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
Place of Origin: Italian
Ceiling Lamp Bunch of Flowers Murano Art Glass, 1940s Mid-Century Modern
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ceiling lamp bunch of flowers Murano art glass 1940s, with delicate flowers made of murano glass, pink color.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,679 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century Modern LT216 Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970 Italy
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Lisboa, PT
An exquisite piece of 1970s Italian design, this LT216 table lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega exemplifies Murano glass craftsmanship and futuristic Mid-Century Modern aesthetics. Desi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Space Age Luci Milano table lamp, Italy, 1960
s.
Located in Montréal, QC
Space Age Luci Milano table lamp, Italy, 1960's. 60 watts E-26 Edison medium base incandescent bulb recommended or higher if LED/CFL.
CREATOR: Luci
PERIOD: 1960-1969
COUNTRY OF O...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Beautiful Italian Aqua Opaline Blue Chandelier, circa 1930s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A wonderful aqua opaline blue chandelier, Italy, circa 1930s.
This beautiful handcrafted chandelier is made of patinated metal/iron decorated ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Fantasma Floor Lamp by Afra
Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy, 1961
Located in Melbourne, VIC
The ‘Fantasma’ floor lamp (translating to ghost in Italian) is a modern and minimalist lighting fixture designed by Italian architect Tobia Scarpa. It was first introduced in 1961 as...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti Mania Sconces for Artemide, 1970
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Vico Magistretti Mania sconces for Artemide, 1970. Polycarbonate.g
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$400 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture.
This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low ceiling and now is used to pair with Mid-Century Modern Barovier palmette chandeliers, that are usually very tall. This beautiful 18 palm leaves flush mount...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Barovier
Toso Style Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Gold Leaf Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Barovier & Toso style Murano blown glass wall sconces, Italy, 1980s. The sconces have brass brackets; the Murano glass has a light transparent gold color with gold dust inclu...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Galassia
Brass and Glass Floor Lamp for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
'Galassia' Brass and Glass Floor Lamp for Stilnovo.
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Mid-century era, produci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,590 / item
Mid Century Modern " Quadrifoglio " Floor Lamp, Guzzini, Italy
By Guzzini, Gae Aulenti
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Mid Century Modern " Quadrifoglio " Floor Lamp, Harvey Guzzini, Italy
This iconic and rare Quadrifoglio floor lamp, designed by Luigi Massoni and Studio 6G for Harvey Guzzini in the...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Steel
$2,669 Sale Price
20% Off
Accademia Wall Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, Italy 1978
By Cini Boeri, Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
Accademia Wall Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, Italy 1978.
The Accademia sconce (or wall lamp) designed by Cini Boeri in 1978 is one of the variations manufactured by Artemide of t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Baby Blue Murano Mushroom Table Lamps, La Murrina, Italy
By La Murrina, Vetri
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Rare pair of baby blue Murano glass mushroom lamps by La Murrina, one-piece opalino glass with soft glow—ideal for nursery, children's room or bedside lighting.
Crafted in opalino g...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Italian Designer Cocoon Pendant lights original from the 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Pair of Italian Designer Cocoon Pendant lights original from the 1960s
Gorgeous and rare pair of cocoon pendant lights, original back from the 1960s.
Made of metal frame and special...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Sconces Pivot Shade Stilnovo Style, Twin Bulb, Jbox, Solid Brass Patina
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Colors available are sage, ivory and matte black. The two shades can be made in different colors. See other chandeliers in my storefront for matching possibilities.
The inside of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Vintage Italian Murano wall lights - Mazzega - 10 turquoise lattimo glas
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Pair of Vintage Italian Murano appliques in the manner of Mazzega. Wall lights have 10 turquoise and white "lattimo" glasses (for each applique) in a nickel-plated metal frame.
Perio...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
1 of 2 Mid-Century Brass 12-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s, Italy
By Arredoluce
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This stunning Sputnik chandelier from 1950s Italy embodies the elegance and innovation of mid-century modern design. Crafted from brass, the chandelier features a total of 12 arms—6 ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Torpedo Murano Glass Sconce by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age gellule torpedo wall lamp light lightning sconce by Carlo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega, blown white smoke Murano glass, silver metal structure. Famo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage 12-Arm Brass Flush Mount Ceiling Light Fixture, Mid-Century Modern Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This stunning 12-arm brass flush mount ceiling light embodies the elegance of Stilnovo and Hollywood Regency design, featuring a sunburst pattern with curved arms radiating from a ce...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century modern Murano venetian glass chandelier 1960s Italy
Located in Palermo, PA
Murano Glass Floral Rezzonico Chandelier 1960s
This stunning chandelier is a remarkable example of Venetian craftsmanship from the 1960s. Expertly handcrafted from Murano blown glas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Candle, Pendant Light, Acrylic, Metal, Italy, 1960s
By Candle
Located in High Point, NC
An acrylic and metal pendant light produced by Candle, Italy, c. 1960s.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 34.0"H x 23.0"D
Stem Length (inches): 23.0"
...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Monumental Mid-Century Italian Murano Chandelier 210cm/82.7in Wide
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Grand chandelier, lacquered metal, brass, glass, Italy, 1960s
This exceptionally large Murano chandelier, produced in Italy in the 1960s, is defined by its scale and the expressive ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Applique di Toni Zuccheri per Venini in vetro di Murano, Anni
70
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Applique di Toni Zuccheri per Venini in vetro di Murano, Made in Italy, Anni '70.
