Large White Ceramic Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund Lamp
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning White ceramic Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund lamp; beautiful ovoid shape,, Retains original
Ceramic, Fiberglass
Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund White Ceramic Lamps, USA 1960's
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New York, NY
Pair of gourd shaped table lamps with a white milky glaze by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund. 26x22 Base
Ceramic
Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Danish Ceramic Matte White Glaze Table Lamp
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century (1960s) Danish ceramic bone stoneware table lamp in orb form with pinched neck
Metal, Brass
Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Danish Ceramic Matte White Glazed Table Lamp
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Queens, NY
white glaze. (LOTTE AND GUNNAR BOSTLUND) 35.5" height with harp & finial. Electrics working. Ships
Metal, Brass
$6,975 / set
H 25.5 in Dm 17 in
Mid-Century Off White Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New York, NY
design ethos championed by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund. Handcrafted in Denmark circa 1960, the lamps
Ceramic
$2,475
H 18.5 in Dm 9 in
MidCentury Ultramarine Blue Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New York, NY
This delightful Mid-Century Modernist Cobalt Blue Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Lotte and Gunnar
Ceramic
Tall White Lamp by Lotte
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New York, NY
Tall white lamp by Lotte Mid-20th century Tall and slender, this elegantly shaped lamp with a
Ceramic
White Matte Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Hudson, NY
Classic Bostlund lamp form executed in soft white matte glaze. Retains original yarn and fiberglass
Midcentury White Glazed Ovoid Form Table Lamp
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sculptural midcentury white glazed ovoid form table lamp, circa 1970s. This stunning egg shell
Ceramic
White Ceramic Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund Lamp with Custom Parchment Shade
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Brooklyn, NY
White ceramic Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund lamp with custom parchment shade, circa 1950 Bronze hardware
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
Pair of Large Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Off White ceramic Table Lamps
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning very large and rare pair of Mid-Century Modern table lamps by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund in
Pottery
Mid-Century Off White Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New York, NY
design ethos championed by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund. Handcrafted in Denmark circa 1960, the lamps feature
Ceramic
Pair Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Off White Pottery Table Lamps, 1960's
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Original pair of Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Off white Pottery table lamps, circa 1960. Featuring
Stoneware
Lotte Bostlund Lamp, Model 100, Tall Ceramic Lamp with Fiberglass Shade
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Portland, OR
What is it? — A signed Lotte Bostlund lamp from the 1970s. Bright yellow glaze on a very tall
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional midcentury Danish modern table lamp by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund. It is comprised of a
Brass
Pair of Bone White Matte Glazed Ceramic Lamps by Lotte
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Bottle form matte, bone white glazed ceramic lamps by Lotte.
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern White Ceramic Bottle Form Lamps
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-Century Modern ceramic bottle form white lamps, Danish and American, circa 1950s. The Danish
Metal, Brass
Lotte and Gunnar Botslund Glazed White Stoneware Lamp
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Danish modern Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund glazed white stoneware table lamp. Shade shown for display
Stoneware
Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund White Ceramic Table Lamp
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New Windsor, NY
White eggshell finish ceramic table lamp with the original fiberglass shade. Signed with paper
Ceramic, Fiberglass
Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Eggshell White Glazed Table Lamps
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Rochester, NY
A pair of stoneware table lamps in the original soft eggshell white subtlety textured glaze by
Stoneware
Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Eggshell White Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Eggshell white ceramic table lamp with the original grass cloth fiberglass shade. Signed with paper
Ceramic
Small Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Table Lamp in Matte White Glaze
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This small scale table lamp was designed and manufactured in the 1960s by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Brass
Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund Pearl White Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Pearl white ceramic table lamp with the original grass cloth fiberglass shade. Signed with paper
Ceramic
Bostlund Pair of Complimentary White Ceramic Lamps W/Original Shades Mid Century
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wonderful pair of Bostlund lamps in white have the original shades. These lamp while different
Ceramic
Lotte Lamp 1100 in Bone White by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Vancouver, BC
These iconic stoneware Danish lamps were originally designed and produced in the early 1960s by
Stoneware
Lotte Table Lamp 1400 in Bone White by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Vancouver, BC
These iconic stoneware Danish lamps were originally designed and produced in the early 1960s by
Ceramic
Vintage Lotte Lamp 1400
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage lotte lamp 1400.
Ceramic, Fiberglass
Table Lamp by Lotte Bostlund
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp by Lotte Bostlund.
