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Table Lamps For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 12 or more
Color: Brown
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Table Lamps
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Louis XVI style pollard burl and finely cast brass table lamp, the twin light arms above a shaped base with brass mounts surmounted by hand-sewn silk shade.
Dimensions: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Plated Orb Table Lamp
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The ORB table lamp offers a flawless form in brass plated metal to illuminate your space with quality and elegance...
The Orb Table Lamp, which is in t...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Konsthantverk Svep Black Raw Brass Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lamp model Svep table lamp designed by Konsthantverk and manufactured by themselves.
The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufactured using craftsman’s techniqu...
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Joe Colombo 'Domo' Brass Table Lamp by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1965.
The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three lamps based on the same cor...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tacchini Miss Pack Table Lamp Designed by Alvino Bagni
By Alvino Bagni, Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
The miss pack lamp is also a product of the studio of Alvino Bagni, Florentine artisan and ceramist. A lamp inspired by motorcycle helmets but crafted using traditional artisan techniques, it is a small, rare accessory...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Lantern Wooden Bedside Round Table Lamp Interlock André Fu Living Modern Oak New
By André Fu
Located in CENTRAL, HK
Other plugs are available by request.
Description: Wooden bedside round table lamp with double fabric shade
Color: Brown
Size: 26 Ø x 46.4 H cm
Material: Fabric and oak
Collec...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Ghidini 1961 Trio Table Lamp in Satin Brass Finish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp is entirely made of brass with a triangular base made of three rods that stem upward to create the structure for the three shades at different heights.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Off-White Table Lamp, Storm Light Walnut by Johannes Hemann
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Off-White Table Lamp - Storm Light Walnut by Johannes Hemann.
Material: Polycarbonate, Walnut
Dimensions: Ø 42cm x H 52 cm
Material options: white, grey, blue
The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Other
Late Victorian Antique French & Gilt Brass Marble Table Lamp Lovely Form
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this wonderful antique French circa 1880-1900 Marble and gilt brass table lamp
A good looking well made and decorative piece, it is very heavy b...
Category
1880s French Late Victorian Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Contemporary Round Hesse Table Lamp in Pink by Elyse Graham
By Elyse Graham
Located in Springfield, OR
This collection is inspired by the unique galaxy of microorganisms living within each of us. We created a technique for dying and stippling each base that evokes the nature of microb...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Plaster
20th Century Gold German Cubistic Brass Office Lamp, Desk Light by Franz Ehrlich
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, vintage Art Deco German cubistic office lamp made of hand crafted polished brass, designed by Franz Ehrlich in good condition. The sculptural table light...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hiroyuki Nishimura Sculptural Light Small Japanese Paper Shade
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Cardinal lamp
Sculpture by Hiroyuki Nishimura.
Material zelkova, washi Japanese paper, animal glue
Measures: Small: H80 W14 D11 cm W5.5/D4.3/H31.5 i...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Paper
Carry Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
Carry table lamp marries utility with design. Not only is the CARRY chic enough to spruce up any space, it also serves as a great light source, it is strategically designed with a pl...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Grua Desk Lamp, Brass, Walnut, Quarry Handmade by Nomade Atelier
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
A clear homage to a construction crane's towering yet delicate balance, the Grua lamp emits warm diffuse lighting. Anchored by a block of quarry stone, a slender golden brass rod surges to sustain a walnut plank from which warm LED light showers. The structure is carefully framed and sustained by a black bovine leather sling. Once more, Mexican design bureau Nomade Atelier...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Brass
1295 Murano Hand Made Art Glass Table Lamp, Rubino, 24k Gold Leaf
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 producti...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of Two Lehariya Cone Globes in White Marble Handcrafted in India
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the leheriya (similar to chevron) pattern she observed in her travels in rural Rajasthan, Stephanie Odegard designed this beautiful floor/outdoor lighting fixture. Solid ...
