Brass Designer Cascading Pendants by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Klaus Hempel, Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special cascading Brass Pendant made by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, 1970s Designer: Klaus Hempel Wonderful form and stunning light effect. This Model won the IF Product Design Award ...
Metal
Lovely Brass and Smoked Glass Mid-Century Modern Cascading Lamp, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Brass and Smoked Glass Mid-Century Modern Cascading Lamp, 1960s Germany Fully functional. Four E14 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V. Our lamps are checked, cleaned and ar...
Metal, Brass
Chrome Ten Ball Spiral Cascading Pendant/ Swag/Chandelier
By Alberto Reggianini
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Chrome ten ball spiral 7' high cascading pendant/ swag/chandelier, 1960s-1970s swag light with a 14"-inch diameter canopy and measuring 7'-high, the ten balls spiral down in a Cascad...
Chrome
Awesome Mid-Century Modern Cascading Lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s Germany
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Fully functional. Five E14 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V. Our lamps are checked, cleaned and are suitable for use in the USA.
Metal, Nickel
1970s Aluminium Cascade Pendant Light with Crystal Glass, Germany
Located in Wolfurt, AT
1970s Cascade Pendant Light with Crystal Glass Decorative cascade pendant light from the 1970s, featuring five cone-shaped brushed aluminium shades combined with crystal glass elemen...
Chrome
$1,773Sale Price|20% Off
Cascade Chandelier Ceiling Lamp Vistosi Red Green Pink 1950s Mid-century Italy
By Vistosi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Cascade Chandelier Ceiling Lamp Vistosi Red Green Pink 1950s Mid-century Italy
Metal
Chrome and Opal Glass Cascade Pendant Lamp, Germany, 1970s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This striking cascade pendant lamp from the 1970s embodies the clean lines and refined elegance of mid-century modern German design.
Metal
RAAK Amseterdam Maxi Globe Cascade pendant lamp Netherlands 1965
By RAAK
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Striking “Maxi Globe” Cascade pendant lamp designed and produced by RAAK Amsterdam, Netherlands, circa 1965.
Brass
Cascade pendant with four globes by Glashütte Limburg #1
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Berlin, DE
Mid-Century Modern cascade pendant by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1970s.
Metal, Brass
Cascade pendant with four globes by Glashütte Limburg #2
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Berlin, DE
Mid-Century Modern cascade pendant by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1970s.
Metal, Brass
Large Space Age Chrome Cascade Pendant Lamp, Germany, 1970s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Stunning Space Age cascading ceiling lamp from the 1970s, featuring six metal shades in a sleek, futuristic design. This iconic piece captures the essence of the Space Age era, with ...
Metal
Mid-Century Cascade with Five Smoked Hand-Blown Globes by Glashütte Limburg 1970
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern Cascade Pendant with Five Smoked Hand-Blown Globes by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1970s, Four Available A refined and sculptural lighting fixture, this Mid-Centur...
Brass
Stunning White Designer Cascading Pendants by Kaiser, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten, Klaus Hempel
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special cascading white Pendant made by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, 1970s Designer: Klaus Hempel Wonderful form and stunning light effect. This Model won the IF Product Design Award ...
Metal
Massive Lighting Cascade Pendant Lamp, Three Branches, Belgium, 1960
By Massive Lighting
Located in London, England
Suspension lamp model "Cascade" with three branches, designed by Massive Belgium, dating from 1960, from the space age. This iconic piece not only combines elegant design with except...
Chrome
Multi-colored Six Shades Cascade pendant designed by Peill & Putzler
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Antwerp, BE
Decorative Mid-Century Modern Six Multi colored, blue, turquoise blue, orange, red green opal glass shades cascading pendant lamp.
Opaline Glass
Brass Cascading Chandelier, Glass Pendant, circa 1960s by Hillebrand
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A midcentury five -light glass pendant by Hillebrand, Germany, circa 1960s. Made of polished brass and thick heavy glass globes hanging. Adjustable in the height. Socket: 5x e 14 - t...
