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
Austrian Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Fabric, Austria, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and white fabric wall lights designed and produced in Austria, c. 1950s.
Light oxidation present throughout fixtures.
Brand new fabric shades.
Overall Dimensions (...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Midcentury White Pendant Light, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This unique pendant lamp from 1960s Germany showcases a beautifully minimalist and timeless design. The conical lampshade is crafted from a distinctive blend of paper and fabric, giv...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Orbital Six Arms Balanced Italian Brass Customizable Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Important architectural ceiling lamp with six lights.
Six adjustable arms made of brass, each ending with a brass shade holding one light, beginning with a brass sphere.
Dimensions:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Diabolo Wood Hanging Pendant, 1970s
Located in Hannover, DE
This is a handwoven pendant using willow material and very unique techniques by experienced craftsmen. its a beautiful ceiling pendant that is perfect for almost all styles of homes ...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Willow
Italian Pencil Reed Palm Tree Shaped Table Lamps, 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pencil reed table Lamps in the style of Gabriella Crespi from Italy in the 1970s. The lamps are shaped like palm trees or mushrooms. They have 2 fixtures on each lamp with two pulls ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rattan, Reed
Murano Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal structure on 4 levels. The armor polished nickel supports 80 large pink and white alabaster glass tube. The alabast...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$4,500 / item
Palmette Ceiling Light - Four Levels, 163 Smoked Glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Palmette ceiling light made by 163 Murano smoked glasses in a gold metal frame. Murano blown glass in a traditional way. Structure in gold colored metal.
Period: 1980's
Dimensions: 5...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
1990s Mid-Century Modern Barovier Style Murano Glass and Brass Wall Sconces
By Barovier
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two brass and murano glass wall sconces designed and handcrafted in Italy in the Nineties in the manner of Barovier, fully restored electrical parts, they work both 110-240 volts and...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Cerulean Blue Crackle Glazed Lamps by Frederick Cooper Lamp Co
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of large ceramic lamps with a Beautiful Cerulean blue crackle glaze.
The lamps are mounted on turned wooden and brass bases and they have been Newly rewired
with adju...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large three-Tier Murano 52 blue alabaster glass tubes
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure.The armor polished nickel supports 101 large blue alabaster glass tubes in a star shape. The alabaster te...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Midcentury German Vintage Amber Glass Ceiling or Wall Light Flushmount, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Wonderful sculptural amber bubble glass flushmount.
Germany, 1960s.
Lamp sockets: 1x E27 (US E26).
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Seguso, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Fabric, Italy, 1950s
By Seguso
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, Murano-glass and white fabric wall lights produced by Seguso, Italy, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 17.25"H x 9.5"W x 11.5"D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inches)...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Oriental Table Lamps – Circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Oriental Table Lamps – Circa 1960
Illuminate your space with the elegance and charm of this exquisite pair of Oriental table lamps, crafted ci...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$893 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Italian Modern Brumbury Table Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy 70s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare table lamp model Brumbury was designed by Luigi Massoni in the late 60s for Guzzini.
It was produced by Meblo, Yugoslavia, as part of a Guzzini collection, an Italian lighting m...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Conic Pair of Sconces by Limburg, 1970s, Germany
By Limburg
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Conic Pair of Sconces by Limburg, 1970s, Germany
Very elegant and minimal design wall lamps
Lamp is in very good condition.
These lamps works with E27 standard light bulbs.
Wired ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,444 / set
Midcentury pair of candles sconces by Pierre Forsell for Skultuna, Sweden 1950s
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Refined pair of Mid-Century brass candle sconces by Pierre Forsell for Skultuna, Sweden, 1950s
Elegant pair of candle sconces designed by Pierre Forsell for Skultuna. Crafted in bra...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage Murano Italian POLIEDRI iridescent glass wall sconces
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Luxury and GENUINE Murano Glass pair of applique. 100% HAND MADE IN MURANO. The appliques are made by 16 Murano handmade POLIEDRI glass, for each one, in a Solid metal frame gold pai...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of 20th Century Modern Sconces in Frosted Murano glass and Gold Leaf
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Mid-Century Modern style wall lights made in Italy from Murano glass, mouth blown and satin finished on the inside, while the outside is polished. The glass is embellished with numer...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Barovier & Toso Murano Glass and Brass Flower Chandelier, Italy, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Outstanding mid-century chandelier in Murano mouth-blown glass and brass. This fabulous chandelier was produced by the renowned masters of Murano glass Barovier and Toso, in Italy du...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Round Clear Glass Sconces Flush Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Mid-Century Wall or Ceiling Lamp.
Metal base with clear glass.
1960-1970
Weight: 1.10 kg / 2.4 lb
Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international st...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Vintage Murano Chandelier in the Manner of Mazzega, 75 Glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Huge Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 75 glass petals (transparent and white “lattimo”) in a chrome frame.
