Vintage Ikea Espressivo Telescopic Halogen Desk Lamp Post Modern
By IKEA
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage IKEA Espressivo telescopic halogen desk lamp from the 1990s. It features a white, dome-shaped shade and a space-age design.
Chrome
$640Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.25 in W 17.5 in D 4.75 in
1980s Postmodern Halogen Desk Lamp by Robert Sonneman, Glass & Brass
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Postmodern design halogen desk lamp after Robert Sonneman for Kovacs.
Metal, Brass
1980s 'Work-Sun' Halogen Desk Lamp by Eurolicht, IF Award 1983
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Work-Sun' halogen desk lamp by Eurolicht is built around a boldly geometric form — a rectangular base supports an angled upright column, which extends into a forward-projecting ...
Metal
1980s Post-Modern Halogen Desk Lamp, Articulated Design, Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Typical 80s articulated table lamp .Halogen 2 light strengths. good condition .
Plastic
1980s 'Work-Sun' Halogen Desk Lamp by Eurolicht, IF Award 1983
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Work-Sun' desk lamp by Eurolicht is built from flat white enameled metal panels folded and fabricated into a bold geometric form.
Metal, Enamel
$650
H 15.5 in W 4.75 in D 17.5 in
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs Postmodern Halogen Desk Lamp, White, USA, 1980
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in San Carlos, CA
A sculptural postmodern desk lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, produced in the late 1980s.
Metal
$670
H 22 in W 33 in D 8 in
Adjustable Post Modern Halogen Desk Lamp by Holtkotter Made in Germany c. 1980's
By Holtkoetter
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Post-Modern style desk lamp by noted German maker Holtkotter, circa 1980's. The lamp features several adjustments, including a swivel and tilt point at the base, as well...
Brass
$795
H 13.78 in W 3.94 in D 13.39 in
Work Sun Desk Lamp by Euro Licht, Halogen, Minimalist Design, 1983
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti, Arredoluce
Located in Dronten, NL
A refined example of early 1980s minimalist lighting design, the “Work Sun” desk lamp by Euro Licht embodies technical clarity and reductive form.
Steel
$1,000Sale Price|60% Off
H 15.25 in W 23 in D 8 in
1979 Halogen Table Lamp '' Abele'' from Luci , Italia
By Luci Italia, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Powerfull halogen table / desk lamp designed by Gianfranco Frattini .
Aluminum
rabbit Tanaka corp Mempis Style Halogen floor lamp 1980s Japan
By Tanaka Kosai
Located in Den Haag, NL
Vintage Rabbit Tanaka Corp Halogen Floor Lamp Japan Memphis design home Japan space age design mid century atomic design Table lamp Rabbit Tanaka desk lamp Halogen Memphis Style.
Plastic
$702Sale Price|20% Off
H 41.34 in W 38.59 in D 8.67 in
Hustadt Leuchten Modern Counter Balance Desk Lamp, Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice counter balance Hustadt Luchten Desk lamp Halogen 1980s 2 light modes. Adjustable in all directions.
Plastic
$500
H 25 in W 21 in D 5.25 in
Post-Modern Multi-Directional Modo Desk Lamp by Gabriele Basilico for Alva-Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful post-modern halogen multi-directional desk lamp by Gabriele Basilico for Alva-Line, circa 1980s.
Metal
$700
H 8.5 in W 26 in D 8 in
Bruno Gecchelin, Glass, Table or Desk Lamp for O-Luce, Dogale.ONE LEFT ONLY
By Bruno Gecchelin, Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice white glass enamel white base, table lamp and halogen light table or desk lamp, ONE ONLY LEFT
Enamel
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.25 in W 17.5 in D 4.5 in
Postmodern Black & Brass Halogen Desk Lamp Inspired by Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman, Ettore Sottsass, George Kovacs
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Dimmer switch with knob to center of base. Postmodern design halogen desk lamp after Robert Sonneman for Kovacs.
Brass, Metal
Unavailable
H 18.51 in W 20.48 in D 7.88 in
Postmodern Halogen Desk Lamp 'Discus', Hartmut S. Engel for Staff, Germany 1980s
By Staff Leuchten, Hartmut Engel
Located in Zagreb, HR
Black metal and plastic dimmable halogen desk lamp produced by German company Staff in 1980's High-end design from the 1980s The lamp was designed by German designer Hartmut S.
