Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

POSTMODERN STYLE

Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.

ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980)
Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam

CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood
Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art

POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.

Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.

Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.

Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.

After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.

On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.

Style: Post-Modern

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 18.2 x W 23 x H 23 cm. Materials: Brushed nickel, white glass. Available in brass or nickel. Available i...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$1,495 / item

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 18.2 x W 23 x H 23 cm. Materials: Brushed nickel, white glass. Available in brass or nickel. Available i...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$1,495 / item

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 18.2 x W 23 x H 23 cm. Materials: Brushed nickel, white glass. Available in brass or nickel. Available i...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$1,495 / item

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 18.2 x W 23 x H 23 cm. Materials: Brushed nickel, white glass. Available in brass or nickel. Available i...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$1,495 / item

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 18.2 x W 23 x H 23 cm. Materials: Brushed brass, white glass. Available in brass or nickel. Available in ...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Disc And Sphere Semi-color Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$1,495 / item

Tube Circle Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Tube Circle Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6 x W 12 x H 61.5 cm. Materials: Brushed brass, white acrylic. Available in triangle, rhombus, or circle versions. Availa...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Tube Circle Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$2,076 / item

Tube Circle Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Tube Circle Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6 x W 12 x H 61.5 cm. Materials: Nickel, white acrylic. Available in triangle, rhombus, or circle versions. Available in...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

Tube Circle Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$2,076 / item

Tube Circle Rhombus Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Tube Circle Rhombus Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6 x W 12 x H 61.5 cm. Materials: Nickel, white acrylic. Available in triangle, rhombus, or circle versions. Avai...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

Tube Circle Rhombus Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$2,076 / item

Tube Circle Rhombus Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Tube Circle Rhombus Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6 x W 12 x H 61.5 cm. Materials: Brushed brass, white acrylic. Available in triangle, rhombus, or circle versions...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Tube Circle Rhombus Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$2,076 / item

Tube Circle Triangle Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Tube Circle Triangle Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6 x W 12 x H 61.5 cm. Materials: Nickel, white acrylic. Available in triangle, rhombus, or circle versions. Ava...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

Tube Circle Triangle Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$2,076 / item

Tube Circle Triangle Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Tube Circle Triangle Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6 x W 12 x H 61.5 cm. Materials: Brushed brass, white acrylic. Available in triangle, rhombus, or circle version...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Tube Circle Triangle Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$2,076 / item

Birch Wall Light, 2 Globes, by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Birch Wall Light, 2 Globes, by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 9 x W 12 x H 40.5 cm. Materials: White powder-coated metal, white glass. Available in black, white, or color. Please conta...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Birch Wall Light, 2 Globes, by Atelier Areti

$1,898 / item

Birch Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Birch Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 9 x W 12 x H 33 cm. Materials: White powder-coated metal, white glass. Available in black, white, or color. Please contact us. All o...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Birch Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$1,602 / item

Birch Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Birch Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 9 x W 12 x H 33 cm. Materials: Black powder-coated metal, white glass. Available in black, white, or color. Please contact us. All o...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Birch Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$1,602 / item

Rotation Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Rotation Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 14.5 x W 12 x H 50 cm. Materials: White powder-coated metal, glass lens. Available in black, white, or color. All our lamps can b...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Rotation Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$3,014 / item

Fosfato FOSSOVVC06 Wall Lamp by Mazzega 1946

Located in Geneve, CH

Fosfato FOSSOVVC06 Wall Lamp by Mazzega 1946 Dimensions: W 140 x D 18 x H 123 cm. Materials: Frame: Polished Chrome. Diffuser: Trasparent Crystal. Weight: 013 Kg. The roots of Mazz...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Chrome

Fosfato FOSSOVVC06 Wall Lamp by Mazzega 1946

$5,055 / item

Lumè LUMAPMSM Wall Lamp by Mazzega 1946

Located in Geneve, CH

Lumè LUMAPMSM Wall Lamp by Mazzega 1946 Dimensions: W 14 x D 18 x H 30 cm. Materials: Frame: Polished Chrome. Diffuser: Crystal with Bubbles. Weight: 3.5 Kg. The roots of Mazzega19...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Chrome

Lumè LUMAPMSM Wall Lamp by Mazzega 1946

$617 / item

Bright Modeco Wall And Ceiling Lamp by Nordic Tales

Located in Geneve, CH

Bright Modeco Wall And Ceiling Lamp by Nordic Tales Designed by Jonas Hoejgaard Dimensions: Ø 21 x H 20 cm. Materials: Glass and brass. All our lamps can be wired according to each ...

