Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
'Single Block' Model #185 Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
Medium Pierre Chareau 'Single Block' model #185 sconce. Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesiere, who meticulously ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Alabaster, Steel
Wall Sconce with a Long Taper
Located in Chicago, IL
I wanted to create the appearance of stretching, as if pushing through a sheet metal.
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Ballroom the Wall Short Amber Gold Base
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish design from design by Us.
The spherical ballroom sconces with translucent hues will create a subtle warm glow in your interior.
Material: Mouth blown and hand-painted glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Blown Glass, Glass
“Tiffany” Wall bracket 30 gold Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
For 20 years, we have been committed to offering you unique collections in terms of design and quality. Using an ancestral manufacturing silvering method, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Symbiose 02 Light Sculpture by Precious Artefact
Located in Dubai, DU
Symbiose Light Sculpture explores the interaction between two different materials in close physical association in a synergistic relationship. This symbiotic relationship is expresse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pivot Double Wall Sconce with Articulating Arms Made in Brass
Located in Chicago, IL
The pivot LED series with its articulated arm and adjustable head this brass lamp, is not only multidimensional, but it is an ever changing line drawing that nestles into a room. Rem...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pivot Single Wall Sconce with Articulating Arms in Brass
Located in Chicago, IL
The Pivot LED series with its articulated arm and adjustable head this brass lamp, is not only multidimensional, but it is an ever changing line drawing that nestles into a room. Rem...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Meander Leather and Brass Flexible Single Sconce
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Add color and flexibility to any room with the Meander One Arm Reading Light, an adjustable wall-mounted light fixture, with flexible leather wrapped arm.
Shown here in orange leather, Brushed Brass cone shade, optional switch on square backing plate. Also availble with round backing plate.
15" arm fully extended (12" leather arm plus 3" cone shade), or custom length.
Choose from 30 leather colors; please contact us for color chart and samples
4 brass finishes (Brushed Brass, Polished, Aged or Antiqued...
Category
2010s North American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Brass Swing Arm Sconce, Made in England
Located in Culver City, CA
With ebonised wood backplate, brass hardware, and black metal shade. Interior can be painted saffron yellow. Designed and produced in Gloucestershire England.
Made in England...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Metal
Set 4 Green Olive Linen Lampshades
Located in Brescia, IT
Set four linen lampshades in green olive color.
Suitable for Baccarat wall light model Torch.
Free shipping in EU and the rest of the world.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Linen
Pair of 1980s Murano glass wall lamps with white/light gray spiral workmanship
Located in Caprino Veronese, VR
Beautiful set of two Italian 80s cased hand-blown Murano glass one-light wall lamps.
The white glass lampshades have a beautiful spiral workmanship in light gray, which develops cro...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Artemide Lineaflat Dimmable Mini Dual Light in White by NA Design
Located in Hicksville, NY
Wall or ceiling mounted luminaire for direct, indirect or direct/indirect lighting.
Extruded aluminium body in textured white or textured anthracite finish with aluminium end caps m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Angelo Brotto, Wall Light, Italy 1972
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Brotto Modernist Art Glass wall light.
Vertical purple Art glass on a clear glass base illuminated from the back,
signed and dated on the lower left corner.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Modernist Pair of Hand Blown Translucent Murano Glass Ribbon Sconces
Located in New York, NY
These gorgeous ribbon sconces were realized in Murano, Italy, the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. Composed of overlapping ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Natural Brass Contemporary-Modern Ceiling Light Handcrafted in Italy by 247lab
Located in Saonara, IT
Handcrafted ceiling lamp model "micro KYLE pl", made in brass; with its sober and elegant design, this piece perfectly fits into modern-contemporary context.
Its name, KYLE, comes fr...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Square Wall Lamp by Angelo Brotto (1914-2002) for Esperia, Italy 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Illuminated wall object designed by Angelo Brotto (1914-2002) in the 1970s for Esperia. This unique lamp comprises a square metal plate and additional Murano glass blocks arranged in...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Contemporary sculptural ceramic wall sconce
Located in Stoughton, MA
Handbuilt ceramic wall sconce with draped/folded marbled stoneware clay, reminiscent of the natural world.The nature of the technique used to shape the clay adds a touch of uniquenes...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Rossim Wall Art Piece, Marble Brass, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Rossim Wall Art Piece, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Rossim modern wall decor draws inspiration from the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble, Stainless Steel, Brass
Tetra Twin - Solid Brass Wall Light Handmade by Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Twin is a brass sculpture that scatters light into a myriad of colours and intensities. The rigid body - inspired by the Tetragonal crystal system - was conceived as an instrument fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Antares Wall Light by Gaspare Asaro-Bronze Finish
Located in New York, NY
The Antares wall light harmoniously balances the linear details of its intersecting arms with the organic form of its handblown glass shades. The first images show the fixture in our...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Blue, Red, White French Blown Crystal Great Sconce
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing and great wall light in poly chrome blown glass, with wavy lines in different colors , blue, red, black, white .With a rectangular and convex profile, with steel side profil...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal, Steel
Tetra Ray - Solid Brass Wall Light Handmade by Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Tetra is a brass wall sconce that scatters light into multiple rays with varying colour temperatures. The lamp is interactive and can be manually adjusted to modify the intensity and projection pattern: A reimagined dimming effect.
