Japanese Paper Pendant

Midcentury Paper Chandelier

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Japanese Metal Lamp

Japanese Landscape Artist

Early Isamu Noguchi Lamps By Akari

Washi Paper Lamp

Paul Laszlo For Herman Miller

Bamboo Pendant Light

'Knitterling' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer

$564 / item

'Knitterling' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer

By Ingo Maurer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

'Knitterling' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966.

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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Steel

'Maru' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer

$2,430 / item

'Maru' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer

By Ingo Maurer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

'Maru' Japanese Washi Paper Pendant Lamp for Ingo Maurer Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966.

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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Steel

Japanese Style Hand-folded White Paper Pendant Lighting "Amaea"

$598 / item

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.

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2010s Danish Japonisme Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stainless Steel

$798 / item

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.

Category

2010s Danish Japonisme Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stainless Steel

$4,200

Monumental Akari Model 70F Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

By Akari, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A pendant with a generous scale that suit a wide range of interiors.

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers an...

Materials

Metal

Recent Sales

Ron pendant

Unavailable

H 13.78 in Dm 18.12 in

Ron pendant

By Tani Toshiyuki

Located in Birkerød, DK

Often paper lamps are constructed with bamboo or wire, but for the RON pendant the Japanese paper is instead wrapped around PET resin and starchy glue to let light through and reduce...

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Japonisme Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bamboo, Paper

Isamu Noguchi : Akari Pendant Lamp, Model H

Unavailable

H 61.03 in Dm 20.48 in

Isamu Noguchi : Akari Pendant Lamp, Model H

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in lyon, FR

Isamu Noguchi : Akari pendant lamp, model H circa 1970 Washi paper, bamboo sticks and metal. The pendant lamp is signed (see photo) Very good condition, small stains. Dimens...

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Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bamboo, Paper

Japanese inspired mid-century white Walnut and Brass Ceiling Light

Unavailable

H 14 in Dm 10 in

Japanese inspired mid-century white Walnut and Brass Ceiling Light

Located in Ventura, CA

This simple, small modern design adds an element of sculpture to your room while the brass accents and paper shade brings a soft glow to any space. These pendants are equally beautif...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers an...

Materials

Brass

Akari Light Sculpture 30A Isamu Noguchi

Unavailable

Isamu Noguchi Ceiling Lamp 21A Model

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Manufactured by Ozeki & Company Ltd. (Japan.) Bamboo ribbing structure covered by washi paper manufactured according to the traditional procedures.

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1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Large Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Double' Wall Light in White

$730 / item

H 5.1 in W 13.3 in D 3.5 in

Large Charlotte Perriand 'Applique À Volet Pivotant Double' Wall Light in White

By Charlotte Perriand, Nemo Lighting 1, Cassina

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Large Charlotte Perriand 'Applique à Volet Pivotant Double' wall light in white. Originally designed in the 1950s as the iconic CP1, these newly produced authorized re-editions are ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Gianfranco Frattini 'Aspide' Table Lamp for GUBI

$889 / item

H 11 in W 11 in D 22 in

Gianfranco Frattini 'Aspide' Table Lamp for GUBI

By Gubi, Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gianfranco Frattini 'Aspide' Table Lamp for GUBI. Named after the Italian word for ‘asp’, for its serpentine form, the Aspide was designed as a versatile task lamp that may be adjus...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Iron

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Japanese Paper Pendant For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Japanese paper pendant available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, bamboo and metal, every Japanese paper pendant was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a Japanese paper pendant, we have 31 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese paper pendant — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Japanese paper pendant bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Japanese Paper Pendant?

Prices for a Japanese paper pendant start at $750 and top out at $12,000 with the average selling for $4,073.

Finding the Right Chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

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.