German Space Age Modern Pair Desk/Shelf Clip-on Task Lights Roger Tallon Erco
By ERCO Leuchten, Roger Tallon
Located in Miami, FL
German Space Age Modern Pair of Desk/Shelf Clip-on Lights by Roger Tallon (1929-2011), world re-known French Industrial designer, for Erco Leuchten Germany 1970s.
Metal
Vintag osram desk lamp, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Attractive original 1960s space age era table lamp by Osram made from plastic and bakelite. Cool lamp! 1960s - Wetsern Germany Works with a regular E14 light bulb. Dimensions: He...
Bakelite
$1,192
Italian Desk Lamp, 1960s
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Italian desk lamp in chromed brass and black enameled steel. Lovely dynamic design with nicely balanced proportions and a very solid build. Very good original condition with som...
Chrome, Steel
Vintage louis kalff desk lamp, 1960s
By Philips
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage desk lamp designed by Louis Kalff for Philips. The model 'Timor' desk lamp is one of his most famous designs. Works with a regular E27 light bulbs, tested and ready for use...
Enamel, Chrome
Vintage desk lamp by Egon Hillebrand, 1970s
By Egon Hillebrand
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Space age design table lamp designed by Egon Hillebrand consisting of a beautiful chromed base and abrown aluminum lamp shade. The lamp has three E27 light sockets. Good overall co...
Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Italian Marco Zotta Red Arched Desk Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A masterpiece of mid-century Italian engineering, this desk lamp by designer Marco Zotta is a stunning example of 1960s Space Age minimalism.
Metal
French Vintage Aluminor mushroom table/desk lamp - 1970s
By Aluminor
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Desk lamp - Design - Vintage Large table lamp, desk lamp, or living room lamp Vintage mushroom lamp by Aluminor Made of high-quality chrome-plated metal Double socket system for good...
Chrome
Guzzini Clamp Desk Lamp, Attributed to Bruno Gecchelin
By Bruno Gecchelin, Guzzini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A rare Guzzini clamp lamp, attributed to Bruno Gecchelin, produced in Italy during the 1970s. This refined task light features the original black and white finish, articulated double...
Metal
Vintage Italian Articulated Desk or Bedside Lamp - 1970s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Space Age design - Italian design Measures : 11x15cm H: 28cm Material : blue lacquered metal - Chrome This charming little articulated lamp features a nearly round, swiveling shade w...
Metal, Chrome
Italian Desk Lamp Silga by Stilux Milano, Italy 60s
By Stilux
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare desk or table lamp model Silga by Stilux Milano. Made in the late 60s
Metal
Red Space Age Eyeball Wall Lamps (or Desk Lamps), 1970's
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Set (2) of yellow rectangular space age sconces. The unique rectangular spots can be turned in any direction. The lamps require one E14 lightbulb each and currently have EU-plugs (wo...
Metal
Aluminum Desk Lamp by Etienne Fermigier for Monix Edition, 1970s
By Edition Monix, Etienne Fermigier
Located in Brussel, BE
Large articulated desk lamp in brushed aluminum, designed by french designer Etienne Fermigier for Monix Edition in the 1970’s. - Designed by: Etienne Fermigier Produced by: Monix O...
Aluminum
Desk lamp by Danilo & Corrado Aroldi for Stilnovo, Italy 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in Beirut, LB
Crafted from a single, continuous sheet of molded translucent opaline methacrylate, this 1970s table lamp by Stilnovo is a masterclass in Italian minimalist design. Its soft, egg-l...
Metal
White Desk Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s, Italy
By Ernesto Gismondi, Artemide
Located in Hagenbach, DE
White desk lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s, Italy Adjustable head and body. Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cable and plug. This lamp is suita...
Metal
Italian Postmodern 1970's Marble & Polished Chrome Table Desk Spot Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Diego, CA
Faboulous multidirectional chrome & marble spot desk Italian lamp , circa 1970's great condition we have polished and rewired the lamp nice and heavy quality .
