Large ISO Sconce Light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
By Ladies & Gentleman Studio 1
Located in Geneve, CH
Large ISO sconce light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio. Dimensions: H 22” x W 60”, 10” globe
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Large ISO Sconce Light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
By Ladies & Gentleman Studio 1
Located in Geneve, CH
Large ISO sconce light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio. Dimensions: H 22” x W 60”, 10” globe
Brass
Large ISO Sconce Light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
By Ladies & Gentleman Studio 1
Located in Geneve, CH
Large ISO sconce light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio. Dimensions: H 22” x W 60”, 10” globe
Brass
Small ISO Sconce Light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
By Ladies & Gentleman Studio 1
Located in Geneve, CH
Small ISO sconce light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio Dimensions: H 17” x W 30”, 6” globe Materials
Steel
Large ISO Sconce Light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
By Ladies & Gentleman Studio 1
Located in Geneve, CH
Large ISO sconce light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio Dimensions: H 22” x W 60”, 10” globe
Brass
Small ISO Sconce Light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
By Ladies & Gentleman Studio 1
Located in Geneve, CH
Small ISO sconce light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio. Dimensions: H 17” x W 30”, 6” globe
Steel
Small ISO Sconce Light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
By Ladies & Gentleman Studio 1
Located in Geneve, CH
Small ISO sconce light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio Dimensions: H 17” x W 30”, 6” globe Materials
Steel
Large Brass ISO Sconce Light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
By Ladies & Gentleman Studio 1
Located in Geneve, CH
Large brass ISO sconce light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio. Dimensions: H 22” x W 60”, 10” globe
Brass
Small Brass ISO Sconce Light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
By Ladies & Gentleman Studio 1
Located in Geneve, CH
Small brass ISO sconce light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio. Dimensions: H 17” x W 30”, 6” globe
Steel
Large ISO Sconce Light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
By Ladies & Gentleman Studio 1
Located in Geneve, CH
Large ISO sconce light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio. Dimensions: H 22” x W 60”, 10” globe
Brass
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H 22 in W 60 in D 25 in
Iso Sconce Light in Brass Finish and Color Wash Globe – Large, 1st Dibs New York
By Ladies & Gentleman Studio 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iso began with consideration towards a common problem: how to create impactful, functional overhead
Brass
Solana Wall Sconces
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The "Solana" wall mount sconce or reading light is strongly influenced by Scandinavian, Danish, French, and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. The walnut back plate (available in natural...
Enamel, Brass
Pivot Single Wall Sconce with Articulating Arms in Brass
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
The Pivot LED series with its articulated arm and adjustable head this brass lamp, is not only multidimensional, but it is an ever changing line drawing that nestles into a room. Rem...
Brass
$2,900 / item
H 45 in W 24 in D 6 in
Division Wall Sconce or Flushmount in Oil-Rubbed Bronze, Mesh and Blown Glass
By Mathieu Matégot, Blueprint Lighting, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Division wall lamp or flushmount ceiling fixture in blown glass, enameled mesh and bronze by Blueprint Lighting, 2020. A striking study in material and texture, Division is a piece o...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Chrome, Nickel
Leather Meander Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Our updated Meander Reader light with leather wrapped flexible arm and a larger cone shade and new upward angle feature. Bulb can be fully recessed. Comes with suggested LED bulb. ...
Brass
$915 / item
H 11.03 in W 5.91 in D 33.86 in
Pair of Articulated Sconce Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Black and White
By Stilnovo, Arredoluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite sconce is a nod to the timeless pieces crafted by mid-century modern Italian studios Arteluce and Stilnovo in the 1950s, but with a unique and distinctive design that ...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Singl...
Brass, Metal
Leather Meander Flexible Wall Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Leather wrapped flexible arm wall light you can pose and adjust as you wish. This is our updated Meander Reader light with larger cone shade and new upward angled arm. Lamping: Sing...
