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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Vistosi LED Jube SP 1 G Suspension Light by Favaretto&Partners
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Essential, sinuous and delicate, Jube was born from the union of two blown glasses that, once assembled together, create an overlapping, ton sur ton effect with a retro charm. Thanks...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Romeo Moon Floor Lamp by Philippe Starck for Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flared, fluted and fabulous. The Flos Romeo Moon-F lamp features a fluted clear glass shade, which sparkles brightly with the light diffused by the internal...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Steel

Pair of Handblown Murano Ribbed Smoked Glass Table Lamps with Brass Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This refined pair of table lamps were realized in Murano, Italy- the islands off the coast of Venice that have been renowned for centuries for their superlative glass production. The...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Feather Brass Sconces in the Manner of Maison Jansen
Located in Bochum, NRW
Sculptural and luminous, this pair of wall-mounted feather-shaped lights channels the refined glamour of Maison Jansen’s decorative legacy. Entirely hand-made and crafted from solid ...
Category

2010s European Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Ceramic Light Grey/Blue SUFI Lamp Corteccia Texture
Located in Porcia, IT
This sophisticated lamp is a testament to the innovative design and superb craftsmanship of Paola Paronetto's paper clay artwork. Entirely crafted by hand, this piece is brought to l...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Butterfly 40 contemporary pendant Lamp, art glas Silvered, aqua color, Brass
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

West Lamp Pair, Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Glazed, White, Green, Red Clay
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind pair of “unmatched” ceramic lamps, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. Each lamp base is comprised of two different clay bodies and features a coppery gr...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Murano Glass Studio Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of studio Murano glass table lamps, Italy in stock. One of a kind colorful table lamps. Wired to the American standard. 31.5" height to the socket. 8" diameter base. Shades not ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

1341 5-Lights Ivory Chandelier
Located in Milan, IT
This is a majestic chandelier characterized by its ivory-colored metal structure that is further enhanced by details in gold leaf. It provides a fantastic and uniform illumination with 5 lights...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Marici Table Lamp Solid Oak
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Marici lamp features an elegant and sculptural silhouette. The solid wood shade cascades an ethereal glow, emanating a gentle golden light that reflects off the body of the lamp...
Category

2010s Canadian Modern Lighting

Materials

Oak

One-of-a-Kind Sculptural Ceramic Devoe Lamp in Red and Speckled Stoneware
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculptural Handcrafted Ceramic Table Lamp with Linen Shade This one-of-a-kind lamp is hand-thrown and hand-built in a combination of red and speckled stoneware clays, giving the bas...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Lambert Fils Dot Line Suspension
Located in Commerce, CA
Retails $2100 The Dot Line Suspension combines the luminosity of exposed bulbs with the richness of brass in a geometrical distribution. The result is a collection of lamps inspired ...
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2010s Canadian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

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Vintage Pair Triple-Gourd Teal Cased-Glass Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
the French made cased-glass bodies of graduated triple-gourd form resting on brass bases; in a deep teal color accentuated by the cased-glass process of fusing together multiple laye...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Murano Leaf Textured Ceiling Fixture
Located in Westport, CT
Striking Murano blown dome shaped ceiling fixture shown with a ribbed and a stylized leaf pattern. Note while this glass is blown clear the textures and thickness of the glass diffu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Post Modern Red Adjustable Desk Task or Table Lamp by Gammlux Italy, circa 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern articulating and adjustable desk task or table lamp with two way toggle in rendered in red lacquered steel by Gammalux, Italy, circa 1980s.
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

“Tiffany” Wall Bracket 30 Rust Red Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY The first one, Audrey inspired the iconic Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps. Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Silver Zénith Wall Light, Large by RADAR
Located in Geneve, CH
Silver Zénith wall light, large by RADAR Materials: Silver thermoformed glass, metal. Dimensions: W 15 x D 70 cm Also available: In gold and matt black metal structure or solid ...
Category

