The success of Holly Hunt — both the designer and her eponymous empire of textile and furnishings showrooms — is based on instinct.
The Chicago-based Hunt trusts her own tastes, reflected in her signature lines of elegant, low-key furniture, lighting and fabrics. She also trusts her judgment about the wants of the buying public, and this savvy sensibility has allowed her to cultivate and market the work of a range of contemporary talents, from minimalists like Christian Liaigre to eccentrics like Christian Astuguevieille.
Hunt is a design world impresario — a prominent arbiter for stylish modern interiors and known foremost for fabrics, seating designs and light fixtures. Modern sophistication, attention to detail, and a desire to cultivate talented contemporary designers are at the crux of the company’s success.
Born in central Texas to schoolteacher parents, Hunt was a creative girl who made her own clothes and bickered with her mother about decor. After graduating from Texas Tech, Hunt worked as department-store buyer and costume jewelry designer before marrying and helping her husband build a multimillion dollar transport company. Her hobby was decorating their homes. After the two divorced, Hunt purchased a showroom in the Chicago Merchandise Mart in 1983. Within 10 years, she was winning applause for her understated designs, her lavish showroom parties and her eye for rising design stars. Liaigre was her first discovery. Correctly surmising that his pared-down furniture in dark wood would play well in the United States in the aftermath of the go-go ’80s, Hunt began marketing the French designer’s work in 1994.
Over the subsequent years Hunt has added a half-dozen showrooms and, following her own style barometer, has taken on other fresh talents, including glassmaker Alison Berger, French designer Christophe Pillet and couturier Ralph Rucci, making a foray into home design.
One constant over that time have been the aesthetics of Hunt’s own designs. Her fabrics — the first choice of many dealers when re-upholstering vintage seating — are understated, mixing muted colors and updates of classic patterns. Her furniture is simple and refined. As you will see on 1stDibs, the name Holly Hunt represents a sense of timelessness and sophistication.
$5,450 / item
Agatha Sconce Alabaster, Dark Bronze
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
The Agatha Sconce marries brushed metal and alabaster in an elegant and versatile architectural form. This seemingly simple design masks a triumph of engineering that harnesses cutti...
Alabaster, Brass
$3,580 / item
Cove Sconce, Dark Bronze and Silver Smoke
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Cove is a low-profile but sizable sconce, with a minimal design that celebrates form and materiality in seemingly endless combinations. Whether mounted to wash light from above or be...
Aluminum, Brass
Trophy Sconce in Long Satin Dark Patinated Brass with Textured Plaster
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
The Trophy Long Sconce is a hand-hewn wall light defined by its commanding silhouette and contrasting textures. It features an oblong plaster shade set on...
Bronze, Steel
Kori Sconce, size 15.75 in Dark Bronze
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
The wonderfully textured cast glass of the Kori Sconce emits a glow reminiscent of dripping icicles at night, inspiring its name which means “ice” in Japan...
Brass
Volume Sconce, Golden Bronze Patina with Aquarelle Shade
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Our Volume Sconce is a statuesque design with a substantial architectural base that appears as a revised pyramid when viewed in profile. It is topped by a three-sided aquarelle shade...
Brass
Cove Sconce, South Cape Leather and Dark Bronze Interior
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Cove is a low-profile but sizable sconce, with a minimal design that celebrates form and materiality in seemingly endless combinations. Whether mounted to wash light from above or be...
Aluminum, Brass
$3,580 / item
Cove Sconce, Dark Bronze and Light Bronze
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Cove is a low-profile but sizable sconce, with a minimal design that celebrates form and materiality in seemingly endless combinations. Whether mounted to wash light from above or be...
Aluminum, Brass
Double Bronze Sconce by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt
By HOLLY HUNT, José Solís Betancourt 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Aureole double sconce designed by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt. The pieces are truly beautiful well designed and executed, very minima...
