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Table Lamps For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Arts and Crafts
Outstanding Pair of Vintage Stacked Blown Glass Ball Murano Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of vintage Murano lamps, circa 1970. Comprised of a series of blown glass balls, fabulous color and pattern introduced via reverse paint. Atop the original thick Luci...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Nickel
Tiffany Studios New York Gilt Bronze Harp Desk Lamp, circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period harp desk lamp
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th century
Gilt bronze, with beautiful...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
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
Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamps, Walnut, Ceramic, Linen Marshal Studios, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of walnut and ceramic table lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz. Produced by Marshall Studios, Veedersburg, Indiana, c. 1955.
Bases are sculpted walnut, with ceramic inlays...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Murano Glass Green Disc Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Italian lamps made of Murano glass. This pair features iridescent green glass discs separated by a brass structure. They are hand-crafted and have been newly wired to fit US ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Arts & Crafts Copper and Brass Table/Desk Lamp with Color Glass Inserts
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and highly stylish Arts & Crafts lamp.
If you are an enthousiast of early 20th century lighting in general and of the Arts & Crafts style in particular then this antique lamp could be perfect for you. Handcrafted from brass and copper and inlaid with colored glass inserts this incredibly stylish desk or table lamp could very well be the perfect addition to your Arts & Crafts interior. Apart from some minor indentations to the upper part of the hand-hammered lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Brass
Quadrifoglio Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Guzzini, Italy 1960s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in München, BY
Iconic table lamp from the sixties, model ‘Quadrifoglio’. Designed by Gae Aulenti for Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1960s. Made of a chrome structure holding a biomorphic, soft looking plast...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Nickel, Chrome
Monumental Isamu Noguchi Akari 23N Floor Lamp
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Isamu Noguchi Akari 23N floor lamp. Executed in handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp and metal legs. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese 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
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
Italian Modernist "Pileino" Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Artemide, Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite "Pileino" table lamp designed by Italian architect and designer, Gae Aulenti for Artemide in 1972 for an Italian design exhibition at MoMa, New York.
Stylish and practical wit...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel
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
One Selenite Rock Crystal Quartz Table Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
One Selenite rock crystal table or floor lamp.
Measures: Height 42 cm.
Diameter 14 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Quartz
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
'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
Vivai del Sud Style Ceramic Snail Table Lamp, Italy, 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
White ceramic table lamp, brass and natural raffia dome circa 1960. The snail sculpture has a grace and charm of extraordinary beauty.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
'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
Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Steel, Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A steel and black-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 19 “ H x 7.75 “ Diameter
Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bulb
Number of S...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in orange for Artemide.
This lamp has become a design icon, with its mushroom shape and bright orange or white hues. Introduced in 1967, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Harvey Guzzini Olympe Table Lamp for ED, Italy 1970s
Located in London, GB
Large Olympe table lamp designed by Harvey Guzzini for ED, Italy 1970s. The demilune shade is particularly pleasing lit, a half moon of ambient light through semi-opaque acrylic. It ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Mid-Century Modern Italy 1950s Tripod Lamp
Located in Lucca, IT
Lamp Tripod Mid-Century Modern table lamp in Painted Metal and Brass trim Italy 1950s .
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Eclisse Lampada da tavolo di Vico Magistretti per Artemide
Located in Lucca, IT
Eclisse Arancio Lampada da tavolo di Vico Magistretti produzione Artemide Italia 1960.
Lampada Eclisse è una lampada iconica disegnata da Vico Magistretti e prodotta da Artemide isp...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
Nesso Table Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nesso table designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti. Originally designed, circa 1960s. Current production by Artemide. Acrylic. Also available in an orange ver...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Charlotte Perriand 'Pivotante À Poser' Table Lamp
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Pivotante À Poser' table lamp. Originally designed in 1950 by the iconic Charlotte Perriand, these newly produced authorized re-e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
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
Double Lighting Ceramic Lamp Vallauris, 1960
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Double-light ceramic lamp in the style of Georges Pelletier Vallauris 1960
Height: 47 cm at the sleeve
Diameter 22cm
Shade: Height 22 cm
Diameter 30cm.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Large Oval Lamp in Dry Blue Matte by Victoria Morris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic egg-shaped lamp with matte blue and black glaze handmade in Los Angeles by Victoria Morris.
