$3,980 / item
Colorful Sputnik Chandelier in the Style of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Large and colorful Sputnik chandelier in the style of Stilnovo, Arredoluce from the 1950s.
Brass
Rare Colorful Sputnik Chandelier by Stilnovo, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This stunning and extremely rare Sputnik chandelier by Stilnovo from the 1950s is a true collector's piece. Featuring an eye-catching, multicolored design, this mid-century modern ma...
Metal, Brass
Colorful Mid-Century Brass 5-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A colorful Sputnik chandelier made in Italy in the 1950s.
Metal, Brass
Colorful Mid-Century Brass 6-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Stunning 1950s mid-century modern Sputnik chandelier. Featuring a sleek brass body and six arms, this chandelier exudes sophistication and retro charm. The perforated lamp heads, fin...
Metal, Brass
Mid-century Colorful 2-arm and 3-arm Pair of Sputnik Sconces, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Colorful 2-arm and 3-arm Pair of Sputnik Sconces, 1950s, Germany Lamps are in very good vintage condition.
Metal, Brass
Colorful Italian Sputnik Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Beautiful sixteen-arm chandelier in the style of Stilnovo. A spectacular, unique chandelier newly rewired on five feet of twisted cloth cord. European sockets require European bulbs ...
Enamel, Metal
1950s Colorful Sputnik
Located in Inglewood, CA
1950s colorful Sputnik chandelier from Italy. Partially restored, with original paint and brass finish.
Brass
French 1950's Colorful Sputnik Flush Mount Chandelier
Located in Hanover, MA
Unusual French 1950's Sputnik chandelier with asymmetrical dimemsions.....it is oblong in shape rather than perfectly round.
Sold
H 19.69 in Dm 18.12 in
Italian Mid-Century Brass 6-Arm Sputnik Chandelier Arredoluce Attributed, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A colorful Sputnik chandelier attributed to Arredoluce and made in Italy in the 1950s.
Metal, Brass
Small 3-armed Mid Century Sputnik ceiling lamp made of colorful metal cones
Located in München, DE
Canopy and cones are made of colorfully painted metal. Very good vintage condition with no damage.
Metal
Sold
H 5.71 in Dm 13.78 in
Beautiful small 3-armed Mid Century Sputnik ceiling lamp made from colorful cone
Located in München, DE
Beautiful small Mid Century Sputnik cone ceiling lamp made of brass and bakalite.
Metal, Brass
Joyful Stilnovo Style Sputnik Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
Nice and colorful pair of Sputnik chandelier in the style of Stilnovo.
Brass, Metal
Sold
H 25.2 in Dm 22.45 in
Italian Midcentury Brass 12-Arm Sputnik Chandelier Arredoluce Attributed, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A colorful Sputnik chandelier attributed to Arredoluce and made in Italy in the 1950s.
Metal, Brass
Colorful Pair of Sputnik Chandeliers
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
Nice pair of Sputnik style chandelier entirely made of shinny brass, which each arm is completed by an orange or tan Murano glass globe. New electrification.
Brass
Colorful Pendant Sputnik in a Glass Shade by Fabbian, Italy
By F. Fabbian
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Colorful plastic droplet hanging at the tip of a springned wire enclosed in a thick glass shade. Well made solid construction with prime quality hardware. Shade measure 15 in...
Metal, Chrome
Large Sputnik Chandelier with 24 Colorful Lights in the Style of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Madrid, ES
Large sputnik pendant lamp in the style of Stilnovo. Rods of brass, fitted with 24 lighting outlets with cone-shaped reflectors of sheet metal varnished in several colors. The centra...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Sputnik Italian Chandelier, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
Colorful pair authentic Sputnik chandelier in the style Stilnovo from 1950.
Brass
Osvaldo Borsani Sputnik coat hanger , 1960's
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Delft, NL
Osvaldo Borsani Sputnik colorful coat hager
Metal
1960's Colorful Sputnik Ceiling Light Fixture
Located in Chicago, IL
Funky 1960's colorful Sputnik ceiling light fixture. In working condition.
Metal
#3635 Sputnik Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Colorful Sputnik Chandelier. Brass Arms with red, yellow, blue, green, and white colored metal cups.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Sputnik Chandelier, Germany, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Very rare colorful sputnik chandelier from the German, 1950s.
Brass
Colorful 18 Light Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A colorful 18 light sputnik chandelier in black and colored enameled metal with a satin brass center ball and canopy.
Metal
Colorful Italian Sputnik Designed by Arredoluce, 1950
By Arredoluce
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Sputnik ceiling lamp, Arredoluce, Italian, 1950. 16 brass arms with colorful cones.
Brass
Colorful Italian Sputnik Ceiling Lamp, Italy, 1950
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Sputnik ceiling lamp, Italy, 1950. Brass, colorful cones.
