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Table Lamps For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 4
Style: Modern
Style: Bauhaus
Series02 Table Lamp, "Smoke" Patinated Brass, Stitched Goatskin Parchment Shade
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Solid machined brass in "Smoke" acid patinated finish, hand-stitched goatskin parchment shade, with hand-dyed braided cotton cord. All material finishes are living finishes: they will change and patina for the better with time and use.
Shades are made from genuine goatskin parchment, hand-selected for each lamp for its natural texture, pattern and color. Reminiscent of the lunar surface, its superior quality of light is unlike paper of any kind. Variations in pattern and texture are the be expected as each skin is unique. Shade construction is unlined, utilizing a single layer of parchment for optimal light transmission and may have a slight bow or curvature of the surface. This is a natural characteristic of the grain of the animal hide as well as the hand stretching and tanning process.
Base is lathe turned from a heavy solid ingot...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Pink Geometric TOTEM Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass pink geometric TOTEM lamps in a beautiful and striking pink hue. We love the hand blown glass elements and bold im...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Blackened Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackened Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 30 x D 11 x H 35 cm
Materials: Bronze (Blackened)
The blackened surface sconce is an ambient, sculptural light cast in two ha...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
MIST LED Table Lamp Small
Located in Renton, WA
A reinterpretation of our ever-so-popular MIST pendant series, meet the newly redesigned MIST LED. Preserving the familiar misty raindrop silhouette, MIST LED boasts an enhanced integrated LED, (CRI>95, R9>80). The emitted light is both retained and diffused through the artisanal sandblasted mouth-blown glass, cleverly illuminating its surroundings while creating a candle-like glow. Romantic on its own, yet striking in a cluster, MIST LED is gorgeous over any kitchen island and alluring in any nook and cranny. Modern yet timeless, the MIST LED series comes versatile in pendant, floor lamp, and table lamp options. The MIST LED table lamp...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Ghidini 1961 Jackfruit Table Lamp in Brass and Wood by Campana Brothers
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The lamp is made of polished brass, synonymous of elegance and preciousness. It is composed of two overlapping cylinders, the large stem supports an important lampshade decorated wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Henry Holland Studio Swan Bi-Colour Brown & Oatmeal Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
The Swan stands tall and elegant and majestic like it's namesake. She'll glide into any space and be centre of attention. I'd say she shines bright like a diamond but I'm worried we'...
Category
2010s English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware
Jacco Maris LED Mrs.Q Table Lamp in Coated Steel
By Jacco Maris
Located in Yonkers, NY
Handmade in Holland not only has a nice “ring” to it, it means Jacco Maris’ fixtures exhibit exemplary quality and jaw-dropping style only a lover of experimentation could achieve. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Clément Cauvet 'PI' Table Lamp in Concrete and Steel for DCW éditions Paris
Located in Tilburg, NL
Clément Cauvet 'PI' Table Lamp in Concrete and Steel for DCW éditions Paris. New, current production.
The object is on the border between a sculpture and an architectural building, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Concrete, Stainless Steel
Pink Lotus Table Lamp by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pink lotus table lamp by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 48 cm.
Materials: blown glass + metal.
Colours: pink, sage green, petrol green, light grey or b...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Green ‘Me’ Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Green Matte Finish Lamp with Mohair Silk Shade
Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation.
Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included.
If you wou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Wool, Alpaca, Silk
Pair of Large 'Bilboquet' White Stoneware Lamps by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Large 'Bilboquet' White Stoneware Lamps by Design Frères.
Made in France by our skilled artisans.
Wired with UL listed parts, 3-way switch (on, half on, off), twist cord, and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware, Parchment Paper
Henry Holland Studio Swan Blue & White Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
The Swan stands tall and elegant and majestic like it's namesake. She'll glide into any space and be centre of attention. I'd say she shines bright like a diamond but I'm worried we'...
Category
2010s English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware
Classico Travertine Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Classico Travertine Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 30 x D 11 x H 35 cm
Materials: Travertine
This sculptural item ais handmade in Sydney Australia.
The surface Sconce...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Galuchat, Melogranoblu, Table Lamp, Clear Glass
Located in Grassobbio, IT
Suspension and table lamp in clear blown glass with opaque anthracite painted metal frame. The precious handwork made it possible to obtain an irregular texture that recalls the manufacturing of shark tanned leather, also called "galuchat" from the name of its first user, Jean-Claude Galuchat, French craftsman at the service of King Louis XV.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Smoky Transparent Glass And Matt Gold Finish
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The elegant and delicate look of the blown glass finds a new dimension in Jube. Two glass units placed side by side, so perfectly assembled, that they look like a unique piece. A sin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Calacatta Viola Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Calacatta Viola Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 30 x D 11 x H 35 cm
Materials: Calacatta Viola Marble
This sculptural item is hand...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Glustin Luminaires Pear Shaped Brass Table Lamps and Alabaster Shades
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Table lamps made of pear shaped brass feet inspired by the 1950s and topped with an alabaster lamp shade.
