Chrome and Brass Pyramid Form Chandelier
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Interesting architectural modernist chandelier having a chrome pyramid form body with discrete interior downlight bulb, and four brass candle arm side lights. This fixture was origin...
Brass, Chrome
$9,136Sale Price / item|22% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Elegance in form and function are hallmarks of a Serge Mouille lamp. This ceiling lamp with adjustable shades on five fixed arms is at once an old and practical design that works wel...
Aluminum, Steel
Carl Erik Bodén, Chandelier, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
By Glossner AB
Located in Stamford, CT
Carl Erik Bodén, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Pendant Light, Brass, Glass, Sweden, 1940s Five arm pendant light or chandelier designed by Carl Erik Bodén for Glössner in Sweden in th...
Brass
$9,136Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Elegance in form and function is a hallmark of a Serge Mouille lamp. This ceiling lamp, with adjustable shades on five fixed arms, is at once old and practical, working well as a pri...
Aluminum, Steel
Swedish Cut Glass Suspension Chandelier, circa 1950
By Hans Bergström
Located in Vienna, AT
Fine Swedish suspension chandelier from the 1940-1950s. A delicate 5-arm brass structure with blown glass diffusers, which have a satin finish on the outside with cut stripes. Very n...
Brass
$9,136Sale Price / item|22% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Elegance in form and function are hallmarks of a Serge Mouille lamp. This ceiling lamp with adjustable shades on five fixed arms is at once an old and practical design that works wel...
Aluminum, Steel
$9,136Sale Price / item|22% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Elegance in form and function are hallmarks of a Serge Mouille lamp. This ceiling lamp with adjustable shades on five fixed arms is at once an old and practical design that works wel...
Aluminum, Steel
$9,136Sale Price / item|22% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 5 Arms in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Elegance in form and function are hallmarks of a Serge Mouille lamp. This ceiling lamp with adjustable shades on five fixed arms is at once an old and practical design that works wel...
Steel, Aluminum
Hans Kögl Hollywood Regency Gilt Rose & Wheat Chandelier
Located in Lincoln, GB
Hans Kögl Hollywood Regency Gilt Rose & Wheat Chandelier An exquisite mid-century Hans Kögl 5-arm chandelier, a quintessential example of 1970s Hollywood Regency glamour.
Metal
Scolari Five, Arms Chrome and Fife Withe Opaline Glass Globes Chandelier
By Alessandro Sciolari
Located in Verviers, BE
5-arm chrome and opaline glass chandelier, 1960s Mid-Century Modern chandelier made in the 1960s.
Chrome
Pair of Beautiful Italian Vintage Murano Glass Pendants Chandeliers, 1950s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Berlin, DE
PAIR of Beautiful midcentury five-arm pendant chandeliers. Italy, 1950s. Measures: (min.) Height of the body: 16 in (40 cm). Lamp sockets 5; New rewired.
Metal, Brass
$12,995Sale Price|27% Off
1960 Hans-Agne Jakobsson Antique Brass Chandelier Model 348/12
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, AB Markaryd
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Hans-Agne Jakobsson chandelier 348/12 in rare antique brass finish . Each buble texturized glass shade measure 8 in. diameter . Contain 12 E26/ E27 socket rated a 60 watt each ...
Brass
$5,995Sale Price|25% Off
1960 Hans-Agne Jakobsson Chandelier in Antique Brass model 348/6
By AB Markaryd, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Hans-Agne Jakobsson Chandelier in Antique Brass model 348/6 . Each buble texturized glass shade measure 8 in. diameter . Total drop height is 54 in. Could be shorten to desired le...
Brass
Siderale 10 lights Brass and Lattimo glass Chandelier, Silvio Piattelli Design
By Arredoluce, Stilnovo
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
The width of 48" 121 cm makes it a perfect and balanced chandelier for a rectangular dining table. The outline of the shades has been designed to echo the iconic 1950s pieces made b...
