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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Workstead Oak and Brass Double Bulb Lodge Linear Sconce, USA, 2020
By Workstead
Located in Miami, FL
Modern double bulb wall sconce rendered in natural oak cylinder body and hewn brass canopy wall plate, USA, 2020
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
FLOS Chapo Table Lamp by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
You’ve seen it in old Hollywood movies: the debonair hero enters a room and tosses his hat onto a stand. It’s seductive, swanky, and masculine. With the Chapo, designer Philippe Star...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$595 / item
Amazing Pink Amethyst Murano Glass Leave Ceiling Light or Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Realized in pure pink amethyst color Murano glass consists of 45 delicious hand-blown leaves.
The structure is gilt-metal. Five E27 lights spread a magical light.
the price is item...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of Modern Brass and Murano Glass "Scavo" Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
These wall lights are made of textured Murano glass with a scavo effect, a type of ornamental glass with a rough and opaque surface on the inside and a finish that imitates antique g...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Artemide Tolomeo Video lamp - Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Bern, CH
Artemide Tolomeo 'Video' Desk / Table Lamp. Designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina.
Featuring a pivoting head and articulated arm, this l...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Ceiling Light Made Of Nickel Plated Brass, Opal Glass, Customizable
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist ceiling light made of Nickel plated brass and opal glass, customizable.
Category
2010s German Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
FLOS Frisbi Pendant Light in Black 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
SLAMP - Clizia Ceiling/wall Mini - Mama Non Mama Gold
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
Tom Dixon 'Press' Sphere Glass Pendant
By Tom Dixon
Located in Glendale, CA
Tom Dixon 'Press' Sphere Glass Pendant
The 'Press' pendant is part of Dixon's series of LED lighting and accessories executed in thick pressed glass. The diffuser is made of fat, ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
$1,075 / item
Casa Wall Light No1
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Casa Wall Light No 1 in yellow
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal ceramic light with textured finish, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop.
Each piece is unique due t...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
$944 / item
Darling Pair of Ceramic Llama Table Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Adorable pair of small ceramic table lamps that are stylized modern llamas with polka dots.
No shades, but harps included.
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Flos Tab LED Table Lamp in Aluminum, by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab table lamp has an adjustable head with a ±90-deg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Taccia Small Table Lamp in Bronze 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
“Tiffany” Wall Bracket 30 Rust Red 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 exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
T Sconce Offset, by Research.Lighting, Black with glass globes, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 1x T Sconce Offset designed and manufactured by Research.Lighting.
Materials: Steel, Glass
Finish: Powder Coated Steel in black
Electronics: 2x G9 Sockets, 2x 4...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Handmade BROOKLYN (Small) Pendant by the Brownstone Boys x Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Part of The Boroughs Collection, created in partnership with The Brownstone Boys.
The Brooklyn Pendants are a tribute to the timeless charm of historic brownstones and the vibrant l...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Aperture 4
By Allied Maker
Located in Glen Cove, NY
The Aperture series was created to provide a beautiful quality of light by combining bounce and ambient glow. The light source is held in a hand-spun perforated brass dome on one sid...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$8,350 / item
Flos Chiara LED Floor Lamp in Stainless Steel with Black 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
Pair of Table Lamps by Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio, 1973
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Pair of table lamps by Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio designed in 1973. This type of lamps exist out of 3 sizes, The micco (smallest version), the Mimosa and the M...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vistosi Futura PL G Ceiling Light with Black Frame by Hangar Design Group
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Collection of lamps in blown glass available in transparent and three exclusive colors combined with different finishes of the metal ring. The glass is blown in one piece but the par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
FLOS Mini-Glo-Ball Table Lamp by Jasper Morrison
By Flos, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The smallest member of the Glo Ball family designed by artist Jasper Morrison, this unique table lamp features a flashed opal glass globe diffuser that has be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Reed Wall Light in Brushed Brass Finish, UL Listed by Tom Kirk
By Tom Kirk
Located in London, GB
Inspired by slender, natural forms, the Reed Wall Lights are designed to deliver soft accents to an interior lighting scheme. Used in conjunction with the Reed portable luminaires, t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
LUCIE Calacatta Marble Flushmount/Sconce Emily Del Bello x Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
LUCIE FLUSHMOUNT
Introducing the Lucie Flushmount in Calacatta marble and glass; a daring tribute to timeless design inspired by the graceful proportions of Dior's iconic pearl earrings. Lucie's circular stone backplate serves as an exquisite canvas for the soft, inviting glow it radiates, seamlessly encapsulating the spirit of both Parisian elegance and New York modernity. Part of the Emily Del Bello...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Travertine, Marble
FLOS Taraxacum 2 Pendant Light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Make a wish: Named after the humble Dandelion, the Taraxacum pendant light astonishes with a gorgeously diffused blooming light. The white powd...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
HARPER Wall Light or Sconce in Blown Glass & Brass, Blueprint Lighting 2021
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Harper, the new wall lamp design by Blueprint Lighting.
