$1,164 / item
Dot Medium Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Dot Medium Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 15 x W 19 x H 51 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and...
Brass
$1,444 / item
Dot Long Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Dot Long Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 15 x W 19 x H 63.5 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and...
Brass
Modernist Sculptural Vintage Sconces Wall Lights Icaro by Carlo Forcolini 1984
By Carlo Forcolini, Artemide
Located in Vienna, AT
Sculptural post - modern vintage sconces or wall lights Icaro by Carlo Forcolini for Artemide 1986 Italy.
Aluminum
Dot Small Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Dot Small Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 15 x W 19 x H 28 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and ...
Brass
Pluto Sconce in Ceramic Stone and White Glass by Farrah Sit
By Farrah Sit
Located in Geneve, CH
Pluto Sconce in Ceramic Stone and White Glass by Farrah Sit. Dimensions: W 9 x D 11 x H 31 cm. Materials: Ceramic Stone and Hand-blown White Glass. Featured in Ceramic Stone. Also a...
Blown Glass, Ceramic
$2,783 / item
Small Aurum Gold Glass Sconce by Alex de Witte
By Alex de Witte
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Aurum gold glass sconce by Alex de Witte Dimensions: Small: 20 x 30 cm Aurum shows how Alex de Wite is able to convey movement within a frozen form. As glass is liquid ...
Blown Glass
Flutter II, Contemporary Aged Brass Sconce by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
Flutter II, contemporary aged brass sconce by Paul Matter Available in black burnt brass or black burnt brass with etched glass Total measure: 40” H x 48” W Globe to globe dimensi...
Brass
Flutter II, Contemporary Aged Brass Sconce by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
Flutter II, contemporary aged brass sconce by Paul Matter Available in black burnt brass or black burnt brass with etched glass Total measure: 40” H x 48” W Globe to globe dimensi...
Brass
$300Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern Memphis Era Triangular Electric Wall Sconce by Hoffmeister
Located in San Diego, CA
Postmodern triangular electric wall sconce by Hoffmeister of Germany, circa 1980's in cream / white color. in working condition switch off/on the cord.
Metal
Caleide Éto Wall Sconce in Stainless Steel by De Castelli
Located in Geneve, CH
Caleide Éto Wall Sconce in Stainless Steel by De Castelli. Dimensions: W 90 x D 19 x H 90 cm. Materials: Stainless steel. Design by Federica Cammarota. All our lamps can be wired ac...
Metal, Stainless Steel
Caleide Eos Wall Sconce in Stainless Steel by De Castelli
Located in Geneve, CH
Caleide Eos Wall Sconce in Stainless Steel by De Castelli. Dimensions: W 90 x D 19 x H 90 cm. Materials: Stainless steel. Design by Federica Cammarota. All our lamps can be wired ac...
Metal, Stainless Steel
Caleide Eon Wall Sconce in Stainless Steel by De Castelli
Located in Geneve, CH
Caleide Eon Wall Sconce in Stainless Steel by De Castelli. Dimensions: W 90 x D 19 x H 90 cm. Materials: Stainless steel. Design by Federica Cammarota. All our lamps can be wired ac...
Stainless Steel, Metal
Articulated Pole Wall Sconce in Polished Nickel by The Light Factory
Located in Geneve, CH
Articulated Pole Wall Sconce in Polished Nickel by The Light Factory. Dimensions: W 12.7 x D 17.8 cm – 76.2 cm x H 96.5 cm. Materials: Polished Nickel. A tall, articulating wall sc...
Nickel
Vintage Postmodern Glass Wall Lamp Sconce from Metalarte, 1980s
By Metalarte
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern glass wall lamp from the Spanish manufacturer Metalarte. Large wall lamp with a classic design. The lamp body consists primarily of the diffuser bowl of satin glass. This...
Metal
$2,783 / item
Small Aurum Gold Glass Sconce by Alex de Witte
By Alex de Witte
Located in Geneve, CH
Aurum glass sconces by Alex de Witte Dimensions: Small: 20 x 30 cm Aurum shows how Alex de Wite is able to convey movement within a frozen form. As glass is liquid and filled w...
Blown Glass
Stilux Milano, Single Large Sconce Model Balaton, Italy 1960s
By Stilux
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition for this single large sconce model Balaton produced by Stilux Milano and made from glass, lacquer and brushed aluminum. Manufacturing Tag. Full working with E...
Metal
Swedish Designer, Sconces, Brass, Metal, Glass, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, metal and glass sconces/ wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s. Dimensions of Back Plate (inches) : 2.73 x 0.98 x 0.56 (Height x Width x Depth) So...
Brass, Metal
$840Sale Price / set|51% Off
Postmodern Pair Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
By Estiluz Lighting, Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Postmodern Pair of Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-2044 Gold These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz du...
Metal
Solsticio Unique Wall Sconce in White Marble & Aluminum by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Solsticio Unique Wall Sconce in White Marble & Aluminum by Andres Monnier Unique Piece Dimensions: D 6 x W 25 x H 25 cm. Materials: Aluminum and marble. Available in different finis...
