A Mid Twentieth Century Murano Lamp
Located in London, England
An unusually large murano glass vase of classical form, the yellow body in the scava technique with clear green glass overlayed in a spiralling design and contrasting handles - attri...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Murano Glass Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century Modern Murano glass single table lamp, Italy 1980s.
Murano Glass
Mid Century Murano Glass Lamp By Seguso
By Seguso, Venini, Barovier, Ercole Barovier, Salviati
Located in Houston, TX
Mid Century Murano Glass Lamp By Seguso Offered is a stunning Murano glass lamp made by Seguso, the prestigious Murano glass design house based on the island of Murano.
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Paul Hanson for Murano Mid Century Italian Modern Blue Glass Table Lamps
By Mabro Murano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage pair Paul Hanson design for Murano art glass lamps from Italy circa 1950s. These feature thick handblown cobalt ribbed glass, with giltwood bases and fine brass hardware. L...
Brass
Pink Murano Glass Vase Shape Table Lamp
By Ars Murano
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pink Murano Glass Vase Shape Table Lamp
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in Milano, IT
Mid-Century table lamp Murano glass, 1960s, Italy.
Murano Glass
$3,200 / set
Pair of Mid-Century Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of vintage Mid-Century Murano glass lamps with chrome mounts.
Chrome
Rare MCM Empoli Butterscotch Ribbed Cased Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Truly a rare Italian beauty! #9034 This Mid-Century Modern Murano cased glass table lamp features a distinctive ribbed or optic swirl design.
Art Glass
Swirl Murano glass floor lamp with three light points Mid Century 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Premariacco, IT
Elegant 1970s floor lamp with wood and steel frame and three points of light in Murano glass with Swirl spiral effect. Note the floor lamp while it is lit as it makes any type of mo...
Metal
Mid Century Modern Yellow Table Lamps Designed by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of lamps, mod LT 226, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, showcases an exemplary blend of artistry and functionality. Created in Italy in 1960, these lamps are crafted from vib...
Glass
Vintage Hollywood Regency Turquoise Quilted Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Murano 5
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Hollywood Regency turquoise quilted Murano glass table lamp.
Art Glass
Murano Vintage Table Lamps, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Murano table lamp is an original design lamp realized in the half of 20th Century by Italian designer. A vintage lamp with a white Murano glass body and elegant brass edges. Mi...
Brass
Off White Beige Bottle Shape Murano Glass Table Lamp MINT!
By Murano 5
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Off White Beige Bottle Shape Murano Glass Table Lamp MINT!
Brass
Pair of Italian Pink Murano Glass & Alabaster Lamps. Mid-20th Century.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Mid-20th Century Italian table lamps featuring light pink and white swirl Murano glass bodies paired with carved alabaster bases, necks, and original alabaster finia...
Alabaster, Brass
1960s Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in New York, NY
1960s modern Murano glass table lamp with brass hardware. Newly restored and rewired ready to use.
Brass
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Italian Murano Table Lamp Art Deco
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Budapest, HU
Mid-Century Italian Murano Table Lamp Art Deco, attributed to Barovier&Toso.
Brass
Mazzega Murano Style Table Lamp Swirled Mottled White Murano Glass 1970 Italy
By Mazzega
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Italian Table Lamp in the Style of Mazzega. Manufactured, circa 1970 in mottled swirled white Murano glass with white Gloss Finish shaft and base. Wired for the U.S. and tak...
Chrome
$5,680 / set
Mid Century Blue Murano Glass Lamps - a Pair
By Seguso
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large Mid Century Modern sky blue Murano glass lamps, Italy 1970, attributed to Seguso.
Murano Glass
Small Murano Table Lamp, Italy Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Small Murano glass table lamp with a white, drop-shaped body with air bubble inclusions and a black line.
Murano Glass
Mid Century Modern Blue Table Lamps and Vase by Carlo Nason in Murano Glass
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Madrid, ES
The Pair of lamps, mod LT 226, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, showcases an exemplary blend of artistry and functionality. Created in Italy in 1960, these lamps are crafted from...
Glass
Mid-Century Modern White Opal Glass Table Lamp by Mazzega, Italy, '60
By Mazzega
Located in Sacile, PN
Mid-Century Modern white glass table lamp by Mazzega, Italy '60 Flattened white opal hand blown crystal Murano glass base and white opal bulb style glass globe on top.
