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
Vintage Murano glass Torciglioni chandelier by Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By AVMazzega
Located in Palermo, IT
This fascinating "Torciglioni" chandelier by AV Mazzega, dating from the 1970s, is a true gem of Venetian design. Composed of a cascade of transparent and amber blown glass elements,...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Round Amber Mid-Century Modern 3D Fossil Shell Shape Flush Mount Lamp, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Round Amber Mid-Century Modern 3D Fossil Shell Shape Flush Mount Lamp, 1960s
Executed in ice glass and metal.
This lamp need 1 x E14 / E15 Edison screw fit bulb is wired, in wo...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian wall or ceiling lights, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian wall or ceiling lights.
Made in Italy in 1970s.
Glass, chrome plated metal, plexiglass.
Takes 4 candelabra bulbs each.
Complimentary US rewiring upon request.
4 lights are av...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Beautiful pair of Murano Glass Tube wall sconces - 13 blue glass tube
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage pair of wall sconces in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 13 large blue glass tubes in a star shape for each lamp.
Pe...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Lamp Chandelier mod. Six Moon
Located in Turin, Turin
Angelo Lelii became an influential designer in postwar Italy, especially in the field of modern lighting design. In the 1947 He founded Arredoluce, a premier manufacturer of supplie...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Hans Agne Jakobsson Chandelier Ceiling Lamp Brass with 5 Glass Balls
Located in München, BY
Beautiful 1960s brass ceiling lamp with 5 glass balls, designed by Hans Agne Jakobsson, Sweden.
The lamp, canopy and rod are made of shiny brass. The lampshades are made of amber c...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Gordon & Jane Martz Ceramic Pottery Table Lamps in White Glaze and Teak 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
A pair of model no. 203 ceramic table lamps designed by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios 1960s
White matte glazed stoneware and teak bases with original teak finials and n...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware, Teak
Two 1980s Barovier Style Mid-Century Modern Rostrato Murano Glass Wall Sconces
By Barovier
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A pair of brass and Rostrato Murano glass wall sconces in the manner of Barovier; they work with 110-240 volts and require...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern pine Cactus Shaped Floor Lamp
Located in Charleston, SC
A stunning design to say the least. This iconic lamp was designed and produced by Modeline of California in the late 1970s. Superb sculptural wooden floor lamp. Cactus-like in form...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Lamp Metal and Opaline Glass by Pia Guidetti Crippa for Lumi, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Rare table or floor lamp by the italian designer Pia Guidetti Crippa for the editor Lumi, metal chrome and opalin glass ball. Famous manufacture like Sar...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Brass Counterbalance Chandelier by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The counterbalance chandelier features a brass rod that is delicately balanced with a brass finial on one end and a large bulb on the other. ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Iris Flush Mount 9.5", Hand Blown Glass -Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
The Iris uses mottled clear thick glass and a cast bronze heat sink to create a fixture that is a combination of ancient crafts and forward thinking. Each glass piece is hand shaped ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Alfetta Table Lamp by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, Italy, 1960s
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Hagenbach, DE
The Alfetta table lamp was designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide in the 1960s and is a refined example of Italian mid-century lighting design. Known for his precise and rational aest...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Architect Table Lamp 1970s
By Arteluce
Located in Ljubljana, SI
This stunning 1970s red architect table lamp by Arteluce features a sleek metal design with a double-articulated arm and an adjustable shade for precise, targeted lighting. Made in I...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Unique Set of 3 Large Art Deco Style Midcentury White Alabaster Pendant Lights
Located in Lisse, NL
Large size and great shape group of three identical alabaster pendants.
If you are looking for a group of beautiful and truly stylish pendants for a midcentury, for an Art Deco or f...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Wire
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce adjustable table lamp Italy 1973
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
The articulating table lamp, model 14165 Flexa, is an exceptional design by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy, from 1973. This lamp is a rare example of mid-century modern design, f...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Travertine, Metal, Chrome
Scandinavian Outdoor Wall Light, Norway, 1960s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and decorative outdoor wall light on a painted metal frame with shade in embossed glass. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1960s first half. The lamp is fully working ...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Verner Panton 'Fun 2DM' Pendant Lamp in Sea Shells and Chrome for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Fun 2DM' pendant lamp in sea shells and chrome for Verpan
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior desig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Purple and Teal Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of table lamps made of hand-blown glass elements from Murano, Italy outside of Venice, in the manner of Ettore Stossas. Each lamp features unique glass components in teal green ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair Mid-Century Modern Vistosi Style Yellow Glass Murano Disk Chandeliers
By Gino Vistosi, Mazzega
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A pair of Italian Murano chandeliers attributed to Vistosi. The chandelier has 16 hand blown glass disks made of yellow/orange Murano glass, hanging in a metal frame. The lamp has 4 lights (E14 sockets), which gives an atmospheric light. Made in Italy around 1960-1970. In good condition and fully working. The glasses are perfect and the chrome has little wear consisting in age and use. Note: the lamp sockets have different colors, one have light gray, the other dark gray sockets.
