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Table Lamps For Sale
A 'Dora' Moon Rock Lamp Designed by André Cazenave for Singleton, Italy, 1970s
Located in Hitchin, England
A hard-to-find 'Dora' Moon Rock lamp designed by André Cazenave for Singleton, Italy, 1970s. This piece has a great look as its height is almost as great as its width and depth whic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass
American Dedham Style Pottery Sang de Boeuf & Gilt Bronze Table Lamp
By Chelsea Keramic Art Works
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare early 20th century American Dedham pottery oxblood & gilt bronze table lamp of large proportions.
In the shape...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$1,050 Sale Price
43% Off
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Paddle Lamp by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Paddle lamp is a small, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for bedside or accent lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY.
The lamp feat...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Reijmyre, Table Lamp, Glass, Brass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue and translucent glass and brass table lamp, designed and produced in by Reijmyre, Sweden, 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 7.5" H x 3.9" Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inch...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Early 1900 Cameo Shell Lamp Greek Mythology Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Cameo Shell Lamp
Early 1900
Italy
"Three Graces" engraved
Metal Base with three sphinxes
Perfect working order
Excellent Condiction
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
FLOS Snoopy Table Lamp in Green by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The masterful table lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni gets a dazzling makeover.
Collectors now have a new reason to cherish the Snoopy table lamp by Achille and Pier Gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Be Mine 33 Pendant Lamp in Polished Stainless Steel by Barberini & Gunnell
Located in Geneve, CH
Be Mine 33 Pendant Lamp in Polished Stainless Steel by Barberini & Gunnell
Limited Edition of 20 + 2 AP + 1 p.
Dimensions: Ø 45 x H 45 cm.
Materials: Mirror-polished stainless steel...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel, Other
Turtle Tortoise Shell Table Lamp, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Tortoiseshell table lamp with brass and chrome base, circa 1970s, highly decorative, in the Maison Jansen style.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Early 20th century Gilt Bronze & Patinated Metal Louis XVI Style Lamp
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite five-arm candelabra lamp, crafted in the early 20th century, embodies the opulent Louis XVI style. Adorned with lavish gilt bronze mounts, the lamp features floral and...
Category
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Attributed to Jacques Adnet Stitched Black Leather & Brass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Jacques Adnet. 1950's, France. Stitched Black Leather & Brass Table Lamp. Overall great vintage condition with age appropriate wear to leather and brass. Measures 22" t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage André Cazenave Moon Rock Dora Lamp by Singleton. Italy, 1970s
Located in Regensburg, DE
The iconic Dora Moon Rock lamps were designed by André Cazenave in the late 1960s and produced by various Manufacturers. This lamp was manufactured by Singelton, made of polyester re...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Art Deco Brass Desk or Table Lamp w/ Glass Globe
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco brass desk or table lamp radiates timeless elegance with its column design and polished golden finish. The lamp features a traditional pedestal design with modernist influen...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Ceramic Table Lamp, circa 1960, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Midcentury ceramic table lamp, circa 1960, France.
Enameled sandstone, new straw shade.
Rewired, one E27 bulb.
Dimensions: total height: 56 cm, Diamter of the shade37 cm.
Good condition.
All purchases are covered by our Buyer Protection...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Sandstone
Anders Pehrsson, Table Lamp, Brass, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass table lamp designed by Anders Pehrsson and produced by Atelje Lyktan, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Light oxidation present throughout brass lamp.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Mid-century table lamp was designed and produced in Italy, during the 1950s. It has a light green base where a brass curved rod is attached. With a light green painted lampshade...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$753 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Table Lamp Vienna circa 1920s with Fabric Shade
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco table lamp Vienna circa 1920s with fabric shade
Polished and stove enameled
We have a white shade which can be chosen.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair 19th Century Egyptian Revival Bronze Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) French empire style gilt bronze and glass oil lamps from the Egyptian Revival period, electrified in the early 20th century. Each an impressive 37 inc...
Category
Late 19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1960s Minimalist Table Lamp in Wicker and Fabric
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1960s Minimalist Table Lamp in Wicker and Fabric
Description:
This is a mid-century table lamp from the 1960s, combining wicker (reed/rope) and fabric, in a minimalist design typica...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps by Gae Aulenti, Italy
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large "Pipistrello" model table lamps designed by Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce. Height adjustable. Marked on the underside of the base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$12,000 / set
Bernard Rooke Pottery Lamp, England 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist pottery lamp by Bernard Rooke. Stamped. Rewired.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Pair of 'Prismar' Table Lamp by Studio Arditi for Nucleo Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Prismar' Table Lamp by Studio Arditi for Nucleo Sormani. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1972. All-mirrored cubic table lamps with chrome details. The glass panels ar...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Set of 2 Table Lamp in Rostrato Murano Glass Vase for Barovier & Toso, 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Extraordinary set of 2 table lamps or vase made of mid-century Murano mouth-blown rostral glass.
