Fluorescent Desk Lamp

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the fluorescent desk lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A fluorescent desk lamp — often made from metal, aluminum and plastic — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a fluorescent desk lamp, we have 26 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a fluorescent desk lamp — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each fluorescent desk lamp bearing mid-century modern, Art Deco or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made fluorescent desk lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Anders Pehrson, Ateljé Lyktan and Jorgen Moller are consistently popular.

A fluorescent desk lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $860, while the lowest priced sells for $216 and the highest can go for as much as $30,839.

Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.

Styles to Know

Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.

How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp

Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.