Bilia table lamp by Giò Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
La lampada da tavolo Bilia di Gio Ponti è un’icona del design italiano degli anni ’30
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Bilia table lamp by Giò Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
La lampada da tavolo Bilia di Gio Ponti è un’icona del design italiano degli anni ’30
Metal
$1,020Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 16.93 in Dm 7.88 in
Bilia Table Lamp in Glossy Copper Designed by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
materials: the diffuser is in frosted blown glass, the frame in brushed nickel-plated metal. Table lamp
Metal
$871Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 16.93 in Dm 7.88 in
Bilia Table Lamp Designed by Gio Ponti in 1931 for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
materials: the diffuser is in frosted blown glass, the frame in brushed nickel-plated metal. Table lamp
Metal
$1,075 / item
H 16.9 in Dm 7.9 in
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' Table Lamp in Satin Brass and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in satin brass and opaline glass for Fontana Arte. In 1931, Gio
Brass
$645 / item
H 10.2 in Dm 4.7 in
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Glossy Black and Glass for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in glossy black and glass for Fontana Arte. In 1931, Gio Ponti
Metal
$530 / item
H 10.2 in Dm 4.7 in
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Black and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in black and opaline glass for Fontana Arte. In 1931, Gio Ponti
Metal
$530 / item
H 10.2 in Dm 4.7 in
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Nickel and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in nickel and opaline glass for Fontana Arte. In 1931, Gio
Nickel
$645 / item
H 10.2 in Dm 4.7 in
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Brass and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in brass and opaline glass for Fontana Arte. In 1931, Gio Ponti
Metal, Brass
$530 / item
H 10.2 in Dm 4.7 in
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in White and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in white and opaline glass for Fontana Arte. In 1931, Gio Ponti
Metal
$645 / item
H 10.2 in Dm 4.7 in
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Copper and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in copper and opaline glass for Fontana Arte. In 1931, Gio
Metal
$1,160 / item
H 16.9 in Dm 7.9 in
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' Table Lamp in Glossy Copper and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in glossy copper and opaline glass for Fontana Arte. In 1931, Gio
Metal, Copper
$1,160 / item
H 16.9 in Dm 7.9 in
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' Table Lamp in Glossy Black and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in glossy black and opaline glass for Fontana Arte. In 1931, Gio
Metal
$990 / item
H 16.9 in Dm 7.9 in
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' Table Lamp in Satin Nickel and Opaline Glass for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in satin nickel and opaline glass for Fontana Arte. In 1931, Gio
Metal
$466Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 10.2 in Dm 4.7 in
Bilia Mini Table Lamp Designed by Gio Ponti in 1931 for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
materials: the diffuser is in frosted blown glass, the frame in brushed nickel-plated metal. Table lamp
Metal
$1,694
H 16.54 in Dm 7.88 in
Gio Ponti Bilia Table Lamp in Black Metal and Opaline Glass by Fontana Arte 1970
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Bilia table lamp with a black lacquered metal conical base connected with a spherical shade in
Metal
Gio Ponti Bilia Lamp, Fontana Arte, Italy, 1970-1979
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
Gio Ponti (1881-1979) was a Milanese architect, industrial and furniture designer, artist and
Aluminum
Bilia Table Lamp by Gio Ponti, Italy, circa 1930
By Gio Ponti
Located in Culver City, CA
Bilia table lamp by Gio Ponti Italy circa 1930 Bilia table lamp made for Fontana Arte with
Metal, Nickel
"Bilia" Lamp by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte Edition, 1960
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"BILIA" lamp by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte Edition, 1960. Rare lamp designed by Gio Ponti in
Metal
"Bilia" Lamp by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte Edition, 1960
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"BILIA" lamp by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte Edition, 1960. Rare lamp designed by Gio Ponti in
Metal
Pair of Bilia table lamps by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Nice pair of Bilia table lamps designed in 1931 by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fontana Arte from
Table lamp "Bilia" by Gio Ponti, 1931, Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Berlin, DE
Table lamp "Bilia" by Gio Ponti, 1931, Fontana Arte
Gio Ponti Bilia Table Lamp by Fontana Arte, 1960
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare early ‘Bilia’ table lamp Model no. 2474 designed by Gio Ponti, manufactured by Fontana Arte
Aluminum
Model 2474 "Bilia" Table Lamp by Gio Ponti, circa 1968
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Culver City, CA
Model 2474 “Bilia” table lamp, designed by Gio Ponti and manufactured by Fontana Arte in 1968
Aluminum
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' Table Lamp in Pink for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia' table lamp in pink for Fontana Arte. Executed in a pink painted metal frame with
Metal
Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte "Bilia" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Naples, IT
