Modern Lanterns
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Modern Sonneman Pendant Colored Metal Chandelier
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Robert Sonneman Mother Pearl tube Cathedral chandelier
Total height cm 100
Perfectly working
Every item of our Gallery, upon reque...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Lanterna Table Lamp by Paola Navone for Antonangeli, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Lanterna table lamp by Paola Navone for Antonangeli, 2000s edition
This is the fantastic and original Lanterna table lamp, realized in white Murano glass with metal structure and br...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
James de Wulf Armadillo Pendant Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James de Wulf's playful rendition of one of nature's most curious animals:
A solid brass pendant designed to mimic the mighty armadillo. The fixture is composed of brass "scales," f...
Category
2010s American Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Opinion Ciatti Con.tradition Medium Suspension Ceiling Lantern in Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Essential and very contemporary design for Con.tradition, the luminous lanterns designed by Sara Bernardi and inspired by Chinese Heritage. The concept is based indeed on the apparent contradiction between the minimalism of contemporary style (Con.temporary), and the preciousness of Chinese antique furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Steel
Organic Modernist Natural Teak Wood Veneer and Wicker Pendant Lamp, 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
12 pcs. available.
Gorgeous modern pendant lamp in organic, natural shape made of teak wood veneer or bentwood, teak details and wicker in the middle of the 20th Century.
The pendant is hand crafted and in good to excellent condition.
The craftsmanship reminds to works from AB Ellysett, Sweden.
The round shape of the lamp forms larger light and air holes due to the wickerwork.
When illuminated, these create beautiful shadows on the ceiling and walls.
With teak detail on top of the pendant and with hand-crafted wicker ceiling...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Lanterns
Materials
Wicker, Teak, Bentwood
Monumental Table or Sideborad Lamp by Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in PARIS, FR
A monumental table or sidebord lamp attributes to Luigi Caccia Dominioni. With all the characteristics of the designer : a disc-shaped lampshade in painted iron on an opaline glass g...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Iron
Outer Lantern Brass Created by Atelier Boucquet
Located in Roeselare, BE
Lantern made of brass and chemically colored. With E27 socket and lamp.
Category
Early 2000s Belgian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Louis Poulsen, Outdoor Wall Lamp in Black by Poul Henningsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, outdoor wall lamp in black by Poul Henningsen
Measures: Width x height x length (mm)
283 x 239 x 336, 2.4 kg
Material: Shades and arm in black lacquered stainless s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Kartell Kabuki Outdoor Floor Lamp in Crystal by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Kabuki floor lamp is injection molded. The sophisticated injection technology used makes it possible to create a woven structure similar to lace with a unique perforated surface ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Plastic
21st Century Italian Design Outdoor Brass Floor Lantern
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a gorgeous outdoor floor lantern in brass, chrome finish, with opal diffuser.
Wonderful to lighting a swinning pool or a garden.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
James de Wulf Armadillo Chandelier Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James de Wulf's playful rendition of one of nature's most curious animals:
A solid brass chandelier designed to mimic the mighty armadillo. The fixture is composed of brass "scales...
Category
2010s American Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Pair of Modern Flowers Sputnik Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Large contemporary Sputnik chandelier composed of precious hand blown Murano flowers art glasses with clear and white color.
Available also a pair.
Chromed steel spherical frame,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass
Three Caged White Glass Italian Pendants
Located in Houston, TX
Three caged white glass Italian pendants, (circa 1930-1950). White glass turns a cool opal-like color when pendant is lit. Newly wired for use within the USA using all UL approved pa...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Louis Poulsen, Outdoor Wall Lamp in Cooper by Poul Henningsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, outdoor wall lamp in cooper by Poul Henningsen
Size: Width x height x length (mm)
450 x 290 x 505, 6.8 kg
Shades: Spun copper. Wall box and arm: Copperplated, brass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Louis Poulsen, Outdoor Lamp in Black by Poul Henningsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, outdoor lamp in black by Poul Henningsen.
