$19,258
H 13 in W 7.88 in D 8.67 in
Poul Henningsen Table Lamp Model Ph-2/2 'Vintergækken' by Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare and early table lamp model PH-2/2 ‘Vintergækken’ designed by Poul Henningsen.
Brass
Mid-Century Danish Model PH 5 Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen, 1960s
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare table lamp version of the well-known PH 5 pendant lamp by Poulsen based on a design by Poul Henningsen.
Metal
$12,838
H 17.72 in Dm 13 in
Original Poul Henningsen Art Deco PH Desk Lamp PH 3½-2 Chrome Matte Shades 1930s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Original Art Deco Poul Henningsen table lamp model PH 3½-2 made in the early 1930s period.
Metal, Chrome
$5,252
H 18.51 in Dm 13.78 in
Poul Henningsen PH 3.5/2 Table Lamp with Original Painted Opal Shades, Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Egå, DK
Poul Henningsen PH 3.5/2 Table Lamp with Original Painted Opal Shades, Denmark, 1930s An original PH 3.5/2 table lamp designed by Poul Henningsen, Denmark, circa 1930s.
Brass
$4,026
H 17.72 in Dm 13 in
Mid Century Modern Scandinavian PH 3½-2½ Copper Table Lamp, Limited Edition
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Poul Henningsen. Table lamp, 'PH 3½-2½ Kobber Bord' - Limited Edition from 2014.
Opal, Copper
$1,636 / item
H 14.57 in Dm 7.88 in
PH 2/1 Table Lamp Limited Edition Dusty Terracotta Made In Burnished Frame
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Lejre, DK
The exclusive PH 2/1 table lamp is a limited edition from Louis Poulsen, designed by Poul Henningsen.
Glass
$2,175 / item
H 18.6 in Dm 11.2 in
Poul Henningsen Brass and Glass 'PH 3½-2½' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen Brass and Glass 'PH 3 1/2 -2 1/2' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The 'PH 3½-2½' Glass Table lamp was designed by Poul Henningsen in 1928 as part of his famous three-sh...
Metal, Brass
$2,220 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 10.9 in
Pale Rose 'PH 2/2 Question Mark' Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Pale Rose PH 2/2 'Question Mark' Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen Originally introduced as the "nightstand lamp" in 1931, the 'PH 2/2 Question Mark' table lamp is based on Poul He...
Brass
$1,630 / item
H 14 in Dm 7.9 in
Poul Henningsen 'PH 2/1' Portable Glass & Chrome Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
This listing is for the 'PH 2/1' portable table lamp in chrome. In-stock lead time 2-3 weeks.
Metal, Chrome
$1,800 / item
H 14 in Dm 7.9 in
Poul Henningsen 'PH 2/1' Portable Glass & Brass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
This listing is for the 'PH 2/1' portable glass table lamp in brass. In-stock lead time 2-3 weeks.
Metal, Brass
$9,839
H 22.05 in Dm 15.75 in
Poul Henningsen Table Lamp Model PH 4/3 in Burnished Brass for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Lejre, DK
PH 4/3 table lamp designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen in the 1930s.
Brass
Poul Henningsen Chrome and Glass PH 2/1 Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen 'PH 2/1' Opal Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The 'PH 2/1' Opal Glass Table Lamp originates from Henningsen's brilliant three-shade system designed in 1925-6.
Metal, Chrome
Poul Henningsen Brass and Glass PH 2/1 Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen 'PH 2/1' Opal Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The 'PH 2/1' Opal Glass Table Lamp originates from Henningsen's brilliant three-shade system designed in 1925-6.
Metal, Brass
$22,759
H 13 in W 7.88 in D 8.67 in
Poul Henningsen "PH 2/2" Vintergækken Table Desk Lamp in Brass and Glass, 1930s
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very rare and early Danish mid century modern "PH 2/2 / Vintergækken" desk table lamp with the iconic and sought after original amber shades and a beautifully patinated brass and b...
Brass
$2,637
H 14.57 in Dm 7.88 in
Poul Henningsen Table Lamp Model PH 2/1 Limited Edition, Brass with Amber Shades
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
PH 2/1 table lamp designed by Poul Henningsen and released as a Limited Edition in 2017 by Louis Poulsen.
Brass
$6,658
H 17.72 in Dm 13.39 in
Poul Henningsen Table Lamp Model PH 3.5/2.5 Yellow With Painted Metal Top Shade
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Rare PH 3.5/2.5 table lamp designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen in the 1930s.
