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Table Lamps For Sale
Creator: Artemide
Creator: Robert Sonneman
Shogun Table Lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide, 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Shogun Table Lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide, 1986 ca.
Embossed cast iron, enamelled metal, enamelled metal grid.
Dimensions H60 D 30 cm.
Ref. G. Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-2000, ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Mod Lesbo Italian Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Madrid, ES
Table lamp model "Lesbo" designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and edited by Artemide. Lampshade and diffuser are handmade of smoked and blown Murano glass. Polished metal base, Italy, 1970...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide First Edition 'Sintesi' Lamp in Green
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, multi-way screw lamp, model 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto', first edition, coated iron, coated metal, plastic, Italy, design 1976
The founder of Artemide,...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Issey Miyake 'Hoshigame' paper table lamp for Artemide
By Artemide, Issey Miyake
Located in London, GB
Hoshigame table lamp by Issey Miyake for Artemide. Using a mathematical program to give it this unique three-dimensional shape, the shade can be folded in a single gesture to make it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
« Feather » Task Lamp by Sonneman for Kovacs, 1989
Located in View Park, CA
A “Feather” task lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, 1989. Equipped with a double switch for on/off and high/low light. Original wiring; uses a 2 pin halogen bulb. Crane neck floats gracefully up and down and can circulate 360 degrees. This iconic lamp...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mario Bellini for Artemide Table or Floor Lamps 'Circo' in Off-White Canvas
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mario Bellini for Artemide, table or floor lamps, lacquered metal, canvas, Italy, 1978.
Quirky and quite unique, this 'circo' table lamp designed by Mario Bellini, is a true exampl...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1990s, Table Lamp Microlight by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide
By Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
1990s Gorgeous orange table lamp "Microlight" by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide. Made in Italy. The lamp works perfectly and is in excellent condition. This lamp is signed on the bott...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Lampade Italiane Modello Eclisse Design Vico Magistretti per Artemide, 1965
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Coppia lampade modello Eclisse disegnata da Vico Magistretti nel 1965 e prodotta da Artemide, produzione Italia anni 70
Ha vinto il Compasso d’Oro nel 1967 ed è diventata la rappres...
Category
1760s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Oracolo Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1969 Set of 2
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Lasne, BE
Pair of metal lamps with Oracle glass ball by Gae Aulenti. Wear due to time and age of the lamp.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Artemide Boalum Table Lamp by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco Frattini, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Artemide Boalum Table Lamp by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco Frattini, Italy.
This unique table lamp designed by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco Fr...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
PVC, Resin
Toni Cordero for Artemide Sibari Table Lamp
By Toni Cordero, Artemide
Located in NIEUWKUIJK, NB
The Sibari lamp by Italian designer Toni Cordero (1937-2001) belongs to the series of the Milano Torino light sculptures such as the Ecate or the Anchise produced in small numbers in...
Category
1990s Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Gae Aulenti for Artemide "Pilenio" Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Naples, IT
Very rare table lamp Mod. 'Pileino' designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide in the 1970s in Italy. Adjustable aluminium shade in the shape of a helmet and rotating round white plastic b...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Circo table lamp by Mario Bellini for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Lasne, BE
White metal and fabric lamp with ceramic base. Circo model designed by Mario Bellini for Artemide. Wear due to the age of the lamp.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Red for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in red for Artemide.
This lamp has become a design icon, with its mushroom shape and bright orange or white hues. Introduced in 1967, the N...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Castore Table Lamp by Michele de Lucchi for Artemide
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
We have two of these cool lamps, medium size versions. Blown glass shades giving a creat diffuse ambience, and the touch dimmer switch on the base allows for perfect adjustment to su...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Polyester
Dalu Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in London, GB
This rare table lamp was designed by Vico Magistretti for the Italian manufacture Artemide during the 1960s, it is one of 2 that we currently have in stock. The lamp is made from one main piece of white plastic. Dalù is one a wonderful expression of Magistretti’s design ethos and reflects his belief that beauty and everyday functionality should be equally important in the object.
