1970s Jac Jacobsen "L-1" Architect's Task Lamp for Luxo, Norway
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in TORQUAY, AU
A true icon of Scandinavian design, this is the original Luxo L-1 architect lamp designed by Jac
Aluminum, Steel
Postmodern Italian Mini Luxo L-1 Style Table Lamp, 1930s
Located in Hamburg, DE
The l-1 "architect's lamp" is a design classic after a design by jac jacobsen from the 1930s. This
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$587
H 28.35 in W 26.38 in D 8.27 in
Mid-Century German L-1 Table Task Lamp by Jac Jacobsen for Luxo, 1960s
By Jac Jacobsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
The Luxo L-1 "Architect Lamp" is a design classic after a design by Jac Jacobsen from the 1930s
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$938
H 26.77 in W 6.3 in D 25.59 in
Mid-Century German L-1 Table Task Lamp by Jac Jacobsen for Luxo, 1960s
By Jac Jacobsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
The Luxo L-1 "architect light" is a design classic for a design of Jac Jacobsen from the 30s. Here
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Mid-Century IT Task Lamp from Louis Poulsen, 1970s
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
shape of the umbrella. The spring arm is a classic design, which can also be found on Luxo L-1, for
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Mid-Century Chrome IT Task Lamp from Louis Poulsen, 1970s
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
L-1, for example. The lamp has a large switch on the front of the shade. This piece has an
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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
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Scandinavian Modern Black Articulating Desk Lamp by Ledu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
style to the Luxo L-1 lamp but with a weighted metal base. A classic design that still looks modern
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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 Isao Hosoe, Luxo
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Jac Jacobsen invented the Luxo L-1 lamp, which was the inspiration for the animated short film Luxo Jr
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Luxo L-1 Floor Lamp Jacob Jacobsen Norway, Early 1950s
By Jac Jacobsen, Luxo
Located in Camden, ME
Jacob Jacobsen iconic L-1 floor lamp manufactured in Norway. The design date is 1937 and this lamp
Aluminum, Steel
Midcentury Luxo L-1 Articulated Chrome Desk Task Lamp, circa 1960s
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT This is an original Luxo articulated, chrome desk lamp. A circular shade on a double-hinged
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Luxo 1001 lamp by Jacob Jacobsen, Denmark, 1960s
By Jacob Jacobsen
Located in Lyon, FR
ancestor, the Luxo lamp L-1 , created at the end of 1930s, has become iconic of the Pixar logo. Dimensions
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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
Chrome
Industrial Angle Poise Floor by Jacobsen for Luxo
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
floor lamp. Model L-1 with chrome arms vertical pole, and head, on grey cast iron tri pod base. This
1960s Luxo L-1 Lamp by Jac-Jacobsen for Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
1960s Luxo L-1 flexo lamp manufactured by Luxo in Norway. It has a black lacquered metal
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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
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Jac Jacobsen for Luxo L-1 Chrome Task Lamp
Located in Portland, OR
-lasting popularity. The world’s original architect lamp designed in 1937 by Luxo. Since its creation, 25
Chrome, Steel
Pair of Articulating Luxo Desk Lamps
By Luxo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
design is similar to the Luxo L-1 lamp, which was the inspiration for the iconic Pixar animated short
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On Hold|$587
H 28.35 in W 26.77 in D 8.27 in
Mid-Century German L-1s Table Task Lamp by Jac Jacobsen for Luxo, 1960s
By Luxo
Located in Hamburg, DE
The Luxo L-1S "architect's lamp" is a design classic after a design by Jac Jacobsen from the 1930s. The design and unspeakably functional and almost did not change. The umbrella def...
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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.
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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.
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