2010s French Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Stunning Shell Shaped Murano Ice Glass Sconces, Italy, 1980s One of Seven
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Incredible modern Murano glass wall sconces with lacquered metal plate. This wonderful piece was designed in Italy during the 1980s. Each sconce is outstanding as the way the triang...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian Art Deco Meteorite Onyx Wall Sconce "Levante"
Located in Milano, IT
The Levante wall sconce with its circular shape is a strong reference to the sun. This design element gives the sconce an artistic and symbolic quality that can add interest and mean...
Category

2010s Modern Lighting

Materials

Onyx, Brass

Signed Original Ulla Darni 36 inch Sconce
Located in North Bergen, NJ
This beautiful original Ulla Darni 36 inch sconce is reverse painted on glass with hand forged iron work. The top of the glass has been hand-carved. This truly...
Category

2010s Modern Lighting

Materials

Glass

Modern Lamp Pars Cluster - 2 by Anour, Browned Brass, Mix Onyx
Located in Paris, IDF
Modern Pendant Lamp 'Pars Cluster - 2 lamps' by Anour, Browned Brass, Mix Onyx Dimensions : Approx: Ø 27,5 cm x H. 60 cm Model shown on main picture : Pars Cluster Pendant Lamp - ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Lighting

Materials

Onyx, Brass, Stainless Steel

Textured Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful Murano glass textured sconces hand blown by craftsman in Italy. The light is stunning as it filters through the glass. This pair has b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Visual Comfort Mercer Light Box Polished Nickel Frosted Glass Thomas O Brien
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Visual Comfort "Mercer" Light Box, Polished Nickel & Frosted Glass By Thomas O'Brien With 3 Interior Lights
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20th Century American Modern Lighting

Materials

Nickel

Bespoke Maxi Alabaster Moon Pendant H80
Located in Milano, IT
The Maxi Alabaster Moon pendants are a stunning set of three lighting fixtures that evoke the magic of full moon nights. These pendants feature ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

“Flame” contemporary small wall sconce White Silvered art Glass, brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
FLAME Love first’s step Nature’s beauty has always inspired Sabrina Landini creations - such as these exquisite wall lamps that evoke leaf, fire, candlelight or earrings. The perfe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Pair of Reale wall lights. Black, Cream and Grey color shades by Diego Mardegan
Located in London, GB
Pair of REALE wall lights Black, Cream and Grey metal colored shades on brass metal structure Made in Italy designed by DM for The FM Gallery 80 cm (L) x 90 (depth variable to adju...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Pair of Gold Infused Murano Glass Cubist Table Lamps, Made-to-Order
Located in New York, NY
Amazing pair of gold infused Murano glass Cubist table lamps available for custom orders. Each glass block is handmade and speckled with gold flakes which create warm and elegant gli...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Gold, Brass

Bloom Blown Glass Floor Lamp for Living Room, Bedroom, or Office by Shakuff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fully customizable floor lamp with metal and glass pendant accents on a rod providing light source sitting on a base of marble. Each light can be switched on individually or switched on all together. 8 inch Kadur Drizzle or Kadur Frost or Mod glass...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lighting

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair of Lucite and Chrome Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Pair of clear acrylic and polish chrome table lamps. Attribute to Ritts Co. The acrylic is great condition, shows minor wear consistent with age(minor crazing). Newly rewire...
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Chrome

FERRER Metal and Glass Large Linear Pendant 001
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary pendant fixture designed and produced by FERRER, inspired by mid-century Italian and 1970's French precedents. Side panels in burnished solid aluminum, dark bronze brack...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Bronze

1980s Dove Table Lamp by Mario Barbaglia Marco Colombo of PAF Studio
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Modern Dove Desk Lamp, designed by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo for PAF Studio, Milan, Italy in 1983. The piece features an adjustable white plastic shade, and the ste...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Steel

Bauhaus Groove Series Blue Cube 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

