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
Veneziana 5 tiers chandelier, 41 Opaline glass elements by Piattelli. US wiring
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Drawing on decades of experience in lighting, my aim was to fashion a chandelier that seamlessly marries timeless elegance with practicality.
This listing is for the US wired UL com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Sistema Solare Chandelier, Piattelli Design, Ivory-toned Onyx and Brass, 4-shade
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Luxury chandelier, made from thinly-cut pieces of exquisite ivory-toned translucent onyx. Ideal to be hung over a table, with versatile configurations.
Ivory onyx comes from Middle Eastern quarries and has a unique veining. This translucent stone is carefully worked in Italy, and was chosen because of its combination of interesting patterns, high translucency, and the way it makes the light output look warmer.
The 4-shade version is ideal to be hung over a round table.
Our onyx supplier has worked in many high-end architectural projects, and these same materials have been used at the Armani hotel in Milan. When he was shown the chandelier designs, he rose to the challenge and adapted his tooling to make us perfect round discs. He worked hard to find exactly the right thickness that would keep the depth of the texture. It could not be too thick, otherwise it would lose transparency. And too thin, it would look like it was printed.
The result is stunning. The combination of carefully-worked translucent stone and brass works perfectly, and the use of the ingenious Orbitale structure allows the geometry of the chandelier to be played with, and it can be configured in several ways.
There is nothing else like this on the market.
The Sistema collection uses a clever rotating stem structure and features a shallow drum-shaped shade at the end of each arm.
The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully.
The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully.
Please see the drawing to get an idea of sizes for the different chandeliers. On the upper side of each disc there is a smaller opening to provide ambient light.
Top-quality LEDs with over 80 CRI, meaning that the lighting does not alter the color of food and people.
The LEDs are on a 24V direct current feed, so there is no flickering. The arms can be rotated 180 degrees to configure various combinations. As well as two rows of evenly-spaced lights over a dining table, a regular 8-shade star or 4-shade star (see photos) are possible, as well as creative sculptural shapes. The arms can be rotated even when the chandelier is lit.
The shades can also be rotated on the arm axis to meet any lighting needs in a living room (paintings, bookshelves etc.).
This listing shows the smallest drop. A change of drop is complimentary.
Silvio Piattelli copyright and design.
Specifications (Note: The Sistema chandelier has glass shades, while Sistema Solare...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Twin Shades
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This 3-armed chandelier with twin shades is a versatile and elegant fixture perfect above a kitchen island, over a counter, dining table, or in a living room. The chandelier's three ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Metal, Brass
Sistema Solare, Luxury Ivory Onyx and Brass 8 Rotating Orbitale Arms Chandelier
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Luxury chandelier, made from thin pieces of translucent onyx. Ideal to be hung over a dining table, with versatile configurations. Featured on Netflix series Designing Miami, 1st episode!
There is nothing else like this on the market.
Ivory onyx comes from Middle Eastern quarries and has a unique veining. This translucent stone is carefully worked in Italy, and was chosen because of its combination of interesting patterns, high translucency, and the way it makes the light output look warmer.
The 8-shade version is ideal to be hung over a long rectangular table. See schematics.
Our onyx supplier has worked in many high-end architectural projects, and these same materials have been used at the Armani hotel in Milan. When he was shown the chandelier designs, he rose to the challenge and adapted his tooling to make us perfect round discs. He worked hard to find exactly the right thickness that would keep the depth of the texture. It could not be too thick, otherwise it would lose transparency. And too thin, it would look like it was printed.
The result is stunning. The combination of carefully-worked translucent stone and brass works perfectly, and the use of the ingenious Orbitale structure allows the geometry of the chandelier to be played with, and it can be configured in several ways.
The Sistema collection uses a clever rotating stem structure and features a shallow drum-shaped shade at the end of each arm.
The chandelier arms are designed with two lengths so that each can be staggered at different angles. They work well in any space and suit both regular and low-ceilinged rooms wonderfully.
Please see the drawing to get an idea of sizes for the different chandeliers. On the upper side of each disc there is a smaller opening to provide ambient light.
Top-quality LEDs with over 80 CRI, meaning that the lighting does not alter the color of food and people.
The LEDs are on a 24V direct current feed, so there is no flickering. The arms can be rotated 180 degrees to configure various combinations. As well as two rows of evenly-spaced lights over a dining table, a regular 8-shade star or 4-shade star (see photos) are possible, as well as creative sculptural shapes. The arms can be rotated even when the chandelier is lit.