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Mid-century Modern Italian Brass Table Lamps, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful pair of bedside lamps, Italian manufacture from the 70s. Cast brass, the bases measure cm: W14 x D9 x H23.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Greta Grossman B-4 Table Lamp - Black / White
Located in Berkeley, CA
The B-4 table lamp by Greta M. Grossman was designed in 1945 and bears her whimsical and powerful signature style. With playful angles and geometric elem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Paavo Tynell Model 5321 Brass and Rattan Table Lamp
By Paavo Tynell, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Paavo Tynell model 5321 brass and rattan table lamp. Originally designed by Paavo Tynell in 1938, this authorized GUBI re-edition is execut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Serge Mouille - Tripod Desk Lamp
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION:
This desk lamp is a certified re-edition, produced by the family of Serge Mouille on the site of his original workshop.
The shade of this lamp is modeled after a “moule” or mussel shell. The arm is connected by a brass swivel and supported by an unusual tripod base with legs bent at the front accenting the angle of the stem.
COLOR OPTION:
Available in black or white
FEATURES:
Shade rotates and swivels
SWITCH OPTIONS
The Tripod desk lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Pair of Ridged Murano "Avventurina" Glass Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Modernist pair of handblown, ridged, Murano "Avventurina" glass table lamps. Rewired for the US. Measure: The height to the top of the glass is 17.5".
Avventurina: Clear glass with ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Test Tubes Lamps with Bubbling Colored Liquid
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Unique collection of 14 glass lamps of different shapes and sizes with a test tube, chemical aspect, with colored liquid inside.
The bulb inside the lamp...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Gabriella Crespi Rare 'Fungo' Table Lamp in Bamboo and Brass, Italy, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Gabriella Crespi rare 'Fungo' table lamp from the Rising Sun Series with lacquered bamboo strips and polished brass details on dome shade atop elegant flared brass base, Italy, 1970s...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
20th Century Sculptural Aluminum Table Lamp, 1950-1960
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th-century vintage sculptural statement lamp of Italian or French origin, circa 1950s-1960s. This lamp has been fully restored and lightly improved: the initial worn brass platin...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Milo Baughman Chrome Lamp , USA
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare Milo Baughman vented chrome table, desk or floor lamp .
Wood structure covered with chromed steel sheet .
Contain 2 E26 ceramic socket rated at 60 watt each .
Origin...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
PAIR! Mid Century Danish Modern Table Lamps Brass Teak Plaster! Clean Design!
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS!
PAIR!
HAND CARVED
DANISH MODERN
TEAK, WALNUT & BRASS TABLE LAMPS!
Gorgeous Danish Modernism!
Simply Beautiful!
DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 31" TALL 16" WIDE
These are...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Brass Table Lamp by Hans Agne Jakobsson, Sweden
Located in London, GB
A good sized table lamp in brass by Hans Agne Jakobsson, and made by his company in Markaryd, Sweden, mid-20th century. Labelled to the base.
A simple design with a height-adjustabl...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair Vintage Italian Brass and Black Enamel Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The stem and base are comprised of alternating polished brass and black enameled brass bands.
An elegant design with a slightly Space Age feel. Wired with a single upright socket. ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Piero Fornasetti Style Modern Cylindrical Brass Cammei Lamp
Located in Roma, IT
Enameled table lamp in white with red transfer printed lithographic cameos of emperors, and patinated brass.
