Goose Neck Desk Lamp
1960's Black Enameled Bauhaus Goose Neck Desk Lamp
By Bauhaus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, Bauhaus style, goose neck desk lamp with black enameled shade and metal base
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Antique Brass Goose Neck Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
A charming antique desk lamp in solid brass, this was made in England and dates from the 1900-1920
Category
Vintage 1910s British Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Double Goose Neck Table Lamp in the Manner of Kurt Versen
Located in Garnerville, NY
Double goose neck desk lamp, circa 1960. Newly re-wired and re-felted.
Shades measure 7.75" x
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
RAAK Cobra Table Desk Lamp with Chrome Accent and Red On/Off Switch
By RAAK
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MOD RAAK Goose neck desk lamp with cobra-like non-flexible body, original European candelabra
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Kurt Versen Gooseneck Table Desk Lamp! Mid Century Modern Red 1950s Atomic Decor
By Kurt Versen
Located in Peoria, AZ
KURT VERSEN GOOSE NECK DESK LAMP!
ICONIC!
MID CENTURY DESIGN AT ITS FINEST!
GORGEOUS RED ENAMEL
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
H 16 in W 12 in D 12 in
Multidirectional Goose Neck Memphis Era Italian Desk Lamp
By Vico Magistretti
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice Italian desk table lamp circa the 1980s, the lampshade moves up and down, it takes a 40Watt or
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Industrial Art Deco Antique Desk Lamp With Goose Neck Shade Early 20th Century
Located in Cookeville, TN
Industrial Art Deco Antique Desk Lamp With Goose Neck Shade Early 20th Century
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Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Steel
H 21 in W 18 in D 5.25 in
Laurel Brass Twin-Light Desk Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Laurel desk lamp with two pierced edge shades and goose neck stems for unlimited positioning of the
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Vintage Bakelite Desk Lamp, 1940s
By Eric Kirkham Cole
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
This antique goose neck industrial desk lamp was designed by Eric Kirkman Cole, for the E.K. Cole
Category
Vintage 1940s Czech Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bakelite
Art Deco Period Copper Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
A fantastic original Art Deco period desk lamp. This was made in England, it dates from the 1930’s
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Dazor Model 1000 Industrial Desk Lamp 1950s
By Dazor
Located in Tilburg, NL
lamp with TL-lamps can be used on a desk, but can also be enjoyed in a living room. The goose neck is
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Swedish Table Lamp in Full Brass with Adjustable Neck, 1960s
Located in Helsinki, FI
adjustable goose neck allows for flexibility in adjusting the direction of light and makes it perfect for
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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H 21.66 in W 7.09 in D 13.78 in
1960’s Pair of Vintage Brass Desk / Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
A wonderful pair of vintage brass goose neck table lamps. They were made in England, they date from
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique French Art Nouveau Glass Iron Table Desk Lamp Muller Freres 1910
By G.V. de Croismarre, Muller Frères
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique French Art Nouveau Glass & iron desk table lamp, by Muller Freres, circa 1910
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
H 14.25 in W 13 in D 5.25 in
Asger B. C. White Danish Minimalist Architects Desk or Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
aluminum shade made from one piece, its flexible goose-neck rod and its heavy steel base. The versatility
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage French Gray Metal Brass Table Wall Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Metal goose neck desk / wall light.
Flexible gooseneck arm with metal shade.
Brass base. Black
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Three Shade Midcentury Table Lamp by E. S. Horn, 1950s
By E. S. Horn
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very rare fully adjustable 3-shaded table or desk lamp. It has opaline glass shades and flexible
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Alvar Aalto A703 "Visor" Lamp for Valaistustyo, Stamped by Maker, 1957
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
and shade with contrasting white visor. Goose neck arm for shade orientation.
Stamped to base as
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
H 14.97 in W 16.54 in D 4.73 in
Rare! Mid Century Modern Lightolier Twin Articulating Lamp Gerald Thurston 1955
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Peoria, AZ
RARE & FABULOUS!
MID CENTURY MODERN
GERALD THURSTON
TWIN FIBERGLASS SHADE
ARTICULATING DESK LAMP
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 25 in W 16 in D 16 in
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Midcentury Double Goose Neck Desk Lamp
Located in Culver City, CA
This good looking black and white gooseneck double light lamp has the sophistication and whimsy of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Goose Neck Desk Industrial Lamp. 1930 - 1935.
By RTV
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
Goose neck desk industrial lamp.
Manufacturer: RTV 134, 37508.
Germany: 1930 - 1935
Category
Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Early Modern Metal 20th Century Industrial Goose Neck Task or Desk Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
This industrial task lamp or desk lamp has a weighted metal base. Early 20th century design with
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Original Machine Age Adjustable Desk Lamp in the Manner of Pfisterer, Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde, Peter Pfisterer, Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
fully rotating to direct light.
Pen tray base similar to Pfisterer's goose-neck lamp for M-S.
