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Small Italian flexible desk lamp
Located in London, GB
Small Italian flexible desk lamp. Shade repainted. Stylish designer desk or table lamp.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Small Italian flexible desk lamp
Small Italian flexible desk lamp
H 13 in W 5.91 in D 9.45 in
Black Vintage Flexible Desk Lamp by Hala Bauhaus Style, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Black Bauhaus style desk lamp by Hala. The position of the lamp can easily be adjusted, it moves
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20th Century Bauhaus Table Lamps

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Metal

Art Deco Flexible Desk Lamp Chromed Metal Some Replacement Parts
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco, adjustable, chrome desk lamp. Some replacement parts. Fully re-furbished, re
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Table Lamps

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Chrome

Mid Century Post Modern Gooseneck Fully Flexible Desk Lamp by Electrix
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous fully adjustable and totally flexible with a solid weighted base. Made in New Haven
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Vintage 1980s North American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Telescopic and Flexible Desk Lamp of Brass with Brown Patina 1930s
By Vilhelm Lauritzen, Christian Dell, Kaiser Idell, Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Vintage Bauhaus telescopic desk lamp in the style of Christian Dell and Kaiser Idell. Most likely
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Vintage 1930s French Bauhaus Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Vilhelm Lauritzen Flexible Desk Lamp of Brass with Patina by Lyfa Denmark 1940s
By Lyfa, Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Vintage desk lamp model B 187 by the Danish architect Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894-1984) manufactured
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Vintage 1940s Danish Bauhaus Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Circa 1970, Guzzini Red and Black Desk Lamp with Heavy Base
By Guzzini, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
pictures, find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-) Original flexible desk
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Flexible Desk Clamp Lamp 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Flexible Desk Clamp Lamp 1950s Metal ( chrome ) is Original condition Aluminium is black lacquered
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Flexible Desk Clamp Lamp 1950s
Flexible Desk Clamp Lamp 1950s
H 27.17 in W 5.12 in D 19.69 in
Vintage Flexible Metal Desk Lamp
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This vintage desk lamp attaches to your tabletop with a self cranking clamp, and it is very sturdy
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20th Century French Other Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Flexible Metal Desk Lamp
Vintage Flexible Metal Desk Lamp
H 34.25 in W 5.38 in D 2.88 in
Important desk lamp with flexible base 1960.
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Pretty large desk lamp with flexible arm which allows 360° orientation of the light. Light cover
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Vintage 1960s French Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel

Important desk lamp with flexible base 1960.
Important desk lamp with flexible base 1960.
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 5.91 in
60s 70s Lamp Light Desk Lamp Flexible Design Germany
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s lamp light desk lamp flexible design Germany 50s 60s Object: table lamp Manufacturer
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Vintage 1970s German Table Lamps

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Metal

60s 70s Desk Lamp Table Lamp Germany Flexible Design Space Age
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s Desk Lamp Table Lamp Germany Flexible Design Space Age Object: table lamp Manufacturer
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Vintage 1970s German Table Lamps

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Metal

French Grey Metal Desk Cobra Flexible Lamp by Michel Philippe for Manade
Located in Sofia, BG
French desk flexible lamps Cobra by Michel Philippe made for Manade. Both lamps are made of grey
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Late 20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Green German Mid-Century Modern Metal desk lamp with flexible shade
Located in Berlin, DE
Vintage Green German Mid-Century Modern Metal desk lamp with flexible shade This desk lamp was
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Red Flexible Arm Space Age Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Red space age desk lamp with flexible arm. The arm and shade can be positioned in any way desirable
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20th Century Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
The Jielde desk lamp has two arms and three joints, and it's attached to a sturdy steel base. It
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21st Century and Contemporary French Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Desk Lamp
Vintage Desk Lamp
H 33 in D 6 in
Vintage Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Desk lamp Panna Cotta white color flexible chrome neck.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Vintage Desk Lamp
Vintage Desk Lamp
H 19 in W 11 in D 19 in
Vintage Metal Desk Lamp
Located in AIGNAN, FR
its retro and trendy touch. She has a flexible arm. Ideal as a desk lamp but also as a bedside lamp
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Mid-20th Century European Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Metal Desk Lamp
Vintage Metal Desk Lamp
H 23.63 in Dm 9.85 in
Artemide Tolomeo Desk Lamp.
By Artemide
Located in Nantwich, GB
This Artemide Tolomeo dest lamp was designed by both Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina in
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Vintage 1980s Italian Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal

Artemide Tolomeo Desk Lamp.
Artemide Tolomeo Desk Lamp.
H 39.38 in W 9.06 in D 27.56 in
Modernist Enameled Yellow Desk Lamp
By Isaq Hosoe
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Modernist enameled bright yellow gooseneck desk lamp with black iron base. Snake desk style lamp
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome, Iron

Hala Zeist desk lamp, 1970s
By Hala Zeist
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Dutch Design Hala Zeist Holland 1970s gooseneck desk lamp, called pan lamp. Flexible arm, taupe
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Hala Zeist desk lamp, 1970s
Hala Zeist desk lamp, 1970s
H 31.5 in W 27.17 in D 7.88 in
NJP Table Lamp or Desk Lamp White
By Louis Poulsen, Oki Sato
Located in Courbevoie, FR
detail: The two joints on the arm offers great flexibility making it easy to set the lamp position. As an
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2010s Japanese Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

NJP Table Lamp or Desk Lamp White
NJP Table Lamp or Desk Lamp White
H 188.98 in W 86.62 in D 188.98 in
"Spider" Desk Lamp, Joe Colombo, 1960s
By Joe Colombo
Located in PARIS, FR
"Spider" Desk Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, 1965 The Spider lamp embodies the Space Age design of
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Mid-20th Century Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

"Spider" Desk Lamp, Joe Colombo, 1960s
"Spider" Desk Lamp, Joe Colombo, 1960s
H 44.1 in W 27.56 in D 3.94 in
COBRA desk lamp, Kisho Kurokawa, Yamagiwa
By Kisho Kurokawa, Yamagiwa
Located in Neuss, NW
Article Details Elegant COBRA desk lamp by Kisho Kurokawa for Yamagiwa from the 1970s. Black
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

 COBRA desk lamp, Kisho Kurokawa, Yamagiwa
 COBRA desk lamp, Kisho Kurokawa, Yamagiwa
H 22.05 in W 8.27 in D 7.09 in
Chromed metal lamp with flexible stem 10366 by Michel Boyer, Verre Lumière 1968
By Michel Boyer
Located in PARIS, FR
Chromed metal lamp with flexible stem by Michel Boyer, Verre Lumière 1968 Beautiful minimalist
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Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps

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Metal

Dark Brown Hala Desk Lamp, 1970s
By Hala Zeist
Located in Den Haag, NL
Hala Zeist 'frying pan' desk lamp in characteristic 1970s dark brown with a flexible arm. Very good
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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Desk Lamp by Anders Pehrson 1960s
By Ateljé Lyktan
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Lamp designed by Anders Pehrson in the 1960s in a very unusual tabletop model with a flexible
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Jumo industrial chrome desk lamp, France 1950s
By Maison Jumo
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Beautiful Jumo desk lamp circa 1950 in chromed steel, flexible arm and switch on weighted base
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Adjustable White Mid Century Desk Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very flexible mid century desk lamp in white colour. The lamp can be adjusted at the base as well
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20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Adjustable White Mid Century Desk Lamp, 1970s
Adjustable White Mid Century Desk Lamp, 1970s
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H 18.12 in W 20.48 in
Dazor Model 1000 Industrial Desk Lamp 1950s
By Dazor
Located in Tilburg, NL
Dazor Model 1000 Industrial desk lamp, United States, 1950s. A real American classic, this Dazor
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal

Dazor Model 1000 Industrial Desk Lamp 1950s
Dazor Model 1000 Industrial Desk Lamp 1950s
H 13.78 in W 20.48 in D 13.78 in
Mid-century grey desk lamp USSR 1972
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Illuminate your space with this vintage gray desk lamp, a product of the USSR in 1972. Crafted
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Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Red Adjustable Desk/Side Table Lamp 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Verviers, BE
Classic compact design, this adjustable spotlight desk lamp Italy 1950's The Stand is metal and the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Vintage Herda Mid Century Adjustable Desk Lamp, 1970s
By Herda
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Vintage mid century table lamp by Herda with flexible arm and shade. The adjustable arm can move up
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20th Century Table Lamps

