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Table Lamps For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: 1940s
Pair of Column Concrete Resin Lamps with Holophane Glass Screens
By Trouvé especial edition
Located in Mexico City, MX
A pair of concrete and resin column lamps with Holophane pressed glass screens. Designed and made by Trouvé. Limited edition of 8 lamps (4 pairs).
Every single lamp's texture and ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Concrete
Library Sconce, Contemporary Bookshelf Sconce in Carrara Marble, Aged Brass
Located in Savannah, GA
The listing is for an in stock sconce in raw brass and white linen lampshade. We keep a pair in stock at all times. If additional pieces are needed please allow 4-6 weeks lead time.
If a different color lampshade is required, please send us a note.
The small bookshelf sconce...
Category
2010s American Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Nickel
'Nena' Table Lamp in White Metal and Wood by Alvaro Benitez
Located in Glendale, CA
'Nena' table lamp in white 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
Brass, Metal
Flos Tab LED Table Lamp in Aluminum, by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab table lamp has an adjustable head with a ±90-degree rotation capability emitti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Bellhop Yellow Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T-Table Lamp in Yellow by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Portable, rechargeable and wireless, Bellhop is a sleek modern LED tabletop lamp. Bel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Bellhop Grey Blue Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T Table Lamp in Grey Blue by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Portable, rechargeable and wireless, Bellhop is a sleek modern LED tabletop lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Bellhop White Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T-Table Lamp in White by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
This sleek tabletop lamp was originally created by renowned designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for the London ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Chic 'Bloc' Parchment Table Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic 'Bloc' parchment table lamp by Design Frères.
Attractive European style shade mount with no apparent harp / final.
The dimensions are the overall dimensions of the lamp an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
Linden Table Lamp with Contemporary Black Linen Shades by Studio DUNN
By Studio DUNN
Located in Rumford, RI
The Linden table lamp features a black linen shade and lamp body, solid hardwood maple base, and brass details. The tabletop fixture references the C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Deco Torchiere Table Lamps
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Pair of Art Deco torchiere table lamps in polished aluminum and glass.
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
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
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
Walnut and Birch Bedside Table Lamp by Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
The bedside table lamp is part of the re-issued Smilow Lighting collection, originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1956 and officially reintroduced by his daughter Judy Smilow in 2017....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut, Birch
Rhapsody Table Lamp in Black Shell & Bronze-Patina Brass by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in New York, NY
Patrick Coard Paris launches a unique and beautifully sculptural lighting collection inspired by music as a continuation of his candle line. The Rhapsody table lamp in bronze-patina ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Two-Lights Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Louis XV style gilt bronze lamp resume the taste of Rococo period decoration. As this, vegetal motifs are all-over this piece and it features great elegance and opulence in the ...
Category
2010s Italian Rococo Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Tôle
Modern Black Red Pink Yellow Green or Gray Daisy Flower Table Lamp
By Nika Zupanc, Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Inspired by the gesture that we all made sooner or later in life, the "Loves me, loves me not", Daisy lamp depicts a daisy that does not lose its emblematic Romanticism. Delicate but...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Art Pottery Lamps with Abstract Leaf Motif
Located in London, GB
A pair of cylindrical Studio Pottery vases, with abstract leaf motif and contrasting pink rims, now converted as lamps.
Currently wired for the UK. Please enquire for rewiring ser...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Multicolored Blue 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
"Pedra" Contemporary Table Lamp
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Brazilian contemporary table lamp by designer Gustavo Neves
Aeon collection
The Pedra table lamp
Materials: stone (limestone), metal (brass) d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Marcin Rusak Protoplasting Nature 04 Unique Sculptural Light with Real Leaves
By Marcin Rusak
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
In protoplasting nature, rusak combines metal and exotic leaves to make opposing processes — life and death, renewal and decay — evident. A load-bearing structure, formed by hand using welded steel, evokes organic shapes and ornate 17th-century furnishings. In place of a lampshade, Rusak attaches real leaves from the exotic plant Thaumatococcus Daniellii, a rhizomatic herb widely cultivated in central Africa for its exceptionally sweet fruit and useful leaves. The entire sculpture is then coated in zinc...
Category
2010s European Table Lamps
Materials
Zinc
Lumina Daphine LED Table Lamp in Bronze Metal Paint by Tommaso Cimini
By Tommaso Cimini, Lumina
Located in New York, NY
Table standing lamp of metal with an articulated pivoting arm, the head can rotate 360°. The light source is a 8W-LED controlled by a switch which can be set in ways: on/half light/o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Seletti "Outdoor White Sitting Monkey Lamp", Resin Lamp
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
A mischievous monkey stole your light and now it’s up to you to get it back. This white resin lamp designed by Marcantonio makes you feel just like in a safari, lost in the deep blac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Pair of Italian Lamps in Brass and Glass Bulb
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of Italian lamps in brass and glass bulb.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Poul Henningsen Brass and Glass PH 3 1/2 -2 1/2 Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen brass and glass PH 3½-2½ table lamp for Louis Poulsen. Executed in white opal glass and a brass, chrome or black metallized frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Piccola Table Lamp in Red by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Piccola is limited only by your imagination. Its soft pliable base is covered in supple Italian glove leather and can be tilted to any angle while its hand-spun aluminum shade floats...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Piccola Table Lamp in Purple by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Piccola is limited only by your imagination. Its soft pliable base is covered in supple Italian glove leather and can be tilted to any angle while its hand-spun aluminum shade floats...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
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
Paavo Tynell 5321 Table Lamp
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Berkeley, CA
Paavo Tynell’s fanciful take on nature is gracefully echoed in the 5321 Table Lamp, designed by the Finnish designer in 1938. Under the distinctive shell-inspired brass shade, the bulb subtly appears from beneath; a picturesque detail resembling the desirable sea shell pearl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bellhop Grey Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T Table Lamp in Grey by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
This sleek tabletop lamp was originally created by renowned designers Edward Barber a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Bellhop Burnt Orange Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk & Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T Table Lamp in Burnt Orange by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
This sleek tabletop lamp was originally created by renowned designers Edward ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Bellhop Dark Brown Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk & Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T Table Lamp in Dark Brown by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
This sleek tabletop lamp was originally created by renowned designers Edward Ba...
