$1,118Sale Price|20% Off
A vintage Guzzini table lamp, Italy 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This vintage Guzzini table lamp from Italy in the 1970s is a compelling addition to any interior space for several reasons. First, its sleek and futuristic design embodies the essenc...
Metal
Red Metal and Brass Table Lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
60s table lamp with large plastic shade and brass details
Metal
1970's Italian Stainless Steel Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
A very cool originally shaped table lamp composed of steel and designed with a plastic shade.
Stainless Steel
Vintage Italian Arcadia Tripod Table Lamp from Martini Illuminazione
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Tripod table lamp from the Italian manufacturer Martini. The lamp is made entirely of plastic. This also enables the striking shape. The three legs have a used, transparent ele...
Plastic
Vintage 1970s 1980s Glass Table Lamp by Volux Italy
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
Vintage 1970s/80s Glass Table Lamp by Volux, Italy Item: Table Lamp Manufacturer: Volux, Italy Condition: Good Age: Circa 1980 Dimensions: Diameter = 21 cm Height = 30 cm Othe...
Glass, Plastic
1970s Space Age Bar Cart by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, White Plastic
By Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage ivory white plastic bar cart / trolley or chest designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell Italy 1970s, stamped Kartell 4970. Design Anna Castelli Ferrieri Made...
Plastic
$300Sale Price|20% Off
1980's Italian Postmodern Multidirectional Desk Table Lamp
By Joe Colombo
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare postmodern Italian design, multidirectional table desk lamp enameled white metal finish with plastic fittings, circa 1980's in great condition in many different positions.
Metal
Vintage Brass and Metal Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage brass and metal table lamp is an original design lamp realized in the 1970s. A vintage lamp with the lampshade in brass and with the black plastic base. Good conditions...
Brass
Stilplast Italy Halogen Post modern Table Lamp 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Stilplast Post Modern Halogen Table Lamp Italy 1970s
Metal
Beni Cucurru "Sfera" table/floor lamp for Valenti, Italy, 1970s
Located in Padova, IT
Pair of "Sfera" table or floor lamps designed by Beni Cuccuru for Valenti, Italy, 1970s. Perfect conditions.
Steel
Colbuto Chrome Balancing Table Lamp by Lamperti, Italy 1970s
By Lamperti
Located in Milan, IT
Colbuto Chrome Balancing Table Lamp by Lamperti, Italy 1970s
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Italian Orange Minimalist Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-century table lamp from Italy. The minimalist shade shape is striking. The shade and base have a similar design language and are finished in the same color. The two elements are...
Metal
Postmodern Italian Lulu Table Lamp from Veneta Lumi, 1980s
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small table lights from Veneta Lumi. The Lulu combines the classic luminaire shape with contemporary materiality. It is made of colored plastic. This piece has an attribution mark, ...
Plastic
Memphis Stilplast Halogen Adjustable Table Lamp Italy 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Stilplast Mwmphis Adjustable Table Lamp Italy 1980s
Metal
Gino Sarfatti 596 table lamp by Arteluce Italy 1968
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A true icon of mid-century Italian lighting design, this rare large version of Model 596 was designed by the legendary Gino Sarfatti and produced by Arteluce in 1968. Striking in sca...
Aluminum
Articulated Table Lamp By GAMMA LUX Italy 1970s
By Gammalux
Located in Čelinac, BA
GAMMALUX Table Lamp Space Age Italy 1970s
Metal
Big Table Lamp, 1979, Italian, Design: "Sirrah"
By Sirrah
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Bronze, Iron
Giotto Stoppino, Italian Vintage Table Lamp from 70s
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with trace of age and use on the nicheled metal for this Italian adjustable table lamp designed by Giotto Stoppino for Valenti Luce. Made from metal frame and ...
Metal
$995Sale Price / set|50% Off
1980s Pair of Telescopic Halogen Table Lamp, Italy
By Ferdinand A. Porsche, Luxo
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Pair of playfull and versatile Italian telescopic halogen table lamp . Rotate in any direction on base . Car antena fully enclose in base . 23 inches fully extended . Sha...
Steel
Italian modern table lamp by Harvey Guzzini for Guzzini, 1960s
By Harvey Guzzini, Guzzini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern table lamp by Harvey Guzzini for Guzzini, 1960s Table lamp with a large matte white plastic shade with a metal edge. The softly curved cylindrical frame is made of chr...
Metal
Sculptural adjustable table lamp by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Weesp, NL
Sculptural Adjustable Table Lamp by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s — Travertine, Chrome & Red Plastic. An exceptional and highly sculptural Italian adjustable table lamp designed a...
Travertine, Chrome
Harvey Guzzini, Large 'Olympe' Table Lamp, ED, Italy 1970
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in New York, NY
Own a piece of iconic Italian design with this stunning Olympe large table lamp by Harvey Guzzini for ED, crafted in the 1970s.
