Large Cocoon Flush Mount by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant, Castiglioni, Flos Style
By Goldkant Leuchten, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Large Mid-Century Modern Cocoon four-light flush mount, ceiling light in the style of Achille Castiglioni, designed by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten and manufactured in Germany...
Metal, Brass
Rare Cocoon Two-Light Pendand Lamp Castiglioni, Flos Style, 1970's
By Goldkant Leuchten, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Rare, extra long Mid-Century Modern Cocoon two-light pendant lamp or flush mount in the style of Achille Castiglioni, Flos era, 1970's. With two light sockets for E-27 large-sized sc...
Chrome, Metal
Large Cocoon Flush Mount by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant, Castiglioni, Flos Style
By Goldkant Leuchten, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Large Mid-Century Modern Cocoon four-light flush mount, ceiling light in the style of Achille Castiglioni, designed by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten and manufactured in Germany...
Metal, Brass
Large Cocoon Bell Pendant Lamp by Goldkant, 1960s in Castiglioni, Flos Style
By Goldkant Leuchten, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Large Mid-Century Modern bell shape cocoon pendant in the style of Achille Castiglioni, designed by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten and manufactured in Germany during the 1960s. ...
Metal
Mid-Century Marbled Beige Cocoon Pendant by Castiglioni, Italy, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning and rare mid-century round cocoon pendant with a wonderful warm beige patina and a marbled finish. This stylish piece was designed by Achille Castiglioni and produced in Ita...
Metal, Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Marbled Beige Cocoon Pendant by Castiglioni, Italy 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning and rare mid-century round cocoon pendant with a wonderful warm beige patina and a marbled finish. This stylish piece was designed by Achille Castiglioni and produced in Ita...
Metal, Steel, Brass
Castiglioni 'Cocoon' table light 'Gatto' large size. Italy c1960
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in London, GB
Large 'Gatto' table light by Castiglioni. Italy c1960 Lovely warm patina. In very good condition with not holes or tears. Minimal age marks.
Metal
Mid-Century "Marbled" Beige Cocoon Pendant by Castiglioni, Italy 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and incredibly rare large mid-century round mabled "Cocoon" chandelier designed by Achille Castilglioni and produced in Italy during the 1960s. In fabulous condition and f...
Metal, Steel
Italian Modern Tripod Cocoon Floor Lamp, Attributed to Castiglioni, Italy 60s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare tripod cocoon floor lamp attributed to Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. Made in Italy in the 60s Working condition
Metal
Pendant light Teraxacum by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni - 1960s
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
A magnificent Taraxacum pendant lamp designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos in the 1960s.
Resin
Pair of Beige "Dentate" Cocoon Table Lamps by Castiglioni, Italy 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and unique pair of cocoon round table lamps with wooden bases. In fabulous condition, with no rips or stains. These incredibly charming table lamps were designed by Achille...
Metal, Steel
Mid-Century Large Veined Beige Cocoon Pendant by Castiglioni, Italy 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
Achille Castiglioni died on 2 December 2002 in Milan.
Metal, Steel
Large Adjustable Beige Cocoon Floor Lamp in Chrome by Castiglioni, Italy 1960
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous adjustable floor lamp with a large jellyfish shaped cocoon lampshade designed by Achille Castiglioni in Italy during the 1960s. In fabulous condition, with no rips or st...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Large ‘Gatto’ Cocoon Table Lamp with Green Felt Bottom by Achille & Pier Giacomo
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960s Italian ‘Gatto’ table lamp designed by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. This sculptural fixture features an enameled steel frame with a “cocoon” sprayed resin sha...
Metal
Iconic Italian Cocoon Lamp – Attributed to Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Hannover, DE
A true icon of Italian design, this Cocoon lamp, attributed to Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, is more than lighting—it is a sculptural masterpiece. Crafted from del...
