Mid Century Modern Table Lamp "Jadran" or "Tulip" by Guzzini, Yugoslavia 1970s
By Meblo, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an exceptionally rare Mid Century Modern table lamp designed by Harvey Guzzini company in the 1960s. The lamp is known under several names, including "J...
Steel
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Teak, Acrylic, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak, acrylic table lamp designed and produced by a Swedish Designer, Sweden, 1960s. Socket takes standard E-26 medium base bulb. There is no maximum wattage stated on the fi...
Acrylic, Teak
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Huge Banci Firenze Acrylic Table Lamp, Italy
By Banci Firenze
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Bold table lamp from the 70s from Banci Firenze that have a nice presence. This one of their best seller of that period. The model 55.1911 . Acrylic shade and trim mounted on...
Chrome
Red Acrylic Area Type Table Lamp by Neal Small, 1960s
By Neal Small
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Table lamp designed in the style of the "Area" model, executed in red bent acrylic. Attributed to Neal Small, a designer recognized in the late 1960s for his sculptural lighting util...
Acrylic
Mid Century Modern Table Lamp "Medusa" by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini
By Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, Meblo
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an iconic Mid Century Modern or Space Age table lamp "Medusa". It was originally designed by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini. When Guzzini stopped prod...
Steel
Italian White Acrylic Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli
By Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Polish white Acrylic “Flogia” table lamp design in the 1969 by Italian designer Elio Martinelli. It takes one regular 60m max Edison lightbulb. On/off in line switch. In beauti...
Acrylic
Lucite and Acrylic Table Lamp by Clear-Lite
Located in Dallas, TX
A heavy Lucite lamp in the manner of Karl Springer. Does not include shade. Lamp is 29" H to top of finial with existing harp.
Acrylic, Lucite
Stilux Milano, Table Lamps, Metal, Acrylic, Marble, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of black-lacquered metal, acrylic, brass and marble table lamps produced by Stilux Milano, Italy, c. 1960s. Wear consistent with age and use. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 11...
Marble, Metal
American Designer, Table Lamps, Wood, Acrylic, United States, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood and acrylic table lamps designed and produced in the United States, 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 24.37” Height x 5.87” Diameter Dimensions of Lamp with Shade...
Acrylic, Wood
Vintage Acrylic and Cased Glass Hexagonal Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Acrylic hexagonal-form table lamp with a white cased-glass inset cylinder, all supported by three conical metal feet (ca. USA, 1970s). Very fine, vintage condition with only light sc...
Metal
Douglas Ball & John Berezowsky, Table Lamp, Acrylic, Canada, 1969
Located in High Point, NC
A white acrylic table lamp designed by Douglas Ball & John Berezowsky and produced by Danesco, Canada, c. 1969. Discoloration present to off-white acrylic Wear consistent with age ...
Acrylic
French Designer, Table Lamps, Chrome, Glass, Acrylic, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of chrome metal, beige glass and acrylic table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Minor surface chip on one glass fixture. Wear consistent with age and use. D...
Chrome
French Designer, Table Lamps, Acrylic, Brass, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, acrylic and cream-white fabric table lamps designed and produced in France, c, 1950s. Dramatic patina on brass. Wear consistent with age and use. Dimensions of La...
Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Ceramic, Acrylic, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-glazed ceramic, brass and beige acrylic band table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Minor dark stains to shade. Dramatic patina; wear consistent with age and ...
Brass
Acrylic Swirl Table Lamp Design Gaetano Missaglia, 1970s
By Gaetano Missaglia
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid original table lamp from the 70s, in plexiglass, a sort of vortex that takes light from a neon lamp placed inside the base drawing by gaetano missaglia. The resulting ...
Acrylic, Lucite
Austrian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Teak, Acrylic, Austria, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, teak and white acrylic table lamp designed and produced in Austria, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 21.25"H x 11.5"W x 11.5"D Bulb Specifications: E-14 (European) B...
