Mid 20th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Style Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid 20th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Style Table Lamp.
Mid-20th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps
Porcelain, Paint
Mid 20th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Style Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid 20th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Style Table Lamp.
Porcelain, Paint
Japanese Porcelain Lamp, Decorated with Castles and Pagodas, Mid-20th Century
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
This Japanese porcelain lamp, dating from the mid-20th century, subtly blends tradition and aesthetics.
Porcelain, Wood
Mid Century Japanese Style Brass Floor Lamp, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Original Mid Century floor lamp made in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s.
Brass
Pair of Mid Century Tall Japanese Bronze Patinated Table Lamps
By James Mont
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Pair of tall patinated bronze table lamps. Fine castings of animals and Japanese symbols. Single socket with glass diffuser. Shades not included. Height is to the top of shade, 35.5in.
Brass
Mid-Century Crackle Glaze Lamp, Original Fittings & Shade, Japan, circa 1950
Located in Chatham, ON
Extraordinary quality and design - Mid-Century Modern - crackle glaze ceramic lamp with original solid oak base/cap/finial and fittings - marked on the ceramic base - Made in Japan -...
Porcelain, Linen, Hardwood
Arita Mid 17th Century Blue and White Japanese Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A very fine and rare large mid 17th century Japanese Arita porcelain bottle vase, decorated in tones of blue on a white background, with stylised flowers and foliage, now mounted as ...
Porcelain
Mid 17th Century Blue and White Japanese Arita Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A very fine and rare large mid 17th century Japanese Arita porcelain bottle vase, decorated in tones of blue on a white background, with stylised flowers and foliage and figures in a...
Porcelain
Pair of Mid-20th-Century Japanese Kutani Hand-Painted Table Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mid-20th-Century pair of Japanese Kutani ware lamps features a highly celebrated Japanese literary theme known as the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets (Sanjūrokkasen).
Porcelain, Wood, Paint
Vintage Wildwood Hand Painted Japanese Imari Porcelain Table Lamp
By Wildwood Lamp Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lamp is a classic from the 1950's - 1960's. Made by Wildwood, a company noted for its quality lamps, the Japanese made porcelain base is in the chinoiserie tradition of an Imari...
Brass
Blue and White Japanese Arita Mid 17th Century Antique Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A very fine and rare large mid 17th century Japanese Arita porcelain bottle vase, decorated in tones of blue on a white background, with stylised flowers and foliage, now mounted as ...
Porcelain
Japanese Arita Blue and White Mid 17th Century Antique Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A very fine and rare large mid 17th century Japanese Arita porcelain bottle vase, decorated in tones of blue on a white background, with stylised flowers and foliage, now mounted as ...
Porcelain
Japan Mid-Century Floor Lamp Ghost 'Fantasma' by Kuramata for Yamagiwa, 1972
By Shiro Kuramata, Yamagiwa
Located in MIlano, IT
Japan mid-century Floor lamp ghost (Fantasma) by Kuramata for Yamagiwa, 1972.
Metal
Early Original Mid Century Isamu Noguchi N21 Floor Lamp by Ozeki & Co Japan 1960
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very rare Japanese mid century floor lamp in beautifully patinated washi paper, bambo and black enamelled metal legs.
Metal, Brass
18th Century Japanese Arita porcelain vase / lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
18th Century Japanese Imari vase / lamp, having wonderful bold colouring to the motif boarders and inset panels depicting exotic birds and flowers, circa 1780. Batch 72
Porcelain
Mid Century Isamu Noguchi "1P" Table Desk Akari Lamp by Ozeki & Co. Japan, 1960s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare Japanese mid century "1P" table / desk lamp in washi paper and black lacquered metal base by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki & Co, Japan 1960s.
Metal
Mid Century Isamu Noguchi "1P" Table Desk Akari Lamp by Ozeki & Co. Japan, 1960s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare mid century "1P" table / desk lamp in washi paper and metal base by Isamu Noguchi by Ozeki & Co, Japan 1960s.
Metal
Large Lacquered Japanese Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Large Scale Red Lacquered Porcelain Japanese Lamp on giltwood base. Rewired with new 3 way socket, clear wire and plug. 28" to top of 3 way socket. Some wear to base as shown. Shade...
