Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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 The Modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 principles 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 chair, and the Eames’s 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 designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Cast Stone
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Granite, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Early 2000s Belgian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Resin
2010s Canadian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
1990s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
1960s French Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Early 2000s Danish Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Copper
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Alabaster, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Rock Crystal, Bronze
2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
2010s French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Glass, Lucite
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Cotton
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Aluminum, Steel, Metal
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Steel
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Opal
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Walnut
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Nickel
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Bronze
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Onyx, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
2010s American Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Gold Leaf, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass