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Table Lamps For Sale
Claire Norcross "Ribbon" Lamp For Habitat, UK 2005
Located in London, GB
For sale is this wonderfully playful early "Ribbon" Lamp, in matt black, designed by British lighting designer Claire Norcross for Habitat, UK in 2005....
Category
Early 2000s British Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Markslöjd, Table Lamp, Pine, Parchment Paper, Sweden, 1970s
By Markslöjd
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and parchment paper table lamp with applied floral decorations produced by Markslöjd, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 20.75” H x 11.25” Diameter
Bu...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pine, Parchment Paper
Mid-Century Castiglioni Cocoon Table Lamp with Oak Wood Base, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Mid-Century cocoon table lamp designed by Castiglioni and produced in Italy during the 1970s.
This stylish table lamp has a round base in oak wood completed by a beige "...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mouth blown Sommerso Murano Glass Table lamps in Cristallo and Steel Grey glass
Located in London, GB
Designed and manufactured by Andrew Kornat Designs and made in Venice Italy, these super sleek mouth blown Murano glass table lamps made in the traditional Sommerso technique of glas...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Spanish Designer, Table Lamp, Alabaster, Spain, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An alabaster table lamp designed and produced in Spain, c. 1940s.
Dimensions (inches): 15.75” H x 9.75” diameter
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb
Number of Sockets (per fixture): 1
...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Mid-Century Rope Lamp by Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century rope lamp by Adrien by Audoux & Frida Minet.
French Riviera circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Rope
Pair of Rupert Nikoll Table Lamps
Located in Krefeld, DE
A pair table lamps (2) from the 1950s, modell called Nonnenhaube (coif). Made by Rupert Nikoll Austria. New electrified. With Nikoll sticker on the back. Brass, metall and shades in ...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$658 / set
Pair of Tall Coastal Seashell Encrusted Column Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Tall Coastal Seashell Encrusted Column Lamps
USA, Later 20th Century
A stunning pair of tall coastal seashell-encrusted column lamps. Made in the USA during the late 20th c...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Janus Lamp by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Janus lamp is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Shade included. Please note exact dimensions may vary.
Born in New York City a...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$1,950 / item
Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Lamp, Manner of James Mont, 1960s
Located in Savannah, GA
An archaic Chinese style bronze lamp in the manner of James Mont, 1960s.
7 ¼ inches wide by 24 ¼ inches tall
Category
1960s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Alberto Donà Mid-Century Modern Crystal Two Murano Glass Table Lamps, 1980
By Alberto Donà
Located in Murano, Venezia
These table lamps, very special, rest on a crystal base, but definira exclusively crystal, is reductive.
Do you see the streaks that this lamp has? The technique used to make it, makes you understand the magic that can be achieved in Murano.
Do you know the sponges for washing dishes...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Birillo Lamps by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Very rare Mid-Century Modern Space Age pair of or set of 2 table or bedside lamps model Birillo, its a rare variant of iconic floor lamp by Carlo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega. M...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Walnut and Brass Table Lamps in Style of Modeline, Mid Century Modern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural Mid Century Modern lamps have walnut bodies in organic, biomorphic shapes mounted on round bases, with brass elements and hardware.
The lamps are signed with model number...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Robert Abbey Modern Oblong Glass Table Lamp with Gold Flecks Design - a Pair
By Robert Abbey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Robert Abbey Modern Oblong Glass Table Lamp with Gold Flecks Design - a Pair. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 23.5" H (to finial) x 17.5" H (to light socket) x 11.5" W x 4.25"...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Other Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
OCC Rock Crystal Quartz Lamps by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
A pair of octagonal column form rock crystal quartz lamps with antique brass decoration. Created by Phoenix Gallery, NYC.
To the top of the rock crystal: 15.5" H
(Lampshade not in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal
$6,900 / set
Bitossi Style Aqua and Sand Ceramic Table Lamp, Blue Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor lamp in style of Bittosi, 1960s.
