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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Vistosi Novecento Pendant Light in Crystal Striped Glass
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The shape of this collection stems from the desire to reinterpret the traditional Murano chandelier. The choice of the crystal or white rigadin glass finish was the master’s touch: i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Red Tatu Table / Wall Lamp by André Ricard
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Red tatu table/wall lamp by André Ricard
Dimensions: D 20.5 x W 8 x H 25 cm
Materials: ABS plastic.
Available in white or red.
Tatu is an object-lamp that has become memorable ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Murano Glass Studio Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of studio Murano glass table lamps, Italy in stock.
One of a kind colorful table lamps.
Wired to the American standard.
30" height to the soc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Disc Sconces by Carlo Nason
By Carlo Nason
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful Murano glass disc sconces by Carlo Nason. This Italian pair of important fixtures feature 21 light amber hand blown glass discs, each textu...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of brass sconces with rock crystals by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of wall sconces in brass with cubic rock crystals slices.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Brass
Cielo XL Pendant Light in Satin Black by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The minimalist Cielo pendant Series is expanding to include the stunning new Cielo XL, a taller and slimmer design offering premium machined aluminium fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Italian Vanity Mirror with Lights, makeup art stylish fashion mirror
Located in Milano, IT
Vanity Mirror - Bathroom Mirror - Entryway Mirror
Offered here is a vintage Italian vanity mirror, a small piece of art for your home,...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Monumental Blanc de Chine Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental pair of blanc de chine ginger jar lamps.
The lamp bodies sit on polished brass bases and they have been
Newly rewired with adjust...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Lilac Burst Sputnik Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Italian sputnik chandelier with lilac Murano glass spheres, black enameled centre and canopy, mounted on brass frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Modernist Octagonal Brass w/ Glass Rods & Frosted Shade Flush Mount Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This Modernist Octagonal Brass w/ Glass Rods & Frosted Shade Flush Mount Chandelier originates from the Italy, Circa 1980. Featuring a tiered a geometric design, composed in brass wi...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Late 20th Century Osso Bark Effect Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Osso (Bone) Murano glass bark effect table lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. This lamp is part of biomorphic free-form shaped glass shells, this piece featu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Brass & Quartz Crystal Light Sculpture, Prometheus I 600 by Christopher Boots
Located in Warsaw, PL
Brass and Quartz Crystal Light Sculpture - Prometheus I by Christopher Boots.
Prometheus stole fire from the Gods of Mt Olympus and gave it to hu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Lighting
Materials
Quartz, Crystal, Brass
Brass Chandelier at cost price.
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Large Italian chandelier, brass fixture and 18 opaline glass globes by Studio Glustin.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Pink Glass w/ Reeded Brass Sconces
Located in New York, NY
This elegantly minimal Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Sconces in Smoked Pink Garnet Hue W/ Reeded Brass Fittings originates from Italy during the 21st Century. Featuring a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Beige Básica Mínima Batería Table Lamp by Santiago Roqueta, Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Beige Básica Mínima Batería table lamp by Santiago Roqueta, Santa & Cole.
Dimensions: D 12.7 x H 33 cm.
Materials: Bronze, birch wood, stitched parchment.
Available in other lamps...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Cassiopeia 7 V2: Mobile Chandelier, handmade by Andrea Claire Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a horizontal mobile chandelier with 7 glowing cast porcelain polyhedrons.
The Cassiopeia series was designed for spaces with lower ceiling heights where a horizontal chandel...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gruppe B.R.A.N.D. & Woka Art Collaboration 1989 Floor Lamp, Original
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A floor lamp lighting sculpture, designed by Boris Brochard and Rudolf Weber as "Gruppe B.R.A.N.D." for the Woka Lamps Art collection in 1989. Swivelling brass stems covered with shr...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Clément Cauvet 'PI' Table Lamp in Concrete and Steel for DCW éditions Paris
Located in Tilburg, NL
Clément Cauvet 'PI' Table Lamp in Concrete and Steel for DCW éditions Paris. New, current production.
The object is on the border between a sculpture and an architectural building, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting
Materials
Concrete, Stainless Steel
Seguso for Donghia Murano Glass Lamps with Gold Dust and Gold Aventurine - Pair
Located in Miami, FL
These stunning hand blown Seguso Murano lamps were made in the late 80's to early 90's for Donghia and were designed by John Hutton.
The Ondoso lamps are clear with gold dust and gol...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold
Bonnie Contemporary LED Small Pendant, Solid Brass or Nickel, Handmade/Finished
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence.