Brass
Gino Sarfatti and Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Pendant Chandelier For Arteluce
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Chicago, IL
A three arm pendant chandelier by Gino Sarfatti with Archimede Seguso for Arteluce. The Murano glass globes are mouth blown, "bubblicante", concentric rows of encased bubbles. Black ...
Glass
Hans Agne Jakobsson chandelier 3 arms from AB MARKARYD Sweden 1960 marked
Located in Paris, IDF
A round, vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish three-arm chandelier, pendant made of hand crafted polished brass, designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson and produced by AB Markaryd in good con...
Brass
Vintage Danish Teak Wood and 3 Tear Drop Milk Glass Pendants Light Fixture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage Danish 3 light pendant chandelier. This beautiful mid century modern ceiling piece has Danish living style for days.
Milk Glass, Teak
Modern Handmade Sml Pendant Linen Micarta Shade w/ White Canopy by Mutuus Studio
By Mutuus Studio
Located in Seattle, WA
The Dead City Small Pendant is recognizable by our signature micarta shade, handmade from linen and resin. The lightweight shade produces a soft, ambient glow and visual interest li...
Brass
Modern Handmade Lrg Pendant Linen Micarta Shade w/ White Canopy by Mutuus Studio
By Mutuus Studio
Located in Seattle, WA
The Dead City Large Pendant is recognizable by our signature micarta shade, handmade from linen and resin. The lightweight shade produces a soft, ambient glow and visual interest li...
Brass
Modern Handmade Lrg Pendant Linen Micarta Shade w/ Black Canopy by Mutuus Studio
By Mutuus Studio
Located in Seattle, WA
The Dead City Large Pendant is recognizable by our signature micarta shade, handmade from linen and resin. The lightweight shade produces a soft, ambient glow and visual interest li...
Brass
Modern Handmade Sml Pendant Linen Micarta Shade w/ Black Canopy by Mutuus Studio
By Mutuus Studio
Located in Seattle, WA
The Dead City Small Pendant is recognizable by our signature micarta shade, handmade from linen and resin. The lightweight shade produces a soft, ambient glow and visual interest li...
Brass
Modern Handmade Sml Pendant Linen Micarta Shade w/ Brass Canopy by Mutuus Studio
By Mutuus Studio
Located in Seattle, WA
The Dead City Small Pendant is recognizable by our signature micarta shade, handmade from linen and resin. The lightweight shade produces a soft, ambient glow and visual interest li...
Brass
Modern Handmade Lrg Pendant Linen Micarta Shade w/ Brass Canopy by Mutuus Studio
By Mutuus Studio
Located in Seattle, WA
The Dead City Large Pendant is recognizable by our signature micarta shade, handmade from linen and resin. The lightweight shade produces a soft, ambient glow and visual interest li...
Brass
Hans Bergström Attr., Pendant Light, Brass, Wood, Sweden, 1920s
By Hans Bergström
Located in Stamford, CT
Hans Bergström Attribution, Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Pendant Light, Brass, Stained Wood, Sweden, 1940s A five arm brass and wood pendant light or chandelier attributed to Hans Be...
Brass
$11,208Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 7 Arms in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
This lamp with rotating heads on seven fixed arms is a statement as much as it is a ceiling lamp - one that will command the conversation. Available in white or black. Brass swivels...
Aluminum, Brass
$7,992Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Spider Ceiling Lamp with 3 Arms in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A slight angle at the end of each arm allows this classic design to be equally at home on the ceiling. With rotating heads on fixed arms, the versatility is only rivaled by its beaut...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$12,888Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 6 Rotating Arms in Black and White - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Impressively large, this six-arm ceiling lamp is a Mouille classic. Tilting and rotating heads with 31- and 54-inch arms make this fixture a truly spectacular statement in a large ro...