Much
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
H 6.75 in W 16.75 in D 3 in
Midcentury Bauhaus Desk Lamp with Pivoting Canopy
Located in London, GB
Midcentury desk or table lamp
Painted black metal base with flexible goose neck and piviting
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Petite Italian Gooseneck Desk Lamp in the Style of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Fort mill, SC
A pint sized 1950’s Stilnovo Style Italian goose neck desktop lamp with a spun aluminum shade and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Wire
Vintage Industrial Gooseneck Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Chesham, GB
This goose neck metal desk lamp was manufactured in the 1950s. In full working order, with
Category
Vintage 1950s International Style Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Brass Goose-Neck Desk Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century Brass goose-neck desk lamp. The piece features an oxblood enamel shade with circular
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Style Flex Goose Neck Desk Lamp
By Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Ferndale, MI
Maurizio Tempestini for Lightolier
Cone: 11" deep x 7.5" diameter x overall 19" tall
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Small Metal Desk Lamp in the Style of Kaiser Idell
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Den Haag, NL
Adorable little goose neck desk lamp in the typical Kaiser Idell style. Cast iron base, can also be
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Original Vintage Gooseneck Desk Lamp
Located in Manchester, GB
Nice original goose neck desk lamp with patterned cast iron base, copper adjustable neck and steel
Category
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Steel, Iron
Vintage Host Station with Goose-Neck Lamp
Located in Oakville, CT
features a drawer and solid pull out writing shelf. Will store good amount of menus. Metal goose neck light
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
Pair Blue Metal 1950s Goose Neck Adjustable Spot Desk Lamps
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
adjustable goose neck arm allowing the lamp to be adjusted to various angles. In good original vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Vintage Metal Goose Neck Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Silver French goose neck desk light.
Flexible arm with metal shade.
Cast iron base. Black cotton
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Metal
Laurel Brass Twin-Light Desk Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Laurel desk lamp with two pierced edge shades and goose neck stems for unlimited positioning of the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
Stilnovo Style Desk Lamp
By Gebrüder Cosack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black enameled metal leaf-shaped shade with line cut-outs. Adjustable brass goose neck with
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Stilnovo Style Desk Lamp
By Gebrüder Cosack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black enameled metal leaf-shaped shade with line cut-outs. Adjustable brass goose neck with
Category
Vintage 1960s German Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Adjustable Tynell Style Desk Lamp
By Paavo Tynell, Stilnovo
Located in Westport, CT
A very cool goose-neck adjustable Italian desk lamp in the manner of Paavo Tynell. Teak wood shade
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Zlin Vintage Bekelite Desk Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Vintage Bakelite desk lamp with goose neck.
All lamps have been made suitable by international
Category
20th Century Czech Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Bakelite
Nolta-Lux | Vintage Bakelite desk lamp
By Nolta-Lux
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Vintage Bakelite desk lamp with goose neck
Category
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Bakelite
Brno Vintage black Metal Desk Lamp
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Vintage Black metal desk lamp with goose neck.
All lamps have been made suitable by
Category
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Table Lamps
Laurel Two-Light Brass Desk Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Laurel desk lamp with two pierced edge shades and goose neck stems for unlimited positioning of the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
Small Italian Adjustable Desk or Table Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Italian table or desk lamp retaining its original red paint and on/off switch. Goose neck
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Worgule | Vintage Gray Metal Desk Lamp (2x)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Vintage gray metal desk lamp with goose neck. Several pieces in stock, priced individual.
Category
20th Century Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Buro | Vintage Gray Metal Desk Lamp (2x)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Vintage gray metal desk lamp with goose neck. Several pieces in stock, priced individual.
Category
20th Century Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1950s German Hillebrand Adjustable Desk Lamp
By Hillebrand, Egon Hillebrand
Located in London, GB
Vintage 1950s desk lamp manufactured by Egon Hillebrand Leuchtenfabrik in Germany. A functional
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Unique vintage Industrial gear mounted desk table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very uniquely made desk lamp mounted with an industrial gear. Green enamel shade, adjustable
Category
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Enamel
Desk Lamp by Bunte & Remmler BUR, circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Desk lamp by Bunte & Remmler BUR, circa 1930s
- Vitreous black enamel shade
- Adjustable goose
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Desk Lamp by Bunte & Remmler BUR, circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Desk lamp by Bunte & Remmler BUR, circa 1930s
- Vitreous black enamel shade
- Adjustable goose
Category
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
1970s Mid-Century Modern Teak Laboratory Desk Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
light to its surrounding area. The neck of the light is bronze and adjustable up and down goose neck
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1970s Mid-Century Modern Teak Laboratory Desk Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
light to its surrounding area. The neck of the light is bronze and adjustable up and down goose neck
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Antique Gilt Metal Desk Lamp & Quezal Art Glass Shade Circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique desk lamp offers gilt cast metal base with goose neck terminating in Quezal art glass
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Red Postmodern Gooseneck Adjustable Table Desk or Task Lamps
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Miami, FL
Unique pair of adjustable goose neck table desk or task lamps rendered in Red metal and plastic
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 17 in W 4.25 in D 9 in
Norwegian Rosewood Fold-Up Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
measures 45" H 64.5" W 28" D.