Bronze
HOLLY HUNT Bowyer LED Sconce in Lightly Aged Nickel & Stingray Leather Shade
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Holly Hunt Bowyer LED sconce in lightly aged nickel & stingray leather shade Additional Information: Materials: Nickel Frame finish: Lightly aged nickel Shade finish: Stingray ...
Nickel
Double Bronze Sconce by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt
By HOLLY HUNT, José Solís Betancourt 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite "Double Bronze" Sconce by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt, a sophisticated addition to elevate your interior décor. Crafted ...
Bronze
$5,450 / item
Agatha Sconce Alabaster, Lightly Aged Nickel
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
The Agatha Sconce marries brushed metal and alabaster in an elegant and versatile architectural form. This seemingly simple design masks a triumph of engineering that harnesses cutti...
Alabaster, Brass
$3,580 / item
Cove Sconce, Silver Smoke
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Cove is a low-profile but sizable sconce, with a minimal design that celebrates form and materiality in seemingly endless combinations. Whether mounted to wash light from above or be...
Aluminum, Brass
$3,580 / item
Cove Sconce, Silver Smoke and Dark Bronze
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Cove is a low-profile but sizable sconce, with a minimal design that celebrates form and materiality in seemingly endless combinations. Whether mounted to wash light from above or be...
Aluminum, Brass
$6,990
Mondrian LED Sconce
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Made in Italy Iron base material.
Iron
$4,660 / item
Kori Sconce, size 15.75 in Golden Bronze
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
The wonderfully textured cast glass of the Kori Sconce emits a glow reminiscent of dripping icicles at night, inspiring its name which means “ice” in Japan...
Brass
Volume Sconce, Lightly Aged Nickel with Aquarelle Shade
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Our Volume Sconce is a statuesque design with a substantial architectural base that appears as a revised pyramid when viewed in profile. It is topped by a three-sided aquarelle shade...
Nickel
$1,308
H 37.41 in W 4.73 in D 3.94 in
Essential Italian Wall Sconce "Grand Stick", Bronze and Alabaster
By Matlight Milano
Located in Milano, IT
The Grand Stick wall sconce is a stylish and functional lighting fixture that blends minimalist design with advanced LED technology. The use of bronze profiles gives it a sleek and e...
Alabaster, Brass
Konekt Rib Table Lamp - Ellipse 15.75"H
By Konekt
Located in New York, NY
The Rib Table Lamp Ellipse features glass blown in Italy and delicately framed by thin brass ribs. A cylindrical brass base is wrapped in leather or suede, enhancing the rich interpl...
Brass
Bronze and Capello Glass Sconce
By Loyzaga
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
Cylindric shape sconce made out of brass and capello glass
Brass
$7,800
H 26.75 in W 13 in D 4.75 in
Franck Evennou, Cactus, Contemporary Bronze and Alabaster Sconce, France, 2020
By Franck Evennou
Located in New York, NY
French artist Franck Evennou imbues his natural subject, in this case the cactus, with a subversively playful quality all his own. Each sconce is cast in bronze and possesses shades ...
Alabaster, Bronze
Agostini's Style Sconces in Bronze
By Felix Agostini
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant pair of Agostini style bronze wall sconces with beige lampshades. Each sconce takes 1 light bulb with max. 60 watt.
Bronze
Pair of English Silvered Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1920s English two-arm bronze sconces in the form of the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom atop a shield. Measurements Height 10.5" Depth 5" Width 8".
Silver Plate, Bronze
$2,121 / item
H 4.15 in W 5.35 in D 7.75 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Darkly Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' darkly patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the clas...
Metal
$2,499 / item
H 8.6 in W 9.4 in D 12.6 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Tratten' Dark Brown Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Örsjö Industri AB, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Tratten' dark brown patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the class...
Metal
Small Interior Bronze Wall Lamp
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
Bronze is renowned for its durability and rich dark color that develops a patina over time. When polished, it can even be gilded. Jules Wabbes had a deep appreciation for noble mater...
