Lighting
Antique, New and Vintage Lighting
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
20th Century Modern Lighting
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Minimalist Lighting
Alabaster
1940s Canadian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Copper
1950s German Industrial Vintage Lighting
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Lighting
Concrete
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum
1980s Italian Vintage Lighting
Metal
2010s American Lighting
Brass, Copper
1970s Swedish Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
Mid-19th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Pottery
Late 20th Century Italian Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Industrial Lighting
Iron
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s French Post-Modern Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Lighting
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Lighting
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Textile
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Lighting
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Lighting
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Lighting
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary American Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Lighting
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Lighting
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Lighting
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Resin
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Marble
2010s South African Modern Lighting
Stoneware
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Lighting
Bronze
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Brass, Wire
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Lighting
Glass, Milk Glass, Opaline Glass
Late 20th Century American Lighting
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lighting
Blown Glass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Aluminum
1950s French Vintage Lighting
Brass, Bronze
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Lighting
Stone, Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Lighting
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Other Lighting
Blown Glass
Antique, New and Vintage Lighting
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.
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 — the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson-Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of postwar 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 on 1stDibs.
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Paavo Tynell’s Snowflake Chandelier Warms Up Any Room
This circa 1950 piece by the legendary Finnish lighting designer spent the past several decades in a family's home in Michigan.

NASA Parachutes Inspired Lighting Designer Bec Brittain’s New Collection
In "Paraciphers," now on view at Emma Scully Gallery in New York, Brittain introduces works that were more than a decade in the making.

This Handsome Leather Pendant Light Is Crafted Using Saddle-Making Techniques
The Doma by L’Aviva Home nods to Colombia’s equestrian heritage.

Celebrate Spring Year-Round with This Lush Murano-Glass Chandelier
Hand-blown glass makes the Italian fixture glow like dew-covered leaves in the sun.

Workstead’s Uncluttered Home Designs Put Top-Notch Craftsmanship on Full View
Honest materials, craftsmanship and bespoke furnishing solutions reign at this multidisciplinary Brooklyn-based firm.

How the Anglepoise Lamp Went from Desktop Companion to Hollywood Icon
Since its 1934 debut, the ingenious task light has become one of the most celebrated examples of industrial design.

In London, Eva Menz Creates Artisanal Lighting with Theatrical Flair
Working through her studio, Atelier001, the German-born lighting meister designs LED fixtures with thoughtfully crafted details that make each piece one of a kind.

This Dutch Design Studio Is Showing Off LEDs in a Whole New Light
Esther Jongsma and Sam van Gurp’s thoughtful, nature-inspired creations have attracted a roster of high-profile clients.