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Japanese Pagoda Gilt Metal Electrified Lantern Table Lamp
Japanese Pagoda Gilt Metal Electrified Lantern Table Lamp

Japanese Pagoda Gilt Metal Electrified Lantern Table Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Pagoda Style Japanese Lantern which is lit with electricity. The gilt metal framework is well

Category

20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Gold, Brass

Japanese Champlevé Table Lamp, Hexagonal Metal, Modern 20th Century
Japanese Champlevé Table Lamp, Hexagonal Metal, Modern 20th Century

Japanese Champlevé Table Lamp, Hexagonal Metal, Modern 20th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

Japanese Champlevé Table Lamp Hexagonal cast metal table lamp with stylized bird-head handles and

Category

20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bronze and Mixed Metal Japanese Lamp
Bronze and Mixed Metal Japanese Lamp

Bronze and Mixed Metal Japanese Lamp

Located in Toledo, OH

Japanese bronze and mixed metal floral design lamp, 1910. Beautifully decorated with flowers and

Category

Early 20th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Chinese Export, Painted Metal, Brass, Red Japanned Table Lamp, 20th C.
Chinese Export, Painted Metal, Brass, Red Japanned Table Lamp, 20th C.

Chinese Export, Painted Metal, Brass, Red Japanned Table Lamp, 20th C.

Located in Manhasset, NY

Chinese Export, Painted Metal, Brass, Chinoiserie Double Light Table Lamp, 20th C. A double light

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp Mounted on Brass
Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp Mounted on Brass

Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp Mounted on Brass

Located in Miami, FL

. This Japanese Cloisonne Table Lamp was hand-crafted with attention to details, cloisonne on the gold

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Japanese Mixed Metal Vase Mounted as a Lamp Meiji Period
Japanese Mixed Metal Vase Mounted as a Lamp Meiji Period

Japanese Mixed Metal Vase Mounted as a Lamp Meiji Period

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Japanese mixed metal vase Mounted as a lamp Meiji period The bulbous-form body with long

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Japanese Bronze & Mixed Metal Figural & Foliate Lamp c1920
Antique Japanese Bronze & Mixed Metal Figural & Foliate Lamp c1920

Antique Japanese Bronze & Mixed Metal Figural & Foliate Lamp c1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Japanese Bronze & Mixed Metal Figural & Foliate Lamp C1920 Measures - 25 1/4" x 15

Category

Early 20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Large Lacquered Japanese Lamp
Large Lacquered Japanese Lamp

Large Lacquered Japanese Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Large Scale Red Lacquered Porcelain Japanese Lamp on giltwood base. Rewired with new 3 way socket

Category

20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Japanese Champleve Bronze Cloisonne Enameled Mantel Vase Urn Table Lamp 26"
Japanese Champleve Bronze Cloisonne Enameled Mantel Vase Urn Table Lamp 26"

Japanese Champleve Bronze Cloisonne Enameled Mantel Vase Urn Table Lamp 26"

Located in Dayton, OH

Japanese enameled bronze mantel vase / urn, fitted with a two light pull chain. It features an urn

Category

20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Table Lamp, Bronze & Wood, Circa 1910
Antique Japanese Cloisonné Table Lamp, Bronze & Wood, Circa 1910

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Table Lamp, Bronze & Wood, Circa 1910

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Antique Japanese Cloisonné Lamp, circa 1910, with blue, wine white and turquoise color enamel inlay

Category

20th Century Asian Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Bronze

1960s Hamilton Industries Compact Desk Lamp Japan
1960s Hamilton Industries Compact Desk Lamp Japan

1960s Hamilton Industries Compact Desk Lamp Japan

Located in Chula Vista, CA

1960s Vintage Hamilton Industries Chicago Compact Task Adjustable Intense table desk lamp. This

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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Early Isamu Noguchi Mid Century "5X" Desk / Table Paper & Metal Lamp, 1960s
Early Isamu Noguchi Mid Century "5X" Desk / Table Paper & Metal Lamp, 1960s