Period:late XX century
Dimensions: 65 inches (165 cm) height with ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Two 1970s Mid-Century Modern Pink Murano Glass Leaf Wall Sconces by Franco Luce
By Franco Luce
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These are 1970s Mid-Century Modern wall sconces designed by Franco Luce. The sconces feature a striking leaf-shaped design made of hand-blown pink Murano glass, with a translucent fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Kaiser 6-Arm Space Age Chandelier, Germany, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This midcentury chandelier by Kaiser Leuchten, crafted in Germany in the 1960s, showcases a captivating Space Age design. Its sleek, futuristic aesthetic is highlighted by six beauti...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik, Wall Lights, Brass, Metal, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white-lacquered metal wall light produced by Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 13.5"H x 4.75"W x 10.625"D
Back Plate Dimensions...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Italian Wall Sconces in Brass and Opaline Glass, 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Wall-mounted sconces composed of a curved brass arm fixed to a square wall plate, supporting a spherical two-tone glass shade. The globe is made of opaline glass, with the lower half...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Murano Glass and Brass Leaf Sconces by Barovier, Italy 1950s
By Barovier
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent mid-century leaf sconces in Murano hand-blown crystal glass and solid brass. These wonderful and rare lights were designed in Italy by Barovier in the 1950s.
Fully origi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Alabaster and Brass Wall Sconces, Italy, 1970s
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique alabaster wall sconces lights, Art Deco style.
A beautiful and rare set of four Mid-Century Modern alabaster wall sconces with brass details, made in Italy in the 1970s. Thes...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Wire
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
Rare Mid-Century Modern Two-Armed Diabolo Pendant Lamp or Chandelier Italy 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern two armed and four flamed diabolo pendant lamp or chandelier in pastel blue color. Up and down lighter. Designed & manufactured...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Italian Mid Century Murano Glass Globe Chandelier with Golden Details, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Mid Century Murano Glass Globe Chandelier with Golden Details, 1970s
Beautiful and elegant Murano glass globe pendant lamp with gorgeous wave design inside the glass. The be...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Midcentury Iron, Brass and opaline Glass Tripod Floorlamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
This charming and elegant Italian Midcentury Floorlamp has been manufactured in the 1950s and features a black lacquered tripod base with brass details and a white opaline glass sha...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 9.5"H x 3.5"W x 5.25"D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inches): 9.0"H x 2.375"W x 0.5"D
B...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Pine
Vintage Hermes Style Table Lamp Brass Parchment Shade 1950's
By Hermès
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A modernist table lamp, leather in the style of Hermes. Original parchment shade, polished brass base. Very nice vintage condition, ca' 1950's. The shade pivots and could be used as...
Category
1950s Argentine Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Huge Italian vintage Murano glass chandelier - 85 glass amber petals drop
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Gorgeous Italian vintage chandelier made from 85 great hourglass Murano glass amber crystal, smooth outside, with crystal powder and then rough inside). 7 levels. Nickel plated meta...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century German Space Age Ceiling or Wall Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imposing Space Age Ceiling or wall light from Kaiser lights in a special color.
The central luminaire body is kept in orange. The slim shaft goes down in a trumpet-shaped plate. The...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Brass and Glass Wall Lamps, Germany, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
These mid-century wall lamps from Germany embody the quintessential 1950s design, with a strong connection to the Rockabilly aesthetic. Their elegant brass construction features a cu...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian 12-Arm Chandelier by Stilnovo in Brass and Murano Glass
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite chandelier is an outstanding example of mid-century Italian design.
Stilnovo, a renowned lighting manufacturer active since the 1940s and particularly influential duri...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Clear Glass Sunflower Pattern Circular Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Petite sunflower pattern flush mount. Gorgeous textured glass flush mount with metal fixture. The fixture requires one European E27 Edison or medium bulb up to 60 watts. Found on an ...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Textured Glass Wall Lights by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the four light fixtures by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in circa 1960. The glass shows a beautiful wave texture, which gives a diffuse light effect and a nice pa...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Set of Two Amazing Mid-Century Modern Outdoor Sconces Germany 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Set of two rare, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern outdoor sconces or wall fixtures. Designed & manufactured in Germany, 1950s.
Executed in metal and lucite, each sco...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Blue hand blown ribbed murano glass table lamps by Tommaso Barbi
Located in London, GB
Pair of early 1960s table lamps. Italian design by Tommaso Barbi for Barovier and Toso Murano Italy. Hand blown worked ribbed sky blue glass with brass metal lamp holder.
