Dished Square Orange Lamp, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant orange ceramic table lamp with dished sides of various proportions 25x20 Base Only 13x9x7 Shade Not Included
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Dark Cocoa Pottery Table Lamp with Glazed Red & Orange Geometrics
By Aldo Londi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Aldo Londi for Raymor Bright Art Pottery Table Lamp, Circa 1960. Featuring a deep brown handcrafted textured body with glazed, reflective red and orange decoration on round Wal...
Brass
Design Technics Yellow/Orange Striped Ceramic Lamps
By Design Technics
Located in New York, NY
Modernist pair of bottle form, hand decorated matte glazed ceramic lamps with striations of yellow and orange , sitting on faux bois hand decorated ceramic "wood" bases. Rewired for...
Ceramic
Mid century brass desk lamp by Kaiser leuchten, Germany 1950s
By Kaiser Leuchten, Stilnovo
Located in ECHT, NL
Minimalist design desk lamp. Made by German company Kaiser leuchten in the 1950s. It has a base made from steel and brass. The brass arm holds a parchment shade. The lamp is in good ...
Brass, Sheet Metal
$1,674Sale Price|55% Off
Midcentury Murano Glass Table Lamp Gold-Orange Colored Hand Patinated Shade
Located in Salzburg, AT
Italian Murano glass table lamp from the 1970s Gold and orange glass - beige colored lamp shade The middle shaft and foot is ribbed. The foot stands in a patinated brass base, the la...
Foil
$1,177Sale Price|25% Off
Dutch Orange Gouda “Tokio” Ceramic Table Lamp, 1970s, New Black Linen Shade
By Flora Gouda, Amitābha Studio
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
$334Sale Price|20% Off
Space Age Orange and White Glass Mushroom Table Lamp by Valašské Meziříčí, 1970s
By Osvětlovací sklo n.p., Valašské Meuiříčí
Located in Praha, CZ
An exceptional mid-century modern mushroom table lamp crafted entirely of hand-blown glass by the esteemed Valašské Meziříčí glassworks in Czechoslovakia during the 1970s.
Opaline Glass
Vistosi Murano Orange Yellow and Blu Art Glass Color Table Lamp, 2006
By Vistosi, Michele de Lucchi
Located in Roma, Lazio
Elegant and very original table lamp designed by Michele De Lucchi for Vistosi, with a very strong, rich and present character, which will not fail to give a show. The table lamp is...
Murano Glass
French mid 19th century Louis XIV st. Ormolu lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A high quality and large scale French mid 19th century Louis XIV st. Ormolu lamp. This wonderful candlestick mounted into a lamp is raised by a hexagonal shaped base with a mottled e...
Ormolu
Mid-Century Space Age Minimalist German Clamp Lamp from Beisl, 1960s
By Beisl
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-century clamp lamp from Beisl with a yellow shade. The simple dome shape of the umbrella is striking. In addition, it is also designed in yellow. The umbrella can be tilted and ...
Metal
1970s Orange Metal and Chrome Lamp by Stanislav Indra, Czechoslovakia
By Stanislav Indra
Located in Praha, CZ
This compact lamp can be used either as a wall light or as a small table lamp.
Metal, Chrome
Seguso Midcentury Italian Hand Blown Twisted Glass Orange and Pink Table Lamp
By Seguso
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century Italian Murano handblown glass table lamp with a nonfunctioning light socket, above a twisted body comprised of transparent amber and pink stripes and resting on a domed ...
Metal, Brass
$1,488Sale Price / item|20% Off
Vistosi Murano Orange Yellow and Blu Art Glass Color Table Lamp, 2006
By Vistosi, Michele de Lucchi
Located in Roma, Lazio
Elegant and very original table lamp designed by Michele De Lucchi for Vistosi, with a very strong, rich and present character, which will not fail to give a show. The table lamp is...
Murano Glass
1 of the 3 Orange Red Floor Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the six orange and red floor and table lamps, 1970s. This set brings a rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shapes, it offers a unique presence. The bases ...
Ceramic
$1,240Sale Price|20% Off
Fabulous Large-Scale Textured Brutalist Glazed Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fabulous large-scale textured Brutalist lamp with wonderful golden glaze. This lamp has tons of chunky textured layers with a great golden orange color and touches of chocolate throu...
Metal
Ceramic Table Lamp by Marcello Fantoni Italy, Muted Green, Burnt Orange, Signed
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ceramic pottery table lamp by Marcello Fantoni, Italy, 1960s. Muted colors of green, orange, and black. Signed on the underside. No chips, cracks, scuffs or repairs. Does not come wi...
