First edition "Profiterole" Table Lamp by Sergio Asti for Martinelli Luce, 1960s
By Martinelli Luce, Sergio Asti
Located in Quarrata, IT
First edition of the "Profiterole" table lamp, designed by Sergio Asti in 1968 and produced by Martinelli Luce.
Polyester
Profiterole floor/table lamp by Sergio Asti for “Martinelli Luce”
By Sergio Asti, Martinelli Luce
Located in HAARLEM, NL
Sergio Asti for “Martinelli Luce”, “Profiterole” floor or table lamp. Italy 1968. The Profiterole lamp, designed by Italian designer Sergio Asti (1926-2021) for Martinelli Luce, beau...
Plastic, Fiberglass
Sergio Asti for Martinelli Luce ‘Profiterole’ Floor or Table Lamp in Fiberglass
By Sergio Asti, Martinelli Luce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sergio Asti for Martinelli Luce, ‘Profiterole’, floor or table lamp, model ‘640’, fiberglass, plastic, Lucca, Italy, 1968 A captivating fusion of both functionality and artistic exp...
Plastic, Fiberglass
Sergio Asti Profiterole Table Lamp
By Sergio Asti
Located in London, GB
Table lamp designed by architect Sergio Asti, radiating diffused light. Manufactured in fibreglass with black rubber ring. Inspired by the famous Italian dessert. The structure of th...
Fiberglass
Vintage "Profiterole" Table Lamp by Sergio Asti, Italy, 1968
By Sergio Asti, Martinelli Luce
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage table lamp Model 640 "Profiterole" realized by Sergio Asti for Martinelli Luce.
Metal
Profiterole Table Lamp by Sergio Asti for Martinelli Luce
By Sergio Asti, Martinelli Luce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Profiterole" model table lamp by Sergio Asti for Martinelli Luce, made in Lucca, Italy in 1968.
Metal
Sold
H 17.72 in Dm 18.9 in
Fiberglass 'Profiterole' Table Lamp by Sergio Asti for Martinelli Luce, 1960s
By Sergio Asti, Martinelli Luce
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Profiterole lamp by Sergio Asti for Martinelli Luce, Italy, 1968. Very distinctive design made out of fiberglass with a beautiful warm golden honey color when lit. The name 'Profite...
Fiberglass
Sergio Asti 'Profiterole' Table Lamp
By Sergio Asti, Martinelli Luce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Sergio Asti "Profiterole" table lamp for Martinelli Luce, in fiberglass, plastic and enameled metal.
Metal
Sergio Asti, Profiterole Model 640, Martinelli Luce Editions
By Martinelli Luce, Sergio Asti
Located in Paris, FR
Table lamp radiating diffused light. An interpretation of the famous Italian dessert. Manufactured in fibreglass with black rubber ring. Light source: Three incandescent E27 bulbs.
Fiberglass
Mid-Century Modern Mario Bellini Table Lamp Area for Artemide, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Artemide
Located in Barntrup, DE
Table lamp, Model Area 20, by designer Mario Bellini for Artemide, the 1970s. This beautiful lamp designed by Mario Bellini for Artemide has earned itself a place in the permanent ex...
Ceramic, Fabric
Italian Mazzega Table Lamp Murano Glass, circa 1970
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Italian Mazzega Murano glass table lamp, 1970s The lamp features clear and white clouded Murano glass and a chrome base. Designer: attributed Carlo Nason Manufacturer: attri...
Chrome
$4,800
H 17 in W 17 in D 17 in
20th Century Italian Lotus Mazzega Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, single vintage Mid-Century modern Italian table lamp made of hand blown Pulegoso Murano glass, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in good condition. The detailed slightly f...
Metal, Chrome
Modulable Table Lamp by Carlo Nason, Murano Glass, Italian Design
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Modulable table lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega.
Murano Glass
$13,800
H 21.26 in W 27.56 in D 27.56 in
Gianemilio, Piero and Anna Monti for Candle 'Luna' Table Lamp in Fiberglass
By Gianemilio Piero and Anna Monti, Candle
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gianemilio, Piero and Anna Monti (Studio di Architettura GPA Monti) for Candle, 'Luna' table or floor lamp, chrome-plated steel, fiberglass, Italy, 1968 This remarkable lamp acquir...
Steel, Chrome
Area table lamp by Mario Bellini for Artemide
By Mario Bellini, Artemide
Located in RIDDERKERK, NL
This Area table lamp , designed by Mario Bellini for Artemide in 1974 , is an iconic example of Italian design from the 1970s. The design is part of the well-known Area series, which...
Ceramic, Paper
Mid Century Modern Organic Biomorph Vintage Table Lamp 1960s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern Organic biomorph vintage table lamp is similar to Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, 1960s. A fantastic vintage table lamp, this table lamp by Linus Bopp, Lim...
Metal
$9,039
H 26.78 in W 16.54 in D 11.03 in
A Space-Age TABLE LAMP by JOSEPH-ANDRE MOTTE for DISDEROT, France 1960
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare (silver structure) and early version of the iconic M5 table lamp, nickeled curved metal structure and 2 sculptural Perspex bended shades, by Joseph-André Motte, produced by Di...
Bronze
$9,039
H 39.38 in Dm 31.5 in
"Map" ("2144") by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, Italy, 1960s Floor Lamp
By Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in Brescia, IT
Martinelli, 1968 White steel frame, Perspex shade Perfect working order. Excellent condition.
Metal
LT305 Lotus table lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1960s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in bruxelles, BE
Murano glass lamp in the shape of a lotus with Metal base from the 1960s. Model: LT305 by Carlo Nason. Wear due to age and time For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Metal
$3,615
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Lamp Elettra Murano Glass by Gramigna for Artemide. Italy, 1970s
By Giuliana Gramigna, Artemide
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Table or bedside lamp model Elettra by the italian designer Giuliana Gramigna for the editor manufacture Artemide in white Murano glass, metal base white...
Metal
AM/AS Table Lamp by Franco Albini and Franca Helg for Sirrah, 1967
By Franco Albini and Franca Helg, Sirrah
Located in Brescia, Brescia
Created by the esteemed Italian designers Franco Albini and Franca Helg, this lamp was produced by Sirrah in the 1960s-70s, capturing the essence of Italian craftsmanship and innovat...
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Alvise' lamp by Luigi Massoni Production Guzzini 1960s
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp with chrome metal base and frame and white methacrylate shade.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1960s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1960s
Murano Glass
$10,734 / set
H 27.96 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Gae Aulenti Table Lamps Model Pipistrello Produced by Martinelli Luce
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare pair and tall table lamps model Pipistrello designed by Gae Aulenti. Produced by Martinelli Luce in Italy. Height: 71-87 cm.
Metal
Sculptural Murano Glass Table Lamp attributed to Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in London, GB
Rare sculptural hand blown table lamp attributed to Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Murano 1970's, composed of a curvaceous outer glass in Pulegoso glass and opaline cylinder inner glass on...
Chrome
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.