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Chandeliers and Pendants For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 8
Color: White
21085/PL3-O Pendant Light
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
This collection resembles a beautifully balanced design with strong know-how that grew up in the years. Hammered by the hands of experienced craftsmen. Designed to be a breathtaking ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Bespoke Italian Alabaster White Murano Glass Nickel Curved Globe Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A contemporary innovative custom modern chandelier, entirely handcrafted in Italy. The handmade geometric cylinder nickel structure, resemblin...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Nickel
Foscarini Rituals 3 Suspension Lamp White by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Rituals lamps recall the paper lanterns used in Oriental culture, but they are made of blown glass, a material boasting a thousand-year Venetian tradition, in different yet complementing shapes. The compact shape and cosy glow of the Rituals 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Contemporary Art Deco inspired Jules I Pendant Lamp in Brass and Linen
Located in Lisbon, PT
Jules I is all about a timeless, effortless sophistication. A perfect combination of polished brass or copper with fun lacquered metal colors and a soft and elegant linen shade that ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vistosi LED Medea SP1 Suspension Light by Oriano Favaretto
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The search for primordial forms and their combination leave ample scope for interpretation. The glass and the light range of colors create transitional half-tones suggesting their sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Vistosi Puppet Multi Suspension Light Blown Murano Glass Metal Base
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Collection of lamps with blown glass diffuser with an original irregularly lined ‘dégradé’ finish. The arms of the chandelier are hung individually to customer demand.
Specificati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Deco inspired Frame I Suspension Lamp Copper color and Terrazo stone
Located in Lisbon, PT
Frame lamp stands out for its strong shapes made of Terrazzo stone, with opal glass globes kindly wrapped by a smooth, curved lacquered metal structure.
Other colors available see m...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Circa Pendant Light in White by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Circa’s revolutionary flat-panel LED light source combines seamless movement with warm and balanced illumination. Through its 45° shade tilt and 360° rotation, Circa redefines the am...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Zero LED Silo Pendant by Note Design Studio
Located in Yonkers, NY
Who knew a grain silo could inspire such a kicky light fixture? That’s exactly what Note Design Studio used for inspiration for Silo pendant, a Minimalist fixture that can only be de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Jacco Maris LED Benben Pendant Type 4 in Yellow Copper Metal
By Jacco Maris
Located in Yonkers, NY
When French interior designer Florence Deau featured Jacco Maris’ new Benben pendant on her blog Flodeau, she copped to having an “absolute crush on the finishes, the graceful forms ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
"Beluga" Chandelier in Rock Crystal by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Exceptional chandelier in brushed brass and bevelled rock crystal plates.
Creation by Studio Glustin
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Rock Crystal, Brass
Kartell Bellissima Pendant Light in Glossy White and White by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bellissima is presented in the material version of glossy pink and white.
Bellissima is the collection of suspension lamps with a clean and contemporary line, available in a range o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Plastic
Konekt Large Teardrop Pendant in Oil-Rubbed Bronze
By Konekt
Located in New York, NY
A carefully crafted, hand blown glass pendant hangs from spun brass for an elongated and elegant tear-drop shape. Also available as a cluster of three or five.
Metal finish:
Oil-rub...
Category
2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
21102/SR4-O Pendant Light
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
This collection resembles a beautifully balanced design with strong know-how that grew up in the years. Hammered by the hands of experienced craftsmen. Designed to be a breathtaking ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Artemide Gople Suspension Light in White by Bjarke Ingels Group
Located in Hicksville, NY
Gople Lamp is the latest product in the ongoing collaboration between Artemide and Bjarke Ingels Group. Gople is crafted of a pill shape, handblown glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
SHADE Chandelier 1411-GG-08 by OFFICINA LUCE
Located in Prato, IT
SHADE Collection - A composition of small curved framed panels that create a luminous movement, also available in other finishes & fabrics, as well as sizes. All Officina Luce items ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Lladro Belle de Nuit Ceiling Lamp II
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Hanging ceiling lamp with handmade porcelain design. Beauty of the Night. Such is the name of the plant whose petals reflect the moonlight, thus acquiring the magical property of glowing in the dark. This striking species provides the inspiration for the Belle de Nuit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Porcelain
‘Rosa Ring, 4 Piece’ by Marc Wood. Brass and Rosa Marble, handmade lamps (LED)
Located in London, GB
The Rosa Rings collection was designed to showcase the opaque beauty of natural marble. The pendant incorporates a backlit Rosa Estremoz marble disc that emi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Marble, Brass
Vistosi Mini LED Poc SP 16 Suspension Light by Barbara Maggiolo
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The spherical glass presents an internal membrane that acts as a lens to create the illusion of being made in two halves and adds a sense of dynamic change of intensity and color to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Vistosi MiniGiogali SP CLO Suspension Light in Glass by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The reduced version of Giogali uses glass hooks for smaller wall installations, standard or custom made
Specifications:
Light source: G9
No of bulbs: 3×60W G9
Dimmer: DIM 1
Fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Marquise Opaline Handblown Modern Glass Pendant Light, Made in the USA
By Niche
Located in Beacon, NY
Available in three sizes, this versatile series is comprised of Niche's newest shape, the Marquise. Pendants can be clustered in multiples to create stunning visual arrangements and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Konekt Teardrop Sconce with White Glass
By Konekt
Located in New York, NY
A carefully crafted, hand-blown glass pendant hangs from spun brass for an elongated and elegant tear-drop shape. Also available as a ceiling fixture.