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2010s Danish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Bright Modeco Wall And Ceiling Lamp by Nordic Tales

$1,483 / item

Organic Form Sugar Bomb Mono Sconce in Obsidian and Brass by Christopher Boots

By Christopher Boots

Located in Geneve, CH

Sugar Bomb Mono Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 31 x W 49.5 x H 12.5 cm. Materials: Quartz crystals, brass, obsidian. Available in clear quartz, smoky quartz, rose quartz,...

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2010s Australian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Quartz, Stone, Brass

Organic Form Sugar Bomb Mono Sconce in Obsidian and Brass by Christopher Boots

$6,515 / item

Jellyfish Double Sister Wall Lamp by Fresh Glass

Located in Geneve, CH

Jellyfish Double Sister Wall Lamp by Fresh Glass Dimensions: W 17 x D 10 x H 105 cm. Materials: Glass, Stainless Steel. Weight: 35 kg. Luminaire color: Colourless, grey, green. Ligh...

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2010s Russian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Stainless Steel

Jellyfish Double Sister Wall Lamp by Fresh Glass

$3,133 / item

Solstice White Grey Raw Textured Ceramic Table Lamp by Grès Éditions

Located in Geneve, CH

Solstice White Grey Raw Textured Ceramic Table Lamp by Grès Éditions Unique Piece. Dimensions: Lampshade: Ø 30 x H 40 cm. Base: H 42 cm. Materials: Jute and ceramic. Weight: 3 kg. E...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Ceramic, Jute

Solstice White Grey Raw Textured Ceramic Table Lamp by Grès Éditions

$913 / item

V Lights Brass Wall Lamp IV by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

V Lights Brass Wall Lamp IV by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6.6 x W 22.6 x H 28 cm. Materials: Brushed brass, white acrylic panels. Available in brass or nickel. All our lamps can b...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

V Lights Brass Wall Lamp IV by Atelier Areti

$2,076 / item

V Lights Nickel Wall Lamp IV by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

V Lights Nickel Wall Lamp IV by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6.6 x W 22.6 x H 28 cm. Materials: Nickel, white acrylic panels. Available in brass or nickel. All our lamps can be wire...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

V Lights Nickel Wall Lamp IV by Atelier Areti

$2,444 / item

V Lights Nickel Wall Lamp III by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

V Lights Nickel Wall Lamp III by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6.6 x W 22.6 x H 40.2 cm. Materials: Nickel, white acrylic panels. Available in brass or nickel. All our lamps can be w...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

V Lights Nickel Wall Lamp III by Atelier Areti

$2,824 / item

V Lights Brass Wall Lamp III by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

V Lights Brass Wall Lamp III by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6.6 x W 22.6 x H 40.2 cm. Materials: Brushed brass, white acrylic panels. Available in brass or nickel. All our lamps ca...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

V Lights Brass Wall Lamp III by Atelier Areti

$2,444 / item

V Lights Brass Wall Lamp II by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

V Lights Brass Wall Lamp II by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6.6 x W 22.6 x H 36.4 cm. Materials: Brushed brass, white acrylic panels. Available in brass or nickel. All our lamps can...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

V Lights Brass Wall Lamp II by Atelier Areti

$2,254 / item

V Lights Nickel Wall Lamp II by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

V Lights Nickel Wall Lamp II by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6.6 x W 22.6 x H 36.4 cm. Materials: Nickel, white acrylic panels. Available in brass or nickel. All our lamps can be wi...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

V Lights Nickel Wall Lamp II by Atelier Areti

$2,634 / item

V Lights Nickel Wall Lamp I by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

V Lights Nickel Wall Lamp I by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6.6 x W 22.6 x H 24.2 cm. Materials: Nickel, white acrylic panels. Available in brass or nickel. All our lamps can be wir...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

V Lights Nickel Wall Lamp I by Atelier Areti

$2,254 / item

V Lights Brass Wall Lamp I by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

V Lights Brass Wall Lamp I by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6.6 x W 22.6 x H 24.2 cm. Materials: Brushed brass, white acrylic panels. Available in brass or nickel. All our lamps can ...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