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Pendant Lamp by Achille Castiglioni , Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Pendant Lamp by Achille Castiglioni , Italy, 1960s
Resin
Large Veined Beige Cocoon Pendant Lamp Designed by Castiglioni for Hille, 60s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Hille
Located in Lucija, SI
Stunning Large Mid Century round Cocoon Pendant Lamp Designed by Achille Castiglioni and produced by Hille in Italy in the 60s
Metal
Large Gatto Beige Cocoon Table Lamps by Castiglioni for Flos, Italy 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent first edition large Gatto cocoon table lamps designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and produced by Flos in Italy during the 1960s.
Metal
Mid-Century Round Cocoon Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Italy
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This is a cocoon hanging lamp crafted in Italy during the 1960s, showcasing the elegance and innovation of mid-century Italian design. The lamp features a strikingly beautiful round ...
Resin
Cocoon Large Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp by Goldkant, 1960s, Germany
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Gorgeous cocoon large flush mount ceiling lamp by Goldkant. Achille Castiglioni Era 1960s Germany. Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with 4x E14 ...
Resin
$7,870
Cocoon floor lamp c1960
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in London, GB
Rare form cocoon floor lamp. Italy c1960 Spun resin with a marble base In very good condition. Very few age marks.
Marble, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Pendant Light, 1960s, Italy
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A cocoon pendant lamp made in Italy in the 1960s. The hanging lamp has been manufactured in the design of the lamps made by Achille Castiglioni. The lamp shade is of original cocoon ...
Resin
Midcentury space age cocoon hanging pendant ceiling lamp, 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Zaandam, NL
Gorgeous cocoon pendant in the style of Castiglioni but most this model was made by renowned German cocoon lamp makerLinus Bopp ( marked on the inside of the ceiling cap ) . It's in ...
Resin
Midcentury space age cocoon hanging pendant ceiling lamp, 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Zaandam, NL
Gorgeous swirl cocoon pendant in the style of Castiglioni but most likely by renowned German cocoon lamp maker Goldkant. Finding these cocoon lamps in this shape are rare ( most coco...
Resin
Mid-Century Round Cocoon Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Italy
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-Century round cocoon pendant lamp, Italy, 1960s. This elegant vintage ceiling light features a softly rounded cocoon shade stretched over a visible ribbed framework, creating a l...
Resin
Hans Bergstrom by Atelje Lyktan, Cocoon Ceiling Pendant Resin Chandelier Flos
By Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Cocoon' pendant in resin and steel. This lovely pendant lamp was designed by Hans Bergstrom in Italy in the 1950s. This iconic piece features a round shade made in a natural soft re...
Resin
Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Tobia Scarpa
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of sculptural hand-crafted cocoon table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Formed by several varnished pine wood elements of different shapes and sizes, creating two curious columns of a cert...
Resin, Wood, Pine
Cocoon resin. Space Age hand-crafted table lamps, Italy, 1970s
By Tobia Scarpa, Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Brutalist style and Space Age style table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Composed of hand-carved, turned and varnished veined alabaster bases, and lampshades made of a metal structure covered ...
Alabaster, Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Round Cocoon Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Italy
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A cocoon hanging lamp made in Italy in the 1960s. It has a beautiful round design, which is similar to the lamps made by Castiglioni. Measures: Height: 33-55 cm Diameter: 35 cm Th...
Resin
Mid-Century Large Beige Round Cocoon Pendant, Italy 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century Pendant with a gorgeous, uniform beige patina. This timeless and incredibly unique piece was made in Italy during the 1960s. In amazing condition, with no tear...
Metal, Steel
Mid-century ufo cocoon hanging pendant lamp with brass 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Zaandam, NL
Absolutely stunning ufo pendant hanging lamp with patinated brass attributed to Italy although Germany is also very well known for its cocoon lamps. The brass is in a lovely patinate...
Brass
Italian Ceiling Lamp in the Style of Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960s
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
This rare and large ceiling lamp, produced in Italy during the 1960s, is designed in the style of Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, two influential figures in Italian mid-century...
