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
Elegant Glass Tube Chandelier, 30 Albaster White Glasses
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage glass chandelier with albaster white glass tubes. The armor polished nickel supports 36 large glass tubes in a star shape. The alabaster technique created in Venetian...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Large Italian Gilded Florentine Wall Lamps
Located in München, BY
Pair of rare 1960s large Florentine wall lamps, made in Italy.
Many large curved leaves. Very high quality production. Beautiful design with many...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Amazing 1980s Murano Glass Chandelier by Barovier & Toso
Located in Palermo, PA
Amazing 1980s Murano glass chandelier by Barovier & Toso. This model is extra rare since the leafs mostly just fall down, not both ways as this one. Such an artistic shape and crafts...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Flush Mount by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Model 155, circa 1950s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare and large lacquered metal and brass flush mount by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, circa 1950s, (Model 155)
Socket: 3 x e27 or e26 (US) for standard screw bulbs.
In a very go...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Signed Romeo Rega Table Lamp in Brass and White Silk Lampshade, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century table lamp in solid brass and brown perspex with its original silk and brass lampshade. This gorgeous piece is signed by Romeo Rega and was designed in Italy du...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Amber Glass Wall Lights Sconces by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg
Located in Rijssen, NL
A pair of beautiful bubble glass wall lights designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg. A design Classic, the amber colored or toned of the hand blown glass gives a wonderful a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of glass wall lamps by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, 1960s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A pair of glass wall lamps No. 5104 designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen for his own company, Holm Sørensen & Co.
Beautifully designed with golden and amber colored glass, granting ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Stunning Florian Schulz Double Posa Brass Pendant Lamp with Side Counter Weights
Located in Berlin, DE
Really beautiful Florian Schulz double posa pendant lamp with one E 27 / model a bulb in brass.
Category
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
ARREDOLUCE - Angelo LELLI - attributed chandelier - Made in ITALY 1950s
Located in Milano, IT
Original 1950s chandelier,,, attributed for quality and design to ANGELO LELLI, ARREDOLUCE production.
Made in Italy-
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
1 (of 2) Floral Crystal & Brass Flush Mount Chandelier by Ernst Palme for Palwa
By Ernst Palme, Palwa
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant crystal flush mount and/or wall sconce with 13 overlapping clear glass flowers on a brass frame. The lamp emits smooth indirect light downwards. A real eye-catcher even unlit...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Brutalist pendant lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen for Sørensen & Co. Denmark
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This stunning brutalist pendant lamp, model 6407, was designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen for Sørensen & Co in Denmark in the 1960's. The use and work of oxidised brass makes this l...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Pair Mid Century George Kovacs Style Stacked Ball Orange Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair Mid Century Stacked Ball Caterpillar Orange Lamps in the style of George Kovacs. Lamps are mounted on circular chrome bases. They have been rewired. Measures 22” to bottom of th...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1940s Molded Murano Glass Attributed to Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
Stunning flush mount attributed to Venini, Beautifully curved and ribbed glass panels, holds six bulbs. With its 19 panels and one lower disk it is an eyecatcher for the room.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Søholm, Danish Modern, Stoneware, Small Table Lamp, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Søholm, Danish Mid-Century Modern, Ceramic, Small Table Lamp, Denmark, 1960s
A stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Søholm in Denmark c. 1960s. Fitted with it's original fl...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware
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
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
$2,880 Sale Price
40% Off
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
Mid-century modern lamp pottery table lamp by Inger Persson Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A fantastic and rare vintage ceramic table lamp base with fantastic colors. It is a handmade and signed studio production made by the talented Inger Persson for the prestigious Rörst...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
$531 Sale Price
54% Off
Accademia Wall Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, Italy 1978
By Cini Boeri, Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
Accademia Wall Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, Italy 1978.