Metal
$2,054Sale Price|20% Off
Murano Art Glass White and Black Midcentury Floor Lamp, 1950
By Murano 5
Located in Roma, Lazio
Linear and stylish floor lamp, characterized by a huge flared cup on the head. Ice white and strong black are the character of the floor lamp. The floor lamp is made up of a central...
Metal
Table Lamp, Violet Murano Glass, Mazzega, Italy, 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Napoli, IT
Table lamp, violet Murano glass, Mazzega, Italy 1970. Base in chromed steel.
Steel
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Murano Iridescent Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Italian Murano iridescent lamps with white controlled bubbles on original bases that have been recently gold leafed.
Gold Leaf
$583Sale Price|44% Off
Mid-Century C. Nason for Mazzega Aluminium and Murano Glass Table Lamp 70s Italy
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Palermo, IT
Beautiful example of a table lamp with a 70s design, in white Murano glass, with a base and globe that give the lamp the shape of a light bulb. Attributed to Carlo Nason for Mazzega,...
Aluminum
Lino Tagliapietra Mid-Century Murano Italian Handblown Globe Table Lamp
By La Murrina, Lino Tagliapietra
Located in Toledo, OH
Lino Tagliapietra Mid-Century Italian Murano Handblown Globe Table Lamp.
Brass
$607Sale Price|45% Off
XL Mid Century Murano Lamp Light White Murano Vintage Swirl Glass Italian
Located in Toronto, CA
Produced in the 1970s, these iconic fungo mushroom lamps became a hallmark of mid-century modern design.
Murano Glass
Mazzega Murano Sculptural Floor Lamp in Chrome & Glass, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
An iconic sculptural floor lamp produced by Mazzega, Italy, during the 1970s. The lamp features four vertically arranged chrome-plated columns of varying heights, each topped with a ...
Chrome
Pair of Murano Glass Lamps by Mazzega, Italy, 1980s
By Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age pair of table bedside or lamps in blown Murano glass.
Metal
$2,480Sale Price|20% Off
Carlo Nason Mid Century Modern Murano Glass Floor Lamp
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Place of Origin: Italy Date of Manufacture: 1970s In style: Mid Century Modern Materials & Techniques: Murano Glass & Metal Condition: Good condition, wear consistent with t...
Murano Glass
Laguna Murano Italian Floor Lamp, 1950s
By Laguna Murano
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Floor lamp by Vetreria Laguna Murano from Italy, 1950s. This lamp has a black lacquered iron frame, brass fittings and a two-tone glass shade. Feel free to contact us for more deta...
Brass, Iron
Italian 1958 Murano Glass Table Lamp
By Arte Nuova Murano
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1958 Murano glass table lamp in light grey and light brown glass. Bearing the label: Arte Nuova Murano Grand prize World fair brussels 1958.
Murano Glass
Vintage murano glass table lamp by Mazzega, 1960s
By Mazzega
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century murano glass table lamp by Mazzega.
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Lamp Mid Century Modern 1950s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Murano glass lamp on lucite base, Italy, circa 1950s. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, unsigned. The lamp is pictured with a shade measuring 18"H x 17"W. The overall height with the s...
Glass, Lucite
$1,450Sale Price|50% Off
Mid-Century Barovier e Toso Fluted Murano Lamp
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely vintage Murano lamp of clear ribbed glass with controlled "bullicante" bubbles and gold inclusions by Barovier e Toso. Rewired with a brass double cluster on/off pull chain ...
Murano Glass
Carlo Nason Mid Century Murano Glass Lamp
By Carlo Nason
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Carlo Nason Mid Century Murano Glass Lamp This lamp measures: 13.5 wide x 13.5 deep x 39.5 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detail as ...
Glass
Mid Century Italian Opaline White Murano Table Lamp
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Stunning heavy, table lamp made of white and partly transparent edge of the shade, murano glass.Probably made by Mazzega but we haven't been able to find a designer and maker yet.
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Italian Chrome and Murano Glass Floor Lamp Attr. Mazzega, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Meda, MB
Floor lamp attributed to Mazzega, produced in Italy in the 1970s. Chrome structure and spherical Murano glass lampshades. Scratches and flaws on the chrome due to age and use.
Chrome
Lamp Murano Glass and Metal by Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Table lamp in Murano glass and metal chrome by the manufacture Mazzega. Famous design like Venini, Vistosi, La Murrina, Aldo Carlo Nason, Toni Zuccheri for VeArt, Leucos.