Vico Magistretti was born in Milan. He attended Parini High School before he enrolled in the Regio Politecnico Faculty of Architecture in Milan in the fall of 1939. In 1943-1944 he moved to Switzerland, where he attended several academic courses at the Champ Universitarie Italien in Lausanne. It was then that he spent time with Ernesto Nathan Rogers, who had a key influence on his intellectual education. In 1945 he returned to Milan, where he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Polytechnic University. He immediately started working for his father's company, the architect Piergiulio Magistretti, in via Conservatorio. The 1950s were a very busy and fruitful period for the young architect, who came up with many innovative ideas and very quickly became one of the most outstanding representatives of the third generation. Over the next few years he worked as a designer as well as an architect, creating furniture and objects that will always be classics of contemporary production. It was then that he was awarded the Golden Compass for the Eclisse lamp (1967).He then started working with important companies such as Artemide, Campeggi, Cassina, De Padova, Flou, Fontana Arte, Fritz Hansen, Kartell, Olivari, Oluce, Poggi, Schiffini Mobili Cucine and Gebrüder Thonet Vienna. His design works are in the permanent collection of MoMA - Museum of Modern Art in New York and in many other museums in America and Europe. In the field of architecture, it is worth mentioning his nomination as an honorary member of the Royal College of Art in London, where he was also a visiting professor. He also participated in exhibitions and conferences in Europe, Japan and the USA. Established in the 1960s, Artemide is one of the most famous lighting brands in the world. Known for its philosophy, The Human Light...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
'Ecate' Table Lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide
By Toni Cordero, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Ecate' table lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1990. A stone-like, cast-bronze base and conical stem with both brass and steel chain-mail ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian Table Lamp by Michele De Lucchi & Gallardo Fassina for Artemide
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina designed these retractable and adjustable Table or Desk light for Artemide, Italy. Designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, the T...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Arched Lucite Lamp By Robert Sonneman, 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Add a dash of whimsy to your tabletop with this lamp that knows how to have fun. Its curvy silhouette and glossy chrome details create a lighthearted vibe, while the Lucite body adds...
Category
1970s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Sintesi Table Lamp Design by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide 1970s
Located in Krefeld, DE
Nice black Sintesi desk lamp designed by Ernesto Gismondi and produced by Artemide in the 1970s. The lamp is in original paint and comes with a E26/E27 socket. The lamp is in in full...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Robert Sonneman Saturn Desk or Table Lamp Postmodern
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Very cool and iconic brass and glass Saturn desk lamp from the 1980s designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs. This lamp has a round glass disc with a domed top that's supported...
Category
1980s Taiwanese Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1980s Gorgeous Robert Sonneman Table Lamp for Gerorge Kovacs
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Robert Sonneman Table Lamp for Gerorge Kovacs. This lamp is an icon lamp. It works perfectly and is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
17,32"x 4,53" x 15,16" H inch...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide First Edition 'Sintesi' Lamp in Red
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, multi-way screw lamp, model 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto', first edition, coated iron, coated steel, aluminum, rubber, plastic, Italy, design 1976
The fo...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Robert Sonneman "Gazing Ball" Lamp
Located in Highland, IN
A rare and important design by famous lighting designer Robert Sonneman, this wildly innovative table lamp uses one-way mirror and touch-lamp technolog...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide "Lesbo" Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Lesbo table lamp, one of the most iconic table lamps. Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in 1967 it remains an icon of style and refinement, with body and diffuser in blown-smoked Murano...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
First Edition Sintesi Tavolo Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Green! One of the trend color in 2023. The series 'Sintesi' was designed by Ernesto Gismondi (1931-2020) around 1976.
Very good original condition with slight signs of use. The ori...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Artemide "Tizio" Lamps by Richard Sapper
By Artemide
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Designed by Richard Sapper for Artemide in 1972, the Tizio lamp is a true classic of modern design. Built with two counterweights to allow the user to direc...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Mario Bellini for Artemide Floor Lamp 'Circo' in Off-White
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mario Bellini for Artemide, floor lamp, lacquered metal, fabric, Italy, 1978.