Aluminum, Steel
$12,488Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 6 Rotating Arms in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Impressively large, this six-arm ceiling lamp is a Mouille classic. Tilting and rotating heads with 31- and 54-inch arms make this fixture a truly spectacular statement in a large ro...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Aluminum, Steel
Ceiling Lamp Designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Lacquered Steel, Sweden, 1950s
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceiling lamp designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Sweden. 1950s. Lacquered steel. Measurements: Height of each arm: 74 cm/ 2' 5 9/32" Height of lamp, as pictured: 30 cm/ 11 13/16" Dia...
Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp is a dramatic addition to various room settings. Its three rotating arms of differing lengths, swivel, and tilting heads project l...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp is a dramatic addition to various room settings. Its three rotating arms of differing lengths and swivel and tilting heads project...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!.
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to various room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and tilt, ...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms - IN STOCK!.
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to various room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and tilt, ...
Aluminum, Steel
$7,992Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Spider Ceiling Lamp with 3 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A slight angle at the end of each arm allows this classic design to be equally at home on the ceiling. With rotating heads on fixed arms, its beauty only rivals the versatility. Ava...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp is a dramatic addition to various room settings. Its three rotating arms of differing lengths and swivel and tilting heads project...
Aluminum, Steel
Pendant Light Kalmar 'Pendelstern', Brass Opaline Frosted White Milk Glass, 1960
By Venini, Stilux, Stilnovo, Vistosi, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare and large 5-arm pendant chandelier model 'Pendelstern' (engl.
Brass, Metal
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp 3 Rotating Arms - Back or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Aluminum, Steel
$12,488Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 6 Rotating Arms in Black - UL Listed!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Impressively large, this six-arm ceiling lamp is a Mouille classic. Its tilting and rotating heads, with rotating arms of 31 and 54 inches, make this fixture a spectacular statement ...
Aluminum, Steel
$12,488Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 6 Rotating Arms in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Impressively large, this six-arm ceiling lamp is a Mouille classic. Its tilting and rotating heads, with rotating arms of 31 and 54 inches, make this fixture a spectacular statement ...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to various room settings. Its three rotating arms of differing lengths and swivel and tilting heads allo...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to various room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and tilt, ...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black Wired for US Market.
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Aluminum, Steel
$12,888Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 6 Rotating Arms in Black and White - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Impressively large, this six-arm ceiling lamp is a Mouille classic. Tilting and rotating heads with 31- and 54-inch arms make this fixture a truly spectacular statement in a large ro...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of varying lengths and heads that swivel and til...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in White or Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of varying lengths and heads that swivel and til...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price / item|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Aluminum, Steel
$6,792Sale Price|23% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Ceiling Lamp with 3 Rotating Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: Simple and elegant, this ceiling lamp makes a dramatic addition to a variety of room settings. With three rotating arms of differing lengths and heads that swivel and t...
Aluminum, Steel
$12,488Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 6 Rotating Arms in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Impressively large, this six arm ceiling lamp is a Mouille classic. Tilting and rotating heads with rotating arms of 31 and 54 inches make this fixture a truly spectacular statement ...
Aluminum, Steel
$12,488Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Ceiling Lamp with 6 Rotating Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Impressively large, this six arm ceiling lamp is a Mouille classic. Tilting and rotating heads with rotating arms of 31 and 54 inches make this fixture a truly spectacular statement ...
Aluminum, Steel
$12,888Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Ceiling Lamp with 6 Rotating Arms in Black and White - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Impressively large, this six-arm ceiling lamp is a Mouille classic. Tilting and rotating heads with 31- and 54-inch arms make this fixture a truly spectacular statement in a large ro...
Aluminum, Steel
$7,992Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Spider Ceiling Lamp with Three Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A slight angle at the end of each arm allows this classic design to be equally at home on the ceiling. With rotating heads on fixed arms, the versatility is only rivaled by its beaut...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$7,992Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - White or Black Spider Ceiling Lamp with 3 Arms
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
A slight angle at the end of each arm allows this classic design to be equally at home on the ceiling. With rotating heads on fixed arms, the versatility is only rivaled by its beaut...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.