Metal, Chrome
Large 1960s Italian Purple Murano Glass Table or Floor Lamp
By Murano 5
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
An impressive purple Murano bubble glass vase has been transformed to a lamp base This Italian 60's lamp can be used as large table lamp or small floor lamp The lamp is prefera...
Blown Glass, Cork
Mid-Century Colored Murano Glass Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-Century colored Murano glass table lamp, 1960s Iron structure, E14 lamp.
Iron
Mid Century Murano glass lamps by Vistosi - a pair
By Vistosi
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of beige Murano glass Mid Century Modern table lamps stamped Vistosi, Italy 1980s.
Murano Glass
Italian Mid-Century Murano Glass Table Lamp by Ghisetti Murano, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful colorful table lamp hand crafted of Murano glass during the 1980s by Ghisetti Creazioni, Venice, Italy. With original manufacturers label. The glass lamp works with one Edi...
Fabric, Murano Glass
Space age Murano glass table lamp by Mazzega. Italy 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition with normal trace of age and use for this table lamp made from Murano glass. Produced in Italy during the 70s. Full working with EU standard, adaptable on dem...
Murano Glass
Wonderful Pair Mid Century Modern Murano Art Glass Candlestick Lamps
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Mid Century Modern Murano Style Art Glass Candlestick Lamps Rewired With Each With Two Edison Sockets
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century, Barvoier White Murano/Silver inclusions Glass Lamps
By Barovier
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptional white Murano glass lamps with controilled bubble and silver fleck inclusions. Lamps have been rewired to USA standards by a professional UL listed electrician. La...
Murano Glass, Lucite
Marbro Seguso Murano Glass Lamp, 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Savannah, GA
A Seguso Murano glass lamp for Marbro Lamp Company, 1960s. Opalescent pink tone. 7 inches wide by 34 inches tall; shade 15 ½ inches wide by 12 ¾ inches tall
Murano Glass
Large Murano Glass Lamp, By Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Dallas, TX
The Murano Mid Century Modern lamp has a translucent gold colored glass, which creates a soft golden glow.
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass and Chrome Table Lamp by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian white frosted Murano glass and polish chrome table lamp by Mazzega. New socket and new shade. It has a three way rotating switch, where you can have the glass light on, th...
Chrome
$1,425Sale Price|25% Off
Mazzega Murano - Pair Of Vintage Glass Sphere Lamps, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Stratford, CT
A pair of spherical murano glass table lamps, originating from Italy circa 1970. Each lamp consists of a glass orb sat on top of a metal base. The glass has been handblown, and featu...
Chrome
Vintage Italian Murano Glass Mushroom Form Table Lamp on Aluminum Base
By Murano 5
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Murano glass mushroom-form table lamp supported by a circular aluminum base (ca. 1970s, Italy). Attractive pattern in amber and honey tones. Excellent, vintage condition with light w...
Aluminum
Toni Zuccheri Floor Lamp by Mazzega, Murano Glass, 1970s Design
By Mazzega
Located in Milano, IT
Astonishing floor lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Mazzega, 1970s, this lamp is a sculpture, with Murano glasses, with a plug adapter is easy to use it USA Dimension: 13 x 13 x 61 H inch....
Marble, Metal
$2,614Sale Price / set|53% Off
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Floor Lamp, Italy, 1956
Located in bari, IT
Superb pair of 50's floor lamp with an imposing structure in the dimensions all in Murano glass cordoned with an iron structure. JUST ONLY THE RED FLOOR LAMP IS ON SALE
Murano Glass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Brass and Red Glass Paste Italian Floor Lamp
By Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A stylish brass and glass extensible floor lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the Fifties, brass it's in original patina creates a vibrant vintage look, the glass paste it ha...
Brass
Vintage Italian coloured Murano glass table lamp by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with trace of age and use for this table lamp produced in Italy during the 70s. Full working with EU standard, adaptable on demand for USA standard.
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Globe Lamps, Brass Base, Italy, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Stacked Globes and Brass Lamps, one in green glass and one blue glass.
Brass
Mid-Century Murano Glass Desk/Table Lamp, Italy 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Murano Glass Desk/Table Lamp, Italy 1970s This 1970s table lamp is crafted from Murano glass in Italy.
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.