Adjustable Grey & Brass Desk Lamp by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Eileen Gray desk lamp for the French manufacturer Jumo from the early 1940s. Adjustable arm and
Vintage 1940s French Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Steel
Adjustable Grey & Brass Desk Lamp by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Eileen Gray desk lamp for the French manufacturer Jumo from the early 1940s. Adjustable arm and
Brass, Steel
Pair of Grey Eileen Gray Desk Lamps
By Eileen Gray
Located in Conwy, GB
A Pair of Grey No.71 desk lamps designed by Eileen Gray and produced by Jumo of Paris. France
Aluminum, Chrome
Eileen Grey Desk Lamp, France circa 1940
By Eileen Gray
Located in Culver City, CA
. Designed for Jumo by Eileen Gray. 14.5”w x 16”d x 19”h Ref. L5090 $ 2,800
Brass
Eileen Grey Desk Light
By Eileen Gray
Located in Conwy, GB
Nickel plated with faux timber finish, original switch. Rewired with three core fabric covered cable and pat tested.
Nickel
Eileen Grey Bauhaus Table Lamp by Jumo France
By Eileen Gray
Located in Vienna, AT
Table lamp, designed in the 1930's by Eileen Grey, executed in the 1950's by Jumo France. Chrome
Standing Tube Light by Eileen Grey
By Eileen Gray
Located in Long Island City, NY
Standing Tube Light by Eileen Grey. Labeled Classicon Munich on the underside.
Steel
No.71 Grey Desk Lamp by Eileen Gray for Jumo
By Eileen Gray
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Vintage desk lamp designed by Eileen Gray. Manufacture is Maison JUMO from France. The arm and
Steel
Black Eileen Grey Desk Lamp
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
Adjustable desk lamp by Eileen Grey (circa 1878-1976) for Jumo. Pressed brass and black painted
Eileen Gray Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
a 1980's Eileen Grey floor lamp.
Metal
Lamp- Intriging Design a la Eileen Grey. Bamboo inlaid wood.
Located in New York, NY
Bamboo inlaid wood with the original shade.
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.