Noticed recently: A crop of sculptural wall sconces with a softness unique to glass. Hand-blown forms adhere to walls, and sometimes ceilings, with the plump and airy quality of a pillow. Here are our 10 favorite pillow glass wall sconces.
Above: Vermont-based Brielle Macbeth Rovito of Dust + Form is trained as a ceramicist but designed the Ori Sconce in blown glass with brass hardware. The sconce is available in Golden Hour (shown here), Moonlight, and Sunrise; $1,800 at Dust + Form.
Above: The Hennepin Made Lacuna Sconce is designed in light-diffusing opaline glass; $2,075 for the large size at Hennepin Made.
Above: From Cairo lighting studio Sal, the Halo Sconce diffuses light through an organic-shape in frosted tinted glass; 5,950 LE (about $118 USD) at Sal.
Above: Designed by Giovanni Barbatao for Mazzegea 1946, the Eyes Wall Sconce is an organic shape in hand-blown Murano glass; $1,010 at Lumens.
Above: The Foscarini Circus 07 Wall Lamp is made in Italy and designed by Defne Koz in mouth-blown glass featuring a central “button” in nickel-plated metal; $839 at Hive Modern.
Above: The Roll & Hill Pillow Sconce 01 is designed to be as soft as a cushion, made from hand-blown Italian glass and solid brass; $840 at Spartan Shop.
Above: The Lindsey Adelman Bubble Sconce SC.01.07 is made of hand-blown glass inspired by natural phenomena, pressed to form against the wall; $4,800 at The Future Perfect.
Above: The Foscarini Gregg Wall Lamp is designed Ludovica and Roberto Palomba with a satin-finished mouth-blown glass diffuser; $230 at Hive.
Above: The Bubble Glass Wall Lamp is an organic, sculptural shape in blown glass; $180 at Vakker Light.
Above: The Sklo Pillow Sconce Ceiling Light is available in a range of colored frosted glass; $1,900 for the small size at Sklo.
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