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Table Lamps For Sale
Creator: Artemide
Creator: Marcello Fantoni
Tolomeo Gray Mini Pivot Lamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Mini Table Lamp in Black with Clamp
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Midi LED Table Lamp Anthracite Grey with Base
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo Silver & Parch Lamp with Clamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo with shade features the same arm balancing body system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo Gray Micro Pivot Lamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Unterlinden LED Table Lamp in Bronze by Herzog & De Meuron
Located in Hicksville, NY
Artemide’s partnership with Herzog & de Meuron continues to follow the development of their architectural designs, which offer the opportunity to develop new lighting solutions. Un...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Artemide Laguna 37 E16 Table Lamp in Gold by Matteo Thun
Located in Hicksville, NY
Now available in stunning gold, Laguna table is a spherical table lamp with raised base provides a softly diffused light on the tabletop and casts a warm light in its surrounding env...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Tolomeo Classic Lamp with White Base by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo Classic Lamp with Gray Base by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Micro LED Table Lamp with Clamp in Aluminum
Located in Hicksville, NY
Artemide Tolomeo micro LED table lamp with clamp in aluminum.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Curiosity 45 Table Lamp with Focus in Black by Davide Oppizzi
Located in Hicksville, NY
Curiosity available in a black finish, is a new portable lamp that through its unique shape showcases the objects that it can hold inside of it. Its base supports any object you want...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Artemide Melampo E26 Table Lamp in Bronze by Adrien Gardère
Located in Hicksville, NY
A silk satin fabric shade connected to a painted zamac base via a painted aluminum stem, Melampo can be adjusted for direct and indirect light. Mini accommodates two shade position...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Artemide Tolomeo Classic TW Table Lamp with Inset Pivot in Aluminum
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” - Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of light. Created for Artemide in 1987 by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Tolomeo has become an icon almost 30 years after its birth. Now available with integrated LED light source, model variations include an incorporated dimmer switch on the head, a motion sensor which uses passive infrared technology for energy conservation, and/or Tunable White...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Alessandro Mendini Artemide Sidecar Table Lamp Murano Glass Postmodern
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alessandro Mendini for Artemide Sidecar table lamp Postmodern Murano glass, 1980s. Exceedingly rare Memphis era design, signed. Gorgeous blush pink, t...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Artemide Demetra Micro LED Table Lamp in Black with Clamp by Naoto Fukasawa
Located in Hicksville, NY
Simple in concept, Demetra has an adjustable, turnable and tiltable head with integrated dimmer switch atop an extending arm allowing for direct LED light diffusion. Made of alumin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Logico Table Lamp in Gray Smoke by Gerhard Reichert & Michele De Lucchi
Located in Hicksville, NY
Inspired by the rays of light as they diffuse through the atmosphere, Logico’s blown-glass diffuser takes an organic shape used throughout the collection. Logico Mini & Classic a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Large Mattheo Thun 'Laguna 37' Table Lamp for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Mattheo Thun 'Laguna 37' table lamp for Artemide. This lyrical design casts a warm and softly diffused light in its surrounding environment. Executed in hand blown milky whit...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Marcello Fantoni Speckled Grey Glaze Pottery Lamp, Italy
Located in Raleigh, NC
This lamp has a bulbous urn shape with a walnut base. Speckled grey body and modern grey minimal look. Made in Italy circa 1960 and most likely distributed by Raymor.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Artemide Disocuri 35 Table Lamp in White
Located in Hicksville, NY
A globe-like diffuser of acid-etched blown glass atop a thermoplastic base, Dioscuri is available in 4 sizes which are all dimmable aside from the smallest. A multiple design-award w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Resin

Tolomeo Mega Parch Lamp with Clamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo Mega features the same arm balancing system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric shades, crea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Mega Table Lamp with Parchment Diffuser and Clamp
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo Mega features the same arm balancing system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric shades, crea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo White Classic Lamp with Clamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Tall Marcello Fantoni Festive Hand Painted White Pottery Table Lamp
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Marcello Fantoni bright Masquerade glazed ceramic Table Lamp, circa 1950. Featuring a reflective white background and hand painted textured ribboned, masked, dancing, harlequins...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Saffo Table Lamp by Mangiarotti Angelo for Artemide Murano, Italy, 1967
Located in London, GB
First edition of 1967 iconic Artemide "Saffo" lamp by Mangiarotti Angelo "Saffo" was named after the Greek lyric poet named Saffo (Sappho) Murano...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Artemide Tolomeo Mini Table Lamp in White with Inset Pivot
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Logico Mini Table Lamp in Gray Smoke by Gerhard Reichert & Michele De Lucchi
Located in Hicksville, NY
Inspired by the rays of light as they diffuse through the atmosphere, Logico’s blown-glass diffuser takes an organic shape used throughout the collection. Logico Mini & Classic ar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Pausania Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide, Italy
Located in RHEEZERVEEN, Overijssel
Architecturally designed lamp with classical as well as a modern elements by Ettore Sottsass, one of the founders of the Memphis Milano Group. The lamp is now re-issued, this set is ...
Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Mega Table Lamp with Parchment Diffuser and Clamp
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo Mega features the same arm balancing system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric shades, crea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo Micro Lamp with Black Base by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel

Artemide Disocuri 14 Table Lamp in White
Located in Hicksville, NY
A globe-like diffuser of acid-etched blown glass atop a thermoplastic base, Dioscuri is available in 4 sizes which are all dimmable aside from the smallest. A multiple design-award w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Resin

Tolomeo Silver & Fiber Lamp with Base by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo with shade features the same arm balancing body system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide 'Alistro' Tavolo Fluorescent Table Lamp, 1983, Italia
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Agile fluorescent work table lamp that goes in all direction. Arm measure in a straight horizontal position 35 inches long with shade. ON/OFF switch on rotating base.
Category

1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Tolomeo Black Classic Lamp with Clamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo Micro Lamp with White Base by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel

Table Lamp by Marcello Fantoni
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A ceramic table lamp with green and brown spotted glaze covered in figurative line etchings. Marked "Marcello Fantoni for Marbro Italy".
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Artemide Tolomeo Micro Table Lamp with Clamp in Aluminum
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of light. Created for Artemide in 1987 by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Tolomeo has become an icon almost 30 years after its birth. Now available with integrated LED light source, model variations include an incorporated dimmer switch on the head, a motion sensor which uses passive infrared technology for energy conservation, and/or Tunable White...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Demetra Micro LED Table Lamp in White by Naoto Fukasawa
Located in Hicksville, NY
Simple in concept, Demetra has an adjustable, turnable and tiltable head with integrated dimmer switch atop an extending arm allowing for direct LED light diffusion. Made of alum...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of 1967 Nesso Table Lamps by Artemide First Edition
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of 1967 Rare First Edition Artemide Milano Nesso patent pending table lamps. In great condition.t
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Artemide Tolomeo Classic TW Table Lamp with Base in Aluminum
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” - Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of light. Created for Artemide in 1987 by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Tolomeo has become an icon almost 30 years after its birth. Now available with integrated LED light source, model variations include an incorporated dimmer switch on the head, a motion sensor which uses passive infrared technology for energy conservation, and/or Tunable White...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel

Artemide Demetra Table Lamp with Base in White
Located in Hicksville, NY
Simple in concept, Demetra has an adjustable, turnable and tiltable head with integrated dimmer switch atop an extending arm allowing for direct LED light diffusion. Made of aluminum...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Midi LED Table Lamp in Aluminum with Base
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Classic TW Table Lamp with Clamp in Aluminum
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” - Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of light. Created for Artemide in 1987 by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Tolomeo has become an icon almost 30 years after its birth. Now available with integrated LED light source, model variations include an incorporated dimmer switch on the head, a motion sensor which uses passive infrared technology for energy conservation, and/or Tunable White...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Aluminum

Artemide Tolomeo Classic Table Lamp with Inset Pivot in Black
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” - Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of light. Created for Artemide in 1987 by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Tolomeo has become an icon almost 30 years after its birth. Now available with integrated LED light source, model variations include an incorporated dimmer switch on the head, a motion sensor which uses passive infrared technology for energy conservation, and/or Tunable White...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo Silver & Fiber Lamp with Clamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo with shade features the same arm balancing body system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo Silver & Fiber Lamp with Pivot by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo with shade features the same arm balancing body system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo Gray Midi Pivot Lamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it. Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Mini LED Table Lamp with Clamp in Aluminum
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” - Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of light. Created for Artemide in 1987 by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Tolomeo has become an icon almost 30 years after its birth. Now available with integrated LED light source, model variations include an incorporated dimmer switch on the head, a motion sensor which uses passive infrared technology for energy conservation, and/or Tunable White...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Micro Table Lamp with Inset Pivot in Aluminum
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo Silver and Parch Lamp with Base by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo with shade features the same arm balancing body system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo Mega Fiber Lamp with Clamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo mega features the same arm balancing system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric shades, crea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Mini Table Lamp in Aluminum with Clamp
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Tolomeo Micro Lamp with Black Base by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Classic Table Lamp with Inset Pivot in Aluminum
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” - Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of light. Created for Artemide in 1987 by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Tolomeo has become an icon almost 30 years after its birth. Now available with integrated LED light source, model variations include an incorporated dimmer switch on the head, a motion sensor which uses passive infrared technology for energy conservation, and/or Tunable White...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide La Petite E12 Table Lamp in Black by Quaglio Simonelli
Located in Hicksville, NY
An archetypal lampshade balanced on a tilted stem, La Petite displays exquisite geometry. A composition of simple forms matched with technologically advanced materials, this lamp...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Tolomeo Gray Classic Lamp with Clamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Tolomeo Mega Table Lamp with Silver Diffuser and Clamp
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo Mega features the same arm balancing system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric shades, crea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Artemide Meteorite 15 Table Lamp in White
Located in Hicksville, NY
At once raw and highly finished, Meteorite is an expression of accessible beauty. In the tradition of Venetian battuto (beaten) glass, Pio and Tito Toso designed a special glass-blow...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Artemide Unterlinden LED Table Lamp in Aluminum by Herzog & De Meuron
Located in Hicksville, NY
Artemide’s partnership with Herzog & de Meuron continues to follow the development of their architectural designs, which offer the opportunity to develop new lighting solutions. Un...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

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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