Brass
Marianne Starck for MA&S Table Lamp Sgraffito Black White Orange, Danish 1960s
By Ingrid Atterberg, Michael Andersen & Son, Eva & Johannes Andersen, Marianne Starck, Thomas Toft
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare to find Danish Mid-century ceramic table lamp designed by Marianne Starck and made in collaboration between for the ceramic workshop Michael Andersen & Søn (MA&S) and the Danish...
Ceramic, Fabric
Italian Vintage Murano Orange Boule Table Lamp By Carlo Nason, 1960-70s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Paris, FR
Cool table lamp by Italian designer Carlo Nason, handcrafted with two beautiful Murano glass pieces with a chromed band accent and orange globe This piece dates back to the 1960s-70s...
Metal, Chrome
Elegant Mid Century Desk Lamp With Beautifully Patterned Shade, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Elegant mid century table lamp with nicely decorated shade. The flower shade diffuses the light in a gentle and inviting manner, casting a warm and soothing ambiance. The lamp requir...
Linen
Large Table Lamp with Vivid Orange Glaze in the Manner of Fantoni
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Highland, IN
This striking table lamp has many wonderful qualities: a large scale, an elegant teardrop shape, but most of all– the vivid, variegated glaze in yellow, orange and dark brown. The ri...
Ceramic
Vintage Tulip Lamp by Laurel in Orange
By Laurel
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Tulip lamp by Laurel in Orange Some minor loss and aging to original orange enamel paint (as shown). Sold Sans Shade.
Metal
20th Century Blue and Orange Ceramic Table Lamp by Guy Roland Marcy Vallauris
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Guy Roland Marcy Realied circa 1950 Original 20th century design ceramic table lamp by french artist Signed under the base Blue and orange ceramic glazes colors Sold w...
Ceramic
Murano Glass Table Lamps by Alberto Donà, Orange with Gold Leaf, Italy
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning orange handblown glass lamps by A Dona in Murano. This pair as an exquisite, bright color and gold flecked throughout. They have been wired to fit US standards. This pair i...
Gold Leaf
Tall Aldo Londi for Bitossi Incised Cream Pottery Table Lamp with Orange & Black
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi handcrafted off white art pottery table lamp, 1960's. Featuring a textured organic earthen form in Off White, Gray enhanced stipple, finished with hand painted...
Ceramic, Pottery
Orange Red Ceramic Lamp by Jacques Lignier
By Jacques Lignier 1
Located in NEUVILLE-DE-POITOU, FR
Reddish Orange glazed ceramic lamp by Jacques Lignier Large cylindrical lampshade in natural fiber Embossed J L signature.
Ceramic
Contemporary Pair of Brass and Orange Murano Glass Bulbs Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of table or bedside bulb lamps in brass and orange Murano glass.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern 1960s Red Lamp in Brass and Resin
By Maison Charles et Fils
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mid-Century Modern 1960s red lamp in brass and resin in the style of Maison Charles. Contact us before ordering to confirm product availability.
Brass
Petite Metal Desk Lamp Retro Orange Eyeball Light 1970s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Retro Petite Metal Desk Lamp in Bright Orange - 1970s Eyeball Design. This vintage orange retro desk American lamp that captures the essence of 1970s design. With its space-age aesth...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Burnished Brass with Orange Difuser
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548 Design by Gino Sarfatti The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 pr...
Metal
Barovier and Toso Murano Orange Glass Lamp
By Murano 5, Barovier&Toso
Located in Stamford, CT
Barovier and Toso orange Murano glass lamp. Orange glass with bullicante (controlled bubbles) and gold flecks throughout. New clear glass base. Newly rewired with new brass fittings....
Glass, Blown Glass
A Pair Of Italian Table Lamps With Adjustable Shades Orange 1960's Space Age
By Verner Panton
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A fun pair of classic 1960's table lamps with adjustable eye ball shades. Original orange and white paint. Great space age look and design.
Aluminum
Black and Orange Ceramic Table Lamp by Bruno H'Rdy La Borne 1970 Design
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Bruno H'Rdy Original ceramic table lamp by french artist Realised circa 1970 Original good condition Black and orange ceramic firing effects and colors Signed at the b...
Ceramic
Orange THARSIS Foldable Table Lamp from Fase by Luis Perez de la Oliva, 1973
By Luis Pérez de la Oliva
Located in Lisboa, PT
The Tharsis Foldable Table Lamp, designed by Luis Pérez de la Oliva and produced by Fase in 1973, is an exceptional piece of mid-century Spanish design.
Metal, Chrome
Cocoon table lamp, 1970ties
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
This cocoon lamp was made in the 1970ties in Germany. It is in good vintage condition without holes or tears. It gives an extremely warm light and is a very unique lamp by its form a...
Polyester
1of the 5 Orange Red Glazed Ceramic Floor Table Lamps, Custom Shade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Set of 5 Heavy quality ceramic table floor lamps, 1970s. This set of lamp bases brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shapes, it offers ...
