Raul Reyes 'Rey 14' Perforated Metal Dome Ceiling Lamp in Black
By Paavo Tynell, Florian Schulz, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raul Reyes 'Rey 14' Perforated Metal Dome Ceiling Lamp in Black. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of the iconic mid-century Finnish...
Metal
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 26' Perforated Dome Ceiling Lamp in Black
By Paavo Tynell, Lisa Johansson-Pape, Florian Schulz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 26' Perforated Dome Ceiling Lamp in Black. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of the iconic mid-century Finnish...
Metal
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 26' Perforated Dome Ceiling Lamp in White
By Paavo Tynell, Florian Schulz, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 26' perforated dome ceiling lamp in white. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of the iconic mid-century Finnish ...
Metal
Raul Reyes 'Rey 14' Perforated Metal Dome Ceiling Lamp in White
By Florian Schulz, Paavo Tynell, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raul Reyes 'Rey 14' Perforated Metal Dome ceiling lamp in white. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of the iconic mid-century Finnis...
Metal
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 26' Perforated Patinated Brass Dome Ceiling Lamp
By Lisa Johansson-Pape, Florian Schulz, Paavo Tynell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 26' Perforated Patinated brass dome ceiling lamp. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of the iconic mid-century...
Brass
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 30' Perforated Dome Ceiling Lamp in Black
By Paavo Tynell, Florian Schulz, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 30' Perforated Dome Ceiling Lamp in Black Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of the iconic mid-century Finnish ...
Metal, Brass
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 30' Perforated Dome Ceiling Lamp in White
By Florian Schulz, Paavo Tynell, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 30' Perforated Dome Ceiling Lamp in White. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined ceiling lamps are reminiscent of the iconic mid-century Finnish...
Metal, Brass
Paavo Tynell Style Table Lamp with Star-Shaped Perfration, Ornatus Finland 1960s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A refined Mid-Century Modern table lamp in the manner of Paavo Tynell, distinguished by its delicately perforated shade and elegant combination of materials.
Metal, Brass
Extremely Rare & Lovely Mid Century Modern Perforated Brass Sconce Germany 1960s
By Hans Bergström, Paavo Tynell, Boréns Borås, Bertil Brisborg, Bünte und Remmler
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern perforated brass sconce. Designed & manufactured probably in Germany, 1960s. Suitable for either hard-wired or plug...
Aluminum, Brass
Extremely Rare & Lovely Mid Century Modern Perforated Brass Sconce Germany 1960s
By Paavo Tynell, Bünte und Remmler, Bertil Brisborg, Boréns Borås, Hans Bergström
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern perforated brass sconce. Designed & manufactured probably in Germany, 1960s. Suitable for either hard-wired or plug-...
Brass, Aluminum
Rare & Elegant Mid Century Modern Perforated Brass Ceiling Lamp Sweden 1950s
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Lisa Johansson-Pape, Paavo Tynell, Falkenbergs Belysning, Idman Oy
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern perforated brass pendant lamp or ceiling light. With its perforation, it reminds the lamps of Finnish designer Paavo ...
Brass
Hans Bergström pendant model 70/1, produced by Ateljé Lyktan circa 1950
By Hans Bergström
Located in Hägersten-Liljeholmen, Stockholms län
His style is really caracteristic of this era and can be comparate at Paavo Tynell who also used the perforated brass.
Brass
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.
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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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.