Set of 3 Corolle Pendant Light by Mydriaz
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 corolle pendant light by Mydriaz Dimensions: L 30 x W 30 x H 45 cm Materials: Brass Finishes: Golden-plated polished brass, white nickel finish on polished brass, black nick...
Category

2010s French Modern Lighting

Materials

Glass

Compass or Masonic symbol table lamp - Iter Massoni
By Iter, Luigi Massoni
Located in Lugo, IT
Compass or Masonic symbol table lamp. Small flaw. Good condition. Thank you.
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Wood

Set of Two Double Wall Lamp in Nickel Finish
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This double wall lamp in nickel finish is a refined lighting piece designed to bring balanced illumination and subtle elegance to contemporary or classic interiors. Featuring two nat...
Category

2010s French Modern Lighting

Materials

Nickel

Stamped Modernist Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Murano glass sconces of frosted glass with a geometric stamped pattern. We love the size and dynamic curve of this pair. Each sconce requires two medium-base bulbs up to 60...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Miniforms RIFICOLONA Floor Lamp in recycled material by E-ggs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Rificolona Floor Lamp by Miniforms exemplifies the fusion of innovative design and sustainability through its playful and creative nature. The Rificolona Floor Lamp is an embodi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Plastic

Mazzega Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Spectacular Murano glass Mazzega chandelier in a circular shape. This fixture is attributed to Mazzega, and has organically shaped thick glass blades alternating in smoke and clear c...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

“Tiffany” contemporary Table Lamp 23 Sapphire Silk, Antique Brass, Silvered Glas
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY The first one, Audrey inspired the iconic Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps. Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional ex...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Natural Brass Contemporary-Modern Decorative Pendant lamp Handcrafted in Italy
Located in Saonara, IT
Handcrafted pendant lamp model "Riga 2200", made in brass; with its sober and elegant design, this piece perfectly fits into modern-contemporary context. Its name, "Riga", is the Ita...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Chrome Adjustable Floor Lamp Side Table by Casella
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Polish chrome adjustable floor lamp with cantilever occasional glass table by Casella Lighting. In good original vintage condition with minor wear consistent with age. Some...
Category

1970s American Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Maat Ceiling Light in Paint, Plaster, Walnut Wire by Dace Sūna
Located in Geneve, CH
Maat Ceiling Light in Paint, Plaster, Walnut & Wire by Dace Sūna Dimensions: D 30 x W 60 x H 60 cm. Materials: Paint, plaster, walnut, and wire. All our lamps can be wired accordin...
Category

2010s Latvian Modern Lighting

Materials

Wire

Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Translucent Glass Foglia Leaf Flushmount Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
This highly elegant Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Translucent Glass Foglia Leaf Flushmount Chandelier W/ Brass Fittings originates from Italy during the ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Iridescent Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of table lamps from Murano, Italy outside of Venice. This pair has a polished chrome structure with square base. The structure supports four hand-blown panels of Murano glass wi...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Kong Black Gorilla Floor Lamp, Designed by Stefano Giovannoni, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) Giovannoni's Kong is, surprisingly, technological and almost human. It shines in front...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Plastic

Fun Guy Stained Glass Table Lamp with Blackened Brass Base by Frangere Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Fun Guy table lamp is equal parts whimsy and grace. Drawing on the forms and luminescent coloring of wild mushrooms and fungi, a chunky aluminum base is ...
Category

2010s New Zealand Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Signal Arm Sconce in White x Nickel, Long, by Souda, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal arm sconce is a rotatable sconce that seamlessly blend the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic with that of science fiction. A bent aluminum tube cantilevers from a wall-mounted ...
Category

2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal, Steel

Pair of Modernist 14-Disc Sconces in Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Apricot Glass
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully colored Pair of Modernist 14-Disc Sconces in Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Apricot Glass with chromed fittings originates from Italy during the 21st Century. The feature ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Vico Magistretti, Monumental Floor Lamp, Metal, Methacrylate, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A monumental black-lacquered metal and methacrylate floor lamp or outdoor light designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by O-Luce, Italy, 197...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

