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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 9
Color: Black
Industrial Aluminum Factory Lamp with Glass Cover, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial lamp made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s.It features an aluminum body, an iron top and clear glass cover. New porcelain socket for E 27 lightbulbs and wire.
Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
21st Century Chandelier, 6 Arms Silk Murano Glass, Black Details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Simplicissimus 390 chandelier, 6 lights, in silk artistic glass, black details by Multiforme
This collection in Murano glass is characterized by downward lights and superb simplicit...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Pendant - Porcupine Quill Triple Leather Trim
Located in New York, NY
Porcupine Quill Pendants are made by hand in Cape Town, South Africa. All three style options are crafted from genuine porcupine quill, resulting in a unique and eye-catching style. ...
Category
2010s South African Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Leather, Organic Material
Filigrana Light S2 Cylinder Black Canes Pendant Light by Established & Sons
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Harnessing a technique that dates back to the 16th century, the technique is an art form passed from generation to generation. The range of suspension lights are handmade from Veneti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Serge Mouille 'Tuyau' Ceiling Lamp in Black
Located in Glendale, CA
Serge Mouille 'Tuyau' ceiling lamp in black.
Originally designed in 1955, this iconic ceiling lamp is still made by Edition Serge Mouille in France using many of the same small-sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Modern Lighting Pendant LED, Globe Small
Located in Roeselare, BE
The globe is a pendant made in brass, chemical colored bronze and provided of ledstrips.
It has a chain of brass of 1m standard which can be varied.
It has a size of 50 (also avail...
Category
2010s Belgian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Art Deco - Industrial Black Pendant Revolution Suspension Lamp
Located in Lisbon, PT
Blending repetitive linear patterns with shapely silhouettes, Revolution lamp helps to infuse any interior with a touch of Industrial style.
Its mix of Art Deco with Industrial look...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Handmade Shereen Small Modern Smoke and Brass Glass Pendant Light
Located in Montreal, CA
The Shereen Small pendant was designed with the expressive elegance of gemstone jewelry in mind. Bold, rounded contours with frosted, multifaceted surfaces create a remarkably exquis...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Industrial Grey Explosion Proof Lamp with Black Enameled Shade, 1970s
By Elektrosvit
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Grey industrial light with massive protective glass bulb. Cast aluminium body, clear glass. Black enameled shade with white interior. The socket requires E27/ E26 light bulbs. Newly ...
Category
1970s Czech Industrial Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel, Iron
Bauhaus Pendant Lamp HMB 25/500 by Marianne Brandt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bauhaus pendant lamp HMB 25/500 by Marianne Brandt. Originally designed in 1925. Current production by Tecnolumen. Nickel. Wired for U.S. standards. Marianne Brandt designed various ...
Category
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Nickel
Samurai, 7052 Table, Grey Venetian Crystal Design Angelo Barovier
Located in Venice, IT
Angelo Barovier had an idea for a ribbed lamp in 1966. Then his design was revisited, but this time inverted, repeated and created on a giant scale. Its pyramid shape recalls of a Samurai at rest. The Venetian crystal used...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Komori R3 by nendo – Murano Blown Glass Chandelier
By Nendo
Located in London, GB
Komori: A chandelier reminiscent of a colony of bats hanging upside down from a tree branch or the ceiling of a cave. Evenly spaced glass shades blown by Murano glass artisans enclos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Stainless Steel
LUrco BR Pendant by Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous large LUrco brass pendant with perforations. Made of solid brass. Interior is an off white painted finish and the exterior is un-lacquered patinated brass. Has a single medi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Atelier Oi ‘Allegro Ritmico’ Led Chandelier Lamp in Graphite for Foscarini
Located in Glendale, CA
Atelier Oi ‘Allegro Ritmico’ LED chandelier lamp in graphite for Foscarini
Designed by Atelier Oi and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded in Venice on the legen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Aluminum
Medium Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Natural Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Z...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Small Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Aged Brass, Diamantes Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Savannah Lampshade with Fringing - Extra Large (22")
By Anna Hayman
Located in Ringmer, GB
Savannah is our version of the eponymous leopard print, with a painterly feel. With hints of teal we paired the fabric with a black and teal mix fringe, which looks fabulous from und...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Satin, Velvet
Fitz Lampshade with Fringing - Large (18")
By Anna Hayman
Located in Ringmer, GB
Fitz is a lively design in simple black and teal zigzag stripes, painted by Anna. The movement in this design enhances the ‘Jazz Age’ quality of this beautiful lampshade, as do the f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Satin, Velvet
Contemporary Valentina Giovando Chandelier Crystals Fabrics Sequins Purple Pink
Located in Milano, IT
Iron Flowers Mignon
Iron Flowers Mignon chandelier.