Brass
A Monumental 1970s Italian Murano Glass Waterfall Cascade Pendant
Located in London, GB
A very large 1970s Italian Waterfall Pendant, a unique model with frosted and Rose coloured Murano glass pieces suspended on gold chains from a circular gilt brass ceiling plate. The...
Murano Glass
1960s, Pendant Light Cascading Light with 7 Glass Shades
Located in Mannheim, DE
Glamorous 1960s Italian Austrian hanging lamp. It is made of polished brass and has 7 arms with flower-shaped glass shades hanging in different lengths. The shades are made of thick ...
Brass
Bakalowits Brass & Crystals Cascade Five-Arm Chandelier Pendant Light, Austria
By Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful brass five-arm cascading chandelier from the 1970s, designed an manufactured by Bakalowits & Söhne, Austria. Consisting of five lights, made of brass, the lampshades are ...
Crystal, Brass
$3,383
Cocoon Cascade Lamp
By Kaare Klint, Aloys F. Gangkofner, George Nelson, Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in München, DE
Very nice Cocoon cascade lamp from the 1950s. Wonderful and contemporary design. A highlight for every room. A warm and comfortable light is created. Condition: Very good vintage c...
Metal
Vintage Pendant Lamp Cascading Glass Balls Chandelier, Germany, 1960s
By Richard Essig
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous glass ball pendant light attributed to Richard Essig Leuchten, Germany. It is in very good condition and requires five European E14 / 110 volt candelabra bulbs, each bulb up...
Metal, Copper
Lovely Amber and Gold Mid-Century Modern Cascading Lamp by WILA, 1960s Germany
By WILA
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Fully functional. Five E14 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V. Our lamps are checked, cleaned and are suitable for use in the USA.
Metal, Brass
Vintage Pendant Cascade Chandelier 9 lights attributed to Vistosi Murano 1970s
By Vistosi
Located in Florence, IT
Vintage Pendant Cascade Murano Chandelier 9 lights attributed to Vistosi, brass ceiling cup. The colored Murano Glass spheres are 6 white, one orange, one red and one yellow.
Brass
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
RAAK Cascade Chandelier
By RAAK
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s cascade chandelier the drop of the shades can be adjusted individually. Brass and glass. standard parcel shipping $195
Brass
Crystal Glass and Metal 3 Shade Cascade Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Crystal Glass and Metal 3 Shade Cascade Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Germany Lamps are in very good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use These lamp works with 3x E14 standar...
Metal
Crystal Glass and Chrome 3 Shade Cascade Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Crystal Glass and Chrome 3 Shade Cascade Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Germany Lamps are in very good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use These lamp works with 3x E14 standa...
Chrome
$1,315Sale Price / item|20% Off
Space Age Red and White Five Metal Globes Cascade Pendant, Lyfa
By Lyfa
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cascade five metal style flower pot pendant, Pop art period 1969. The option is there to adjust the length of the wires to your space.
Metal
Doria Midcentury Crystal Ice Glass Cascade Pendant Lamp, Germany, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A Doria ice glass Cascade lamp made in Germany in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its rare tube glass shapes. A brass body with several glass tubes. Measurements: Height of ...
Metal, Brass
$2,146Sale Price|20% Off
Cascading chandelier with 12 pendant lights attributed to Stilnovo, Italy 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Trieste, IT
A cascading chandelier in the manner of Stilnovo made in Italy in the Seventies in perfect conditions. It works 110-240 volts and needs ten regular e14 bulbs. Lampshade in opal white...
Metal
$1,726Sale Price|20% Off
3 bols Pendant Lamp Model Pumpkin Cascade, 1960s Doria Leughter Germany
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Oirlo, LI
Doria Pendant lamp Model Pumpkin Cascade, 1960s Germany Vintage ceiling lamp with three opal glass spheres, 1960 Germany The pendant lamp canopy, the central parts of the power cor...
