German Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp from Cosack
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small brass table lamp by Cosack. A small table lamp with impressive materiality. the screen via a joint can be inclined and align the light. Striking is the perforation of the scre...
Metal
Mid-Century German Table Lamp from Cosack, 1960s
By Gebrüder Cosack
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century table lamp from Cosack. An elegant design from the 50s. The flat shade has a striking dome. It is finished in red and tilts via a hinge. The heavy base features an asymm...
Metal
Mid-Century German Minimalist Table Lamp from Hala
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp by Hala. A minimalist design. Hardly to be surpassed in functionality. The lamp head is a simple cylinder that widens slightly towards the front. It is connected to...
Metal
Stunning Sculpted Midcentury Modern Dining Room Set
By Wendell Castle, Marc van Rampelberg
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Spectacular and unique dining set Marc van Rampelberg born in Belgium 1949 Oval dining table and eight chairs, Kenya, 1980s, similar to teak (muninga wood) chairs ht. 33 1/2, seat ...
Teak
2x Doria table lamps germany around 1970s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Wien, AT
2x Doria table lamps germany around 1970s Original condition Original glass shades
Brass
Mid-Century Modern German Minimalist Table Lamp, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Mid Century table lamp. Probably from Kaiser Leuchten. A minimalist design. The flat, round metal shade is finished in black. The color is repeated in the hood of the foot. The...
Metal
Mid-century Wallendorf Porcelain Table Lamp, Germany, 1960s
By Wallendorf
Located in Praha, CZ
This vintage lamp is manufactured in Germany, in Wallendorfer Porzellan company (W 1764) in the 1960s. The lamp has new handmade lamp shade. Bulb: 1 x E25-E27 bulbs. US plug adapter ...
Ceramic, Fabric
1970s folding table, Christian Taube, Läsko
Located in Neuss, NW
Rare folding table by Christian Taube for Läsko from the 1970s. Solid frame made of chrome-plated tubular steel and a table top with original white formica coating. Quality Features...
Steel
Mid Century Brass and Glass Table Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This mid-century brass and glass table lamp was produced in Germany in the 1960s and features a refined, minimalist design with a strong sculptural presence. The lamp is composed of ...
Brass
Arne Jacobsen Pre Pop dining set - Asko Finland 1969
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
- Arne Jacobsen Pre Pop Set for Asko - 5 chairs and dining table (one more chair can be added for an upprice) - birch plywood - excellent condition - brown/yellow velours cushions t...
Wood
Mid-Century Yellow Glass Table Lamp, Germany, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Yellow glass table lamp produced in Germany in 1970s Very good original condition 1x60W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included
Metal
KAISER Idell Table Lamp, 6786, Black, Mid-Century, Germany
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Berlin, BE
One of three absolutely classic table lamps from the early mid-century. The offer is for the black one, which is in good to very good condition. The other two lamps can be found in o...
Metal
Fabric Shade Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A German mid-century modern table lamp from the 1960s, featuring a fabric shade and a clean, understated silhouette typical of postwar modernist lighting. The fabric shade softens th...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Pottery Horst Kerstan Germany
By Horst Kerstan
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Mid-Century modern table lamp transformed from a pottery vase blue glazed made by Horst Kerstan in Germany Signed in the bottom Kestan 91 Horst Kestan was a international German pott...
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Pottery Horst Kerstan Germany
By Horst Kerstan
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Mid-Century modern table lamp transformed from a pottery vase made by Horst Kerstan in Germany Signed in the bottom Kestan Glazed in brown and black colors. Horst Kestan was a intern...
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Pottery Horst Kerstan Germany
By Horst Kerstan
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Mid-Century modern table transformed from a pottery vase made by Horst Kerstan in Germany Signed in the bottom Horst Kestan Horst Kestan was a international German pottery artist. Bo...
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Design Table Lamp / Germany, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
- Germany - around 1960 - good original condition jr.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Pottery Horst Kerstan Germany
By Horst Kerstan
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Mid-Century modern table lamp transformed from a pottery vase made by Horst Kerstan in Germany Signed in the bottom Horst Kestan Horst Kestan was a international German pottery artis...
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Pottery Horst Kerstan Germany
By Horst Kerstan
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Mid-Century modern table lamp transformed from a pottery vase made by Horst Kerstan in Germany Signed in the bottom Kerstan 1984 Horst Kerstan was a international German pottery arti...
