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
Pair of ceramic wallights, Model Sirenes, by Georges Jouve.(1910-1964)
Located in London, GB
Pair of well sized, rare, ceramic wallights, Model 'Sirenes' by the master ceramicist Georges Jouve.Published on page 204 in Georges Jouve by Jousse enterprises. France 1948
Georges ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Amber , Grey and Pink Large Poliedri Murano Glass Chandelier or Ceiling Light
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rome, IT
This chandelier consists dozens of hand blown gray, amber , pink and clear "Poliedri" made of Murano glass with a brass frame.
Price is for 1 item.
Available also a pair.
Edition li...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
1 of 2 Stunning Murano Glass Tubes Flushmount by Doria, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic big midcentury chandelier by Doria, Germany, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. Many Murano glass cylinders suspended from the fixture.
High quality and in very good conditi...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970's Adjustable Architects desk lamp
Located in Brno, CZ
This bright red adjustable lamp was designed and produced in the 1970’s.
This lamp can be fixed to the edge of the table which gives the light extra stability. The lamp can be adju...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Polished Nickel & Black Enamel Floor Lamp, Manner of Tommi Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern floor lamp was realized in the United States, circa 1950. Designed in the manner of Tommi Parzinger, the floor lamp features a circular polished nicke...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Nickel
Original Blue Glass Poliedri Chandelier by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Italy, c1960
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in London, GB
A rare circular blue glass poliedri (polyhedron) chandelier designed by the Italian architect and designer, Carlo Scarpa, c.1960. Produced by the prestigious Murano glass company, Ve...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
1 of 2 Petite Flush Mount Light, Crystal Glass Designed by Palwa, Germany, 70s
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful and high-quality gilded Flush mount light fixture by Palwa, Germany, 1970s.
It is made of a 24-carat gold-plated brass frame decorated ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Mid Century modern chandelier in Murano glass by Barovier & Toso.
Located in Palermo, PA
This 1980s chandelier is sheer brilliance, a masterpiece from Murano glass artisans, Barovier & Toso.
Adorned with 26 Murano glass leaves, each meticulously crafted with a caramel-c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
‘Egina’ Pendant by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
‘Egina’ Pendant by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy in 1979. Etched molded glass with a tiered typography. Enameled top electrical body and pigtail...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Brass desk lamp – Italy 1940
Located in Girona, ES
Polished brass desk lamp with a ball joint on the base to tilt the arm and shade adjustment system.
Italy c. 1940.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair Mid Century Italian Lamps with Lucite Base and All Glass Shades
By Fontana Arte
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this unusual pair of table lamps date from the 1970s. Each lamp features a clear Lucite base and support column with two candelabra sized sockets topped by all glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Harper Wall Sconce
Located in Westport, CT
Introducing Harper, the new wall lamp design by Blueprint Lighting.
Named for Ace Harper; artist, musician, fashion designer, mother and wife of iconic rock drummer Matt Sorum. From...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Carlo SCARPA designed Polyhedron Chandelier by VENINI, 1970s
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Chandelier with green/ clear glass, designed by Carlo Scarpa, Italy. Originally designed for Venini.
Polyhedron chandelier with metal frame and polyhedron green and clear glass piec...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Murano Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp White Swirl Glass, Italy 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage Murano plafond ceiling lamp / wall lamp. Mouth-blown white opaline glass with swirl and white base. E27 socket. Handmade in Italy, 1970s.
D:30 cm H:12,5 cm
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Orrefors Crystal Flush Mount Designed by Carl Fagerlund
Located in Bronx, NY
Very well kept Swedish Orrefors flush mount from the 1970s by Carl Fagerlund,
A brass frame with a bottom glass plate hold by a shiny round flat brass disc in the middle surrounded ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Peter Nelson for Architectural Lightning Minimalist Desk Lamp in Aluminum
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Peter Nelson for Architectural lighting, desk lamp, aluminum, United Kingdom, 1970s
This desk lamp is a design by Peter Nelson for Architectural Lighting. The layout is characterize...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Large Set of Three French 1950s Lunel Wall Lights
By Lunel
Located in New York, NY
Great large 1950s French sconces composed of brass and matte black fixtures holding large white matte glass shades. Rewired.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Barovier & Toso Murano Blown Glass Periwinkle Color Midcentury Table Lamp, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Splendid Murano table lamps punched Barovier & Toso. A supreme light periwinkle color. Stylish and very special design due to these large semi-spheres attached to the large cup.
The...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of vintage Murano Flush Mount Ceiling Lamps White Swirl Glass, Italy 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pair of Murano plafond ceiling lamp / wall lamp. Mouth-blown white opal glass with swirl and white base. E14 socket. Handmade in Italy, 1970s.