Brass
Colorful Huge Italian Sputnik Ceiling Flush Mount, 1950
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ceiling flush mount, Italian, 1950. 18 brass arms with colorful cones. 18 bulb sockets E27 40 watt.
Brass
Colorful Huge Italian Sputnik Ceiling Flush Mount, 1950
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ceiling flush mount, Italian, 1950. 18 brass arms with colorful cones. 18 bulb sockets E27 40 watt.
Brass
Huge Colorful Italian Flush Mount Sputnik with 18 Arms, Italy, 1950
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Huge Italian Sputnik, Italy, 1950, 18 brass arms with coloreful cones. 18 bulb sockets E 14 max. 40 watt.
Brass
Sputnik Chandeliers (sold individually)
Located in New York, NY
Colorful Pair of Sputnik Chandeliers. Brass Arms with red, yellow, blue, green, and white colored metal cups.
Brass, Metal
Large Midcentury Brass 8-Arm Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Sputnik chandelier made in Germany in the 1950s. It is fascinating with its eight brass arms, each of it with an E14 light bulb. The arms have a grey and black color. The shape of ...
Metal, Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Arredoluce Brass Sputnik Chandelier
By Arredoluce
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Vintage 1950s Arredoluce Brass Sputnik Chandelier – Mid-Century Modern Icon Bring a burst of vibrant mid-century style into your home with this stunning Sputnik chandelier by Arredol...
Metal, Brass
Stilnovo Sputnik Chandelier, circa 1960
By Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Stilnovo Sputnik chandelier, circa 1960. Two large interlocked brass rings with eight lacquered cones 'orbiting' a large central globe. The colorful cones are attached by double...
Aluminum, Brass
Mid Century Stilnovo Brass Seven Arm Fixture with Multi Color Shades
By Stilnovo
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this circa 1960 light fixture is attributed to Stilnovo. This fixture has a slender brass frame and support rod with seven arms ending in multi-colored metal shades. ...
Metal, Brass
Stilnovo Style Multicolored Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Ten-arm chandelier in the style of Stilnovo. Frosted glass fittings at the bottom of each standard base (E26).socket. It can be ordered in multiples and customized with different fi...
Brass
Diciotto Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik chandelier with 18 Murano glass globes mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy 18 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W each Dia...
Brass
Colorful "Harlequin" Chandelier
By Arredoluce
Located in Tarrytown, NY
"Harlequin" chandelier composed of rays ending in colored enameled metal shades.
Metal
1950's Colorful Italian Botanical Chandelier
Located in Hanover, MA
Whimsical and fun flowerpot style chandelier with the lights as long-stem flowers growing from a central bowl. Note that bowl, light-head cones and original ceiling canopy all have ...
Brass, Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern multicolored 6-armed brass sputnik lamp, 1950s Italy
By Arteluce
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern multicolored 6-armed brass sputnik lamp, 1950s Italy With nice original midcentury patina. Little since of usage. Rare and elegant midcentury Sputnik lamp, 1950s...
Metal, Brass
Rare Mid-Century Modern sputnik chandelier by Stilnovo. Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Catania, CT
Fair original vintage condition with trace of age and use for this rare Stilnovo chandelier produced in Italy during the 50s. Made from wood, lacquered metal, brass and opaline glass...
Metal, Brass
$4,500 / item
H 26.1 in Dm 38.7 in
Achille & Pier Castiglioni 'Sputnik' Brass Chandelier in Multicolor for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Achille & Pier Castiglioni 'Sputnik' brass chandelier in multicolor for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy du...
Brass, Steel
$2,061
H 41.34 in Dm 23.63 in
50s Mid Century Multicolour Chandelier Painted Metal Brass Style Stilnovo Italy
Located in Lisboa, PT
This exceptional 1950s chandelier is a vibrant and highly sculptural lighting piece in the style of Stilnovo, reflecting the bold creativity and technical elegance that defined Itali...
Aluminum, Brass
Original Mid-Century Sputnik Chandelier by Stilnovo, Italy 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare and extraordinary Italian Sputnik chandelier from the 1950s made by the famous Italian company Stilnovo. This is a monumental and very colorful piece, which stands out like a sc...
Brass
Multicolored 1950s Italian Chandelier
Located in Inglewood, CA
Playful and classically Italian multicolored 1950s Italian chandelier with perforated shades that articulate. Brass and painted aluminium. Measures: OAD: 28” Diameter 26” Chandelier ...
Aluminum, Brass
$5,955
H 32.29 in W 25.4 in D 25.4 in
Stilnovo Chandelier in Brass with Multi Color Shades, 8 Arms, Italy 1950's
By Stilnovo
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare Stilnovo Multi Color 8-Light Ceiling Fixture / Chandelier, Brass, Lacquered Metal Italy, 1950s This stunning Midcentury 8 arm chandelier was executed in brass and multi color or...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Brass Sputnik Chandelier, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This stunning 1950s Sputnik ceiling lamp is a perfect example of mid-century modern design, combining bold innovation with timeless elegance. Crafted from high-quality brass, it feat...
