Lighting
1950s Vintage Lighting
Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Ceramic, Stoneware
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Blown Glass
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
2010s Lighting
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Lighting
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Lighting
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Murano Glass
1940s French Vintage Lighting
Rock Crystal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass, Metal
1970s Austrian Modern Vintage Lighting
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Brass
Early 20th Century Czech Bohemian Lighting
Metal
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Lighting
Ceramic
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Lighting
Alabaster, Iron
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal, Brass
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Gold
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Teak, Raffia
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Gold Plate
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Stained Glass
2010s American Modern Lighting
Nickel
1950s Vintage Lighting
Raffia, Rattan
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Murano Glass
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Gold Plate, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lighting
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Leather, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Lighting
Brass
1990s Italian Lighting
Metal
2010s Danish Organic Modern Lighting
Copper
20th Century Lighting
Crystal, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Chrome
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Aluminum
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Lighting
Art Glass, Blown Glass
18th Century French Baroque Antique Lighting
Bronze, Copper
2010s American Modern Lighting
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Bamboo
1930s Italian Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Fabric, Glass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Lighting
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Lighting
Steel, Chrome
1930s French Vintage Lighting
Metal
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
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Paavo Tynell’s Snowflake Chandelier Warms Up Any Room
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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.