Early Isamu Noguchi Mid Century "5X" Desk / Table Paper & Metal Lamp, 1960s

By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1

Located in Stockholm, SE

Rare and early mid century desk / table lamp model "5X" by Isamu Noguchi in washi paper and black

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Early Isamu Noguchi Mid Century "1A" Desk / Table Paper & Metal Lamp, 1960s
Early Isamu Noguchi Mid Century "1A" Desk / Table Paper & Metal Lamp, 1960s

Early Isamu Noguchi Mid Century "1A" Desk / Table Paper & Metal Lamp, 1960s

By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi

Located in Stockholm, SE

Rare and early mid century desk / table lamp model "1A" by Isamu Noguchi in washi paper and black

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Isamu Noguchi "1P" Table Desk Akari Lamp by Ozeki & Co. Japan, 1960s
Mid Century Isamu Noguchi "1P" Table Desk Akari Lamp by Ozeki & Co. Japan, 1960s

Mid Century Isamu Noguchi "1P" Table Desk Akari Lamp by Ozeki & Co. Japan, 1960s

By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1

Located in Stockholm, SE

Very rare Japanese mid century "1P" table / desk lamp in washi paper and black lacquered metal base

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Isamu Noguchi "1P" Table Desk Akari Lamp by Ozeki & Co. Japan, 1960s
Mid Century Isamu Noguchi "1P" Table Desk Akari Lamp by Ozeki & Co. Japan, 1960s

Mid Century Isamu Noguchi "1P" Table Desk Akari Lamp by Ozeki & Co. Japan, 1960s

By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi

Located in Stockholm, SE

Very rare mid century "1P" table / desk lamp in washi paper and metal base by Isamu Noguchi by

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Japanese Meiji Period Carved & Bone Inlaid Bamboo Lamp
Japanese Meiji Period Carved & Bone Inlaid Bamboo Lamp

Japanese Meiji Period Carved & Bone Inlaid Bamboo Lamp

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Carved Bamboo & Bone Inlaid Lamp—Samurai on Horseback, c. 1900 This

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of 1950s Stylized Japanese Design Dragon Serpentine Koi Fish Table Lamps
Pair of 1950s Stylized Japanese Design Dragon Serpentine Koi Fish Table Lamps

Pair of 1950s Stylized Japanese Design Dragon Serpentine Koi Fish Table Lamps

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Pair of Mid-Century Modern bronze looking Japanese design Serpentine Dragon Koi Fish table lamps in

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Circa 1900-1920 Japanese Vase Mounted as a Lamp
Circa 1900-1920 Japanese Vase Mounted as a Lamp

Circa 1900-1920 Japanese Vase Mounted as a Lamp

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1900-1920 Japanese vase now mounted as a lamp. Antique cobalt & orange floral reserve

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Antique Pair of Japanese Pink Porcelain Lamps with White Linen Shades
Antique Pair of Japanese Pink Porcelain Lamps with White Linen Shades

Antique Pair of Japanese Pink Porcelain Lamps with White Linen Shades

Located in Toronto, ON

This pair of antique Japanese porcelain lamps are extremely rare and valuable not only for their

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Satsuma porcelain lamp, Geishas and Cherry trees, Japan, Circa 1950
Satsuma porcelain lamp, Geishas and Cherry trees, Japan, Circa 1950

Satsuma porcelain lamp, Geishas and Cherry trees, Japan, Circa 1950

Located in VÉZELAY, FR

Satsuma porcelain lamp decorated with Geishas and Cherry trees. Japan, Circa 1950 Very good

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Rare Pair of Black & Nickel Lightolier Space Age Desk Lamps Made in Japan
Rare Pair of Black & Nickel Lightolier Space Age Desk Lamps Made in Japan

Rare Pair of Black & Nickel Lightolier Space Age Desk Lamps Made in Japan

By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Made in Japan in the 1980s, these lamps were probably designed by Gerald Thurston, who came up with

