Grey Desk, Table Lamp by Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction grey laquered by Luxo from the 1960s.
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Steel
Grey Desk, Table Lamp by Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction grey laquered by Luxo from the 1960s.
Steel
Grey Desk, Table Lamp by Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction grey lacquered by Luxo from the 1960s.
Steel
Grey Desk, Table Lamp By Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction grey laquered by Luxo from the 1960s.
Steel
Black Desk, Table Lamp By Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction black laquered with shade made of anodized aluminum by Luxo from the 1970s.
Aluminum, Steel
Small Grey Desk, Table Lamp by Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction grey lacquered table lamp by Luxo from the 1950s.
Steel
Small Grey Desk, Table Lamp by Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction grey lacquered table lamp by Luxo from the 1960s.
Steel
Postmodern Adjustable Angle Poise Desk Lamp by LUXO c 1970's
By Luxo
Located in New York, NY
Unusual adjustable desk, or task, lamp made in Denmark by Luxo. This model features a hood shade, and two arms which flex at the center joint.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Desk Table Lamp by Luxo
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Diminutive table desk lamp in white by Luxo. Fully adjustable. Designed by Jack Jacobsen.
Metal
$900 / item
H 25.6 in W 5.91 in D 23.63 in
Postmodern Heron Desk Lamps by Isao Hosoe for Luxo, Norway, 1990s
By Luxo, Isao Hosoe
Located in Antwerp, BE
A set of adjustable “Heron” desk lamps, designed by Isao Hosoe for Luxo, Norway in 1994.
Plastic
$425
H 32.5 in W 9.5 in D 20 in
1970s LUXO Architect Rare Vintage Task Clamp Lamp for Desk Jac Jacobsen
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s By Luxo Industrial Metal Architect Task clamp lamp for desk Design attributed to Jacob Jacobsen (Finland) Fully adjustable articulating.
Metal
Red Desk, Table Lamp by Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction red lacquered by Luxo from the 1970s.
Steel
Postmodern Flamingo Desk Lamp by Fridolin Naef for Luxo, 80s
By Fridolin Naef
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
80s postmodern flamingo desk lamp by Fridolin Naef for Luxo. This stunning piece is incredibly flexible, as shown in the pictures.
Metal
White Luxo Articulating Desk Lamp
By Luxo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage cream/off-white Luxo desk lamp with a matching weighted metal base.
Metal
Vintage White Luxo Articulating Desk Lamp
By Luxo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage white Luxo desk lamp with a cream base. This design is similar to the Luxo L-1 lamp, which was the inspiration for the iconic Pixar animated short "Luxo Jr."
Metal
Orange Desk, Table Lamp by Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction red lacquered by Luxo from the 1970s.
Steel
20th Century Luxo Articulated Chrome Desk Lamp
By Luxo
Located in New York, NY
This iconic desk lamp was manufactured by Luxo in circa 1970s-1980s.
Chrome
Pair of 1970s Luxo Articulated Chrome Desk Lamps
By Luxo
Located in New York, NY
These iconic Luxo chrome desk lamps are articulated and can be adjusted in height and length.
Chrome
Mid-Century Luxo L-1P Architect Desk Lamp by Jac Jacobsen, 1970s Norway
By Luxo
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
An iconic L-1P vintage Luxo architect's lamp. Great industrial design with clean modern lines in a classic black color - looks great on a desk.
Steel
Sold
H 43 in W 8 in D 8 in
Mid-Century Luxo L-1p Architect Desk Clamp Lamp by Jac Jacobsen, 1970s Norway
By Luxo
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
An iconic L-1P vintage Luxo architect's lamp. Great Industrial design with clean modern lines in a Classic black color, looks great on a desk.
Steel
Sold
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in L 25.6 in
Light Blue Architect Desk or Table Lamp L4 by Jac Jacobsen for Luxo Norway
By Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed in 1937 by Luxo's found, Jac Jacobsen, the Luxo is the world's first original architect lamp. Since its creation, it has been distinguished by many prestigious international...
Metal
Sciopticon Desk/Table Lamp by Hans Ansems for Luxo, Italy
By Hans Ansems, Luxo
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The Sciopticon desk/table lamp is a very exciting item. With the two antennas one can adjust the lights to each occasion. The on/off switches have a half- and full mode for brighter ...
Metal
Midcentury Luxo L-1 Articulated Chrome Desk Task Lamp, circa 1960s
By Jac Jacobsen, Luxo
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT This is an original Luxo articulated, chrome desk lamp. A circular shade on a double-hinged spring arm on a circular foot.
Chrome
Sold
H 26.38 in W 31.89 in D 4.73 in
Mid-Century Norwegian Modern Navy Blue Desk Lamp Heron by Isao Hosoe for Luxo
By Luxo, Isao Hosoe
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
The Heron adjustable desk lamp was designed by Isao Hosoe for the Norwegian manufacturer Luxo in 1994.
