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MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Globe Flush Mount by Research.Lighting, Brushed Nickel, 5in Glass, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 1x Globe Flush Mount in brushed nickel designed and manufactured by Research.Lighting. Materials: Brass, Steel & Glass Finish: Brushed Nickel Electronics: 1x G9...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass, Steel

Set of 4 Modernist Handblown Spike Drop Iridescent Pink Murano Glass Sconces
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and beautifully scaled set of four Modernist Iridescent Pink Hand-Blown Murano Glass Fluted Sconces W/ Spike Drop & Brass Fittings originates from Italy during the 21st ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

MONTERA Biomorphic Pendant Light in Brass Blown Glass, Blueprint Lighting 2021
Located in New York, NY
The Montera Pendant Light by Blueprint Lighting featured an undulating, biomorphic form atop a single blown satin glass globe. Creates flattering indir...
Category

2010s North American Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

Pair of Triedri Curvati Murano Glass Chandelier by Carlo Nason for Venini 1970
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing pair of glass chandelier or ceiling light with four layers of curving “triedri” glass prisms on a brass frame, designed by Carlo Nason for Venini, Italy. A dynamic form, chan...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Ambient Table Lamp in Onyx
Located in Stratford, CT
Although there are a few other places in the world where the semi-precious stone Onyx exist, we found our collection in Mexico. A Bit Of Information On The Semi-Precious Stone Onyx....
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Lighting

Materials

Onyx

Ambient Table Lamp in Onyx
Ambient Table Lamp in Onyx
$1,864 Sale Price
20% Off
Foscarini Binic Table Lamp in Red by Lonna Vautrin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp with direct light. Matte batch-dyed ABS base with metal ballast inside, upper part in glossy finish batch-dyed ABS with a white parabola and diffuser inside it, both in po...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Resin

Brass and Alabaster Curved and Elongated Wall Sconces by Glustin Luminaires
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
New wall sconces by Glustin Luminaires, they are made of a single rounded and curved carved alabaster piece sat on a light bronze finished brass back plate. Due to the nature of th...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

"Trilogy" Contemporary Wall lamp, white Silvered art Glass, brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TRILOGY Rays of lights embracing each other In our Atelier beats the heart of a living heritage, that of craftsman-ship. For 22 years we explore the beauty of sculpting each single ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Tokio Desk Lamp in White by Shigeaki Asahara
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tokio desk lamp in white by Shigeaki Asahara The Tokio desk lamp was introduced back in 1980 by Shigeaki Asahara and is now relaunched by Please Wait to be seated. Asahara has an ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Lighting

Materials

Steel

Pink Murano Glass Flush Mount
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Flush mount made of a brass stem holding a curved and textured pink Murano glass bowl, diffusing the light of height bulbs.
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Cone 2 Wall Sconce by Research.Lighting, Black, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 1x Cone 2 Sconce in black manufactured by Research.Lighting. Materials: Brass, Steel Finish: Black Electronics: 2x G8 Sockets, 2x 4.5 Watt LED Bulbs (included), ...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel

Mid Century Style Pink Murano Glass Sconces, Contemporary Design, Italy Murano
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Italian-designed wall lamps made of Scova Murano glass, featuring two light points and a brass structure. They have an oval design composed of three concave pieces. Every i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Natural Brass Contemporary-Modern Wall Cylinder Light Handcrafted in Italy
Located in Saonara, IT
Handcrafted wall lamp model "KYLE pt2", made in brass; with its sober and elegant design, this piece perfectly fits into modern-contemporary context. Its name, KYLE, comes from the w...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Vistosi Pendant Light in Crystal Transparent Glass And Matt Gold Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The distinctive feature of this model from the Puppet Ring collection are the rings with increasing diameter. They can be combined in different sequences to form the framework on whi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Glass