The original blue enamel goose neck lamp folds out when the desk is open and
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Materials
Rosewood, Wood
Vintage Industrial Clerk's Desk with Adjustable Task-Light
Located in Oakville, CT
pre-dates goose-neck. Sloped top with weathered leather insert. Five drawers and turned legs. Desk
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks
Materials
Metal, Steel
Midcentury Norwegian Hideaway Desk in Rosewood with Original Reading Light
Located in Astoria, NY
shelving space, desk and foldable leaves, an exterior drawer and the original green enamel goose neck
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
White Opaline Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
American goose neck desk light.
Flexible arm with Opaline glass shade.
Cast iron base. Black
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Gray Metal Vintage Industrial Brass Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brass goose neck desk light.
Flexible brass gooseneck arm with metal shade.
Brass base. Black
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Metal, Brass
Black Metal Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Black American goose neck desk light.
Flexible arm with metal shade.
Cast iron base. black cotton
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Green Metal Vintage Industrial Work Light Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Green French goose neck desk light.
flexible arm with metal shade.
cast iron base. Black wire and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Metal
Brass Metal Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Black American goose neck desk light.
Brass flexible arm with metal shade.
cast iron base. black
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron, Metal
Black Metal Vintage Industrial Work Light Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Black goose neck desk light.
flexible arm with metal shade.
cast iron base. Black wire and plug
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Belgian Art Deco Brass Cast Iron Table Desk Light
By Erpé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Belgian goose neck desk light by Erpe Belgium
flexible arm with brass shade.
Cast iron base. Black
Category
Vintage 1920s Belgian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Brass
Belgian Green Cast Iron Vintage Industrial Table Desk Light
By Erpé
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Green Belgian goose neck desk light by Erpe Belgium
Flexible Gooseneck arm with metal shade.
Green
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Clamp on Gooseneck Adjustable Light, Lamp Art Deco Distressed Metal
Located in Oakville, CT
Clamp on Goose-neck Adjustable Light, Desk, Table Task Distressed Metal Lamp Art Deco Style. Shade
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Industrial Entryway Hall Table or Desk with Clamp-On Lamp
Located in Oakville, CT
great console, telephone or writing table. Features a clamp-on goose-neck desk light, 17" in height
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Console Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
Bramsj bureau (3 in stock) | Industrial wall / desk light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Goose neck desk light.
flexible arm with metal shade.
metal base. black cotton wire and plug
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Adjustable Goose Neck Desk Lamp, Hala Zeist, 1960s
By Hala Zeist, Herman Theodoor Jan Anthoin Busquet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage adjustable desk lamp manufactured by the Dutch company Hala Zeist. This lamp is designed by
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Vintage Host Station with Goose-Neck Lamp
Located in Oakville, CT
features a drawer and solid pull out writing shelf. Will store good amount of menus. Metal goose neck light
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
Art Deco Desk Lamp Bronze Goose Neck Made by Greist Model LFB
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful American Art Deco desk lamp from the maker Greist. The model is called LFB, this was
Category
Mid-20th Century American Steampunk Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Foreman's Desk Vintage Industrial Light Hostess Stand Table with Gooseneck Lamp
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Industrial cast iron and wood foreman's shop desk. Includes adjustable goose neck lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
H 53 in W 41.5 in D 21.5 in
Hala Triangle Cone Desk Lamp
By Hala Zeist, Herman Theodoor Jan Anthoin Busquet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Green Apple Enameled Metal Shade with Brass Goose Neck And Black Metal Matching Weighted Base
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Black Gooseneck Desk Lamp, Italy
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti, Lightolier, Anders Pherson
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern adjustable goose neck desk or task lamp rendered in black plastic and metal.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970s German Hillebrand Leuchtenfabrik Black and Chrome Desk or Table Lamp
By Hillebrand
Located in London, GB
1970s flexible chrome and black desk lamp manufactured by Egon Hillebrand Leuchtenfabrik in Germany
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Italian 1970s Mod Desk Light
Located in New York, NY
chromed goose neck rod that has a black plastic screw on table or desk attachment. Requires on candelabra
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Enamel, Metal
Brown Metal Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brown American goose neck desk light.
flexible arm with metal shade.
cast iron base. black cotton
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Metal
Chrome Goose Neck Desk Lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
Chrome goose neck desk lamp in Art Deco style
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Italian Goose Neck Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Goose Neck Desk Lamp Rewired. Iron Base. Can also be used as a reading light hung from
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
French Goose Neck Desk Lamp
Located in Southampton, NY
French desk lamp in yellow metal with adjustable goose neck and switch on base. Takes european bulb
Category
Vintage 1960s French Table Lamps
Brass Goose Neck Laurel Desk Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Tulsa, OK
This is one of the hardest laurel desk lamps to find. It is in brass with an asymmetrical shade
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Goose Neck Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the goose neck desk lamp you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, brass and steel, every goose neck desk lamp was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect goose neck desk lamp — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A goose neck desk lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made goose neck desk lamp over the years, but those crafted by Hala Zeist, Herman Theodoor Jan Anthoin Busquet and Laurel Lamp Company are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Goose Neck Desk Lamp?
Prices for a goose neck desk lamp start at $175 and top out at $3,200 with the average selling for $630.
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.
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