The lamps are similar but not perfectly the same; the largest is 22 centimeters high ...
Category
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,894 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Modernist Pressed Lucite Table Lamp in Fractured Gold and Amber
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful modernist pressed lucite table lamp was realized in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century. It features a volumetric rectangular form with an int...
Category
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Tubetop 14 Table Lamp in Charcoal by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A minimalist statement in form and proportion, Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester
Pair of Large Brass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large circa 1940's Italian brass table lamps.
Measurements:
Height of body: 21"
Height to shade rest: 31"
Diameter: 11".
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$5,800 / set
Carlo Nason LT305 Lotus Mazzega Table Lamp 1960 Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous Carlo Nason LT305 Table Lamp Lotus Mazzega 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pr. Mid Century Brutalist Style Ceramic Table Lamps
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of Mid Century Brutalist school table lamps, executed in ceramic, with black, off white , brown and gold toned glaze. Both lamps are in very good,m original, clean and work...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pr. Mid Century Ceramic Table Lamps
By Aldo Londi, Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid Century ceramic table lamps, having bowling pin form bodies, with dimensional sgraffito textured surfaces in sand, orange and gold tone glaze finish. American made, in th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$695 / set
Golden limited edition. Table lamp by Jorge Pensi for B-Lux, Spain, 1980s
By Jorge Pensi
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Post-Modern and Hollywood Regency style table lamp designed by Jorge Pensi for the Spanish brand B-Lux, 1980s. Made of polished injected aluminum, and chrome plated in gold. The shad...
Category
1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Chrome
Pair of Silver Plated Horse Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1940's English silver-plated lamps depicting horses.
Measurements:
Height of body: 18.5"
Height to shade rest: 26".
Category
1940s English Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$5,200 / set
Large Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Blue and White Baluster Vase Table Lamp
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A beautiful Chinese late Qing dynasty (1636 - 1912) ribbed baluster form vase of large scale (17.75" x 12") having hand-painted underglaze blue 'Canton' variant pattern of architectu...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Wire
Ashoka Metal Table Lamp USA 110 Volts, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano C.
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired, Ashoka Table Lamp in lacquered metal, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis Milano.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Torino. One of the most influential and important figures of the last century. As an Architect and Designer, he has participated in all radical movements whether created from the 1970s and 1980s. In 1981 he founded the Memphis group, a group that has radically changed the scenario of Italian and world design. Honored with numerous international awards, was winner of the Golden Compass in 1959. He designed the first laptop "Valentina" by Olivetti. He died in 2007 at the age of 90 years.
Memphis Milano is the great cultural phenomenon of the 1980s that revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of young designers and architects, in Milan, coupled in the years by famous designers from the international scene, Memphis turned upside down all of the existing parameters on living. Ettore Sottsass as the backbone of the group, design gained a new concept and expression through new shapes, materials and patterns, expanding the creative limits of the industry. Memphis became a symbol of New Design. Its influence is still clear in various sectors of production and beyond.
Additional Info:
- Dimensions: W 29, D 5, H 35.5 inches
- Lighting Info: 1 X 50 W, 12 V - 5 X 40W. (E14)
- Materials: Lacquered metal.
- Additional Lighting Info: Please note that this item is wired in 110 V for the standard US light socket.
- Price includes additional US rewiring cost for accessibility with US outlets.
- If you are interested in the EU version of this light, please refer to the dealers storefront for the (EU) wired light fixture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Glass, Wood, Fabric, France, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, glass, mirror, and beige fabric table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1940s.
Oxidation present to brass
Tear present to one of the vintage lampshades
Wear consis...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Green Murano Glass Cube Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of table or bedside brass lamps and green Murano glass cube. Contemporary work from a small italian artisanal workshop in a Mid-Century Modern Space Age Hollywood Regency mood.
...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian modern table lamp Tecla by Noti Massari for Leucos, 1970s
By Leucos, Noti Massari
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern table lamp Tecla by Noti Massari for Leucos, 1970s
Table lamp model Tecla with a round base in white glass.
It features a decorative red glass ring and a white plastic...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Plastic
1960s Pair of Italian Vetri Murano Glass Table Lamps by Gino Vistosi
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful pair of 1960s, large Murano glass table lamps by Gino Vistosi for Vetri, Italy. Sculpted from a single piece of glass, these luminous forms take inspiration from the eleg...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pins Burgundy Table Lamp by Marioni
By Marioni
Located in Milan, IT
Stunning medium table lamp featuring a patinated structure with retro-inspired shapes. The key element is its adjustable sloping arm, allowing versatile positioning. The deep red gla...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$2,530 / item
Tall Decorative Organic Ceramic Lamp, Danish Midcentury, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
A rare tall Danish Mid-Century Modern brutalist stoneware lamp in a beautiful vintage condition. Dark earthen colors. Crafted in Denmark in the 1970s.
A beautiful vintage lamp well ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Neoclassical Urn Form Stainless Table Lamps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant pair of table lamps in the form of stainless steel urns. Regal in appearance, great size, not cumbersome. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Wiring ...