This extremely rare and iconic lacquered metal and frosted glass table lamp, mod Bilia, was made in
Metal
Sold
H 17.72 in Dm 7.88 in
Vintage Bilia Table Lamp Italian Design by Gio Ponti White Metal and Glass 1970s
By Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Bilia table lamp is a truly Iconic design, nothing more than a sphere, set in an apparently
Aluminum
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Blue for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in blue for Fontana Arte. Executed in a blue painted metal frame
Metal, Brass
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Yellow for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in Yellow for Fontana Arte. Executed in a yellow painted metal
Metal, Brass
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in White for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in white for Fontana Arte. Executed in a white painted metal
Metal, Brass
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' Table Lamp in Red for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'Bilia Mini' table lamp in Red for Fontana Arte. Executed in a red painted metal frame
Metal, Brass
Table Lamp Model "Bilia" by Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte, late 60s edition
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Berlin, DE
Table Lamp model "Bilia" by Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte, late 60s edition
Aluminum
Early ‘Bilia’ Table Lamp, Model No. 2474 by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Rare early ‘Bilia’ table lamp mod. 2474 by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy, circa 1960
Aluminum
Sold
H 17.72 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Gio Ponti Table Lamp Model Bilia for Fontana Arte in Brass and Glass, 1960
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp designed by Gio Ponti for the Fontana Arte manufactory in 1960. The model represented is
Brass
Gio Ponti Bilia Table Lamp for Fontana Arte
Located in Miami, FL
SOLD JUL 2011 Gio Ponti, after forming Fontana Arte, designed this lamp in 1931. This late 20th
Glass
Gio Ponti Bilia Lamp for Fontana Arte, Italy 1970s
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti
Located in London, GB
Gio Ponti (1881-1979) was a Milanese architect, industrial and furniture designer, artist and
Metal
Gio Ponti Table Lamp Model "Bilia"
By Gio Ponti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gio Ponti (1891–1979). Table lamp model “Bilia” 2474. Manufactured by Fontana Arte. White
Glass
Early ‘Bilia’ Table Lamp, Model No. 2474 by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, pair
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A pair of early ‘Bilia’ table lamp mod. 2474 by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy, circa 1960
Aluminum
Sold
H 17.72 in Dm 7.88 in
1960 Lamp Designed by Gio Ponti Model No. 2474 for Fontana Arte, circa 1960
By Gio Ponti
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare lamp designed by Gio Ponti in 1931. table lamp 'Bilia' mod. 2474 by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte
Metal
Pair of Gio Ponti Bilia Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Gio Ponti Bilia Lamps for Fontana Arte. Originally designed in 1931. These are later
Metal
Bilia Table Lamp by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chicago, IL
Table lamp Bilia designed in 1931 by Gio Ponti (1891-1979) and manufactured by Fontana Arte in 1967
Metal
$17,405Sale Price|50% Off
H 25.99 in W 20.48 in D 29.93 in
1950s Pierre Jeanneret 'Kangourou' Chandigarh Lounge Chair PJ-SI-59-A
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in London, GB
1950s Pierre Jeanneret 'Kangourou' 'Kangaroo' Chandigarh Lounge Low Chair model PJ-SI-59-A. This chair is made of Indian rosewood which was used in the earliest productions of Pierr...
Hardwood
$19,800
H 90.56 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Savana Armchair in Natural Wicker, Brazilian Contemporary Style
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This armchair is made of wicker in the Brazilian contemporary style. A clump of grass, a bush, which moves in the wind and envelops its inhabitant was the inspiration for creating t...
Wicker
Curtain Lamp
By Analuisa Corrigan Studio
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Lamp: H 10'“ x W 3” Shade: white linen, loose fitting H 7” x W (top) 6” x W (bottom) 6” Glaze: Sage matte, white matte, black shiny, matte blue Hardware: unfinished brass ...
Brass
Bertu Bench, Suelo Modern Wood Bench, Upholstered, Thick Weave
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Bench, Suelo® Modern Wood Bench, Upholstered, Thick Weave This upholstered Suelo® Modern Wood Bench is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. This silhouette is...
Fabric, Hardwood
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$2,803 / item
H 23 in Dm 12 in
Cocktail Side Table Modern Round Handmade Sculpted Blackened Waxed Steel
By J.M. Szymanski
Located in Bronx, NY
Table no. 3 - large J.M. Szymanski D. 2017 Playfully imagined, this sculpted bottom-frame supports a smooth top-surface that is ideal for drinks and small items--some might say ...
Steel, Iron
$2,724 / item
H 19.69 in W 13.78 in D 11.82 in
Vondel Side Table Handcrafted in Polished Rosso Levanto Marble
By Kevin Frankental
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Crafted with a harmonious blend of artistic vision and functional purpose, the Vondel side table emerges as a captivating fusion of sculpture and accessory. Evoking a profound sense ...
Marble
White Glazed Body Sconces by Di Fretto
Located in Geneve, CH
White Glazed Body Sconces by Di Fretto Dimensions: W 26 x D 10 x H 27 cm Materials: White Faience Glazed The Body appliques are the 2 sides of the sculpture of a woman's body. An an...