Ceramic
$186Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Lamp with Clip Designed by Stanislav Indra, 1970's
By Stanislav Indra
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of metal, chrome 1x60W,E27 or E26 bulb Re-polished Good Original condition US wiring compatible.
Metal, Chrome
Cocoon Table Lamp, Bakelite Base & Silk Shade, Space Age Table Lamp - 1970s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Cocoon Table Lamp, Black Bakelite Base & Silk Shade, Space Age Lamp 24" - 1970s Very elegant and tall table lamp dates from the 1970s and stands 61 cm high. Base made of black...
Silk, Bakelite
$600Sale Price|33% Off
Wilshire House Beverly Hills Blown Bubble Glass Table Lamp
By Wilshire House
Located in Fulton, CA
Fine bubble glass table lamps by Wilshire House, Beverly Hills, California. Mounted to wooden base. Original harp and finial. Working condition. 7.5 inch diameter. 30.5 inches high...
Blown Glass
$1,600
Solid Brass Table Lamp
By Mastercraft
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Outstanding metal work Mid-Century Modern brass table lamp is style of Mastercraft.
Pair Of Orange Crackle Ceramic Lamps, Italy 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Large ceramic lamps with an orange crackled finish.
Ceramic
Vintage Space Age Orange Desk Lamp with Adjustable Gooseneck Arm, Circa 1960's
Located in Beirut, LB
This striking vintage gooseneck desk or table lamp perfectly captures the vibrant and functional design of the Mid-Century Modern and Space Age eras, from the late 1960s.
Metal
Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamp Grey Brown and Orange Colors by H'rdy French Art
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Bruno H'rdy Elegant stoneware ceramic table lamp with orange, grey and brown ceramic glazes colors. Signed at the base. Electric system is ok Original perfect conditions ...
Ceramic
Elegant Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Joint Clamp Lamp with Red Cone Shade
Located in München, DE
Very elegant Mid-Century Modern brass joint clamp lamp with cone shaped shade. Made in Italy. Beautiful minimalistic design. Very high quality workmanship. Steplessly adjustable than...
Metal, Chrome
La Borne 20th century design orange and white ceramic table lamp by H'rdy Bruno
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Bruno H'rdy - La Borne Stoneware ceramic table lamp realised circa 1970 Unique handmade piece Signed by Bruno H'rdy Original perfect condition Ceramic height 22 cm Height with e...
Ceramic
1970s Space Age Orange and Black Italian Desk Lamp by Targetti Sankey
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Mid-Century Modern orange and black table lamp by Targetti.
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Burnished Brass with Orange Difuser for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548 Design by Gino Sarfatti The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 pr...
Metal
Minimalist Table Lamp from Beisl
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist Mid Century table lamp from Beisl in a special color.
Metal
Pair of Oversized Pop Art Mod Light Bulb Table or Hanging Lamps, Orange Frames
Located in Kansas City, MO
Striking pair of 1960s Italian oversized light bulb lamps. These can stand on end on their side or can be hung by the white cord. Orange lacquered steel frames over the glass bulbs g...
Steel
Akari Light 1AY Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in BAUD, FR
An elegant and minimalist lamp, designed by Isamu Noguchi and part of the renowned Akari collection. Crafted from rice paper (washi), it casts a soft and warm light.
Metal
$950 / set
Kovacs Lucite Table / Bedside Lamps
By Kovacs
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of sleek Mid Century table or bedside lamps with opaque cylindrical Lucite shades . To the top of each is a turn styled switch with the rotating shades mounted on chrome stems...
Steel, Chrome
Ceramic Table Lamp from Italy
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern hand-thrown ceramic table lamp glazed in orange / green / grey with masterful diagonally-biased overlays.
Ceramic
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Burnished Brass with Orange Difuser for Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548 Design by Gino Sarfatti The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 pr...
Metal
Lamp 831 in Orange by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, Italy 1960s
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Hellouw, NL
Designed during a pivotal era for Venini, this ‘Model 831’ table lamp captures the innovation and clarity of vision that defined Ludovico Diaz de Santillana’s work. Created in the 19...
Glass
1960s Bitossi Style Orange Glazed Ceramic Lamp by Quartite Creative
By Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Produced by Quartite Creative Corp in the 1960s, this ceramic table lamp base is influenced by the Italian studio ceramics Bitossi popularized during the postwar decades.
Ceramic
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Burnished Brass with Orange Difuser for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548. Design by Gino Sarfatti. The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 54...
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Burnished Brass with Orange Difuser for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548 Design by Gino Sarfatti The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 ...
Metal
1 of the 3 XL Orange Red Floor Table Lamps, Custom Silk Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the six orange and red floor and table lamps, 1970s. This set brings a rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shapes, it offers a unique presence. The bases ...
Ceramic
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.
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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
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.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.