The Accademia sconce (or wall lamp) designed by Cini Boeri in 1978 is one of the variations manufactured by Artemide of t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Sakura Flushmount / Sconce by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian flush mount with Murano glass globes mounted on solid brass frame
Designed by Fabio Bergomi / Made in Italy
7 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W each
Diameter: 22 inches / He...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$3,500 / item
Italian Mid-Century Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Mid-century table lamp was designed and produced in Italy, during the 1950s. It has a light green base where a brass curved rod is attached. With a light green painted lampshade...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Silk Wall-Lamp with a Pulley Shanghai, Re Edtion
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Extraordinary wall-lamp with a pulley, measures up to the clients request. Comes as well with no pulley.
Different kind of shades are available
Most components according to the UL ...
Category
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Striking Modern Italian Chandeliers by Banci Florence, 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous vintage Italian 16-light chandelier by Banci, manufactured by Banci Firenze in 1970s
Brass structure decorated with 16 arms ending with flower shaped frosted glass shades Ve...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Adjustable Pendant Lamp with Counterweight by Florian Schulz
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful brushed brass pendant lamp from the 1960s.
The lighting effect of the lamp is extremely beautiful.
The design and the special lampshade create a very noble and pleasan...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Large Murano Pendant Lamp by Manufacture "La Murrina" Italy 1990s
By La Murrina
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The beautiful vintage large murano pendant lamp by manufacture "La Murrina" made in Italy in the 1990s. La Murrina is a symbol of excellence in design with unique glass products “Mad...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Kitchen Ceiling Lamps Spotlights - White Shades & Brass fittings
Located in Bromma, SE
Matte White Spotlight 'DOT' for wall as well as ceiling. Hand-crafted and assembled from solid brass and steel components. Lamp shade in white lacquered metal.
Measure
Height aka t...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Cut Steel
Pol Chambost Blue XXth Century Ceramic Table Lamp Lighting Design Model 1307
By Pol Chambost
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pol Chambost - Model 1307
Lagre blue ceramic table lamp by french artist Pol Chambost
All original perfect condition
Signed under the base
Realised circa 1950
Ceramic ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Spiral Table Lamps by Roller Lamp Co
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions
34in H x 7in W x 7in D
Lamp Shade
11in H x 15in W x 15in D
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1950s Mauri Almari Perforated Brass Sconces for Itsu
By Mauri Almari, Itsu
Located in Glendale, CA
A contemporary of Paavo Tynell, the refined work of Mauri Almari has made him an increasingly valued midcentury Finnish designer by collectors in the know. Executed in beautifully pa...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Angelo Lelii 12628 “Siluro” Floor Lamp for Arredoluce, Italy, 1957
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Angelo Lelii 12628 “Siluro” Floor Lamp for Arredoluce, plexiglass and metal, Italy, 1957
Designed by Angelo Lelii in 1957 for Arredoluce, the 12628 “Siluro” floor lamp is an iconic ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Vintage Italian Murano Chandelier, 24 Iridescent Grit Disks
By Vistosi
Located in Budapest, HU
Vintage Italian Murano chandelier in Vistosi style. The chandelier has 24 fantastic iridescent grit discs in a nickel metal frame. The glasses have the particularity of reflecting a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
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
Mid-Century Modern Large Flush Mount or Ceiling Lamp by Erco, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-Century Modern large flush mount ceiling or wall lamp by Erco, 1950s Germany
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works with 3x E27 light bulbs.
Wired and su...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 2 Large Murano Ice Glass Flushmount by Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning large flushmount by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in the 1960s.
The flush mount is composed of 13 thick textured ice glass elements attached to a brass metal frame.
Wonder...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Spanish Crown Sunburst fixture in Gilt Metal and frost Glass , circa 1950
Located in La xara, VC
Spanish crown light in gilt metal and frosted glass, Spain, 1950s. Midcentury antique gilt iron frame or pendant with laurel leaf motifs surrounding a central frosted glass diffuser....
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
$649 Sale Price
57% Off
Vintage Toucan Table Lamp in the Style of Old Timer Ferrari
By Old Timer Ferrari
Located in San Diego, CA
A fun and colorful toucan table lamp in the style of Old Timer Ferrari of Verona, Italy reissued by Dayton Hudson, circa 1990s. The lamp is in great vintage condition and measures 8"...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Black Tomo Floor Lamp by Toshiyuki Kita for Luci, 1980s
By luci, Toshiyuki Kita
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Halogen floor lamp Tomo by Japanese designer Toshiyuki Kita and produced by Luci Italia, 1980s.