Metal
Italian Chrome Duck Table Lamp with Original Shade, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
A delightful Italian table lamp dating from the 1970s, combining playful sculptural design with refined Mid-Century Modern aesthetics. The highly polished chrome-plated duck-shaped b...
Metal, Other, Chrome
$736Sale Price|20% Off
Orange Pelota Table Lamp by Casati & Ponzio, Italy, 1971
By Lamperti, Cesare Casati and Emanuele Ponzio
Located in Vienna, AT
This Pelota Table lamp was designed by Cesare Casati and Emanuele Ponzio in 1971, This design is inspired by an attribute that is used for the Spanish sport Pelota Basca, a ball ga...
Metal
Pair of Large Selenova Table Lamps Murano Italy 1970s
By Selenova, Reggiani, Carlo Nason
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Italian 1970's mushroom shape Murano table lamps by Selenova. The table lamps are composed from large hand blown Murano glass vessels, from clear to faded glass mounted...
Chrome
On off table lamp Luceplan Italian 90s Y2K space age
By Franco Raggi, Alberto Meda, Luce Plan, Denis Santachiara
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
On off table lamp by Luceplan. Designed in 90s. Designer:Alberto Meda, Franco Raggi, Dennis Santachiara Table lamp which is representing late 90s designs and Y2K style. Since it inv...
Plastic
Minimalistic Chrome Targetti Sankey Table Light, Italy, 1970s
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Voorburg, NL
Very inspiring table light made by Targetti Sankey in Italy in the seventies. Very nice and minimalistic design with surprisingly efficient Chrome tubes on an adjustable plastic roun...
Chrome
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Mushroom Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century Mushroom table lamp. The small lamp consists of one foot made of metal and a ring -shaped diffuser hood made of translucent plastic. The lamp looks out above the diffuse...
Metal
$177Sale Price|20% Off
Table Lamp, Diffuser Finish in Decorated Polilux, Italy, 1990s
Located in Palermo, IT
Table lamp, diffuser finish in decorated Polilux, Italy, 1990s Intact and functional. Attack E27 - 220v
Plastic
Mid-Century Italian Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli, 1970s
By Elio Martinelli
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Italian Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli, 1970s - Vintage table lamp with a distinctive Travertine foot - Designed by Elio Martinelli - Produced in Italy - It has the chara...
Travertine
Mid-century green table lamp, Stilux Milano Italy, 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Mid-century table lamp, Green perspex domed shade. Stilux, Milan Italy, 1960s Carrara marble base, brass, acrylic articulating arm with adjustable joints. Double light H 45 cm ...
Marble, Brass
Greta, Table Lamp by Maurizio Ferrari for Lamiprogetti, Italy, 1980s
Located in Brussel, BE
Post-Modern table lamp made of a solid marble cylinder base with a black metal structure and two semi-circular glass diffusers on the side, and a heat-resistant pleated plastic shade...
Marble, Metal
$12,000 / set
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps by Gae Aulenti, Italy
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large "Pipistrello" model table lamps designed by Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce. Height adjustable. Marked on the underside of the base.
Metal
Beautiful 1960s italian orange ceramic table lamp with Cocoon shade
Located in München, DE
Beautiful orange ceramic table lamp from the 1960s. Made in Italy. Features typical Italian Mid-Century design. Stunning, high-quality design and a fantastic color combination. Fitte...
Ceramic, Plastic
Mid-Century Italian Space Age Minimalist Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian space age table lamp with flexible light head. The luminous body consists of a simple tube. At the upper end it is separated and provided with a joint. In the lower area, th...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Table Lamp for Targetti Sankey, Italy, 1970s
By Targetti Sankey, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gino Sarfatti attributed desk lamp manufactured by Targetti Sankey in Italy during the 1970s, this task lamp pairs a flat circular black metal base with a flexible ribbed gooseneck s...
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage TPB Table Lamp in Black Model 3014, Italy, 1980s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
Vintage TPB table lamp in black - Model 3014 - Postmodern Memphis Design - Italy 1980s Discover our modern desk lamp made of black steel and plastic, which was manufactured by TPB i...
Steel
$177Sale Price|47% Off
Targetti Sankey Table Lamp, by Gino Sarfatti, Italy, 1970s
By Targetti Sankey, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Palermo, IT
Targetti Sankey table lamp, by Gino Sarfatti, Italy, 1970s Intact and functional, small signs of aging. Good conditions.
Metal
Pair of Costantino Persiani Table Lamps by Obor, Italy, c.1960
By Obor
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Costantino Persiani Table Lamps by Obor, Italy, c.1960 A pair of obscer mid-century Italian lamps designed by Mario Picone for Obor. These 1960s table lamps feature a powder-...
Chrome
White Metal Bicycle Table Lamp by Zicoli, 1970s, Italy
By Zicoli
Located in Hagenbach, DE
White metal bicycle table lamp by Zicoli, 1970s Italy Very rare large desk lamp Plastic rims. Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cable and plug. This lamp is suit...