Metal
Ceramic Incised Bulbous Table Lamp with Japanese Swimming Fish Motif Mid-Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful hand crafted lamp with a pattern of swimming fish in a deeply incised method.
Ceramic
$260Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Japanese Lamp, 1970s
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Minimalist Japanese lantern lamp. Wood frame with rice paper shade, 1970s.
Wood
Vintage Japanese Woven Reed Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking vintage Japanese woven reed lamp is a beautiful expression of traditional craftsmanship and organic mid-century design.
Wicker, Rattan, Reed
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Brass Japanese Pagoda Lamp by Westwood Industries
By Westwood Industries, Tony Paul
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Attributed to Tony Paul. Wonderful design, Only one available.
Brass
Vintage Japanese Woven Reed Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This elegant vintage Japanese woven reed table lamp reflects the refined simplicity and organic beauty of mid-20th century design.
Wicker, Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Tripod Brass and Folding Shade Floor Lamp in Japanese Style
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Tripod Brass and Folding Shade Floor Lamp in Japanese Style This table lamp is executed in brass and Fabric.
Brass, Metal
20th Century Japanese Pair Of Lacquered Table Lamps, c.1960
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning pair of mid 20th Century Japanese table lamps in a traditional black lacquered finish with a delicate depiction of Mount Fuji in gold and silver.
Lacquer
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern 70XL Pendant Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceiling lamp, model 70XL, designed by Isamu Noguchi. Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan.) Bamboo ribbing structure covered by washi paper manufactured according to the ...
Metal
Vintage Yellow Midcentury Oriental Japanese Ceramic Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage midcentury oriental ceramic lamp. These are already factory drilled to receive lamp hardware and wiring. Asian Chinese Japanese.
Ceramic
Japanese Vintage Buddhist Chochin Lantern Floor Lamp by SUZUKI ANDON Signed 政和
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Japanese Vintage Buddhist Chochin Lantern or floor lamp by SUZUKI ANDON, Japan, 1980-1990. Lacquered wood three-legged stand with hand-painted silk shade lantern, signed by the artis...
Silk, Wood
Large c. 19th Century Antique Meiji Period Japanese Kyo Satsuma Vase Lamp
Located in Louisville, KY
This mid 19th century Japanese Meiji Period Kyo Satsuma Vase Lamp is a truly phenomenal piece of art.
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamp White Pierced Porcelain Blanc De Chine
Located in Topeka, KS
Impeccable Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie white pierced porcelain Blanc De Chine table lamp by Kabuki Fine China in Nagoya Japan, shade not included (unless you want the damaged white ...
Brass
$450Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage Jade Green Midcentury Oriental Japanese Ceramic Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage midcentury oriental ceramic lamp. These are already factory drilled to receive lamp hardware and wiring. Asian Chinese Japanese.
Ceramic
Isamu Noguchi Mid Century Modern Large Akari 23N Paper Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Floor lamp, model 23N, designed by Isamu Noguchi. Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan). Bamboo ribbing structure covered by washi paper manufactured according to the trad...
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern Paper Akari 26A Ceiling Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Barcelona, ES
26A ceiling lamp, designed by Isamu Noguchi. Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan.) Bamboo ribbing structure covered by washi paper manufactured according to the tradition...
Metal
Vintage Chinoiserie Japanese Porcelain Cylinder Oriental Painted Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Japanese Porcelain Cylinder Oriental Painted Table Lamp.
Porcelain
Vintage Satsuma Porcelain Elephant & Bodhisattva Table Lamp, Mid 20th Century
By Satsuma
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
An extraordinary statement piece of grand scale and opulent detail, this vintage table lamp features a magnificent porcelain Caparisoned Elephant bearing a Bodhisattva seated upon a ...
Enamel
Pair Japanese Asian Bright Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Japanese vibrant monochrome yellow flattened ovoid shaped porcelain vase table lamps. The bright yellow vases are flanked with handle detailing, mounted on their original cus...
Brass
Pair Japanese Asian Bright Yellow Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of large Japanese vibrant yellow colored porcelain pot form shaped vases mounted on gilt antiqued turned wood lamp bases and lid. Newly wired with new brass 3 way sockets. Vase ...
Brass
Japaneese Mid-Century Modern C1960s Telescopic Adjustable Desk Lamp Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Japaneese Mid-Century Modern circa 1960s Telescopic adjustable desk lamp MINT!