Marble, Aluminum
Swedish Designer, Sconces, Glass, Lacquered Metal, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of glass and white-lacquered metal sconces/ wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 5.56"H x 8.43"W x 4.25"D Dimensions of Back ...
Metal
Postmodern Aluminium Sconce "Cyrano" by Bernard Dequet for Lucien Gau, 1990s.
By Maison Lucien Gau, Philippe Starck
Located in Lille, FR
Postmodern Aluminium Sconce "Cyrano" by Bernard Dequet for Lucien Gau, 1990s.
Aluminum
Set of 2 Serpentine Sconces in Saint Raphael Limestone by Farrah Sit
By Farrah Sit
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Serpentine Sconces in Saint Raphael Limestone by Farrah Sit. Dimensions: W 10.2 x D 10.2 x H 53.3 cm (per unit). Materials: Saint Raphael Limestone. Other materials and fin...
Limestone
Short Single Corrugation Sconce / Wall Light in Sapphire Blue
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Short single sconce made from sapphire blue painted ash veneered plywood and sapphire blue powder-coated aluminium tube. Technical information: - Comes with dimmable bulb (Class A60...
Aluminum
$7,687 / set
Set of 2 Black Bloop Sconces by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Black Bloop sconces by Nick Pourfard Dimensions: D 15.5 x W 25.5 x H 25.5 cm (each) Materials: metal, glass. Dimensions may vary. Different finishes available. All ou...
Metal
Satin Brass Il Pezzo 12 Wall Sconce by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
Satin Brass Il Pezzo 12 Wall Sconce by Il Pezzo Mancante Dimensions: W 10 x D 9.5 x H 85 cm Materials: Solid crystal. Weight: 4.5 kg. Also available in different finishes bronze, ...
Crystal
Pair of Mid Century Modernist Ribbed Glass Outdoor Exterior Sconces
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Painted steel with patterned glass panels which are angled to direct light outward and downward. Very sleek and sexy. Can be parcel posted. In excellent vintage condition with minima...
Steel
Baba Unique Wall Sconce in White Onyx, Glass & Aluminum by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Baba Unique Wall Sconce in White Onyx, Glass & Aluminum by Andres Monnier Unique Piece Dimensions: D 10 x W 20 x H 25 cm. Materials: Aluminum, glass, and onyx. Available in differen...
Onyx, Aluminum
Fossil Coral Dome Wall Sconce by Marovo Island Traders
Located in Geneve, CH
Fossil Coral Arch Lamp by Marovo Island Traders Dimensions: Ø 80 x H 150 cm. Materials: Brass, Fossil Coral. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the US...
Stone, Coral, Brass
Contemporary Unique Form Triple Clear Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Petra I Triple Clear Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 12 x W 30 x H 60 cm. Materials: Aged brass, slices of polished clear quartz. Available in clear, rose, or smoky...
Quartz, Brass
Contemporary Unique Form Triple Smoky Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Petra I Triple Smoky Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 12 x W 30 x H 60 cm. Materials: Aged brass, slices of polished smoky quartz. Available in clear, rose, or smoky...
Quartz, Brass
Large Fossil Coral Tube Wall Sconce by Marovo Island Traders
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Fossil Coral Tube Wall Sconce by Marovo Island Traders Dimensions: Ø 14 x H 13 cm. Materials: Brass, Fossil Coral. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If so...
Stone, Coral, Brass
Molded and Cut Yellow Glass 1980s "Drop" Sconces by VeArt
By VeArt
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Brand new glass sconces produced in the 1980s by VeArt. Molded and cut glass with golded bottom. Perfect condition.
Metal
Murano Due Blue & Green Glass Rod Wall Sconce, 1980s Italian Design
By Murano Due
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking Italian Murano Due wall sconce from the 1980s, showcasing the artistry of Murano glass. This fixture features vertically arranged sculptural glass rods in vivid cobalt blu...
Metal
Pair of Isabelle Sconces in Rubbed Bronze Finish by Marian Jamieson
By Marian Jamieson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Isabelle Sconces in Rubbed Bronze Finish, meticulously crafted by renowned artist Marian Jamieson in the year 2018, proudly made in the USA. Designed with ...
Bronze
$3,480 / item
Float Two Arm Brass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Float Two Arm Brass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 117 x W 74 x H 109.5 cm. Materials: Brass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and bru...
Brass
$1,444 / item
Float One Arm Brass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Float One Arm Brass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 79 x W 43 x H 34.5 cm. Materials: Brass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and brush...
Brass
Resin and Fiberglass Sconce Postmodern Style by Steve Zoller
By Steve Zoller
Located in Doornspijk, NL
American artist Steve Zoller is unique in his use of color, elemental shapes and flamboyant style. In 1993 he made this beautiful floor lamp together with a table lamp, a sconce and ...
Epoxy Resin, Plexiglass
$1,574Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Pair of Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
By Estiluz, Estiluz Lighting, Leonardo Marelli
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful Postmodern Pair of Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-1121. These Wall Sconces were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz during 197...