Named for Ace Harper; artist, musician, fashion designer, mother and wife of iconic rock drummer Matt Sorum. From our Chief Luminary, Kelly Aaron: "I have been working closely with Ace & Matt on their family home in Palm Springs. Ace fell madly in love with our Fauchard floor lamp and asked if we could make it in wall sconce form. Serendipitously enough, we were already working on that very design! But Ace's enthusiasm was the impetus to get it off the drawing board and into prototyping. I named the sconce for Ace because, like her, it's classically beautiful, totally badass and turns heads in any room!"
Harper is an overscaled stunner that kisses light into the room, creating the loveliest candlelit glow. Pairs well with our popular Fauchard leaning floor lamp...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
Tenfold Pendant 3TB 18inch, Polished Nickel, Geometric, Brutalist, Ceiling Lamp
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
TENFOLD PENDANT 3TB 18inch by Luft Tanaka Studio
Composed of interlocking mirror polished metal panels, the Tenfold Series is inspired by the architectural styles and art movements ...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Mouvement Vertical Chandelier by Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
In a continuation of her exploration of curves and light distribution, Olivia Cognet introduces her latest chandelier, titled Mouvement Vertical. This striking piece features a metal...
Category
2010s French Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
$29,094 / item
British Contemporary Aluminium & Borosilicate Glass Edison 'Fuse' Tube Light
By Temper
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Redefine your space with an industrial style linear ceiling light from the inaugural Fuse Collection by Temper. A testament to British design and manufacture. This industrial style ...
Category
2010s English Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
FIN Shade Table Lamp, white crackle glaze, hand build ceramic lamp
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _Snowdrift Lace
Please note that this listing includes the table base and finial. Light bulbs are included with the lamp. If you would like the shade shown in the image, it can ...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Teal Smoked Murano Glass Grooved Wall Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Wall sconces made of a curved shield shaped Murano glass piece with vertical grooves and small brass decorative screws.
Two sources of light per sconce.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Castiglioni Arco Modern Arch Stainless Steel & Marble Floor Lamp, FLOS, in stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Arco LED Floor Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
This lamp is ready for its close-up: Featured in Hollywood classics including diamonds are Fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Globes Chandelier by Fabio Ltd
By Fabio Ltd.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier with Murano globes mounted on solid brass frame / Made in Italy
18 lights / E12 or E14 type / max 40W each
Diameter: 65 inches / Height: 27 inches including rod a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$16,600 / item
Waterford “Lismore” Round Cut Crystal Table Lamp-Customized Shade, Brass Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
“Lismore” pattern cut crystal round shaped lamp marked Waterford on the socket. It has an off white shade with customized trim by Blanche Fields of Boston. The brass base is marke...
Category
1980s Irish Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Modernist Round Pendant Light, Brushed Brass and Opaline Glass, Customizable
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist round pendant light made of brushed brass and opaline glass.
Customizable, production time c. 10 weeks.
Category
2010s German Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Bellhop Grey Blue Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T Table Lamp in Grey Blue by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Portable, rechargeable and wireless, Bellhop is a sleek modern LED tabletop lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Resin
Modernist Ceiling Light With Three Plated Brass Shades, Customizable
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist Ceiling Light With Three Plated Brass Shades, Customizable.
Category
2010s German Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vistosi Armonia Wall Sconce in Amber Striped Glass & Black & Copper Metal Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
A collection with contemporary connotations that contains precious historical features: that of glass processings such as the “balloton” and the straight and twisted rigadin.
Spec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
DUO Wall Sconce in Bronze and Blown Opal Glass by Blueprint Lighting, 2020
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the DUO wall light designed by Blueprint Lighting, 2020. A handsome study in clean lines and simple form inspired by the tenets of the Bauhaus. DUO is truly a go-anywhere...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
Lumina Daphine Parete 35 LED Wall Lamp in Black Soft-Touch by Tommaso Cimini
By Tommaso Cimini, Lumina
Located in New York, NY
Wall lamp made of steel with an adjustable, pivoting arm. The head can rotate 360°. Light Source: 4WLED, with an On/Off switch. The maximum energy absorption is 5.3W.
On/Off Switc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
$544 Sale Price / item
15% Off
3 Arc Island
Located in Glen Cove, NY
A contemporary take on a traditional billiard style fixture with meticulously fabricated joinery, bringing together three 10” pendants into one linear centerpiece.
