$4,170 / item
H 35.44 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
Contemporary Brass Sputnik Murano Glass Cloud Lamp, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Brass Sputnik table or bedside lamp with white blown Murano glass. Contemporary work, small Italian
Brass
$7,475 / set
H 34.5 in W 6.75 in D 7.75 in
Pair of Modernist Brass and Hand Blown Translucent Murano Glass "Cloud" Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of modernist lamps were hand blown in Murano, Italy, the island off the coast of
Brass
Cloud Ceiling Lamp
By Il Paralume Marina
Located in Milan, IT
Unique and striking, this ceiling lamp combines simple geometries and contrasting textures to
Metal
Cloud Murano Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason, Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Rijssen, NL
Unique Murano floor lamp, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Manufactured in circa 1970 (late
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Rare Murano “Pink Clouds” Mushroom Lamps Art Nouveau Italy 1970s
By Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Toronto, CA
1970s. Each lamp features a soft pink “clouds” pattern — a hallmark of Murano artistry — that diffuses
Brass, Copper
Whimsical Vintage "Cloud" Lamp in Red Murano Glass by Toso
Located in New York, NY
Incredibly fun big glass lamp in an abstract "cloud" shape in red Murano glass, on a round chrome
Chrome
Vistosi Round Pair of Cloud Lamps in Blown Murano Glass
By Vistosi
Located in New York, NY
Murano glass in a graduated milky color that gives an ethereal feel to the lamps, on a circular white
Metal
Big Pair of Whimsical "Cloud" Lamps in Murano Glass by Toso
Located in New York, NY
Incredibly fun pair of big red Murano glass LAMPS in an abstract "cloud" shape, on a round chrome
Chrome
Big Pair of Whimsical "Cloud" Lamps in Murano Glass by Toso
By Aureliano Toso
Located in New York, NY
Incredibly fun pair of Venetian LAMPS in sky blue Murano glass with an abstract "cloud" shape, on a
Chrome
Big Pair of Whimsical "Cloud" Lamps in Murano Glass by Toso
Located in New York, NY
Incredibly fun pair of big Venetian LAMPS in opaline white Murano glass with an abstract "cloud
Chrome
Two 1980s Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Two 1980s Murano glass lamps in clouded pink color.
Murano Glass
Cloud Murano Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason, Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Rijssen, NL
Unique Murano floor lamp, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Manufactured in circa 1970 (late
Metal, Chrome
Contemporary Brass Sputnik Murano Glass Cloud Lamp, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Brass Sputnik table or bedside lamp with white blown Murano glass. Contemporary work, small Italian
Brass
Big Whimsical Cloud Lamp in Murano Glass by Toso
By Aureliano Toso
Located in New York, NY
Incredibly fun Venetian lamp in sky blue mouth blown Murano glass with an abstract "cloud" shape
Chrome
Pair of Elegant Italian Table Lamp "Blown Clouds"
By Matlight Milano
Located in Milano, IT
and the thousand-year-old practice of Murano glass blowing. Its brass cage structure with cloud
Brass
1970 Murano Cloud Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Notting Hill, GB
Unique Murano table lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970. Made with four interlocking glass
Murano Glass
Rare Cloud Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Rare glass table lamp "Cloud" by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s Four glass plates inserted
Chrome
$9,532 / set
H 67 in W 102 in D 43 in
Trapezi Black Six Lights Contemporary Chandelier in Darkened Brass, Blown Glass
By Silvio Mondino Studio
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
The Trapezi Black contemporary chandelier is inspired by the idea of a Circus Trapeze Artist. Hand blown glass in a variety of forms and colors is combined with brass bars and hun...
Brass
$4,360Sale Price / set|10% Off
H 51 in W 71 in D 25 in
Trapezi Three Lights Contemporary Pendant/Chandelier Lustro-Painted Blown Glass
By Silvio Mondino Studio
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
The Trapezi contemporary chandelier is inspired by the IDEA of a Circus Trapeze Artist. Hand blown glass in a variety of forms and colors is combined with brass bars and hung by L...
Brass
$2,554 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Blue Light by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
Pair of Italian Table Lamps in Brass and Murano Glass
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Italian table lamps made in brass and thick glass base with brass legs. Decorated with clear and gold dust inside Murano glass details. Each glass detail is handmade in asym...
Brass
$7,983 / set
H 48 in W 69 in D 48 in
Trapezi Five Lights Neutral Shades Contemporary Pendant/Chandelier Brass, Glass
By Silvio Mondino Studio
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
The Trapezi Chandelier Offers a Contemporary Interpretation of the Murano Glass Chandelier, Grounded in Italian Design and Shaped by the Clarity and Lightness of the International St...
Brass
Ceramic Link Chain Wall Sculpture
By Asmaa Aman-Tran
Located in Attleboro, MA
Chains echo different emotions in us, some see them as a symbol of imprisonment, and vulnerability and some see as an emotion of inter connectivity and strong bond between the people...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Linen
Long Chandelier in Murano Glass by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Long chandelier in patinated brass with globes and plates in Murano glass. Creation by Studio Glustin.
Brass
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.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.