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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
FLOS Taccia Led in Silver w/ Glass Diffuser, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Castiglioni brothers often created designs that challenged our perspective, and the Taccia, which gives the illusion of an upside-down hanging lamp, is an inspired example of tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Venini Zoe Small Table Lamp in Red by Doriana & Massimiliano Fuksas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“A lantern, a shelter of desires. The magic of glass that at the same time reflects, embodies and reveals, partially.
A signal and a sign of events. A paradigm of meetings that emit aromas and remote flavors. Remembrance of a Venice suspended between East and West, a door to knowledge and oblivion…
A memory of desert crossing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Venini Bhusanam Table Lamp in Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Bhusanam table lamp in Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass.
Numbered Edition for year
Year of Manufacture: 1994 - 2017
Metal: Blue Painted
Color: Aquamarine
Measurements: Ø 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Signal Table Light from Souda, White x Brass, Made to Order
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. Wi...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Aluminum, Metal
Abat Jour Table Lamp in Violet, Amethyst and Wisteria by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abat Jour table lamp with white fabric shade, chromium-plated stand and hand-made blown glass elliptical elements. Its combination of white and color make it a subtle yet playful add...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
SLAMP Clizia Table Light in Fumé by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Clizia is a series of shapes fit together to create a perfect balance of reflections and transparencies. The lamp has taken note of natural forms, resembling a cloud that captures th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Liza Table Light in Pewter by Elisa Giovannoni
Located in Pomezia, Rome
The masterpiece of the Liza collection is the iconic, baroque-inspired table lamp, available in the classic Prisma version, as well as a new Pewter version, both using SLAMP’s patent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pewter
Jasper Morrison Modern Minimalist Glo-Ball Glass Desk Lamp for FLOS, in stock
By Flos, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Glo-Ball Basic 1 Halogen Table Lamp by Jasper Morrison
Part of the popular Glo Ball Series, the Glo Ball Basic was created in 1998 by artist Jasper Morrison to invoke the radian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
FLOS Bon Jour Versailles Chrome Lamp w/ Soft Avo Crown by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modern and timeless design is a result of the collaboration between flos and acclaimed designer Phillippe Starck. Blending together two dynamic pieces—the Flos 2017 design Bon Jour Lamps and the Versaille candleholder created by Baccarat—the Bon Jour Versailles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
21st Century Limited Edition 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
Patinated Bronze
Female character in contortion
Patinated brass reflector
h. 37.4’’ x 13.8’’
Limited Editio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Gotham Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The sleek and striking Gotham lamp features oxidized ambrosia maple and bronze.
Dimensions as shown in images: D 14 in. / H 14 in.
Other Standard Size:
Dimensions: D 14 in. / H 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Cosmos, Contemporary Table Lamp Brass, Wood, Led Lamp
Located in Roeselare, BE
This table lamp is made of brass, brushed inside and outside. The ring is covered with wood: padouk or multiplex berch.
There are 2 led ball lamps E27 socket under the lampshade.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp Hespirito Model by Studio Superego, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Table lamp with quartz structure and brass base designed by Studio Superego for Superego Editions, in 2015. Unique piece.
Biography
Superego Editions was born in 2006, performing a ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Modernist Pair of Handblown X-Form Lamps in Handblown Murano Mercury Glass
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of table lamps were hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature tapere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Ovale Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Clear Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chosen as one of Architectural Digest's best new lights, 2015; Ovale is a table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass and mouth blown Murano white opaline glass shade mounted on gil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Efra Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass, anthracite painted iron and natural brass designed in 1984 by Carlo Moretti and Paolo Martinuzzi.
60 watt incandescent bulb, 42 watt e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Brass
Plaster table lamps by LYNX
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of table lamps in sculpted plaster.
Signed piece by the artist LYNX.