Chrome
Pair of Japanese Asian Imari Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Japanese Imari porcelain vases mounted on giltwood bases, from the 50's possibly older unmarked. The colors are a rich burnt orange and dark blue with gold outlining, the de...
Brass
1970's Adjustable Table Lamp by Sanyo, Japan
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Japan Made of plastic, chrome. 1x60W,E27 or E26 bulb. Good original condition. US adapter included.
Chrome
Vintage Brass Fretwork Japanese Lantern Small Chinoiserie Oriental Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Brass Fretwork Japanese Lantern Small Chinoiserie Oriental Table Lamp.
Brass
Antique Japanese Imari ginger jar lamp
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique Japanese Imari ginger jar lamp, hand-painted peacocks, vibrant feathers, flower blossoms, blue-green palette on ivory-white crackle glaze. Imari porcelain was named after Jap...
Ceramic
Space Age Orange 1960s Japanese Desk Task Lamp by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
A 1960s orange and chrome desk or task lamp by Lightolier. Produced in Japan. The height is adjustable.
Metal
Pair Japanese Blanc De Shine Embossed Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair Japanese Asian blanc de shine monochrome square shaped porcelain vase table lamps. Mounted on turned gilt wood bases. The vases are decorated with raised embossed floral motif. ...
Brass
Vintage Chinoiserie Japanese Blue White Porcelain Hand Painted Vase Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinoiserie Japanese Blue & White Porcelain Floral Hand Painted Vase Table Lamp, Signed to Rear.
Porcelain
Early Isamu Noguchi Mid Century "5X" Desk / Table Paper & Metal Lamp, 1960s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and early mid century desk / table lamp model "5X" by Isamu Noguchi in washi paper and black lacquered metal base produced and branded with the "Sun and the Moon" by Ozeki & Co,...
Metal
Early Isamu Noguchi Mid Century "1A" Desk / Table Paper & Metal Lamp, 1960s
By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and early mid century desk / table lamp model "1A" by Isamu Noguchi in washi paper and black lacquered metal base produced and branded with the "Sun and the Moon" by Ozeki & Co,...
Metal
Vintage Oriental Japanese Figural Samurai Brown Ceramic Jug Form Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Oriental Japanese Figural Samurai Brown Ceramic Jug Form Table Lamp.
Ceramic
Japanese Midcentury Ceramic Table Lamp with Crackle Finish and Lucite Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese vintage table lamp from the mid 20th century, with crackled finish and lucite base.
Ceramic
$1,080Sale Price|29% Off
Japanese or Chinoiserie Paper Vintage Hand Crafted Bamboo Floor Lamp
Located in Lomita, CA
This lamp was with several other unique one-offs from a collector offered at auction. It creates a nice silhouette and the round wood base makes it very solid. It only uses a little ...
Bamboo, Elm, Paper
Studio Craft Japanese-Carved Table Lamp, California, 1960s
Located in South Jordan, UT
A compelling example of California studio craftsmanship, this sculptural table lamp masterfully blends Japanese carving traditions with the organic modernism that defined West Coast ...
Lucite, Cypress
Rare! Japan Panasonic Modernist Fluorescent Table Lamp! 1960 Wow Black & Cream!
By Panasonic
Located in Peoria, AZ
Gorgeous Mod! Extremely Rare Japanese Panasonic Fluorescent Lamp! Geometric Delight! Cone and Beam Design! Offered is a marvelous Panasonic lamp that is the epitome of Japanese m...
Metal, Enamel
Vintage Federal Style Brass Candlestick Urn Form Table Lamps, Japan - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Federal Style Brass Candlestick Urn Form Table Lamps, Made in Japan - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Brass
Very Decorative Table Lamps, Japanese Style by Tyndale for Frederick Cooper Co.
By Tyndale
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Frederick Cooper Lamp Co. of Chicago, Mid 20th century. Cast in brass after a model of bronze kirin and phoenix vases by Japanese artist Izumi Seijo, Meiji period.
Brass
$1,517Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Cloisonne Lamp, Japanese, Bronze, Table Light, Victorian, Meiji, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cloisonné lamp. A Japanese, bronze urn with light conversion, dating to the Victorian period and later, circa 1850. Delightfully decorative lamp with a fine conv...