This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offer...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany Studios Swirling Leaf 18" Leaded Glass Lamp, Large Statement Lamp 23" H
Located in Toledo, OH
Beautiful statement piece Tiffany Studios lamp with a large 18" diameter shade and 23" tall base. The 18" leaded glass shade in the swirling leaf design is larger than the more commo...
Category
Early 20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Dolphin and Swan Bouillotte Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large and regal pair of late 19th century Bouillotte lamps with dolphin base and swan arms. Finished at top with beautiful bronze dolphin finial. Original dark hunter green shades wi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Tôle
Hugues Art Deco Lamp
By Hugue
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco lamp circa 1930.
Silver-plated bronze base.
Geometric-shaped molded glass shell.
Hugues molded signature.
In perfect condition.
Electrified.
Total height: 46 cm
Base diamet...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$2,632
Hubbell Brass Angle Poise Desk Lamp
By Charles H. Hubbell
Located in New York, NY
Classic vintage industrial, arts and crafts, art nouveau style angle poise desk lamp by Hubbell. The lamp features a solid cast brass base, a squared brass arm, with original hood...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Large Unique Stoneware Lamp by Sejer Keramik, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Large conical stoneware lamp by Sejer Keramik, Denmark made in the 1960s. The large body is glazed with an expressive glazing in dark earth colours and incised with three abstract ci...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Art Deco Table lamp with red opaline glass on the shade and glass stickes 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Table lamp with red opaline glass on the shade and glass stickes 1920s
The glass sticks are replaced ( new )
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Charles Dudouyt Attributed Table Lamp, Oak with Tapered Shade, France, 1950s
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare table lamp was produced in France during the 1950s. The rustic yet elegant design is attributed to the renowned French designer Charles Dudouyt.
The carefully carved det...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Pair of Paul Hanson Crackle Glass and Brass Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of reverse gilt and brass table lamps by Paul Hanson Co. They consist of four alternating bands of gilt crackle glass ovals and patinated brass r...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Joe Colombo 'Minitopo' Special Edition Table Lamp in Red for Stilnovo
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Minitopo' special edition table lamp in red for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Vintage French Bronze Bamboo Table Lamps by Maison Charles
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of vintage French bamboo form bronze table lamps by Maison Charles.
Lamp shades are oval form, new made.
Singed on the side.
Each table lamp includes 3 pcs.E27 bulb.
Each la...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Cantagalli Majolica Urn Table Lamp with Warrior Portrait, Italy 1930-1950
By Cantagalli
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The striking hand-painted majolica lamp features the portrait of a warrior surrounded by traditional Italian urns and fruits designs; the other side features an abstract design in t...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Martinelli Luce Cobra 629 Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Reading lamp with direct light, made with two resin molded bodies, white or black color. For the 50th anniversary of its production, a new red version of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Old Bronze and Amber Pate de Verre Art Nouveau Guimard's Lamp
Located in Rebais, FR
Old bronze Art Nouveau Guimard's lamp.
Amber Pâte de Verre.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Hollywood regency HANS KOGL Palm tree table lamp metal gold gilt 1970
By Hans Kögl
Located in The Hague, NL
Gorgeous patinated gilt palm tree table lamp by German designer Hans Kögl (Koegl) with three small light sockets.
Wonderful eye-catcher in any Hollywood Regency style and mid-centur...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$2,536 Sale Price
20% Off
Barovier e Toso Table Lamp “Rostrato” Murano Glass brass 1940 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier e Toso Table Lamp “Rostrato” Murano Glass Brass 1940 Italy
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Table Lamp 'Temptation' by Targetti Sankey – 70s Blue Speckled Glass Globe
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Beautiful table lamp 'Lume Temptation' by Targetti Sankey, a striking example of 70s Italian design, featuring a blue glass globe with speckles on a white metal base. A timeless desi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy ‘5061’ Table Lamp in Brass
By Paavo Tynell, Taito Oy
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paavo Tynell for Taito Oy, table lamp, model ‘5061’, brass, Finland, 1950s
A truly magnificent piece that scores highly on every design aspect: execution, use of materials, craftsma...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Glass and Chrome Airplane Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
3 French Art Deco style (late 20th Cent) chrome airplane model table lamp with frosted glass shade on stand (priced each).