France, 2024.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Table Lamp Nemea Model by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Milan, Italy
"Simplicity is the most complicated thing in the world." Vico Magistretti
Nemea is an "inverted lamp" that, as Magistretti said in an interview released to Modo in 1979, is perhaps ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tube Desk/Table Lamp, Handmade in Brass by Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the art of Sumi-e, Japanese black ink drawing, the lamp flows as if stroked in one consecutive line. The dimmable LED desk lamp is available ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
21st Century Sculptural Table Lamp a Corcovado Do Coração by Fantôme
By Fantome
Located in Paris, FR
21st century sculptural table lamp a Corcovado Do Coração by Fantôme
Patinated bronze,
Male character,
Heart reflector in patinated & gilded brass,
Measures: H. 35.4’’ x ø 22.4’’
Nu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Modern Brass and Lucite Bankers Lamp
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique and stylish modern banker or student lamp. Brass offset with lucite. Modern streamline twist on a classic. 2 bulbs individually controlled with pull chains.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Lamp "Elephant" New with Video
Located in Madrid, ES
French Lamp "Elephant" New with Video
resin, with black fabric lampshade
33cm x 5cm
Height: 38cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Modern Italian Ethereal Allure of Alabaster - Offset Globe Lamp in satin brass
Located in Milano, IT
The Alabaster Globe table lamp is a stunning piece that exudes elegance and sophistication. The lamp features two half spheres of backlit alabaster, held together by a thin brass con...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Impressively Large 1960s Ovoid-form Drip-Glaze Ceramic Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each large ovoid lamp adorned with olive green, brown and beige drip-glaze on an ochre ground; raised on brown wooden lacquered bases; great 1960s style that are not only functional ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Saldanha Table Lamp, Onyx Base, Black Shade, Handmade in Portugal
By GF Modern, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Saldanha Table Lamp, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
A luxurious table lamp, Saldanha creates the subliminal ambiance for exceptional living. The c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Onyx, Stainless Steel
Stunning Italian Alabaster Sphere Offset Table Lamp, in polished brass
Located in Milano, IT
The Offset table lamp is a stunning piece that exudes elegance and sophistication. The backlighting of the veined alabaster creates a magical and ethereal effect, reminiscent of a fu...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Modernist Brown Gold Glass Vintage Table Lamps Pair Duo, 1970s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage table lamps duo pair from brown and gold glass, which was designed and manufactured Italy, 1970s.
An amazing pair of table lamps with rounded edges at the glass bas...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of George Kovacs Tan Solid Travertine Table Lamps, 1970's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of George Kovacs polished beige travertine table lamps, circa 1980. Featuring heavy, solid, squared single piece tower forms in Coffee Cream toned natural, neutral Travertine, w...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Toucan Table Lamp by H.T. Huang
By H.T. Huang
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Some small scratches and details of use, for more photographs or video on request
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Nessen Studios Stone Table Lamp
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A stone table lamp by the American lighting company Nessen Studios. This dual-bulb design is made of a block of white and gray marbled stone with brass tone and white hardware. Accen...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Metal
Tony Paul Table Lamp for Westwood Industries
By Tony Paul
Located in Miami, FL
A very stylish table lamp by Tony Paul.
Tony Paul was a world famous American industrial designer. Above all, he is known for his designs of furniture, dishes and lighting design.
...
Category
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Aquamarine Glass Menhir Sculpture Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Florence, IT
Vintage Aquamarine Glass Menhir Sculpture table lamp with led light.
The Menhirs (from the Breton men and hir "long stone"; in Italian also "pietrafitta") are monolithic megaliths.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Circular Gilded Ceramic Figural Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Circular Gilded Ceramic Figural Table Lamp, apparently unmarked. Provenance: From an Upper East side collection.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Brass Adjustable Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Enjoy the allure of a bygone era, with this all-brass vintage table lamp. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, with all of its original hardware and matching patina throughou...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Forged Iron Table Lamps by Hubbardton
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of fine quality forged iron table lamps by Hubbardton.
Feel the fluidity of Hubbardton, forged by hand in the state of Vermont. Each light fixt...
Category
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Pair of Mid- Century White Murano Glass Hourglass Table Lamps, 1950s
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of white hourglass shaped Murano Glass table lamps.
Italian Vintage design midcentury era.
One bulb each lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
A Tall and Striking Ostrich Egg and Lucite Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
the tall lamp consisting of 2 large ceramic-like ostrich eggs divided by geometric lucite elements all over a stepped base
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Modern wood table lamp, France circa 1940
Located in Firenze, IT
Modern wood table lamp
France circa 1940s
aluminum, wood
H 57 cm - 44 x 24 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Modernist Clear Glass Table Lamp
Located in Elkhart, IN
A sleek contemporary Modernist clear glass table lamp with a beautiful twisted base
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 6.5"W x 6.5"D x 19"H
Ve...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
ceramic table lamp by Boleslaw Daniskowski
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
an unusual danikowski ceramic lamp one of a kind
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Clear Lucite and Chrome Table Lamp by Ritts
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s oval clear lucite and chrome table lamp with original pleated silk shade design by Ritts Co.
