Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in white for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso is now an internationally celebrated design. Its iconic curves inspired by...
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in white for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso is now an internationally celebrated design. Its iconic curves inspired by...
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in orange for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso is now an internationally celebrated design. Its iconic curves inspired b...
Plastic
Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1980s
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in New York, NY
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp in white acrylic plastic.
Metal
Pair of 1967 Nesso Table Lamps by Artemide First Edition
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of 1967 Rare First Edition Artemide Milano Nesso patent pending table lamps. In great condition.t
Plastic
"Nesso" Table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s, 1st edition
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in bruxelles, BE
1st edition “Nesso” lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli of Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta Nuova for Artemide. Stamped on the underside. Wear due to time and age of the lamp. For shipping, ...
Plastic, Fiberglass
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in orange for Artemide. With its mushroom shape and bright hues, the Nessino lamp has become a design icon.
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Red for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in red for Artemide. With its mushroom shape and bright hues, the Nessino lamp has become a design icon.
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in white for Artemide. With its mushroom shape and bright hues, the Nessino lamp has become a design icon.
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli, Italy, 1965
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century style orange mushroom-shaped plastic table lamp. The \"Nesso Table Lamp\" was first produced in 1965 by Giancarlo Mattioli, from Artemide with injection-molded thermoplas...
Fir
Nesso Table Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nesso table designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti. Originally designed, circa 1960s. Current production by Artemide. Acrylic. Also available in an orange ver...
Acrylic
Very Rare 1. Edition Fiberglasss Shade Nesso Table Lampe
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Munich, DE
Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli in 1965 - only a few pre artemide mass production examples - where made with hand laminated fiberglass shades. Also there is not artemide signature on ...
Fiberglass
Large metal 'MT' Table / Floor Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Sirrah, Italy 1969
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Sirrah
Located in Echt, NL
Striking and sculptural ‘MT’ table or floor lamp, designed in 1969 by the renowned Italian architect, designer, and urban planner Giancarlo Mattioli.
Metal, Chrome
Nesso Table Lamp from Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy 1960s
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent mushroom lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. The Italian design lamp is made of orange plastic. The lamp has four E14 fittings, which ensures that th...
Plastic
Artemide Nesso Table Lamp in White
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova
Located in Hicksville, NY
Part of the “Modern Classics” reissued line, Nesso was a marvel of ABS thermoplastic injection-molding when first introduced in 1965 thus bringing Industrial materials and methods to...
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso's design is inspired from nature. An internationally celebrated design forever associ...
Plastic
Nesso White Table Lamp by Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in New York, NY
Early edition of the Nesso table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli / Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta' Nuova and made by Artemide.
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide "Nesso" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful orange "Nesso" table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli in the 1960s for Artemide. Inspired by nature, the Nesso lamp is a true work of art with its iconic and refined cur...
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in orange for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso's design is inspired from nature. An internationally celebrated design fore...
Plastic
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H 17.72 in Dm 21.66 in
Italian Moder White Plastic Nesso Table Lamp by G. Mattioli Fort Artemide, 1967
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian moder white plastic Nesso table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli fort Artemide, 1967.
Plastic
Vintage Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Original 'Nesso' table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide in the 1960s.
Plastic
Early 'Nesso' Table Lamp Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early example (late 1960s) 'Nesso' table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti for Artemide. Unlike the later re-issues of this iconic lamp, this exampl...
Plastic
Sold
H 13.39 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Artemide Nesso Lamp Italian 1960s Off White Resin Space Age Design
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This Artemide Nesso lamp is a seminal piece of Italian Space Age design. Created in 1967 by the Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova and manufactured by Artemide, the Nesso repres...
Bakelite, Resin
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp. 1980s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp in white acrylic plastic.
Plastic
Sold
H 13.39 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
2016 edition Nesso lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1967
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in Lyon, FR
Nesso table lamp, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli del Gruppo Architteti Urbanisti Città Nuova for Artemide, Italy, in 1967.
Plastic
"Nesso" Table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s, 1st edition
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova
Located in bruxelles, BE
1st edition “Nesso” lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli of Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta Nuova for Artemide. Stamped on the underside. Wear due to time and age of the lamp.
