Laurameroni "Satellite CG 45" Modern Arc Table Lamp in Burnished Brass
By Laurameroni
Located in Monza, IT
Rotating table lamp in dark oxidized burnished brass with a double-plug LED bulb.
Brass
$2,865 / item
Satellite CG 45 Table Lamp by Laurameroni
Located in Geneve, CH
Rotating table lamp in dark oxidized burnished brass with a double‐plug LED bulb.
Brass
Model Selene Rotatable Shade Table Lamp by ABM, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Model Selene Rotatable Shade Table Lamp by ABM, 1970s, Italy Lampshade is in good condition and very clean.
Metal
$4,160Sale Price / set|20% Off
Enzo Francesconi Pair of Rotating Lamp
By Enzo Francesconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Enzo Francesconi, Italy Circa 1960 Lacquered metal and opaline glass H_31,5 cm (12,4 in.) D_26 cm (10,2 in.)
Metal
Pair of Chrome Table Lamps with Rotating Canopy and Dimmer by Kovacs
By Kovacs
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of chrome table lamps with rotating canopy and dimmer by Kovacs.
Chrome
Flos Tab Table LED Lamp 2700K with Dimmer 90° Rotatable Head, White
By Flos, Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab table lamp has an adjustable head with a ±90-degree rotation capability emitti...
Aluminum
Flos Tab Table LED Lamp 2700K with Dimmer 90° Rotatable Head, Black
By Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab table lamp has an adjustable head with a ±90-degree rotation capability emitti...
Aluminum
Flos Tab Floor LED Lamp 90° Rotatable Head, Black
By Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab floor lamp has an adjustable head with a 90-degree rotation capability emittin...
Aluminum
Flos Tab Floor LED Lamp 90° Rotatable Head, White
By Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab floor lamp has an adjustable head with a 90-degree rotation capability emittin...
Aluminum
Flos Tab Table LED Lamp 2700K with Dimmer 90° Rotatable Head, Dark Green Matte
By Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab table lamp has an adjustable head with a ±90-degree rotation capability emitti...
Aluminum
Space Age Rotating Spherical Lamp Style of New Lamp and Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo
Located in Hanover, MA
I’ve been trying to identify who designed and produced this 'cool af' lamp since I bought it in Italy over a decade ago. The white plexi reflectors call to mind Joe Colombo’s semi-s...
Steel, Chrome
Rare Pair of Midcentury Modern Koch and Lowy for OMI Rotatable Brass Table Lamps
By Koch & Lowy, OMI
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and highly decorative pair of brass table lamps made by Koch and Lowy for OMI. If you are looking for a truly stylish and rare pair of midcentury design table lamps to gra...
Brass
Flos Tab Floor LED Lamp 90° Rotatable Head, Matte Blue
By Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab floor lamp has an adjustable head with a 90-degree rotation capability emittin...
Aluminum
Ferdinand Solère Rare Desk Lamp with Rotating Arm, France 1950s
By Ferdinand Solere
Located in Bochum, NRW
A mid-century desk lamp designed by Ferdinand Solere for SolR Paris, France, in the 1950s, it is made of orange lacquered metal and has a telescopic stainless steel arm that lengthen...
Metal
$2,800Sale Price|49% Off
Angelo Lelli Lamp, Rotating Light Source, Arredoluce, Rare Model, Original Label
By Angelo Lelii
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning minimalist masterpiece by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, 1960 with unique rotating lamp feature. The main cylindrical bosy made of nickel plated brass houses and a brass lamp ...
Brass, Enamel, Nickel
$995Sale Price / set|50% Off
1980s Pair of Telescopic Halogen Table Lamp, Italy
By Ferdinand A. Porsche, Luxo
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Pair of playfull and versatile Italian telescopic halogen table lamp . Rotate in any direction on base .
Steel
Oluce Zanuso Table Lamp by Marco Zanuso - White - 220–240V
By Oluce, Marco Zanuso
Located in Varedo, MB
Design and Materials Diffuser: Rotating opal PMMA shade Support: Curved painted metal structure Base: Painted metal Finish: White Materials: Metal and PMMA Light emission: Diffused l...
Metal
Oluce Zanuso Table Lamp by Marco Zanuso - Nut brown - 220–240V
By Oluce, Marco Zanuso
Located in Varedo, MB
Design and Materials Diffuser: Rotating opal PMMA shade Support: Curved painted metal structure Base: Painted metal Finish: Castano Materials: Metal and PMMA Light emission: Diffused...
