Italian Yellow and Black Postmodern Desk Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1980s Italian yellow and black Postmodern desk lamp. The lamp has a high-low switch and it takes a small halogen light bulb.
Steel
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Gino Sarfatti Stilnovo Mid Century Modern Italian Desk Lamp! 1950s Yellow Rare!
By Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Peoria, AZ
GINO SARFATTI SAUCER SHADE DESK LAMP EXQUISITE! 1952 SIMPLY GORGEOUS! Dimensions: 20" Tall 6" Base Width and 11" Shade Width This is an incredibly rare Italian desk lamp attribu...
Metal
Vintage Space Age Desk Lamp in Yellow Plastic in Style of Harvey Guzzini, Italy
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Zagreb, HR
Beautiful vintage space age lamp featuring a chromed steel base and a vibrant yellow lampshade. Unknown Italian production of the seventies reminiscent of designs by Harvey Guzzini. ...
Steel, Chrome
$816Sale Price / item|15% Off
Lumina Flo Desk Lamp in Matte Yellow by Foster+Partners
By Lumina, Foster+Partners
Located in New York, NY
LED light for desk, in varnish coated aluminum and steel. Its head rotates by 300° for direct lighting, the arm pivots on base by 120°. 6W-LED which you can switch on with one click ...
Aluminum
Bellhop Yellow Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
By Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T-Table Lamp in Yellow by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby Portable, rechargeable and wireless, Bellhop is a sleek modern LED tabletop lamp. Bellhop charges via a micro ...
Resin
Rare 1980s “Bikini” adjustable table lamp by Raul Barbieri & Giorgio Marianelli
By Barbieri e Marianelli
Located in Weesp, NL
Rare 1980s “Bikini” adjustable table lamp by Raul Barbieri & Giorgio Marianelli for Tronconi Illuminazione, Italy – yellow postmodern desk lamp Iconic “Bikini” adjustable table ...
Metal
Yellow-Grey Arc Shaped Large Office Clamp Desk Lamp by Targetti, 1970s, Italy
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Yellow-grey arc shaped large office clamp desk lamp by Targetti, 1970s, Italy Very elegant and Minimalist wall lights Adjustable head Lamps are in very good condition.
Metal
Yellow Desk Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
This yellow table lamp from the 1970s features a long, flexible swan neck and a rotating metal lampshade. Its long, slim body is shaped like a snake and can be bent into different po...
Metal
Mid Century Space Age Yellow Tubular Desk Lamp
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Woodford Green, GB
Space age tubular 'Elbow' desk lamp by E.Bellini for Targetti Sankey, produced in Italy in the 70's.
Metal
A Mid-century Italian Yellow Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
Italy, circa 1950 A mid-century Italian desk lamp with yellow enamel diablo shaped shade and cylindrical base, with a curved chrome neck and single ball foot.
Enamel, Chrome
Pair of Adjustable Italian Brass, Yellow Desk, Night Lamps
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very nice 1950s design of two desk lamps or bed night lamps. The shades are adjustable, the lighting gives a nice shine through the perforated holes. Good condition.
Metal, Brass
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H 11.42 in W 3.94 in D 9.06 in
Tubular Brass Metal Desk Lamp, Yellow Diablo Shade, Italian Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
A mid-20th century Italian desk lamp with tubular brass base and adjustable diablo form lamp shade in yellow lacquer with pierced rim.
Brass
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
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H 11 in W 1 in D 1 in
20th Century Yellow Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Desk Light by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian small desk lamp or table lamp made of a brass base and an adjustable yellow lacquered aluminum shade, featuring a one light socket.
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
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H 24 in W 24 in D 9 in
Rare Yellow Philippe Starck Archimoon K Adjustable Desk or Task Lamp for Flos
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Miami, FL
No longer produced yellow Archimoon K adjustable desk, task, or table lamp rendered in silver anodized aluminum, designed by Philippe Starck for Flos. Lamp is currently wired with...
Aluminum
Postmodern Black & Yellow Desk Lamp, 1980s
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Design Period - Eighties Measurements - width 12 cm x depth 70 cm x height 45 cm. Materials - metal Color - black, yellow Light wear consistent with age and use.
Metal
Yellow Hebi Desk Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti, 1970s
By Isao Hosoe, Valenti
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Isao Hosoe Producer - Valenti Model - Hebi Desk Lamp Design Period - Seventies Measurements - width 27 cm x depth 27 cm x height 40 cm Materials - Metal, Plastic Co...
Metal
Desk Lamp Made in Milan by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Modernist desk lamp made in Milan by Stilnovo in 1955, bright lemon yellow shade, does not show in this photo. Shade and base has a stippled surface. Adjustable shade.
Brass
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.