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
Space Age Orbit Ceiling Lamp with Five Amber Glass Balls, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Elegant Mid-Century Modern chandelier.
Executed in massive brass. The chandelier needs 5 x E14 Edison screw fit bulb.
They are wired, in working condition and run both on 110 ...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Medium Black Metal Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set Four of Vintage Pink Glass Petals Drop Wall Sconce, Murano
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Set Four of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 10 pink glass petals (transparent crystal, smooth outside, with crystal powder and then rough inside) in a chrome frame.
Period:1970'S
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Michael Andersen, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue and brown-glazed stoneware table lamp produced by Michael Andersen, Bornholm, Denmark, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12“ H x 4.25“ Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inc...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware
1950's Italian Metal Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
A stylish 1950s Italian mid-century modern table lamp with an elegant brass structure and a black lacquered metal circular shade.
Push type switch at the base.
Fits two e14 bulbs. ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Original vintage swirl murano glass table lamp Mushroom, Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Classic of Italian design — Mushroom swirl table lamp. Made of Murano glass with milky white color in the 1970s. Original vintage handcrafted light from Italy.
The lamp has the orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model UF4-L8 Floor Lamp, Japan, 2021
By Vitra, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic Japanese floor lamp rendered in a black painted steel frame with a suspended washing paper and bamboo shade with a cloth covered cord, designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1951. Signe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Flush Mount by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1960s, Nr 1
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exquisite brass ceiling lamp by Limburg from the 1960s embodies timeless elegance and high-quality craftsmanship. Its geometric design, featuring structured glass panels with a ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1960s Italy Mid Century Poliarte Brutalist Flush Mount Murano Glass & Bronze
By Poliarte
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Amazing heavy brutalist flush mount made of rough-cut translucent and amber Murano glass strips mounted on a bronze frame. Heavy duty. With this light you make a clear statement in y...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Classic Pink Murano Chandeliers Tronchi
Located in Bromma, SE
Pair of Pink Contemporary Murano Chandeliers. Tubular Tronchi Formed Glass Prisms in Traditional Italian Mid-Century Style.
The murano fixture is composed of 36 Glass Elements in the...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Set of 2 Vintage Danish Tivoli Pendant Lamps by Sidse Werner, Early 80s
By Holmegaard
Located in Hamburg, DE
Set of 2 Vintage Danish Tivoli Pendant Lamps by Sidse Werner for Holmegaar, Early 80s.
Ornamental glass pendant light from Danish manufacturer Holmegaa...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Articulating Wall Sconces by George Hansen for Metarlarte
Located in New York, NY
This brilliant pair of Mid-Century Modernist Articulating Wall Sconces in Polished Brass by George W. Hansen for Metalarte originate from Spain, Circa 1970. Featuring a beautiful geo...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Six Globe Frosted Glass, Brass & Black Enamel Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This unique and elegant Mid-Century Modernist Six Globe Frosted Glass, Brass & Black Enamel Chandelier originates from Italy, Circa 1960. Featu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970 Italy Fontana Arte Chandelier O4 Zero Quattro Murano Glass & Chrome
By Zero Quattro
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant spherical glass chandelier by O4 (Zero Quattro) edited by Fontana Arte, Milano, Italy in the 1970s. Made with elements of cut Murano...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
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
Vintage Italian Coupè Table Lamp by Joe Colombo by Oluce, 1960s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage italian Coupè table lamp by Joe Colombo. This articulate clamp lamp from the Coupè series in Red lacquered metal is from the first edition by O-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
"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
Sculpture Set of Two Modular Nagel 1960s Space-Age Floor-lamps, Made in Germany
By Nagel AG
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Iconic sculpture Spage Age modular set of two standing chrome floor lamps. Designed in 1960s by Nagel made in Germany.
This set of lamps consists of 24 modular lighting elements...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chrome & Brass Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern chrome & brass chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Petite' Wall Lamp in Light Blue
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Petite' wall lamp in light blue.
Perriand's iconic 'Applique Cylindrique' features a unique pivoting sha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Amazing Murano Pink Petals Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 101 glass petals (pink and white “lattimo”) that give a very elegant ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Janus Lamp by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Janus lamp is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Shade included. Please note exact dimensions may vary.
