Modern Lighting
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Dragonfly, Floor Lamp Sculpture, Vincent Darré and Ludovic Clément d’Armont
Located in Geneve, CH
Dragonfly, floor lamp sculpture, vincent Darré and Ludovic Clément d’Armont
Blown glass, textile, brass
Dimensions: 120 x 75 x 43 cm
Created in cooperation with designer Vincent Da...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Small Lawrence Modern Globe Pendant in Oil Rubbed Brass
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Inspired by the croquis and contour drawings of our creative director, the Lawrence Pendants evoke elegant simplicity with a refined sense of play. Made by hand in our Philadelphia s...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Breeze Decorative Wall Art Piece Textured Fibreglass Light Grey Lacquered
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Breeze Decorative Wall Art Piece Textured Fibreglass Light Grey Lacquered Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Like the movement of a hug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lighting
Materials
Fiberglass, Art Glass, Paint
21st Century Modern Tosco Table Lamp Handcrafted Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st century contemporary modern Tosco table lamp Lacquered bronze powder champagne handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Tosco is an attractive addition to a modern home...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Arabescato Marble Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Arabescato Marble lamp by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: Surface sconce are 35 x 30 x 10 cm
Materials: Arabescato marble
Ambient, sculptural light carved in two halves from solid ston...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble
Ozz Floor Lamp in Metal Shade & Concrete Base - showroom sample
By Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ozz is made of light and stone. It shifts from shy domesticity to become central to the home, proving itself a key figure, with its large, look-at-me arc. The design starts in the co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Exceptional Lighting Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
In 1994, Ingo Maurer created the first Golden Ribbon, an exceptional lighting object. Each of the few existing "Golden Ribbons" has its unique expression and shape.
Constructed fr...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Light Object 019 by Naama Hofman
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object 019 by Naama Hofman
Dimensions: W 40, H 120 cm (height to order)
Natural brass
Light tube diameter: 35 mm
Light tube length: 1 x 80 cm and 1 x 40 cm
Brass pipe diam...
Category
2010s German Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Amalgam II, Brass Table Lamp Signed by Pia Chevalier
Located in Geneve, CH
Amalgam II, brass table lamp signed by Pia Chevalier
Raw brass, silver solders and porcelain.
Dimensions 19 cm x 19 cm
Exists also in Large: 24 cm x 28 cm
Tala bulb diameter 13 c...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Martinelli Luce Metafora 1979 Table by Lella and Massimo Vignelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The four forms of the Euclidean geometry, the cube, the cylinder, the sphere and the pyramid, made of four different marbles, represent the basis of the table finished with a big she...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble
LED Swirl Six Ring Chandelier Pendant Light in Gold Contemporary
Located in Westport, CT
Individual rings with integrated LED stripes grouped together.
The height and tilt of each ring can be adjusted individually.
3000K
110 Lumen / watt
Finishes:
Rose gold, poli...
Category
2010s Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pillar Lamp in Arabescato Marble by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Pillar lamp in Arabescato marble by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: 40 x 12 x 35 cm
Materials: Arabescato marble
Pillar Lamp is hewn from two pieces of solid Arabescato Marble. It is h...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble
Small ISO Sconce Light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Small ISO sconce light by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio
Dimensions: H 17” x W 30”, 6” globe
Materials: Powder-coated steel (also available in brass), fabric cord, color washed acid etc...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Sculpted Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted lamp by Henry Wilson
Material: Aluminium, also available in different stones and bronze.
The surface sconce is an ambient, sculptural light cast in two halves from solid...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Revolve Floor Lamp, Polished Brass, Black by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve floor lamp - polished brass - black by Bert Frank
Dimensions: 130 x 35.4 x 9.3 cm
Materials: Brass, steel
Also Available in brushed brass
When Adam Yeats and Robbie Llewelly...
