$2,995 / set
Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps Red Orange
Located in Smyrna, GA
Beautiful, Large and imposing, with curves in all the right places. Vintage Venetian glass table lamps in an intense RED ORANGE. These lamps will add style and punch to any room. Th...
Blown Glass, Acrylic
Swedish modernist table lamp
By Karlskrona Lampfabrik
Located in Munich, DE
Beautiful and very modern 1950's table lamp from sweden.
Brass
Vintage Italian Petticoat Glass Table Lamps Teal Blue
Located in Smyrna, GA
Matched pair of Italian TEAL BLUE Petticoat lamps with vertical optics. The color of the glass and clarity of same are phenomenal. Very imposing and beautiful pieces of glass! We've ...
Blown Glass, Acrylic
Uno & Östen Kristianson, Table Lamp, Luxus, glass
By Uno & Östen Kristiansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
A great table lamp i dark blue glass. The white shade is made of plastic. This is the inner shade, the outer textile shade is unfortunately not included. There is also a plastic ring...
Glass, Acrylic
Vintage Murano Ballerina Glass Table Lamps of White
Located in Smyrna, GA
Vintage Murano table lamps of WHITE. Statuesque and curvy, shows out beautifully on Lucite base. They are simple but BEAUTIFUL and a perfect example of Vintage Murano elegance. We ha...
Blown Glass, Acrylic
$1,195 / item
Hans Wegner Opala Table Lamp (2 available)
Located in Houston, TX
Hans Wegner Opala Table Lamp (2 available) Great, working condition. No longer manufactured 13.5w x 13d x 16.5h SKU 6-872 TCC
Metal, Aluminum
Angelo Lelii Adjustable Table Lamp
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare adjustable table lamp, designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce. Industrial in its essence, the design emphasizes the mechanical lighting components of the lamp. A dynamic lighti...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
$4,500 / set
Pair of Vanilla Vintage Cream Murano Table Lamps
Located in Smyrna, GA
Spectacular and rare technique where the gold inclusions rest on the surface of these Vintage Murano lamps. VANILLA CREAM with tons of GOLD in a beautiful, lovely cup design. The gol...
Blown Glass, Acrylic
Large Pair Of Modernist Table Lamps
By Wildwood Lamp Company, The Marbro Lamp Company, Chapman Manufacturing Company, James Mont
Located in Houston, TX
Large Pair Of Modernist Table Lamps. This impressive pair of Modernist table lamps are made of metal, brass and acrylic. These beautiful lamps have been newly wired with new sockets ...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Lucite Harvey Guzzini Table Lamps Italy, 1970s
By Luigi Massoni, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Rosendahl, DE
A pair of extra large Harvey Guzzini table lamps, designed by Luigi Massoni in the 1960s. These lamps feature timeless mid-century design combined with high-quality materials, includ...
Stainless Steel
Large Elpis Table Lamp by Harvey Guzzini for IGuzzini, 1970s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Designed in 1968, this is the largest version of the Elpis table lamp manufactured by Harvey Guzzini. The construction features a weighted, polished chrome base supporting a wide, mu...
Chrome
Pair of Artemide Attributed Table Lamps, circa 1970s
By Artemide
Located in Dallas, TX
Illuminate your space with this 1970s pair of Artemide table lamps, featuring enameled metal frames and elegant Lucite cylinder shades. At circa20c, we pride ourselves on offering hi...
Metal
Vintage Murano Table Lamps with Tiffany Style Glass
Located in Smyrna, GA
These lamps were blown in a Tiffany style stained-glass lamp design. Very few were made and even fewer have survived the years. It's a spectacular sight when the lamps are lit and th...
Blown Glass, Acrylic
Lars-Gunnar Nordström Brass Table Lamp, Metallimestarit, 1970s.
By Lars-Gunnar Nordström
Located in Kiiminki, FI
Very rare brass table lamp designed by Lars-Gunnar Nordström. Manufactured by Metallimestarit 1970s. Brass frame with acrylic lamp shade. Good vintage condition, minor patina consist...
Brass
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Marble, Italy, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A marble table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1970s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 11.31”H x 6.87”W x 5.12”D Dimensions of Shade (inches): 4.25” Top Diameter x 10.25" Bottom D...
