Modern Table Lamps
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Pair of Pink Murano Glass Blocks Lamps and Our Handcrafted Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of pink Murano glass blocks table lamps with brass fittings and our lampshades.
The Murano glass pink blocks are hand blown with clear Murano glass creating a mixed effect. The...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
New Table Lamp in Resin Finished in Bronze Color
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
Table lamp
General information
Dimensions (cm): Ø60 x 100
Dimensions (in): Ø23.6 x 39.4
Weight (kg): 9.5
Weight (lbs): 20.9
Materials and colors
Lampshade: Pleated fabric Vitória r...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Vintage Pair of Table Lamps with Craquelure Formica, Rewired, New Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Pair of Table Lamps with Craquelure Formica, Rewired, New Shades
Offered for sale is a pair of vintage Formica laminate table lamps with a craquelure design. These lamps ha...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Wire
21st Century Unique Sculptural Table Lamp Écoute Ton Coeur by Fantôme
By Fantome
Located in Paris, FR
21st Century Unique sculptural table lamp Écoute Ton Coeur by Fantôme
Tinned patinated copper
Female character in contortion
Reflector in oxidized and gilded copper
h. 37.4’’ x 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Pair of composition modern motif table lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of white composition table lamps with modern semi-circle motif.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Composition
Ceramic lamp signed A. Grandt, Vallauris, France, 1960's
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Large Ceramic table lamp signed A. GRANDT - VALLAURIS, no information collected about the signature
Turned embossed ceramic, cream with light blue color
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Exceptional Bronze and Reverse Painted Glass Illuminated Modern Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An unusual modern table lamp comprising a bronze or bronzed metal rectangular base that illuminates two reverse etched and painted glass panels (design motif is the same on both side...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Black table lamp mod. Vaga - Franco Mirenzi for Valenti Luce
Located in Milano, IT
Vaga model table lamp designed by Franco Mirenzi for Valenti circa 1980.
It is made of black metal and has a dimmable electrical system.
Good condition, a few scratches and light...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ceramic table lamp by Juliette Derel, France, circa 1963
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic table lamp by Juliette Derel, signed, documented in a book, circa 1963
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Large Bambù table lamps by Humberto & Fernando Campana for Candle, 2000s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of large Bambù table lamps by Humberto & Fernando Campana for Candle (Fontana Arte).
The model consists of a, seen from above, eye-shaped cream colou...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
21st Century Sculptural Table Lamp V. MARS by Fantôme
By Fantome
Located in Paris, FR
21st century sculptural table lamp V. MARS by Fantôme
Patinated bronze,
Stylised female character,
Gold plated brass reflector,
h. 37.8’’ x 18.5’’,
Numbered 4/8,
Signed, delivered w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rigel Grande Table Lamp by SB26
Located in Geneve, CH
Rigel Grande Table Lamp by SB26
Limited Edition
Dimensions: L 42 x W 12 x H 85 cm
Materials: Steel, Glass.
The Grande Rigel, in the limited edition, is an enlarged version of the R...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
"Scarpa" Plaster Table Lamps by Dan Schneiger
Located in Chicago, IL
The "Scarpa" white plaster table lamps by Dan Schneiger, created circa 2023, are stunning embodiments of modern abstract sculpture transformed into functional art. Crafted with wood,...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Chapman Lighting 1940s Brushed Brass and Ebonized Metal Articulated Desk Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
a quality lamp made by Chapman Manufacturing Company, USA, the swivel shade fitted with a standard socket and frosted glass panel raised on adjustable brass arms all over a rectangu...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Table Lamps by Pol Chambost (1906-1983), Blue Glazed Earthenware.
By Pol Chambost
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps by Pol Chambost (1906-1983), Blue glazed earthenware.
Pair of 20th century blue enamelled porcelain table lamps by Pol Chambost (1906-1983), signed.
Excluding sh...
Category
20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Italian modern Adjustable or desk table lamp in white metal, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Adjustable table or desk lamp in white metal, 1970s
Adjustable table lamp, entirely in white painted metal. The adjustable semi-sphere diffuser. The arched structure i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid Century Modern Frosted Purple Glass & Lucite Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Frosted Purple Glass & Lucite Table Lamps - a Pair. item features frosted glass frame with black lucite base, very nice vintage item. Lamp shades not inclu...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Danish Modern Le Klint oak wood table lamp, 1950s, Denmark
By Esben Klint, Le Klint
Located in Værløse, DK
An oak wood table lamp in excellent vintage condition designed by Esben Klint in 1957 for Le Klint. It has a beautiful dark patina and is rare piece for a beautiful space.
* An da...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Oak
Lumina Daphine LED Table Lamp in ClassiC Black by Tommaso Cimini
By Tommaso Cimini, Lumina
Located in New York, NY
Table standing lamp of metal with an articulated pivoting arm, the head can rotate 360°. The light source is a 8W-LED controlled by a switch which can be set in ways: on/half light/o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Maitland-Smith Inlaid Stone & Brass Table Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
1980s Maitland-Smith stone and brass table lamp. Black and gray stone with brass inlaid detailing. Original square lucite base with beveled edge. Newly rewired with new brass socket....
