Nesso Table Lamp
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp. 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy.
Vintage Nesso table lamp in white acrylic plastic.
Four
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Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in orange for Artemide.
Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in white for Artemide.
Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in white for Artemide.
Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Pair of 1967 Nesso Table Lamps by Artemide First Edition
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of 1967 Rare First Edition Artemide Milano Nesso patent pending table lamps.
In great
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Iconic Nesso Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Collonge-Bellerive, GE
Illuminate your space with the stunning Nesso Lamp, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli in 1967. This
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Nesso Table Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nesso table designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti. Originally designed
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Very Rare 1. Edition Fiberglasss Shade Nesso Table Lampe
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Munich, DE
Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli in 1965 - only a few pre artemide mass production examples - where made with hand laminated fiberglass shades. Also there is not artemide signature on ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass
Artemide Nesso Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for G.A.U.C.N. 1970s Italy - 1st ed.
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Discover the Nesso Lamp, a groundbreaking piece of 1967s design history, created by Giancarlo
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
H 13.39 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Recent Sales
Artemide Nesso Table Lamp in White
By Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova, Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Hicksville, NY
collection of all major design museums. The table lamp is available in orange and white.
Bulb not included
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Nesso Table Lamp from Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy 1960s
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Amsterdam, NL
off plenty of light.
This lamp is a real eye-catcher, one of the table lamp classics!
The lamp is 34
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide "Nesso" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful orange "Nesso" table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli in the 1960s for Artemide
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Large Orange Nesso Table Lamp, Italian Design
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide.
Large orange Nesso table lamp.
Italian design, 1970s
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Other
H 13.78 in Dm 21.26 in
Vintage Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Original 'Nesso' table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide in the 1960s.
This
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Early 'Nesso' Table Lamp Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early example (late 1960s) 'Nesso' table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in orange for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Italian Moder White Plastic Nesso Table Lamp by G. Mattioli Fort Artemide, 1967
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian moder white plastic Nesso table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli fort Artemide, 1967.
Nesso
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
H 17.72 in Dm 21.66 in
Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso table lamp first edition artemide production 1960.
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Vigevano, PV
NESSO, THE MUSHROOM-SHAPED LAMP DESIGNED TO SHOW THE POTENTIAL OF PLASTIC
Designed by Giancarlo
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
"Nesso" Table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s, 1st edition
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova
Located in bruxelles, BE
1st edition “Nesso” lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli of Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta Nuova for
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
"Nesso" Table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s, 1st edition
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova
Located in bruxelles, BE
1st edition “Nesso” lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli of Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta Nuova for
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Nesso White Table Lamp by Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in New York, NY
Early edition of the Nesso table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli / Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti
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Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
2016 edition Nesso lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1967
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Lyon, FR
Nesso table lamp, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli del Gruppo Architteti Urbanisti Città Nuova for
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso "Mushroom" Lamp
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Bainbridge, NY
early Nesso "Mushroom" Table Lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli of Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Early Production Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso "Mushroom" Lamp
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classic pop mod design.
If you like original early modern design pieces? Then this lamp is for
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
First Edition Nesso Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide 1960s Italy
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Discover the Nesso Lamp, a groundbreaking piece of 1960s design history, created by Giancarlo
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
H 13.39 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Lampada Nesso, Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide, 1960
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
a lampada Nesso è un’altra icona del design italiano, progettata da Giancarlo Mattioli nel 1960 per
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli, Nessino Table Lamp (reedition), 2000s
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in London, GB
intellectual. In 1967 he and the Urban Architects Group “Città Nuova” created the Nesso and Nessino table lamps
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Dronten, NL
The Nesso table lamp provides general ambient light and features a body and diffuser formed with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso Table Lamps by Artemide
By Artemide
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Italian Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso table lamps by Artemide.
Artemide Nesso table lamp
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Petite Giancarlo Mattioli “Nessino” aka “Nesso” Table Lamp for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic petite table lamp in orange molded plastic designed by Giancarlo Mattioli, Gruppo Architetti
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Nesso Table Lamp in Orange Color by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy 1960s
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in Roma, IT
First examples (late 1960s) table lamp 'Nesso' designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Urban Architects
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
H 13.39 in Dm 21.26 in
Vintage Nesso Flush Mount by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage 'Nesso' table lamp re-configured to be a flush mount fixture by Giancarlo Mattioli for
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Original 1960s Giancarlo Mattioli Table Lamp in Orange Fiberglass by Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Haderslev, DK
Rare early edition of the Nesso table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Fiberglass
Nesso Lamps, Vintage Table Lamps by G. Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Roma, IT
Nesso lamp is an elegant pair of lamps realized by the Italian designer Giancarlo Mattioli for
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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Nesso Lamp First Edition by G. Mattioli for Artemide, 1967
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Roma, IT
Nesso lamp is an elegant pair lamp realized by the Italian designer Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass, Plastic
Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Early (fiberglass!) edition of the 'Nesso' table lamp, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Urban
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass
1st Edition Vintage Nesso Table Lamp Artemide, Italy, 1960s
By Artemide
Located in Antwerp, BE
1st edition vintage Nesso table lamp Artemide, Italy, 1960s.
Perfect and working condition
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Rare First Edition of a "Nesso" Table Lamp by Artemide, 1967
By Artemide, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova
Located in Saint Ouen, IDF
Rare first edition of a "Nesso" table lamp designed by Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova for
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass, Plastic
Nesso Table Lamp Giancarlo Mattioli
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early, all original Nesso fiberglass table lamp by architect Giancarlo Mattioli, circa 1964. When
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
'Nesso' Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Stockholm, Sweden
'Nesso' mushroom lamp, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli, Italy in the 1960s. The piece consists of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Nesso Table Lamp, Design Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1967
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Lovely table lamp "Nesso" design Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta' Nuova
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass
Nesso Lamp Artemide Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Notteroy, NO
Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide Milano, Italy, model Nesso or known by some as the
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Vintage 1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
SET OF FOUR FAMOUS MINI SCALE LAMPS - TIZIO-ALFA-NESSO-ECLISSE
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
SET OF FOUR MINI BATTERY OPERATED CLASSIC LAMPS-TIZIO BY RICHARD SAPPER-ALFA BY SERGIO MAZZA-NESSO
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Nesso Table Lamp in Orange Color by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic table lamp in orange molded plastic designed by Giancarlo Mattioli, Gruppo Architetti
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
H 13 in W 20.5 in D 20.5 in
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Nesso Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the nesso table lamp you’re looking for. Frequently made of plastic, acrylic and fiberglass, every nesso table lamp was constructed with great care. There are 12 variations of the antique or vintage nesso table lamp you’re looking for, while we also have 5 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a nesso table lamp — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A nesso table lamp is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one nesso table lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli and Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Nesso Table Lamp?
Prices for a nesso table lamp start at $324 and top out at $2,764 with the average selling for $800.
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.
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