Metal
Quadrifoglio Table Lamp by Ufficio Progetti for Harvey Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
A vintage Italian Space Age table lamp in white moulded acrylic and chrome, designed by Ufficio Progetti for Harvey Guzzini and produced in Italy, likely between circa 1968 and the e...
Metal, Chrome
Stacked Crystal Five Ball Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Elegant Mid-Century Modern stacking crystal five ball table lamp. Measures: 8" diameter base x 23" tall.
Crystal
$880Sale Price|20% Off
Table Lamp by Stilux Milano
By Stilux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp is in the vintage condition and rewired, Marble base have a chip as shown on the photos. This table lamp has been attributed based on archival documentation, such as vint...
Marble, Brass
KD29 Table Lamp by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Joe Colombo
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
Designed in 1967 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, the KD29 table lamp is a quintessential icon of Italian Space Age design. The lamp features a glowing hemispherical acrylic shade suspend...
Acrylic, Wood
Rocket Table Lamp by Luxus, Sweden, 1960s
By Uno Kristiansson, Östen Kristiansson, Luxus Vittsjö
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Rocket shape table lamp model B129 designed by Unö & Östen Kristiansson for their own company Luxus. Manufactured at Vittsjö in Sweden during the 1960s. The lamp is made from dark wo...
Acrylic, Wood
Raketen Table Lamp by Luxus, Sweden, 1960s
By Uno & Östen Kristiansson, Luxus Vittsjö
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Rocket shape table lamp model B129 designed by Unö & Östen Kristiansson for their own company Luxus. Manufactured at Vittsjö in Sweden during the 1960s. The lamp is made from solid ...
Acrylic, Oak
Hillebrand Chrome and Green Shade Table Lamp, 1960s, Germany
By Hillebrand
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant table lamp was produced by Hillebrand in Germany during the 1960s and is a refined example of mid-century modern lighting design. The lamp features a broad, gently round...
Metal, Chrome
Italian Cylinder Table Lamp with Chromed Steel Base, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Space Age design acrylic and chrome table lamp, Italy, 1960-1970. This Mid-20th century table lamp features a white plexiglass cylindric shade standing up on a chromed steel base. T...
Steel, Chrome, Metal
Yonel Lebovici Satellite Table Lamp, France / C.1969
Located in Montréal, QC
Rare Yonel Lebovici 'SATELLITE' Table Lamp, C.1969 *retailed in an un-numbered edition of 300. Good vintage condition. Lithography : M. Chartier, Yonel Lebovici Sculpteur de haut...
Metal, Chrome
Large Cobra Table Lamp by Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, iGuzzini
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Large Cobra Table Lamp by Harvey Guzzini, 1970s Original large size table lamp, designed by Harvey Guzzini in the 1970s. The lamp has a base made of ABS plastic material in grey-blu...
Chrome
PH-80 Table Lamp for Poul Henningsen by Louis Poulsen, 1970
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in The Hague, NL
An iconic PH 80 table lamp, designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark around 1970. Part of the legendary PH lighting series, the lamp embodies Henningsen’s...
Metal
Vintage Cranberry Murano Glass Table Lamps by Swank Lighting
Located in Smyrna, GA
Diamond-paned Italian glass in CRANBERRY, hand blown in Murano, Italy in the mid 20th century, cinched at the waist with a nickel wafer. We have matched the double stacked balls with...
Blown Glass, Acrylic
$714 / item
Five Table or Wall Lamps by Guzzini
By Guzzini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Five 1970s Italian table lamps or wall sconces by Guccini, in PVC (plastic) wired for European use. Height;20 cm. Depth:15 cm. Width:16 cm.
Metal
$1,295Sale Price|48% Off
1970s Laurel Brutalist Table Lamp , USA
By Laurel Lamp Company, Richard Barr, Harold Weiss
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare ' Laurel ' brutalist table lamp made of cut nail mounted on clear acrylic sheet . A nice , bold touch of modernity blended with raw sculptural brass welded cut nail tha...
Metal
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 acrylic rotate to create various lighting effects. Materials used consist of metal a...
