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 legendary 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.
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
Italian Midcentury Floor Lamp with Parchment Shades
Located in Vienna, AT
Reduced construction made of black lacquered iron in combination with brass, fabric wiring, asymmetrical sewn screens made of parchment paper with wire frame, round plate base, fitte...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Barovier & Toso Glass Brass Flower Flush Mount Marked, Murano Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Barovier e Toso vintage 23.6" flush mount in near mint condition, marked.
Barovier Toso flush mount or ceiling fixture from glass and brass. Wonderful handmade petal glass pieces ci...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury French Star Shaped Light Fixture with Mirrored Panels, USA Wired
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small French star shaped light fixture from the Midcentury period, with antiqued mirrored panels and single socket. This French Midcentury star-shaped light fixture brings a celest...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Sconces Murano Glass Nausica by Giacon for Artemide. Italy, 1990s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of wall lights lamps sconces model Nausica in baby blue stripe Murano glass, by the designer Massimo Giacon for the italian design manufacture Artemide. Famous design like Carlo...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful ceiling light with hand decorated shade in opaline glass and chrome metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in good ...
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Pair of White ML1 Table Lamps by Ingo Maurer for M-Design
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Dronten, NL
Great pair of white hand-blown glass table lamps with a white linen shade designed in 1968 by Ingo Maurer for his company M-Design. Very elegant design that gives a warm atmosphere t...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
a pair of brutalistic brass table lamps by angelo brotto, italy, 1960s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
a pair of table lamps by angelo brotto. the lamp base is made of solid brass with a sculptural structure. the square lampshades are newly made and covered with seagrass paper. the el...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Kugelleuchte Model 4905 Austria 1969
Located in Munich, DE
Carl Auebock designed and manufactured this rare floor lamp in 1969.
The model name is 4095 and it is called Kugelleuchte, like Ball lamp.
Made in a nickel plated metal frame and a f...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti (attributed to), chandelier with brass structure and murano glass hat
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palermo, PA
This stunning chandelier from the 1950s is said to be designed by none other than Gio Ponti himself. Picture this: a mesmerizing dotted Murano glass "hat" crowning a brass base shape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Midcentury French Star Glass and Metal Light Fixture with Single Socket
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Midcentury star light fixture with glass panels surrounding a central socket, rewired for the USA. This French Midcentury star light fixture epitomizes the elegance and geom...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Wall lights by Royal Lumière
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wall lights Royal Lumière
From1950
Diameter: 50 cm.
Depth : 16 cm.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chandelier Futura Metal Chrome by Sciolari, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age sculptural chandelier ceiling pendant light lamp flush mount model Futura, the large version of the model, in metal chrome by Gaetano Sciolari. Come wit...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Huge Italian Gold Ferns Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of large gold fern Murano glass leave sconces with brass fittings.
Glasses are in perfect condition.
Three are 9 E 14 light bulbs. We can wire for your country standards.
Th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful ceiling light with hand-decorated shade in opaline glass and chrome metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in good ...
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Sconce Attributed to Stilnovo, Italy, circa 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Merida, Yucatan
One left at the moment
Mid-Century Modern sconce attributed to Stilnovo, Italy, circa 1950
Materials:
Opaline glass
Brass
Lacquered metal
Priced individually.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
George Nelson & Associates Beehive Pendant Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
George Nelson & Associates Beehive Pendant Lamp: Designed by Lucia DeRespinis (1960) for George Nelson's office for Nessen Studio, Textured enameled metal hexagonal shaped pyramid wi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Louis SOGNOT Pair Rattan & Bamboo Sconces, France 1950s
By Louis Sognot
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
These unusual French Riviera Sconces were designed and manufactured in France in the 1950s. The lights are made of rattan / bamboo and feature cylindrical lampshades with interior sy...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Synthetic, Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-Century Scandinavian Table Lamp in Brass, 1960s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A Mid-Century table lamp in brass from Norway, c. 1960s.
Wear consistent with age and use. Marks, scratches, small dents.
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of pendant lights by Dominioni
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Mid-Century Modern pendant lights, by Caccia Dominioni, attributed to Azucena Italy 1950s.
The pair of Italian lanterns is made of a Holophane glass diffuser and brass mounts...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti Model 12664 Wall Light Arredoluce 1957 with certificate
By Arredoluce, Gio Ponti
Located in Munich, DE
Gio Ponti designed these gorgous and very rare wall lights in 1957 and they were manufactured by Arredoluce. The model name is 12664 and similar lamps are part of the interior of th...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Chandelier by Rupert Nikoll, Opaline Frosted White Milk Glass Brass, 1960
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A large 8-arm chandelier manufactured by Rupert Nikoll, Austria, Vienna, in midcentury, crica 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s).
