Lightolier Lighting
Founded in 1904 in New York and family-operated through most of its history, Lightolier was one of the pioneering American electric lighting companies, best known for its embrace of stylistic and technical innovations.
Collectors focus on vintage Lightolier lighting fixtures produced from the 1950s and into the 1970s, when an in-house design team led by Gerald Thurston — and a stellar cast of international design contributors — created an array of practical yet aesthetically lively table lamps, floor lamps, sconces and chandeliers.
Amidst the post-World War II building boom, Lightolier — the name combines “light” and “chandelier” — aggressively boosted its residential lighting division. Thurston, who was strongly influenced by the sleek designs of Gino Sarfatti and his Italian lighting firm Arteluce, towards simpler lamp designs that offered flexibility of function. His best-known designs include the Cricket task light — a lamp with an adjustable enameled metal hood that toggles on a slender bent-metal base — and the three-legged Tripod floor lamp. At the same time, Thurston had a wonderful eye for talent and sought work from some of the lesser-known greats of the era, such as Paavo Tynell, the Finnish lighting designer, who designed several brass chandeliers for Lightolier with his trademark elegant flamboyance.
And more, Thurston recognized abilities in designers not known for their work in lighting.
Edward Wormley, head of furniture design for Dunbar, produced several noteworthy chandeliers employing canisters and reflective hoods. Alvin Lustig was famed as a graphic designer. His ca. 1953 Ring ceiling fixture for Lightolier had a minimalist techno look some 30 years ahead of its time. But this was par. Designed by Michael Lax in 1964, the Lytegem high-intensity lamp — included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art — features a ball-shaped shade attached with a chromed armature to a cubic base, a form that would be widely copied in the following decade. Chandeliers designed in the early 1970s by Gaetano Sciolari, with details such as acrylic diffusers and vertical, two-bulb arms, would define the look of lighting in their day.
A look through these pages reveals just how astonishingly wide a range of lighting pieces Lightolier produced. The company never flicked off its stylistic switch.
Find a collection of vintage Lightolier lamps and other lighting fixtures on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Lightolier
Midcentury Vintage Louvered Lightolier Pendant Light
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
1960s louvered Lightolier dome pendant lamp in the style of Verner Panton. Sleek light gray beige enameled form features staggered concentric c...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Modernist Cylinder Table or Floor Sconce
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Ferndale, MI
White lacquer cylinder form with pie slice opening on backside. Design by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Lamp appears to be as new...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Sheet Metal
Gerald Thurston Cricket Lamp
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original "Cricket" table lamp, designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Enameled white shade, articulates from angular brass base. A versatile lamp that may be hung on the wall as...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Steel
Lightolier Model 8180 Floor Lamp in the Style of Angelo Lelli
By Lightolier
Located in South Charleston, WV
Model 8180, 1972 Lightolier. 10 3/4" x 10 3/4" x 60" tall and featuring 3 chrome globes, this floor lamp is produced in Italy and marked as such. Likely produced at Arredoluce for Li...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Expertly Restored - Gerald Thurston "Fin" Porcelain Table Lamps by Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerald Thurston "Fin" porcelain table lamps by Lightolier.
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history ba...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Designed Chandelier for Lightolier
By Gaetano Sciolari, Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great sculptural chandelier with 36 sockets, both up and down for tremendous light. Made of tubular chrome with black trimming. Designed by the top mid-century chandelier designer, f...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Set of Four Sexy 1970's Sconces Design by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sexy set of four 1970's sconces design by Lightolier, we could sell by the pair.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair Lightolier Chrome Tube Sconces
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Pair Lightolier Chrome Tube Sconces - Swiss made for Lightolier - hard to find the sconces from this series.
29.5 " tall with bulbs
18" wide with ...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Chandelier by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish chandelier dates to the 1960s and was created for Lightolier by Gerald Thurston.
The perforated form catches the light beau...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Lightolier Chrome Tube Sconces, 1970s Space Age, Atomic
By Lightolier
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great pair of chromed tube sconces, Swiss made for Lightolier. Rare eight-bulb configuration, very atomic, Space Age design.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Space Age Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Brass Chandelier by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A midcentury chandelier with six white globes sitting on wave like sinusoid- sphere brass metalwork with radiating hanging rods fusing at the top into a shaft of bronze. Retains the ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Gaetano Sciolari Sirius Silver Plated Midcentury Chandelier, Lightolier, Italy
By Lightolier, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Vienna, AT
An impressive Modernist chandelier from the 1960s, model Sirius", designed by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightoiler, Italy. Made from silvered brass. The chandelier has three arms and offe...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Silver, Brass
1970s Lightolier Flush Ceiling Lamp Stainless Steel & Brass Italy
By Lightolier, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modern Lightolier Flush Ceiling Lamp Stainless Steel & Brass ITALY
Maker stamped attributed to Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier.
two lamps are available.
10.5 tall x 13.5 diame...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid Century Modern Gerald Thurston Torchiere Lamp with Glass Dish Shade
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and a beautiful torchiere floor lamp by Gerald Thuston for Lightolier. Glass dish rests on a brass plate supported by three rods which are conne...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid Century Brass Floor Lamp Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very good looking mid-century floor lamp made by Lightolier USA. It features a tapering brass column over a black enamel base, the original molded cellulose shade with removable pe...