Uno Classico Semi-Flush Mount by Gaspare Asaro-Polished Nickel Finish
Located in New York, NY
The Uno ceiling light exemplifies simple elegance via its clean profile designed around a single Murano glass shade. Starting pricing by size-premium finishes have a 10% upcharge: ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Murano Glass "Cristallo Puro" Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant “Cristallo Puro” chandelier made of hand-blown Murano glass. It has six branches with pendants, blown bobêches. The cups and candelabras are chromed; giving this chandelier a...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Modernist Brass Handblown Iridescent Murano Glass Sconces w/ Orbital Drop
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of modernist sconces were handblown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Italian Designer, Table Lamps, Brass, Glass, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and Murano glass table lamps designed and produced in Italy, c. 1940s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.75” H x 5.5” W x 5.5” D Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches)...
Category

1940s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Pair of Grey Glass Table Lamps with Silk Lampshade
Located in Brescia, IT
The beauty of this pair of magnificent table lamps is the blown grey glass: they are handmade by Italian Masters craftmenmship with horizontal circular signs following the Midcentury...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Lighting

Materials

Silk, Blown Glass

Peill Putzler Smoked Glass Flushmount Light, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Timeless, molded smoked glass flush mount light 'Futura' by Peill & Putzler Germany, wall or ceiling mounted, wired for US standards, one E27 socket per fixture, max. wattage 75w or ...
Category

1970s German Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Betty Custom Made to Order Sconce by Lightmaker Studio
Located in Kingston, Ontario
*Our products are currently duty-free to the US under USMCA* With curvaceous shapes and a nipped centre, Betty is a modern take on midcentury era design. Sculptural mold-blown glass...
Category

2010s Canadian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

François Monnet Modernist Pair of Sconces, 3 Pairs Available
Located in Miami, FL
Superb set of François Monnet pairs of sconces, modernist. Fold brushed and stainless steel panel 2 lights per sconce, 40 watts max bulb. 3 pairs available. Good original condition. ...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Lighting

1 of the 2 XL Shaped Table Lamp with Custom Made Silk Lamp R Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
A unique Minimalist timeless design. Each extra large glass table lamp features a yellow exceptional transparent shaped base with a solid burr walnut foot with old brass accents and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Bola Disc 22” Pendant Light in White by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bola Disc is a uniquely expressive LED Pendant system featuring a distinctive range of chromated disc reflectors that give the illusion of weightlessness by ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Cuore N.3 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Bronze Finish
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

French Vintage Mid-century Modern Chandelier
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A vintage midcentury French chandelier with timeless appeal, drawing on a strong Art Deco influence of streamlined Moderne to still look fresh in a contemporary interior. Forged in m...
Category

20th Century French Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Tuxedo Wall Sconce in Oil-Rubbed Bronze Pale Pink Enamel, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
The Tuxedo wall sconce or reading light designed by Blueprint Lighting, 2018. This design is strongly influenced by both French and Italian Mid-Cent...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Chrome, Nickel

Plantlamp Suspension Green
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Plant lamps is a lighting collection that takes great inspiration by nature and the close observation of its wonderful shapes. The making process is the results of the combination of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Lighting

Materials

Steel

Triple Block Model #185 Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
'Triple Block' Model #185 Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiqu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Lighting

Materials

Alabaster, Steel

Stunning Coral Triedi Crystal Prism Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous Murano glass chandelier with stunning coral color triedri on brass frame. Available a pair. Dimensions: 43.30 inches (110 cm) height with chain; 13 inches (33 cm) height wi...
Category

1990s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Steel

SLAMP Hanami Small Suspension Light w/ Red Wire by Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Hanami is a symbol of delicate poetry, taking its name from the traditional Japanese ritual of observing blossoming cherry trees. The Hanami family includes ethereal suspensions, ava...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Other

Bauhaus Groove Series Ruby Orb Pendant Customizable Handmade Modern Glass Light
Located in New York, NY
Primary shapes in primary colors: this new series of Groove Series pendants is inspired by the Bauhaus movement and features even cleaner lines with these simpler forms.  Like all of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Full Brass Pendant Light with Tapering Lampshade by Florian Schulz, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Fantastic pendant light by Florian Schulz. Design period: 1970-1979. The lacquered brass pendant is suspended with a beautiful tapered shade. The light is adjustable in height. Great...
Category

