French Wabi Sabi Table lamp, Oak and Linen
Located in Nijlen, BE
Lamps, composed of old French alpine supports and Belgian new linen lampshades. (2 available) The inside of the shades is in a gold finish for a pleasant warm light experience. The w...
Oak
Donghia Wabi/Sabi Vintage Murano Glass Lamp
By Donghia
Located in Woodbury, NY
Vintage Murano glass lamp from Donghia with brass hardware, hollow and handblown. Wabi-sabi is the philosophy that nothing is perfect. It is finding beauty in the imperfect and asymm...
Glass
$907 / item
H 14.57 in Dm 9.85 in
Table lamp, terracotta ceramic, electrified, kitchen, living room wabi sabi
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Handmade ceramic table lamp, designed by the artisan Rulo and the artist Manolo Eirin. All the pieces are signed and numbered, and accompanied by their certificate. The measurement...
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Terracotta
$1,649 / item
H 21.66 in W 14.18 in D 3.94 in
Handmade Table Lamp in Palo Santo Wood, Wabi Sabi Home Zen
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Handmade lamp with solid palo santo wood, completely natural. With electrical system adapted to both the American and European systems. The two lamps are sold separately, the lamp do...
Brass
$2,709
H 22.05 in Dm 15.75 in
Scandinavian Wabi-Sabi Bamboo Table Lamp Shade with Pressed Plants, 1950s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Odense, DK
Charming vintage wabi-sabi style table lamp handmade in Denmark in the 1950s.
Bamboo
$1,060
H 20.48 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Pine slat table lamp in the manner of Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Wabi-sabi, 1950s
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Hägersten, SE
Swedish sportstuge table lamp by unknown maker and designer. Made from pine slats and solid pine with feet made from wengé wood. ca 1950-60s Good vintage condition with light age rel...
Pine
Large olive wood table lamp, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Style : 1960s Brutalist Organic/Natural Wabi-sabi Main Features : Table Lamp/Decorative Lamp Solid Olive Wood (Root) Unique Piece Double Socket Beautiful Grain and Patina Made in Fr...
Wood, Olive
Vintage Bohemian Bedside or Table Lamp in Wood & Rope - 1970s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage Bohemian Bedside or Table Lamp in Wood & Rope - 1970s Wabi Sabi Style - Decoration - Natural table lamp Sold with lampshade Measures : Lamp wood : Ø 16cm - Total H:34cm Rou...
Rope, Wood
"Wabi-Sabi" Murano Lamp for Donghia
By Donghia
Located in Pasadena, CA
Hollow, hand blown Venetian glass lamp. "In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is so...
Blown Glass
Wabi Sabi Table Lamp in Bamboo and Rattan 1970s
Located in Meer, VAN
Table Lamp in Bamboo and Rattan 1970s. Great and very atmospheric table lamp in bamboo and rattan, made somewhere in the 1970s.
Bamboo, Rattan
brutalist wabi sabi table lamp by Temde, Switzerland 1970s
By Temde Leuchten
Located in ECHT, NL
Brutalist type 2 table lamp by Temde leuchten Switzerland. The base is made from solid pine. The shade is made from fabric and original. The lamp is completely original and in very ...
Fabric, Pine
Japanese Wabi Sabi Meiji Period Stoneware Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A good sized, heavily patinated mid 19th C. Meiji period Japanese stoneware lamp. Professionally re-wired. Photographed with off white linen shade. Shade Measures; 20.5cm ...
Stoneware
Sculptural Scandinavian Organic Pine Table Lamp, Wabi Sabi Style, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A striking handcrafted table lamp made from solid pine with a sculptural, organically shaped base.
Pine
Sold
H 19.69 in Dm 5.12 in
Sculptural Organic Pine Wood Table Lamp, Scandinavian Modern, Wabi Sabi, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Organic shaped table lamp in burned pine wood. Hand crafted in Scandinavia by an unknown cabinetmaker, ca 1960s.
Pine
Sold
H 20.08 in Dm 15.75 in
Midcentury French Green Wabi Sabi Ceramic Lamp with Colorful Lamp Shade, 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful midcentury French green Wabi Sabi ceramic lamp with a colorful lamp shade, 1960. The vase is 30cm in height and 20cm in diameter. The lamp shade is 23cm in height and 4...
Ceramic, Fabric
Sold
H 15.75 in Dm 14.57 in L 15.75 in
Midcentury French Wabi Sabi Ceramic Lamp with Beige Linen Lamp Shade, 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful midcentury French Wabi Sabi ceramic lamp with beige linen lamp shade, 1960 Great details on the ceramic vase. The vase is 16cm in height and 16cm in diameter The lamp sh...