Category
2010s British Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Small ARCEO Table Lamp by Joachim-Morineau Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Small ARCEO Table Lamp by Joachim-Morineau Studio
Dimensions: H 30 x D 15 x W 35 cm, 2 kg
Materials: Aluminium beams, tubes and sheets, frosted plexiglass, warm light LED with dimm...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Baccarat Mille Nuit Chandelier Pendant 6L Crystal
By Baccarat
Located in Brescia, IT
Wonderfully cut crystal emphasizes the diffusion of light and the glitter of the Mille Nuits chandelier. True to the Baccarat tradition, this sumptuous chandelier blends in perfectly...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Chapeau Marble Pendant by Marmi Serafini
Located in Geneve, CH
Chapeau marble pendant by Marmi Serafini
Materials: Travertino Classico a foro aperto
Dimensions: Ø 40, H 8 cm
Also available in: Ø 30, H 8 cm
All our lamps can be wired acco...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Travertine
Daphne Brass Italian Table Lamp
By Esperia
Located in Geneve, CH
Daphne brass Italian table lamp
Daphne- lamp made entirely of brass and glass with our “Pulegoso” effect. Available in table, suspension, floor and wall version.
Size: Glass diamet...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Form No_004 by Alicja Strzyżyńska
Located in Geneve, CH
Form No_004 by Alicja Strzyzynska
Dimensions: W 30 x D 10 x H 48 cm
Materials: Ceramic Bisque
Color options available upon request.
The idea was born after deciding to reconnec...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Lighting
Materials
Plaster
Revolve Floor Lamp, Brushed Brass, Green by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve floor lamp - brushed brass - green by Bert Frank
Dimensions: 130 x 35.4 x 9.3 cm
Materials: Brass, steel
Also available in polished brass
When Adam Yeats and Robbie Llewelly...
Category
2010s British Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Hare & Ballerina Sculptural Table Lamp, Hand Made
By Rinat Design
Located in London, GB
Hare & Ballerina hand crafted sculptural table lamp is part of of Wonderlamps series. Each consists sculptural figurings and each tells a story. A whimsical lamp of a hare dancing g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Gold Leaf
Manta Lamp 2 by Clément Boutillon
Located in Geneve, CH
Manta lamp 2 by Clément Boutillon
Limited edition, 24 pieces
Dimensions: H 38 cm x W 30 cm
Materials: ceramic
All lamps could be wired for each country.
After ten years of ...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Primitive Brass Table Lamp, Signed by Lukasz Friedrich
Located in Geneve, CH
Primitive brass table lamp, signed by Lukasz Friedrich.
Primitive table lamp, 2020.
Polished brass.
Dimensions: H 45 cm, W 26 cm, D 12 cm.
Signed and dated.
Lukasz Friedrich (...
Category
2010s European Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Glaive Wall Light Single by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Glaive wall light single by Bert Frank
Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 50 cm
Materials: Brass, Bone China
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will...
Category
2010s British Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
1930s Czech Floor Lamp by Jindrich Halabala
Located in High Point, NC
A modern floor lamp created circa 1930 by the Pioneer of Czech Industrial Design Jindrich Halabala. The original outlines of this vintage piece are shaped by a black patinated wooden...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood, Glass
Blue Table Lamp Pop-Up Dimmable by Magic Circus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue table lamp pop-up dimmable by Magic Circus Editions
Dimensions: Ø 22 x 30 x 53 cm
Materials: Carrara marble base, smooth brass tube, glossy mouth blown glass
Also non-dimmab...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Pendant 06 by Magic Circus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pendant 06 by Magic Circus Editions
Dimensions: D 25 x W 25 x H 110 cm, also available in H 90, 130, 150, 175, 190 cm
Materials: Brass, mouth blown glass
All our lamps can be wi...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Contemporary by Chitarrini Studio Handmade Floor Lamp Natural Rattan White
Located in Barcelona, ES
AMÀ
Floor lamp
The Family:
Amà , comes from the Catalan '' a mà '', which means '' handmade '', and it is how this lamp is made. With hand-turned beech wood, white metal details...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Clé in Crystal by Geraldine Gonzalez
Located in Geneve, CH
Clé in crystal by Geraldine Gonzalez
Materials: Crystal
Dimensions: H 112 x W 8 cm
Graduated from Duperré School of Applied Arts, Geraldine Gonzalez was a shoe stylist before de...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Nickel Ceiling Lamp by Magic Circus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Nickel Ceiling lamp by Magic Circus Editions
Dimensions: D 25 x W 25 x H 37.5 cm
Materials: Brass, mouth blown glass sculpted
All our lamps can be wired according to each cou...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
21st Century Modern Lima Arc Floor Lamp Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Lima Arc Floor Lamp Natural Solid Beech Polished Stainless Steel and Calacatta Bianco Marble Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
This f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Constellation 16 Pendant Light, Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Constellation 16 pendant light, Kenneth Cobonpue
Materials: Buri (palm leaf spines), powder-coated steel, glass
Dimensions: 86.5 x 150 cm
All our lamps can be wired according t...