As indicated in 1985 in an advertisement by Luci Italia (translated from Italian): "F...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron, Metal
Jacques Biny 'Biny' Floor Lamp for DCW éditions Paris
By Jacques Biny
Located in Tilburg, NL
Jacques Biny 'Biny' Floor Lamp for DCW éditions Paris. New, current production.
A rigorous elegance. A dimmer and two gelatins, to regulate the intensity and warmth of the light; ad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century PH5 Pendant White & Blue Enamel Chandelier by Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
Illuminate your space with this Mid-Century Modernist PH5 Pendant Chandelier. Designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen in 1980, this exquisite piece exemplifies Danish lighting ...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Enamel
1960s chandelier with Murano glass shades by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Palermo, PA
Stunning mid-century modern chandelier by Mazzega, Murano, circa 1960. This elegant fixture features six Murano glass spheres attached to a base combining sleek chrome and warm wood,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Spider Wall Lamp Sconce in Copper, Iron and Art Glass, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing spider wall lamp sconce in copper, iron and yellow art glass.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
This lamp is a typical outdoor lamp mounted over the entrance door of ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Copper, Iron
Barovier & Toso Foglia Doro Leaf Sconces 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Pair Murano glass sconces made by Barovier & Toso, Italy 1970s.
The glass is hand-blown and is infused with gold using the Foglia d’oro technique, the reverse side of the sconces wer...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,719 / set
PETITE MONOLITH Italian Modern Brass & Enamel Chandelier, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Our Petite Monolith fixture is a more moderately scaled 5-shade version of our wildly successful Monolith chandelier. This go-anywhere design plays well in both modern and tradition...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Enamel, Stainless Steel
French Carved And Turned Raw Wire Brushed Oak Floor Lamp France, circa 1940
Located in Chicago, IL
French carved and turned raw oak floor lamp with ivory linen shade. Wire brushed surface. The grain is raised and opened by that technique.
Oak ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Oak
Cascading 51" Giogali Amber Murano Chandelier, Angelo Mangiarotti, Vistosi 1960s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Imposing cascading Giogali waterfall chandelier with numerous interlaced clear and amber Murano glasses on a metal frame. The 90 clear and 25 amber Murano glasses can be individually...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Tall Italian Ceramic Lamps with a Beautiful Mottled Blue Glaze.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's tall Italian ceramic lamps with a beautiful mottled blue glaze.
The lamps have antiqued Bronze finished hardware and they have been Newly rewired for the US with
adju...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Brass Counterbalance Pendant Lamp by Florian Schulz
Located in KUTNO, PL
When we think of luxurious yet restrained design in the spirit of modernism, it is hard not to mention Florian Schulz. This German designer has created more than just lamps – he has...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Pierre Guariche 'G1' Wall Lamp for Sammode Studio in Green
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Pierre Guariche 'G1' wall lamp for Sammode Studio in green.
Originally designed by Pierre Guariche in 1951, this monumental wall lamp is newly produced in an authorized re-ed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1960 Germany Peill & Putzler Sputnik Water Drop Flush Mount Murano Glass Chrome
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant mid century modern Sputnik flush mount with four clear bubbled Murano glasses on a chromed frame. Star-shaped glass resembles water drops. Heavy duty. Manufactured by Peill & Putzler, Germany in the 1960s.
Model: Sputnik, Water Drop.
Colors: white, transparent and silver.
Materials: Murano glass and chromed brass.
Rooms: study, entrance, dining room, loft and living room.
Manufacturer: Peill & Putzler.
Country of origin: Germany.
