Saffo Lamp, Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Artemide in 1967, the lamp is made with a metal ring
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Table Lamps
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Saffo Lamp, Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Artemide in 1967, the lamp is made with a metal ring
Metal
Angelo Mangiarotti ‘Saffo’ Table Lamp for Artemide, 1960s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in the 1960s, the ‘Saffo’ table lamp is a study in form
Metal
Saffo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti, Modern Mouth-Blown Glass
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti. 1967 The spectacular Saffo Lamp was designed in 1966 by Italian
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Saffo Table Lamp designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1967
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Lampada da tavolo mod. Saffo disegnata da Angelo Mangiarotti, per Artemide, 1967. Diffusore in
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Saffo Table Lamps designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1967
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Coppia di lampade da tavolo mod. Saffo disegnate da Angelo Mangiarotti, per Artemide, 1967
Aluminum
Saffo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti, Modern Mouth-Blown Glass
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti. 1967 The spectacular Saffo Lamp was designed in 1966 by Italian
Acrylic
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo Lamp Artemide, Italy, 1967
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo lamp Artemide, Italy, 1967 Handblown Murano glass shade on cast aluminum
Aluminum
Set of 2 Saffo table lamp Angelo Mangiarotti murano glass 1960
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Artemide in 1967, the lamp is made with a metal ring
Metal
Saffo Table Lamp by Mangiarotti Angelo for Artemide Murano, Italy, 1967
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in London, GB
First edition of 1967 iconic Artemide "Saffo" lamp by Mangiarotti Angelo "Saffo" was named after
Blown Glass
$1,899
H 13.25 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo Table Lamp in Blown Glass for Artemide, 1970
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Saffo table lamp. Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in 1967. Cast aluminum base. Hand
Aluminum
$8,972 / set
H 13.19 in Dm 8.27 in
20th Century, Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide Pair of Table Lamp mod. Saffo
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Turin, Turin
we have a pair of table lamp mod. Saffo designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in 1967. Pressed
Aluminum
$2,153Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.39 in Dm 8.27 in
Mid Century Table Lampo Mod. Saffo Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The table lamp model Saffo, designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and manufactured by Artemide, showcases
Aluminum
$2,392
H 13 in Dm 9.06 in
Italian mid-century modern Table lamp Saffo by Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern Table lamp Saffo by Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s Iconic and vintage
Metal
$2,722Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.39 in Dm 8.27 in
Early Edition Angelo Mangiarotti "Saffo" Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1967
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A stunning early edition of the "Saffo" table lamp designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
Aluminum
Pair of Saffo lamps by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Busnago, IT
Angelo Mangiarotti coppia di lampade da tavolo Saffo per Artemide, Italia, 1967 Paralume in vetro
Steel
Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide "Saffo" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Naples, IT
Lampada da tavolo Mod. Saffo disegnata da Angelo Mangiarotti e prodotta da Artemide nel 1967, la
Metal
Pair of Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo Lamps for Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful handblown glass table lamp.The clear and white glass shade, with a dark expresso inset
Table Lamp 'Saffo' by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Table lamp designed by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy, Artemide, 1966. The 'Saffo' table lamp by
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Angelo Mangiarotti "Saffo" Lamp
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp designed for Artemide, retains original stamp.
Chrome
Angelo Mangiarotti "Saffo" Lamp
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp designed for Artemide, retains original stamp.
Chrome
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo Lamps
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in London, GB
Pair of rare Italian table lamps designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide. Model ‘Saffo’, they
Blown Glass
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo table lamp by Artemide
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Dronten, NL
Hand blown Murano glass on cast aluminum base. Signed with molded mark to underside. We offer museum quality crating and affordable worldwide shipping. Feel free to inquire!
