Helios 66 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Satin Brass and Satin Nickel Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
The Helios ceiling light features an imposing composition of illuminated Murano glass shades gravitating around a central tinted mirror.
Brass
Uno Square Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Alpine Green and Satin Brass Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Uno Square ceiling light exemplifies simple elegance via its clean profile designed around a single Murano glass shade.
Brass
Orchid N.3 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Verde Pietra 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
Orchid N.5 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Verde Pietra 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
Uno Square Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Alpine Green and Satin Brass Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The Uno Square ceiling light exemplifies simple elegance via its clean profile designed around a single Murano glass shade.
Brass
Helios 66 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro-Satin Brass and Satin Nickel Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
The Helios ceiling light features an imposing composition of illuminated Murano glass shades gravitating around a central tinted mirror.
Brass
Tekna Thorn Pete Grip-C Pendant Light with Polished Brass Finish & Ceiling Plate
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Lamp holder with ceiling plate in brass and metal-covered cable. Standard with 2m of cable. For indoor use only (IP20). Caret squirrel cage lamp 7,7W E27 2300K. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Metal, Brass
Tekna Thorn Pete Grip-C Pendant Light with Brushed Nickel Finish & Ceiling Plate
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
lamp holder with ceiling plate in brass and metal-covered cable. Standard with 2m of cable. For indoor use only (IP20). Caret squirrel cage lamp 7.7W E27 2300K. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Metal, Brass
Cuore N.6 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Bronze and Satin 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. Bronze and Satin 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
Orchid N.3 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Verde Pietra and Satin Brass 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
Cuore N.6 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Satin Brass and Sand White 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
Tekna Thorn Pete Grip-C Pendant Light with Black Paint Finish and Ceiling Plate
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Lamp holder with ceiling plate in brass and metal-covered cable. Standard with 2m of cable. For indoor use only (IP20). Caret squirrel cage lamp 7.7W E27 2300K. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Metal, Brass
Tekna Thorn Pete Grip-C Pendant Light with Dark Bronze Finish and Ceiling Plate
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Lamp holder with ceiling plate in brass and metal-covered cable. Standard with 2m of cable. For indoor use only (IP20). Caret squirrel cage lamp 7,7W E27 2300K. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Metal, Brass
Cuore N.5 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Satin Brass and Sand White 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. Satin Brass and Sand White 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. Satin Brass and Sand White 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
$5,315 / item
Knurled Ceiling Light in Gold Plate
Located in New York, NY
Available in twenty exquisite metal finishes, this ceiling light is adorned with Cut Crystal shades that refract light in a soft, radiant glow, enhancing the fixture’s sculptural cha...
Brass, Bronze
$2,289 / item
Crystal Dome Ceiling Light in Florentine Silver
Located in New York, NY
Available in Florentine Gold and Florentine Silver finishes, the Crystal Dome Ceiling Light captures heritage luxury, artisanal precision, and timeless refinement, illuminating disti...
Brass, Bronze
Round Crystal Beaded Large Ceiling Light in French Gold
Located in New York, NY
The delicate crystal strands, arranged in a sculptural round form, reflect and refract light with captivating brilliance. Available exclusively in French Gold and French Silver fini...
Brass, Bronze
Vintage Moroccan Handcrafted Lantern Ceiling Light with Multi-Color Glass
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The lantern is rewired for electricity to use with one light bulb 60 watts max, Moroccan ceiling light fixture, hall lantern, ready to install, comes with matching chains and ceiling...
Metal
$2,607Sale Price / item|25% Off
Flos Coordinates Ceiling 1 Light in Anodized Champagne by Michael Anastassiades
By Michael Anastassiades, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Additional Information: Material: Extruded aluminum, platinic silicone extruded opal Finish: Anodized champagne Mounting: Ceiling/wall Light Source: 1 x Strip LCeiling 1d 45W [i]...
Aluminum
$2,922Sale Price / item|25% Off
Flos Coordinates Ceiling 2 Light in Anodized Champagne by Michael Anastassiades
By Michael Anastassiades, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Additional Information: Material: Extruded aluminum, platinic silicone extruded opal Finish: Anodized champagne Mounting: Ceiling/wall Light Source: 1 x Strip Led 61W [i] 2700K 3...
Aluminum
$2,685Sale Price / item|25% Off
Flos Coordinates Ceiling 1 Long Light in Champagne by Michael Anastassiades
By Michael Anastassiades, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Additional Information: Material: Extruded aluminum, platinic silicone extruded opal Finish: Anodized champagne Mounting: Ceiling/wall Light Source: 1 x Strip Led 52W [i] 2700K 2...
Aluminum
$3,083Sale Price / item|25% Off
Flos Coordinates Ceiling 2 Long Light in Champagne by Michael Anastassiades
By Flos, Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Additional Information: Material: Extruded aluminum, platinic silicone extruded opal Finish: Anodized champagne Mounting: Ceiling/wall Light Source: 1 x Strip Led 83W [i] 2700K 4470l...
