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
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
Brass
One of the Four Glass Wall Sconces, Austria, 1970s
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the six elegant modern high-end large brassed topped metal lights or sconces, Austria in the 1970s. Lovely design, executed to a very high standard. Each wall light has four s...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
Albano Poli for Poliarte "Stella" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Albano Poli, Poliarte
Located in Naples, IT
Exceptional table lamp by Albano Poli for Poliarte, Italy 1968. Big and heavy piece made from stacked Murano glass cubes which are all handcrafted. Each one has their own unique bubb...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
'Nina' Perforated Dome Ceiling Lamp in White by Alvaro Benitez
Located in Glendale, CA
'Nina' perforated dome ceiling lamp in white by Alvaro Benitez.
Hand-fabricated by Los Angeles based designer and lighting professional Alvaro Benitez...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in Red for Nemo
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall light in red for Nemo.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios Floor Lamp w Maria Kipp Woven Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classy 1960s stained oak floor lamp with built-in side table by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios is in incredible original vintage condition with a beautiful light pat...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
Lovely Pair of Italian Vintage Murano Glass Sconces 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of Murano glass and brass sconces.
Italy, 1970s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
One of Three Kalmar 'Tulipan' Wall Lights Sconces, Bubble Glass Brass, 1970s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of three 'Tulipan' glass wall light fixtures by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, Vienna, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
The name Tulipan derives from th...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Bespoke Italian Pendat Lamp "Mini Alabaster Moon," in satin brass and alabaster
Located in Milano, IT
Combining the ethereal allure of alabaster and the warm glow of satin brass, this suspension lamp is a stunning complement to a refined interior. The warm light shines on the one-of-...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Mid-Century Modern UFO Style Floor Lamp by MG Wheeler
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
MG Wheeler Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp, 1960's
Fantastic reading floor lamp by M.G. Wheeler Lighting, Greenwich, CT. A wonderful Mid-Century silhouette ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Studio Pottery Sculptural Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a one-of-a-kind floor lamp made up of 13 distinct pottery pieces arranged on a single stem. Each piece features its own intricate decoration and color scheme, giving the lamp...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Small White Ceramic Pendant Light, Brushed Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa Collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Z...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Poliarte Wall Applique Amber and Cristallo Glass, Italy 1970s
By Poliarte, Albano Poli
Located in Hellouw, NL
Poliarte, a sublabel of the Albano Poli company, was established in 1970 and quickly gained recognition for its bold and innovative lighting designs. Renowned for pushing the boundar...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Kinkeldey Chandelier Chrome s and Crystal Glass, Germany, 1970s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning four-tier chandelier by Kinkeldey, Germany, manufactured in circa 1970-1979. A handmade and high quality piece. The chandelier features a chrome four-tier structure with l...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Vintage Ifö of Sweden Ceramic Bathroom Lamps with Opaline Shades from the 1960s
By Ifö Electric
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Ifö of Sweden ceramic bathroom lamps from the 1960s in white..
Designed by Sigvard Bernadotte.
Opaline glass shades.
Ceramic bulb holders for an E14 bulb
Lamps can be used...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
LUdown Cylinder Flush Mount AS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The LUdown cylinder flush mount AS fixture by Lumfardo Luminaires is part of our contemporary collection. Available in aged silver and steel with (1) E26 medium based socket. Light b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold, Steel, Brass, Silver
Elegant Vintage Chandelier White Lucite Flowers, Eglo Leuchten Austria 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful ceiling light, made in Austria in the 1970s. Some beautiful lucite flowers. The Fixture requires three European E14 / 110 Volt Candelabra bulbs, each bulb up to 40 watts....
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Mid Century Ceiling Light, Norway, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Modernist ceiling light in brass with decorated shade in blown glass. Designed and made in Norway from cirka 1950s second half. The lamp is fully working and in good vintage conditio...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 2 Pendant Lamp Düren by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for Peill & Putzler Germany 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid-Century Modern pendant lamp or hanging light. Model 'Düren'. Designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1952. Manufactured in 1950s.
Executed in opaline...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Tall Danish Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp with Blue Glaze Made by Søholm, 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Tall and sculptural table lamp from Søholm Stentøj, Denmark, circa 1960s.
The lamp is glazed in a beautiful range of blue, brown and ocher colors.