NORIGAE No. 1 Floor Lamp Light
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Norigae is a floor light made with Norigae, which is a traditional decorative pendant for women’s clothing. Norigae itself originally functions as a good-luck charm hoped to bring so...
Category

2010s Korean Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Marc Wood Case Wall Luxury Light XL, Opal Smoked Glass with Brushed Brass
Located in London, GB
Case comprises of delicate brass arms encased in crystal glass tubes. All joined with solid brass sphere connectors to allow for multiple configurations and size options.
Category

2010s British Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Black Leather Modern Satin Brass Sarah Ceiling Pendant 14" Drum
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Composed of a hand-sewn leather drum fitted between a satin brass top and bottom ring, the Sarah can be customized with the drop height that is right for your space and the pipe can ...
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2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Garouste (1946) Bonetti (1952) Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in CA, CA
Garouste & Bonetti bronze floorlamp with Shokudai patina 1990s. The lamp has the original shade
Category

1990s French Modern Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Zero LED Hoop Pendant by Front Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
The Hoop pendant incorporates a metal cage-like frame made up of eight wires. Inside the frame, a globe-shaped glass diffuser rests at the bottom. The minimalist design and organic shape of this fixture is achieved by having the electrical wire fed inside one of the eight wires that make up the exterior frame. Anyone who has been immersed in the upper echelons of the design world has been hearing the buzz about Sweden’s avant-garde Front Design for a while now. Sofia Lagerkvist, Charlotte von der Lancken and Anna Lindgren are the members of the talented trio racking up awards as fast as they can complete new designs. Their portfolio is chock-full of accolades—Red Dot awards, Elle Decoration International Design Awards (EDIDA), Wallpaper Design Awards, “Best of the Best” awards, A&W awards, and a “Design of the Year” award from the Design Museum of London. Their designer statement says their works are based upon common discussions, explorations and experiments that they undertake as they begin the process of creation. It is the story of this process itself that they hope their objects will communicate—the materials used and the conventions within the design field, for instance. But they also reach into more mystical realms, creating objects from witnessed explosions; designing products that serve as an homage to animals, computers and machines; envisioning robotic furniture; and dreaming up objects inspired by their fascination with magic. Global Lighting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Modern Hermann Czech Brass Wall Light, Design Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Originally built by Lucas von Hildebrand and Fischer von Erlach 1716 for the Prince Schwarzenberg, the Palace was converted and redesigned by Herman Czech 1982-84 as a Hotel and was ...
Category

2010s Austrian Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Satin Brass Cecil Sconce - Clear Glass Globe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Form and function meet with the Cecil Sconce’s undulating bent brass arm and swiveling backplate. Choose either a milk glass globe for ambiance or a clear glass globe...
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2010s American Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Vistosi Balance Pendant Light in White Glossy Glass
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The elliptical orbit of a planet around the sun inspires this collection, which reminds of the movement created by the harmony and balance of invisible forces with glass and light. A...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Glass

Moooi Heracleum II 98D Suspension Lamp in Nickel with Polycarbonate Lenses
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nature meets technology in the Heracleum II Suspended by Bertjan Pot. This airy LED lamp is inspired by the flowering plant of the same name that can grow as high as 5 metres. The wh...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Six Asymmetrical Arms Wall Sconce and Ceiling Lamp in Brass and Alabaster
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
New design by Glustin Luminaires, this wall sconce and ceiling light made of six asymmetrical brass arms joint in the center, each holding an half sphere of alabaster hosting a light.
Category

2010s Italian Modern Lighting

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Azores Wall Lamp, Polished Nickel, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Best Lighting design at the iLuxury Awards 2021 Resulting from a trip S. Miguel, the Azores wall lamp recreates a weeping willow found near a lagoo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lighting

Materials

Nickel, Metal, Brass

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