Postmodern Multicolored Murano Glass Canne Table Lamp, Italy, 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Postmodern Multicolored Murano Glass Canne Table Lamp, Italy, 1990s.
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern Glass Tile Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Original and unique table lamp, Postmodern in style (circa 1990s). Original piece that is minimal and modern.
Glass
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 for George Kovacs. This lamp has a round glass disc with a domed top that's supported...
Metal
Postmodern Italian 1980s Memphis Style Table Side Lamp, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Michele de Lucchi, Martine Bedin
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful post-modern minimalist table or side lamp made in Italy in the 1980s, very much in the spirit of Memphis Milano design. The lamp is exceptionally well-made and solidly c...
Metal
Postmodern German Model Minispot Table Lamp from Osram, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern table or wall lamp from Osram. A functional design with postmodern details.
Metal
Postmodern German Plastic Mushroom Table Lamp from Heico, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Plastic Mushroom Table Lamp from Heico, 1980s, in Very Good conditions.
Plastic
Postmodern Stone Table Lamp, Green, Memphis Style, 1980s, Europe
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Stone Table Lamp, 1980s, in Very Good conditions.
Stone
$476Sale Price|60% Off
Postmodern Swirl Plaster Table Lamps by Bloomingdale’s - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Amazing pair vintage postmodern plaster table lamp by Bloomingdale’s. Each feature a beige natural finish with a sculpted swim pillar body.
Plaster
$175Sale Price|49% Off
Postmodern Cream and Tan Ceramic and Lucite Table Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Excellent vintage postmodern ceramic table lamp. Features a tan and cream gradient finish to appear as textured natural stone.
Ceramic, Lucite
Postmodern White Gloss Ceramic Him/Her Face Table Lamps
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Add a touch of whimsical charm and modern elegance to your space with these Postmodern White Gloss Ceramic Him/Her Face Table Lamps.
Ceramic
Postmodern Stacked Wood Block Pyramid Floor or Table Lamp
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Fabulous postmodern stacked block lamp. Custom acrylic shade has been made, can also be used with harp and shade already attached.
Wood
Postmodern Model Caio Table Lamp from Catellani & Smith, 1980s
By Catellani & Smith
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare table lamp from the Italian manufacturer Catellani & Smith from the Oggeti Senza Tempo collection from 1989.
Metal
Postmodern Italian Lulu Table Lamp from Veneta Lumi, 1980s
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small table lights from Veneta Lumi. The Lulu combines the classic luminaire shape with contemporary materiality. It is made of colored plastic. This piece has an attribution mark, ...
Plastic
Postmodern Sculptural Orange Table Lamp by Les Eclarares, France, 1990s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Details Maker: Les Eclarares Period: 1990s Country of Manufacture: France Style: Postmodern, Sculptural, Organic Modern Materials: Plastic Color: Orange Type: Table Lamp Bulb: E14, m...
Plastic
$1,005Sale Price|88% Off
Alessandro Mendini Artemide Sidecar Table Lamp Murano Glass Postmodern
By Artemide, VeArt, Alessandro Mendini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alessandro Mendini for Artemide Sidecar table lamp Postmodern Murano glass, 1980s. Exceedingly rare Memphis era design, signed.
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Postmodern Iridescent Murano Glass Cone Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Murano glass Cone shape Table Lamp. This fixture was made and manufactured during the 1980s in Italy. This Table Lamp is equipped with one light socket (E27). A professional e...
Metal
Postmodern Red Table Lamp by Veneta Lumi Italy 1970s
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Red Table Lamp by Veneta Lumi, Italy 1970s. Beautiful post modern Italian red lacquered metal Veneta Lumi desk lamp or table lamp. Rare design executed in very nice red lacqu...
Metal
Axel Chay Phallus Table Lamp Blue Lacquered Steel Glass Postmodern
Located in Lisboa, PT
This blue lacquered steel and glass table lamp stands out as a strong example of postmodern lighting design, where function and artistic expression converge.
Brass, Steel
Vintage Murray Feiss Ceramic Floral Table Lamp, Postmodern Hollywood Regency
By Murray Feiss
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Elegant vintage ceramic table lamp by Murray Feiss featuring a refined pastel floral motif in soft lavender, blush pink, and powder blue tones set against a creamy ivory ground.
Ceramic
Postmodern Lucite Cubic Table or Side Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful cube table or side lamp made of perspex from the 1970s. Made in Italy, in very good condition. Makes a wonderful light.