D:24 cm H:12 cm
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Falcon Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Illuminate your space with our Elegant Modern Table Lamp, a perfect blend of style and functionality. This lamp features a sleek, minimalist design with a sturdy wood base that looks...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Midcentery modern chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1960.
Located in Palermo, PA
Presenting a remarkable 1960s chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari. This exceptional light boasts 38 crystal glasses that possess a amazing rainbow effect. When bathed in light, t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass chandelier with elements of hand-blown glass in a sea-glass green color. Each element of glass has an Art Deco stylized design. It has been newly wired to fit US standar...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Lantern
Located in Austin, TX
Lantern chandelier made of hand-blown Murano glass. The body of the lantern features panels of molded glass around a brass structure. The rod is also covered in hand-blown glass. Thi...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Arlus, Table Lamps, Brass, Metal, Glass, France, 1950s
By Arlus
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, black-lacquered metal and opaline glass table lamps produced by Arlus, France, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 14.25” H x 3.5” W x 12” D
Stated dimensions i...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
1950's Rope Chandelier by French Designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in East Hampton, NY
Designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, this lovely small hanging light with TWO lights and original shades. The bamboo loop chain that connects the original bamboo canopy to the ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rope, Paper
Blu Turquoise and Ice Color Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi'
by 20 cm high.
10 E 27 light bulbs. The structure can be wired for US standards.
Pri...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Midcentury wall light by Tito Agnoli for O'luce, Italy 1960
By Oluce, Tito Agnoli
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare midcentury wall light designed by Tito Agnoli for O'luce.
Adjustable wall lamp designed by Tito Agnoli for O'luce with two light points, original chromed metal structure.
Per...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
German Ceramic Table Lamps, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderfully set of petite ceramic table lamps by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960, with a dark blue glazed ceramic body with handle and a rolled edge clip on shade, , inline on/off swit...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Opaline Glass, Ceramic
Italian Deco Modern Brass Cymbal Torchiere Floor Lamps Set
Located in Chattanooga, TN
PAIR of vintage 1960's neo-deco metal / iron torchiere floor lamps. Look close and you'll see that they're not exactly matching. Lamp "A" has a textured stem, while Lamp "B" has sm...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Eyeball Floor Lamp 1960s
By Stilux
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Eyeball Floor Spot Lamp - Stilux, 1960s
Floor lamp was designed and manufactured in Italy 1960s.
Chromed metal stem with a beautiful chromed base with marble inside and three adjus...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Aluminum
Pair Venini Vintage Pale Yellow and White Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this pair of Murano glass sconces by Venini date from the 1990s. Each sconce has a tall glass shade in a very pale shade of yellow and white mounted in polished brass...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and decorative ceiling light with shade in hand-painted glass and base in porcelain. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and ...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Mid-century pendant light by Murano, Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Palermo, PA
Mid-century pendant light by Murano, Mazzega. The transition from opaque white glass to a clear finish, creating a beautiful effect when illuminated. The glass globe is elegantly set...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Metal Stilnovo Mod. 232 Sconces Designed By Bruno Gatta, Italy 1962
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Echt, NL
Elegant Model 232 Wall Lamps in very good condition.
Designed by Bruno Gatta in 1962.
Manufactured by Stilnovo Italy
The lamps have a white lacquered metal shade which is attached...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pastel Pink Golden Metal Vintage Table Lamp Nightstand Lamp Sconce Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern style vintage table lamp nightstand lamp or sconce from metal and plastic in pastel pink and golden color tones Italy.
An amazing table lamp from golden metal with...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-20th century American ceramic table lamp embodies the perfect blend of vintage charm and modern functionality. The lamp features a stunning matte brown glaze, elegantly cont...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Linen
Midcentury Rattan and Wicker Cylinder Wall Light, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Cylinder Wall Sconce in Rattan and Woven Wicker. Spain, 1950s.
This hand woven wicker wall light has an eye-catching cylindrical design adorned by a rattan ring wi...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rattan, Wicker
Mid-Century Brushed Aluminium Wall Lamp by Charlotte Perriand from Les Arcs
Located in Vorst, BE
Flush light from an apartment of Les Arcs in the French Alps.
These sconces were commissioned / selected by Charlotte Perriand for the interior design of the flats of the 'Les Arcs...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Pair of Charlotte Perriand Flush Wall Lamp for Les Arcs, 1960s
Located in Vorst, BE
Pair Space Age Flush lights from the 1960s.
These sconces were commissioned / selected by Charlotte Perriand for the interior design of the flats of the 'Les Arcs' and Méribel Ski R...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Black Floor Lamp Pink Shade Kalmar 1950 Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage brass floor lamp with black foot from iron
by J.T. Kalmar - designed and executed 1950s Vienna, Austria.