Each organic flower-like form is ...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Robert Sonneman for Kovacs Floor Lamp
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, circa 1987. Very well made with polished brass, marble base, green tinted glass reflector. Comes with a foot ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Apollo Mega Floor Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
The huge shade embraces and sheds the light at the same time, while the LED module is integrated behind the metal cap, preventing the light from being visible and causing glare. APOLLO Mega Floor Lamp...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Angle Indoor/Outdoor Matte Black 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 silver, bronze or matte black finish, and is wet rated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Silver Plate
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
Brass Ceiling Lamp by Magic Circus Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass 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 coun...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Clay Wall Lamp by Hatsu
Located in Geneve, CH
Clay Wall Lamp by Hatsu
Dimensions: D 14 x W 12.7 x H 22.9 cm
Materials: Powder coated steel, terracotta.
Available in terra or clay colors.
All our lamps can be wired according to...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Large Arc Sconce in Brass with White Lucite Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The arc sconce is made of a solid satin brass or black body and backplate with a white Lucite shade and brass screws.
Measures: Large: W 5.25in (13.5cm) x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Giant Hand-Crochet Textile Chandelier Carex Raw Collection
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A fan of slow-design, Annie Legault makes each textile piece by hand, from her Old Montreal's studio. Fiber-Power artist specialized in handcrafted objec...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Customizable STACKED Wooden Floor Lamp no.1, Example shown in Walnut
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Let’s talk custom. It could be as simple as tailoring one of my existing designs to fit a specific environment, or designing something entirely new.
The beauty of Richard’s signatu...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Cherry, Wood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Hardwood, Softwood, Reclaime...
Bullet Chandelier by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Bullet chandelier by 101 Copenhagen
Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl.
Dimensions: L 125 x W 125 x H 32 cm
Mounting plate:...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Pair of Hive Flush Mounts by Research.Lighting, Nickel, 5in Glass, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 2x Hive Flush Mounts in polished nickel designed and manufactured by Research.Lighting.
Materials: Brass, Steel & Glass
Finish: Polished Nickel
Electronics: 1x G...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Cresta Sconce / Flush Mount by Fabio Ltd - LAST 1 IN STOCK
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wall light or flush mount with hand blown cream Murano glass pebbles, mounted on curved polished brass frame / Designed by Fabio Bergomi for Fabio Ltd / Made in Italy
3 light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vistosi Jube Pendant Light in Light Amethyst Transparent Glass, Matt Gold Finish
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The elegant and delicate look of the blown glass finds a new dimension in Jube. Two glass units placed side by side, so perfectly assembled, that they look like a unique piece. A sin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Minimalist Plaster Pendant Light Fixture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crafted with care in New York, USA, our minimalist plaster pendant light fixture adds a touch of modern elegance to any room. This handcrafted piece is designed to blend seamlessly i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Plaster
T.O Floor Lamp White Marble and Chrome
Located in San Francisco, CA
T.O celebrates and reinforces the importance of light as a pillar in our daily life. A monolithic column stands to support a horizontal and vertical line of light to provide precise ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Rock Crystal Ephorus Sconces by David Duncan
By David Duncan
Located in New York, NY
A pair of custom single-light Ephorus sconces with a satin brass finish and three graduated, hand carved rock crystal balls. These Transitional sconces...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
Modernist Murano Glass and Brass "Constellation" Chandelier by High Style Deco
Located in New York, NY
This elegant modernist chandelier was designed by High Style Deco and realized in Italy by our atelier. It features a brass frame that appears to explo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Stilnovo Style Brass Glass Suspension Lamp by IKB191, Spain, 2024
By IKB 191
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary suspension lamp in the style of Stilnovo designed by IKB191.
It consists of a radial brass structure of eight tube arms and eight oval white glass light bulbs.
Bulb si...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
MANHATTAN 2-TIER Chandelier in Bronze, Brownstone Boys x Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Part of The Boroughs Collection, created in partnership with The Brownstone Boys.
The Manhattan 2-Tier Chandelier draws inspiration from the grandeur of the New York Public Library's...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Modern Davide Medri for Dilmos Modular Links Hand-Cut Glass Mosaics Lighting
Located in Milan, IT
Suspended or wall-mounted light module in the form of a chain, designed for Dilmos Milano. Made in the shape of a chain segment in a handcut reflective mosaic finish. Available in si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Cut Glass
Wooden STACKED Illuminated Ostrich Egg Sculpture, "Small", Ebonized Ash shown
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These small-sized STACKED Illuminated Ostrich Sculpture shown here are made of salvaged Ebonized Ash. All illuminated sculptures are hand-built custom per your specifications. Larger...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass, Steel, Sheet Metal
Globe Sconce by Research.Lighting, Polished Nickel, 3in Glass, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 1x Globe Sconce in polished nickel designed and manufactured by Research.Lighting.
