Mid-Century Modern Purple Ceramic Table Lamp by Pieter Groeneveldt
By Pieter Groeneveldt
Located in Weesp, NL
Mid-Century Modern Purple Ceramic Table Lamp by Pieter Groeneveldt, Netherlands, 1960s H 70 cm x D 30 cm (27.56 in x 11.81 in) A striking and rare mid-century modern table lamp by ...
Ceramic, Silk
$700Sale Price|75% Off
Mid-Century Modern Plaster Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely plaster lamp with a rough texture 'lava' finish, on new black wood base. Shade not included, for display only.
Plaster
Mid-Century Modern Orange Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Phil-Mar
By Phil-Mar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Phil-Mar is a perfect blend of bold design and expert craftsmanship.
Ceramic, Linen, Wood
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Italo Casini, 1960
By Italo Casini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A large volcanic lava glaze ewer with colourful. This heavily textured piece has the maker's stamp and a paper inventory label on the base. The shade of the is repleced with nice cr...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Bitossi Style Ceramic and Brass Table Lamp, Italy
By Guido Gambone, Bitossi, Raymor
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern ceramic lava glazed table lamp.
Brass
Vintage Pair of Orange Textured Ceramic Table Lamps Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning vintage pair of Lava glazed textured lamps, circa 60's. These lamps measure 33"t including harp and finial and are 6" in diameter.
Brass
Large Vintage Mid Century Table Lamp by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor, Italy
By Raymor, Marcello Fantoni
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a stunning Italian modern table lamp by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor. It features an oversized circular ceramic form with bold, dripping blue and green lava glazes. The lamp...
Brass
Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern Leaves Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your home with the bold, experimental spirit of mid-century Italian studio pottery. This striking ceramic table lamp features a statuesque, bulbous form rendered in a vibrant ...
Metal
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp w/ Speckled Volcanic Detail
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modern table lamp was realized in France circa 1960.
Ceramic
Mid Century Clifford C. Stasack Hand-Carved Biomorphic Female Form Table Lamp
By Edward Stasack
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
An exceptional piece of mid-century functional art, this lamp features a hand-carved sculptural body by American artist Clifford C. Stasack. The design represents a stylized, biomorp...
Wood
Lamp Table Floor West German Lava Original Shade Brown Stone Gold 62cm/24.5"high
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
WEST GERMAN, MID-CENTURY MODERN, BROWN & STONE, CERAMIC VASE LAVA TABLE LAMP WITH ORIGINAL GOLD LINEN SHADE 62cm, 24 ½ inches high Striking statement piece with the large shade and t...
Pottery
$1,481Sale Price|20% Off
Brown green Fat Lava ceramic lamp East Germany 1960s Scheurich
By West German Pottery
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing Fat Lava ceramic piece, East Germany, 1960s, by Scheurich Keramic ,Original lampshade. Fat Lava ceramic base in the shape of a vase with a handle, with a rich contrast of te...
Ceramic, Fabric, Cotton
Pair of West German Pierced Fat Lava Lamps, circa 1965-1970
Located in COLMAR, FR
A striking pair of sculptural mid-century modern ceramic lamp bases produced in West Germany during the celebrated Fat Lava pottery period of the late 1960s and early 1970s. These hi...
Clay
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
Magnificent Orange Oversized Squatty Danish Lava Drip Glaze Lamps Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Over the top gorgeous orange huge squatty lava drip glaze lamp. This gigantic colorful ceramic piece of art is also a fabulous lamp-how cool is that! I love this lamp so much I had t...
Ceramic, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Molten Red Orange Table Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
By Lee Rosen, Design Technics
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Mid-Century Modern table lamp was designed by Lee Rosen for Design Technics in the United States circa 1960.
Ceramic
Fabulous Pair of Large Ceramic Lamps with a Volcanic Lava Drip Glaze Finish
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous pair of large 1960"s ceramic lamps with a wonderful Volcanic textured Glaze finish. The lamps sit on black finished wooden bases and they have been Newly rewired with adjus...
Brass
Huge Squatty Drip Glaze Lamp Mid-century Danish Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Over the top gorgeous huge squatty lava drip glaze lamp. This is one gigantic colorful piece of art that is also a fabulous lamp! I love this piece so much i had to own one for mysel...
