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1950s Mid-Century Modern Rare Atomic Age Floor Lamp in Brass and Ceramic
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique and rare floor lamp circa 1950s, in polished brass with a ceramic ball in the base we have polished and rewired the lamp, new cloth cord and brass socket Lamp shade its not ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid Century Modern Atomic Orange Vinyl Metal Swivel Barstools - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Atomic Era Vinyl Metal Adjustable Swivel Barstools - Set of 4. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Stools
Materials
Metal
Late 1950
s Atomic Age Chair
Located in Wilton, CT
Outstanding Mid-Century Modern printed fiberglass shell chair with iron frame in all original
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Sputnik Atomic Glass
Brass Table Lamp by Mutual Sunset Co.
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a mod and elegant, Sputnik table lamp, made of brass and glass, from Mutual Sunset Lamp Co. Includes original shade and finial. In excellent condition. The ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of 1950s Atomic Sputnik Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A matching pair of atomic style lamps from the early 1950s. The frosted glass shades have a waffle
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
$1,795 / set
1950s Vintage Atomic Style Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A beautifully designed vintage coffee table, this dates from the 1950s-1960s. It has a glass covered Formica top with amazing patterns, it sits on ebonized wooden legs with brass fee...
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Formica, Wood
1950s Vintage Atomic Style Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A beautifully designed vintage coffee table, this dates from the 1950s-1960s. It has a glass covered Formica top with amazing patterns, it sits on ebonized wooden legs with brass fee...
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Formica, Wood
Atomic Floor Lamp by Trix
Robert Haussmann
By Robert and Trix Haussmann
Located in Vienna, AT
, resembling an atomic core. Silver-colored aluminium, white plastic connections, original filament bulbs
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
1950s Atomic Era Mid-Century Modern Pair of Iron Jack-Jax Bookends in Orange
By Design Line, Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Great color on these pair of solid iron jacks, circa 1950s with enameled orange finish nicely worn.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Pair of Atomic Age Metal Candleholders
By Tony Paul
Located in San Diego, CA
Simple design on this pair of black enameled metal candleholders circa 1950s, with its original finish and wear.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
$215 / set
Mid-Century Modern Blue Ceramic and Pickled Oak Desk Table Lamp Atomic Boho MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Retro or Mid-Century Modern pickled oak and robin’s egg blue ceramic table lamp.
Measures: 8.5
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
1950s Atomic Era Mid-Century Modern Pair of Iron Jack-Jax Bookends in Red
By Design Line, Bill Curry
Located in San Diego, CA
Great color on these pair of solid iron jacks, circa the 1950s with enameled red finish nicely worn.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Iron
1950s Atomic Age Sunburst Pendant Light
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Very rare 1950s starburst ceiling lamp. This light has a copper colored aluminum shade with perforated stars, and gold colored starburst like rods.The lamp projects light spots on th...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Atomic Table Lamps Attributed to Sonneman
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a fabulous pair of table lamps. They are amazing when lit. Chrome is very shiny and lamps show very well.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
$1,950 / set
Rare 1950
s Atomic Lamp, Germany
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This wire frame lamp with hairpin legs is wound with red and yellow nylon cord. When used with a clear bulb the light creates patterns on the table and on the walls. Nylon cord is 10...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Exceptional Huge Atomic or Sputnik Sculpture
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, BE
Exceptional huge Murano glass and brass Sputnik Very impressing size and are real eyecatchers in every room. Glass is Murano.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Italian Atomic Sputnik Plafonier, 1970
s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This plafonier was designed and produced in Italy during the 1970's. It has a sputnik shape in chromed metal, that finishes with six E27 chromed bulbs (not included). In original and...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Metal, Chrome
"Atomic" Light by Robert
Trix Haussmann
By Robert and Trix Haussmann
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
An original table lamp, reminiscent of the shape of an atom, by the Swiss designer couple Robert and Trix Haussmann.
The heavy circular base welcomes an aluminum shaft and tubes li...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Atomic Chandelier, Sputnik, Honsel, 1970s
By Honsel
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very representative
- Marked by label
- Beautiful style of lighting.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid Century Modern C1950s Floor Lamps Atomic Towers by Majestic Lamp Co.
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare pair of Mid Century Modern Sculptural floor lamps attributed to the Majestic Lamp
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Iron
Iron Atomic Age Step end Table Midcentury
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Iron atomic age rare step end table from the 1950s. Original finish to the metal base. Great design
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Atomic Chandelier with Nine Cylinders, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Atomic chandelier with nine cylinders, 1950s.
Brass body with nine lights in opaline glass
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Iron Atomic Age Step End Table Midcentury
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Iron atomic age rare step end table from the 1950s. Original finish to the metal base. Great design
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Atomic White Lacquered With Brass Highboy
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage Atomic White Lacquered With Brass Highboy
Funky splayed legs, 5 drawers with wooden handles
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
Adrian Pearsall Designed Mid-Century Atomic Table
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century modern coffee table with kidney shaped glass top. Great design, simple and stylish
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
1950s Retro Atomic Wall Hanging Coat Stand
Located in London, England
A rare to source 1950s retro atomic wall hanging coat and umbrella stand which includes a small
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Metal
1950s Vintage Atomic Dining Table and Chairs
Located in London, GB
A super stylish and very rare vintage dining table and chairs, dating from the 1950s. The table has a beautiful shape, clean Formica top, and amazing ebonized steel base. The legs ha...
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Wood
$2,054 / set
Vintage Atomic White Lacquered With Brass Highboy
Located in Charleston, SC
Funky splayed legs, 5 drawers with wooden handles that have the most interesting brass accents. The top drawers have brass pulls and it all just pops against the high gloss white lac...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
Materials
Brass
Large Mid-Century Style Atomic Age Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
the more focused we are on lighting the more we discover. Some of the large, rare and important modern
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Large 1960s Stilnovo Style Atomic Age Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Peekskill, NY
the more focused we are on lighting the more we discover. Some of the large, rare and important modern
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
1950
s Atomic Wrought Iron Coat Rack
By Tony Paul
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Mid Century Wrought Iron Coat Rack in the style of Tony Paul with 5 ball Maple coat hooks 4 round Maple foot details
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Wrought Iron
American Mid-Century Modern Atomic Age Set of Bowl
Vase by Viejas of La Jolla
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful and rare set of California pottery, signed by Viejas of La Jolla California, circa 1950's black ceramic with incrustations on ceramic glass tile, the freeform bowl is 9.5...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Atomic Ranch Thonet Style Arm Chairs
By Thonet
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
seating with swooping bent wood arms, and nicely splayed legs. Low profile lending to Atomic Ranch design
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$1,050 / set
Large 1960s Stilnovo Style Atomic Age Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
the more focused we are on lighting the more we discover. Some of the large, rare and important modern
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large 1960s Stilnovo Style Atomic Age Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
the more focused we are on lighting the more we discover. Some of the large, rare and important modern
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Atomic Age Rare Iron Magazine Rack
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare fish sculpture solid iron magazine rack, circa 1950s, nice original condition has some chips due to age but it can be resprayed.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Iron
Robert Sonneman Atomic Ball Chrome Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Robert Sonneman adjustable chrome floor lamp with three movable arms and shades. Switch on pole and individual shades. Black metal base and black weighted ends to each arm.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Atomic Age Two-Tiered Molecular Chandelier in Chrome
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid-Century Modern molecular style chandelier with a two-tiered chrome structure and white glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
1950s Atomic Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Pasadena, CA
This 1950s atomic lamp is constructed with three porcelain bulbs and brass rings, fittings and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Materials
Brass
1950s Atomic Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Pasadena, CA
This 1950s atomic lamp is constructed with three porcelain bulbs and brass rings, fittings and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
X-Large Boomerang Ashtray Atomic Mid Century Era
Located in San Diego, CA
Sticking large klassik atomic age, boomerang ashtray in beautiful orange perfect condition no chips
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Modernist Atomic Bar Stools
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Hyattsville, MD
3 Stools from the West Broadway Restaurant, New York City. Sturdy, Fully Functional. Foot Ring Diameter is 14 in.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Rare Atomic Age Marble
Iron Cocktail End Table
By Tony Paul
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool and rare atomic age solid iron hairpin legs with solid marble top nice green patinated
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
American Midcentury Atomic Age Iron Fruit Basket
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in San Diego, CA
1950s Solid iron fruit basket bowl in black enameled finish natural wear great design and shape.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets
Materials
Iron
Midcentury Large Chandelier Sputnik, Atomic, Italy, 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very beautiful style of lighting
- Rare type
- Representative
- Space age style.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Six Vintage Highball Glasses in the Atomic Style
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 6 Atomic period highball glasses with split black, orange and gold ellipses among a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Glass
1950s Midcentury Atomic Age Brass Pendant Lamp
By Paavo Tynell
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an amazing and unique pendant lamp in solid brass circa 1950s with perforated shade for a magnificent glow. The lamp has been rewired and has a new gold silk luxurious cord. ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Chandelier Sputnik / Atomic, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very rare type.
- Nice style of lighting.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Atomic Chandelier in Chrome and Glass
Located in London, GB
Large 12-light chandelier with chrome frame and opaque globes of white milk glass. European 1970s.
The piece is in good original condition; the chrome shows usual signs of wear i...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Ceiling Lamp Model "Atomic" by J. T. Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction by J. T. Kalmar made in Austria in the 1960s, model Atomic 9DL, fitted with nine
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Pair of Atomic Sconces by John C. Virden
By John C. Virden Co.
Located in Hanover, MA
in the atomic age of the late 1950s. Each cone can hold a 75 watt bulb, providing generous
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Large Midcentury Atomic Starburst Tray by Dorothy Thorpe
By Dorothy Thorpe
Located in San Diego, CA
Large midcentury atomic starburst tray by Dorothy Thorpe, circa 1950s. The ruffled glass tray has a
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass
Atomic Industrial Age Gooseneck Cobra style Desk Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Atomic Industrial Age Gooseneck Cobra style desk lamp, circa 1950s in perfect working condition in
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Atomic Brass Floor Lamp by Kaiser, Germany, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Atomic brass floor lamp by Kaiser, Germany, 1960s
5 x E14 small bulbs (40 watts max for each bulb
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
American Midcentury Atomic Age Ice Crusher by Icomatic
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful design Industrial Atomic age, in red fire engine, circa 1950s with wall attachment if
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Three Headed Floor Lamp with
Atomic
Style Base
Located in London, GB
Danish in origin, this three-headed lamp is a wonderful example how the Atomic Age influenced
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Kidney Shaped Mosaic Tile Coffee Table
By Berthold Muller
Located in Trenton, NJ
epitomizes the atomic modern age. Each tile is meticulously placed, while the brass trim helps create a
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic
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Atomic Modern For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal atomic modern for your home. Each atomic modern for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. There are 480 variations of the antique or vintage atomic modern you’re looking for, while we also have 10 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer atomic modern, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An atomic modern made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made atomic modern has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Temde Leuchten, J.T. Kalmar and Lightolier are consistently popular.
How Much is a Atomic Modern?
An atomic modern can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,427, while the lowest priced sells for $175 and the highest can go for as much as $31,000.
A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture
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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