Faience
Monarch Fiberglass Bench in Leather by Asa Pingree
By Asa Pingree
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Asa Pingree’s slinky, singular fiberglass creations are a direct reflection of the designer’s penchant for clean lines and lightweight structures. The Monarch bench is a striking co...
Fiberglass
$16,500
H 43.5 in W 81 in D 7 in
Linear Brass Chandelier with Heart Shaped Shades Designed by John Salibello
By John Salibello
Located in New York, NY
Linear brass chandelier featuring heart shaped scavo glass shades designed by John Salibello. 8 candelabra.
Brass
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar. Hand-made to order, this upholstered bench has a fumed and oiled oak frame. Th...
Mohair, Oak
$726 / item
H 4.73 in W 10.63 in D 11.82 in
Pair of Beige Modern Italian Wall Lights "Maxina" Vintage Design Moderne
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pair of modern Italian sconces "Maxina" in beige half moon shape made by our Italian craftsman in the style of Stilnovo's work. Wall plate and arm in solid brass, lampshade adjustabl...
Brass, Metal
$1,519 / item
H 67.72 in W 118.12 in D 15.75 in
Baleri Italia Cartoons Screen in Havana Paper by Luigi Baroli
By Baleri Italia, Luigi Baroli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Screen with free-standing structure in corrugated paper-board extracted from pure cellulose. Completely recyclable and non-pollutive. Upper and lower edges in techno-polymer in matte...
Paper
Vondel Side Table Handcrafted in Red Honed Travertine
By Kevin Frankental
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Designed as a midpoint between a sculpture and an accessory, the Vondel side table in honed red Travertine presents a sense of permanence – giving it a strong presence in a space. St...
Travertine
Gio Ponti 'F.A. 33' Half Length Mirror in Brass for GUBI
By Gubi, Gio Ponti
Located in Glendale, CA
Gio Ponti 'F.A. 33' Half Length Mirror in Brass for GUBI The 'F.A. 33' mirror was originally designed by Gio Ponti in 1933 for Fontana Arte, the period’s most prominent lamp, glass...
Brass
$3,000
H 50 in W 38 in
Gigi: red black abstract print with poetry based on 1950s vintage movie poster
By Rene Ricard
Located in New York, NY
Touched by the influence of Andy Warhol, champion of a young Jean-Michel Basquiat, Rene Ricard served as enfant terrible of the 1980s New York art scene. This red and black lithograp...
Lithograph
An architect, furniture and industrial designer and editor, Gio Ponti was arguably the most influential figure in 20th-century Italian modernism.
Ponti designed thousands of furnishings and products — from cabinets, mirrors and chairs to ceramics and coffeemakers — and his buildings, including the brawny Pirelli Tower (1956) in his native Milan, and the castle-like Denver Art Museum (1971), were erected in 14 countries. Through Domus, the magazine he founded in 1928, Ponti brought attention to virtually every significant movement and creator in the spheres of modern art and design.
The questing intelligence Ponti brought to Domus is reflected in his work: as protean as he was prolific, Ponti’s style can’t be pegged to a specific genre.
In the 1920s, as artistic director for the Tuscan porcelain maker Richard Ginori, he fused old and new; his ceramic forms were modern, but decorated with motifs from Roman antiquity. In pre-war Italy, modernist design was encouraged, and after the conflict, Ponti — along with designers such as Carlo Mollino, Franco Albini, Marco Zanuso — found a receptive audience for their novel, idiosyncratic work. Ponti’s typical furniture forms from the period, such as the wedge-shaped Distex chair, are simple, gently angular, and colorful; equally elegant and functional. In the 1960s and ’70s, Ponti’s style evolved again as he explored biomorphic shapes, and embraced the expressive, experimental designs of Ettore Sottsass Jr., Joe Colombo and others.
Ponti's signature furniture piece — the one by which he is represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Germany’s Vitra Design Museum and elsewhere — is the sleek Superleggera chair, produced by Cassina starting in 1957. (The name translates as “superlightweight” — advertisements featured a model lifting it with one finger.)
Ponti had a playful side, best shown in a collaboration he began in the late 1940s with the graphic artist Piero Fornasetti. Ponti furnishings were decorated with bright finishes and Fornasetti's whimsical lithographic transfer prints of things such as butterflies, birds or flowers; the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts possesses a 1950 secretary from their Architetturra series, which feature case pieces covered in images of building interiors and facades. The grandest project Ponti and Fornasetti undertook, however, lies on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean: the interiors of the luxury liner Andrea Doria, which sank in 1956.
Widely praised retrospectives at the Queens Museum of Art in 2001 and at the Design Museum London in 2002 sparked a renewed interest in Ponti among modern design aficionados. (Marco Romanelli’s monograph, which was written for the London show, offers a fine overview of Ponti’s work.) Today, a wide array of Ponti’s designs are snapped up by savvy collectors who want to give their homes a touch of Italian panache and effortless chic.
Find a range of vintage Gio Ponti desks, dining chairs, coffee tables and other furniture 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.