Irregular Top Deep Green Marble Offset Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Verde Offset Lamp by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 44.5 x D 30 x H 39 cm Materials: Verde Marble Offset Lamp is hewn from two pieces of solid Verde Marble.
Marble
Contemporary Conical Lampshade, Black and White Marble Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Arabescato Pillar Lamp by Henry Wilson Dimensions: D 35 x H 40 cm Materials: Arabescato Marble Pillar Lamp is hewn from two pieces of solid Arabescato Marble.
Marble
Irregular Top Black and White Marble Offset Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Arabescato Offset Lamp by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 44.5 x D 30 x H 39 cm Materials: Arabescato Marble Offset Lamp is hewn from two pieces of solid Arabescato Marble.
Marble
Contemporary Large White and Violet Marble Pillar Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Calacatta Viola Pillar Lamp by Henry Wilson Dimensions: D 35 x H 40 cm Materials: Calacatta Viola Marble This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney Australia.
Marble
Set of 2 Large Black and White Marble Pillar Lamps by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Large Arabescato Pillar Lamps by Henry Wilson Dimensions: D 35 x H 40 Materials: Arabescato Marble Pillar lamp is hewn from two pieces of solid Arabescato marble.
Marble
Contemporary Natural White Calacatta Marble Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Calacatta Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 30 x D 11 x H 35 cm Materials: Calacatta Marble This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney Australia.
Marble
Contemporary Black and White Marble Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Arabescato Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 30 x D 11 x H 35 cm Materials: Arabescato Marble Ambient, sculptural light carved in two halves from solid stone.
Marble
Contemporary Large Calacatta Viola Pillar Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Calacatta Viola Pillar Lamp by Henry Wilson Dimensions: D 35 x H 40 cm Materials: Calacatta Viola Marble Pillar Lamp is hewn from two pieces of solid Calacatta Viola Marble.
Marble
Contemporary Large Honey Onyx Pillar Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Honey Onyx Pillar Lamp by Henry Wilson Dimensions: D 35 x H 40 cm Materials: Honey Onyx. The Pillar Lamp is designed to provide a warm, atmospheric glow – both from the light ...
Marble
Contemporary Black Travertine Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Travertine Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 30 x D 11 x H 35 cm Materials: Black Travertine This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney, Australia.
Marble
Contemporary White Calacatta Viola Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Calacatta Viola Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 30 x D 11 x H 35 cm Materials: Calacatta Viola Marble This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney, Australia.
Marble
Contemporary Square Calacatta Viola Block Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Calacatta Viola Block Sconce by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 35 x D 11 x H 35 cm Materials: Calacatta Viola marble This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney, Australia.
Marble
Contemporary Light Beige Travertine Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Classico Travertine Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 30 x D 11 x H 35 cm Materials: Travertine This sculptural item ais handmade in Sydney Australia.
Marble
Contemporary Natural Beige Classico Travertine Block Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Classico Travertine Block Sconce by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 35 x D 11 x H 35 cm Materials: Classico Travertine This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney, Australia. This block ...
Marble
Quarter-Circle and Square Black Travertine Block Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Travertine Block Sconce by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 35 x D 11 x H 35 cm Materials: Black Travertine This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney, Australia. This block table ...
Marble
Pillar Lamp Calacatta Viola
By Henry Wilson
Located in PARIS, FR
Pillar lamp is hewn from two pieces of solid Calacatta Viola marble.
Marble
Surface Sconce Calacatta
By Henry Wilson
Located in PARIS, FR
A Calacatta marble table lamp full of elegance and softness.
Marble
Sculpted Calacatta Marble by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Dimensions: 350 x 300 x 100mm Comes boxed with wiring. Henry Wilson's work combines a rational, democratic utility with an element of sculptural expression.
Marble
Arabescato Marble Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Arabescato Marble lamp by Henry Wilson Dimensions: Surface sconce are 35 x 30 x 10 cm Materials: Arabescato marble Ambient, sculptural light carved in two halves from solid stone.
Marble
Sculpted Calacatta Marble Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted Calacatta marble lamp by Henry Wilson This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney Australia.