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age Italian Table Lamp from Targetti, 1960s
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Space Age table lamp from Targeti with a striking foot. A simple design with a technical design language. The light head has a classic radiant form and is painted in orange. It...
Metal
Vintage Italian Space Age Faro Table Lamp from Guzzini, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Faro table lamp by Harvey Guzzini. Here is an early version (Art. 2248) from the production period of 1970 - 1972. The lampshade is mushroom-shaped and designed in two parts. Above ...
Metal
Vintage Italian Space Age Hebi Table Lamp by Isao Hosoe
By Isao Hosoe
Located in Hamburg, DE
Hebi light from the Italian manufacturer Valenti after a draft of the Japanese designers Isao Hosoe from the 70s. A design classic of the 70s. The Hebi is adjustable via the charact...
Metal
Italian Modern Table Lamp Lucerna by Luigi Massoni for Meblo Guzzini, Italy 70s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Lucija, SI
Design: Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1966 Manufacturer: Meblo from Nova Gorica, Slovenia in the former Yugoslavia. This is a model Lucerna It consists of a chrome metal ba...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Italian Metal Table Lamp with Square Perspex Lampshade, 1970s
By Lamter
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous table lamp made of a metal base with brass finish in the typical style of the Italian 70s. Made by Lampter Milano (see label) The square lampshade is made of opaline white p...
Metal
Rare Mid-Century Folding Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very rare type. - Nice style of lighting.
Plastic
Vintage Postmodern Italian Nestore Table Lamp by Carlo Forcolini, 1980s
By Carlo Forcolini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant table lamp from the Italian lighting manufacturer Artemide after a design by Carlo Forcolini from the late 1980s. The lights of the Nestore series impress with their eleganc...
Metal
Very Rare Midcentury Space Age Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- extremely rare type - very nice style of lighting - new electricity - space age design
Chrome
Gabriele Basilico Halogen Table Lamp, Modo Model, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
1970s 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
Hikaru Mori "Lota" Table Lamp for Nemo Cassina, Italy
By Hikaru Mori, Nemo Lighting 1
Located in Delft, NL
Hikaru Mori "Lota" table lamp for Nemo Cassina, 1994, Italy Original low-tension table lamp with small moveable cone-shaped top made of thermo resistant materials and Tedur opal dif...
Metal
1960s Vintage Stilnovo Table Lamp, Brass & Opal Glass, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Table Lamp by Stilnovo, Italy 1960s. h58×25×25 cm. Brass structure, opal glass base containing a light and fabric diffuser. Very Good conditions.
Metal
Pac Man Table Lamp by Mario Bertorelle for JMRDM, Italy 1980s
By Mario Bertorella
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of plastic table lamps by Mario Bertorelle, realized in 1980s for JMRDM. The lamp is turned on by opening and closing the upper part of the lamp. Bulbs are included. Very good...
Plastic
Franco Bresciani Kuala Table Lamp for Guzzini, Italy, 1970s
By Franco Bresciani, iGuzzini
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Kuala desk or table lamp made of a matte white molded plastic dome shade on a gunmetal and polished steel base designed by Franco Bresciani for iGuzzini. Wired for USA.
Steel
Large Italian Four-Light Chromed and Painted Metal Table Lamp
By Mario Bellini
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This large four-lights lamp was designed in Italy in the 1960s. It is made of bent chromed metal and bent painted metal; the lamp features a versatile electrical system with frontal ...
Metal, Chrome
Samuel Parker “Moon” Table Lamp for Slamp, Color Collection, Italy, 1994
By Slamp, Samuel Parker
Located in Antwerp, BE
A striking postmodern “Moon” table lamp designed by Samuel Parker for Slamp, Italy, produced in November 1994. The sculptural design combines a geometric grey body with two overlapp...
Metal
Mario Botta 'Shogun' Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1986
By Artemide, Mario Botta
Located in Brescia, Brescia
The 'Shogun' table lamp, designed by Mario Botta for Artemide in 1986, embodies the visionary architect's signature style of geometric precision and functional artistry. Crafted in I...
Metal
Microlight Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, Italy, 1990s
By Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Weesp, NL
Microlight Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, Italy, 1990s An elegant expression of late-20th-century Italian design, this Microlight table lamp was designed by Ernesto Gi...
Metal
Italian modern black table lamps Tizio by Richard Sapper for Artemide, 1980s
By Richard Sapper, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black table lamps Tizio by Richard Sapper for Artemide, 1980s Pair of adjustable table lamps model Tizio in plastic and black metal. The square black metal diffuser ca...
Metal
Italian Adjustable White Metal Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A beautiful table lamp made in the 1980s in Italy. It has a white full metal body.
Metal
Vintage Space Age Model Selene / Interplay 1 Eclipse Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Hamburg, DE
are eclipse table lamp from the italian manufacturer abm/bilumen. This lamp was also produced by the us manufacturer lightolier under the model name interplay i. a small table lamp ...
Metal
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.
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.