Measures: Width x height x length (mm)
283 x 909 x 283, 3.6 kg
Material: Black-lacquered stainless steel. Ground anchor: I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal
Tekna Montrose Small-C Wall Light on Bracket with Bronze Finish and Clear Glass
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Small lantern with pagoda structure in dark bronze with outside fitted clear glass, mounted on a support bracket in black smith finishing. For outdoor use (IP44).
Caret Squirrel C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Lantern Top Pyramid Shape, Stainless Steel, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and Exclusive Design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Steel
Felis Bohemian and Eclectic Wall Light Bronzed Brass with Redeed Glass
By O&A London
Located in London, GB
This sophisticated yet minimal Art Deco style wall light is a beautiful combination of bronzed brass and riffled glass. Modern yet timeless. Distinctive in its style and use of clean...
Category
2010s European Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Opinion Ciatti Con.Tradition XS Suspension Ceiling Lantern in Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Essential and very contemporary design for Con.tradition, the luminous lanterns designed by Sara Bernardi and inspired by Chinese Heritage. The concept is based indeed on the apparent contradiction between the minimalism of contemporary style (Con.temporary), and the preciousness of Chinese antique furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Steel
Lantern Top Pyramid Shape, Stainless Steel, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and Exclusive Design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Steel
Geometric Brass, Tan Leather and Glass 'Pentagone' Lantern by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The geometric brass, tan leather and glass 'Pentagone' lantern by Design Frères. In the style of Adolf Loos. The Dodekaeder lamp as originally designed by Adolf Loos for the Knize Gentlemen's stores (Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Bad Gastein...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Opinion Ciatti Con.tradition Small Suspension Ceiling Lantern in Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Essential and very contemporary design for Con.tradition, the luminous lanterns designed by Sara Bernardi and inspired by Chinese Heritage. The concept is based indeed on the apparent contradiction between the minimalism of contemporary style (Contemporary), and the preciousness of Chinese antique furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Steel
New Modern Table Lamp Marble, creator Jacopo Simonetti
Located in Milan, IT
Table lamp in Bianco Michelangelo and Fior di Pesco Carnico Marbles.
Vibrations of light and matter
“The sculptor doesn’t try to translate his thought into marble: he thinks in m...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Marble
FLOS Romeo Outdoor C3 Light in Green Wall by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Romeo family by artist Philippe Starck, the Romeo Outdoor C3 moves the eye upwards with a balanced refinement. The outer diffuser is made by weaving colored PVC tube comp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Lantern Top Pyramid Shape, Stainless Steel, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and Exclusive Design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Steel
FLOS Romeo 36" Outdoor C3 Light in Green Wall by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Romeo family by artist Philippe Starck, the Romeo Outdoor C3 moves the eye upwards with a balanced refinement. The outer diffuser is made by weaving colored PVC tube comp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Fornacis Modern Metal Wall Light with Art-Deco Vibes
By O&A London
Located in London, GB
The metal contemporary wall light Fornacis has a stepped form that makes it ideal for use on stairways.
*Custom finishes available upon request.
Category
2010s European Modern Lanterns
Materials
Nickel
FLOS Romeo Outdoor C3 Light in Panama by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Romeo family by artist Philippe Starck, the Romeo Outdoor C3 moves the eye upwards with a balanced refinement. The outer diffuser is made by weaving colored PVC tube comp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Outer Lantern Brass Created by Atelier Boucquet
Located in Roeselare, BE
Lantern made of brass and chemically colored. With E27 socket and lamp.
Category
Early 2000s Belgian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Outer Lantern Brass Created by Atelier Boucquet
Located in Roeselare, BE
Lantern made of brass and chemically colored. With E27 socket and lamp.
Category
Early 2000s Belgian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 French 1960s Black Globe Pendants
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 French 1960s black globe pendants. Matching canopies.
