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Karl Springer Style Triangular Column Clear Acrylic Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in Astoria, NY
Karl Springer Style Triangular Column Clear Acrylic Lamp. 33" H x 8.5" W x 4.5" D.
Acrylic
White Acrylic and Chrome Table Lamp by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980s White acrylic and polish chrome table lamp by Karl Springer.
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Acrylic and Brass Table Lamps by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in London, GB
An extremely stylish and highly sought after pair of vintage acrylic and brass table lamps by Karl Springer. They were made in USA, they date from around the 1970’s.
Brass
Stacked Lucite / Acrylic Lamp w/ built in table attrib. to Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stacked Lucite / Acrylic Lamp w/ built in table attrib. to Karl Springer..
Glass, Lucite
Solid Acrylic Lucite Table Lamp with Chrome Cap and Hardware after Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular and very heavy, solid acrylic / lucite table lamp with Chrome cap, adjustable rod and two sockets. The center rod adjusts two inches taking the height to 36" without f...
Chrome
Karl Springer Clear and Marbleized Brown Bubble Lamps
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful rare pair of Karl Springer clear and cased brown Lucite bubble lamps. A central stem in chrome hold two-light sockets.
Acrylic
Pair Lucite Acrylic Lamps by Karl Springer for Hansen
By Hansen Lighting Co., Karl Springer
Located in Fraser, MI
Pair Lucite and Chrome Lamps signed Hansen New York. Designed by Karl Springer. Lucite and Chrome construction.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Karl Springer, Frosted Lucite, 1950s
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern German frosted acrylic Lucite table lamp with a white shade. The clear desk light was designed by Karl Springer, featuring a one light socket, in good co...
Glass, Acrylic
Karl Springer Vintage Acrylic Greek Column Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Astoria, NY
Karl Springer Acrylic Greek Column Table Lamp. 28" H x 6" W x 6" D.
Brass
Mid Century Table Lamps Gold Acrylic Kuatra Spain perspex lamps Crystal a pair
By Charles Hollis Jones, Karl Springer
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
A pair tall gilt brass and acrylic X shaped table lamps Made of gold gilt brass and acrylic High end quality lamps Colors: Gold and clear Style Mid century, Hollywood Regency, Modern...
Metal, Gold Plate
Murano Scavo Corroso Table Lamp by Seguso, Karl Springer Attributed
By Seguso & Cenadese
Located in Pasadena, CA
The vase has been drilled and fitted to a custom acrylic base, acrylic cap and electrified. The lamp appears to retain its original silk shade which is in overall good condition with...
Brass
Post Modern Acrylic and Glass Lamp
By Van Teal, Karl Springer, Memphis Group, Pierre Cardin, Les Prismatiques
Located in Houston, TX
Post Modern Acrylic And Glass Lamp. This most unusual geometric Modernist / Memphis lamp (probably Italian) has a triangular blue acrylic base supporting three orange/red pilars wit...
Glass, Acrylic
1970s Mid Century Molded Bent White Acrylic Lotus Petal Flower Table Lamp MINT!
By Charles Hollis Jones, Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
1970s Mid Century Molded Bent White Acrylic Lotus Petal Flower Table Lamp MINT!
Lucite
'Greek Column Table Lamp' by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Two Light Acrylic 'Greek Column Table Lamp' By Karl Springer.
Acrylic
1960s MCM Bauer Swing-Arm Pr. Pharmacy Floor Lamp-Karl Springer Style
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Mid Century Modern Luxe Dimmable Lucite designer floor lamps, made to Impress! Fabulous designer quality lamps by Bauer in the manner of Karl Springer. Mid-Century moder...
Brass
Lucite Table Lamp in Karl Springer Style
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular deco-disco design from the 1970s. A massive table lamp, made of nine vertical piers of shimmering clear Acrylic Lucite, held together with chromed steel bolts. The centra...
Chrome, Steel
Karl Springer Table Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table Lamp
Chrome
Karl Springer, Rare Table Lamp, Lacquered Parchment, Acrylic, Fabric, 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in High Point, NC
A rare table lamp designed by Karl Springer, circa 1970. Executed in lacquered parchment, acrylic, fabric and silvered metal.
Metal
Vintage Clear Lucite Acrylic Table Lamp, Karl Springer, circa 1975
By Karl Springer
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Elegant circa 1975 clear lucite table lamp in the manner of Karl Springer. Central rectangular lucite tablet measures 14" by 11.75" and base 16" by 6". Original linen shade measuri...
Metal, Nickel
Pair of Karl Springer Acrylic Table Lamps with Stainless Steel Shades
By Karl Springer
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of signed Karl Springer acrylic table lamps with original polished stainless steel shades.
