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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 23 Black Silk, Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Lucite and Chrome Table Lamp by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare 1970’s Lucite Lamp and polished chrome table lamp by American renowned designer Charles Hollis Jones.
New vanilla linen shade and newly rewired.
Wire for US. It takes two 75...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Small Lawrence Modern Globe Pendant in Satin 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. Mad...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,125 / item
Artistic glass lightbulb chandelier Murano Bulb Marcantonio X Multiforme #02
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
The art of Murano glass meets the iconicity of a bulb, together they give rise to a brilliant piece of furniture: a lightbulb, a chandelier or whatever your imagination suggests.
Murano Bulb...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vistosi Saba Flush Mount/Wall Sconce in White Satin Glass And Glossy White Frame
By Vistosi
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Available in four sizes, Saba is a pendant or ceiling lamp. The lenticular shape of the satin-finish blown glass makes it suitable for ambient lighting.
Specifications:
Material: Gl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Etcetera Sconce by Lightmaker Studio
Located in Kingston, Ontario
The Etcetera Sconce balances the sculptural with the streamlined.
With an organic feel, the Etcetera Series uses design geometry to create pieces t...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,475 / item
Contemporary Gilded Metal and Opal Glass Pendant Lamp.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Contemporary gilded metal and opal glass pendant lamp.
This suspension lamp is inspired by ancient Japanese lanterns. The opal glass lantern-shaped light source is half-hidden behi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
FLOS Limited Edition Toio Lamp in Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 2019, FLOS USA introduces a limited-edition matte-black version of the global design icon, Toio designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for FLOS i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
$1,885 / item
MONTERA Flushmount, biomorphic form in Brass & Glass, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Montera Flushmount, a sleek and versatile addition to our collection. Unlike its pendant counterpart, this fixture foregoes the drop rod for a seamless integration in...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
FLOS Rosy Angelis Floor Lamp in Grey by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rosy Angelis floor lamp providing diffused light. A light weight polyester fabric diffuser is embroidered with Starck signature. Aluminum tripod legs in g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Honeycomb 19 Cast Glass Pendant Chandelier for Foyer or Entryway by Shakuff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Each Honeycomb pendant is made using a custom-made mold and cast glass to ensure consistency. The thicker glass is hand made laser cut to create the diamond shape.
The inner design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Modernist Brass Snowflake Chandelier with 24-Karat Gold Hand Blown Murano Globes
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and graphic modernist brass snowflake chandelier was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Gold, Brass
Fulmine Three Lights Aged Brass Floor to Ceiling Sculptural Lamp Brushed Brass
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Somewhere between a suspension light and a floor lamp, Fulmine (thunderbolt) engages with gravity in an innovative and playful way. The central form, stretched from each end, seems t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
FLOS Fucsia 1 Pendant Light w/ Clear Cord by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An edgy and industrial look with a sophisticated finish, the Fucsia 1 by Achille Castiglioni is pendant lighting as only he could imagine it. Offering direct and diffused light, the conical blown glass diffuser is finished with a 1.5"" sandblasted edge and a translucent silicone ring...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
"Tiffany" Floor Lamp 40 Sapphire, Antiqued Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
FLOS Fantasma Piccolo Floor Lamp by Tobia Scarpa
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by master Tobia Scarpa, this inspired floor lamp feels like a functional piece of art. Its striking silhouette glows with a diffused light that illuminates without overpowering, while the dimming feature allows you to choose the right intensity for its environment. To create its stunning diffuser, the internal steel structure is coated with white powder and sprayed with a unique “cocoon” resin before being protected by a transparent spray finish.
Inspiration behind the design:
Inspired by the transformative environment of a cocoon, the Fantasma Piccolo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
$5,275 / item
Vistosi Pendant Light in Smoky Transparent Glass And Matt Gold Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The distinctive feature of this model from the Puppet Ring collection are the rings with increasing diameter. They can be combined in different sequences to form the framework on whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Archive Pendant Light by Souda, Frosted Glass, Made to Order
By Souda, Runa Klock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Archive pendant light is a remix of New Wave visuals and Art Deco motifs. Inspired by NYC’s iconic architecture, the blown-glass lamp is decidedly modern while nodding to a rich ...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Tortoise Glass Double Sphere & Bronze Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Illuminate your space with this exquisite pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Double Sphere Sconces, offered in a sophisticated Smoked Tortoise hue with bronze fittings. Crafte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
“Tiffany” Wall Bracket 23 Koral Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Hood Chandelier in White Oak by Ravenhill Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Hood Family is inspired by wooden sailboats and the work of Aino Aalto. Thin sheets of polyethylene are die cut and bent, joining narrow spines of white oak to create the hooded shade. The complex joinery of the Pendant and Chandelier results in lightweight frames that hold the glowing, sail-like shades aloft. Brass hardware completes the three part material palette.