Lucite
Vintage Postmodern 1980s Fagerhults “Robot” Table Lamp by Ahlström & Ehrich
By Fagerhult
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage 1980s Fagerhults “Robot” Table Lamp by Ahlström & Ehrich — A Swedish Postmodern Icon A rare and highly collectible 1980s Fagerhults “Robot” table lamp, designed by Tom Ahlstr...
Metal
Postmodern Nathalie du Pasquier & George Sowden, Table Lamp, 1980s
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Renens, CH
Table lamp by Nathalie du Pasquier and George Sowden, for the series “Objects for the Electronic Age”. Nathalie du Pasquier & George Sowden, founding members of the Memphis-Milano g...
Metal
Italian Postmodern Aldo Cibic Table Lamp, Memphis-Milano -1980s
By Aldo Cibic
Located in Renens, CH
Limited series table lamp designed by Aldo Cibic during the 1980s for the French lighting company Drimmer, as part of a series of lamps from the Memphis-Milano group. Materials: A...
Aluminum
Vintage Plaster Cactus Lamp With Globe Lamp Shade MCM Postmodern Retro 70s 80s
By Michael Taylor, John Dickinson, Richard Etts, Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Cactus Plaster Lamp. The lamp is made out of plaster and the lampshade is made out of acrylic. Solid and very heavy. Color: Off White Condition: In great vintage condi...
Plaster
Giovanni Dalla Fina Murano Glass Table Lamp, Italian Postmodern, 1990s
By Giovanni Dalla Fina
Located in Villaverla, IT
This exquisite Giovanni Dalla Fina Murano glass table lamp is a masterpiece of 1990s Italian postmodern lighting, blending Mid-Century Modern and Art Deco style.
Gold, Brass, Gold Leaf
Delta table lamp Mario Bertorelle JR RDM 1980 postmodern
By Mario Bertorelle
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Table lamp designed by Mario Bertorelle for JR RDM in 1980. Featuring a clean, geometric design, Delta reflects the industrial and functional style of the period, with a black plasti...
Metal
$324Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern White Ceramic Table Lamp with Brass Base & Pleated Shade
Located in Freehold, NJ
This postmodern 1980s table lamp features unique sculpted ceramic base, brass accents, a pleated shade, and vintage wiring.
Ceramic
Mid-Century German Postmodern Space Age Glass Table Lamp, 1960s
By Peill & Putzler
Located in Hamburg, DE
Table lamp from the renowned manufacturer Peill & Putzler.
Glass, Plastic
Vintage Postmodern Italian Nestore Table Lamp by Carlo Forcolini, 1980s
By Carlo Forcolini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant table lamp from the Italian lighting manufacturer Artemide after a design by Carlo Forcolini from the late 1980s.
Metal
Postmodern Clamp Shelf or Table Lamp from Lival, Finland, 1980s
By Lival Oy
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Clamp Shelf or Table Lamp from Lival, Finland, 1980s, in Very Good conditions.
Metal
Postmodern Spanish "Fina" Wood Table Lamp by Blauet, Barcelona, 1990s
By Blauet
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and pretty Postmodern Spanish "Fina" Beech Wood Table Lamp by Blauet.
Beech, Textile
Vintage Blumberg Postmodern 1976 Mirrored Skyscraper Bone Lacquered Table Lamp
By Patent, Blumberg & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Postmodern 1976 Mirrored Skyscraper Bone Lacquered Table Lamp by Blumberg.
Mirror, Resin
Brass Corinthian Lucite Column Table Lamp 1970s Hollywood Regency Postmodern
Located in London, GB
An impressive in size but also design table lamp combined with brass gold plated intricate corinthian base and top with several pieces of lucite forming the body. It comes with the ...
Brass
Pipe Dream Table Lamp, Multicolor sculptural postmodern functional art, light
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rough and tumble yet inherently sculptural, the Pipe Dream Series reveals the raw beauty of industrial materials. Composed of aluminum pipes and fittings, each piece exposes its stru...
Aluminum
Postmodern Dimmable Spanish Black Table Lamp by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Chic and cool postmodern Metal and Glass Table Lamp by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz.
Metal
$607Sale Price|44% Off
Postmodern Purple Ceramic and Lucite Oversized Table Lamp - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Incredible pair of vintage postmodern ceramic table lamps with a lucite base and finial.
Ceramic, Lucite
Vintage Murano Glass Cone Table Lamp, Postmodern Design, Italy, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Cone table lamp made of Murano glass. The cone-shaped diffuser is made entirely of glass.
Glass, Plastic
An ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL POSTMODERN Tin TABLE LAMP, France 1970
By Philippe Barbier
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant architectural table lamp, Post-Modernist, NeoClassical, Shabby-Chic, a matte tin metal cylindrical base and 1 spherical body with a final cylindrical lampshade, in the spi...
