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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Chrome
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights ...
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights ...
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1980s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plexiglass
Vintage 1920s German Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Paper
2010s British Minimalist Table Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Steel, Stainless Steel
1930s More Prints
Paper
1930s Art Deco More Prints
Paper
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
20th Century American Table Lamps
Nickel
20th Century American Table Lamps
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Vintage 1960s English Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Rush, Ash
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch George I Secretaires
Brass
Contemporary Mixed Media
Resin, Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel, Photographic Film
Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Resin, Photographic Film, Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment, Resin, Wood Panel
Vintage 1970s Romanian Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Chrome
2010s Chinese Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Streamlined Moderne Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Gold Leaf
Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s American Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Floor Lamps
Steel
Vintage 1980s Unknown Scandinavian Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Opaline Glass, Birch, Teak
20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Steel
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Table Lamps
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
20th Century English Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century English Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Desks
Metal
Vintage 1970s Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Spanish Colonial Floor Lamps
Iron
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass
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Reading Light For Sale on 1stDibs
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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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