Plastic
Sold
H 24.02 in W 21.66 in D 8.67 in
Italian mid-century Adjustable table lamp Naska Loris by Jac Jacobsen Luxo 1950s
By Jac Jacobsen, Luxo
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Adjustable table lamp Naska Loris by Jac Jacobsen for Luxo, 1950s Table or desk lamp mod.
Metal
Orange adjustable Luxo style desk lamp, 1970s, France
By Jacob Jacobsen
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful orange desklamp from France, made in the 1970s. Adjustable and orientable, very practical and fun. Dimensions : approx H71, lampshade D20 W18 Good condition, light scratches
Metal
Black Luxo Articulating Desk Lamp
By Luxo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage black Luxo desk lamp with a matching weighted black metal base.
Metal
White Desk, Table Lamp By Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction white laquered by Luxo from the 1980s.
Steel
White Desk, Table Lamp by Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction white lacquered by Luxo from the 1980s.
Steel
Luxo Pivoting Adjustable Architect’s Drafting Desk Lamp
By Luxo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic Luxo articulating drafting lamp. Long a staple in any architect’s office, but equally efficient for a modern bedroom, desk, home studio, or task lamp.
Metal
Luxo L-1 Articulated Chrome Desk Task Lamp
By Luxo
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful and practical Luxo architect chrome desk lamp. This lamp was originally designed in 1937 by Jac Jacobsen and it's classic design still looks fantastic today.
Chrome
Luxo/Lido Articulating Adjustable Architect’s Task Desk Lamp
By Luxo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classic architect’s drafting desk lamp. Iconic mid-century, modern design, fully functional adjustments, and clamp included.
Steel
Luxo Articulating Desk Lamps in Chrome by Jac Jacobsen
By Luxo
Located in Littleton, CO
A pair of vintage Luminaire L1 chrome cantilevered desk or task lamps by Jac Jacobsen for Luxo ASA.
Steel, Chrome
Architectural Drafting Lamp by Luxo, Norway
By Luxo
Located in Rochester, NY
Multi-position architectural drafting desk lamp by Luxo, Norway in cream white lacquered finish, circa 1960s.
Aluminum, Steel, Metal
1960s Gray Articulated Industrial Desk Lamp by Luxo Lamp Corp
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
This iconic desk lamp was manufactured by Luxo in the 1960s.
Steel
Mid Century Pair of Luxo Chrome Table Lamps
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
These are original Luxo articulating chrome desk lamps .This classic design was originally designed in 1937 by Jac Jacobsen and still looks great today .The arms and head adjust and ...
Chrome
Mid Century Pair of Luxo Chrome Table Lamps
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
These are original Luxo articulating chrome desk lamps .This classic design was originally designed in 1937 by Jac Jacobsen and still looks great today .The arms and head adjust and ...
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Articulating Chrome Desk/Task Lamps by Jac Jacobsen for Luxo
By Jac Jacobsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage Luxo articulating chrome desk/task lamps on weighted chrome bases originally designed in 1937 by Jac Jacobsen (these examples are from the early 1960s, evidenced by t...
Metal, Chrome
Blue Luxo Angle Poise Architects Task Work Lamp Made in Denmark
By Luxo
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional example of the iconic Luxo angle poise architects desk lamp. The lamp features a clamp on end cap, two arms of approximately 20 in. each and a swivel and tilt hood shade ...
Steel
White Articulating Desk Lamp by Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A white Luxo desk lamp with an off-white base. This design is similar to the Luxo L-1 lamp, which was the inspiration for the iconic Pixar animated short "Luxo Jr."
Metal
1990s Luxo Adjustable Desk Lamp
By Luxo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Similar to the Flamingo lamp design by Fridolin Naef, this adjustable table is also made by Luxo and shares a similar birdlike weightlessness. Black half circle base, stem that comes...
Metal
Minimalist Desk Lamp from Luxo, 1980s
By Luxo
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Producer - Luxo Design Period - Eighties Measurements - Width 15 cm x Depth 62 cm x Height 40 cm Materials - Plastic, Metal Color - Black Condition - Good Comments - Light w...
Metal
Vintage Luxo Architect's Lamp
By Luxo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage cream colored Luxo fluorescent desk lamp that screams mid-Century Modern.
Metal
Stringa Desk Lamp by Hans Ansems for Luxo, 1980s
By Luxo, Hans Ansems
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Hans Ansems Producer - Luxo Model - Stringa Desk Lamp Design Period - Eighties Measurements - Width 15 cm x Depth 47 cm x Height 57 cm Materials - Metal Color - B...
Metal
Articulated Chrome Desk Lamp
By Luxo
Located in Southampton, NY
Adjustable chromed steel table lamp, 20th century; unmarked; extends to: 37 1/2".
Chrome
Pair of Articulating Luxo Desk Lamps
By Luxo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of off-white Luxo desk lamps, one with a cream base and one with an off-white base.
Metal
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.