Instantly recognizable by their long slender armatures and domed, ovoid shades, the best-known floor lamps and other lighting fixtures of Serge Mouille have become emblems of the organic design of the mid-20th century. Along with Jean Prouvé, Mathieu Matégot and others, Mouille brought a fresh, modern aesthetic to metalwork, one of the most tradition-bound mediums in the decorative arts.
Mouille (pronounced: MWEE) was born to a working Parisian family. At age 15, he took up studies in the metalworking atelier of that École des Arts Appliqués, under the tutelage of the goldsmith and sculptor Gabriel Lacroix. After graduating, in 1941, Mouille worked in Lacroix’s studio and began teaching at his alma mater four years later.
In the early 1950s, bothered by the preponderance of new Italian lamps and chandeliers on the market and consumed with the belief that fixtures by Gino Sarfatti and others were unnecessarily complex, Mouille opened a lighting-design workshop. He quickly won commissions from several French schools and libraries. In 1956, the influential Paris gallerist Steph Simon — who also promoted Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand and Isamu Noguchi — began to show Mouille designs, introducing his work to private collectors. Mouille would continue making handcrafted lighting fixtures at a slow but steady pace until 1964, when he stopped working to begin a long course of treatment for tuberculosis. When it was completed, Mouille returned to teaching at the École des Arts Appliqués for the remainder of his career.
With the biomorphic shades and long armatures of his fixtures, Mouille created one of the most engaging and idiosyncratic lighting aesthetics of his time. Though often described as “insect-like,” his pieces have more in common with the fluid, buoyant forms in the paintings of Jean Arp. (Mouille designed several cylindrical or columnar lamps; though highly collectible, those are interesting outliers in his body of work.)
As with Prouvé’s folded metal forms and Matégot’s perforated steel, Mouille brought a novel lightness and energy to metal furnishings. Since Mouille’s designs found renewed popularity in the early 2000s, licensed re-editions of his pieces are being produced. The disparity in price between vintage and current-day Mouille pieces is great. Older works — identification tip: the interior white reflective enameling has a yellowish cast — cost $20,000 to $40,000, and newer pieces go for 10 to 20 percent less than that. As you will see on these pages, Serge Mouille created icons of 20th century design — at once sleek, suave and friendly — that belong in any modern decor.
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$9,136Sale Price / item|22% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Elegance in form and function are hallmarks of a Serge Mouille lamp. This ceiling lamp with adjustable shades on five fixed arms is at once an old and practical design that works wel...
Aluminum, Steel
$8,520Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Spider Sconce with 5 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A larger sconce with two identical long arms and three shorter arms of varying lengths, this lamp can illuminate a large area of a wall or room. Each lamp head rotates and tilts. Brass fittings. FEATURES Like all spider lamps, ceiling or wall fixtures, this lamp is asymmetrical. Arms do not swivel, do not rotate, do not extend nor retract. They are perfectly still. Only the shades rotate and swivel. CUSTOMIZATION Customization possible for arm's lengths. Arm length = from wall to the tip of the shade. SWITCH OPTIONS The 5 Arm Spider Wall Fixture Lamp is hardwired. The 5 light bulbs are controled together from the same wall switch...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sconce wall lamp model 'Saturn Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1957. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps a...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$8,520Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Spider Sconce with 5 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A larger sconce with two identical long arms and three shorter arms of varying lengths, this lamp can illuminate a large area of a wall or room. Each lamp head rotates and tilts. Br...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$2,452Sale Price / item|24% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Saturn Sconce
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A partial cut allows the outer edge to bend revealing a sculpted ring encircling a central cone reflector to both diffuse and project light into the room. The result is reminiscent o...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$4,473Sale Price / set|30% Off
Serge Mouille - Pair of Flame Wall Sconces in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: An elegant twist of metal results in a lamp that illuminates upwards while creating playful shadows through the elongated metal with a tapered ending. Unique, this lamp ...
Aluminum, Steel
$2,560Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Cocotte Desk Lamp in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: An elegant triangular base supporting a slender, straight arm and cylindrical shade allows this deceivingly simple lamp to adapt well in any setting. COLOR OPTION: Available in Black or White FEATURES: Shade rotates and swivels SWITCH OPTIONS: The Cocotte desk lamp...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille Applique Model "One Rotating Curved Arm" Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
Serge Mouille Also know has sconce one rotating curved arm Serge Mouille, 1953.
Metal
Serge Mouille "Agrafée" or Single Rotule Designed for Yves Saint Laurent
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
This was Yves Saint Laurent favourite working lamp to draw his sketches. Note that only the reflector can nove as an uplighter or a downlighter. We can made the angle length to your...