Resin
1 of 2 Space Age Cocoon pendant lamp in the style of Castiglioni, Italy, 1970s
By George Nelson, Friedel Wauer, Achille Castiglioni, Tobia Scarpa, Estiluz Lighting
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Two units available. Compatible with US/EU standards. LED compatible. Space Age pendant lamp in the style of Friedel Wauer’s German designs for Goldkant Leuchten, and of the Castigl...
Metal
Cocoon resin. Mid-Century Modern hand-crafted table lamps, Italy, 1970s
By Flos, George Nelson, Achille Castiglioni, Friedel Wauer, Tobia Scarpa
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Mid-Century Modern hand-crafted Scandinavian style table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Composed of turned pine wood bases with varnished finish, and lampshades made of a metal structure cover...
Metal, Brass
$974 / item
Cocoon lamp by Goldkant, Italy 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hannover, DE
A Cocoon pendant lamp designed by Achille Castiglioni in the 1960s and manufactured in Germany.
Resin
Pair of Italian Designer Cocoon Pendant lights original from the 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Made of metal frame and special flexible resin, which was the new material used especially in that decade in Germany as well as in Italy from Achille Castiglioni for the new art of l...
Metal
Cocoon resin. Large Brutalist pendant light by Friedel Wauer, Germany, 1970s
By George Nelson, Friedel Wauer, Tobia Scarpa, Goldkant Leuchten, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Compatible with US/EU standards. Large Space Age and Brutalist style pendant lamp by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, Germany, 1970s. Composed of a large metal frame in the shap...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Tobia Scarpa style. Space Age Cocoon Resin table lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Friedel Wauer, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Tobia Scarpa
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Space Age table lamp in the style of Tobia Scarpa’s iconic “Nuvola” pendant lamp for Flos, Italy, 1960s. Brutalist vibe with a stylized red lacquered metal base, combined with an upp...
Metal, Iron
1960s Italian Cocoon Pendant Light
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible cocoon pendant light in the style of Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni from Italy, 1960s.
Brass
Cocoon resin. Space Age pine wood and gold chrome table lamp, Germany, 1970s
By Friedel Wauer, George Nelson, Goldkant Leuchten, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Estiluz Lighting
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Compatible with US/EU standards. LED compatible. Mid-Century Modern and Brutalist style table lamp, Germany, 1970s. Composed of a varnished veined pine wood and gold chrome metal st...
Metal, Chrome
Cocoon resin. Brutalist and Space Age style jellyfish table lamp, Germany, 1970s
By Isamu Noguchi, George Nelson, Goldkant Leuchten, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Friedel Wauer
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Brutalist style table lamp in the style of Friedel Wauer's designs for Goldkant Luchten, Germany, 1970s. Sculptural rationalist style base made of turned and hand-carved veined pine ...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Space Age Cocoon Hanging Pendant Lamp, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Zaandam, NL
Although often attributed to Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, these cocoon lamps are generally made by Goldkant, Germany 1960s.
Resin
1960s Italian Bell-Shaped Cocoon Lamp Pendant
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in London, London
This piece sits within the tradition of Italian modernist lighting pioneered in the late 1950s and 60s by designers such as Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni and manufacturers inc...
Resin
Midcentury Cocoon Losange Shape Pendant Light, 1960s, Italy
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This striking mid-century cocoon pendant light from 1960s Italy features an elegant losange-inspired silhouette that beautifully captures the organic modern spirit of the era. Its so...
Resin
Sculptural Italian Sinuous Cocoon Pendant Lamp, circa 1960/70s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Milano, IT
A distinctive Italian pendant lamp dating from the 1960s–70s, characterized by an organic, enveloping form composed of overlapping, softly curved surfaces. The shade unfolds almost l...
