Lamp by Giorgio Longoni for stilnovo, 1968.
By Giorgio Longoni, Stilnovo
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Très jolie lampe cinétique par Giorgio Longoni pour Stilnovo modele Caleidoscopio.
Plexiglass
'Fiesta' Table Lamp by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo
By Giorgio Longoni, Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Fiesta' Table Lamp by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo (IT, 1969) Stacked cut blue glass bubbles with
Blown Glass, Plastic
Caleidoscopio Table Lamp by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Caleidoscopio Table Lamp by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo in Italy, 1968. Internal pieces of
Metal
“Fiesta” Table Lamp by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo, Italy, 1969
By Stilnovo, Giorgio Longoni
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A rare and visually striking table lamp model “Fiesta” designed by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo
Metal
$10,459
H 12.01 in W 11.42 in D 11.42 in
Kinetic table lamp mod. "Caleidoscopio" by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo
By Giorgio Longoni, Stilnovo
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Kinetic table lamp model "Caleidoscopio" by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo, Italy, 1968. An exquisite
Opaline Glass, Plexiglass
Glass and Metal "Fiesta" Table Lamp by G. Longoni, 1969
By Giorgio Longoni
Located in New York City, NY
Glass and Metal "Fiesta" Table Lamp by G. Longoni for Stilnovo, Italy This mesmerizing table lamp
Metal
"Model TL278" Table Lamp by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo
By Giorgio Longoni, Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Model TL278" table lamp by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo. Manufactured in Italy, 1968. Enameled
Aluminum
Two "Model TL278" Table Lamps by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo
By Giorgio Longoni, Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two model TL278 table lamps by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo. Manufactured in Italy, 1968. Enameled
Aluminum
Sold
H 15.36 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Lamp TL278 Murano Glass Metal by Giorgio Longoni for Stilnovo, Italy, 1970s
By Giorgio Longoni, Stilnovo
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
lacquered enameled metal base by Giorgio Longoni for the editor Stilnovo. Original wire cord and stamp under
Metal
'Lari' Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Lari' Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1969. Ribbed clear glass diffuser encloses over a double enameled socket housing. Two E27...
Steel
$5,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.5 in W 16 in D 10 in
Travertine Table Lamp from Fratelli Mannelli for Signa
By Fratelli Mannelli, Signa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large rectangular travertine base receives natural coarseness and decorative impressions. The shade features a two part diffuser in way of a cylindrical paper inner diffuser coupled ...
Travertine
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Lampira Sconces by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gianemilio Piero and Anna Monti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Italian vintage wall lamp model "Lampira", with ABC lid and white opaline glass shade designed by Gianemilio, Piero and Anna Monti for Fontana Arte. Manufactured in Italy, c...
Glass, Acrylic
Suspension Light by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Suspension light by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1959. Glass, brass. Rewired for U.S. junction boxes. Original canopy. Takes six E27 50w maximum ...
Brass
Flush Mount by Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flush Mount by Seguso (IT, c. 1960s) Beautiful heavy bodied glass square with chrome housing. This light holds a single E27 socket-type, adapted for the US. We recommend a 40w max b...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Rare and Important Model G320 Sconce by Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model G320 Sconce by Pierre Guariche. Designed and manufactured in France, in 1956. Perforated steel concave shield plate, parchment paper backing, and a brass mounting armature. The...
Brass, Steel
Rare Sconces by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare sconces by Stilnovo. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960. These sconces contain a flush brass wall mount that is connected to a circular horizontal holder that carrie...
Brass
Model 2054 Ceiling Light by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 2054 ceiling light by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1956. Nickel-plated brass, curved, satin and ground crystal. Rewired for U.S. standards....
Crystal, Brass, Nickel
French Monumental Table or Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental French table or floor lamp. Designed and manufactured in France, circa the 1970s. Perforated cylinders scale up or down in size and lay within each other. Holds a single E...
Steel
Table Lamp by Claudio Salocchi for Lumenform
By Lumenform, Claudio Salocchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp by Claudio Salocchi for Lumenform. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1968. Metal, blown Opal glass. Original EU cord. Recommended Lamping: 120v - 1 Qty E27 Socket w/ a 6...
Glass
Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Light by Cini Boeri for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Cini Boeri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single Model 235 Wall or Ceiling Light by Cini Boeri for Arteluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1971. Sleek slant cut flush mount with a concave socket housing, receiving a...
Aluminum, Steel
'Sei Lune' Ceiling Light by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Sei Lune' Ceiling Light by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1961. Six shade ceiling light consisting of white opaline shallow glass shades and aged b...
Brass
'Quebec' Sconces by Gilla Giani for Tronconi
By Tronconi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Quebec' Sconces by Gilla Giani for Tronconi. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1980s. Half Dome shells in a beautifully aged polished brass. Each sconce holds a single E...
Brass
Pair of Sconces by Atelier Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Sconces by Atelier Jean Perzel. Designed and manufactured in France, circa 1940. Industrial, lantern-like wall sconces with sturdy brass frame and custom textured glass diffu...
Brass
Large Mongolfiera Table Lamp by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gianni Celada
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 'Mongolfiera' table lamp by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte. Designed and manufactured in 1966 approximately. Shade is composed of three sections of opaline glass with chrome de...
Chrome
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.