Italian Yellow and Black Postmodern Desk Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1980s Italian yellow and black Postmodern desk lamp. The lamp has a high-low switch and
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Steel
Italian Yellow and Black Postmodern Desk Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1980s Italian yellow and black Postmodern desk lamp. The lamp has a high-low switch and
Steel
Postmodern Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Postmodern red and black adjustable desk lamp. Shade and base are a red enameled metal. Neck is
Metal
$452
H 14.97 in W 5.12 in D 5.91 in
Postmodern Desk Lamp Designed by Damiano Alberti for Ycami Collection, Italy 90s
By Ycami Collection
Located in Lucija, SI
Yellow Desk Lamp was designed by Damiano Alberti for Ycami Collection in Italy in '90s. It is made
Metal
$3,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 16.93 in Dm 11.03 in
Postmodern Desk Lamps in the manner of Memphis Milano, Set of 2
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant set of two extremely rare Postmodern metal Table Arc Lamps. Exceptional functionality
Chrome, Metal
German Circo Post Modern, Desk Lamp, 1980s
By Brilliant Leuchten AG
Located in Den Haag, NL
German postmodern desk lamp, designed by Linke Plewa for Brilliant Leuchten in the 1980s. Halogen
Plastic
80s Pop Art Desk Lamp in the Postmodern Memphis Style
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
80s Pop Art desk lamp in the postmodern Memphis Style 80s 90s Postmodern desk lamp that can be
Metal
Rare XXL Desk Lamp In The Postmodern Popart Memphis Style of Haba, 90s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
Rare XXL desk lamp in the postmodern popart Memphis style of Haba, 90s Very nice and rare
Wood
XXL POP Art Desk Lamp In The Postmodern Memphis Style of Haba 80s, 90s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
XXL POP Art desk lamp in the postmodern Memphis style of Haba 80s, 90s Very nice and rare
Wood
XL 80s Pop Art Desklamp In Postmodern Memphis Style, 80s, 90s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
XL 80s Pop Art Desklamp in Postmodern Memphis Style, 80s, 90s Very nice and rare postmodern desk
Metal
$619
H 14.97 in W 16.93 in D 4.73 in
Postmodern Halogen Table Lamp Style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Postmodern - Desk lamp - Memphis Designer Light Measures : 43x12cm H:38cm Materials : Glass
Metal, Chrome
$960 / set
H 29 in W 25 in D 4.75 in
Pr. Post Modern Dove Desk Lamps by Barbaglia & Colombo Made in Italy c 1980's
By Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo
Located in New York, NY
Pair of classic Postmodern desk lamps, designed by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo for PAL
Metal
$300Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Postmodern Solid Birch Wood & Aluminum Sculptural Table/ Desk Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Very rare solid birch with aluminum accents tall desk table lamp. doesn't include lampshade its 24
Aluminum
Postmodern Chrome & Glass Desk table Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Great post-modern design double ceramic socket on this fabulous desk lamp, Italy, circa 1980s
Chrome
$220Sale Price|20% Off
H 13 in W 10 in D 3.5 in
Multitask Multidirectional Petite Postmodern Table Desk Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Swing arm desk table lamp circa 1980's multidirectional enameled shade finish with ceramic socket
Chrome
$524Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.59 in W 9.65 in D 2.96 in
Philips Z-Lamp FGG 200 Desk Lamp Postmodern Design
By Philips
Located in Bochum, NRW
Philips Z-Lamp FGG 200 Desk Lamp Foldable desk lamp from Philips, model FGG 200. Made in 1980s. It
Plastic
1980's Postmodern Memphis era Table desk Lamp
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool enameled metal desk table lamp great condition circa 1980's a classic postmodern design
Metal
