Large Italian Murano Glass Flowers Basket Lamp Candelier, Italy 1960s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
Spectacular, large Italian mid-century modern basket chandelier made of dozens of Murano glass flowers. Each hand-blown pastel green flower is individually mounted on a metal frame a...
Metal
$4,930Sale Price|30% Off
After Pietro Chiesa Midcentury Italian Brass 12 Lights Candelier Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Refined chandelier attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontarte with 12 lights with brass support and accessory and a wonderful frosted glass with decoration. Italy in the 1940s.
Brass
Amazing Spherical Murano Poliedri Candelier, 140 Poliedri
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 140 trasparent Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 51,20 inches (130 cm)...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 111 pink polyhedra
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
It sounds like you have a stunning piece of art with that Italian pendant light! The combination of 111 pink Murano glasses and a gold and brass structure creates a truly elegant aes...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Iridescent Glasses
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 iridescent glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inches (105 cm) height...
Blown Glass
Amazing Spherical Murano Poliedri Candelier, 140 Iridescent Poliedri
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 140 iridescent Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are now unavailable, they have the particular...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Poliedri Clear and Smoked
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 trasparent and smoked Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inch...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 111 clear and amethyst polyhedra
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
It sounds like you have a stunning piece of art with that Italian pendant light! The combination of 111 amethyst and clear Murano glasses and a gold painted and brass structure creat...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 111 clear and smoked polyhedra
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
It sounds like you have a stunning piece of art with that Italian pendant light! The combination of 111 smoked and clear Murano glasses and a gold and brass structure creates a truly...
Blown Glass
Candelier by Carlo Nason, Mazzega Italy ca. 1965
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Berlin, DE
Candelier by Carlo Nason, Mazzega Italy ca. 1965 glass elements each other hung, transparent and colored
Glass
Amazing Spherical Murano Poliedri Candelier, 140 Opalino Poliedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 140 opalino Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century. Dimensions: 51,20 inches (130 cm...
Blown Glass
Ten-Armsh Candelier in the Style of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian 1950s brass chandelier with ten lights,1950s. Diameter:70 cm. Height:80 cm.
Brass
Trio Spherical Poliedri Candelier Carlo Scarpa Style, Murano
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Budapest, HU
Elegant Trio of Italian pendant lights each made from 140 iridescent Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are now unavailable, they have ...
Metal
Glazed Yellow and Green Ceramic Candelier with Lemon Motifs
Located in Ibiza, Spain
This glazed ceramic candelier is meticulously handcrafted, featuring motifs inspired by southern Italy.
Ceramic
C.1860 Italian Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Carved Wood and Iron Candelier - 30" Diameter x 36" Drop
Iron
Glazed Ceramic Candelier with Lemon Motifs
Located in Madrid, ES
Glazed ceramic candelier made by hand with motifs from southern Italy.
Ceramic
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 185 poliedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 trasparent Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inches(105 cm) ...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 185 poliedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 trasparent Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inches(105 cm) ...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Poliedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 trasparent Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inches(105 cm...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Poliedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 trasparent Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inches(105 cm...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Amber Poliedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 AMBER Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inches (105 cm) he...
Blown Glass
Amazing Spherical Murano Poliedri Candelier, 140 Poliedri
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 140 transparent Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: Late 20th century. Dimensions: 51.20 inches (1...
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 185 multicolored glasses
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 multicolored Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are pink, yellow and green, which makes the...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Iridescent Glasses
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 multicolored Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are pink, yellow and green, which makes the...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Pink Poliedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 pink murano glasses "Poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inches (105 cm) hei...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Iridescent Glasses
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 iridescent glasses "Poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inches (105 cm) heig...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Pink Poliedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 pink murano glasses "Poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inches (105 cm) hei...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Multicolored Glasses
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 multicolored murano glasses "Poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are pink, yellow and green, which makes the...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 185 smoked polyhedra
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 SMOKED Murano glasses "poliedri." Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40.70 inches (105 cm) he...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 185 smoked polyhedra
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 SMOKED Murano glasses "poliedri." Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40.70 inches (105 cm) he...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Amber Poliedri
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 AMBER Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inches (105 cm) heig...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 185 multicolored glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 multicolored Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are pink, yellow and green, which makes the...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 185 turquoise polyhedra
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 Turquoise Murano glasses "poliedri." Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40.70 inches (105 cm) ...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 111 multicolored polyhedra
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
It sounds like you have a stunning piece of art with that Italian pendant light! The combination of 111 multicolored Murano glasses and a gold and brass structure creates a truly ele...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 111 smoked polyhedra
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
It sounds like you have a stunning piece of art with that Italian pendant light! The combination of 111 smoked Murano glasses and a gold and brass structure creates a truly elegant a...
Blown Glass
Amazing Spherical Murano Poliedri Candelier, 140 Multicolored Glasses
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 140 multicolored "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The glasses are pink, yellow and green, which makes the chandelier a t...
Glass
Amazing spherical Murano poliedri Candelier - 140 pink poliedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 140 pink Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 51,20 inches (130 cm) he...
