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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
'Fly 2' Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
'Fly 2' 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 European alabaster blocks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
$2,137 Sale Price / item
10% Off
Refractory Ceramic Table Lamp with Textile Cable
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
The design of this lamp is unique and the material is the most durable. This lamp could last generations sharing between each other. It is electrified for both the United States and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Leather, Textile, Cotton
Exceptionally Large and Rare Custom Made Murano Stairway Chandelier, Italy 2006.
Located in Rome, IT
Modular construction made of cylindrical cullet elements. The set includes different sizes, which can be connected with a strong, load-bearing steel cable through the centre of the M...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Grande Modernist Italian Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Italian chandelier from the Veneto region with multiple ivory lacquered steel orbs connected with brass stems to the main body of the piece.
This chandelier has been newly wired to...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Modernist Two-Tier Transparent Triedre Murano Camer Glass Rectangular Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and dramatic modernist triedre chandelier was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production....
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Henry Holland Studio Edison Green & White Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
he Edison table lamp is elegant and refined, he takes up little real estate on your table, sideboard, or desk but he still proudly, lights up any spa...
Category
2010s English Modern Lighting
Materials
Earthenware
$2,167 / item
Signal Arm Sconce in White x Nickel, Long, by Souda, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal arm sconce is a rotatable sconce that seamlessly blend the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic with that of science fiction. A bent aluminum tube cantilevers from a wall-mounted ...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
Hanging Pendant Light Sculpture Contemporary Hand-Blown Glass Blackened Steel
Located in Bronx, NY
FLORA NO. 1 - SMALL (WHITE)
J.M. Szymanski
D. 2024
What is the architecture of a flower? FLORA, a lighting collection by J.M. Szymanski, explores a flower's remarkable form. The col...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Gio Ponti Fato Artemide Italian Design White Table Lamp 1967
Located in Brescia, IT
White square frame with folded geometric metal forms creating light and dark
Iconic light object and a beautiful lamp.
First production Fato lamp designed by Gio Ponti and produced ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Modernist Pressed Lucite Table Lamp in Fractured Gold and Amber
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful modernist pressed lucite table lamp was realized in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century. It features a volumetric rectangular form with an int...
Category
20th Century American Modern Lighting
Materials
Lucite
FLOS Ariette 1 Small Dimmable Wall Lamp by Tobia Scarpa
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
It looks like a stunning wall sculpture: organic, airy, and breathtaking, the Ariette wall lamp is a work of art by Tobia Scarpa. Providing diffused light, it features a synthetic fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic, Fabric
'Triple Block' Model #185 Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
'Triple Block' Model #185 Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Steel
$5,814 Sale Price / item
10% Off
“Two-Free” Contemporary Wall Lamp, Rock Crystal, Onyx Stone, Cast Melted Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TWO-FREE
The greatest love of all
For more than 22 years the art of “hand-made in Italy” has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit leads to the foundatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Onyx, Brass
Rezzonico Floral Chandelier in Multicolor Murano Glass Contemporary
Located in Villaverla, IT
Rezzonico floral chandelier made of multicolored murano glass contemporary 2000s.
This beautiful chandelier is a unique piece of the most refined Italian and venetian glass art. It ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Large Staff "Cross Oyster" Flush or Wall Mount Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceiling or wall light model oyster, German design by Rolf Kru¨ger for staff. Design, circa 1968. Construction made of white lacquered steel sheet, covers white-lacquered, equipped wi...
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
$2,490 / item
Pair of White Adjustable Wall Lights by Martinelli Luce, Italy 1980s
Located in Hannover, DE
An exclusive and hard-to-find pair of wall lights from the Italian lighting manufacturer Martinelli Luce.
This pair of white wall lights dates back to the early 1980s. Thanks to the ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$1,238 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Valenti Desk Lamp in Burgundy Leather, Spain 1960's
By Valenti
Located in New York, NY
A Stitched leather covered desk lamp by Valenti, steel construction with brass swivel.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
$10,200 / item
Pair of Italian Table Lamps in Brass, Murano Glass Base And Shades
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Italian brass and Murano glass table lamps. The base is made of thick black glass with small brass legs. Decorated with polished brass round detail and white color glass sha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Sudbury Wall Sconces by Vaughan Designs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An early Vaughan design, this wall light is defined by the scroll-like shape of the arm and chiseled oval backplate.
Decorative and understated, this design is traditional in style....
Category
Early 2000s Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$3,800 / set
Bellhop Yellow Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T-Table Lamp in Yellow by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Portable, rechargeable and wireless, Bellhop is a sleek modern LED tabletop lamp. Bel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Resin
Edie Sconce by Lightmaker Studio
Located in Kingston, Ontario
Edie explores the relationship between two similar forms. An exaggerated top column plays against the sconce’s overall sense of quiet restraint.
