Contemporary Multi-Arm Steel Tubing and Folded Steel Shade Chandelier
Located in York, CA
Concord Collection Edyth Chandelier: The Edyth multi-arm chandelier can be scaled to suit any environment.
Steel, Brass
$1,524 / item
Folded Tinted Glass Sheet Suspensions
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Charming small suspensions made of a central brass rod and four sheet of glass folded like an Origami and tinted in metallic blue hiding the bulbs.
Brass
Japanese Style Hand-folded White Paper Pendant Lighting "Siphonia"
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Elegant and at the same time soft and indirect light for a unique and personal home. This Japanese style white paper pendant lighting called Siphonia is hand-folded from almost 70 s...
Stainless Steel
Japanese Style Hand-folded White Paper Pendant Lighting "Amaea"
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This Japanese style white paper pendant Lighting "Amaea" is hand-folded from almost 70 sheets of paper. The Amaea lamp is designed and artisanally produced by Charlotte Brandt for So...
Stainless Steel
Contemporary Folded Brass Pendant in Bronze by Tigermoth Lighting
By TIGERMOTH LIGHTING LTD
Located in Reading, GB
A Trio of folded brass shades, each one patinated to a dark bronze colour and hand-grained on the inside surface to reflect the light. Supplied complete with Grey braided flex and fo...
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Le Klint, Danish lamp designer. Ceiling lamp. Hand-folded paper shade.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Le Klint, Danish lamp designer. Ceiling lamp. Hand-folded paper shade in white colour. In good condition with a few dents. See photo. Dimensions: D 45.0 cm x H 10.0 cm.
Steel
Mid-Century Space Age Yellow Folding Pendant Lamp by Gunner Jensen, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Foldable Space Age pendant lamp from the 1970s after a design by Gunner Jensen. Here still brand new in the original packaging. The design is based on the transformation of a two -d...
Plastic
Mid-Century Space Age Orange Folding Pendant Lamp by Gunner Jensen, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Foldable Space Age pendant lamp from the 1970s after a design by Gunner Jensen. Here still brand new in the original packaging. The design is based on the transformation of a two -d...
Plastic
Large Japanese Style Hand-folded White Paper Pendant Light "Amaea", Sonobe Light
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This Japanese style white paper pendant Lighting "Amaea" is hand-folded from almost 70 sheets of paper. The Amaea lamp is designed and artisanally produced by Charlotte Brandt for So...
Stainless Steel
Vintage original Le Klint model 171 large mid century modern folded ceiling lamp
By Poul Christiansen
Located in Delft, NL
Vintage original Le Klint model 171 large mid century modern folded ceiling lamp in white - design by Poul Christiansen in 1971
Plastic
Pink Tones Murano Glass Chandelier with Brass Structure and Led Lights
Located in Florence, IT
Pink Tones Murano Glass Linear Chandelier with 3 LED Strips and Brass Structure. This linear chandelier features folding, half-moon Murano glass shades in three distinct tones: pale...
Brass
Murano Round Art Glass and Brass Midcentury Chandeliers and Pendant, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
Superb chandelier / ceiling light of amazing smoked color; a triumph of fantastic leaves with a double fold along the tips.
Brass
Aluminum Folded Chandelier by Max Sauze 1970 - 1975
By Max Sauze
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
Aluminium chandelier with tiers of bent and layered aluminum strips. Lamp with cable 106 cm (41.73 inch). Shipping with DHL from Germany. We ship worldwide. We speak Spanish, Eng...
Foldability, Maya Pendant
Located in New Milford, CT
Measures: 8.6” x 11”. White parchment and metal, 15’ PVC cord with plug 5” canopy for hardwire installation? US version 120v? E26 Max 40w bulb or CFL equivalent. *not suitable...
Metal
Foldability, Toby Pendant
Located in New Milford, CT
Measures: 23.25” x 23.25” White parchment and metal 15’ PVC cord with plug 5” canopy for hardwire installation US version 120v? E26 Max 40w bulb or CFL equivalent. ...
Metal
Foldability, Petra Pendant
Located in New Milford, CT
Design by Kyla McCallum Measure: 11.2” x 18.7” White parchment and metal, 15’ PVC cord with plug 5” canopy for hardwire installation US version 120v E26 Max 60W ...
Metal
Spiral Folded Ice Glass Five-Light Fixture
By Lightolier
Located in Austin, TX
1970s lightolier folded ice five-light fixture.
Brass, Nickel
Mid Century Sonneman Folded Chrome Sculptural Chandelier
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Astoria, NY
A Vintage Sonneman chrome three-tiered chandelier with arched shade.
Chrome
Chandelier with Folded Leaves by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Roma, Lazio
A beautiful chandelier with leaves all around to cover the circular structure. Very bright, very very delicious. In a beautiful entrance or over a nice dining table, visually unobtru...
