Mid-Century Modern Cork Look Stone Lamps, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern Cork Look Stone Lamps, 1970s, Set of 2 Pair of 1970s Mid-Century Modern table lamps in cork-look stone.
Cast Stone, Metal
Beautiful Pair of Vintage Ceramic Fish Motif Lamps with Cork Shades
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stellar restored pair of cermanic lamps, circa 1955. Beautiful oxidized fish motifs add whimsey and subtle texture.
Ceramic, Walnut
21st Century Lanterna Cork Table Lamp in Copper and Carrara Marble
By Merve Kahraman
Located in Istanbul, TR
Lanterna is a new age robot lamp with a heart. Unique textured materials such as felt, cork and cowhide are combined with white and black colored marbles and shiny metals such as bra...
Marble
Dazzling Restored Pair of Cork and Lucite Helix Lamps, circa 1975
Located in Atlanta, GA
These magnificent lamps are shipped as photographed and described in the narrative.
Nickel
Ingo Maurer Table Lamp in Cork for Design M, 1970s, Germany, 73.5cm
By Ingo Maurer, Design M
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Table Lamp in Cork by Ingo Maurer for Design M Designer Ingo Maurer (1932-2019) Brand M-Design, Germany Era 1970s Material wood, cork, metal High 73,5 cm Diameter 60 cm Condit...
Metal
Ingo Maurer Table Lamp in Cork for Design M, 1970s, Germany, 74.5cm
By Design M, Ingo Maurer
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Table Lamp in Cork by Ingo Maurer for Design M Designer Ingo Maurer (1932-2019) Brand M-Design, Germany Era 1970s Material wood, cork, metal High 74,5 cm Diameter 60 cm Condit...
Metal
German Cork Table Lamp in the Style of Ingo Maurer, 1960s, Germany
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A german table lamp made in the 1960s. The lighting has an exceptional design which is similar to the table lamps made by Ingo Maurer.
Marble, Metal, Brass
Lynard of California Cork Crackled Glass Walnut Atomic Era Modern Egg Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Lynard of California Cork Crackled Glass Walnut Atomic Era Modern Egg Table Lamp.
Glass, Acrylic, Walnut
German Glass and Faux Cork Floor or Table Lamp by Ingo Maurer for M Design, 60s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare table or standing lamp of the well-known luminous designer Ingo Maurer from the late 1960s.
Metal
Artillery Carrier Lamp
Located in Greenwich, CT
19th century artillery shell carrier, England circa 1900, now as lamp and having original leather carrying handle and royal coat of arms.
Leather, Canvas, Cork
Mid Century Iron Lamp with Wicker Shade
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian iron lamp with cork feet and woven wicker shade. Measurements: Height: 41.75" Diameter: 12.75".
Iron
James Harvey Crate T-3-C Lamp
By James Harvey
Located in New York, NY
Table Lamp, model T-3-C, in spun aluminum, enameled metal, steel, cork.
Aluminum, Steel
$2,147Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Midcentury Lamp in the style of Poliarte
By Poliarte
Located in bari, IT
Beautiful table lamp from the 1970s Italian At the end of the 1960s, they wrote about POLI ARTE: Poli Arte' 'is an industry that fits perfectly into the building technology of our...
Iron
Italian 1950s Amber & Green Sommerso Blown Glass Table Lamp
By Archimede Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Adapter is removable and does not compromise original design. Lamp had a on and off dial switch on electrical cord.
Bronze
$1,503Sale Price|20% Off
Vitrum - Contemporary Handmade Table Lamp by Caio Superchi
By Superchi Studio
Located in Lisbon, Lisboa
Signed and numbered piece. The piece comes with cork packaging that can be reused.
Brass
An Important POST-MODERN MEMPHIS Floor or TABLE LAMP, France or Italy 1980
Located in PARIS, FR
An enormous table lamp or rather, floor lamp, Post-Modernist, Bauhaus, Memphis, thick triangular base in wood veneered with varnished cork burr, white lacquered metal tube topped wit...
Cork
ML3 Table Lamp by Ingo Maurer for M-Design, Germany 1960's
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Malibu, CA
ML3 Table Lamp by Ingo Maurer for M-Design with original cork lampshade.
Chrome
Large 1960s Italian Purple Murano Glass Table or Floor Lamp
By Murano 5
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
An impressive purple Murano bubble glass vase has been transformed to a lamp base This Italian 60's lamp can be used as large table lamp or small floor lamp The lamp is prefera...
Blown Glass, Cork
Stacked Bone and Brass Powder-Coated Table Lamp with Peekaboo Silver Leaf Shade
By Arvo Ray, Seth Premo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The lamp is constructed with a powder-coated steel shade and body, brass hardware, and a cork base.
Brass, Silver Leaf, Steel
$828 / item
Block Table Lamp by Gabor Gobi
Located in Geneve, CH
To ensure the protection of your furniture, the lamp’s foundation is subtly lined with a protective cork layer.
Limestone
Set of Two Monumental Mid Century Table Lamps by Vereinigte Werkstätten Germany
By Vereinigte Werkstätten München
Located in München, BY
These sculptural table lamps are executed in massive brass and cork. Each lamp comes with an E27 Edison screw fit bulb socket, is in working condition and runs both on 110 and 230 Vo...
Brass
Lámpara de mesa Maria Pergay · años 70
Located in Barcelona, ES
Luminaria de origen italiano en la década de los 70 y los albores de los 80. Esta pieza es un magnífico ejercicio de diseño que bebe directamente del lenguaje sofisticado y vanguar...
Brass
Cork and Walnut Hanging Lamp from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A well scaled and unusual hanging pendant lamp having sculptural cork ends capped with turned wood finials and a central fabric wrapped hexagonal shade.
Cork, Wood
Edward Wormley for Dunbar 1947 Cork Surfaced Mahogany Lamp Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sharon, CT
Early and important Edward Wormley designed for Dunbar Cork Topped 'Lamp Table', Factory Number #3378. Constructed (According to the original Dunbar label) of pickled Mahogany with a...
Mahogany
Pair of Cork Table Lamps, Paul Frankl, United States, Circa 1950
By Paul Frankl
Located in New York, NY
While best known for his architectural practice—which played integral roles in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, re-imagining of the Ritz in Paris, and designing the interior...
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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