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Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce opaline glass brass metal chandelier 1958
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Paris, IDF
Achille and Pier Castiglioni to produce avant-garde lighting collections. His minimalist forms, inspired
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce opaline glass brass metal chandelier 1958
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Paris, IDF
Achille and Pier Castiglioni to produce avant-garde lighting collections. His minimalist forms, inspired
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Two 1970s Modern White and Purple Murano Glass Wall Sconces by F. Luce
By Franco Luce
Located in Aci Castello, IT
of Italian craftsmanship and avant-garde lighting design. Each sconce features an elongated, flame
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Amazing, Italian
Saturn Ring
Plexiglass Light Sculpture, 1968-1973, Very Rare
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Avant Garde lighting from this highly creative period, Fulvio Ferrari, who also did not know the
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Stunning Rare "Zodiak" Lamp by Kho Liang le for RAAK
By Kho Liang Ie
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Kho Liang Ie (1927-1975) for dutch avant-garde lighting company RAAK. This rare design forms part of
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Floor Lamps
Materials
Rosewood
1980
s Postmodern Wall Clock by Kovacs Design Group
By Kovacs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, George Kovacs opened a modern and avant-garde lighting store in Manhattan in 1954. Eventually shifting
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Rare Tripod Brass and Frosted Glass Floor Lamp 1950s
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in New York, NY
the technical ability to enable designers to create truly avant-garde lighting for the home. Besides
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Astounding Architectural Form Lamp in the Style of Gianfranco Fini, Italy
By Gianfranco Fini and Fabrizio Cocchia
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
is very reminiscent of the lamps created by Gianfranco Fini for the cult avant garde lighting company
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Table Lamp ‘Avant Garde’ by Edera Radici for Sagim, Italy, 1970
By Edera Radici, Sagim, Italy
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Rare table lamp model Avant Garde by Edera Radici for Sagim, Italy, 1970.
Extraordinary design
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Midcentury Edera Radici ‘Avant Garde’ Steel Italian Table Lamp for Sagim, 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Rare Midcentury 'Avant Garde' steel table lamp. This fantastic item was designed by Edera Radici
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Rare avant garde
blacky
lamp, Babur Kerim Incedayi for Bonomi Form, Italy, 1972
By Bonomi Form, Kerim Incedayi
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This rare avant garde lamp was produced in very small numbers in both chromed or black enameled
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Rare Avant Garde
Blacky
Lamps Babur Kerim Incedayi for Bonomi Form, Italy 1972
By Kerim Incedayi
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
These rare Avant Garde lamps were produced in very small numbers in both chromed or black enameled
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Murano pendant lamp Egg by Leucos, Italy 1960s
By Leucos, Giusto Toso
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
international, to create iconic and avant-garde lighting designs. This collaborative approach has resulted in a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass
Chrome Illuminated Pedestal Magazine Rack Planter Lamp by Neal Small for Kovacs
By Neal Small, George Kovacs
Located in Topeka, KS
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George Kovacs (1926-2007) in 1954 opened a store in Manhattan which imported modern and avant-garde
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Sculptural form
Rimorchiatore
Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Candle, Italy, 1967
By Gae Aulenti, Candle
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
-garde lighting company 'Candle' ,Italy in 1967. This rare design forms part of the permanent design
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Iconic Harveiluce Model 5005 Acrylic Globe and Metal Lamp, 1970s
By iGuzzini, Harveiluce
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
avant-garde lighting design.
Iconic Space Age Aesthetics
The Model 5005 lamp embodies the futuristic
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Flush Mount
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1960s Reggiani Ivory Eyeball Lamp - MCM Design Italian Lighting
By Reggiani, Goffredo Reggiani
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Italian lighting and avant-garde design.
Works with one standard E14 bulb - best if mirrored for 'eyeball
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
20thC Pair Of Italian E.T.A. Floor Lamps By Guglielmo Berchicci For Kundalini
By Guglielmo Berchicci, Kundalini
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
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Guglielmo Berchicci was a pioneering Italian designer celebrated for his skill in merging avant-garde
Category
20th Century Italian Other Floor Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass
French
Java
Yellow Table Lamp by Mathieu Matégot, 1953s
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Paris, FR
renowned for his avant-garde approach to furniture and lighting.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French
Java
Red Table Lamp by Mathieu Matégot, 1953s
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Paris, FR
for his avant-garde approach to furniture and lighting.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Floor Lamp Attributed to Stilnovo, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
120V use. Combining functional lighting with avant-garde form, this design embodies the forward
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Very Rare Spanish table lamp by Tomás Diaz Magro 1980s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
celebrated for his unique and avant-garde approach to lighting. This lamp is a testament to his creative
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Rubber
Muffin Tall Floor Lamp by Dan Yeffet, Lucie Koldova for Brokis
By Lucie Koldova, Brokis, Dan Yeffet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
year tradition with an avant-garde approach to lighting instills a distinctive character in all Brokis
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Smoked Glass, Oak
Joe Colombo "Flash" table lamp for Oluce 1968
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in BARCELONA, ES
visionary Italian designer Joe Colombo, renowned for his avant-garde approach to furniture and lighting
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Pair of French Midcentury Maison Lunel Glass Brass Sconces Wall Lights
By Maison Lunel
Located in Miami, FL
the avant-garde of French lighting design during the 1950s and 1960s. The unusual designs combined
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Brushed Steel and Plexi Table Lamps by Raak
By RAAK
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
lighting company that operated from 1954 to 1980, and was known for their innovative and avant-garde
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Chandelier by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Italy 1958
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
produce avant-garde lighting collections.
