Vintage Red Desk Lamp, Germany
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Red desk lamp. MidCentury Desk lamp will add retro accent to your interior. Made in
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage Red Desk Lamp, Germany
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Red desk lamp. MidCentury Desk lamp will add retro accent to your interior. Made in
Metal
Red desk lamp model 85133 by Josef Hurka
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Red desk lamp model 85133 by Josef Hurka in very nice original condition.
Metal, Chrome
$1,205 / item
Duffy Red Desk Lamp
By Enrico Pellizzoni
Located in Milan, IT
A striking accessory to a modern desk or nightstand, this desk lamp features a satin brass
Leather
Mid-Century Red Desk Lamp Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage adjustable gooseneck desk lamp made in Italy in the '70s. The lamp is completely metal, has
Metal
Mid-Century Flying Saucer Adjustable Red Desk Lamp, Italian
Located in London, GB
underscores the lamp's quality craftsmanship but also complements the vibrant red shade, creating a harmonious
Metal
1960s Josef Hurka Red Desk Lamp for Napako , Czechoslovakia
By Josef Hurka, Napako
Located in Praha, CZ
- cleaned and rewired - US wiring compatible - Good original condition with minor signs of use
Metal
1960s Josef Hurka Red Desk Lamp for Lidokov , Czechoslovakia
By Lidokov, Josef Hurka
Located in Praha, CZ
- cleaned and rewired - US wiring compatible - Good original condition with minor signs of use
Metal
Mid century red desk Lamp, Stilux Milan Italy 1960 ca.
By Stilux
Located in Firenze, IT
Desk / Table Lamp with structure in brass and lacquered aluminum Prod. Stilux, Italy, ca. 1950
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Pair of Josef Hurka Orange Red Desk Lamps, Czechoslovakia
By Josef Hurka
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use.
Iron, Chrome
Italian Mid-Century Modern Red Desk Lamp by Stilnovo, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Paris, FR
A striking 1950s Italian table desk lamp in the style of Stilnovo, featuring a vibrant red
Brass, Steel
Mid Century Red Metal Table Lamp by Kaiser, 1960s, Germany
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This striking red desk lamp is an original piece from the 1960s, crafted in Germany by the renowned
Metal
$381Sale Price|20% Off
red MAZDA desk lamp , 1980s
By Mazda
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
red MAZDA table lamp This rare, original table lamp from the well-known MAZDA company impresses
Metal
Red art deco mushroom desk lamp
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Red art deco mushroom desk lamp in excellent original condition.
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
$290Sale Price|25% Off
Red Desk, Table Lamp by Luxo
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel construction red lacquered by Luxo from the 1970s.
Steel
Vintage Red Metal Desk Lamp. Yugoslavia 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-century rare red metal desk lamp by Emi Poljcane was made in Yugoslavia in the 1970s. The
Metal
Mid Century Modern Red Gooseneck Desk Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century modern, brass gooseneck, desk lamp with red shrink paint base and shade circa 1950's
Brass, Metal
Small red cocotte desk lamp c.1950’s
By G Scott
Located in London, GB
A small red cocotte desk lamp with adjustable brass neck designed by GA Scott for Maclamp & Co.
Metal, Brass
Vintage red metal desk lamp Eyeball Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-century red metal desk lamp Eyeball made in Italy in the 1970s. This table lamp is completely
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Red Ceramic Desk Lamp
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Red Ceramic Desk Lamp
Ceramic
$2,100 / item
Alain Richard 'A21' Desk Lamp in Red for Disderot
By Alain Richard, Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
Alain Richard 'A21' desk lamp in red for disderot. Executed in red painted metal, this newly
Metal, Chrome
Large Adjustable Desk Lamp in Original Red Lacquer, 1970's
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large adjustable desk lamp in original red lacquer. 1970's. Height: 43 cm. Foot diameter: 20 cm
Metal
1950s Desk- or Table Lamp in Burgundy Red Painted Metal
Located in Beerse, VAN
This desk- or table lamp from the 1950s, of which the designer and manufacturer are unknown, is
Metal
1960 This Red Desk Table Lamp with Organizer
By Artemide
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
1960 this red desk table lamp with organizer.
