Eklipso Tobacco Alabaster Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Eklipso Tobacco Alabaster Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 19,5 x W 14 x H 14 cm. Materials: Tobacco alabaster and glass. Available in different marble, brass, steel and...
Alabaster
Eklipso Red Marble Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Eklipso Red Marble Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 19,5 x W 14 x H 14 cm. Materials: Red marble and glass. Available in different marble, brass, steel and alabaster opt...
Marble
$888 / item
Link Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Link Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 11.5 x W 11.5 x H 30.5 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and...
Brass
Mottle Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Mottle Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 20.5 x W 23 x H 20.5 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and...
Brass
$995 / item
J Glass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
J Glass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 15.5 x W 22 x H 48.5 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and brush...
Brass
$995 / item
A Glass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
A Glass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 15.5 x W 22 x H 48.5 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and brush...
Brass
$995 / item
Mod Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Mod Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 14 x W 18 x H 38 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and brushe...
Brass
$995 / item
Mod Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Mod Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 14 x W 18 x H 38 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and brushe...
Brass
$1,291 / item
Rhythm Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Rhythm Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 35.5 x W 29 x H 61 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and b...
Brass
$1,291 / item
Fly Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Fly Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 20.5 x W 30.5 x H 33 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and br...
Brass
$1,042 / item
Crystal and Brass Circles Wall Sconce by Dainte
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystal and Brass Circles Wall Sconce by Dainte Dimensions: Ø 37 x H 58.5 cm. Materials: Crystal and brass. A unique brass wall sconce that consists of three circles of glistening ...
Crystal, Brass
Antares Wall Sconce in Bronze and Brass by Aggiolight
Located in Geneve, CH
Antares Wall Sconce in Bronze and Brass by Aggiolight. Dimensions: D 15 x H 35 cm. Materials: Dark Antique Bronze, Brushed Brass, and authentic mouth-blown glass (traditional Murano...
Brass, Bronze
$5,544 / item
Flutter I, Burnt Brass Sconce by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
Flutter I - Burnt brass sconce by Paul Matter Available in aged brass or black burnt brass with etched glass Total measures: 40” H x 48” W Globe to globe dimensions when fully ope...
Brass
$5,544 / item
'Flutter iii' Burnt Brass Sconce by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
Flutter III - burnt brass sconce by Paul Matter. Available in aged brass or black burnt brass with etched glass. Total 40” H x 48” W Globe to globe dimensions when fully opened: 9...
Brass
Eklipso Blackened Steel Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Eklipso Blackened Steel Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 19,5 x W 14 x H 14 cm. Materials: Blackened steel and glass. Available in different marble, brass, steel and ala...
Steel
Midcentury Pair of Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz Lighting, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Postmodern Pair of Gold Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-1184 Oro. These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz during 198...
Metal
$3,151 / item
Big Aurum Gold Glass Sconces, Alex de Witte
By Alex de Witte
Located in Geneve, CH
Big Aurum gold glass sconces, Alex de Witte Unique Dimensions: D 30 x H 40 cm. Materials: Mouth bown glass. It can be purchased as an ensemble or individual, in different dimensi...
Blown Glass
$3,151 / item
Medium Aurum Gold Glass Sconces, Alex de Witte
By Alex de Witte
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Aurum gold glass sconces, Alex de Witte Unique Dimensions: D 25 x H 35 cm Materials: Mouth blown glass It can be purchased as an ensemble or individual, in different dimen...
Blown Glass
Postmodern Aluminium Sconce "Cyrano" by Bernard Dequet for Lucien Gau, 1990s.
By Philippe Starck, Maison Lucien Gau
Located in Lille, FR
**"Cyrano" Aluminum Wall Sconce by Bernard Dequet for Lucien Gau, France, 1990s** Founded in Paris in 1860, **Lucien Gau** is one of France's most renowned lighting manufacturers, c...
Aluminum
Eklipso Blackened Steel Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Eklipso Blackened Steel Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 19,5 x W 14 x H 14 cm. Materials: Blackened steel and glass. Available in different marble, brass, steel and ala...
Steel
XL Serpentine Sconce in Saint Raphael Limestone by Farrah Sit
By Farrah Sit
Located in Geneve, CH
XL Serpentine Sconce in Saint Raphael Limestone by Farrah Sit. Dimensions: W 10.2 x D 10.2 x H 111.8 cm. Materials: Saint Raphael Limestone. Other materials and finishes are availab...
Limestone
$530Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Italian Murano Glass Pair of Wall Sconces, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Postmodern and beautiful Pair of Murano glass Wall Sconces. These fixtures were designedandmanufactured in Italy. A professional electrician has checked and prepared these Wall Sconc...
Metal
$1,469 / item
Blot Marble Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Blot Marble Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 14 x W 23 x H 23 cm. Materials: Brass, glass and marble. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass a...