Brass
Amazing Four-Flamed Cascading Pendant Lamp by Peill & Putzler Germany 1970s
By Peill & Putzler
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare, lovely and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern four-flamed cascading pendant lamp or chandelier.
Glass
1 of the 3 Murano Yellow Glass Pendant Light, Cascade, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 3 Doria Leuchten globes (in collaboration with Murano) in the style of Venini, manufactured, circa 1960. Real statement piece. High-end thick Murano crystal glass shades ma...
Brass, Chrome
Cascade Fixture with Eight Bubbled Glass Pendants by Helena Tynell, Germany 1970
By Helena Tynell
Located in Rijssen, NL
Amazing ceiling mount pendant light fixture with eight different bubbled glass globes by Helena Tynell, manufacturered around the 1970s. High-end handblown amber glass which creates...
Blown Glass
Cascade Fixture with Six Chrome and Orange Pendants in RAAK Style, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
A special cascade with 6 chrome and orange pendants. The light is made in the style of RAAK, a dutch manufacturer of the 60/70's. The light consists of 6 chrome pendants with a laque...
Steel, Chrome
German Cascading Chandelier, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful 7-light cascading chandelier with a current drop of 52 inches, nickel plated steel, adjustable in length and configuration, a version in brass is often attributed to Hans A...
Steel, Chrome
Gorgeous 1950s Acrylic Brass Cascade Pendant Lamp Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
By Emil Stejnar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
Beautiful and striking Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency cascading chandelier from the 1950s, masterfully crafted from solid brass and adorned with countless sparkling glass beads...
Brass
Elegant Cascading Pendant Lamp by Lisa Johansson-Pape for Orno Finland 1960s
By Orno Oy, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in München, BY
Lovely and Elegant Mid-Century Modern three-flamed cascading pendant lamp or chandelier.
Aluminum
Lovely Yellow Murano Glass Ball Pendant Cascading Lamp by Doria, - 1960s Germany
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Yellow Murano Glass Ball Pendant Cascading Lamp by Doria, - 1960s Germany 3x E14 socket. Works with 220V and 110V. Our lamps are checked, cleaned and are suitable for use in...
Metal
Modern / Space age Chandelier or Pendant "Cascade Maxi-Globe" by RAAK Amsterdam
By RAAK
Located in Buffalo, NY
This ravishing chandelier is made by Dutch midcentury lamp manufacturer par excellence RAAK Amsterdam. It was baptized cascade maxi-globe. This impressive piece consists of no less t...
Chrome
$800Sale Price|78% Off
Italian 1970s Cascading Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A great "Space Age" 1970s Italian six-light cascading chrome chandelier. Rewired.
Steel, Chrome
Cascade Pendant Lamp by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll, Pineapple Design, 1960s
By Emil Stejnar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Aachen, NRW
Beautiful large starburst brass cascade pendant with hundreds of acrylic beads designed by Emil Stejnar for Nikoll, manufactured in Austria circa the 1960s. Each balls consist of man...
Brass
$1,399Sale Price|20% Off
Cascade Pendant Lamp by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll, Pineapple Design, 1950s
By Emil Stejnar, Rupert Nikoll
Located in Berlin, BE
Rare, extraordinary cascade lamp by Emil Stejnar. Manufacturer: Nikoll, Vienna, Austria. The balls consist of many acrylic beads, with a brass top. Design of a pineapple. The bal...
Brass
Vintage Space Age Sputnik Chrome Cascade Chandelier 4-Light Pendant Ceiling Lamp
Located in Coimbra, PT
Vintage midcentury 1960s Italian Space Age chrome cascade 4-light pendant ceiling lamp, Measures: Diameter 17.7 in/ 45 cm Height 30 in/ 75 cm Weight 5 Kg / 12 lb 4-light bulbs E-27 /...
