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Contemporary Sculpted Brass Pendant, Tango Five Dome by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Sculpted Brass Pendant, Tango Five Dome by Paul Matter
Tango is born from playful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Sculpted Brass Pendant, Tango Two Dome by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Sculpted Brass Pendant, Tango Two Dome by Paul Matter
Tango is born from playful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Sculpted Brass Pendant, Tango One Dome by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Sculpted Brass Pendant, Tango One Dome by Paul Matter
Tango is born from playful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Sculpted Brass
Glass Pendant, Tango One Globe by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
playful experimentation with vintage lighting components.
Burnt, aged brass and etched glass are combined
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Sculpted Brass
Glass Pendant, Tango Three Globe by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
playful experimentation with vintage lighting components.
Burnt, aged brass and etched glass are combined
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Sculpted Brass
Glass Pendant, Tango Two Globe by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
playful experimentation with vintage lighting components.
Burnt, aged brass and etched glass are combined
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Handmade Gold-Plated Chandelier Encased in Clear Crystal Glass
Located in NEW YORK, NY
radiant, playful amber beams. This luxurious lighting fixture evokes a sense of sensuality, inviting calm
Category
2010s Portuguese Minimalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Cinquanta White, Black and Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Vigano for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
time. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The VV Cinquanta
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vintage Yellow Opaline Petticoat Ceiling Pendant Light – Mid-Century Lamp
Located in Lincoln, GB
yellow opaline petticoat ceiling pendant light is a striking example of mid-century lighting design
Category
20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Blown Glass
VV Cinquanta Yellow and Black Floor Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The Floor model stands gracefully on a
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Tango x3 Brass Dome by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Tango is born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components to create lighting
Category
2010s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$6,433 / item
VV Cinquanta Twin Black Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
different positions, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Red and Black Floor Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
different positions, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Black and White Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Twin Black Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
different positions, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Tango Five Dome by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Tango is born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components to create lighting
Category
2010s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$8,697 / item
Tango Two Globe by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Tango is born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components to create lighting
Category
2010s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$4,408 / item
Tango One Globe by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Tango is born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components to create lighting
Category
2010s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$2,025 / item
Tango One Dome by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Tango is born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components to create lighting
Category
2010s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$2,025 / item
Tango Three Globe by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Tango is born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components to create lighting
Category
2010s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$6,433 / item
Tango Sconce by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Tango is born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components to create lighting
Category
2010s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$2,025 / item
Tango Two Dome by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Tango is born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components to create lighting
Category
2010s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$4,408 / item
VV Cinquanta Black and Brass Wall Design by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Red and Black Floor Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
different positions, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta White and Brass Wall Design by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Mondrian Color Floor Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The Floor model stands
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Black and Red Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Black and Brass Wall Design by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Black and Black Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Tacchini Set of Three Lunar Pendant Lamps by Faye Toogood
By Faye Toogood, Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
scrunchable, glowing lights designed by Faye Toogood. This range of lighting epitomises Toogood’s playful and
Category
2010s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Natural Fiber
VV Cinquanta Black and Red Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Vittoriano Vigano, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta White and Brass Wall Design by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Vittoriano Vigano, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Twin Black Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò by Astep
By Vittoriano Vigano, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Twin White Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Vittoriano Vigano, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Twin Black Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Vittoriano Vigano, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
different positions, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Twin Black Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò by Astep
By Vittoriano Vigano, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Cinquanta Red, Black and Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Viganò by Astep
By Vittoriano Vigano, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
time. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The VV Cinquanta
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Cinquanta Black and Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
time. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The VV Cinquanta
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Cinquanta Red, Black and Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Vittoriano Vigano, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
time. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The VV Cinquanta
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Red and Black Floor Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Vittoriano Vigano, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
different positions, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta White and Brass Wall Design by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Twin Black Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
different positions, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Black and Red Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Black and White Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Twin Black Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò by Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
different positions, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Tango Three Globe by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components.
Burnt, aged brass and etched glass
Category
2010s Indian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$7,076 / set
Cinquanta Red, Black and Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
lighting at the same time. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Cinquanta Black and Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
time. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The VV Cinquanta
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Cinquanta Red, Black and Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Viganò by Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
lighting at the same time. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Black and Blue Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Tango II, Double Sculpted Pendants by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
" x 8" x 8"
Tango is born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components.
Burnt
Category
2010s Indian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Tango V, Sculpted Pendants by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
"
Tango is born from playful experimentation with vintage lighting components.
Burnt, aged brass and
Category
2010s Indian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$10,746 / set
VV Cinquanta Black and Yellow Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Vittoriano Vigano, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Cinquanta White, Black and Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Vigano for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
lighting at the same time. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta White and Black Floor Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
different positions, enabling a wide variety of both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
VV Cinquanta Black and Red Wall Lamp Designed by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Vittoriano Vigano, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
both downward and upward lighting. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Cinquanta Black and Black Suspension Lamp by Vittoriano Viganò for Astep
By Astep, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
time. The invitingly playful design encourages dynamic lighting compositions.
The VV Cinquanta
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
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Playful Lighting For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of playful lighting on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and glass. There are many kinds of the piece of playful lighting you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each item from our selection of playful lighting bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Nouveau or Baroque hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made choice in our collection of playful lighting over the years, but those crafted by Pallucco, Paolo Pallucco and Afra
Tobia Scarpa are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Playful Lighting?
A piece of playful lighting can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,900, while the lowest priced sells for $575 and the highest can go for as much as $9,500.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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