$16,134 / item
Folio Chandelier by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Folio chandelier by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 48 x W 48 x H 193 cm Materials: hand rubbed brass, diffuser paper All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold ...
Brass
$10,303 / item
Oculus Chandelier by Studio Bazazo
Located in Geneve, CH
Oculus Chandelier by Studio Bazazo Dimensions: D 33 x W 137 x H 81 cm. Materials: Brass, stainless steel, and Carrara marble. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. ...
Carrara Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
$8,875 / item
Molecule Spark Oval 17 Chandelier by Schwung
Located in Geneve, CH
Molecule spark oval 17 chandelier by Schwung Dimensions: D93.9 x H 159.4 cm Materials: brass, opal glass Weight: 12.8 kg Finishes available: Black gunmetal, polished nickel, br...
Brass
$10,561 / item
Tryst Three Chandelier by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
Tryst three chandelier by Paul Matter. Materials: brass and porcelain finish glass. Dimensions: W 114.3 x H 182.8 cm. Wight: 15 kg. Tryst chandelier explores the relationship b...
Brass
$11,333 / item
Nuvol Chandelier 7 Lamps by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Nuvol chandelier 7 lamps by Contain Dimensions: D150 x W20 x H140 cm Materials: Brass structure and matte or glossy glass. Available in different finishes and dimensions. All our la...
Brass
$16,356 / item
Tryst Six Chandelier by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
Tryst six chandelier by Paul Matter Materials: Brass and porcelain finish glass Dimensions: D205.7 x W111.7 x H 182.8 cm Wight: 30 kg Tryst chandelier explores the relationship...
Brass
$10,561 / item
Tryst Three Chandelier by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
Tryst three chandelier by Paul Matter. Materials: brass and porcelain finish glass. Dimensions: W 114.3 x H 182.8 cm. Wight: 15 kg. Tryst chandelier explores the relationship b...
Brass
$4,765 / item
Modular Chandelier 4 Lamps by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Modular chandelier 4 lamps by Contain. Dimensions: D 85 x W 85 x H 29.5 cm (custom length). Materials: Brass structure, blown glass from local production. Available in different f...
Brass
$2,962 / item
Modular Chandelier 2 Lamps by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Modular chandelier 2 lamps by Contain Dimensions: D 80 x W 32 x H 100 cm (custom length). Materials: Brass structure, cristal blown from local production. Available in different f...
Crystal, Brass
$11,310 / item
Nuvol Chandelier Hilo Horizontal by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Nuvol chandelier Hilo Horizontal by Contain Dimensions: D290 x H23 x H100 cm (Customizable dimensions) Materials: Brass structure and matte or glossy glass. Available in different...
Brass
$7,938 / item
Nuvol Chandelier 5 Lamps by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Nuvol chandelier 5 lamps by Contain Dimensions: D 90 x W 20 x H 120 cm Materials: Brass structure and matte or glossy glass. Available in different finishes and dimensions. All...
Brass
$16,157 / item
Nuvol Chandelier 10 Lamps by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Nuvol chandelier 10 lamps by Contain Dimensions: D 270 x W 20 x H 140 cm Materials: brass structure and matte or glossy glass. Available in different finishes and dimensions. ...
Brass
$13,581 / item
Nuvol Chandelier Hilo Vertical by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Nuvol chandelier hilo vertical by Contain Dimensions: D 23 x H 300 cm (customizable dimensions) Materials: brass structure and matte or glossy glass. Available in different finish...
Brass
$9,273 / item
Modular Chandelier 8 Lamps by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Modular chandelier 8 lamps by Contain Dimensions: D85 x W85 x H60cm (custom length). Materials: Brass structure, blown glass from local production. Available in different finishes...
Brass
$8,149 / item
Chandelier 04 by Magic Circus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Chandelier 04 by Magic Circus Editions. Dimensions: W 64 cm x H 133 cm + rod length to order. Materials: Solid brass, glass tubes. Option 1: Led tube only Option 2: Led tube lined wi...
Brass
Bořek Šípek “Luigi” Chandelier for Driade, Italy, 1989
By Driade, B. Sipek
Located in Dronten, NL
A spectacular and highly sculptural “Luigi” chandelier designed by Bořek Šípek for Driade, showcasing the designer’s unmistakable blend of Venetian glassmaking traditions, playful or...
Brass
$31,847 / item
Avalon Halo Chandelier by Cto Lighting
By CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Avalon Halo chandelier by CTO Lighting Materials: satin brass with alabaster stone. Also available in different finishes and materials. Dimensions: D 101 x H 46 cm All our lamp...