$300Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 19 in D 9 in
1980's Italian Postmodern Multidirectional Desk Table Lamp
By Joe Colombo
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare postmodern Italian design, multidirectional table desk lamp enameled white metal finish with
Metal
Black and White Postmodern Table of Desk Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern lamp with white enameled shade supported by a chrome stem and mounted on a black steel
Steel
Robert Sonneman Saturn Desk or Table Lamp Postmodern
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Very cool and iconic brass and glass Saturn desk lamp from the 1980s designed by Robert Sonneman
Metal
$2,621
H 21.26 in W 37.41 in D 10.63 in
Postmodern Counterweight Desk Lamp Albert Sonneman, USA, 1970s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning large Post Modern Desk lamp. Counter Weight using a solid Steel ball to move in every
Metal
Postmodern Period Wall Light Sconce Spotlight or Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A small Postmodern period wall light sconce, spot-light, or small desk lamp, with adjustable head
Plastic
$640Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.25 in W 17.5 in D 4.75 in
1980s Postmodern Halogen Desk Lamp by Robert Sonneman, Glass & Brass
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Postmodern design halogen desk lamp after Robert Sonneman for Kovacs. Use with halogen light bulb
Metal, Brass
Postmodern Flamingo Desk Lamp by Fridolin Naef for Luxo, 80s
By Fridolin Naef
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
80s postmodern flamingo desk lamp by Fridolin Naef for Luxo. This stunning piece is incredibly
Metal
Postmodern Gaucho Desk Lamp by Studio Per for Egoluce, 1980s
By Egoluce
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Italian postmodern lamp by Studio P.E.R for Egoluce. Iconic adjustable mechanism which not only
Metal
Striking Solid Large Cylinder Italian Marble Postmodern Table Desk Lamp
By Robs Johns Gibbons
Located in San Diego, CA
Tall large polished solid and heavy Italian cylinder marble architectural lamp, circa 1980s nice
Carrara Marble
$900 / item
H 25.6 in W 5.91 in D 23.63 in
Postmodern Heron Desk Lamps by Isao Hosoe for Luxo, Norway, 1990s
By Isao Hosoe, Luxo
Located in Antwerp, BE
A set of adjustable “Heron” desk lamps, designed by Isao Hosoe for Luxo, Norway in 1994. The Heron
Plastic
Postmodern Italian Desk Table Lamp by Progetti Designed by G Tonetti
By Gianpietro Tonetti, Progetti
Located in San Diego, CA
great design multidirectional table desk lamp by Progetti modelo COSI designed by Gianpietro
Plastic
$2,085Sale Price|30% Off
H 29 in W 36 in D 12 in
Postmodern Counterweight Desk Lamp by Robert Sonneman, USA 1970-80s
By Sonneman Lighting, Robert Sonneman
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Ingenious desk lamp with a counterweight mechanism which allows the lamp to be stable in every
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
$845
H 25.2 in W 14.18 in D 10.24 in
Postmodern Design TEGOLA Desk Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin, Italy 1980's
By Bruno Gecchelin, Skipper
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Design "TEGOLA" Desk or Table Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin for Skipper. Made in Italy
Marble, Metal
Postmodern Adjustable Angle Poise Desk Lamp by LUXO c 1970's
By Luxo
Located in New York, NY
Unusual adjustable desk, or task, lamp made in Denmark by Luxo. This model features a hood shade
Metal
$2,085
H 18.51 in W 23.63 in D 7.09 in
Postmodern yellow Gaucho Desk Lamp by Studio Per for Egoluce, 1980s
By Egoluce
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Italian postmodern lamp by Studio P.E.R for Egoluce. Iconic adjustable mechanism which not only
Metal
$480
H 15 in W 10 in D 10 in
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs PostModern Deco Sleek Chrome Bankers Desk Lamp