Quirky and quite unique, this 'circo' table lamp designed by Mario Bellini, is a true example of Belli...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Mid Century Italian Modern Artemide Desk Lamps Adjustable Height
By Artemide
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid Century Italian Modern Artemide Desk Lamps Adjustable Height
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Tizio Desk Lamp by Richard Sapper for Artemide Italy 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Tizio lamp by Richard Sapper for the Italian publisher Artemide. He created this lamp in 1972, revolutionary for its time as the first lamp to use a halogen bulb, but also for its system of counterweights that perfectly balance the structure, allowing the user to position the light precisely on the desired area with a simple gesture of the hand. Selected in 1979 for the Compasso d'Oro, it was later incorporated into the MoMa's permanent collection. Still in production today, it now comes in three models: Tizio, Tizio micro...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Table Lamp by BBPR Group for Artemide, Italy, 1970s
By Artemide
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Table Lamp by BBPR Group for Artemide.
Italy 1970s.
Chromed Metal.
cm. 45×40×40
Good condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide Table Lamp 'Sintesi' in Red
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, table lamp, model 'Sintesi', first edition, Cornalux bulb included, coated iron, coated metal, aluminum, rubber, plastic, Italy, 1976
The founder of A...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Robert Sonneman "Lollipop" Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Sonneman "Lollipop" Chrome Table Lamp
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Studio BBPR Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1963
By Studio BBPR, Artemide
Located in Milan, IT
Iconic Studio BBPR Ro Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy 1963.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Mario Botta Shogung Lamp 1st Edition 1986 by Artemide
By Artemide, Mario Botta
Located in Untersiggenthal, AG
For sale a rare early example of Mario Botta''s iconic Postmodern "Shogun" table lamp, produced by Artemide, Italy and designed in 1986.
This beautiful and sought after table lamp...
Category
1980s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
20th Century Angelo Mangiarotti Artemide Table Lamp Mod. Lesbo, 60s
Located in Turin, Turin
Angelo Mangiarotti was a very important italian architect and designer, born in 1921 in Milan. He studied architecture at the Politecnico of Milan and gratuated in 1948. He then went...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Green Sintesi Table Lamp Design by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, circa 1970s
Located in Krefeld, DE
Nice green Sintesi desk lamp designed by Ernesto Gismondi and produced by Artemide in the 1970s. The lamp is in original paint and comes with a E26/E27 socket. The lamp is in in full...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Accademia Tavolo Picoli by Cini Boeri for Artemide 1978
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Accademia lamp, designed by Cini Boeri in 1978, is a small-scale version of the popular table lamp created for Artemide. This lamp is an impressive ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Post Modern Memphis Style Table Lamp by George Kovacs for Sonneman ca. 1990
Located in New York, NY
Sophisticated Post Modern, Memphis School candlestick form table lamp, designed by George Kovacs, for Robert Sonneman, ca.1990's. The lamp has a cone form shade ( 7.5 in. Dia. ) with decorative ball finial, on a slender center post, with a square ( 5 x 5 in. ) base. Gray finish with mat brass decorative trim elements. The lamp accepts a standard size halogen bulb, and still retains its original glass disk form diffuser. It is in very clean, original, and working condition, fully and correctly marked on verso, as shown.
Please view the companion desk...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mario Botta for Artemide Bicolor ‘Shogun’ Table Lamp
By Artemide, Mario Botta
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mario Botta for Artemide, 'Shogun' table lamp, metal, Italy, 1986
Mario Botta referred to lamps as “people”. He said “Shogun is a person. He has a head, body and feet, plus he has ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
20th Century Gae Aulenti Artemide Table Lamp Mod. Mezzo Oracolo, 1960s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Turin, Turin
Gaetana "Gae" Aulenti (1927-2012) graduated in architecture in Milan in 1954. A decade-long collaboration with the historic magazine Casabella-Continuity (1955-1965) proved crucial t...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Set of "Sintesi" Clamp Lamps by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Set of Sintesi clamp lamps by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide.
Multiple pieces available, allowing to enlight large bookcases or ceilings.
This mid 70s project fully represent Gismon...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Mario Bellini Table Lamp Area for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Table lamp, Model Area 20, by designer Mario Bellini for Artemide, the 1970s.
