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1960s Pop Art Oversized Light Bulb Pendant Light
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1960s Pop Art Oversized Light Bulb Pendant Light
Unique pendant lamp in the form of an oversized
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Large Pop Art Light Bulb Pendant Light
Located in Esperance, NY
For sale is this very cool pop art pendant light. The cord plugs in to a standard outlet and the
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Rare Mid-Century Modern Opaline Glass Ingo Maurer Style Light Bulb Shape Pendant
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Lisse, NL
Very cool looking, large light bulb pendant light.
If you have bought and sold as many light
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Plastic, Opaline Glass
Bulb Pendant Light by Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bulb-shaped pendant with opal glass shade and painted glass shade holder. Designed in 1966 by Ingo
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Red "Bulb" Pendant Light by Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Hagenbach, DE
unique bulb shape, which was characteristic for Ingo Maurer.
The light requires one E27 light bulb
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Bulb Beige Blue Ceramic Pendant Light, Denmark, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
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Dimensions:
Diameter: 12.20" (31 cm)
The light light requires one E27 light bulb, LED compatible.
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Bulb Brown Blue Ceramic Pendant Light, Denmark, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
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Dimensions:
Diameter: 11.81" (30 cm)
The light light requires one E27 light bulb, LED compatible.
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Ingo Maurer inspired Light Bulb Ceiling Lamp Pendant, 1970s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ingo Maurer inspired vintage light bulb ceiling pendant. White enameled metal case with a milk
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Italian Chromed Pendant Light with Three Glass Bulbs 1970s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Chromed Pendant Light with Three Glass Bulbs 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Linear Corrugation Pendant Light '5 Bulbs' in Off-White
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Linear corrugation pendant light (5 bulbs) made from off-white (RAL 9002) painted ash veneered
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
XL Hanging Light Bulb 'Pop Art' Pendant 1980's
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Sherborne, GB
Super size Pop Art 1980's light bulb hanging pendant. This fabulous and fun hanging light resembles
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Bulb Brown Yellow Terra Ceramic Pendant Light, Denmark, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
: 13.77" (35 cm)
The light light requires one E27 light bulb, LED compatible.
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ceramic
Large Clear Glass and Brass Bulb Shaped Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
A large clear pendant light of bulb form.
France, c1950s.
Clear glass and patinated brass.
Since
Category
Mid-20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Clear Glass and Brass Bulb Mid-Century French Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
A clear glass bulb like shade pendant light, good quality brass gallery.
France, c1960s.
Single
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Ingo Maurer Inspired Giant Bulb Light Pendant Lamp by Metalarte
Located in Barcelona, ES
Metalarte giant bulb pendant lamp manufactured in Spain at the end of the 1960s.
This beautiful
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Black Metal Vintage Industrial Cast Iron 5 bulbs Pendant Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
French black metal 5 bulb vintage industrial pendant light
5x E27 / E26
Weight 4.30 kg / 9.5 lb
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Iron
Geometric Shaped 16 Bulbs Brass Pendant Light Chandelier by Rupert Nikoll, 1960s
By Rupert Nikoll, J.T. Kalmar, Stilnovo
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A large pendant light fixture by Rupert Nikoll, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 15.75 in W 39.38 in D 25.6 in
Bespoke Modernist Pendant Light, Nickel Plated Brass with 6 Opaline Glass Bulbs
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Bespoke modernist pendant light, nickel plated brass with 6 opaline glass bulbs.
Also available
Category
2010s German Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Nickel
H 39.38 in W 25.6 in D 15.75 in
Linear Corrugation Pendant Light '5 Bulbs' in Natural Ash and Vermilion Red
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Linear corrugation pendant light (5 bulbs) made from ash veneered plywood (clear coated) and
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
H 7.88 in W 2.41 in D 51.97 in
Modernist Pendant Light Nickel Plated Brass with 5 Opaline Glass Bulbs circa1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist pendant light, nickel plated brass with 5 opaline glass bulbs.
