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
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
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
Vintage Mid Century Modern Burnished Brass Pivoting Bankers Desk Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Burnished Brass Pivoting Small Bankers Desk Table Lamp. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 16" H x 9" W x 6" D. (Location: Section 1)
Standard antique/...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
pair Library Swing arm brass floor lamps 1980s Germany
By Holtkoetter
Located in Den Haag, NL
Library Swing arm brass floor lamps . Halogen . comes with good working
dimmers . Adjustable in Height .Very good quality lamps .Beautiful Bronze color . with just the right amoun...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1980s Memphis Style Glass 'BiBi' Table Lamps for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of 1980s Memphis Style Glass 'BiBi' Table Lamps for Artemide. Designed by Alessandro Mendini. Handcrafted in sky blue Murano glass, this petite lamp is strongly associated with ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Pair of Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant' Wall Lights in White
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall lights in white.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are sti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Sergio Mazzza for Artemide Italian Midcentury Metal Glass Sconces "Gamma" 1960s
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian set of two midcentury modern design sconces wall lamps from the Gamma series designed by Sergio Mazza and produced by Artemide with brushed steel frame and thick molded glass...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
'Stemlite' Table Lamp by Bill Curry for GUBI in Black Red
By Bill Curry, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
'Stemlite' Table Lamp by Bill Curry for GUBI in Black Red
Originally conceived in 1962 by designer Bill Curry, the award-winning 'Stemlite' line became known as a 'total look' lamp....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Scandinavian Modern Golden Pendant Lamp by PO Ström, 1970's
By Per-Olof Ström, IKEA
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Large modernist pendant light designed by P.O. Ström for IKEA, Sweden, during the 1970s. The aluminum pendant features a yellow-patinated golden hue exterior and a silver-colored alu...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Angelo Brotto Wall Sconces for Esperia Bronze & Murano Glass 1960s
By Esperia, Angelo Brotto
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant large pair of italian wall sconces made of bronze and Murano glass in the 1960s by Esperia, designed by Angelo Brotto. Gem from the time. A real eye-catcher even unlit.
Mea...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Esperia signed Mid-Century chandelier
By Esperia
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century Modern chrome pendant chandelier or flush mount, signed by Esperia, Italy 1970s.
The vintage chandelier is made of nine fluted chrome pendants.
Each chrome fluted light h...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Paavo Tynell Model '9602' Brass and Rattan Floor Lamp with Wicker Shade for GUBI
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell Model '9602' Brass and Rattan Floor Lamp with Wicker Shade for GUBI
Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1935 and characterized by its elegant, airy lampshade balance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gino Sarfatti Model No. 2065 Ceiling Light for Astep
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti model no. 2065 ceiling lamp for Astep.
Designed in 1950, this is an authorized re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, grandson of Gino S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
1 of 5 Stunning Murano Glass Tubes Flushmount by Doria, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic mid-century chandelier by Doria, Germany, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. Many Murano glass cylinders suspended from the fixture.
High quality and in very good condition....
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Monumental Akari Model 70F Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Monumental Akari model 70F light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufactu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Alberto Donà Midcentury Light Blue Murano Glass Poliedri Chandelier, Italy, 1985
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
Murano blown glass Poliedri chandelier color light blue elements.
This fantastic chandelier contains a total of 282 elements called Poliedri.
This classic developed in the 1960...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1 of 4 Stunning Murano Glass Flower Ceiling Light by Ernst Palme, Germany, 1970s
By Ernst Palme
Located in Aachen, NRW
Midcentury flush mount light or wall sconce with 24 Murano glass flowers over a polished brass base, made by Ernst Palme in Germany, 1970s
Wonderful light effect.
High quality and in...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
rare large mid century modern cocoon TABLE LAMP cherrywood base 1970s
Located in Mannheim, DE
Exceptional large table lamp from the 1960s to 70s. No label, manufacturer most probably Goldkant-Leuchten Fritz Wauer Wuppertal Germany. The material of the cocoon shade is a kind o...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Resin, Wood, Cherry
70s Felipe Delfinger Feders Handcrafted Art Glass Lamp Chandelier Pendant Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a 1970s Felipe Delfinger for Feders Colorful Art Glass Lamp Pendant from Mexico
Artisan Hand Blown Glass Lamp Shade
...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Max Ingrand Wall Lights for Fontana Arte, Mod. 1636
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Stunning Max Ingrand wall lights for Fontana Arte, mod. 1636
Fontana Arte original glass and solid brass structure .
Original...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Joe Colombo Floor Lamp 'Spider' Marble and Metal by Oluce
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp 'Agnoli' designed by Tito Agnoli in 1954.
Floor lamp giving direct light, lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium. Manufac...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Polished Brass with Grey Difuser by Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Unusual Emil Stejnar Brass Crystal Chandelier, Rupert Nikoll, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful, floral brass chandelier from the 1950s, designed by Emil Stejnar, executed by Rupert Nikoll Vienna. Has 10 arms and a lot of crystals and glass flower elements on it. In...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Delvaux Créateur Midcentury Leather Belgium Orientable Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Table lamp designed by Delvaux and manufactured in Belgium with leather base, chromed structure and orientable new black fabric lampshade, circa 1960s
Signature of the producer unde...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Huge Murano Chandelier Trasparent Quadriedri, 182 Prism, Elena Model
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic vintage Murano chandelier made by 184 Murano trasparent crystal prism in a nickel metal frame. The glasses have two different sizes.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions: 66,...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
1 of 10 Petite Crystal Glass Brass Wall Sconces by Peill & Putzler, Germany
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 10 petite exclusive Sputnik crystal glass wall sconce by Peil & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
Wonderful light effect.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired, a...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Floor Lamp Arc by Goffredo Reggiani, Italian Lampadaire, circa 1970
Located in Labrit, Landes
With gold anodized pull stand marble arc floor lamp attributed to Goffredo Reggiani for Reggiani Lampadari.
The chrome arch holding the lamp is lined so it is possible to change the ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
1970s Vintage Italian Murano Chandeliers, 24 Gold Disks
By Vistosi
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage Italian Murano chandeliers in Vistosi style. Each chandelier has 24 fantastic iridescent alabaster honey discs in a nickel metal frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions:41,...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Wall Light Fresnel Joe Colombo for Oluce Midcentury White Exsterior Lighting
By Joe Colombo
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Fresnel Joe Colombo for oluce midcentury Italia design white Exsterior lighting.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age Orange Folding Pendant Lamp by Gunner Jensen, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Foldable Space Age pendant lamp from the 1970s after a design by Gunner Jensen. Here still brand new in the original packaging.
The design is based on the transformation of a two -d...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Eight-Arm Brass Chandelier, Ivory or Black Heads, Gold Inside in Stilnovo Style
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Best size for dining room use. Enchanting 54in - 135cm diameter chandelier. Midcentury eight-arm spider chandelier with ivory or black shades and natural patinated brass.
Pivotting heads helps with the light distribution in the room. Upper shades contribute to the ambiance light and lower shades for the direct lights. The pictures are showing the new version with golden finish inside for a glamour touch. Classic ivory is also available. See last picture.
It’s my favorite thing in the house, said one of my first customers.
A statement piece for a large living room or over a dining table.
There is a special feature on customization: double circuit (to lit up cones separately from down lights) upon request, and it's complimentary. You can have one circuit or both dimmable to play with more light to the ceiling , on conversation before dinner, and full light on the table when dinner starts.
Made by a lab specialized in midcentury restoration. Owner is a collector himself and connoisseur of the period. This chandelier takes it's inspiration from several different chandeliers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Sconces by Luigi Fontana
By Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Sconces by Luigi Fontana. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1940s. Five etched glass cups cascade through a stamped copper/brass branch. Each cup holds a single e...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper, Brass
Red Iron Double Sconces , France 1950
Located in New York, NY
Pair of sconces in red painted steel, nice patina. Reminiscent of the creations of a famous designer we apparently can't mention. Two pairs are available.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
Rare Brown & White Ufo Pendant Lamp by Aloys F. Gangkofner for ERCO Leuchten
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Ceiling Lamp by Aloys F. Gangkofner for Erco Leuchten, Germany Lüdenscheid 1960s.
A very interesting and decorative lamp.
1 x E27 Edison screw fit bulb holder, is rewired and ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Brown Vaga Table Lamp by Franco Mirenzi for Valenti, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Vaga table lamp designed by Franco Mirenzi in 1978 and produced by Valenti Luce.
The relatively heavy base provides a solid balance for the fairly large round metal top of the lamp....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Stilnovo Ceiling Pendant Model 1219, a pair
By Stilnovo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stilnovo ceiling pendant model 1219, a pair.
Italy, 1960s.
Opaline glass, copper, enameled copper.
Black fabric cord.
One medium base socket.
...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
1 of 3 Pairs of Large Kalmar Sconces Wall Lights, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of midcentury wall sconces with 5 Murano glass pieces, made by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured, circa 1960-1969.
Each fixture requires 3 x E14 Standard bulbs and is...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Marianne Starck, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Brass, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware and brass table lamp designed by Marianne Stark and produced by Michael Andersen, Denmark, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 16.25"H x 5.1"W...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
20th Century Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamp by La Borne Potters 1970 Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne Potters
Realised circa 1970
Original ceramic table lamp
Perfect condition
Electrical system is ok
Ceramic measures - height : 18 cm Large : 14 cm
Measures w...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
1 of 3 Pairs of Kalmar 'Tulipan' Sconces Wall Lights, Austria, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of midcentury wall sconces, made by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured, circa 1970-1979.