Materials: Brass, Steel & Glass
Finish: Polished Nickel
Electronics: 1x G9 So...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Brass
Hollywood Regency Italian Venini Murano Brass Crystal Prism Spiral Chandelier
By Venini, Camer Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and impressive Italian spiral chandelier produced by Camer in the 1970s. It features gold-plated brass framing with crystal glass prisms in a spiral form. Tested and working....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Peter Marino Cilindro Medium Pendant in Crystal and Black Murano Glass
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cilindro Murano glass medium pendant in crystal with black bands by Peter Marino for Venini. Bold shades of black blend together with the hues of crystal or tea of the cylindrical sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Two Tier Chandelier by Research.Lighting, Large Glass, Black, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 1x Two Tier Chandelier in black.
The arms on this light rotate, so you can configure the light at install. The light can also be used as a linear fixture depend...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Slamp Tulip 14 Linear Suspension Light by Marc Sadler
By Marc Sadler, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Imaginative, elegant, weightless. Tulip literally adorns spaces with floating blossoms that have been hand molded according to Slamp’s methods, making each unique. The almost invisib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Copper, Other
Eclissi Grande Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Carved Glass Version
Located in New York, NY
The Eclissi Grande ceiling light is designed around five pairs of eclipsing shades bound by a series of brass rings and a distinctive set of stems. Shown in polished brass with black...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Maison Jansen "Vine" Wall Light
Located in London, GB
A burnished steel Vine wall light with foliage and black marble grapes. With two light fittings for illumination. Silver silk cord with inline switch. By Maison Jansen France. Matching table lamp...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
1438 12-Lights Chandelier
Located in Milan, IT
Blending traditional Italian style with natural influences, this chandelier sets the tone for sumptuous events. With a soft ivory coating accented with silver leaf, the chandelier fe...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Modern Fabric Pendant Hand-Painted Light by Studio Mirei, Nebula Grande 150cm
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Providing soft light in an organic and unique design, the Nebula Lamp draws its inspiration from the interstellar clouds of dust and gas. Entirely handcraf...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Natural Fiber
Finnish 1930's wrought iron floor lamp
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Elevate your living space with this exquisite Finnish 1930's wrought iron floor lamp, attributed to the renowned Taidetakomo Hakkarainen. Its green faded color offers a touch of vint...
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Modern Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Khmara Pendant Lamp 72 by Makhno
Located in Geneve, CH
Khmara pendant lamp 72 by Makhno
Dimensions: W 119.5 x D 110 x H 72 cm
Materials: Polystyrene foam, plaster
Khmara is currently available in ...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Lighting
Materials
Foam, Plaster
Ryar Light, Umbrella Sedge Handcrafted Pendant
Located in Geneve, CH
Ryar light
Umbrella sedge,
Powder-coated steel
Measures: 60 x 58 x 58 cm
Light bulb included, E27 40W 220V.
Supplied with 250cm black fabric cable.
Wa...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
Pair of Murano Glass Leave Flush Mount or Ceiling Lights
Located in Rome, IT
This ceiling light realized in pure Murano glass leaves with gold intrusion. Available also with clear graniglia leaves.
Amazing 24-carat gold-plated structure and canopy.
This beaut...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Set of Four Echo One Sconce in Brass, from Souda, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for a set of four the echo one sconces. They also work well as flush mounts.
Simple, elegant and playful, the Echo Series is a line of surface-mount fixtures that ca...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel, Brass
Accre Small Black Lamp by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Accre Small Black Lamp by Ia Kutateladze
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: D 20 x W 23 x H 22 cm.
Materials: Clay.
Each piece is one of a kind, due to its f...
Category
2010s German Modern Lighting
Materials
Clay
Echo One Sconce / Flush Mount in Brass from Souda, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simple, elegant, and playful, the Echo series is a line of surface-mount fixtures that can be used on a wall or ceiling. White or brass cones mount to mirrored glass to perfectly ref...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Brass, Metal
Large Custom Rock Crystal Basket Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Brazilian rock crystal basket chandelier, custom by FPM Chandelier, this chandelier can be custom made in any dimensions needed and any frame color, and...
Category
Early 20th Century Brazilian Modern Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal
Modern lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern lighting 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 lighting, popular names associated with this style include Vistosi, Artemide, Flos, and DOOQ. 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.
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