Category
1980s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Art Deco Japanese Figural Green Porcelain Man & Women Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Art Deco Japanese Figural Green Porcelain Man & Women Table Lamp - Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 36" H (to finial) x 25" H (to li...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Swedish Modern Pewter Table Lamp, Sweden, 1930
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant Swedish Modern table lamp from B.H. Edlunds Silverfabrik, made from pewter. Tapering handle with a square base and art deco decor.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pewter
Handmade Ceramic Black Checkered Mushroom Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
very mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and co...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brutalist style. Alabaster table lamps from Eclipsi, Spain, 1970s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Set of 3 table lamps from Eclipsi, Spain, 1970s. Entirely made of turned alabaster and hand-worked in relief in the shape of a cup, offering a soft and warm light effect through this...
Category
1970s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Palm Beach Modern Table Lamp, Blush
By Currey & Co.
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Elegant Currey & Co. table lamp.
Featuring a blush pink ceramic base adorned with sculptural ribbed detailing for a sophisticated, tactile appeal. Topped with a classic tapered linen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Linen
Vintage Stiffel Hollywood Regency Cream Enamel Brass Urn Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Stiffel Hollywood Regency Cream Enamel Brass Urn Form Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 27.5" H (to finial) x 19.5" H (to light socket) x 7" W x 7"...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
James Mont Style Asian Modern Cylinder Faux Bamboo Frederick Cooper Lamps -Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of James Mont inspired lamps designed by Frederick Cooper for Tyndale in Chicago. They have a cylinder faux bamboo form with a faux bronze modern finish. They are in v...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Composition, Brass
Vintage Pair of Heavy Brass Urn Table Lamps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Exceptional pair of vintage brass table lamps in the style of Frederick Cooper and Stiffel, these footed urn bases have surprising weight behind their twisting design. The brass trop...
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$3,500 / set
2 Rupert Nikoll table lamps with wood and fabric shade vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
2 Rupert Nikoll table lamps with wood and fabric shade vienna around 1950s
Wood polished
Brass polished and stove enameled
The fabric shades are replaced ( new )
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
A LUXURIOUS Art-Deco MODERNIST TABLE LAMP, in the style of DESNY, France 1930
Located in PARIS, FR
A luxurious and rigorous table lamp, Art-Deco, Modernist, Constructivist, Bauhaus, geometric structure mounted on a square black marble base, 4 high legs forming 4 columns supporting...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Nickel
Pair of Modernist Pearl White Murano Glass Table Lamps with 24-Karat Gold Bands
Located in New York, NY
This pair of modernist table lamps showcases the refined artistry and exquisite craftsmanship of Murano glass, blending elegant minimalism with material opulence. Each lamp features ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Table Lamp 'Gradi Scrivania' by Bettonica E Melocchi for Cini & Nils Italy 1990s
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant and adjustable Postmodern table lamp or desk light 'Gradi Scrivania'. The lamp shade adjustable in height. Rotating diffuser and dimmer. Designed by Franco Bettonica & Mario ...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Tiffany Studios New York "Plain Squares" Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The plain squares pattern from Tiffany Studios features columns of emerald glass rectangles, arranged with precision to mirror the intricate veining observed in insect wings. The fus...
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Mid-century Modern Italian Brass Table Lamps, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful pair of bedside lamps, Italian manufacture from the 70s. Cast brass, the bases measure cm: W14 x D9 x H23.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz with Original Shades
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of hand thrown and scribed pottery lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz perfect for the bedroom. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, shades have discoloration, faint yellowing...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery, Fabric, Walnut
Henry Holland Studio Edison Brown & White Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
The Edison table lamp is elegant and refined, he takes up little real estate on your table, sideboard, or desk but he still proudly, lights up any sp...
Category
2010s English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware
$2,174 / item
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 566 by Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gino Sarfatti lamp model 566 by Astep
Aluminum body, steel stand, cast alloy base.
Manufactured by Astep
Model 566
Design by Gin...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
$858 / item
Bobine table lamp, oak & sand glass, by Jessica Helgerson
Located in Portland, OR
Named after traditional turned-wood bobbin lamps—but a little fancier—Bobine is a playful, pretty table lamp available with either a wood or glass base an...
Category
2010s American Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Oak
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Large Metal Black Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table lamp...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Paul KISS French Art Deco Alabaster & Wrought-Iron Table Lamp, 1920
By Paul Kiss
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco table lamp by Paul Kiss, France, 1920s. Alabaster & wrought-iron. Old alabaster cannot be compared to new ones. Old alabaster has veins. Sometimes they can be mistake...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Italian Apothecary Pharmacy Albarello Ceramic Table Lamp, circa 1870-1885
By Cantagalli, Deruta
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Exquisitely handcrafted by Amitābha Studio from a 19th-century Italian Renaissance revival albarello (circa 1870–1885), this one-of-a-kind table lamp preserves the spirit of Europe’s...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
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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