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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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
Spanish Foliage Floral Wall Lights in Silvered Iron with Milk Glass Globes, Pair
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Foliage Floral Two Light Wall Sconces in Wrought Iron with Milk Glass Globes
Two light wall sconces with opaline glass globe shades and naturalistic design, Spain, 1940s.
Thi...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron, Metal
Stilnovo Chandelier Brass Glass 1950 Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
Stilnovo Chandelier Brass Glass 1950 Italy
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Sirmos 'Colette' Table Lamps, White Matte Resin, After Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Sirmos 'Colette' Table Lamps, White Matte Resin, After Giacometti. A pair of tall slender sculptural table lamps modeled after Alberto Giacometti's iconic designs. The lamp bodies me...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Resin
Stilnovo Three Discs Ceiling Lamp in Brass and Glass, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Stilnovo three discs ceiling lamp in brass and glass, Italy 1950s
Reference :
Botteghe Storiche di Milanesi, Milan, 2006, p. 21
for the ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Mid-20th Century Brass Pendant Lamp or Lantern in Nautical Style
Located in Roma, IT
A high quality Navy Pendant Lamp, probably made in Italy between the 50s and 60s and purchased by us from a house on the Riviera of Rome, namely Ostia
This vintage pendant was made o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Wassily Sconces by Tihani and Mancini for Foscarini. Italy, 1980s
By Foscarini
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare pair of wall lights lamps sconces model Wassily in metal chrome and pink and green Murano glass by the designers Tihani and Mancini for the italian manufacture editor Foscarini....
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Chrome Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This striking ceiling lamp, designed by the renowned Italian lighting designer Gaetano Sciolari in the 1960s, is a perfect blend of modernist geometry and elegant craftsmanship. Feat...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Ruscha Vulcano Glaze by Otto Gerharz Vintage Orange and Black Glazes
By Ruscha, Otto Gerharz
Located in Verviers, BE
Ruscha Vulcano Glaze Vintage Lamp Orange and Black Glazes
Dramatic fat lava lamp in Black and orange glazes on a neutral stoneware ground,
Designed By Otto Gerharz 1959s and mad...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Limited Edition Rispal 'Praying Mantis Zébrant' Floor Lamp in Zebra Wood
By Rispal
Located in Glendale, CA
Limited edition Rispal 'Praying Mantis Zébrant' floor lamp in zebra wood. The iconic model #14.950 was originally designed in 1950 by François R...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Florian Schulz Onos 55 Counterbalance Pendant Lamp in Polished Brass or nickel
Located in Berlin, DE
Iconic design by Florian Schulz. This lamp is in perfect condition and available in nickel or polished brass. The height is adjustable, socket: E27.
To be on the safe side, the lam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Nickel
1965 Stoneware lamp by Marianne Westman
Located in New York, NY
Rare 1965 Stoneware lamp by Marianne Westman for Rörstrand, Sweden, where Marianne Westman produced a unique collection of stoneware objects during the 1960s. The surface have a brut...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware, Linen
A pair of Clear Bubbled Glass Wall Light Fixtures by Hillebrand, Germany, 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Rijssen, NL
Clean lines to complement all decors. A pair of wonderful high-end wall light fixtures with brass detail and thick bubbled blown glass. Manufactured in the 1960s.
The glass of the l...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
unique round metal Gino Sarfatti Style Ceiling Wall Light Flushmount Italy 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
brass ceiling light / wall light
Origin:
Italy
Age:
1950s
This vintage modernist light was produced in the 1950s in Italy. The lights is made of metal and copp...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Space Age Chrome Pendant Trio, Italy, 1960's.
Located in Montréal, QC
Space Age Pendant Trio, Italy, 1960's. 60 watts E-26 Edison medium base incandescent bulb recommended or higher if LED/CFL.
CREATOR: unknown
PERIOD: 1960-1969
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Table IV For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Table I For Cassina
Murano glass meets metal in a collection of lamps with multifaceted material expressions.
The three models, inspired by ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Draped Plaster Floor Lamps in the Manner of John Dickinson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A sculptural John Dickinson style plaster of Paris lamps. Plaster 'fabric' drape with tied bow at the top. They have been newly painted and re-w...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plaster
Sunburst Flower Foliage Gilt Iron Light Fixture, Spain 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Sunburst Foliage Flower Light Fixture in Gilt Metal, 1950s
Gorgeous Hollywood Regency hand-hammered iron leafed flower burst flushmount or sconce with gold leaf finish. Spain...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf, Iron
Italian Mid-Century Murano Glass Pendant Light in Kiwi Green by Vistosi, 1980s
By Vistosi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful glass pendant light hand-crafted of kiwi green Murano glass and brass hanging bar and ceiling rose. Unusual glass form.