This beautiful lamp designed by Mario Bellini for Artemide has earned itself a place in the permanent ex...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Eclisse Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1967
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This Eclisse table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti features a rotating inner white shade that eclipses the light source and allows the user to con...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Pair of Vico Magistretti Eclisse Table Lamps for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Vico Magistretti Eclisse table lamps for Artemide.
Designed in 1967, the authorized re-edition Eclisse is a bedside table, or wall-m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Robert Sonneman for Kovacs Double Headed Cube Lamp, circa 1970s
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs double headed cube lamp. For desk or table. Iconic enameled cube shades that are adjustable in many angles to present light where desired. Affixed o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
1980s Gorgeous Robert Sonneman "Saturn" Table Lamp for Gerorge Kovacs
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Robert Sonneman "Saturn" Table Lamp for Gerorge Kovacs. This lamp is an icon lamp. It works perfectly and is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 17,32"x 19,6...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Bronze and Metal Mesh Ecate Table Lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide, 1990
By Toni Cordero, Artemide
Located in Renens, CH
Ecate table lamp or light sculpture from the Milano-Torino series by Toni Cordero for Artemide, Italy.
The Ecate is the most sought after model from this series with its bronze fu...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Artemide Italian "Logico" Table Lamp
Located in Toledo, OH
Artemide Italian "Logico" Table Lamp. circa 21st Century. Michele De Lucchi (Italian, b. 1951) and Gerhard Reinchert (German, b. 1962) designers for Artemide. hand blown satin-finish glass, aluminum and steel base. Organic-shaped frosed glass shade measured at 15.5" W. Lamp turns on by tapping the central element. Markings to the underside. Great condition. Dimensions: 25.25" H x 15" W x 13.5" D.
Photoed with Artemide Italian "Logic" Floor Lamp and Siesta Chair and Ottoman...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Robert Sonneman Style Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern Robert Sonneman (American, XX) style table lamp, having three chrome ball shades on adjustable arms pivot atop marble base. Measures: 36.5" H x 24" W x 8" D.
D...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Robert Sonneman, Set of 2 T395 Table Lamp, Luci Milan, Italy, 1972
Located in Firenze, IT
Set of 2 Robert Sonneman desk lamp model T359 manufactured by Luci Cinisello Milano, 1972.
The base of this lamp is adjustable and based on the gear lever of a car. The shade is adjustable as well.
Metal partly chromed and partly white.
Measures :50 x 30...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Space Age Pair of Vacuna Murano Glass Lamps by Artemide, Italy, 1968
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern space age pair of table of floor lamp model Vacuna in blown white smoke Murano glass by the Italian designer Eleanore Peduzzi-Riva fo...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modernist Lamp by Robert Sonneman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A cool Modernist table lamp by Robert Sonneman. It is made of a circular black Lucite "C" frame with a clear Lucite base. Chrome post supports...
Category
1970s American Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Artemide Tizio HAL Classic Table Lamp in Black by Richard Sapper
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tizio was designed by industrial designer Richard Sapper in 1972. The sophisticated principal of fully adjustable balanced counterweights, lack of wires, and electrical conductor arms have made Tizio an illustrious award-winning design of the 20th century.
Born in Germany in 1932, Richard Sapper created the Tizio desk lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Vico Magistretti Artemide 1960s adjustable Telegono table lamp
Located in Ferndale, MI
Mood lighting for any room .
Original Telegono table lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1968. In very good condition. The Italian classic with a bro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Enzo Mari ''Aggregato'' Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1976
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This adjustable shade height ''Aggregato'' table lamp was designed by Enzo Mari and Giancarlo Fassina and produced by the Italian manufacturer Artemide during the 1970's.
Here in...
Category
1970s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Artemide Come Together Table Lamp by Carlotta de Bevilacqua
Located in Hicksville, NY
Come Together is an innovative portable lamp, that delivers a perfect light with 16 hours of operation without being connected to a wall power. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury White Murano Glass and Brass Italian Mushroom-Shaped Table Lamp 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Vintage mushroom-shaped Murano white swirl art glass table lamp, a beautiful and handcrafted piece of lighting design, made in the 1960s by the Ital...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
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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