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Table Lamps For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 12 or more
Color: Beige
Contemporary Off-White Table Lamp, Storm Light Copper by Johannes Hemann
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary off-white table lamp - storm light copper by Johannes Hemann.
Material: polycarbonate, copper
Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 45 cm
Material options: white, grey, blue
The Storm S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Other
Belle de Nuit, Battery Lamp in white Porcelain and Metal, S, YMER&MALTA, France
Located in PARIS, FR
A sculpture by day and a light sculpture by night, “Belle de Nuit” combines the delicacy of the thin metal bars and bisque volumes with the practical and modern lighting technology of a battery powered lamp.
The choice of materials was crucial to achieve the soft and natural candle light effect with a source in LED. The texture of the ceramic gives to each lamp its singularity.
The “Belle de Nuit” finds its origins in the prototyping process of the “Belle de Jour” lamps...
Category
2010s French Other Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Modern Italian Brass and Bamboo Table Lamp
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of modern Italian brass and bamboo table lamp.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bamboo
Pair of Ignazio Gardella 'Arenzano Bassa' Table Lamps in Brass and Glass
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Ignazio Gardella 'Arenzano Bassa' Table Lamps in Brass and Glass.
Ignazio Gardella was one of the leading figures in Italian twentieth-century architecture. A graduate of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Charles Martin, Bauhaus, Art Deco Swivable Brass Desclamp, Re Edition
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
A real beauty with a mobile, swivable arm.
All components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.
Category
2010s Austrian Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in White and Gold by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with an inimitable style, Bourgie is one of Kartell’s best sellers, skillfully combining Classic style, richness and tradition with innovation and irony. The Baroque style bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Table Lamp in the Style of Jugendstil
Located in Wien, AT
Table lamp in the style of Jugendstil
This is a reproduction.
Opal glass.
Depending on the order quantity it can take up to 2 weeks to f...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Opal, Brass
Halo-Ette by Ango, Hand-Welded Brass Table Lamp
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
A table light in brass finish, “Halo-ette” is crafted using the unique hand-welding technique developed by Ango.
Halo-ette table light size 6 in W x 6 in D x 7.5 in H
or 160 mm W x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
IO Table Lamp in Brushed and Blackened Brass and Silk Velvet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brushed and blackened brass globe and base with a hand stitched silk velvet shade.
UL listed brass lighting components with in-line switch cord. Wired ...
Category
2010s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Steel & Brass Table Lamp - Wrap Light by Johannes Hemann
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary steel & brass table lamp - Wrap light by Johannes Hemann
Material: steel, brass
Light source: bulb E27, max 75 Watt (not included)
Dimensions: Ø 12-20 x h50 cm
Wrap, the series of objects by german designer Johannes Hemann examines the shells of things remaining after their disappearance. For this branches of trees are covered in steel wire which is then soldered. The branch being burnt out of the cast. The original shape of the branches remaining in the cover of steel wire now defining the shape of the lamps.
The shape of the models/ items is not only defined by the process of covering, but mostly by the shape of the branch. And from the shape of the branch, you can guess to which tree the branch belonged. The spruce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Jackfruit Table Lamp in Polished Brass and Wood by Campana Brothers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jackfruit table lamp by campana brothers. The lamp is made of polished brass, synonymous of elegance and preciousness. It is composed of two overl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Contemporary Floor Lamp 60 Ivory Silk, Antiqued Brass, Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Tiffany, a timeless lamp, inspired by the international movie “Breakfast at Tiffany” and the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Artistic Table Lamp roses pink violet Murano Glass
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Rosae Rosarum Garden is a table lamp with 1 light, in amethyst colour and details in green and in pink vitreous paste. A white fabric lampshade with a rectangular shape covers the li...
Category
2010s Italian Other Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Contemporary Art Deco Inspired Circus Table Lamp Stained Black
Located in Lisbon, PT
Round perfection inspired by Art Deco's shapes, circus lamp will be a wonderful addition to any space. In several lacquered metal colors and 100% cotton la...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Light Sculpture in Brass with Quartz Base, Portal 600 by Christopher Boots
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Table Light Sculpture in Brass with Quartz Base, Portal 600 by Christopher Boots
Emanating luminescence from a minimalist form, PORTAL TABLE LAMP embodies the cyclical nature of existence.
Looking through PORTAL TABLE LAMP one is drawn through a metaphysical passageway connecting two environments, dimensions or points in time.
