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Signal Table Lamp from Souda, Nickel, Made to Order
By Souda, Shaun Kasperbauer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base.
Metal, Aluminum, Steel, Iron
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Contemporary White and Black Metal Signal Table Lamp
By Shaun Kasperbauer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Modern Beacon of Style and Illumination, the Souda Signal Table Lamp - an embodiment of contemporary design and ambient lighting that adds a touch of sophistication to any space.
Nickel
Signal Table Lamp from Souda, Black & Nickel, Made to Order
By Shaun Kasperbauer, Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base.
Aluminum, Iron, Steel, Metal
Pair of Signal Table Lamp from Souda, Nickel, Made to Order
By Souda, Shaun Kasperbauer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base.
Metal, Iron, Steel, Aluminum
Signal Table Lamp from Souda, Black and Brass, Made to Order
By Souda, Shaun Kasperbauer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base.
Metal, Aluminum, Steel, Iron
Pair of Signal Table Lamps from Souda, Black/Nickel, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base.
Aluminum, Iron, Steel, Metal
Pair of Signal Table Lamps from Souda, White & Brass, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base.
Aluminum, Iron, Steel, Metal
Pair of Signal Table Lamp from Souda, Black and Brass, Made to Order
By Shaun Kasperbauer, Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base.
Metal, Iron, Steel, Aluminum
Signal Table Light from Souda, White x Brass, Made to Order
By Shaun Kasperbauer, Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base.
Metal, Steel, Aluminum
Signal Table Light from Souda, Polished Brass, Made to Order
By Shaun Kasperbauer, Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base.
Metal, Steel, Aluminum
Signal Table Light from Souda, White x Nickel, Made to Order
By Shaun Kasperbauer, Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base.
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Pair of Signal Table Lights in Brass from Souda, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base.
Metal, Steel
Pair of Signal Table Light from Souda, White x Nickel, Made to Order
By Souda, Shaun Kasperbauer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base.
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Albert Tormos “Signal” Lamp, France 1960's
By Albert Tormos
Located in New York, NY
Cylindrical lamp carved out of Pierre du Gard stone with 4 holes around the top to let the light pass through.
Stone
A four way railway signalling light
Located in London, GB
A four way railway signal lamp, black painted steel, with four 5 inch lenses. Folding carrying handle to top, the top unclips for access to the interior which would have contained a...
Steel
Signal Desk Lamp by Jielde
By Jielde
Located in Vancouver, BC
Direct from France, these adjustable metal lamps feature a matte finish and sturdy mechanics. A great task lamp that is highly functional, high quality, and highly adorable. Each lam...
Carved Coral Signal Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
A solid hand-carved coral lamp with four round holes for indirect lighting.
Stone
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H 20.48 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
1970s Japanese Brass Signalling Projector Lamp, Shonan Kosakusho Tokyo
By Shonan Kosakusho
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
This is a Shonan Kosakusho signalling / projector lamp made in 1979 in Tokyo, made from sold brass and tempered glass. Reclaimed from Mid-Century war ships, Shonan did manufacture...
Brass
Jielde Wall or Table Mount Task Lamp "SIGNAL SI331CS"
By Jielde, Jean Louis Domecq
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible 1950s French Jielde task lamp with worn white enameled finish in original condition with visible wear, including paint loss. Fantastic patina. Wear is consistent with it's...
Metal
Olive Green Jielde Wall or Table Mount Task Lamp "SIGNAL SI331CS
By Jielde, Jean Louis Domecq
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible 1950s French Jielde task lamp with olive green enameled finish in original condition with visible signs of surface rust consistent with age and use. Similar lamps also av...
Metal
Vintage Eagle Walk Don’t Walk Signal Traffic Light Table Lamp
By Eagle Tool and Metal Mfg.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage Eagle Signal walk traffic signal. This authentic “walk” / “don’t walk” traffic signal has been refurbished to be used as a table lamp.
Metal
Vintage Stop Light / Traffic Signal Bar Lamp by B&B
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage stop light bar / traffic signal bar lamp by B&B of Japan, circa 1960s. This hard to find lamp is in great condition and measures 5.5" W x 5.5" D x 20" H. This cool bar decor ...
Metal
Jean-Louis Domecq "Signal S1333" Red Desk Lamp for Jieldé, a Pair
By Jielde
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of red enamel over steel desk lamps designed by Jean-Louis Domecq for Jieldé. Originally designed in 1953, the classic Signal desk lamp is a French industrial design and pro...
Steel
Vintage Signal Oil Lantern with 4 Colored Glass Panels
Located in Leuven , BE
Lovely small vintage square signal oil lantern featuring four orange, blue, red and white tinted glass panels. The lantern has a round brass base and a handle at the top.
Metal
An Italian Travertine Lamp.
By Signal
Located in New York, NY
The interlocking geometric forms with incised lines, the larger column supporting the lamp, the smaller column containing a circular vase opening.
Travertine
Old Railroad Signal Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
Early Railroad Signal Lantern converted into a Lamp, Swivels on wood base, 2 Amber and 2 Green Lenses.Painted Black, Dressil Railway Lamp & Signal Company, Arlington, NJ USA
Table Lamp Created from Glass Traffic Signal Lens
Located in Madison, WI
Table lamp has been created using a glass traffic signal lens in intricately-patterned, caution amber.
Steel
Signal Desk Lamp by Jielde
By Jielde
Located in Vancouver, BC
Brand new, original lamps direct from France. These adjustable metal lamps feature a matte finish and sturdy mechanics; a great task lamp that is highly functional. Each lamp is numb...
Metal
Signal Desk Lamp by Jielde
By Jielde
Located in Vancouver, BC
Direct from France, these adjustable metal lamps feature a matte finish and sturdy mechanics. A great task lamp that is highly functional, high quality and highly adorable. Each lamp...
Metal
Small Signal Lamp in Brass and Patinated Cast Iron, circa 1960
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty small vintage signal lamp. Base in cast iron, patinated and polished. Thin fence in brass protecting the glass part. Use it as a desk lamp (or a sconce / wall light, ask for t...
Brass, Iron
Insect Head Signal Light
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Probable original use was railroad or maritime. Now walkin' tall for domestic use. Takes standard bulb.
Brass, Steel
Brass and Aluminum Ship Signal Light
Located in Richmond, CA
Solid brass and aluminum signal light from an old freigher. Front louvers are intact, but can be removed. Light has been rewired to fit regular bulb.
Brass, Aluminum
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H 5.91 in Dm 2.76 in
Set of 3 Small Signal Lamp in Brass and Colored Glass, France, circa 1950-1959
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Set of 3 old small Signal lamp in brass, 2 of them with red glass, 1 with green glass. Perfect for a bright decoration!
Brass
Jielde Signal Desk Lamp
By Jielde
Located in Vancouver, BC
Direct from France, these adjustable metal lamps feature a matte finish and sturdy mechanics. A great task lamp that is highly functional, high quality, and highly adorable. Mustard,...
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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