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Brass
Pair of Kinetic Colors Table Lamps by Brajak Vitberg
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of kinetic colors table lamps by Brajak Vitberg.
Materials: Plexiglass + dichroic film
white or black cotton lampshade, cotton wiring.
Dimensions: 55 x 35 x 35 cm.
Bijelic and ...
Category
2010s Slovenian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
Pair of 'Octogone' Walnut Table Lamps with Parchment Shades by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Octogone' walnut table lamps with parchment shades by DESIGN FRÈRES®.
An attractive, understated combination of polished walnut geometric bases and European style parchment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut, Parchment Paper
Table Lamp Vacune Model by Eleonore Peduzzi Riva for Artemide, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Table lamp in milky and transparent blown glass. Artemide production.
Designed by Eleonore Peduzzi Riva in 1968.
Biography
Eleanora Peduzzi-Riva (born in Milan, 1939) is an Italian...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
'Octogone' Walnut Table Lamp with Parchment Shade by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Octogone' walnut table lamp with parchment shade by DESIGN FRÈRES®.
Attractive, understated combination of a polished walnut geometric base and European style parchment shade (no h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut, Parchment Paper
Green Fractal Resin Table Lamp, France 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Green Fractal Resin Table Lamp in the style of Pierre Giraudon, France 1970s
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Monarch Table Lamp with Glass Dome, Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Monarch table lamp with glass dome - Carla Baz
Dimensions: ø 24 x H 50 cm
Weight: 8.5 kg
Material: Painted metal, Brass, Marble
Monarch lighting series has been developed with ...
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Louis Poulsen Panthella 320 Table Lamp by Verner Panton
Located in New York, NY
About This Product
The iconic Panthella Table Lamp is among Verner Panton's most popular designs, with its organic form that mirrors Panton's playful personality and design aesthetic...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
'Dafne Table Lamp' white/natural, La Caja
By La Caja
Located in MADRID, ES
Designed by CASA&JARDÍN in the 90s, and redesigned in 2015, this version of the Daphne Lamp, the Daphne Table Lamp, takes inspiration from medieval S...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Pair of "Pipistrello" Table Lamps by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large model "Pipistrello" table lamps by Gae Aulenti.
Designed for Martinelli Luce.
Lamps are height adjustable featuring an extendable telescopic neck.
Marked under base....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Resin and Nickel Table Lamp by Philippe Cheverny, France, c. 1970
Located in New York City, NY
Modern table lamp in cast resin with with chromed metal by Philippe Cheverny.
This table lamp was recently rewired with an 8 ft black twisted silk cord.
Overall Height: 30"
Width: ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Arteluce Italian Designed Industrial Desk Lamp for AI
By Arteluce
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A dark gray Italian designed Industrial styled desk lamp by Arteluce for AI Atelier International with chrome accents, screen heat shield to the top of the light which adjusts and tu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Area table lamp by Mario Bellini for Artemide, Italy 1974.
Located in Athens, Attiki
Area table lamp by Mario Bellini for Artemide, Italy 1974.
Very good condition
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Paper, Ceramic
Large lamp in white ceramic by Kseniya Kravtsova signed and numbered HOKA 2023
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Ceramic lamp by Kseniya Kravtsova 202350 in white chamotte clay.
Kseniya Kravtsova's pieces are signed and limited editions.
Kseniya Kravtsova worked with Guy Bareff for several ye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Table Lamp in Peridot w/ 24Karat Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This dramatic and elegant table lamp was handblown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features a scu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Octa Table Lamp Brass by Diaphan Studio, Represented by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Octa table by Diaphan Studio
The dominant feature of OCTA’s table lamp is its square pyramidal shade. The acute angles of the pyramid are emphasized by the brushing direction, which...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Magnets
Table lamp Cubosfera by Alessandro Mendini - Italian Design, 1968
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Discover the timeless elegance and unique design of the Cubosfera table lamp, designed by the renowned Italian designer Alessandro Mendini in 1968. This special lamp, produced by Fid...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Vintage Table Lamp in the Italian Carnival Style, Frédéric De Luca
Located in London, by appointment only
Table lamp by and signed Frédéric de Luca, Paris, 1985
A most unusual large scale porcelain vase decorated with gilt and bold red and white stripes, ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Cylindrical Metal Lamp Base Viso Black/White, Iconical Fornasetti Face Decor
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The cylindrical shape allows Fornasetti's imagination to create surprising decorative effects in which the shapes follow one another endlessly. The metafisical face design makes this hand-silkscreened metal lamp base...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Steelcase Task or Desk Lamp
By Steelcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Steelcase Desk or Task Adjustable Lamp. In original working condition. Has a great 70's or early 80's look. Can adjust up and down.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Handmade Tall Wheel-thrown Large Lamp by Olivia Barry / By Hand - 18" tall
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This is a large handmade lamp base, wheel-thrown by master potter Lew Ayers for Olivia Barry / By Hand
This was a prototype for another project and thus is offered at reduced price ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Italian modern trasparent plexiglass rectangular table lamp, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern trasparent plexiglass rectangular table lamp, 1970s
Table lamp with rectangular plexiglass base. The base is composed of a rectangular metal top, in the center is the ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Steel Table Lamp by Jacques Moniquet, France, c. 1960
Located in New York City, NY
Tall, sleek design. It looks as if the center lamp went through a hydraulic press or melting process. Industrial yet refined.
