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
Orbital Chandelier
Located in Westport, CT
"Orbital" is a commanding statement piece with design elements of both Italian and French modernism as well as Hollywood Glam and is a stunning study in mixed materials. All arms of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Large Lumi Milano Wall Light in Aluminum
By Lumi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lumi Milano, wall light, model 884, aluminum, glass, Italy, 1970s.
This stunning wall light is made by the high-end production company Lumi in Milan. The...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Chandelier '12701' in Brass and Opaline Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce, chandelier model ‘12701’, brass, duplex opaline glass, nylon, Italy, design circa 1958
This eccentric chandelier model ‘12701’ is designed by the renowned and talented Italian designer Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce. The design features five diffusers executed in beautiful white opaline glass, radiating a soft and delicate light through the room. The frame in black lacquered polished brass creates this spatial arrangement of the pendants that are attached to it, which ensures that the light is evenly divided. Lelii decided to stay modest with the suspension of the light diffusing body by implementing four nylon cables.
Paolo Angelo Lelii (1911-1979) was born in Ancona, Italy. After his studies at the Superior Institute of Industrial Art, Milan, he lived and worked in Monza. From 1943, Lelii started manufacturing lamps in his own house and in 1946 he advertised his well-known 'Tris...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Ceiling Light with Five Pendants in Copper and Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ceiling light, glass, copper, Europe, 1970s
Wonderful ceiling light with five pendants. All lights feature a cylindrical copper base with a with a handblown glass shades. The struct...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
Pendant Lamps with White Glass Shade
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pendants, metal, glass, Europe, 1970s
This set of atmospheric pendants are cylindrically shaped and executed in white glass, which results in a nice soft light-tone creating a livel...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pendant Lamps with White Glass Shade
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pendants, metal, glass, Europe, 1970s
This large set of atmospheric pendants are cylindrically shaped and executed in white glass, which results in a nice soft light-tone creating a...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Wall Lights in Canvas and Chrome
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall lights, chrome-plated metal, canvas, paper, Europe, 1970s
These wall-mounted light shades feature a modest design that will lighten up one's interior in a delightful manner. Re...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Italian Chandelier with Six Colorful Patinated Shades
By Stilnovo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Chandelier, metal, brass, Italy, 1950s
Beautiful Italian chandelier with colourful cone shaped shades. A tripod frame in brass holds the green, red, and yellow shades with perforati...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Emil Stjenar for Rupert E. Nikoll Large Chandelier in Glass and Brass
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Emil Stjenar for Rupert E. Nikoll, chandelier, glass, brass, Austria, 1960s
Wonderful chandelier by Emil Stjenar for Nikoll. Each arm serves as a testament to the artisan's skill, c...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Giuseppe Ostuni for O-Luce '181' Multi Applicable Lights
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Ostuni for O-Luce, large set of '181' wall lamps, Italy, 1950s
This large set of wall lights is applicable to many different ways. Attach the lamp to a desk or a table and use it as a desk light, fix it to case piece or secure to the wall. Its dark metal, cylindrical shade is minimalistic and modest. You can place one piece for Directional light, or several to lighten up a complete space.
Giuseppe Ostuni (1907-1994) can be considered one of the most influential designers in modern lighting design. Born in Trieste, Italy in 1907, Giuseppe and his older brother Angelo Ostuni (1904-1981) grew up in turbulent times; in 1915 Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire during the First World War. Only a few years later in 1922, Benito Mussolini became head of the Italian government and began to establish his fascist regime that would last till 1943. During the last year of the Second World War, Giuseppe Ostuni and his family lived with his brother Angelo in Milan. There, Giuseppe started to repair lampshades that had been damaged during the war. New lampshades were made with limited resources, all by hand, due to the lack of available materials. As an autodidact, he designed modern and convenient lighting through intense study and ‘learning by doing’. Soon after, Giuseppe set up his own workshop in 1947, and in 1948 he officially registered his company ‘O-LUCE’. Together with his brother Angelo, who made a great part of the lighting drawings, he worked on numerous designs and worked together with leading designers as Franco Buzzi, Tito Angoli...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Kalmar Flush Mount Light Fixture 'Pagoda', Glass Nickel, 1970, One of Four
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of four large flush mount chandeliers 'Pagoda' or 'Pagode' by Kalmar, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
Each chandelier takes twelve E14 candelabra screw base bulbs. 40 glasses with a pagoda pattern are hanging on a nickel plated metal frame.