Included is a new lamp shade desig...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric, Wood
An aluminum large lighting fixture in the style of Jean Prouvé - France - 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A large 1950s lighting fixture in the style of Jean Prouvé, fully re-electrified for modern, safe use. This aluminum light bar, crafted from a single sheet of formed and stamped meta...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Venini Pendant Light Chandelier, Curved Crystal Glass and Gilt Brass, Italy
By Venini
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A wonderful Italian hollywood regency pendant light by Venini manufactured in Mid-Century in the 1960s. It is made of pairwise curved crystal Murano...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Mid-Century Swiss Copper Type 810 Pendant Lamp by Hans Zender for Temde, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imposing pendant lamp from Temde based on a design by Thorsten Orrling from the 60s.
An elegant and timeless design with imposing copper surface. The design is based on the addition...
Category
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Custom Neve Plaster Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural bespoke Neve plaster fixture in the Jean Michel Frank manner.
Please note that this fixture takes (1) Edison bulb at 40 or 60 watts in the center and (8) e-12 candelabra b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plaster
Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille' Wall Lamp for Nemo in White
Located in Glendale, CA
Le Corbusier 'Lampe de Marseille' wall lamp for Nemo in white.
Designed by Le Corbusier for the Unité d’Habitation of Marseille in 1949/1952, this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
1961 Vico Magistretti 'Lambda' Wall Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
1961 Vico Magistretti 'Lambda' wall light for Artemide.
Executed in chromium-plated brass and pressed holophane glass. This architectural yet refined Italian wall lamp by Magistrett...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Two 1970s Mid-Century Modern Yellow Murano Glass Leaf Wall Sconce by Franco Luce
By Franco Luce
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These are 1970s Mid-Century Modern murano glass wall sconces designed by Franco Luce. The sconces feature a striking leaf-shaped design made of hand-blown clear and Yellow Murano gla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Bill Curry "Stemlite" Orange Mushroom Lamp for Design Line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bill Curry "Stemlite" Orange Mushroom Lamp for Design Line
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Murano Ice Glass Wall Light by Kalmar Cube, Austria, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Aachen, NRW
Large Murano ice glass wall lights by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in the 1960s.
The wall light is composed of a 4 thick Murano glass cube attached to a chrome metal frame.
Wonder...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Mid century Pendant Lamp van Temde Leuchten, jaren '60
Located in Oirlo, LI
This atmospheric mid-century pendant lamp by the German-Swiss brand Temde-Leuchten is a standout piece from the 1960s. Crafted with sisal rope—a signature Temde material—and accent...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rope, Teak
Sculptural Table Lamp or Floor Light 'Bruco' by Giovanni Banci, 1960s, Italy
Located in Munich, DE
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern light sculpture / table or floor lamp 'Bruco'. Designed by Giovanni Banci, Firenze, Italy, 1960s.
Executed in massi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Halldor Gunnløgsson, Wall Lights, Steel, Denmark, 1958
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of adjustable steel wall lights designed by Halldor Gunnløgsson and produced by Louis Poulsen, c. 1958
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 7.375” H x 4.1” W x 9“ D
Back Plate Dimen...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Carl Auböck 'Nun' Floor Lamp
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck 'Nun' floor lamp. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamps is executed in brass with a cast iron base and sculptural ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
Thierry et Chantal Robert grey perforated design ceramic table lamp signed 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Thierry and Chantal Robert
Realised circa 1970
Grey stoneware ceramic table with perforated design
Signed
Original perfect condition
electrical system is ok
Ceramic height 30 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Barnacle Large Barrel Clear Pendant Ligh, Hand Blown Thick Glass - Made to Order
Located in Aliso Viejo, CA
This series revels in the material and the way the thick crystal forms and light play with each other. The unique light refractions will animate any surface nearby. Extremely hot mol...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
5 Light Bubble Glass Helena Tynell Style Chandelier, Austria 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning bubble glass Sputnik Orbit 5 Light Chandelier in the design of Helena Tynell and Heinrich Gantenbrink, found at an Estate Sale in Austria, made circa 1960s - 1970s. The ch...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair Barovier & Toso Style Modern Italian Murano Glass Leaf Sconces, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful Murano glass leaves in a wonderful green color, made even more beautiful by the polished brass base. The appliques are composed of a brass structure that is fixed to the wa...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Anatomy Design 'Steel Lab Light Floor' Steel and Aluminium Floor Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp designed by Anatomy Design in 2010.
