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Table Lamps For Sale
Period: 2010s
Period: 1940s
Horizon #5 Stoneware Lamp by Elisa Uberti
Located in Geneve, CH
Horizon #5 stoneware lamp by Elisa Uberti
Unique
Limited series of 8 numbered copies + 1 AP
Dimensions: D 40 x W 20 x H 65 cm
Materials: white Stoneware
This product is handmade...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Lotek Artemide Javier Mariscal Desk Lamp Postmodern Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Desk lamp designed by Javier Mariscal for Artemide. Postmodern style desk lamp. Structural lamp having partially eye catching colors
Working with 10...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Set of 2 Lunar Table Lamps by Studio Roso
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Lunar table lamps by Studio Roso
Dimensions: D15 x H29.5 cm // D10 x H22.5 cm
Material: Stone (marble or sandstone), glass
Weight: 6.3 kg
All our lamps can be wired a...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Natural Básica Mínima Batería Table Lamp by Santiago Roqueta, Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Básica Mínima Batería table lamp by Santiago Roqueta, Santa & Cole
Dimensions: D 12.7 x H 33 cm
Materials: Bronze, birch wood, ribbon.
Available in other lampshade.
Bás...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Marshmallow Table Lamp, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Marshmallow table lamp, Royal Stranger
Dimentions: 30 x 60 x 60 cm
Materials: Brass and velvet
Inspired by the femininity and using bold and vibrant color schemes, this collec...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Arc Sculpted Lamp by Johan Destrumelle
Located in Geneve, CH
Arc sculpted lamp by Johan Destrumelle
Unique piece, handmade in foam and concrete.
Dimensions: 75 x 45 x 22cm
Johan Destrumelle is a young sculptor...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Foam
Böhlmarks, Table Lamp, Brass, Elm, Sweden, 1940s
By Bohlmarks
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and elm table lamp designed and produced by Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1940s.
Sold with lampshade.
Stated dimensions refer to the table lamp with the Shade.
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Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Poldina Pro Cordless Table Lamp in Rust
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Light Where You Want It! The Poldina Pro table lamp is cordless, rechargeable, dimmable and provides 9+ hours of cordless illumination. Read below for many of the lamps other attribu...
Category
2010s Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Ceramic Lamp by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic lamp by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: H around 40-50 cm tall
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Space Age Steel Blue Glass Contemporary Table Lamp by Nusprodukt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The "Shape of Things to Come 1" is a one-of-a-kind table lamp inspired by the Space Age. Its sleek, futuristic look is achieved through the use of steel and blue glass, as well as a ...
Category
2010s American Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Quartz and Bronze Table Lamp by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Quartz and Bronze Table Lamp by Aver
Dimensions: D 22 x H 62 cm
Materials: Natural rocks, high-quality cut crystals, jewelry chains, hand blown glass, other.
Also available: Matte bl...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Crystal, Other
Pair of Lotus Table Lamps by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Lotus table lamp by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 cm
Materials: matte gold 24k base + transparent smoke grey blown glass
Finishings:
matte gold 24k base + transparent smoke...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Elusive Nature of Perception No. 02 Table Lamp by Maximilian Michaelis
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural table lamp - Maximilian Michaelis
Title: The elusive nature of perception, No. 02
Measures: ca. 39 x 55 x 27 cm
Material: polished stainless steel, Belgian bluest...
Category
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Stainless Steel
Lunar 10 Table Lamp by Studio Roso
Located in Geneve, CH
Lunar 10 table lamp by Studio Roso
Dimensions: D10 x H22.5 cm
Material: Stone (marble or sandstone), glass
Weight: 2.8 kg
All our lamps can be wired ac...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Edifice #40 Stoneware Lamp by Elisa Uberti
Located in Geneve, CH
Edifice #40 stoneware lamp by Elisa Uberti
Unique
Limited series of 4 numbered copies
Dimensions: D 55 x W 20 x H 60 cm
Materials: white Stoneware
This product is handmade, dime...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Vitrum Table Lamp by Caio Superchi
Located in Geneve, CH
Vitrum table lamp by Caio Superchi
Dimensions: D12 x W12 x H23 cm
Materials: brass, leather, glass, oak
Signed and numbered piece.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for the USA for instance.
The Vitrum table light came from the reuse of old electrical insulators made of tempered glass used...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Luciferase L
Located in Paris, FR
This unique light sculpture is part of Nacho Carbonell’s 'Luciferase' series exclusively produced for Galerie BSL since 2011. Historically, 'Luciferase' is Carbonell’s first work inc...
