Joe Colombo Vademecum Table Lamp Kartell, 1969s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Skokie, IL
Joe Colombo Vademecum table lamp Kartell Italy, 1969 Additional information: Materials:plastic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Steel
Joe Colombo Vademecum Table Lamp Kartell, 1969s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Skokie, IL
Joe Colombo Vademecum table lamp Kartell Italy, 1969 Additional information: Materials:plastic
Steel
KD29 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1967
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in bruxelles, BE
Creamy white plastic lamp designed by Joe Colombo. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST
Plastic
Black Vademecum table lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Black Vademecum (model 4034) table lamp, designed by Joe Colombo in 1968 and manufactured by
Steel
KD24 Lamp by Joe Colombo
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The KD24 lamp was designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell in 1968. Its flexible design allows for a
Metal
Kartell KD29 Desk Light Joe Colombo circa 1970 Purple
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Pymble, NSW
Classic Space Age designed table lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell and licensed manufactured by
Plastic
Joe Colombo Vademecum Lamp in Red
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scarce Vademecum table lamp, model 4034, designed Joe Colombo for Kartell. The forward-thinking
Chrome
Joe Colombo, Table Lamp, Acrylic, Italy, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in High Point, NC
A white and orange acrylic table lamp designed by Joe Colombo and produced by Kartell, Italy, c
Acrylic
Joe Colombo Kd27 Space Age Table Lamp for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Red plastic Space Age table lamp KD27, designed in 1967 by renowned Industrial designer Joe Colombo
Plastic
Black KD29 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Joe Colombo Producer - Kartell Model - KD 29 Design Period - Seventies Measurements
Plastic
Joe Colombo Orange Lamp Model KD29, Kartell, 1967
By Joe Colombo
Located in Biarritz, FR
Joe Colombo orange lamp model KD29, Kartell, 1967. Very good condition.
Plastic
Unavailable
H 9.85 in W 7.49 in D 3.15 in
Vademecum table lamp mod 4034 Designer Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Lampada da tavolo modello Vademecum 4034 disegnata da Joe Colombo nel 1968 per Kartell Milano
Metal
Unavailable
H 9.85 in W 7.49 in D 3.15 in
Vademecum table lamp mod 4034 Designer Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Lampada da tavolo modello Vademecum 4034 disegnata da Joe Colombo nel 1968 per Kartell Milano
Metal
Lampe KD 29 Par Joe Colombo Pour Kartell, 1960
By Joe Colombo
Located in PARIS, FR
Lampe de bureau kd29 de joe colombo pour kartell, production des années 60. Structure en plastique
Plastic
Red Plastic Space Age Table Lamp KD27, Design Joe Colombo
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Waverveen, Utrecht
Red plastic space age table lamp KD27. Designed in 1967 by Joe Colombo for Kartell and produced
Plastic
Joe Colombo Vademecum Table Lamp for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell c.1968, Italy. The stem and base of the lamp are made of a
Stainless Steel
Table Lamp KD27 by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Hamburg, DE
Design icon straight from the 1970s. Joe Colombos table lamp KD27 for Italian manufacturer Kartell.
Plastic, Plexiglass
KD27 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1967
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in bruxelles, BE
Plastic lamp by Joe Colombo, Model KD27 for Kartell. Wear due to time and age of the lamp.
Plastic
Joe Colombo KD29 Desk Lamp for Kartell, circa 1970
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Joe Colombo KD29 table lamp for Kartell designed in 1967 Black ABS structure, PMMA opaline globe
Plastic
Vademecum Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Red Vademecum (model 4034) table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1968 and manufactured by Kartell
Stainless Steel
Vademecum Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Red Vademecum (model 4034) table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1968 and manufactured by Kartell
Stainless Steel
KD29 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1967
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in bruxelles, BE
Plastic lamp of white color. Wear due to time and the age of the lamp.
Plastic
KD29 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1967
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in bruxelles, BE
Plastic lamp of white color. Wear due to time and the age of the object (see photo).