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
FLOS Taccia Small Table Lamp in Bronze 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
Artemide Eclisse Table E12 Table Lamp in Orange by Vico Magistretti
Located in Hicksville, NY
An icon of Italian industrial design, Eclisse can provide direct or diffuse light. Inspired by a miner’s lamp used by the hero Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, the lamp is composed of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
V-Lite-Brass Table Lamp or Wall Sconce with Perforated Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in collaboration with Commune design, the V-Lite doubles as a table lamp and a wall sconce. As a sconce, the fixture comes with a large brass b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Copper, Metal
FLOS Mini-Glo-Ball Table Lamp by Jasper Morrison
By Flos, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The smallest member of the Glo Ball family designed by artist Jasper Morrison, this unique table lamp features a flashed opal glass globe diffuser that has be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Castiglioni Modern Decorative LED Table or Desk Lamp in Orange & Black for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
LED Lampadina Lamp
Its name means, literally, “bulb,” and it’s easy to see why with one look at this playful Achille Castiglioni design. This unique table lamp provides direct and d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless 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 Lampadina LED Table Lamp in Black by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name means, literally, “bulb,” and it’s easy to see why with one look at this playful Achille Castiglioni design. This unique table lamp provides direct and diffused light throug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
FLOS May Day Table Lamp in Orange by Konstantin Grcic
By Flos, Konstantin Grcic
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 Gatto Table Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Named for a “little cat,” this Castiglioni brothers creation sits softly on any table, offering a glowing diffused light. The lamp is done in the famous “cocoon” style that the duo w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
FLOS Gatto Piccolo Table Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a shape that invokes the magical, festive spirit of a hot air balloon, and this creation by the Castiglioni brothers creates an air of whimsy. Named for a “little cat,” it sits ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
FLOS Snoopy Table Lamp in Black by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The playful personas of the Castiglioni brothers are evident in their Snoopy design, named for the beloved cartoon character and featuring a distinctive, light-hearted shape. The ori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
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 Serena LED Table Lamp in Copper by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
At first glance, Serena appears to be in motion—it is a leaf blown by a gentle breeze, dancing through a current of wind. Inspired by the simple beauty of nature, this piece features...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Tatou T1 Dimmable Halogen Table Lamp in White by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name is French for “armadillo,” the unassuming animal whose brilliant structure keeps it protected—and makes it unique. Designer Patricia Urquiola conceptualized this table lamp to play on the filtration of light, with remarkable results.
The Tatou-T offers diffused light and has an exterior diffuser in PC (polycarbonate). Its internal diffuser is injection-printed opal PC. The support and base are painted steel.
Inspiration behind the design:
“The process began by looking for different ways to reconstruct membranes, conceived like Japanese armor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Gino Sarfatti Model #548 Table Lamp in Blue and Polished Brass
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti Model #548 table lamp in blue 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
Brass, Aluminum
Pair of 'Croisillon' Matte Black Steel and Parchment Lamps by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic pair of 'Croisillon' matte black steel and parchment lamps by Design Frères. European style shade with bottom ring (no finial).
This lamp is on display at the Pebble Bar in NYC.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
"Tiffany" contemporary Floor Lamp 40 blush Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Tiffany, a timeless lamp, inspired by the international movie “Breakfast at Tiffany” and the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Seletti "Cat Lamp Jobby" Resin Lamp, Black
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Equatore SmallTable Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Equatore" is a small table lamp, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass and metal and is part of a collection including table, floor an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
FLOS Miss K Table Lamp in Aluminized Silver by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
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
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' LED Table Lamp in Chrome for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' LED table lamp in chrome for Louis Poulsen.
The 'Panthella 250' LED table lamp uses Verner Panton's original drawings to produce an organically shaped...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Aluminum, Steel
21st Century Lanterna Green Felt Table Lamp in Black Metal and Black Marble
Located in New York, NY
Lanterna is a new age robot lamp with a heart. Unique textured materials such as felt, cork and cowhide are combined with white and black colored marbles and shiny metals...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Tiffany contemporary Floor Lamp 40 Rust Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Tiffany, a timeless lamp, inspired by the international movie “Breakfast at Tiffany” and the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Seletti ‘Mouse Lamp#3-Us’ Resin Lamp, Lie Down
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Pair of "Aggregate" Rock Crystal Cluster Lamps by Spark Interior
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of "Aggregate" table lamps composed of clustered rock crystal fragments.
"Aggregate" table lamps from our signature Eon Collection. Beautifully hand cut and polished Brazilian ...
Category
Early 2000s American Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal
Library Sconce, Contemporary Bookshelf Sconce in Marble, Polished Nickel
Located in Savannah, GA
The listing is for a sconce with polished nickel hardware and white slanted shade. If a different finish / shade is required please send us a note.
Kalin Asenov designs and fabricates lighting in Savannah, GA. Asenov works with a team of artisans and manufacturers to prototype, and build all pieces in his studio.
Asenov’s designs are driven by narrative; every object is an expression of a story. Ancient tradition and modern digital technology influence the design aesthetic, resulting in objects that are both practical and artistic, traditional and contemporary, personal and universal
The small bookshelf sconce...
Category
2010s American Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Nickel
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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