Aluminum
Table Lamp Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The Saffo table lamp was designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in 1967. It was named after
Murano Glass
Saffo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Saffo table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide. Designed in Italy, 1967. Blown glass with
Glass
1960s Angelo Mangiarotti 'Saffo' Table Lamps for Artemide
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s Angelo Mangiarotti 'Saffo' table lamps for Artemide. Rare, never reissued. Executed in metal
Metal
"Saffo" Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1960s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada da tavolo 'Saffo' disegnata da Angelo Mangiarotti nel 1967 e prodotta da Artemide
Aluminum
Mangiarotti " saffo" table lamp
Located in New York, NY
of the lamp and the external opaline glass gradually becoming clear create a marvelous tri
"Saffo" Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1967
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Milano, Lombardia
"Saffo" table lamp designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in 1967. White smoked glass diffuser
Metal
Angelo Mangiarotti "Saffo" Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mangiarotti "Saffo" table lamp blown glass
Glass
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo Table Lamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo Table Lamp with aluminum base and a mushroom-shaped lampshade in smoked
Blown Glass
"Saffo" Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iconic "Saffo" lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide designed and manufactured in Italy, circa
Aluminum
Saffo table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1960s, Italy
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp mod. Saffo with round metal base. The hand-crafted diffuser is in opaline blown glass
Metal
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1967
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in London, GB
Rare Italian table lamp designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide. Model ‘Saffo’, a mushroom
Blown Glass
Table Lamp Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti Per Artemide, Italy, 1967
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Padova, IT
The Saffo table lamp was designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in 1967. The aluminum base
Aluminum
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H 16.93 in Dm 8.27 in
Italian Murano Glass Saffo Table Lamps by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Murano glass Saffo table lamps by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s Designed by
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H 16.93 in Dm 8.27 in
Italian Murano Glass Saffo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Murano glass Saffo table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s Designed by Angelo
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H 13 in Dm 8.67 in
Italian mid-century modern table lamp Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti Artemide, 1967
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern table lamp Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti Artemide, 1967 Table lamp mod
Aluminum
Saffo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in Murano Glass 1960s
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Artemide in 1967, the lamp is made with a metal ring
Murano Glass
Rare Pair of Saffo Table Lamps
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Glendale, CA
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, Italy in 1967 and never reissued. Executed in metal
Metal
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H 13 in W 8.27 in D 8.27 in
Pair of Saffo Lamps Murano Glass by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, Italy, 1970
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of table or bedside lamps in blown Murano glass and metal base by Angelo Mangiarotti for the
Metal
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H 13 in W 8.27 in D 8.27 in
Pair of Saffo Lamps Murano Glass by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, Italy, 1970
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of table or bedside lamps in blown Murano glass and metal base by Angelo Mangiarotti for the
Metal
Pair of lamps mod. Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Rivoli, IT
La lampada da tavolo Saffo, disegnata da Angelo Mangiarotti per Artemide, rappresenta un'icona tra
Glass
Artemide “Angelo Mangiarotti” Saffo Table Lamp Murano Glass, 1970, Italy
By Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp saffo.
Murano Glass
'Saffo' Lamp By Angelo Mangiarotti For Artemide
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Murano glass by Vistosi, white opaque to clear and grey with solid polished aluminum base. A very well made art glass light sculpture. Signed with molded mark to underside.
Aluminum
Angelo Mngiarotti for Artemide "Saffo" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Naples, IT
Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Artemide in 1967, the lamp is made with a metal ring
Glass
VINTAGE Table lamp designed by Angelo MANGIAROTTI. Italy, Artemide, 1966.
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Table lamp designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. Italy, Artemide, 1966. The 'Saffo' table lamp by
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Pair Italian Saffo table lamps Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of iconic Italian table lamps designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide. Mushroom glass
Chrome
Angelo Mangiarotti, Original Saffo Table Lamp, 1966
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in London, GB
Medium table lamp made of clear and black blown glass and cast metal base. This vintage lamp
Aluminum
Angelo Mangiarotti "Saffo" table lamp for Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Milan, IT
Angelo Mangiarotti "Saffo" table lamp for Artemide
Metal
Saffo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Saffo table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide. Designed in Italy, 1967. Blown glass with
Murano Glass "Saffo" Table Lamp by Mangiarotti Angelo for Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Fulton, CA
Saffo table lamp designed by Mangiarotti Angelo for Artemide, Murano, Italy. Circa. 1967. Hand
Aluminum
Table Lamp Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti Per Artemide, Italy, 1967
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Padova, IT
The Saffo table lamp was designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in 1967. The aluminum base
Aluminum
Pair of Vintage Angelo Mangiarotti "Saffo" Lamps for Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of stylish, Spage Age table lamps by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, circa 1960s. Handblown
Pair of "Saffo" Table Lamps by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1967
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pair of "Saffo" table lamps designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in 1967. White smoked glass
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H 14.18 in Dm 9.06 in
Italian Modern Table Lamps Mod, Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern table lamps mod. Saffo by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s Pair of table
Metal
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo table lamp
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Toronto, ON
Mushroom glass table lamp designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, circa 1960.
Metal
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo Lamp, 1960's
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Saffo lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, Italy 1960's. Wired and working for US and includes
Art Glass
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1970
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Le Grand-Saconnex, CH
Italian table lamp designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in 1967 for Artemide. Made of mouth blowned
Aluminum
Saffo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Angelo Mangiarotti Producer - Artemide Model - Saffo Table Lamp Design Period
Metal
Saffo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Angelo Mangiarotti Producer - Artemide Model - Saffo Table Lamp Design Period
Metal
Saffo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Angelo Mangiarotti Producer - Artemide Model - Saffo Table Lamp Design Period
Metal
"Saffo"Table Lamp - Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in SouthPort, CT
"Saffo" table lamp in hand blown clear and opaque glass, aluminum base, by Angelo Mangiarotti
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H 13 in Dm 8.27 in
Angelo Mangiarotti Midcentury "Saffo” Murano Glass Table Lamp for Artemide 1967
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Milan, Italy
This iconic table lamp was designed by Italian architect Angelo Mangiarotti in 1967 and
Aluminum
Pair of Artemide Saffo Lamps by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Artemide, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Bridport, CT
Gorgeous and very rare pair of Artemide lamps designed by Angelo Mangiarotti. Hand blown glass in
Metal
"Saffo" Table Lamp by Mangiarotti for Artemide
Located in Marseille, FR
Blown glass lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide designed in 1967.White glass with black
Aluminum
Saffo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Saffo table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s. Designer - Angelo Mangiarotti
Metal
Saffo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Saffo table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s Designer - Angelo Mangiarotti Producer
Metal
Angelo Mangiarotti Saffo Table Lamp in Blown Glass for Artemide, 1970
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Montecatini Terme, Toscana
Iconic table lamp Saffo designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Artemide in 1970. Polished
Aluminum
Paire de lampes “Saffo” par Angelo Mangiarotti pour Artemide, 1967
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Bruxelles, BE
La lampe de table Saffo a été conçue par Angelo Mangiarotti pour Artemide en 1967. La base en
Murano Glass
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$538 / item
H 9.45 in W 8.27 in D 4.34 in
Lari Mini Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti, Glass & Aluminum, 2023
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lari Mini by Angelo Mangiarotti, 2023 Lari mini is a portable version of Angelo Mangiarotti’s original Lari lamp from 1978. Just like the original Lari, Lari mini consists of a sing...
