Nemo Panama Mini Battery LED 2700K Table Lamp 120V, 3W in White Euga Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamps with LED sources for diffused lighting.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Aluminum
Nemo Panama Mini Battery LED 2700K Table Lamp 120V, 3W in White Euga Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamps with LED sources for diffused lighting.
Aluminum
Set of Three Joe Colombo 'Mini Spider' Table Lamps by Oluce Metal, Mid-Century
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
New sizes and colours look to the contemporary: Mini Spider will be available in black, Scarlet red and blue, for an unexpected touch that captures the eye. Technical data Table lam...
Metal
Nemo Panama Mini Battery LED 2700K Table Lamp 120V, 3W in Coal Black Euga Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamps with LED sources for diffused lighting.
Aluminum
Franco Albini and Franca Helg 'AM1N' Opaline Glass Table Lamp in Chrome for Nemo
By Nemo Lighting 1, Franca Helg, Franco Albini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Franco Albini and Franca Helg 'AM1N' Opaline Glass Table Lamp in Chrome for Nemo Inspired by organic shapes, this table lamp features an onion-shaped diffuser executed in opal white...
Metal
Philips Infraphil, Heat Lamp
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Commonly attributed to charlotte perriand (1903-1999) for Philips “infraphil” model infrared table lamp with adjustable diffuser in cream-lacquered cast aluminum resting on a chrome-...
Plastic
Jordi Veciana Set Of Two Petra M Me and Petra M Pe Table Lamp For Parachilna
By Jordi Veciana
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Product Details Alabaster structure Table lamp. Base and diffuser in alabaster. Dimmer placed in the electrical cord.
Alabaster
Jordi Veciana Set Of Two Petra M Me and Petra M Pe Table Lamp For Parachilna
By Jordi Veciana
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Product Details Alabaster structure Table lamp. Base and diffuser in alabaster. Dimmer placed in the electrical cord.
Alabaster
Foscarini Lumiere XXS Lamp in White & Aluminum by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Rodolfo Dordoni, Foscarini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp with direct and diffused light. Hand blown cased glass diffuser with glossy finish, white on the inside and colored on the outside.
Blown Glass
VeniceM Zoe Table Light by Massimo Tonetto
By Massimo Tonetto, VeniceM
Located in Mogliano Veneto, TV
Table lamp with diffused light. Matte or polished black nickel, polished gold, polished chrome or light burnished brass structure and white Murano blown glass diffuser.
Metal
Rare Mid Century Modern Stilnovo Desk Lamp Model 8050 Metalarte 1960s
By Stilnovo, Metalarte
Located in München, BY
Extremely rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern desk light or table lamp. Model 8050. Adjustable diffusor. Designed by Stilnovo design team, Italy, 1962.
Metal
VeniceM Urban Table Light in Dark Burnished Brass by Massimo Tonetto
By Massimo Tonetto, VeniceM
Located in Mogliano Veneto, TV
Table lamp with diffused light. Dark burnished brass structure with matte gold or matte black perforated metal lampshade.
Brass
VeniceM Misty Table Light in Burnished Brass and Glass by Massimo Tonetto
By VeniceM, Massimo Tonetto
Located in Mogliano Veneto, TV
Table lamp with diffused light. Natural burnished brass structure and white blending blown glass diffuser.
Brass
$3,490 / item
Acrilica 281 by Gianni & Joe Colombo for Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Vienna, AT
The Oluce Acrilica 281 is a table lamp, with a transparent, wavy diffuser fixed laterally on a steel base.
Aluminum
"3247" Medium White Frosted Blown Glass Floor Lamp Designed by FontanaArte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"3247" is a collection of floor and table lamps with diffuser in frosted white blown glass and structure in nickel-plated metal.
Metal, Nickel
$4,551 / item
Tacchini Mano Light by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
By Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
Standing Mano is one of the protagonists of the series, a two-meter luminous sculpture, with a distinctive design and planning, which gives off a warm and enveloping light. Table Man...
Chrome
Flos Miss K Table Lamp in Fummee by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
When unlit, its transparent outer diffuser rests with a sleek metallic tint. When the table lamp is lit, the transparency of the diffuser is evident and it appears as if you’re looki...
Plastic
Flos Lampadina LED Table Lamp in Turquoise by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique table lamp provides direct and diffused light through a partly sandblasted clear globe.
Stainless Steel
"3247" White Frosted Blown Glass Floor Lamp Designed by FontanaArte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"3247" is a collection of floor and table lamps with diffuser in frosted white blown glass and structure in nickel-plated metal.
Metal, Nickel
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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