Bronze
Hand Painted Japaneses style Ceramic Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in amstelveen, NL
Big one-of-a-kind asymmetrical table lamp in Japanese style due to the red hand-painted drawings on the ceramic. On the corners of the base there are lines of red dots and the bottom...
Ceramic, Bouclé
$1,250Sale Price|44% Off
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite Table Lamp Japanese Inspired Design
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Miami, FL
Rare and beautiful Charles Hollis Jones lucite table lamp. This stylish designed table lamp features alternating blocks of clear lucite accentuated by a lucite finial. The base is un...
Lucite
A Fine Pair of Mid Century Chinese Celadon Relief Porcelain Columnar Lamps
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Produced circa 1960–1980, these lamps represent a sophisticated blend of Chinoiserie tradition and Mid-Century Modern silhouettes. The monochromatic "Army Green" celadon glaze is a h...
Porcelain
Akari Floor Lamp BB3-55DD by Isamu Noguchi for Ozeki & Co, Japan, 1950s
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
This exceptionally rare Akari floor lamp by Isamu Noguchi features a graceful globe-shaped shade crafted from handmade washi paper, sourced from Gifu, Japan, renowned for its fine pa...
Cast Stone
1960s Czech Japanese Floor Lamp with Twin Handmade Paper Shades
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare sculptural floor lamp known as the “Japanese Lamp,” manufactured in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s.
Metal, Brass, Other
Anglo-Japanese Carved Ceramic Candle Stands and Brass Large Table Lamps, A Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
An impressive pair of Anglo-Japanese style carved ceramic Candle Stands and Brass Large Table Lamps. Very good vintage condition. Measures 8.5" in diameter and stand 37" to the top ...
Brass
Japanese inspired mid-century Walnut Table Lamp
Located in Ventura, CA
"Bold enough to be its own statement piece but sleek enough to blend in. This lamp looks just as good off as it does on." This lamp was originally created out of the need to add mor...
Brass
Japanese inspired mid-century Teak Floor Lamp
Located in Ventura, CA
This lamp flirts with your senses. It commands attention while gently balancing the energy of any space. Its warm glow gives rise to childhood memories of sitting around a campfire e...
Brass
Japanese inspired mid-century Walnut Floor Lamp
Located in Ventura, CA
This lamp flirts with your senses. It commands attention while gently balancing the energy of any space. Its warm glow gives rise to childhood memories of sitting around a campfire e...
Brass
Japanese inspired mid-century "white" Walnut Table Lamp
Located in Ventura, CA
"Bold enough to be its own statement piece but sleek enough to blend in. This lamp looks just as good off as it does on." This lamp was originally created out of the need to add mor...
Brass
Japanese inspired mid-century white Teak Table Lamp
Located in Ventura, CA
"Bold enough to be its own statement piece but sleek enough to blend in. This lamp looks just as good off as it does on." This lamp was originally created out of the need to add mor...
Brass
Japanese inspired mid-century "Golden Sand" Teak Table Lamp
Located in Ventura, CA
"Bold enough to be its own statement piece but sleek enough to blend in. This lamp looks just as good off as it does on." This lamp was originally created out of the need to add mor...
Brass
Midcentury Japanese Fishing Float Lamp
Located in Sacramento, CA
Midcentury Japanese fishing float lamp with black metal mesh base. In excellent vintage condition. Float is marked with "TY" chop.
Metal
Matched Pair of Japanese Mixed Metal Lamps by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Little Rock, AR
This is table art at its finest! A sedge of Crane made of inlays of COPPER. SILVER, and BRASS on a background of BRONZE. You must know by now how much we love our Marbro lamps - th...
Brass, Copper, Silver
Table Lamp "Two Rotulas Agrafee" by Serge Mouille
By Serge Mouille, Idée Japan
Located in Geneva, CH
Black table lamp "Two Rotulas Agrafee" designed by Serge Mouille in 1958. This re-edition was beautifully manufactured in Japan, production 2000. Orientable, double swivel Requir...
Metal
Japanese Acrylic Origami Table Lamp
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Amazing table lamp made out of folded acrylic. Made in Japan, designer unknown. Labeled.
Acrylic
Pair of Japanese Floral Table Lamps
Located in Asheville, NC
A favorite of ours - wonderful pair of Japanese hexagonal floral table lamps, hand painted flowers and an ebonized base and top. Classic and stunning. Height to socket.