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1980’s, award winning, postmodern, Memphis.Era, modernist, re-imagined art deco, bankers desk touch
Chrome
$247Sale Price|72% Off
H 14.97 in W 19.69 in D 4.73 in
Vintage Postmodern Polish Modern Desk Lamp with Clock by Wojciech Dybek
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This iconic Type 27.B.101 desk lamp was designed by Wojciech Dybek for POLAMP - FSOiUT PUŁTUSK in
Plastic
$1,500
H 23.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
1980s BE-YANG Memphis Style Postmodern Table / Desk Lamp in Black and Teal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a 1980s vintage BE YANG desk and table lamp in teal and black. The lamp was
Steel
$2,615
H 11.42 in W 11.42 in D 21.26 in
Italian Table or Desk Lamp in Postmodern Style Steel and Murano Glass by Leucos
By Leucos Design Lab
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Wonderful arch shaped table or desk lamp by Italian light specialist Leucos. Its base is made of
Steel
1960s Arc Desk Lamp
By George Kovacs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This functional postmodern 1960s Arc Desk Lamp has personality while having slim lines at the same
Metal
Vintage Metal Table Lamp - Adjustable Desk Lamp, Italy, 1980s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
Vintage metal table lamp - Adjustable desk lamp - Postmodern Memphis Style - Italy 1980s Now free
Metal
1980s Red & Black Metal Desk Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Perfectly straddling the line between mid-century modernism and postmodernism, this desk lamp has
Metal
Modern Desk or Table Light Lamp, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A '70s Modern or Postmodern period wood desk or table lamp with white globe-like lamp/bulb, circa
Wood
Post Modern Saturn Desk Lamp by Sonneman circa 1980's
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Postmodern Memphis style desk / table lamp by Sonneman circa 1980's. The lamp features an oval
Marble, Metal
Paulo Piva Meridiana Desk or Table Lamp for Stefano Cevoli
By Stefano Cevoli, Paolo Piva
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern table desk or task lamp, articulating and adjustable design rendered in gunmetal gray
Metal
Flip Top Space Age Desk Lamp By Richard Carruther for Leuka 1970s
By Richard Carruthers
Located in Čelinac, BA
Postmodern Leuka desk lamp by Richard Carruther 1970s
Metal
$655
H 20.87 in Dm 4.53 in
Italian" Meridiana" Table Lamp by Paolo Francesco Piva for Stefano Cevoli, 1980s
By Stefano Cevoli
Located in Linkebeek, BE
with age and use Italian Vintage - Mid Century - Decoration Postmodern adjustable desk lamp by Stefano
Metal
$1,787
H 17.72 in W 8.94 in D 20.08 in
Table Lamp 'Gradi Scrivania' by Bettonica E Melocchi for Cini & Nils Italy 1990s
By Cini & Nils, Mario Melocchi and Franco Bettonica
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant and adjustable Postmodern table lamp or desk light 'Gradi Scrivania'. The lamp shade
Steel, Chrome
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.25 in W 17.5 in D 4.5 in
Postmodern Black & Brass Halogen Desk Lamp Inspired by Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman, Ettore Sottsass, George Kovacs
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Postmodern desk or bankers lamp in the style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs from the
Brass, Metal
Postmodern Desk lamp 1980 by Aznar
Located in Paris, FR
Postmodern desk lamp 1980 in memphos style by French designer JD Aznar (labelled JD Aznar) in grey
Metal
Vintage 1980s Perforated Metal Postmodern Desk Lamp
By Ron Rezek
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A charming desk lamp in the style of Ron Rezek with a perforated metal shade and a hump that gives
Metal
Italian Postmodern Tripod Desk Lamp
Located in Fall River, MA
Memphis Milano style straight from Italy to you. Lime green spherical feet and uniquely adjustable design. Measures 14” by 7.5” by 10”. Perfect working condition, original wiring and...
