Pair Atomic Era Lamps 20th Century
Sold|$750
Pair Atomic Era Lamps 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair atomic mid-century era lamps having dark green swirled bands over light green background with
Sold|$750
Pair Atomic Era Lamps 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair atomic mid-century era lamps having dark green swirled bands over light green background with
Pair of Atomic 1950s Porcelain Turquoise and Gold Lotus Shaped Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Atomic 1950s porcelain table lamp with original fiberglass shades. Very unique Mid-Century Modern
Metal
Sold|$1,800
Atomic Tea Cart from Denmark
Located in New York, NY
design, and can be used as a bar cart, tea cart or even a table for a TV that's not used very much. The
Teak
Killer Lamp Atomic Era / Jetsons, UFO Walnut and Textured Ceramic Beauty
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
presence, it has Atomic Era / Jetsons styling and a central UFO disc that is just incredible! In amazing
Ceramic, Walnut
ON SALE!! Pair of Blue 1950s Atomic Metal with Original Fiberglass Shade Lamps
Located in Westport, CT
A Fab Pair of blue 1950s atomic metal painted original fiberglass barrel shade lamps. These are
Metal
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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