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Table Lamps For Sale
Creator: Flos
Creator: Stepan Tabera
FLOS Bon Jour Unplugged Copper Lamp w/ Transparent Crown by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The smaller table version of the Bon Jour table lamp, the Bon Jour Unplugged truly moves with the user and can be used in any environment. The base features a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Tobia Scarpa Biagio - Carrara marble Table Lamp
Located in Brussels, BE
A masterpiece of sculptural design, the Biagio Table Lamp by Tobia Scarpa is an icon of modernist lighting. Carved from a single block of exquisite Carrara marble, this lamp embodies...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble
Michael Anastassiades Modern Minimalist Chrome & Glass Table Desk Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS IC Lights T1 High Table Lamp in Chrome by Michael Anastassiades
Like the other pieces in his IC Light Series, the IC Lights T balances designer Michael Anastassiades’ love of i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
FLOS Ktribe T1 Table Lamp in Chrome with Fumèe Diffuser by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A member of the Ktribe family of products, this inspiring table light provides diffused light through a transparent diffuser that gracefully moves the eye upward. The base, rod, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Black “Taccia” Table Lamp, Italy 1990s
Located in Naples, IT
Achille & Pier Castiglioni lamp model 'Taccia', black base and circular shape.
The Taccia table lamp by the Italian brand Flos is a masterpiece by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglion...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
FLOS Kelvin Edge LED Table Lamp in White by Antonio Citterio
By Antonio Citterio, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The newest addition to the popular Kelvin LED family, the Kelvin Edge offers the innovation and sleek design of the collection in a smaller package without sacrificing output. Featur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Table Lamp by Stepan Tabera, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Red glass table lamp designed by Stepan Tabera for Czechoslovakian company OPP Jihlava in early 1970s. Two layers of glass - white inside and red outside. Bottom base made of brass.
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Category
1970s Czech Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tubino Table lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
This table lamp, named Tubino, was designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni already in 1949 (!). Initially, the lamp was produced by Arredoluce, from the 1970s it was taken i...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Space Age Table Lamp by Stepan Tabera, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made by OPP Jihlava.
Very good condition, no cracks
1 x 60 W, E25-E27 bulb
US plug adapter included.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Achille Castiglioni for Flos Italian Modern 'Taccia' Table Lamp, Large, Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian modern 'Taccia' table lamp designed by Achille Castiglioni for Flos in the 1960s. The aluminum and polished steel metal base is topped with an inverted glass...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Taccia Table Lamp by Achille & Pier G. Castiglioni for Flos, Italy 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Table lamp model Taccia, which was designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos in the 1960s. The lamp rests on a fluted round base, on which the large glass shade with ...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Black Metal and Aluminum Shade 1970s Tubino Table Lamp by Castiglioni for Flos
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Iconic "Tubino" table lamp, designed by the Castilgioni brothers in 1949 and produced by Arredoluce since 1950. This lamp is a later edition of Flos, produced in the 1970s, however r...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Biagio Table Light by Tobia Scarpa for FLOS
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Vancouver, BC
Designed by Tobia Scarpa in 1968.
Table lamp providing direct light. Lamp body carved seamlessly from a single block of Carrara marble. Elegant and unique, this light is a sculptu...
Category
1960s European Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble
2021 Bon Jour Lamp by Philippe Starck for Flos in Chrome w/ Clear Body
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Bon Jour LED Table Lamp made with a PMMA plastic base and chrome finishes. The lamp was designed by Philippe Starck and produced by Flos in Italy. It dates to c...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, S. Tabera, 1970s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Red glass table lamp designed by Stephan Tabera, manufactured by OPP Jihlava in Czechoslovakia around 1970. Very good condition without damage.
Efficient lamp, bulb E27 thread.
...
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Marble Biagio Table Lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1968
Located in bruxelles, BE
lamp completely in marble. Stamped flos on the inside. Wear due to time and age of the lamp.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Abatina, Table Lamp, Flos, 1981
Located in Paris, FR
Afra & Tobia Scarpa (1935-2011 & 1935-)
« Abatina »
An aluminum, PVC and fabric table lamp.
With two vertical paired half-cylinder fabric shades with a colored fabric border.
The i...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric
20th Century Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Table Lamp Taccia for Flos
Located in Turin, Turin
Table lamp model "Taccia" designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni in 1960s for Flos in extruded aluminium with painted metal reflector and mouth-blown translucent glass diffuser, and base in polished, nickel-plated and zapped steel; very good condition.
This project stems from Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni's desire to make a table lamp with indirect light. Following various studies, they made a prototype with an opaque white reflector made of plastic material and a supporting cup, also made of plastic material but transparent. After various experiments, they discarded the idea of using plastic material because of the deformations that were created to the reflector support due to the heat of the concentrated light source. The final prototype turns out to consist of a reflector made of aluminum lacquered in a matte white color in the convex part, polished in the concave part, and a support cup made of transparent glass resistant even to high temperatures.
Achille Castiglioni said in 1987: "This is an interesting lamp because of its history, and because someone today confuses it for a post-modern object...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp, S. Tabera, 1970s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Red glass table lamp with a white shade designed by Stephan Tabera, produced by OPP Jihlava in Czechoslovakia around 1970. Very good condition without damage.
Efficient lamp, bulb E...
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
2023 Philippe Starck for Flos Bedside Gun Table Lamp in Chrome with White Shade
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Gun Bedside Lamp, originally designed by Phillippe Starck in 2005. This particular example was produced by Flos in Italy C. 2023. The lamp is comprised of an aluminum base ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
2020 Spun Light T1 Table Lamp Shiny / Gloss Black by Sebastian Wrong for Flos
By Flos, Sebastian Wrong
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Spun Light T1 table lamp with a gloss black spun metal frame and aluminum diffuser. The lamp was designed by Sebastian Wrong, produced by Flos in Italy and date...
Category
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Taccia Lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An Art Deco inspired table lamp in a timeless Mid-Century Modern shape. Designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni with a gearshift...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Design Classic Biagio Lamp by Tobia Scarpa, 1960s
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Renens, CH
The Biagio lamp is one of Tobia Scarpa’s masterpieces. It has been cut and sculpted by hand from solid Carrara marble, resulting in a seamless piece of des...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble
Lampade Abat jour Junker Afra Tobia Scarpa per Flos 1970s
Located in Milano, MI
Rara Coppia Abat Jour modello Junker disegnate negli anni 70 da Afra e Tobia Scarpa per Flos. La Particolarità della Junker è il cupolotto basculante e orientabile a piacimento. Le L...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Pair of Piani Table Lamps by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Flos, Italy
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Pair of Piani Table Lamps – Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Flos, Italy
Product Overview:
Designed by renowned French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, the Piani table lamp for Flo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Marble Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Very beautiful marble lamp. Wear due to time and age of the lamp.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Mid-century glass table lamp by Stepan Tabera
Located in Praha, CZ
OPP Jihlava table lamp for sale.
Made from an opal type of glass, it creates a pleasantly muted orange light. new cabling. 1xE26 or E27 Bulb.
Us adapter included.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Flos Céramique Up Table Lamp in Rust Red
By Ronan Bouroullec, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Ronan Bouroullec, Céramique is a family of lamps that puts the spotlight on the quality of workmanship of the material.
Céramique is the new collection of lights designed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Flos Tab Floor LED Lamp 90° Rotatable Head, White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab floor lamp has an adjustable head with a 90-degr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Perpetua table lamp by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Perpetua table lamp designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa in 1981 and manufactured by Flos.
This halogen lamp consists of a black aluminum stem, a round metal shade and a white plastic ...
Category
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
FLOS Miss K Table Lamp in Black by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by innovative design master Philippe Starck, the miss K table lamp brings a delightful duality to its work. When unlit, its transparent PC (p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
FLOS Taccia Led in Silver w/ Glass Diffuser, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Castiglioni brothers often created designs that challenged our perspective, and the Taccia, which gives the illusion of an upside-down hanging lamp, is an inspired example of tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Postmodern Model Ara Table Lamp by Philippe Starck for Flos, 1980s
By Flos
Located in Hamburg, DE
A design classic from flos according to a design by designer philippe starck from the 80s.
A postmodern design of special materiality and a unique function. Postmodern accents are s...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
2023 Patricia Urquiola for Flos Serena Table / Desk Lamp with Black Diffuser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Serena LED table lamp, originally designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2015. This particular example was produced by Flos in Italy C. 2023. The lamp is made with an aluminum re...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Kelvin Edge Clamp Lamp in Black by Antonio Citterio
By Flos, Antonio Citterio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The newest addition to the popular Kelvin LED family , the Kelvin Edge offers the innovation and sleek design of the collection in a smaller package—without sacrificing output. Featu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Spun T1 Halogen Table Lamp in Glossy White by Sebastian Wrong
By Flos, Sebastian Wrong
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Sebastian Wrong in 2003, the Spun Light-T table lamp reflects the best of modern manufacturing technology combined with elegance, craftsmanship, and dynamic fluid aesthet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
FLOS Bellhop T Table Lamp in White by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sleek tabletop lamp was originally created by renowned designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for the London Design Museum. Evoking the spirit of a candle, the Bellhop can be c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
FLOS Aoy Table Lamp by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modern table lamp features a clear glass cylindrical outer body. A white opal glass diffuser/reflector is inside the cylinder on the top part of the body. The lamp is made from hand-blown glass—there are no metal pieces involved. Offering diffused light, this lamp offers a bonus for its feline fans: Castiglioni included an opening on the bottom that creates a snug, warm space...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
FLOS Bon Jour White Table Lamp w/ Yellow Crown by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Using revolutionary Edge Lighting Technology, the Bon Jour combines maximum performance and efficiency with visual comfort. Users are able to effortlessly control the intensity of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Michael Anastassiades Modern Minimalist Black & Glass Table Desk Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS IC Lights T1 High Table Lamp in Black by Michael Anastassiades
Like the other pieces in his IC Light Series, the IC Lights T balances designer Michael Anastassiades’ love of in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
FLOS Kelvin Edge Clamp Lamp in Chrome by Antonio Citterio
By Flos, Antonio Citterio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The newest addition to the popular Kelvin LED family, the Kelvin Edge offers the innovation and sleek design of the collection in a smaller package—without sacrificing output. Featur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Bon Jour Unplugged White Lamp w/ Amber Crown by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The smaller table version of the Bon Jour table lamp, the Bon Jour Unplugged truly moves with the user and can be used in any environment. The base ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Tab LED Table Lamp in Black by E. Barber & J. Osgerby
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Tab family created by the design duo of E. Barber and J. Osgerby in 2011, the Tab T table lamp is a tribute to the spirit of innovation. This modern style has an adjustab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Table Lamp in Red Orange Opaline Glass, Designed by Stepan Tabery
Located in Vienna, Austria
A beautiful red orange, opaline glass table lamp produced by OPP Jihiava and
designed by Stepan Tabery in the 1970's in Czechoslovakia.
The metal base is made from brass coloured al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Flos Miss K Table Lamp in Fummee by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
MISS K desk/table lamp providing diffused light. Fully transparent, injectionmolded PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate, UL-94 HB) frame; opal, injectionmolded polycar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Jasper Morrison Modern Minimalist Glo-Ball Black Desk Lamp for FLOS, in stock
By Jasper Morrison, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Glo Ball T1 Table Lamp in Black, by Jasper Morrison
Part of the popular Glo-Ball Series, the Glo-Ball T was created in 1998 by artist Jasper Morris...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
FLOS Bon Jour Unplugged Matte Chrome Lamp w/ Cloth Crown by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The smaller table version of the Bon Jour table lamp, the Bon Jour Unplugged truly moves with the user and can be used in any environment. The base features a micro-USB connector which recharges the battery in three hours and then the light lasts for up to six hours. Like the other members of the Bon Jour family, this model combines maximum performance and efficiency with visual comfort. Users are able to effortlessly control the intensity of the direct light with just one click.
This sleek and pure light can be customized according to personal tastes and styles by “dressing” it with a transparent, yellow, amber, fumee, natural rattan and pleated fabric crown. Additionally, the body is available in four unique finishes: white, chrome, matte chrome...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Bon Jour Unplugged Copper Lamp w/ Fumee Crown by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The smaller table version of the Bon Jour table lamp, the Bon Jour Unplugged truly moves with the user and can be used in any environment. The base ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Flos Tab Floor LED Lamp 90° Rotatable Head, Matte Blue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab floor lamp has an adjustable head with a 90-degr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Jasper Morrison Modern Minimalist Glo-Ball Glass Desk Lamp for FLOS, in stock
By Jasper Morrison, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Glo-Ball Basic Zero Table Lamp by Jasper Morrison
Part of the popular Glo Ball Series, the Glo Ball Basic was created in 1998 by artist Jasper Morrison to invoke the radiant cal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Gino Sarfatti Model #548 Table Lamp in Gray and Polished Brass
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti model #548 table lamp in gray and polished brass.
Designed in 1951, this is an authorized re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, grandson of Gino Sarfatti, who applies hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
FLOS Spun T2 Halogen Table Lamp in Glossy White by Sebastian Wrong
By Flos, Sebastian Wrong
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Sebastian Wrong in 2003, the Spun Light-T table lamp reflects the best of modern manufacturing technology combined with elegance, craftsmanship, and dynamic fluid aesthet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
FLOS Bon Jour Chrome Table Lamp w/ Soft Avo Crown by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Using revolutionary Edge Lighting Technology, the Bon Jour combines maximum performance and efficiency with Visual Comfort. Users are able to effortlessly control the intensity of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Bon Jour Unplugged Matte Chrome Lamp w/ Clear Crown by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The smaller table version of the Bon Jour table lamp, the Bon Jour Unplugged truly moves with the user and can be used in any environment. The base...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Bon Jour Versailles Small Table Lamp in Chrome by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modern and timeless design is a result of the collaboration between FLOS and acclaimed designer Phillippe Starck. Blending together two dynamic pieces—the FLOS 2017 design Bon Jour Lamps and the Versaille candleholder created by Baccarat—the Bon Jour Versailles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Extra T Table Lamp in Silver by Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This graceful table lamp provides a soft and beautiful diffused glow through an elegant orb that is brilliantly balanced against its sleek body. It is available with a body of painte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Taccia table lamp, design by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Taccia table lamp, design by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, Italy, 1962
An icon of Italian design, the Taccia lamp is one of the Castiglioni brothers' most famous de...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Jasper Morrison Modern Minimalist Glo-Ball Glass Desk Lamp for FLOS, in stock
By Flos, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Glo-Ball Basic 1 Halogen Table Lamp by Jasper Morrison
Part of the popular Glo Ball Series, the Glo Ball Basic was created in 1998 by artist Jasper Morrison to invoke the radian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
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.