Category
2010s Indian Other Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Contour Small Table Lamp in Graphite and Walnut by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Contour’s revealing and elegant open framed architecture captures warm LED illumination within a remarkably slender extruded aluminum structure. Intelligent and highly efficient, Con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Shagreen Table Lamp with Onyx & Brass Slats 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 Rhapsody table lamp in cream shagreen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Plaster Table Lamp Hand Made in UK Contemporary 21st Century
Located in London, GB
MAYA Plaster lamp by Victoria Ellis (commissioned by Simon Orrell Design)
Height 44cm Width 20cm (at base) Depth 20cm
Finish: Plaster / Lamp fittings: Bronze
Plug and inline switch: Black or White / Flex: Black, White, Gold, Bronze or Silver
Lampshade not included
About Victoria Ellis
Born in 1971, into a family who were passionate about art and antiques, Victoria spent her formative years in the countryside of North West Lancashire. Her artistic inclination started as a child and she spent much of her time drawing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Ada Table Lamp by Cesare Arosio
By Laura Meroni
Located in Milan, IT
This astonishing Ada table lamp by Cesare Arosio combines ancient and modern elements in a design of timeless elegance and visual allure. The sculptural alabaster base supports an ex...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Carved Solid White Oak Wood Organic Table Lamp with Double Linen Lamp Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved solid white oak wood table lamp with double lamp shade inspired by mushrooms.
Shown in bleached white oak with wax finish with white linen lamp...
Category
2010s North American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Oak, Wood, Linen
Lotus Table Lamp by Mason Editions
Located in Milan, IT
A fascinating design inspired by the lotus flower, this stunning table lamp embodies elegance, perfection, purity, and grace. Designed by Serena Confalonieri, this lamp is composed o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Set of Three Henrik Tengler 3493-6 Massiv Lamp by Konsthantverk
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three ceiling lamp model 3493-6 Massiv Lamp by Henrik Tengler and manufactured by Konsthantverk.
The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufactured using c...
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Cico
Located in Perugia, PG
"Cico bronze", table lamps, made according to the rules of the traditional Italian Majolica. Made with a potter's wheel, and finished entirely by hand by author Giovanni Mengoni, wit...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental 1940s Carved Mahogany Heifetz Table Lamp of Women Harvesting Wheat
By Heifetz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a monumental 1940's carved Mahogany table lamp, it's design is of women harvesting wheat.
Carved into it's back side is the maker's name Heifetz.
Measurements bel...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Mahogany
21st Century Hamilton Table Lamp Walnut Wood and Rattan
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Lord Claud John Hamilton was a British Member of parliament during the Victorian Era. Hamilton was also a member of the oldest and prestigious gentlemen's club of London, the White’s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Switch Gold Table Lamp by Lendo for Oluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"By means of the Switch lamp, the Japanese designer Nendo, revisits the shape of the classic abat-jour by renewing both its materials and its function. The archetypal shape of the cy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vistosi Small Jube Table Lamp by Favaretto&Partners
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Essential, sinuous and delicate, Jube was born from the union of two blown glasses that, once assembled together, create an overlapping, ton sur ton effect with a retro charm. Thanks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
J.A. Coderch 'Disa Mini' Wood Table Lamp for Tunds
Located in Glendale, CA
J.A. Coderch 'Disa Mini' wood table lamp for Tunds.
Called by Pablo Picasso "the most wonderful pendant lamp in the world," this sculptural and organic piece was designed by renown...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Handcrafted Turned Eden Lamp of Figured Walnut and Graphite Ash, Black Shade
By WOODSPORT
Located in St. Paul, MN
Beautifully shaped and perfectly executed Eden Lamp. Constructed from hand-picked figured black walnut and graphite colored ash, laminated and turned on a lathe. With custom stainles...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
1295 Murano Hand Made Art Glass Table Lamp, Anfora Nera, 24k Gold Leaf
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 produc...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Henrik Tengler 3491-6 Massiv by Konsthantverk
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 3491-6 Massiv by Henrik Tengler and manufactured by Konsthantverk.
The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufactured using craftsman’s techniq...
