1970's Luxo LS1A Architects Desk Lamp w. Base
Located in Bern, BE
Jac Jacobsen, the founder of Luxo, invented the Luxo L-1 lamp (a modification of the earlier Anglepoise lamp).
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Vintage 1970s Norwegian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Luxo L 1 Lamp
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 is a scaled mini version of an italian manufacturer. The design and unspeakably fu...
Category
20th Century German Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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 in an early version with pressure switch on the front. The design and unsagon func...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century IT Task Lamp from Louis Poulsen, 1970s
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
The spring arm is a classic design, which can also be found on Luxo L-1, for example. The lamp has a large switch on the front of the shade.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Chrome IT Task Lamp from Louis Poulsen, 1970s
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
The spring arm is a classic design, which can also be found on Luxo L-1, for example. The lamp has a large switch on the front of the shade.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern IT Task Wall Lamp from Louis Poulsen, 1970s
By Alfred Homann, Ole V. Kjaer, Louis Poulsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
The highly flexible spring arm is a classic design that can also be found, for example, on the Luxo L-1. The lamp is in very good condition with signs of use and patina.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
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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, which was the inspiration for the iconic Pixar animated short "Luxo Jr."
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Black Articulating Desk Lamp by Ledu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A similar style to the Luxo L-1 lamp but with a weighted metal base. A classic design that still looks modern today!
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Norwegian Modern Navy Blue Desk Lamp Heron by Isao Hosoe for Luxo
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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 Luxo, Isao Hosoe
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
He also instilled Japanese culture into the Italian design process. Luxo is a Norwegian lamp manufacturer. The company was established in 1934. 3 years later, Luxo founder Jac Jacob...
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1990s Norwegian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Luxo L-1 Floor Lamp Jacob Jacobsen Norway, Early 1950s
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in Camden, ME
Jacob Jacobsen iconic L-1 floor lamp manufactured in Norway. The design date is 1937 and this lamp was made in the early 1950s. Classic European lighting. In good vintage condition.
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
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 spring arm on a circular foot. The shade has an inner plastic shade. LUXO imprint ...
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Luxo 1001 lamp by Jacob Jacobsen, Denmark, 1960s
By Jacob Jacobsen
Located in Lyon, FR
Its ancestor, the Luxo lamp L-1 , created at the end of 1930s, has become iconic of the Pixar logo.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
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. This has a wei...
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Industrial Angle Poise Floor by Jacobsen for Luxo
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
Jac Jacobsen design for Luxo adjustable floor lamp. Model L-1 with chrome arms vertical pole, and head, on grey cast iron tri pod base.
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Industrial Floor Lamps
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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."
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Jac Jacobsen for Luxo L-1 Chrome Task Lamp
Located in Portland, OR
The world’s original architect lamp designed in 1937 by Luxo. Since its creation, 25 million L-1 luminaires have been sold worldwide, and L-1 has been distinguished by most of the pr...
Category
Vintage 1930s Norwegian Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Pair of Articulating Luxo Desk Lamps
By Luxo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This design is similar to the Luxo L-1 lamp, which was the inspiration for the iconic Pixar animated short "Luxo Jr."
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
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.
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