Category
1950s Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Brass Tripod Floor Lamp, 1950s
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Early Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Brass Tripod Reading Floor Lamp with White Linen Shade. Featuring a joined tripod, three legged patinated Brass framework, Off-White enameled dif...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Mid Century Brass and Lucite Rocket Floor Lamp
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Countryside, IL
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Mid Century brass and Lucite rocket floor lamp
Base is 15 x 15 and the lamp is 51 inches high overall
Brass base has some spotting so we are selling t...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
One Sciolari Glass Rod and Solid Brass Flush Mount, Italia, 1970s
By Lightolier, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
1 flush mount with solid brass glass rod support and brass plated canopy.
Solid, sturdy construction.
Made with prime quality material and excellent craftmanship by Lightolier....
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage Lightolier Turned Concave Wood Staff Floor Lamp by Gerald Thurston
By Lightolier
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Lightolier turned concave wood staff floor lamp by Gerald Thurston
Signed on underside.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Wood
Pair of Venetia Table Lamps by Lightolier, Light Blue and White Striped Glass
By Lightolier
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of "Venetia" table lamps by Lightolier. Striped with custom shades matching the originals. Glass is mint. The brass bases show signs of light wear with one having a small dent t...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Lightolier Brass and Walnut Table Lamps
By Lightolier
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Lightolier turned solid walnut and brass table lamps. With brass stems, white lacquered metal cups and cast opaque and white glass diffusers. Reportedly a rare and early Gera...
Category
1950s American Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Lightolier Glass Rods 'Radiance' Ten Lights Chandelier , 1980s , USA
By Lightolier, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Classic 80s Lightolier chandelier from their Radiance line .
Two row of light catching optical quality glass rods sitting on a nickel plated pierced steel plate.
Contain 10 E12 ...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Lightolier Midcentury Atomic Pendant Light
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
Lightolier midcentury, vintage atomic style pendant. The frame is metal (shiny chrome) with clear bulbs (Light Bulbs included). Style and design...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury Vintage Ceramic Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury vintage ceramic lamp base by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
As shown, ceramic base requires specifying hardware and wiring. First photo with black shade is for reference...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Triennale Floor Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Buffalo, NY
Beautiful and extremely well made three shade floor lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Made of brass and black painted metal, each shade retains its original metal swir...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Modernist Lightolier Chandelier in Brass
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Modernist chandelier with brass structure, made by Lightolier in Italy. The piece has a multitude of arms stretched out in various lengths and is in great vintage condition. Rewired ...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Lightolier, Floor Lamp
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gerald Thurston floor lamp by Lightolier. Features a brass and walnut base and a perforated brass shade. Measures: 17" diameter x 64.5" height.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
1950s Italian Perforated Wall Sconce by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An uncommon wall sconce with a perforated tube core surrounded by a solid tube shade. Original white and black paint. Original Lightolier sticker and stamped "C529A".
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Gerald Thurston Lightolier Fixtures
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Stylish pair of banded glass chandeliers designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Both are in fine, original, working condition. Both show minor cosmetic wear, normal and consiste...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Glass
Motoko Ishii Chrome Sputnik for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Motoko Ishii
Located in Hanover, MA
From the Space Crystal collection designed by Motoko Ishii, the multi-award winning savant of architectural lighting, created in 1972 for West German firm Staff Leuchten..
This UL ...
Category
1970s American Space Age Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1950s Torchère Floor Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Classic uplight torchère floor lamp with three vertical brass rods supporting a shallow brass bowl and wider glass shade. The base designed by Gerald Thurston with a textured, fire a...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Graduated Pastel Cone Cluster Pendants by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern pendant lights featuring a graduated cluster of three pastel pink, blue and white, perforated cones on brass poles mounted on circular plates. Four clusters are av...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chrome Glass Rod and Lucite Chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in New York, NY
Two-tier glass rod chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari for Lightolier. Lucite center disk and Eight chrome sockets and fittings. Measurement length includes chain.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Chandelier by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom chandelier by Lightolier. Manufactured in USA, circa 1970s. Polished aluminum. Wired for U.S. standards. We recommend sixty 3w m...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist Wall Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An unusual and expressive wall lamp having a ribbed milk glass diffuser with thin patinated steel sides suspended from a curved plane of birch.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Brass with Cast Glass Shades Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant brass chandelier with thick and heavy cast glass shades. Six lights provide the illumination. Chandeliers present height is 30 inches but that can be altered by ad...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Lightolier Mid-Century Modern Metal Saucer Flush Mount Light
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern metal saucer flush mount designed by Lightolier. The piece is in great vintage condition with age-appropriate wear and use.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Metal
White Wall Sconce by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Large white wall sconce by Lightolier. Signed, USA, circa 1950. Newly rewired and refinished in white satin powdercoat.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Brass, Iron and Glass Chandelier
By Gaetano Sciolari, Sciolari Lighting, Gerald Thurston, Lightolier, Stilnovo
Located in Houston, TX
Large Gerald Thurston for Lightolier brass, Iron and glass chandelier.
