Pair of White Conical Pendant Lamps by Wilhelm Vest
By VEST Leuchten
Located in Berlin, DE
This striking vintage pendant light was manufactured by Vest in Austria during the 1970s. Featuring a sculptural, stepped conical design made from matte white lacquered metal, it sta...
Aluminum
'Emily II' Pendant Lamp in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects
By Moss Objects, Daniel Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily II' Pendant Lamp in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany usi...
Metal
'Emily III' Pendant Lamp in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily III' Pendant Lamp in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany us...
Metal
'Emily I' Pendant Lamp in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects
By Moss Objects, Daniel Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily I' Pendant Lamp in White Semi Matte for Moss Objects Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany usin...
Metal
Large Stilux-Milano drop-down Pendant Lamp, 1970s
By Stilux
Located in Palermo, IT
Large Stilux-Milano drop-down pendant lamp, 1970s Diameter 60 cm. Height of the lamp alone 35 cm (120 cm including the cable fully extended to the ceiling). White plexiglass and meta...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti 2129 ceiling lamp Arteluce Italy 1969
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A highly rare Gino Sarfatti 2129 ceiling lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti and manufactured by Arteluce in Italy in 1969. This super rare ceiling lamp stands among the most unusual and ...
Aluminum
Lisa Johansson-Pape Style Ceiling Mount Articulating Lamp
By Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Articulating ceiling mount lamp in the style of Lisa Johansson-Pape for Orno, featuring a chrome tubular swing arm that extends from a white enameled metal canopy and suspends a wide...
Chrome
Arc Lamp Mod. 2129 by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy 1969
Located in New York, NY
The "2129" ceiling lamp is a striking piece crafted from white lacquered metal, designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce in 1969. Featuring an arched design with a counterweight, it bo...
Metal
Mid-Century Brass and Opal Glass Ceiling Lamp by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This Stilnovo ceiling lamp from the 1960s is a finely balanced example of Italian mid-century lighting, defined by its disciplined geometry and understated elegance. Combining brass ...
Brass
'Emily III' Pendant Lamp in Anthracite for Moss Objects
By Daniel Becker, Moss Objects
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Emily III' Pendant Lamp in Anthracite for Moss Objects. Created in Berlin by award-winning lighting designer Daniel Becker for Moss Objects and handmade to order in Germany using ...
Metal
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Ufo Pendant Lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern pendant lamp. Manufactured probably in Italy, 1960s. Executed in two white plexiglass discs and nickel-plated steel, the pendant lamp n...
Steel
Perspex French wall or ceiling lamp, 1950's
Located in Montréal, QC
Large wall or ceiling plexiglass lamp manufactured in the 1950’s by Arredoluce. Curved plexiglass shade held by enameled brass pins and meshed steel frame. 2x incandescent E-26 40 w...
Steel
Articulating Ceiling Mount Lamp by Lisa Johansson-Pape for Orno Stockmann
By Orno Stockmann, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Articulating ceiling mount lamp by Lisa Johansson-Pape for Finnish manufacturer Orno Stockmann. The lamp features a white enameled metal canopy that mounts to the ceiling, an extendi...
Metal, Chrome, Enamel
Space Age Ceilling Lamp by Tele-Ambiance 1960s, France
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Space Age Ceilling Lamp by Tele-Ambiance 1960s, France This vintage spage age lamp is a true eye-catcher for your 60s furnishing. It was made by the French company Télé-Ambiance in ...
Metal
Pair of beautiful mint green Mid Century Modern perforated sheet metal wall lamp
Located in München, DE
Two very beautiful Mid-Century Modern perforated metal wall lamps with white plexiglass shades. A typical, beautiful 1950s design, still in its original mint green color. Both Plexig...
Metal
NEMO Tubes 3 Pendant Light – White/White – LED 2700K – Aluminum
By Charles Kalpakian
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of pendant, wall and ceiling lamps, made with tubular elements for a strong and essential design expressed through pure forms. The wall versions are in extruded aluminum are r...
Aluminum
NEMO Tubes 3 Pendant Light – White/Copper – LED 2700K – Aluminum
By Charles Kalpakian
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of pendant, wall and ceiling lamps, made with tubular elements for a strong and essential design expressed through pure forms. The wall versions are in extruded aluminum are r...
Aluminum
Mariyo Yagi Garbo Wave 8 modules fabric fringe Ceiling Lamp, Paradisoterrestre
By Paradisoterrestre, Mariyo Yagi
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Ceiling lamp composed of 6/8/10 curved modules and fringes designed to create a floating wave, with opaque plexiglass ceiling element illuminated by dimmable leds. Please note that ...
Metal
Mariyo Yagi Garbo Wave 10 modules fabric fringe Ceiling Lamp, Paradisoterrestre
By Paradisoterrestre, Mariyo Yagi
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Ceiling lamp composed of 6/8/10 curved modules and fringes designed to create a floating wave, with opaque plexiglass ceiling element illuminated by dimmable leds. Please note that ...
Metal
Mariyo Yagi Garbo Wave 6 modules fabric fringe Ceiling Lamp, Paradisoterrestre
By Paradisoterrestre, Mariyo Yagi
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Ceiling lamp composed of 6/8/10 curved modules and fringes designed to create a floating wave, with opaque plexiglass ceiling element illuminated by dimmable leds. Please note that ...
Metal
A FREE-FORM FLOOR LAMP MODEL J1 by JOSEPH-ANDRE MOTTE for DISDEROT, France 1950
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in PARIS, FR
This is a rare, early and authentic, vintage piece of the iconic "J1" floorlamp designed in 1958 by Joseph-André Motte, produced by Disderot. This piece is an early edition, in its b...