Brass
Vintage Midcentury Textured Stripe Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic vintage MCM table lamp. A brilliant lava textured finish in a stripe design. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Pottery
Fat Lava Carstens Tonnieshof Ceramic Pottery RareLarge 'Atelier' Floor Jug Lamp
By Gerda Heuckeroth
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This Carstens mid-century large 'Atelier' floor jug lamp was designed in 1968 by Gerda Heuckeroth for Carstens Tonnieshof Germany. The prehistoric style design 'Atelier' is rare and ...
Ceramic
A Tall Slender Lava Glazed Blue Ceramic Lamp with a Tall Psychedelic Drum Shade
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful tall marbleized blue ceramic table lamp with great curves . The base is solid walnut and the elongated psychedelic drum shade has an incredible swirling pattern of blues ,...
Ceramic, Walnut
$4,079Sale Price|40% Off
Marbro Vintage French Style Monumental Incised Ceramic Gold Marbled Lamp
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Lomita, CA
There is hand etching of flowers on the surface of the lamp. Exquisite. Mid-century modern French style lamps are lighting fixtures that blend the design aesthetics of the mid-20th ...
Ceramic
Pair Sculptural brutalist Tiki Mid-Century Glaze Lamps in the Style Honi Chilo
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Pair of Sculptural brutalist- Tiki- Mid-Century Drip Glaze Lamps- Honi Chilo Style A very striking pair of mid-century table lamps featuring sculptural ceramic bodies with vibr...
Ceramic
Original Vintage Keramik Tischleuchte Fat Lava Midcentury 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten eine wunderschöne Vintage Tischleuchte aus den 1960er Jahren zum Verkauf an. Die Lampe verfügt über einen Keramikfuß und einen abnehmbaren Schirm aus Stoff. Zustand: Gute...
Ceramic
XL Red Taupe Ceramic Table Lamp, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Red ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany in the 1970s. The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which means the glaze is thick...
Ceramic
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Marcello Fantoni Table Lamp, Ceramic, Studio, 1960s
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in South Jordan, UT
Unique lava glaze Marcello Fantoni Lamp, Ceramic, Brown and Green, Earth Tones. Large hand thrown studio ceramic lamp with a patinated wood base. This lamp is large in scale and ver...
Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund, Hedgehog Large Chamotte Ceramic Table Lamp, Rörstrand, 1950s
By Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Bochum, NRW
Designed by Gunnar Nylund (1904–1997) for Rörstrand, this mid-century table lamp - colloquially known as “the hedgehog” - is a sculptural study in texture and form.
Ceramic
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps, 1970s West-German Pottery
By Goebel Company
Located in Cork, IE
This pair of orange and brown ceramic lamps in the West-German pottery / Fat Lava style is in excellent condition with no cracks or chips. We think they are by the German porcelai...
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Style Table Lamp, Ceramic & Leather, Italian 1960s
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Sam Marino Rock Glaze Ceramic and Black leather table lamp, 1960s. Featuring a handcrafted bodice, textured lava like surface, reflective glazed figural inset with Lavender, Light Bl...
Leather, Ceramic, Wood
Royal Haeger Earth Wrap Table Lamps, Ceramic, Organic Modern Style
By Royal Haeger
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial pair of Royal Haeger "Earth Wrap" Pottery Table Lamps. Featuring large bottle forms with brown and russet toned drip lava like glaze on ivory ground with solid maple neck...
Pottery
Dutch Orange Gouda “Tokio” Ceramic Table Lamp, 1970s, New Black Linen Shade
By Amitābha Studio, Flora Gouda
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
The decoration is emblematic of Flora Gouda’s late-modern output: abstract, architectural, and deliberately graphic, with strong horizontal banding and calligraphic symbols that feel...
Brass
Brown Stoneware Table Lamp, Model number 59617, by Scheurich West Germany 1960s
By Scheurich Keramik, Wallåkra
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This very rare mid-century modern table lamp is a classic example of West German pottery by Scheurich, dating from the 1960s.