Ceramic, Linen
Pair Of Large Edo Period Japanese Bronze Candlesticks Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A pair of large early 19th C. Japanese bronze candlesticks. Heavily patinated with remnants of wax due to hundreds of years of use. Simple shapely design.
Bronze
Vintage Belgium Ceramic Wabi-Sabi Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A petite ceramic table lamp with modern new shade. Belgium, c1950s, Since re-wired and PAT tested. Dimensions without shade: 25 Diameter x 19 H in cm. Good vintage condition, occ...
Ceramic
Sold
H 17.72 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Wabi Sabi Antique Table Lamp in Turned and Carved Wood with Rattan Shade
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Meer, VAN
Wabi Sabi Antique Table Lamp in Turned Wood and Rattan, early 20th century.
Brass
Chinese monochrome Wabi Sabi style ceramic lamp
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
A large Chinese monochrome cream-glazed bulbous vase, 18th/19th C. Measurements are based on the ceramic part.
Metal
Near Pair of Awaji Pottery Japanese Drip Glaze Wabi Sabi Zen Meditation Lamps
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Similar pair of Awaji pottery tortured stoneware vases with heavy drip glaze, circa 1930, made into lamps. Nice double cluster sockets with risers. Shades not included.
Pottery
Small Primitive Portuguese 19Th C. Side/Lamp Table Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A small early 19th C. northern Portuguese pine side table. Heavily patinated with remnants of original oxblood paint to legs.
Pine
$7,800 / set
H 33 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
Pair of Chic 'Arcade' Wrought Iron and Shearling Chairs by Design Frères
By Design Frères, Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chic 'Arcade' wrought iron and shearling chairs by Design Frères. Extraordinary pair of side chairs with white shearling upholstery. This unique upholstery treatment gives...
Wrought Iron
$1,380
H 13.78 in W 39.77 in D 39.97 in
1910s-20s Japanese antique wabi sabi Zataku, low canter table, low coffee table
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique Zataku low table for 4 people, a set of tabletop & wooden leg frame. Aimed to make as Kotatsu table (heat table with brazier) in winter. Tabletop material is ma...
Hardwood, Cedar
Antique French Coolie Glass Frill Brass Wall Task Kitchen Light
By French Opaline
Located in Stockbridge, GB
An early French glass frill coolie light. The shade is hand made from opaque glass with a clear pleated rim. The light has an aged brass gallery and wall fitting. Great as a task lig...
Brass
Lennox Stool, Small Wood Stool by Christian Siriano
By Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order wood stool designed by Christian Siriano. Red oak Measure: Seat width: 12”.
Oak
Travertine Pedestal Cone Side Table
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning beige travertine CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design pi...
Travertine
$7,610 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
Forsyth Mushroom Pouf Ottoman in Zebra
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This Forsyth mushroom pouf ottoman was created and designed by the Forsyth design team. Each ottoman is handcrafted in Saint Louis. A cute decorative piece for any room adding textur...
Zebra Hide
Solid Oak Wabi Sabi Rustic Round Wood Coffee Table, France, 1970s
Located in Aartselaar, BE
This vintage French round table from the 1970s embodies the quiet beauty of wabi sabi design, where every mark tells a story. Handcrafted in France from richly grained solid oak, it ...
Wood, Oak
$2,944
H 16.74 in W 58.27 in D 20.48 in
Solid Oak Rustic Brutalist Wabi Sabi Beam Coffee Table, France 1960
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Introducing the Solid Oak Wabi Sabi Brutalist Coffee Table, a timeless piece originating from 1960s France. This exquisite table seamlessly blends rustic charm with a modern aestheti...
Oak
$111,922
H 29.14 in W 66.93 in D 21.66 in
Utö Library Table by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1932
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Rare and authentic Utö library table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1932. Wear consistent with age and use, including surface scratches, m...
Pine
$8,600 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
19th C French Milk Stool
Located in Nijlen, BE
19th-century French milking stool in original condition. It was used for milking cows and sitting on it in the shortest direction. A beautiful original piece in solid condition, rare...
Oak
Vintage Elm Shop Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Wood
$2,200
H 13.39 in W 56.7 in D 27.56 in
Midcentury Organic Wooden Scandinavian Wabi Sabi Coffee Table, Made in 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderful unique Scandinavian organic shaped coffee table in solid wood. This vintage piece is in good condition with some traces of wear. A beautiful wabi sabi style brutalist ob...
Oak
$1,500
H 15.36 in W 35.83 in D 15.16 in
Japanese Antique Table, Desk, Double-sleeved desk, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese table was produced in the Taisho period (1912-1926). This is a double-sleeved desk whose lacquer has gained a deep flavor over time. The zelkova wood(Japanese ...
Wood
Danish Modern Rosewood Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Danish modern rosewood table lamp, 1960s.
Rosewood
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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