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
Midcentury Glass Pendant Light, 1950s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Very large rod pendant lamp from the 1950s with a bowl-shaped shade and coated rod. The UFO-shaped glass shade has a blue-gray color and geometric patterns with transparent areas aro...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Limburg Single Large Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount Light, 1960s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A single large Amber / Champagne colored / colored bubble glass sconces designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg in the late 1960s-early 1970s. These are the largest versions ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Rare Large Sconces Model 1568
Located in New York, NY
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte rare large pair of sconces model 1568 with thick large crystal glass plates of satin-finished glass with inner chiseled squares and beveled edges, brass ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Faux Marble Glaze Lamps
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Pair of spectacular mid century glazed lamps. Faux marble design with great coloring and movement. Unique round form.
Curbside to NYC/Philly $300
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Wilhelm Wagenfeld Yellow Bauhaus Sconce / Double Wall Light by Linder Germany
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 light yellow/pastel yellow glaze accentuated by t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Porcelain, Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-Century yellow Corolle Lamp by Georgia Jacob, France 1970s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Corolle lamp by Georgia Jacob, made from resin on a marble base.
France, 1970s.
perfect vintage condition.
rare yellow version.
we also have the orange colored on stock.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble
Lampada da terra anni '50 in ottone e vetro
By Stilnovo
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Lampada da terra anni '50 nello stile di Stilnovo.
Struttura in ottone e metallo verniciato con diffusori in vetro opalino.
Basamento in marmo.
Da notare il bottone dell'accensione c...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
Artist Ceramic Floor or Table Lamp
Located in München, DE
Stunning artist ceramic table lamp from the 1960s.
The lamp has a great structure and is wonderfully designed.
Very high quality workmanship and fantastic design.
A spectacular play ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Charming Pink and White Murano Glass Petal Chandelier or Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
Charming Italian chandelier made by pink and white lattimo. Glass petals.
Available also a pair.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
"A Macchie" Pendant Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Belle Mead, NJ
Drop-dead gorgeous Murano pendant light attributed to Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Features a double-walled lamp body accented with splashes of color in the "a macchie" technique. A mast...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Floor Lamp 'Dornstab' No. 2076 by J.T. Kalmar, Patinated Brass Wood Cane, 1960
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A gorgeous floor lamp by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960 (1950s or 1960s).
The light is documented in the Kalmar catalogues from 1952 as well as ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Monumental Italian Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
This extraordinary pair of chandeliers is composed by 78 'Tronchi' by 40 cm high.
Eighteen-light bulbs E 14. Wattage: we recommend up to 40w per bulb.
Measure: Height 160 cm without ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Spanish Foliage Sunburst Ceiling Light Fixture in Green and Gilt Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sunburst Leafed flush mount light fixture, green, orange bronze and gilt iron, gold leaf, Spain, 1950s.
Eye-catching hand-hammered iron sunburst light fixture with a highly decorativ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Floor Lamp Brass Wood, Rupert Nikoll, Austria, 1960
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A gorgeous floor light by Rupert Nikoll, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960 (late 1950s or early 1960s).
The light is very similar to the floor lamp model 'Hase' (engl. ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chandelier by J.T. Kalmar, Brass Walnut Textured Glass, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A six-arm chandelier by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna, manufacured in Mid-Century, circa 1960 (1950s or early 1960s).
The fixture is made of a nice mixture of materials: textured clear glass ...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
American Mid-Century Modern Pair of White and Pink Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern pair of American ceramic table lamps. Typical from this period.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Sunburst Foliage Triple Layered Ceiling Light Fixture in Gilt Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gorgeous Brutalist gilt iron and glass sunburst flush mount ceiling lamp or chandelier. France, 1950s.
This sunburst light fixture features a triple layer of leaves / rays surroundin...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
'Spirali' Ceiling or Wall Lights by Angelo Mangiarotti for Candle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Spirali' Ceiling or Wall Lights by Angelo Mangiarotti for Candle, Italy, 1960s. Spring steel spiral detail. Strong patina and age to the formations. All flush mounts obtain a partic...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Cut Steel
Stilnovo Bruno Gatta standard floor lamp Italy 1951
By Stilnovo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and minimalistic floor lamp designed by Bruno Gatta and manufactured by Stilnovo, Italy 1950. The lamp stands tall on a Carrara marble base. A sleek black metal stem rises ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Dronten, NL
Spectacular Italian floor lamp designed in 1970 by Carlo Nason for A. V. Mazzega.