Marble
Sculpted Calacatta Marble Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Dimensions: 350 x 300 x 100mm Comes boxed with wiring. Henry Wilson's work combines a rational, democratic utility with an element of sculptural expression.
Marble
Sculpted Duoro Marble Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Dimensions: 350 x 300 x 100 mm Comes boxed with wiring. Henry Wilson's work combines a rational, democratic utility with an element of sculptural expression.
Marble
Sculpted Duoro Marble Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Dimensions: 350 x 300 x 100 mm Comes boxed with wiring. Henry Wilson's work combines a rational, democratic utility with an element of sculptural expression.
Marble
Pillar Lamp in Arabescato Marble by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Pillar lamp in Arabescato marble by Henry Wilson Dimensions: 40 x 12 x 35 cm Materials: Arabescato marble Pillar Lamp is hewn from two pieces of solid Arabescato Marble.
Marble
Pillar Lamp in Arabescato Marble by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Pillar lamp in Arabescato marble by Henry Wilson Dimensions: 40 x 12 x 35 cm Materials: Arabescato marble Pillar Lamp is hewn from two pieces of solid Arabescato Marble.
Marble
Pillar Lamp in Arabescato Marble by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Pillar lamp in Arabescato marble by Henry Wilson Dimensions: Surface Sconce are 40 x 12 x 35 cm Materials: Arabescato marble Pillar Lamp is hewn from two pieces of solid Arabescato ...
Marble
Sculpted Calacatta Viola Marble Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted Calacatta Viola marble lamp by Henry Wilson This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney Australia.
Marble
Sculpted Calacatta Viola Marble Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted Calacatta Viola marble lamp by Henry Wilson This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney Australia.
Marble
Sculpted Calacatta Viola Marble Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted Calacatta Viola marble lamp by Henry Wilson This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney, Australia.
Marble
Sculpted Calacatta Viola Marble Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpted Calacatta Viola marble lamp by Henry Wilson This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney, Australia.
Marble
Sculpted Calacatta Marble by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney Australia. The surface sconce in Calacatta marble is an ambient, sculptural light carved in two halves from solid stone. Each light i...
Marble
Surface, Travertine Sculpted Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Dimensions: 350 x 300 x 100mm Comes boxed with wiring. Henry Wilson's work combines a rational, democratic utility with an element of sculptural expression.
Marble
Block Sconce in Calacatta Viola Marble by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Block sconce in Calacatta Viola Marble by Henry Wilson This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney, Australia.
Marble
Block Sconce in Calacatta Viola Marble by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Block sconce in Calacatta Viola Marble by Henry Wilson This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney, Australia.
Marble
Surface, Black Travertine Sculpted Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Dimensions: 350 x 300 x 100mm Comes boxed with wiring. Henry Wilson's work combines a rational, democratic utility with an element of sculptural expression.
Marble
Surface, Black Travertine Sculpted Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Dimensions: 350 x 300 x 100mm Comes boxed with wiring. Henry Wilson's work combines a rational, democratic utility with an element of sculptural expression.
Marble
Block, Sculpted Black Travertine Table Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney, Australia. This block table lamp is an ambient, sculptural light carved in two halves from solid stone. Each light is manufactured i...
Marble
Sculpted Black Travertine by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Dimensions: 350 x 300 x 100mm Comes boxed with wiring. Henry Wilson's work combines a rational, democratic utility with an element of sculptural expression.
Marble
Sculpted Black Travertine by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney, Australia. The surface sconce in Calacatta marble is an ambient, sculptural light carved in two halves from solid stone. Each light ...
Marble
Sculpted Black Travertine by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
This sculptural item is handmade in Sydney, Australia. The surface sconce in Calacatta marble is an ambient, sculptural light carved in two halves from solid stone. Each light ...
Marble
Pillar Lamp Calacatta Viola
By Henry Wilson
Located in PARIS, FR
A calacatta viola marble table lamp for an atmospheric glow Pillar Lamp is hewn from two pieces of solid Calacatta Viola Marble.
Marble
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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.