The lights have great volume and in reality they look much bigger than you would expect it from the dimensions.
It is documented in the Kalmar catalogues from the 1970s.
Due to the vintage nature...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Emil Stjenar for Rupert E. Nikoll Large Chandeliers in Glass and Brass
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Emil Stjenar for Rupert E. Nikoll, chandelier, glass, brass, Austria, 1960s
Wonderful chandeliers by Emil Stjenar for Nikoll. This cylindric chandelier consists of multiple thin bra...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Crystal Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of wall lights, in glass and brass, European 1960s
Pair of crystal sconces with brass fixture. These wall lights come with the elegance of royal lighting. The brass frame remin...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Bakalowits Chandelier Pendant Light No. 3330, Brass Nickel Glass, 1960s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of three impressive chandeliers, pendant lights model no. 3330 by Bakalowits und Soehne, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960.
The price is per lamp. They are sold ind...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Nickel, Brass
Delicate Floor Lamp with Red Tulip Shade
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Floor lamp, metal, wood, plastic, Europe, 1960s
Wonderful functional floor lamp with two shades. The red shade in pleated design is facing towards the ceiling. A second shade in metal and wood functions as an adjustable reading light...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vistosi Disc Wall Sconces, circa 1970
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Pair of extra-large wall sconces by Vistosi Murano, in amber/pink tones. The glass discs are handmade with a white opaque centre covered with an amber/pink clear glass. Each sconce n...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Illuminated Wall-Mounted Display Console
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, display console, metal, glass, brass, Italy, 1970s
Two vertical wall mounts in black metal hold a glass shelf. At the end of the fixtures two adjustable ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Italian Blue and White Murano Glass Chandelier, 1980s
By Mazzega
Located in Rome, IT
Huge Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 52 glass petals with a chrome frame. The glasses have two colors:
31 glass petals transparent and white “lattimo” +21 glass petals blu...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Targetti Sankey Chandelier
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Targetti Sankey chandelier, made in chromed metal and plastic, Italy, 1970s.
This chandelier made out of five pipes, is a modern way to interpret lighting. With the pipes which present half of rubber body, they open up as if a flower. This chandelier is made out of chrome metal, plastic. Targetti Sankey has been designing and producing indoor and outdoor architectural light fixtures...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Elegant Chandelier in Chrome
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Chandelier, chrome-plated metal, Europe, 1960s
This subtle and modern chandelier features elegant long shaped chrome tubes which are attached to a frame creating a well-balanced spatial arrangement. All tubes...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Bünte & Remmler Adjustable Table Light
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bünte & Remmler, table light, iron, aluminum, Austria, 1950s.
Made by Bünte & Remmler, this desk lamp features a red, circular iron base, upon which a black iron stem is mounted, ad...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll Large Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll, sputnik chandelier, glass, crystal, brass, Austria 1950s
Large brass 'Snowball' Sputnik chandelier, mad...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Palwa Chandelier, Gilded Brass and Amber Tone Glass, 1960s
By Palwa
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A wonderful and rare version of a gilt brass hollywood regency chandelier with amber tone glass crystal balls by Palwa (Palme & Walter), Germany, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
1 of the 2 Large Square Glass Flush Mount J.T. Kalmar, Austria
Located in Rijssen, NL
Clean lines to complement all decors. Amazing large scale square glass flush mount by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured circa 1970, (late 1960s and early 1970s).
