Best Dining Room Pendant Lighting Ideas

No modern dining space is complete without a delicious pendant light. Our favorite dining room pendant lights are a delectable lot, especially striking when suspended above a table or counter top. Choose from both mouth-watering modern design classics and innovative contemporary creations. For more pendant lighting ideas, view our tips on installing kitchen island lighting.

Muuto Unfold Pendant

A whimsical version of metal industrial lamps, Unfold's basic lamp shade is a continuous piece, fashioned from pliable silicon rubber. A wide range of bright and neutral colors only adds to this modern pendant's flexible applications.

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Tech Lighting SoCo Pendant Light

An innovative system of sockets and cords makes SoCo a versatile pedant, built for custom installations. A range of socket finishes, cord colors, and light bulb options allow for mixing and matching to create a unique statement piece.

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Louis Poulsen PH5 Pendant

Looking good at 60! Poul Henningsen's 1958 Scandinavian lighting design, a revolutionary, glare-free composition, remains ever-youthful and beguiling. You'll eat up the new Louis Poulsen 60th anniversary colorways, too.

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Foscarini Gregg Pendant

Matte white glass and a beautifully modulated organic shape make Gregg an egg-cellent modern pendant light for any dining room or space. Attached to a barely-there suspension cable, Gregg virtually floats in mid-air, like magic.

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Herman Miller Saucer Pendant

George Nelson's iconic Bubble lamps, emblems of Mid-Century Modern excellence, remain ever youthful, each graceful, zeppelin-like shape imbuing any interior scheme with instantly recognizable design cred.

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Muuto Ambit Pendant

Hand-spun aluminum and a simple rubber cord comprise these Muuto Ambit dining room pendant lights, the embodiment of Scandinavian restraint. A white interior and 5 matte exterior colors combine for a soft, welcoming glow.

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Feiss Brynne Pendant

Part industrial, part Scandinavian, the Feiss Brynne Pendant has a sumptuously rounded steel shade that's a surefire eye-catcher. Available in both matte and polished finishes, Brynne elevates both formal and informal dining spaces.

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David Trubridge Coral Pendant

This popular pendant light from David Trubridge is ingeniously comprised of individual bamboo elements that fit together to form a striking orb. Sustainably sourced materials and flat-pack shipping lend Coral serious eco cred.

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Mater Terho Pendant

This acorn-inspired modern pendant light features a rounded form of natural alder wood and mouth-blown glass. A refined designed that imbues a space with organic warmth, Terho is available in 3 sizes and 2 wood finishes.

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GUBI Semi Pendant

This ultra-minimal GUBI pendant has a distinctive flared shade which projects diffused, cone-shaped light, ideal for a dining or kitchen table. 3 sizes and a variety of color choices ensure that Semi looks wholly fabulous anywhere.

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Tom Dixon Etch Pendant

Tom Dixon's Etch Pendant light has become a contemporary lighting classic, thanks to its faceted geodesic form, comprised of matte or gleaming perforated metal. Hung alone or in a grouping, Etch is a dazzler.

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Kartell FL/Y Suspension Lamp

A simple modern pendant made from polycarbonate, the FL/Y pendant presents a perfect half circle that projects downward light from the shade's wide opening. A broad range of colors complement any interior color scheme.

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Umage Eos Pendant

The accessibly priced modern pendant light from Umage is fashioned from thousands of recycled goose feathers, and radiates a soft, ambient light through its feathery form. Even when not illuminated, Eos is anything but a lightweight.

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Pablo Swell Single Pendant

Swell is a spun aluminum pendant light that's ideal for contemporary interiors. Whether suspended alone or in a grouping of two or more, this Pablo pendant 's simple silhouette & brushed gold interior makes for a shining light.

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Herman Miller Ball Pendant

A perfect sphere, if there ever was one, the Herman Miller Ball Pendant is an icon of Mid Century design, and a George Nelson classic. This Bubble-y pendant fits in anywhere, but looks especially delicious suspended above a dining table.

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Muuto Grain Pendant

Bamboo fibers embedded in polypropylene give this modern pendant light its name—and a subtly textured surface area. With a clean, elegant shape, and a range of moody color choices, Grain imbues a space with enviable Nordic cool.

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Moooi Random LED Pendant

A contemporary best-seller, the Moooi Random Pendant is an ethereal LED lamp, comprised of fiberglass and resin, that projects the warm, nuanced light expected of incandescent light bulbs. A delectable option for dining room lighting.

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Innermost Doric Marble Pendant

How can Greek architecture inspire a modern pendant lamp? With innovative materials and an eye for subtle decoration. Resin that uncannily resembles marble & a fluted interior define this modern dome-shaped pendant.

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Tom Dixon Beat Wide Pendant

A dramatic shape rendered in beaten brass, the Tom Dixon Beat Wide Pendant is a statement lighting choice for any dining room, casting a wide swathe of illumination to the surface below, and pairing beautifully with fellow Beat lamps.

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David Trubridge Kina Pendant

Taking its shape from the shell of New Zealand's local sea urchin, Kina is sumptuously shaped modern pendant light that leverages signature Trubridge bamboo latticework in service of a gorgeous lamp that casts intricate shadows.

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