Brass
Paul Mayen Mid Century Modern Blue Mushroom Chrome Table Lamp for Habitat 1960s
By Habitat International, Paul Mayen
Located in Troy, MI
Dome shade table lamp designed by Paul Mayen for Habitat Inc New York City USA circa 1960s Mushroom form aluminum shade in a matte blue enamel with white acrylic diffuser On a chrom...
Aluminum, Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Hansen Lamps New York, Lucite & Chrome Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern 1970s
By Hansen Lighting Co.
Located in New York, NY
Hansen Lamps New York, Lucite & Chrome Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern 1970s. Slender polished clear acrylic cylinder mounted on a square chrome-plated steel base, fitted with thr...
Acrylic
Petite Mid-Century Modern Tripod Table Lamp in Brass and Granulate, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Petite Mid-Century Modern Tripod Table Lamp in Brass and Granulate, 1960s Dimension Height: 9.25 in (23,5 cm) Width: 4.72 in (12 cm) The lamp needs 1 x E14 / E15 Edison screw fit b...
Metal
Stilux Milano, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Acrylic, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, blue-lacquered metal and acrylic table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1960s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.25"H x 3.5"W x 3.5"D Bulb Specifications: E-14 (Europe...
Metal, Brass
Falkenberg Belysning, Table Lamp, Brass, Oak, Acrylic, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable oak, brass and white acrylic table lamp produced by Falkenberg Belysning, Sweden, c. 1960s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 16.5"H x 5.0"W x 8.25"D Bulb Specifications: ...
Brass
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Teak, Acrylic, Metal, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A teak, white acrylic and black metal table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1960s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 13.75"H x 6.5"W x 6.5"D Bulb Specifications: E-26 (Standard)...
Metal
French Designer, Table Lamps, Chrome, Acrylic, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of chrome-plated metal, acrylic and white fabric table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 14"H x 11.5"W x 5"D Bulb Specifications:...
Chrome
Mid-Century Murano Oro Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MId-Century Modern Murano lamp. Beautiful red color with heavy amounts of gold throughout. Custom parchment shade is 6.5" high x 13" in diameter.
Murano Glass, Acrylic
Aldo Tura, Table Lamp, Wood, Metal, Acrylic, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in High Point, NC
A wood, acrylic and metal table lamp attributed to Aldo Tura, Italy, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 19.25” H x 5.75" W x 4.62" D Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bulb Number of ...
Metal
Stilux Milano, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Marble, Acrylic, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, marble and acrylic table lamp designed and produced by Stilux Milano, Italy, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 11.06”H x 4.68"W x 4.68"D Bulb Specifications: E-14(Europ...
Marble, Brass
Vintage White Acrylic and Chrome Cube Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
White plexiglass cube lamp / light box with chrome trim, circa 1970s. Fully rewired. Very good, vintage condition with only minor wear and one "x" scuff to one of the sides (as sho...
Chrome
Angelo Brotto, Table Lamp, Brass, Marble, Acrylic, Italy, 1970s
By Esperia, Angelo Brotto
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, marble and acrylic table lamp designed by Angelo Brotto and produced by Esperia, Italy, c. 1970s. Overall Dimensions: 22.5" H x 12" D Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bulb Numbe...
Marble, Brass
American Designer, Table Lamp, Acrylic, Oak, United States, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An acrylic and oak table lamp designed and produced in the United States, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 20.06”H x 7.62”W x 7.5”D Stated dimensions include shade. Bulb Spe...
Acrylic, Oak
Stilux Milano, Table Lamp, Brass, Lacquered Metal, Acrylic, Italy, 1950s
By Stilux
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, black-lacquered metal and acrylic table lamp, designed and produced by Stilux Milano, Italy, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 16.62” Height x 11.87" Diameter Bulb Speci...
Metal, Brass
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Copper, Acrylic, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, copper and acrylic table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 10.75” H x 5.50” W x 5.50” D Stated dimensions include shade. Bulb Specif...