Category
2010s Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Follow Lamp by HS Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Evolve lamp by HS Studio
Morphic Collection
Dimensions: 40 x 25 x 25cm
Materials: Ceramic
Hannah Simpson is a ceramic artist, based in Kent, UK. With a...
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Sculptural Sustainable Concrete Lamp by James Haywood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Hoxton' 19" is a sculptural concrete lamp designed by London-based contemporary lighting designer James Haywood.
It is created using low-impact concr...
Category
2010s French Table Lamps
Materials
Concrete
Table Lamp 03 by Adam Caplowe for VIDIVIXI
By VIDIVIXI
Located in Geneve, CH
Table lamp 03 by Adam Caplowe for VIDIVIXI
Dimensions: L30 x W18 x H25 cm
Materials: Brass,Resin, Glass
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA ...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Arch Lamp by Krzywda
Located in Geneve, CH
Arch lamp by Krzywda
Dimensions: 30L x 25D x 21H cm
Materials: Alabaster, brass
Versions variable: Tulip, tear, oblong, sphere diffuser.
Individually...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Monolith Polished Silvered Brass Sculpted Table Lamp by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
Monolith polished brass sculpted table lamp by Paul Matter
Dimensions: H 419 mm x D 203.2 mm
Weight: 3 Kgs
Lamping: 1 type E14 base, 3W - 5W led, warm white
CE certified, voltage...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Marty Sculpted Lamp by Johan Destrumelle
Located in Geneve, CH
Marty sculpted lamp by Johan Destrumelle
Unique piece, handmade in foam, silicone and concrete.
Dimensions: 55 x 16 x 16 cm
Johan Destrumelle is a young sculptor/designer artist born in 1995.
Curious by nature, he went on to a BTS in product design, then a master's, also in design.
During his schooling, Johan was able to carry out various internships, including one in Paris for Céline Wright...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Foam
Clip Lamp by Caio Superchi
Located in Geneve, CH
Clip lamp by Caio Superchi
Dimensions: D14 x W8.5 x H48 cm
Materials: Wenge solid wood + 6W led + cable covered in fabric
All our lamps can be wired ac...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Side Table Lamps
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Pair of Murano glass lamps
Dimensions given without shade
No shade provided
Can be made on order with different glass colour.
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
K-Apex Lamp by Krzywda
Located in Geneve, CH
K-Apex lamp by Krzywda
Dimensions: 43 L x 24 D x 37 H cm
Materials: Brass, marble.
Each base is sculpted by hand and varies from piece to piece in shape, color and weight.
Al...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Mini Surculus Table Lamp by Studio Palatin
Located in Geneve, CH
Mini Surculus table lamp by Studio Palatin.
Wireless.
Dimensions: H 30 x D 15 cm.
Materials: Bronze, Japanese hosho paper.
The Surculus Midi und Mini are the smaller brother an...
Category
2010s Austrian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Kernel Table Light, Blue by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Kernel table light - blue by Bert Frank.
Dimensions: 41.5 x 40 x 24 cm.
Materials: Brass, steel.
Brushed brass lacquered as standard, custom finishes available.
When Adam Yeats and...
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Josef Hoffmann & Josef Frank & Wiener Werkstaette Ball Table Lamp, Re-Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
1920 designed Josef Hoffmann chased brass lamp base, different finishes available. Hand sewn Lamp Shade with a Josef Frank fabric, different patterns available. Sample book of the Wi...
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Brass and Murano Glass Palm Lamp, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Table, bedside or desk lamp italian artisanal design workshop in a Mid-Century Modern Space Age mood like Vistosi, Poliarte, Mazzega, Carlo Aldo Nason, Venini.
Demo shade is not i...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Venezia Mestre Table Lamp
By Morici
Located in Recanati, IT
Exquisitely balanced like a modern art painting, this table lamp is composed of sleek, geometric lines with bold visual appeal. Handcrafted of wood polished and brushed by hand, and ...
Category
2010s Italian Other Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Red Tatu Table / Wall Lamp by André Ricard
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Red tatu table/wall lamp by André Ricard
Dimensions: D 20.5 x W 8 x H 25 cm
Materials: ABS plastic.
Available in white or red.
Tatu is an object-lamp that has become memorable ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Dusty Rose Small Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra
Located in Geneve, CH
Dusty Rose Small Half Sphere lamp by Lisa Allegra
Dimensions: Ø 20 x 27 cm
Materials: Clay
Also available in Blackened Gold and Pearl.