The lamp consists of a solid and polished brass frame ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
J.T. KALMAR Uplight Ceiling Brass Lamp, Chandelier, Mod. 8585, 1960s, Austria
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern 'UFO' ceiling light, manufactured by J.T. Kalmar in 1960's, Austria, Vienna. This chandelier is a striking appearance in every room. Elegant shape and hi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Ceiling Light by La Murrina
By La Murrina
Located in Palermo, PA
Mid-Century Modern Murano glass "patchwork" pendant light. Meticulously crafted with unparalleled attention to detail, its exceptional quality becomes evident upon closer inspection....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid Century Clear and Smoked Murano Glass with Brass Accents Chandelier
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of chandelier made of a painted metal structure holding height sources of light, from which hang Murano glass large tassels.
Each tassel is clear textured Murano glass, three p...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Large Table Lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful designer ceramic vase - lamp base in various glazed brown earth tones and illuminated with an original white lampshade, 1970s.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Linen
Rare Floor / Pole Lamp in Brass and White Lacquered Metal, 1960’s
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare Floor / Pole Lamp in Brass and White Lacquered Metal, 1960’s
Additional Information:
Material: Brass and white lacquered metal
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
Produced by Stif...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Dieter Waeckerlin Clamp Spots
Located in Dronten, NL
Pair of minimalistic and elegant clamp-on shelf lamps.
Fully adjustable shade with gold anodized on / off switch on top.
Made by Swiss Lamps International in the 1960s in Switzerland...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
J.T. KALMAR Tripod Brass Table Lamp, Josef Frank Style, 1960s, Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Elegant midcentury modern table lamp, manufactured by J.T. Kalmar in Austria, Vienna.
The lamp is made of polished brass base in manner of Josef Frank, who worked many years with Ka...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mathieu Matégot Metal and Brass, Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in LYON, FR
Very rare French table lamp designed by Mathieu Matégot, executed by Atelier-Matégot. A beautiful lampshade in the shape of a diabolo, perforated metal which made Matégot famous. The...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Josef Frank J.T. Kalmar Brass & Leather Desk Table Lamp, 1950s, Austria
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Important 1950s desk lamp, designed by Josef Frank and manufactured by J.T. Kalmar in the Viennese Modern Age era. The light is made of massive brass in very elegant shape and high q...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rare Pair of Aghia Table Lamps, Leucos Edition by Roberto Pamio, Italy 1970
Located in CABA, AR
Step into the world of mid-century Italian design with the Aghia Lamp, a true masterpiece crafted by the renowned designer Roberto Pamio in collaboration with the prestigious Italian...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Opaline Glass
Large Bostlund Gourd Form Ceramic Table Lamp With Original Bostlund Shade
Located in Chicago, IL
Large gourd form ceramic table lamp by Lotte and Gunner Bostlund. The body of the lamp is 18” tall and 10” diameter. This lamp comes with the original Bostlund spun fiberglass shade.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Fiberglass, Ceramic
Italian 1970s Banci Firenze Sconce Murano Glass and Golden Metal
Located in Firenze, FI
Wall lamp produced around 1970s by Banci (Florence), a renowned Italian company. The sconce features a charming and detailed design, the main body is made of gold-tone metal with bra...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Table Lamp in Black Portovenere Marble and Silver Plate, 1970s
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Crafted from luxurious Black Portovenere Marble and adorned with Silver Plate accents, this lamp exudes sophistication and charm.
Imbued with history and character, the lamp feature...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate
Gordon & Jane Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Table Lamps, White Glaze
Located in Portland, OR
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This pair of Martz model no. 165-28-1 lamps arrives with white glaze bodies that are decorated with a top-to-bottom incised line pattern. The lamps are topped off with ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Linen, Ceramic, Walnut
Tall Cloisonné Geometric Patterned Table Lamp in the Style of Fabienne Jouvin
Located in Chicago, IL
Tall cloisonné tower style table lamp in the manner of Fabienne Jouvin. Incredibly intricate, geometric patterned, enamel and brass construction. The cloisonné is made by the ancient...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Industrial French Vintage Jielde Table Lamp in Green Patina (2 available)
By Jielde
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Industrial French vintage table lamp from the renowned brand Jielde, complete with a maker's stamp. Established in 1950 by Jean Louis Domecq, Jielde is celebrated for its finely craf...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
Pair of Italian design Masks Table Lamps cast Brass Travertine Marble Base
Located in London, GB
Pair of vintage Italian design table Lamps. We named them "Bafta" for their particular resemblance to the uk bafta red carpet award.