Multiple t...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Elegant Floor Lamp in Gunmetal with Brass in the Manner of Jansen 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Elegant floor lamp in gunmetal with polished brass accents and ball feet in the manner of Jansen, American 1980's. This lamp is beautifully made. It has been rewired with new socke...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Set of Wall Lights with Chrome Base
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall lights, chrome and canvas, Europe, 1970s
This large set of wall-mounted light shades feature a modest design that fits well as extra details in any k...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Huge Bakalowits Chandelier No. 3330, Nickel Brass Crystals, 1960s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
An extra large chandelier / pendant light model no. 3330 by Bakalowits und Soehne, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960.
This is a handmade and high quality fixture. A sol...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Nickel
1 of the 2 Purple Clear Pendant Lamps by Carlo Nason for Kalmar, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 beautiful mid century Carlo Nason for Kalmar, Austria. Floral pendants in clear and purple tinted mazzega murano glass.
Four individual glass murano leaves mounted on a me...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Transparent Brass Wall Lights
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall lights in brass and opaline glass, Europe, 1960s.
Set of four double wall sconces with clear glass shade. The bulbs are connected direct...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Brass Sconces Geometrical Murano Glass, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of sconces wall lamps lights panels. Contemporary work, small Italian workshop, few exclusive productions. Full brass and murano glass. In the style of Reggiani, Sciolari, Palwa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Barovier&Toso Large Pair of Midcentury Sconces Murano Glass, Italy 1950
By Mazzega, Barovier&Toso
Located in Vienna, AT
Barovier&Toso Large Pair of Midcentury Sconces Murano Glass, Italy 1950
Impressive 28" wall lamps with clear textured glass suspending from a metal frame with patinated brass balls....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Two Austrolux Chandeliers, Austrian, 1950s
By Austroluxe
Located in Wien, AT
Two Austrolux chandeliers, Austrian, 1950s
Original condition
12 bulbs.
Price and sell per piece.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Fontana Arte Style Pendant Lamp Lantern, Brass & Facetted Glass, Italy, 1940s
By Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Italian brass lantern or pendant light, dated circa 1940s, in the style of Fontana Arte. The lamp was handcrafted and is of high craftsmanship. The light features a hexag...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Atelier Petitot Torchieres,
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of signed Atelier Petitot sconces, from an Avignon chateau.
High quality bronze
Priced by pair.
US rewired and in working condition
Measures: Back plate: 3.5" diameter.
...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Toso Mid-Century Modern Amber Pair of Murano Glass Table Lamps, 1989
Located in Murano, Venezia
These lamps is simple in shape but certainly in effect. The base is in the shape of a star and is totally mirrored. In the image in the picture, the color is amber that becomes, than...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Mercury Glass
1 of 2 Kalmar Sputnik Chandeliers Pendant Lights 'RS 12', Aluminum Glass, 1970
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of Two rare and fantastic 12-arm atomic chandeliers / pendant lights model "RS 12 Kugel HL" by Kalmar, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (at the end of 1960s and beginning ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Targetti Sankey Chandelier in Murano Glass and Chrome-Plated Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Targetti Sankey, chandelier, chrome-plated steel, Murano glass, Italy, 1970s.
This stunning chandelier is designed by Targetti Sankey in the 1970s. The intention of the maker was to create an atypical appearance, featuring light bulbs that hang downwards. Arranged in two rows, the Murano spheres...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of 2 Sets / Stunning Crystal Sconce by Kinkeldey, Germany, 1970s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Aachen, NRW
A stunning pair of wall lights with crystal glasses, made by Kinkeldey, Germany, circa 1970-1979. It’s composed of crystal glass pieces on a brass frame.
Best of the 1970s from Germ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Kalmar 'Granada' Ice Glass Pendant Light Chandelier, 1970
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A hanging lamp by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s). It is made of four frosted ice glass lamp shades which are hanging on a white painted ceiling...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970s Milo Baughman Chrome Lamp , USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare Milo Baughman vented chrome table, desk or floor lamp .