Metal
Unavailable
H 26 in Dm 7 in
Large American Postmodern Brushed Steel and Polished Chrome Swing-Arm Desk Lamp
Located in Port Hope, ON
This impressive American Postmodern swing arm desk lamp has all the design features of the Machine
Steel, Chrome
Unavailable
H 18.51 in W 20.48 in D 7.88 in
Postmodern Halogen Desk Lamp 'Discus', Hartmut S. Engel for Staff, Germany 1980s
By Staff Leuchten, Hartmut Engel
Located in Zagreb, HR
Black metal and plastic dimmable halogen desk lamp produced by German company Staff in 1980's
Metal
Postmodern Spun Aluminum and Acrylic Table Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous Postmodern table or desk lamp with spun aluminum shade, chrome stem on black square base
Aluminum, Chrome
1980s Black Veneta Lumi Desk Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Minimalist 1980s postmodern Veneta Lumi desk lamp with spherical black base and shade and black
Metal
Unavailable
H 15.25 in W 17.5 in D 4.75 in
Vintage Postmodern Bankers Lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, 1980s
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Postmodern desk or bankers lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs from the 1980s. This
Metal
Unavailable
H 27.56 in W 5.12 in D 7.88 in
Midcentury Industrial Italian Igloo Desk Lamp by Tommaso Cimini for Lumina, 1970
By Tommaso Cimini, Lumina
Located in Valencia, Valencia
Postmodern Industrial articulated desk lamp designed by Tommaso Cimini and produced by Lumina in
Metal
1980s Black Cosi Lamp by Gianpietro Tonetti for Progetti
By Progetti, Gianpietro Tonetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lovely black Postmodern desk or table lamp that resembles a bird in flight. Designed by
Plastic
Unavailable
H 24 in W 5 in D 24 in
1980s White and Black Dove Lamp by Barbaglia & Colombo for PAF Studio
By PAF Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lovely black and white Postmodern Italian desk lamp by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo for PAF
Plastic
italian postmodern desk lamp by Nicola Gigante for Zerbetto 1980s
By Gian Nicola Gigante, Zerbetto
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Very rare desk version of the Nicola Gigante lamp series - Made by Zerbetto. Very good & fully
Metal
Sold
H 30.32 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Postmodern Desk Lamp Circo by Linke Plewa for Brilliant Leuchten, Germany 1980s
By Brilliant Leuchten AG
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a beautiful and rare Circo Lamp designed by Linke Plewa for Brilliant
Metal
Sold
H 47.24 in Dm 11.42 in
Italian Postmodern Desk Lamp Valentina by De Pas and D'Urbino and Lomazzi 1980s
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Vienna, AT
Desk lamp designed by De Pas, D'urbino and Lomazzi 1980s, Italy and produced by Valenti, Milano
Lightolier Chrome Desk Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Super cool, Postmodern desk lamp for Lightolier. This 1970s table lamp has a rotating neck to
Chrome
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs Can Box Shade Desk Lamp
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Bright red postmodern desk lamp designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs. The lamp features
Steel, Chrome
Postmodern Arteluce Desk Lamp
By Arteluce
Located in San Diego, CA
High quality and heavy desk metal desk lamp by historic high end lighting company, Arteluce. Fully
Metal
Postmodern Black Metal Desk Lamp, 1980s
Located in Rīga, LV
Black metal postmodern halogen desk lamp with rotating head and a heavy metal+plastic base. There
Metal
Postmodern French "Gyros" Desk Lamp, 1980s
By Emmanuelle Colboc, Artemide
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Spectacular desk lamp with a pendulum system, model Gyros designed by Emmanuelle Colboc in 1985
Metal
Postmodern Memphis Era Multidirectional Desk Table Lamp
By Ron Rezek
Located in San Diego, CA
Colorful and beautiful desk lamp freshly rewired and refinished desk table lamp, enameled metal
Metal
Postmodern Multidirectional Polished Brass Desk/Table Lamp
By Ron Rezek
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design and functionality on this brass polished table desk lamp, the shade moves up and down
Brass
1970's Postmodern Gray Tubular Desk Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly minimalist, angled 1960s or 1970s metal desk lamp with a square base and stem. The stem
Metal
Pair of Postmodern Brass Desk or Table Lamps
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of patinated brass postmodern desk or table lamps. Each lamp has two sockets with brass ball
Brass
Contemporary Metal Desk/Table Lamp Danish Postmodern Design
By Verner Panton
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful enameled cream color metal table desk lamp, made in Denmark circa 2005, with brass
Metal, Brass
Postmodern Industrial Table/Desk Lamp by Pablo Pardo Brazo Lamp
By Pablo Pardo
Located in San Diego, CA
The multidirectional minimalist table desk lamp designed by Pablo Pardo called the Brazo lamp, goes
Aluminum
1980's Postmodern Enameled Metal Small Desk Table Lamp
By Verner Panton
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful versatile post-modern enameled metal desk table top lamp circa 1980's excellent condition
Metal
Postmodern Multidirectional Table / Desk Gooseneck Lamp by Veneta Lumi, Italy
By Veneta Lumi
Located in San Diego, CA
1980s table gooseneck desk/table lamp by Veneta Lumi, Italy multidirectional lampshade in red metal
Metal
Postmodern Memphis Era Multidirectional Small Desk or Table Eye Lamp
By Memphis Group
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and unique multidirectional desk table lamp, the eyeball moves any way you want to
Plastic
Postmodern Be Yang Table Desk Lamp by Kovacs Memphis Era
By George Kovacs
Located in San Diego, CA
Postmodern Memphis era look table amp, in metal and wood lacquer finish. working condition.