These lamps were a big hit and they were made for more than 30 years. Few are marked with a label. Today new chandeliers are in production
We also have a larger similar lamp...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large 1950s Luigi Caccia Dominioni 'LP 10' Wall Light with Azucena Stamp
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 1950s Luigi Caccia Dominioni 'LP 10' wall light with Azucena Stamp. An exceptionally rare and beautifully sculptural wall lamp executed in architectural brass and opaline glass...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Paavo Tynell Model '9602' Brass and Rattan Floor Lamp with Canvas Shade for GUBI
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell Model '9602' Brass and Rattan Floor Lamp with Canvas 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
Set of Two Table or Bedside Lamps by Kamenicky Senov, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Design table lamps with metal base and glass shades.
Very good original condition. Marked by Kamenicky Senov.
1x40W, E25-E27 bulb
US plug adapter included.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Swedish Organic Modern Wall Light, Pine
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A wonderful Swedish Wall light constructed of Pine with routed circular patterns. Features a pivoting shade which can move a bit to either side and the light can be mounted either ho...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Pine
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Double' Wall Light in Black
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Double' wall light in black.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
1 of 4 Kalmar Sconces Wall Lights, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 4 Wonderful midcentury wall sconces with ice glass, made by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured, circa 1960-1969.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and read...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Spectacular Murano clear Glass Sputnik Chandelier - 51 glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian Sputnik chandelier in brass plated metal frame, 51 rare transparent solid glass spheres. Murano blown glass in a traditional way. 10 light points.
Weight of chandelier about ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Blue and Avventurina Lamps
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Italian hand-blown Murano glass mirrored avventurina lamps that contain 23 carat gold flecks and beautiful blue glass. The process of fusing the gold flecks within the glas...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Stilnovo 'Cascade' chandelier in mid-century murano glass.
By Stilnovo
Located in Palermo, IT
Product Information:
mid-Century Modern biano painted glass and brass recessed chandelier is like a waterfall, original 1960s Italian. The elegant brass border supports a frame of wh...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel, Nickel
Carl Auböck Vice Versa Floor Lamp
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck vice versa floor lamp. These iconic and Minimalist Viennese floor lamps are executed in brass, wicker and cast iron designed by Werks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
Paavo Tynell 'Nun's Hat' Floor Lamp Model 9629 in Black & Brass, Taito 1950s
By Taito, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
An iconic floor lamp model 9269 designed by Paavo Tynell for Taito in the 1950s. The lamp is in good condition and retains all original parts and original rattan. It has been repaint...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Søholm, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of grey and brown glazed stoneware table lamps, designed and produced by
Søholm, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12.5" H x 7.25" Diameter
Dimensions o...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware
1 of 3 Large Opal Glass Pendant Light by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round Biomorphic opal glass pendant designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, we...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Red-Brown Colored Glass Pendant Lamp , 1970s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This large and very nice pendant lamp is made of red brown colored glass with a white inside. The glass is hung to the fixture by a metal ring with 3 connecting screws. This model is...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Large Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Large Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah, 1970s, Italy
Lampshade is in good condition and very clean.
This lamp works with 4x E27 light bulb
Wired and suitab...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Alex Schmid '1000 Karat Blau' Gold Leaf Suspension Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
Alex Schmid '1000 Karat Blau' gold leaf suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer
Designed by Alex Schmid and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most cele...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
A Sculptural MID-CENTURY-MODERN BRUTALIST RUSTIC Wood TABLE LAMP, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A very beautiful carved table lamp, Modernist, Brutalist, Folk Art, Shabby-Chic, Rustic Modern, conical body in solid wood carved with a helical movement, with its original braided r...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
Impressive Large Gilt Brass and Crystal Glass Chandelier by Palwa Germany, 1960s
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning chandelier by Palwa (Palme and Walter), Germany, manufactured in the 1960s. It’s composed of jewel-like glass pieces and brass plates with a nice relief.
Sockets: It ne...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Set of Four 1970s Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass wall Sconces by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a set of four Mid-Century Modern white, amber and brown Murano glass wall sconces, crafted by Mazzega in the 1970s. Each sconce showcases a unique, hand-blown glass design wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
"Viscontea" Suspenion Lamps Achille & P. G. Castiglioni, Flos (First Edition)
Located in Argelato, BO
First edition Viscontea suspension light by Achille & Pier Castiglioni for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960's.
