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Bronze Modernist Lighting Bolt Chandelier with Holophane Glass Fixtures
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage 1970s bronze modernist lighting bolt chandelier with ripped Holophane glass fixtures and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
1960's Modernist Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a great example of modernist lighting design masterfully accomplished in the 1950's. The
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Floor Lamp, Designed by Bergbom & Co
By Bergboms
Located in Stockholm, SE
/ 17 ¾’’
L: 146 cm / 4' 9".
Bergboms—also known as Bergbom & Co AB—was a Swedish modernist lighting
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Leather, Canvas
Art Deco Sconces by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of rare Art Deco wall sconces by the French Modernist lighting designer Jean Perzel, made of
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Modernist Spring Table Lamp by Sonneman Lighting Company
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This modernist spring table lamp features a black steel cube with a chrome socket surrounded by a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Lucien Gau wall lights
By Maison Lucien Gau
Located in PARIS, FR
specialized in crafting luxury lighting fixtures, renowned for its artisanal expertise in designing modernist
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Late 20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pair of white and black wall sconces by Lucien Gau
By Maison Lucien Gau
Located in PARIS, FR
production of luxury lighting, and it is renowned for its artisanal craftsmanship in the design of modernist
Category
Late 20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pair of Ceramic Lamps by Thurston
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
of ceramic body 20 inches.
Unusual and not often seen form from recognized master of Modernist
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Three Sculptural Danish Wall Lights in Brass and Racing Green by Lyfa
By Lyfa, Poul Henningsen
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
manufacturing modernist lighting in the 1960s-1970s. They won many design awards.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Lighting trytique, Murano, Modernist
Located in Nice, FR
This set of lighting can be placed in the center of a living room, on a table or in the corner of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...
Materials
Art Glass
Chandelier by Carl Fagerlund
By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund
Located in Dronten, NL
the work of Scandinavian modernist lighting designer Carl Fagerlund. Initially an instructor of
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Tito Agnoli Wall-to-Ceiling Lamp for Oluce, c1960
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in London, GB
An icon of modernist lighting design, Peruvian-born Tito Agnoli studied architecture in Italy and
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modernist Pendant Lighting
Located in Beirut, LB
French art Deco modernist pendant light. The structure is metallic. The glassware is in tones and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Pair, Mid Century Laurel Lamp Company Mahogany Figural Table Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Engelhard. The company specialized in the production of high-quality, modernist lighting fixtures that were
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gerald Thurston 1950s Hourglass Tri-color Ceramic Lamps
By Gerald Thurston
Located in San Francisco, CA
with brass mounts; Gerald Thurston was one of the most creative American lighting designers of the
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Vintage FLOS Table Lamps, Made In Italy
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
chandelier as a modernist lighting form.
DIMENSIONS: 24" high x 19.5" wide (the shade) x 6" deep (base).
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Donald Deskey Style Machine Age Aluminum Desk Lamp
By Donald Deskey
Located in Garnerville, NY
aesthetic of the Machine Age of the 1930 and 1940s. Sleek and streamlined period modernist lighting all at
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Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
1960 Germany Limburg Petite Flush Mount Ceiling Light Textured Glass
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
, modernist.
Lighting: takes one large Edison E27 base screw bulb.
Wattage: we recommend up to 40w per bulb
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Glass
Pair of Stilux Milano Mid-Century Modernist Articulated Wall Lights, Italy 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilux
Located in London, GB
in the mid-20th century, Stilux was a leading Italian Modernist lighting design company, renowned for
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 4.73 in W 3.94 in D 6.7 in
1960 Germany Limburg Flush Mount Ceiling Light Textured Glass
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
, modernist.
Lighting: takes two large Edison E27 base screw bulbs.
Wattage: we recommend up to 40w per bulb
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Glass
Glashütte Limburg Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light, 1960
By Glashütte Limburg
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
, modernist.
Lighting: takes two large Edison E27 base screw bulbs.