Aluminum
Editions Serge Mouille 'Lampadaire Droit' Floor Lamp in White
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Editions Serge Mouille 'Lampadaire Droit' floor lamp in white. Originally designed in 1953, this iconic lamp is still made by Editions Serge Mouille in France using many of the sam...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$2,416Sale Price|24% Off
Serge Mouille - Conche Sconce in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Curved and fluid, simple in design, the Conche Sconce embodies the same qualities as its namesake. The lamp rests on a small stem, allowing the shade to tilt and move to the ideal po...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille Ceiling Pendant Lamp 6 Rotating Arms in Black and White for Sognot
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
This specific model in black and white was made by Serge Mouile at the request of Louis Sognot. For years Mouille resisted to paint his "Machine a eclair" in anything else but black....
Aluminum
Serge Mouille Desk Lamp Saturn
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
Licensed edition from Serge Mouille’s original design In 1957 Mouille release a variation of the Saturn sconce but as a desk lamp.
Brass, Steel
$2,928Sale Price|36% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Rotating Sconce with 1 Curved Arm - UL Listed
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
The one-arm curved sconce is stylish and practical, as it can be used in many design applications. The shade tilts and revolves on a brass fitting while the arm swings, providing a v...
Aluminum, Steel
Sconce Lamp Serge Mouille Model "Applique Spider 5 Arms" in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
Serge Mouille spider five arms fixed arms.
Alligator
$2,416Sale Price|24% Off
Serge Mouille - Conche Sconce in Black Wired for US Market - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Curved and fluid, simple in design, the Conche Sconce embodies the same qualities as its name sake. The lamp rests on a small stem which allows the shade to tilt and move to the idea...
Aluminum, Steel
$9,456Sale Price|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp 5 Falling Arms in Black 39" Drop
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: A chandelier as inspired as it is impressive, this new design departs significantly from the original Spider ceiling lamp, with five fixed arms of different lengths dro...
Metal, Aluminum
Serge Mouille Appliqué Model "Monthiers"
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
Hugemongous appliqué model "Monthiers." Height 2800 mm arm length 2700 mm. Max width 5400 mm. Serge Mouille designed this model in 1963 for his house. Only produced...
Paint
$5,856Sale Price / set|36% Off
Serge Mouille - Pair of Rotating Sconces with 1 Curved Arm
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
The one arm curved sconce is both stylish and practical as it can be used in many different design applications. The shade tilts and revolves on a brass fitting while the arm swings ...
Aluminum, Steel
$2,452Sale Price / item|24% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Saturn Sconce
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A partial cut allows the outer edge to bend revealing a sculpted ring encircling a central cone reflector to both diffuse and project light into the room. The result is reminiscent o...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$2,452Sale Price / item|24% Off
Serge Mouille - Saturn Sconce in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A partial cut allows the outer edge to bend revealing a sculpted ring encircling a central cone reflector to both diffuse and project light into the room. The result is reminiscent o...
Chrome, Steel, Aluminum
Sconce Applique Serge Mouille Conque or Conch Shell
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
This was shown for the first time at the Salon des Arts Ménagers in February 1962 on the stand of the Société de Creation de Modèles. Free deli...
Aluminum, Steel
Sconce Light Serge Mouille "Petite Saturne" or "Small Saturn"
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
Displayed as a bedside lamp wall lamp at the 1957 Salon des Arts Managers, the model was subsequently put up in a very spectacular way at the anniversary of the opening of the Steph ...
Aluminum, Cut Steel
Serge Mouille, "TOTEM" floor Lamp. Small model 117 cm
By Serge Mouille
Located in London, GB
The TOTEM by Serge Mouille exist in two sizes. The big TOTEM 170 cm and the small TOTEM 117 cm. The fluorescent tube become apparent once switch on. Originally three colors. White, r...
Walnut
Serge Mouille Twin-Arm Appliques/Wall Lights, circa 1953
By Serge Mouille
Located in Paris, FR
Serge Mouille Twin-arm appliques, 1953 Enameled steel rod and aluminum with brass ball joints Flexible
Metal, Aluminum
Original Serge Mouille Cocotte Table Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Serge Mouille Cocotte table lamp. Designed in 1957. Completely original, down to the bullet shaped switch, wiring and electrics. The Cocotte lamp was originally designed f...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One-Arm Standing Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Standing Lamp model "One-Arm Standing Lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1953. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Large Snail Ceiling Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'large snail ceiling wall lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1955. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Two Swivels Agrafée Table Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp model 'Two Swivels Agrafée table lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1957. Manufactured by Collection Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and flo...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern Black Two Rotating Straight-Curved Arms Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille, Editions Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model 'Two Rotating Straight-Curved Arms Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1954. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall li...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One-Arm Standing Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Standing Lamp model "One-Arm Standing Lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1953. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$7,580Sale Price|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Small Snail Ceiling Lamp in White - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A snail shell inspires this lamp, with its swirling cutout in the circular shade. Light projects downward through the opening, while the shade reflects light from the ceiling. Custo...
