Extendable Ceiling Lamp with Glass and Gold Metal Lampshade

1970s Italian ceiling lamp in glass and gilded bronze.

1970s Italian ceiling lamp in glass and gilded bronze.

1970s Orientalist Style Ceiling Lamp in Gilded Brass and Crystal.

Italian Lamp Composed of Elongated Crystals and Gilded Metal Structure

Lovely Swedish midcentury ceiling lamp, made from Opaline glass and brass. Large shade, brass stem encircled by a vine and decorated wi...

The best thing about hanging ceiling lights - besides their stylish look - is that they are the best option to make interiors appear more spacious. They can be used them to concentrate light, or to just add an accent to the room. This lamp’s design revolves around the clear glass sphere. Glass is the perfect material for light shades as it allows light to pass through it. This means that glass light shades offer almost as much illumination as a bare light bulb. The result is bright and vibrant light, and this is exactly what this model offers. The design’s main point is its effective simpleness, free of any unnecessary detail. The uncluttered look leaves the attention on the materials and on functionality that the form is also in service of. As such, the canopy, the rod, and the shade holder are all quite understated, accentuating the glass shade instead. The pairing of glass and brass is perhaps the most iconic material duo in mid-century modern European lighting...

Beautiful, rare, Swedish mid-century glass & brass ceiling light, ca 1940s. Possibly by Flygsfors.  

Ceiling lamp, glass, plastic and metal case, from the late 1960s. Measures: Height about 59 cm and a diameter of about 41 cm.