Born in New York City a...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
'Gabi' Perforated Brass Dome & White Painted Metal Pendant by Alvaro Benitez
Located in Glendale, CA
'Gabi' Perforated brass dome & white painted metal pendant by Alvaro Benitez.
Hand-fabricated by Los Angeles based designer and lighting professional Alvaro Benitez, these UL Listed and highly refined pendant lamps are reminiscent of the iconic midcentury Italian designs of Arteluce and Stilnovo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Table Lamp Rattan Enamelled Metal Lighting Midcentury Italian Design 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Ellipsoidal shaped table lamp made of enamelled metal and rattan. Made in Italy in the 70s. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank you.
Weight: 0.510 Kg
Light bulbs: 1 E...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pagoda Form Reed Wrapped Chandelier From the FS Flores Collection
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive large Chinoiserie eight light chandelier handcrafted with a metal frame expertly wrapped in reed in an alluring pagoda form with lotus leaf candle cups, designed and manufactured exclusively by FS Henemader Antiques.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Reed
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser by Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065.
White diffuser, black hardware, white cable.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatt...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
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
Stilnovo Style Pair Of Italian Brass And Painted Metal Wall Sconces
By Stilnovo
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description below, where you will find detailed technical and historical information intended to guarantee the authenticity and quality of our p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Paavo Tynell 1972 Pendant Bamboo Shade Ø60 cm for GUBI
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in New York, NY
Designed by the legendary Paavo Tynell, the 1972 pendant features a conical shade in bamboo, crafted by master artisans. The the bamboo slats are hand sewn into a pleated mat and fas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pink Hand Carved Alabaster and Brass Ceiling Lamp, 1930s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Beautiful pink Alabaster pendant lamp from the 1930s, made in Germany. The soft, diffused light passing through the veined Alabaster creates a warm and inviting atmosphere, making it...
Category
1930s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Upsala Ekeby, Table Lamp, Earthenware, Brass, Sweden, 1930s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in High Point, NC
A green-glazed earthenware table lamp designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
“L” stamp on bottom
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12” H x 6.25” Diameter
Dimensions of Sh...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Joe Colombo 'Fresnel' Wall Lamps in Chrome for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Joe Colombo 'Fresnel' wall lamps in chrome for Oluce.
Executed in chrome-plated metal and glass, this is one of the most refined Minimalist Italian designs of the midcentury...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Chandelier Mod.4022 Luigi Bandini Buti for Kartell, Italy 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Suspension lamp mod.4022 designed by Archietto Luigi Bandini Buti for Kartell in the 1960s. This pendant lamp was constructed by superimposing two hemispherical acrylic units, held i...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Wall Light in Brass by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Oslo, NO
Constructivist wall lamp in patinated brass. Designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen and made in Denmark from circa 1970s first half. The lamp is fully working and in very good vintage ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in orange for Artemide.
This lamp has become a design icon, with its mushroom shape and bright orange or white hues. Introduced in 1967, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
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
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in All White for Nemo
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in All White for Nemo
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these ne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Brass and Opal Glass Ceiling Lamp, Germany, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant ceiling lamp from 1960s Germany showcases a refined combination of brass and opal glass. The opal glass diffuser is seamlessly integrated into the brass frame, creating ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp designed by husband and wife duo Jane & Gordon Martz. Produced by Marshall Studios, Indiana.
The base is slip-cast and then dipped into glaze. The design also incorpo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Set of 3 Pink Murano Chandeliers Tronchi
Located in Bromma, SE
Set of two three 3 Pink Contemporary Murano Chandeliers. Tubular Tronchi Formed Glass Prisms in Traditional Italian Mid-Century Style.
The murano fixtures are composed of 48 Glass El...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Daniel Becker 'Dune 6' Suspension Lamp in Anodized Aluminum for Moss Objects
Located in Glendale, CA
Daniel Becker 'Dune 6' Suspension Lamp in Anodized Aluminum for Moss Objects
Designed by Berlin luminary Daniel Becker, the 'Dune' collection covers countless architectural applicat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Large Mid-Century Clear Murano and Brass Wall Sconce by Mazzega, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Stunning and large Italian Murano glass mid-century central wall sconce or flush mount. This fixture was made during the 1970s in Italy for the Venice company “Mazzega”.