Lamp bas...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1950s Dual Shade Green Sculptural Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Troy, MI
Exquisite table or desk lamp in the manner of Jean Royère circa 1950s
Loop design tubular metal base in vivid green with center brass orb finials
Supporting two conical shades pois...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Monumental Pendants 10 Available adjustable drop
Located in South Charleston, WV
10 Available. Priced individually. Monumental 10" wide by 19.5" in height. Adjustable pole adds 48" making these 67.5" tall. Rods can be re-threaded to reduce drop. Acrylic shades su...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Gio Ponti Style Chandelier Glass Chrome, 1960
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vienna, AT
Pendant light; Style Gio Ponti, 1960
Nice architectural light with stacked glass discs, orbiting around a chrome stem. Made from thick grey-charcoal smokey glass pieces with polishe...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Danish Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Denmark, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and white opaline glass wall lights designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (Inches): 10.75"H x 3.875"W x 8.125"D
Back Plate Dimensions (Inch...
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1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Terracotta Ceramic Table Lamp Black Linen Shade and Ball Pull, Barro Bruñido
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
This collection is shaped from clay sourced from the Sierra Madre mountains in Oaxaca. Local legend holds that the clay is blessed.
Before firing, each piece is meticulously burnish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Clay, Linen
A Pair of Deka Rattan Table Lamp
Located in Oxford, GB
A Pair of Deka Pencil Reed Rattan Table Lamp
Crafted with precision and artistry, the Deka Pencil Reed Rattan Table Lamp is a stunning handcrafted creation by Rattanology, designe...
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2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rattan
$1,911 / set
Uhura large Brass 2 Arm Chandelier with movable arms and rotatable light shades
Located in London, GB
The Uhura II pendant is designed by Andrew in the Mid-Century modern style and made exclusively for Andrew Kornat Designs by an historic Spanish Lighting manufacturer with over 100 y...
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2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bespoke Italian "Selene" wall sconce, anticated brushed brass & Selenite
Located in Milano, IT
The Selene range is the result of our project of combining light with a particular apotropaic stone - Selenite: a mineral chalk whose surface presents defined and irregular striation...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stone, Brass
Mid-Century Italian Burnished Brass and Murano Glass Large Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Extraordinary Mid-Century Style Sputnik chandelier in burnished brass and 12 Murano glass spheres.
Also available as a pair. The height of the brass rod can be customized.
11 lamp ho...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Midcentury Large Beauty Murano Wall Sconce by Venini, 1970s
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Marvelous and unique Italian Murano glass Wall Sconce from 1970s. This fixture was designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Italy by Venini.
This Wall Scconce is composed by 12...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age German Chrome Wall Lamp from Erco
By Erco
Located in Hamburg, DE
Impressive wall light from erco. Predestined as a mirror light in the bathroom.
this impressive lamp works in vertical and horizontal orientation. The lamp body is formed by a recta...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Pendant Lamp by Doria Leuchten Germany 1960s
Located in Hannover, DE
Beautiful handcrafted pendant lamp by Doria. This lamp is timelessly beautiful, the mouth-blown glass was made by master craftsmen, the decorations in a gray-green glass were applied...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Matched Pair of Mid 20th Century Glass and Brass Cinema Wall lights
Located in London, GB
Matched Pair of Mid 20th Century Glass and Brass Cinema Wall lights
A highly decorative pair of recently refurbished style mid 20th Century cinema wall lights. The brass surface sh...
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1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
BJS Skellefteå, Table Lamps, Brass, Teak, Metal, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of adjustable brass, brown-lacquered metal and teak table lamps produced by BJS Skellefteå, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 15.5"H x 6.0"W x 11.25"D
Bulb Spec...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Bronze Saturn 35 Wall Lamp or Flush Light by Tobias Grau
Located in München, DE
A very beautiful and heavy bronze wall lamp or ceiling lamp from the 1980s.
The lamp's lighting effect is exceptionally beautiful.
The lamp creates a very cozy atmosphere and is of v...
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1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Petite Bubble Glass Flushmount by Helena Tynell, Limburg, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Round smoke tone bubble glass ceiling mount fixture or Wall light designed by Helena Tynell for Limburg, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
High quality and in very good condition...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
German Designer, Chandelier, Brass, Metal, Germany, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and cream-lacquered metal chandelier designed and produced in Germany, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 31.5"H x 32.0"W x 30.0"D
Stem Length (inches): 11.5"
Dimensio...
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1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Magnificent Murano Glass Chandelier, 101 Multicolor Tube Glasses
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel plated metal frame. The armor polished nickel supports 101 large multicolor glass tubes in a star shape. Can be used as a chande...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of vintage glass petals drop wall sconces - white lattimo
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 10 glass drops (glass with streaks and lattimo stain) in a nickel plated metal frame.
Period: late 20th century
Dimensions: 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
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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There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Jeff Andrews Captures Old Hollywood Glamour in His Cinematic Spaces
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
New Orleans’ Lee Ledbetter Makes Design Magic by Mixing Past and Present
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
Desert Modern Designer Arthur Elrod Finally Gets His Day in the Sun
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
From the Hamptons to Palm Springs, FormArch’s Homes Embody Both Comfort and Cool
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
8 Mid-Century Lighting Makers
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.