$7,200 / item
Roll & Hill Counterweight Pendant Walnut
By Roll & Hill
Located in Commerce, CA
Counterweight is a series of LED fixtures made of gently arching, steam-bent wood that uses marble and brass as ballasts. Whether acting to counterbalance the lamp of the pendant lig...
Marble, Brass
Lindsay Adelman Agnes Chandelier - 14 Bulbs for Roll & Hill
By Lindsey Adelman, Roll & Hill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Agnes is a modular metal structure composed of anodized aluminum hardware and white glass shades. Articulating joints allow the bulbs to orient in various ways, ranging anywhere from...
Aluminum
Halo Oval Pendant by Paul Loebach for Roll & Hill
By Roll & Hill, Paul Loebach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Loebach envisioned the Halo series as a graceful exercise in the use of energy-efficient LED technology. The collection, which includes a range of ceiling and wall lights, is di...
Steel
Roll & Hill Halo Circle Pendant
By Roll & Hill
Located in New York, NY
Roll & Hill Halo circle pendant light in black. An outer and inner ring of continuous illuminating Energy-efficient LED technology, completely dimmable. Fixture is in perfect working...
Steel
Roll & Hill Modo Chandelier
By Roll & Hill, Jason Miller
Located in Rochester, England
The Modo Chandelier by Roll & Hill is a striking, modular lighting fixture that blends industrial design with refined elegance.
Metal, Aluminum
Bronze Smoke Metal Base/Glass Globe Modo Desk Lamp by Roll & Hill
By Roll & Hill
Located in Tulsa, OK
The Modo series by Roll & Hill was inspired by the kinds of ready-made, off-the-shelf parts that can be found at inexpensive lighting stores.
Metal
Halo Oval Pendant by Roll & Hill Designed by Paul Loebach
By Roll & Hill, Paul Loebach
Located in San Francisco, CA
Canopy: 5-inch round. HISTORY Roll & Hill collaborates with some of the most exciting independent designers working today to create a collection of beautiful and unique lighting fi...
Brass, Steel
Endless Straight - 3 Units Light Fixture by Jason Miller for Roll & Hill
By Roll & Hill, Jason Miller
Located in San Francisco, CA
LAMPING LED 120v HISTORY Roll & Hill collaborates with some of the most exciting independent designers working today to create a collection of beautiful and unique lighting fixtures.
Aluminum
Contemporary Roll and Hill Modo Diamond 13 Globe Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic Contemporary roll and hill chandelier. The iconic Modo Diamond 13 globe design. Beautiful tinted hand blown globes on a geometric machines aluminum frame. Absolutely stri...
Aluminum
Modo Ten-Light Chandelier Designed by Jason Miller for Roll & Hill
By Jason Miller
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful chandelier called Modo designed by Jason Miller in 2009 and made in New York by Roy & Hill. This is quite a lovely fixture in working order. Bronze color finish. Height g...
Jason Miller Modo Linear Pendant Lamp, Patinated Aluminum & Glass, USA
By Roll & Hill, Jason Miller
Located in Astoria, NY
Jason Miller for Roll and Hill "Modo Linear" Pendant Lamp, the patinated black aluminum support with two white glass shades, with "Roll and Hill / MODP2" label. 16" H x 55" W x 6.5"...
Aluminum
Lindsay Adelman Agnes Chandelier - 14 Bulbs for Roll & Hill
By Roll & Hill, Lindsey Adelman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Agnes is a modular metal structure composed of anodized aluminum hardware and white glass shades. Articulating joints allow the bulbs to orient in various ways, ranging anywhere from...
Aluminum
Halo Oval Pendant by Paul Loebach for Roll & Hill
By Roll & Hill, Paul Loebach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Loebach envisioned the Halo series as a graceful exercise in the use of energy-efficient LED technology. The collection, which includes a range of ceiling and wall lights, is di...
Steel
Halo Oval Pendant by Roll & Hill Designed by Paul Loebach
By Roll & Hill, Paul Loebach
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dimensions D 28 in. x W 47 in. x H 35 in. (96" stem available to order for Roll & Hill) History Roll & Hill collaborates with some of the most exciting independent designers workin...
Brass, Steel
Endless Straight - 3 Units Light Fixture by Jason Miller for Roll & Hill
By Jason Miller, Roll & Hill
Located in San Francisco, CA
LAMPING LED 120v HISTORY Roll & Hill collaborates with some of the most exciting independent designers working today to create a collection of beautiful and unique lighting fix...
Aluminum
Oil Rubbed Bronze with Smoke Glass Shade Table Lamp, Roll & Hill
By Roll & Hill, Jason Berger
Located in Tulsa, OK
Modo by Jason Miller For Roll & Hill The Modo series was inspired by the kinds of ready-made, off-the-shelf parts that can be found at inexpensive lighting stores.
Metal
Castle 18-02 Light by Jason Miller in Bronze with Smoked Glass
By Jason Miller, Roll & Hill
Located in Vancouver, BC
While the shape of these pieces resembles the turrets of a castle, the name actually comes from the game of chess. The rook can jump any distance, yet it is restricted to moving orth...
Aluminum
Louis Poulsen, Pendant 5-Light by Vilhelm Lauritzen
By Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, pendant 5-light by Vilhelm Lauritzen Measures: Width x height x length (mm) 690 x 233 x 690, 8.4 kg 5 shades. Material: Shades: Mouth-blown, 3-layered, polished opal g...
Metal
Louis Poulsen, pendant 5-light by Vilhelm Lauritzen
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Willem Lauritzen in 1949 in Copenhagen, the VL 5 Ring Crown brings a distinct and authentic touch to stylish interiors, as well as a warm light to softly illuminate conte...
Brass
Multi-Lite Pendant, White
By Gubi, Louis Weisdorf
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Multi-Lite pendant embraces the golden era of Danish design with its characteristic shape of two opposing outside, mobile shades that enable creating a personal installation and ...
Brass
Fabio Lenci Pendant Lamp
By Fabio Lenci, Guzzini
Located in South Charleston, WV
Italy 1960's signed made in Italy. An uncommon model from Fabio Lenci for Guzzini. Provides an unexpected glow of illumination above the center line of the sphere through refraction ...
Steel
From $590 / item
+ 2 moreH 137.8 in Dm 21.66 in
Martinelli Luce Bubbles 2033 Large Pendant Light by Emiliana Martinelli
By Emiliana Martinelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hanging lamp diffused light. Transparent methacrylate diffuser in yellow or orange color and white opal. Chromed metal support. For Led bulb. Available in a smaller size (Diameter: 4...
Metal
Gio Ponti 'Luna Sospensione' Pendant Lamp in Brass for Tato Italia
By Tato Italia, Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gio Ponti 'Luna Sospensione' Pendant Lamp in Brass for Tato Italia Designed by Italian design icon Gio Ponti, this authorized Tato Italia re-edition is executed in brushed brass har...
Brass
Vilhelm Lauritzen 'VL Ring Crown 7' Pendant for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vilhelm Lauritzen 'VL Ring Crown 7' Pendant for Louis Poulsen The 'VL Ring Crown' family derives from a lamp designed by architect Vilhelm Lauritzen for the Danish Broadcasting Hous...
Brass
$1,626 / item
H 11.03 in Dm 39.38 in
1950s Nine Fiberglass, Plexiglass and Metal Pendant in the Style of Louis Kalff
By Louis Kalff
Located in Schoorl, NL
These masterfully-created lights bring a stunning, soft light to your space. The frosted-texture shades utilize a polyester material, which diffracts the light in a warm and welcomin...
Fiberglass, Plexiglass
3 Pendant Crystal Rainier Chandelier
By Hilliard Lamps
Located in Arcata, CA
The Rainier chandelier designed by Samuel Hilliard is a designers favorite! Crafted from handcrafted selenite stone and sand cast bronze. This chandelier is made to order. Custo...
Rock Crystal, Bronze
MoLUno Chandelier BB
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of Lumfardo Luminaires contemporary collection, the MoLUno chandelier fixture is an elegant 8 light chandelier made from painted aluminum and brass. The light is wired with eigh...
Aluminum, Brass
LUfold Pendant
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant LUfold pendant inspired by classical mid century Italian design. Made in solid aged brass. Featuring a graceful contoured curved design, this pendant is wired with 1-E26 medi...
Brass
Large pendant by Paavo Tynell for Idman
By Idman Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Large lighting pendant designed by Paavo Tynell for Idman, Finland, circa 1950th. Opaline glass shade with perforated brass plate and brass wire decor. Marked "Idman". Newly rewired ...
Glass
Tango III, Sculpted Pendant by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
Tango III, sculpted pendant by Paul Matter Blackened brass with aged brass details. Shade in blackened brass (also available in aged brass) exterior and aged interiors. Dimension...
Brass
RD15 6 Arms Chandelier by Schwung
Located in Geneve, CH
RD15 6 Arms chandelier by Schwung Dimensions: W 140 x D 140 x H 165 Materials: Solid brass, hand blown glass globes Schwung is a German word, and loosely defined, means energy or m...
Brass
Teak Suspension Light, circa 1960
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Paavo Tynell
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Scandinavian Teak suspension chandelier from the 1950-1960s. Four original bakelite E27 sockets. Drop height adjustable up to a maximum of 45inches/115cm. Height of body is 6.7i...
Teak
Perla Pendant - Earth
By Nulty Bespoke
Located in London, GB
Perla takes inspiration from the oyster, with the distinctive, organic form of the decorative hand spun glass shade representing the shell, with the central light source acting as th...
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Lambert & Fils Dot Line Suspension
By Lambert & Fils
Located in Commerce, CA
Retails $2100 The Dot Line Suspension combines the luminosity of exposed bulbs with the richness of brass in a geometrical distribution. The result is a collection of lamps inspired ...
Brass
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.