Plastic
Joe Colombo KD28 Table Lamp for Kartell, Early Edition 1967
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Athens, Attiki
Joe Colombo KD28 table lamp for Kartell, early edition 1967. The table lamp KD 28 is designed by
Plastic
Joe Colombo for Kartell Mod. KD29 Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Naples, IT
Space Age classic table lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell and produced under license by
Plastic
Black Vademecum Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Black Vademecum (model 4034) table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1968 and manufactured by Kartell
Steel
KD29 Lamp for Kartell by Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo
Located in Centreville, VA
Designer: Joe Colombo Year: 1967 Manufacturer: Kartell. The KD29 table lamp, designed by Joe
Plastic
"KD27" Joe Colombo by Kartell 1960s Italian Design Orange Table Lamp
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Brescia, IT
"KD"/" Joe Colombo Kartell, 1967 White and orange plastic Perfect working order Perfect
Plastic
"KD27" Joe Colombo by Kartell 1960s Italian Design Red Table Lamp
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Naples, IT
"KD27" table Lamo by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1967 White and orange plastic Perfect working
Plastic
Vademecum Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1968
By Joe Colombo
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The Vademecum desk or table lamp was designed by Joe Colombo in 1968 and edited by Kartell in 1969
Stainless Steel
Joe Colombo Table Lamp KD 27 for Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Cincinnati, OH
designer Joe Colombo. Produced by Kartell in the 1970's the KD 27 was one of Colombo's most accessible
Plastic
Ebanil Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The table lamp KD 27 is designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell in 1964. This lamp is a rare example
Plastic
Joe Colombo KD27 Table Lamp by Kartell in Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Table lamp model KD27 designed by Joe Colombo. Produced by Kartell in Italy.
Plastic
Joe Colombo KD24 Table Lamp for Kartell, 1966, Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in Brussels, BE
KD 24 table lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1966, Italy. White and red ABS plastic, adjustable
Metal
Vademecum Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1968
By Joe Colombo
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Joe Colombo has designed this table lamp in 1968 for Kartell, Milan. This Space-Age table lamp has
Joe Colombo 'KD 27' lamp for Kartell, 1960s, orange
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada da tavolo modello 'KD 27' disegnata da Joe Colombo e prodotta da Kartell nel 1967. Base in
Plastic
Sold
H 13.39 in Dm 9.85 in L 13.39 in
Pair of Midcentury Table Lamps KD29 Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, 1960s
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very nice style of lighting - Rare in pair - Iconic type - Space Age style.
Plastic
Pair of KD 27 Lamps designed in 1967 by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Dronten, NL
Great set of table lamps designed by Joe Colombo, in red and green. They are in perfect condition
Plastic
Joe Colombo KD8 Ebanil Production Kartell, 1964
By Joe Colombo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Here for a rare table lamp model 4008/5 KD8 designed by Joe Colombo, handmade for Kartell 1964
Plastic
Set Of 2 KD24 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy 1968
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Milano, IT
The "KD24" table lamp, designed by the legendary Joe Colombo for Kartell in 1968, is an iconic
Plastic
Joe Colombo #4034 "Vademecum" Table Lamp
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red Model 4034 Folding Table Lamps for Kartell, 1968, in Plastic and Polished stainless steel with
Chrome
Rare Green Joe Colombo Table Lamp Model KD29, Kartell, 1967
By Joe Colombo
Located in Berlin, DE
Fully original Colombo KD29 in rare green in excellent condition.
Plastic
KD8 - 4008 table light designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy 1964
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Milano, IT
KD8 - 4008 table light designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy 1964 An icon of 1960s Italian
Plastic
'KD 29' Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell 1970s Green
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada da tavolo disegnata da Joe Colombo e prodotta da Kartell a partire dal 1967 realizzata in
Plastic
'KD 27' Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell green 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada da tavolo disegnata da Joe Colombo e prodotta da Kartell a partire dal 1967 realizzata in
Plastic
Joe Colombo KD29 Desk Lamp for Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Joe Colombo, Husqvarna, Artemide
Located in Haderslev, DK
Classic space age designed table lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell and licensed manufactured by
Plastic
Italian White Plastic Table Lamp by Joe Columbo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in New York, NY
A KD-27 table lamp designed by Joe Columbo for Kartell, Italy. Features a white plastic base with
Joe Colombo space-age desk lamp KD29, by Husqvarna Kartell, 1970s
By Husqvarna, Joe Colombo
Located in Forserum, SE
The space-age desk table lamp KD29, designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell in 1967. This example was
Plastic
Lamp, Plastic and Metal 1960s-1970s Joe Colombo, Kartell
By Kartell
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp with adjustable inclination diffusor; plastic material and lacquered metal.