PORTAL TABLE LAMP is available in two sizes and two rock versions:
an opaque honed Carrara Marble; or a naturally translucent, glowing boulder of rough Clear, Rose or Smoky Quartz.
On the first image you can see following configuration: PORTAL TABLE LAMP 600 with Rose Quartz Slab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Quartz, Crystal, Brass
Pair of Polished Brass Table Lamps with Alabaster Spheres
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made of polished brass body, and alabaster feet and decorative spheres attached all over the lamps.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Alain Richard 'A22' Desk Lamp in Red for Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
Alain Richard 'A22' desk lamp in red for Disderot.
Executed in red painted metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in France ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
TOTEM Lamp in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The TOTEM Lamp in cream shagreen is a playful piece with it's rotating parts. These modern TOTEM-inspired parts that concave, have subtle bronze-patina brass details that frame each ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Elio Resin Smart Table Lamp in Aloe by Soft Geometry Small
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elio lamps are stacks of translucent, tubular cast-resin that create a diffused glow, with frosted sugar jellies as a visual reference. The lamp's singular bend is a small ode to Eileen Gray’s Bibendum...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Glass
Contemporary Art Deco inspired Table Lamp Pyppe in Brass, Mustard and Travertine
Located in Lisbon, PT
Pairing smooth and rough surfaces that contrast with one another, Art Deco inspired Pyppe lamp collection gives way to a new approach in shape and balance. Emphasizing the tension be...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Metal, Brass
MIST LED Table Lamp Large
Located in Renton, WA
A reinterpretation of our ever-so-popular MIST pendant series, meet the newly redesigned MIST LED. Preserving the familiar misty raindrop silhouette, MIST LED boasts an enhanced integrated LED, (CRI>95, R9>80). The emitted light is both retained and diffused through the artisanal sandblasted mouth-blown glass, cleverly illuminating its surroundings while creating a candle-like glow. Romantic on its own, yet striking in a cluster, MIST LED is gorgeous over any kitchen island and alluring in any nook and cranny. Modern yet timeless, the MIST LED series comes versatile in pendant, floor lamp, and table lamp options. The MIST LED table lamp...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Moooi Perch Table Lamp in Steel and Aluminium Frame by Umut Yamac
By Umut Yamac, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Perch Light Table Lamp, the smallest of its family, holds its own particular charm. You may admire the details of its delicate beauty and follow the li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Jackfruit Table Lamp in Polished Brass by Campana Brothers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jackfruit table lamp by campana brothers. The lamp is made of polished brass, synonymous of elegance and preciousness. It is composed of two overl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gunnar Asplund GA5 Table Lamp, Designed in 1930´s
Located in Värnamo, SE
GA5 is just like GA4 a well-balanced luminaire.
Adjustable both at the base as well as at the shade in order to offer the user the possibility to adjust the light after the current situation.
The luminaire consist of a spun aluminum shade, cut in an angle in order to follow the surface of the desk, and a bent steel tube.
As in the case of GA4 the soft radiuses and the angle of the cut creates a distinct expression.
Erik Gunnar Asplund.
Erik Gunnar Asplund (22 September 1885 – 20 October 1940) was a Swedish architect, mostly known as a key representative of Nordic Classicism of the 1920s, and during the last decade of his life as a major proponent of the modernist style which made its breakthrough in Sweden at the Stockholm International Exhibition (1930).
Among Asplund's most important works is the Stockholm Public Library, constructed between 1924 and 1928, which stands as the prototypical example of the Nordic Classicism and so-called Swedish Grace movement. It was particularly influential on the proposal submitted for the competition for the design of the Viipuri Library in 1927 by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, who regarded Asplund as his mentor.
Another important work is the extension of the Gothenburg Courthouse Extension building which Asplund started on 1913 and finished 1937 - it shows his transformation from neo-classical to functionalist architect, a transformation in parallel with other European modernists like Erich Mendelsohn.
Asplund collaborated with architect Sigurd Lewerentz...
Category
2010s Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Cut Steel
Reed Table Light / Large in Polished Copper Finish
By Tom Kirk
Located in London, GB
Inspired by delicate, natural forms, the Reed Table Lights are designed to provide atmospheric accents to sophisticated interiors.
