Single Mid-Century 'Ice' Glass Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
A pair of unusual 'ice drip' glass pendant lights. France, c1970s. No chain or ceiling rose was retained, we can recommend where to source. Good vintage condition, some scuffs and...
Brass
Ice Glass Pendant Light/Chandelier from J. T. Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Rijssen, NL
An ice glass pendant lights designed by J.T Kalmar, manufactured by Kalmar Franken, Austria in the 1960s.
Brass
Carl Fagerlund Ice Sculpted Crystal Glass Pendant light for Orrefors Sweden 60s
By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund
Located in Paris, IDF
Another "ice glass" pendant light, in a larger size (Diameter 35 cm, Height 17 cm, round with 12 glass panels), also available.
Brass, Nickel
Ice Murano Glass Pendant Light Dve Denmark Lighting
Located in Bastogne, BE
Stylish vintage pendant light. Pendant light made of murano glass (made in Murano, Italy). This pendant light is perfect for a Loft, Minimalism, Electrical, Modern interiors. ...
Murano Glass
Kalmar Pendant Light, Ice Glass and Chrome, 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pendant lamp by Kalmar, Austria, 1960s. It is made of frosted glasses and chrome (or nickel) plated brass. One medium screw base bulb per light. The total drop can be altered to a...
Brass, Chrome, Nickel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Pendant Light with Ice Glass Shade
Located in Barntrup, DE
An elegant Mid-Century Modern pendant light fixture featuring a beautifully shaped ice glass shade and a chrome-plated metal fitting.
Metal, Chrome
Italian Murano Glass Bell-Shaped Iced Glass and Chrome Pendant Light, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Barntrup, DE
This stunning mid-century Italian Murano glass pendant light features a chromed metal fitting. Its thick, clear glass shade has a slightly smoky gray tone and showcases a decorative,...
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Bell Shaped Ice Glass and Chrome Pendant Light, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-Century Bell Shaped Ice Glass and Chrome Pendant Light, 1970s
Metal
Ice crystal pendant light by Kalmar, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Ice crystal pendant light by Kalmar, 1960s - vintage glass chandelier - mid century chandelier - kalmar chandelier - design chandelier Description: Fantastic ice crystal shaped pen...
Crystal, Metal
Beautiful Two Light Kalmar Ice Glass Chandelier Pendant, Austria, 1950s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful and rare chandelier or pendant light by Kalmar Vienna, Austria. An original mid-century vintage piece manufactured in the 1950s. It is made of brass and heavy glass. The Fi...
Metal, Brass
Kalmar Mid-Century Modern Ice Crystal Glass Pendant Light Chandelier 1970s
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One single vintage midcentury modern Austrian made textured clear ice glass hanging ceiling pendant light / lamp or chandelier by Kalmar, circa 1974, Vienna, Austria.
Nickel
Murano Sputnik Light Ice Color Art Glass Midcentury Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Large glass flowers make up this beautiful Murano chandelier. A classic mid-century Sputnik. Composed of a large central sphere in which brass rods are screwed, above which glass le...
Brass
Midcentury Ice Crystal Glass Pendant Light or Chandelier by Kalmar, circa 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This is a beautiful ice glass chandelier from Kalmar Franken made in Austria in the 1960s. It is a fascinating lighting with a beautiful design. The frame and the chain are of full b...
Brass
1 of 4 Petite Ice Glass Chrome Pendant light by Kaiser, Germany, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 4 Petite star-shaped Pendant light by Kaiser, Germany, manufactured circa 1960-1969. Curved Murano glasses suspended from a fixture. Sockets: one x E27 standard bulb (max. 100 ...
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Vintage Ice Glass and Chrome Pendant Light Lamp by Kinkeldey Germany
By Kinkeldey
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Kinkeldey pendant lamp with chrome hardware. Minimal, geometric and simply shaped small hanging ceiling light fixture made in Germany, in the 1970s. The light photographed is the exa...