Metal
Joe Colombo KD29 Table Lamp
By Knoll, Joe Colombo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joe Colombo, KD29 table lamp for Kartell, plastic with single socket, lower tray with office
Plastic
Sold
H 9.26 in Dm 9.85 in
Italian mid-century modern green plastic table lamp KD27 Colombo Kartell, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern green plastic table lamp KD27 Colombo Kartell, 1960s Table lamp mod
Plastic
Sold
H 9.26 in Dm 9.85 in
Italian mid-century modern brown plastic table lamps KD27 Colombo Kartell, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
lamps can be stacked. Produced by Kartell in 1960s and designed by Joe Colombo. Good condition, with
Plastic
Sold
H 12.8 in Dm 9.85 in
Italian mid-century modern green plastic table lamp KD29 Colombo Kartell, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern green plastic table lamp KD29 Colombo Kartell, 1960s Table lamp mod
Plastic
Sold
H 9.45 in Dm 9.85 in
Italian modern brown and white plastic table lamp KD27 by Colombo Kartell, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern brown and white plastic table lamp KD27 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s Table
Plastic
KD29 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo in Red, Mid-Century, Space Age, Vintage
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Table lamp, desk lamp model ”KD29″ designed by Joe Colombo in 1966. Manufactured under license by
Plastic, Acrylic
Green Joe Colombo Table Lamp Model KD29, Kartell, 1967
By Antonio Ari Colombo
Located in Brussels, BE
Green Joe Colombo table lamp model KD29, Kartell, 1967.
Plexiglass
Quattro KD 4335 Wall Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Joe Colombo
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This wall or ceiling lamp Quattro KD 4335 was designed by Joe Colombo in 1967 for Kartell. The
Plastic
Joe Colombo ‘KD29’ Table Lamp for Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Iconic model KD29 table lamp designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, 1967. The lamp is made of
Plastic
KD29 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1967
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in bruxelles, BE
Plastic lamp of Joe Colombo.
Plastic
Pair of Table Lamps "KD27" by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Dronten, NL
Beautiful pair of table or bedside lamps KD27 designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell.
Joe Colombo Kartell Mid Century KD27 Table Light
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Pymble, NSW
A joe Colombo designed Kartell KD27 orange plastic table light with pull switch c.1970. This light
Plastic
"KD27" Joe Colombo by Kartell 1960s Italian Design Orange Table Lamp
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brescia, IT
"KD"/" Joe Colombo Kartell, 1967 White and orange plastic Perfect working order Perfect
Plastic
1967, Joe Colombo for Kartell, Rare Orange KD29 Table Lamp
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Good condition besides some traces of wear like tiny scratches and a hardly invisible crack (see picture #7). Measure: Weight 1.5 kg.
Plastic
Lamp by Joe Colombo KD27 Ebanil Pre Production Model Kartell, 1967
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Here for a rare desk lamp, designed by Joe Colombo, handmade for Kartell 1964. This is the very
Kartell Joe Colombo KD29 Green Light Italy, circa 1970
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Pymble, NSW
Classic space age designed green table lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell and licensed manufacture by
Plastic
White Alabaster Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
White Alabaster Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: Ø 40.6 x H 56 cm. Materials: Brass, acrylic and white alabaster. Also available in different marble, wood and alabast...
Alabaster, Brass
Angelo Mangiarotti 'Lesbo' Glass Table Lamp for Artemide
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Glendale, 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
Classic Acorn Prismatic Sconces
By Early Electrics Design Studio
Located in Peekskill, NY
This acorn shaped shade is a favorite. The style was mainly used as lighting for dentists. The shape is very pleasing and makes a perfect simple sconce. The thick prismatic glass giv...
Glass
$1,885 / 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
$3,605
H 5.91 in W 13.39 in D 13.39 in
Dania Table Lamp by Dario Tognon & Studio Celli for Artemide, perfect condition!
By Artemide, Dario Tognon
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Impressive Dania table lamp designed by Dario Tognon and Studio Celli for Artemide. The lamp was only produced for a couple of years, starting in 1969. The lamp is manufactured in on...
Metal
Carl Auböck 'Nun' Floor Lamp
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck 'Nun' floor lamp. Designed in 1950, this versatile and Minimalist Viennese lamps is executed in brass with a cast iron base and sculptural hard paper shade by Werkstätte ...
Iron, Brass
$1,430 / item
H 19.5 in W 5.5 in D 2.5 in
Modern Sconce/ POST KoKo Sconce/ Daikon Studio/ Modern Minimal Sconce
By Austin Daikon
Located in Tuscon, AZ
Daikon Studio POST KoKo Sconce The KoKo Sconce celebrates the poetic dialogue between light and form to create a fixture that leans into the timeless and iconic. Meticulously cra...
Brass, Stainless Steel
Flos Bilboquet Table Lamp of Polycarbonate and Steel in Linen Color
By Philippe Malouin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Bilboquet Table Lamp of Polycarbonate and Steel in Linen Color by Philippe Malouin Table lamp with adjustable head. Integrated LED bulb and cut-off providing direct lighting . ...