Metal finish:
Satin brass, ...
Category
2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Jack & Jill Pendant Small 'Brass and Crystal Glass Orb with G12 LED'
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the repeated patterns and sculptural form of 1930s jewelry design. The pendant incorporates hand bent brass arms that hold pearl white crys...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Artemide Gople Mini Ceiling Light in White/White by Bjarke Ingels Group
Located in Hicksville, NY
Gople Lamp is the latest product in the ongoing collaboration between Artemide and Bjarke Ingels Group. Gople is crafted of a pill shape, the glass is blown according to ancient Vene...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Modern Made to Order Thia Trio Light in Black Poppy by Studio Dunn
By Studio DUNN
Located in Rumford, RI
This articulating light fixture works perfectly in small spaces. The modern, linear pendant has bold, elegant lines and dramatic negative space. Han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
Artemide Gople Classic Max 22W E26 Ceiling Light in White by Bjarke Ingels Group
By Artemide
Located in Hicksville, NY
Gople Lamp is the latest product in the ongoing collaboration between Artemide and Bjarke Ingels Group. Gople is crafted of a pill shape, the glass is blown according to ancient Venetian techniques in Murano. The shape of the glass helps the light to diffuse a soft glow throughout, creating a comfortable ambience.
The Gople family is enriched with new versions available in a smaller size. Gople is now available as a table and floor lamp, in addition to the suspension. The new additions feature the same pill shaped diffuser crafted of handblown glass. Gople Mini is available in a suspension, table, and ceiling version. The basic form of the Gople Lamp enhances the beauty of glass, hand-processed according to an ancient Venetian technique that gradually turns white glass into crystal glass by combining both upon blowing, thus making each piece unique. More innovative finishes are added, including silver or copper vacuum metallization.
The silver, bronze, copper, and blue finishes are made with an innovative and sustainable metal vacuum deposition process. From the point of view of environmental-friendliness, “sputtering” is the absolutely cleanest coating technology for the type of metal used and because all emissions are abated, in particular those into the atmosphere of sulfuric acid and cyanides produced by galvanic processes. Solid paint with up to 5% of solvents (compared to 75% of traditional products) is employed for the secondary protective clear coat phase. The process generates very little waste and the resulting finish is particularly resistant over time. In any of these cases, glass finishing is designed to ensure the best relationship with the emitted light, screening the source and maximizing direct emission through transparency. The most basic version with the traditional E26 or E12 joint is designed to provide different performance levels compared to the more innovative RWB version, where colors can be combined with each other to create the desired lighting scenario.
Additional Information:
Materials: Chrome metal canopy and diffuser in handblown glass
Color: Transparent (Diffuser), Chrome (Canopy), White (Gradient...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Pendant Iridescent Pearly White Brass and Glass Gem by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
The pendant gives a touch of elegance and refinement. Even on its own it catches the eye without being intrusive, this makes it perfect for any environment. It i salso possible to c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Handcrafted Loop II Pendant Lamp Powder Coated Dream Green Frosted Glass
Located in Lisbon, PT
Loop Table Lamp evokes a sense of playfulness thanks to the juxtaposition of primary shapes. It can be used to create a modern yet timeless space and resembles a modern, elegant scul...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Artemide Gople Max 22W E26 Suspension Light in White Extended 19Ft
By Artemide
Located in Hicksville, NY
Gople Lamp is the latest product in the ongoing collaboration between Artemide and Bjarke Ingels Group. Gople is crafted of a pill shape, handblown glass diffuser. The glass is blown...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Vistosi MiniGiogali SP CLA Suspension Light in Glass by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The reduced version of Giogali uses glass hooks for smaller wall installations, standard or custom made
Specifications:
Light source: E26
No of bulbs: 3×60W E26
Dimmer: DIM 1
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Lladro Niagara 1.10m Chandelier by Bodo Sperlein
By Bodo Sperlein, Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Chandelier with handmade fairies in matte white porcelain and gold lustre cascading 1.1 metres over a fibre optic with subtle highlights. Designed by Bodo ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Porcelain
‘Rosa Ring’ by Marc Wood. Brass and 'Rosa Estremoz' Marble handmade LED lamp.