Marble, Brass
Ostro Ecru Ceramic Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Ostro Ecru Ceramic Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 17 x W 31 x H 31 cm. Materials: Ceramic and glass. Available in different ceramic and marble options and finishes. Cu...
Marble
$1,504 / item
Ostro White Marble Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Ostro White Marble Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 15 x W 31 x H 31 cm. Materials: Marble and glass. Available in different ceramic and marble options and finishes. Cus...
Marble
Ostro Black Ceramic Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Ostro Black Ceramic Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 17 x W 31 x H 31 cm. Materials: Ceramic and glass. Available in different ceramic and marble options and finishes. C...
Ceramic, Glass
Ostro Sea Ceramic Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Ostro Sea Ceramic Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 17 x W 31 x H 31 cm. Materials: Ceramic and glass. Available in different ceramic and marble options and finishes. Cus...
Ceramic, Glass
$1,504 / item
Ostro Green Marble Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Ostro Green Marble Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 15 x W 31 x H 31 cm. Materials: Marble and glass. Available in different ceramic and marble options and finishes. Cus...
Marble
Ostro Green Ceramic Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Ostro Green Ceramic Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 17 x W 31 x H 31 cm. Materials: Ceramic and glass. Available in different ceramic and marble options and finishes. C...
Ceramic, Glass
Postmodern Pair of Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Estiluz Lighting, Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Postmodern Pair of Gold Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-9000 Gold. These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz during 19...
Metal
Double Bronze Sconce by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt
By José Solís Betancourt 1, HOLLY HUNT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite "Double Bronze" Sconce by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt, a sophisticated addition to elevate your interior décor. Crafted with utmost precision and artist...
Bronze
Posidoni Bronze and Handblown Glass Sconce by Emilie Lemardeley
Located in Geneve, CH
Posidoni Bronze and Handblown Glass Sconce by Emilie Lemardeley Handmade Dimensions: D 10 x W 18 x H 70 cm. Materials: Bronze, hand-blown glass. Posidoni was born from an immersion ...
Bronze
$12,380 / item
Large Embrace Wall Sconce by Katrien Van Der Schueren
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Embrace Wall Sconce by Katrien Van Der Schueren Dimensions: W 30.48 x D 12.7 x H 137.16 cm Materials: Sculpted in concrete and plaster with LEDs Based in, produced and shipped...
Concrete, Other
Medium Embrace Wall Sconce by Katrien Van Der Schueren
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Embrace Wall Sconce by Katrien Van Der Schueren Dimensions: W 12.7 x D 12.7 x H 60.96 cm Materials: Sculpted in concrete and plaster with LEDs Based in, produced and shipped ...
Concrete, Other
Small Embrace Wall Sconce by Katrien Van Der Schueren
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Embrace Wall Sconce by Katrien Van Der Schueren Dimensions: W 30.48 x D 30.48 x H 10.16 cm Materials: Sculpted in concrete and plaster with LEDs Based in, produced and shipped...
Concrete, Other
Contemporary Sculpted Brass Wall Sconce, Tango by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Sculpted Brass Wall Sconce, Tango by Paul Matter Tango is born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components. Burnt, aged brass and etched glass are com...
Brass
Brass And Alabaster Eclipse Wall Sconce by MATLIGHT Milano
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass And Alabaster Eclipse Wall Sconce by MATLIGHT Milano Dimensions: D 9 x W 40 x H 60 cm. Materials: Brass and alabaster. Handmade In Italy. All our lamps can be wired according ...
Alabaster, Brass
Double Corrugation Sconce / Wall Light in Pastel Blue
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Double sconce made from pastel blue painted ash veneered plywood and pastel blue powder-coated aluminium tube. Technical information: - Comes with dimmable bulb (Class A60, 8W, 720 ...
Aluminum
$1,461 / item
Single Corrugation Sconce / Wall Light in Off-White
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Single sconce made from off-white painted ash veneered plywood and off-white powder-coated aluminium tube. Technical information: - Comes with dimmable bulb (Class A60, 8W, 720 Lume...
Aluminum
Set of 2 Serpentine Sconces in Ceramic by Farrah Sit
By Farrah Sit
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Serpentine Sconces in Ceramic by Farrah Sit. Dimensions: W 10.2 x D 10.2 x H 53.3 cm (per unit). Materials: Ceramic. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. I...
