Mid-Century Modern Furniture
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
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Willy Guhl Loop Chair, Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic cement chair by Swiss designer Willy Guhl for Eternit. Brand new. Hand mage in Switzerland. One of the most iconic chairs ever designed. Priced as a single chair.
Category
2010s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Cement
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Brass
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 medium mirror in brass. The F.A. 33 mirror was originally designed by Gio Ponti in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, glass, and mirror manufa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile, Wood
Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Walnut Wood Shell Dining Chairs by Charles Eames
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A complete set of molded plywood dining chairs designed by Charles Eames and produced by Herman Miller. These feature beautifully grained ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2109/16/20 Champagne Structure
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 2109
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The Le Sfere chandelier is composed of a circular array of blown opaline glass spheres. Each sphere is held in place by a large Black or Champagne ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Murano Round Green Glass and Brass Modern Wall Light, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very special Murano glass wall light, stylish and elegant, their design truly unique in their kind. Beautiful coloring.
The wall light is composed of a brass stem where a system f...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Two Enlighten 'Rey' Perforated Patinated Brass Dome Ceiling Lamp
Located in Glendale, CA
Two Enlighten 'Rey' Perforated patinated brass Dome ceiling lamp. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Longue' Wall Lamp in White
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique Cylindrique Longue' wall lamp in white.
Perriand's iconic 'Applique Cylindrique' features a unique pivoting shade th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 2065 White Diffuser, Black Hardware
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 2065.
White diffuser, black hardware, white cable.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 2065
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Stool model Berger designed by Charlotte Perriand in 1953-61.
Relaunched by Cassina in 2011.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Reclaiming simple materials and basic shapes, with an eye to architecture and mountain life...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Armitage Triple Suspension Lamp
Located in London, GB
Given the adjustable cable, The Armitage triple suspension lamp can be suspended at any given height in its designated space, working well in central positions with rooms, above bars...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Armitage Floor Lamp, Black Walnut, Recycled Shade
Located in London, GB
The Armitage floor lamp was first put together in 1952 by esteemed architect and Joe's grandfather, Edward Armitage. Since then the lamp has been reengineered using sustainably sourc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Classic Leather Office Chair, Chateau Blue
Located in Westwood, NJ
A classic leather office chair in Chateau blue. This stately chair has a smooth leather interior and exterior and is accented with nailhead trim accents. It rests on a 5 prong base. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Reside...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile
LU Swing Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Clarke Desk Maple Black
Located in Cincinnati, US
The Clarke Collection comes in ten different table top sizes, two wood species, and two metal finishes. The exposed stainless steel bolts blur the line between Scandinavian and Indus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
LUdish FWB Flush Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of our Lumfardo Luminaires Contemporary Collection, the LUdish FWB Flush Mount is an elegant flat white hand painted aluminum and brass modern bowl flush mount light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Murano Glass Ceiling Pendants
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murano glass ceiling pendants
Made for us exclusively in Italy
Hand blown glass, custom finished metal
Available in brass or patinated bra...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting.
Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of 2 and wife of actor Jason Biggs. From our Chief Luminary, Kelly Aaron: "I have been working closely with Jenny off and on for the past year while she gives her NYC apartment a facelift--it's been so fun! She and I share a love of 1950s French design, which is obviously a hallmark of the Blueprint aesthetic. One day Jenny texted a pic of a single vintage mid-century French wall sconce she loved and asked if Blueprint could make it for her. Funny enough--I, too, had seen that same sconce the day before and already had my Creative Director/Husband figuring out how to fabricate it. How great is that?! It was meant to be!"
The Jenny sconce...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
SERENE Scandinavian Modern White Wood 19" Pendant
Located in Beaverton, OR
The Serene pendant light is a contemporary, Mid-Century Modern light fixture with a Scandinavian design and organic modern composition. This minimalist luxury wood veneer pendant des...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood
Akari Model 20n Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari Model 20N light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3653 Brass Bookends
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck model #3653 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass.
Produced...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Leather Top Game Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern leather top square game table. The gilt-tooled leather top is ready for play, with pivoting hinged drawers on the fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier.
All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique
Brass plated structure with 24...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Torno Desk Lamp or Table Lamp in Olivine Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Our best-selling Torno family of fixtures is now available as a desk or table lamp! Handmade by Blueprint Lighting, the spun aluminum shades are inspired by a vintage 1950s Italian d...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel
Mint Condition Florian Schulz Onos Polished Brass with Side Counterweight
Located in Berlin, DE
This lamp is in perfect condition. The height is adjustable with the counter weight to any needs.
To be on the safe side, the lamp should be checked locally by a specialist concer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Beige Modern Italian Wall Lights "Maxina" Vintage Design Moderne ML134
Located in Lyon, FR
Pair of modern Italian sconces "Maxina" in beige half moon shape made by our Italian craftsman in the style of Stilnovo's work. Wall plat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
'Dragonfly' Dining Table by Chinese Jesus for Holly Hunt
By Chinese Jesus
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Clear glass top table with sculptural curved base by Chinese Jesus for Holly Hunt.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Petite LUsaucer Brass Fixture by Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sharp and elegant 12" ceiling flush mount or wall mount fixture. This fixture is a new take on the traditional concept of indirect lighting that functions to accent a room with rich ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Ivory Black Twin Shades
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Orbitale 3 arms frame using the twin shade. Thanks to a customer who had the articulated sconces and wanted this version with black and ivory shades. It's a beautiful combination of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Twin Shades
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This 3-armed chandelier with twin shades is a versatile and elegant fixture perfect above a kitchen island, over a counter, dining table, or in a living room. The chandelier's three ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Metal, Brass
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant' Wall Light in Black for Nemo
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall light in black for Nemo.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Pair of Murano Glass Tube and Brass Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Italian pair of Murano glass and brass sconces. Nine crystal clear Murano glass tubes arranged in a semicircle on a brass ringed base. Each sconce holds four candelabra base bulbs an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Lätt 1.0 Contemporary Marble Console by RDLC
Located in Mexico City, MX
The concept is based on the essence of the material itself, with a clean and brutalist style: straight lines, geometric shapes, fewer ornaments, less noise and more naturalness. The ...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant' Wall Lights in White
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant' wall lights in white.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Large Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Plié' Wall Light in Red
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Plié' wall light in red.
Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are sti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Melia Made to Order Customizable Modern Sofa
By Dwell Floor Five
Located in Studio City, CA
Sleek and midcentury scaled the Melia sofa is stylish and hip.
The sofa can be customized to your liking with plenty of fabric colors and options to choo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Great Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, in the Style of Barovier, Murano
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury vessel ship low ceiling and now is used to pair with Mid-Century Modern Barovier palmette chandeliers, that are usually very tall. This beautiful 12 palm leaves flush mount Murano chandelier would dress your bedroom.
Glass carries the leaf design and is striped with lattimo white glass. This is unique as most of the palmette are not elaborated with dripping, just plain color. Requires to have clear and lattimo together in the crucible...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
Mosquito Dining Chair, Leaf Green Oak, Wood Frame + Plywood, Mid-Century Modern
By Niko Kralj
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Named after its wing-like seat, the Mosquito chair is a genuine eyecatcher, an elegant piece with a touch of poetry. This innovative design proved too demanding for 1950s manufacturing methods. But thanks to the recent efforts of Rex Kralj...
Category
2010s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Canopy Bed - US King
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern style canopy bed with a dramatic vertical slat back design. It has an architecturally inspired design that features Rich Walnut vertical slats, warmly contrasted by a dark chocolate canopy and posts accented with champagne gold brackets...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Black Lacquer Wooden and Velvet Chair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Midcentury style chair in a black lacquered wooden frame with gold feet finish adorned with graphic velvet back and seat. Around the dining table,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
"Molto" Table Lamp
Located in Westport, CT
The Molto table lamp or desk lamp is a fresh, new take on Italian modernism, featuring a spun-metal mesh shade, brass counterweight, and a heavy black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
'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 Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swiss Design Classic UPW Serving Cart, Designed by Ulrich P. Wieser for WB-Form
Located in Renens, CH
The UPW serving cart was originally designed by Ulrich P. Wieser (a Swiss interior architect) in the early 1950s as a solution for his wife’s need; a cart able to hold dishes, hot pots...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in orange for Artemide.
Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso's design is inspired from nature. An internationally celebrated design fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Vintage-Style Brown Leather Club Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Vintage-style brown leather club chair. Crafted of luxurious top grain leather in warm brown color, this stylish and comfortable chair is per...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Bodega Side Table, Nightstand in Warm Wood Marquetry Veneer by Joel Escalona
Located in Estado de Mexico CP, Estado de Mexico
Bodega Side Table, Night Stand in Black Wood Marquetry Veneer by Joel Escalona
Bodega Collection refers to cellar art or better known as chiaroscuro, a technique of extreme contrast...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Plywood
Earl Hand Crafted Walnut and Brass Harold Bench
By Chris Earl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Solid wood construction hand crafted bench. This bench is shown in walnut with brass detailing.