Metal, Brass
$2,250 / item
H 18.6 in Dm 11.2 in
'PH 3/2 Centenary Edition' Amber Glass and Brass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
'PH 3/2 Centenary Edition' Amber Glass and Brass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen Executed in aged brass and opal glass shades, the PH Centenary 3/2 table lamp revives an iconic Poul He...
Brass
$3,778
H 17.72 in Dm 11.82 in
Poul Henningsen PH 3/2 Treph Table Lamp Anniversary Model 1994 for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
PH 3/2 Treph table lamp designed by Poul Henningsen and released as an anniversary model in 1994 by Louis Poulsen.
Glass
$22,920
H 15.36 in W 7.88 in D 8.67 in
Poul Henningsen Early Table Lamp Model PH-2/2 'Vintergækken' by Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare and early table lamp model PH-2/2 ‘Vintergækken’ designed by Poul Henningsen.
Brass
$5,777
H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Rare PH 5 Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Oirlo, LI
This rare and elegant PH 5 table lamp is a true icon of Mid-Century Modern design, created by the legendary Danish designer Poul Henningsen in 1958 and manufactured by Louis Poulsen ...
Metal
$2,015 / item
H 18.3 in Dm 13 in
Poul Henningsen Chrome and Opaline Glass 'PH 3½-2½' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen Chrome and Opaline Glass 'PH 3½-2½' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The PH 3½-2½ Glass Table lamp was designed by Poul Henningsen in 1928 as part of his famous three-sh...
Metal
$2,175 / item
H 17.7 in Dm 13 in
Poul Henningsen Opaline Glass 'PH 3½-2½' Table Lamp in Black for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen Opaline Glass 'PH 3½-2½' Table Lamp in Black for Louis Poulsen The 'PH 3½-2½' Glass Table lamp was designed by Poul Henningsen in 1928 as part of his famous three-sh...
Metal
$3,250
H 25.6 in W 14.77 in D 12.21 in
Sculptural Relief Table Lamp by Sculptor 'PH Jean' 1970 Brass Inox Lucite Signed
By Philippe Jean
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Impressive handcrafted, sculptural relief table lamp by French artist and sculptor 'PH Jean'.
Brass, Stainless Steel
$21,592
H 13 in W 7.88 in D 8.67 in
Poul Henningsen "PH 2/2" Vintergækken Table Desk Lamp in Brass and Glass, 1930s
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare Danish mid century desk / table lamp model "PH 2/2" Vintergækken by Poul Henningsen produced by Louis Poulsen Denmark, 1930s.
Brass
$1,320 / item
H 14 in Dm 7.9 in
Poul Henningsen Black Metalized and Glass PH 2/1 Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen 'PH 2/1' Opal Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The 'PH 2/1' Opal Glass Table Lamp originates from Henningsen's brilliant three-shade system designed in 1925-6.
Metal
$6,658
H 17.72 in Dm 12.6 in
Poul Henningsen Table Lamp Model PH 3.5/2 In Copper with Amber Shades From 1930s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
PH 3.5/2 table lamp designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen in the 1930s.
Brass, Copper
$1,860 / item
H 18.6 in Dm 11.2 in
Poul Henningsen 'PH 3/2' Opaline Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Brass
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen 'PH 3/2' Opaline Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Brass Poul Henningsen’s legendary design stems from his own, brilliant three-shade system from late 1920s.
Metal, Brass
$1,860 / item
H 18.6 in Dm 11.2 in
Poul Henningsen 'PH 3/2' Opaline Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Black
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen 'PH 3/2' Opaline Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Black Poul Henningsen’s legendary design stems from his own, brilliant three-shade system from late 1920s.
Metal
$1,690 / item
H 18.6 in Dm 11.2 in
Poul Henningsen 'PH 3/2' Opaline Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Chrome
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen 'PH 3/2' Opaline Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Chrome Poul Henningsen’s legendary design stems from his own, brilliant three-shade system from late 1920s.
Metal, Chrome
$3,500 / item
H 14 in Dm 7.9 in
Poul Henningsen Limited Edition 'PH 2/1 Amber Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen Limited Edition 'PH 2/1 Amber Glass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen This legendary design stems from Henningsen's brilliant three-shade system from late 1920s.
Metal, Brass
$22,759
H 16.54 in W 7.88 in D 10.24 in
Poul Henningsen Table Lamp Model PH-2/2 Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare table lamp model PH-2/2 ‘The question mark’ designed by Poul Henningsen.
Brass
$29,179
H 17.33 in Dm 13.39 in
Poul Henningsen Table Lamp Model PH 3½/2 Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare table lamp model PH 3½/2 designed by Poul Henningsen.