Plastic
"Nesso" Table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s, 1st edition
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova
Located in bruxelles, BE
1st edition “Nesso” lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli of Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta Nuova for Artemide. Stamped on the underside. Wear due to time and age of the lamp. For shipping, ...
Plastic
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H 13.78 in Dm 21.26 in
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Large Orange Nesso Table Lamp, Italian Design
Located in København, Copenhagen
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide. Large orange Nesso table lamp. Italian design, 1970s.
Other
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H 13.39 in Dm 20.87 in
Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso table lamp first edition artemide production 1960.
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Vigevano, PV
NESSO, THE MUSHROOM-SHAPED LAMP DESIGNED TO SHOW THE POTENTIAL OF PLASTIC Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, it emphasizes all the characteristics of the material that has ...
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso "Mushroom" Lamp
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in Bainbridge, NY
early Nesso "Mushroom" Table Lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli of Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti, Citta Nuova, in 1964 for Artemide S.p.A. of Milan, Italy.
Nesso Lamp, Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide, 1960
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
he Nesso lamp is another icon of Italian design, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli in 1960 for the Artemide company. It is characterized by a sinuous, organic shape reminiscent of a she...
Plastic
Large Nesso Table by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy, 1970s
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Beautiful Italian wall lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide. Orange plastic body. It has an extraordinary shape and is in a good vintage condition (only one small damage on the ba...
Plastic, Bakelite
Giancarlo Mattioli, Nessino Table Lamp (reedition), 2000s
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in London, GB
In 1967 he and the Urban Architects Group “Città Nuova” created the Nesso and Nessino table lamps for the Artemide Italian house.
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli ‘MT’ lamp for Sirrah, 1969
By Sirrah, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Sittard, LI
Stunning MT Floor or Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Sirrah, Italy, 1969 A rare and sculptural MT floor or table lamp, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Sirrah in 1969.
Aluminum, Chrome
Pair of Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso Table Lamps by Artemide
By Artemide
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Italian Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso table lamps by Artemide.
Plastic
Sold
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 13.78 in
Nesso Lamps, Vintage Table Lamps by G. Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Roma, IT
Nesso lamp is an elegant pair of lamps realized by the Italian designer Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide in the 1960s. Made in Italy. Very beautiful decorative lamp realized in ...
Plastic
Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Dronten, NL
The Nesso table lamp provides general ambient light and features a body and diffuser formed with injection-molded ABS Thermoplastic. This modern classic is included in the collection...
Plastic
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H 13.39 in Dm 21.26 in
Nesso Table Lamp in Orange Color by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy 1960s
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in Roma, IT
First examples (late 1960s) table lamp 'Nesso' designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Urban Architects Group for Artemide. Unlike the subsequent re-issues of this iconic lamp, this examp...
Plastic
Petite Giancarlo Mattioli “Nessino” aka “Nesso” Table Lamp for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova, Artemide
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic petite table lamp in orange molded plastic designed by Giancarlo Mattioli, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti "Città Nuova" for Artemide
Plastic
Vintage Nesso Lamp First Edition by G. Mattioli for Artemide, 1967
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Roma, IT
Nesso lamp is an elegant pair lamp realized by the Italian designer Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide in 1967 . Polycarbonate lamp with fiberglass cap (first edition) made in Italy....
Plastic, Fiberglass
Vintage Nesso Flush Mount by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage 'Nesso' table lamp re-configured to be a flush mount fixture by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide.
Plastic
1st Edition Vintage Nesso Table Lamp Artemide, Italy, 1960s
By Artemide
Located in Antwerp, BE
1st edition vintage Nesso table lamp Artemide, Italy, 1960s. Perfect and working condition.
Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Early (fiberglass!) edition of the 'Nesso' table lamp, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Urban Architects Group for Artemide. 4 x E14 socket.
Fiberglass
Nesso Lamp Artemide Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Notteroy, NO
Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide Milano, Italy, model Nesso or known by some as the mushroom lamp. This particular lamp was machine moulded and made in Norway under license f...