Stoneware
VERY RARE Art Ceramics Sgraffito Table Lamp by Alvino Bagni for Raymor, Italy
By Raymor, Alvino Bagni
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
VERY RARE Vintage Midcentury Modern Design Art Ceramics Sgraffito large Table Lamp by Alvino Bagni for Raymor. Made in Italy, in the 1960's. Large and impressive tall ceramic table l...
Ceramic
Brutalist Ceramic Lamp, 1970s
Located in KUTNO, PL
This textured ceramic, often referred to as fat lava or lava glaze, was extremely popular in European design in the mid-20th century.
Ceramic
$2,250 / set
Vintage MCM Glazed Ceramic Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern table lamps showcases a bold, organic aesthetic reminiscent of the iconic European "Fat Lava" style.
Brass
$3,800 / set
Pair of Architectural Bitossi Lamps
By Bitossi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of impressive Bittosi lamps in turquoise crackle and lava ceramic. Very stately and architectural these lamps measure 39.5" to the top of the solid brass finials, and 23.5" ce...
Ceramic
$3,100 / set
Pair of Royal Haeger Lamps
By Royal Haeger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of lamps created from 1970s pottery vases by Royal Haeger's "Earth Wrap" series. Gold and burnt orange lava glaze on a matte brown ground on a new painted wood base, with anti...
Brass
$1,400 / item
Selection of Midcentury Italian Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of midcentury Italian lamps, circa 1950s-1960s. From left to right, they are: 1) Lava glaze ceramic lamp, circa 1960s. It measures 31" height (with shade) x 19" diameter. 2...
Alabaster, Metal
Exceptional Fat Lava Green Brown Orange Ceramic Lamp, West-Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
A typical way to finish ceramic in mid-century West-Germany, Europe. With a special custom made yellow lamp shade by René Houben.
Ceramic, Silk
Massive Design Technics Lamp by Lee Rosen
By Lee Rosen
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Massive one of a kind lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics. Stunning graffito abstract design around the lamp with a earthy lava glaze. One of the largest Design Technics lamps I've...
Ceramic
Vallauris Blue Ceramic Floor Lamp, Vintage Double Lighting, 1960s
By Vallauris
Located in London, England
Enhance your interior with this double-lit ceramic and lava stone floor lamp in an extraordinary blue color! Its vintage style has an undeniable retro charm. Its enameled finish in a...
Stoneware, Ceramic
1 of the 2 Trille Jørgensen Ceramic Lamps, Custom Made Lampshades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp by Trille Jørgensen, Denmark 1970s. This ceramic lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful fat lava ...
Ceramic
1 of the 2 Ceramic Lamps by Trille Jørgense, Custom Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp by Trille Jørgensen, Denmark 1970s. This ceramic lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful fat lava ...
Ceramic
Coffee table in enamelled lava, by Robert et Jean Cloutier, France, circa 1958
By Robert and Jean Cloutier
Located in Paris, FR
Rare coffee table in lava enamelled with the famous Cloutier red enamel, decorated in recess with an ideogram. The top simply rests on the lacquered iron base, and can be used as a w...
Lava, Iron
$937Sale Price|20% Off
Extra Large Fat Lava Vase with Chariot Rider motif by Scheurich, West Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Beograd, RS
Whether displayed as a monumental floor vase or as a standalone sculptural work, this striking ceramic piece captures the expressive aesthetic of German mid-century design and the en...
Ceramic
$263Sale Price|50% Off
Mid Century West German Ceramic Pitcher by Heinz Hommerich for Übelacker, 1960s
By Ü Keramik, West German Pottery
Located in Valencia, VC
Dimesions: H. 22cm (8.66") W. 15cm (5.90") We specialized in Mid-Century ceramics, glass and objects, like lamps, side tables, stools, etc.
Ceramic
$527Sale Price / set|40% Off
Mid-Century Blue Ceramics by Charles Cart ¨Emaux des Glaciers¨, France, 1960s
By Vallauris, Le Cyclope, Charles Cart
Located in Valencia, VC
We specialized in antique and 20th century ceramics, glass and objects, like lamps, side tables, stools, mirrors, etc.
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
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.
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.
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