Brass
Pair of Stilux Sconces White Lucite and Brass, Italian Lighting, 1970s
By Stilux
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful pair of mid-century sconces in white white perspex, aluminum and brass, produced by Stilux in the 70s in Italy. These beautiful wall lamps feature an elegant curved hook...
Aluminum
Pendant light by Gaetano Missaglia 1970
By Gaetano Missaglia
Located in JASSANS-RIOTTIER, FR
Pendant lamp 3 lights point by Italian designer Gaetano Missaglia in the seventies Height is adjustable Ceiling mount, 3 black cables, white perspex, chrome elements, plexiglass Colo...
Chrome
$2,922
Bauhaus Rare Wall Light
By Bauhaus
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful rare Bauhaus lamp, a heavy metal version in nickel with 5 plexi clear plates with white lines giving an abstract accent of a play of light, illuminated by two tube lights.
Chrome
$1,312Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of three Italian space-age brass wall sconces
Located in Milano, IT
Set of 3 Italian Mid-Century Wall or Ceiling Lamps, 1970s - Sculptural Minimalism Meets Timeless Elegance Step into the future of the past with this rare set of three Italian wall or...
Brass
Large 'Oh Mei Ma Kabir Weiss' Chandelier in Aluminum for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
‘Oh Mei Ma Kabir Weiss’ chandelier in aluminum for Ingo Maurer ‘Oh Mei Ma Kabir Weiss’ was created by celebrated German lighting icon Ingo Maurer. With creativity and technical prow...
Aluminum
'Oh Mei Ma Weiss' Chandelier in Aluminum for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
‘Oh Mei Ma Weiss’ chandelier in aluminum for Ingo Maurer ‘Oh Mei Ma Weiss’ was created by celebrated German lighting icon Ingo Maurer. With creativity and technical prowess, Maurer’...
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Copper Wall Lights Set, Heron & Dragonfly, 1950s
Located in Hannover, DE
This is a one-of-a-kind set of two wall lamps that are as rare as they are beautiful. The first lamp features a finely crafted heron, handcrafted by an artist from fine copper sheet ...
Copper
$1,750 / set
Pair of Greco Illuminazione Formosa Sconces
By Greco illuminazione
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of articulating "Formosa" wall lamps from Greco Illuminisazione circa 1955. The white half is plexiglas/acrylic. The black half is enameled aluminum. The armature and wall mou...
Aluminum
Wall Fixture by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, 1950s
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Wall fixture, No. 12645, designed by Angelo Lelii and produced by Arredoluce in 1957. This wall lamp consists of a striking yellow plexiglas reflector in combination with a duplex...
Brass
$888Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Martinelli Luce "Bolla Light" White Acrylic Italian Sconce, 1960s
By Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful micentury wall lamp or sconce in white plexiglass "Bolla Lamp". Elio Martinelli designed this item in Italy during the 1960s for Martinelli Luce. This white plexiglass l...
Aluminum, Metal
NEMO Tubes 3 Pendant Light – Black/Black – LED 2700K – Aluminum
By Charles Kalpakian
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of pendant, wall and ceiling lamps, made with tubular elements for a strong and essential design expressed through pure forms. The wall versions are in extruded aluminum are r...
Aluminum
Round Suspension Endless, Matt Metallic Green metal frame, Modern Design, Italy
Located in Vedelago, IT
The Endless collection truly represents a synonym for movement and dynamism, capturing the essence of modernity in every piece. Thanks to the innovative 3D LED technology, each lamp ...
Metal
Modern Suspension Endless, Matt Metallic Blue metal frame, Made In Italy
Located in Vedelago, IT
The Endless collection truly represents a synonym for movement and dynamism, capturing the essence of modernity in every piece. Thanks to the innovative 3D LED technology, each lamp ...
Metal
Unique Stoneware Aurore Wall Light 02 by Alice Lahana Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Stoneware Aurore Wall Light 02 by Alice Lahana Studio Dimensions: D 12 x W 26 x H 42 cm Materials: White stoneware. Weight: 8 kg. Handcrafted in our workshops, Aurore is a w...
Stoneware
Unique Stoneware Bird Wall Light 02 by Alice Lahana Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Stoneware Bird Wall Light 02 by Alice Lahana Studio Dimensions: D 10 x W 21 x H 34 cm Materials: White stoneware. Weight: 6 kg. Handcrafted in our workshops, Bird is a wall ...
Stoneware
Gino Sarfatti Large Globe Chandelier, Mid-Century Modern, Italy
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Amazing chandelier by Gino Sarfatti made in Italy in the 1960s. Made out of a metal structure holding 3 milk glass globes. Ball diameter 30 cm. Each ball consists of two parts - tran...
Metal
1/6 Industrial Louis Kalff NB93 Pendant for Philips, 1950s
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Echt, NL
The inside is lacquered in white and holds a white plexiglass defuser.
Metal
Large Pair of Bolla Flush Mount Ceiling or Wall Light by Martinelli, Italy 1960s
By Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful large pair of mid-century “Bolla” wall or ceiling lights. These stylish and elegant lights were designed by Elio Martinelli and produced by Martinelli Luce in Italy during ...
Metal, Aluminum
Square Kalmar Textured Glass Flush Mount Light Sconce 'Hippolyt', 1960
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
Five clear glass elements (one square and four rectangular) are mounted with plexiglass bolts on a white enameled backplate.
Metal
$1,800 / item
Vintage Burger Chef Icosahedron Glass Globe Lights
Located in Hanover, MA
Genuine treasure from America's burger wars of the 1960's, we have two of these opaque white glass globes from the iconic Burger Chef restaurants purchased directly from one of their...
Glass, Acrylic
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.