Iron structure covered in fabric, flowers decorations handmade with iron wire and sequins, fabric leaves made with hand waxed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Large Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Aged Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Large Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Aged Brass, Diamantes Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Three Rotating Arms Ceiling Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern black three rotating arms ceiling lamp
Ceiling lamp model 'Three Rotating Arms Ceiling Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1958.
Manufactured by Edit...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Small Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Aged Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Serge Mouille 'Plafonnier 3 Bras Pivotants' Ceiling Lamp in Black
Located in Glendale, CA
Serge Mouille 'Plafonnier 3 Bras Pivotants' ceiling lamp in black.
Originally designed in 1958, this iconic chandelier is still made by Edition Se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Modern Pendant Brass Bronzed, Ribbed Glass
Located in Roeselare, BE
Trimonocle pendant of 3 rings which are movable to each other, filled with ribbed glass, with leds. power supply placed on distance.
Bronzed brass frame. Measure: diameter of each r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Jada Lampshade with Fringing - Small (14")
By Anna Hayman
Located in Ringmer, GB
Jada is a beautiful fan-like design in soft gold and ivory tones mixed with black. With four layers of decadent fringe, you can tell these are inspired by the flappers of the 1920s.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Satin, Velvet
Vistosi Pendant Light in Smoky Transparent Glass And Matt Black Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The distinctive feature of this model from the Puppet Ring collection are the rings with increasing diameter. They can be combined in different sequences to form the framework on whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Vistosi Puppet Pendant Light in Crystal Transparent Glass And Matt Black Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Collection of lamps with a blown and irregular striped glass diffuser. The three sizes of the spheres and the different cable heights are designed to create elegant compositions. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Vistosi Plot Pendant Light in Smoky Brass Glass And Matt Black Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
A perfect dialog between different materials and a suspended light source: that is Plot. Inspired by the weaving of oriental bamboo scaffolding, Plot gives a feeling of lightness and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Vistosi Pendant Light in Old Green White Glass And Matt Gold Finish
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The elegant and delicate look of the blown glass finds a new dimension in Jube. Two glass units placed side by side, so perfectly assembled, that they look like a unique piece. A sinuous lamp, with tone-on-tone colours that give it a precious, vintage mood.
Specifications:
Material: Glass
Light source: LED L2202 UL
No of bulbs: 1x13W L2202 UL (37V)
Dimmer: DIM 2
Lumen: 2000 lm
Kelvin: 2700 K
Year: 2017
Glass finish: Old Green White
Frame finish: Matt gold 2
Dimensions: Ø 26 x 28 H cm
Cable length: 200 cm
Available in other glass finish options: White Amethyst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Small Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Oiled Bronze, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Z...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Small Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Natural Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Vistosi Tread Pendant Light in Burned Earth Transparent Glass Matt Bronze Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The “technicity” of the metal element combined with the blown glass diffuser gives Tread an “industrial” style. An object reminiscent of vintage electrical equipment for its particul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Large Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Oiled Bronze, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Benedict Pendant Light in Green Powder Coat, Brown Patina, Brown Cord, Small
By Trella
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Benedict™ color series styles our most versatile pendant light in a wide range of colorful configurations, both bright and subdued, sure to fit the mood of any project. Like all ...
Category
2010s American Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Opal, Brass
ESPIGA MOBILE-LAMP , by Rebeca Cors
By Rebeca Cors
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
The meeting point between sculpture and utility object. A utilitarian sculpture. Seeks to transmit balance and simplicity.