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Series01 Desk Lamp, Hand-Dyed Gochujang Red Leather, Polished Unlacquered Brass
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined brass in polished unlacquered finish, hand-dyed and waxed leather wrapped wood, soft unstructured pivoting leather shade, hand-dyed braided cotton cord. All material f...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Luna Lamp in Brass
Located in London, GB
Table lamp composed by the combination of a bended sheet of metal, alluding to a triangular shape and a hand blown frosted glass globe.
Dimension: 19 cm x 23 cm x 41cm H.
Addit...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Original and Authentic Wooden Contemporary Table Lamp
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Mandacarú, Original and Authentic Contemporary Table Lamp by Cristiana Bertolucci
Lamp inspired by the Brazilian Cerrado cacti. The domes are like the beautiful buds of their flowers.
Contemporary, original and authentic design
Produced in solid Cumaru wood turned. Structure in brass and milky glasses...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Clarify, Metal and Wood Desk Lamp, Study Light
By kontra
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
lighting by Kontra.
Wooden headed metal table lamp provides illumination with a Mid-Century Modern feeling to it.
Wood desk lamp, study light 70's style.
Category
2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Contemporary Table Light in Brass with Marble, Portal 450 by Christopher Boots
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary table light in brass with marble base, Portal 450 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.
Design: Christopher Boots
Materials: Brass, Gallium, Polymer, Carrara Marble
Finishing: Brushed Brass
Lamp: 24V LED WW 2700K dimmable
Size, watts and price:
Portal Table Lamp 450 - 450 x 80 mm (17.7 x 3.1 ”) 27W $5,135
Portal Table Lamp 600 - 600 x 80 mm (23.6 x 3.1 ”) 36W $6,095
Made by hand, in Australia.
Crate included in the price.
This item cannot be returned or exchanged because of the hand-made and bespoke nature of this product.
CHRISTOPHER BOOTS STUDIO:
Established 11-11-11, the Christopher Boots studio was founded on material and metaphysical exploration of quartz crystal, birthing a signature aesthetic. Exploring relationships between architecture, symbology and geometry found in nature offers a contemporary interpretation of pattern, structure and symmetry.
All works are handmade with love and care, with a diverse team of skilled artisans. Collaborations with glass blowers, coppersmiths, ceramicists, sculptors, and bronze casters, ensures a commitment to quality and underscores an investigative sensibility, giving birth to an aesthetic often unexpected.
We design, prototype and build in our Melbourne studios, honouring traditional elements of form, proportion and scale, marrying traditional and cutting edge materials with various techniques, creating future antiques...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Ebonized Maple and Cherry Table Lamp, Delhi I
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Delhi balances a strong, vertical posture with a large, buoyant shade. Turned, ebonized maple base with a cherry neck and finial. Brass hardware, black fabric-covered cord, triml...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
21st Century Brass Hera Table Lamp
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Hera is an evergreen climbing plant, a familiar sight on a suitable surfaces such as gardens, house walls, tree trunks, or even in wild areas worldwide. This climbing plant impressed us for its adaptability, and its beautiful layers inspired Creativemary to design this nature-inspired table lamp.
As the leaves walk in the sun's direction, their colors diverse during the seasons, it's the reason for this modern lighting piece presenting different finishes, expressing its natural behavior.
The Hera table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brown Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamp by Odile Pichon Unique Lighting Piece
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Odile Pichon
Unique handmade ceramic table lamp
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Brown stoneware ceramic table lamp circa 1970
Original electrical syst...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Gunnar Asplund GA6 Table Lamp, Designed in 1930's
Located in Värnamo, SE
GA6 is the luminaire that has a very noble expression, where the combination of brass, mahogany and the structure of the textile hints at Gunnar Asplunds’ famous eye for details.
The hardwood together with the polished brass creates a lasting expression, while the structure of the variable textile keeps challenging and draw the gaze to itself.
The luminaire was originally created around the lightbulb and will continue to be manufactured around omnidirectional light sources.