Metal
Midcentury Cocoon Losange Shape Pendant Light, 1960s, Italy
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This beautiful mid-century cocoon pendant light from 1960s Italy features an elegant losange-shaped silhouette with a wider, more expansive profile that enhances its sculptural prese...
Resin
Rare Monumental Italian Cocoon Floor Lamp, Italy 60/70s
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Milano, IT
Rare Monumental Italian Cocoon Floor Lamp, Italy 60s This exceptional piece is a striking example of mid-century modern lighting design. With its unique and sculptural form, the Coc...
Metal
$1,653Sale Price|30% Off
Cocoon Suspension Lamp, Italian Manufacture, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Cocoon suspension lamp, 1960s. White coated internal steel structure, sprayed with special cocoon resin. Excellent condition. Electrical system replaced by a professional, rewired. A...
Metal
$2,480Sale Price|30% Off
Cocoon Suspension Lamp, Italian Manufacture, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Cocoon suspension lamp, 1960s. White coated internal steel structure, sprayed with special cocoon resin. Excellent condition. Electrical system replaced by a professional, rewired. A...
Metal
$5,374Sale Price / set|35% Off
Pair of large Cocoon Suspension Lamp, Italian Manufacture, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Large Cocoon suspension lamps , 1960s. White coated internal steel structure, sprayed with special cocoon resin. Excellent condition. Electrical system replaced by a professional, re...
Metal
$2,480Sale Price / item|40% Off
Large Cocoon Suspension Lamp, Italian Manufacture, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Large Cocoon suspension lamp, 1960s. White coated internal steel structure, sprayed with special cocoon resin. Excellent condition. Electrical system replaced by a professional, rewi...
Metal
Large Cocoon Suspension Lamp, Italian Manufacture, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Large Cocoon suspension lamp, 1960s. White coated internal steel structure, sprayed with special cocoon resin. Excellent condition. Electrical system replaced by a professional, rewi...
Metal
$4,958Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Cocoon Suspension Lamp, Italian Manufacture, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Pair of Cocoon suspension lamps , 1960s. White coated internal steel structure, sprayed with special cocoon resin. Excellent condition. Electrical system replaced by a professional,...
Metal
$5,371Sale Price / set|30% Off
Pair of Cocoon Suspension Lamp, Italian Manufacture, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Pair of Cocoon suspension lamps , 1960s. White coated internal steel structure, sprayed with special cocoon resin. Excellent condition. Electrical system replaced by a professional,...
Metal
Cocoon Resin style. Brutalist gilt table lamps by Milan Barcelona, Spain, 1970s
By Maison Jansen, Maison Charles, Estiluz Lighting, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Metalarte Spain
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Brutalist and Hollywood Regency style table lamps by the Catalan lighting brand Milan Barcelona, Spain, 1970s. Each piece is composed of a gold chrome metal and brass structure, comb...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
This rare and extravagant 1960s cocoon pendant light is in excellent condition!
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Goldkant Leuchten, Flos
Located in Cork, IE
This rare and extravagant 1960s cocoon pendant light is in excellent condition! With a body diameter of about 53 cm (20.9 in) and height of about 40 cm (15.8 in) this is an eye-cat...
Resin
Goldkant Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Friedel Wauer, Germany, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Friedel Wauer
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Losange shaped cocoon lamp designed by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, Germany. The lamp is made of a unique polymer sprayed on to a metal frame, to give a cocoon effect. Meas...
Resin
Cocoon and pine wood. Mid-Century Modern and Space Age table lamps, Italy, 1970s
By Isamu Noguchi, George Nelson, Friedel Wauer, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Compatible with US/EU standards. LED compatible. Mid-Century Modern and Space Age style table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Each piece is composed of a sculptural rationalist style base made...
Metal
UFO shaped Cocoon Lamp by Goldkant like Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer, Flos
Located in Cork, IE
Check our store for a wide variety of Cocoon lamps! This rare and unusually shaped 1960s cocoon pendant light is in very good condition and given its age only shows very little sin...
Metal
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.