Brass, Copper
$22,759
H 16.15 in W 7.88 in D 11.03 in
Poul Henningsen Table Lamp Model PH-2/2 'The Questions Mark' by Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare table lamp model PH-2/2 ‘The question mark’ designed by Poul Henningsen.
Brass
$7,640
H 24.02 in Dm 17.72 in
Mid Century Modern PH 5 Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen 1960s
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in München, BY
Rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern table lamp 'PH 5'. Designed by Poul Henningsen in 1958.
Brass, Aluminum
$21,592
H 17.33 in Dm 11.42 in
Poul Henningsen Early Table Lamp Model PH-3/2 by Louis Poulsen in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare and early table lamp model PH-3/2 designed by Poul Henningsen.
Nickel
$22,759
H 21.26 in Dm 15.36 in
Poul Henningsen early table lamp model PH-3/2 by Louis Poulsen in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare and early table lamp model PH-3/2 designed by Poul Henningsen.
Brass
$1,850 / item
H 14 in Dm 7.9 in
Poul Henningsen 'PH 2/1' Brass & Glass Table Lamp in Pale Rose for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 2/1 Brass and Glass Table Lamp in Pale Rose for Louis Poulsen This legendary design stems from Henningsen's brilliant three-shade system from late 1920s, which wa...
Brass
1930s PH 3, 5/2 Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
PH 3½-2 desk light by Poul Henningsen. Original yellow lacquered zinc top-shade, matté yellow single layered glass middle and bottom shade, patinated brass stem and Bakelite detailin...
Brass, Zinc
$2,325 / item
H 18.6 in Dm 11.2 in
Poul Henningsen 'PH 3/2' Pale Rose Glass and Brass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 3/2 Pale Rose Glass and Brass Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen Poul Henningsen’s legendary design stems from his own, brilliant three-shade system from late 1920s.
Brass
$1,038
H 21.26 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Vintage PH 4/3 Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
The PH 4/3 lamp is a timeless design classic by Poul Henningsen, produced by Louis Poulsen since its launch in 1966. Based on the same innovative 3-shade system as the iconic PH5, He...
Metal
$3,740 / item
H 51.2 in Dm 13 in
'PH 3/2 Centenary Edition' Amber Glass and Brass Floor Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
'PH 3/2 Centenary Edition' Amber Glass and Brass Floor Lamp for Louis Poulsen Executed in aged brass and opal glass shades, the PH Centenary 3/2 floor lamp revives an iconic Poul He...
Brass
Poul Henningsen 'PH 5 Mini' Monochrome Pendant for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 Mini Pendant for Louis Poulsen. Poul Henningsen originally introduced the full-sized PH 5 pendant light in 1958 as a classic new product. No one knew at the ti...
Aluminum, Metal
$2,147 / item
H 18.51 in W 11.42 in D 11.42 in
Poul Henningsen PH 3/2 in Brass and Opaline Glass Limited Edition
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen PH 3/2 table lamp in brass and opaline glass - limited edition available until the 31st of December 2022.
Brass
$8,601
H 17.72 in Dm 11.82 in
PH 3/2 with Yellow Painted Shades by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, 1930s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
PH 3/2 table lamp designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen in the 1930s.
Glass
Early Poul Henningsen Copper Table Lamp, 1930s
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen, Mid-century Modern design This is the iconic Poul Henningsen (PH 4/3) table lamp with original copper shades.
Copper
$620Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 21.26 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Vintage Poul Henningsen 4/3 Table Lamp from the 1960s
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Poul Henningsen PH 4/3 Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen, 1966 This is an early example of the iconic PH 4/3 table lamp, designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen in 1966, j...
Chrome, Steel, Aluminum
Early Poul Henningsen 3/2 Table Lamp Shades in Copper, 1930s
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen, Scandinavian Modern The iconic Poul Henningsen (PH 3/2) table lamp with shades in copper. Stand and socket house of browned brass.
Copper
$29,384
H 15.75 in W 7.88 in D 8.47 in
Table Lamp in Browned Brass Frame by Poul Henningsen, 1931-1933
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Amber coloured glass shades, frosted glass bottom bowl Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Very rare table lamp model PH 2/2 Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark Dimensions (W x D x H):...
Glass
$22,332
H 23.63 in Dm 19.69 in
Early Poul Henningsen Table Lamp 5/3 Pat. Appl. Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, 1920s
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Odense, DK
An exceptionally rare and early example of the iconic PH 5/3 table lamp, designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen in the late 1920s.