Can be installed aligned, in a grid, or in a cluster at different heights.
Perfect...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Lanterns
Materials
Steel
"Il Pezzo 3 Floor Lamp" - polished brass - crystal - LEDs
Located in Firenze, IT
Inspired by Arabic calligraphic art and the icon of the classical candelabrum is Il Pezzo 3, a collection of lamps with a hand-forged brass stru...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Gold
Monumental Modern Ceiling Light Chandelier Fixture Cast Glass Blackened Iron
Located in Bronx, NY
LIGHT SCULPTURE NO. 1
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2019
This light sculpture is one of our favorite pieces and a monumental achievement in design engineering. A combination of blackened steel...
Category
2010s American Modern Lanterns
Materials
Steel
New modern table lamp in Marble, creator Jacopo Simonetti
Located in Milan, IT
Floor lamp in Bianco Michelangelo and Fior di Pesco Carnico Marbles.
Vibrations of light and matter
“The sculptor doesn’t try to translate his thought into marble: he thinks in marble, directly, as if everything were already marble,” wrote André Gide. His words perfectly sum up Jacopo Simonetti’s work and style. The young designer has created a lightweight yet eternal lamp, vibrant and bright yet porous. He thought in marble, like someone who has long known and worked with this exquisite material, drawing inspiration from the gentle, sinuous lines of coral reefs. Marble and coral, both of them exquisite and delicate, elegant and natural materials. The result is a lamp whose light pairs with the uniqueness of marble to recreate the allure of the marine world for a cosy, exclusive ambience.
Also available as a single and triptych table...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Marble
Unique and monumental sized ‘Rostrato’ Pendant Light
Located in Westport, CT
Unique and stunning over sized thickly blown ‘rostratro’ pendant, glass is 3″ thick of uneven texture, illuminated with one medium base socket in a darkened black finish on brass, w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lanterns
"Il Pezzo 3 Floor Lamp" - nickel - crystal - LEDs
Located in Firenze, IT
Inspired by Arabic calligraphic art and the icon of the classical candelabrum is Il Pezzo 3, a collection of lamps with a hand-forged brass stru...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Crystal, Nickel, Brass
New Modern Table Lamp in Marble, creator Jacopo Simonetti
Located in Milan, IT
Table lamp in Bianco Michelangelo and Fior di Pesco Carnico Marbles.
Vibrations of light and matter
“The sculptor doesn’t try to translate his thought into marble: he thinks in m...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Marble
Geometric Brass, Tan Leather and Glass 'Pentagone' Lantern by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The geometric brass, tan leather and glass 'Pentagone' lantern by Design Frères. In the style of Adolf Loos. The Dodekaeder lamp as originally designed by Adolf Loos for the Knize Gentlemen's stores (Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Bad Gastein...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
New modern Lamp in Green Guatemala Marble, creator Niko Koronis Stock
By Niko Koronis
Located in Milan, IT
Normally, we think of marble as a metamorphic rock that embodies the platonic idea of sculpture; the beginning and the end. But what if one tried to investigate its limitations and m...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Marble
Lantern Top Pyramid Shape, Stainless Steel, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and Exclusive Design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Steel
High End Twin Cylindrical Glass Affects Chromed Hanging or Table Storm Lanterns
By Luminaire
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of very high end portable luminaire chrome with duel cylindrical glass shades hanging lanterns
They are an exceptional qualit...
Category
20th Century European Modern Lanterns
Materials
Chrome
Green Tole Industrial Hanging Lamps or Lanterns from England (18 1/4" Diameter)
Located in Austin, TX
Two green enameled tole industrial hanging (fixture) lamps or lanterns from England, each one featuring a factory sized dome metal shade.
Makes for a unique vintage machine style or...
