$1,540 / item
Cocoon Polymer "M" Pendant Lamp by Aqua Creations
By Aqua Creations
Located in linden, NJ
Made with the home in mind, each member of the TOTEM Family is available as a hanging pendant, wall light or floor lamp version, both with a powerful, energy-efficient LED base.
Steel
Large Vintage Swedish Cocoon Textile Sand-Colored Pendant, 1970s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn, Achille Castiglioni, Markslöjd
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade vintage Swedish modern cocoon shaped wabi sabi pendant manufactured in the 1970s. Natural, thick and rustic sepia sand colored textile over white metal mount. Rewired for EU...
Textile
$1,540 / item
Cocoon Polymer "To" Pendant Lamp by Aqua Creations
By Aqua Creations
Located in linden, NJ
A pendant light made of laser-cut lampshade sprayed with webbed polymer. Each polymer shade is a different size (To, Te, M) and can be mounted easily, one on top of the other, in var...
Cut Steel
$1,540 / item
Cocoon Polymer "Te" Pendant Lamp by Aqua Creations
By Aqua Creations
Located in linden, NJ
A pendant light made of laser-cut lampshade sprayed with webbed polymer. Each polymer shade is a different size (To, Te, M) and can be mounted easily, one on top of the other, in var...
Cut Steel
Vintage Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Achille Castiglioni, Italy ca. 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Geneva, CH
Beautiful resin and metal lamp This ceiling lamp was designed and produced by Castiglioni, Italy in 1960. It features a dandelion or cocoon shade shape. The lamp remains in a good vi...
Metal
Flower Design Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Goldkant, 1960s, Germany
By Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Flower Design Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Goldkant, 1960s, Germany Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with E27 light bulbs. Wired and suitable to use with 220...
Resin
Mid-Century German Cocoon Pendant Lamp from Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Rare Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Pendant Light by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany, 1960s An exceptional example of mid-century lighting design, this sculptural pendant lamp was produced by...
Metal
Achille And Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, "Cocoon" Suspension, Circa 1960
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brussels, BE
Achille And Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, "Cocoon" Suspension, Circa 1960 Achille Castiglioni (1918 - 2002) and Pier Giacomo (1913-1968) were born in Milan where, together with their br...
Resin
Mid-Century Modern Rare Pear Shaped Cocoon Pendant Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-century modern Cocoon pendant lamp from the 1960s. Here in a rare form. A minimalist design. The Cocoon material provides diffuse, atmospheric light. At the same time, the symme...
Metal
Cocoon Suspension Light for Flos, attributed Italy circa 1960s
By Flos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cocoon suspension light by Flos, attributed Original, designed and manufactured in Italy in 1960s. Resin and enameled steel frame. Resin was applied to the frame with spraying techni...
Steel
Nylon Cocoon Pendant Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, 1970s Germany
Located in Hannover, DE
This one-of-a-kind pendant lamp is from the 1970s and is made of flexible nylon fabric. The lamp has a lovely look, and its fringes are somewhat reminiscent of Hans Agne Jacobsen's d...
Metal
Goldkant Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Friedel Wauer, Germany, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Friedel Wauer
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Losange shaped cocoon lamp designed by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, Germany. The lamp is made of a unique polymer sprayed on to a metal frame, to give a cocoon effect. Meas...
Resin
Cocoon Pendant Lamp, Fabric with Red Threads, Vintage Lighting, 1970s
Located in Hannover, DE
We are thrilled to introduce a one-of-a-kind Cocoon pendant lamp from the 1960s to 1970s. The design and extra-large fabric border are a rare find. The Cocoon has a beautiful pattern...
Metal
Mid-Century Marbled Beige Cocoon Pendant by Castiglioni, Italy, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning and rare mid-century round cocoon pendant with a wonderful warm beige patina and a marbled finish. This stylish piece was designed by Achille Castiglioni and produced in Ita...
Metal, Brass, Steel
Italian Cocoon Pendant in the Style of Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960s, Italy. This pendant showcases a resin sculptural design resembling an inverted mushroom. It is well-preserved and features an attractive patina that emits a warm, inviting lig...
Resin
Mid-Century German Cocoon Pendant Lamp from Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Rare Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Pendant Light by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany, 1960s An exceptional example of mid-century lighting design, this sculptural pendant lamp was produced by...
Metal
Mid-Century German Cocoon Pendant Lamp from Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
Rare Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Pendant Light by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany, 1960s An exceptional example of mid-century lighting design, this sculptural pendant lamp was produced by...
Metal
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Flos Cocoon Pendant Light with Linen Fabric
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni are renowned Italian designers known for their innovative and functional designs, particularly in lighting. One of their standout creations is th...
Resin
1960s Vintage Achille Castiglioni Attributed Cocoon hanging Pendant lamp
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Basel, BS
This stunning mid-century pendant, designed by Achille Castiglioni in Italy during the 1960s, is shaped like a diamond and has an unmistakable cocoon design. In exceptional condit...
Resin
Mid-Century Marbled Beige Cocoon Pendant by Castiglioni, Italy 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning and rare mid-century round cocoon pendant with a wonderful warm beige patina and a marbled finish. This stylish piece was designed by Achille Castiglioni and produced in Ita...
Metal, Steel, Brass
A large original 1960s cocoon ball light by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni & Pio Manzu, Flos
Located in London, GB
A large original 1960s cocoon ball light by Achille Castiglioni. Produced by Italian company Flos rewired with new fittings and white cord flex.
Metal
Mid-century design cocoon hanging by George Nelson lamp , 1970s
By George Nelson
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-century design cocoon hanging by George Nelson lamp , 1970s
Plastic
Mid-Century German Cocoon Pendant Lamp from Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare mid-century Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten. The Cocoon shade provides diffuse, atmospheric light. At the same time, the symmetrical lamp body acts as an impressive li...
Metal
Pendant "Cocoon" Light by Achille And Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brussels, BE
Pendant "Cocoon" Light by Achille And Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960s
Resin
Midnight Moon by Ango, Black Silk Cocoon Sculptural Pendant Light
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
Midnight Moon by Ango is a handcrafted black pendant light formed from silk cocoons using a unique atomised technique. This sculptural lighting piece creates a soft, atmospheric glow...
Silk
Midcentury Svandinavian Cocoon Ball Pendant Hand embroidered, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Rare beautiful Scandinavian design ceiling light manufactured in Sweden, 1948-1958. Ball shaped fabric hand-embroidered shade. This pendant takes one E27 screw base bulb. LED bulbs c...
Fabric, Plastic
Achille Castiglioni cocoon suspension light for Flos, attributed Italy 1960s
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Long Island City, NY
Achille Castiglioni cocoon suspension light by Flos, attributed Designed and manufactured in Italy in 1960s. Resin and enameled steel frame. Resin was applied to the frame with spray...
Steel
White Crown by Ango – Silk cocoon handcrafted ring of light.
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
Pendant light “White Crown” is a part of a new generation of pendant light by Ango that explores the magic of natural materials combined with LED lamp technology, the design takes on...
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century German Cocoon Pendant Lamp from Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Mid Century Cocoon pendant light from Goldkant shine. An impressive light object with a cubic basic shape and soft turns. The cocoon umbrella delivers diffuse, atmospheric li...
Metal
Mid-Century German Cocoon Pendant Lamp from Goldkant Leuchten, Wuppertal
By Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare Mid Century Cocoon pendant light from Goldkant lights. An imposing light object that convinces with its clear geometry. This geometric design is rarely under the prevailin...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant, 1960s
By Friedel Wauer, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare mid-century Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, designed by Friedel Wauer in the 1960s. Shown here in a rare version. The Cocoon material provides diffused, atmospheric l...
Metal
Cascadence Ceiling Light by Ango – Handcrafted Silk Cocoon Sculptural Pendant
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
Cascadence Ceiling Light by Ango is a refined sculptural pendant handcrafted from natural silk cocoons, designed to bring softness, movement, and quiet luxury to contemporary interio...
Organic Material
Cocoon resin. Large Brutalist pendant light by Friedel Wauer, Germany, 1970s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Goldkant Leuchten, George Nelson, Tobia Scarpa, Friedel Wauer
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
It is made of powdered plastic and fiberglass. Cocoon lampshade diameter: 55 cm Cocoon lampshade height: 23 cm Wire lenght: 175 cm For three E27 bulbs (compatible with American...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Viscontea Pendant Cocoon Light by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960s
By Flos, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Viscontea Pendant Cocoon Light by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960s Stunning "Viscontea" vintage pendant light of the early editions. Designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo ...
Metal
Cascadence Ceiling by Ango (set2), Handcrafted Silk Cocoon Pendant Light
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
Double pendant light of Cascadence Ceiling by Ango is sculptural handcrafted ceiling light made from natural silk cocoons, delicately assembled on a hand-soldered wire matrix to crea...
Organic Material
Exceptional 1970s Cocoon Globe Pendant Lamp Organic Sisal Structure Mid Century
Located in Hannover, DE
A truly exceptional and rare Mid-Century Modern cocoon pendant lamp from the 1970s, most likely manufactured in Germany. This beautiful spherical light object represents the timeless...
Natural Fiber, Resin
Lovely Geometric Cocoon Hanging Lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Cocoon lamp from the 1960s. Very impressive. Very nice condition. Socket e27. Dimmable. Fully functional. Works with 220V and 110V. Wiring is suitable for all countries.
Metal
Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1960s, Italy
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1960s, Italy Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with E27 light bulbs. Wired and suitable to use with 220V a...