Metal, Brass, Nickel
$1,250 / item
H 36 in W 6 in D 22 in
ARC Wall Lamp or Sconce in Green Enamel & Blown Glass by Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Bauhaus, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
The ARC wall lamp or by Blueprint Lighting is a dramatically overscaled study in clean lines and simple form inspired by the tenets of the Bauhaus, ARC is truly a go-anywhere design ...
Brass, Bronze, Chrome, Nickel, Enamel
Shearling 'Strapontin' Stool by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shearling 'Strapontin' stool by Design Frères. Chic and understated.
Iron
$1,654 / item
H 13.78 in Dm 9.45 in
Murano Round Green Glass and Brass Modern Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very special Murano glass wall light, stylish and elegant, their design truly unique in their kind. Beautiful coloring. The wall light is composed of a brass stem where a system for...
Brass
$5,027 / item
H 56.11 in W 25.6 in D 19.1 in
Arcate sideboard, in Canaletto walnut by Accardibuccheri Medulum for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Il settimanale Arcate fa parte di una collezione esclusiva che include comodini e comò, ideata dal rinomato studio milanese Accardi Buccheri per il brand MEDULUM. La scocca, realizza...
Walnut
Linden 2 Wall Sconce - 23.5in by Studio Dunn
By Studio DUNN
Located in Rumford, RI
The Linden 2 Sconce - 23.5in is a modern linen wall fixture that reinterprets the classic Art Deco sconce. The stylized fixture that was popular in theater architecture of the 1920s ...
Brass
$8,742 / item
H 39.38 in Dm 45.01 in
Contemporary Textured Brass Chandelier, Tryst Three by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Textured Brass Chandelier, Tryst Three by Paul Matter Tryst chandelier explores the relationship between interlocked forms in perfect union and balance. A study of form...
Brass
Mamun Bedside (Dark Brown/Dusty Blue)
Located in Singapore, SG
Mamun, which translates to trustworthy in Arabic, was designed by Studio Kallang in 2021 as a playful take on both midcentury and brutalist forms. Designer Faezah Shaharuddin intende...
Teak
$6,509 / item
H 30.71 in W 58.27 in D 14.97 in
Travertine Console Table inspired by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Amsterdam, Holland
This minimalist table is crafted from a single material, featuring a softly curved-edge top that rests elegantly on four cylindrical columns, creating a sculptural and architectural ...
Travertine
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.
From the kitchen to the bedroom and everywhere in between, there is one major part of home decor that you definitely want to master: lighting. Carefully selected vintage sconces and wall lights can do wonders in establishing mood and highlighting your distinctive personality.
We’re a long way from the candelabra-inspired chandeliers of the medieval era. Lighting is no longer merely practical, and lighting designers have been creating and reinventing lighting solutions for eons. Because of the advancements crafted by these venturesome makers, we now have the opportunity to bring unique, customizable lighting solutions into our homes.
It’s never been easier to create dramatic bedrooms, cozy kitchen areas and cheerful bars than it is today. Think of an elegant wall sconce as functional and as a work of art, adding both light and style to your hallways, whimsical kids’ rooms and elsewhere.
When choosing a lighting solution, first determine what your needs are: Will you opt for a moody or a bright feel? The room that will serve as your home office will need adequate lighting — think “the brighter, the better” for this particular setting.
For the bedroom, bedside wall lamps with warm-temperature bulbs instead of bedside table lamps could be the way to go to induce a sense of calm or intimacy. Try to match the style of the wall light or sconce that you’re installing to the overall design scheme of your room. It’s never “just a light.” You should approach the lighting of a room with a mindset that is one part practical and one part aesthetics-driven.
Let 1stDibs help you set the mood with the right antique and vintage wall lights and sconces for your home. Our collection includes every kind of fixture, from sculptural works by Austrian craftsman J.T. Kalmar to chic industrial-style wall sconces, from adjustable painted aluminum wall lamps designed by Artemide to a wide variety of minimalist mid-century modern masterpieces.