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Nesso Lamp

Iconic Nesso Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Collonge-Bellerive, GE
Illuminate your space with the stunning Nesso Lamp, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli in 1967. This
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Resin

Iconic Nesso Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli
Iconic Nesso Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli
H 13.78 in W 20.87 in D 20.87 in
Nesso lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide, 1960 circa
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Nesso is an icon of Italian design in the 1960s, a decade of conquering modernity in which design
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in orange for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in white for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in white for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp. 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp in white acrylic plastic. Four
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Pair of 1967 Nesso Table Lamps by Artemide First Edition
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of 1967 Rare First Edition Artemide Milano Nesso patent pending table lamps. In great
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Nesso Lamp, Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide, 1960
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
a lampada Nesso è un’altra icona del design italiano, progettata da Giancarlo Mattioli nel 1960 per
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Plastic

Nesso Table Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nesso table designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti. Originally designed
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Acrylic

Very Rare 1. Edition Fiberglasss Shade Nesso Table Lampe
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Munich, DE
Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli in 1965 - only a few pre artemide mass production examples - where made with hand laminated fiberglass shades. Also there is not artemide signature on ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps

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Fiberglass

Giancarlo Mattioli, Nessino Table Lamp (reedition), 2000s
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in London, GB
intellectual. In 1967 he and the Urban Architects Group “Città Nuova” created the Nesso and Nessino table lamps
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
larger 'Nesso' model. This listing is for the Nessino table lamp in orange, an authorized re-edition with
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
larger 'Nesso' model. This listing is for the Nessino table lamp in white. Authorized re-edition with a 5
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Red for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Glendale, CA
larger 'Nesso' model. This listing if for the Nessino table lamp in red. Authorized re-edition with a 5
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

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Japan, The Cookbook
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Artemide Nesso Table Lamp in White
By Artemide, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Hicksville, NY
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Magnificent mushroom lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. The Italian design
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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First Edition Nesso Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide 1960s Italy
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Discover the Nesso Lamp, a groundbreaking piece of 1960s design history, created by Giancarlo
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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2016 edition Nesso lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1967
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Lyon, FR
Nesso table lamp, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli del Gruppo Architteti Urbanisti Città Nuova for
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Plastic

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By Artemide, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in bruxelles, BE
1st edition “Nesso” lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli of Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta Nuova for
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By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Vigevano, PV
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Vintage Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
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By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
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By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
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Large Nesso Table by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy, 1970s
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Beautiful Italian wall lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide. Orange plastic body. It has an
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Vintage Nesso Lamp First Edition by G. Mattioli for Artemide, 1967
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Roma, IT
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Nesso Lamps, Vintage Table Lamps by G. Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Roma, IT
Nesso lamp is an elegant pair of lamps realized by the Italian designer Giancarlo Mattioli for
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Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Dronten, NL
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Located in Miami, FL
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Nesso Table Lamp in Orange Color by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy 1960s
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Roma, IT
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Original 1960s Giancarlo Mattioli Table Lamp in Orange Fiberglass by Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Haderslev, DK
Rare early edition of the Nesso table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy, 1960s
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Nesso Lamp Artemide Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Notteroy, NO
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'Nesso' Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli
By Giancarlo Mattioli
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Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Antwerpen, BE
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1st Edition Vintage Nesso Table Lamp Artemide, Italy, 1960s
By Artemide
Located in Antwerp, BE
1st edition vintage Nesso table lamp Artemide, Italy, 1960s. Perfect and working condition
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Nesso Table Lamp, Design Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1967
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SET OF FOUR FAMOUS MINI SCALE LAMPS - TIZIO-ALFA-NESSO-ECLISSE
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SET OF FOUR MINI BATTERY OPERATED CLASSIC LAMPS-TIZIO BY RICHARD SAPPER-ALFA BY SERGIO MAZZA-NESSO
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Rare First Edition of a "Nesso" Table Lamp by Artemide, 1967
By Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova, Artemide
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Nesso Table Lamp in Orange Color by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic table lamp in orange molded plastic designed by Giancarlo Mattioli, Gruppo Architetti
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Nesso Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal nesso lamp for your home. Each nesso lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plastic, acrylic and fiberglass. Find 12 options for an antique or vintage nesso lamp now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect nesso lamp — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A nesso lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one nesso lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli and Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Nesso Lamp?

The average selling price for a nesso lamp at 1stDibs is $800, while they’re typically $324 on the low end and $2,764 for the highest priced.

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Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.

From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.

When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.

Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.

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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.

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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Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.

Why Is Italy Such a Hotbed of Cool Design?

Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.

With a High-Tech Flagship and Cool Collabs, Lladró Is Breaking the Mold for Porcelain Production

Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.

Christopher Tennant’s Lamps and Dioramas Evoke Sunny Days and Seaside Locales

The former magazine editor blends elements of the Far East and America’s eastern shores, bringing wit and delight to his handmade, upcycled designs.

Paavo Tynell’s Snowflake Chandelier Warms Up Any Room

This circa 1950 piece by the legendary Finnish lighting designer spent the past several decades in a family's home in Michigan.

NASA Parachutes Inspired Lighting Designer Bec Brittain’s New Collection

In "Paraciphers," now on view at Emma Scully Gallery in New York, Brittain introduces works that were more than a decade in the making.

This Handsome Leather Pendant Light Is Crafted Using Saddle-Making Techniques

The Doma by L’Aviva Home nods to Colombia’s equestrian heritage.