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
Philips Opal Glass White Metal Pendant Lamp, Dutch Design, 1960s
By Philips
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage 1960s pendant lamp. Two white metal strip shades with interior milk glass cylinder shade. Lit by 4 bulbs -- one points light down through the center glass shade, the other th...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Orange Murano Vistosi Chandelier with 36 Discs
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italy,
1960 - 1970.
Wonderful created Vistosi light with very large glass discs. The chandelier has a very 'fresh look' due to the clear orange glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
1960 Germany Kaiser Wall Sconce Amber Murano Glass & Brass, Set of 2
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant pair of wall sconces with thick amber Murano glass elements on a brass frame. Manufactured by Kaiser Lighting, Germany in the 1960s.
Design: Carlo Nason attr.
Maker: Mazze...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Stunning Murano Glass Flushmount by Doria, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Large Fantastic mid-century Flush mount chandelier by Doria, Germany, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. Many Murano glass cylinders are suspended from the fixture.
Wonderful geometric ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern White Murano Glass Sputnik Chandelier, 1980s
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
Fantastic chandelier in blown Murano glass with 30 elements white satin color and Sputnik in satin brass.
This chandelier is a project of the Murano glass master Alberto Donà in 198...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Large French Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
A large French six-light wrought iron chandelier. Beautifully crafted iron work and nice old patina.
More photos available upon request.
Measures: Diameter 80 cm.
Height 80 cm.
...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Oversized Polyhedron Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized Italian Sputnik chandelier with 24 clear poliedri, or polyhedron/polyhedral shaped Murano glasses mounted on polished nickel finish frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Murano glass Pink and White Petal Sumptuous Chandeliers Italy 1980s
Located in Rome, IT
Made by 75 pink and white lattimo glasses.
Available six pieces.
Chrome frame with 13 E 14 light bulbs.
Height with chain cm 170 without chain cm 105. Diameter cm 80.
Price is for on...
Category
1980s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Murano glass and brass chandelier.
Diameter: 40 cm.
Height: 65 cm.
Total height with the chain: 100 cm.
Four E14 bulbs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Emil Stejnar 6-Flamming Chandelier, Austria, 1950s
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Praha, CZ
Designed in 1950s by Emil Stejnar and executed by Rupert Nikoll. Lacquered brass with minor age patina. No crystal parts missing. New ceiling canopy.
Rewired: 6x40W, E25-E27 bulbs.
...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Mid-Century Chandelier, Czechoslovakia, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of glass, chrome, wood
5x E27 or E26 socket
Re-polished
Fully Functional
Original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Adorable Pair of Disc Chandeliers by Vistosi, Murano, 1970
By Vistosi
Located in Rome, IT
Five levels of white disks for an astonishing light effect.
9 E14 light bulbs.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Ceiling Light, by Kamenicky Senov, 1970’s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of glass, lacquered metal
4 x E14 or E15 socket
Re-polished
Fully functional
Original condition.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Twelve Light 'A Midsummer Nights Dream', Chandelier
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Twelve light “A Midsummer Nights Dream”
42” Round chandelier
Two-tier wrought iron chandelier in a cool moonlit patina
With strands of moon dusted crys...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
1 of 2 Large Glass Pendant Light by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special glass pendant with beautiful colors designed by Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
Sockets: 1 x E27 standard bulb. (100 W max).
Light bulbs are not ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Smoked Glass
Gilt Iron with Porcelain Flowers Chandelier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wonderful eight-light handcrafted gilt metal with porcelain flowers chandeliers.
Eight E14 bulbs.
Measures: Diameter:68 cm.
Height fixture ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Midcentury, Four-Light Pendants
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Two midcentury four-light pendants. Each fixture has four suspended glass shades in varying lengths.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Wood & Glass Chandelier by Dřevo Humpolec, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Wood and glass 6-arms chandelier made by Drevo Humpolec in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960s.
Measures: 6 x 40 W, E25-E27 bulbs.
US wiring compatible.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Wood
Midcentury German Pendant, 1980
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Germany
- made of brass
- re-polished
- fully functional
- good original condition.
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Floral Flush Mount Ceiling or Wall Lamp by Barovier & Toso, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ceiling or wall lamp in the style of a flower basket, manufactured by Barovier & Toso in Murano/ Italy in the 1960s.