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Glass, Wood

Tokio Desk Lamp in White by Shigeaki Asahara
By Shigeaki Asahara, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
elegant yet with great sense of functionality and flexibility. While the desk lamp has preserved its
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Tokio Desk Lamp in White by Shigeaki Asahara
Tokio Desk Lamp in White by Shigeaki Asahara
H 22.05 in W 4.73 in D 3.35 in
Gooseneck Desk Lamp with Cast Iron Base, 1920s
Located in Faversham, GB
Original gooseneck industrial desk lamp. Cast iron base with flexible gooseneck stem and spun steel
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20th Century British Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Midcentury Modern Brass Desk Table lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage brass desk lamp in industrial style is a combination of brass with the chromed flexible
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Vintage 1960s Italian Industrial Table Lamps

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Chrome, Brass

Space Age Vintage White Black Table Lamp Desk Lamp Targetti, 1970s, Italy
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage table lamp desk lamp by Targetti 1970s Italy. The desk lamp shows black flexible
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Hala Zeist Adjustable Desk Lamp, 1970s
By Hala Zeist
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Mid century table lamp by Hala Zeist. The piece has a black, stone base and a flexible extendable
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20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Petite Metal Desk Lamp Retro Orange Eyeball Light 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Retro Petite Metal Desk Lamp in Bright Orange - 1970s Eyeball Design. This vintage orange retro
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Original Vintage Creme Adjustable Desk/Side Table Lamp 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Classic compact design, this adjustable spotlight desk lamp Germany, 1950's The Stand is metal and
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Antique Goose Neck Desk Lamp With Cast Iron Base
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Gorgeous Antique Goose-Neck Desk Lamp Brighten up your space with this stunning goose
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Vintage 1940s American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

Italian Nuova Veneta Lumi Adjustable Desk Lamp Italy 1970s
By Lumi, Veneta Lumi
Located in North Hollywood, CA
adjustable gooseneck desk lamp. The lamp features a black metallic color and a flexible arm, allowing you to
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Tokio Desk Lamp in Ash Grey by Shigeaki Asahara
By Shigeaki Asahara, Please Wait to be Seated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
classic and elegant yet with great sense of functionality and flexibility. While the desk lamp has
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Bauhaus Desk Lamp by Christian Dell Koranda Austria 1950
By Christian Dell
Located in Debrecen, HU
This exquisite ivory-colored table lamp, originally designed by Christian Dell in 1933 and crafted
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Bauhaus Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Gooseneck Desk Lamp By Hoffmeister From the 1970s-1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Desk lamp of Hoffmeister from the 70s / 80s Stylish gooseneck lamp with sophisticated reflector
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Gooseneck Brown Enameled Clamp-On Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Versatile and adjustable, Mid-Century, black clamp on lamp with brown enameled metal shade. The
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1970s Mid-Century Modern Gilt Metal Italian Adjustable Desk Lamp
By Reggiani
Located in Aci Castello, IT
metal. One notable feature of this desk lamp is its adjustability. It incorporates a flexible or
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Scandinavian Modern Adjustable Brass Desk Lamp by Vitrika, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Versatile table lamp from the Danish design-trio Vitrika. Manufactured in the early 1970s in a
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Postmodern Flamingo Desk Lamp by Fridolin Naef for Luxo, 80s
By Fridolin Naef
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
80s postmodern flamingo desk lamp by Fridolin Naef for Luxo. This stunning piece is incredibly
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20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Gray Adjustable Desk/Side Table Lamp by Sis, 1950s
By SIS
Located in Verviers, BE
Classic compact design, this adjustable spotlight desk lamp was produced by SIS, Germany, 1950's
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Space Age Vintage Orange Silver Metal Desk Lamp 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
table lamp or desk lamp in playful orange color with a flexible silver stem and a rectangular base from
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Vintage 1960s German Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Italian Modern Space Age White Desk Lamp, by Zonca LTD
By Zonca
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Italian Modern Space Age White Desk Lamp, by Zonca LTD This flexible table lamp from Zonca, Italy
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Mid-century Scandinavian Industrial Chrome Classic Desk Lamp, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This classic desk lamp was produced in Scandinavia during the 1960s. It has elements of the German
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Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Office, Desk Adjustable Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Luce
By Isao Hosoe, Valenti Luce
Located in Antwerp, BE
Adjustable 'Hebi' desk lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti in Milano, Italy 1970s. In good original
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Ozz Desk Table Lamp by Paolo Cappello and Simone Sabatti
By Miniforms, Paolo Cappello
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ozz got shy, didn‘t she? Here it is in a small desk version, with an adjustable lampshade to be
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Lacquer