Ceramic, Pottery
Lovely Mid Century Modern Bedside Table Lamp Germany 1950s
By Wolfgang Tümpel 1
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, lovely and highly decorative MId-Century Modern brass and opaline glass bedside table lamp. Designed and manufactured in Germany, 1950s. Executed in brass and opaline glass, t...
Brass
Mid Century Brass Table Lamp by Sölken, 1960s, Germany
By Sölken Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant Mid-Century brass table lamp was manufactured by Sölken in Germany during the 1960s. The lamp features a sleek and functional design typical of the Mid-Century Modern ae...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century German Minimalist Table Lamp from Beisl, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist mid-century table lamp from Beisl in a special color. The minimalist spotlight shape of the lamp head is striking. Two simple cylinders of different sizes. The orange of ...
Metal
German Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp from Gecos Cosack
By Gecos
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp by cosack. Large table lamp in brass with wonderful patina. An imposing and functional design of heavy quality. The screen can be aligned with a ball joint. The curv...
Metal
Mid-Century German Table Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare mid century table lamp by Kaiser glow with a special minimalist foot. The special detail of this lamp is the simple, black star foot of square rods, which is hard to beat ...
Metal
Mid-Century German Table Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare mid century table lamp by Kaiser glow with a special minimalist foot. The special detail of this lamp is the simple, black star foot made of square rods, which is hard to beat ...
Metal
Mid-Century Minimalist German Table Lamp from Hillebrand, 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist mid-century table lamp by Hillebrand. A minimalist design in shape and color. The shade is round. The base is a rectangular block. The shaft has a rectangular cross secti...
Metal
Mid-Century German Minimalist Table Lamp from Beisl, 1960s
By Beisl
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist mid-century table lamp from Beisl. The minimalist radiation shape of the black lighting head is striking. Simple cylinder of different sizes. The black of the head is rep...
Metal
Mid-Century German Table Lamp from Bur, Bünte & Remmler
By Bünte und Remmler
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare mid century table lamp by bur. a minimalist design with a striking color scheme. Probably striking detail this bur designs exist in the fine perforation of the umbrellas. A rec...
Metal
Mid-Century German Minimalist Table Lamp from Pfäffle, 1960s
By Pfäffle-Leuchten Schwenningen 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist table lamp from Pfäffle. A functional design in chrome and black. The rectangular luminaire head is connected to the arm of the luminaire via a joint. The arm runs in a s...
Metal
Mid-Century German Minimalist Table Lamp from Kinkeldey, 1960s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist table lights from Kinkeldey. The design convinces with its cubic design language. The lamp consists of a dark gray-painted, cuboid -shaped body, which is upset via a fine...
Metal
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Mid Century Modern Brass Table Lamp, Germany, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exquisite brass table lamp hails from Germany and dates back to the 1960s. It boasts an elegant design that is characteristic of the mid-century modern style, with clear inspira...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century German Minimalist Table Lamp from Hala, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp from Hala. A minimalist design. Hard to beat in terms of functionality. The lamp head has a simple spotlight shape and is finished in a dark red colour. It is connec...
Metal
Mid-Century Minimalist German Model 6869 Table Lamp, 1960s
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare table lamp from Kaiser Leuchten. A minimalist design. The flat shape of the umbrella with its striking lines and triangular surfaces is particularly eye-catching. It can b...
Metal
Mid-Century German Metal Table Lamp from Cosack, 1960s
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
This is an elegant desk lamp from Cosack Leuchten. This rare lamp has a particularly finely executed arm with a sweeping swing. The base is ring-shaped. The shade can be turned in a ...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Silver Colored Mushroom Shaped Table Lamp by Doria
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This Mid-Century Modern table lamp was made by Doria. It has a black cast iron foot in the shape of a tulip. The chrome 'bar' carrying the shade is beautifully thin and goes on above...
Stainless Steel, Chrome, Iron
Mid-Century German Minimalist Table Lamp from Cosack, 1960s
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist Mid Century desk lamp from Cosack. A very linear and delicate design. The cuboid body made of painted metal sheet is open at the bottom. At the front and back translucent...
Metal
Pair of Mid Century Table Lamps, Germany, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Rare type - Nice style of lighting.
Glass, Plastic, Wood
Mid-Century German Space Age Mushroom Table Lamp, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamps from Kaiser Leuchten. Classic luminaire shape with a central, tulip -shaped foot. The metal foot is in a rich yellow, the diffuse hood made of acrylic is white and ...