Metal, Chrome
Murano Art Glass and Brass Ice White and Light Blu Chandelier and Pendant, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Particular and very original lantern in Murano glass and brass, unique design enriched by a particular glass with sandblasted processing, with double color. The chandelier/lantern h...
Brass
mid century PENDANT LIGHT with 30 acrylic discs like ice glass 1960s 1970s
Located in Mannheim, DE
Beautiful pendant light from the late 1960s/70s. Thirty square discs with rounded corners are suspended in four tiers from silver metal support rods. The discs are made of textured a...
Metal
Rare J.T.Kalmar Seven-Light Ice Glass Chandelier, 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A rare ice glass chandelier by J.T.Kalmar, Austria, circa 1960s. The chandelier is made of nickeled metal frame with 18 thick clear Murano structured glass blocks. Socket: 6 x e14 a...
Metal
Large Doria Ice Glass Tubes Flush mount light, Germany, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Aachen, NRW
Fantastic four-tier midcentury chandelier by Doria, Germany, manufactured circa 1960-1969. 4 rings of glass cylinders suspended from a fixture. Sockets: 9 x E14 candelabra bulbs (up...
Art Glass
Blu Turquoise and Ice Color Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high. Price is for 1 item. Available also a pair.
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural "ICE" 3 Light Pendant Chandelier by Raak Amsterdam
By RAAK
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Rare to find this unique and fantastic triple pendant lamp with thick and heavy ice like clear textured glass with trapped air bubbles, very much like murano. Painted metal canisters...
Metal
Blu Turquoise and Ice Color Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high. 10 E 27 light bulbs. The structure can be wired for US standards. Pri...
Blown Glass
Blu Turquoise and Ice Color Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high. 10 E 27 light bulbs. The structure can be wired for US standards. Pri...
Blown Glass
Blu Turquoise and Ice Color Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high. Price is for 1 item. Available also a pair.
Blown Glass
Blu Turquoise and Ice Color Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high. 10 E 27 light bulbs. The structure can be wired for US standards. Pri...
Blown Glass
Blu Turquoise and Ice Color Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high. 10 E 27 light bulbs. The structure can be wired for US standards. Pri...
Blown Glass
Blu Turquoise and Ice Color Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high. 10 E 27 light bulbs. The structure can be wired for US standards. ...
Blown Glass
Blu Turquoise and Ice Color Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high. Price is for 1 item. Available also a pair.
Blown Glass
Blu Turquoise and Ice Color Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high. Price is for 1 item. Available also a pair.
Blown Glass
Blu Turquoise and Ice Color Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high. Price is for 1 item. Available also a pair.
Blown Glass
Pair of BluTurquoise and Ice Color Murano Glass Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high.
Blown Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Turquoise and Ice Color Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high.
Blown Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Turquoise and Ice Color Tronchi Chandelier Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
This striking chandelier is composed by 78 blue turquoise and ice color Murano glass 'Tronchi' by 20 cm high.
Blown Glass
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Hollywood Regency Ice Glass Hanging Light, J. T. Kalmar Lights, Austria, 1950s
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Hanging light Producer: Kalmar Franken KG, Austria Design: J.T. Kalmar Age: 1950s Original modernist Hollywood Regency glass hanging light. Hig...
Metal
Large Modernist French Art Deco Bronze Wood Brass Six-Light Ice Glass Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
French Art Deco engraved bronze on wood six ice glass shades chandelier, circa 1950. 6-light bulbs E-14, good working condition Assembly required. Bulbs not included.
Brass, Bronze
Set of Four Kalmar Ice Glass Light Fixtures, Two Wall Scones and Two Chandeliers
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of beautiful and elegant modern brass chandeliers, manufactured by Kalmar Austria in the 1970s. Lovely design, executed to a very high standard. Each chandelier has two layers o...
Brass, Steel
Set of 4 Kalmar Ice Glass Light Fixtures, 2 Wall Scones and 2 Chandeliers
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
Unique and elegant modern high-end brass colored set of light fixtures, manufactured by Kalmar, Austria in the 1970s. Lovely design, executed to a very high standard. Each chandelier...
