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
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
Metal, Aluminum
Jason Miller x Roll & Hill "Modo Linear" Pendant
By Jason Miller, Roll & Hill
Located in Astoria, NY
Jason Miller for Roll and Hill "Modo Linear" Pendant Lamp, the patinated black aluminum support
Aluminum
Jason Miller x Roll & Hill "Modo Linear" Pendant
By Jason Miller, Roll & Hill
Located in Astoria, NY
Jason Miller for Roll and Hill "Modo Linear" Pendant Lamp, the patinated black aluminum support
Aluminum
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
Steel
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
Metal
Halo Oval Pendant by Roll & Hill Designed by Paul Loebach
By Paul Loebach, Roll & Hill
Located in San Francisco, CA
today to create a collection of beautiful and unique lighting fixtures. Roll & Hill was founded in 2010
Brass, Steel
Endless Straight - 3 Units Light Fixture by Jason Miller for Roll & Hill
By Roll & Hill, Jason Miller
Located in San Francisco, CA
working today to create a collection of beautiful and unique lighting fixtures. Roll & Hill was founded in
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
Aluminum
Modo Ten-Light Chandelier Designed by Jason Miller for Roll & Hill
By Jason Miller
Located in Palm Springs, CA
& Hill. This is quite a lovely fixture in working order. Bronze color finish. Height given is including
Lindsay Adelman Agnes Chandelier - 14 Bulbs for Roll & Hill
By Roll & Hill, Lindsey Adelman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lindsey Adelman for Roll & Hill.
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 Paul Loebach, Roll & Hill
Located in San Francisco, CA
beautiful and unique lighting fixtures. Roll & Hill was founded in 2010 by Jason Miller, whose experience as
Brass, Steel
Endless Straight - 3 Units Light Fixture by Jason Miller for Roll & Hill
By Roll & Hill, Jason Miller
Located in San Francisco, CA
beautiful and unique lighting fixtures. Roll & Hill was founded in 2010 by Jason Miller, whose
Aluminum
Oil Rubbed Bronze with Smoke Glass Shade Table Lamp, Roll & Hill
By Jason Berger, Roll & Hill
Located in Tulsa, OK
Modo by Jason Miller For Roll & Hill The Modo series was inspired by the kinds of ready-made
Metal
Castle 18-02 Light by Jason Miller in Bronze with Smoked Glass
By Roll & Hill, Jason Miller
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
Solana Wall Sconces
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The "Solana" wall mount sconce or reading light is strongly influenced by Scandinavian, Danish, French, and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. The walnut back plate (available in natural...
Enamel, Brass
Stingray Chandelier Brass by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Stingray chandelier brass by 101 Copenhagen Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl. Dimensions: L 152 cm x W 121 cm x H 70 cm Materials: Brass Lampshade & Ceiling cup: 100...
Aluminum, Brass
2025 Huge Brass Concave Convex Uplighter Pendant
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston, Gino Sarfatti
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Concave and convex Brass pendant Uplighter with 5 lights . Disc are hand spun with prime quality brass . Solid sturdy hardware and construction . Diameter 30” Height: 25" inche...
Brass
$5,235 / item
H 27.56 in Dm 55.91 in
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 5 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Brass Shades
By Silvio Piattelli, Stilnovo
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This stunning bespoke brass chandelier is cleverly designed to work perfectly with lower ceilings. It features five rotating arms with a minimum height of 28 in. (70 cm). The arms ar...
Metal, Brass
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
LU Swing Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hardware. Priced in...
Brass
$9,142 / item
H 35.44 in W 63 in D 27.56 in
Brass and Alabaster Mobile Chandelier by Glustin Luminaires
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Mobile kinetic chandelier made of patinated brass with a round counterweight and two enlighten alabaster globes. Original design by Glustin Luminaires.
Alabaster, Brass
$6,306 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
$7,500 / item
H 9.85 in Dm 14.18 in
Stunning Florian Schulz Double DUOS Brass Pendant Lamp with Side Counter Weights
By Florian Schulz
Located in Berlin, DE
Really beautiful Florian Schulz double posa pendant lamp with one E 27 / model a bulb in polished brass. Each lamp and newly wired.
Brass
Huge MCM Style Brass Pendant Uplighter with 4 lights
By Lightolier, Gino Sarfatti, Gerald Thurston
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
MCM style BRASS pendant Uplighter with 4 lights . Concave and convex disc are hand spun with prime quality brass . Solid sturdy hardware and construction . Diameter 30 in Low...
Brass
$2,838 / item
H 24 in W 24 in D 24 in
Modern Fabric Pendant Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula 60, from Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Nebula collection is drawn out of the interstellar clouds of dust and gas in space - regions where stars begin to form. Made of a woven natural fiber from the banana tree, which ...
Natural Fiber
$1,665 / item
H 13.78 in Dm 9.45 in
Murano Round Green Glass and Brass Modern Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very special Murano glass wall light, stylish and elegant, their design truly unique in their kind. Beautiful coloring. The wall light is composed of a brass stem where a system for...
Brass
$3,807 / item
H 26.5 in Dm 55.91 in
Orbitale Brass Chandelier 3 Rotating Balanced Arms, Stilnovo Style, Twin Shades
By Stilnovo, Arteluce, Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This 3-armed chandelier with twin shades is a versatile and elegant fixture perfect above a kitchen island, over a counter, dining table, or in a living room. The chandelier's three ...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
8 Lights Mobile Brass Chandelier
By Alexander Calder, Stilnovo
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Bold , playfull 8 Arms Stilnovo Style chandelier with an Alexander Calder twist to it ! Each arm rotate 360 degree . Shade move and ajust up and down . Made of pure , premium...
Brass
$2,507 / set
H 9.85 in W 5.91 in D 8.86 in
Pair of Modern Solid Brass Sconces in the Style of Hans Agne Jakobsson, EL135
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Modern Italian wall lights in the taste of Hans Agne Jakobsson's work. Structure and cup in solid brass and frosted glass disc. Excellent condition (modern creation), quantity on req...
Brass
LUhans Indoor Outdoor Sconce 'Pat Cop'
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Part of our Lumfardo Luminaries contemporary collection, this LUhans patinated un-lacquered copper indoor outdoor sconce is inspired by Scandinavian mid-century design. Wired with a ...
Copper
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.