All parts are original. The glass is free of cracks and chips
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Impressive Italian Acrylic Light Sculpture in the Style of Gianfranco Fini, 1969
By Gianfranco Fini
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Gianfranco Fini designed for the Italian Avant Garde lighting company 'Newlamp' during the period 1968-1971
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Stilnovo Desk Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Dronten, NL
avant-garde approach to lighting design. Distinctive for their clean lines, geometric shapes, and
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pierre Cardin Gold Tone and Frosted Glass Table Lamp
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
couture and avant-garde looks. His furniture and lighting designs are celebrated as functional sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Beautitiful 1950s Swing Arm Counterbalanced Wall Applique by Cosack Leuchten
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
garde german lighting company Cosack Leuchten.
This applique is in wonderful and rare original
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
Rare Frine Table Lamp with Motorized Petals by Studio Tetrarch 1968
By Studio Tetrarch
Located in Easton, PA
. Photographed as the first image, full page on pg.2, in Fulvio Ferrari's classic book on Italian avant-garde
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
RAAK Zodiac Floor Lamp by Ton A. C. Alberts, the Netherlands, 1966
By RAAK
Located in Woudrichem, NL
, model D2080, was produced by Dutch avant-garde lighting company RAAK. The lamp is part of the permanent
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Avant Garde French Floor Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Avant garde design boasts asymmetrical glass shades with red metal "roof". Sinuous and elegant
Category
Vintage 1950s French Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
1950
s Arredoluce Avant Garde Design Chandelier
By Arredoluce
Located in Antwerp, BE
Superbe elegant chandelier with great sculptural features. It seems an abstraction of either a bird or a seaplane.
The proportions are discrete, compact but yet powerful.
3 hand we...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Metal
Avant Garde Extruded Plastic Lamp Sculpture Attributed to David Best
By David Best
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Volcano Lamp
David Best (attributed)
circa 1970s
extruded plastic, paint
20 inches high
excellent condition
David Best is an artist and furniture designer working in the SF B...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Cobra table lamp by Angel Lelli
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Lelli was the founder of Arredoluce, the avant-garde Italian lighting manufacturer whose
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Important Architectural Chandelier By Bruno Gatta For Stilnovo
By Bruno Gatta
Located in Antwerp, BE
Fontana Arte these firms were responsible for avant garde high quality modern lighting.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
UNIQUE Pair Sconces, Lunel France, Glass Brass, 1960s, Stilnovo Style
By Stilnovo, Arlus
Located in Bremen, DE
Disderot, Lunel and Rispal, the Paris based firm Arlus was at the forefront of the Avant Garde of French
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair Arched Mid Century French Sconces, Glass Globe
Brass, Stilnovo Style
By Maison Lunel
Located in Bremen, DE
the avant-garde of French lighting design during the 1950s and 1960s. The unusual designs combined
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Architectonic Midcentury Lunel Glass Brass Sconces Wall Lights
By Arlus
Located in Bremen, DE
forefront of the avant-garde of French lighting design during the 1950s and 1960s. The unusual designs
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Striking Pair of French Midcentury Lunel Brass
Glass Sconces Wall Lights, 60s
By Arlus
Located in Bremen, DE
avant-garde of French lighting design during the 1950s and 1960s. The unusual designs combined
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
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Avant Garde Lighting For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic piece of avant garde lighting available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, every item from our selection of avant garde lighting was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a choice in our collection of avant garde lighting, we have 102 options in-stock, while there are 196 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without an object in our assortment of avant garde lighting — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An option in this array of avant garde lighting, designed in the modern, mid-century modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made piece of avant garde lighting over the years, but those crafted by Mydriaz, Santa
Cole and Gérard Haas are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Avant Garde Lighting?
A piece of avant garde lighting can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,000, while the lowest priced sells for $274 and the highest can go for as much as $279,582.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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