1980s German Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

STACK Large Pendant Light in Brass Enamel by Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Simple, sleek, and effortlessly eye-catching, the aptly named STACK features two over-scaled discs floating atop one another. With the addition of the spiked finial at the bottom of ...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

Bronze Nerl Light by Hatsu
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze Nerl Light by Hatsu Dimensions: D 8 x H 14 cm Materials: Stainless steel. Available in rose gold, black, and bronze. Please contact us. All our lamps can be wired according ...
Category

2010s Indian Modern Lighting

Materials

Stainless Steel

Chrome Palm Tree Floor Lamp, 2000s
Located in Florence, IT
Chrome Palm Tree Floor Lamp. A high decorative object that serves as both a sculpture and a floor lamp. The lamp features 9 lights and can be easily disassembled for shipping.
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Chrome Palm Tree Floor Lamp, 2000s
Chrome Palm Tree Floor Lamp, 2000s
$2,753 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculptural Curved Pencil Reed Wall Lamp
Located in Oxford, GB
Take your decor to the next level with our Sculptural Curved Pencil Reed Wall Lamp. Crafted with precision by skilled artisans, each rattan reed is metic...
Category

2010s Philippine Modern Lighting

Materials

Rattan

Sculptural Curved Pencil Reed Wall Lamp
Sculptural Curved Pencil Reed Wall Lamp
$246 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Dragonfly Single Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
'Dragonfly Single' Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting

Materials

Alabaster, Metal

Pair of Large Green Murano Glass Leave Ceiling Light or Flush Mount
Located in Rome, IT
Realized in pure Emerald green color Murano glass consists of 24 large hand-blown leaves. The structure is gilt-metal. Nine E27 lights bulbs spread a magical light. Wattage 4-6 W...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Glass

Bloc Vertical Pendant , Brutalist Sculptural LED Light Fixture, Brass
Located in Broadmeadows, Victoria
With clean intersecting forms and a brushed metal finish, the Bloc Pendant offers a refined architectural presence. The pendant is crafted from precisely machined brass or aluminium ...
Category

2010s Australian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Centric Wall Sconce in Solid Brass and Cream Enamel Mesh Blueprint Lighting 2019
Located in New York, NY
The Centric wall sconce is a stately take on French modernism, featuring a spun metal mesh shade nestled into a large solid brass bowl. Part of our Axial family of products, the Cent...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Short Cream Brass Swing Arm Sconce, Made in Italy
Located in Culver City, CA
Adjustable with painted metal shade and brass hardware extending from black metal mounting plate. Modern era Italian design. Made in Italy *Please Note: This fixture is made to or...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Tekna Docklight Ceiling Light with Dark Bronze Finish and Clear Glass
Located in New York, NY
Ceiling light in solid brass with clear or frosted glass. For indoor and outdoor use (IP44). Lamp LED 230V E27 4W 2700K Retro A60. Main power 230V 50Hz.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

"Butterflies" Contemporary Wall Sculpture, set of 5 Colored Butterflies
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
BUTTERFLY The free dance movement For more than 22 years, Sabrina Landini pays homage to glass surfaces in her expression of silvered masterworks, the hallmark of her collection. S...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Halo Sconce 5, Brass, Hand Blown Glass Contemporary Wall Sconce, Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
Kalin Asenov designs and fabricates lighting in Savannah, GA. Asenov works with a team of artisans and manufacturers to prototype, and build all pieces in his studio. The design o...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Emerald Glass Table Lamps W/ 24K Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This lovely Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Emerald Glass Table Lamps W/24Karat Gold Flecks originates from Italy during the 21st Century. Features a rounded body and tape...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Gold

Transparent Venetian Murano Glass Chandelier with 16 Lights, 21st Century
Located in Villaverla, IT
Transparent Venetian Murano glass chandelier with 16 lights, 21st century. Superb example of the finest Venetian art, and of the best Murano glassblowing tradition. A total of 16 arm...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass

Circus Pendant Light By Corinna Warm For Warm Sm Large White/Bronze in stock
Located in Santa Monica, CA
New size now available for our popular circus pendants. Diameter 11" x 7". Our bestselling circus pendant light collection features a family of four ...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Bronze

Bonnie Config 2 Contemporary LED Chandelier, Brass or Nickel, Large, Art
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence. Each organic flower-like form is ...
Category

2010s Scandinavian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Caeli-W4 Brass and Fabric Sconce, JAS
Located in Paris, FR
The handcrafted Caeli-w4 wall light, combines a modern brass structure with a unique, hand-dyed pleated fabric shade. The shade, available in either its natural state or a selection ...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Italian modern glass brass chandelier Triclinio Vico Magistretti Artemide, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern glass brass chandelier Triclinio Vico Magistretti Artemide, 1970s Ceiling lamp or chandelier mod. Triclinio, with structure composed of three lights with rounded cylin...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Large Custom Gold Blown Murano Ten Arm Swirl Chandelier, Contemporary
Located in Westport, CT
A wonderful unique custom designed Murano uplight chandelier consisting of soft arching shapes with each piece mouth blown in a uniform twisting torchere creating a lovely swirl effe...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Lampshade, "Tulipa" table lamp, decorative
Located in Alto da Lapa, SP
Inspired by the Tulip flower, it is shaped and carved from natural wood. The Tulip Lampshade is a delicate piece that provides cozy yet functional lighting for that special reading c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Lighting

Materials

Cotton, Wood

1960 s French Table Lamp
Located in Montréal, QC
French table lamp produced in the 1960’s. 60 to 100 watt E-26 Edison medium base incandescent bulb or higher if LED/CFL. Rewired with E-26 Edison medium base socketa and 18/2 black plastic cord. Minor tarnish, dings, scuffs, bends and/or patination as largely seen in the photos and noted only for accuracy. YER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE MERCHANDISE MAY HAVE BEEN RESTORED AND/OR REWIRED SINCE HAVING BEEN ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED, AND THAT BUYER IS BUYING THE PROPERTY AT BUYER’S OWN RISK. Seller is not a professional seller...
Category

1960s French Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Chrome

Brazilian contemporary minimalist prewashed linen pendant - medium
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This pendant is named Acítara. It has three layers, one longer than the other, and it is made in prewashed white linen. The structure of the product is made of white alumnium. The ...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Stiffel Brass Table Lamps Shades Mid-Century Modern American 1990
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Modern polished Brass Stiffel Table Lamps Model Number 6163. They come with Harp, Finial and Shades. US rewiring, UL Listed and work with a regular or LED Light Bulb. Make...
Category

1990s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

FIN Shade Table Lamp, white crackle glaze, hand build ceramic lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _Snowdrift Lace Please note that this listing includes the table base, light bulbs and finial. It is wired for use in the US. If you would like a linen shade as shown in the ima...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Hathor Spherical Stone Table Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hathor is the first collaboration between Farrah Sit and TRNK Collection. The collection is inspired by Farrah’s pilgrimages to ancient monolithic structures and her reactions to the...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Stone, Limestone, Brass

Brazilian Contemporary Sculptural Steel Pendant Light - Max
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This pendant is named Sacurá Max. It is a Sculptural light pendant in steel. It can be paited in black, white ou brown (corten). It has 6 domes. The mall cotton domes in various colo...
Category

2010s Brazilian Modern Lighting

Materials

Steel

Dijkstra Wall Arc Lamp, 1980s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Wall arc lamp. Produced by Dijkstra, Holland. 1980s black metal comes with an opaline glass shade. Switch on the head of the lamp. Nice Lucite details. Good quality lamp. One bulb. ...
Category

1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Dijkstra Wall Arc Lamp, 1980s
Dijkstra Wall Arc Lamp, 1980s
$617 Sale Price
20% Off

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