This chandelier, made in the 1960s, is one of the ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of 2 Large Brass Opal Glass Wall Lights, Limburg, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 2 large brass opal glass wall lights, Limburg, Germany, 1970s
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use.
Each fixture requires 1 standard b...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Opal, Brass
Limburg Brass with Smoked Glass Ball Pendant, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Large smoked glass ball pendant, manufactured by Limburg, Germany, circa 1970-1979.
Sockets: One x E27 standard bulb and compatible also with the ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Smoked Glass
Pair of Mid-century Modern Brass and "Pulegoso" Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful set of two stunning brass wall lamps made with brass base and white "Pulegoso" blown Murano glass glasses in the style of Barovier. Made in Murano, Venice, Italy, in the 19...
Category
1980s 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
Sculptural Gilt Metal Pendant Lamp by S. Salvadori
By S. Salvadori
Located in London, GB
A rare gilt metal pendant lamp by S. Salvadori.
The Salvadori workshop made sculptural furniture and lighting in Florence during the 1950s and 60s. Their whimsical designs often fea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
classic Louis Kalff table lamp for Philips CROW FOOT beautifully preserved
Located in Landshut, BY
Louis Kalff table lamp Mid century
Beautifully preserved Crow's foot table lamp from the 1950s, designed by Louis Kalff for Philips.
Classic textured lacquer fully functional and usable.
E27 socket - can be used both with 220/240 V or 110/150 V bulbs
Louis Christiaan Kalff (14 November 1897 in Amsterdam - 16 September 1976 in Waalre) was a Dutch designer. After graduating from secondary school, Kalff studied at the Quellinus School in Amsterdam (now the Gerrit Rietveld Academie) and at the Technical University of Delft.
Between 1925 and 1926, together with Jan Hanrath, Kalff designed the building of the Delft Student Rowing Association (D.S.R.V. Laga) in the style of the Amsterdam School.
In 1925, Kalff joined the Philips advertising department. Under his direction, the Lighting Advice Bureau (LIBU) was established in 1929. He designed the Philips logo and participated in the World Expositions in Barcelona, Antwerp, Brussels and Paris. He also designed posters and printed advertisements for the Holland-America Line, the Calvé company, the seaside resort of Scheveningen and Holland Radio. He also designed book covers.
Kalff also worked for Philips as an architect on buildings such as the Dr A.F. Philips Observatory in Eindhoven (1937), the Diamond Court in Valkenswaard (1948) and several country houses for Philips directors in Eindhoven and Waalre.
Kalff continued to work for Philips as a product designer after the Second World War. For the Philips pavilion...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron, Sheet Metal
Gino Sarfatti Model No. 2065 Ceiling Light in Black and White for Astep
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti model no. 2065 ceiling lamp in black and white for Astep
Designed in 1950, this is an authorized re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, grandson of Gino Sarfatti, who appl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Green Lacquered Metal Ceiling Lamp, Early 20th Century, France
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Green Lacquered Metal Ceiling Lamp, Early 20th Century, France - Original Condition
Description:
Elevate the atmosphere of any room with this stunning antique ceiling lamp, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Longue' Wall Lamp in Light Blue
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Longue' 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
Midcentury Bamboo, Cane and Rattan French Chandelier After Louis Sognot, 1960s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning mid-century bamboo and rattan chandelier with white cream fabric. Louis Sognot probably designed this lovely piece in France during the 1960s.
This item is a crystalline ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Three-Tier Murano Glass Tube Chandeliers, 48 Pink Glasses
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Beautiful Italian vintage chandeliers in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 48 large pink glass tubes. The glasses have a beautiful co...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century French Rooster Lamps
Located in New York, NY
French Mid Century rooster table lamps. White ceramic rooster statues on solid wood stands with Fabric Shades. The shades are 14 inch diameter. ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Rupert Nikoll Brass and Teak Opaline Glass Chandelier , Austria
Located in Praha, CZ
- cleaned and rewired
- 9x , E12-E14 bulbs
- US wiring compatible
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Style Oval Spaceship Brass Pendant or Lantern
Located in Plainview, NY
A Mid-Century Modern style all brass pendant or lantern. Featuring a spaceship oval shape, this stylish pendant is handmade of high quality brass and finely hand-tooled producing a s...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vico Magistretti Sconce "Grande Mania" in Glass, circa 1960s Large
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vico Magistretti sconce "Grande Mania", Large
Made in Italy, 1960s.
Two shells in Murano opaline glass, brass hardware, enameled metal frame.
An earlier version made with glass (not ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Plexiglass Pair of Sconces, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Plexiglass Pair of Sconces, 1950s, Germany
Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps
Lamp is in very good condition.
These lamps works with E14 standard light bulbs.
Wir...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
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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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