Steel
Frank Ligtelijn for RAAK, Floor Lamp with Adjustable Globe, 1960s
By RAAK
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Frank Ligtelijn for RAAK, floor lamp with adjustable globe, 1960s.
Metal, Chrome
CraftAssociates Credenza, Peabody Modern Walnut Credenza, Cane
By Craft Associates, Lawrence Peabody
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
CraftAssociates Credenza, Peabody Modern Walnut Credenza, Cane The CraftAssociates Credenza, Peabody Modern Walnut Credenza, Cane is expertly hand crafted. The Peabody collection pi...
Cane, Oak
Side Table by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Italian side table by Paolo Buffa for the Hotel Bristol. Etched rectangular glass with stars and circles motives hold by a mahogany pedestal base ending with a brass sabot.
Brass
$1,910
H 4.34 in W 9.06 in D 7.88 in
Tito Agnoli wall light with two adjustable diffusers by Oluce, Italy 1950s
By Tito Agnoli, Oluce
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
Unique 1950s Wall Lamp with Two Diffusers Designed by Tito Agnoli for Oluce This rare wall lamp, crafted from chrome and painted metal, features two adjustable diffusers mounted on ...
Metal, Aluminum
$3,124
H 12.6 in W 36.23 in D 21.66 in
1960s Italian Chrome and Rosewood Coffee Cocktail Table Mario Bellini Attributed
By Mario Bellini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian minimalist midcentury chrome coffee or cocktail table with the top in rosewood, Mario Bellini attributed. Rounded-edge design in lovely Minimalist form. Measures cm: H 32 ...
Steel
$3,364
H 37.41 in Dm 27.56 in
Wonderful Minimalistic Oak and Opal Glass Chandelier by Kaiser, Germany 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Antwerp, BE
This stunning mid-century oak chandelier is a timeless and elegant masterpiece crafted by Kaiser Leuchten in Germany during the 1960s. The design embodies the essence of Scandinavian...
Glass, Wood
Round Brutalist Side Table with Metal Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
This light walnut veneer round table features an angular chromed steel base. The table is an example of brutalist "socialist mid-century modern" design. East Block furniture followed...
Metal
Pair of Swedish Ceramic Table Lamps by Luxus
By Luxus Vittsjö
Located in Karlstad, SE
Pair of bronze colored ceramic table lamps by Luxus, Sweden. The shape of the lamps combined with the bronze surface gives the lamps a rough, Brutalist touch, typical for its age. C...
Ceramic
He died tragically young, and his career as a designer lasted little more than 10 years. But through the 1960s, Joe Colombo proved himself one of the field’s most provocative and original thinkers, and he produced a remarkably large array of innovative chairs, table lamps and other lighting and furniture as well as product designs. Even today, the creations of Joe Colombo have the power to surprise.
Cesare “Joe” Colombo was born in Milan, the son of an electrical-components manufacturer. He was a creative child — he loved to build huge structures from Meccano pieces — and in college he studied painting and sculpture before switching to architecture.
In the early 1950s, Colombo made and exhibited paintings and sculptures as part of an art movement that responded to the new Nuclear Age, and futuristic thinking would inform his entire career. He took up design not long after his father fell ill in 1958, and he and his brother, Gianni, were called upon to run the family company.
Colombo expanded the business to include the making of plastics — a primary material in almost all his later designs. One of his first, made in collaboration with his brother, was the Acrilica table lamp (1962), composed of a wave-shaped piece of clear acrylic resin that diffused light cast by a bulb concealed in the lamp’s metal base. A year later, Colombo produced his best-known furniture design, the Elda armchair (1963): a modernist wingback chair with a womb-like plastic frame upholstered in thick leather pads.
Portability and adaptability were keynotes of many Colombo designs, made for a more mobile society in which people would take their living environments with them. One of his most striking pieces is the Tube chair (1969). It comprises four foam-padded plastic cylinders that fit inside one another. The components, which are held together by metal clips, can be configured in a variety of seating shapes (his Additional Living System seating is similarly versatile).
Vintage Tube chairs generally sell for about $9,000 in good condition; Elda chairs for about $7,000. A small Colombo design such as the plastic Boby trolley — an office organizer on wheels, designed in 1970 — is priced in the range of $700.
As Colombo intended, his designs are best suited to a modern decor. If your tastes run to sleek, glossy Space Age looks, the work of Joe Colombo offers you a myriad of choices.
Find vintage Joe Colombo lamps, seating and other furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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.
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.