Murano glass clear blossoms with transparent points on the fix...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Lightolier Chandelier with Three Striped Milk Glass Shades, 1950s
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Chandelier with three hanging pin-striped milk glass shades with walnut armature and brass accents by Lightolier, American, 1950s. (Lightolier label on canopy). The drop can be modif...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Chandelier by Stilnovo, Italy, circa 1960
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Two metal stems suspending two blue-green curved glass panels encompassing a three-part nickel structure.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Large Brass Space Age Sputnik Chandelier by Cosack, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Exclusive and rare brass Sputnik pendant lamp designed by Cosack during the 1970s.
Sockets: It needs 31 x E14 small bulb and function on volta...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Murano Glass Triedre Chrome Sputnik Chandelier with 24-Carat White Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite handblown Murano glass Sputnik chandelier offers an abundance of Triedre crystals- each replete with a profusion of 24-carat white gold flecks- emanating from a centra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold, Chrome
Pair of Large Coach Lanterns Wall Lights Flush Mounts, 19th
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful pair of 19th coach lanterns - wall lights fixtures.
Germany.
Lamp sockets: 1.
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Pair of French Wall Sconces by Diderot, circa 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Two patinas brass with glass shades pair of sconces by Diderot.
Priced by pair.
Max wattage: 75w/bulb.
Backplate: 4" x 1.5".
US wired and in working condition.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Capodimonte Porcelain Five Lights Chandelier with Putti and Floral Patterns
By Capodimonte
Located in Antwerp, BE
One of a kind magnificent porcelain chandelier exceptional quality crafted by the renowned Italian Capodimonte manufactory. This enchanting five lights porcelain chandelier is fully ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Transitional Silvered Gilt Bagues Eight-Light Rock Crystal Jansen Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
Transitional silvered gilt bagues eight-light rock crystal Jansen chandelier fixture
Measures: 30" x 30".
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal
Mid-Century Modern Gilt Brass Eight-Light Flush Mount by Sölken Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Mid-Century Modern gilt brass eight-light flush mount by Sölken Leuchten, Germany, 1960-1969.
This elegant ceiling lamp is in very good condition, it has been hand polished and rewir...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970s Ceiling Lamp by VeArt, Venice, Italy
By VeArt
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful and rare ceiling lamp from the 1970s and artisan produced by the famous glass workshop VeArt located in Scorze, Venice, Italy.
The lamp has some bubbles in the glass which...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Tiered Oval Chandelier
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Mid-Century Modern oval tiered chandelier. Each of the prisms are solid glass. They hang from hooks on a brass (gold) frame as pictured. The cha...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Chandelier by Ludib, Bratislava, 1960’s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Glass,Brass,Metal
2x60W,E27 or E26 socket
Re-polished
With Aged Patina
Fully Functional
Original condition.
Category
1970s Slovak Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Impressive Murano Glass Chandelier by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
With 74 precious Murano glass.
13 light bulbs E 14.
Measures: Height cm 105. with chain cm 170.
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Oscar Torlasco Optical Lens Chandelier by Stilkronen, Italy, 1970s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant circle and optics chandelier in chromed metal and glass designed by Oscar Torlasco, Italy in the 1970s.
Design: Oscar Torlasco.
Manufacturer: Stilkronen.
Measures: diamet...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Italian Midcentury Brass and Opaline Murano Glass Large Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Extraordinary Italian midcentury brass and 16 opaline sphere Murano glass large Sputnik chandelier.
Available also a pair. The brass height is customizable.
16 E27 light bulbs.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Two Tone Gold Yellow and Clear Camer Light Fixture
By Venini
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice gold and clear good condition all glass prisms Camer light fixture.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Large Murano Glass Chandelier with 40 Glass Leaves
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Murano glass chandelier with four rows off clear and orange glass leaves. The body is composed of 40 leaf-form glass suspended from a chrome frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Three-Tier Triedre Cut Translucent Glass Camer Chandelier
By Camer Glass
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern Camer chandelier was realized in Italy, circa 1970. It features three tiers of elongated and staggered cut glass triedre rods- imbuing the piece with ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Sculptural Flush Mount Ceiling Light by Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Sculptural flush mount ceiling light by Gaetano Sciolari. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s. Chrome, brushed aluminum, acrylic. Wired for U.S. standards. We r...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Italian Chrome and Crystal Ten-Arm Waterfall Chandelier
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful chrome over brass ten-arm Italian chandelier with trumpet bobèches and long square rod crystals with angled tops. Excellent build quality and interesting shape that when l...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Monumental Sputnik Brass and Glass Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, BE
Monumental brass and black metal Sputnik chandelier with stained glass globes. The chandelier has a very impressing size and is a real eye-catcher ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Venini Mid-Century Modern Crystal Murano Glass Chandelier "Triedri", 1984s
By Venini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Murano glass chandelier with 457 elements in crystal, nickel finish structure and 12 E26 / E27 bulbs. The elements of this typical chandelier are called Triedri, for its triangular s...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Bronzed Sciolari Aluminum Minimal Geometric Chandelier Italian Design Gold
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Bronzed Sciolari aluminum minimal geometric chandelier Italian design gold, glass parts. Particular form.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Midcentury Multicoloured Murano Glass Chandelier by Zuccheri for Venini
Located in Rome, IT
This amazing pair of chandelier with rare color combination considering the uniqueness with amber, pink, amethyst, and ice color precious Murano glasses. Each chandelier with 80 glas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Paolo Venini, Pendant, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Venini
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pendant in Murano glass, by Paolo Venini, Italy 1950s.