The shades can also be rotated on the arm axis to meet any lighting needs in a living room (paintings, bookshelves etc.).
This listing shows the smallest drop. A change of drop is complimentary.
Silvio Piattelli copyright and design.
Specifications (Note: The Sistema chandelier has glass shades, while Sistema Solare...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Brass Shades
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite bespoke brass chandelier features three rotating arms skillfully balanced on a heavy cast brass sphere that rotate in an orbital movement along the stem. To achieve pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases.
Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rope Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A surrealist rope table lamp with hessian shade. Circa 1980's France.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Rope
Lightolier Pendant Lights
By Lightolier
Located in Belle Mead, NJ
Lightolier pendant lamps executed in pulegoso glass. Signed twice with manufacturer's sticker to chrome hardware and canopy of each fixture. Please note that due to the handmade natu...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Stilnovo Pendant, Italy 1950's
By Stilnovo
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice Italian pendant fabricated by Stilnovo in the 1950s.
A beautiful hand blown glass shade in milk glass combined with a brass and black metal body.
Very good vintage condit...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Brown Hebi (Snake) Lamp, 1970s
By Isao Hosoe
Located in London, GB
This icon of 20th century design was created in 1970 by Japanese engineer and designer Isao Hosoe for Valenti, Italy.
Structure in flexible metal that can be twisted in every direc...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Emil Stejnar Snowball Sputnik Snowflake Chandelier Newly Rewired for USA
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Modena (MO), Modena (Mo)
A rare 10 light snowflake sputnik chandelier designed by Emill Stejnar for Nikoll. This will be arriving completely newly rewired with certified US UL sockets for USA and ready to h...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Radius Hanging Lamp by Eric Balsev for Fog & Mørup Danmark 70's
By Erik Balslev
Located in Berlin, DE
Dänische Deckenleuchte, die in den 1970er Jahren von Erik Balslev für Fog & Morup entworfen wurde. Der zweifarbige gebrannte orange und braune Lack verleiht jedem Raum einen Hauch vo...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian vintage Murano chandelier - 26 pink glass petals
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Italian vintage Murano chandelier made by 26 glass petals (pink and white “lattimo”) in a nickel plated metal frame.
Period: late XX century
Dimensions:47,250 inches (120 cm) height ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Restored 1960 Vintage Floor Lamp: Mid-Century Modern Elegance
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experience the timeless elegance of our modern vintage 1960 floor lamp, skillfully restored to its original splendor. Composed of brass, wood, and metal, this exquisite lamp has been...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid century brass German arc floor Flex lamp By München Werkstätten, 1960s
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Mid century brass German Arc floor Flex lamp By München Werkstätten, 1960s
The frame is made of brass, with flex arm
Height: 147 cm
Diameter: 50 cm...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Achille Castiglioni, Lampadina Small Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Its name means, literally, "bulb," and it's easy to see why with one look at this playful 1972 Achille Castiglioni design. This unique table lamp provides direct and diffused light t...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Mid century brass German floor lamp, 1960s
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Mid century brass German floor lamp, 1960s
The frame is made of brass
Height: 140 cm
Diameter : : 26 cm
shade Height : 64 cm
Good condition with old signs of wear
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970s Swedish Large Pair Of Brass Table Lamps With Cone Shaped Shades
Located in London, GB
A stunning 1970’s very large pair of brass Swedish table lamps with conic lamp shades. The shape of the shades cast a really warm and beautiful diffuse ambient light. These structura...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Floor Lamp in Chrome with two Arms, by Dominici, Brazilian Mid-Century Design
By Dominici
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This mid-20th century floor lamp features a sleek design typical of the era, with a focus on functional simplicity and the use of modern materials such as steel and chrome. The lamp ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Rare Table Lamps in the Style of Maison Baguès, France, 1950s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare pair of clear glass and bronze flower table lamps in the style of Maison Baguès, France, circa 1950s.