Germany/ Czechoslovakia
Category
Vintage 1930s German Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Nickel
H 51.19 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Mid Century Stacked Six Bulb Round Chrome Base Pendant Light, 1970s Funky
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Funky chrome six bulb pendant light, maker unknown, 1970s
60W bulbs not included.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Pendant Light with 4 Opaline Glass Bulbs, Nickel Plated Brass c. 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist pendant light with 4 opaline glass bulbs, nickel plated brass, Germany circa 1930.
Category
Vintage 1930s German Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Nickel
H 62.21 in W 22.45 in D 22.45 in
Forget and Clear Glass Pendant Lobby Lamp with light bulb or with candle
Located in Verviers, BE
Forget Chandelier with light bulb or with candle
Forget and Clear glass pendant lamp.
Materials
Category
Vintage 1930s French Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Ornate Brass Ceiling Light with 6 Light Bulbs 20th Century
Located in DE
of ca 30 cm.
It’s a vintage light with 6 bulbs, so plenty of brightness.
Category
20th Century German Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pendant Ceiling Light in the Schape of a Big Bulb, Smoked Glass, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Smoked glass Art Deco pendant ceiling light with glass shade and fitting E27
This simple 'hanging
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
H 33.47 in Dm 10.63 in
Large Bronze French Chandelier for 6 Light Bulbs, 1950s
Located in Bastogne, BE
In the presence of Vintage Bronze chandelier with beautiful bronze chain. For 6 light bulbs
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Chandelier in Murano, 50°, Italian, 10 light bulbs
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Hanging lamp
Material: bronze, murano
Style: 50
Country: Italian
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Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Brutalist Steel Chandelier with 48-Light Bulbs, Berlin, 1960s
By Sciolari Lighting
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modernist extreme large chandelier with 48-light bulbs. The fixture is made of metal
Category
Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Amazing Vintage Bronze Chandelier For 8 Light Bulbs, Belgium 1970s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Bronze Chandelier on the chain. For 8 light bulbs.
Belgium, circa 1970s.
The chandelier
Category
Vintage 1970s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Ceramic & Gilt Brass Chandelier Six Light Bulbs Ceiling Lamp
Located in Bastogne, BE
Elegant Handmade ceramic floral Designer chandelier.
Hanging 6 horn chandelier, made of brass frame in gold color, body and bobeches with decorative elements of ceramics in pink...
Category
20th Century European Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Large Midcentury Modernist Steel Chandelier with 48-Light Bulbs, Berlin, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Midcentury modernist extreme large chandelier with 48-light bulbs. The fixture is made of metal
Category
Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
H 58.27 in Dm 32.29 in
Jugendstil Josef Hoffmann & Wiener Werkstätte Ceiling Light with Bulbs, Re Editi
By Woka Lamps, Koloman Moser
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceiling light with ten opaline glass bulbs, total drop custom made. Josef Hoffmann and Koloman
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 59.06 in Dm 19.69 in
French Midcentury Star Metal and Glass Light Fixture with Single Bulb
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Midcentury metal star light fixture with frosted glass panels surrounding a central socket
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Post-modern Chrome XL Chandelier, Modernist, 40+ Light Bulbs, Sciolari, 1970's
Located in Antwerp, BE
Chandelier; Contemporary; Industrial; Modern; Modernist; Chrome; Chique; Pendant; Light; Lamp
Category
Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
H 39.38 in W 84.65 in D 84.65 in
20thC Italian Hand Blown Ceiling Light In The Form Of A Light Bulb, By Due P
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A unique 20th Century ceiling light, designed in the form of a light bulb. The hand-blown glass
Category
20th Century Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
20thC Italian Hand Blown Ceiling Light In The Form Of A Light Bulb, By Due P
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A unique 20th Century ceiling light, designed in the form of a light bulb. The hand-blown glass
Category
20th Century Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Gigantic Brass 24 Bulb Stilnovo Style Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Italy 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
brass and has a fantastic floral structure with sockets for light bulbs fixed on brass light arms. the
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Design Space Age Chandelier in Steel with 6 Light Bulbs , 1970s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful Italian design of the period space age chandelier in stell with six bulbs, 1970s. Perfect