Resin
Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, Italy 1960s
By Flos
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Mid-Century Modern Cocoon pendant lamp in the style of Achille Castiglioni, designed by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten and manufactured in Germany during the 1960s. With a singl...
Metal
Mid-century ufo cocoon hanging pendant lamp with brass 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Zaandam, NL
Absolutely stunning ufo pendant hanging lamp with patinated brass attributed to Italy although Germany is also very well known for its cocoon lamps. The brass is in a lovely patinate...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant, 1960s
By Friedel Wauer, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, based on a design by Friedel Wauer from the 1960s. A minimalist design. The lamp features a simple spindle shape. The Co...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant, 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, based on a design by Friedel Wauer from the 1960s. A minimalist design. The lamp features a simple spindle shape. The Co...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant, 1960s
By Friedel Wauer, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, based on a design by Friedel Wauer from the 1960s. A minimalist design. The lamp features a simple spindle shape. The Co...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant, 1960s
By Friedel Wauer, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, based on a design by Friedel Wauer from the 1960s. Here in a very rare version that I have never seen before. A minimali...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant, 1960s
By Friedel Wauer, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, based on a design by Friedel Wauer from the 1960s. A minimalist design. The Cocoon material provides diffuse, atmospheric light...
Metal
Cocoon Pendant Lamp in the style of Tobia Scarpa, Italy 1960s
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
A substantial Cocoon hanging lamp in the style of Tobia Scarpa. The lamp is comprised of a curved wire frame and is enveloped in a translucent layer of resin, casting a warm and invi...
Metal
Gorgeous Cocoon Large Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp by GOLDKANT, 1960s, Germany
By Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Gorgeous Cocoon Large Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp by GOLDKANT, 1960s, Germany Brass Hardware Lampshade is in great vintage condition. This lamp works with 3x E14 light bulbs. Wired a...
Brass
Cocoon Ceiling Lamp with Rope by Linus Bopp, Limbach, 1960s, Germany
By Linus Bopp
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Cocoon Ceiling Lamp with Rope by Linus Bopp, Limbach, 1960s, Germany Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with E27 light bulbs. Wired and suitable to use w...
Resin, Rope, Wood
Achille Castiglioni Mid-Century Beige Round "Cocoon" Pendant, Italy 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century "cocoon" pendant with a gorgeous beige even patina. This charming cocoon lamp was designed by Achille Castiglioni in Italy in the 1960s. In spectacular conditi...
Metal, Steel
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s Mid Century Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, based on a design by Friedel Wauer ...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp by Friedel Wauer for Goldkant Leuchten, 1960s Mid Century Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, based on a design by Friedel Wauer ...
Metal
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Lars E. Schiøler 1970s White Red Floral Cocoon Pendant
By Lars Eiler Schiøler, Hoyrup Light
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern spherical white and red acrylic pendant consisting of layered white, textured strips gathered on red top and bottom creating an organic rounded shape....
Plastic, Acrylic
Lovely Cocoon Counterweight Hanging Lamp by Münchener Werkstätten, 1950s Germany
By Münchner Werkstätten
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Cocoon lamp from the 1960s. Very impressive. Very nice condition. Socket e27. Dimmable. Fully functional. Works with 220V and 110V. Wiring is suitable for all countries.
Metal, Brass
Gorgeous Cocoon Large Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp by GOLDKANT, 1960s, Germany
By Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Gorgeous Cocoon Large Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp by GOLDKANT, 1960s, Germany Lampshade is in great vintage condition. This lamp works with 4x E14 light bulbs. Wired and suitable to ...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant, 1960s
By Friedel Wauer, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, based on a design by Friedel Wauer from the 1960s. A minimalist design. The Cocoon material provides diffuse, atmospheric light...
Metal
Cocoon Large Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp by Goldkant, 1960s, Germany
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Gorgeous cocoon large flush mount ceiling lamp by Goldkant. Achille Castiglioni Era 1960s Germany. Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with 4x E14 ...
Resin
Beautiful small 1960s Cocoon pendant lamp in very good vintage condition
Located in München, BY
Beautiful small 1960s Cocoon pendant lamp in very good original vintage condition. Great minimalist design. Creates a very pleasant warm light. The shade is undamaged. No holes or ...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern German Orsa Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant
By Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, based on a design by Friedel Wauer from the 1960s. The Cocoon material provides diffuse, atmospheric light. At the same time, t...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant, 1960s
By Friedel Wauer, Goldkant Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, based on a design by Friedel Wauer from the 1960s. This is a very rare form. A minimalist design. The Cocoon material provides ...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern German Cocoon Pendant Lamp Friedel Wauer Goldkant, 1960s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Friedel Wauer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century Cocoon pendant lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, based on a design by Friedel Wauer from the 1960s. A minimalist design. The lamp has a simple disc shape. The Cocoon material p...
Metal
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.