This table lamp was recently rewired with a black twist...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Handmade Tall Wheel-thrown Large Lamp by Olivia Barry / By Hand - 18" tall
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This is a large handmade lamp base, wheel-thrown by master potter Lew Ayers for Olivia Barry / By Hand
This was a prototype for another project and thus is offered at a reduced pric...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
21st Century Sculptural Table Lamp Aphrodite by Fantôme
By Fantome
Located in Paris, FR
21st Century sculptural table lamp Aphrodite by Fantôme
Patinated bronze,
Female character in extension
Head incandescent bulb under copper mesh,
Measures: H. 29.9’’ x ø 9.8’’
Numbe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Graham Lamp, Green Glaze
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, hand built and assembled by hand. The lamp base is made with red clay manufactured regionally to the East Coast with custom made copper green glaze. This ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Lamp 53 - Mappa Burl
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Lamp 53 - Mappa Burl
Drawing inspiration from 70s cork lamps, this piece is uniquely characterized by a 53-degree angle, from which it derives its name.
This unique angle serves as...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plywood, Burl
Table Lamp Nessa Model by Gino Vistosi for Vetrerie Vistosi, Italy
By Vistosi, Gino Vistosi
Located in Milan, Italy
Nessa table lamp in Murano glass by Gino Vistosi for Vistosi, 1970s.
The Nessa table lamp is a design product created by Gino Vistosi for the Vistosi brand. This table lamp has an el...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Lee Broom - Acid Marble Table Lamp
By Lee Broom
Located in New York, US
A layer of white Carrara marble and acid yellow tinted optical acrylic are sandwiched together to form an illuminated circular diffuser for this sculptural table Lamp. Set into a sol...
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Louis Poulsen NJP Mini by Nendo, Oki Sato
Located in New York, NY
About This Product
In 2022, the prestigious Japanese design studio Nendo, led by founder Oki Sato presented the NJP Mini with Louis Poulsen. Nendo designed the first series of NJP lamps...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Flos Tab Table LED Lamp 2700K with Dimmer 90° Rotatable Head, Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab table lamp has an adjustable head with a ±90-degree rotation capability emitti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Table Lamp by Selenova, Italy, Circa 1970
By Selenova
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb table lamp composed of a blown Murano glass globe and a chromed metal base, from the 1970s, and produced by “Selenova”.
It is made up of 4 bulbs, green, red, yellow and white ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Organic Modern Ceramic Bubbly Botryoidal Lamp Mini Cream by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our Bubbly Lamp Mini is digitally grown to imitate the fractal growth of botryoidal crystals in Nature. Hand crafted by artisans in Peru with unique custom glazes, the lamp features ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Murano glass Hand Blown White Egg Lamp Total White Medium and Small Table Lamp
Located in Venice, VE
Our aim is the emotion, through glass, lighten by the spirit of art.
1295 Murano is a furnace, a design lab and an interior point of view
regarding to the most exclusive productions...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Portable Table Lamp with Vintage Shade - 05
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Reclaim" is a portable LED table lamp whose hardware is designed to fit a wide range of found, vintage shades. Inspired by my hometown of New Orleans’ love for elegantly blending th...
Category
2010s North American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Ralph Lauren Crystal Faceted Table Lamp with White Silk Lampshade
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Brescia, IT
This Ralph Lauren clear crystal faceted table lamp with white silk lampshade is part of the Ralph Lauren Home collection and it is an eleg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Vintage California Studio Ceramic Thumbpot Lamp c1960
Located in Oakland, CA
Beautiful California Mid-Century Modern stoneware table lamp c1960s, in the manner of Stan Bitters. Excellent condition, and signed "Kathy 60". Comes with new linen shade. Shade is 1...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Maurizio Tempestini Desk Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A desk lamp for Lightolier that has been rewired for use in the United States. Often attributed to Maurizio Tempestini.
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mezzachimera Table Lamps by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1969
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
The Mezzachimera table lamp was designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in 1969.
The base is made of white painted metal and the structure/ diffuser in white heat-curved opal metha...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage table lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Artemide, Flos, Pablo Designs, and Vistosi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee.
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