Rebeca Cors (México, 1988) works as an independent artist u...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Steel
Contemporary Black Pendant Lamp 'Probe' by AGO x Big-Game
By AGO Lighting, BIG-GAME
Located in Paris, FR
Probe Rail glass by AGO Lighting x BIg-Game
Aluminum, Opal Matt Glass
Dimensions H. 16 cm x W. 62 cm
UL Listed
LED G9 (not included)
Wattage : Max. 20 W Voltage : 220-240 V
AGO is a Korean design studio specialized in lighting. AGO is based in the area of central Seoul named Euljiro which has been at the heart of Korean industry. Many small factories and workshops remain and it is where AGO started, collaborating with the skilled craftsmen and makers of the area. AGO develops lightings collections in collaboration with contemporary design studio like Bymars, Word or Big-Game for example. Each project is a constant search of the perfect balance between beauty and function with light.
PROBE is a contemporary lighting that serves an honest and essential function with an instinctive and refined geometric shape. PROBE comes with various types of lamp; A spot lamp, ambient lamp, wall lamp, standing lamp, and chandelier to be adapted to different spaces with a perfect combination of lightings. The customer also can choose from ambient or focused beam light to find the best light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Style Suspension Lamp with 70’s Eyeball Shades in Brass
Located in Porto, PT
Miyake Suspension lamp is a retro lighting fixture with 70’s eyeball shades. The mid-century modern lamp lights up the room with a bold personality. A l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
'U' Black Terrazzo Pendant Lamp by Bentu Design
By Bentu Design
Located in Paris, FR
'U' Terrazzo pendant lamp designed by Cantonese studio Bentu Design
Light source: E27 LED 3W 100-240V 80Ra 200LM 3000K
Measures: H 18.5 cm x D 9.6 cm.
These pendant lamps are avail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Concrete
Art Deco - Industrial Black Pendant Revolution Pendant Lamp Custom 29''
Located in Lisbon, PT
Blending repetitive linear patterns with shapely silhouettes, Revolution lamp helps to infuse any interior with a touch of Industrial style.
Its mix of Art Deco with Industrial look...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Medium Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Aged Brass, Diamantes Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Vistosi Pendant Light in Smoky Transparent Glass And Matt Black Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The distinctive feature of this model from the Puppet Ring collection are the rings with increasing diameter. They can be combined in different sequences to form the framework on whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Aperture Bare Pendant
By Allied Maker
Located in Glen Cove, NY
This petit single pendant features a 4.5" perforated mini dome. Excellent alone or in a grouping, this little pendant has a lot of presence. Featured in blackened brass, available in...
Category
2010s American American Craftsman Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Emerald Ceramic Pendant Light, Natural Brass, Ajedrez Atzompa Collection
Located in New York, NY
Our Atzompa collection is created in the Oaxacan town of Santa María Atzompa, where the pottery-making tradition has roots tracing back to ancient Zapotec culture.
Building on thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Serge Mouille 'Bibliothèque' Ceiling Lamp in Black
Located in Glendale, CA
Serge Mouille 'Bibliothèque' ceiling lamp in black.
Originally designed in 1953, this iconic pendant lamp is still made by Edition Serge Mouille in France using many of the same s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Markus Jehs, Jürgen Laub 'Crown Plana Minor' Chandelier in Plated Black for Nemo
Located in Glendale, CA
Markus Jehs, Jürgen Laub 'Crown Plana Minor' chandelier in plated black for Nemo
Expertly designed by Markus Jehs and Jürgen Laub this hand-polished pendant chandelier's form is i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
May Large Pendant Chandelier by Ay Illuminate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The fixture with its oblong braided bamboo shade fitted with a diffuser, will bring a dreamy quality to any space whether a natural or a brown finish is chosen.
Available in small...
Category
2010s Dutch Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bamboo
Black Leather Satin Brass Sarah Ceiling Pendant 18"
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Composed of a hand-sewn leather drum fitted between a satin brass top and bottom ring, the Sarah can be customized with the drop height that is right for your space and the pipe can ...