Metal
Oluce Superluna 297 Table Lamp by Victor Vasilev - 220–240V - Brass
By Oluce
Located in Varedo, MB
Design and Materials Structure: Metal Reflector: Rotating metal hemisphere Material: Metal Finish: Anodic Brass / Black Stem Light Emission: Indirect and reflected LED light Functio...
Metal
Oluce Superluna 297 Table Lamp by Victor Vasilev - 220–240V - Black
By Oluce
Located in Varedo, MB
Design and Materials Structure: Metal Reflector: Rotating metal hemisphere Material: Metal Finish: Black / Black Stem Light Emission: Indirect and reflected LED light Functionality T...
Metal
Vintage 1960's Swivel Table Lamp by Lightolier, 1960's
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Adjustable rotating Chrome Swivel Table Lamp
Metal
Set of Two Lovely Mid Century Modern Adjustable Bedside Table Lamps 1950s
By Kaiser Leuchten, Mathieu Matégot, J.T. Kalmar
Located in München, BY
Set of two lovely Mid Century Modern bedside table lamps with rotating lamp shades. These pieces are often offered as designed by the famous French Designer Mathieu Mategot, France, ...
Brass, Metal, Aluminum
Exceptional and Large Table Lamp by Andre Ricard for Metalarte Spain 1967
By Metalarte Spain, André Ricard
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare and large table lamp with rotating plexiglass globe lamp shade.
Aluminum, Steel
Set of Three 'Lab Light' Table and Floor Lamps by Anatomy Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table and floor lamps designed by Anatomy Design in 2010.
Brass, Steel
Black Metal Vintage Floor Lamps by Mario Barbaglia Marco Colombo, circa 1980
By Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo
Located in Vienna, AT
The black table lamps rotate on the base (approximate 19 cm diameter) and the arms with the shades are adjustable from up to down.
Metal
1970s MCM Cog Wheel Spinning Gear Sprocket Table and Lamp Set
Located in Madison, WI
1970s Mid-Century Modern cog wheel spinning gear sprocket table + floor side table lamp set-- 2 pieces. Exquisite and rare set of two gear tables-- we have the very rare lamp end ta...
Wood
Aluminium wall lamp by Nucleo Sormani, 1970s
By Nucleo, Sormani
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Nucleo Sormani has made various versions of these rotatable curved lamps, including a table lamp, wall lamps (with 2, 4 and 6 aluminum parts) and a floor lamp.
Aluminum
Large aluminium Wall lamp by Nucleo Sormani, 1970s
By Sormani
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Nucleo Sormani has made various versions of these rotatable curved lamps, including a table lamp, wall lamps (with 2, 4 and 6 aluminum parts) and a floor lamp.
Aluminum
Unavailable
H 15.95 in W 11.82 in D 24.02 in
Midcentury Spanish Rotating Table Lamp Model Boomerang in Metal and Plastic
Located in Valencia, Spain
This is a vintage rotating table lamp, made in Spain, circa 1950s, boomerang model of metal and plastic.
Metal
Unavailable
H 20.48 in Dm 7.88 in
Unusual Brushed Steel and Perspex/Lucite Rotating Table Lamp, French circa 1970s
Located in London, GB
A very cool and unusual three-light brushed steel rotating table lamp, French, circa 1970s. Each tier can be turned to a different direction.
Steel
Unavailable
H 15.36 in W 11.03 in D 3.94 in
Rotatable Bedside and Table Lamp in Brass with Polycarbonate Gems
By Isacco Brioschi
Located in Cavenago Di Brianza, Milan
This table and bedside lamp in brass and polycarbonate gems will add charm to your room or venue. Like a game of lines that cuts and frames with simple elegance the space that you wa...
Brass
Unavailable
H 25.99 in Dm 16.54 in
Brass Table Lamp with Adjustable Arm by Swiss Lamps International (1970s)
By Swiss Lamps International
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Brass table lamp with rotating arm, produced by Swiss Lamps International in the 1970s.
Brass
Specola, Led Rotating Lamp, Fire Enamel on Copper
By Zanellato Bortotto
Located in MARGHERA, Venezia
Incalmi, a company dedicated since 2015 to the design of objects that are unique in the world for their inspiration, creativity and manufacture, has opened a workshop for the enamell...
Copper, Enamel
Lucite Table Lamp
By Les Prismatiques
Located in Baltimore, MD
Brilliant thick Lucite table lamp with rotating vertebrae which can be configured in multiple configurations.