V Lights Brass Wall Lamp I by Atelier Areti

$1,886 / item

Shapes Triangle Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Shapes Triangle Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6 x W 12 x H 14.2 cm. Materials: Brushed brass, white acrylic panels. Available in nickel or brass. All our lamps ca...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Shapes Triangle Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$1,388 / item

Shapes Triangle Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Shapes Triangle Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6 x W 12 x H 14.2 cm. Materials: Nickel, white acrylic panels. Available in nickel or brass. All our lamps can be w...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Nickel

Shapes Triangle Nickel Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$1,602 / item

Shapes Square Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Shapes Square Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 6 x W 12 x H 23 cm. Materials: Brushed brass, white acrylic panels. Available in nickel or brass. All our lamps can be...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Shapes Square Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$1,388 / item

Coloured Blooming Skyline Applique by Hillsideout

Located in Geneve, CH

Coloured Blooming Skyline Applique by Hillsideout Dimensions: W 42 x D 21 x H 42 cm. Materials: Handcrafted Woods, Acrylic, Screws of Brass. Hillsideout is an Italian-German collabo...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Coloured Blooming Skyline Applique by Hillsideout

$2,349 / item

Black Hole Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Black Hole Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 20.5 x W 50 x H 27.5 cm. Materials: Powder-coated metal, white glass. Available in black, white, or brass versions. All our lam...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Black Hole Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$1,993 / item

Black Hole Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Black Hole Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 20.5 x W 50 x H 27.5 cm. Materials: Brushed brass, white glass. Available in black, white, or brass versions. All our lam...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Black Hole Brass Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$2,100 / item

Two Cones Wall Light by Atelier Areti

Located in Geneve, CH

Two Cones Wall Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 25 x W 25 x H 125.5 cm. Materials: Brass, powder-coated metal. Available in black, white, or color versions. Also available with ...

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2010s German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Brass

Two Cones Wall Light by Atelier Areti

$2,041 / item

Vela Wall Sconce by WJ Luminaires

Located in Geneve, CH

Vela Wall Sconce by WJ Luminaires Dimensions: Ø 9 x H 19 cm. Materials: Aluminum and crystal. Available in different aluminum and cristal color options...

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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Crystal, Aluminum

Vela Wall Sconce by WJ Luminaires

$2,539 / item

Peony S Wall Sconce by Yalanzhi Objects

Located in Geneve, CH

Peony S Wall Sconce by Yalanzhi Objects Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 13 cm. Materials: Cellulose. Cellulose is a recycled material that was once forest. A high-quality, durable fin...

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2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Other

Peony S Wall Sconce by Yalanzhi Objects

$700 / item

Pirouette V1 Wall Light by Emilie Cathelineau

Located in Geneve, CH

Pirouette V1 Wall Light by Emilie Cathelineau Dimensions: D 9 x W 11 X H 18.6 cm Materials: Solid brass, Satin brass. Pirouette is a unique little wall lamp, both decorative and fu...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass

Pirouette V1 Wall Light by Emilie Cathelineau

$1,412 / item

Corner Moss Wall Lamp by +kouple

Located in Geneve, CH

Corner Moss Wall Lamp by +kouple Dimensions: D 14,8 x W 19 x H 19 cm. Materials: Powder-coated steel. Available in different color options. The PVC cord length is 200 cm. Please co...

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2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Steel

Corner Moss Wall Lamp by +kouple

$284 / item

Corner Grey Wall Lamp by +kouple

Located in Geneve, CH

Corner Grey Wall Lamp by +kouple Dimensions: D 14,8 x W 19 x H 19 cm. Materials: Powder-coated steel. Available in different color options. The PVC cord length is 200 cm. Please c...

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2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Steel

Corner Grey Wall Lamp by +kouple

$284 / item

A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Alain Richard Dimensions: Ø 27 x H 28 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal. Delivered with authentication certificate. Made in ...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot

$1,934 / item

B3 Black Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

B3 Black Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by René-Jean Caillette Dimensions: Ø 25 x H 23 cm. Materials: Laquered brass and gilt bronze. Delivered with authentication...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Bronze

B3 Black Wall Lamp by Disderot

$1,163 / item

A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Alain Richard Dimensions: Ø 27 x H 28 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal. Delivered with authentication certificate. Made in ...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot

$1,934 / item

Chrome A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

Chrome A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Alain Richard Dimensions: Ø 27 x H 28 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal and chrome. Delivered with authentication cer...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Chrome