Wattage: we recommend up to 40w per bulb
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Glass
Vintage Flower Light by Willy Daro for Massive Lighting, Belgium 1970s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Vintage Flower Light by Willy Daro for Massive Lighting, Belgium 1970s
Golden ceiling lamp or wall
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20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
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H 6.3 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in
Globe with Opaline Glass, Designed by Verner Panton
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Lejre, DK
that epitomizes the essence of modernist lighting design. Featuring a transparent acrylic globe, this
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Opaline Glass, Acrylic
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modernist Sconce or Flush Mount by Kalmar
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Kingston, NY
This gorgeous Mid-Century Modernist sconce or wall ceiling flush mount was designed by Kalmar. It
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Modernist Italian Pair of Table Lamp Black Murano Glass Sciolari Design
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Modernist Italian Pair of table lamp black Murano glass Sciolari design
only glass cm.42x15.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Teak and Brass Table Lamps by Bergboms, Sweden ca 1970s
By Bergboms
Located in Utrecht, NL
Bergboms—also called Bergbom & Co AB—was a modernist, Swedish lighting manufacturer established in
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Chandelier in the Style of Kalmar
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century chandelier in the style Kalmar.
It consists of 21 squares each glass with an intricate sunburst design that has been hand etched into the glass.
Each square is individu...
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Pr. Sculptural Chrome Modernist Table Lamps
By Sonneman Lighting, George Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of chrome table lamps having interlocking curved elements with white interiors. Each lamp features an inner socket, and an upper socket. The white paint finish one one lamp has ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair or Single, Large Modernist Ten-Arm Austrian Chandelier, Kalmar
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in New York City, NY
Pair or single available
Very large modernist highly architectural ten arm chandelier comprising
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Huge Modernist Brass and Glass Ten-Arm Austrian Chandelier, Kalmar
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in New York City, NY
Very large Art Moderne highly architectural ten-arm chandelier comprising bi level rectangular boxes of interlacing lines in a grid pattern mounted in a polished brass armature.
The ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Carl Fagerlund Ceiling Light for Orrefors Glass and Brass, Sweden, 1960
By Carl Fagerlund
Located in Paris, FR
museums, churches and corporate headquarters house the work of Scandinavian modernist lighting designer
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Modernist Wall Sconces Sciolari Design Round Steel Brass Glass Italian Design
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Modernist wall sconces Sciolari design round steel brass glass Italian design, 1970.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 10.24 in W 5.52 in D 5.91 in
Pair of Italian Vintage Modernist Brass and Glass Sciolari Wall Lights Sconces
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of beautiful sculptural minimalist glass and brass sconces.
Italy, 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Minimalist Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
H 9.85 in W 8.27 in D 5.91 in
Stilnovo sputnik ceiling lamp Italy 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
before launching his legendary modernist lighting company Arteluce in 1939. His first Sputnik, sometimes
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Ten-Tier Cascading Chandelier by Tapio Wirkkala for Oy Airam AB, Finland
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in South Charleston, WV
examples to be found anywhere and a very fine example of vintage modernist lighting at it's apex.
Brass
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Steel
Seldom Seen Modernist Silver and Crystal Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari
By Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Buffalo, NY
traditional space. Gaetano Sciolari was a famous mid-century lighting designer who designs are very much in
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Lead, Silver Plate
1960s Italian Modernist Brass Chrome Ceiling Lamp Profili Industria Lampadari
By Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A rare 1960s Modernist chandelier by Profili Industria Lampadari, Rome, Italy as part of their
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome, Brass
H 39.38 in Dm 22.84 in
Vintage Scandinavian RAAK Lighting Company Table Lamp
By Nanny Still
Located in Doraville, GA
. The lamp was manufactured by RAAK Lighting Company in the Netherlands, designed in 1972 and is model
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Ceiling Lamp from Trio Lighting, Germany, 2000s
Located in Bastogne, BE
. Flush Ceiling Fitting. Modernist Flush Lighting.
An exquisite model of the ceiling lamp from the German
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2010s German Minimalist Flush Mount
Materials
Metal
Sische Glass and Chrome Chandelier, 1960s Modernist Design, Kalmar Style
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
This ceiling light was designed by Simon and Schelle, featuring a rectangular chrome base and four massive glasses in the shape of a four lobed flower.
Dimensions:
Height only the ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Modernist Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modernist lamp. Adjustable.
Category
20th Century French Table Lamps
Art Deco Modernist Table or Floor Lamp by Leroy C. Doane for Miller
By Miller Lighting Company, Leroy C. Doane
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco Modernist table or floor lamp by Leroy C. Doane for Miller. Extremely rare version. Three
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Carl Fagerlund Wall Lights by Orrefors, Sweden, 1960s
By Orrefors, Carl Fagerlund
Located in London, GB
work of Scandinavian modernist lighting designer Carl Fagerlund. Today his vintage table lamps
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
H 6.89 in W 8.47 in D 2.56 in
French Modernist Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant Modernist table lamp from France circa 1950s. Generously sized iron and brass base in
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Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century J.T. Kalmar Modernist Glass Tube Brass Pendant Lamp, Austria, 1950s
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful pendant lamp from the 1950s, produced by J.T. Kalmar Vienna. Brass hardware with a tube made of yellow/amber textured glass. In very good condition with nice patina on th...
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20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Modernist Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Gerald Thurston designed modernist table lamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Modernist Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modernist table lamp. Located in NYC.
Category
20th Century French Table Lamps
1 of the 2 Sische Glass and Brass Chandelier, 1960s Modernist Design, Kalmar Sty
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Rijssen, NL
This ceiling light was designed by Simon and Schelle, featuring a rectangular brass base and eight massive glasses in the shape of a four lobed flower.
Dimensions:
Height 15.75 (40c...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 15.75 in Dm 23.63 in
Modernist Nickel Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Modernist Nickel Lamps, American, circa 1950's. From left to right, they are: 1) Tall chrome plated
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Modernist Chromed Lamps, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Modernist Chromed lamps, a pair, 2, each with columnar support and dial dimmer on circular base
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20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Cubic Floor Lamp
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Wembley, GB
A modernist cubic beech floor lamp in the manner of Charles Dudouyt. French, c. 1940s.
Stock ref
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Vintage 1940s French Floor Lamps
Materials
Beech
Modernist Bobbin Floor Lamp
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Wembley, GB
A modernist bobbin-turned beech floor lamp in the manner of Charles Dudouyt. French, c. 1940s
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Beech
A Modernist Table Lamp
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual modernist table lamp, ca' 1980's. Polished steel.
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
French Modernist Wood Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic and handsome early 20th century French Modernist wood lamp of organic shape, and with a
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Vintage 1930s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Burlap, Wood
Modernist Glass Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A modernist art glass floor lamp attributed to Carlo Nason.
The art glass pieces are illumined on
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Vintage 1970s Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Modernist Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Unusual sculptural Modernist floor lamp.
Patinated brass with an illuminated piece of rough cut
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Large Italian Modernist Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A large Italian Modernist lamp. Three stacked glass cylinders with chrome
details in between. Can
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Vintage 1970s Andorran Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Marseille, FR
Beautiful modernist desk lamp in brass, very high quality workmanship, lampshade sheathed in brass
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20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Single Modernist Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Modernist marble table lamp.
White and ivory colored marble
with patinated brass details.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Modernist Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Modernist table lamp with a tapered wood form.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
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Modernist Lighting For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic piece of modernist lighting available at 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, glass and brass. Find 3111 options for an antique or vintage item from our selection of modernist lighting now, or shop our selection of 194 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of modernist lighting you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of modernist lighting, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made option in this array of modernist lighting has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gaetano Sciolari, J.T. Kalmar and Venini are consistently popular.
How Much is a Modernist Lighting?
Prices for a piece of modernist lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $65,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,800.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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