Brass
Stunning Glass and Chrome Kinetic Table Lamp , France, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stunning glass and chrome table lamp with rotating metal sculpture, France, 1970, with its original shade Measures: Total height with shade 77 cm Diameter of shade 35 cm Hei...
Chrome
Swedish Pine Rotating Table Lamp, 1960's
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bohemian chic Swedish pine table lamp, Sweden. Funky cabin cool mosaic pine rotating shade table lamp, 1960's.
Pine
Mauro Martini rotating table lamp, 1970s Italy
By Mauro Martini
Located in Brussels, BE
Curved brutalist lamp, designed by Mauro Martini and dating back to the 1970s, features a chrome reflector that can be rotated 360 degrees to direct the light in different directions...
Metal, Chrome
Banci Firenze Rotating Table Lamp with Marble Base
By Banci Firenze
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This amazing table lamp has a rotating option by moving the brass rings.
Marble, Brass
Nickelplated Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nickelplated Rotating Table Lamp
Metal
Banci Firenze Table Lamp
By Banci Firenze
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rotating table lamp with marble base
Marble, Brass
Table Lamp Model President "Phase", Spain, 1970
Located in Madrid, ES
Rotating table lamp, model President "Phase" of GEI.
Chrome
Ernesto Gismondi Sinesi Table Lamp for Artemide
By Artemide, Ernesto Gismondi
Located in London, GB
A rotating table lamp from the Sintesi range designed by Ernesto Gismondi in 1976.
Vintage Industrial Steampunk Rotating Gear Adjustable Brass Table Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Industrial Steampunk Rotating Gear Adjustable Brass Table Lamp This rustic, industrial, steampunk table lamp features an exposed cast iron & brass skeleton gear body and ext...
Brass
Wonderful Large Italian Midcentury Diabolo Table Lamp with Rotatable Neck
Located in München, DE
Gorgeous large midcentury Italian diabolo table lamp. Great 1950s Italian Minimalist design in very good condition.
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Iron
French Vintage Rotating Green Desk Lamp, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th-century vintage small boule desk or table accent lamp in the shape of a robot which folds back and forth and articulates left and right. Re-painted and wiring professionally...
Lacquer
Italian Solid Brass Rotating Ball Desk Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Solid brass Italian desk lamp with articulating circular deep dish shade and a giant swiveling ball joint where the stem meets the base. On off button switch on the base. Takes two s...
Brass
Sold
H 16.74 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Brass and Wood Table Lamp with Rotating Arm for Lyfa, Denmark 1950s
By Lyfa
Located in Utrecht, NL
By the 1950s, Lyfa had built an international reputation for original, high-quality, modernist lamps. In the postwar era, the company collaborated with esteemed architects and design...
Brass
Sold
H 12.87 in W 6.88 in D 10.74 in
Flos Tab Table LED Lamp 2700K with Dimmer 90° Rotatable Head, Matte Blue
By Flos, Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab table lamp has an adjustable head with a ±90-degree rotation capability emitti...
Aluminum
Sold
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Space Age Iconic Lamp - Rotating Color Disc Hypnotic Ambient Lighting 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Transform your space with this vintage Space Age lamp, a true masterpiece of 70s design. The lamp features an ingenious rotating plastic disc with eight vibrant colors, casting a hyp...
Metal
Pier Giuseppe Ramella Pair of Italian Rotating Glass Lamps for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Pier Giuseppe Ramella
Located in New York, NY
1985 Pair of Italian lamps designed by Pier Giuseppe Ramella and produced by Arteluce, with an elegant fan shape, one blue and one white, the glass shades with frosted back rotating ...
Glass, Plastic
Dombasli Table Lamp
By JF Chen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
small table lamp with rotating shade
Metal
Pair of Italian Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of adjustable white enameled metal table lamps. Balls rotate to fit in designated intervals on the chrome posts.
Chrome
1970s Italian Willy Rizzo Table Lamp
By Willy Rizzo
Located in London, GB
A sculptural table lamp with rotating design elements by the Italian designer Willy Rizzo Height: 71cm including shade.
Brass
Sold
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 12.21 in
Fase 520 C with rotatable head designed by Luis Perez de la Oliva in the 1970
By Luis Pérez de la Oliva, Fase
Located in BARCELONA, ES
FASE 520C Table Lamp by Luis Perez de la Oliva: A 1976 Design Classic The FASE 520C table lamp, designed by Luis Perez de la Oliva in 1976, is a standout piece from the renowned Spa...
