No. 13 Circle Blue, Grey Contemporary Art Wall Sconce by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Dimensions: H 35 x W 27 x D 23 cm The design artwork is meticulously handcrafted in a limited series, sometimes in corporation with sm...
Brass
No. 11 Circle Blue Grey Contemporary Art Floor Lamp by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather. Dimensions: H 146 x W 27 x D 16 cm. T...
Brass
No. 11 Circle Blue Grey Contemporary Art Floor Lamp by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather. Dimensions: H 146 x W 27 x D 16 cm. T...
Brass
No. 11 Circle Blue Grey Contemporary Art Floor Lamp by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather Dimensions: H 160 x W 27 x D 16 cm ...
Brass
No. 11 Circle Blue Grey Contemporary Art Floor Lamp by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather Dimensions: H 130 x W 27 x D 16 cm ...
Brass
No. 20 Set of 3 Circle Blue Green Grey Wall Sconces by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce ensemble, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and linen.
Brass
No.15 Set of Three Circle Blue Green Grey Table Lamps by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Ensemble of three table lamps, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood, and hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather. Also available in different colo...
Brass
No. 13 Circle Green, Grey Contemporary Art Wall Sconce by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
No. 13 Circle Green, Grey Contemporary Art Wall Sconce by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle Blue Grey Wall Sconce by Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood, and hand-printed and painted linen.
Brass
No. 17 Set of 10 Circle blue/green/grey Pendant Lamps by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
No. 17 pendant lamp by Sander Bottinga Dimensions: H100 (custom size) x W122 x D48 cm Materials: brass, leather, wood, hand printed and painted linen. Composition made out of 10 p...
Brass
No. 13 Circle Green, Grey Contemporary Art Wall Sconce by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle Blue Grey Wall Sconce by Sander Bottinga. Handmade in brass, leather, wood, and hand-printed and painted linen.
Brass
No. 15 Circle Blue Green Grey Hand Painted Linen Table Lamp by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood, hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather Dimensions: H 55 x W 27 x D 16 cm. Th...
Brass
No. 15 Circle Blue Green Grey Hand Painted Linen Table Lamp by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood, hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather Dimensions: H 55 x W 27 x D 16 cm The...
Brass
No. 15 Circle Blue Green Grey Hand Painted Linen Table Lamp by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood, hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather Dimensions: H 68 x W 27 x D 16 cm The...
Brass
No. 15 Circle Blue Green Grey Hand Painted Linen Table Lamp by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood, hand printed, and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather Dimensions: H 83 x W 27 x D 16 cm Th...
Brass
No. 17 Set of 3 Circle Bue Green Grey Pendant Lamps by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Ensemble of three circle pendant lights by Sander Bottinga Light object, ceiling lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
$4,222 / set
Ensemble of Three Floor Lamps, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Ensemble of three floor lamps - Sander Bottinga Light object - floor lamp - circle blue grey Handmade with Embroidery on Silk, brass, leather, wood, hand painted linen also possib...
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Circle Blue Grey, Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey - wall sconce - Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Circle Blue Grey, Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga. Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Wall Sconce, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Dimensions: H 35 x W 27 x D 23 cm The design artwork is meticulously handcrafted in a limited series, sometimes in corporation with...
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Floor Lamp, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather. Dimensions: H 146 x W 27 x D 16 cm...
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Floor Lamp, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather Dimensions: H 130 x W 27 x D 16 cm ...
Circle Blue Grey, Table Lamp, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood, hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather Dimensions: H 55 x W 27 x D 16 cm The...
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Table Lamp, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood, hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather Dimensions: H 55 x W 27 x D 16 cm The...
Brass
Circle Blue Grey Table Lamp, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood, hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather Dimensions: H 68 x W 27 x d 16 cm The des...
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Floor Lamp, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather Dimensions: H 160 x W 27 x D 16 cm The...
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Floor Lamp, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey. Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather. Dimensions: H 160 x W 27 x D 16 c...
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Floor Lamp, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather. Dimensions: H 146 x W 27 x D 16 cm...
Brass
Circle Blue Grey Wall Sconce by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle Blue Grey Wall Sconce by Sander Bottinga. Handmade in brass, leather, wood, and hand-printed and painted linen.
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Floor Lamp by Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather Dimensions: H 130 x W 27 x D 16 cm ...