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Frederick Cooper Cerulean Blue Crackle-Glaze Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Frederick Cooper ceramic vase form table lamps beautifully glazed in a blue crackle finish. Ebonized open footed wood base and brushed brass stem. Brass harp and socket, sold...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Brutalist Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unique brutalist table lamp, with raw and textured materials, a chunky silhouette and all the colors of a flame, red, amber and ivory - perfect for bringing a bit of mystery and warm...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Gino Vistosi Large Table or Floor Lamp for Vetreria Vistosi
By Vistosi, Gino Vistosi
Located in Tilburg, NL
Unusual and rare Vistosi table or floor lamp, Italy, 1970s.
This rare Vistosi lamp is hand crafted in Murano glass, showing a well balanced combinatio...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Elegant Bespoke Italian "Benny" table lamp in bronze and Alabaster
Located in Milano, IT
A table lamp with a retro flavor. The lamp shade in alabaster with a flat shape is enlightened of transparencies, stressing the veining of this material. The pull chain switch recall...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Guzzini Style Table Lamp Orange Acrylic & Opaline Glass – Italy 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Guzzini Style Table Lamp – 1970s – Orange Acrylic & Opaline Glass
A vibrant expression of 1970s Italian lighting design, this Guzzini-style table lamp features a bold orange acrylic...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
$1,531 Sale Price
20% Off
Hjra Table Lamp, Handspun and Handwoven wool lampshade, Made of Rock and Reed
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handspun and handwoven white lampshade
- made of 100% Siroua wool, an endangered sheep living in a volcanic massif with very long wool fibers, located less than 100 km from the weavers' village
- the lampshade is made in the Anti-Atlas region by the weavers from the Feija tribe and then the table lamp is assembled by us using cannes de Provence (local reed) and local rock in Marseille.
Approximate measurements:
25 L x 25 W x 56 H CM
9.8 L x 9.8 W x 22 H IN
For US customers, we put e26 socket and a plug adaptor.
The Anti-Atlas region of Morocco seems to be the only region in the world where henna is not only used to adorn the skin or to dye hair but also to decorate woollen textiles. Women weavers go on keeping this ancestral savoir-faire alive from generations to generations.
Handmade : Variation is to be expected, each piece differs in color, size, shape and decorations due to its handmade nature and natural dyes. memòri is about simplicity, imperfections, and embracing the "flaws".
Care instructions: Hand wash cold with wool detergent only when really necessary.
About the artisan
This village is landlocked in the mountains of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas, until the early 2000s, it was accessible only on foot or accompanied by mules. The architecture of their typical houses is entirely made of local stones. Two cooperatives and more than 45 Berber women work...
Category
2010s Moroccan Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Oak, Metal, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, oak and beige-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 17.5"H x 10.5"W x 15.0"D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 (Standa...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Søholm, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of grey and brown glazed stoneware table lamps, designed and produced by
Søholm, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12.5" H x 7.25" Diameter
Dimensions o...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
$2,900 / set
Pair of Small Brass and Tobacco Glass Globe Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of small table lamps, made of a brass cylinder foot topped with an opened top glass globe tinted in a tobacco colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimm...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Small Jean Besnard Style Art Deco Round Lamp, France, c. 1930
By Jean Besnard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jean Besnard Style Art Deco Ceramic Small Lamp, France ,c 1930
Custom Made Parchment shade, silk twist cord, bronze hardware
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Cobalt Blue Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1970's French cobalt blue porcelain lamps with gilt bases.