Socket: each 1 x E27 or E26 (US) ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Mid-Century Organic French Handcrafted Pineapple Shaped Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Hand-crafted mid-century French pineapple-shaped metal chandelier with six branches. The realistic hand-painted green metal leaves have acquired a beautiful patina commensurate with ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Flying Saucer Adjustable Red Desk Lamp, Italian
Located in London, GB
The sleek flat base, a hallmark of mid-century aesthetics, provides stability and a sense of balance to the lamp's unique form. Adding a touch of elegance to the design is the beauti...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Wall Lamp Maison Jansen Gold Gilded Bronze 5 Sconces French lamps
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Mid Century Hollywood Regency Gold gilded Bronze Wall sconces - wall lamps price is for 1 lamp 5 lamps available
Material: Casted Bronze
Design: Not marked but attributed to Maison ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
1 of the 4 Leola Sculptural Brass 5-Light Ceiling or Wall Flush Mount, 1970s
By Leola
Located in Rijssen, NL
Gorgeous Sciolari style ceiling or wall flush mount by Leola. Made with polished brass, Germany, 1960s.
Can be used as ceiling flushmount or as expressive wall light.
The light fix...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970s Pair of Chrome and Glass Wall Lights by G. Sciolary, Italy
Located in London, GB
The Pair of Chrome and Glass Wall Lights designed by Gaetano Sciolari, crafted in Italy during the 1970s, is a testament to the enduring c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Italian Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Teak, Metal, Glass, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of teak, brass, opaline glass and metal wall lights designed and produced in Italy, 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 8.5” H x 5” W x 7” D
Back Plate Dimensions (inches): 3...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Barovier Flower Ceiling Lamp, Murano Art Glass
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic and fabulous of vintage Barovier and Toso Murano Italy art glass ceiling light. The rare lamp is made of 24 mouth-blown hand-formed leaf-form clear glass panels plus a huge...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury floor Tripod flex armlamp brass & Teak Scandinavian by Örsjö Armatur
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Midcentury floor Tripod flex armlamp brass & Teak Scandinavian by Örsjö Armatur, 1960s
Shade made of fabric and lamp base of wood and brass details
original Lamp shade is in a gr...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Vintage Pink Glass Petals Drop Wall Sconce
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 10 pink glass petals (transparent crystal, smooth outside, with crystal powder and then rough inside) in a chrome frame.
Period: ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage hanging lamp with cylindrical white glass shade, 1950s
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
The white glass shade has vertical lines
which gives a nice playful effect.
Height: 80 cm.
Ø: 20 cm.
Glass shade height: 41 cm.
This lamp has a new large
bulb holder (E27) and threa...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Lamapade GREEN TILES
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of "TEGOLINE VERDI" lamps by Roberto Giulio Rida
"Green Tile" table lamps are part of a small collection of lamps in the following colors: gold, green and blue. Each pair is un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair Vintage Amber Colored Lucite Table Lamps with Gold Leaf Bases and Finials
Located in Miami, FL
Offering a restored pair of tall amber colored Lucite and gold leafed table lamps, circa 1980. These are a rare pair of Lucite lamps done in the style of French designer Pierre Gira...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Midcentury German walnut &brass DDR, 1960s
Located in Gaggenau, DE
Midcentury German walnut &brass DDR, 1950 s
original Lamp shade is in a great vintage condition.
Design year: 1950/60s
Lamp Dimensions:
48 cm x H 140 cm
shade Diameter :43 cm ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1950s Swedish Brass With Beech Five Arm Chandelier With Frosted Art Glass Shades
By Hans Bergström, ASEA
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Swedish Chandelier made of brass and beech attributed to Hans Bergstrom For ASEA Sweden.
Each arm has a beautiful frosted art glass shade with golden details / arrows. Five screw fit...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage black and white 5-armed chandelier, 1950's/1960's
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This is a very elegant chandelier from the 1950's or 1960's. It has black painted arms holding 5 opaline glass chalices that gives a beautiful diffused illumination. It is very likel...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Elegant Murano Poliedri ceiling light - Carlo Scarpa - smoked glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian ceiling light made from 84 beautiful Murano smoked glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal.
Period: late xx century
Dimensions: 17,70 inches (45...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Globe by Vistosi, Italy 1970
By Vistosi
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Impressive globe lamp by Vistosi, Italy 1970's. Handblown Murano glass by the masters of Vistosi. Vistosi lamps are created by a team of renowned international designers. Their produ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
French Modernist Cubic Floor Lamp c. 1940s
Located in Wembley, GB
A modernist cubic beech floor lamp with integrated half-height table in the manner of Charles Dudouyt. French, c. 1940s.
Professionally re-wired. New tapered calico shade included.