Plastic
Mid Century Modern Hoogervorst Red Metal Desk Lamp, 1960s, the Netherlands
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid Century Modern Hoogervorst Red Metal Desk Lamp, 1960s, the Netherlands Lampshade is in good
Metal
1930s Art Deco Red and White Vintage Table Desk Lamp
By Donald Deskey
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Red and White Table Lamp Art Deco Lines Industrial 6 d x 8 w x 17 h Unrestored vintage original
Metal
$816Sale Price / item|15% Off
Lumina Flo Desk Lamp in Matte Red by Foster+Partners
By Lumina, Foster+Partners
Located in New York, NY
LED light for desk, in varnish coated aluminium and steel. Its head rotates by 300° for direct
Aluminum
Red Mid Century Desk Lamp Swing Arm Table Lamp- Chrome Space Age Light, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Red mid century desk lamp with adjustable swing arm. The arm can be fixated in any way desirable
Metal
Mid-Century Modernist Red Metal Desk or Table Lamp
By AK Kaiser
Located in London, GB
Red enamel and nickel-plated desk lamp with an over sized on/off red button incorporated in the
Metal, Nickel
Chinoiserie, Table, Desk Lamps, Red Jappanned Wood, Giltwood, 1940s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Red Chinoiserie Table / Desk Lamps, Chinese Motif, Bronze Butterfly Finial A finely
Wood
1950s Stilnovo Italian Desk Lamps Pair Yellow and Red
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Italy Desk Table Lamps with Perforated Cone shade red and yellow Attribution Stilnovo
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
French Brass and Red Tole Shade Three-Light Bouillotte Desk Lamp
Located in Barntrup, DE
French brass and red tole shade three-light bouillotte desk or table lamp from circa 1950. This
Brass
$1,295Sale Price|30% Off
Elegant Desk Lamp in Red Leather and Parchment Shade
By Hermès
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual table/desk lamp with red leather covered stem, original parchment shade, chrome plated
Chrome
Red Bauhaus Desk Lamp by Helo Leuchten Germany, 1940s
By Helo Leuchten
Located in Beirut, LB
Original unrestored Bauhaus desk/table lamp by Helo Leuchten. Beautiful red exterior with brass
Steel
Kalmar Brass Red Tulip Stand Desk Table Lamp 1960s 2 bulbs
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A table or desk lamp with tulip stand and red lampshade by J.T. Kalmar Vienna, Austria from the
Brass
Vintage Red and Black Desk Lamp with Metal Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An arresting 1980s adjustable desk lamp with round enameled black base and stem, red metal shade
Metal
$2,200 / item
Alain Richard 'A22' Desk Lamp in Red for Disderot
By Alain Richard, Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
Alain Richard 'A22' desk lamp in red for Disderot. Executed in red painted metal, this newly
Metal, Chrome
Fase Madrid Bordeaux Red Chrome Desk Lamp, 1960s Spain
By Fase
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Iconic vintage desk lamp by Fase, Madrid. Red garnet metal shade and base. Fully adjustable. Fully
Steel
Red “Tube” Desk lamp designed by Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden, 1970s
By Ateljé Lyktan
Located in PUTTEN, NL
Red “Tube” desk lamp, designed by Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan (Sweden) in 1973. A popular
Metal
1970s Metal Desk Lamp
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1970. We offer this desk lamp made in Mexico in metal and orange color.
Metal
Desk Lamp with Red Shade Mid Century Modern by Stilux Milano, 1950s
By Stilux
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Stilux Mid Century Modern black crow foot table lamp. Beautiful design with adjustable
Metal, Brass
Hala Zeist Desk Lamp
By Hala Zeist
Located in Montréal, QC
Desk Lamp manufactured in Zeist, Netherlands by Hala in the 1950’s. Enameled steel shade, polished
Steel, Chrome
$850Sale Price|22% Off
Italian Piano - Desk Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Desk or Piano lamp pivoting shade and adjustable height. Lamp is original from the period .
