandeliers are reminiscent of the iconic ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano, in Stock
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture.
This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low ceiling and now is used to pair with Mid-Century Modern Barovier palmette chandeliers, that are usually very tall. This beautiful 18 palm leaves flush mount...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
STILUX Milano Midcentury Black Articulating Wall Light, 1950s
By Stilux
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This 1950s articulating reading light was designed and manufactured in Italy by Stilux Milano. Executed in black lacquered metal and brass. ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,558 Sale Price
20% Off
Achille & Pier Castiglioni 'Sputnik' Brass Chandelier in Multicolor for Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Achille & Pier Castiglioni 'Sputnik' brass chandelier in multicolor for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Sconces by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sconces by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960s. Classical bent arm up-lights comprising of an etched glass globe, sitting atop of ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,500 / item
A 1970s Mid-Century Modern Brown Murano Glass Leaf Wall Sconce by Franco Luce
By Franco Luce
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These are 1970s Mid-Century Modern wall sconces designed by Franco Luce. The sconces feature a striking leaf-shaped design made of hand-blown clear and walnut brown Murano glass, wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and glass table lamp with ashtray likely designed and produced in Italy, c. 1930s.
The brass base and neck present with moderate oxidation.
Chipping to glass.
Dimensions...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian vintage Murano chandelier - frosted carved glass leaves
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Huge Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 41 handblown transparent frosted carved glass leaves in a chrome frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions: 49,20 inches (125 cm) heig...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Søholm Stentøj, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Fabric, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A glazed brown green stoneware and beige fabric table lamp produced by Søholm Stentøj, Denmark, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 8.0"H x 4.75"W x 4.75"D
Dimensions...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware, Fabric
Mado Jolain, Floor lamp with magazine rack, France 1956
By Mado Jolain
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Extremely rare Mado Jolain floor lamp in black lacquered metal and natural saddle-stitched leather, France, 1956. Mado Jolain and René Legrand founded the I-D publishing house in Par...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Louis Flush Mount with Steel Canopy and Solid Brass Extension
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small: W 6in (15cm) x D 2.25in (6cm) x H 6in (15cm)
The Louis flush mount is fabricated with a darkened steel flat canopy and a solid brass or darken...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Sunburst Eyelash Light Fixture in Gilt Wrought Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
French midcentury gilt iron eyelash sunburst ceiling light fixture / wall sconce, 1950s.
A hand-hammered large gilt iron sunburst light fixture with alternating eyelash ended rays a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
1 of 4 Large Murano Glass Wall Sconce by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 4 Large Murano Wall light made by Barovier & Toso and Hillebrand, Italy, circa 1970-1979.
Large leaf shapes made in "rugiadoso" technique using bubbles, gold
flecks, and impre...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Joe Colombo Wall Lamp 'Coupé' Black by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp 'Coupé' designed by Joe Colombo in 1967.
Adjustable rotating metal wall lamp giving direct and reflected light.
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The Coupé series, design...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$1,361 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Stunning & Stylish & Rare Mid-Century Modern 3 Light Glass & Teakwood Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern ceiling light with teakwood and art glass shades.
This vintage light fixture has a beautiful look and feel and you will hardly ever find a light fixture...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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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