Ceramic, Fiberglass
Pair of Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund Soft White Ceramic Lamps with Original Shades
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in New Westminster, British Columbia
These stunning, sculptural ceramic lamps by Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund are in a gorgeous soft white
Ceramic, Jute, Fiberglass
Sold
H 19.5 in Dm 11.25 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern White Ceramic Table Lamp by Lotte & Gunnar Bostlund
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Wilmington, DE
Enhance your home with this vintage mid-century modern table lamp, designed by the iconic duo Lotte
Ceramic
Lotte Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large off-white Lotte lamps with fiberglass shades impregnated with string. Located at ABC
Ceramic
White Glazed Ovoid Form Table Lamp
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Incredible white glazed ovoid form table lamp, circa 1970s. This stunning egg shell matte glazed
Brass
Pair of White Glazed Table Lamps
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Incredible pair of white glazed ovoid form table lamps, circa 1970s. This stunning pair of
Brass
Pair of Lotte Bostlund Large Off-White Ceramic Table Lamps, Stoneware
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in Raleigh, NC
Pair of large stoneware lamps, each of ovoid form with a warm white glaze, designed by Lotte and
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern White Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking white glazed ceramic table lamp, circa 1970s. This beautifully crafted egg shell matte
Brass
Mid-Century White Glazed Bottle Form Ceramic Table Lamp
By Lotte and Gunnar Bostlund
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking Mid-Century white glazed bottle form ceramic table lamp, circa 1970s. This sculptural egg
Brass
Curtain Lamp
By Analuisa Corrigan Studio
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Lamp: H 10'“ x W 3” Shade: white linen, loose fitting H 7” x W (top) 6” x W (bottom) 6” Glaze: Sage matte, white matte, black shiny, matte blue Hardware: unfinished brass ...
Brass
$74 / item
H 23.5 in W 23.5 in D 2 in
White Wash Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These WHITE WASH collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to a s...
Wood
Cream and Brass Swing Arm Sconce, Made in Italy
Located in Culver City, CA
Adjustable modern sconce with pivoting enamel shade. Made in Italy Please specify amount of cord, on / off switch location on cord, and hardwired or plug in. *Please Note: This f...
Brass
$1,572
H 19.69 in Dm 8.67 in
Massive French Ceramic Lamp by Roland Zobel, 1960, era Capron, Jouve, Ruelland
By Roland Zobel
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Massive French Ceramic Lamp by Roland Zobel, 1960, era Capron, Jouve, Ruelland Lovely ceramic lamp by the french ceramist Roland Zobel. The deep green enamel is very beautiful, shin...
Enamel
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
$70 / item
H 23.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
Natural Parota Brutalist Sculptural Collage Artwork, Mural from Upcycled Wood
By Peter Glassford
Located in San Antonio, TX
These NATURAL PAROTA collage tiles are composed randomly from recycled wood remnants and when installed bathe any space with a warm feeling and texture which is meditative, sanded to...
Wood
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE (LARGE) floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its ...
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
Paavo Tynell 'Model 5321' Brass and Rattan Table Lamp
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell 'Model 5321' Brass and Rattan Table Lamp Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1938, this authorized GUBI re-edition is executed in brass and rattan. The 5321 table la...
Metal, Brass
$3,750 / item
H 36 in Dm 32.5 in
Glossy Cream Ceramic Lola Chandelier in Antique Brass 3-Arm 32.5" DIA
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Three antique brass patina arms curve up from a ceramic cluster dish to three tall stoneware ceramic shades in a glossy glaze with a subtle off-white hue. With a fixed black walnut o...
Brass
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$2,758Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 31.5 in Dm 27.56 in
Rigadin Chandelier 5 Arms encased Ivory Murano Glass Edgar by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Edgar chandelier, 5 lights, Ivory encased rigadin Murano glass by Multiforme Edgar Murano glass chandelier is one of those chandeliers in our collections that stands out thanks to it...
Blown Glass
$609Sale Price|49% Off
H 12.6 in Dm 15.75 in
Swedish Designer Josef Frank Style Textile Dome Pendant, 1960s
By Josef Frank, Markslöjd, Ateljé Lyktan, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian midcentury modern vintage pendant with cream white dome shaped textile shade over metal mount and three red wooden globes on top. In the organic modern style of Josef Fr...
Textile, Wood
$4,040 / item
H 22.84 in W 86.62 in D 18.12 in
'Athena' Natural Woodwork TV Holder and Media Credenza with Drawer
By Alessandra Delgado
Located in Alto da Lapa, SP
Inspired by the sun blocks or brises soleil featured on Modernist architecture which has captivated Alessandra Delgado since the early days of her career as a designer, Athena creden...
Oak, Walnut
Glossy Cream Ceramic Chandelier in Antique Brass 5-Arm 42.5" DIA
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Five antique brass patina arms curve up from a ceramic cluster dish to five tall stoneware ceramic shades in a glossy glaze with a subtle off-white hue. With a fixed black walnut orb...
Brass
$4,355
H 54.34 in W 37.01 in D 3.15 in
Large Swedish Modern Mirror in Solid Pine, Glas Mäster Markaryd, Sweden, 1960s
By AB Markaryd
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking, large mirror was produced by Glas Mäster in Markaryd, Sweden, in the late 1960s. This generously sized rectangular mirror can be placed as floor mirror and can also be...
Mirror, Pine
Rustic Shou Sugi Ban Wood Bench Pine and Corten Steel 6'
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
Our beam bench utilizes salvaged local pine logs for a rustic bench for indoors or outdoors. Narrow and backless, the simple lines express the natural texture of the end grain of eac...
Steel
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.