Used individually or clustered together in small gr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Small Cream Shagreen & Bronze-Patina Brass Propeller Floor Lamp by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The kifu Paris small propeller uplight floor lamp in cream Shagreen is a sculptural lighting piece and comes in two other sizes sold separately (images at end of slide). The finish o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Moooi Lolita Table Lamp in London Rose Shade by Nika Zupanc
By Nika Zupanc, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Who is afraid of pink? My imagination chases female archetypes intentionally. Frivolous, even naive objects are my favorite victims. And when, during such a process, I manage to be creative in an evidently reserved way, I then touch the purest meaning of my work and frivolity becomes timeless elegance. The Lolita conveys a mood of understated elegance with an unmistakable hint of playfulness. Playful as it is, the shade can be tilted. ABS shade, polyurethane base.
Additional information:
Materials: ABS, polyurethane
Finish: London rose...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
"Daisy" Contemporary Standing 44 Lamp, Sun Silk Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
DAISY
A contemporary-Renaissance lady, adorned by a bright four-leaf necklace
The House of Sabrina Landini is a step into a world of elegance and design, home décor items meticulo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Kartell Taj Mini Table Lamps in Copper by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taj mini is the small version of the three-dimensional lamp which becomes a luminous sculpture that fits perfectly into every corner of the home, thanks to it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
21st C Contemporary Marine Breynaert Black Table Lamp Brushed Brass Glass Black
Located in Paris, FR
These lamps punctuate the spaces by claiming their art deco style. They fit with elegance in a contemporary interior, refined in their lines. Several lamps in the same interior recal...
Category
2010s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Smoked Murano Glass Geometric Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Smoked and clear Murano glass geometric lamps featuring hand-blown glass block components stacked to form an elegant and dynamic composition. They have...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Porcelain and Brass Table Lamp, Akoya Light by Johannes Hemann
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary porcelain and brass table lamp - akoya light by Johannes Hemann
Material: porcelain, brass
Light source: bulb E14, max 50 Watt
Dimensions: ø16 x H 33 cm
The Akoy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Off-White Table Lamp, Storm Light Copper by Johannes Hemann
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Off-White Table Lamp - Storm Light Copper by Johannes Hemann
Material: polycarbonate, copper
Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 45 cm
Material options: white, grey, blue
The Storm Se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Other
“Tiffany” Table Lamp 30 Onion Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
Tiffany, a timeless lamp, inspired by the international movie “Breakfast at Tiffany” and the talented character Audrey Hepburn, is a contemporary lamp, enti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Essentia Vanessa Table Lamp
Located in Milan, IT
As elegant as a contemporary sculpture, this elegant table lamp focuses on the combination of pure geometric silhouettes. The combination of black marble for the cylindrical base and satin brass for the stem and disk creates a pleasing contrast, while the disk...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Cobalt Table Lamp by Badari
Located in Milan, IT
Stunning in its simplicity, this elegant porcelain lamp will add a touch of refinement to any living room or study decor. The lamp base, crafted in a timeless ancient Roman amphorae shape, is glazed in a striking cobalt blue color. The rich vase color...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
One on One Table Lamp by in Brass Burnished by Branch Creative
By Branch, Ghidini 1961
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One on one table lamp by branch creative. This lamp speaks to the unique ability to light up different sections of the lamp body, and it expresses and i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Teardrop Table Lamp in Parchment and Bronze-Patina Brass by Patrick Coard, Paris
Located in New York, NY
Patrick Coard Paris launches a unique and beautifully sculptural lighting collection inspired by music as a continuation of his candle line. The Teardrop table lamp in parchment and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bel Occhio Table Lamp in Orange by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bel Occhio is both a multi-position spot light and ambient table lamp combined. The spherical acrylic shell is gently cradled in its base allowing infinite adjustment with a touch of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
Ellsworth Table Lamp in Sculpted Ivory Lacquer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand sculpted paper-stone cement base with hand blown 12” glass globe. Lacquered base.
UL listed brass lighting components with in-line switch cord. ...
Category
2010s American Table Lamps
Materials
Cement
"Kanji" Blown Glass Wide Table Lamp Designed by Denis Guidone for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Kanji" is a wide table lamp, designed by Denis Guidone and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in blown glass with two finishes, transparent smoky gray and frosted white, and structure and handle in black painted metal. It's provided with a dimmer and lighting source is 10W LED (2700K, CRI>80, Lumen 1000).
Dimensions:
Ø 16.8", H 15.3"
"Kanji" is a collection of lighting elements that reinterprets traditional oriental portable lanterns in a contemporary vision. Available in tabletop and ceiling models, it draws inspiration from Chinese porcelain dating from the Ming dynasty. The handblown glass diffuser, in frosted white and translucent smoky gray, is adorned with a pleated surface decoration.