Metal
Postmodern Be Yang Table Desk Lamp by Kovacs Memphis Era
By George Kovacs
Located in San Diego, CA
Postmodern Memphis era look table amp, in metal and wood lacquer finish. working condition.
Metal
Postmodern Double Headed Desk Lamp by Roverto Maracatti for Zeus, Milano
By Zeus
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive, Italian postmodern, black cast metal, double-headed, desk lamp by Roverto Maracatti for
Metal
Sold
H 23.23 in W 22.84 in D 5.52 in
Rare Postmodern Architectural Desk Lamp by Mart van Schijndel, Netherlands 1980s
By Mart Van Schijndel
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
This striking desk lamp reflects the architectural precision and postmodern sensibility of Dutch
Metal
Pair of Postmodern Multidirectional Table / Desk Lamps by Veneta Lumi, Italy
By Veneta Lumi
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare pair of 1980s table gooseneck desk / table lamps by Veneta Lumi, Italy multidirectional
Metal
Sold
H 24 in W 14.5 in D 9.75 in
Rare Postmodern Memphis Era Desk Lamp in Chrome Enamel Metal and Glass
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Diego, CA
**Unique 1980s Desk/Table Lamp with Memphis Postmodern Flair** Discover a truly unique desk/table
Metal, Chrome
Sold
H 16.75 in W 18 in D 6.75 in
1990s Postmodern Desk or Table Lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Postmodern iteration of the Classic two-pillar banker’s lamp from lighting designer Robert
Aluminum
Sold
H 24 in W 24 in D 6.25 in
Original Robert Sonneman Postmodern Libra Desk Lamp Black Steel Satin Nickel 06
By Sonneman Lighting, Robert and Richard Sonneman
Located in Miami, FL
Ingenious desk lamp designed by Robert and Richard Sonneman with a counterweight mechanism which
Steel, Nickel
Postmodern Pair of Table/Desk & Floor Lamps in Brass & Cane by Metalarte
By Metalarte Spain
Located in San Diego, CA
original lampshades, perfect working condition. The desk lamp and 8" in diameter on the base and 29" tall
Brass
Sold
H 27.56 in W 24.81 in D 4.93 in
Arteluce Zoom 50 King and Miranda Desk Lamp 1980s Style Postmodern Minimal
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Zoom 50 desk lamp designed by King and Miranda for Arteluce. Made of steel. Black and purple color
Steel
Sold
H 19.69 in W 8.67 in D 13 in
Postmodern Italian Desk Lamp Model 'Model T555' by Luci Illuminazione di Interni
By LUCI Illuminazione
Located in Zagreb, HR
Model T555 desk lamp, produced by Luci Illuminazione di Interni, 1980s or early 1990s Italian
Metal
Sold
H 25.6 in W 37.41 in D 7.49 in
Postmodern Design 'Bluebird' Desk Lamp by Jorge Pensi for B. Lux, 1990's Spain
By Jorge Pensi
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Style Design "BLUEBIRD" Desk or Table Lamp by Jorge Pensi for B. Lux, made in
Metal
Vintage 1980s Counterbalance Desk Lamp by Massive, Belgium
By Massive Lighting
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Vintage 1980s Counterbalance Desk Lamp by Massive, Belgium – Industrial & Postmodern Design This
Chrome
Vintage White and Black Toucan Folding Desk Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An excellent postmodern white and black folding desk lamp in the form of toucan. Endlessly
Plastic
Vintage White and Black Toucan Folding Desk Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An excellent postmodern white and black folding desk lamp in the form of toucan. Endlessly