Alabaster, Brass
$19,412 / item
Avalon Large Chandelier by CTO Lighting
By CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Avalon large chandelier by CTO Lighting Materials: satin brass with alabaster stone. Also available in different finishes and materials. Dimensions: D 101 x H 43.5 cm All our l...
Alabaster, Brass
$13,710 / item
Avalon Medium Chandelier by CTO Lighting
By CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Avalon medium chandelier by CTO Lighting Materials: satin brass with alabaster stone. Also available in different finishes and materials. Dimensions: D 64 x H 31.5 cm All our l...
Alabaster, Brass
1970's 18" Bent Lucite Ribbon Chandelier
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Exceptional extra large vintage Hollywood regency gold lucite ribbon loop chandelier. In the style of Carlo Nason this curved clear lucite prism chandelier is jaw dropping. Looking f...
Brass
Contemporary LED Chandelier by Soft Baroque
By Soft Baroque
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unique handmade black nickel-plated brass and LED Chandelier from the "BN&F" series by the London based design duo soft Baroque. Custom designs and sizes are available on request. ...
Brass, Nickel
$3,418 / item
Marais Pointe Chandelier by The Light Factory
Located in Geneve, CH
Marais Pointe Chandelier by The Light Factory. Dimensions: D 66 x H 50.8 cm. Materials: Solid unlacquered brass and hand-blown opal glass globes. A bold cluster of eight opal glass ...
Metal, Brass
$25,747 / item
875 Pendant Chandelier by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
875 pendant chandelier by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 50.8 x H 114 cm Materials: brass, aluminium, glass All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the US...
Aluminum, Brass
$9,273 / item
Modular Chandelier Long 8 Lamps by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Modular chandelier long 8 lamps by Contain. Dimensions: D 85 x W 85 x H 80 cm (custom length). Materials: brass structure, blown glass from local production. Available in different f...
Brass
$5,526 / item
Molecule Spark Round 10 Chandelier by Schwung
Located in Geneve, CH
Molecule Spark round 10 chandelier by Schwung Dimensions: D 120.9 x H 118.4 cm Materials: Brass, opal glass Weight: 10.5 kg Finishes available: Black gunmetal, polished nickel,...
Brass
$7,891 / item
Molecule Spark Round 17 Chandelier by Schwung
Located in Geneve, CH
Molecule spark round 17 chandelier by Schwung Dimensions: D 98 x H 191 cm Materials: Brass, Opal glass Weight: 14.2 kg Finishes available: Black gunmetal, polished nickel, brass Oth...
Brass
Yellow Coloured Blooming Skyline Chandelier by Hillsideout
Located in Geneve, CH
Yellow Coloured Blooming Skyline Chandelier by Hillsideout Dimensions: W 80-88 x D 60-80 x H 55-70 cm. Materials: Handcrafted Chestnut, Nut and Elm Wood, Plexiglass, Screws of Brass,...
Brass
Red Coloured Blooming Skyline Chandelier by Hillsideout
Located in Geneve, CH
Red Coloured Blooming Skyline Chandelier by Hillsideout Dimensions: W 80-88 x D 60-80 x H 55-70 cm. Materials: Handcrafted Chestnut, Nut and Elm Wood, Plexiglass, Screws of Brass, Le...
Brass
Grey Coloured Blooming Skyline Chandelier by Hillsideout
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey Coloured Blooming Skyline Chandelier by Hillsideout Dimensions: W 80-88 x D 60-80 x H 55-70 cm. Materials: Handcrafted Chestnut, Nut and Elm Wood, Plexiglass, Screws of Brass, L...
Brass
Motional Radiance Chandelier Celebration by Magic Circus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Motional Radiance Chandelier Celebration V1 by Magic Circus Editions Dimensions: W 136 cm, Ø 12 cm, Height 135 cm + rod length to order. Materials: Solid brass, borosilicate tube an...
Brass
$30,149 / item
Nimbus Round Medium Chandelier by CTO Lighting
By CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Nimbus round medium chandelier by CTO Lighting Materials: satin brass with handmade fritted glass. Also available in different finishes and materials Dimensions: D 90 x H 66 cm All ...
Brass
$25,887 / item
Modulo Grid 11 Chandelier by Cto Lighting
By CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Modulo grid 11 chandelier by CTO Lighting Materials: Satin brass with smoked kiln cast glass and opal glass shades. Also available in Bronze with smoked kiln cast glass and opal gl...