Metal
Sold
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 12.21 in
Fase 520 C with rotatable head designed by Luis Perez de la Oliva in the 1970
By Luis Pérez de la Oliva, Fase
Located in BARCELONA, ES
FASE 520C Table Lamp by Luis Perez de la Oliva: A 1976 Design Classic The FASE 520C table lamp, designed by Luis Perez de la Oliva in 1976, is a standout piece from the renowned Spa...
Metal
Sold
H 15.75 in W 20.87 in D 11.82 in
Fase 520 C with rotatable head designed by Luis Perez de la Oliva in the 1970
By Luis Pérez de la Oliva, Fase
Located in BARCELONA, ES
FASE 520C Table Lamp by Luis Perez de la Oliva: A 1976 Design Classic The FASE 520C table lamp, designed by Luis Perez de la Oliva in 1976, is a standout piece from the renowned Spa...
Metal
Sold
H 15.75 in W 20.87 in D 11.82 in
Fase 520 C with rotatable head designed by Luis Perez de la Oliva in the 1970
By Luis Pérez de la Oliva, Fase
Located in BARCELONA, ES
FASE 520C Table Lamp by Luis Perez de la Oliva: A 1976 Design Classic The FASE 520C table lamp, designed by Luis Perez de la Oliva in 1976, is a standout piece from the renowned Spa...
Metal
Sold
H 18.12 in W 13 in D 3.94 in
Rare Midcentury Brass Table Lamp or Desk Light by Florian Schulz, 1980s, Germany
By Florian Schulz
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern brass table lamp with rotating reflector. Designed and manufactured by Florian Schulz, early 1980s, Germany.
Brass
Brass and Marble Rotating Table Lamp 1980s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1980's Brass and Marble Rotating Table Lamp. Brass finish Articulating Desk Lamp 1980s.
Marble, Brass
Goffredo Reggiani Rotating Table Lamp, Italy 1970s
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Naples, IT
Swivel table lamp with a circular aluminum base on which is placed a polished aluminum cap in which is the bulb. On the back is a groove that allows a small light. The lamp was desig...
Aluminum
Ernesto Gismondi Sinesi Table Lamp for Artemide
By Artemide, Ernesto Gismondi, Ettore Sottsass
Located in London, GB
A rotating table lamp from the Sintesi range designed by Ernesto Gismondi in 1976.
Fantasia Fiber Optic Rotating Lamp
By Fantasia Light
Located in Rochester, NY
A large Sunburst Model 4000 Fantasia fiber optic rotating lamp dating from the 1970s. All original beautiful vintage condition and perfect working order.
Sold
H 19.69 in Dm 19.69 in
Vintage UFO Fibre Optic Light Table Lamp Rotated Fantasia Rainbow Fountain
Located in Antwerp, BE
A large chrome UFO model fantasia fibre optic rotating lamp dating from the 1970s. In original beautiful vintage condition and perfect working order.
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Reggiani Magnetic Rotating Shade Chrome Table Lamp, 1960s, Italia
By Reggiani, Goffredo Reggiani, Reggiani Lampadari
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Shade rotate on a chromed eyeball that sit on a concave magnet, permitting slight angular play that let more or less light spread under. Lamp base/pole is heavy and off center . ...
Steel, Chrome
Pair of French Vintage Rotatable Desk Lamps, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
A pair of French 20th century vintage table or desk metal lamps designed with a rotatable shade, re-lacquered in their original white finish.
Steel
Vintage 1970s Fantasia Fiber Optic Rotating Chrome Lamp
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This radiant vintage fiber optic rotating and color changing chrome lamp up for consideration. (see video for movement). In very good condition. Dimensions: 21" diameter x 24" height...
Chrome
Sold
H 21 in W 15 in D 15 in
Mid Century Modern Italian Articulating Fiberglass Desk Lamp Rotate Teak Switch!
By Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Peoria, AZ
Hyper Rare!! Mid Century Modern Italian Designed Articulating Desk Lamp Fiberglass Shade Brushed Brass Finish In the manner of Maurizio Tempestini Here is a marvelous Italian des...
Metal
Flos Tab Floor LED Lamp 90° Rotatable Head, Dark Green Matte
By Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab floor lamp has an adjustable head with a 90-degree rotation capability emittin...