Blown Glass
Amazing Spherical Murano Poliedri Candelier, 140 Pink Poliedri
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 140 pink Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 51,20 inches (130 cm) he...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 185 polyhedra white alabaster
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 withe alabaster Murano glasses "poliedri." Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The alabaster technique created in Venetian glasswor...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 185 polyhedra white alabaster
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 withe alabaster Murano glasses "poliedri." Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The alabaster technique created in Venetian glasswor...
Blown Glass
Amazing spherical Murano polyhedra Candelier - 140 amethyst polyhedra
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 140 white alabaster Murano glasses "poliedri." Structure in gold and brass colored metal. The alabaster technique created in Venetian glasswo...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Poliedri Clear and Smoked
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 transparent and smoked Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40.70 i...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano Glass Candelier, 185 Poliedri Clear and Smoked
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 transparent and smoked Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40.70 i...
Blown Glass
Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 185 poliedri clear and smoked
By Mazzega
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 trasparent and smoked Murano glasses "poliedri". Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40,70 inch...
Blown Glass
RESERVED: TWO --- Amazing Murano glass Candelier - 185 smoked polyhedra
By Venini
Located in Gaiarine Frazione Francenigo (TV), IT
Elegant Italian pendant light made from 185 SMOKED Murano glasses "poliedri." Structure in gold and brass colored metal. Period: late xx century Dimensions: 40.70 inches (105 cm) hei...
Blown Glass
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H 39.38 in Dm 26.38 in
Mid-Century Shamrock Murano Pendant Cascata Candelier Nason for Mazzega, 1960
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century Shamrock Murano pendant. Model Cascata byy Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy 1960s Rare green color.
Murano Glass
Italian Cut-Glass Candelier
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
With eight lights and nearly 100 cut glass pieces — shaped as globes and discuses — the design of this large chandelier reflects mid-century Italian aesthetics.
Cut Glass, Glass
$1,786Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.53 in Dm 23.63 in
Beautiful Large three-Tier Murano Glass Tube Chandelier - 52 glasses
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Italian vintage chandelier in Murano glass and nickel-plated metal structure. The armor polished nickel supports 52 large clear glass tubes in a star shape. Period: late XX century ...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$11,494 / item
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 15.75 in
Adolf Loos Jugendstil Brass & Silk Chandelier "Dinner" with a Pulley, Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
Chandelier in several variation used by Adolf Loos, the height of the chandelier is to extend with a pulley Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charg...
Brass
$1,369 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$4,250 / set
H 15.75 in W 5 in D 3 in
Brass and Murano Glass Sconces, Mid-Century Modern Style, Italy, New Design
Located in Austin, TX
Petite sconces from Murano, Italy made with smoked glass stamped into a lovely curved shape with texture. The brass structure has been newly wired to fit US standards. This pair is...
Brass
$860 / item
H 6.7 in W 5.5 in D 3.3 in
Fun Guy Stained Glass Sconce in Brushed Nickel by Frangere Studio
By Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Amid the machine-polished surfaces of contemporary life, the Fun Guy wall sconce celebrates the mark of the human hand, with a striking level of charm and sophistication. A labor...
Aluminum
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
$1,909 / item
H 5.91 in Dm 4.73 in
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp / Flush Pende, Re Edit
By Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Hanging- lamp from the showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette used by Hoffmann in several variations. Hammered originally. Works-number M115, pattern-book of the Wiener Werkstaette: WWM...
Crystal, Brass
LUchiere Sconce by Lumfardo Luminaires
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The LUchiere sconce is a wonderful and sleek bronze torchier sconce in a rich aged patinated brass finish and handblown glass shades. Based on an Italian design. Single medium based ...
Brass
Swedish Designer, Coffee or Side Table, Wood, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden coffee or side table designed and produced in Sweden, 1940s.
Wood
ALMA Ceiling Surface Flush Mount
By Thomas Cooper Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A slab of hand cut Natural Alabaster glows in the grasp of a Brutalist-inspired cast Bronze frame. Custom Sizes Available. Models in the collection are individually hand-crafted by...
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
$5,455 / item
H 42.01 in W 25.99 in D 1.19 in
Mid century style Ceiling Suspended Mirror with Bronze Patina Frame, Vintage N.4
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Mid-century style Vintage N.4 ceiling suspended mirror with a high quality pure brass full frame with a bronze patina finish. This piece is part of our original and fully customisabl...
Brass, Bronze
$1,600Sale Price|69% Off
H 21.66 in W 17.72 in D 4.73 in
Italian Mid-Century Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1940s
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Elegant and stylish Italian mid-century chandelier of Pietro Chiesa per Fontana Arte, from the 1940s. Two lights, polished brass structure, green aluminum lamp holder, and floral pri...
Aluminum, Brass
$5,450 / set
H 13 in W 8 in D 5 in
Mid-Century Modern Style Murano Glass Ribbed Sconces with Brass Structure
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of sconces from Murano, Italy made of hand-blown and stamped glass. The ribbed texture of the glass creates a beautiful filter for the light. The structure is made of brass. The...
Brass
BERG Side Table by John Pawson for Wonderglass
By John Pawson, WonderGlass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The character of the Berg table is inseparable from its materiality. Every detail of the design derives from the mesmerising visual and tactile qualities of cast glass and from the...
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.