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Schneid Studio Figura Arc Lamp, Burnt Orange
By Schneid Studio
Located in New York, NY
Figura - A melodious name that refers to the special shape of the lighting. By
a playful use of
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$520 / item
Schneid Studio Figura Stream Lamp, Desert Sand
By Schneid Studio
Located in New York, NY
Figura - A melodious name that refers to the special shape of the lighting. By
a playful use of
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Schneid Studio Figura Stream Lamp, Lilac
By Schneid Studio
Located in New York, NY
Figura - A melodious name that refers to the special shape of the lighting. By
a playful use of
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$520 / item
Schneid Studio Figura Stream Lamp, Burnt Orange
By Schneid Studio
Located in New York, NY
Figura - A melodious name that refers to the special shape of the lighting. By
a playful use of
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Schneid Studio Figura Arc Lamp, Desert Lamp
By Schneid Studio
Located in New York, NY
Figura - A melodious name that refers to the special shape of the lighting. By
a playful use of
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$520 / item
Schneid Studio Figura Cone Lamp, Burnt Orange
By Schneid Studio
Located in New York, NY
Figura - A melodious name that refers to the special shape of the lighting. By
a playful use of
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Schneid Studio Figura Arc Lamp, Lilac
By Schneid Studio
Located in New York, NY
Figura - A melodious name that refers to the special shape of the lighting. By
a playful use of
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$520 / item
Schneid Studio Figura Cone Lamp, Desert Sand
By Schneid Studio
Located in New York, NY
Figura - A melodious name that refers to the special shape of the lighting. By
a playful use of
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$520 / item
Schneid Studio Figura Stream Lamp, Chrome
By Schneid Studio
Located in New York, NY
Figura - A melodious name that refers to the special shape of the lighting. By
a playful use of
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$520 / item
Schneid Studio Figura Cone Lamp, Lilac
By Schneid Studio
Located in New York, NY
Figura - A melodious name that refers to the special shape of the lighting. By
a playful use of
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$520 / item
Schneid Studio Figura Arc Lamp, Chrome
By Schneid Studio
Located in New York, NY
Figura - A melodious name that refers to the special shape of the lighting. By
a playful use of
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$520 / item
Schneid Studio Figura Cone Lamp, Chrome
By Schneid Studio
Located in New York, NY
Figura - A melodious name that refers to the special shape of the lighting. By
a playful use of
Category
2010s German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
$520 / item
Lovecraft Hand Cast Neon Light Sculpture in Pigmented Silicone and Glass
By Eddy Sykes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
interface. A suspended squeeze bulb allows the user to control the light intensity via a few playful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Optical Glass, Rubber, Silicone
Orange Table Lamp by Danish BA, 1970s, Playful Orange Glass Table Light
By BA.
Located in Frederiksberg, DK
Orange table lamp by Danish lighting producer BA in the 1970s, fun and playful bright orange glass
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Verner Panton 1970s Flower Pot
s Chandelier by Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Utrecht, NL
for you at your desired height. Just advise your preferences.
A great and playful lighting fixture
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Playful Vistosi Disco Chandelier
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful Vistosi disco chandelier.
Seven lights.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Playful Italian Sputnik Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful Italian Sputnik chandelier.
made of brushed brass.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Playful Murano Glass Table Lamps
By Vistosi
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 60's -70's Murano glass oval table lamps made with hand blown glass. Light brown stripes section off the off white surface.
Due to the fact that the lamps are hand blown gla...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Playful Italian Mid-Century Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Playful chandelier in the best Italian Mid-century tradition. It has six arms ending in nine
Category
20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Playful Mid-Century Modern Italian Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful Mid-Century Modern Italian Chandelier
6 arms
If requested, the middle rod can be cut down
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
A Playful Colored Acrylic Disc Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Reminiscent of the restrained shell chandeliers by Verner Panton, this Italian creation throws restraint out the window. Dozens of strands of colored acrylic discs of various sizes a...
Category
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Large Playful Eastlake Wall Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This Dr. Seuss looking lamp with all its fanciful metal work hs just the right look. It has a 12 inch flat milk glass shade. This is a one of a kind handmade lamp with unique iron work.
Category
Early 20th Century American Eastlake Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Playful Tricolored Italian, Three-Arm Brass Floor Lamp
By Arredoluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful Tricolored Italian 3 Arm Brass Floor Lamp
Designer: Angelo Lelli
arms adjust
base
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
A Playful Pair of Mid Century Sputnik Lamps
Located in Toronto, ON
A dramatic brass pair of lamps that add a decorative
edge to any decor. Rewired. Can be nickel plated
at an additional cost.
edge to any decor. Rewired. Can be nickel plated
at an additional cost.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Playful Pair of Sciolari Wall Sconces
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful pair of Sciolari wall sconces.
These can be used as a flush mount for the ceiling as well
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Playful and Elegant Chandelier by Paavo Tynell
By Paavo Tynell
Located in New York, NY
A very stunning and whimsical chandelier. A prime example of Tynell's craftmanship and eye for detail. Marked inside.