Metal
Mid-Century German Minimalist Table Lamp from Pfäffle 1960s
By Pfäffle-Leuchten Schwenningen 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Simple table lamp from Pfäffle. A functional design. The shaft shows an L-shape of flat profiles. The cable is hidden within the lamp and occurs from the shaft on the side. There is...
Metal
Mid-Century German Minimalist Table Lamp from Cosack, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant desk light from Cosack lights from the 50s/60s in a classic green tone. With its height of 40 cm and the umbrella diameter of 35 cm, this lamp counts one of the larger desk ...
Metal
Mid Century Table Lamp, Egon Hillebrand, Germany, 1960s
By Hillebrand, Egon Hillebrand
Located in Praha, CZ
- nice style of lighting - rare type - adjustable - bauhaus and industrial style.
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Peill & Putzler, Germany
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Austin, TX
Table lamp from mid-century German with a modern design The lamp features a chrome interior structure, base, and top finial. The glass shade is opaque white and features in high reli...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Round Ceramic Table Lamp by Doria Leuchten, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Table lamp . Round Brown Ceramic base ,comes with its original Opaline Glass Shade , Super rare . Small socket bulb needed . Very good condition .
Ceramic
Mid Century Brass Metal Table Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This Mid-Century brass metal table lamp, originating from Germany in the 1960s, embodies the classic elegance and functional design of the era. The lamp features a graceful, arching ...
Metal, Brass
KAISER Idell Table Lamp, 6786, Black, Bauhaus, Mid-Century, Germany
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Berlin, BE
One of three absolutely classic table lamps from the early mid-century. The offer is for the black one, which is in good condition with clear signs of use. They are documented on the...
Metal
Warren Platner nickel dining set with 6 chairs by Knoll International
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
- rare early set with nickel finish - 6 chairs and 1 dining table 137 cm diameter - signed with Knoll Monogram - honey brown velours
Steel, Nickel
Mid-century Pink Metal Table Lamp with Handle, 1950s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-century Pink Metal Table Lamp with Handle, 1950s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E14 light bulb. Wired and suitable to use with 22...
Metal
Peill & Putzler, Mid-Century Modernist German Table Lamp, 1960s
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Verviers, BE
Mid-Century Modernist German 1960s table lamp by Peill & Putzler Mid-Century Modernist German 1960s lamps were designed by Peill & Putzler. They feature a globular glass lampshade w...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Made of Smoked Glass by Doria Leuchten
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Doornspijk, NL
The base of this table lamp by German light specialist Doria Leuchten is made of smoked glass. It contains three bulbs, providing for dramatic lighting. There is another bulb underne...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern West German Ceramic Table Lamps, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of .modernist West German square form ceramic lamps featuring a mottled yellow and brown glaze against a creamy white background. Rewired for use in the USA, 100W bulb max.
Brass
Pfäffle Brass Table Lamp, Mid-Century Modern Design, Germany, 1960s
Located in Debrecen, HU
There is a quiet precision to this lamp — a kind of restrained elegance that defines the best of German mid-century design. This Pfäffle table lamp, produced in Germany during the 1...
Brass
Mid Century Modern Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid Century Modern Gold Table Lamp Base, 1960s Germany The lampshade is to illustrate how the lamp base looks with a shade. The shade has a diameter of 17.71 in. (45 cm) and height ...
Metal
Green Glass Table Lamp With Handmade Shade by Doria Leuchten Germany
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
A unique and timeless design. Designed and manufactured by Doria Leuchten Germany, around 1960. The glass table lamp features a bright green transparent base with a chrome rod runnin...
Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century German Minimalist Table Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Minimalist Table Lamp from Kaiser Idell / Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s Very rare mid century table lamp by Kaiser glow with a special minimalist foot. The special deta...
Metal
Mid-Century Brass Table Lamp with Plastic Shade, Germany, 1960s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant Mid-Century table lamp, crafted in Germany in the 1960s, is a fine example of the era’s refined yet functional design aesthetic. The lamp features a beautifully balanced...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern German Crowfoot Table Lamp from Cosack, 1960s
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-century table lamp by Cosack with distinctive crowfoot. The organically shaped shade features soft curves and a rounded dome. It can be tilted to a certain angle via a ball join...
Metal
Set of 2 Doria Leuchten glass table lamps , 1970s Germany
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 2 table lamps , 1970s Germany
Metal
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.
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.