Wood structure covered with chromed steel sheet .
Contain 2 E26 ceramic socket rated at 60 watt each .
Origin...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Big Mid-Century Modern Artichoke by Poul Henningsen
Located in Weesp, NL
Elevate your space with the epitome of timeless elegance and iconic design – the PH Artichoke pendant, a masterpiece conceived by the visionary Poul Henningsen in 1957 and brought to...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
Pair of Brass and Brown Glass Hand Blown Murano Glass Wall Lights, 1960
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of high end wall sconces made of hand blown clear and opal and brown (smoked) Murano glass on a messing hardware designed and produced by J.T. Kalmar, Austria in the 1960s. Mini...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Monumental Smoke and Clear Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier or Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 162 smoke and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi'
by 20 cm high.
21 E 27 light bulbs.\ 4W
Measures: Height without chain diameter ( cm 80 ) 31,5...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Caramel brown glass pendant lamp by Hans Agne Jakobsson for Staff Leuchten
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This beautiful round shaped glass pendant lamp was designed by Hans Agne Jakobsson for Staff Leuchten in the 1970's. It is a warm caramel brown colored glass shade with an opaline in...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Murano Glass
Single Lunel Uplight Swing Arm Sconce in Brass & Steel, France 1950's
By Lunel
Located in New York, NY
Dynamic sconce in brass, enameled steel, and aluminum with multiple adjustments.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Cut Steel, Brass
French Mid-Century Wrought Iron Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original Midcentury chandelier from France, 1950s.
Body of solid wrought iron.
Diameter 33" - 84 cm.
Height fixture 35" - 89 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron
Swedish Ceiling Light, 1950s, Enameled Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Charming Swedish ceiling light from the 1950s in classic colors of black, gold and white. Five black lacquered arms, each with an enameled glass diffus...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Pendant, Glass, Brass, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stamford, CT
Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Pendant, Glass, Brass, Sweden, 1950s
Swedish modern chandelier or pendant designed and produced in Sweden in the middle of the 20th century. This example...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
French 1960s Glass and Brass Hanging Pendant
Located in Buchanan, NY
This hanging light fixture from 1960s France is a beautiful and unique piece of vintage lighting design. The textured glass attached to a brass stem gives it an elegant and sophistic...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pendant Lamp with Counter Weight by Achille Castiglioni Italy 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Pendant Lamp with Counter Weight by Achille Castiglioni in aluminum. Original fair condition. The diameter and height given applies to the lampshade.
Please note: Lamp should be fi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Houseof Brass Cone Shade Wall Light with Metal and Brass
By houseof
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
This sleek and practical wall sconce fuses traditional and contemporary. The stem base suspends an oversized cone shade which casts a wide atmospheric glow. Ideal for a living space ...
Category
2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large Murano Ice Glass Sconces Modernist Wall Fixtures, Germany, 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Aachen, NRW
Pair of large handcrafted Murano glass on a chromed base sconces by Hillebrand, Germany, circa 1960s.
It consists of textured quality clear crystal tubular shade simulating ice on...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Pendant, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting
- rare type.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Single Limburg Vintage 1970s Round Smoked Glass & Brass Globe Pendant Lights
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A single, large mid-century hanging bubble glass pendant light by Glashütte Limburg. Made in the late 1960s throughout to the late 1970s, this gorgeous light features a mouth blown s...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
One Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
One German Hutschenreuther porcelain table lamp. Signed Leonard.
Measures: Height base 43 cm.
Diameter base 17 cm.
The lampshade is not included in the price.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Hand-Blown Murano Glass Three Tier Triedre Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This well composed and sleek Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Three Tier Stepped Triedre Chandelier in Transparent and Muted Olive by Venini originates from Italy, Circa...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Functionalist Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1950s
Located in Oslo, NO
Wonderful and decorative ceiling light in opaline glass with chrome metal base. Designed and made in Norway from ca 1950s first half. The lamp is fully working and in good vintage co...
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
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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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