Oculus Articulating Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Bronze Finish Carved Glass
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Oculus ceiling light features an innovative articulating design that allows the ten arms to have a wide range of motion for endless configurations.
Brass
Iris N. 5 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro - Satin Nickel Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Iris N.5 ceiling light is designed around five expansive acrylic shades with hand carved glass centers.
Brass
Axolight Muse Large Ceiling Light in Orange with White Metal Finish
By Sandro Santantonio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Axolight Muse Large Ceiling Light in Orange with White Metal Finish by Sandro Santantonio Cheerfulness meets inspiration and together they create Muse.
Aluminum
Axolight Muse Large Ceiling Light in Multicolor with White Metal Finish
By Sandro Santantonio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Axolight Muse Large Ceiling Light in Multicolor with White Metal Finish by Sandro Santantonio Cheerfulness meets inspiration and together they create Muse.
Aluminum
Axolight Muse Large Ceiling Light in White with White Metal Finish
By Sandro Santantonio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Axolight Muse Large Ceiling Light in White with White Metal Finish by Sandro Santantonio Cheerfulness meets inspiration and together they create Muse.
Aluminum
Axolight Muse Large Ceiling Light in Yellow with White Metal Finish
By Sandro Santantonio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Axolight Muse Large Ceiling Light in Yellow with White Metal Finish by Sandro Santantonio Cheerfulness meets inspiration and together they create Muse.
Aluminum
Serpente Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro- Bronze and Satin Brass Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Serpente ceiling light features a gently winding frame to which are mounted six organic shades.
Brass
Tekna Docklight Ceiling Light with Dark Bronze Finish and Clear Glass
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Ceiling light in solid brass with clear or frosted glass. For indoor and outdoor use (IP44). Lamp LED 230V E27 4W 2700K Retro A60. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Brass
Tekna Docklight Ceiling Light with Brushed Nickel Finish and Clear Glass
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Ceiling light in solid brass with clear or frosted glass. For indoor and outdoor use (IP44). Lamp LED 230V E27 4W 2700K retro A60. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Brass
Tekna Cape Cornwall Wall or Ceiling Light with Dark Bronze Finish
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Wall or ceiling light in brass, with cross mould protection glass grid and frosted glass. For indoor and outdoor use (IP45). Lamp LED E27 230V 4W 2700K Retro A60. Main power 230V ...
Brass
Tekna Docklight Ceiling Light with Brushed Nickel Finish and Frosted Glass
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Ceiling light in solid brass with clear or frosted glass. For indoor and outdoor use (IP44). Note that fixture will ship without bulbs, which can be sourced from Just Bulbs in NYC. ...
Brass
Tekna Docklight Ceiling Light with Dark Bronze Finish and Frosted Glass
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Ceiling light in solid brass with clear or frosted glass. For indoor and outdoor use (IP44). Note that bulbs are not included but you can source them from Just Bulbs in NYC. Lamp LE...
Brass
Etna N. 15 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Polished Brass Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
Blending sculpture and design, the N.15 is the intermediate fixture of the Etna series with a glass shade composed of dozens of crystal elements. The organic cast brass shell culmina...
Brass
Etna N. 15 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Polished Nickel Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
Blending sculpture and design, the N.15 is the intermediate fixture of the Etna series with a glass shade composed of dozens of crystal elements. The organic cast brass shell culmina...
Brass
Cuore N.6 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Polished Brass Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Etna N. 15 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Polished Brass Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
Blending sculpture and design, the N.15 is the intermediate fixture of the Etna series with a glass shade composed of dozens of crystal elements. The organic cast brass shell culmina...
Brass
Cuore N.3 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Polished Brass Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Etna N. 15 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Polished Nickel Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
Blending sculpture and design, the N.15 is the intermediate fixture of the Etna series with a glass shade composed of dozens of crystal elements. The organic cast brass shell culmina...
Brass
Cuore N.5 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Polished Brass Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Cuore N.6 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Polished Brass Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Cuore N.5 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Polished Brass Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Cuore N.3 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Polished Brass Finish
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Tekna Tribeca-Four Ceiling Light with Polished Chrome Finish & Chrome Reflector
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Basket device with a messing frame, internally clad on four sides with woven metal gauze. For indoor use only (IP20). Four Flatspot-1 downlighter with Soraa GU10 LED lamp, 230V 9,...
Brass
Tekna Tribeca-2 Ceiling Light W/ Polished Chrome Finish & Chrome Reflector
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Basket device with a messing frame, internally clad on four sides with woven metal gauze. For indoor use only (IP20). Two Flatspot-1 downlighter with Soraa GU10 LED lamp. 230V 9,5...
Brass
Eclissi Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro- Satin Brass and Satin Nickel Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Eclissi ceiling light is designed around three pairs of eclipsing shades bound by a series of brass rings and a distinctive triple stem.
Brass
Oculus Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Murano Glass and Polished Brass Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
The Oculus ceiling light features an innovative articulating design that allows the ten arms to have a wide range of motion for endless configurations.
Brass
Oculus Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Murano Glass and Polished Brass Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Oculus ceiling light features an innovative articulating design that allows the ten arms to have a wide range of motion for endless configurations.