Category
20th Century English Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Tôle
Lantern Light of Sultan with Base, Steel, Italy
By VG New Trend
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and exclusive design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Steel
Lantern Light Of Sultan with Hook, Steel, Italy
By VG New Trend
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG furniture represent luxury in terms of exclusivity, distinction and high quality. They are the result of sophisticated and Exclusive Design with a strong identity and are the outc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Steel
FLOS Romeo Outdoor C3 Light in Panama by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Romeo family by artist Philippe Starck, the Romeo Outdoor C3 moves the eye upwards with a balanced refinement. The outer diffuser is made by weaving colored PVC tube comp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Monumental Custom American Iron and Glass "Seneca" Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
This timeless, large-scale, iron lantern is blacksmith made with tempered glass. It comes with a handmade iron canopy and three feet of iron interlocking shepherd hooks. Custom hand-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lanterns
Materials
Iron
Unusual Large Hexagonal Shaped Bronze Lantern with Shaped Beveled Glass Panels
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual hexagonal shaped bronze lantern with shaped beveled glass panels and door with copper embosses.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Lantern
Located in Austin, TX
This striking fixture catches light in wonderful ways through the panes of stamped and textured Murano glass. The large size gives the piece significant impact. We love the chevron d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Blue Murano Glass Chandelier, Italy, 1990
Located in Rome, IT
Curious blue four arms Murano glass chandelier with chrome finishes.
Perfect vintage condition.
Four E 14 light bulbs.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Blown Glass
Minimal Modern Fontana Arte Amax Suspension Pendant Black Charles Williams 2004
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fontana Arte Amax Suspension pendant black small pendant black.
interpretation of the classic Fontana Arte lampshade, Amax is a family of suspension and floor lamps, available in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hand-Turned Adjustable "Reading Light" of Ebony, Hard Maple and Sapele
By Stefan Rurak
Located in Biddeford, ME
The Reading light is an adjustable floor lamp with an all wood system. Hand-turned ebony pins allow the reader to adjust the arms to the desired angle and height. The solid hanging p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lanterns
Materials
Ebony, Maple, Cord
Italian Mid-Century Et Toso Glass Lantern
Located in New York, NY
Italian 1940s lantern with a conical shaped centered woven form clear glass shade surrounded by a clear swirl glass ring with metal fittings (BAROVIER ET TOSO).
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Glass
Geometric Brass, Tan Leather and Glass 'Pentagone' Lantern by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The geometric brass, tan leather and glass 'Pentagone' lantern by Design Frères. In the style of Adolf Loos. The Dodekaeder lamp as originally designed by Adolf Loos for the Knize Gentlemen's stores (Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Bad Gastein...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Chandelier, made in Italy, 1990 circa, Handcraft
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Important Murano Glass Chandelier, handcraft, composed of 14 arms in hand worked glass with a glass shade at the end.
Made in Italy, 1990 circa
Diameter 120cm x H90cm
Category
1990s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Murano Glass
Sexy Modern Light Design and Signed by Fredrick Ramond with an Art Deco Feeling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights use the contact dealer button to ask us, we might h...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Lanterns
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Modern Neoclassical Glass Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in New York, NY
An elegant, sober Italian midcentury pendant / chandelier designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in the Modern Neoclassical Style (Novecento) with six fluted arms in enameled met...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Lanterns
Materials
Glass
Pair of Danish Copper Sidewalk or Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of copper outdoor or sidewalk lamps The light fixture has been restored to remove some previous denting, and the copper is bright and shiny. There is some attractive oxidizati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Lanterns
Materials
Copper
Adnet Style Tour Eiffel Lantern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Adnet style Tour Eiffel Lantern, enameled and gilt brass lantern in the style of Jacques Adnet.
Category
20th Century French Modern Lanterns
Materials
Brass
Modern lanterns for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern lanterns for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lanterns created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern lanterns made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Czech Republic pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lanterns, popular names associated with this style include Jiri Krejcirik, Atelier Boucquet, Corinna Warm, and WARM. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lanterns differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $66 and tops out at $31,289 while the average work can sell for $4,400.
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