Born in 1986 in Paris, Lisa Allegra has e...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay
Walter Von Nessen Machine Age Black Enamel & Brass Table Lamp, 1940's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
American Modernist Walter Von Nessen attributed brass column table lamp. Featuring an open five column architectural framework, with tubular Black enameled Brass center and four surr...
Category
1940s American Machine Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Round Square White Balloon Table Light by Studio Thier & Van Daalen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 round square white balloon table light by Studio Thier & van Daalen
Dimensions: W 24 x D 24 x H 38 cm
Materials: Wood, Glass
When blo...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Charta Alba II Table Lamp by Studio Palatin
Located in Geneve, CH
Charta Alba II table lamp by Studio Palatin.
Dimensions: H 75 x D 35 cm
Materials: biscuit porcelain, 24K gilded brass, Japanese hosho paper.
The artist’s inspiration for the Ch...
Category
2010s Austrian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Small Metal Satin Bronze 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 lamp, winning the Compasso d’Oro in 1979 and completely revolutionising the way we imagine the classic bedside lamp. The geometric shapes that compose it - cylinder, cone and hemisphere - have resulted in a product that is decorative and essential at the same time, disconnected from the historical period and the fashions of the moment, and one that has now fully become one of the icons of Italian design.
Materials and color:
Metal satin bronze
Dimensions:
D 25 cm x W 25 cm x H 35 cm
Technical information:
2 x max 40 W (E14)
Founded in 1945, Oluce is the oldest Italian design company in the lighting sector still in operation today. Oluce lighting’s design aesthetic is crisp, linear, and decorative. A subtle, intellectual beauty that over the years has led the company to produce some of the more recognizable and admired iconic lighting in the world. Oluce, already participating at the 9th Triennale in Milan, throughout its long history, has received numerous acknowledgements including two Golden Compass awards, two Design Awards and the Gold Medal at the 13th Triennale in Milan. Its lamps appear in the most important permanent design collections worldwide.
Oluce’s expertise reveals its unparalleled manufacturing excellence which transforms into objects an untiring technological research into the potential of light. Each lamp is a milestone along this journey. Over time, from unusual materials, original designs and new lighting sources ensued revolutionary iconic designs by Tito Agnoli, Joe Colombo, Marco Zanuso, Ostuni e Forti, and Vico Magistretti, who since the 1950s, have been rewriting the history of lighting. Recent collections reaffirm Oluce design and decorative approach, expressed through the signs by Italian and international designers such as Angeletti & Ruzza, Francesco Rota, Nendo, Victor Vasilev...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lotus Table Lamp by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Lotus table lamp by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 cm
Materials: matte gold 24k base + transparent smoke grey blown glass
Finishings:
matte gold 24k base + transparent smoke...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Study Table Lamp by Msds Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Study table lamp by MSDS studio.
Materials: Aluminum.
Dimensions: D 13.4 x W 15.9 x H 22.7 cm.
MSDS STUDIO is a successful Canadian design studio that...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Charta Alba Mini Table Lamp by Studio Palatin
Located in Geneve, CH
Charta Alba mini table lamp by Studio Palatin.
Dimensions: H 62 x D 14 cm
Materials: biscuit porcelain, Japanese hosho paper.
The artist’s inspira...
Category
2010s Austrian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Paper
S-Apex Lamp by Krzywda
Located in Geneve, CH
S-Apex lamp by Krzywda
Dimensions: 36L x 22.5D x 42.5H cm
Materials: Brass, marble.
Each base is sculpted by hand and varies from piece to piece in shape, color and weight.
A...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Charta Aura Table Lamp by Studio Palatin
Located in Geneve, CH
Charta aura table lamp by Studio Palatin
Handcrafted, limited edition
Dimensions: H 75 x D 35 cm
Materials: bronze light, 24K gilding, leather black/gold.
Charta Nera is the da...
Category
2010s Austrian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Pair of Hollywood Regency Tole Lamps
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a beautiful pair of Hollywood Regency style Italian tole lamps! The bases are black marble with gold gilt leaves rising up from them to the ...
Category
1940s Italian Federal Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
ASEA, Desk Light / Table Lamp, Brass, Elm, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A modernist desk light / table lamp. Designed and produced by ASEA, Sweden, 1940s.
Other designers of the period include Harald Notini, Carl-Axel Acking, Paavo Tynell, and Alvar A...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Charta Nera Table Lamp by Studio Palatin
Located in Geneve, CH
Charta Nera table lamp by Studio Palatin
Handcrafted, Limited Edition
Dimensions: H 75 x D 35 cm
Materials: Bronze Black, 24K Gilding, Leather Black/Gold.