Brass
Rose Piccolo Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro- Rose Glass and Bronze Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
The Rose Piccolo ceiling light is the smallest member of the Rose family, distinguished by its branching frame ending with clean and modern shades.
Brass
Rose Piccolo Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro- Rose Glass and Brass Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Rose Piccolo ceiling light is the smallest member of the Rose family, distinguished by its branching frame ending with clean and modern shades.
Brass
Orchid N.5 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Peltro and Bronze Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Orchid collection finds inspiration in the structure and allure of the flower by the same name. This plant is revered for its beauty and grace, with robust yet elegant petals. Ju...
Alabaster, Brass
Oculus Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Murano Glass and Polished Nickel Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Oculus ceiling light features an innovative articulating design that allows the ten arms to have a wide range of motion for endless configurations.
Brass
Rose Piccolo Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro- Rose Glass and Bronze Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Rose Piccolo ceiling light is the smallest member of the Rose family, distinguished by its branching frame ending with clean and modern shades.
Brass
Volterra Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Satin Nickel and Satin Brass Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Volterra ceiling light is an ode to the historic Tuscan city by the same name known for its striking architecture and its precious stone quarries.
Alabaster, Brass
Rose Piccolo Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro- Rose Glass and Brass Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Rose Piccolo ceiling light is the smallest member of the Rose family, distinguished by its branching frame ending with clean and modern shades.
Brass
Serpente Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro- Polished Nickel and Satin Brass Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
The Serpente ceiling light features a gently winding frame to which are mounted six organic shades.
Brass
Oculus Oval Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro- Bronze Finish with Carved Glass
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Oculus ceiling light features an innovative articulating design that allows the ten arms to have a wide range of motion for endless configurations.
Brass
Eclissi Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro- Satin Brass and Satin Nickel Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Eclissi ceiling light is designed around three pairs of eclipsing shades bound by a series of brass rings and a distinctive triple stem.
Brass
Oculus Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Murano Glass and Polished Nickel Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Oculus ceiling light features an innovative articulating design that allows the ten arms to have a wide range of motion for endless configurations.
Brass
Volterra Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Satin Nickel and Satin Brass Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Volterra ceiling light is an ode to the historic Tuscan city by the same name known for its striking architecture and its precious stone quarries.
Alabaster, Brass
Tekna Chelsea Medium Ceiling Light with Dark Bronze Finish and Frosted Glass
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Ceiling light in brass with outside fitted clear or frosted glass and spring closure. Indoor use only (IP40). Lamp LED E27 230V 4W 2700K Retro A60. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Brass
Oculus Oval Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro- Bronze Finish with Carved Glass
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
The Oculus ceiling light features an innovative articulating design that allows the ten arms to have a wide range of motion for endless configurations.
Brass
Serpente Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro- Polished Nickel and Satin Brass Finish
By form A, Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Serpente ceiling light features a gently winding frame to which are mounted six organic shades.
Brass
Tekna Thorn Pete-C Wall or Ceiling Light with Dark Bronze Finish
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Wall or ceiling light in brass. For indoor use only (IP20). Caret squirrel cage lamp 230V E27 7,7W 2300K. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Brass
Tekna Village-C Ceiling Light with Dark Bronze Finish and Clear Glass
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Ceiling light with inside fitted clear glass, held in bronze angle sections. For indoor use only (IP20). Caret squirrel cage lamp 230V E27 7,7W 2300K. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Metal
Tekna Chelsea Medium Ceiling Light with Dark Bronze Finish and Clear Glass
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Ceiling light in brass with outside fitted clear or frosted glass and spring closure. Indoor use only (IP40). Lamp LED E27 230V 4W 2700K Retro A60. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Brass
Axolight Muse Large Ceiling Light in Sticks Pattern with White Metal Finish
By Sandro Santantonio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Axolight Muse Large Ceiling Light in Sticks Pattern with White Metal Finish by Sandro Santantonio Cheerfulness meets inspiration and together they create Muse.
Aluminum
Tekna Chelsea Small Ceiling Light with Dark Bronze Finish and Clear Glass
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Ceiling light in brass with outside fitted clear or frosted glass and spring closure. For indoor use only (IP40). Lamp LED E27 230V 4W 2700K Retro A60. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Brass
Tekna Chelsea Small Ceiling Light with Dark Bronze Finish and Frosted Glass
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Ceiling light in brass with outside fitted clear or frosted glass and spring closure. For indoor use only (IP40). Lamp LED E27 230V 4W 2700K Retro A60. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Brass
Palmyra I Ceiling Light by David Duncan, Brass, Aluminum Leaf Finish, New
By David Duncan
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by Egyptian prayer shawls, the Palmyra I ceiling fixture emits light through stylized Deco patterns rendered in brass with an etching technique with an aluminum leaf finish.
Metal, Brass, Aluminum
Cuore N.3 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Peltro and Bronze Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Cuore N.10 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Peltro and Bronze Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Cuore N.5 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Peltro and Bronze Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Cuore N.6 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Peltro and Bronze Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Cuore N.10 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Peltro and Bronze Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Cuore N.3 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Peltro and Bronze Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Cuore N.5 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Peltro and Bronze Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
Cuore N.6 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Peltro and Bronze Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Alabaster, Brass
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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.