Metal, Brass
$13,517
H 17.33 in W 11.23 in D 11.23 in
Early Poul Henningsen Table Lamp in Brass with Copper Shades, 1927-1928
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen, Mid-century Modern design The iconic Poul Henningsen (PH 3/2) table lamp with copper shades. Stand, switch and socket house of browned brass.
Brass, Copper
$14,692
H 17.33 in Dm 11.42 in
Poul Henningsen 3/2 Table Lamp, PATENDED, Copper and Amber Light Shades
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen, Scandinavian Modern The iconic Poul Henningsen (PH 3/2) table lamp with shades in amber glass.
Copper
PH Axe Table, Black Oak Legs, Veneer Table Plate, Green PH Lamp
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Upon removing the wood cover, PH 3 ½ - 2 ½ table lamp in a special construction with cable outlet below the frame can be installed and plugged in to the pre-installed cable that is h...
Wood, Oak
$16,151 / item
H 28.75 in W 102.37 in D 47.25 in
PH Board Table - mahogany legs and table plate with two green PH 3 ½ - 2 ½ lamps
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Designed in the early 1950s by Poul Henningsen, the PH Board Table translates the tactile profile of an axe handle into sturdy, sculpted legs. A versatile surface for meetings, dinin...
Wood, Oak
$3,980 / item
H 19.69 in Dm 23.63 in
PH Axe Table Lounge, Natural Oak Legs, Veneer Table Plate, White PH 3 ½-2 ½ Lamp
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A central removable cover reveals a discreet mounting point for a PH 3½–2½ Table Lamp with concealed wiring routed through a leg; shades are available in green, red, yellow or white.
Wood, Oak
$6,650 / item
H 28.75 in Dm 50.4 in
PH Axe Table, Natural Oak Legs, Veneer Table Plate, White PH 3 ½-2 ½ Lamp
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Upon removing the wood cover, PH 3 ½ - 2 ½ table lamp in a special construction with cable outlet below the frame can be installed and plugged in to the pre-installed cable that is h...
Wood, Oak
$6,650 / item
H 28.75 in Dm 50.4 in
PH Axe Table, Black Oak Legs, Veneer Table Plate, Red PH 3 ½ - 2 ½ Lamp
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Upon removing the wood cover, PH 3 ½ - 2 ½ table lamp in a special construction with cable outlet below the frame can be installed and plugged in to the pre-installed cable that is h...
Wood, Oak
$6,650 / item
H 28.75 in Dm 50.4 in
PH Axe Table, natural oak legs, veneer table plate, red PH 3 ½ - 2 ½ lamp
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Upon removing the wood cover, PH 3 ½ - 2 ½ Table Lamp in a special construction with cable outlet below the frame can be installed and plugged in to the pre-installed cable that is h...
Wood, Oak
The name Poul Henningsen is synonymous with the best and most innovative modern Scandinavian lamps and other lighting. The Danish designer created a signature vocabulary of fixtures with tiered and layered shades in sculptural arrangements that are at once naturalistic and geometric.
Henningsen grew up in a town on the outskirts of Copenhagen and studied architecture at the Technical University of Denmark. He would become a noted art critic, journalist and screenwriter, but his first love was lighting design.
Henningsen’s childhood home was illuminated by oil lamps. When his family switched to electrified lighting, he was alarmed and repelled by the harsh glare cast by an incandescent bulb, and in his late teens he began conducting quasi-scientific experiments to measure which materials and methods best diffused or reflected light to give it a warm brightness. His work came to the attention of the lighting-fixtures firm Louis Poulsen, which sponsored the development of a prototype lamp. The design won a gold medal at the 1925 Paris Expositions Internationales des Arts Decóratifs et Industriels Modernes — from which the term Art Deco derives. The lamp, whose three-part shade is said to be inspired by the arrangement of a dinner plate atop a soup bowl atop a teacup, became the basis for Henningsen’s most successful design, the PH 4/3 desk lamp.
All told, Henningsen would design some 100 lighting fixtures in his career. Some of his most notable creations are hanging lamps, which include the Septima (1929), a pendant composed of seven graduated frosted-glass layers; the Spiral (1942), made of a single ribbon of enameled aluminum; and the Artichoke lamp (1958), whose 70 glass or metal fins in a staggered and graduated arrangement on a central steel frame resemble those of its namesake. The last is likely Henningsen’s masterwork and an icon of mid-20th-century design. Like all Henningsen lighting designs, it is striking, sculptural and — thanks to his insistence on the primacy of the quality of the light cast — superbly functional.
Find a collection of authentic Poul Henningsen table lamps, floor lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.
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.