Bronze
$737 / set
H 11.03 in W 5.91 in D 13.39 in
Pair of Sconces Pivot Shade Stilnovo Style, Twin Bulb, Jbox, Solid Brass Patina
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo, Arredoluce
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Colors available are sage, ivory and matte black. The two shades can be made in different colors. See other chandeliers in my storefront for matching possibilities. The inside of the...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
$2,730 / item
H 7 in W 6 in D 8.125 in
Series02 Large Sconce, Dark Patinated Brass, Stitched Goatskin Parchment Shade
By Adam Otlewski
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined dark patinated brass, hand-stitched goatskin parchment shade. All material finishes are living finishes: they will change and patina for the better with time and use. ...
Brass
$1,935 / item
H 16 in W 6 in D 8.75 in
Series01 Large Sconce, Dark Patinated Brass, Sable Brown Leather Pivoting Shade
By Adam Otlewski
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined brass in dark patinated finish, hand-dyed soft unstructured leather pivoting shade. All material finishes are living finishes: they will change and patina for the bett...
Brass
Dusk Sconce, Black Sterling Patina
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Alison Berger fuses nature and architecture to create unique, iconic glass pieces. She studied glass blowing for more than 25 years and apprenticed with sculptor Dale Chihuly. Her in...
Crystal, Steel
Elevation Sconce, Polished Nickel with Aquarelle Shade
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
The Elevation Sconce is a classic Holly Hunt Studio design that’s exceedingly versatile. Its quiet architectural form with an aquarelle shade mounted...
Nickel
Mondrian LED Sconce
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Made in Italy Iron base material.
Iron
2 Double Bronze Sconces by Solis Betancourt/Holly Hunt
By HOLLY HUNT, José Solís Betancourt 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Aureole double sconce designed by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt. The pieces are trully beautiful well designed and executed, very minimal...
Bronze
Sold
H 25 in W 12.5 in D 6 in
HOLLY HUNT Artemis Left Facing Sconce in Medium Bronze by Stefan Gulassa
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Holly Hunt Artemis left facing sconce in medium bronze by Stefan Gulassa Additional Information: Materials: Cast bronze, glass Frame finish: Mediu...
Bronze
Sold
H 25 in W 12.5 in D 6 in
HOLLY HUNT Artemis Right Facing Sconce in Medium Bronze by Stefan Gulassa
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Chicago, IL
Holly Hunt Artemis right facing sconce in medium bronze by Stefan Gulassa Additional Information: Materials: Cast bronze, glass Frame finish: Medi...
Bronze
Double Bronze Sconce by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt
By HOLLY HUNT, José Solís Betancourt 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Aureole double sconce designed by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt. The pieces are trully beautiful well designed and executed, very minimal...
Bronze
Double Bronze Sconce by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt
By HOLLY HUNT, José Solís Betancourt 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Aureole double sconce designed by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt. The pieces are trully beautiful well designed and executed, very minimal...
Bronze
Double Bronze Sconce by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt
By HOLLY HUNT, José Solís Betancourt 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Aureole double sconce designed by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt. The pieces are truly beautiful well designed and executed, very minima...
Bronze
Double Bronze Sconce by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt
By HOLLY HUNT, José Solís Betancourt 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Aureole double sconce designed by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt. The pieces are trully beautiful well designed and executed, very minim...
Bronze
Double Bronze Sconce by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt
By HOLLY HUNT, José Solís Betancourt 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Aureole double sconce designed by Solis Betancourt for Holly Hunt. The pieces are truly beautiful well designed and executed, very minima...
Bronze
Pair of Glass & Metal Sconces by Alison Berger
By HOLLY HUNT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alison Berger fuses nature and architecture to create unique, iconic glass pieces. She studied glass blowing for more than 25 years and apprenticed with ...
Metal