Brass
Ensemble of Three Floor Lamps, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Ensemble of three floor lamps, Sander Bottinga Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Ensemble of Three Floor Lamps, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Ensemble of three floor lamps, Sander Bottinga Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
Ensemble of Three Floor Lamps, Sander Bottinga
By Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Ensemble of three floor lamps sculpted by Sander Bottinga Ensemble of three floor lamps, circle blue grey Hand-sculpted in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Brass
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$2,314 / item
H 14.18 in Dm 15.36 in
Side Table and Stool, Isola , Murano Blown Glass, Topaz Pulegoso, Kanz
By kanz
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Il tavolino/sgabello ISOLA è realizzato in vetro di Murano nel 2024. Ogni esemplare è unico, grazie alla lavorazione manuale e alla soffiatura a bocca eseguita da maestri vetrai vene...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$2,800 / set
H 14.75 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Glass Demi Lune Wall Sconces, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano glass demi lune wall sconces, in stock One LED E26 base socket. Black glass sphere and brass fittings. Textured Murano glass, Wired to the American sta...
Brass
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
LU Swing Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hardware. Priced in...
Brass
$6,606 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Noir Oxblood Lacquer by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Park nightstand is the epitome of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring meticulously proportioned dimensions and exceptional detailing that make it an ideal bedside companion. Our f...
Lacquer
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Murano hand blown studio glass chandelier, in stock All different shaped chartreuse green discs with white details, rigadin technique Brass plated structure with 24 exposed brass reg...
Brass
$4,950 / set
H 24.25 in W 9.5 in D 5.5 in
Contemporary Italian Art Deco Pink Murano Glass & Brass Feather Leaf Sconces
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
Very elegant pair of bespoke wall lights in blown Murano glass in the style of Barovier, with Art Deco design feather - leaf organic modern shape. Entirely handcrafted in Italy, the ...
Brass
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$2,200 / item
H 21 in W 4 in D 4 in
Serpentine Vertical Ceramic Wall Sconce by Farrah Sit - Single or Mirrored Pair
By Farrah Sit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In this sandy slipcast ceramic wall sconce, generous curves are paired with crisp edges and the repetition of geometry to create a flow. The sconce snakes up and off the wall, a scul...
Brass
$7,793 / set
H 48 in W 69 in D 48 in
Trapezi 5 Sculptural Statement Chandelier by Silvio Mondino Studio, Brass-Glass
By Silvio Mondino Studio
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
The Trapezi Chandelier Offers a Contemporary Interpretation of the Murano Glass Chandelier, Grounded in Italian Design and Shaped by the Clarity and Lightness of the International St...
Brass
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
$3,830 / item
H 11.82 in W 27.56 in D 17.72 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass Oval Coffee Table in Blue by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Give or take a stem or two: this time Soda has only two stems, and its top takes on an elongated shape. Smooth as a surfboard, it evokes the fluidity of 1950s French design, but with...
Blown Glass
$5,950 / set
H 16 in W 13.5 in D 4 in
Mid-Century Modern Style Murano Glass Wall Sconces in Smoked Silver Finish
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano sconces in smoked and silver glass. We loved the organic shape of the sconces and their dynamic design. This pair has been newly wired to fit US standards and is in ve...
Murano Glass
$1,800 / item
H 26 in W 18 in D 18 in
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak This Modern Cicely Counter Stool with Sheepskin Seat is beautifully constructed from solid white oak in Ohio, ...
Sheepskin, Wood, Oak
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.
Whether burnished or lacquered, antique, new and vintage brass furniture can elevate a room.
From traditional spaces that use brass as an accent — by way of brass dining chairs or brass pendant lights — to contemporary rooms that embrace bold brass decor, there are many ways to incorporate the golden-hued metal.
“I find mixed metals to be a very updated approach, as opposed to the old days, when it was all shiny brass of dulled-out silver tones,” says interior designer Drew McGukin. “I especially love working with brass and blackened steel for added warmth and tonality. To me, aged brass is complementary across many design styles and can trend contemporary or traditional when pushed either way.”
He proves his point in a San Francisco entryway, where a Lindsey Adelman light fixture hangs above a limited-edition table and stools by Kelly Wearstler — also an enthusiast of juxtapositions — all providing bronze accents. The walls were hand-painted by artist Caroline Lizarraga and the ombré stair runner is by DMc.
West Coast designer Catherine Kwong chose a sleek brass and lacquered-parchment credenza by Scala Luxury to fit this San Francisco apartment. “The design of this sideboard is reminiscent of work by French modernist Jean Prouvé. The brass font imbues the space with warmth and the round ‘portholes’ provide an arresting geometric element.”
Find antique, new and vintage brass tables, case pieces and other furnishings now on 1stDibs.
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.