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
$8,300 / item
Multi-Colored Murano Glass VISTOSI Chandelier, 1980s
By Vistosi
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Large Vistosi glass disk chandelier. Italy, Murano, 1980's.
Chandelier with 64 multi-coloured glass disks, hand-made in Murano. White metal frame with ten E27 light sockets.
Conditi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vistosi LED Jube SP P Suspension Light by Favaretto&Partners
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Essential, sinuous and delicate, Jube was born from the union of two blown glasses that, once assembled together, create an overlapping, ton sur ton effect with a retro charm. Thanks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Burned Earth Transparent Glass And Matt Steel 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
Vistosi Corner Wall Sconce in Satin White Glass
By Vistosi
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The Corner sconce in satin blown glass has an intuitive shape that adapts to every corne, helping create an intimimate ambient light, ideal for a bedroom. Glass color tone in satin w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Green ‘Me’ Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Green Matte Finish Lamp with Mohair Silk Shade
Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation.
Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included.
If you wou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Wool, Alpaca, Silk
$325 / item
Brass and Opaline Glass Floor Lamp with Marble Base, Jonathan Amar Studio
Located in Paris, FR
With its elongated silhouette and teardrop glass shade, this floor lamp by Jonathan Amar Studio channels a poetic balance between sculpture and function. Entirely handcrafted in Moro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
2-Tier Counterbalance Chandelier in Brass & Enamel, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Counterbalance 2-Tier chandelier, a smaller but equally stunning version of our best-selling Counterbalance. The fixture draws inspiration from French and Italian mod...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Vistosi Rina Flush Mount in White Murrina Glass And Satin Nickel Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Rina is inspired by the dandelion, of which it recalls the pappus, thanks to the light texture of the surface, made with the traditional technique of murrine. It is available in diff...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Lumina Flo Wall M Lamp in Gunmetal by Foster+Partners
Located in New York, NY
ATTENTION: FLO WALL MODULAR (COD. 976) IS
DESIGNED FOR HARD WIRED INSTALLATION
AND REQUIRES AN EXTERNAL DRIVER (24V-DC MAX
0,63A) TO BE PUT IN THE WALL - ONE FOR EACH LAMP
LED wall ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$773 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Tahiti Table Lamp 'EU VERSION 220v', by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis, Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired 220v 'Tahiti' table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981. The light fixture is of a polychrome enameled metal "duck" with a pivoting-like head mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Calhoun Lamp by Charlie Dumais
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
FINISH
- Dipped verdigris glaze with signature prints
- Antique brass fittings
- Black-cloth cord
- Full-range dimmer socket
- Off-white linen shade, pictured in paper shade
LAMPIN...
Category
2010s American Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of Modernist Faceted Table Lamps in Smoked Amber Hand-Blown Murano Glass
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite pair of table lamps were handblown in Murano, Italy- the islands off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for their superlative glass production. They feature fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Customizable Pendant Lamp 'Donya Spot' by Anour, White Solar, Black steel
By ANOUR
Located in Paris, IDF
Customizable Pendant Lamp 'Donya Spot' by Anour, White Solar, Black steel
Dimensions:
ø 26 cm x H. 24 cm
Technical details:
- 240V / 120V
- GU 10 bulb (bulb not included)
- Wattage...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Lighting
Materials
Stone, Stainless Steel
Flos Tab 2700K LED Floor Lamp in Aluminum, by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab floor lamp has an adjustable head with a 90-degr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Botanica Chandelier: Rose, Apricot, Coral Glass 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
Vetri Murano Egg-Shape Art Glass Murano Table Lamp , italian 1980
Located in La xara, VC
Superb Vetri EGG Table Lamp Murano glass . The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design.
This unique Floor lamp by Vetri in ice frost bicolo...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$642 Sale Price
20% Off
Silhouette Wall Light in Emerald and Blackened Metal Finish by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
This Margit Wittig wall light with emerald resin hand-sculpted components is cast in her London-based studio.
The hand-patinated gold finish enhances the organic surface texture, a b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
FLOS Spun Light Floor Lamp in Shiny Black by Sebastian Wrong
By Flos, Sebastian Wrong
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Sebastian Wrong in 2003, the Spun Light-F floor lamp reflects the best of modern manufacturing technology combined with elegance, craftsmanship, and dynamic fluid aesthet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
$1,595 / item
Nymphaea Chandelier: White with Contrast Edge Glass by Avram Rusu Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Nymphaea Chandelier is a flexible and customizable arrangement of handblown glass discs in a layered myriad of translucent colors with delicate brass hardware. The Nymphaea Colle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
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