The lacquered, cylindrical base features transfer images of Classical Ro...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Blue Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions:
Lamp:
29.50”H x 16.25”W x 16.25”D
Shade:
13.25"H x 16.50"W x 16.50"D
Materials: Glazed Ceramic, Walnut
Category
1960s Saint Pierre and Miquelon Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Table Lamps Cork Shade, Brass and Cane Base, Italy, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century modern table lamps Corc shade, brass and cane base, Italy, 1970s.
A rare set of 2 large Italian Table lamps from the 70s in high qualitiy and in good vintage condition. ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare Mid Century Danish Modern Modeline Table Lamp Teak Brass Adrian Pearsall
Located in Peoria, AZ
Gorgeous!
DANISH MODERN
TEAK & BRASS TABLE LAMP
BY MODELINE
Design Attributed to Adrian Pearsall
This lamp is a striking example of the best of Mid Century Modern Danish Modern d...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Danish Modern Table Lamp! Gerald Thurston Era 1950s Brass & Wood
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS!
SCULPTURED DANISH MODERN
SLEEK SHAPED WOOD & BRASS
TABLE LAMP!
SUPER CLEAN LINES & STYLE!
BEAUTIFUL!
( DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 33" TALL 18" WIDE )
Here is a won...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair Ceramic Pink Brass Gold Table Lamps Mid-Century 1970s Vintage Hollywood
Located in London, GB
Lovely pair of ceramic table lamps in millennial dust pink body and brass golden base. The lamps have a sculpture like jewellery element feel giving it a glamours look.
They would l...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Accademia table lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, 1978
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in UTRECHT, NL
Rare table lamp, model Accademia designed by Cini Boeri for Artemide, Italy 1978. The lamp has a black painted metal base and a white polyester shade which gives a nice warm glow whe...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tiara Table Lamp in Murano Glass by Francesco Lucchese for Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Tiara Luce, table lamp designed in 2018 by designer Francesco Lucchese.
It has been completely redesigned using the latest developments in lighting technology while maintaining intac...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Szarvasi Hala Style Industrial Drafting Clamp-on Lamp with Olive Green Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Hungarian industrial clamp on table lamp with olive enameled metal shade, chrome hardware and a solid aluminum clamp. In original condition with visiblewear and scratchin...
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1960s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1950s Style Luis Barragán Mercury Glass Table Lamp Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Mercury Table Lamp Style of Luis Barragan Mexico
Wood base with silver leaf.
18 h socket x 13 diameter
Rewired New socket, twisted gold cord and new plug with new switch.
Tes...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Leaf
1970s Italian Vintage Tall Pair of Organic Nickel Table Lamps with Pendant Rings
Located in New York, NY
1970s grand lamps - set of four available. These rare vintage Italian lamps in excellent condition are a statement, the organic design is extremely interesting, outjutting arched rods decorated with hanging circles are bunched around a central chrome color pole topped with a black glass ring...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Ceramic table lamp, Italian manufacture, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Monumental table lamp, of Italian manufacture, made of glazed ceramic in shades of gray in the 1970s. It has a very distinctive deeply grooved shape and rests on a patinated wooden b...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Michel Jaubert sculptural table lamp France 1970
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice sculptural shaped table lamp designed and made by Michel Jaubert, France 1970. Amazing hand-shaped table lamp! It's like a sculpture made of solid bronze on a sleek black p...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp in polished chrome with movable arms. Each lamp has a round shade with single socket.
Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Brass + Marbled Green Glass Table Lamp by Romeo Rega, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Chicago, IL
A Mid Century Italian table lamp designed by Romeo Rega. The lamp features an architectural base constructed with patinated brass and glass with a captivating green marbled effect. I...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Leucos Renato toso for Leucos
By Renato Toso, Leucos
Located in Napoli, NA
Leucos Renato toso for Leucos
Mico model
Large size
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Large 20th century grey and blue flower ceramic table lamp La Borne 1960 design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne potters
Large stoneware ceramic table lamp
Original perfect condition
signed under the base
Electrical system is new and ok
Ceramic height 30 cm
Large 26 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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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