Murano Glass
Pair of Mazzega Frosted Folded Glass Chandeliers
Located in New York, NY
Each glass piece is 12" L x 3"W. Attached to a chrome ,ceiling mounted base by chain link. Each fixture has 17 light bulbs.
Mazzega Folded Aqua Marine Glass Chandelier With White Strips
Located in New York, NY
Mazzega Folded Aqua Marine Glass Chandelier with White Stripes
Murano Glass
Mazzega Folded Aqua Marine Glass Chandelier With White Strips.
Located in New York, NY
Chrome frame with 11 bulbs. Each glass is 8"L x 5"W.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Kalmar Style Pendant Chandelier in Folded Acrylic
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid-Century Modern Kalmar style chandelier pendant with a metal frame with a shade made of two concentric circles of folded acrylic elements.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Kalmar Style Pendant Chandelier In Folded Acrylic
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid-Century Modern Kalmar Style Pendant Lamp, with a metal frame and a folded acrylic shade. 13" H x 15" W x 15" D.
Metal
Mid-Century Kalmar Style Chandelier with a Folded Amber Acrylic Shade
By Kalmar Lighting
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage Kalmar style chandelier on a metal frame with a shade made of folded amber colored acrylic.
Metal
Sold
H 12 in W 16 in D 16 in
Midcentury Folded Acrylic Clear Hard Wired Chandelier in the Style of Kalmar
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Gorgeous midcentury, folded, acrylic chandelier light. Brass frame and surrounding folded acrylic or Lucite shades which remind of tulips.
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Folded Lucite "Origami" Ceiling Pendant Light
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Folded acrylic "Origami" ceiling pendant light containing a brass frame and a shade made of folded Lucite shapes. Here at the shop, this 1960s pendant has earned the nickname the...
Brass
Extraordinary Venini Murano Disk Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful and airy yet impressive Venini Murano disk chandelier. Two tone Murano glass chandelier composed of folded glass disks.
Murano Glass
Sold
H 34.25 in W 19.75 in D 19.75 in
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Chandelier in Neoclassical Style
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
The elongated fixture incorporates a crown of plumes from which the column descends, cast with a slightly ruched texture to mimic the folds of a silk chandelier chain cover. Draped f...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern White & Transparent Glass Leaves Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
A Mid-Century Modern chandelier with folded glass leaves made of white and transparent glass.
Glass
Large Six Light Clear Venetian Glass Leaf Form Chandelier
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1920s large Venetian six light chandelier in clear hand blown glass embellished with folded and curled leaf forms.
Large-Size Twelve-Light Custom Wood & Iron Chandelier from Italian Fragments
Located in Atlanta, GA
The twelve arms each support a wooden bobèche with custom painted candle sleeve. The arms of this chandelier collapse or fold, making the piece flat and therefore easy to transport.
Metal
Sold
H 56 in Dm 54.25 in L 56 in
Elegant Carved and Painted Twelve-Light Neutral Chandelier of Italian Fragments
Located in Atlanta, GA
The twelve arms each support a wooden bobèche with custom painted candle sleeve. The arms of this chandelier collapse or fold, making the piece flat and therefore easy to transport.
Metal
Sold
H 47.25 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
1970 Vistosi Murano Gray and White Bent Glass Couple of Italian Chandelier
By Vistosi
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful couple of chandeliers in folded glass of Vistosi, Murano, Italy, in a vison or mole color on the outside and milky white inside, getting a very nice contrast of nuances wit...
Glass
Pendant by Max Sauze
Located in Long Island City, NY
5 tiers folded aluminum strips chandelier by Max Sauze
Stunning Chandelier by Sonneman
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Folded chrome chandelier by Sonneman circa mid 1970's.
Chrome, Metal
Sold
H 14.18 in Dm 27.56 in
Foldable large pendant lamp made of spruce wood by Wilhelm Vest, Austria 1970s
By Vest, VEST Leuchten
Located in Hannover, DE
Exceptional lamp by the architect and lamp maker Wilhelm Vest from Vienna, Austria. If you are looking for a lamp that is an absolute rarity and different from comparable lamps by Ha...
Pine, Spruce
Splendid Rare Carlo Nason for Mazzega Chandelier in Grey lava Glass
By AVMazzega
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Splendid Carlo Nason for Mazzega grey lava glass multihandle folding chandelier
Glass
Interlocking Folded Steel Chandelier by Curtis Jere
Located in New York, NY
A brass plated steel chandelier with folded interlocking sections, forming an intricate geometric cluster by Curtis Jere.
Rare Folded Aluminum Chandelier by Max Sauze
By Max Sauze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With three tiers of bent and layered aluminum strips.
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.
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