Pair of Smoked Acrylic Table Lamps
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Pair of Smoked Acrylic Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of smoked acrylic table lamps with ebonized wood bases
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Pair of Modeline Table Lamps
Sold|$3,800
Pair of Modeline Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Modeline table lamps. Bentwood frames with original white finish and new silk shades.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silk, Wood
Modeline Table Lamps
Sold|$4,500
Modeline Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table Lamps
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare pair of Modeline Table Lamps
Sold|$4,500
Rare pair of Modeline Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table Lamps
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Pair of Sculptural Modeline Table Lamps
Sold|$2,800
Pair of Sculptural Modeline Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table Lamps
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Modeline Table Lamps
Sold|$3,800
Pair of Modeline Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pair of sculpted wood table lamps for Modeline
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Pair of Modeline Table Lamps
Sold|$3,800
Pair of Modeline Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table Lamps
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Modeline Table Lamps
Sold|$4,500
Pair of Modeline Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of bent plywood table lamps with geometric cutouts.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Custom Modeline Table Lamps
Sold|$3,400
Pair of Custom Modeline Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table Lamps
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Pair of White Lacquered Modeline Table Lamps
Sold|$4,500
Pair of White Lacquered Modeline Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
white lacquered curved wood lamps...refittted with nickel plated sockets and rods...custom shades...rewired
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Modeline Yasha Heifetz Style Sculptural Table Lamps Having Cerused Oak Bases
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Southampton, NJ
A stunning pair of vintage Modeline table lamps having sculptural cerused or limed oak bases.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Modeline Lamp
Sold|$495
Modeline Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Modeline table lamp. The base of lamp (without hardware measures 17"wide x 7"deep x 20"high).
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Laminate
Space Age Rare Table Lamp in Chrome and Acrylic by Modeline, circa 1970s
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Troy, MI
Rare Modeline Table Lamp Space Age Chrome and Acrylic 1970s Extremely unique and rare lamp by Modeline of California circa 1970s Three cylindrical acrylic shades with chrome banding...
Category
20th Century Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Table Lamps by Modeline With Black Linen Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair Of Wood Modeline Table Lamps With Black Shades. Shades measure 18" diam x 16" high.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Modeline Tall Walnut Table Lamp
Sold|$2,400
Modeline Tall Walnut Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Stunning tall, 1960s walnut table lamp by Modeline.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Table Lamp by Modeline Lamp Company
Sold|$1,995
Table Lamp by Modeline Lamp Company
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Table lamp by the Modeline Lamp Company. We call it a donut hole lamp.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Modeline Sculptural Walnut Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
1960s sculptural walnut and brass table lamp by Modeline. Height to light socket 27.5'' Shade for photography only.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modernist Table Lamp By Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An unusual and expressive low desk lamp crafted of oak and perforated masonite having a u-shaped shade of laminated burlap.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Abstract Wood Table Lamp by Modeline
Sold|$850
Abstract Wood Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Abstract wood table lamp by Modeline.
Category
Vintage 1960s Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Modeline Lamps
Sold|$2,100 / set
Pair of Modeline Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Modeline lamps depicting doves of peace. Birds are on enamel on wood. Base measures 7" wide, 6" deep and 1.75" high. Wood portion excluding the base is 27.5" high. Total heig...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
Exceptional Smoked Lucite Tower Table Lamps Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Miami, FL
SOLD Significant, very modern and architectural, this pair of towering table lamps or floor lamps in smoked acrylic or lucite stand tall at 36" high on square black wood bases and h...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Pair of Table Lamps by the Modeline Lamp Company
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of table lamps by the Modeline Lamp Company. Each lamp measure 8" diameter and 13" tall from base to the bottom of sockets.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1960s Brass and Walnut Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Esperance, NY
1960s brass and walnut table lamp by Modeline.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Modeline of California Modern Sculpted Walnut Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modeline of California modern sculpted walnut table lamp.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Table Lamps by Modeline
Sold|$1,195
Pair of Mid-Century Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of Mid-Century table lamps with printed parchment shades by Modeline, walnut tri-arm frame with brass accents.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
Danish Walnut Modeline Style Sculpture Trident Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Stunning sculptural Mid-Century Modern table lamp designed in the manner of Modeline. The lamp appears to be solid walnut or teak, accented with brass at the base.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Table Lamps by Modeline of California
Sold|$1,343 / set
Pair of Table Lamps by Modeline of California
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in South Charleston, WV
Modeline, California, USA circa 1960, each lamp 7.5 wide and 22 inches tall. Modeline of California was a creative company located in California that specialized in producing Danish...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Modeline
Sold|$2,800 / set
1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of 1960s midcentury walnut table lamps. In vintage condition, newly professionally rewired and ready to use.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
California Modernist Sculpted Table Lamp by Modeline of CA
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California Modernist sculpted table lamp by Modeline of CA.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modeline of California Modern Sculpted Walnut & Brass Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modeline of California modern sculpted walnut & brass table lamp.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Mid Century Modeline / Keal / Pearsall Styled Table Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This well crafted lamp has wood slots to both ends to hold the shade, designed in the manner of John Keal, Adrian Pearsall and the Modeline lighting company.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Modeline
Sold|$1,275 / set
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice original pair of 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Atomic Age table lamps, by Modeline The lampshades are the original but we have remake them, they are in very nice condition t...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modeline Lamp Co. Mid Century Modern Walnut & Brass Table Lamp 42"
