Vintage Lighting Stores
A list of the coolest vintage lighting shops around.
Chartreuse
Belltown - Seattle, WA United StatesEverything old is new again. Or so you'll discover as soon as entering Chartreuse. The seating, lighting, furniture and accessories conceived by the legendary designers of the first part of the 20th century blend seamlessly designs coming...
Empiric
Culver City - Culver City, CA United StatesRarely does a shop come along that mixes several themes so flawlessly and naturally as Empiric. The shop's own line of 1940s style furniture forms the base of the store. The new sofas, tables, storage units and beds in the line are classic '40s with simple, sleek lines and an air of...
Empiric
Mid City/Beverly - Los Angeles, CA United StatesRarely does a shop come along that mixes several themes so flawlessly and naturally as Empiric. The shop's own line of 1940s style furniture forms the base of the store. The new sofas, tables, storage units and beds in the line are classic...
Look Modern
Hosford-Abernethy - Portland, OR United StatesReader Suggested: Look Modern provides the largest selection and the top condition of Danish modern and mid-century modern furniture in the Pacific Northwest. They have designer pieces by Hans Wegner Arne Vodder, Peter Hvidt, Rosengren Hansen, Grete Jalk and American companies such as Herman Miller and Knoll. They...
Lost City Arts
Flatiron - New York, NY United StatesEstablished in 1982, Lost City Arts is a stalwart in the New York mid-century modern furniture trade and for good reason. Their open space is filled with a great balance of wooden and upholstered furniture from Scandinavia and America. The...
Prague Kolektiv
DUMBO - Brooklyn, NY United StatesScandinavia of course, America sure, but mid-century modern furniture from the Czech Republic? Indeed Prague Kolektiv's collection of table, chairs, storage and lighting comes straight from the Old Country. But what does the stuff look like?...
R 20th Century
Tribeca - New York, NY United StatesGo to R 20th Cenutry's showroom to see mid-century modern design come to life. The loft space has table, chairs and storage units sprinkled throughout and funky lights hanging overhead. The pieces fit right in to the hip space, hardly showing...
Rewire
Mid City/Beverly - Los Angeles, CA United StatesReborn is more like it. Rewire takes vintage lighting--all styles, sizes and refurbishes them for posterity to enjoy. Some pieces are anonymous but distinctive, others are classics like Eva Zeisel candleholders and some mid-century modern icons.
Schoolhouse Electric
Tribeca - New York, NY United StatesIf you were to ask the average person what kind of lighting they like, 1900-1950 American schoolhouse-style lighting would probably not enter into the conversation. With a few more years of Schoolhouse Electric spreading its message, who knows?...
Schoolhouse Electric
Buckman - Portland, OR United StatesIf you were to ask the average person what kind of lighting they like, 1900-1950 American schoolhouse-style lighting would probably not enter into the conversation. With a few more years of Schoolhouse Electric spreading its message, who knows? Begun when the owner discovered molds for classic...