Twenties and Thirties Lighting

Art Deco lamps

Interiors from the twenties and thirties usually look very appealing. In the period between the two world wars, the interbellum, the Art Deco style reached her pinnacle. Art Deco was more innovative, slicker and less frivolous when compared to the Art Nouveau style which reached her peak a few years before. The Art Deco style can be recognized by its playfulness, intense and bright colours, monumental and geometrical shapes and enthusiasm. At Art Deco Web Store, there are many lamps with an authentic look that go excellently with a twenties or thirties interior. Have a look at the following models: Acorn, Luxury School, The Mushroom, Menhir, The Comets, Bibendum, Wave, School Globe, Stepped, Cylinder, Chrysler and Deco Coupe. The Globe lamp is always successful. Spherical lamps look perfect in the atmosphere of twenties and thirties interiors and they are timeless at the same time. The glass lampshades can usually be ordered in different colours, such as opal white, yellow or marble. The material of the fitting is available in the following editions: nickel, matte nickel, bronze, brass or chrome. These lamps can often be used as a ceiling lamp, hanging lamp, floor lamp, wall lamp or chandelier. For every room in your thirties home The Blue Art Barn offers fitting lamps: the hallway, living room, kitchen, hallway, bedroom, bathroom and also for outdoors. This way you can effortlessly adjust the lighting inside and outside your house to the atmosphere of the twenties or thirties. The Blue Art Barn is specialized in this type of lighting. If this is desired, we would like you advise when choosing twenties or thirties lamps. Also read the blog post on vintage lamps.

Design lighting

In the twenties, lamps were designed that are still considered advanced today when looking at the lighting techniques and aestheticism, like the Gispen Classics lamps. These world famous lamps, designed by W.H. Gispen (1890-1981) have been produced since 1926 and have become true designer classics. Naturally, Gispen lamps go well with twenties and thirties interiors. Another famous design from Dutch descent is the Gerrit Rietveld lamp, it is available as a hanging lamp and as a long hanging lamp. This lamp was designed by Rietveld (1888-1964) around 1922. A functional and modern lamp that was and still is advanced. It is perfect for a thirties home with a more modern and smooth look. Scandinavian design, which is very popular now, was already well-known in the twenties when Poul Henningsen (1894-1967) designed the first PH-lamp. The glass editions of the PH-series are the first one that Henningsen designed and released in collaboration with Louis Poulsen. This iconic PH-lamp was designed in an ingenious way. Due to the various layers, there is a soft light that does not glare. The opal glass is mouth-blown and has a stylish, shiny outside. The glass PH-lamp is available as a hanging lamp, table lamp, wall lamp, floor lamp and chandelier.

Amsterdam School Lamps

In the Netherlands, the Art Deco style was mostly integrated in the Amsterdam School style, which manifested itself between 1910 and 1940. The Blue Art Barn Lighting has various ceiling lamps, hanging lamps and wall lamps in its collection that are in the style of the Amsterdam School. A few of these lamps are hanging lamp Tuschinski and hanging lamp Parabola. The lines in these lamps are very vivid. The coloured decorations in the glass of hanging lamp Parabola show expressiveness. These fantastic colours can also be seen in ceiling lamp Josephine. The Amsterdam and Amsterdam School lamp are also recognisable. The whimsical shapes exude class. Hanging lamp Bellevue will look magnificent above a dining room table or in the hallway. The Art Deco hanging lamp is particularly spectacular. This lamp is guaranteed to have a grand effect. 

In the Collector's items category you will find unique Amsterdam School lamps which are unfortunately no longer manufactured. The last chance to get one of these wonderful lights!

1. Ceiling Lamp Stepped 2. Desk Lamp Bakelite 3. Luxury School Hanging Lamp 4. Outdoor Lamp Amsterdam