A beautiful floor lamp showing a brass curved stem...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
German Ceramic Wall Lights, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful multi-tone, green-hued hexagonal German ceramic wall lights from the 1960s. Single bulb wall lights/flush mounts shown with a mirror tip bulb that casts a wonderful shadow ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Mid-Century Modern wavy shaped table light, Italy
Located in Palermo, PA
Truly exquisite Italian 1970s table light. The gold-coated metal base, gracefully sculpted in a beautiful wavy shape. But what steals the show is the original chocolate brown velvet ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
German Ceramic Wall Lights, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great multi-tone German ceramic wall sconces from the 1960s. Single bulb wall lights/flush mounts shown with a mirror tip bulb that casts a wonderful shadow play against the wall, on...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Tripod Balloon-Cocoon Floor Lamp, Peach by Aro Leuchten, Western Germany
By Stilnovo
Located in Andernach, DE
Absolutely marvellous mid-century design, here with the original 1950s lampshade in a powdery or dusky pink by
Aro-Leuchten, West Germany.
Aro-Leuchten is one of the lamp design com...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mazzega Cascade Pendant ice frost Glass Murano, italy 1970
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Exceptional cascade pendant with leaves ice frost glass Murano oversized around 30 cm with brass structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the it...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Monumental Gino Sarfatti Floor Lamp Model 1094 for Arteluce, Italy, 1966
Located in Echt, NL
Very large model 1094 floor lamp in very good condition.
Designed by Gino Sarfatti in 1966
Manufactured by Arteluce, Italy
The lamp consists of a heavy black metal base plate and...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Scandinavian Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and decorative ceiling light with shade in hand-painted glass and base in porcelain. Designed and made in Norway from circa 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and ...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Set of Perla Wall Sconces
Located in Westport, CT
Drawing inspiration from nature's exquisite treasures, Perla evokes the image of a pearl emerging from within a shell, with a delicately curved metal shade enveloping a blown glass b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
AM/AS Table Lamp by Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Sirrah, 1967
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Created by the esteemed Italian designers Franco Albini and Franca Helg, this lamp was produced by Sirrah in the 1960s-70s, capturing the essence of Italian craftsmanship and innovat...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Brass, Metal
Murano Glass Ivory Eight Arm Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Chandelier made of ivory colored Murano glass with eight branches. We love the classic lines and modern details of this hand-blown fixture. It has been newly wired to fit US standards.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
White Opaline Glass Brass Scones Wall Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Cast Iron Industrial wall light
white opaline glass with brass top
Diameter cast iron wall piece: 10.5 cm / 4”, 2 holes to secure
Weight: 2.70 kg / 6 lb
Priced per individual item...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
1950s Desk- or Table Lamp in Burgundy Red Painted Metal
Located in Beerse, VAN
This desk- or table lamp from the 1950s, of which the designer and manufacturer are unknown, is strongly inspired by mid-century Italian designs.
The lamp consists of copper combin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Murano Round Aqua Blue Art Glass and Chrome Chandeliers and Pendant, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
Very elegant Murano chandelier in artistic glass with chrome finish; note the workmanship of the beautiful aqua green plate. Refinement and style as in the Murano style, unique piece...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Original swing arm wall light by Paolo Rizzatto Model 265 produced by Arteluce.
Located in London, GB
An original early swing arm wall light by Paolo Rizzatto Model 265 produced by Arteluce. Provenance from the private collection of Willie Landels, designer and editor of Harper’s Baz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
'Hobo' Glass and Brass Pendant by Örsjö
Located in Glendale, CA
'Hobo' Glass and Brass Pendant by Örsjö
The Hobo pendant is inspired by Swedish ”luffarslöjd,” metalcrafts made by travelling workers many years ago in Småland, the home of the Swed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Stilux Plexiglass Pendant Ceiling Lamp, 1960s, Milan, Italy
By Stilux
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Stilux modern hanging dish pendant ceiling light fixture made in Milan, Italy, circa 1960s.
Two tone molded plexiglass white and translucent orange with chrome hardware.
3 bulbs.
rew...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass
Vintage 60s Globe Chandelier by Angelo Brotto for Esperia - Animalier Print
By Esperia, Angelo Brotto
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Elevate your interior decor with this magnificent 60s lamp: a globe chandelier attributed to the renowned designer Angelo Brotto for Esperia. This exquisite piece features a striking...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Murano Art Glass Amber Color and Brass Mid-Century Table Lamp, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant and very original table lamp designed by Murano glassworks, with a very strong, rich and present character, which will not fail to put on a show. The Murano furnaces create a...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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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