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century Modeline Lamp Co modern walnut and brass table lamp featuring Scandinavian / Danish design with a cut out, beveled rectangular prism on a round base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Desk Lamp Manner of Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
Uncommon Mid-Century Modern sculptural desk lamp in the manner of Modeline Lamp Company. Articulating shade. Mixed woods with brass fittings. Cast iron weighted base. Fine original c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Lamp by Modeline of California
Sold|$2,500
Sculptural Lamp by Modeline of California
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A captivating and rare sculptural lamp table by Modeline of California in a tall triangular shape with rounded corners.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Exquisite Pair of Lamps by Modeline
Sold|$2,450 / set
Exquisite Pair of Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Southampton, NJ
These are the most sought after Modeline lamps that exist. And, if you love this style, you won't find a pair, in better shape, out there. I've been over these lamps looking for imp...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pop Modernist Sculptural Walnut and Acrylic Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pop modernist sculptural walnut and acrylic table lamps by Modeline.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Brass Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage sculptural walnut and brass table lamp by Modeline circa 1960s. Beautiful original working condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Teak Table Lamp In Style of Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Astoria, NY
Mid-Century Modern table lamp made in teak with a glass shade, designed in the style of Modeline during the mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Teak
American Mid Century Modern Walnut & Brass Modeline Table Desk Lamp
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
American classic sculpted walnut base with brass fittings table desk lamp, by Modeline nice original condition we cleaned and lightly polished the brass left some patina, the lampsha...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modernist Walnut with Enamel Table Lamp attributed to Modeline c1960s
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Oakland, CA
Modernist table lamp in walnut with enameled copper plate embellishments attributed to the Modeline lighting company.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Geometric Table Lamp by Modeline of California
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Modeline of CA Manufacturer: Modeline of CA Materials: Walnut, Ebonized Wood, Brass, New Linen Shade
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modeline Teak Lamps
Sold|$2,800 / set
Pair of Mid-Century Modeline Teak Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautiful pair of mid-century modern table lamps by Modeline features a great sculptural base made of teak.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Teak
1950s American Modern Tall Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking tall table or accent lamp by Modeline, in solid walnut frame with brass fittings pull off/on switch, circa 1950s the lamp has been totally restored to original condition the...
Category
20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Sculpted Table Lamp by Arthur Jacobs for Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Teak and Brass Table Lamp attributed to Arthur Jacobs for Modeline.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Modeline Pair Sculptural Mahogany Opaline Glass Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a gorgeous, small pair of mahogany wood and glass table lamps, in a sculptural hourglass shape, by Modeline Lamp Co, circa the 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Walnut and Brass Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern table lamp designed and manufactured by Modeline of California in the United States circa 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Modeline Style Sculpted Walnut Table Lamp, circa 1960s
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Walnut wood tall table lamp, circa 1950s. Six sculpted walnut spines S-curve upward and form a crown that adorns this spectacular lamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
California Modern Sculpted Table Lamp with Brass Accents by Modeline of CA
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California Modern sculpted table lamp with brass accents by Modeline of CA.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Wood and Brass Table Lamps by Modeline of California
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Toronto, ON
A pair of vintage sculpted wood lamps with polished brass elements. These special lamps have optional new shades or you are welcome to the original shades (see pics) if you prefer. T...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
California Modern Sculpted Table Lamp with Inlaid Wood by Modeline of CA
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California modern sculpted table lamp with inlaid wood by Modeline of CA Dimensions 36.50in H x 10in W x 10in D Lamp shade: 10in H x 17in W x 17in D.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Modeline Style White Acrylic &Teak Wood Hanging or Table Lamps
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A pair of Modeline style either table lamps or hanging lights in opaque white acrylic with teak wood slats.Dimensions: 14"diameter x 25.75"height.
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Midcentury Sculpted Wood Lamps by Modeline, a Pair
Sold|$2,350 / set
Midcentury Sculpted Wood Lamps by Modeline, a Pair
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern table lamps by Modeline of California, circa 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Biomorphic Walnut and Brass Table Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome mid-century modern sculptural biomorphic walnut table lamp with brass accents and wearing its original oval shade with scattered leaves by Modeline.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century California Modern Black Table Lamp with Glass Globe by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern accent table lamp manufactured by Modeline of California, circa 1970's.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
American Mid Century Pair of Walnut and Brass Table Lamps by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
An unusual pair of table lamps by Modeline of California. Lamps are in excellent vintage condition, we have cleaned and oiled them the Lampshades are not included.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modeline Lamps in the manner of Paul Laszlo
Sold|$2,900
Modeline Lamps in the manner of Paul Laszlo
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful pair of biomorphic lamps by Modeline. In the manner of Paul Laszlo. Total height is 27.5" from base to the bottom of socket. Wood sculpture is 18.5" high. Base is 9" wi...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Modeline Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal modeline table lamp for your home. Each modeline table lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect modeline table lamp — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A modeline table lamp is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made modeline table lamp has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Modeline Lamp Co., John Keal and Arthur Jacobs are consistently popular.
How Much is a Modeline Table Lamp?
A modeline table lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,478, while the lowest priced sells for $375 and the highest can go for as much as $6,800.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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.
Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
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.
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There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Jeff Andrews Captures Old Hollywood Glamour in His Cinematic Spaces
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Desert Modern Designer Arthur Elrod Finally Gets His Day in the Sun
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
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