Measures: 12" W x 48" L x 18" H
Hand made in Los Angeles, California.
Category
2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak, Walnut, Maple, Ash
"Ludo" Table Lamps
Located in Westport, CT
Our best-selling Ludo family of fixtures is now available as a desk or table lamp. Spun aluminum cones are a vintage 1950s Italian design. Swiveling head allows for cone adjustment a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Large Rattan Palm Tree Floor Light, with Three Bulbs in the Coconuts
Located in London, GB
A large rattan palm tree floor light, with bulbs in the three coconuts in the style of Mario Lopez Torres.
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Rattan
Appliqué A Volet Pivotant Double by Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Appliqué A Volet Pivotant double by Charlotte Perriand. Current production by Nemo Lighting designed and manufactured in France. Aluminum adj...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Pierre Jeanneret Kangaroo Low Armchair, Wood and Woven Viennese Cane
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bench designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1955, relaunched in 2020.
Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
Cassina continues its study of the furniture of the city of Chandigarh and ad...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
Sistema Solare Chandelier, Piattelli Design, Ivory-toned Onyx and Brass, 6-shade
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Unique chandelier, made from thinly-cut pieces of exquisite ivory-toned translucent onyx. Ideal to be hung over a table, with versatile configurations.
Ivory onyx comes from Middle Eastern quarries and has a unique veining. This translucent stone is carefully worked in Italy, and was chosen because of its combination of interesting patterns, high translucency, and the way it makes the light output look warmer.
The 6-shade version is ideal to be hung over an oval dining table.
Our onyx supplier has worked in many high-end architectural projects, and these same materials have been used at the Armani hotel in Milan. When he was shown the chandelier designs, he rose to the challenge and adapted his tooling to make us perfect round discs. He worked hard to find exactly the right thickness that would keep the depth of the texture. It could not be too thick, otherwise it would lose transparency. And too thin, it would look like it was printed.
The result is stunning. The combination of carefully-worked translucent stone and brass works perfectly, and the use of the ingenious Orbitale structure allows the geometry of the chandelier to be played with, and it can be configured in several ways.
There is nothing else like this on the market.
The Sistema collection uses a clever 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.
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 Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Paavo Tynell Model 9602 Brass and Rattan Floor Lamp with Canvas Shade
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell Model 9602 Brass and Rattan Floor Lamp with Canvas Shade.
Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1935, this authorized GUBI re-ed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Sistema Chandelier by Piattelli Design, 4-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.
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 on either side.
This is the smallest Sistema chandelier, with 2 arms and 4 shades. Ideal for a round or square dining table. It also works well over an island.
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 Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 Medium Mirror in Black Brass
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti F.A. 33 medium mirror in black brass. The F.A. 33 Mirror was originally designed by Gio Ponti in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, glass, and mirror ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Furniture
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Brass
Rewire Custom Brass Sconce
By Rewire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rewire custom brass sconce in the style of Stilnovo. Current production custom fabricated in Los Angeles by rewire gallery. Antique brass fi...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Sistema Solare, Luxury Ivory Onyx and Brass 8 Rotating Orbitale Arms Chandelier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Luxury chandelier, made from thin pieces of translucent onyx. Ideal to be hung over a dining table, with versatile configurations. Featured on Netflix series Designing Miami, 1st episode!
There is nothing else like this on the market.
Ivory onyx comes from Middle Eastern quarries and has a unique veining. This translucent stone is carefully worked in Italy, and was chosen because of its combination of interesting patterns, high translucency, and the way it makes the light output look warmer.
The 8-shade version is ideal to be hung over a long rectangular table. See schematics.
Our onyx supplier has worked in many high-end architectural projects, and these same materials have been used at the Armani hotel in Milan. When he was shown the chandelier designs, he rose to the challenge and adapted his tooling to make us perfect round discs. He worked hard to find exactly the right thickness that would keep the depth of the texture. It could not be too thick, otherwise it would lose transparency. And too thin, it would look like it was printed.
The result is stunning. The combination of carefully-worked translucent stone and brass works perfectly, and the use of the ingenious Orbitale structure allows the geometry of the chandelier to be played with, and it can be configured in several ways.
The Sistema collection uses a clever 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.
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 Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Brass
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