Ceramic
Postmodernist Black Lacquered Mask Sconce by Potentiel Paris, France 1980s
By Philippe Starck, Gilles Derain, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Martin Szekely
Located in Lille, FR
Postmodernist Black Lacquered Masq Sconce by Potentiel Paris, France 1980s
Steel
$10,378 / item
Sconce Spider 7 Still Arms by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
Sconce spider 7 still arms by Serge Mouille Dimensions: D220 x W90 x H130 cm Materials: Brass, Steel, Aluminum One of a King. Numbered. Also available in different color. All...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$4,975 / item
Sconce 2 Rotating Straight Arms by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
Sconce 2 rotating straight arms by Serge Mouille Dimensions: D134 x H75 cm Materials: Brass, steel, aluminium One of a King. Numbered. Also available in different colour. All...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Postmodernist Black Lacquered Origami Sconce by Autographe Paris, France 1980s
By Autographe, Gilles Derain, Philippe Starck, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Martin Szekely
Located in Lille, FR
Postmodernist Black Lacquered Origami Sconce by Daniel Bernard for Autographe Paris, France 1980s
Steel
$7,226 / item
Sconce Spider 3 Still Arms by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
Sconce spider 3 still Arms by Serge Mouille Dimensions: D120 x W80 x H145 cm Materials: Brass, steel, aluminium One of a King. Numbered. Also available in different colour. A...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$10,378 / item
Sconce 4 Rotating Straight Arms by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
Sconce 4 rotating straight arms by Serge Mouille Dimensions: D466 x H165 cm Materials: Brass, steel, aluminium One of a King. Numbered. Also available in different colour. All...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$3,613 / item
Sconce 1 Rotating Straight Arm by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
Sconce 1 rotating straight arm by Serge Mouille Dimensions: D 96 x H 36 cm Materials: Brass, steel, aluminum One of a King. Numbered. Also available in different color. All ou...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$3,613 / item
Sconce 1 Arm Two Swivels by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
Sconce 1 rotating curved arm by Serge Mouille Dimensions: D99 x H40 cm Materials: Brass, steel, aluminum One of a King. Numbered. Also available in different color. All our la...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$9,027 / item
Sconce Spider 5 Still Arms by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
Sconce Spider 5 still arms by Serge Mouille Dimensions: D243 x W90 x H202 cm Materials: Brass, steel, aluminium One of a King. Numbered. Also available in different colour. Al...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$3,613 / item
Sconce 1 Rotating Curved Arm by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
Sconce 1 rotating curved arm by Serge Mouille Dimensions: D99 x H40 cm Materials: Brass, Steel, Aluminum One of a King. Numbered. Also available in different color. All our la...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$12,190 / item
Sconce 5 Rotating Straight Arms by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
Sconce 5 rotating straight arms by Serge Mouille Dimensions: D450 x H150 cm Materials: Brass, Steel, Aluminum One of a King. Numbered. Also available in different color. All ...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$8,577 / item
Sconce 3 Rotating Straight Arms by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
Sconce 3 rotating straight arms by Serge Mouille Dimensions: D 380 x H 108 cm Materials: brass, steel, aluminium One of a King. Numbered. Also available in different color. A...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$5,710 / set
Set of 2 Sconces Conche by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 sconces conche by Serge Mouille Dimensions: D40 x W21 x H20 cm Materials: brass, steel, aluminium One of a King. Numbered. Also available in different color. All our...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Pair of 'Egisto 28' Sconces by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Toronto, CA
Pair of 'Egisto 28' wall lights with white sanded glass shade on painted metal frame, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide. Made in Italy. Original labels on the frame and glass.
Metal
$365Sale Price / set|20% Off
Spanish Postmodern Black Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Postmodern and cool black Spanish halogen wall sconces from 80s. These wall sconces were made in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz during 1980s. The Estiluz design studio was created in ...
Metal
Postmodern Italian Wall Sconce from Targetti, Set of 2
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare wall sconces from the Italian manufacturer Targetti. The design follows a postmodern design language and color scheme. The lights are monochrome in blue, with a different color...
Metal
Bronze and Selenite Selenor Wall Sconce by MATLIGHT Milano
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze and Selenite Selenor Wall Sconce by MATLIGHT Milano Dimensions: D 11 x W 28 x H 42 cm. Materials: Selenite and bronze. Handmade In Italy. All our lamps can be wired according...
Bronze, Other
Deloitte 2 Lights Wall Sconce in Gold Plate by Aggiolight
Located in Geneve, CH
Deloitte 2 Lights Wall Sconce in Gold Plate by Aggiolight. Dimensions: W 40 x D 11 x H 10 cm. Materials: Gold Plated metal structure. Equipped with 2 x G9 (Max 33W) lights to ensur...
Gold Plate
$5,212 / item
Continuum 500 Wall Sconce by Lost Profile Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Continuum 500 Wall Sconce by Lost Profile Studio Dimensions: W 22 x D 9 x H 50 cm Materials: Brass, Glass, Aluminium, LED Finishes: Aged Brass (waxed) Blonde Brass (waxed) Brushed A...
Aluminum, Brass, Other
$8,464 / item
Continuum 900 Wall Sconce by Lost Profile Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Continuum 900 Wall Sconce by Lost Profile Studio Dimensions: W 38 x D 12 x H 90 cm Materials: Brass, Glass, Aluminium, LED Finishes: Aged Brass (waxed) Blonde Brass (waxed) Brushed ...
Aluminum, Brass, Other
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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.