Charta Nera is the da...
Category
2010s Austrian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Gold
Ocean Aura Lamp Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Capturing serenity and stillness through filtered light, the Ocean Aura Lamp is a beacon of bliss. Its unique, abstract design honours the belief that humans play an essential role in crafting work, something that no machine can replicate. A collaboration piece between lighting designer Chen Taoz and weaving artist Ziva Epstein, together they explore a new form of artistry in design and craftsmanship.
With a tranquil aura, this standing lamp is apt for spaces that wish to exude calm, lending itself perfectly to wabi-sabi and Japandi interiors. Its gentle curves cast a warm light onto the surrounding walls, giving it an otherworldly presence. With this new approach to traditional lighting...
Category
2010s Asian Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Copper
Abyss No. 23 Sculptural Lighting by Ceren Gürkan
By Ceren Gurkan
Located in Istanbul, TR
Canyons are formed by the process of long-term erosion from a plateau level. Then come the cliffs, remaining exposed on the valley walls. Ceren Gürkan is utterly enchanted by their m...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware, Blown Glass
SM-oo Set Lamp by Krzywda
Located in Geneve, CH
SM-oo set lamp by Krzywda
Dimensions: 22 L x 12 D x 13 H cm
Materials: Alabaster, marble.
Each base is sculpted by hand and varies from piece to piece in shape, color and weight...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Elio Resin Smart Table Lamp in Water Green by Soft Geometry, Small
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elio lamps are stacks of translucent, tubular cast-resin that create a diffused glow, with frosted sugar jellies as a visual reference. The lamp's singular bend is a small ode to Eileen Gray’s Bibendum...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Resin
Quartz Table Lamp II by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Quartz table lamp II by Aver
Dimensions: D 39 x H 97 cm
Materials: Natural rocks, high-quality cut crystals, jewelry chains, hand-blown glass, other.
Also Available: Matte Black, Rus...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Crystal, Other
Bronzed Gills Silhouette, Bronzed Steel, Ebonized Oak & Raffia Table Lamp
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Silhouette lamp collection is inspired by Brutalist forms. The dark Ebonized Oak is combined with bronzed steel components and finished with a raff...
Category
2010s South African Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Volta Lamp in Terracotta by Marta Bonilla
Located in Geneve, CH
Volta lamp in terracotta by Marta Bonilla
Dimensions: D28 x H41 cm
Materials: Terracotta, clay.
Volta lamp in terracotta: Piece modeled by hand in red clay. The piece has a burn...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Plywood Lamp by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Plywood lamp by Rick Owens
2012
Dimensions: L 15 x W 15 x H 60 cm
Materials: Plywood
Weight: 4.8 kg
Note: LED 230v
Available in grey concrete.
Rick wens is a California-bo...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plywood
Table Lamp, Chinese, Porcelaine, Hand Painted, in a Vase Shape, China circa 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vase, table lamp, in porcelain. It has been made in china, circa 1940.
The decorative pattern are flowers and leaves.
Category
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Sculptural Table Lamp with Mirror, Maximilian Michaelis
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural lamp with mirror, Maximilian Michaelis
Title: The elusive nature of perception, No. 01
Measures: ca. 46 x 56 x 29 cm
Material: polished stainless steel, Belgian b...
Category
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Stainless Steel
Single Lamp by Sophie Rogers
Located in Geneve, CH
Single lamp by Sophie Rogers
Dimensions: D 20 x H 35 (base only) / 72 (with bulb) cm
Materials: white stoneware, matte cream glaze, aged brass
Bulb spec: 6W, E27, 340 Lumens, dimmable
Black stoneware and black glaze also available.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for the USA for instance.
Nottingham - based ceramicist Sophie Roger designs and handcrafts sculptural lighting and homewares from her home studio.
Her practice centres around the ancient Japanese carving...
Category
2010s English Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Proud Table Lamp XL by Lisette Rützou
Located in Geneve, CH
Proud Table Lamp XL by Lisette Rützou
Dimensions: 38 x H 86 cm
Materials: Marble
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for th...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Sanctuary 1-1 Table Lamp by The Shaw
Located in Geneve, CH
Sanctuary 1-1 table lamp by The Shaw
Dimensions: D15 x W 15 x H 43 cm
Materials: Stainless Steel, Glass
Weight: 5 kg
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for the USA for instance.
Sanctuary was inspired by the memorial hall drew by Étienne...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Antique and Vintage Table Lamps for Sale: Find Art Deco Table Lamps, Murano Glass Table Lamps and Other Lighting on 1stDibs
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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