Brass, Copper
Angelo Brotto, Table Lamp, Acrylic, Metal, Brass, Italy, 1950s
By Esperia, Angelo Brotto
Located in High Point, NC
A purple acrylic, metal and brass table lamp designed by Angelo Brotto and produced by Esperia, Italy, 1950s. Socket takes standard E-26 medium base bulb. There is no maximum w...
Metal, Brass
J.T. Kalmar Attribution, Table Lamp, Brass, Acrylic, Austria, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A red, black acrylic and brass table lamp attributed to J.T. Kalmar, Austria, c. 1960s. Some patina on brass. Wear consistent with age and use. Variable position; measured as show...
Brass
Chrome Cross Shape Base with White Acrylic Shade Table Lamp
By Tommi Parzinger, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome base machined quality bolted white acrylic shade table lamp.
Chrome
Yki Nummi, Table Lamp, Acrylic, Brass, Metal, Finland, 1950s
By Orno Oy, Yki Nummi
Located in High Point, NC
A purple and white acrylic, brass and black-lacquered metal table lamp, designed by Yki Nummi and produced by Ornö, Finland, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 20.25” H x 15.5” ...
Metal, Brass
Stilux Milano, Table Lamp, Brass, Lacquered Metal, Acrylic, Italy, 1950s
By Stilux
Located in High Point, NC
A table lamp in brass, black-lacquered metal, and acrylic designed and produced by Stilux Milano, Italy, 1950s-1960s. Bulb Specification: E-14 Number of Sockets: 3 Sold with Lamps...
Metal, Brass
French Floating Wheat Stalk in Acrylic Cylinder Table Lamp
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely single French acrylic lamp by Pierre Giraudon features perfectly floating stalks of wheat in a cylinder and while illuminated they literally glow along with complimentary...
Acrylic
Two-Tone Rougier Clam Shell Acrylic Table Lamps - A Pair
By Roger Rougier
Located in Elkton, MD
Pair of Rougier acrylic table lamps, made in Canada and dated October 12, 1984. Each lamp features a two-tone clam shell design with one silver side and one white side. A sculptural ...
Metal
Paar Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps in the Style of Gino Sarfatti, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Paar Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps in the Style of Gino Sarfatti, 1960s Dimension Height: 8.66 in (22 cm) Diameter: 4.72 in (12 cm) Each lamp needs 1 x E14 / E15 Edison screw fit ...
Metal
Postmodern Acrylic Table Lamp by CYB, Canada, Circa 1980, 23.5" Tall
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
This is a postmodern acrylic lamp that was made in Canada by CYB. It would be a perfect addition to any art deco, mid-century modern, postmodern, or contemporary space.
Acrylic
French Designer, Table Lamps, Brass, Metal, Acrylic, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, acrylic, green-lacquered metal and off-white fabric table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 15.0"H x 9.75"W x...
Metal
Vintage Heyco Art Deco Style Brass & Acrylic Pyramid Table Lamp
By Heyco
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage Heyco Art Deco Style brass & acrylic Pyramid table lamp, circa late 1970s. Sculptural table lamp with 5 pyramid shapes in different sizes. Pyramid base with slots to hold 5 t...
Brass
Verner Panton Panthella Table Lamp in White Acrylic by Louis Poulsen, 1970s
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in Lejre, DK
Panthella table lamp designed by Verner Panton and manufactured by Louis Poulsen in the 1970s. The lamp is made from white acrylic and features its characteristic hemispherical shade...
Acrylic
French Designer, Table Lamps, Iron, Brass, Acrylic, Fabric, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of iron, brass, acrylic and white fabric table lamps designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 15.75"H x 12.75"W x 5.0"D Dimensions ...
Iron, Brass
Victor Gerard brazilian multicolor 1973 acrylic pair of table lamps.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible signed Victor Gerard brazilian 1973 acrylic pair of multicolor table lamps.
Acrylic
Rewired Brazilian Modern Table Lamp in Chrome Metal and Acrylic Shade, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A striking study in proportion, reflection, and atmospheric light, this Brazilian Modern table lamp from the 1960s embodies the sculptural optimism that defined mid-century lighting ...