Located in London, GB
The Rosa Rings collection was designed to showcase the opaque beauty of natural marble. The pendant incorporates a backlit Rosa Estremoz marble disc that emi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Marble, Brass
Zero Fog Large Pendant by Front Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
If you came across the fog pendant, you might think you’ve entered an altered universe where planets flame and marine layers float in petite balls of beau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Jacco Maris Solo 100 Pendant Light
By Jacco Maris
Located in Yonkers, NY
Handmade in Holland not only has a nice “ring” to it, it means Jacco Maris’ fixtures exhibit exemplary quality and jaw-dropping style only a lover of experimentation could achieve. J...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Inspired Star Pendant Lamp Powder Coated Jade Blue with Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole and elegant Chandelier.
Star III Pendant Lamp makes a statement i...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
White Candle 3, Blown Glass Pendant Bedside Chandelier by Shakuff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand blown glass pendants fixtures. 3 glass pendants on 8" round canopy with LED G4 2W bulb. Fixture dimmable. 2 additional ft. are added to every wire. UL listed. Glass Pendant Measures: 2" Dia x 10"/12"/14"
The white candle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Toldbod 120 Pendant Lamp by Louis Poulsen
Located in New York, NY
The fixture emits glare-free light directed primarily downwards. The opal glass provides a comfortable and uniform illumination of the area around the fixture.
Materials: Spun alu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Modern White
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in modern white. Poul Henningsen introduced his iconic PH 5 pendant light in 1958. Six decades later, the PH 5 remains the bestselling ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Gople Mini Suspension Light in White by Bjarke Ingels Group
Located in Hicksville, NY
Gople Lamp is the latest product in the ongoing collaboration between Artemide and Bjarke Ingels Group. Gople is crafted of a pill shape, handblown glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Vaisseau Jali Chandelier in White Marble by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Origin: When he saw the elegant, translucent pierced marble “jali” windows in the palaces of Mughal India, the renowned designer Paul Mathieu realized that he had discovered a wonderful new concept in lighting design. He decided to backlight a hanging marble jali panel to create an elegant and sophisticated statement in light and stone.
Manufacture: First, a solid sheet of marble is hand carved into a curved, gently billowing panel. Pierced jali tracery work is then hand carved into the surface, through which light and air pass with ease. Matching marble cones of light are then suspended from behind, resulting in a magnificent glowing sail of stone.
Vaisseau Jali Chandelier in White Marble...
Category
2010s American Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Marble
Zero LED Bob Pendant by Thomas Bernstrand & Stefan Borselius
Located in Yonkers, NY
Zero Lighting brings the Bob pendant into being in collaboration with Bernstrand & Borselius, a design firm renowned for making interesting light fixtures for modern interiors. This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Vaisseau Jali Chandelier in White Marble by Paul Mathieu for Stephanie Odegard
Located in New York, NY
Origin: When he saw the elegant, translucent pierced marble “jali” windows in the palaces of Mughal India, the renowned designer Paul Mathieu realized that he had discovered a wonderful new concept in lighting design. He decided to backlight a hanging marble jali panel to create an elegant and sophisticated statement in light and stone.
Manufacture: First, a solid sheet of marble is hand carved into a curved, gently billowing panel. Pierced jali tracery work is then hand carved into the surface, through which light and air pass with ease. Matching marble cones of light are then suspended from behind, resulting in a magnificent glowing sail of stone.
Vaisseau Jali Chandelier in White Marble...
Category
2010s American Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Marble
1 of 10 Midcentury White Glass Pendant Ceiling Lamp, Peill & Putzler, Germany
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful vintage pendant lamp, wonderful glass art Pendant for Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
It gives an interesting light effect.
