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Table Lamps For Sale
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Arenzano Bassa, Low Table Lamp by Ignazio Gardella for TATO
By Tato, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Gargallo, NO
Table lamp with brass body topped by a frosted blown-glass diffuser. Available in two heights and two diameters, with a range of finishings, and it is embellished with an original functional decorative handle.
Bulbs: 3xLED E14/E12 (not included). Black cable with on/off switch.
In 1956 the maestro Ignazio Gardella created the Arenzano lamp...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
1295 Murano Hand Blown Glass Murrina Grand Table Lamp, Egg shape Millefiori
Located in Venice, VE
Our mission is to evoke emotions through the transformative medium of glass, infused with the spirit of artistry.
At 1295 Murano, we are more than just a furnace – we are a dynamic ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Medium Metal Satin Gold Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Greta Grossman 'B-4' Table Lamp for GUBI in Black and White
Located in Glendale, CA
Greta M. Grossman B-4 Table Lamp for GUBI.
Originally designed in 1945, and now available in an authorized re-edition from GUBI, the B-4 bears Grossman's signature style. With pla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Original L4 Ceramic Table Lamp by Daniel Orozco
Located in Geneve, CH
Original L4 ceramic table lamp by Daniel Orozco
Material: Ceramic.
Dimensions: D 30 x H 50 cm
White ceramic table lamp, with white peaks and palm screen. Handmade by Mexican artisan...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Barro Negro Table Lamp w/ Oatmeal Linen Shade
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
The clay – known as barro negro – from which these table lamps are made is exclusive to the Sierra Madre mountains in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Local legend holds that the clay is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Linen
Miguel Milá 'FAD' Table Lamp in Natural Oak and White Linen for Santa & Cole
Located in Glendale, CA
Miguel Milá 'FAD' table lamp in natural oak and white linen for Santa & Cole
Founded in 1985 in Barcelona, Santa & Cole produces iconic pieces by such luminaries as llmari Tapiova...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Linen, Oak, Wood
Lucca SC51 Maroon Portable Table Lamp by Space Copenhagen for &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
This elegant portable lamp, inspired by the golden glow of the Tuscan city of Lucca, mimics the warmth of the city’s nocturnal light. Intended as a multipurpose piece, the battery-po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Malvern Terracotta Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
The Malvern lamp is a hand-built ceramic lamp inspired by the Malvern Hills in the UK. The texture of the alpaca silk lampshade contrasts to the hard surface of the terracotta yet th...
Category
2010s British Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Terracotta, Wool
Several Brown Toned Mixed Wall Lights in Glazed Ceramic Style, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
We have a whole range of mid-century West-Germany wall lights all in brown tones
They are from around 1970 and typical for West-Germany ceramics during that time.
They are a bit di...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Set of Seven "Daruma" Glass Table Lamps by Sergio Asti for Candle, Italy, 1960s
By Sergio Asti, Candle
Located in Milan, IT
Hard to find set of seven "Daruma" table lamps by Sergio Asti for Candle.
Opaline glass and soft shapes, this piece is part of the MoMA permanent Collection, exhibited at "Italy, The...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Marble and Recycled Fabric Coexist Table Lamp 'Small' by Slash Objects
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Coexist table lamp consists of a marble cube base and a lampshade made from recycled fabric.
The lamp serves as a sculptural centerpiece for any room, emitting a soft warm light to draw the viewer into the materials. The bold geometry of the cube base unites with the soft curves of the lampshade to create a harmonious contemporary piece that plays with the simplicity of these primitive shapes. The handcrafted marble base is created from remnants of marble, salvaging odd sizes, and broken slabs for new uses. The lampshade is created from a sustainable fabric...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
FLOS Snoopy Table Lamp in Orange by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The masterful Orange 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 an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Organic Modern Medium Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE MEDIUM table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile, Wood
Flowerpot VP4, Matt White , Table Lamp by Verner Panton for &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Among the most norm-breaking Danish designs of the 1960s, the iconic form of Verner Panton's Flowerpot includes the uniquely designed VP4 model, which adapts the Flowerpot into a sty...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Flowerpot VP4, Chrome-Plated , Table Lamp by Verner Panton for &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Among the most norm-breaking Danish designs of the 1960s, the iconic form of Verner Panton's Flowerpot includes the uniquely designed VP4 model, which adapts the Flowerpot into a sty...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Contemporary 'Tigra' Table Lamp Iridescent Pink Crystal and Gold by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
The 'Tigra' lamp is not just a table lamp. It’s an object of pure art and design. Sober, fine and elegant even when off, it is ideal for adding a touch of color to the bedroom or an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Flowerpot VP4, Matt Black , Table Lamp by Verner Panton for &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
Among the most norm-breaking Danish designs of the 1960s, the iconic form of Verner Panton's Flowerpot includes the uniquely designed VP4 model, which adapts the Flowerpot into a sty...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Polished Brass with Grey Difuser by Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Sculptural, Contemporary Bird in Flight Table Lamp by Margit Wittig, Blue Glass
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp sits on a rectangular slate base and includes a hand blown glass sphere in blue. The sculpted contemporary bird in flight, with its organic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile, Wood
Contemporary Marble Lamp 'Eight over Eight', Large, Travertine / Jute White
By Louise Roe
Located in Paris, FR
Table Lamp 'The Eight over Eight' by Louise Roe
Designed in Denmark and manufactured in Italy.