...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Beech
Harvey Guzzini Chrome and Travertine Base Arc Table Lamp
Located in Toronto, ON
Spectacular Harvey Guzzini table lamp made in Italy in the 1970s. This gorgeous design features a chrome body and a travertine base. The heavy travertine base is square shaped while ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Amber & Clear POLIEDRI Murano Glass Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 multicolored Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are amber and trasparent, which makes the c...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Marta Laudani & Marco Romanelli Suspension Lamp 'Lanterna' by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suspension lamp 'Lanterna' designed by Marta Laudani & Marco Romanelli in 1998-2001. Suspension lamp giving diffused light. Transparent and sand-blasted Murano glass diffusers. Glaze...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
"GREEN HUBBLE" Table Lamps by Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of "HUBBLE GREEN" lamps by Roberto Giulio Rida
The Hubble lamps belong to the Hubble Collection that designer and artist Roberto Giulio Rida wanted to create in honor of his g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Wall Light in Brass and Glass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall light, glass and brass, Europe, 1970s.
Ornate brass and glass wall light with two-light points and small decorative structured glass globes. The chandelier is beautifully decor...
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Vintage Italian Chrome Table Lamp by Franco Albini
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very large vintage Italian chrome table lamp by Franco Albini and Franca Helg. This was manufactured in Italy by Sirrah, it dates from the 1970’s.
This is the very ra...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Pair of brass table lamps model 2466 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of table lamps model 2466 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1950s.
Brass, lacquered brass and original fabric shades.
Stamped.
Josef Frank was a true European...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of "Oval Rocks" Lamps by Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of lamps "ROCCE OVALI" by Roberto Giulio Rida
These lamps are part of the "ROCCE" Collection, an iconic collection that Roberto Giulio Rida has always repurposed in different s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Crystal, Metal, Gold Plate, Gold
1 of 3 -Set of 2 PetiteMurano Ice Glass Vanity Sconces by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Gorgeous set of 2 petite Murano glass sconces by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, circa 1970s.
Heavy quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired, and ready to use.
Each fixtur...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Suspension lamp mod. Lampiatta by Stilnovo, De Pas D'Urbino Lomazzi, 1971
Located in Milano, IT
Lampiatta model hanging lamp designed by De Pas, D'Urbino, Lomazzi, in 1971 for Stilnovo. The lampshade is made of metal painted white both inside and outside. It bears the original ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Quadrifoglio Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Guzzini, Italy 1960s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in München, BY
Iconic table lamp from the sixties, model ‘Quadrifoglio’. Designed by Gae Aulenti for Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1960s. Made of a chrome structure holding a biomorphic, soft looking plast...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Nickel, Chrome
Rare Yasha Heifetz Mounted Lavender Glazed Ceramic Nautilus Shell Lamp, 1950s
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare Yasha Heifetz Mounted Lavender Glazed Ceramic Nautilus Shell Lamp, Circa 1950s. A beautiful biomorphic rendering of a nautilus shell with mottled...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage Brass and Marble Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage brass and marble floor lamp, most likely made in Italy and dating from the 1970’s.
It is beautifully made, the brass frame sits on a gorgeous marble base. There a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
B5 by René-Jean Caillette for Disderot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This suspension by René-Jean Caillette, created in 1957, completes the range of the B3 wall lamp and the B4 floor lamp. This luminaire, originally designed as a floodlight before the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Brass Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very impressive large vintage brass table lamp. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1960’s.
The beaten brass ...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Floor Lamp, Swedish modern, 1940ts
Located in Hammarö, SE
Nice lamp, Swedish modern.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 3 Mushroom Shaped Glass Lamp in Chrome, Germany 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
1 of 3 Mushroom Shaped Glass Lamp in Chrome, Germany 1960s
Dimensions
Height: 7.08 in. (18 cm)
Diameter: 10.23 in. (26 cm)
The fixture need 1 x E27 standard bulb with 60W max.
Lig...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Important Stilnovo pendant light
By Stilnovo
Located in Monaco, MC
Very large lacquered metal pendant light made by Stilnovo, Italy circa 1960.
Beautiful mustard yellow.
Good condition, nice patina.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Murano Art Glass and Brass Smoky Color Wall Light, 2020
Located in Rome, IT
Very original Murano glass wall lamp with a very elongated design of the glass plate and a unique smoky color.
The applique is composed of a gold-colored metal structure to which on...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
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