$1,192Sale Price / set|20% Off
Rare Pair! Swedish Modern Articulating Decorator Floor Pole Lamps! Silver Danish
Located in Peoria, AZ
SWEDISH FLOOR LAMP PAIR! Articulating 2 Shade Contemporary Floor Lamps Sleek! Dimensions: 61" TALL 12" WIDE 12" DEEP This pair of Swedish Modern floor lamps are exemplary an...
Metal
Mid Century Modern Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Articulating Desk Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A masterful blend of utility and sculpture, this desk lamp was designed by the influential American modernist Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. The piece features a striking matte blac...
Metal
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Articulating Desk Lamp. 1939 NYWF Rare Simulated Metal Leather
By Donald Deskey
Located in Peoria, AZ
Rare and Striking! Art Deco Metal & Brass Articulating Desk Lamp With Faux Leather Enamel Circa 1939 At the time of the New York World's Fair of 1939, designers architects and en...
Metal
Mid Century Articulating Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Iconic desk lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, all original, no missing parts or dents, great patina on brass, minor flaking on weighted handle, please see photos. Work...
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Chicago Die Casting Company Articulating Desk Lamp with Emerald Glass Shade
Located in Peekskill, NY
The lamp has a real Machine Age look with its 8 inch black marble base, polished metal and unique signed disc joints. The sandwich glass shade is a good one In emerald over milk glas...
Art Glass
French Art Deco / Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Articulating Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite, timeless French Art Deco / early midcentury desk or table lamp with modernist influences in solid brass and stabile, heavy weight that combines form and function. The p...
Brass
$1,596Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Perhsson Leather Chrome Articulate Desk Lamp Olympics Chalet Rustic
By Ateljé Lyktan, Jacques Adnet
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fully Functional, Complete. Two Standard Sockets, Three Light Settings. The Simris table lamp is designed by Anders Pehrson who took over the business of Ateljé Lyktan in 1964. (sca...
Aluminum, Chrome
Articulating Desk Lamp by Atelier Gras for R.A.V.E.L. Clamart
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A patinated steel wall mounted lamp with a hinged and rotating arm.
Metal
Ralph Lauren 'Carthage' Table Lamp in Brass
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass table lamp with articulating dome shade. Made by Ralph Lauren with a shade that points your light in your precise position.
Brass
Arts & Crafts Cast Iron Table Lamp with Frosted Glass Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderfully detailed, articulating, Arts & Crafts, cast iron table lamp with frosted glass shade.
Iron
$480Sale Price|20% Off
signed nessen Studio Walter Von Nessen Brass Swing Arm Table Lamp
By Walter Von Nessen, Nessen Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modernist Articulating Brass table lamp with makers tag. By Walter Von Nessen An iconic Mid-Century Modern design, this Brass Swing Arm Table Lamp by Walter Von Nessen f...
Brass
De-Light F2 Articulating Brass Wicker Floor Lamp, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
About the collection The Flow collection is an ode to movement designed by Jonathan Amar Studio composed of artisanal articulating lamps and side tables following three years of rese...
Brass
$1,800 / item
Curt Fischer Task Lamps for Midgard, 1920
By Midgard, Curt Fischer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful 1920s articulating table-mounted desk lamps by Curt Fischer for Midgard in original grey-green hammer finish and on/off turn switch on the shade, arm lengths of the smaller...
Metal
Heifetz John Van Zwienen T-7-M MOMA Lamp Swing Arm 1951
By Heifetz
Located in Peoria, AZ
HEIFETZ MANUFACTURING, CO. 1951 MOMA LIGHTING COMPETITION ARTICULATING DESK/TABLE LAMP DESIGNER: JOHN VAN ZWIENEN Dimensions: Approximately 24" Tall By 18" Wide In 1951 MOMA sp...
Brass, Metal
Lao-F1 Contemporary Adjustable Leather Brass Floor Lamp
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
Flow collection 21st century Soft pleated fabric shade Leather colour of choice Maximum height of 163 cm Minimum height of 140 cm 2.4 Kgs Flow is an ode to movement designed by Jo...