Total height 100 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Extraordinary Large Poliedri Murano Glass Ceiling Light or Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
The chandelier consists of 253 hand blown "Poliedri" made of Murano glass.
Brass frame. Features 12 E 27 light bulbs wired for US standards.
Available also a pair.
The price is for...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Dandelion Chandelier / Kamenický Šenov, Preciosa, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia
- made of brass, glass
- re-polished
- fully functional
- good, original condition.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Akari Model 3A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari model 3A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchii. The shade is made from handmade washi paper, wood and bamboo ribs with authentic Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light scu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Model 'Symfoni' Pendant Lamp by Preben Dal for Hans Følsgaard, Denmark, 1960s
By Preben Dahl
Located in Steenwijk, NL
Fantastic pendant light of a modernist design by Preben Dal for Hans Følsgaard. A design from the early 1960s. This lamp as labelled with a partial label 'Made in Denmark'.
This li...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Chandelier/Drukov, 1960s
By Drukov
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of metal, glass, chrome
Re-polished
Fully functional
Original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Sculpture Sciolari Chandelier Aluminum Design and Glass, 1970s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture Sciolari chandelier aluminum design and glass, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Pendant by Jilove u Decina, 1960’s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of glass, metal
New cabling
1xE27 or E26 socket
Re-polished
Fully functional
Original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Glass Pendant, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Glass,Brass
Adjustable height
With aged patina
1x E27 or E26 bulb
Good Original condition
US wiring compatible.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Orrefors Crystal Chandelier and Etched Glass Pendant Chandelier
By Orrefors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gorgeous chandelier with handblown crystal teardrops and etched striped glass pendant bowl on a brass stem. Designed by the famed glass house Orrefors c. 1950.
Three ...
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Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1970s Gaetano Sciolari "Chevron" Large Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Large 1970s brass and chrome 15 lights "Chevron" chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari, in vintage original condition with minor minor wear and patina to the brass due to age and use.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Stilnovo in the Manner Italian Century Chandelier in Brass and Opaline
By Stilnovo
Located in bari, IT
Chandelier Italian production of 1950s with eight Opaline parts and iron and brass structure.
Stilnovo was founded in Milan by Bruno Gatta, whose father, Dino, had previously worked alongside Camillo Olivetti - with whom he graduated in Turin - on the creation of CGS in Ivrea. The deed of foundation of the company dates back to June 1946. The original headquarters is at 18 Via Borgonuovo
Stilnovo reached the peak of its success in the late 1950s and 1960s. During this period it collaborated with high-profile architects and designers on several projects
The new headquarters of the Milan Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Via Meravigli, designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni the previous year, dates from 1958. In the board meeting room, up-and-down chandeliers designed by the Milanese architects for Stilnovo were used. Stilnovo collaborated with Melchiorre Bega on two occasions: in 1960 to furnish, with ceiling chandeliers designed in the early 1950s by Gaetano Scolari, the boardroom of the Sarom company in the new skyscraper later known as Torre Galfe and again in the same year to illuminate the new conference and projection room at the Milan Trade Fair. The Swiss designer and graphic designer Walter Ballmer...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Chrome Metal Mid-Century Pendant by Stilux Milano, 1968
By Stilux
Located in Sacile, PN
Pendant by Stilux Milano, dated, circa 1968. The chandelier has six arms with two lights each.
Electrical system to be renovated (we can do it for you!).
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Three-Tier Camer Crystal Chandelier with Chrome Fittings
By Camer Glass
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Camer chandelier was handblown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production, circa 1960. It is compos...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal
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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