Metal
Elio Martinelli Style “Bolla” Table Lamp, Italy, 1965
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Weesp, NL
A striking sculptural table lamp, reminiscent of the iconic “Bolla” series designed by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce in 1965. This rare piece combines organic, space-age aesthe...
Acrylic, Plexiglass
Large Patinated Brass Table Lamp, 1960s, Italy
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Vienna, AT
Large patinated brass or bronze desk or table lamp attributed to Fontana Arte, circa 1960 (very similar to mod. 2278). Dark patinated brass with a silvery sheen and textured acrylic ...
Brass
Table Lamp by Stilnovo, Italy, circa 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
This extraordinary and elegant table lamp by Stilnovo, Italy, was designed around 1950. The lampshade is made of acrylic glass, white/yellow in color, the construction is made of bla...
Metal, Brass
Table Lamp by Magnus Eleback Black Ceramic, Sweden, 1978
Located in Paris, IDF
Table lamp by Magnus Eleback black ceramic, Sweden, manufactured for Ikea in the 70s Black ceramic with and apple green acrylic original lampshade. Good condition.
Ceramic, Acrylic
Large Cylinder Table Lamp with Chromed Steel Base, Italy 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Space Age design acrylic and chrome table lamp, Italy, 1960s. This Mid-20th century table lamp features a white acrylic cylindric shade standing up on a chromed steel base. To...
Steel, Chrome, Metal
1970s Vintage Brass French Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A stunning and very large vintage pineapple table lamp, this was made in France and dates from around the 1970’s. Its over one meter tall, so could be used as a table lamp or a floor...
Brass
Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1980s
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in New York, NY
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp in white acrylic plastic. Introduced in 1967, Circa 1980s.
Metal
Minimalist Bent Wood Table Lamp, 1960s
By Temde Leuchten
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful bent plywood table or desk lamps with a large acrylic shade by Temde, 1960s. Very clean lines with a sleek silhouette. The 'T-base' is complimented by a black lacquered ste...
Steel
Italian Modernist Teakwood Table Lamps with Methacrylic Curved Shades, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Modernist Teakwood Table Lamps with Acrylic Curved Shades, 1950s Gorgeous pair of Italian table lamps made during the mid-century, approx. 1950s. Reminds strongly to the Gin...
Acrylic, Teak
Rare Verner Panton Chrome & Grey Shade Panthella Table Lamp
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in Vienna, AT
This is a rare early edition of the iconic large table or side mushroom lamp, designed by the renowned Danish designer Verner Panton in 1971 and produced by Louis Poulsen. This parti...
Chrome
Joe Cariati Hand Blown Glass Ball Table Lamps Green
By Joe Cariati
Located in Smyrna, GA
Matched pair of hand blown Three-Ball glass table lamps by Joe Cariati in GREEN FROST. BEAUTIFUL Color! Vertical ribs add optical interest and dimension. These lamps are signed by th...
Blown Glass, Acrylic
Table Lamp by Temde Leuchten, Swizerland First Half of the 20th Century
By Temde Leuchten
Located in Utrecht, NL
The first half of the twentieth century marked a period of innovation in lighting design, where the emphasis was placed on creating fixtures that were functional yet sculptural. As p...
Brass
$2,713 / set
Pair of Toblerone Table Lamps by Oitoemponto
Located in London, GB
A superb pair of toblerone table lamps by Oitoemponto. They were hand made in Portugal by the high end design studio Oitoemponto, they date from the early twenty first century. They...
Marble, Chrome
"Kongelys" Table Lamp by Niels Rasmussen Thykier for Fog & Mørup
By Niels Rasmussen Thykier, Fog & Mørup
Located in Kastrup, DK
"Kongelys" table lamp from Fog & Mørup, 1950s. Designed by Niels Rasmussen Thykier in 1930. Brass with acrylic shade. Height 45 cm, shade Ø33 cm, base Ø15 cm. Excellent conditi...
Brass
$1,030 / item
Aida Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aida table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti. Current production designed and manufactured in Copenhagen, Denmark by Karakter. Aluminum, steel, Polycarbonate shade. Wired for US standards. ...