Category
2010s Philippine Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Set of 3 Pendant Lamps by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Pendant lamps by Faina
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Materials: Willow Vine, Steel Frame
Dimensions: D 37 x H 44 cm
The light of lamps is leaking through the patterns of...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Other
Nimbus Wall-Mount Lamp by CTO Lighting
By CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Nimbus wall-mount lamp by CTO Lighting
Materials: satin brass with handmade glass
Also available in bronze with handmade glass
Dimensions: H 32 x W 25 cm
All our lamps can be ...
Category
2010s British Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Womb Pendant Lamp by Jan Ernst
Located in Geneve, CH
Large womb pendant lamp by Jan Ernst
Dimensions: D 28 W 60 H 55 cm
Materials: White stoneware
The Origin Collection is a collaboration between Jan Ernst and Colin Braye. The w...
Category
2010s South African Modern Lighting
Materials
Stoneware
Spotlight Poseidone by Alabastro Italiano
Located in Geneve, CH
Spotlight Poseidone by Alabastro Italiano
Dimensions: W 8 x D 11 x H 15 cm
Materials: Italian white Alabaster, Brushed Brass
Other finishes available.
Light Source 1 x GU10 LED 6...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Moooi Hubble Bubble Large LED Suspension Lamp with Frosted Spheres & Metal Frame
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hubble Bubble, designed by Marcel Wanders studio, is an airy and joyful suspension lamp. Available in two sizes, with either 7 or 11 glass LED bubbles in oil-iridescent or frosted ve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
21st Century Modern Sublime Arc Floor Lamp Handcrafted in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Sublime Arc Floor Lamp Polished Stainless Steel and Nero Marquina Marble Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
This floor lamp with a han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel, Brass
Black Sconce by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Black sconce by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: L 18 cm H 27 cm
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious moment captu...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Amalgam Brass Table Lamp Signed by Pia Chevalier
Located in Geneve, CH
Amalgam brass table lamp signed by Pia Chevalier
Raw brass, silver solders and porcelain.
Dimensions: 24 cm x 28 cm
Exists also in Small: 19 cm x 19 cm
Tala bulb: diameter 13 cm
...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Bourrelet Ceramic Table Lamp by Helder Barbosa
Located in Geneve, CH
Bourrelet ceramic table lamp by Helder Barbosa
Materials: Painted ceramic
Dimensions: 28 x 17 cm
Diameter: 9.5 cm
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sol...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Daisy Contemporary Table Lamp Gold Silk Glass Silvered Necklace, Brass Sale
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
This light object is a contemporary piece, entirely made in Tuscany-Italy and 100% of Italian origin.
Daisy is inspired by flowering of the daisy with her timeless simple charm.
At...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Revolve Table Lamp, Brushed Brass, Black by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve table lamp - Brushed brass - Black by Bert Frank
Dimensions: 42 x 35 x 15 cm
Materials: Brass, steel
Also available in polished brass
When Adam Yeats and Robbie Llewellyn f...