Metal, Chrome
$550Sale Price|54% Off
Karl Springer Style Triangular Column Clear Acrylic Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in Astoria, NY
Karl Springer Style Triangular Column Clear Acrylic Lamp. 33" H x 8.5" W x 4.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.
Acrylic
Pair of Vintage Acrylic and Brass Table Lamps by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in London, GB
An extremely stylish and highly sought after pair of vintage acrylic and brass table lamps by Karl Springer. They were made in USA, they date from around the 1970’s. They are of out...
Brass
Giovanni Gorgoni 'Buonanotte' Metal & Acrylic Table Lamp in Blue for Stilnovo
By Luigi Gorgoni, Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giovanni Gorgoni 'Buonanotte' metal & acrylic table lamp in blue for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy durin...
Metal
Giovanni Gorgoni 'Buonanotte' Metal & Acrylic Table Lamp in White for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Luigi Gorgoni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giovanni Gorgoni 'Buonanotte' metal & acrylic table lamp in white for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy duri...
Metal
Giovanni Gorgoni 'Buonanotte' Metal & Acrylic Table Lamp in Red for Stilnovo
By Luigi Gorgoni, Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giovanni Gorgoni 'Buonanotte' metal & acrylic table lamp in red for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during...
Metal
Giovanni Gorgoni 'Buonanotte' Metal & Acrylic Table Lamp in Yellow for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Luigi Gorgoni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giovanni Gorgoni 'Buonanotte' metal & acrylic table lamp in yellow for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy dur...
Metal
Vintage Charles Hollis Jones Style Clear Acrylic and Brass Console Table
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This fabulous Nineteen-Laties (vintage 1970s-1980s) Lucite console table is ideal for placement behind a sofa, hence the common moniker “sofa table.” The console features clear acryl...
Brass
Mid-century Stacked Graduating Crystal Ball Table Lamps w/ Chrome Base, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of mid-century modern stacking crystal graduating three ball table lamps with chrome base. Each lamp features 3 crystal balls stacked on a center rod fixed to a chrome base with...
Crystal
Mid-century Tulip table lamp by Yngve Ekström for Pileprodukter, Sweden, 1970s
By Yngve Ekström
Located in Forserum, SE
Table lamp ‘Tulip’ designed in the 1970’s by Swedish architect Yngve Ekström. Made from white acrylic with clear details. It features an orange inner shade that imparts a warm and co...
Plastic, Acrylic
Mid Century Modern Pair Shlomi Haziza Stacked Lucite Helix Spiral Pedestals
By Shlomi Haziza
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Mid Century Modern Shlomi Haziza Stacked Acrylic Lucite Helix Spiral Pedestals
Acrylic, Lucite
Stilux Milano, Table Lamp, Brass, Metal, Acrylic, Marble, Italy, 1950s
By Stilux
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, marble, acrylic and black-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced by Stilux Milano, Italy, 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 16.75” H x 11.5” W x 16” D Bulb Spec...
Marble, Metal, Brass
Chromed Brass & Acrylic Table Lamp by Paul Mayen for Habitat, 1955c.
By Habitat International, Paul Mayen
Located in Chicago, IL
Chromed Brass & Acrylic Table Lamp by Paul Mayen for Habitat, 1955c. Designer / Manufacturer • Designed by Paul Mayen, 1955 • Produced by Habitat, USA, 1950s Materials & Fini...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Mushroom Table Lamp, Brushed Metal Base, France, Circa 1970's
Located in Beirut, LB
Embrace the clean lines of 1970s Space Age design with this striking mushroom table lamp, defined by its organic geometry, the lamp features a beautifully flared, trumpet-shaped base...
Metal
Mid-Century French Clear Acylic-Glass Table Lamp Grey Colored Silk Shade 1960s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Cubic, extremely decorative table lamp made of solid acrylic glass with a gray silk shade by DEDAR, Milano. The massive octagonal base is already very effective in its appearance, no...
Silk, Acrylic
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.