Plastic
Vintage 1980s H.T. Huang Toucan Desk Lamp, Taiwan
By H.T. Huang
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Vintage 1980s H.T. Huang Toucan Desk Lamp – Postmodern Pop Icon Bring a touch of playful 1980s
Plastic
Post Modern Industrial Glass & Galvanized Steel UFO Desk/Table Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool postmodern Industrial design desk table lamp, circa 1980's a combination of galvanized
Aluminum
Gold-Plated Metal Italian Table Lamp 'Meridiana' for Stefano Cevoli, 1980s
By Stefano Cevoli
Located in Toronto, CA
Pair of postmodern adjustable desk lamps by Stefano Cevoli, originating from Milano, Italy, in the
Metal
Postmodern "GLI" Desk Lamp by Marco Zotta for Eleusi, 1980s.
By Philippe Starck, Marco Zotta, Eleusi, Italy 1, Jean-Michel Wilmotte
Located in Lille, FR
Postmodern "GLI" Desk Lamp by Marco Zotta for Eleusi, 1980s.
Steel
Piotr Sierakowski Postmodern Desk Lamp in Dark Coated Finish
By Piotr Sierakowski, Koch & Lowy
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1980s Striking postmodern desk lamp designed by Piotr Sierakowski for Koch + Lowy. Sculptural
Steel
Postmodern Desk Lamp Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Iconic 1980s Postmodern halogen desk lamp, designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs. Original
Memphis Style 1980s Articulating Table Lamp, 1980s-1990s Postmodern
Located in New York, NY
Memphis style 1980s articulating table lamp, 1980s-1990s Fantastic articulating Postmodern desk
Iron
Sold
H 20.08 in W 5.91 in D 23.23 in
Alberto Meda and Paolo Rizzatto Desk Lamp ‘Berenice’ with Green Shade
By Paolo Rizzatto, Alberto Meda, Lucepan
Located in Waalwijk, NL
, Italy, 1985 Postmodern desk lamp by Italian designers Alberto Meda and Paolo Rizzatto. The ‘Berenice
Aluminum
Lotek Artemide Javier Mariscal Desk Lamp Postmodern Style
By Javier Mariscal, Artemide
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Desk lamp designed by Javier Mariscal for Artemide. Postmodern style desk lamp. Structural lamp
Steel, Aluminum
Rare Postmodern Double Headed Memphis Style Desk Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare, postmodern, black cast metal, double-headed, desk lamp circa 1980s in the manner of Memphis
Metal
Lacquered Metal French Postmodern "Gyros" Desk Lamp, 1980s
By Emmanuelle Colboc, Artemide
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Spectacular desk lamp with a pendulum system, model Gyros designed by Emmanuelle Colboc in 1985
Metal
Sold
H 25.2 in W 31.5 in D 7.88 in
Herda Postmodern Halogen Counterbalance Design Vintage Desk Lamps .
By Herda
Located in Den Haag, NL
2 Very nice Desk lamps. Counter balance . Halogen . 2 light stands . 3 Glass disks .Very good
Chrome
Sold
H 20.5 in W 4.5 in D 24 in
Midcentury Italian Postmodern White Articulating Desk Lamps or Table Lamps
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek matching pair of desk lamps made in Italy, circa 1980s. These well-made lamps features a
Steel
Postmodern Veneta Lumi Desk Task Table Lamp, Italy, 1990s
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Rome, IT
Postmodern colored desk task table lamp by Veneta Lumi, Italy, 1990s.
Metal
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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.