Brass
Huge and Elegant Frosted Ice Glass Flush Mount Light or Wall Lamp, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Huge and Elegant Frosted Ice Glass Flush Mount Light or Wall Lamp, 1960s Germany This lamp need 2 x E27 Edison screw fit bulb is wired, in working condition and runs both on 110 / 2...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Nice Gaetano Sciolari "Ice Cube" Light Fixture
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century modern Gaetano Sciolari light fixture.
Chrome
Large Modernist French Art Deco Gilt Bronze on Wood 6-Light Ice Glass Chandelier
By Arlus
Located in Coimbra, PT
Unusual French Art Deco in engraved bronze and brass on wood with 6-light ice glass shades chandelier, circa 1940.
Brass, Bronze
Sciolari Chrome and Ice Cube 12 Light Chandelier
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Gaetano Sciolari designed 12 light chandelier, made for Lightolier, in three levels of four arms and cubes. Lower and upper levels are the same size. The middle section cubes are s...
Glass
Gaetano Sciolari Mid-Century Modern Seventeen Light Ice Cube Chandelier MINT!
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Gaetano Sciolari Mid-Century Modern Seventeen Light Ice Cube Chandelier MINT!
Aluminum
70s MCM Gaetano Sciolari 9 Light Chrome Ice Cube Chandelier Lightolier Italy
By Lightolier, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Gaetano Sciolari 9 Light Chrome Ice Cube Hanging Chandelier for Lightolier. Made in Italy. Measurements Height to ring: 24” approx. Size: 24”x 13”x 13” approx. Glass cube: 4.25”x ...
Chrome
Set of Midcentury Murano Glass Light Fixtures, Sold Individually.
Located in New York, NY
A set of eight circa 1950s Murano clear “ice glass” pendant/semi-flush light fixture with an amethyst-colored detail near the rim, nickel-plated hardware and two interior lights.
Murano Glass
Spiral Folded Ice Glass Five-Light Fixture
By Lightolier
Located in Austin, TX
1970s lightolier folded ice five-light fixture.
Brass, Nickel
Unavailable
H 29.14 in Dm 23.63 in
Mid-Century German Chromed Ceiling Light in Flower Ice Glass Design 1960s
Located in Basel, CH
This ceiling lamp from the 1960s is made from chrome and has a long stem with six arms. The design of the lampshades features ice glass flowers.
Chrome
Ice Glass Pendant Light Fixture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Ice glass pendant light fixture.
Glass
Murano Ice Glass Pendant Light Fixture
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Murano ice glass pendant light fixture.
Glass
Petite Murano Ice Glass Pendant Light, Germany, 1970s
By Honsel
Located in Aachen, NRW
Petite stunning murano glass pendant, Germany, 1970s 3 structured glasses, beautifully refracting the light. High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready ...
Murano Glass
Mid Century Ice Glass Pendant Light by Doria, 1970s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Mid Century Chandelier by Doria, Germany. 1970’s. Beautiful high-quality Doria Pendant Light it is good lighting solution for any room. In good condition. 4 x E-27 socket...
Glass
Mazzega Tiered Ice Glass Petals Pendant Light
By AVMazzega
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pendant light by A.V. Mazzega with three cylindrical tiers of dangling, transparent, textured, Murano glass ovals (petals) with white accents. It hangs by a long, chrome chain. It ...
Metal
Three-Light Chandelier with Ice Glass
Located in New York, NY
Italian midcentury chandelier with ice glass shades. The frame is lacquered black and brass. Holds three candelabra sockets. Condition: Excellent vintage condition, minor wear con...
Brass
Late Century Japanese Cast Aluminium and Glass Ice Breaker Pendant Light
By Koito
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
If you are looking for an industrial fitting that is truly unique look no further! This light has been re-claimed from an ice breaking vessel that would travel through arctic cond...
Ice Glass Three-Light Hanging Fixture by Kaiser
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Mid-Century three-light hanging fixture By Kaiser Leuchten with dazzling ice glass domes, each hanging from a brass cone shaped three way frame. Fixture has been fully rewired.