Made in the 1970s/1980s by Vistosi, Murano, Italy.
T...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Art Glass Pink and Transparent Color and Brass Wall Light, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
Refined and delicate design for this wall light with transparent Murano glass and pink color. The Murano furnaces create an indisputable timeless design, simple but elegant at the sa...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Relux Milano Mid-Century Modern Italian Arches Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Relux
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Floor lamp with seven arches of various sizes, produced in the 1970s by the Italian company Relux of Milan. The lamp has a dimmer to adjust the light de...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Space Age Plastic Wall or Flush Lamp by Hoffmeister Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Wonderful Space Age wall or ceiling lamp from the 1960s.
The plastic lamps are manufactured to a very high quality.
Very contemporary design with a fantastic look.
A spectacular play...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Murano Pendant, Mazzega Italy 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Murano Pendant, Mazzega Italy 1970s
A 1970s vintage pendant designed by Mazzega ltd. Murano glass light globe and chromed structure. In really good conditons with only few s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Maison Jansen Sconces, 2 pairs available
Located in Miami, FL
2 pairs available of very elegant sconces designed by Jansen with original round opaline shades (5" diameter). Priced by pair.
Projection to the wall: 5.5".
Two patinas brass: Poli...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Cocoon Plastic Paper and Green Metal Body Industrial Table Lamp, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Exclusive cocoon plastic paper and green metal body industrial table lamp, 1950s Germany
Cocoon shades & metal body
There are some small rips on the lamp shade. You can see it...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Murano Pebble Pendant by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian pendant with a large gray Murano pebble glass shade mounted on brass frame / designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
Measures: Di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Organic Modern Cypress 26" Chandelier Pendant
Located in Beaverton, OR
Elevate your space with this stunning limited-edition pendant light, handcrafted from exquisite cypress veneer. Each fixture is a unique masterpiece, highlighting the wood's natural ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood, Bentwood, Cypress
Sergio Mazza 'Alfa' Table Lamp for Artemide
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in Glendale, CA
Sergio Mazza 'Alfa' table lamp for Artemide.
The very first Artemide design, the 'Alfa' used delicate glass, luxurious marble and nickel-plated metal to embody timeless beauty and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Nickel, Metal
Rare Oversized Midcentury Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare oversized midcentury ceramic table lamp. The body has an oval shape finished with a cream background and a pattern of brush strokes in diffe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Pendant Lamp in Metal and Glossy Dusty Blue for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' pendant lamp in metal and glossy dusty blue for Verpan
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gaetano Sciolari Lightolier Glass Rod Chrome Chandelier Pendant set 7 Lamps
Located in Wayne, NJ
Set of 7 Gaetano Sciolari flush mount chrome tone top ceiling lights in brass tone accent and glass rods . Each single lamp measures 9.13" point to point and will vary in width. You ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of 1960's Ceramic lamps with a Moss Green Glaze
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1960's ceramic lamps with a moss green glaze
The ceramic lamp bodies are set on tiered brass bases and they have been Newly
rewired with adjustable polished brass double clus...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Goffredo Reggiani Arc Floor Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Floor-standing lamp designed by Goffredo Reggiani and produced by Reggiani in the 1970s, original of the period, it has a marble base, central tubing with original ignition switch, t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal
Angelo Mangiarotti 'Lari' Aluminium and Glass Table Lamp by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in 1978.
The Lari Lamp, mouth blown in one single piece, that are held together by the base, which also supports ...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of large ceramic table lamps
Located in Uccle, BE
Modulable shade height
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Pair of Large Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Barovier & Toso, Italy, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
A gorgeous set of 2 sconces with 24-karat gold made by Barovier & Toso, Italy, circa 1970-1979.
High quality, Handmade, and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired, and ready to ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-century smoked art glass pendant lamp by Veca, Italy 1970s
By VECA
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful art glass pendant lamp by Veca made in Italy in the 1970s.
The lamp is in very good vintage condition. Wiring replaced by a professional electrician.
The metal has patina....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Saturn Desk Lamp, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
1980s desk, table lamp in the style of Robert Sonneman. A glass ring circles the brass and milk glass shade. Dimmable.
Category
1980s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Philippe Barbier Mid-Century Modern Chrome Table Lamps Maison Barbier, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of chrome over steel table lamps designed by Philippe Barbier and made by Maison Barbier in France.
Working condition and each takes one bulb with 40 watts max.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Italian Large Midcentury Pink Clear Murano Glass Wall Sconce by Mazzega, 1970s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Lovely, beautiful and large Italian pink clear murano glass wall sconce from 1970s. This Sconce was made and designed during the 1970s in Italy bay Mazzega.