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel
Gothic Revival Style Brass Eight Light Chandelier With Candle Style Bulb Sockets
Located in Morristown, NJ
central hub on the circular frame, each holding a candle-like light socket. Designed to mimic candle
Category
Vintage 1950s Gothic Revival Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large 64cm Brass 12 Bulb Stilnovo Style Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Italy 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
fantastic structure with 12 sockets for light bulbs fixed inside the round brass frame.. the sockets are for
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large CUBIC Brass 9 Bulb Stilnovo Style Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Italy 1960s
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
fantastic floral structure with sockets for light bulbs fixed on brass light arms. the sockets are for use
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 10.44 in Dm 20.87 in
Large CUBIC Brass 7 Bulb Stilnovo Style Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Italy 1970s
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
fantastic structure with 7 sockets for light bulbs fixed on long brass light arms. the sockets are for use
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 14.97 in Dm 10.63 in
Smoked Lucite Dome Shape Shade Chrome Mid Century Modern 3 Bulb Light Fixture
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Smoked Lucite Dome Shape Shade Chrome Mid Century Modern 3 Bulb Light Fixture MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Art Nouveau Style Brass and Glass Table Lamp with Three Light Bulbs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful italian art nouveau style table lamp circa 1980s. Three light bulbs. The body is in
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 18.9 in W 19.69 in D 13.78 in
Large Tube Brass 8 Bulb Stilnovo Style Flush Mount Ceiling Light, Italy 1960s
By Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
fantastic tube structure with sockets for light bulbs fixed on brass light arms. the sockets are for use
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 9.85 in W 12.6 in D 12.6 in
Light Bulb-Shaped Ceiling Lamp in Frosted Glass and Metal, Ingo Maurer Style
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Light bulb-shaped ceiling lamp in frosted glass and metal.
Ingo Maurer style.
Approx. 1970s.
In
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
7 Bulbs 6 Point Geometric 3 Way Italian Light Fixture Chandelier Parzinger Style
Located in Rockaway, NJ
option: all seven light lit together, one build in the centre (pointing downwards), and the six "candles
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Brass and Light Beige Lampshade Three-Light Adjustable Height Pendant Light
Located in Barntrup, DE
light bulbs.
The height of the pendant chandelier can be adjusted, from circa 70 cm / 27.5 in to circa
Category
Late 20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970's Plastic Pendant Light, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage colour and transparent plastic small pendant light. Bulb: 1 x E25-E27.
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Plastic
Holophane Arts & Crafts Pendant Light, 1900s
By Holophane
Located in Amsterdam, NL
light bulb.
This wonderful Arts & Crafts pendant light by Holophane is in very good original condition
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Swedish Two Level Perforated Pendant Ceiling Light
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1659 Swedish perferated two level pendant light
4 bulbs lowwer level 2 bulbs upper level
Category
Vintage 1960s Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Petite Murano Pendant Light by AV Mazzega
By AVMazzega
Located in North Miami, FL
Black Murano glass with a subtle red line at the base of the dome shaped pendant light. Single bulb
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Murano Glass, Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Murano pendant light by Murano Due
By Murano Due
Located in Palermo, PA
an E24 light bulb, this pendant offers both functionality and style. The adjustable wire allows for
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Brass and Light Beige Fabric Lampshade Adjustable Height Pendant Lamp, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
light bulbs.
The height of the pendant chandelier can be adjusted, from circa 70 cm / 27.5 in to circa
Category
Late 20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 27.56 in Dm 17.72 in
Large Brass and Fabric Lampshade Five-Light Adjustable Height Pendant Lamp
Located in Barntrup, DE
points - five sockets for E27 (E26) size light bulbs.
The height of the pendant chandelier can be
Category
Vintage 1970s German Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Extra Large Brass and Fabric Lampshade Five-Light Adjustable Height Pendant Lamp
Located in Barntrup, DE
sockets for E27 (E26)- size light bulbs.
