New Wave Optic Wall Lamp Smoke
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Blown Glass
New Wave Optic Wall Lamp Clear
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Glass
New Wave Optic Wall XL Opal
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Light Plug-In Flush Mount. Stunning modern wall light sconces for residential and commercial spaces
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall Sconce XL Rose
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall Opal with Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall Sconce XL Smoke
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Smoke
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall XL Opal with Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Metal
$1,239Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 10 in W 10 in D 7 in
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Smoke with Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1 - Light Plug-In Flush Mount. Stunning modern wall light sconces for residential and commercial
Metal
$1,720Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 15 in W 15 in D 8 in
New Wave Optic Wall Sconce XL Rose with Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Metal
$1,239Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 10 in W 10 in D 7 in
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Rose with Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Metal
$1,720Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 15 in W 15 in D 8 in
New Wave Optic Wall Sconce XL Smoke with Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Metal
$1,720Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 10 in W 10 in D 7 in
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Rose with Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Metal
$1,239Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 10 in W 10 in D 7 in
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Clear with Led Arbitrary Bulb Silver Mirror
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Metal
$1,239Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 10 in W 10 in D 7 in
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Smoke with Bulb Ø2 Silver Mirror, Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Metal
$1,239Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 10 in W 10 in D 7 in
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Clear with Bulb Ø2 Silver Mirror, Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Metal
New Wave Extra Large Optic Wall Lamp, Clear Extra Large Size
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall Light Sconce Plug-In Flush Mount A stunning modern wall sconce designed for both residential
Glass
New Wave Optic Wall Opal
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The New Wave Optic Wall is made in a mouth blown wavy glass with a hand painted edge. The opal
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall Lamp Smoke
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Light Plug-In Flush Mount. Stunning modern wall light sconces for residential and commercial spaces
Blown Glass
New Wave Optic Wall Lamp Clear
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall lamp in mouth-blown glass, hand painted silver edge with a painted black base, black fabric
Glass
New Wave Optic Wall Lamp Clear
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall lamp in mouth-blown glass, hand painted silver edge with a painted black base, black fabric
Glass
New Wave Optic Wall Lamp Smoke
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish design Wall lamp in mouth-blown glass, hand-painted silver edge with a painted black base
Blown Glass
New Wave Optic Wall Lamp Rose - Pink
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall lamp in mouth-blown glass, hand-painted gold edge with a painted black base, black fabric
Blown Glass
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Clear
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1 - light plug-in flush mount. Stunning modern wall light sconces for residential and commercial
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Rose with Black Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1 - Light plug-in flush mount. Stunning modern wall light sconces for residential and commercial
Metal
New Wave Optic Wall Light Sconce Clear with Gold Eyeball
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1 - Light Plug-In Flush Mount. Stunning modern wall light sconces for residential and commercial
Metal
New Wave Extra Large Optic Wall Lamp, Clear Extra Large Size
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall lamp in mouth-blown glass, hand painted silver edge with a painted black base, black fabric
Glass
New Wave Extra Large Optic Wall Lamp, Pink 'Extra Large Size'
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish design Wall lamp in mouth-blown glass, hand painted gold edge with a painted black base
Blown Glass
New Wave Extra Large Optic Wall Lamp, Smoke 'Extra Large Size'
By Marie Burgos Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish design Wall lamp in mouth-blown glass, hand painted silver edge with a painted black base
Blown Glass
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
Pair of Modern Italian Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful lamps in Murano glass and brass, structured glass, made even more beautiful by the polished brass base. The wall lamps are composed of a brass structure fixed to the wall w...
Brass
$2,800 / set
H 14.75 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Glass Demi Lune Wall Sconces, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano glass demi lune wall sconces, in stock One LED E26 base socket. Black glass sphere and brass fittings. Textured Murano glass, Wired to the American sta...
Brass
$1,750 / item
H 4 in Dm 12.125 in
BRONX Sconce in Concrete, Rippled Glass and Metal Mesh by Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Part of The Boroughs Collection, created in partnership with The Brownstone Boys. Inspired by the Bronx's rich musical heritage and loosely based on a vinyl record platter, the Bronx...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Large Vintage Glass Ceiling or Wall Light Flushmount, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Wonderful vintage hand made blown glass flushmount. Germany, 1960s. Lamp sockets: E27 (US E26). .
Glass
$16,686 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
Murano Glass Smoked Single Panel Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano glass sconces, each crafted with a single curved panel of hand-blown smoked glass on a brass frame. We love the modern style and hand-crafted quality of these sconces....
Brass
$2,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...
Brass
$2,824 / set
H 15.36 in W 8.27 in D 4.14 in
Pair of Art Dèco Style Italian Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Art Deco Murano Glass Wall Lights, Black glass sphere and brass accessories. Textured Murano glass. Wiring according to the American standard with E26 or E27 lamp holder for ...
Brass
SNOWFLAKE Wall/Ceiling Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
The Snowflake Light derives its name from its elegantly simple silhouette. Its versatile design allows it to function as both a ceiling and wall fixture. The handmade glass shade sof...
Steel
$5,106Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
$6,800 / item
H 48 in W 33 in D 2.75 in
Bespoke Octagonal Pink Murano Glass and Brass Mirror, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Bespoke octagonal pink Murano glass and bras mirror, in stock Vivid and intense pink glass block with naturally occurring air inclusions throughout, highly polished faceted pattern c...
Brass
$2,700 / set
H 5.91 in Dm 10.24 in
Peill & Putzler Pair of 1970s Smoked Glass Brass Biomorphic Wall Lights Sconces
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Pair of mid-century flush mount ceiling or wall lights / sconces by Peill & Putzler in the 1970s. This is an absolutely Classic piece of design, featuring a smoked coloured (colored)...
Metal, Brass
Long Chandelier in Murano Glass by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Long chandelier in patinated brass with globes and plates in Murano glass. Creation by Studio Glustin.
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.
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.