Lighting
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Pottery
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Anglo-Japanese Lighting
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Lighting
Metal
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lighting
Brass
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Lighting
Metal
1970s French Vintage Lighting
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Lighting
Marble
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Lighting
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Lighting
Metal
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Aluminum, Metal, Brass
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Lighting
Metal
2010s French Post-Modern Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Onyx, Brass
1970s Japanese Industrial Vintage Lighting
Copper, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass, Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lighting
Alabaster, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Lighting
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Onyx, Brass
2010s Italian Lighting
Crystal, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Brass
2010s Unknown Modern Lighting
Bentwood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Lighting
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Lighting
Opaline Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Murano Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Aluminum, Brass, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Steel, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Lighting
Plaster
1960s Brutalist Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Linen, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Aluminum, Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Ceramic, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting
Metal, Gold Leaf, Iron
Early 20th Century Lighting
Metal
1950s French Vintage Lighting
Brass
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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Why Is Italy Such a Hotbed of Cool Design?
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.

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.