So, what’s in a name? Well, modern wall lights are slightly more conventional than some of the contemporary wall lights. If you prefer your lighting more on the restrained side, then you will probably find what you’re looking for among the modern or traditional wall lights.

The contemporary wall lights tend to have been designed by top of the range, sometimes rather avant-gardes designers and, when a design is particularly well-observed, the light fitting will cross all taste boundaries, appealing to lovers of traditional wall lights as well as aficionados of more extrovert designs.

Some designers, particularly those who work for the more upmarket lighting houses, work with precious materials like Venetian and Murano glass. It’s clear that if you start with a material that is beautiful in its own right, the finished design will also be beautiful. Wall lights like these are like miniature pieces of art and can represent an investment, certainly in terms of your interior decor. Good styling never goes out of fashion..

Even if your preference is for antique lighting, you will find designer pieces that cross those boundaries too; antique wall lights with a contemporary twist

You understand the subtle definitions of lighting terminology now, so go look at our modern wall lighting, and our contemporary wall lighting. In fact, why not look at both?