Brass
Gaetano Sciolari chandelier for Stilnovo, circa 1958
By Stilnovo
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Hanging lamp from the 1950s attributed to Stilnovo. Structure in beige lacquered metal and brass. Curved glass diffuser decorated with a frosted pattern. Adjustable overall height. B...
Metal, Brass
$13,781 / item
Leather and Alabaster Mobile Chandelier by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Leather and Alabaster Mobile Chandelier by Contain Dimensions: D 185 x W 185 x H 300 cm (custom length). Materials: Alabaster, brass and leather. Brass structure, leather and br...
Alabaster, Brass
Orange Blue Coloured Blooming Skyline Chandelier by Hillsideout
Located in Geneve, CH
Orange Blue Coloured Blooming Skyline Chandelier by Hillsideout Dimensions: W 80-88 x D 60-80 x H 55-70 cm. Materials: Handcrafted Chestnut, Nut and Elm Wood, Plexiglass, Screws of B...
Brass
Il Pezzo 3 Bronze Endless Chandelier by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
Il Pezzo 3 Bronze Endless Chandelier by Il Pezzo Mancante Dimensions: W 285 x D 33 x H 52 cm Materials: Brass structure, elegant “candles” crafted from the clearest solid crystal. ...
Brass
$4,823 / item
Lamp One Wood Duet Chandelier by Formaminima
By Formaminima
Located in Geneve, CH
Lamp one wood duet chandelier by Formaminima Dimensions: D30 x W30 x H 68 cm (adjustable height). Materials: Body lamps: handcrafted solid Canaletto walnut wood, matt oil finish C...
Crystal, Brass
Embrasse-moi Chandelier by Giuseppe Tortato & Riccardo Puglielli
Located in Geneve, CH
Embrasse-moi chandelier by Giuseppe Tortato & Riccardo Puglielli Dimensions: 3 meters long, 1.2 meters high and 1 meter wide (approx) The brass frame Section is mm 70x20. Materia...
Brass
$18,768 / item
5 Glass Spheres Dryade Chandelier by Emilie Lemardeley
Located in Geneve, CH
5 Glass Spheres Dryade Chandelier by Emilie Lemardeley Unique Piece Dimensions: Ø 60 x H 300 cm. Materials: Hand-blown glass and brass. The height of this chandelier can be customi...
Brass
$5,409 / item
Lamp One Collection Chandelier 01 by Formaminima
By Formaminima
Located in Geneve, CH
Lamp one Collection chandelier 01 by Formaminima Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 68 cm (adjustable height, please contact us.) Materials: Body lamps: handcrafted solid Palissandro Blu ...
Crystal, Marble, Brass
$43,052 / item
Sono Qui Per Te Chandelier by Valentina Giovando
Located in Geneve, CH
Sono Qui Per Te Chandelier by Valentina Giovando Dimensions: D 127 x H 150 cm. Materials: Iron, Brass, Glass, Golden Leaf, Fiberglass, Crystals. Valentina Giovando, Lives and works...
Crystal, Brass, Iron, Gold Leaf
$5,409 / item
Lamp One Collection Chandelier 02 by Formaminima
By Formaminima
Located in Geneve, CH
Lamp one collection chandelier 02 by Formaminima. Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 68 cm. Materials: body lamps: handcrafted solid Arabescato Orobico grey and orange, polished finish; ...
Crystal, Marble, Brass
$4,519 / item
Brass Tri Pendant Lamp by Resident
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Tri Pendant Lamp by Resident Dimensions: W 75 x D 82 x H 6 cm Materials: Brass. Weight: 3.6 Kg. About: Founded by Simon James & Scott Bridgens in 2011, Resident is the home o...
Brass
Stilnovo Milkglass and Brass Pendant, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stylish brass and milkglass pendant designed by Stilnovo. Manufactured in Italy, around 1960. This lamp has a beautiful shape and its minimalistic design makes the lamp suitable for ...
Metal, Brass
Candelabrum Purple Crystal Antique Chandelier Ceiling Lustre Art Nouveau
Located in Berlin, DE
Introducing our exquisite antique crystal chandelier, a masterpiece that embodies the elegance of Italy. At 100cm high (70cm without chain) and 55cm in diameter, this chandelier exu...