Designed by Glustin Luminaires
Can be bought separately, price display...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Lotus Table Lamp by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Lotus table lamp by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 48 cm
Materials: Matte gold 24k base + transparent smoke grey blown glass
Finishings:
Matte gold 24k base + transparent smok...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Louis Poulsen Panthella 250 Table Lamp in Black 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
Henry Holland Studio Edison Blue & White Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
The Edison table lamp is elegant and refined, he takes up little real estate on your table, sideboard, or desk but he still proudly, lights up any sp...
Category
2010s English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware
Tekna Blakes Table Lamp in Dark Bronze
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Eclectic table lamp in bronze lacquered in color with inside fitted glass. Supplied with rechargeable Li-ion battery at the bottom, good for a life...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Signal Table Light from Souda, White x Brass, Made to Order
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
Tahiti Table Lamp (US VERSION 110v), by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired 'Tahiti' Table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981. The light fixture is of a polychrome enameled metal "duck" with a pivoting-like head mounted on a black and white bacterio-patterned laminate base. EU VERSION 220v AVAILABLE IN ANOTHER LISTING.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Torino. One of the most influential and important figures of the last century. As an Architect and Designer, he has participated in all radical movements whether created from the 1970s and 1980s. In 1981 he founded the Memphis group, a group that has radically changed the scenario of Italian and world design. Honored with numerous international awards, was winner of the Golden Compass in 1959. He designed the first laptop "Valentina" by Olivetti. He died in 2007 at the age of 90 years.
Memphis Milano 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 info:
- Dimensions: H 23.5 inches
- Materials: Metal
- Lighting info: 50 W, 12 V
-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 to 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
Metal
Pair of Matte Black 'Rouleau' Ceramic Table Lamps by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Perfect as bedside lamps, or where a smaller, understated pair of lamps is desired. Dimensions listed are the overall dimensions of the lamps with the shades.
The shades are 10 in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Parchment Paper, Ceramic
“Pagodina” Contemporary Wall Lamp, jade color, brass Silvered Crystal
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
So Disco Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
So Disco Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Dimensions: 42 L X 38 D X 83 H cm
Materials: Handmade Ceramic, Brass, Raffia Shade
Founded by South Africans and li...
Category
2010s South African Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Jackfruit Table Lamp in Polished Brass by Campana Brothers
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The lamp is made of polished brass, synonymous of elegance and preciousness. It is composed of two overlapping cylinders, the large stem supports an important lampshade decorated wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Alabaster Large Mushroom Shaped Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of large but short table lamps made of a base and and shade all in alabaster, shaped like mushrooms. One source of light per lamp, located in the foot, giving a gradient enlight...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Beige Básica Mínima Batería Table Lamp by Santiago Roqueta, Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Beige Básica Mínima Batería table lamp by Santiago Roqueta, Santa & Cole.
Dimensions: D 12.7 x H 33 cm.
Materials: Bronze, birch wood, stitched parchment.
Available in other lamps...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
FLOS Bon Jour Versailles Small Chrome Lamp in Transparent 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
Martinelli Luce Dimmable LED Pipistrello 620 Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1965 by Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce, the lamp is made with innovative techniques for the diffuser in methacrylate for the time in which it was designed. The shape of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Cortina Table Lamp by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The timeless Cortina lamp is architectural simplicity. Its stoic clear acrylic shade features a sensual translucent mesh fabric diffuser to shield the lam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Laurameroni "Ada" Table Lamp in Alabaster and Brass by Cesare Arosio
By Laurameroni
Located in Monza, IT
Sculptural table lamp with Alabaster base and burnished brass lampshade. Polyhedral base with a satin brass side and lampshade with a rounded shape and an unusual cutting detail.
FI...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Pixo Optical Table Lamp in White by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pixo offers maximum utility in a minimal footprint. The compact and efficient LED task light is highly adjustable, allowing you to focus warm, glare-free light where you need it most...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Henry Holland Studio Edison Green & White Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
he Edison table lamp is elegant and refined, he takes up little real estate on your table, sideboard, or desk but he still proudly, lights up any spa...
Category
2010s English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware
Murano Glass Teal Geometric TOTEM Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass teal geometric TOTEM lamps in a beautiful and striking blue-green hue. We love the hand blown glass elements and bold impact of this pair....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Scorpio Metal Table lamp
By Farrah Sit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scorpio's form gracefully repeats and spirals upward, defying gravity as it twists. It is dynamic at every angle while centering the viewer's on its balancing orb.