Solid cast bronzed brass shaped as masks, brass s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vintage Ralph Lauren Polo Advertisement Display Lighting
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Ralph Lauren Polo Advertisement Store Display Light
Mid-Century Wooden Table Light from Ralph Lauren with Unbeatable Patina.
This vintage Polo tabletop light makes a wonderful stat...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Brass Ceiling Lamp, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Brass Wall Lamp, circa 1960s"
Origin: France, circa 1960s
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Material: Brass
Behold the timeless charm of a Mid-Century Modern s...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Huge Murano glass disc Sputnik chandelier
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Dallas, TX
Huge Mid Century Modern Murano glass Sputnik chandelier, Vistosi style Italy 1980s.
The large Italian chandelier is made of gold color Murano glass discs, with circles in relief on t...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Tito Agnoli Matching Lighting Set, Floor, Desk and Wall, Original 1950
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Dronten, NL
Original 1950's 387 matching floor lamp, wall lamp and table lamp, designed by Tito Agnoli for O-Luce, in nickel-plated steel. The floor lamp with the signature travertine base.
Fine...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Travertine, Nickel
Walter Von Nessen Aluminum Swing Arm Floor Lamp
Located in Buffalo, NY
Walter Von Nessen Aluminum Swing Arm Floor Lamp ,, Wonderful example,, Retains original parchment shade (missing some boon-doggle) Minor dent to bottom,,3-way lamp (bulb) capability,...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
White Mod 551 Chandelier by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi with Twenty Sources of Light
By Lumi, Oscar Torlasco
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Chandelier model 551 designed by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi in the 1960s.
This round chandelier is made of two half spheres with a central brass lip in between. The chandelier is equip...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Glass Sconces Wall Lights Pair Duo 1950 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage pair duo sconces or wall lights from brass and glass 1950s Austria.
An amazing and elegant pair of sconces shows two arms with sockets E 27
each with slig...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pendants with Milky Glass Sphere
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pendants, glass, metal, Europe, 1960s
A milk glass pendant with contrasting black wiring that creates a convivial and easy feel. The opaque glass sphere creates a beautiful and warm...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Tommi Parzinger Elegant 6 Arm Chandelier in Brass with Crystal Beads 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully crafted 6 arm chandelier model no 1 in brass with suspended crystal beads by Tommi Parzinger for Parzinger Originals, American 1950's. Includes original shades. Brass has...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Mid Century Ceramic Pineapple Table Lamp by Marcello Fantoni (attr.) Italy 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Highly decorative Mid-Century Modern table lamp with an orange ceramic base representing a pineapple. Designed probably by Marcello Fantoni, Italy, 1970s.
Executed in orange colored...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Bespoke Wood and Vinyl Stick Lamps
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique bespoke table lamps. Octagon wooden stick form with vinyl wrapped octagonal base in period orange. Black textured laminate upper to base. 26" to top of socket.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic, Laminate, Wood
Chandelier by Carl Fagerlund
Located in Dronten, NL
Brass chandelier with crystal shades over amber glass interior shades designed by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors, Sweden, circa 1960s.
Many museums, churches and headquarters of large ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Table Lamp With Solid Lucite Discs 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with solid lucite discs and polished chrome hardware by Karl Springer, American 1970's. The stacked lucite disks are very chic. Newly rewired with new sockets and cord.
...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Black and White Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
Located in Weesp, NL
Illuminate your space with timeless elegance and innovative design with the iconic "Black & White" pendant lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. This masterpiece of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Murano White Art Glass and Brass MidCentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
A fantastic white sputnik, with a surprising design and its very low height, which allows it to adapt to both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decorate your e...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Sputnik Semi Spherical Brass Chandelier and Pendant, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Truly incredible design for this chandelier from the 70s, due to the very particular shape of these long brass rods which can be positioned as desired. Very elegant, it will furnish ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
CP1 Sconce by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One original CP1 Sconce by Charlotte Perriand. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1960s. Enameled aluminum. Rewired for U.S. standards. Adjustable r...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Oscar Torlasco for Lumi Brass Chandelier with Ten Curved Arms of Light
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Mid century chandelier designed by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi, all made in patinated brass.
It is made of ten arms of light, tapered cones pointing downward with alternating height.
Vi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Chandelier in Hammered Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, chandelier, model 12369, brass, Italy, circa 1951
Angelo Lelii, the creative mind behind Arredoluce, crafted this chandelier with an organic, flowing sh...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Black Bauhaus Sconce Double Wall Light by Linder Germany, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
A Midcentury Modern double socket wall lamp/sconce dating back to the 1950s, designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld. Made of porcelain with a glossy black glaze accentuated by two white opali...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline 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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