Crystal, Brass
$1,779 / item
Brass Oblivion Suspended Light by Lexavala
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Oblivion suspended light by Lexavala Dimensions: W 18 x D 6 x H 3 cm Materials: Brass Ultimate final touch in every lighting design. The brightest little detail to your h...
Brass
Italian Antique Amber Crystal Chandelier 28 Inch Diameter Vintage Elegance
Located in Brescia, IT
This piece perfectly embodies the spirit of 1980s Italian design. The amber-colored crystal paired with gold-plated metal make it an iconic piece of the period. Its size is perfect f...
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Large Il Pezzo 3 Bronze Endless Chandelier by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Il Pezzo 3 Bronze Endless Chandelier by Il Pezzo Mancante Dimensions: W 375 x D 33 x H 135 cm Materials: Gold, Satin brass, Bronze, Nickel Also available in bronze satin, br...
Brass, Bronze
$2,962 / item
Rhomboid Brass Vivien Suspension Lamp by Marioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Rhomboid Brass Vivien Suspension Lamp by Marioni Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 85 cm. Materials: Brass, Retro-lacquered glass elements. Product code: 02880 Vivien rhomboid brass susp...
Brass
$41,471 / item
Voltige De Perles Chandelier by Ludovic Clément D’armont
By Ludovic Clément d’Armont
Located in Geneve, CH
Voltige de Perles chandelier by Ludovic Clément D’armont. Dimensions: D 80 x W 80 x H 115 cm. Materials: blown glass, brass, LEDs. All our lamps can be wired according to each count...
Brass
Unique Bloom Chandelier with Light Pink Glass Petals by Marie Jeunet
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Bloom Chandelier with Light Pink Glass Petals by Marie Jeunet Dimensions: D 100 x H 130 cm Materials: Glass, Brushed Brass Variations of this item can be done, please contact...
Brass
Unique Bloom Chandelier with Light White Glass Petals by Marie Jeunet
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Bloom Chandelier with Light White Glass Petals by Marie Jeunet Dimensions: D 100 x H 130 cm Materials: Glass, Brushed Brass Variations of this item can be done, please contac...
Brass
$4,086 / item
Row Brass Pendant Light by Atelier Areti
Located in Geneve, CH
Row Brass Pendant Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 8 x W 120 x H 150 cm. Materials: Brushed brass, white glass. Available in black, white, or brass versions. Available with fabr...
Brass
Contemporary Multi-Arm Steel Tubing and Folded Steel Shade Chandelier
Located in York, CA
Concord Collection Edyth Chandelier: The Edyth multi-arm chandelier can be scaled to suit any environment. Steel shades are crisply folded around glass globes that are angled to dire...
Steel, Brass
$5,936 / item
Mimosa Brass Pendant Light by Atelier Areti
Located in Geneve, CH
Mimosa Pendant Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 16 x W 126.4 x H 50 cm. Materials: Brass, glass. Available in black, white, or brass versions. Available in 35, 50, 85, or 150 cm...
Brass
$7,657 / item
Gamma L19 Brass Pendant by Sylvain Willenz
Located in Geneve, CH
Gamma L19 brass pendant by Sylvain Willenz Dimensions: D96 x W41.5 X H36.3 cm Materials: solid brass, white polycarbonate diffuser, metal cable and transparent electric cable. Oth...
Metal, Brass
$21,169 / item
Gamma R58 Brass Pendant by Sylvain Willenz
Located in Geneve, CH
Gamma R58 brass pendant by Sylvain Willenz Dimensions: D 98 x H 36.3 cm Materials: solid brass, white polycarbonate diffuser, metal cable and transparent electric cable. Others fi...
Metal, Brass
$2,353 / item
Gamma L5 Brass Pendant by Sylvain Willenz
Located in Geneve, CH
Gamma L5 Brass pendant by Sylvain Willenz Dimensions: D25 x W5 X H42.3 cm Materials: Solid brass, White Polycarbonate diffuser ,Metal cable and transparent electric cable. Others ...
Metal, Brass
$1,053 / item
Acra Solid Brass Suspended Light by Lexavala
Located in Geneve, CH
Acra solid brass suspended light by Lexavala. Dimensions: D 4 x H 95 cm Materials: brass, glass. Available in one shape of the socket but in two materials options. Different si...
Brass
Twain Solid Brass Suspended Light by Lexavala
Located in Geneve, CH
Twain solid brass suspended light by Lexavala Dimensions: W 16 x D 16 x H 13 cm Materials: Brass, glass. There are two lenghts of socket covers, extending over the LED. Two sho...
Brass
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.