Metal
Arteluce Table Lamp Model A400 by Bruno Gecchelin, 1970s
By Arteluce, Bruno Gecchelin
Located in Ferndale, MI
A Ring A 400 halogen desk lamp designed by Bruno Gecchelin for Arteluce.
Metal
Unavailable
H 25.2 in Dm 11.03 in
Vintage red Igloo desk lamp by Tommaso Cimini for Lumina, 1980s. Excellent!!
By Tommaso Cimini, Lumina
Located in Firenze, FI
His first known design was the freely adjustable table lamp “Daphine” one of the first halogen desk lamps for the Milan fair in 1975.
Metal
Sold
H 15 in W 17 in D 4.5 in
1980s, Black Dimmable Halogen Desk Lamps in the Style of Sonneman for Kovacs
By Kovacs
Located in Houston, TX
1980s Black dimmable halogen desk lamps in the style of Sonneman for Kovacs.
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Arteluce Style Halogen Desk Lamp, Italy, 1970
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice shaped desk lamp in the style of Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, 1970.
Metal, Aluminum
Sold
H 15.75 in W 14 in D 3.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Arcobaleno Halogen Black Desk Lamp Marco Zotta, 1970s, Italy
By Marco Zotta
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an original, Arcobaleno, curved black enameled aluminium, halogen desk lamp, designed by Marco Zotta for Cil Roma, Italy, circa 1970s.
Aluminum
Stilnovo Alberto Frasier Nastro desk lamp
By Alberto Fraser
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare halogen desk lamp designed by Alberto Frasier for Stilnovo, Italy 1983.
Plastic
Sold
H 15.25 in W 17.5 in D 4.5 in
1980s Robert Sonneman Bankers Brass and Glass Desk Lamp for George Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Postmodern style of Robert Sonneman Bankers Halogen desk lamp for George Kovacs. Material: brass, glass and steel.
Brass, Steel
Postmodern Black Metal Desk Lamp, 1980s
Located in Rīga, LV
Black metal postmodern halogen desk lamp with rotating head and a heavy metal+plastic base.
Metal
Stilplast Memphis Desk Lamp 1980s Red, Green, Yellow, Blue
Located in Hastings, GB
Rare Memphis style halogen desk lamp By Italian brand Stilplast, 1980s An explosion of primary colors mixed to create a bold and impressive statement lamp Weighted ends to balance...
Metal
Fabio Lenci Lucciola Table Lamp for Harvey Guzzini, Italy, 1971
By Harvey Guzzini, Fabio Lenci
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice and early halogen desk lamp designed by Fabio Lenci for Harvey Guzzini, Italy, 1971.
Halogen Angle Poise Desk Lamp
By Richard Sapper
Located in New York, NY
Nice adjustable desk lamp circa 1980s. This example is in original, clean and working condition, showing only light cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with age. Hood shade has a sl...
Metal
Table Lamp Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti Per Artemide, Italy, 1967
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Padova, IT
Among Artemide's great successes we should mention the Eclipse (1967) by Vico Magistretti and the minimal halogen desk lamp Tizio (1972) by the Italian-German designer Michele De Luc...
Aluminum
Sold
H 19.75 in W 10 in D 7 in
Memphis-Style 'UFO' Adjustable Halogen Table Desk Lamp w/ Oak Base, c. 1980s
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a splendid Post Modern / Memphis-styled adjustable desk or table lamp with perfect 1980's Industrial styling that is small in size but great for tight spaces for it's sma...
Metal
Signed "Kovacs" Adjustable desk lamp
Located in Ferndale, MI
Signed "Kovacs" Adjustable desk lamp. Halogen bulbs (2) with dimmer on/off wheel switch to set light level - polished black stone base, brass arms, and steel shade.
Italian Modern Neogetti Desk or Table Lamp, 1990s
By Neogetti Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Contemporary Italian modern halogen desk or table lamp with frosted white tubular shade that is supported by a single chrome polished bent metal wire.
Metal
Richard Sapper for Artemide Italian Postmodern Tizio Table Lamps
By Artemide, Richard Sapper
Located in Astoria, NY
Richard Sapper for Artemide pair of Italian Postmodern 'Tizio' halogen table lamps or desk lamps with articulated arms and rotating bases, made in the late 20th century. 33" H x 33" ...
Metal
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Wilton, CT
Iconic Memphis inspired Desk/Table halogen lamp designed by Robert Sonneman.