Aluminum
$3,349 / item
H 27.56 in Dm 15.75 in
Modernist Round Pendant Light, Brushed Brass and Opaline Glass, Customizable
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist round pendant light made of brushed brass and opaline glass. Customizable, production time c. 10 weeks.
Brass
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut
$538 / item
H 9.45 in W 8.27 in D 4.34 in
Lari Mini Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti, Glass & Aluminum, 2023
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lari Mini by Angelo Mangiarotti, 2023 Lari mini is a portable version of Angelo Mangiarotti’s original Lari lamp from 1978. Just like the original Lari, Lari mini consists of a sing...
Aluminum
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$1,300 / item
H 14 in W 9 in D 9 in
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Double Decker Lamp by Streicher Goods
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Double Decker lamp is a tall, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp is composed of a...
Brass
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Mario Bellini Ceramic Table Lamp Area 50 by Artemide, Italy, 1976
By Mario Bellini, Artemide
Located in Vienna, AT
Mario Bellini table light Area 50 by Artemide, Italy, 1976 Rare iconic ceramic lamp. It shows a beautiful rough-edged ceramic socket-like base and the trade-mark flying piece of res...
Ceramic, Plastic, Parchment Paper
$2,500 / item
H 29 in Dm 19 in
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
Custom Made Oak and Velvet Bench by Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Bench designed by Danish master Kai Kristiansen in the 1950s and now produced under license by Dagmar. Hand-made to order, this upholstered bench has a fumed and oiled oak frame. Th...
Mohair, Oak
Accademia Tavolo Picoli by Cini Boeri for Artemide 1978
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a small-scale version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive example of Boeri's minimalist ...
Iron
$4,800
H 17 in W 17 in D 17 in
20th Century Italian Lotus Mazzega Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
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
$22,000 / set
H 31.5 in W 127.56 in D 80.91 in
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Bedroom Set in Oak
By Officina Rivadossi, Giuseppe Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, set consisting of a double bed, headboard and nightstands, oak, Italy, 1980s Giuseppe Rivadossi once again proves his great eye for materi...
Oak
Italian architect, designer, teacher and urban planner Angelo Mangiarotti was a leading light in the international design community from the 1960s onward. While he was an adherent of the rationalist principles of purity of line and simplicity of construction, he sought to imbue his designs for coffee tables, dining chairs, sconces and other furnishings with a sense of character and lightness of spirit that was often lacking in late-20th-century modernist architecture and design.
Born in Milan, Mangiarotti studied architecture at Milan Polytechnic, graduating in 1948. Five years later, he won a visiting professorship at the Illinois Institute of Technology — beginning a peripatetic academic career that would see him teaching in numerous Italian institutions as well as in schools as far afield as Hawaii and Australia. He worked with Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and met such greats as Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Gropius. He returned to Italy in 1955 and would go on to work on numerous industrial, residential, commercial and civic projects in his home country, most notably a group of six railway stations in Milan.
As a designer, Mangiarotti and the development of his career embodies the evolution of modernism in the latter decades of the 20th century. In the late 1950s and early ’60s, after early experiments in plywood furniture and one-piece foam-core seating — including the 1110 lounge chair for Cassina — Mangiarotti began to design using more classic materials, from delicate, curvaceous blown-glass table lamps for Artemide to chandeliers with crystal links for Vistosi.
In 1971, Mangiarotti introduced what became his signature designs: a series of tables in marble and other stones that featured “gravity joints,” their legs held in place by the weight of the tabletop. Tables in his Eros collection have muscular proportions that anticipate the robust, overscaled lines of postmodern works that would appear 10 years later: His Eccentrico table, for example, is a striking assemblage in marble featuring a top that is cantilevered dramatically on a canted columnar base.
But simplicity and practicality were consistently the primary watchwords of Mangiarotti’s designs. The purity and elegance of the objects he created offer a graceful counterpoint to a traditional decor, yet they have a singular sculptural presence that allows them to stand out powerfully in a modern interior.
Find vintage Angelo Mangiarotti furniture on 1stDibs.
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.