Postmodern Black Metal Pair of Spanish Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz Lighting
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Postmodern Pair of Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-1084. These fixtures
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
$1,234Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Egisto Corner Sconces by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This is a pair of Italian vintage wall lights with white sanded glass lampshade on a varnished metal frame. They are vintage, therefore they might show slight t...
Metal
Johnnie Black Patina Bronze Wall Sconce by Fred and Juul
Located in Geneve, CH
Johnnie Black Patina Bronze Wall Sconce by Fred and Juul Dimensions: Ø 19 x D 8 cm. Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Aged Brass Wall Sconce, Plus Five Lamp by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Aged Brass Wall Sconce, Plus Five Appliqué by Paul Matter PLUS Series is a new range
Brass
Contemporary Burnt Brass Wall Sconce, Plus Five Lamp by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Burnt Brass Wall Sconce, Plus Five Appliqué by Paul Matter PLUS Series is a new range
Brass
Quarter-Circle and Square White Calacatta Block Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Calacatta Block Sconce by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 35 x D 11 x H 35 cm Materials: Calacatta
Marble
Postmodern Set of Three Spanish Black Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Chic and cool Postmodern set of three metal and glass wall sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz
Metal
Italian Large Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Barbini Alfredo, 1980s
By Barbini, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Marvelous and unique Pair of Italian Colorful Murano glass Wall Sconces from 1980s. These fixtures
Metal
Contemporary Unique Form Triple Rose Pink Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Petra I Triple Rose Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 12 x W 30 x H 60 cm. Materials
Quartz, Brass
Organic Shape, Slice of Mono Clear Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Petra I Mono Clear Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 10 x W 30 x H 30 cm. Materials
Quartz, Brass
Organic Shape, Slice of Twin Clear Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Petra I Twin Clear Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 12 x W 30 x H 45 cm. Materials
Quartz, Brass
Organic Shape, Slice of Twin Smoky Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Petra I Twin Smoky Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 12 x W 30 x H 45 cm. Materials
Quartz, Brass
Organic Shape, Slice of Mono Smoky Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Petra I Mono Smoky Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 10 x W 30 x H 30 cm. Materials
Quartz, Brass
Organic Shape, Slice of Mono Rose Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Petra I Mono Rose Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 10 x W 30 x H 30 cm. Materials
Quartz, Brass
Organic Shape, Slice of Twin Rose Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Petra I Twin Rose Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 12 x W 30 x H 45 cm. Materials
Quartz, Brass
$563Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Pair of White Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
By Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
, incorporating modern engineering solutions and optimizing its production processes. Each wall sconce is equipped
Metal
Louisa Wall Sconce in Glossy Horn, Burnished Brass & Satin Brass by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Louisa Wall Sconce in Glossy Horn, Burnished Brass & Satin Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 10 x
Brass, Other
Large Postmodern Pair of Wall Sconces By Leorardo Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
By Estiluz Lighting, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Chic and cool Postmodern Pair of metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. These Lamps
Metal
$1,799Sale Price / set|29% Off
Postmodern Pair of Golden White Wall Sconces by Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
By Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool, unique and Postmodern Pair of metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. These
Metal
Postmodern Glass & Chrome Sconces in the Manner of Fontana Arte, a Pair
By Fontana Arte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
unusual look to them they will complete any post-modern room.
Chrome
Unique Inward Quartz Crystal and Brass Circular Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Prometheus IV Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 120 x H 6.5 cm. Materials: Natural uncut
Quartz, Brass
Sunburst Effect Circular Quartz Crystal and Brass Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Prometheus III Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 120 x H 6.5 cm. Materials: Natural uncut
Quartz, Brass
Quartz Crystal Centralized Oval Shape Brass Wall Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Ouranos I Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 10 x W 11.5 x H 24.5 cm. Materials: Brass
Quartz, Brass
Postmodern Pair of Large Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
By Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz Lighting
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool and large Postmodern Pair of metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz, with dimmer
Metal
Steven Handelman ‘Parma’ Black Iron Wall Sconce with White Glass, USA, 2022
By Steven Handelman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully handcrafted wall sconce by Steven Handelman Studios, model Parma, made in October
Wrought Iron
$920Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Murano Vistosi Glass Wall Sconce Designed by Mauro Olivieri
By Vistosi, Mauro Olivieri
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of halogen mouth-blown tapered glasses with a metal frame wall sconces designed by
Glass
$826Sale Price / set|65% Off
Large Postmodern Pair of Gold Glass Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Estiluz Lighting, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and cool Postmodern Pair of Large Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. These Lamps
Metal, Brass
Postmodern Gold Set of Six Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
By Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz, Estiluz Lighting
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Postmodern Set of Six Gold Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-2044 Gold
Metal, Brass
Postmodern Italian Set of Four White Wall Sconces by Targetti Sankey, 1980s
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Postmodern Set of Four White Wall Sconces or Flush Mounts by Targetti Sankey. Model: 376
Metal
Yellow Murano Vetri Glass Wall Ceiling Light Sconce 1990s Vintage Minimalist
By Vetri
Located in London, GB
A 1990s modernist wall or ceiling light by Murano. The yellow square plaque is handblown by artisans in Italy and it fixes on the wall or ceiling and the glass opaline glass sits o...
Glass, Murano Glass
Yellow Murano Vetri Glass Wall Light Sconce 1990s Vintage Minimalist modernist
By Vetri
Located in London, GB
A 1990s modernist wall light by Murano. The yellow square plaque is handblown by artisans in Italy and it fixes on the wall or ceiling and the glass opaline glass sits on top. We h...