Category
2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Industrial Factory Lights By Rech Circa 1920s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Industrial Factory Lights By Rech Circa 1920s Typ 3
- Price is per light (10 available)
- Cast iron tops
- Branded "Rech" in relief letters on each top
- Takes E27 fitting bulbs
- Comes with 120cm of chain and cable
- Comes with ceiling hook
- Produced by Rech, Cologne
- Salvaged from a large Ironworks in Trier, Saarland
- German ~ 1920s
- 43cm wide x 52cm tall
Rech
Founded by Friedrich Rech in Cologne in 1898, Rech produced gas lights...
Category
1920s German Industrial Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Vistosi Futura Pendant Light in Crystal Black Glass And Matt Black Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
A collection of lamps made from a single piece of blown glass, whose particular workmanship, though, allows a double chromatic effect: transparent at the top, satin effect at the bot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Vistosi Pendant Light in Old Green White Glass And Matt Gold Finish
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The elegant and delicate look of the blown glass finds a new dimension in Jube. Two glass units placed side by side, so perfectly assembled, that they look like a unique piece. A sinuous lamp, with tone-on-tone colours that give it a precious, vintage mood.
Specifications:
Material: Glass
Light source: LED L2202 UL
No of bulbs: 1x13W L2202 UL (37V)
Dimmer: DIM 2
Lumen: 2000 lm
Kelvin: 2700 K
Year: 2017
Glass finish: Old Green White
Frame finish: Matt gold 2
Dimensions: Ø 38 x 22 H cm
Cable length: 200 cm
Available in other glass finish options: White Amethyst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Puzzle Lampshade with Fringing - Extra Large (22")
By Anna Hayman
Located in Ringmer, GB
Puzzle was created as a linoprint which has been digitally worked into an offbeat meandering tree pattern. In tones of soft black and blush with four layers of decadent fringe.
Anna...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Satin, Velvet
Large Asymmetrical Stilnovo Style Sputnik Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Ten-arm chandelier in antique brass and semi gloss satin black shades. Frosted glass fittings at the bottom of each standard base. It can be ordered in multiples and customized with ...
Category
2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Garcia & Cumini 'Spokes 3’ Metal Suspension Lamp in Graphite for Foscarini
Located in Glendale, CA
Garcia & Cumini 'Spokes 3’ metal suspension lamp in graphite for Foscarini
Designed by Cumini + Garcia and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded in Venice on the legendary island of Murano, where generations of master craftsman have skillfully used their unmatched imagination and skill to create the most innovative works of light into the modern era.
The ‘Spokes 3’ is fabricated with thoughtful attention to detail, use of high quality materials and incomparable rigor and passion. Inspired by aviaries and antique Asian lanterns...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Steel
34" Pendant Light in Handwoven Black Rattan, Ventila Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
Ventila, our nickname for the Tagalog word for ‘fan’, is woven from Filipino rattan and takes inspiration from colonial era ceiling fans. Measure: 34".
I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Rapture Pendant, 7 Pod Grouping, Matte Black Exterior + Brassy Gold Interior
Located in Toronto, CA
The Rapture pendant is a dynamic grouping of geometric brake formed pendants with a two-tone finish to highlight the internal LED light source. The RAPTURE...
Category
2010s Canadian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Classic Chandelier, 5 arms Dark Grey Murano Glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research which harks back to the Classic Murano chandeliers, with the purpose of re-elabo...
Category
2010s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Bec Brittain Echo 3, Grey Glass & Polished Nickel LED Chandelier
By Bec Brittain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Echo uses fins of mirror radiating from a central axis to reflect beams of light. LED tubes are turned inward to bounce off the glass the light becomes both softened and multiplied. ...
Category
2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Antique, Vintage and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendant Lights
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique and vintage chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina (note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too), with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier.
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged. Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes. Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room. With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs.
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Hand-blown glass makes the Italian fixture glow like dew-covered leaves in the sun.
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.
A Tale of Two Sputnik Chandeliers
This pair of iconic 20th-century light fixtures with the same name have two very different backgrounds.
Meet the Husband-and-Wife Duo Handcrafting Larose Guyon’s Ethereal Lighting
The Canadian couple combines poetry and simplicity in their elegant designs.
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