Aluminum, Steel
Gio Ponti, Polsino Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Gio Ponti, Guzzini
Located in Renens, CH
A very rare Polsino lamp designed by Gio Ponti for Guzzini during the late 1960s: The table lamp has a tubular design built up with an acrylic diffusor and a chromed metal backplate...
Aluminum, Steel
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Table Lamp from the 1970 s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970 s table lamp from Italy ,in original vintage condition adjustable heights and shade can pivot from left to right and up and down . The lowest shade height is 14.5 and the highes...
Chrome
Vintage Murano Barovier and Toso Cranberry and Gold table lamps – a pair
Located in Smyrna, GA
Stunning matched pair of Vintage Barovier and Toso Cranberry and Gold table lamps. These post war lamps are full of vintage detail and beauty. The GOLD is blown into the CRANBERRY gl...
Blown Glass, Acrylic
Pair Of Small Italian Perspex And Metal Table Lamps
Located in London, London
Pair of table lamps Perspex and coloured metal Painted steel base Black cord flex Italy 1950s/1960s
Steel
Rare Table Lamp in Brass and Original Lamp Shade, 1950's
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare Table Lamp in Brass and Original Lamp Shade, 1950's Additional Information: Material: Brass and original lamp shade Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Produced by Falkenbergs bel...
Brass
$893 / item
One of Six Table or Wall Lamps by Guzzini
By Guzzini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Six 1970s Italian table lamps or wall sconces by Guccini, in PVC (plastic) wired for European use. Please note that price is per item not for the set. Measures: Height 20 cm. Depth ...
Plastic, Acrylic
Pair of Raketen Table Lamps by Luxus, Sweden, 1960s
By Uno & Östen Kristiansson, Luxus Vittsjö
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Pair of rocket shape "raketen" table lamps model B129 designed by the brothers Unö & Östen Kristiansson for their own company Luxus. Manufactured at Vittsjö in Sweden during the 1960...
Acrylic, Oak
Guzzini Sirio Table Lamps, Set of Two, 1970s
By Ermanno Lampa, Sandro Brazzoli
Located in Renens, CH
Wonderful pair of table “Sirio” lamps designed by Sergio Brazzoli & Emmano Lampa. The lamps are in good condition with just minimal signs of use. Origination: Italy, 1970s...
Metal
Harvey Guzzini Olympe Table Lamp for ED, Italy 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, Guzzini
Located in London, GB
Large Olympe table lamp designed by Harvey Guzzini for ED, Italy 1970s. The demilune shade is particularly pleasing lit, a half moon of ambient light through semi-opaque acrylic. It ...
Acrylic
Carlo Nason Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamps in Tangerine - a Pair
By Carlo Nason
Located in Smyrna, GA
Architecturally stylish four-tiered Murano lamps in rarely seen tangerine. We’ve paired the glass with satin brass hardware for an elegant look, with thick discs of Lucite as the bas...
Blown Glass, Acrylic
Rare Table lamp by Uno & Östen Kristiansson, Luxus, Sweden
By Luxus Vittsjö, Uno & Östen Kristiansson
Located in Göteborg, SE
Rare and beautiful table lamp by Uno & Östen Kristiansson for Luxus, with two light sources. Frame in oak, cylindrical shade in acrylic. Height 79 cm.
Acrylic, Oak
‘Acrilica 281’ table lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, Italy 1960s
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in GORINCHEM, NL
The Acrilica 281 table lamp, designed by Joe Colombo in collaboration with his brother Gianni Colombo for Oluce in 1962, is a landmark in Italian lighting design. Its innovative use ...
Metal
Pair of Cylinder Table Lamps in White Plexiglass and Chromed Steel, Italy 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Space Age design acrylic and chrome table lamps, Italy, 1960-1970. These table lamps feature a white acrylic cylindric shade standing up on a chromed steel base. One is large...
Steel, Chrome, Metal
Table Lamp by Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen, Denmark, 1960s
By Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This sleek and futuristic table lamp is a classic representation of the Space Age design aesthetic. Designed by Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen in Denmark during the 1960s, this la...
Plastic, Acrylic
Passy Primo Table Lamp by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
By Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This small-scale lamp enhances shelves, small side tables or it fits about anywhere. The soft light which is diffused by the acrylic shade is accented by the reflection from the bras...
Brass, Steel
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.