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What are the lights called that are in the ceiling?

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What are the lights called that are in the ceiling?
The lights that are in the ceiling are called recessed lights. There are two main categories of these lights: can and canless. A can recessed light sits inside a metal housing, allowing you to adjust its angle and control where the light aims. Canless recessed lights lack this housing, so they provide general ambient lighting. Shop a large collection of lighting on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 27, 2024
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Dutch White Reeded Opaline and Brass Pendant Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Dutch opaline glass pendant Brass top 2 meter black wire Weight : 1.85 kg / 4.1 lb Priced per individual item. All lamps have been made suitable by international standards for inca...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Mid-Century Green Large Flush Mount or Ceiling Lamp by Erco, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-Century Green Large Flush Mount or Ceiling Lamp by Erco, 1950s, Germany Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with 3x E27 light bulbs. Wired and suitabl...
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Table Lamp, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
One of the first lamp-design by Josef Hoffmann, executed by the Wiener Werkstaette, works-number M 109, pattern book of the Wiener Werkstaette WWMB 3, p. 541. Displayed at the WW-Sho...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps

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Brass

1950s Italian Mid-Century Wall Sconces with Opaline Glass Globes
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Italian wall sconces dating from the 1950s, characterized by geometric arms in black lacquered brass, round brass wall plates and spherical opaline glass diffusers. Each opal...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Large Art Déco Pendant Light, 1930s - 1940s
Located in Schwerin, MV
This Art Deco ceiling lamp impresses with its nostalgic character and its extraordinary shape. The large, curved glass shade is in a warm yellow-beige and features a decorative, marb...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Large Swedish Designer Pendant Light, Fabric & Brass - Early 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Distinctive Swedish designer pendant light from the early 1950s, featuring a wide, umbrella-shaped pleated outer shade paired with a smaller, inverted pink pleated inner shade. The w...
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Brass

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