Metal
$318Sale Price / item|40% Off
1980s "Metro 1800" Spun Aluminum Wall Sconce by Donovan Lighting, 2 Available
By Art Donovan
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Miami style Neo Art Deco "Metro 1800" spun aluminum wall sconce by Donovan Lighting. The sconce features a dome or shield-type semi-spherical wall sconce with a pattern of tinted per...
Aluminum
Vittoria Wall Sconce in Horn, Stainless Steel & Ivory Shantung by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Vittoria Wall Sconce in Horn, Stainless Steel & Ivory Shantung by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 21 x W 32 x H 52 cm. Materials: Horn, stainless steel, and ivory shantung. All our lamps can...
Other, Stainless Steel
$927Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Articulated Pair of Gold Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Estiluz Lighting, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Articulated and Dimmable Postmodern Pair of Gold Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-1060 Gold. These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Sp...
Metal
Öia, Adjustable Sconce, Brass, Red Lacquered Metal, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and red-lacquered metal, adjustable wall light designed and produced by Öia, Sweden, c. 1960s. Variable dimensions, measured as illustrated in the first image. Dimension...
Metal, Brass
Cinque Cono Sconce in High Gloss Lacquer and Stone by Farrah Sit
By Farrah Sit
Located in Geneve, CH
Cinque Cono Sconce in High Gloss Lacquer and Stone by Farrah Sit. Dimensions: W 16 x D 14 x H 79 cm. Materials: High gloss lacquer and Stone. Custom marble available upon request. P...
Stone
$733Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Pair of White Lucite Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
By Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz Lighting, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Postmodern Pair of white Lucite Wall Sconces by Estiluz. Model: A-2910. These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz during 1990s. They have ne...
Metal
$3,470 / item
Float Two Arm Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Float Two Arm Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 117 x W 81.5 x H 53.5 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt b...
Brass
$1,444 / item
Float One Arm Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Float One Arm Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 79 x W 43 x H 38 cm. Materials: Brass and glass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass ...
Brass
Italian Postmodern Icaro Sconce by Carlo Forcolini for Artemide, 1980s
By Artemide, Carlo Forcolini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant wall lamps from the italian manufacturer artemide based on a design by carlo forcolini from the 80s. the artemide icaro is a design classic of the 80s. Very elegant and high...
Metal
Kerr Unique Wall Sconce in Black Marble, Glass & Aluminum by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Kerr Unique Wall Sconce in Black Marble, Glass & Aluminum by Andres Monnier Unique Piece Dimensions: D 14 x W 20 x H 30 cm. Materials: Aluminum, glass and marble. Available in diffe...
Marble, Aluminum
Postmodern Set of Four Large Gold Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz Lighting, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and cool Postmodern Set of Four Large Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. These Lamps were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz during 1980s. Th...
Metal, Brass
Vintage Italian Postmodern Tomo Parete Sconce by Toshiyuki Kita, 1980s
By Toshiyuki Kita
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodernism wall lamp by Luci Italia, designed by the Japanese designer Toshiyuki Kita from the 80s. Kita, the draft for the known Wink chair comes. The lamp is completely decorat...
Metal
Vintage Italian Postmodern Glass Wall Lamp Sconce from Lucente, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant glass wall lamp from Italian manufacturer LUCENTE. This piece has an attribution mark, It is completely authentic for any authenticity issues arising from misattribution, Up ...
Metal
Endless Summer Wall Sconce, Left Side by Katrien Van Der Schueren
Located in Geneve, CH
Endless Summer Wall Sconce, Left Side by Katrien Van Der Schueren Dimensions: W 30.48 x D 12.7 x H 101.6 cm Materials: Sculpted in concrete and plaster, with a liquid bronze finish w...
Concrete, Bronze, Other
Endless Summer Wall Sconce, Right Side by Katrien Van Der Schueren
Located in Geneve, CH
Endless Summer Wall Sconce, Right Side by Katrien Van Der Schueren Dimensions: W 30.48 x D 12.7 x H 101.6 cm Materials: Sculpted in concrete and plaster, with a liquid bronze finish ...
Concrete, Other, Bronze
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Wall Sconce by Hillebrand Ice Glass with Chrome Plate Postmodern
By Hillebrand
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifull postmodern, mid-century molded ice glass tube wall sconce with heavily textured glass shade on chrome plate with switch on the end, never used excellent condition take 2 r...
Chrome
Postmodern Set of Three Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
By Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz Lighting
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Postmodern Set of Three Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-2044 Gold These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estil...
Metal
Postmodern Italian White Pair of Wall Sconces by Targetti Sankey, 1980s
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Postmodern White Metal Pair of Wall Sconces or Flush Mounts by Targetti Sankey. Model: 376 Blanco. These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Italy during 1980s These fixt...
Metal
$960Sale Price / set|20% Off
Cyclos Sconce by Michele de Lucchi for Artemide, 1980s
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in Denton, TX
Two-tone base of silver and gun metal gray with two fluorescent bulb and circular diffuser in sandblasted glass and transparent glass frame.
Metal
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.