While Edie evokes a certain feelin...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,295 / item
Bernd Roger Bienert for Woka Art Collection, Floor Lamp
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Also available in a crystal version.
A monumental size floor lamp, designed by the choreographer Bernd Roger Bienert in 1989 for Woka Lamps.
All components according to the UL re...
Category
2010s Austrian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$32,951 / item
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 Lighting
Materials
Brass
FLOS Superloon Floor Lamp in Black by Jasper Morrison
By Flos, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The serene, harmonious glow of the moon inspired this innovative and first-of-its-kind design from artist Jasper Morrison. Using revolutionary Edge Lighting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
New York, Sculpted Contemporary Table Lamp, White-Resin with 24-Karat Gold Leaf
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp sits on a rectangular slate base and features multiple white resin handcrafted spheres and semi-circles with organic surface textures. A si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Lighting
Materials
Slate, Gold Leaf
Midcentury Pendant Lamp in Brass from Rupert Nikoll, Austria with 6 Silk Shades
Located in Vienna, Austria
Large pendant lamp with brass arms and blackened corpus.
Six silk shades positioned on three levels giving the lamp a dynamic form.
Minimalistic design with harmony and elegance.
...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$4,445 Sale Price
20% Off
Angle Indoor/Outdoor Wet-Rated Sconce/Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Angle is a sculptural wall light in cast aluminum. A sweeping arc of light is carved into the face of the fixture bringing balance to its Brutalist form. The casting is finished to a smooth texture and is available in satin aluminum, bronze or matte black finish, and is wet rated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Silver Plate
$1,000 / item
Peill & Putzler Smoked Glass Flushmount Light, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Timeless, molded smoked glass flush mount light 'Futura' by Peill & Putzler Germany, wall or ceiling mounted, wired for US standards, one E27 socket per fixture, max. wattage 75w or ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
'Greenstone Pendant Lamp - Small' by Marc Wood. Marble, Opal Glass and brass.
Located in London, GB
The Greenstone collection takes inspiration from ornamental Indian architecture and draws upon traditional stone masonry techniques combined with state of the art manufacturing processes. The Rajasthan Greenstone is sourced from north east India, before being delicately shaped by London based stonemasons.
Available in both small and large, the collection can be hung as a single piece or in multiples to create statement installations for show stopping interiors.
Integrated LED...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Mini Dupont Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. The lamp base is comprised of three different clay bodies that celebrates ...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Halogen Table Lamp , 1970s
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Long and sleek designed halogen table lamp from the late 1970s, Italia.
First class material, construction and assembly.
50 watts lightbulb ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Small 'Single Block' Model #145 Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
Small 'Single Block' Model #145 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Steel
$1,514 Sale Price / item
10% Off
Aurora Flush Mount by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian sputnik flush mount with smoky green Murano glass globes mounted on solid brass frame in satin brass finish / Made in Italy
15 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W each
Diamete...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$6,300 / item
Botanica Chandelier: White Glass, Black Edging by Avram Rusu Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Botanica Chandelier combines a dramatically scaled floral bloom with an interlocking chain of glass leaves suspended from a single arc clad in hand woven leather. Inspired by ban...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
Modernist Chrome Flush Mount Chandelier w/ Handblown Murano Glass Discs
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist chandelier was hand fabricated in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Caeli-A Silver Rattan Pendant Light, Flow Collection
Located in Paris, FR
This pendant light fixture is a contemporary, made-to-Measure piece that is perfect for living areas or as kitchen island lights. The fixture is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,952 / item
Flos Chiara LED Table Lamp in Aluminum with Anthracite Edge by Mario Bellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiara lamp, designed by Mario Bellini for Flos in 1969, is an iconic design formed from a simple sheet of polished stainless steel that has been cut a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
“Pagodina” Wireless Contemporary TableLamp, gold color, brass Silvered Crystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODINA
The inner peace
For more than 22 years the art of “hand-made in Italy” has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit leads to the foundation of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
1990s Fontana Arte Table Lamps Model Falena by Alvaro Siza Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Magnificent pair of modern table lamps by Fontana Arte designed by Alvaro Siza Italy
circa 1994.
Adjustable body to manage light.
Chrome metal and glass.
Low-voltage table lamp...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Piccola Table Lamp in Black by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Piccola is limited only by your imagination. Its soft pliable base is covered in supple Italian glove leather and can be tilted to any angle while its hand-spun aluminum shade floats...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$225 / item
Konsthantverk Svep Large Iron Oxide Ceiling Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model Stoby designed by Konsthantverk and manufactured by themselves.
