Retro Vintage Lighting
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century American Classical Greek Vintage Vintage Lighting
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Brass, Copper
1970s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1950s Greek Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Enamel, Iron
1950s Greek Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Enamel, Iron
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s American Vintage Vintage Lighting
Wood, Walnut, Paper
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Enamel
20th Century English Vintage Vintage Lighting
Steel
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Milk Glass, Plastic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s Swedish Vintage Vintage Lighting
Plastic, Wood
1960s Czech Vintage Vintage Lighting
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Marble
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Marble
1980s Belgian Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Plastic
1970s Belgian Space Age Vintage Vintage Lighting
Glass, Plastic
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Plastic
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Plastic
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Pottery
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Plastic
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Pottery
1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal, Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
Late 20th Century American Vintage Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1970s Swedish Industrial Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Vintage Vintage Lighting
Glass
20th Century Space Age Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Faience
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vintage Lighting
Wood, Fabric
1970s Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Vintage Lighting
Wood
1970s British Hollywood Regency Vintage Vintage Lighting
Brass, Chrome
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Finding the Right lighting for You
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.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024The difference between vintage and retro relates to age and the specificity of the terms. Vintage refers to items produced 20 or more years ago. Retro describes things either produced in the past or that resemble things produced in the past. Anything that is vintage can correctly be called retro. However, some retro pieces are actually contemporary, meaning they were made within the last 20 years. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of vintage furniture, apparel, jewelry and decorative objects.
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Paavo Tynell’s Snowflake Chandelier Warms Up Any Room
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NASA Parachutes Inspired Lighting Designer Bec Brittain’s New Collection
In "Paraciphers," now on view at Emma Scully Gallery in New York, Brittain introduces works that were more than a decade in the making.
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