Chrome A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot

$1,756 / item

A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Alain Richard Dimensions: Ø 27 x H 28 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal. Delivered with authentication certificate. Made in ...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot

$1,934 / item

A25-190 Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

A25-190 Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Alain Richard Dimensions: Ø 19 x H 28 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal. Delivered with authentication certificate. Made in ...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

A25-190 Wall Lamp by Disderot

$1,934 / item

A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Alain Richard Dimensions: Ø 27 x H 28 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal. Delivered with authentication certificate. Made in ...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

A25-270 Wall Lamp by Disderot

$1,934 / item

Chrome A25-190 Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

Chrome A25-190 Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Alain Richard Dimensions: Ø 19 x H 28 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal and chrome. Delivered with authentication cer...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Chrome

Chrome A25-190 Wall Lamp by Disderot

$1,756 / item

A25-190 Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

A25-190 Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Alain Richard Dimensions: Ø 19 x H 28 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal. Delivered with authentication certificate. Made in ...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

A25-190 Wall Lamp by Disderot

$1,934 / item

A25-190 Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

A25-190 Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Alain Richard Dimensions: Ø 19 x H 28 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal. Delivered with authentication certificate. Made in ...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

A25-190 Wall Lamp by Disderot

$1,934 / item

5980 Black And White Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

5980 Black And White Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Alain Richard Dimensions: Ø 25,5 x H 18 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal and chrome. Delivered with authentica...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Chrome

5980 Black And White Wall Lamp by Disderot

$1,103 / item

2059 Chrome Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

2059 Chrome Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Pierre Disderot. Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 12 cm. Materials: Chrome. Delivered with authentication certificate. Made in France. Available in different colors and metal options. Custom options are available on request. Please contact us. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for the USA for instance. In the mid-50s, Pierre Disderot designed an elegant sconce in the spirit of his 1013 table lamp; the tip of a sphere attaches to the wall by a thin clip and projects the light towards the ceiling to create ambient lighting in the room. The soberness and minimalism of this luminaire are resumed in the shape of a classic luminous bowl, the colored and perforated metal material is typical of the 1950’s, yet its proportions and finishing give it a timeless aesthetic. After studying engineering, Pierre Disderot opened his first studio in 1948. His collaboration with the young avant-garde designers, Pierre Guariche, JosephAndré Motte...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Chrome

2059 Chrome Wall Lamp by Disderot

$1,780 / item

6135PM White With Mini Pull Switch Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

6135PM White With Mini Pull Switch Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Pierre Paulin. Dimensions: D 7,74 x W 18 x H 9 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal and chrome. Deli...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Chrome

6135PM White With Mini Pull Switch Wall Lamp by Disderot

$830 / item

6135PM Grey Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

6135PM Grey Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Pierre Paulin. Dimensions: D 7,74 x W 18 x H 9 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal and chrome. Delivered with authenticati...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal, Chrome

6135PM Grey Wall Lamp by Disderot

$818 / item

6135PM Black With Mini Pull Switch Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

6135PM Black With Mini Pull Switch Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Pierre Paulin. Dimensions: D 7,74 x W 18 x H 9 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal and chrome. Deli...

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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Chrome

6135PM Black With Mini Pull Switch Wall Lamp by Disderot

$830 / item

A24-2200 Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

A24-2200 Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Alain Richard Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 220 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal. Delivered with authentication certificate. Made i...

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

A24-2200 Wall Lamp by Disderot

$7,334 / item

6135GM Grey Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

6135GM Grey Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Pierre Paulin. Dimensions: D 7,74 x W 30 x H 12 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal and chrome. Delivered with authenticat...

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Chrome

6135GM Grey Wall Lamp by Disderot

$961 / item

6135GM Grey With Mini Pull Switch Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

6135GM Grey With Mini Pull Switch Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Pierre Paulin. Dimensions: D 7,74 x W 30 x H 12 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal and chrome. Deli...

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Chrome

6135GM Grey With Mini Pull Switch Wall Lamp by Disderot

$973 / item

A24-1500 Wall Lamp by Disderot

Located in Geneve, CH

A24-1500 Wall Lamp by Disderot Limited Edition. Designed by Alain Richard Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 150 cm. Materials: Lacquered metal. Delivered with authentication certificate. Made i...

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

A24-1500 Wall Lamp by Disderot

$5,577 / item

Post-modern wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.

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