The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufactured using craftsman’s techniq...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$786 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Glass and Steel Perception Table Lamp by Known Work
By Known Work
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Delicate hand-blown glass and patinated steel combine to striking effect in this atmospheric table lamp that sets the mood with an alluring soft glow. The layered, mold-blown glass h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
$3,000 / item
Customizable 5-Globe Flush-Mount Chandelier in Powder-Coated or Plated Steel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The scalloped design of the Lenox series is a sophisticated and modern take on Art Nouveau. The metal tube bends around the shape of the globe light, creating a flow of movement and synchrony between the two parts. The fixture is completely customizable in finish, layout, and color — it can be made with 3, 5, 20, or as many globes as you want, scaling it up to any size.
The steel can be finished in a standard RAL color powder-coat (no charge), a custom-matched color powder-coat ($400 surcharge), polished-nickel or polished-brass plating ($4,200 surcharge), or a metal patina ($2,350 surcharge, color options shown in images). All surcharges are discounted 10% for trade accounts...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
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 Lighting
Materials
Brass
The Tree Of Life Portable LED Lamp in Crystal and Bronze By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
the tree of light portable led lamp celebrates the beauty and symbolism of nature’s enduring presence. inspired by the majestic allure of trees, this exquisite lamp features a mesmerizing echoes of lights. it is a modern expression of longevity.
Portable Wireless Charging Table Lamp LED with Crystal Glass,
Description: Portable USB table lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Continuum 64 Chandelier: Charcoal, Grey, White Ombre Glass by Avram Rusu Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Continuum Collection was inspired by New York’s vibrant street art. The structure utilizes custom bent tubes that can be connected and arranged in a variety of ways to produce a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
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 European alabaster blocks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
$2,709 Sale Price / item
10% Off
ClassiCon Tube Light Floor Lamp by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Floor lamp by Eileen Gray. Chrome-plated tubular steel with black plastic lamp socket for mounting light source. Floor plate chrome-plated metal with push-button switch. Felt gliders. Light tube included.
Light tube:
LED linear lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
$1,946 / item
Tekna Stiffkey Ondine Wall Light with Polished Nickel Finish
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Wall light in brass with adjustable arm, lampholder B22 with safety switch and ornamental,
hexagnal or spherical opal glass.
Lamp LED B22 230V 4W 2700K Retro A60 included.
Main powe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Bola Disc Flush Wall and Ceiling Light in Chrome by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A study in refined simplicity, Bola Disc Flush offers a magical combination of mirror and globe refined down to its bare essentials. The objective with the Bola Disc Flush is to prov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Elise 80 Floor Lamp in Black by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The timeless Elise lamp pays tribute to the advent of the machine age. Its refined machined aluminum base combined with its towering frosted acrylic diffuse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Calla floor lamp Venini VeArt Murrina Franco luce style.
Located in Lugo, IT
Calla floor lamp Venini VeArt Murrina style.
Good condition.
Thank you
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Devoe Lamp, White and Green
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. The lamp base is comprised of two different clay bodies and features a cop...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Modern Floor Lamp Parota Natural Wood Ivory Fiberglass Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
TULIPÁN floor lamp was designed for the De Palo collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Made in Parota, the two inverted overlapping cones give Tulipán a shape that suggests a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Lighting
Materials
Linen, Fiberglass, Wood
Pair of Contemporary European Table Lamp Synergy in Green by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
These sculptural contemporary Margit Wittig table lamps are mounted on rectangular slate bases and feature multiple white resin handcrafted cuboids, spheres and semi-circles with org...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$5,089 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Konsthantverk Svep Large Raw Brass Ceiling Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model Stoby designed by Konsthantverk and manufactured by themselves.
The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufactured using craftsman’s technique...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$686 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Beautiful multi Tiers Murano Glass Chandelier, Venini Style 1970s
By Venini
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning hand blown Italian single light Murano glass chandelier with brass frame. Clear and white glass petals elements. Hand blown at the Murano island in Italy. The canopy and r...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Ring, Chandelier, Chemical Blackened Iron, Thermoformed Polycarbonate
Located in Roeselare, BE
Chandelier in form of a ring in iron which has been chemical blackened. And ring in thermoformed polycarbonate in inner side.
With dimmable folded T5 lamps. Also possible in led. Dr...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Lighting
Materials
Iron
Couronnes Chandelier by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This popular chandelier goes well in all décor schemes from modern to traditional. It is a twist on the classic candleholder design. It provides enough light to be the centerpiece of...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Plaster
$7,400 / item
Venini Gio Ponti Chandelier in Grey and Green by Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass chandelier with gold plated metal finishes and chain. A colorful chandelier with a touch of elegance that adds color to any living room or entrance space. Also available in var...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
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