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Nickel

Vintage Isamu Noguchi Akari Table Lamp c1980s
Vintage Isamu Noguchi Akari Table Lamp c1980s

Vintage Isamu Noguchi Akari Table Lamp c1980s

By Akari, Isamu Noguchi

Located in Oakland, CA

Vintage Noguchi Akari table lamp model UF1-FF c1980s. Nice patina on paper. Signed

Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Red Hebi Table Lamp Designed by Isao Hosoe
Red Hebi Table Lamp Designed by Isao Hosoe

Red Hebi Table Lamp Designed by Isao Hosoe

By Isao Hosoe

Located in Weesp, NL

Introducing the timeless elegance of the Hebi table lamp, a masterpiece of design by Isao Hosoe for

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 3X Table Lamp
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 3X Table Lamp

Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 3X Table Lamp

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 3X table lamp. Early model, marked with iconic red

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Oriental Hand-painted Wooden Table Lamp with Floral Decoration, a Pair
Oriental Hand-painted Wooden Table Lamp with Floral Decoration, a Pair

Oriental Hand-painted Wooden Table Lamp with Floral Decoration, a Pair

Located in Plainview, NY

This elegant pair of Oriental hand-painted wooden table lamps features a fine floral design hand

Category

Vintage 1970s American Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Hebi Flexible Dark Brown Table Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Italy
Hebi Flexible Dark Brown Table Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Italy

Hebi Flexible Dark Brown Table Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Italy

By Isao Hosoe

Located in Weesp, NL

Introducing the timeless elegance of the Hebi table lamp, a masterpiece of design by Isao Hosoe for

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Kutani Meiji Period Vases Porcelain Urns Table Lamps Antiques LA light
Pair of Kutani Meiji Period Vases Porcelain Urns Table Lamps Antiques LA light

Pair of Kutani Meiji Period Vases Porcelain Urns Table Lamps Antiques LA light

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Pair of Kutani Meiji Period Vases Porcelain Urns Table Lamps Antiques LA light , A fine quality

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

COBRA desk lamp, Kisho Kurokawa, Yamagiwa
COBRA desk lamp, Kisho Kurokawa, Yamagiwa

COBRA desk lamp, Kisho Kurokawa, Yamagiwa

By Yamagiwa, Kisho Kurokawa

Located in Neuss, NW

lacquered metal base with a flexible, plastic-coated lamp arm and a lampshade made of black metal. The

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Selection of Asian Bronze Lamps
Selection of Asian Bronze Lamps

Selection of Asian Bronze Lamps

Located in Atlanta, GA

Selection of Asian bronze lamps, probably Japanese, at least circa 1950s, possibly much earlier

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Akari Model 1AG Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Akari Model 1AG Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

Akari Model 1AG Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

By Isamu Noguchi, Akari

Located in Glendale, CA

Akari model 1AG light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. This table lamp has a shade made from handmade

Category

Early 2000s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Akari Model 7AD Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Akari Model 7AD Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

Akari Model 7AD Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

By Isamu Noguchi, Akari

Located in Glendale, CA

in Gifu, Japan. Retains original manufacturer's packaging and authentic red Noguchi stamp on lamp.   

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Anglo-Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model W2-20N
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model W2-20N

Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model W2-20N

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture, model W2-20N. Hand-made form by Ozeki & Co. Ltd., Gifu, Japan

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Akari Model 1AS Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Akari Model 1AS Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

Akari Model 1AS Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

By Isamu Noguchi, Akari

Located in Glendale, CA

Akari model 1AS light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. This table lamp has a shade made from handmade

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Akari Model 1A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Akari Model 1A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

Akari Model 1A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi

Located in Glendale, CA

Akari model 1A light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi.  This table lamp has a shade made from

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Akari Model 1N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Akari Model 1N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

Akari Model 1N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi

Located in Glendale, CA

was still largely handmade by Ozeki, the original manufacturer in Gifu, Japan. Retains original