A round black enameled steel column on a beautiful brown marble base is supporting a chrome frame wi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Steel, Chrome
Stilnovo sconces Bruno Gatta 288w Italy 1959
By Stilnovo, Bruno Gatta
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare wall lamps designed by Bruno Gatta and manufactured by Stilnovo, Italy 1959. These lamps have a modernist shaped appearance with their white lacquered metal frame and opaline gl...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
RARE Pair of Philippe Starck Mirror Floor-Lamps - Delano Hotel South Beach
Located in East Hampton, NY
These exquisite and intricate oversized floor lamps were custom designed by Philippe Starck for Ian Shrager's Iconic Delano hotel on Miami Beach in 1985. The stem has etched mirrored...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid Century Modern Yasha Heifetz Sculptural Abstract Copper HAND Table Lamp
By Heifetz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid Century Modern Yasha Heifetz Sculptural Abstract Copper HAND Table Lamp,, Retains original lamp shade and finial,, Signed Heifetz on base,,Classic Modernist design,, Seldom seen ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
Mid Century Brass Tear Drop Pendants attributed Paavo Tynell for Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Sensational Brass Tear Drop Pendants attributed Paavo Tynell for Lightolier. The Pendants are solid brass with a three hole triangular perforated pattern design detail. The rounded...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rare Ceiling Light by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Ceiling Light by Gio Ponti and Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1930s. Unique sculptural 'Saturn' ceiling light, with an illustrativ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970's Mid-Century Modern Bryant Lighting Adjustable Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Mid century Modern floor lamp for sale. Manufactured by Bryant Lighting in the 1960’s, and an original Mid century lamp. It has a chrome dome lamp shade, and the height is ad...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1960s Dalù Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 'Not a Replica'
By Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Original orange "Dalù" table lamp in ABS by Vico Magistretti for Artemide (Not a Replica). Made in Italy in 1965. The lamp works perfectly and it is in very good condition. Thi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Mid Century Modern Glass Bauer Table Lamps with Lucite.
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Fantastic pair of Mid century modern Bauer table lamps. Beautifully made from swirling glass with pinks, whites, blues and clear glass. Lucite base and finial with chrome accents.
H...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
nice pair of vittoriano vigano wall sconces for arteluce
Located in Munich, DE
rare matching pair of signed arteluce sconces.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Felipe Derflingher Art Glass Pendant Light Fixture with Green and Yellow Tones
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Felipe Derflingher art glass pendant light fixture from circa 1970 with green and yellow tones. Crafted by the esteemed artist Felipe Derflingher around the 1970s, this art glass p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-century counter balance floorlamp teak silk shade 70's
Located in GOOR, NL
This beautiful teak balance lamp dates back to the 70's and it completely original condition. It is a real midc-century statement piece if you ask me.
The teak frame has an adjusta...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Teak
Rare Ceiling Pendant by Gio Ponti for Greco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Ceiling Pendant by Gio Ponti for Greco, Italy, 1950s. An outer black enameled shell with detailed perforations within the trim line are paired with a molded white lucite diffuse...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Cut Steel
Emil Stejnar Snowflake Chandelier, Sputnik Snowball Chandelier for Nikoll 50 cm
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This spectacular Sputnik Chandelier looks like a flowers explosion.It features a multitude of brass rods ending with bulbs or clear crystal flowers. Each rod is directly fixed on its...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian 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
Large 8 globe morning dew chandelier by Raak, Netherlands 1970s
By RAAK, Peill & Putzler
Located in ECHT, NL
Large mid century chandelier. The composition consists of 8 morning dew globe pendants. The glass was made by Peill and Putzler. It was mouth blown so no globe is the same. The glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century MCM Ceramic Orange & Black Glossy Drip Glaze Lamps, a Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Mid-Century Modern ceramic orange & black glossy drip glaze table lamps with new black linen-like drum shades, a pair. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that thes...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large 24 light Stilnovo 'Shanghi' style chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Impressive chandelier with 24 lights
Height of chandelier can be adjusted
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bespoke Elegant Italian "Selene Maxi" Pendant in bronze and selenite
Located in Milano, IT
The Selene range is the result of our project of combining light with a particular apotropaic stone - Selenite: a mineral chalk whose surface presents defined and irregular striation...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Stone, Bronze
Mid-Century Desk Table Lamp, signed by Philippe Barbier, Chrome, France 1960
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century Desk Table Lamp, signed by Philippe Barbier, France 1960s
patinated chrome.
lampshade new.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Gordon and Jane Martz Marshall Studios Pierced Black Ceramic Pendant Lamp 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Rare hanging pendant lamp designed by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios 1960s
Modern 236 in matte black glaze with perforated holes for a soft and enchanting light pattern
...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Eight Arms Chandelier by Josef Frank for Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction with 8 arm and silk shades fitted each with E27 sockets, designed by Josef Frank in the 1930s for Kalmar Vienna. This one was produced in the 1950s.
