Lighting
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
19th Century French Antique Lighting
Brass
1930s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Lighting
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Steel
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Lighting
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Glass
2010s Ecuadorean Pre-Columbian Lighting
Bronze
20th Century American Lighting
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1960s Other Vintage Lighting
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Lighting
Metal
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Metal
2010s American Lighting
Brass, Copper
2010s Lighting
Marble, Bronze
2010s German Lighting
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Lighting
Rock Crystal
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Modern Lighting
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Hollywood Regency Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Lighting
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Steel, Aluminum
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Lighting
Bronze, Lead
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Steel, Nickel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Lighting
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Lighting
Aluminum
20th Century French Neoclassical Lighting
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Lighting
Marble
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Lighting
Wood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Lighting
Glass
2010s Lighting
Rock Crystal
1870s European Hollywood Regency Antique Lighting
Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Lighting
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Ceramic
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Lighting
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s French Vintage Lighting
Cane, Laminate
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Murano Glass
19th Century Dutch Baroque Revival Antique Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Lighting
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Lighting
Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Lighting
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Carrara Marble, Steel, Chrome
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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With a High-Tech Flagship and Cool Collabs, Lladró Is Breaking the Mold for Porcelain Production
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.

Christopher Tennant’s Lamps and Dioramas Evoke Sunny Days and Seaside Locales
The former magazine editor blends elements of the Far East and America’s eastern shores, bringing wit and delight to his handmade, upcycled designs.

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.