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Akari Model 2A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Akari Model 2A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

Akari Model 2A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

By Isamu Noguchi, Akari

Located in Glendale, CA

in Gifu, Japan. Price per item. Two lamps in stock for immediate shipping. Retains original

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Akari Model 7A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Akari Model 7A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

Akari Model 7A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi

Located in Glendale, CA

was still largely handmade by Ozeki, the original manufacturer in Gifu, Japan. Retains original

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Akari Model 22N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Akari Model 22N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

Akari Model 22N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

By Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi

Located in Glendale, CA

bamboo ribs with Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Price is per item. Two lamps available. Akari

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Akari Model XP1 Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Akari Model XP1 Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

Akari Model XP1 Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

By Akari, Isamu Noguchi

Located in Glendale, CA

later production run that was still largely handmade by Ozeki, the original manufacturer in Gifu, Japan

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Akari Model 20n Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Akari Model 20n Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

Akari Model 20n Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

By Isamu Noguchi, Akari

Located in Glendale, CA

later production run that was still largely handmade by Ozeki, the original manufacturer in Gifu, Japan

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Akari Model 1AD Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
Akari Model 1AD Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

Akari Model 1AD Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

By Isamu Noguchi, Akari

Located in Glendale, CA

later production run that was still largely handmade by Ozeki, the original manufacturer in Gifu, Japan

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model UF2-31N
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model UF2-31N

Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model UF2-31N

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

, Japan. Noguchi’s Akari series started in 1951, model UF2-31N started in 1985. I Noguchi signature, sun

Category

20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model 1P
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model 1P

Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Model 1P

By Isamu Noguchi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

ideogram. Hand-made form by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Japan. Series started in 1951, model produced c

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Brass Toned Figural Aladdin's Oil Lamp Styled Table Lighter
Mid-Century Brass Toned Figural Aladdin's Oil Lamp Styled Table Lighter

Mid-Century Brass Toned Figural Aladdin's Oil Lamp Styled Table Lighter

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This vintage figural oil lamp table lighter is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Japan

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Spelter

Matched Pair of Japanese Mixed Metal Lamps by Marbro
Matched Pair of Japanese Mixed Metal Lamps by Marbro

Matched Pair of Japanese Mixed Metal Lamps by Marbro

By The Marbro Lamp Company

Located in Little Rock, AR

This is table art at its finest! A sedge of Crane made of inlays of COPPER. SILVER, and BRASS on a

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Copper, Silver

Table Lamp "Two Rotulas Agrafee" by Serge Mouille
Table Lamp "Two Rotulas Agrafee" by Serge Mouille

Table Lamp "Two Rotulas Agrafee" by Serge Mouille

By Serge Mouille, Idée Japan

Located in Geneva, CH

Black table lamp "Two Rotulas Agrafee" designed by Serge Mouille in 1958. This re-edition was

Category

20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

All Original Marbro Japanese Chrysanthemum Bronze Lamp
All Original Marbro Japanese Chrysanthemum Bronze Lamp

All Original Marbro Japanese Chrysanthemum Bronze Lamp

By The Marbro Lamp Company

Located in Papaikou, HI

, the main decorative element, the body of the lamp, was imported, in this case from Japan and the lamps

Category

Vintage 1950s American Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Metal

Japanese Oil Lamp
Japanese Oil Lamp

Japanese Oil Lamp

Unavailable|$950

Japanese Oil Lamp

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

All original Japanese oil (kerosene) lamp. The cylindrical post (15") is made from bamboo which has

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

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Japanese Metal Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese metal table lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each Japanese metal table lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, paper and bamboo. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese metal table lamp — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A Japanese metal table lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Hollywood Regency — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one Japanese metal table lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Isamu Noguchi, Akari and Ozeki & Co. Ltd. produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Japanese Metal Table Lamp?

Prices for a Japanese metal table lamp start at $149 and top out at $8,500 with the average selling for $1,185.

Finding the Right Table-lamps for You

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.