Mahogany in FSC certified material.
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 Swedish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Cut Steel
Tambour Table Lamp in Walnut, Lacewood, and Japanese Paper
Located in Durham, NC
This lamp is an experiment in form and construction. The lacewood slats that make up the shade are constructed similarly to the tambours of a roll top desk but are repurposed to surr...
Category
2010s American Table Lamps
Materials
Hardwood
Vistosi Tread LT Table Lamp with Copper Base by Chiaramonte
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The “technicity” of the metal element combined with the blown glass diffuser gives tread an “Industrial” style. An object reminiscent of vintage electrical equipment for its particul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Teared Ceramics
Located in Eindhoven, NL
This collection has been designed to celebrate De Stijl’s 100th anniversary and inspired by Dutch icon Piet Mondrian, one of the best known of all modern artists. In his work Mondria...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Poul Henningsen PH 3½-2½ Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Red
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 3½-2½ table lamp for Louis Poulsen, Denmark.
Poul Henningsen’s legendary design stems from his own, brilliant three-shade system from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table Light Sculpture in Brass with Quartz Base, Portal 450 by Christopher Boots
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary table light sculpture in brass with quartz base, Portal 450 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 450 with Smoky Quartz Slab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Quartz, Crystal, Brass
Walnut and Birch Hourglass Table Lamp by Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
The Hourglass table lamp is part of the re-issued Smilow Lighting Collection, originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1956 and officially reintroduc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut, Birch
Silk over Metal "Soprano" Table Lamp by Aqua Creations
Located in linden, NJ
A tall table lamp hand made of silk on metal. This is part of our Orchestra Family, which takes its inspiration from natural musical forms, as well as modern sculpture and architecture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silk
Dera 2 Table Lamp By Margherita Sala
By Margart
Located in Milan, IT
The desk lamp refers to the animal and plant world. The lampshade in Lagenaria dried gourd, with its unique veining, together with the rounded ash wood base, brings to mind a typical...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Dera 3 Table Lamp By Margherita Sala
By Margart
Located in Milan, IT
The desk lamp takes shapes from the animal and plant world. The lampshade in Lagenaria dried gourd, with its unique veining, together with the rounded ash wood base, brings to mind a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Planetaria Table Lamp, Dark Brass Frame and Glass Sphere by Lara Bohinc
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The new Planetaria lights are both geometric and organic. The lights rep-resent an exploration of the globe; one created by folding and rotating three flat circles to create a single...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Set of Two Lehariya Cone Globes in White Marble Handcrafted in India
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the leheriya (similar to chevron) pattern she observed in her travels in rural Rajasthan, Stephanie Odegard designed this beautiful floor/outdoor lighting fixture. Solid ...
Category
2010s Indian Other Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Dera 1 Table Lamp By Margherita Sala
By Margart
Located in Milan, IT
The desk lamp refers to the animal and plant world. The lampshade in Lagenaria dried gourd with its unique veining, together with the rounded ash bas, brings to mind a typical inhabi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Henrik Tengler 3493-6 Massiv Lamp by Konsthantverk
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model 3493-6 Massiv Lamp by Henrik Tengler and manufactured by Konsthantverk.
The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufactured using craftsman’s te...
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Soaring Duck Table Lamp
Located in Westwood, NJ
A finely cast brass and mahogany table lamp, the body of a cast polished brass branch with two verdigris brass flying ducks, mounted on a mahogany base an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Satin Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Glass with Wood Base Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with wooden base and light source over which a mouth blown transparent and white milk glass round sphere lies. The lamp is adjustable and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Milk Glass, Blown Glass
Contemporary Brass Table Lamp, Core Table Light by Johannes Hemann
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary brass table lamp - Core table light by Johannes Hemann
Material: Steel, Brass, Oak
Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 40 cm
Just like the universe is made from smallest parts, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Egg Medium 1 Table Lamp, Black Nickel & 24k Gold Finish, Arabesque Style, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Stainless Steel
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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