Lighting
Antique, New and Vintage Lighting
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Lighting
Marble, Spelter
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lighting
Alabaster, Aluminum
2010s American Lighting
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Lighting
Bronze
Mid-20th Century German Arts and Crafts Lighting
Wrought Iron, Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Lighting
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Nickel
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Lighting
Marble, Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Lighting
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Lighting
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary French Lighting
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Metal
2010s American Minimalist Lighting
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Lighting
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Pottery
Late 20th Century Italian Lighting
Brass
1970s German Space Age Vintage Lighting
Glass
Mid-19th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lighting
Murano Glass
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Lighting
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Art Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Lighting
Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Iron
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum, Brass
Early 20th Century Lighting
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Lighting
Rock Crystal
1940s Italian Vintage Lighting
Silver Plate
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Lighting
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Lighting
Glass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Nickel
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass, Nickel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Copper
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Lighting
Metal
1980s Vintage Lighting
Blown Glass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
20th Century Italian Art Deco Lighting
Alabaster
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Lighting
Brass, Bronze
2010s Belgian Modern Lighting
Marble
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.