Metal
Work Sun Desk Lamp
By Arredoluce, Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Dronten, NL
Minimalist halogen desk lamp 'Work Sun' made by Euro Licht.
Steel
Postmodern Desk Lamp Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Iconic 1980s Postmodern halogen desk lamp, designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs.
Sold
H 25.2 in W 31.5 in D 7.88 in
Herda Postmodern Halogen Counterbalance Design Vintage Desk Lamps .
By Herda
Located in Den Haag, NL
2 Very nice Desk lamps. Counter balance . Halogen . 2 light stands . 3 Glass disks .Very good quality lamps .
Chrome
Table Lamp Electra by Giuliana Gramigna Per Artemide, Italy 60's
By Artemide, Giuliana Gramigna
Located in Padova, IT
Among Artemide's great successes we should mention the Eclipse (1967) by Vico Magistretti and the minimal halogen desk lamp Tizio (1972) by the Italian-German designer Michele De Luc...
Aluminum
Vintage 1980s Black Modernist Halogen Task Desk Lamps, Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage 1980s sleek modern black halogen task desk lamps with counterbalancing arm.
Metal
Sold
H 31 in W 5 in D 36 in
Postmodern Halogen Multidirectional Table Desk Lamp from Alva-Line Italy 1980s
Located in San Diego, CA
1980s Stunning Halogen Table Lamp by Gabriele Basilico for Alva-Line, Model "Modo". Made In Italy. This table lamp works perfectly and is in excellent condition. A true piece of mode...
Metal
Table Lamp Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti Per Artemide, Italy, 1967
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Padova, IT
Among Artemide's great successes we should mention the Eclipse (1967) by Vico Magistretti and the minimal halogen desk lamp Tizio (1972) by the Italian-German designer Michele De Luc...
Aluminum
Lumina Halogen Black Daphine Desk Lamp by Tommaso Cimini in STOCK
By Lumina
Located in New York, NY
Made in Italy Black Adjustable Lamp 120c -60Hz max 50w
Metal
Sold
H 23 in W 10.25 in D 6.5 in
Vintage Jorge Pensi Halogen Polished Aluminum B-Lux Regina Table Desk Lamp 1980s
By Jorge Pensi
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage Jorge Pensi for B-Lux "Regina" halogen table or desk lamp in polished aluminum finish.
Aluminum
Sold
H 11.03 in W 11.42 in D 5.52 in
Wall Lamp, Sconce “Grande Mania” by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1960s, 1970s
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Padova, IT
Successful pieces from Artemide's vast catalog include: the Space Age Eclisse (1967) by Vico Magistretti and the minimal halogen desk lamp Tizio (1972) by German-Italian designer Mic...
Metal
Gianfranco Frattini "Abele" Lamp for Luci
By Luci Italia, Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Miami, FL
Lacquered aluminium, halogen Abele desk or table lamp by Gianfranco Frattini for Luci, Italy.
Aluminum
"Calder" table lamp, Enric Franch for Metalarte, Barcelona 1974
Located in Madrid, ES
"Calder" table lamp by Enric Franch for Metalarte, 1974. Mobile metal halogen light desk lamp with dimmer switch and transformer on the base.
Iron
Sold
H 80.71 in W 27.56 in D 11.42 in
'Butterfly' Floorlamp by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos Italy 1985
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
They also worked on commissions for Flos, such as Tobia's Biagio table lamp and numerous joint designs including the Papillona halogen lamp (1977) and Pierrot desk lamp (1990).
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Joseph Farias Steel Sculpture, 1985
By Joseph Farias
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cable details reference the tansegrity concerns of Snelson and the conductivity needs of it's plastic cousin, the halogen desk lamp. But beyond the intriguing details is an overridi...
Pair Italian Black Plastic Hallogen Lamps
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of Italian made black desk lamps with halogen light. No markings. Amazing design.
Metal
Vintage Pair Philippe Starck Ara Lamps for Flos 1988
By Philippe Starck
Located in Easton, PA
This is a vintage pair of Philippe Starck "Ara" halogen table/desk lamps designed for Flos which were purchased new the year they came out in 1988.
Chrome
1970s G.F. Frattini tablelamp for Luci Abele
By Gianfranco Frattini, Luci Italia
Located in Amstelveen, Noord
Gianfranco-Frattini designed this desk halogen lamp in 1979. The halogen techniques where in 1979 upcoming just because of designers like Frattini who used this new form of lightning.
Metal
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.
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.
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