Opal Flush Mount Lighting

Art Deco ceiling lamp with original opal glass shade vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled Original opal glass shade

This Model 1206 flush mount by Stilnovo, Italy, circa 1960s, exemplifies the clean lines and functional elegance of mid-century Italian lighting. The fixture features a white enamele...

Paavo Tynell flush mount model 2098N made in Opal art glass with a brass decoration on the bottom of the lamp. The lamp is stamp by the editor Idman and has 3 light spots. Good overh...

The most famous Finnish industrial designer, Paavo Tynell, came to be known as the “man who illuminated Finland” thanks to his notable lighting designs. A master craftsman himself, T...

Dutch lighting design of the 1960s was marked by an exploration of modern materials and a fascination with light as a spatial element. Manufacturers such as Raak and Philips were at ...

It was in the 1960s and 70s that Fog & Mørup really emerged as a significant force in lighting design, a period that initiated the most creatively and commercially successful era in ...

Paavo Tynell founded Taito in 1918, which became the Finnish lighting industry trendsetter during the interwar period. This ceiling lamp stands as a testament to timeless design, sea...

Beautiful Austrian faceted gold striped opal glass wall or ceiling lamps made in 1950s. Featuring a white metal base. Fully working and tested condition with one E27 Edison socket, t...

Beautiful Austrian opal glass wall or ceiling lamps made in 1950s. Featuring a white metal base. Fully working and tested condition with one E27 Edison s...

Finnish mid-century design was derivative of a traditional aesthetic with a modern sensibility, mixed with an extensive use of glass and brass as material. These especially rare flush mounts have been documented to have once graced the Helsinki Home Education College’s walls, along with several other Orno models. This pair of rounded opal glass cylindrical ceiling lights merges together simple shapes and sculptural elements. During the mid-century era, the company, Stockmann Orno was responsible for a large number of iconic lamps that are still sought after today. This pair of rare opal glass flush mounts marked with the model number “70-013” embodies the sleek and simple aesthetic that characterized Finnish design in the 1950s. Still, even in the absence of ornamentation, there was always an emphasis on interesting materials. Opal glass has been around a long time, it was first manufactured by glass blowing houses in 16th century Venice. Opal glass is made by adding opacifiers to the melt, then the particles in the opacifiers scatter light via the Tyndal Scattering Mechanism. Therefore, light is scattered, and secondary colours are produced, resulting in a captivating look. The rounded shape of these lamps are very effective in showcasing the material, and so are this style of lighting fixture. Flush-mount lights are installed directly onto the ceiling and have no visible centre stems that lower the sockets and hold the fixtures below ceiling level. This makes it seem as though the bulbs and shades are mounted right on the ceiling. In this case, this creates a sculptural effect that naturally draws the eyes to these lamps. The blunted cone shape has a strong presence sticking out, quite literally. Still, the edges are just as soft as the light these lamps diffuse. Thanks to the concealed ceiling holders, these lamps are flush mounted without any exposed parts but the glass shades. Finnish designers such as Paavo Tynell were masters of working with milk or opal glass, and their designs featuring the material are some of the country’s most sought-after designs. Stockmann-Orno A.B. was a major lighting factory, founded in 1921 in Helsinki, Finland. From the late 40s to the 60s, Orno’s main lighting designers were Lisa Johansson-Pape and Yki Nummi. At the turn of the 50s and 60s Heikki Turunen...

Flush mount ceiling lamp designed by Hans Bergström. Produced by Ateljé Lyktan during the 1950s. Made from polished brass and opal glass shade. Very good vintage condition with age r...

Single Flush mount by Stilnovo. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960s. A modern cube flush mount is present with an opal white glass diffuser, held by a slitted black e...