The wall lamp geometry is inspired by the Tetragonal crystal system where all atoms are organised in a lattice at 90 degree angles with two out of three dimensions being equal. The sconce’s extended...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Cubic Brass Sconces by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of brass sconces decorated with cubes of different sizes.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Foscarini Bit 4 Wall Lamp in Green by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall lamp with reflected and diffused light. Wall fitting and wall rose in epoxy powder coated metal. Satin finish white or color painted glass diffuser, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Sole Wall Light by Gaspare Asaro
Located in New York, NY
The versatile Sole light can be installed as a ceiling light or wall light and features our handblown Sfera glass mounted on a colored reflective glass dish. Shown with the amber col...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Foscarini Bit 1 Wall Lamp in Red by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall lamp with reflected and diffused light. Wall fitting and wall rose in epoxy powder coated metal. Satin finish white or color painted glass diffuser, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Pair of Bronze Sconces by Kelly Kiefer
By Kelly Kiefer
Located in New York, NY
Each with internal LED lighting.
Measures: Back plate 16" H, 6.75" W x 4.5" D.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Foscarini Birdie Wall Lamp in Grey by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall lamp with diffused light. Wall mounting plate and covering flange in liquid coated die cast zamak, arm and diffuser support in liquid coated stee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Foscarini Birdie 6 Chandelier in White by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
System of diffused light ceiling lamps, available in compositions with 3, 6, 9 arms with rods of 3 different lengths; the versions are achieved by combining several sizes. Metal ceiling flange and aluminum rod, both epoxy powder coated. Opaline polycarbonate internal diffuser, translucent polycarbonate external diffuser, both injection molded. White ceiling rose and arms, possibility of choosing the diffusers, in the four colors available, also in the same.
Materials:
Polycarbonate and coated aluminum.
Light Source:
Halo 6...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Signed Original Ulla Darni 36 inch Sconce
By Ulla Darni
Located in North Bergen, NJ
This beautiful original Ulla Darni 36 inch sconce is reverse painted on glass with hand forged iron work. The top of the glass has been hand-carved. This truly...
Category
2010s Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Les-Ottomans Venetian Handmade Big Lampshade
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Inspired by the typical Venetian shades this ikat one - completely handmade represents at its best the meeting of East and West.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Cotton
Light Object 018 by Naama Hofman
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object 018 by Naama Hofman
Dimensions: W 81 H 68-150cm (height to order)
Light tube diameter: 35 mm
Brass pipe diameter: 10 mm
Canopy diameter: 20 cm.
Material : Polis...
Category
2010s German Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Modernist Pair of Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of brass and rock crystal plates sconces, numerous lightings, edition 8 pieces only, creation by Gallery Glustin
Exhibited to the Salon Revelations at the Grand Palais, Paris, ...
Category
2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Rock Crystal, Brass
Pair of Ceramic Sculptural Wall Sconces by Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Sculptural pair of wall sconses by Olivia Cognet in ceramic
Since moving to Los Angeles in 2016, French artist and desi- gner Olivia Cognet has focused on ceramics as the ferti...
Category
2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Globe Sconces by Research.Lighting, Polished Nickel, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 2x Globe Sconces in polished nickel designed and manufactured by Research.Lighting.
Materials: Brass, Steel & Glass
Finish: Polished Nickel
Electronics: 1x G9 S...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of Large Vintage Italian Murano Glass / Brass Wall Light Sconces
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of vintage Italian wall light sconces made of brass base decorated with handmade Murano glass. Each Murano glass is unique, semi-transparent, light ivory-white and dark brown/bl...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Small Kinkairo Wall Lamp by Alabastro Italiano
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Kinkairo Wall Lamp by Alabastro Italiano
Dimensions: D 8 x W 15 x H 50 cm.
Materials: White alabaster, metal (Shiny Silver).
Available in other finishes and sizes.
1 x Strip L...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Teal Murano Wall Sconce with Brass Accents
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Teal curved Murano glass wall sconces with hammered brass washers.
Two sources of light per sconce
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Natural Brass Contemporary-Modern Wall Cylinder Light Handcrafted in Italy
Located in Saonara, IT
Handcrafted wall lamp model "KYLE pt2", made in brass; with its sober and elegant design, this piece perfectly fits into modern-contemporary context.
Its name, KYLE, comes from the w...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Natural Brass Contemporary-Modern Wall Cylinder Light Handcrafted in Italy
Located in Saonara, IT
Handcrafted wall lamp model "KYLE pt", made in brass; with its sober and elegant design, this piece perfectly fits into modern-contemporary context.