Measurements:
Height of body: 19"
Height to shade rest: 29"
Diameter: 7.25"
Category
1960s French Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$4,800 / set
French Art Deco Large 1930 Primavera Table Lamp
By Primavera
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful large forest green French Art Deco ceramic lamp by Primavera. Rewired with aged brass double sockets and silk cord.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Adjustable Brass and Bakelite Wall and Table Lamp 306 by Kaare Klint, 1950s
By Kaare Klint, Le Klint
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
The original Kaare Klint Wall and table lamp 306 "Kiplamp".
This unusual vintage wall & desk light was designed by Kaare Klint for Le Klint in Denmark. First produced in the 1940s t...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Black Neoclassical Table Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of mixed metal neoclassical table lamps with pierced Greek key motif.
Category
1950s American Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,850 / set
MARE Lamp from the Waves of Light Collection
By Yugu Atelier
Located in ISTANBUL, TR
MARE from Waves of Light
Light is not just about seeing, it’s about feeling.
The "Waves of Light" collection is inspired by the vibrating movements of light, the curving shadows of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$910 / item
Scandinavian Dual Sphere Table Lamps in Polished Aluminum & White Opaline Glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual and Sculptural modern/minimalist table lights executed in polished Aluminum and featuring spherical matte white opaline glass shades. A sphere on a sphere - so to say. Unknow...
Category
1980s Scandinavian Minimalist Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Collection of Blue Glass, Opaline & Ceramic Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
Unique grouping of five lamps from the mid-20th century in complementary shades of blue, the largest of which is a turquoise blue opaline Cenedese glass lamp mounted on gilt brass.
...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Flute Narrow Shade Ceramic Table Lamp, Green Satin Glaze, by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FLUTE_narrow November Green Glaze
Please note that this listing includes the table base and finial. Light bulbs are included with the lamp. If you would like the shade shown in the ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by André l'Helguen
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
A ceramic table lamp featuring a rich brown and beige glaze adorned with floral motifs. It is elegantly topped with a contemporary lampshade and bears the signature of André l’Helgue...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Claire Norcross "Ribbon" Lamp For Habitat, UK 2005
Located in London, GB
For sale is this wonderfully playful "Ribbon" Lamp, in silver, designed by British lighting designer Claire Norcross for Habitat, UK in 2005.
The lam...
Category
Early 2000s British Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Tall Danish Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp with Blue Glaze Made by Søholm, 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Tall and sculptural table lamp from Søholm Stentøj, Denmark, circa 1960s.
The lamp is glazed in a beautiful range of blue, brown and ocher colors.
Included is a new lamp shade desig...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric, Wood
Aldo Nason Chandeliers Murano Pelugoso Glass and Chrome for Mazzega, Italy 1970s
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Roma, IT
Incredibly rare Mid-Century chandeliers in chrome and Murano mouth-blown "Pelugoso" glass. These spectaculars chandeliers were designed by Aldo Nason and produced by Mazzega in Italy...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table lamp, bedside table in Murano glass. Midcentury Design Italia 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Small table lamp produced in Italy in the 1960s by Barovier and Toso Style. Brass accessories.
With 1 light E 14 in perfect working order. Italian production.
Weight: 0.780 Kg
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Danish Design Glass Table Lamps by Holmegaard
By Holmegaard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Danish design glass table lamp by Holmegaard. The lamp is white milk glass with white textured fabric shade. Takes standard E26/E27 medium base bulb. In original conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Milk Glass
Chinese Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
This is a rather stunning Chinese porcelain vase made for export to the West in the early 20th century. The vase has been mounted on a heavy brass base.
The porcelain is painted wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Italian "Lava" Glaze Table Lamp After Marcello Fantoni
Located in Houston, TX
Most unusual Italian hand decorated "Lava" glaze table lamp in the manner of Marcello Fantoni.
This fabulous Italian mid century lamp is primarily orange with brown and white accents which appear to be peeling off the main structure. This Italian Bitossi drip glaze pottery lamp...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
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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