The brass part...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1960's Mid-Century Modern Brass & Marble Adjustable Floor Lamp
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage 1960’s Mid century Modern floor lamp for sale. It’s an incredible lamp with a solid marble base and brass poles and accents. The height is adjustable and the mechanism works ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
Murano Glass Chandelier Luminous Work of Art with 120 lights Available
Located in Guazzora, IT
Majestic Murano glass chandelier. Made of blown glass, each individual component reflects the craftsmanship of Venetian master glassmakers, famous for their precision and creativity...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass, Murrine, Blown Glass
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce '516' Table Lamp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, table lamp, model ‘516’, brass, marble, enameled aluminum, Italy, 1948
This desk lamp, model 516, is designed by the influential designer in the field of...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Large Desk Lamp by Helo Leuchten Germany, 1950s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Large Helo table lamp with a very large shade and copper-plated brass areas - a timeless classic from the 1950s. Stylistically, the design of the lamp is based on the Bauhaus period....
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Mid Century Mazzega Three Globe Floor Lamp
By AVMazzega
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this three light floor lamp by Mazzega dates from the 1970s. Black weighted metal base with three slender support rods topped with Mazzega Murano glass globes in clea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Small 1970s German Kaiser Leuchten Iced Textured Glass Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
Pair of small 1970s iced-glass textured wall sconces or wall lights manufactured by the upmarket German light manufacturer Kaiser Leuchten. The rectangular thick textured glass screw...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Spanish Large Rope Ball Pendant Light Ceiling Hanging Lamp, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching ball shaped rope pendant light with rhombus decorative details, Spain, 1960s
This midcentury suspension lamp features a hand woven rope shpere lampshade in brown ginger ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Jute, Rattan, Rope
1960's Mid-Century Modern Plymouth Harlee Trumpet Floor Lamp
Located in Burbank, CA
Beautiful vintage Mid-century Modern floor lamp for sale. Great trumpet design in white with brass accents. Has a brass ring and a brass knob. Manufactured by Plymouth Harlee and in ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Max Ingrand by Fontana Arte Attr "Dahlia" Chandelier 10 leaves , italie 1960
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Superb chandelier with glass oversized 93 cm with gilt gold structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the italian Design.
This Pieces of Arts gl...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Walnut Mid-Century Danish Modern Gruvewood Wall Light
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage Double Wall Sconce in Walnut and Metal With Fiberglass Shades. Great for a reading nook.
The measurements below are with the shades on.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Laurel Mushroom Studio Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Fantastic pair of Laurel studio mushroom table lamps. Hand Blown opaque white glass forms a unique sculptural mushroom shape. Made from on solid piece of glass with a cord and switch...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Max Ingrand by Fontana Arte Attr "Dahlia" Chandelier 8 leaves , italie 1960
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Superb chandelier with glass oversized 93 cm with gilt gold structure. The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the italian Design.
This Pieces of Arts gl...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Arredoluce Triennale Mid Century Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Rare and early Arredoluce Triennale Floor Lamp, Marble base,
original black enameled shades and details, patinated brass.
Including original labels.
Base Diameter: 10
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Sculptural Poliarte Table Lamp in Glass Cubes Designed by Albano Poli
By Albano Poli, Poliarte
Located in London, GB
Poliarte sculptural Italian Murano Glass table lamp Illuminates the space with a warm ambiance. Atmospheric table Lamp by Albano Poli for Poliarte, 1960's is purely made with 17 glas...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Midcentury Rattan Wicker Pendant, Sweden 1960s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This rattan pendant or suspension light was designed and manufactured in Sweden in the 1960s. It features a large tulip shaped lampshade, brown fabric cord and a rattan canopy.
The ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rattan, Wicker, Fabric
Italian Design Stilux Multicolored Pendant Chandelier from the 1960s
By Stilux
Located in Milano, MI
Multicolored Stilux pendant chandelier, made in the 1960s. Brushed anodized aluminium, painted aluminium, satin opal glass, perspex. The suspensions are easily adjustable via knot.
...
Category
1660s Italian Antique Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Bedside Lamps Table Lamps Pair Duo Kalmar 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass vintage Mid Century Modern pair of table lamps or bedside lamps by J.T. Kalmar with beautiful lush Josef Frank design fabric by Svenskt Tenn.
An amazing and playful pair of be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian 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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