Inspired by her parents’ pharmaceutical work and their old lab equipment, Andrea Kleinloog from Anatomy Design designed the Lab Light...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One Rotating Curved Arm Wall Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "One Rotating Curved arm wall lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1954.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and flo...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1 of the 3 Bubbled Glass and Brass Pendants by Helena Tynell, Germany 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 3 beautiful pendant with bubbled glass by Helena Tynell, manufactured around the 1970s.
High-end hand blown amber glass which creates a stunning illumination in every inter...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Swedish Midcentury Table Lamps in Brass by Stilarmatur Tranås
Located in Karlstad, SE
This pair of table lamps, crafted by Tranås Stilarmatur in the 1960s, exemplifies the timeless elegance of Scandinavian mid-century design. Each lamp features a polished brass base w...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Angelo Lelli Mid Century Modern Arredoluce Eye Wall Lamp, Italy
Located in Dronten, NL
Beautiful wall lamp designed by Angelo Lelli and manufactured by Arredoluce, Italy 1960.
This design is part of the ‘eye’ series designed by Angelo Lelli.
This table lamp is made o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Modern Style Italian Murano Glass and Brass Palmette Chandelier
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Large mid-century Murano glass palmette chandelier, Barovier and Toso style, Italy. The chandelier consists of a white painted metal frame, with gold Murano glass palmettes and clear...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Swedish Pine Table Lamp, Markslöjd 1970s
By Markslöjd
Located in Bergen, NO
Elegant and stylish Markslöjd table lamp with a beautifully crafted wooden base. The natural wood grain design adds warmth and sophistication, making it a perfect addition to any int...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Pine
Stilnovo desk lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Montréal, QC
Stilnovo desk lamp. Black pierced enameled aluminium shade, brass swivel, brass stem, brass pivot, enameled steel and brass foot. 60 watts E-26 medi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
1950 Italy Drum Flush Mount Chandelier in the Manner of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant drum-shaped pendant made of black lacquered metal with plastic inserts. The lower shade is made of granulated plastic, that gives the lamp a very interesting texture. Made in...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Borne Bétone Petite Cast Concrete Table Lamp by Le Corbusier With LED Bulb
By Le Corbusier
Located in Chicago, IL
Borne Bétone Petite table lamp by Le Corbusier.
Current production manufactured in France by Nemo Lighting. Concrete outdoor and indoor floor and...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Concrete
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Four Rotating Straight Arms Wall Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model 'Four 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 French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Organic Modern Medium Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE MEDIUM table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
Square Modernist Brutalis Wall Sconce Murano Mazzega Glass Iridescent
By AVMazzega
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Square modernist Brutalis wall sconce Murano Mazzega glass iridescent.
1 light bulb E27 Max 100 watt.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Top Murano Art Glass 8-Light Multi Color Chandelier in the Style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Lisse, NL
Large in size and stunning design, six arm, glass art chandelier.
This entirely handcrafted chandelier is another one of our recent statement-p...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Pair of Murano Flowers Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian wall lights with clear and gold hand blown Murano glass flowers with blue glass screws / Made in Italy in the 1960s in the style of Barovier e Toso
Measures: height 8...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Vico Magistretti, Wall Lights, Glass, Metal, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of metal and frosted glass wall lights designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Artemide, Italy, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of back plate (inches) : 3.875 x 1.8125 x 0.125 (H x...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large White Glass Pendant Light by Kalmar-Fazzoletto, Austria, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning glass Pendant light by Kalmar -Name of this Serie: Fazzoletto , made in the 1970s
Nice structured glass, beautifully refracting the light.
High quality and in very good cond...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
1 of 4 Petite Round Glass Flush Mount by Limburg, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 4 wonderful round glass wall lights by Limburg, Germany, 1970s.
Thick textured Glass fixtured on a black metal base.
Good quality and condition. Cleaned, well-wired, and rea...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Knud Basse, "Rosentorn" Organic Table Lamp, Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue and brown-glazed stoneware table lamp designed by Knud Basse and produced by Michael Andersen Keramik, Denmark, 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches)...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware
A pair of 1951 Isamu Noguchi Akari Table Lamps BB1-30DL, New Old Stock
Located in Seattle, WA
A pristine pair of Isamu Noguchi's Light sculpture Table Lamps BB1-30DL. Original boxes for the two BB1 base with BB1 stamp on the end of each box.
The bright red Sun and Moon stamp...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
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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