Mazzega lie ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Danish Mid- Century Pair of Chandeliers by Bent Nordsted for Lyskaer, 1970s
By Lyskjaer Belysning, Bent Nordsted
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Marvelous and beautiful Pair of of two Danish chandeliers from 1970s. These pieces were designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Denmark by Bent Nordsted for Lyskaer Belysning.
...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
VeArt Cube Murano Art Glass, Italian Design 1970, Pop Art
By VeArt
Located in Palermo, Sicily
VeArt cube Murano Art Glass, Italian design 1970, pop art.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Florian Schulz Early Rare Double DUOS Counterweight Pendant Lamp in Brass, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Florian Schulz Early Rare Double DUOS Counterweight Pendant Lamp in Brass, 1960s
Classic Florian Schulz design and high quality manufactured double counterweight pendant...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Art Glass and Brass Pink and Gold Color Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very original Murano glass wall lamp with a particular design, flower shape of the glass plate and a unique rose gold color.
The wall lamp is composed of a white metal structure to ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Marbro 1950s Italian Seguso Murano Glass Pineapple Table Lamp
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Marbro 1950s Italian Seguso Murano glass pineapple table lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Flavio Poli Sommerso Blue Green Yellow Glass Pendant Lamps for Seguso, 1960
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Vienna, AT
Three Flavio Poli Sommerso pendant lamps for Seguso, circa 1960
Wonderful set of 3 colored thick Flavio Poli 'Sommerso' glass shades. Sommerso (lit. "submerged" in Italian), or "sunken glasses", is a form of artistic Murano glass that typically has two layers of contrasting colors, which are formed by dipping a gather of colored glass into another molten glass and then blowing the gather...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Atomic White Chandelier by Temde, Switzerland, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Atomic chandelier with 10 Bulbs was designed and made Temde Leuchten.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired. Small signs of age and use.
The fixture requires ...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Opaline Glass
Angelo Mangiarotti 'Lesbo' Glass Table Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Angelo Mangiarotti 'Lesbo' glass table lamp for Artemide.
Designed by Mangiarotti in 1967, the Lesbo table lamp is now an internationally celebrated design. Its iconic curves inspir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamp by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table Lamp model Mini Coupe designed by Joe Colombo.
Table lamp giving direct light, lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium.
Manufact...
Category
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Swedish Mid Century Floor Lamp in Brass by Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Karlstad, SE
A refined 1940s floor lamp produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, showcasing the era's exquisite craftsmanship and understated elegance. The lamp features a slender, gracefully arched brass...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass wall lighting by Vetri 40cm pair, Italy, late 1980s
By Vetri
Located in La xara, VC
Murano Glass wall lighting by VM-Vetri, Italy, Late 1970s
These are white Murano glass ceiling or wall lights with a white painted metal bracket, from the production of VM 'Vetri M...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Stunning Set of Five Murano Glass Leaf Sconces by Barovier and Toso, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Incredible mid century Murano glass leaf wall sconce with heavy brass fixture. This wonderful piece was designed in Italy by Barovier & Toso during the 1960s.
Each sconce is outstand...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
20th Century Gae Aulenti Artemide Table Lamp Mod. Mezzo Oracolo, 1960s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Turin, Turin
Gaetana "Gae" Aulenti (1927-2012) graduated in architecture in Milan in 1954. A decade-long collaboration with the historic magazine Casabella-Continuity (1955-1965) proved crucial t...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of 2 Petite Murano Citrus GlassFlush mount light by Kalmar, Austria, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful Murano glass Flush mount light by Kalmar, 1970s
Swirl glass, clear twisted crystal glass panels on a gold color frame
Each Pendant light needs 1 x E27 standard bulbs.
Light...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
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
Model 468 Sconces by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 468 Sconces by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1966. Polished nickel cylinders with a sliced bottom end; allowing for a surreal glass diffus...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Mid-century Modern lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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8 Mid-Century Lighting Makers
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.