French Anthracite Grey Industrial Bauhaus Desk Lamp by Jumo, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Very early large model 210 from Jumo France. Vintage industrial Bauhaus lamp with base and
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Lale, Tulip Geometric Metal Lamp, Floor Light and Desk Light
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Lamp. This stunning floor light and desk light combines geometric design, superior craftsmanship, and a
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2010s Turkish Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce Cobra Vertebra Desk Flex Lamp Model 659
By Elio Martinelli
Located in North Hollywood, CA
late 1970s. The lamp is full flexible with swivel shade and clamp. Italian Serpente desk lamp with a
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Rare Articulated Sculptural Italian Desk Lamp, 1980s Mid-Century Modern
Located in Rome, IT
This rare table lamp can be folded or shaped in all the desired ways thanks to its extreme
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Nickel

Vintage Green Adjustable Desk/Side Table Lamp Signed by Sis, 1950s
By SIS
Located in Verviers, BE
Classic compact design, this adjustable spotlight desk lamp was produced by SIS, Germany, 1950's
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

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Flexible Desk Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of flexible desk lamps is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct flexible desk lamps — often made from metal, plastic and brass — can elevate any home. There are 118 antique and vintage flexible desk lamps for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 14 modern editions to choose from as well. Flexible desk lamps have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Flexible desk lamps made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — are very popular at 1stDibs. Large flexible desk lamps can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller flexible desk lamps available at 1stDibs — each spanning 3.94 inches in width — may make for a better choice. Many flexible desk lamps are appealing in their simplicity, but Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell and Gubi produced popular flexible desk lamps that are worth a look.

How Much are Flexible Desk Lamps?

Flexible desk lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $560, while the lowest priced sells for $177 and the highest can go for as much as $6,800.

Finding the Right Table Lamps for You

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.

Questions About Flexible Desk Lamps
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A good desk lamp is going to make a substantial difference in any home, office or studio. The ideal desk lamp should provide apt task lighting, be easy to use, and also be aesthetically pleasing. Find a wide range of unique and elegant desk lamps on 1stDibs today.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024

    No one knows for sure who invented the desk lamp, as many engineers worked on designs for lamps during the 1920s. Many experts cite the Anglepoise lamp, however, as the earliest iteration of the modern desk lamp. Since its 1934 debut, this ingenious task light has become one of the most celebrated examples of industrial design. 

    How the Anglepoise came to be is the stuff of design legend: In 1932, a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine joined forces with a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons, to create a mechanism by which opposed springs would, as Carwardine explained, exert a “unidirectional constant force” on a pivoted lever that could counteract the force of gravity.

    This invention was not destined for an auto but for a lamp Carwardine was developing. The innovation would allow the piece’s articulated arm to be moved with ease to almost any position and remain there. As the product of engineering acumen rather than fashion, the Anglepoise soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted it as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.”

    The Angelpoise's rivals include the 1930 Bestlite, which was one of the earliest Bauhaus-influenced designs, created by Robert Dudley Best, who had studied under Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus in Dessau. German modernist Karl Trabert’s 1930s desk lamp for Schanzenbach & Co. was notable for its domed shade above a hinged arm.

    Find vintage table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.

  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    The best desk lamp is a matter of preference — the right fixture can help you work more efficiently while also reducing eye strain. LED desk lamps in the 2700K to 4500K color temperature range often provide a warm and pleasing light under which to work. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and modern desk lamps from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    There are many types of best LED desk lamps for your home — it's really a matter of preference. On 1stDibs, there are modern, mid-century modern desk lamps and other lighting to choose from.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    British designer George Carwardine designed the Anglepoise desk lamp. Before creating the light fixture, he worked as an engineer designing automobile suspension systems. The first Anglepoise lamps debuted in 1931. You can find a variety of Anglepoise desk lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The desk lamps with the green shade are called banker’s lamps. Banker’s lamps are green because it is believed the color helps to encourage concentration and is mentally soothing. It is also said that green helps with eye strain. You can shop a selection of banker’s lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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