Aluminum
Tommaso Cimini Table Lamps for Lumina
By Lumina
Located in Southampton, NY
The Lumina Daphine Terra is a rotating and swiveling table lamp Daphine Tommaso Cimini Table standing lamp in metal with an articulated arm and a diffuser pivoting on 360°.
Iron
Sold
H 9.85 in W 3.94 in D 5.91 in
Set of Two Lovely Mid-Century Modern Brass Bedside Table Lamps, 1950s
Located in München, BY
Set of Two Mid-Century Modern bedside table lamps with rotating shades. Designed and manufactured probably in Sweden, 1950s.
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 17.72 in W 14.18 in D 12.21 in
Extremely Rare Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Florian Schulz Germany 1970s
By Florian Schulz
Located in München, BY
Exceptional, large and elegant Mid-Century Modern brass table lamp with rotating lamp shade. Designed by Günter Schulz for Florian Schulz, 1970s, Germany.
Brass
Sold
H 17.72 in W 14.18 in D 12.21 in
Extremely Rare Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Florian Schulz Germany 1970s
By Florian Schulz
Located in München, BY
Exceptional, large and elegant Mid-Century Modern brass table lamp with rotating lamp shade. Designed by Günter Schulz for Florian Schulz, 1970s, Germany.
Brass
Pair of Industrial End Tables or Night Stand Lamps by Bausch & Lomb
By Bausch & Lomb
Located in Atlanta, GA
Originally used by an optometrist to check their client's vision, these tables have been repurposed as tables with rotating lamp arms.
Iron
Industrial Rotating Table Lamp, Germany 1950s
Located in London, London
Rotating Table Lamp, Germany 1950s Note: Chair not included
Metal
1960s Josef Hurka Desk Lamp for Drupol Praha
By Josef Hurka
Located in Noorderwijk, BE
1960s red, rotatable table lamp, model 21616, designed by Josef Hurka for Drupol Praha in the former Czech Republic.
Metal
Pair of Brass Table Lamps with 180 Degree Rotating Shade
Located in Maastricht, NL
Pair of 1970s brass console lamps with 180 degree rotating shade. Height is measured with the shade facing down.
Brass
Pair Brass Console Lamps with 180 Degree Rotating Shade
Located in Maastricht, NL
Pair of vintage 1970s brass console or table lamps. The lamps can be rotated by 180 degrees.
Brass
Mazzega Table Lamp
Located in Brussels, BE
A Mazzega glass and metal table lamp Three rotating shelves
Metal
Mario Arnaboldi Mira Table Lamp for Programmaluce
By Mario Arnaboldi
Located in Easton, PA
Enameled tubular metal table lamp with rotating aluminum head and adjustable arms designed by Mario Arnaboldi in Italy for Programmaluce in 1983.
Aluminum
Pair of Karl Springer Attributed Lucite & Chrome Table Lamps
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Karl Springer attributed table lamps with Rotating Discs Lucite and polished chrome self-shades - a Pair.
Chrome
Multi X Desk Lamp by Yaacov Kaufman for Lumina, 1980s
Located in Budapest, HU
Adjustable, rotatable, tiltable table lamp, very versatile design.
Aluminum, Steel
Sold
H 18.12 in W 11.82 in D 17.33 in
Rotating Mirror & Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, 1970s
By Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Elio Martinelli Producer - Martinelli Luce Design Period - Seventies Measurements - Width 44 cm x Depth 30 cm x Height 46 cm Materials - Metal, Plastic Color - White Elect...
Metal
Sold
H 18.12 in W 17.33 in D 11.82 in
Red Rotating Mirror & Lamp by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, 1970s
By Elio Martinelli, Martinelli Luce
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Elio Martinelli Producer - Martinelli Luce Design Period - Seventies Measurements - Width 44 cm x Depth 30 cm x Height 46 cm Materials - Metal, Plastic Color - Red Electri...
Metal
Sold
H 40 in W 12 in D 12 in
Brass Armillary Table Lamp with Rotating Terrestrial Glass Globe, circa 1940s
Located in Pau, FR
Exceptional brass armillary table lamp with a rotating terrestrial glass globe on a wood base, circa 1940s.
Brass
Fantasia Fiber Optic Rotating Lamp, circa 1970
By Fantasia Light
Located in L'Escala, ES
A large sunburst model Fantasia fiber optic rotating lamp dating from the 1970s. Relaxing, rotating fiber optic sphere that transforms in a spectrum of colors. Cool Space Age desig...
Metal
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.
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