A LED ring runs inside the structure and magically illuminates the diffuser. Evocative of Far East not only as form but also as a name, as "Kanji" are characters of Chinese origin used in Japanese writing in conjunction with the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries, "Kanji" is designed to be used alone or in pairs, with each form amplifying the aesthetic power of the other.
Denis Guidone studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano and at FAUP in Oporto. He won numerous international awards, including the IDA Design Award in Los Angeles. He was also given the Bruno Munari Prize by Gillo Dorfles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Seagram Table Lamp, Estremoz & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Seagram table lamp receives the name of the first attempt at skyscraper construction by the modernist architect Mies van der Rohe.
Following th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Louis Poulsen, Color Table Light by Poul Henningsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, color table light by Poul Henningsen
Measures: Width x height x length (mm)
330 x 450 x 330, 2.6 kg
Top shade: Spun aluminium. The insid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Louis Poulsen, Medium Table Light by Poul Henningsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, medium table light by Poul Henningsen
Measures: Width 290 x height 472 x length 290 (mm), 3.0 kg
Material: Shades in mouth-blown white opal glass with the body an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Louis Poulsen, Small Table Light by Poul Henningsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, small table light by Poul Henningsen
Measures: Width x height x length (mm)
200 x 355 x 200, 1.6 kg
Material: Shades in mouth-blown white opal glass with the body a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Kartell Aledin Dec Desk Lamp in Amber by Alberto e Francesco Meda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Aledin Dec is defined by the faceted decoration of its cone-shaped diffuser. The luminous beam throws a wider and more atmospheric light which well lends itself to residential applic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
G-Gold Murano Large Table Lamp
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite table lamp flank two central elements in Murano glass with sinuous curves in metal with a polished gold finish. The effect is mesmerizing and will enrich with opulent ...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Kundaliniu Karim Rashid TooT Led Table Lamp
Located in Trezzano sul Naviglio, Milano Lombardia
TOOT table
A sculptural lamp inspired by the design of the Sixties. An object that conveys a sense of harmony and movement. The coloured or satin-finish plexiglass tubes give life...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
G24 Table Lamp by Pierre Guariche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
G24 table lamp by Pierre Guariche. Current production by Sammode Studio designed and manufactured in France. Brass, enameled metal. Wired for U...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
New Flow Table Lamp 2131-GK-24 by Officina Luce
Located in Prato, IT
The New Flow collection combines high-quality materials with a modern sensibility for a timeless final effect that makes this piece suitable for any decor. The metal base is in gold ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gervasoni Table Lamp in Black Lacquer with Rattan Core Shade by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stem lamp made of natural, black, white, grey, ocean or dove-grey Canaletto walnut, with a woven natural wicker lampshade: materials with a contrasting aesthetic that breathe life in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rattan
Lladró Mademoiselle Daniela Table Lamp
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Table lamp with a handmade design in brightly colored porcelain and floral decorations with a light. The Mademoiselle collection is inspired by Lladró's romantic ladies...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Amber Glass Pair of Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Italian hand blown Murano glass lamps in mirrored amber glass. The height of just the glass is 13.75 in. Rewired for the US. The technique called "incamisciato" which requires high p...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Onyx Table Lamp by Atelier Boucquet
Located in Roeselare, BE
Table lamp made in chemically black colored brass with onyx marble sheets and incandescent lamp e27.
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Urano Lamp by Simone Micheli
By Marioni
Located in Milan, IT
This unique lamp, designed by Simone Micheli for Marioni, generates light that seems to come from within a human face, thanks to several holes puncturin...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Faux Bois and Marble Table Lamp
Located in Westwood, NJ
A faux bois brass table lamp, the fine white marble base with four faux bois tree trunks supporting the elongated rectangular shade enclosing all...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Clessidra Table Lamp Amber Murano Glass
Located in Murano-Venice, IT
Clessidra Murano glass table lamp by Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Handmade, blown Murano glass in a sinuous and delicate silhouette, reminiscent of the shape of an hour glass, or "clessidra....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Pierre Guariche G24 Table Lamp in Red and White for Sammode Studio
Located in Glendale, CA
Pierre Guariche G24 table lamp in red and white for Sammode Studio.
Originally designed by Pierre Guariche in 1953, this iconic lamp is newly pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
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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