The Hood Chandelier...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Oak
$5,350 / item
Vitis 5 Chandelier by RBW in Frosted Smoke Blown Glass and Black Wire
By RBW
Located in Rhinebeck, NY
Vitis 5 / Chandelier
Designed by RBW
Designed so that no two installations are exactly alike, Vitis, is a draped modular statement chandelier with customizable possibilities. Its fl...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Small Brass and Matcha Glass Globe Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of small table lamps, made of a brass cylinder foot topped with an opened top glass globe tinted in a matcha colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimme...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Bellhop Burnt Orange Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk & Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T Table Lamp in Burnt Orange by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
This sleek tabletop lamp was originally created by renowned designers Edward ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Resin
Vistosi Saba Flush Mount/Wall Sconce in White Satin Glass And Glossy White Frame
By Vistosi
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Available in four sizes, Saba is a pendant or ceiling lamp. The lenticular shape of the satin-finish blown glass makes it suitable for ambient lighting.
Specifications:
Material: Gl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
"Tiffany" Floor Lamp 40 Powder, Antiqued Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Gold Wall Lamp
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
Merging the preciousness of gold leaf and markedly contemporary design, this one-off wall lamp would be a superb addition to luxe contemporary interiors. The metal frame enriched by ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
$782 / item
FLOS Taccia Small Table Lamp in Black by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Castiglioni brothers often created designs that challenged our perspective, and the Taccia, which gives the illusion of an upside-down hanging lamp, is an inspired example of tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Two-Petal Gold Wall Light Fixture by Mammini Candido
By MM Lampadari
Located in Milan, IT
Hailing from the Petal collection, this gorgeous pair of lights composing this contemporary piece are true to their name, as they are shaped like two large petals. This composition w...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$3,692 / item
SLAMP - Clizia Suspension - Mama Non Mama Gold - Transparent Wire
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Clizia Mama Non Mama is a suspension inspired by pure natural beauty, with almost weightless petals that bring balanced allure and a fresh feel to interi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Other
Johnnie Blackened Brass Lost Wax Cast Butterfly Wall Sconce by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
A kaleidoscope of finely handcrafted cast brass butterflies make the magic of light even more seductive combining material and ethereal in a sculptural wall sconce. Lost wax cast by ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Whimsical Brass Frog Floor Lamp by Chapman 1979
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual floor lamp by Chapman, circa 1979. Bronze/brass finish, whimsical frog design. Heavy and well made.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Lumina Dot Medium Pendant Light in Black by Foster+Partners
Located in New York, NY
Suspended lamp for indirect lighting with a 40W LED source and diffused light optic system. aluminum structure with steel matt-painted reflector. This item is also available in a sma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$3,714 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Labyrinth, Hazy, Artisan Light Sculpture with Protruding Fixture, By Republiken
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This artisan light sculpture Labyrinth, designed by Jakob Uhlin for By Republiken. Crafted from recycled plastic, this sculpture features triangular components that create a captivat...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Mid Century Style Pink Murano Glass Sconces, Contemporary Design, Italy Murano
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Italian-designed wall lamps made of Scova Murano glass, featuring two light points and a brass structure. They have an oval design composed of three concave pieces.
Every i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Dia Contemporary LED Chandelier, Config. 3, Solid Brass, Handmade/finished, Art
Located in Torslanda, SE
Dia is a sculptural chandelier inspired by the heterophony of natural sound. Each frame (or melody) is hand-rolled with all joints cleverly concealed within the circular light source...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
FLOS Snoopy Table Lamp in Black by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The playful personas of the Castiglioni brothers are evident in their Snoopy design, named for the beloved cartoon character and featuring a distinctive, light-hearted shape. The ori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Steel
Echo Six 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 refl...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
$350 Sale Price / item
75% Off
FLOS Frisbi Pendant Light in Nickel by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name invokes the iconic toy best played in a park, but this light is seriously smart. Offering three types of illumination—diffused, direct, and reflected—the FRISBI doubles down designed Achille Castiglioni’s ability to play with the power of illusion. Three barely-there, fine steel cables suspend the opal acrylic diffuser, making it appear as it if it is floating. A black metal stem and wire mesh basket...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
New Old Stock from Lightolier 1980s Louvered Wall Sconces , USA
By Lightolier
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
In sealed, marked Lightolier box.
Only one available .