Unavailable
H 23.63 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Vintage Japanese Sumida Gawa Ceramic Height Adjustable Table Lamp
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
Vintage Japanese Sumida Gawa Ceramic Table Lamp with American Brass Hardware - Mid 20th Century Illuminate your space with this extraordinary vintage table lamp, a stunning fusion o...
Brass
Table Lamp Art Moderne Ceramic Japan 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Table Lamp Art Moderne Ceramic Japan 1940's New sockets and rewired Shade not included
Ceramic
French 1950 Floor Lamp Japanese Style
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Couzon au Mont d'Or, FR
A very nice "Japanese" floor lamp from the 1950s French work.
Steel
Table Lamp Mid Century Modern brass basket weave 1950's
Located in New York, NY
A 1960s sculptural brass basket weave table lamp New sockets and rewired Shade not included
Brass
Vintage Hand Painted Porcelain Flowered Lamps by Marbro
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Little Rock, AR
Monumental matched pair of porcelain lamps imported from Japan by The Marbro Lamp Company, circa 1969. The two piece lamps have an intricate floral pattern in BLUE GREEN and look di...
Brass
Unavailable
H 32.68 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
Set of Two Brass Table Lamps with Traditional Japanese Couple
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
A set of two antiqued brass table lamps in the form of a Japanese traditional couple on circular reeded edge bases surmounted by hand-sewn silk shades with stone finials. The origina...
Unavailable
H 28 in Dm 8 in
Pair of Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Lamps in White, Grey, and Pink, C. 1970s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Japanese porcelain lamps with white crackle glaze finish.
Gold
Unavailable
H 16 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
Machine Age Art Deco Japanese CPO Lamps by K.K. Yoshida Seisakusho, Silk Shades
By Yoshida Seisakusho
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco Japanese CPO lamps by K.K. Yoshida Seisakusho, silk shades Uncommon midcentury machine age aluminum construction, with brass/bronze shade corners and hand pai...
Aluminum, Brass
Ingo Maurer Lamp by Isao Hosoe
By Isao Hosoe
Located in LYON, FR
Flexible structure in ABS plastic which allows you to twist and turn the lamp in almost any direction. Original bulb.
Plastic
Table Lamps Pair Modernist Asian Forms pewter and brass 1950's
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Modernist form table lamps, produced circa 1950s, crafted of pewter with brass banding and Asian motifs, mounted on black lacquered base. New sockets and rewired Shades not...
Brass, Pewter
Akari Isamu Noguchi Light Sculpture
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Nashville, TN
Vintage dead stock Isamu Noguchi light sculpture/ floor lamp. This example is signed and features a beautiful hand painted landscape. Comes with original box and with all original pa...
Iron
Japanese Arita "Sarasa" lamp
By Arita
Located in Shibuya City, JP
Hand-drawn. Originally, Sarasa referred to cloth with floral and bird motifs painted on it. Choosing the right lighting is an important point in effectively enhancing the atmosphere ...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Japanese inspired mid-century Walnut and Brass pendant lamp - small
Located in Ventura, CA
This simple, small modern design adds an element of sculpture to your room while the brass accents and paper shade brings a soft glow to any space. These pendants are equally beautif...
Brass
Japanese inspired mid-century Teak and Brass Pendant Lamp - medium
Located in Ventura, CA
This simple, small modern design adds an element of sculpture to your room while the brass accents and paper shade brings a soft glow to any space. These pendants are equally beautif...
Brass
Japanese Arita "Koimari Botan" lamp
By Arita
Located in Shibuya City, JP
This is a hand-drawn piece. The fusion of pottery and a lamp is rare, and there are not many existing works of this kind. The choice of lighting is an important point to effectively ...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Unavailable
H 11.25 in Dm 8 in
Japanese inspired mid-century white Teak and Brass Pendant Lamp - small
Located in Ventura, CA
This simple, small modern design adds an element of sculpture to your room while the brass accents and paper shade brings a soft glow to any space. These pendants are equally beautif...
Brass
Unavailable
H 11.25 in Dm 10 in
Japanese inspired mid-century white Maple and Brass Pendant Lamp - medium
Located in Ventura, CA
This simple, small modern design adds an element of sculpture to your room while the brass accents and paper shade brings a soft glow to any space. These pendants are equally beautif...
Brass
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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.
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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.