Each tulip-shaped glass is handmade which makes each glass piece a unique piece. E...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
XL Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Pendant Lamp or Hanging Light by Flos Italy, 1960s
By Flos
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, highly decorative and large Mid-Century Modern cocoon pendant lamp or hanging light. Designed & manufactured probably by Flos, Italy, 1960s.
Executed in sprayed plastic polymers and metal, the pendant lamp needs 3 x E27 / E26 Edison screw fit bulbs. It is wired, in working condition and runs on 110 / 230 volt. Delivery without bulbs.
Condition:
Good original vintage condition. Wear consistent with use and age. Tiny tear...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1960s Helena Tynell Model #A664 Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount for Limburg
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Helena Tynell Model #A664 Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount for Limburg. Executed in thick and heavy textured amber bubble glass and ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Stunner Large Classic Murano Chandelier in the style of Carlo Scarpa.
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Bromma, SE
Pair of Huge Murano Chandeliers in the style of Carlo Scarpa with beautiful hand blown poliedri prisms.
Lamp structure in metal which is painted in a brown-bronze color tone.
Each ch...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of Hourglass Shaped Old Brass Wall Sconce, France, Europe, 1970s
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
High-end wall sconces, made in France, Europe, around 1970. The wall lights are made of lead crystall and a chrome frame holding the glass.
Dimensions:
Height: 13.78 inch (35 cm)
Wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Arteluce Atomic Space Chrome Disk Lamp Mira "C" Designed by Ezio Didone
By Arteluce, Ezio Didone
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage midcentury Arteluce saucer lamp.This Mira C Suspension provides diffused upward and downward light and features aluminum chrome lamp body finish a sandblasted, acid-etched gl...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Murano Art Glass and Brass Pink Color Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
This charming wall lamp is entirely handmade in Murano. Each single leaf is handcrafted in high quality Murano blown glass; that's why each leaf is slightly different from the other....
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Michel Jaubert Signed Sculptural Bronze Table Lamp, circa 1975, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful Michel Jaubert organic form bronze table lamp, circa 1975, France.
Polished bronze, new ivory fabric shade, lacquered black wood base.
The lamp is in good condition, rewire...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
"Tete de Femme" Floor Lamp Styled After Giacometti
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Bradenton, FL
"Tete de Femme" floor lamp in the manner of the model produced by Alberto Giacometti in the 1930's. This one has the added bonus of not costing $250,000 but is in the style of and no...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Resin
Pair of Mid-Century Opaline and Orange Glass Pendant Lights
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Striking pair of mid-century pendant lights featuring elongated white opaline glass cones paired with bold, transparent orange glass disc shades. These sculptural fixtures cast a wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Flush Mount Ceiling or Wall Light, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murano glass flush mount ceiling or wall light.
Made in Italy in 1960s.
Takes one medium base bulb.
Complimentary US rewiring upon request.
We take pride in bringing vintage fixture...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1960s chrome-plated Gaetano Sciolari Cubist, MCM Brutalist Pendant light, Italy
Located in Basel, BS
1960s Italian chandelier featuring a Mid Century Geometric, Brutalist, Cubist, Modernist design and a chrome framework, designed by Gaetano Sciolari.
This chandelier is equipped wi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Italian Designer, Floor Lamp, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
Sold with lampshade.
Dimensions stated refers to the floor lamp with shade.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
Nickel, Enamel, Bronze, Brass
Globo Pendant Lamp by Miguel Milá for Polinax, Spain, 1965
By Miguel Milà
Located in Barcelona, ES
Globo pendant lamps designed in 1965 by Miguel Milá for Polinax, Spain. Globe made of matt polyethylene plastic that screws onto the bakelite support where the electrical system is l...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic, Bakelite
Kalmar Chrome Sputnik Ceiling Fixture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Kalmar Atomic Aluminum Chandelier. Round lightbulbs make the fixture anything you want it to be! white, clear or even round balls with 1/2 chrome tops ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Arredoluce Style Pair of Pendants, a Pair
By Arredoluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Arredoluce style pair of pendants.
Italy 1960s.
Opaline glass, patinated brass.
Rewired for US.
Height adjustable. Overall drop can be made shorter.
2...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Henry Holland Studio Handmade Oatmeal and White Ceramic Sphere Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Our "TABLE" table lamp is larger than normal, she'd sit comfortably on a sideboard or entrance hall. Made using stacked earthenware spheres sitting atop a hand-turned oak base. The b...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
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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