Art Nouveau style lighting

Handmade reproductions of exclusive lamp and chandelier - Art Nouveau style lighting.

We produce more than 1000 lamps with an endless variation of possibilities made in baroque, art deco, French art deco, art nouveau and classical style.

Art Nouveau is an international movement and style of art, architecture and applied art-especially the decorative arts-that peaked in popularity at the turn of the 20th century (1890-1905).
The name Art nouveau is French for new art. It is also known as Jugendstil, German for youth style, named after the magazine Jugend, which promoted it, and in Italy, Stile Liberty from the department store in London, Liberty and Co., which popularized the style. A reaction to academic art of the 19th century, it is characterized by organic, especially floral and other plant-inspired motifs, as well as highly-stylized, flowing curvilinear forms. The movement was strongly influenced by Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, when Mucha produced a lithographed poster, starring Sarah Bernhardt.It was an overnight sensation, and announced the new artistic style and its creator to the citizens of Paris. Initially called the Style Mucha, (Mucha Style), this soon became known as Art Nouveau.
Art Nouveau\'s fifteen-year peak was most strongly felt throughout Europe-from Glasgow to Moscow to Madrid - but its influence was global. In France, Hector Guimard\'s metro entrances shaped the landscape of Paris and Emile Gallé was at the center of the school of thought in Nancy. Victor Horta had a decisive impact on architecture in Belgium.Magazines like Jugend helped spread the style in Germany, especially as a graphic artform, while the Vienna Secessionists influenced art and architecture throughout Austria-Hungary. Art Nouveau was also a movement of distinct individuals such as Gustav Klimt, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Alphonse Mucha, René Lalique, Antoni Gaudí and Louis Comfort Tiffany, each of whom interpreted it in their own individual manner.
Although Art Nouveau fell out of favour with the arrival of 20th-century modernist styles,it is seen today as an important bridge between the historicism of Neoclassicism and modernism.Furthermore, Art Nouveau monuments are now recognized by UNESCO on their World Heritage List as significant contributions to cultural heritage.