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Table Lamps For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 4
Style: Modern
Style: Bauhaus
Pair of Signal Table Lamps from Souda, Black/Nickel, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal table lamp is familiar, yet futuristic. From beneath it’s spun metal shade LEDs cast a warm and inviting glow onto a polished central stem grounded by a cast iron base. Wi...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel, Iron
Michael Anastassiades Modern Minimalist Brass & Glass Table Desk Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS IC Lights T1 Low Table Lamp in Brass by Michael Anastassiades
Like the other pieces in his IC Light Series, the IC Lights T balances designer Michael Anastassiades’ love of ind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 40 Blush Silk Silvered Glass Belt Antiqued Bras
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Black and Pink Stratos Capsule Table Light by Dechem Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Black and pink stratos capsule table light by Dechem Studio
Dimensions: D 15 x H 22 cm
Materials: aluminum, glass.
Also available: different colours available.
Different shapes...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Venini Bhusanam Table Lamp in Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Bhusanam table lamp in Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass.
Numbered Edition for year
Year of Manufacture: 1994 - 2017
Metal: Blue Painted
Color: Aquamarine
Measurements: Ø 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Diadema Table Lamp in Crystal by Vistosi
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Diadema is a lighting system based on a single element, the rod of pure glass. It takes advantage of the way it reflects and transmits the light, while offering a sense of movement b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Natural Básica Mínima Batería Table Lamp by Santiago Roqueta, Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Básica Mínima Batería table lamp by Santiago Roqueta, Santa & Cole
Dimensions: D 12.7 x H 33 cm
Materials: Bronze, birch wood, ribbon.
Available in other lampshade.
Bás...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
FLOS May Day Table Lamp in Orange by Konstantin Grcic
By Konstantin Grcic, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This versatile offering from designer Konstantin Grcic is a brilliant blend of utility and sophistication. It features an injection-molded, tapered opaline polypropylene diffuser. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Flos Taccia LED Black Lamp 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
Idea Table Lamp by Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
They say inspiration comes on like a lightbulb going off in your head. Idea strips away design, leaving the essence of light; a three-dimensional “bulb” and a brass-finish screw base...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Other
"Daisy" Contemporary Standing Lamp 60, jade Chalky Gauze, Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
DAISY
The Contemporary-Renaissance Lady
For more than 22 years we have been committed to offering you unique collections in terms of design and quality. Using an ancestral manufac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tiffany contemporary Floor Lamp 40 emerald Silk Brass Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional expe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Michael Anastassiades Modern Minimalist Brass & Glass Table Desk Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS IC Lights T2 Table Lamp in Brass by Michael Anastassiades
Like the other pieces in his IC Light Series, the IC Lights T balances designer Michael Anastassiades’ love of industr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Plain Clay Desk Light by Maarten Baas
By Maarten Baas
Located in Warsaw, PL
This desk light comes from Maarten Baas’s Plain Clay collection. This collection was originally developed for the Mendini restaurant in the Groninger Museum.
Unlike the Clay Serie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
The 'Sellier' Stitched Black Leather Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the 'Sellier' French modernist-style stitched black leather table lamp by Design Frères.
Crafted from premium black leather, the stitched detailing adds a touch of sophi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
"Daisy" contemporary Standing Lamp60 Brass, pine-gold Silk, SilveredGlass clover
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
DAISY
The Contemporary-Renaissance Lady
For more than 22 years we have been committed to offering you unique collections in terms of design and quality. Using an ancestral manufac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Off-White Table Lamp, Storm Light Copper by Johannes Hemann
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary off-white table lamp - storm light copper by Johannes Hemann.
Material: polycarbonate, copper
Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 45 cm
Material options: white, grey, blue
The Storm S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Other
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Gold by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with an inimitable style, Bourgie is one of Kartell’s best sellers, skillfully combining classic style, richness and tradition with innovation and irony. The baroque style bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 40 Gold Silk Silvered Glass Belt, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional expe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Sandstone and Brushed Brass Table Lamps.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of sandstone and brushed brass table lamps.
Inspired by a relief from the Middle Kingdom (circa 2061-2010 BC) depicting King Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II and the goddess Hathor, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Sandstone, Brass
Pair of Table Lamps in Crackled White Ceramic and Patinated Brass.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in crackled white ceramic and patinated brass.
This pretty lamp has an artistic base in crackled white ceramic that gives it the look of sculpture.
It is beauti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Double Light Table Lamp "Hortensia"
Located in Milano, IT
This particular model of table lamp offers the combination of the backlit alabaster cylinder and the straw woven lampshade which creates a unique and i...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
'Lavender Lion's Paw' Table Lamp in Nickel with Natural Scallop Shell Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Venus favors the bold.”
—Ovid
Introducing the Lavender Lion’s Paw Lamp, the first release from the Venus Collection, a whimsical new family of handmade fixtures inspired by the Surrealists and the natural forms of the sea. Employing the latest advances in cool-to-the-touch LED technology, the collection features floor and table lamps made with hand-selected specimen seashells in place of traditional shades, placing the organic source material behind so much 20th century modernism front and center.
Like its orange-hued sister lamp...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cement, Nickel
De Castelli Twist Table Lamp in Brass by Zanellato/Bordotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A two-dimensional metal surface becomes three dimensional thanks to hand-crafted processes: folding, hammering, bending, and soldering generate different light diffusers inspired by the complex shapes of conoids, starting from a single outline. Each volume is assigned to a different type of lamps (suspended...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Alabaster Lamp by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb table lamp in sculpted alabaster and brushed brass by Studio Glustin.
Height specified in the description is without the shade.
Pair available.
France, 2022.
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Venini Abat-Jour Bedside Table Light in Light Pink Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abat-Jour Bedside table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, features elliptical hand-blown elements crafted using the “balloton” technique.
Dimensions: Ø 33 cm, H 60 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Scala High Table Lamp by Stephane Parmentier x Giobagnara
By Giobagnara
Located in New York, NY
For nearly twenty years, the Giobagnara brand has combined traditional know-how and leading-edge technology to produce elegance of the highest standard. With luxurious creations avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
TOTEM #3 Modern White Jesmonite Plastered Terracotta Raffia & Brass Table Lamp
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The TOTEM lamp collection is inspired by Brutalist forms. Each piece is finished with hand applied details which gives it a hand crafted aesthetic. The terracotta base is finished in...
Category
2010s South African Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
“Pagodina” Contemporary WallLamp, turquoise, laquered SilveredCrystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODINA
Leaning toward inner peace
For more than 22 years the art of “hand-made in Italy” has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit leads to the foundat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Tiffany contemporary Floor Lamp 40 Rust Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
FLOS Goldman USB Table Lamp in Black by Ron Gilad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This well-known design gets a technological twist thanks to artist Ron Gilad, who created the Goldman to feature diffusers made of clear methacrylate and an aluminium frame. There is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Moooi Lolita Table Lamp in Pink Shade by Nika Zupanc
By Moooi, Nika Zupanc
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Who is afraid of pink? My imagination chases female archetypes intentionally. Frivolous, even naive objects are my favorite victims. And when, during such a process, I manage to be creative in an evidently reserved way, I then touch the purest meaning of my work and frivolity becomes timeless elegance. The Lolita conveys a mood of understated elegance with an unmistakable hint of playfulness. Playful as it is, the shade can be tilted. ABS shade, polyurethane base.
Additional information:
Materials: ABS, polyurethane
Finish: Pink
Energy label: A++ to E
Light source type: Incandescent
Number of light sources: 1
Input voltage: 220-240V
Frequency: 50/60
Max power consumption: 25W
Dimmable: No
Lamp holder: E12
Cable colour: Black
Plug type: US plug (Type A)
Cable length: 150cm 59.1""
Switch: In line on/off switch
Light direction: All directions
Dimensions: Ø 37 x 78 H cm
Available in other finish options: London rose...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
FLOS Ktribe T2 Halogen Table Lamp in Fumee Chrome 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
Louis Poulsen Panthella 250 Table Lamp by Verner Panton
Located in New York, NY
Verner Panton (1926-1998) is famous for his inspirational and colorful personality. A unique person with a special sense for color, shape, light function and space. Over the course o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 40 Tree Silk Silvered Glass antiqued Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
F.A.Porsche Telescopic Halogen Table Lamp Kandido , 1989 , Italia
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Early edition .
Agile , modern , eclectic table lamp designed with car antenna stem with chromed solid brass articulated joint on base and head tha...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pommer Table Lamp By Matthew Fairbank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pommer table lamp features a satin anodized drum shade with a trumpet like interior. Warm white light radiates light from its core. LED bulbs are supplied and incandescent can be...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
21st Century Logo Table Lamp with Ivory Shade by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Logo Table lamp with cast brass structure with RC logo in gold color. Ivory fabric shade.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Lana Small Table Lamp in Arctic Blue and Grey with Chrome Base by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Inspired by a fusion of craft and advanced manufacturing, the Lana series is designed to adapt to any space. Lana is comprised of a unique magnetic felt shade that provides limitless...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair of 'Pyramide' White Ceramic Table Lamps with Rattan Shades by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Pyramide' white ceramic table lamps with rattan shades by Design Frères. Handmade by our skilled artisans in France.
Wired with high-end twist cords and 3-way switches (on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Rattan
NSNG Stainless Steel Little Lamp
Located in Eindhoven, NL
No Screw No Glue is an iconic range of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk in which the components are laser cut and assembled by slotting the pieces together. As t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Martinelli Luce Ruspa 633/4 Table Lamp in White with Four Arm by Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp with direct light and indirect, in white lacquered metal, consists of 4 articulated arms on the base with independent rotation of the reflectors on the ends of arms. For L...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
'Nun 1' Alabaster Desk Lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
'Nun 1' alabaster desk lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau.
Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Opinion Ciatti LAlampada Small Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The table lamp LAlampada belongs to the "essentials" collection of the Tuscan company, together with ILtavolo, LApanca e ILletto, pieces of recognisable shapes, giving the highest level of customization. The table version of LAlampada by Lapo Ciatti makes no exception, a metal lamp and a diffuser of spherical shape, in metal or aluminum depending on the finishing. A lighting system that combines tradition and modernity, easy to locate on bedside furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Tekna Gio Bagnara Blakes Table Lamp in Ultra Marine and Gold
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Renowned for its elegant creations that convey luxury
without ostentation, GIOBAGNARA adheres to the highest
standards of craftsmanship. By pursuing a philosophy
that incorporates tr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
FLOS May Day Table Lamp in Black by Konstantin Grcic
By Konstantin Grcic, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This versatile offering from designer Konstantin Grcic is a brilliant blend of utility and sophistication. It features an injection-molded, tapered opaline polypropylene diffuser. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Pair of Italian Double Light Table Lamp "Hortensia"
Located in Milano, IT
This particular model of table lamp offers the combination of the backlit alabaster cylinder and the straw woven lampshade which creates a unique and inviting atmosphere and brings a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Bespoke Pair of French Cylindrical Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke Pair of French cylindrical ceramic lamps by Parisian Ceramist
Barbara Billoud exclusively for Lerebours Antiques.
Can be customizable in size. Lead Time is 8-12 weeks.
NOTE:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Huron Lamp, Contemporary Handmade unique Ceramic Stoneware, postmodern sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind lamp thrown on the wheel and assembled by hand. About 23 inches tall with linen shade, unfinished brass hardware with blue braided cord.
Details:
Lamp plugs into 120v ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Elio Resin Smart Table Lamp in Lychee by Soft Geometry, Tall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elio lamps are stacks of translucent, tubular cast-resin that create a diffused glow, with frosted sugar jellies as a visual reference. The lamp's singular bend is a small ode to Eileen Gray’s Bibendum...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Resin
Super White with Colored Sockets EU 220V, by Martine Bedin from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired, super white table or floor lamp in fiberglass with multicolored light bulbs. Designed in 1981, by Martine Bedin.
Martin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Fiberglass
MINA rechargable lamp, brass finish- by 247lab
Located in Saonara, IT
- Presented on 1ST DIBS in preview -
-Rechargable table lamp model "MINA", made in anodized aluminium (brass finish); with its sober and elegant design, this piece perfectly fits in...
Category
2010s Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Elegant Italian Alabaster Table Lamp "Silhouette"
Located in Milano, IT
The lamp's design suggests a sense of movement and dynamism, as if the alabaster cones are in motion, creating a sense of fluidity that adds to its aesthetic appeal. The use of brass...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Super Blue Table Light USA 110 Volts, by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano Coll.
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired, Super Blue table or floor lamp in fiberglass, designed in 1981, by Martine Bedin. Color options also include: Yellow, White with Colored Sockets, and all White.
EU VERSION 220v ALSO AVAILABLE IN ANOTHER LISTING
Martine Bedin was born in Bordeaux in 1957. In 1981 she was one of the founding members of the Memphis group, she works as an architect, industrial designer and professor. Her works are exhibited in many museums and private collections.
Memphis is the great cultural phenomenon of the 1980s that revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of young designers and architects, in Milan, coupled in the years by famous designers from the international scene, Memphis turned upside down all of the existing parameters on living. Ettore Sottsass as the backbone of the group, design gained a new concept and expression through new shapes, materials and patterns, expanding the creative limits of the industry. Memphis became a symbol of New Design. Its influence is still clear in various sectors of production and beyond.
Additional information:
- Dimensions: L. 17.75" x H. 11.75" inches
- Lighting info: Bulb E14, W 40.
- Additional Lighting Info: Please note that this item is wired in 110 V for the standard US light socket.
- Price includes additional US rewiring cost for accessibility with US outlets.
- If you are interested in the EU version of this light, please refer to the dealers storefront for the (EU) wired light fixture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass, Glass
Tubetop Table Lamp in Sky Blue by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A minimalist statement in form and proportion, Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester
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
Ballroom Table Lamp, Purple Rain
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Ballroom table lamp is like a chameleon and will fit into every room and environment. This lamp is very stylish with the colored mouth blown glass dome and elegant base.
The lig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
FLOS Bon Jour Unplugged White Lamp w/ Plisse 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
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.