This fixture is composed ...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Høvik Verk, Wall Lights, Brass, Fabric, Norway, 1950s
By Høvik Verk
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and fabric wall lights produced by Høvik Verk, Norways, c. 1950s.
One of the brass sockets presents with a vertical crack.
Brand new fabric shades.
Overall Dimensi...
Category
1950s Norwegian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Leather Floor Lamp, Cobalt, Doma, Saddle Lamp Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
The lamps in this collection are inspired by Colombia’s equestrian heritage, layered with a jewel-toned color palette that takes inspiration from the works of
Colombian artist Ferna...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Newly Refinished - Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Brass Floor Lamp with Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mauri Almari, Wall Lights, Brass, Glass, Finland, 1950s
By Mauri Almari
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and beige opaline glass wall lights designed by Mauri Almari and produced by Idman, Finland, c. 1950s.
The brass socket, arm, and backplate present with moderate oxi...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass "Buddha" Table Lamp by Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible mid-century brass "Buddha" table lamp by Marbro Lamp Company, circa 1970s. This lamp is in good vintage condition (some wear to the wood base - please see pictures) and me...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
6-Arm 'Howard' Chandelier by Space Copenhagen for GUBI in Bone China
By Space Copenhagen, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
6-Arm 'Howard' Chandelier by Space Copenhagen for GUBI in Bone China.
Dominated by dark metals and industrial aesthetics, the 'Howard' Collection is the latest offering from the col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Orno pendant designed by Yki Nummi, Finland, 1960's
By Yki Nummi
Located in Montréal, QC
Mid Century Orno pendant designed by Yki Nummi, Finland, 1960's. 60 watts E-26 Edison medium base incandescent bulb recommended or higher if LED/CFL.
CREATOR: Yki Nummi
PERIOD: 19...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Murano Sputnik Pastel Light Blu Midcentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2000
Located in Rome, IT
Exciting pastel blue color gradation for this Murano chandelier, different shades together for this beautiful color. Note the asymmetrical design.
Something truly incredible this Mu...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
White Rolled Perforated Sconce by Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White Rolled Perforated Sconce by Lawson-Fenning. The rolled perforated sconce features a single sheet of rolled perforated steel powder-coate...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Large Vintage Ceramic Table Lamp Black and Green Colors, circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Vintage mid-century ceramic table lamp
Realised circa 1970 in Italy
Original perfect condition
Gold color effects and black and green ceramic glazes colors
Ceramic measur...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Fontana Arte 'Bis/Tris' Table Lamp in Chrome & Glass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Fontana Arte 'Bis/Tris' table lamp in chrome & glass.
Designed in 1954, the 'Bis / Tris' table lamp is perhaps one of the most classic yet contemporary table lamps produced by Font...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Model 468 Sconces by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 468 Sconces by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1966. Polished nickel cylinders with a sliced bottom end; allowing for a surreal glass diffus...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Set of 3 Midcentury Batman Ceramic Floor Vases, Germany Late 1960s Possibly Lamp
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This striking set of three ceramic floor vases by Scheurich, produced in Germany in the late 1960s, features a highly sought-after Batman pattern, a design that is especially beloved...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Cone Flush Mount Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
These perforated cone flushmounts are made with heavy brass castings. The look is simple and clean with a bit of a midcentury feel. They are priced per lamp.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Amber Raak Glass Pendant Light Hand Blown, 1970s
By RAAK
Located in Antwerp, BE
RAAK rare 1960s teardrop pendant with amber colored glass and blackened copper.
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rare large Italian design Wall light / sconce attr. to Stilnovo 1950 white brass
By Stilnovo
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Amazing rare large impressive wall lights attributed to Stilnovo 1950.
Stylish combination of ivory white with brass.
These Italian design wall lights look incredible in any mid-cen...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Itsu Ceiling Lamp in Brass, Finland 1950s
By Itsu
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful and delicate Finnish mid-century ceiling lamp by Itsu, one of the leading lighting manufacturers in Finland. The lamp features three lightbases with opaline glass shades ...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair Large Mid-Century Ice Glass Mirror Wall Sconces in Textured Art Glass, 1970
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Pair of Large Mid-Century Ice Glass Mirror Wall Sconces in Textured Art Glass, 1970
Exceptional pair of long tube hand-crafted Murano textured ice glass wall lights on a metal base ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Verner Panton 'Fun 2TM' Table Lamp in Sea Shells and Brass for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Fun 2TM' table lamp in sea shells and brass for Verpan
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative exper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel, 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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