$918 / item
Fringe Cream White Floor Lamp by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
It is a stunning, stylish detail that helped make the Fringe lamp a design icon. The table lamp uses LED light, which has low heat generation and a long service life.
Brass, Steel, Other
Gino Sarfatti "543" Lamp for Arteluce, White Lacquered Metal and Opaline Globes
By Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
An iconic Model 543 table/floor lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, Italy, circa 1965.
Metal, Aluminum
Heikki Turunen Senior Series Brass Acrylic Floor Lamp Model 930-147, Orno 1970s
By Heikki Turunen, Orno Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
His designs, known for harmoniously combining light, color, and form while considering technical lighting aspects, include notable models like Reflex, Efekti, and the iconic La Bohem...
Metal, Brass
Swedish ceramic floor lamp "Rubus" series by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand 1960.
By Gunnar Nylund, Röstrand
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Adorable, iconic Scandinavian "Rubus" table lamp designed by Swedish ceramic artist and designer Gunnar Nylund.
Ceramic
Heikki Turunen Floor Lamp Model 30-180 in Black & Yellow, Orno 1970s, Finland
By Heikki Turunen, Orno Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
His designs, known for harmoniously combining light, color, and form while considering technical lighting aspects, include notable models like Reflex, Efekti, and the iconic La Bohem...
Metal
Heikki Turunen Floor Lamp Model 30-138 in Black & White, Orno 1970s, Finland
By Heikki Turunen, Orno Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
His designs, known for harmoniously combining light, color, and form while considering technical lighting aspects, include notable models like Reflex, Efekti, and the iconic La Bohem...
Metal
Serigraph Silkscreen from Muller Van Severen 22/50
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This Serigraph Silkscreen shows the iconic table + lamp of Muller Van Severen. This object is one of the very first objects Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen designed together and m...
Paper
Serigraph Silkscreen from Muller Van Severen 22/50
By Muller Van Severen
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This Serigraph Silkscreen shows the iconic table + lamp of Muller Van Severen. This object is one of the very first objects Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen designed together and m...
Glass
Three Iconic "Kulan" Ashtrays by Gustavsberg – Red, White & Beige
By Gustavsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Wagenfeld, meanwhile, became widely known for his iconic glass table lamp. Unaware of this earlier Bauhaus model, Swedish artist Gunnar Larson (husband of ceramicist Lisa Larson) des...
Plastic
A Space-Age TABLE LAMP by JOSEPH-ANDRE MOTTE for DISDEROT, France 1960
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare (silver structure) and early version of the iconic M5 table lamp, nickeled curved metal structure and 2 sculptural Perspex bended shades, by Joseph-André Motte, produced by Di...
Bronze
$2,560 / item
Large Carl Auböck 'Vice Versa' Wall Lamp
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Carl Auböck 'Vice Versa' wall lamp. A newly designed variant exclusive to Two Enlighten based on the iconic Vice Versa table and floor lamp series designed by Carl Auböck III...
Brass
Vico Magistretti for Artemide Eclisse Lamps/Sconces
By Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Iconic Eclisse table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1965 and awarded the prestigious Compasso d’Oro in 1967.
Metal
Pallade Pendant Lamp by Studio Tetrarch for Artemide
By Studio Tetrarch, Artemide
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Pallade” vintage and iconic floor or table lamp designed by the collective designers group Studio Tetrarch and produced by Artemide Milano 1960’s.
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Modern "Kaori 1" Fabric Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic Italian Table Lamp / Wall Applique - Takahama Lighting Presenting an exceptional and highly sculptural "Kaori 1" lamp, designed by the acclaimed architect Kazuhide Takahama ...
Fabric
Sculptural Mid-Century Chandelier, Brass &Glass, Heikki Turunen, Orno 1970s
By Heikki Turunen, Orno Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
His designs, known for harmoniously combining light, color, and form while considering technical lighting aspects, include notable models like Reflex, Efekti, and the iconic La Bohem...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chandelier in Brass & Milk Glass, Heikki Turunen, Orno 1970s
By Heikki Turunen, Orno Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
His designs, known for harmoniously combining light, color, and form while considering technical lighting aspects, include notable models like Reflex, Efekti, and the iconic La Bohem...
Metal, Brass
Paavo Tynell Pair of Large Seashell Wall Scones in Full Brass, Taito 1950s
By Taito Oy, Paavo Tynell
Located in Helsinki, FI
The measurements in the listing are per 1 lamp. These lamps are designed with the same approach as the iconic seashell table lamps.
Brass
Harry Balmer for Laurel, Torch-cut Steel Lamp, United States, 1960s
By Harry Balmer
Located in New York, NY
This iconic mid-century table lamp, with it's constituent parts almost seeming to float apart from one another, boasts a weightless quality at odds with the metal with which its comp...
Steel
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.