Plastic
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H 13.39 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
First Edition Nesso Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide 1960s Italy
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Discover the Nesso Lamp, a groundbreaking piece of 1960s design history, created by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide Italy. This first edition Nesso lamp represents the epitome of the...
Plastic
Nesso Table Lamp, Design Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1967
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Lovely table lamp "Nesso" design Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta' Nuova for Artemide in 1967. This is the first edition made in fiberglass and ABS resin, a p...
Fiberglass
Rare First Edition of a "Nesso" Table Lamp by Artemide, 1967
By Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova, Artemide
Located in Saint Ouen, IDF
Rare first edition of a "Nesso" table lamp designed by Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova for Artemide in 1967. This old edition features an orange plastic base and a fiberglass...
Fiberglass, Plastic
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H 13.39 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Artemide Nesso Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for G.A.U.C.N. 1970s Italy - 1st ed.
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Discover the Nesso Lamp, a groundbreaking piece of 1967s design history, created by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide Italy. This first edition Nesso lamp represents the epitome of the...
Plastic
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H 13 in W 20.5 in D 20.5 in
Nesso Table Lamp in Orange Color by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic table lamp in orange molded plastic designed by Giancarlo Mattioli, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti "Città Nuova" for Artemide.
Plastic
Sold
H 13.39 in Dm 21.26 in
Original 1960s Giancarlo Mattioli Table Lamp in Orange Fiberglass by Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Haderslev, DK
Rare early edition of the Nesso table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy, 1960s.
Plastic, Fiberglass
Akari Model 3A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Akari model 3A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchii. The shade is made from handmade washi paper, wood and bamboo ribs with authentic Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light scu...
Metal
Akari Model 20n Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Akari Model 20N light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light sculptures by Isamu...
Metal
Isamu Noguchi Akari 23N Floor Lamp, Handmade Paper & Bamboo, 2000s
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Isamu Noguchi Akari 23N floor lamp. Executed in handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp and metal legs. Akari light sculptures b...
Metal
Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
Brass
$1,190 / item
H 17.33 in Dm 24.41 in
Django • Sienna Earth • Sculptural Textured Velvet Ottoman by Odditi
By Odditi
Located in CAROOL, NSW, AU
The Django ottoman is a sculptural living object that brings its eclectic personality into any space. Exhibiting a sleek yet playful nature, Django also has a practical side and is a...
Fabric, Foam, Jacquard
$9,705 / item
H 76.78 in W 39.38 in D 5.12 in
Ultrafragola Mirror/Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Asti, Piemonte
This is Ultrafragola a nice mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova in the 1970. It is a translucent white plastic frame of undulating outline, concealing pink internal flu...
Glass, Plastic
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé Blue Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Plissé Blue Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “a...
Textile
$1,550 / item
H 18 in W 12 in D 12 in
Stacked Bone and Brass Powder-Coated Table Lamp with Peekaboo Silver Leaf Shade
By Seth Premo, Arvo Ray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Junius lamp makes a bold statement with its geometric stacked elements that appear almost to float above one another. The lamp is constructed with a powder-coated steel shade and...
Brass, Silver Leaf, Steel
$2,397 / item
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 18.51 in
"Jorge" Bar Cart Modernist Style in Color Painted Steel and wood natural
By Alessandra Delgado
Located in Alto da Lapa, SP
True to her enthusiasm for the Modernist Movement Alessandra Delgado was inspired by Jorge Zalszupin timeless architectonic view to create the bar cart "Jorge". Elegant and versatil...
Steel
Angelo Mangiarotti 'Lesbo' Glass Table Lamp for Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Angelo Mangiarotti 'Lesbo' glass table lamp for Artemide. Designed by Mangiarotti in 1967, the Lesbo table lamp is now an internationally celebrated design. Its iconic curves inspir...
Aluminum
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar. Hand-made to order, this upholstered bench has a fumed and oiled oak frame. Th...
Mohair, Oak
$6,983 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
Panoplie Petite Iron Tripod Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite iron tripod lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new oyster linen shade. Multiple available, sold individually. Takes one E12 base bulb, up to 25 W or highe...
Iron
$2,500 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$2,750 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.