Measures: Width shade 30 cm (12"), height ...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Monumental Murano Glass Flower Chandelier by Cenedese
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous, gigantic Murano glass flower chandelier in opaline and clear glass. 313 flowers made from antique moulds, arrayed on a steel structure, rewired...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Pendant Lamp Vine 9, Chrome
By AND Light
Located in Paris, FR
Vine 9, pendant lamp
Design: Caine Heintzman, Editor: AND Light
The vine pendant combines exaggerated form with the propensity for repetition resulting in an ambitious vertically...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Vilhelm Lauritzen 3-Shade Brass and Glass Ring Chandelier for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Vilhelm Lauritzen 3-shade brass and glass ring chandelier for Louis Poulsen. Executed in three hand blown glossy white opal glass and untreated polished brass tube and ceiling canopy. The chandelier emits light directed primarily downwards. The opal glass provides a comfortable and uniform illumination of the area around the fixture. A highly refined and iconic design by one of the Danish modern giants of the midcentury era.
Price is per item. Available in 1, 3, 5 and 7 shade models and wall lamp variants in separate listings. Shade height 9.2 inches. Cord height can be adjusted down to desired drop length.
These chandeliers were originally designed in the 1930s by Vilhelm Lauritzen in partnership with Louis Poulsen for the construction of the Radiohuset building on Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, which is now home to the Royal Danish Academy of Music. The original VL Ring Crown...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vistosi LED Stone SP Suspension Light by Hangar Design Group
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Stone is characterized by almost sculptured volumes, where the lightness of blown glass is opposed to the solidity of linear geometries. In this counterpoint, between the use of a ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
Zero LED Large Poker Pendant by Thomas Bernstrand
Located in Yonkers, NY
If having a classically fashionable fixture in one or more spots in a boutique, a retail space or an office is a given, the Poker pendant small will definitely be in the cards. In wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Zero LED Three Pendant by Mattias Ståhlbom
By Mattias Ståhlbom, ZERO Lighting
Located in Yonkers, NY
Mattias Ståhlbom designed the three pendant, available in white or black painted steel wire. The artful shade casts a wiry glow of textural playfulnes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Jacco Maris Ode 1647 15-Light Pendant Champagne
By Jacco Maris
Located in Yonkers, NY
Being an homage to 17th century chandeliers, it serves as a lyrical reference to those graceful forms while placing itself squarely in the 21st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
Jacco Maris LED Benben Pendant Type 5 in Chrome Metal
By Jacco Maris
Located in Yonkers, NY
When French interior designer Florence Deau featured Jacco Maris’ new Benben pendant on her blog FLODEAU, she copped to having an “absolute crush on the finishes, the graceful forms ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Konekt Large Teardrop Pendant in Satin Nickel
By Konekt
Located in New York, NY
A carefully crafted, hand blown glass pendant hangs from spun brass for an elongated and elegant tear-drop shape. Also available as a cluster of three or five.
Metal finish:
Satin n...
Category
2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Pendant Lamp Vine 7, Chrome
By AND Light
Located in Paris, FR
Vine 7 - Pendant lamp
Design: Caine Heintzman, Editor: ANDLight
The Vine Pendant combines exaggerated form with the propensity for repetition resulting in an ambitious vertically...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Art Deco Inspired Circus I Suspension Lamp Polished Brass
Located in Lisbon, PT
With a shimmering round and clear design, the Circus Pendant lamp brings a unique and alluring style any space. A poetic, round shape that expresses a feeling of light weight and mot...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
White Candle 19, Blown Glass Pendant Foyer Chandelier by Shakuff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand blown glass pendants fixtures. 19 glass pendants on 30" round canopy with LED G4 2W bulb. Fixture dimmable. 2 additional ft. are added to every wire. Also available in all one color. UL listed. Glass pendant measures: 2" diameter x 10"/12"/14"
The white candle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
White Candle 22, Blown Glass Pendant Dining Room Chandelier by Shakuff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand blown glass pendants fixtures. 22 glass pendants on 18" x 48" rectangular canopy with LED G4 2W bulb. Fixture dimmable. 2 additional ft. are added to every wire. Also available in all one color. UL listed. Glass Pendant Measures: 2" diameter x 10"/12"/14" height.
The white candle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Jacco Maris LED Insider Pendant
By Jacco Maris
Located in Yonkers, NY
Handmade in Holland not only has a nice “ring” to it, it means Jacco Maris’ fixtures exhibit exemplary quality and jaw-dropping style only a lover of experimentation could achieve. W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Jacco Maris LED Montone Oval Six Light Pendant
By Jacco Maris
Located in Yonkers, NY
The Montone oval chandelier is a study in the graceful fluidity of manipulated steel. The artful ribbon of metal encircling its luminescence comes in 10-light, 8-light and 6-light co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
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.
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A Tale of Two Sputnik Chandeliers
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