The metal table lamp...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Stainless Steel
“Pagodina” contemporary Wall Lamp, terracotta color, brass Silvered Crystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODINA
The 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 foundation of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Natural Random Limited Edition Sand and Nylon Desk Lamp by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Random Limited Edition Sand and Nylon Desk Lamp by Hot Wire Extensions
Limited edition
Materials: Waste SLS 3D nylon powder, Sand from sustainable sources
Dimensions: W 33 x ...
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nylon
Red Tatu Table / Wall Lamp by André Ricard
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Red tatu table/wall lamp by André Ricard
Dimensions: D 20.5 x W 8 x H 25 cm
Materials: ABS plastic.
Available in white or red.
Tatu is an object-lamp that has become memorable ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Totem #1 Modern Black 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
Set of 2 Willow Contemporary Table Lamps by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 willow contemporary table lamps by FAINA
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Material: Willow, ceramics, steel frame
Dimensions: 54 x 50 cm
On/off cord switch
Non dimmable
Wei...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Oak, Studio Light by Isato Prugger
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak - Studio light by Isato Prugger
Dimensions: 37 x 22 x 13 cm
Materials: oak
Limited edition of 100
Also available in Wenge Wood, Olive Wood, Canaletto Walnut, Padouk, White ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
2021 Flos Gun Table Dimmable Floor Lamp in Chrome by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Gun Table Lamp made with an chromed die-cast aluminum base and a black plasticized paper shade silkscreened on the inside. The lamp was ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
'Sphere' Alabaster Table Lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
'Sphere' Alabaster Table Lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Mesiere, who meticu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Particle Table Lamp by on.entropy, in Seamless White Marble and Bronze
By on entropy
Located in Athens, GR
In Particle table lamp, on.entropy mines the modern design potential of this classical material, by transforming the austerity of raw marble into a warm and...
Category
2010s Greek Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Cylinder Holographic Table Lamp by Brajak Vitberg
Located in Geneve, CH
Cylinder Holographic table lamp by Brajak Vitberg
Dimensions: W 14 x D 14 x H 30 cm
Materials: plexiglass + dichroic film.
Bijelic and Brajak are two architects from Ljubljana, ...
Category
2010s Slovenian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
Basic Knot 5 Sand Sculptural and Nylon Table Lamp by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Geneve, CH
Basic Knot 5 Sand Sculptural and Nylon Table Lamp by Hot Wire Extensions
Dimensions: D 31 x W 28 x H 38 cm
Materials: Waste nylon powder, natural white marble sand, copper pipe, han...
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Walnut Alpine Table Lamp by ASTRAEUS CLARKE Made in Brooklyn, NY
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Born of nostalgia, the Alpine Lamp echoes natural forms and mountainous contours. The natural wooden base grounds the piece in earthy materials, evoking th...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
FLOS Snoopy Table Lamp in Green by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The masterful table lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni gets a dazzling makeover.
Collectors now have a new reason to cherish the Snoopy table lamp by Achille and Pier Gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Kong XS Gorilla Fuchsia Lamp, Designed by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Giovannoni's Kong is, surprisingly, technological and almost human. It shines in front of itself just as if the power went out. It's out of scale to be a toy, out of scale to be a lamp, but it is also out of scale to be a gorilla. With its 20.8" (53 cm) height, Kong XS...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Perla Mini Table Lamp by Gaspare Asaro. Sand White and Satin Brass Finish
Located in New York, NY
The Perla Mini table lamp is the smallest member of the Perla collection featuring an organic brass shell nestling our Sfera glass handblown in Murano. See the Perla and Perla Grande...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tubetop Table Lamp in Bright Green 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
Vistosi MiniGiogali Table Lamp in Glass by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The reduced version of Giogali uses glass hooks for smaller wall installations, standard or custom-made
Specifications:
Light Source: E26
No of Bulbs: 1×60W E26
Dimmer: DIM 4
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Tubetop 14 Table Lamp in White and Clear 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
Late 20th Century Pair of Brass & Smoked Pulegoso Murano Art Glass Table Lamps
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
This pair of modern table lamps with smoked grey Pulegoso Murano art glass globes fit almost any kind of environment and they are perfect to be placed either on night stands or for a...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Stunning Pair of Sommerso Glass "Brilli" Table Lamps
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Murano Sommerso slate gray glass table lamps with gold leaf inclusions and dodecahedron design. Italy.
Available by special order. ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Foscarini Chapeau M Table Lamp by Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A refined and elegant lamp, capable of changing personality thanks to the hat it wears: three personalities, three atmospheres of light, three different ways of furnishing.
Vernished...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.