Metal
$543Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern Architectural Design Chrome Steel Perforated Metal Table Lamp, Italy
By IKEA
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Italian Design chrome steel perforated metal table lamp for IKEA, made in Italy 1980's.
Metal
Postmodern Dimmable Spanish Black Table Lamps by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Chic and cool postmodern Pair of metal and glass Table Lamps by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz.
Metal
Pair of Postmodern Iridescent Crackle Glazed Studio Pottery Table Lamps, 1980s
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A sculptural pair of Postmodern studio pottery table lamps featuring bulbous organic forms and a luminous iridescent glaze.
Ceramic
Vintage Postmodern Galvanized Aluminum Metal Aviator Plane Style Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Postmodern Galvanized Metal Aviator Plane Style Table Lamp.
Aluminum
Postmodern pencil shape Murano glass table lamp, Formia Murano Italy 1980s
By Formia Murano
Located in Firenze, IT
Postmodern pencil shape Murano glass table lamp Formia Murano Italy 1980s Murano glass Label Murano H 50 cm - 18 cm diam.
Murano Glass
Flute of Chicago Postmodern Corrugated Cardboard Table Lamp in Red, 1980s
By Flute Chicago
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A bold, sculptural table lamp by Flute of Chicago, designed by Gregory Van Pelt in the 1980s Postmodern idiom — often cited as "in the manner of" Frank Gehry's Easy Edges cardboard f...
Corrugated Cardboard
Michel Aroutcheff, postmodern blue Pencil table lamp, Ed. Vilac France 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Postmodern blue Crayon table lamp designed by Michel Aroutcheff Ed.
Wood
Italian Postmodern Large Murano Glass, Cone Shape, Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Large and beautiful murano cone shape table lamp. This fixture was made during the 1980s in Italy. This lamp is equipped with one light socket (E27). A professional electrician has ...
Brass
Postmodern Italian Mini Luxo L-1 Style Table Lamp, 1930s
Located in Hamburg, DE
The l-1 "architect's lamp" is a design classic after a design by jac jacobsen from the 1930s. This is a scaled mini version of an italian manufacturer. The design and unspeakably fu...
Metal
Italian Postmodern Pair of Murano Glass Cone Table Lamps, 1980s
By Mazzega, AVMazzega
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Stunning, beauty and unique Pair of Murano glass cone shape Table Lamps. These fixtures designed and manufactured during the 1980s in Italy. Mazzega lie in the noble Venetian glasswo...
Brass
Tina Leung Postmodern Pendant Lamp, 1990s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pendant lamp designed by Tina Leung, 1990s. The sculptural shade is composed of translucent plastic tubing arranged in a dense, organic formation. The layered construction creates d...
Plastic
$1,600 / set
Postmodern Frosted Glass Lamps - A Pair
Located in Raleigh, NC
A pair of postmodern frosted glass lamps. Quiet large oval shape made from glass with frosted glass detailing. Sitting atop round white bases. This pair is on a three way switch giv...
Glass, Wood
$1,950 / set
Vintage Postmodern Ceramic Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Embrace the bold sophistication of the 1980s with this striking pair of Postmodern ceramic table lamps. Defined by their sleek, elongated silhouettes and a lustrous high-gloss black ...
Brass
$472Sale Price|25% Off
Postmodern Maitland Smith Style Mactan Stone Tessellated Marble Table Lamp
By Maitland Smith
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine lighting acquisitions of a Postmodern 1980's Maitland Smith style Mactan stone tessellated marble table lamp With black lacquered ...
Stone
Pair Chrome Lucite Table Lamps 1970s Hollywood Regency Postmodern Minimalism
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in London, GB
An impressive and elegant tall pair of octagonal steel chromium table lams with lucite details. This minimal pair of table lamps with a mirror polish surfaces is giving that wow eff...
Chrome
Postmodern Spanish Chromed Table Lamp by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
By Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz, Estiluz Lighting
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and cool Postmodern Chromed Table Lamp by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz.
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 grain and condition no chips or cracks. With chrome fittings and rewired, 28" tall in...
Carrara Marble
Murano Glass Table Lamp Shell Silhouette Postmodern Memphis Style Italy, 1980s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
Murano Glass Table Lamp Shell Silhouette Postmodern Memphis Style Italy, 1980s This vintage Murano glass table lamp from the 1980s impresses with its playful postmodern Memphis desi...
Murano Glass
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 Beautiful vintage postmodern halogen table lamp in the style of Robert Sonneman f...
Metal, Chrome
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.