Metal, Brass
Sold|$4,500
H 33 in W 18.25 in D 17.5 in
Set of Six Vintage Cesca Chairs by Marcel Breuer made in Italy c. 1970's
By Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional set of six vintage Cesca dining chairs designed by Marcel Breuer, made in Italy c 1970's. The chairs feature bright tubular chrome frames, with caned seats and backrests....
Chrome
Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Light by Cini Boeri for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Cini Boeri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Lights by Cini Boeri for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1971. Sleek slant cut flush mounts with a concave socket housing, receiving a chro...
Aluminum, Steel
$2,215Sale Price / item|10% Off
H 6 in W 7.25 in D 4.75 in
'Single Block' Model #185 Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
By Pierre Chareau, Maison Paname
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Single Block' Model #185 Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesier...
Alabaster, Steel
Rewire Custom Brass Castanet Sconce
By Rewire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rewire Custom Brass Castanet Sconce. Each sconce requires one E26 100w maximum bulb. Sconce naturally patinas over time to resemble the result in the photographed image. Priced and ...
Brass
$1,374 / item
H 35.99 in Dm 31.5 in
Chandelier, Black Ivory Pivoting Shades, Twin Bulb, Patina Brass, Stilnovo Style
By Stilnovo, Arteluce
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Lovely small chandelier for entries or corridors. Midcentury cluster three-arm chandelier with a Classic two-tone head. Everything is done with a passion for details and materials. ...
Metal, Brass
$7,056
H 25.6 in Dm 20.08 in
Mid-Century Chandelier Model 51143 in Brass & Rattan, Idman, Finland 1950s
By Idman Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
Beautiful Mid-century ceiling pendant model 51143 manufactured by Idman, the leading lamp manufacturer in Finland in the 1950s. The lamp features 5 brass arms for light topped with r...
Brass
$3,435
H 32.29 in W 8.86 in D 8.86 in
Ceiling lamp "6401" by Harald Notini for Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1920s
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik, Harald Notini
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Elegant ceiling lamp designed by Harald Notini and produced by Arvid Böhlmarks Lampvarufabrik during the 1920s. The model features a tapered lantern form with panels of leaded glass ...
Iron
Early Coffee Table signed by Pia Manu, Belgium 1960s
By Pia Manu
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A rare and striking early work by the Belgian atelier Pia Manu, this 1960 coffee table exemplifies the studio’s sculptural approach to furniture and its fascination with raw, geologi...
Concrete, Pyrite, Metal
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 30' Perforated Polished Brass Dome Chandelier
By Florian Schulz, Paavo Tynell, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 30' Perforated Polished Brass Dome Chandelier. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined chandeliers are reminiscent of the iconic mid-century Finni...
Brass
$2,519 / item
H 39.38 in Dm 55.12 in
Six Arms Brass Chandelier, Ivory Sage Pivot Shades, Stilnovo Style, Twelve Bulbs
By Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This six-arm spider chandelier features a combination of ivory and sage colors, with a natural patina brass finish. The pivoting heads allow for easy light distribution throughout th...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Stingray Chandelier Brass by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Stingray chandelier brass by 101 Copenhagen Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl. Dimensions: L 152 cm x W 121 cm x H 70 cm Materials: Brass Lampshade & Ceiling cup: 100...
Aluminum, Brass
French Iron Lantern Pendant with Textured Glass, 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
A French iron and glass lantern pendant from the 1950s. Suspended from a darkened metal chain, the fixture is formed from a tapered iron frame that encloses softly diffused glass pan...
Iron
1970s Italian Brass Bed by Luciano Frigerio
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in London, London
Bed frame. By Luciano Frigerio. Brass. Hammered brass details. Bed head and foot joined by steel side stretchers. Internal measurement is 200 x 167 cm. 1970s Italian.
Brass, Steel
$3,149 / item
H 40.01 in Dm 55.12 in
Eight-Arm Brass Chandelier, Ivory or Black Heads, Gold Inside in Stilnovo Style
By Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Best size for dining room use. Enchanting 54in - 135cm diameter chandelier. Midcentury eight-arm spider chandelier with ivory or black shades and natural patinated brass. Pivotting h...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Green and Tan Rattan Rectangular Coffee Table
By Creel and Gow
Located in New York, NY
Green and Tan Rattan Rectangular Coffee Table Introducing Creel and Gow's exclusive wicker and rattan collection, designed by Marco Scarani. We're proud to offer our customers these...
Rattan
$2,863
H 16.15 in W 47.25 in D 27.56 in
Willy Rizzo Large Coffee Table in Brass, Burl, Smoked Glass, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous and unique large rectangular coffee table in a beautiful combination of brass and walnut burl, completed with two thick smoked glass tops. This stylish table is attributed ...
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.