Brass
Sciolari 13 Light Ice Cube Glass Brass Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in Palm Springs, CA
13 light chandelier designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier with glass shades in brass finish.
Metal
Kaiser Leuchten 1960s 'Ice' Glass Chandelier or Ceiling Mount Light
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful mid century light design by German lighting company Kaiser Leuchten. The light may be hung from a chain or flush mounted on a ceiling. It is made of ten hand formed and m...
Metal
Large Kalmar Ice Light Chandelier
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in London, GB
A two tier, eight light "ice" chandelier by Kalmar Vienna Austria, circa 1960. The iced Murano pieces supported on a nickel frame. Designed and manufactured by J T Kalmar.
Murano Glass
Blue Metal and Ice Glass Flush Mount Light by Hillebrand, 1950s, Germany
By Hillebrand
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Midcentury design blue metal and ice glass flush mount light by Hillebrand, 1950s, Germany Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with 3x E27 light bulbs....
Metal
"Ice Cubes" Ceiling Light by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair available of flush mount "Ice Cubes" ceiling light fixtures by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier featuring a brass plates with four thick bevelled ice block glass shades.
Brass
"Ice Cubes" Ceiling Light by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A mid-century flush mount "Ice Cubes" ceiling light fixture by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier featuring brass plates with four thick beveled ice block glass shades. Circa 1960s, US...
Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Sculptural 12-Light Ice Cube & Chrome Chandelie
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1970s A Lightolier chandelier by Italian lighting designer Gaetano Sciolari, featuring twelve (12) "ice" cubes of glass with controlled air bubbles . The frame is a chrome tub...
Chrome
Ice Cube and Brass Twelve-Light Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Lightolier chandelier by Italian lighting designer Gaetano Sciolari, featuring twelve (12) "ice" cubes of glass. The frame is a brass tube with three tiers, in the form of an inver...
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century J.T. Kalmar "Ice Light" Chandeliers
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in London, GB
A pair of textured glass on silver and nickel frames chandeliers with nine light fittings by J. T. Kalmar, Austria.
Nickel
Ceiling Lights from Peill & Putzler, Set of 2
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Bastogne, BE
The price is for one Lamp. Brass and Frosted Ice Glass Cube Pendant light. Made in 1970’s.
Crystal, Brass
Ice Glass Pendant Light from J. T. Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
By J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting
Located in Rijssen, NL
An ice glass pendant light designed by J.T Kalmar, manufactured by Kalmar Franken, Austria in the 1960s.
Brass
Sold
H 12.6 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Mid-Century Scandinavian Teak, Brass & Textured Ice Glass Pendant Light, 1960s
Located in London, GB
For sale is a Mid-Century Modernist Scandinavian Teak, Brass & Textured Ice-Glass Pendant Light, dating from circa 1960s.
Brass
Kalmar Ice Glass Pendant Light Chandelier, 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A nice icicle glass pendant light fixture by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960.
Chrome, Metal
Kalmar 'Granada' Ice Glass Pendant Light Chandelier, 1970
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A hanging lamp by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s). The offered light is the larger version with 7 glass pieces. On the photos i...
Metal
kalmar franken mid century ice glass PENDANT LIGHT 1960s 70s
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Mannheim, DE
Mid century pendant light manufactured in the 1960s / 70s by Kalmar Franken (model 3379/1, series 1/6/7/8).
Metal
Sold
H 12.21 in Dm 6.7 in
Vintage Ice Glass Modernist Pendant Lamp from Glashütte Limburg, Germany 1960s
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Textured clear ice glass pendant light with fluted top from Limburg - model P 420a.
Glass
Sold
H 35.44 in Dm 10.63 in
Set of Three Kalmar Ice Glass Chandeliers Pendant Lights, Cast Glass Brass, 1970
By Mazzega, Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar, Venini, Fontana Arte
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A set of three beautiful ice glass pendant light fixtures by Kalmar, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s).
Metal, Nickel, Chrome, Brass
Art Deco Clear Glass Chandelier
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage ice glass pendant lamp. Textured clear ice glass pendant light with fluted top.
Glass
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.