Brass
De-Light F1 Contemporary Double Light Brass Floor Lamp, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
or Nickel ------------------ The Flow collection is an ode to movement designed by Jonathan Amar composed of artisanal articulating lamps and side tables following three years of res...
Brass
De-Light F1 Double Light Brass Floor Lamp, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
If you live in the US, a simple adapter will do. ------------- The Flow collection is an ode to movement designed by Jonathan Amar composed of artisanal articulating lamps and sid...
Marble, Brass
IDO.F3 Contemporary Brass Marble Floor Lamp, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
Finish: Brass (available in polished or varnished aged +€80 per lamp) is a living material, and natural variations in tone and patina are to be expected, adding to the uniqueness of ...
Marble, Brass
IDO.F2 Contemporary Wicker and Marble Floor Lamp, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
Finish: Brass (available in polished or varnished aged +€80 per lamp) is a living material, and natural variations in tone and patina are to be expected, adding to the uniqueness of ...
Marble, Brass
Ancora-T Contemporary Adjustable Leather Brass Wicker Floor Lamp
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
Flow is an ode to movement designed by Jonathan Amar Studio is composed of artisanal articulating lamps and side tables following three years of research and development between his ...
Brass
Pair of Or-Ora handcrafted brass side tables by Jonathan Amar Studio
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
Or.1 Height: 20 inches Diameter: 15.7 inches (40 cm) Or.2 Height: 18.8 inches Diameter: 14.17 inches (36 cm) Price per pair ------------------------------- The Flow collection ...
Brass
De.Light W1 Brass Articulating Double Sconce Wall Light
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
G9 2 x 60 W Max 120v LED 230 LED integrated The Flow collection is an ode to movement designed by Jonathan Amar composed of artisanal articulating lamps and side tables followin...
Brass
Ancora W3 Contemporary Brass Articulating Double Wall Sconce, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
The Flow collection is an ode to movement designed by Jonathan Amar composed of artisanal articulating lamps and side tables following three years of research and development between...
Brass
Ancora-W1 Contemporary Articulating Brass Wall Light Sconce, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
The Flow collection is an ode to movement designed by Jonathan Amar composed of artisanal articulating lamps and side tables following three years of research and development between...
Brass
De.Light W2 Contemporary Brass Articulating Double Wall Sconce, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
Light Source: 1x60 W Max G9 1x60 Max E14 120 V - LED 230 V - LED Integrated The Flow2 collection is an ode to movement designed by Jonathan Amar composed of artisanal articulating ...
Brass
$18,500
Guillerme et Chambron Bed
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare bed by Guillerme et Chambron - France, 1950s Wonderful warm patina with articulating bedside tables with built-in lamps Newly rewired with new linen shades Bed is a double wi...
Oak
Caeli-W Monumental Steel Rattan Pendant Light, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
. ------------ The Flow collection is an ode to movement designed by Jonathan Amar composed of artisanal articulating lamps and side tables following three years of research and dev...
Brass
$2,901 / item
Caeli-A Silver Rattan Pendant Light, Flow Collection
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
. ------------- The Flow collection is an ode to movement designed by Jonathan Amar composed of artisanal articulating lamps and side tables following three years of research a...
Brass
Ancora-W2 Contemporary Polished Brass Wicker Wall Light Sconce Jonathan Amar
By Jonathan Amar
Located in Paris, FR
An option with a fabric shade or rattan shade are also available. ------------- The Flow collection is an ode to movement designed by Jonathan Amar composed of artisanal articulat...
Nickel, Brass
Pivot LED Desk or Table Lamp with Articulating Arms in Patinated Brass
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
The Pivot LED series with its articulated arm and adjustable head this brass lamp, is not only multidimensional, but it is an ever changing line drawing that nestles into a room. Rem...
Brass
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.