Category
2010s British Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Maillon LED Horizontal Pendant Light 6
Located in Westport, CT
Elegant grouping of 6 metal rings with integrated LED diffusing a clean natural light.
Soft white 3000K.
75 watts – 110 lumens / watt, dimmable.
Finishes:
Rose gold, polished or ...
Category
2010s Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Anton in Gunmetal by Volker Haug
Located in Geneve, CH
Anton in dunmetal by Volker Haug
Anton series
Dimensions: W 18 H 18 D 10.3 cm
Materials: Cast gunmetal
Finish: Polished
Lamp: G9 LED (240V / 120V US). 12V option available
Gla...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Kernal Table Light, Black by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Kernal table light - Black by Bert Frank
Dimensions: 41.5 x 40 x 24 cm
Materials: Brass, steel
Brushed brass lacquered as standard, custom finishes available.
When Adam Yeats and R...
Category
2010s British Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Brass
Black Hotel Light 08 Wall Lamp by HWE
Located in Geneve, CH
Black hotel light 08 wall lamp by HWE
Materials: Waste SLS 3D nylon powder, sand from sustainable sources
Dimensions: H 39 x W 22 x L 32 cm
Other colours available: lemon, cream, aq...
Category
2010s British Modern Lighting
Materials
Nylon
Artistic Blown Handmade Murano Glass Chandelier Medusa by La Murrina
By La Murrina
Located in saronno, IT
Medusa, it's a unique handcrafted modern suspension according the ancient Murano glass tradition.
Simple lines embellished with unique decorations, created in our furnace in Murano ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Blue Storm Table Light Copper by Johannes Hemann
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue Storm table light copper by Johannes Hemann
Material: Polycarbonate, Walnut
Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 45 cm
The Storm Series is by its concept the purest example of a process-de...
Category
2010s German Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
Ring Cluster Long 4 Pendant by CTO Lighting
By CTO Lighting
Located in Geneve, CH
Ring Cluster Long 4 Pendants by CTO Lighting.
Materials: satin brass with black silk braided flex.
Also available in bronze and satin brass with black silk braided flex.
Dimensions: ...
Category
2010s British Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Unique Spy Table Lamp by Koen Van Guijze
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Spy table lamp by Koen Van Guijze
Dimensions: 45 W x 10 D x 12 H cm
Materials: Brass
Edgy, catchy stand alone luminaire. The untreated brass will get patina with age.
...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Willow Contemporary Table Lamps by FAINA
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Willow contemporary table lamps by FAINA
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Material: Willow, ceramics, steel frame
Dimensions: 54 x 50 cm
On/off cord switch
Non dimmable
Wei...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
21st Century Modern Bobo Table Lamp Handcrafted Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st century Contemporary Modern Bobo table lamp lacquered bronze Powder Champagne handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Bobo is a modern lighting concept and an attracti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Gil Melott Bespoke Luz SC Form 19 Bronze and Alabaster Sconce
By Gil Melott
Located in Chicago, IL
Winner of Interior Design Magazine's 2020 BEST OF YEAR award - the Gil Melott bespoke Luz SC form 19 bronze and alabaster sconce serves not just as a light fixture, but as an anthrop...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Table Lamp China 07 by Magic Circus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Table lamp China 07 by Magic Circus Editions
Dimensions: H 50 x W 32 x D 32 cm
Materials: Brass, mouth blown glass sculpted with a diamond saw
Colour: soft rose
Available finis...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Dawn Dual Wall Sconce by Schwung
Located in Geneve, CH
Dawn Dual Wall Sconce by Schwung
Dimensions: W 19 x D 15 x H 47.8 cm
Materials: Polished Nickel, hand blown glass globes
Finishes available: Black gunmetal, polished nickel and bras...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pessoa Suspension Lamp Carrara Marble Polished American Oak Brushed Brass
By Greenapple
Located in Cartaxo, PT
21st Century Contemporary Modern Pessoa Suspension Lamp Carrara Marble Polished American Oak Brushed Brass Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Fernando Pessoa, the man w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lighting
Materials
Carrara Marble, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
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