Rare large Mid-Century Modern chandelier by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. This stunning modernist chandelier...
Category
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass, Iron
Lightolier Sunburst Flushmount Ceiling or Wall Light
By Lightolier, Carl Moser 1, Gerald Thurston
Located in Hanover, MA
From Lightolier's Claremont Collection circa 1953 (see image 20) we present this show stopping domed shaped ceiling fixture with 13 curved brass sputnik arms and cones for candelabra...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970s American Craftsman Style Walnut Floor Lamp by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Four sided floor lamp evoking a Japanese Shoji screen. The frame of solid walnut set on an ebonized recessed plinth base with the frame having a...
Category
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Birch, Walnut
Pair of Gerald Thurston Fin Lamps for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A pair of parabolic fin table lamps by Gerard Thurston. Stoneware body is made up of four fin like shapes that have alternating concave Navy and light turquoise glaze. Porcelain sits...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gaetano Sciolari Multi Tubular Brass Wall Light
By Lightolier, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Hanover, MA
Gaetano Sciolari designed the Tubular Collection for Lightolier in the 1960s. Here we present model 4686 multi-tubular brass wall sconce designed by Gaetano Sciolari and produced by ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage Lightolier Desk Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adjustable white metal shade and white metal base with brass arm, hi-lo dimmer switch on top of the shade, medium base socket.
Category
1970s American Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Tall Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Radiating Brass & Walnut Table Lamp
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier 3' H flared and incised brass and walnut table lamp, circa 1960. Featuring a radiating vertically lined antique bronzed finish top and partial stem wit...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Amazing Pair Of 1950's Lightolier Murano And Brass Sconces Mid-century
By Lightolier
Located in Pemberton, NJ
LOVELY PAIR OF 1950'S LIGHTOLIER MURANO AND BRASS SCONCES. THE REMOVABLE MURANO GLASS HAS A VERY TEXTURED INTERIOR SURFACE WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Gerald Thurston
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
Stylish architectural table lamp designed by Gerald Thurston. The lamp has a white ribbed conical base with a brass decorative ball shaft. The lamp accepts three standard size screw ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass
1950s Black Enameled Steel & Brass Floor Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Black enameled steel floor lamp with three brass arms holding a perforated steel reflector and shade.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Rare Floor Lamp by Tommi Parzinger
By Tommi Parzinger, Lightolier
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Rare floor lamp by Tommi Parzinger for Lightolier. Six-arm, nickel-plated steel, trident-style with original shades. 1960s limited production in fantastic condition.
Category
20th Century American Modern Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Steel
Brass Lightolier Tubular Pendant Light
By Lightolier
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Lightolier tubular louvered pendant light is a contemporary and versatile lighting fixture that combines sleek design with effective illumination. Its tubular shape and louvered ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair Gerald Thurston Black Iron Tripod Table Lamps with Milk Glass Shades
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Gerald Thurston for Lightolier black and white table lamps, 1950s. Featuring balanced black enameled steel tripod legs, socket and neck, white milk glass liner shades atop ro...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Steel
Thurston for Lightolier Floor Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Gerald Thurston design for Lightolier Mid-Century floor lamp. Three iron rods with brass ball centre joint and single iron rod top. This example shows cosmetic wear to the finish, as...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
Midcentury Modern 14-Arm Chrome Chandelier by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-20th century chandelier made of chrome with 14 downswept arms supporting modern candlesticks holding chandelier bulbs. The chandelier was manufactured in the 1970s by Lightolier.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Louvered Lightolier White Dome Pendant Light
By Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960s Louvered lightolier dome pendant lamp in the manner of Verner Panton. Sleek white enameled form features staggered concentric circles all...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gerald Thurston "Cricket" Lamp for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great modernist design, can sit on table or be hung on the wall as a sconce. Pierced pivoting shade allows for direct or diffused light and brightness control.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Enamel
Pendant Lights in Aluminum by Lightolier, 1950's
By Lightolier
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Three Lightolier aluminum pendant lights, circa early 1950s. These examples have Lightolier's iconic perforated aluminum frames and are all original....
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Lightolier Flush Mount
By Lightolier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One cube Lightolier flush mount fixture newly rewired for one standard light bulb. Four available.
Category
1960s American Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Tommi Parzinger Style Brass and Crystal Chandelier
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1960s modern chandelier in the style of Tommi Parzinger by Lightolier made in Germany, in vintage original condition with beautiful patina to the brass.
Total height incl...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lightolier Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Lightolier lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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Questions About Lightolier Lighting
- What is a Lightolier lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Lightolier was founded in 1904 by Bernhard Blitzer and the name is a combination of the words “light” and “chandelier.” Lightolier specializes in elaborate and decorative chandeliers, but they also produce a style of lamps that combine functionality with a lively aesthetic. Browse a collection of Lightolier lamps on 1stDibs.
- Is Lightolier still in business?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Lightolier is still in business. Founded in 1904 and made popular by its electric lighting designs, Lightolier, a contraction of the words light and chandelier, can still be found in stores today. You can also shop Lightolier goods from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.