Model shown in the picture:
Base: Travertine
Lampshade: Jute White
Dimens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine
Arouca Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Arouca Table Light
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop.
Each piece is unique due to its hand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Arouca Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Arouca Table Light
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop.
Each piece is unique due to its hand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Arouca Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Arouca Table Light
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop.
Each piece is unique due to its hand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
'Nena' Table Lamp in Black Metal and Wood by Alvaro Benitez
Located in Glendale, CA
'Nena' table lamp in black metal and wood by Alvaro Benitez.
Hand-fabricated by Los Angeles based designer and lighting professional Alvaro Benitez, these highly refined table lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Tulip Table Lamp by Designline in Brass with White Glass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous tulip form table lamp after Laurel Lamp company. It features a brushed brass cast aluminum base with mouth blown frosted white glass shades. It takes one standard bulb up ...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
'Shogun' Table Lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide
By Mario Botta, Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
'Shogun' Table Lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide.
Originally designed in 1986, the authorized re-edition of this table lamp is still made in Italy today using only the finest quality materials and scrupulous attention to detail by Artemide. 'Shogun' is part of the Artemide masterpieces collection and is featured in the collections of museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The lamp remains an icon, and a stunning work of contemporary design. Its adjustable shade marries functionality with design eloquently.
Mario Botta was born in 1943 in Mendrisio, Switzerland. In his work he took inspiration from such masters as Le Corbusier, Louis I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Metal
Ceramic Wave Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly made ceramic lamp in a wavy column form handmade from terracotta and white glaze. New natural raffia shade, brass stem neck, and new white cloth cord wiring with switch. Modern...
Category
2010s Spanish Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Break the Mold: Breganze+Fara / Handmade Italian ceramic lamp
Located in New York, NY
The Breganze+Fara is a handmade ceramic lamp and part of a project entitled Break the Mold by artist Jenna Basso Pietrobon. Made in her family’s hometown of Nove di Bassano (an hour ...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vico Magistretti 'Eclisse' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Vico Magistretti 'Eclisse' table lamp in orange for Artemide.
Designed in 1967, the authorized re-edition Eclisse is a bedside table, or wall-mounted (pin-up), lamp for direct and diffused incandescent lighting. Body in lacquered steel, featuring an incorporated rotatable shield executed in white lacquered steel, which allows for the eclipsing of the light source and the regulation of its light emission. On/off switch located on cord.
Available to order in unlimited quantities in choice of polished white, polished orange, matte black, copper, gold, or mirrored finish. This listing is for the Eclisse table lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
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
Castle Muse Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
A term derived from Greek mythology, Muses were nine goddesses, that symbolized the greatest of arts and sciences. Today a Muse is defined as a person or object who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. SEED Design has brought a spark of ingenuity and created our very own MUSE. The CASTLE Muse Table...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Concrete
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Mini Dupont Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. The lamp base is comprised of three different clay bodies that celebrates ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 40 Champagne Silk Silvered Glass Antiqued Bras
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
For 20 years, we have perpetuated our unique manufacturing method. Inspired by unlimited glass reflections, Sabrina Landini has created an elegant home coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Martinelli Luce LED Minipipistrello 620/J Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mini version of the Pipistrello lamp designed by Gae Aulenti in 1965.
Table lamp diffused lighting. Glazed stainless steel structure, white opal methacrylate diffuser. Base and knob...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Josef Hoffmann Viennese Jugendstil Opaline Glass & Brass Table Lamp, Re Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Table lamp with opaline glass shade, designed for the house of the industrialist and photographer Viktor Spitzer in the then new build series of mansions build by Josef Hoffmann at t...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Koloman 'Kolo' Moser Table or Wall Lamp in One, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
Table and wall lamp in one: "Pivot"
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tubetop Table Lamp in Cobalt 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
21st Century Blown Glass Tab "Ping" in Stock
By Andrea Barra
Located in Milano, IT
A blown glass lamp, with an antique flavor and modern details.
The light almost seems to float, giving a soft and gentle glow on the walls and in the room.
