Rare George Nelson Student Lamp for Phil-Mar
By George Nelson, Phil-Mar
Located in Fraser, MI
Rare Student Lamp designed by George Nelson for Phil-Mar Lamps. Blue Striped Ceramic Body, Brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Phil Mar Lamps
Rare George Nelson Student Lamp for Phil-Mar
By George Nelson, Phil-Mar
Located in Fraser, MI
Rare Student Lamp designed by George Nelson for Phil-Mar Lamps. Orange Striped Ceramic Body, Brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Phil-Mar Ceramic Table Lamp with Rich Orange Glaze
By Phil-Mar
Located in Highland, IN
This beautiful table lamp by Phil-Mar has a wonderful shape complimented by a striped design in a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Orange Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Phil-Mar
By Phil-Mar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Phil-Mar is a perfect blend of bold design and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Linen, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Glazed Ceramic, Brass and Teak Table Lamp - Phil-Mar Style
By Phil-Mar
Located in Morristown, NJ
A vintage Mid-Century Modern table lamp in the Phil-Mar style. The lamp body is comprised of a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
40s Pair Phil-Mar Style Art Deco Mid Century Modern Abstract Ceramic Table Lamps
$1,480
H 17 in W 7 in D 2 in
40s Pair Phil-Mar Style Art Deco Mid Century Modern Abstract Ceramic Table Lamps
By Phil-Mar
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Exquisite, organic, freeform pair of late 1940s ceramic lamps. The pair blend traditionalism and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Phil Mar Glazed Pottery Table Lamps, circa 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Phil Mar Glazed Pottery table lamps circa 1950s Impressive pair of blue crackle glazed
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Table Lamps w/ Sculptural Metal Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking Mid-Century Modern table lamp by Phil-Mar is a perfect blend of bold design and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Large Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Phil-Mar Sandel
By Phil-Mar
Located in South Charleston, WV
Phil-Mar 11" wide, 34" tall. Large. A set of two table lamps by Phil-Mar with textured glaze in a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Phil Mar Pottery Lamps
Located in New York, NY
# A1016 - Dramatic PAIR Mid-Century white glazed pottery table lamps by Phil Mar Corp. Cleveland
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
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Category
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Fiberglass Upholstered Swivel Tilt Lounge Chair by Buaghman for Thayer Coggin
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
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By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in New York, NY
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Lounge Chairs
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1950s George Nelson Herman Miller Primavera Two Tone Four Drawer Dresser Cabinet
$3,250
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By Herman Miller, George Nelson
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Materials
Metal
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$1,850
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Pair Of Milo Baughman For Thayer Coggin Chrome Lounge Chairs
$5,850 / set
H 27.5 in W 28.38 in D 31 in
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By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Houston, TX
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By Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
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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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