The French have been expertly refining industrial-style lighting since the 1920s, playing with scale, rotation, weight, and balance. From Charlotte Perriand and Bernard-Albin Gras to Olivier Abry of Wo & Wé, here are our favorites:
![from wo & wé, which designs and makes its lights in a workshop in lyon 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/wo-and-we-two-arm-long-wall-lamp-w-733x736.jpg)
![the lamp gras n \2\14 wall light designed by bernard albin gras in \19\2\1 is m 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lamp-gras-n-214-wall-light-733x496.jpg)
![jean prouvé’s potence lamp, produced today through vitra, is \$\2,\ 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jean-prouve-prouve-potence-lamp-733x496.jpg)
![the serge mouille two arm wall sconce is currently on sale for \$4,796 at desig 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/serge-mouille-two-arm-wall-sconce-733x496.jpg)
![the jielde signal two arm wall sconce is \$458 at horne. 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jielde-signal-2-arm-wall-sconce-si331-733x496.jpg)
![from la redoute interieurs, the metal appliqué with adjustable articulated 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/la-redoute-interieurs-l-applique-metal-a-bras-articule-reglable-733x496.jpg)
![french brand am.pm’s voltige two arm wall lamp is currently on sale for 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/la-redoute-am-pm-two-arm-light-733x512.png)
![designed by charlotte perriand in \1938, the potence pivotante wall lamp is sti 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/charlotte-perriand-potence-pivotante-wall-lamp-1-733x496.jpg)
![and from france & son, the chapeau mouille long rotating wall sconce is cur 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/france-and-son-chapeau-mouille-long-rotating-wall-sconce-733x733.jpg)
For more lighting ideas, see our posts:
- 10 Easy Pieces: Good-Looking Pendant Lights Under $200
- High/Low: Modern Tiered Suspension Pendant Light
- High/Low: Chic Portable Lighting, Indoor/Outdoor Edition
N.B. This post originally ran on July 12, 2017, and has been updated with new products.
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