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Copper
Playful Mid-century Wood And Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Five pendants depart from a ceiling mount wood canopy with arms. Each pendant has a wooden upper part and a matte white glass shade. Bought in Italy could also be of Scandinavian ori...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Playful Chandelier with Rotating Shades, Italy, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Fixture featuring a brass frame holding six colored rotating and adjustable shades. Each Shade holds a candelabra socket. Color of shades and height of stem can be changed upon reque...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Playful Pinocchio Wall or Table Lamps by H Busquet
Located in Miami, FL
Designed 1953 for Hala Zeist, Holland, by H Busquet. Table or wall light. Head rotates and angle of upright is adjustable by moving the pair of legs up or down the main upright.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Playful Set of Piero Fornasetti 5 Plates and a Lamp
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful Set of Piero Fornasetti 5 Plates and a Lamp
5 plates, 1 table lamp
Each plate has a
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Playful Set of Four Geometric Wood Sconces
Located in Pasadena, CA
shapes and can be a playful set in an entrance.
Each piece can only be hung as pictured and each has a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Wood
Playful Midcentury Ceiling Lamp-France. Rosettes and Foliage
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Wonderful midcentury French ceiling light. Gilt metal, with charming and ornamental foliage elements coated in glass, as well as gorgeous glass rosettes.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
A Playful pendant Lamp with Candy Colour Stripes
Located in New York, NY
Large Italian glass globe pendant lamp, the body in white with slender candy coloured stripes. Ideal for setting the mood in a child's room.
Category
20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Playful Chrome Spring Floor Lamp by Busquet for Hala Zeist
By Herman Theodoor Jan Anthoin Busquet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This 1960s floor lamp designed by H. Busquet for the Hala Zeist Company features a spring-like base in chrome supporting its original plastic shade.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Playful Pair of Barovier and Toso Leaf Sconces
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playful Pair of Barovier and Toso Green Leaf Sconces
Category
20th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Playful Mezzopileo Table Lamp Designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, Italy, 1972
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Playful Mezzopileo table lamp designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, Italy 1972. This type of lamp
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Playful Italian 1970s Six-Arm Chandelier Adorned with Crystal Foliate Tendrils
Located in San Francisco, CA
A playful Italian 1970s bronze lacquered metal six-arm chandelier adorned with crystal foliate
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Playful Murano Glass Sconces In The Manner Of Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in New York, NY
Rich pair of sconces made with 3 layers of interlocking glasses in the manner of those created by Angelo Mangiarotti for Visosi. the glasses are so rich to hide completely the light ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
playful metal table lamp in Memphis Milano and meccano style made in Italy
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
By finding this lamp my first impression and thoughts went to an 80s meccano toy box. The base of this metal lamp is shaped like a meccano building block that has clearly inspired th...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Pendant Light by Angelo Brotto
By Angelo Brotto
Located in Westport, CT
prolific and playful Italian lighting designer and artist, Angelo Brotto (1914-2002) .
Re-electrified with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Lanterns
Materials
Art Glass
Postmodern White Plaster Spiral Floor Lamp by Michael Taylor
Located in Delray Beach, FL
as a statement piece in contemporary settings, this lamp is more than just lighting—it's a playful
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Small German White Bisque Ceramic Crumpled Bag Table Lamp by Sompex
By Sompex
Located in London, England
similarly drives interest in living‑sculpture lighting. It's playful minimalism and tactile matt white
Category
Mid-20th Century French Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Chrome
Glass Floor Lamp By Mazzega, Murano c.1970
By Mazzega
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
lighting with a playful yet refined sense of form. It would make a statement in any interior, from mid
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
70s Minimalistic Lamps by Targetti Sankey in Orange and Chrome - Set of 2
By Targetti Sankey
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
of modern lighting with the playful aesthetic of the past. The chrome stems are not just functional
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gaetano Sciolari Mid-Century Chandelier in Brass and Glass
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Milano, IT
is suitable for rooms as exuberant and playful as he is. The lighting effect created is fantastic.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Cinquanta Black, White and Brass 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, White and Brass 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
Midcentury Italian Bronze Sculptured Wall Mirror, Signed Angelo Brotto
By Angelo Brotto
Located in Salzburg, AT
the 1960s-1970s. Brotto is known for creating playful and artistic modern lighting and accessories.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Bronze
Fantasma Scarpa Playful Italian Wall Lamp
By Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Fantasma, designed by Afra
Tobia Scarpa, Italy, 1961.
This rare and unique floor lamp is typical for the post-modern design of the 1970s in Italy. The lampshade is made of ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Expressive midcentury modern floor lamp with playful cubist design elements
Located in Berlin, DE
This expressive midcentury modern floor lamp combines playful cubist design elements with a sleek
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Playful Antique Jugendstil Boy and Snowball Table or Desk Lamp by A. de Ranieri
By Aristide de Ranieri
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and original antique lamp by Aristide de Ranieri (1865-1929).
This rare and original, early 20th century table lamp really has it all. During the day you have a beautiful and m...
Category
Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Spelter
Playful Small Green and Amber Box by Badari
By Badari Lighting
Located in Milan, IT
, allows this box to capture the eye in any context and deliver its playful personality. Fashioned of
Category
2010s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Diamond Shaped Floor Lamp, 1970s
By RAAK
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Playful geometric and diamond shaped lighting object, most likely manufactured in the Netherlands
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Tango II, Sculpted Pendant 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
Tango III, Sculpted Pendant 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
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
Tango III, Sculpted Pendant 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
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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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