Marble, Chrome
Chrome and Aluminium Fase desk lamp Modelos patentados Madrid Espana
By Fase
Located in London, GB
The mastermind behind many of the company’s iconic designs was industrial designer Pedro Martín, whose vision helped define the Space Age aesthetic. His designs, including this lamp,...
Aluminum, Chrome
Elio Martinelli, mod. 2135 Robot red desk lamp, Martinelli Luce Italy 1966
Located in Firenze, IT
Robot Table / Desk Lamp Mod. 2135 designed by Elio Martinelli Produced by Martinelli Luce, Italy 1966 Bright red aluminum H 30 × 24 × 15 cm Conditions: good consistent wi...
Aluminum
Chrome and Aluminium Fase desk lamp Modelos patentados Madrid Espana
By Fase
Located in London, GB
The mastermind behind many of the company’s iconic designs was industrial designer Pedro Martín, whose vision helped define the Space Age aesthetic. His designs, including this lamp,...
Aluminum, Chrome, Metal
Pan W. Goebel KG Volkswagen Beetle Lovely Ceramic Desk Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pan W. Goebel KG Volkswagen Beetle Lovely Ceramic Desk Lamp, 1970s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E14 light bulb. Wired and suitable ...
Ceramic
Anders Pherson for Atelje Lyktan, Black Tube Desk Lamp, 1970s, Sweden
By Anders Pherson, Ateljé Lyktan
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice black tube desk lamp Design by Anders Pehrson for Atelje Lykan,1960s, Sweden. signed. Good condition.
Plastic
TATA Desk Lamp by G. Raimondi for Valenti, 1970s, CUSAGO (Milano), Italy
By Giuseppe Raimondi
Located in Hagenbach, DE
TATA Desk Lamp by G. Raimondi for Valenti, 1970s, CUSAGO (Milano), Italy Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with Halogen light bulb. Wired and suitable...
Metal
PALA-490, Desk Lamp by C. & D. Aroldi for Luci Illuminazione, 1970s
By Corrado and Luigi Aroldi, LUCI Illuminazione, Luci Italia
Located in Brussel, BE
Italian desk or table lamp, made of black painted metal with a chrome-plated steel rod. Using a unique system, the lamp is adjustable to your needs and lighting ambiance. Named Pala,...
Metal, Chrome
$798 / set
Lamps
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous pair of Lucite & Chrome 1970's Italian table desk Lamps Space age very rare freshly rewired very nice condition and patina. with a lucite base chrome steam with polished alu...
Chrome
UFO Abduction by Sam Rush, A handmade desk lamp in homage to 1950's Sci-Fi
By Sam Rush
Located in Bristol, GB
This playful desk light is in appreciation of 1950's Sci-fi movies. Newer additions can include a hexagonal stop sign... and with our love of all things American, which includes jus...
Brass, Stainless Steel
1970 Topo Joe Colombo Stilnovo Vintage Green Desk Table
By Stilnovo, Joe Colombo
Located in Brescia, IT
"Topo" Desk Lamp Joe Colombo Stilnovo 1970 Green Metal and Black Plastic First Edition Perfect working order
Metal
1970s Red Manon Lamp by Yamada Shomei
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly Space Age foldable desk lamp that brings playful Japanese ingenuity to mid-century modern and postmodern design loves.
Metal
1960s Rare Iconic SLZ Team Floor Lamp with Aluminium Shades , Switzerland
By Trix and Robert Haussmann
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
The team produced a variety of lamps, including distinctive Space Age floor lamps, adjustable desk and shelf clamp lamps, and multi-directional wall sconces.
Steel, Aluminum
Yellow-Grey Arc Shaped Large Office Clamp Desk Lamp by Targetti, 1970s, Italy
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Yellow-grey arc shaped large office clamp desk lamp by Targetti, 1970s, Italy Very elegant and Minimalist wall lights Adjustable head Lamps are in very good condition. Switch...
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.