Artemide Mushroom
Midcentury White Murano Glass and Brass Italian Mushroom-Shaped Table Lamp 1960s
By Artemide, Vetri
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Vintage mushroom-shaped Murano white swirl art glass table lamp, a beautiful and handcrafted piece
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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H 11.23 in Dm 7.88 in
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in orange for Artemide.
This lamp has become a design
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in white for Artemide.
This lamp has become a design
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Red for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in red for Artemide.
This lamp has become a design icon
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Table Lamp Lesbo in Blown Glass by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide 70s
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Padova, IT
Table lamp Lesbo in blown glass by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide 70s
The Lesbo lamp is a
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Lesbo table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide 1967 1st production
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Lesbo table lamp designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1967, first production.
Aluminium
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Aluminum
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By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
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illuminated mushroom. The base and shade, which light up independently, are formed of mouthblown opal glass
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Original 1960s Giancarlo Mattioli Table Lamp in Orange Fiberglass by Artemide
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Located in Haderslev, DK
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Italian mid-century glass table lamp Lesbo by Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
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By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Antwerpen, BE
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By Angelo Mangiarotti
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Lavinia Lamp By Masayuki Kurosawa
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1965. Edited by Artemide.
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Artemide Mushroom For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the artemide mushroom you’re looking for. A artemide mushroom — often made from glass, metal and murano glass — can elevate any home. Find 6 options for an antique or vintage artemide mushroom now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the artemide mushroom you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A artemide mushroom is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one artemide mushroom that is appealing in its simplicity, but Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli and Angelo Mangiarotti produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Artemide Mushroom?
The average selling price for a artemide mushroom at 1stDibs is $1,518, while they’re typically $285 on the low end and $4,608 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right table-lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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