Steel
Large Serge Mouille 'Appliqué Deux Bras Pivotants un Courbe' Wall Lamp in Black
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Serge Mouille 'Appliqué Deux Bras Pivotants un Courbe' Wall Lamp in Black. Originally designed in 1953, this iconic lamp is still made by Edition Serge Mouille in France using...
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
$3,776Sale Price|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Library Ceiling Lamp in White - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Originally designed to illuminate bookshelves in a library, this unique lamp may also light works of art or highlight a particular area in a room. The pivoting and tilting lamp shade...
Aluminum, Steel
$9,384Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Large Snail Ceiling Lamp in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A snail shell inspires this lamp, with its swirling cutout in the circular shade. Light projects downward through the opening, while the shade reflects light from the ceiling. Custo...
Steel
$9,464Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Large Signal Floor Lamp in Silver or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Steel pedestals featuring a combination of incandescent and fluorescent lighting. Each glows through rhythmical cuts in solid panes. The upper part consists of four elements cut fro...
Steel
$11,984Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Large Totem Floor Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
In his Post Black Shapes period, Serge Mouille experimented with color and columns. With the Totem, he stacked cylindrical shades around a central lighting element. By alternating th...
Steel
Serge Mouille White Three Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp Re-Edition
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall ceiling lamp model 'Three Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1952. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lig...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$2,928Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Rotating Sconce with 1 Curved Arm
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
The one-arm curved sconce is both stylish and practical as it can be used in many different design applications. The shade tilts and revolves on a brass fitting while the arm swings,...
Aluminum, Steel
$12,488Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 6 Rotating Arms in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Impressively large, this six-arm ceiling lamp is a Mouille classic. Tilting and rotating heads with 31- and 54-inch arms make this fixture a truly spectacular statement in a large ro...
Aluminum, Steel
$3,192Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Floor Lamp with 1 Arm in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Description: Clean, simple lines describe the elegance of this Serge Mouille floor lamp. A long, slender arm supported by a tapered triangular base allows the swiveling shade to illu...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of varying lengths and heads that swivel and til...
Aluminum, Steel
$11,004Sale Price|20% Off
Original Black Single Arm Wall Lamp by Serge Mouille
By Serge Mouille
Located in Vienna, AT
This fantastic rare original adjustable pivoting single arm wall lamp was designed and manufactured by Serge Mouille, Paris France in the 1950s. It features matt black enameled stem...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Eye Sconce Wall Lamp Set
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sconce wall lamp model 'Eye Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1956. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are ...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Two Rotating Straight Arms Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "Two Rotating Straight Arms Wall Lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1954. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and ...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$10,928Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Sconce with 7 Arms in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
The largest of the spider sconces, this lamp is not only unique in its design but equally impressive in an installation where it is the focal point of the room. Two identically long ...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Antony Table Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp model 'Antony Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1955. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufact...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$5,780Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Rotating Sconce with 2 Arms (1 Curved) in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Description: The long, straight arm of this sconce is 69 inches, allowing illumination to reach deeper into a room when needed, while the shorter arm maintains lighting closer to the...
Metal, Aluminum
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black One Straight Arm Two Swivels Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wall lamp model "One Stright Arm with Two Swivels Wall Lamp" designed by Serge Mouille in 1958. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall light...
Aluminum, Bronze, Steel
$4,371 / item
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Tripod Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp model 'Tripod Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1954. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufact...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Aluminium Medium Signal Column Floor Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp model 'Medium Signal Column Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1962. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamp...
Aluminum
“Tuyau” Ceiling Lamp by Serge Mouille, France, 1950s
By Serge Mouille
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Designed by Serge Mouille for Galerie Steph Simon, the “Tuyau” ceiling lamp exemplifies the designer’s distinctive approach to lighting as both function and sculpture. Its cylindrica...
Metal
$2,876Sale Price|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Agrafee Desk Lamp in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Clamp desk lamp. At 26 inches at its highest, this lamp can attach to many surfaces, providing direct lighting where needed. Available in white or black. Brass swivels connect the s...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Eye Sconce Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sconce wall lamp model 'Eye Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1956. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are ...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black Wired for US Market.
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille Modern White Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling wall lamp model 'Five Curved Fixed Arms Spider Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1954. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wa...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Black "Suspension" Two Fixed and One Rotating Curved Arm Lamp
By Editions Serge Mouille, Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model "Suspension" 'Two Fixed and One Rotating Curved Arm Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1956. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The product...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Saturn Wall Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sconce wall lamp model 'Saturn Wall Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1957. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps a...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$5,780Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Rotating Sconce with 2 Arms (1 Curved) - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Description: The long, straight arm of this sconce measures 69 inches, allowing for illumination to extend deeper into a room when needed, while the shorter arm maintains lighting cl...
Metal, Aluminum
$7,992Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Medium Snail Ceiling Lamp in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A snail shell inspires this lamp, with its swirling cutout in the circular shade. Light projects downward through the opening, while the shade reflects light from the ceiling. Custo...
Steel