Measures: height appr. 13.8" in. (ca. 35 cm), dm appr. 16.5" in. (ca. 42 cm), dm per single glass flower...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Mid Century Helena Frantova table lamp for Zukov
Located in Montréal, QC
Mid Century Helena Frantova table lamp for Zukov
Designed by Helena Frantova in the 1950’s and manufactured for Zukov. Geometric, cricket-like brass plated steel base, brass plated...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Kalmar Murano Flush Mount Ceiling Light with Venini Tronchi Glass & Brass, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant flush mount chandelier with 24 clear Venini "Tronchi" Murano glasses on a golden brass frame. Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light. Gem from the time....
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Monumental Table Lamp
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A monumental table lamp by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund. While produced in Canada and the US, the ceramicist duo were from Denmark. This lamp features a predominately brown glaze with s...
Category
1960s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Jack Heywood & Arthur Jacobs for Modeline of California 1960's Model 7520
Located in New York, NY
Jack Heywood & Arthur Jacobs for Modeline of California 1960's Model 7520. Excellent vintage condition with age appropriate wear. Wood has been refinished. Original lamp shade. Fanta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
3 Mid-Century Modern Flush Mounts or Sconces, Murano Glass circa 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern flush mounts or sconces made in Murano Italy circa 1970 and produced in white and clear glass in a circular or 'beehive' pattern.
Each holds one e27 bulb.
Price...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
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
Jacques Darbaud White Plaster Chandelier With Birds
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This chandelier is an homage to Giacometti. The structure is in metal covered by white plaster.It has 9 lights and was American wired. Birds perch on the frame and peck in a perforat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$8,400 / item
Fontana Arte Chandelier by Max Ingrand, attributed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fontana Arte chandelier by Max Ingrand, attributed.
Designed and made in Italy, 1960s
Two large curved acid etched glass shades ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Sistema Chandelier by Piattelli Design, 8-shade
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This chandelier uses an ingenious rotating stem structure and features a shallow drum-shaped shade at the end of each arm.
The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully.
The result is uniform lighting from above the dining table. There is nothing else like this on the market. There are beautiful chandeliers available, but they always tend to give out too much light in the center and too little at either side.
This is the largest Sistema chandelier with 4 arms and 8 shades. Ideal for a long rectangular dining table.
Each shade has two LED strips that can be lit separately. In this way you can have either a regular light or a stronger light depending on how you need to use the chandelier. The LEDs are top quality with a CRI of over 80. This ensures that the natural color of food and people can be seen perfectly. See the next to last photo, where there is some fruit and a color chart below the chandelier.
The LEDs are on a 24V direct current feed, so there is no flickering.
The arms can rotate 180 degrees, for many possible combinations. See the drawing for the two regular positions. The chandelier can also be rotated when it is lit.
The shades can be rotated on the arm axis to meet any lighting needs in a living room (paintings, bookshelves etc.). The shades have neutral white glass fixtures. Please see the photos.
On the back there is a smaller Lucite opening for giving ambient light.
The chandelier has the ingenious brass finishes of the orbitale collection.
This listing shows measurements for a dining table and the smallest drop. A change of drop is complimentary.
Please see the last image for all sizes and ask for high resolution technical drawings if you need them.
Please see the drawing to get an idea of sizes for the different chandeliers. On the upper side of each disc there is a smaller opening to provide ambient light.
Top-quality LEDs with over 80 CRI, meaning that the lighting does not alter the color of food and people.
The LEDs are on a 24V direct current feed, so there is no flickering. The arms can be rotated 180 degrees to configure various combinations. As well as two rows of evenly-spaced lights over a dining table, a regular 8-shade star or 4-shade star (see photos) are possible, as well as creative sculptural shapes. The arms can be rotated even when the chandelier is lit.
The shades can also be rotated on the arm axis to meet any lighting needs in a living room (paintings, bookshelves etc.).
This listing shows the smallest drop. A change of drop is complimentary.
Silvio Piattelli copyright and design.
Specifications (Note: The Sistema chandelier has glass shades, while Sistema Solare...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$9,930 / item
Swedish Designer, Flush Mount, Fabric, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An white embroidery fabric flush mount designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 5.25"H x 16.0"W x 16.0"D
Bulb specification: E-26
Number of sockets:...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Fabric
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