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Midcentury modern pendant lamps from Progress, 1961

pam kueber - Updated: November 10, 2020

Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021; these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.

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DIG THESE 1961 MIDCENTURY PENDANT LIGHTS from Progress.  Which one do you like the best? Quiz is from left to right — #1 is at top left, then zig down to #2 the Danish Modern, then zig up to #3 the flowery dude, etc…

Thanks! And if you have another minute – tell us why you voted the way you did.

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  1. sablemable says

    June 23, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    I have something similar to #6 in my bathroom.

  2. MrsErinD says

    June 23, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    I voted for the one with the starbursts, number 3, because I am a freak for starbursts, love them! They all are cool!

  3. pam kueber says

    June 23, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    @Kristin…”digging around in the shed” — I love it! 🙂

  4. Kristin says

    June 23, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    #1. I liked the Danish pendant, but felt it was too clean. I am trying to move away a bit from what seems to be an increasingly bland mid-century influence that I see a lot of in Atomic Ranch interiors (love that magazine, but it is just too expensive and ultra-clean a lot of the time). I picked #1 because it has interesting angles and the beads would add a texture and color in the refracted light. Now where can I get it?

    ***Note: Digging around last night in the shed, I found the original glass shade for the outdoor back porch door light! Right when I was about to go looking for a new one!***

  5. tailfin says

    June 23, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    Voted for the Danish pendant because it has the cleanest lines & I think it would look best in a mid-century modern setting. But the hourglass cylinder runs a close second. I know I’ve seen the scrolled sphere in homes here in Western New York. Wish they still made these.

  6. Susan says

    June 23, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Love them all

  7. Anne H says

    June 23, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    I voted for #6, since it, or a dead ringer, is hanging in my parent’s foyer!
    🙂

  8. Juju says

    June 23, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    The lace one is so irresistible.

  9. Maria Stahl says

    June 23, 2009 at 11:37 am

    #4 because, well, duh. Dots.

  10. opkis says

    June 23, 2009 at 10:49 am

    #1; I like the contrast in materials, and it looks like it would provide nice warm light (but I think I have #5 in the foyer right now).

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