Straordinaria Applique quadrata da parete in vetro di Murano soffiato sagomato a mano con rilievi ir...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Pair of Table or Bedside Lamps in Silver-Plated Metal, 1970s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this stunning pair of table lamps, made in Italy in the 1970s, perfect for bedside tables. The lamps are made of silver-plated metal, and the silver shines, creating a stu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Fontana Arte Italian Midcentury Metal Glass Sconces Wall Lamps 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design sconces wall lamps or ceiling lamps ‘1940" model produced by Fontana Arte with varnished metal, chrome-plated brass, moulded glass, 1950s Italy produ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Elegant Bespoke Italian wall sconce "Campanula", alabaster and satin brass
Located in Milano, IT
The Campanula wall sconce evokes the pendant effect of a flower’s stamens.
The wall-mounted base, crafted in satin brass with essential lines, supports an alabaster diffuser composed...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Castiglioni Large Chrome "Light Ball" Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Flos, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century "Light Ball' sconce or ceiling lamp in chrome designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos in Italy during the 1960s.
This is the largest versions of the light ba...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Tommaso Barbi Signed Large "Sun" Murano Glass and Brass Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular "Sun" Mid-Century large table lamp in Murano mouth-blown orange and yellow glass with brass details. This incredibly rare and stylish lamp was designed by Tommaso Barbi a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Graniglia Shield Sconce by Fabio Ltd, 20 Available
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light with a Murano glass shield hand blown in Graniglia technique to produce granular textured effect with gold flecks, mounted on gold plated finish frame / Made in It...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate
$1,200 / item
Sculptural
Vespera
Elegant Chandelier Brass and Opaline Globes, Italian Design
Located in Bochum, NRW
Elevate your interior with this made-to-order ceiling light, a striking fusion of modern sophistication and timeless elegance. Crafted from premium brass and hand-blown glass globes,...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1972 ARDITI BT2 Steel Table Lamp, Magnetic Movable Lights by Sormani Italy
Located in Arosio, IT
This avantgarde lamp, duly certified by the Producer, was manufactured by Sormani Nucleo in 1972.
The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston is displaying this masterpiece of the Space Age d...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Magnets, Stainless Steel
Italian Chandelier in the Manner of Gino Sarfatti
Located in Bochum, NRW
Sputnik ceiling lamp in the style of the 1950s. Brass and black painted metal construction, equipped with six E 14 lamp sockets.
Dimensions: approx. L. 114 cm, diameter 70 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Great 18 Palmette Shallow Flush Ceiling Mount, Murano, in Stock, Free Shipping
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the larger version of the successful 12 leaves compact palmette ceiling fixture.
This group of shallow ceiling mount Murano chandelier was first designed for a luxury yacht low ceiling and now is used to pair with Mid-Century Modern Barovier palmette chandeliers, that are usually very tall. This beautiful 18 palm leaves flush mount...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Murano ceiling pendant by Vistosi, Italy circa 1960s
By Vistosi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murano glass ceiling pendant by Vistosi.
Designed and made in Italy in 1960s.
Two tone Murano glass in grey and white.
Takes one medium base bulb.
Complimentary US rewiring upon requ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Reggiani Adjustable Table Lamp in Chrome and Plexiglass, Italy, 1970s
By Reggiani
Located in Rome, IT
Big table lamp in chrome and plexiglass by the Italian designer Reggiani, 1970s.
The direction of the light can be adjusted as preferred.
Signed on the bottom "Reggiani - 16 - ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Italian Modern Table Lamp Lucerna by Luigi Massoni for Meblo Guzzini, Italy 70s
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Lucija, SI
Design: Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1966
Manufacturer: Meblo from Nova Gorica, Slovenia in the former Yugoslavia.
This is a model Lucerna
It consists of a chrome metal ba...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Paar of Italian Vintage Porcelain Wall Lights Sconces
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of lovely vintage porcelain sconces.
Italy, 1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Stilnovo Metal and Opaline Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
This floor lamp features a refined and sculptural design with its slender, slightly angled black metal stem that rises from a round base. About two-thirds of the way up, a brass elem...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Murano Table Lamps. A. Dona signed. Piattelli curated Maestro collection
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Pair of Green Rigadin Gold Murano Table Lamps by Alberto Donà — Maestro Collection
A pair of table lamps conceived and blown at the Alberto Donà furnace, each built around a gourd-sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Tito Agnoli for Oluce pendant light, model 4409
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tito Agnoli for Oluce pendant ceiling light.