Its name, KYLE, comes from the wo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Caeli-W4 Brass and Rattan Sconce, Jas
Located in Paris, FR
The Caeli-w4 is a wall light handcrafted with a modern brass structure and hand-weaved rattan. The bottom of the stem is adorned with a sheathed leather detail hand-sewn by artisan s...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
KINA Wall Sconce or Flushmount in Blown Glass and Bronze by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Kina - a striking display of naturalism and intricate design. With its delicate lines and curves, this fixture emulates the beauty of a sea urchin, evoking a sense of...
Category
2010s North American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Beige Comodín Cuadrado Wall Lamp by Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Beige Comodín Cuadrado wall lamp by Santa & Cole
Dimensions: D 31 x W 13 x H 30 cm
Materials: Metal, stitched parchment.
This minimalist wall lamp humanises neutral spaces with ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Paneled Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano glass paneled sconces; each crafted with three curved panels of hand-blown smoked glass on a brass frame. We love the moder...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Classic Picture Light Thin and Minimal Adjustable Brass Linear LED Sconce, UL
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our take on a classic Picture Light is a minimal design with one big advantage--it is able to rotate. The projected light is adjustable, allowing for greater versatility in lighting various subjects. Customizable lengths guarantee the perfect fit for any lighting project that requires linear lighting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Tulle Wall Lamp in Brass and Gray Enamel Mesh by Blueprint Lighting, 2021
Located in New York, NY
The Tulle wall lamp is an architectural piece that works well in both modern and transitional interiors. Shown here in our 'Charcoal' gray enamel and b...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Nickel, Bronze
Wall Sconces Metal Frame Spheres Pyrex Glass in Different Color Led Lighting
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Large 'Fly 3' Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Fly 3' alabaster sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau.
Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesiere, who meticulously pays homage to the work of Pierre Chareau with scrupulous attention to detail and materials. Executed in the highest quality solid Spanish alabaster blocks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Segment Wall Lamp or Flushmount in Bronze and Blown Glass by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Segment wall lamp or flushmount ceiling fixture by Blueprint Lighting, 2020.
A handsome study in clean lines and simple form inspired by the tenets o...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Nickel, Brass, Bronze
DUO Wall Sconce in Bronze and Blown Opal Glass by Blueprint Lighting, 2020
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the DUO wall light designed by Blueprint Lighting, 2020. A handsome study in clean lines and simple form inspired by the tenets of the Bauhaus. DUO is truly a go-anywhere...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
Opinion Ciatti Foliae Small Sculptural Wall Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Foliae wall is a sculptural lamp presented by Opinion Ciatti during the Salone, 2018. Many metal leaves welded together to form a spectacular wall lamp, just like many leaves in a tr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Pair of Textured Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass sconces with a smoke color to the textured glass and black glass sphere finials. The “stampato” glass is textured with ridges and is curved in design, making a superb de...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Murano Glass
Centric Wall Sconce in Solid Brass & Fuschia Enamel Mesh Blueprint Lighting 2019
Located in New York, NY
The Centric wall sconce is a stately take on French modernism, featuring a spun metal mesh shade nestled into a large solid brass bowl. Part of our...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Modern Mold Blown Glass Celadon and White Pavilion Sconce
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Drawing inspiration from infinite patterns, the pavilion sconce is part of Bianco Light and Space, Tessellation series, a sculptural investigation using light, symmetry and modular t...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Centric Wall Sconce in Solid Brass and Cream Enamel Mesh Blueprint Lighting 2019
Located in New York, NY
The Centric wall sconce is a stately take on French modernism, featuring a spun metal mesh shade nestled into a large solid brass bowl. Part of our Axial family of products, the Cent...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Melt Mini LED Surface Light by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Melt is evocative of molten glass, the interior of a melting glacier or images of deep space. An imperfect, organic and naturalistic light that produces a mesmerizing hotblown glass ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Other
Modern Axial Wall Sconce in Bronze and Pink Enamel by Blueprint Lighting, 2019
Located in New York, NY
The Axial sconce conveys a strong modern design defined by balance and equilibrium. Axial features two bowl-shaped shades fabricated of spun metal mesh, tilted at an angle, mimicking...
Category
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Chrome, Nickel, Bronze
Venini Tits Applique Wall Sconce by Studio Job
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tits applique wall sconce, designed by Studio Job and manufactured by Venini, is part of the Mae West collection named after the prehistoric sex symbol, it refers to Salvador Dali’s ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Glass
Modern wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern wall lights and sconces 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 wall lights and sconces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, wall decorations, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern wall lights and sconces made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall lights and sconces, popular names associated with this style include Artemide, Vistosi, Tekna, and Sabrina Landini. 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 wall lights and sconces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $98 and tops out at $144,019 while the average work can sell for $1,553.
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