Jacques Biny (attr) Wall Sconces, Brass & Black Metal, France, Mid-century, 1950
By Jacques Biny
Located in PARIS, FR
Chaque applique présente un abat-jour en métal laqué noir aux lignes galbées, agrémenté d’une rangée de petits perforations circulaires en partie inférieure, laissant filtrer subtile...
Metal, Brass
Nendo Floor Lamp 'Switch' Satin Gold Edition by Oluce
By Nendo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Japanese designer Nendo, revisits the shape of the Classic abat-jour by renewing both its materials and its function.
Metal
$2,439 / item
Ambassador Floor Lamp by Memoir Essence
Located in Geneve, CH
Ambassador presents an elegant silhouette, with a black and gold abat – jour. Its base is in polished brass and body in satined black fabric.
Brass
Nendo 'Switch' Table Lamp by Oluce, Satin Gold, Mid-Century Modern
By Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
By means of the switch lamp, the Japanese designer Nendo, revisits the shape of the classic abat-jour by renewing both its materials and its function.
Metal
Nendo 'Switch' Table Lamp by Oluce, Satin Gold, Mid-Century Modern
By Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
By means of the switch lamp, the Japanese designer Nendo, revisits the shape of the classic abat-jour by renewing both its materials and its function.
Metal
$3,310 / item
Regency Table Lamp by Memoir Essence
Located in Geneve, CH
Besides its small size as a table lamp demands, Regency table lamp presents a carved brass junction of tubes, in a marble base and a night blue satin abat-jour. These material combin...
Marble, Brass
$3,310 / item
Regency Table Lamp by Memoir Essence
Located in Geneve, CH
Besides its small size as a table lamp demands, Regency table lamp presents a carved brass junction of tubes, in a marble base and a night blue satin abat-jour. These material combin...
Marble, Brass
Nendo 'Switch' Floor Lamp by Oluce - Black Metal, Mid-Century Modern
By Nendo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Japanese designer Nendo, revisits the shape of the classic abat-jour by renewing both its materials and its function.
Metal
Nendo 'Switch' Table Lamp by Oluce - Black Metal, Mid-Century Modern
By Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
By means of the Switch lamp, the Japanese designer Nendo, revisits the shape of the classic abat-jour by renewing both its materials and its function.
Metal
Nendo 'Switch' Table Lamp by Oluce - Black Metal, Mid-Century Modern
By Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
By means of the Switch lamp, the Japanese designer Nendo, revisits the shape of the classic abat-jour by renewing both its materials and its function.
Metal
Equatore SmallTable Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Oscar e Gabriele Buratti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
While the traditional abat-jour uses the shade to contain the light source within, in this family of lamps the shade is paradoxically and suggestively empty, with the light being gen...
Metal
Fontana Arte "Equatore" High Floor Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti
By Fontana Arte, Oscar e Gabriele Buratti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
While the traditional abat-jour uses the shade to contain the light source within, in this family of lamps the shade is paradoxically and suggestively empty, with the light being gen...
Metal
"Equatore" Large Table Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti
By Fontana Arte, Oscar e Gabriele Buratti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
While the traditional abat-jour uses the shade to contain the light source within, in this family of lamps the shade is paradoxically and suggestively empty, with the light being gen...
Metal
"Equatore" Low Floor Lamp by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Oscar e Gabriele Buratti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
While the traditional abat-jour uses the shade to contain the light source within, in this family of lamps the shade is paradoxically and suggestively empty, with the light being gen...
Metal
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.