Glass, Murano Glass
Postmodern Italian Set of Ten White Wall Sconces by Targetti Sankey, 1980s
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Postmodern Set of Ten White Wall Sconces or Flush Mounts by Targetti Sankey. Model: 376 Blanco
Metal
White Metropolis Sculptural Brass and Glass Wall Sconce by Jan Garncarek
By Jan Garncarek
Located in Geneve, CH
White Metropolis Sculptural Brass and Glass Wall Sconce by Jan Garncarek Dimensions: D 27 x W 52 x
Metal
Fly Burnt Brass and Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Fly Burnt Brass and Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 20.5 x W 30.5 x H 33 cm
Brass
$2,435Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Set of Three Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
By Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz Lighting
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful Set of Three Postmodern Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-1121
Metal
Postmodern Italian Set of Eight White Wall Sconces by Targetti Sankey, 1980s
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Postmodern Set of Eight White Wall Sconces or Flush Mounts by Targetti Sankey. Model: 376
Metal
Postmodern Three Vintage Halogen Glass Steel Sconces by Carlo Forcolini 1998
By Carlo Forcolini
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage set of three high quality halogen sconces made from stainless steel and glass
Stainless Steel
Fenice Crystal 3 Lights Wall Sconce in Polished Chrome and Glass by Aggiolight
Located in Geneve, CH
Fenice Crystal 3 Lights Wall Sconce in Polished Chrome and Glass by Aggiolight. Dimensions: W 59 x
Chrome
Italian Murano Glass Wall Light Sconce Mauro Marzollo for Itre Italia 1 of 7
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
wonderful Post Modern wall sconce in a vibrant blue Murano glass and chrome. This gorgeous wall light sconce
Murano Glass
Italian Postmodern Murana Sconces Perry by King S. Miranda for Arteluce 1980s
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Hamburg, DE
Murana wall lamp by renowned manufacturer Arteluce, based on a design by Perry A. King and S. Miranda from the 1980s. Rare icons of postmodern design. These wall lamps were also used...
Metal
Italian Postmodern Murana Sconces Perry by King S. Miranda for Arteluce 1980s
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Hamburg, DE
Murana wall lamp by renowned manufacturer Arteluce, based on a design by Perry A. King and S. Miranda from the 1980s. Rare icons of postmodern design. These wall lamps were also used...
Metal
Maillage Double Link Sconce in Saint Rafael Stone and White Brass by Farrah Sit
By Farrah Sit
Located in Geneve, CH
Maillage Double Link Sconce in Saint Rafael Stone and White Brass by Farrah Sit. Dimensions: W 10.2
Stone, Brass
Pair of "TRYBECA" Sconces by Bernhard Dessecker for Ingo Maurer, Germany 1980's
By Ingo Maurer, Susanne and Bernhard Dessecker
Located in Cork, IE
wall sconce that has a futuristic, robotic air to it. It can blast light out of both ends shooting it
Aluminum
$6,580Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Six Brass and Glass Wall Sconces by Baroncelli, Italy
By Baroncelli
Located in Glasgow, GB
This set of six contemporary brass and glass wall sconces by Baroncelli, produced in Italy as part
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
$2,482Sale Price / set|29% Off
Postmodern Set of Three Large Gold Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Estiluz, Estiluz Lighting, Leonardo Marelli
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
, incorporating modern engineering solutions and optimizing its production processes. Each wall sconce is equipped
Metal, Brass
Pair of Contemporary Raw Brass Wall Sconces, God & Goddess by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Pair of Contemporary Raw Brass Wall Sconces, God & Goddess by Paul Matter The Sconces explore the
Brass
1 of the 3 Pairs Postmodern Filicudara Sconces by S. Lombardi for Artemide, 1980
By Artemide
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 5 impressive pairs of Postmodern style wall sconces designed by Steve Lombardi for
Aluminum
Postmodern Pair of White Glass Metal Wall Sconces by Blauet, Barcelona, 1990s
By Blauet
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Pretty Postmodern Spanish Pair of White metal White glass Wall Sconces by Blauet. Model: Maria 250
Metal
Ducale Hand-Blown Red & Green Murano Glass Sconces by VeArt Italy 1970
By VeArt
Located in Weesp, NL
glass sconces, a stunning design by Giuseppe Righetto for VeArt in the 1970s. These unique sconces
Brass
Contemporary Burnt Brass Wall Sconce, Plus Two Large Lamp by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Burnt Brass Wall Sconce, Plus Two Large Lamp by Paul Matter PLUS Series is a new
Brass
Contemporary Polished Steel Wall Sconce, Plus One Large Lamp by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Polished Stainless Steel Wall Sconce, Plus One Large Lamp by Paul Matter PLUS Series
Brass
Contemporary Aged Brass Wall Sconce, Plus One Large Lamp by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Aged Brass Wall Sconce, Plus One Large Lamp by Paul Matter PLUS Series is a new range
Brass
Contemporary Polished Brass Wall Sconce, Plus Two Large Lamp by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Polished Brass Wall Sconce, Plus Two Large Lamp by Paul Matter PLUS Series is a new
Brass
Contemporary Burnt Brass Wall Sconce, Plus One Large Lamp by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Burnt Brass Wall Sconce, Plus One Large Lamp by Paul Matter PLUS Series is a new
Brass
Contemporary Burnt Brass Wall Sconce, Plus Three Large Lamp by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Burnt Brass Wall Sconce, Plus Three Large Lamp by Paul Matter PLUS Series is a new
Brass
Pair of Leucos Postmodern Italian Murano Glass Curved Sconces, 1980s
By Leucos Design Lab
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Leucos appliques in Murano glass with curved and satin glass diffuser in amber outside and white inside, "Incamiciato" glass, the structure is in white metal, halogen bulbs.
Murano Glass
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.