The height of the pendant chandelier can be adjusted from
Category
Late 20th Century German Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 31.5 in Dm 21.66 in
French Art Nouveau Orange and White Glass Pendant Light Signed Noverdy, 1920s
By Jean Noverdy
Located in Barntrup, DE
adorned with stylized leaf motifs.
One new socket for an E27 (E26) size light bulb.
This beautiful pendant
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Leaves Pendant Light in Style of Ingo Maurer Uchiwa
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Barntrup, DE
wicker palm-leaf-shaped leaves.
One socket for E27 (E26) size light bulb.
The pendant lamp is in good
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
1 of 20 Large Stunning Raak Brass Pendant light Maxi Globe, Netherlands, 1960s
By RAAK
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 20 Maxi Bulb Pendant light designed by Raak, Netherlands, 1970s.
Smoked glass in a very
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Vintage 20thC Italian Brutalist Pendant Light By Albano Poli For Poliarte c.1970
By Albano Poli, Poliarte
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
iron base, it is elegantly adorned with clear and amber glass accents. This four-bulb pendant light is
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Other Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
H 31.5 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
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Light Bulb Pendant For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic light bulb pendant available at 1stDibs. Each light bulb pendant for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, glass and brass. If you’re shopping for a light bulb pendant, we have 50 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer light bulb pendant, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each light bulb pendant bearing Mid-Century Modern, Industrial or Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one light bulb pendant that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ingo Maurer, Robert Sonneman and Tino Seubert produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Light Bulb Pendant?
Prices for a light bulb pendant start at $480 and top out at $11,500 with the average selling for $1,550.
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.
Questions About Light Bulb Pendant
- What is a mini pendant light?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Mini pendant lights are scaled-down versions of pendant lights that dangle from an overhead support. Unique mini-pendant lights are a wonderful way to set the ambiance for an entire space because they dangle in mid-air. On 1stDibs, shop vintage and antique pendant lights.
- What Is a swag pendant light?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021A swag pendant light is a fixture that hangs from the ceiling and provides an often inexpensive light source while taking up very little space. Swag pendant lights take up little space — the fixture is typically a bare or shaded socket that is suspended from the ceiling by way of a robust metal chain or cord. A swag pendant also offers a variety of installation options and can enhance the overall look of the room. Shop a range of antique and vintage swag pendant lighting on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The difference between pendant lights and chandeliers is not complicated. In terms of both style and function, chandeliers are not that different from pendant lights. The difference between a chandelier and pendant light is not how they look but rather the way in which they hang. Chandeliers are suspended with multiple branches that hold many bulbs while pendants typically dangle from one central cord or chain. Chandeliers tend to be more intricate and fancier, so if you're looking for something luxurious, then this might work best. With pendants, you’re likely to find a variety of examples in minimalistic modern styles; these would make great additions to any office space because of their versatility like being able to turn them on/off with ease. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage pendant lights and chandeliers.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024Here are what the parts of a pendant light are called: The part that attaches to the ceiling is the mounting strap, and the canopy is the part that covers it. A chain usually connects the canopy to the rest of the light at a point called the hanging loop. At the end of the chain is the socket that holds the pendant light's bulb. On many pendants, a shade surrounds the bulb and diffuses light to soften the illumination produced by the fixtures. Shop a range of pendant lights on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023Yes, glass pendant lights get dusty. However, all lighting fixtures will eventually gather dust. Regularly wiping your pendant lights can reduce the presence of dust. Shop a variety of glass pendant lights on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Where you hang a pendant light over a kitchen sink is largely a matter of personal preference. If you're installing a new light fixture, consider where you most need task lighting. You may find it better to hang the lamp off to one side to illuminate a food prep area. Generally, there should be 35 to 40 inches of space between the bottom of the pendant and the countertop to allow for adequate clearance. On 1stDibs, find a collection of pendant lights.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023Yes, you can put a pendant light above a kitchen sink. However, if you don’t already have a light receptacle in place, you may need to hire a professional electrician to run wiring to the area. Also, ensure that there is at least 30 to 36 inches of clearance below the light, so you can stand at the sink. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of pendant lights.
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