Vintage String Lights
1950s French Vintage String Lights
Rope
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
1960s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage String Lights
String, Pine
1950s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal, Brass
1950s French Vintage String Lights
Rope
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal, Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal, Brass, Chrome
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal, Brass, Chrome
1950s French Vintage String Lights
Rope
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal, Brass
1950s French Vintage String Lights
Rope
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal, Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal, Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage String Lights
Cane, Oak, String
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal, Brass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century French Machine Age Vintage String Lights
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass, Steel
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal, Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass, Steel
1970s Modern Vintage String Lights
Color, Archival Pigment
1950s Austrian Scandinavian Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal, Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage String Lights
Fabric, Pine
1940s Swedish Vintage String Lights
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Steel, Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Art Glass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Crystal, Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass, Steel
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Metal
1960s Swiss Scandinavian Modern Vintage String Lights
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Vintage String Lights
Wrought Iron
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Chrome
1960s German Vintage String Lights
Brass
1950s Austrian Scandinavian Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
1970s Vintage String Lights
Archival Pigment
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Acrylic, Lucite
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Crystal
20th Century French Vintage String Lights
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Unknown Space Age Vintage String Lights
Nylon, Plastic
1930s American Art Deco Vintage String Lights
Crystal
1930s Vintage String Lights
Crystal
1930s Vintage String Lights
Crystal
1980s American Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
1930s English Art Deco Vintage String Lights
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Brass
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage String Lights
Paper, Oil, Board
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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.
- What is a string light?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021String lights refer to a series of small electric lights which are spaced evenly along a cable and used for decoration. They are mostly used during festivals or special occasions. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of string lights and a whole lot of other vintage and antique lighting solutions to choose from.
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