Acrylic
Pair of Karl Springer Floor Lamps
By Karl Springer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of vintage Karl Springer floor lamps. Beautiful pair of "Frosted" acrylic lamps with chrome accents.
Chrome
Karl Springer Style Skyscraper Lucite Table Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in Austin, TX
Skyscraper lamp of stacked Lucite acrylic makes large-scale modern Silhouette, of Classic Karl Springer style.
Chrome
Signed Karl Springer Lucite Block Table Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Composed of 3 blocks with 2 lucite spacers. Very good original condition with updated sockets and cord for immediate use. Lucite blocks measure 15".
Steel
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H 27.5 in W 8 in D 6 in
Pair of Signed Karl Springer Lucite Block Table Lamps with Polished Steel Shades
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 3 tier lucite block lamps by Karl Springer with mirror polished stainless steel shade. Both have been rewired with new sockets. The lucite has been professionally polished. O...
Stainless Steel
Pair of Karl Springer Acrylic Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Great pair of Springer Acrylic Lamps
with nickel finish and linen shades
Metal
Molded Acrylic Lotus Flower Table Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-century modern acrylic lotus flower table lamp.
Lucite
KARL SPRINGER STANDING LAMP
Located in New York, NY
Standing lamp with up-light in brass, steel and acrylic.
Brass, Steel
KARL SPRINGER FLOOR LAMP
Located in New York, NY
Standing lamp with up-light in brass, polished steel and acrylic.
Brass, Steel
Karl Springer Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of lacquered wood and polished acrylic table lamps and nickel plated parts.
Wood, Acrylic
Karl Springer Attributed Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White table lamp using 'sgraffito' [or scraffito - scratched plaster] technique with acrylic center
Acrylic
Mid Century Modern Acrylic Lamp
By Karl Springer, Van Teal
Located in Houston, TX
Mid Century Modern Acrylic Lamp. This unique vintage acrylic lamp is composd of ruby colored faceted pieces separated by transparent spheres. Our Mid century modern table lamp has be...
Acrylic
Table Lamp with Custom Lacquer and Acrylic by Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Table lamp with custom lacquer and clear acrylic elements designed by Karl Springer, American 1970’s
Pair of Vintage Acrylic Lamps in the Manner of Karl Springer
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of vintage acrylic lamps, shades are not included.
Metal
Pair of Signed Karl Springer Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of stacked acrylic blocks lamp bases with double cluster fixtures and original acrylic finials by Karl Springer.
Metal
Pair of Table Lamps in Thick Acrylic Blocks by Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of table lamps with stacked thick acrylic block design by Karl Springer, American 1970’s Each lamp has 2 bulbs
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H 32.3 in W 10 in D 10.7 in
Vintage Tall Silver Table Lamps Silver and Sky Blue Modern Table Lamps Vase Lamp
By Frederick Cooper, Banci, Karl Springer, Maison Jansen
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage a pair tall modern mercury silver colored vase lamps table lamps Old silver with blue lampshades ( new condition ) Style: Modern , timeless, design, French Country, French pr...
Silk, Glass, Acrylic
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H 30.7 in W 20.8 in D 20.8 in
Vintage Italian Crystal Glass Lamps Gold Gilded Brass Lucite Table Lamp a Pair
By Banci, Henredon, Karl Springer, Chapman Manufacturing Company, Milo Baughman
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
A pair tall Italian Obelisk shaped table lamps Made of gold gilded bronze and acrylic High end quality lamps Colors: Gold and clear Note: The lampshades are for illustration purp...
Gold Plate, Bronze
Karl Springer Acrylic Column Lamps with Original Shades
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful matched pair of lamps. One of Karl Springers finest designs.
Acrylic
Pair of Clear Acrylic and Chrome Table Lamps by Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous pair of clear acrylic and chrome table lamps by renowned designer Karl Springer.
Chrome
Karl Springer Style Modern Stacked Lucite Table Lamp 'MR15256'
By Karl Springer
Located in Pasadena, TX
Karl Springer style Mid-Century Modern stacked Lucite table lamp This modern lamp with stacked Lucite blocks, encased in a chrome cylinder mounted on flat base. Measure: 6.75...
Acrylic
Monumental Black Ceramic and Lucite Table Lamps, 1990s
By Karl Springer
Located in Hamburg, PA
A monumental pair of designer lamps in the manner of Karl Springer. This pair of ceramic and lucite table lamps would look great on Mid Century Modern furnishings such as pieces by K...
Ceramic, Acrylic, Lucite
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.