Art Deco Ceiling Lights

Nothing sets a room off as glamorously as a stylish Art Deco inspired ceiling light. The 1920s were stylish, with glass and polished chrome ceiling light fittings in a huge range of stunning geometric designs. A bold, brave and timeless style to enhance your home.

What Is The Art Deco Style?

Art Deco ceiling lights are quite difficult to quantify. They can be recognised by looking for a number of clues such as simple geometric, angular or hard-edged shapes, symmetry and clean lines. Even the most complex ceiling lamps will contain some or all of these features.

Using one of these fittings can result in giving your room a classic and elegant feel that will transport you back to a bygone era of grandeur and elegance. Art Deco is probably not for the faint-hearted interior designer, but he who dares always wins.

When was Art Deco Popular?

The Art Deco era flourished in the UK between the first and second world wars, with more and more homes showing off their stylish Art Deco ceiling lights. It was without doubt one of the most influential design styles of all time. To this day, they remain popular with people who own typical 1920s houses and those with more modern houses looking for a contemporary design.

Polished chrome plating is something that we take for granted today, but this finish had just been perfected. As a result, many of the designs featured the use of this new brilliant chrome finish. Many chandeliers featured heavy clear or opal glass shades that would be acid etched, enamelled or sand blasted to create the desired look.

Are There Alternatives?

Modern and contemporary fittings can be very similar to Art Deco designs due to the use of symmetrical chrome arms, clean angular style and heavily facetted or etched glass. This is just the sort of design that would have been around in the 1920s and 1930s and occupy pride of place in the more contemporary home to this day.

Original lamps are expensive to buy, may have been badly restored and can often fail due to deterioration of the wiring over time, especially the insulating material. Today, many manufacturers design ceiling fittings in the Art Deco, whilst others create contemporary lighting designs that fall nicely into this category.

At Universal Lighting, we have identified those ceiling light fittings that are suitable for the period home, or suitable for the modern environment where a modernistic design is desirable and put them in one category. This makes the task of identifying and selecting a suitable pendant, chandelier or other style of fitting to complement your decor so much easier.

For further information, please have a look at our Art Deco lighting history article.

If you require help, further information or advice on selecting your Art Deco ceiling light, please contact a member of our team on 0151 650 2138 for expert advice.