Designed and made in Italy in 1960s.
Pressed glass, nickel plated brass.
Pendant takes 1 Edison E27 bulb.
Body of the pendant is 14 inche...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
$4,500 / item
Brass Italian Chandelier, in the Style of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Bochum, NRW
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the chandelier features twelve curved brass arms, each ending with an opaline globe that catch and reflect light beautifully, adding a to...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$4,647 / item
Pair of Mazzega-Style Smoke Murano Glass Sconces
By Mazzega
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of curved smoked Murano glass wall lamps in Mazzega style. The glass reproduces the bark of trees. The shape of this lamp makes it perfect for columns and corridors. Equipped wi...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,859 / set
Taraxacum
Pendant by Achille
Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Taraxacum' Pendant by Achille
Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960. Incredible and timeless resin cast fiber pendant with pointed protr...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Natural Fiber, Resin
20th Century, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce The Moon Table Lamp 604
Located in Turin, Turin
Gino Sarfatti was an Italian designer and businessman born in 1912 in Venice. After studying aeronaval engineering in Genoa, he founded the Arteluce company in 1939 in Milan. Its pur...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Angelo Shade Flush Mount
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian midcentury asymmetrical flush mount with 6 matte white Murano glass shades mounted on solid brass frame in satin brass finish / Made in Italy
Length: 60 inches / Width: 35.5 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$6,900
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
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena Large LSP12 flush mount lights, Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena wall flush mount light.
Model LSP12.
Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1970s
Rare and impressive.
Glass, chrome plated metal and patinated brass....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Amazing Spherical Murano Poliedri Candelier, 140 Iridescent Poliedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 140 iridescent Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are now unavailable, they have the particular...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Carlo Nason Mazzega Rocket Shaped Murano Glass Floor Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding Rocket Shaped Floor Lamp
___________________________________________________________________________
Hand blown Murano glass lamp attributed to Carlo Nason for Mazzega. M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$7,559 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Bespoke Italian "Selene" wall sconce, anticated brushed brass
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
Stone, Brass
Pair of 1950s Italian Brass Sconces with Curved White Diffusers
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Italian wall sconces from the 1950s, each composed of a brass wall plate (12 cm diameter) from which a slender black lacquered steel arm extends to support a curved white dif...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gino Sarfatti UFO Pendant Lamp Mod. 2065 F, Italy, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Mod. 2065 F lucite lamp, Arteluce, circa 1950-1955
Gino Sarfatti mod. 2065 F. UFO pendant lamp produced between 1950-1955. (good condition with signs of wear) three e27 (EU) or e2...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Galassia
Brass and Glass Wall Lamp for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
'Galassia' Brass and Glass Wall Lamp for Stilnovo.
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Mid-century era, produci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Glass, Paper, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A large brass, glass and paper table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 22” H x 19.5" Diameter
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb
Number of Socke...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte style ceiling light, Italy circa 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fontana Arte style ceiling light.
Made in Italy in 1960s.
Two kinds of glass.
Takes 4 candelabra bulbs.
Complimentary US rewiring upon request.
FREE US rewiring upon request.
FREE US...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Table Lamp "Quadrifoglio" by Ufficio Progetti for Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Plastic and metal lamp by Ufficio Progetti, Quadrifoglio model. Stamped. Wear due to time and age.
FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Arteluce Atomic Space Chrome Disk Lamp Mira "C" Designed by Ezio Didone
By Arteluce, Ezio Didone
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage midcentury Arteluce saucer lamp.This Mira C Suspension provides diffused upward and downward light and features aluminum chrome lamp body finish a sandblasted, acid-etched gl...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$1,052 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Leaves Murano glass pair of sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Murano glass leaves sconces, attributed to Barovier
Toso, Italy 1970s.
Set of four sconces available - 2 pairs. Sold and priced by pair.
The mid-century modern sconces ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$3,650 / set
Gaia, Murano Black Mezza Filigrana Tessuto glass sphere, Silvio Piattelli Design
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
The Gaia collection consists of lighting spheres that bring back the classic Mid-century Murano pattern called Mezza Filigrana. It provides flexibility, allowing for a variety of gro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Lino Tagliapietra for Effetre, Magia, Opaline Cased Amber, Filigrana Incalmo
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This suspension is a bit of history of glass making. It's the enfancy of Lino Tagliapietra, made when he was at Effetre International. The shape is known as Magia and was produced in...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$3,229 Sale Price
26% Off
Italian Triennale Chrome Three Arm Floor Lamp Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Attributed
Located in Troy, MI
Iconic Mid Century Modern Triennale chrome floor lamp circa 1960s
Originally introduced by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce in 1947
This remarkably well preserved example features tri-co...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-century Modern lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern 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, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Fabio Ltd, J.T. Kalmar, Stilnovo, and Glashütte Limburg. 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 $60 and tops out at $649,671 while the average work can sell for $2,162.
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