Formed by two pieces...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
FLOS Taccia Small Table Lamp in Black by 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
SLAMP Fiorellina Table Light in Fumé by Nigel Coates
By Nigel Coates, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Suggestive, realistic and welcoming; Fiorella’s natural details conjure up a world covered in flora. SLAMP’s expressive powers and fresh figurativeness meet in a flurry of reflective...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Scagliola Table Lamp
Located in Worcester, GB
Handcrafter scagliola table lamp made from hues of turquoise blue and autumnal veining.
Crafted using traditional 17th century techniques, each piece is mixed, cast and polished by ...
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Scagliola
Arco Lamp, Silver, by RAIN, Contemporary Table Lamp, Stainless Steel
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Arco Lamps are made from a prolonged section of circle that stand out by the discontinuity of its shape. The collection consists of lamps that seem to penetrate the surfaces they...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Louis Weisdorf 'Multi-Lite' Table Lamp in Black and Brass
By Louis Weisdorf, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Louis Weisdorf 'Multi-Lite' table lamp in black and brass. Designed in 1972 by Weisdorf, this is a newly produced authorized re-edition by GUBI of Denmark who meticulously reproduce ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Stack Table Lamp in Multi-Color Lacquered Papier-Mâché and Hand-Dyed Silk Fringe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by architectural elements, the stack lamp plays with balance and form of the fundamental shapes of building. Hand painted, patterned surfaces pair with hand-dyed and knotted...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
"Sintra" small blue table lamp. Barracuda edition.
Located in Lisboa, PT
"Sintra" small blue glazed terracotta lamp. Made in Portugal. Barracuda edition.
Category
2010s Portuguese Table Lamps
Materials
Terracotta
Large 'Bloc' Parchment Table Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 'Bloc' parchment lamp by Design Frères.
Attractive European style shade mount with no apparent harp / final. Comes with the matching custom paper shade shown.
Handmade with r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
Table Lamps, Butterfly Lamps, Contemporary, White Plaster and Gold Leaf Base
By Area ID
Located in New York, NY
Decorative pair of butterfly lamps. Made of metal, covered with white plaster and the bases are covered with gold leaf.
The butterflies reach ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Vistosi Tread LT Table Lamp Murano Blown Glass with Gold Base
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The “technicity” of the metal element combined with the blown glass diffuser gives tread an “industrial” style. An object reminiscent of vintage electrical equipment for its particul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candlestick by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This little neoclassical style gilt bronze and marble candlestick by Gherardo Degli Albizzi would be ideal to be placed on a bedside table. Even if it features classical shape, overa...
Category
2010s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Bronze
Baby Frank Table Lamp by Wende Reid - ebonized, organic, sculptural, artisanal
By Wende Reid
Located in Paddington, NSW
This original sculptural, truly artisanal small table lamp is a handmade, timeless example of 21st century organic modern design. Its artisanal, sensuous shape, reminiscent of Brancusi's minimal, totemic 20th century sculptures, is designed and made in Australia of hand-selected, rock maple on a single lathe by master craftsmen.
Our soft black ebonized finish is buffed to an elegant gloss. Baby Frank Table Lamp is the perfect desk or hall table light. Baby Frank Table Lamps are also available in sustainable richly figured native rosewood with a natural hand-oiled finish. Baby Frank Lamps includes an Italian linen shade in a wide range of colours, with our signature hand-stitched stitched bottom edge and side seam and our signature bronzed shade armature. Standard stitching colours are white, black and we source custom colours. We are also happy to work with suitable custom fabrics. Baby Frank Table Lamp is wired in Australia for international use with elegant clear lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Linen, Wood
Foscarini Rituals 3 Table Lamp White by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The rituals lamps speak the language of beauty and poetry. They are made with hand blown glass marked by thin engravings which recall the art of grinding resulting from skilled craft-based workmanship. Rituals 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
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
Louis Poulsen PH 3½-2½ Color Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
About This Product
The PH 3½-2½ Glass Table lamp was designed in 1928 and is one of many advanced projects undertaken by Poul Henningsen in the development of his world-famous three-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Louis Poulsen VL38 Table Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in New York, NY
About This Product
The VL38 table lamp was originally designed in the late 1930s by Vilhelm Lauritzen in partnership with Louis Poulsen for the construction of the Radiohuset buildin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Uma Mini Sound Lantern in White by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Introducing UMA Mini, the newest addition to the UMA family, and now more portable than ever to travel with you anywhere you go. The revolutionary UMA Mini Lantern...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Series 03 Table Lamp, "Smoke" Patinated Brass, Stitched Goatskin Parchment Shade
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Sculpted solid brass in "smoke" acid patinated finish, machined and mechanically fastened. handstitched goatskin parchment shade, with hand-dyed braided cotton cord. All material fin...
Category
2010s American Bauhaus 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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