Metal, Brass
$172Sale Price|20% Off
Table / Desk Lamp, 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Vintage table lamp Colour: Red Material: Metal Period: 1980s Style: Midcentury.
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Red Adjustable Desk/Side Table Lamp by Massive, 1970s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Verviers, BE
Classic compact design, this adjustable spotlight desk lamp was produced by Massive in the 1970s
Metal, Chrome
Space age Calotta mod. 660 red table / desk lamp, Martinelli Luce Italy, 1972
By Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in Firenze, IT
"Calotta" or “Vertebra” Table / Desk Lamp mod. 660 designed by Elio Martinelli Produced by
Metal
Vintage red leather desk light
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
A stand/desk lamp covered in red leather. Although it has a vintage feel due to aging, it has a
Metal
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
Mid-Century Modern Red Italian Desk Lamp, Metal and Glass, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern red Italian desk lamp, metal and glass, 1960s European Red part is metal.
Metal
1970s Desk Lamp Red Leather and Brass attributed to Jaques Adnet, France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Classic beautiful desk lamp designed in red leather and brass accents featuring the logo of the
Brass
$2,189 / item
Red Profiles Desk Light by Atelier Areti
Located in Geneve, CH
Red Profiles Desk Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 16 x H 40.5 cm. Materials: Powder-coated
Metal
Space Age Red Ladder Desk Lamp 1960’s from the Lord Robert Boothby Estate
Located in London, GB
A Space Age Red ladder Desk light from the estate of the late Lady Wanda Boothby, the wife of
Steel
2007 Leaf Desk Lamp by Yves Behar for Herman Miller in Red 2x Available
By Yves Behar, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a modern Leaf desk and table lamp, model G6510.3Z, originally designed by Yves Behar in
Steel
$2,189 / item
Red Profiles Desk Light by Atelier Areti
Located in Geneve, CH
Pink Profiles Desk Light by Atelier Areti Dimensions: D 12.3 x H 34.5 cm. Materials: Powder-coated
Metal
French Country Empire Brass Trumpet Arm Red Tole Shade Bouillotte Desk Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Empire Brass Trumpet Arm Red Tole Shade Bouillotte Desk Lamp. Item features
Metal, Brass
Model '1013' Table / Desk Lamp by Pierre Disderot 'Black/Red/White/Yellow'
By Pierre Disderot
Located in London, GB
This lighting fixture was originally conceived as a desk lamp, with its' ideal height and even
Brass
Lyfa Red Table / Desk Lamp in Brass and Metal, Denmark, Late 1950s
By Lyfa
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare table/desk lamp was produced by Lyfa in Denmark in the late 1950s. The striking design
Brass, Steel
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.
No one knows for sure who invented the desk lamp, as many engineers worked on designs for lamps during the 1920s. Many experts cite the Anglepoise lamp, however, as the earliest iteration of the modern desk lamp. Since its 1934 debut, this ingenious task light has become one of the most celebrated examples of industrial design.
How the Anglepoise came to be is the stuff of design legend: In 1932, a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine joined forces with a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons, to create a mechanism by which opposed springs would, as Carwardine explained, exert a “unidirectional constant force” on a pivoted lever that could counteract the force of gravity.
This invention was not destined for an auto but for a lamp Carwardine was developing. The innovation would allow the piece’s articulated arm to be moved with ease to almost any position and remain there. As the product of engineering acumen rather than fashion, the Anglepoise soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted it as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.”
The Angelpoise's rivals include the 1930 Bestlite, which was one of the earliest Bauhaus-influenced designs, created by Robert Dudley Best, who had studied under Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus in Dessau. German modernist Karl Trabert’s 1930s desk lamp for Schanzenbach & Co. was notable for its domed shade above a hinged arm.
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