In good original vintage condition.
It takes one 100 max Edison lightbulb.
M...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Ceramic lamp by Les 2 Potiers, France, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
Les Deux Potiers ceramic lamp, similar lamp documented in a book about les 2 Potiers
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Adjustable Table Light by Robert Sonneman
Located in NYC, NY
A pair of lamps with a rectangular black base with pivoting arms ending in a lacquered black globe head with a black counter balance at the other end-well suited for as desk or bedside reading lamps.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ceramic lamp by Louis Giraud, Vallauris, France, 1950's
By Louis Giraud
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic black table lamp by Louis Giraud, signed, 1950's
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, France, 1960's
By Jacques Blin
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, 1960's, birds decor
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Italian Egg-Shaped Green Alabaster and Brass Table Lamp
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
This magic Egg-shaped table lamp is for everyone who wants to attune his/her mind and feelings on love frequency, inner peace and purity.
Rebirth is the light for our thoughts that c...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Lampada da tavolo in metallo marrone e plastica bianca, italiana moderna, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Lampada da tavolo in metallo laccato marrone e paralume stondato in perspex bianco.
Presente sulla scrivania del "megadirettore" nella mitica scena del film Fantozzi.
1970 ca.
Perfet...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Table Lamps in Brass and Openwork Murano Glass
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Italian table lamps made of transparent, textured and openwork Murano glass.
The base is in round brass.
Both lamps are with new made black satin textile shades.
Dimensions:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Flos Tab Floor LED Lamp 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 floor lamp has an adjustable head with a 90-degr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Gloria Lamp by Alice Lahana Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Gloria Lamp by Alice Lahana Studio
Dimensions: W 20 x D 13.5 x H 35 cm
Materials: Stoneware.
The Gloria lamp is handcrafted in the studio workshops. With its organic and abstract sh...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Cleo Lamp by Alice Lahana Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Cleo Lamp by Alice Lahana Studio
Dimensions: W 12 x D 12 x H 52 cm
Materials: Stoneware.
Led Bulb G125 7W 2700K E27 (included)
Alice Lahana is a french designer based in Paris. Whi...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of 1970s Lucite Column Table Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 1970s lucite column lamps. Recently rewired with chrome sockets. Each lamp takes one standard bulb (not included). Lampshades not included.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
"TRIGGER OF THE SPACE" Table Lamp By Nanda Vigo, Italy 1980s
By Nanda Vigo
Located in Argelato, BO
Nanda Vigo
(Milan, 1936 - 2020)
TRIGGER OF THE SPACE MODEL TABLE LAMP
in aluminum and mirrored glass
Italian production, 1981
cm H48xL48xD22
The work is accompanied by authentication...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Aluminum
US sculptures - table or pedestal lights
Located in Giza Governorate, EG
Through its functionality “US” draws on the instant in
which we see each other; and light up. The energy within us
flows, we come together finally whole, a moment in which
darknes...
Category
2010s Egyptian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood, Polyester
Wood DOGGY Table Lamp with White Fabric Shade, hand-crafted, hardwood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Doggy Lamp by Wan Wan Wonderland (Tokyo, Japan)
Delightful and whimsical table lamps with white pleated shades and expertly hand-crafted wooden bases. Each...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1295 Murano Lampada da Tavolo in vetro artistico soffiato di Murano turchese oro
Located in Venice, VE
Presentiamo la nostra esclusiva lampada da tavolo, alta 35 cm e realizzata con maestria in vetro artistico di Murano. Questo affascinante pezzo è immerso in una vibrante tonalità tur...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Pair of Just Andersen D8 Table Lamp in Disco Metal
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of art deco table lamps in patinated Disko metal made by Danish designer and pioneer Just Andersen in 1920-1930.
Model D8 with beautifully decorated with ornaments.
The lamp is ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
The Aurelia Portable Led Lamp, André Fu Living Bronze Glass New
By André Fu
Located in CENTRAL, HK
the aurelia embraces andre’s personal curiosity for the ocean and the way the sea represents an unknown, infinite world. the jelly-fish-inspired design features a handcrafted fluted ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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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