Metal, Chrome
$874Sale Price|21% Off
Vintage Space Age Sputnik Chrome Cascade Chandelier 4-Light Pendant Ceiling Lamp
Located in Coimbra, PT
Vintage midcentury 1960s Italian Space Age chrome Cascade 4-light pendant ceiling lamp, Measures: Diameter 17.7 in/ 45 cm Height 30 in/ 75 cm Weight 5 Kg / 12 lb 4-light bulbs E-27 /...
Metal, Chrome
Gorgeous Triple Heavy Ice Glass Cascade Pendant Lamp by Staff, 1960s, Germany
By Staff Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Gorgeous triple heavy ice glass cascade pendant lamp by Staff, 1960s, Germany. Minimalist and rare design chandelier. Lampshades are in very good condition. This lamp works w...
Metal
$447Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Cascade Chandelier, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Height adjustable spiraling chandelier, made in Czechoslovakia, in the 1960's. Made of metal and chrome. Good original condition with minor signs of use. Cleaned and repolished, full...
Plastic
$2,495 / item
1960's Lucite Cascading Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Denver, CO
1960's Lucite acrylic cascading chandelier hung in the University of Northern Colorado's Grand Ballroom. The University of Northern Colorado located in Greeley Colorado built the gra...
Brass, Steel
Wicker and Bamboo Cascading Lamp
By Rupert Nikoll, Fog and Morup, Ib Fabiansen, Jean Rispal, Temde Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Beautiful cascade lamp from the 1950s. Great and unusual design with a fantastically comfortable look. Very nice bamboo details and high-quality workmanship. A spectacular play of...
Metal
Cascade Pendant Lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for AB Ellysett Markaryd, 1960s, Swe
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, AB Markaryd
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Cascade Pendant Lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for AB Ellysett Markaryd, 1960s, Sweden Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with 4xE14 light bulbs. Wired...
Plywood
Rare 1960s Cascading Stilnovo Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Rare original 1960s Stilnovo chandelier with seven teardrop lights consisting of frosted opaline glass balls held by brushed aluminum and brass fittings, suspended at different level...
Brass, Aluminum
$1,147Sale Price|69% Off
Reggiani Cascading 1960s Ceiling Light
By Reggiani
Located in New York, NY
A 1960s Italian six-light cascading chandelier with clear bubbled blown glass shades on a chrome and black enamel fixture with rayon cords. Rewired.
Enamel, Chrome
Cascading Nickel/Glass Chandelier, Germany, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful blown, textured glass six globe chandelier, Germany, 1970, in a cascading formation with nickel plated metal fittings (sleeves, caps) suspended from a nickel plated canopy,...
Nickel
Huge RAAK Ceiling Mount Cascade Lamp
By RAAK
Located in Antwerp, BE
Impressive 1970s cascading chandelier by RAAK, Netherlands. Six large smoke glass globe pendants in different sizes that can be adjusted individually. The sizes of the individual g...
Metal, Brass
Exceptional & Large Mid-Century Modern Copper Pendant Lamp Scandinavia, 1950s
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare, lovely and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern three-armed cascading pendant lamp or chandelier.
Copper
Four-Globe, Cascading Form Cahndelier
By RAAK
Located in New York, NY
Four ball globes hang from one ceiling plate, each globe has a spun glass pattern ( each is handblown ) The globes vary in size ( largest 12"- Dia ) This chandelier casts a very nic...
Metal
Swedish Modern Textile Plafond with Cascading Fringe
Located in Hammarö, SE
A striking Swedish Modern ceiling lamp from the mid-20th century, distinguished by its sculptural cloud-like silhouette and lavish silk fringe decoration. The handcrafted textile sha...
Textile
Original cascade murano glass chandelier, Italy 1980s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The absolutely fantastic vintage Murano glass chandelier made in Italy in the 1980s. Consists of 12 glass plates of Murano glass, made by Italian glassblowers. They follow the olde...
Murano Glass
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.
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.
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.