Aluminum
$4,197Sale Price|20% Off
Handcrafted Crystal Chandelier made of Solid Brass with Gold Finish
Located in Berlin, DE
Handcrafted Crystal Chandelier made of Solid Brass with Gold Finish Twelve Light Ceiling Fixture with Hand Tied Crystals Diameter 62 cm Height 95 cm Total Height 120 cm In House Prod...
Crystal, Brass
$4,197Sale Price / item|20% Off
Handcrafted Crystal Chandelier made of Solid Brass with Chrome Silver Finish
Located in Berlin, DE
Handcrafted Crystal Chandelier made of Solid Brass with Chrome Silver Finish – Twelve Light Ceiling Fixture with Hand Tied Crystals – Diameter 62 cm Height 95 cm Total Height 120 cm ...
Crystal, Brass
$654Sale Price / item|25% Off
Flos IC Lights C/W1 Double Ceiling/Wall Sconce in Burgundy by Michael
By Flos, Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Additional Information: Material: Blown Glass, Steel Finish: Burgundy Mounting: Ceiling and Wall Light Source: 2 x 60W G9 Frosted Halogen (Included) Environment: Indoor - Dry Lo...
Steel
$807Sale Price / item|25% Off
Flos IC Lights C/W2 Double Ceiling/Wall Sconce in Chrome by Michael
By Flos, Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Additional Information: Material: Blown Glass, Brass Finish: Chrome Mounting: Ceiling and Wall Light Source: 2 x 150W T-10 Medium Frosted Halogen (Included) Environment: Indoor ...
Brass
$748Sale Price / item|25% Off
Flos IC Lights C/W2 Ceiling/Wall Sconce in Burgundy by Michael Anastassiades
By Flos, Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
IC Lights C/W comes in two models, both available in brass or chrome finish: - IC Lights C/W 1: height 8.5" - IC Lights C/W 2: height 12.4" Additional Information: Material: Bl...
Steel
$615Sale Price|25% Off
Flos IC Lights C/W1 Double Ceiling/Wall Sconce in Brass by Michael Anastassiades
By Flos, Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Additional Information: Material: Blown Glass, Steel Finish: Brass Mounting: Ceiling and Wall Light Source: 2 x 60W G9 Frosted Halogen (Included) Environment: Indoor - Dry Locat...
Steel
$807Sale Price / item|25% Off
Flos IC Lights C/W2 Double Ceiling/Wall Sconce in Brass by Michael Anastassiades
By Michael Anastassiades, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Additional Information: Material: Blown Glass, Brass Finish: Brass Mounting: Ceiling and Wall Light Source: 2 x 150W T-10 Medium Frosted Halogen (Included) Environment: Indoor -...
Brass
$807Sale Price / item|25% Off
Flos IC Lights C/W2 Double Ceiling/Wall Sconce in Black by Michael Anastassiades
By Michael Anastassiades, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Additional Information: Material: Blown Glass, Brass Finish: Black Mounting: Ceiling and Wall Light Source: 2 x 150W T-10 Medium Frosted Halogen (Included) Environment: Indoor -...
Brass
French Sunburst Leafed Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dramatic aged patina with gold leaf finishing. This sunburst ceiling light can be placed flush mounted or as a pendant, hanging from a chain at the desired height.
Gold Leaf, Iron, Wrought Iron
Venini Firenze Flush Light in Crystal & Sapphire by Ettore Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fun and colorful ceiling light option that adds a touch of playfulness to any room.
Art Glass
$732Sale Price / item|25% Off
Flos IC Lights S2 Pendant Light in Burgundy by Michael Anastassiades
By Michael Anastassiades, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
IC Lights is available in a brass, chrome, black or burgundy finish. Additional Information: Material: Blown Glass, Steel Finish: Burgundy Mounting: Ceiling Pendant Light Sour...
Steel
Spanish Sunburst Foliage Flush Mount Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, ca. 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Glamourous patina and original gold leaf finishing. This sunburst ceiling light can be placed flush mounted or as a pendant, adding a chain hanging from it to the desired height.
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
$2,043Sale Price|20% Off
French Sunburst Light Fixture with Nail Design in Gilt Iron and Milk Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Stunning gilt iron and opaline glass sunburst flush mount with nails decoration and gold leaf finishing. This ceiling light features an iron round backplace adorned by nails in sunb...
Gold Leaf, Wrought Iron, Iron
Mid-Century Shell Suspension Lamp by V. Panton for J. Luber AG 1960s
By Verner Panton, J. Luber Ag
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare pendant lamp with shell discs held by nylon strings, wooden ceiling light, metal finishes. By Verner Panton, manufactured by J.
Metal
$10,600 / item
Zeta Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro- Two Tone Finish
By Gaspare & Vittorio Asaro, form A
Located in New York, NY
The Zeta ceiling by form A light features a composition of variable sized Murano glass shades methodically balanced on a “V” shaped brass frame.
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.