Model 6569
Well designed, made with thick metal, powder coated in a matte/semi gloss light beige and dark brown tone.
...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
FLOS Bibliotheque Nationale Chrome Floor Lamp with Clear Shade, Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There's more than meets the eye with this 2013 Phillippe Starck creation: Illuminating your home with a diffused light, the Biblioteque Nationale also serves as a strikingly modern b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Formation Double Wall Sconce LED Aluminum Light Fixture, Brushed Silver
Located in Broadmeadows, Victoria
The formation double sconce is an elegant wall-mounted LED lighting fixture ideally suited for, hallways, powder rooms and other commercial spaces that require accent lighting...
Category
2010s Oceanic Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Chrome Palm Tree Floor Lamp, 2000s
Located in Florence, IT
Chrome Palm Tree Floor Lamp.
A high decorative object that serves as both a sculpture and a floor lamp.
The lamp features 9 lights and can be easily disassembled for shipping.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Thierry Dreyfus 'La Lampe B' for DCW Editions Paris
Located in Tilburg, NL
Thierry Dreyfus 'La Lampe B' for DCW Editions Paris, France. New, current production.
Thierry Dreyfus has created a lamp designed to provide light up, of course, but even more, to l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
"Tiffany" Floor Lamp 40 Koral Silk, Antiqued Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
20th Century Ettore Sottsass Mirror Ultrafragola for Poltronova
Located in Turin, Turin
Ettore Sottsass was a 20th-century Italian architect, noted for also designing furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, home and office wares, as well as numerous buildings and interio...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Opal
'Spire' pendant by Enrico Botta
By Enrico Botta
Located in Brussels, BE
The Spire pendant by Enrico Botta is designed in Italy. it's shade, lightened or not, brings organic volume to the room. Made out of curved and woven sheets of fiberglass wich held ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Fiberglass
Castiglioni Arco Modern Arch Stainless Steel & Marble Floor Lamp, FLOS, in stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Arco Floor Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
This lamp is ready for its close-up: Featured in Hollywood classics including diamonds...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Arc Dome 14"
By Allied Maker
Located in Glen Cove, NY
The Arc collection is designed with a focus on simplicity, emphasizing the high quality of the material and the balance of the form. The carefully shaped arc of the bent brass, turned hardwood top, blown glass...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,000 / item
Suspension "Jonathan" design de Nino Zussino pour Candle de Fontana Arte Italie
By Fontana Arte, Candle
Located in London, England
La suspension "Jonathan" est une œuvre emblématique conçue par Nino Zussino pour la célèbre marque Candle Fontana Arte. Fabriquée en métal et en verre noir côtelé, sa silhouette cont...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Contemporary sculptural ceramic wall sconce
Located in Attleboro, 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 Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Hood Pendant in White Oak by Ravenhill Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Hood Family is inspired by wooden sailboats and the work of Aino Aalto. Thin sheets of polyethylene are die cut and bent, joining narrow spines of white oak to create the hooded shade. The complex joinery of the Pendant and Chandelier results in lightweight frames that hold the glowing, sail-like shades aloft. Brass hardware completes the three part material palette.
The Hood Pendant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Oak
$2,750 / item
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Smoky Transparent Glass And 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
Mario Bertorelle Disco table lamp
Located in Montréal, QC
Iconic Mario Bertorelle Disco lamp for JMRDM Massanzago. Adjustable molded plastic disc. 15-25 watt E-14 (European bulb) or higher if LED/CFL.
Tested origi...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
$275 / item
Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Glass Rectilinear Totem Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This pair of refined modernist table lamps were hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It featur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Markslöjd, Minimalist Table Lamps, Stained Pine, Linen, Kinna, Sweden, c. 1970s
By Markslöjd
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of sizable table lamps. In solid pine. Brand new lampshades. Produced by Markslöjd, Kinna, Sweden, c. 1970s-1980s.
Stated dimensions exclude lampshades. Sold without lampsha...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Pair of Table Lamps in Alabaster and Patinated Brass.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in alabaster and patinated brass.
This opulent table lamp features a luminous alabaster base with the option of an internal glow, accented by a refined linen-ble...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Reflector LED Pendant Light, Anodised Aluminum, Silver, White Shade
Located in Broadmeadows, Victoria
The Reflector pendant is a sophisticated soft lighting option suited for dining tables, workspaces, hallways and other indoor environments that require a diffused and warm lighting e...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Tom Dixon Swarovski Crystal Palace Chandelier
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
A rare limited edition Tom Dixon designed chandelier for Swarovski for the Crystal Palace collection. The chandelier is composed of a polished chrome fi...
Category
Early 2000s British Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
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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