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Table Lamps For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 18th Century
Los Angeles Cabinmodern Maria Kipp Chenille Shade Stoneware Walnut Table Lamp
By Maria Kipp
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Stripes everywhere, a super Classic California midcentury style. Shade show some edge wear on the top edge and bottom edge, see pictures.
Measures: Height to finial is 38 and lamp ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
$1,300 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair of Bold and Handsome Oversized Brutalist Laurel Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
As found, this pair of handsome brutalist lamps designed by Richard Barr for the Laurel Lamp Company are guaranteed to make a bold, handsome, dramatic statement in any room.
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Delvaux Créateur Midcentury Leather Belgium Orientable Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Table lamp designed by Delvaux and manufactured in Belgium with leather base, chromed structure and orientable new black fabric lampshade, circa 1960s
Signature of the producer unde...
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Scandinavian Modern Lion Relief Bronze Table Lamps by Stig Blomberg, Set of 2
Located in Grythyttan, SE
These two Scandinavian modern "Lampan 750" table lamps in bronze by the sculptural artist Stig Blomberg are a fabulously handsome pair of casted bronze lamps...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$1,216 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Sculptural Brutalist Lamp by the Laurel Lamp Mfg. Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sculptural brutalist table lamp on wood base manufactured by the Laurel Lamp Company in Newark, N.J. Base is 5" wide, 5" deep and 6.5" high. Total height from base to the top of so...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Steel
Hans-Agne Jakobsson Table Lamp Model B-145, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Fringes, brass and opaline glass shade. Produced by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Markaryd, 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bent Karlby Table Lamps
By Bent Karlby
Located in London, GB
Pair of elegantly simple white table lamps. Featuring white lacquered metal cylindrical stems, conical shades, and sleek contoured bases. Price is for the pair.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$2,497 / set
Vintage Lotus Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Blown Murano Glass, Rare
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, IT
Murano Table Lamp - Italian Collectible Lamp - Rare Mid-Century Lamp
The LT305 "Lotus" Table Lamp, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, is one of the most beautiful Murano lamps eve...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$4,297 Sale Price
20% Off
Extraordinary Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Table Lamps, Pair, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This exquisite pair of table lamps, crafted in Italy during the 1960s, embodies the elegance and innovation of mid-century modern design, specifically in the style of Stilnovo. Featu...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,337 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1960s Temde table lamp made of oak wood and with height-adjustable shade
Located in München, DE
Beautiful original 1960s table lamp made of oak.
The original shade is steplessly height-adjustable.
The manufacturer is the German-Swiss lamp manufacturer Temde.
The entire lamp is ...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Oak
Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Walnut, Marshall Studios, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue ceramic and walnut table lamp, designed by Jane & Gordon Martz and produced by Marshall Studios, Indianapolis, United States, 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Ingo Maurer Table Lamp Model Tiffany, 1969
Located in Munich, DE
Rare pair Ingo Maurer table lamps made by Val Saint Lambert, 1969.
Solid crystal glass and white plastic cable., The shades are not included.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Wicker Table Lamp, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid-Century Modern Italian wicker table lamp, 1960s, Italy
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
It has European plug. It can be...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wicker
Iron Table Lamp Original Italian
Located in Buggiano, IT
Table lamp in iron and fabric, original Italian from 1960.
Flower design, very elegant.
The type of attack of the bulbs is type E27.
If the voltage in your country is not 220V I s...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
$267 Sale Price
20% Off
Alessandro Mendini “Cubosfera” Table Lamp or Appliqués, Glass Brass, 1968
Located in Milano, IT
Tre table lamp or appliqués “ Cubosfera” by Alessandro Mendini glass and brass, 1968.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Set of four “Rocher” lamps André Cazenave, Atelier A, France, circa 1960/1970
Located in Paris, FR
Four stone-shaped lamps in resin and marble powder, edited by Atelier A in Paris.
The largest: Lenght: 51 cm (20.08 in) Height: 40 cm (15.76 in) Width: 43 cm (17 in)
The medium: Leng...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Pair of Oracolo Table Lamps by Gae Aulenti for Artemide, 1969
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in bruxelles, BE
Pair of metal lamps with Oracle glass ball by Gae Aulenti. Wear due to time and age of the lamp.
For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Peill & Putzler Glass Seashell Light Made in Germany, 1960’s
Located in London, GB
A Mid-Century Modern Peill & Putzler glass sea shell desk light or table light made in West Germany, in or around the 1960’s.
This highly tactile and very smooth to the touch seashell light...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Murano 18" 'Pop Art' Floor and Table Lamp Glass & Metal by Doria, Germany 1960s
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
On offer is an extremely rare, breathtaking XL Pop Art floor or table lamp, consisting of a weighted hemisphere made of lacquered metal in yellow-orange and a hemisphere made of whit...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Golden Amber Murano Lamps by Marbro
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of golden amber MuranolLamps by Marbro
Because they are mouth blow there's a slight color and size variation if put next to each other.
Newly rewired.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$4,280 Sale Price / set
26% Off
French Alabaster Neoclassical Pedestal Lamp-Column Lamp-Silk Lamp Shade-60
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Magnificent French finely carved Alabaster Lamp in Neoclassical Style and with Silk Shade from the 60s
The soft Colors vary from beige to brown-rose and reflect the Classic Style T...
Category
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Metallic Thread, Brass
$242 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century Lee Rosen Pottery Lamp for Design Technics, C.1960's
Located in Bernville, PA
Rare lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics. Lamp was from the 3300 series and produced in the mid-1960s in a nice earth tone color. This lamp is signed on the bottom by the cord wit...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Gae Aulenti Pipistrello Lamp for Martinelli Luce (Largest Size)
Located in New York, NY
Pipistrello ("Bat") lamp designed by Italian architect Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce in 1965. A vintage example, circa late 1960's, of this iconic Neo-Rationalist design. A particu...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome, Stainless Steel
Rupert Nikoll table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Rupert Nikoll table lamp with fabric shade vienna around 1960s
Brass polished and stove enameled
The fabric shade is replaced ( new )
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Modern Bedside/Table Lamps in Opaline Glass and Brushed Aluminum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of sleek, modernist bedside/tables lamps sourced from a hotel in Chianciano, Tuscany (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Composed of brushed aluminum cylindric...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg Studio Hand, Large Ceramic Lamp, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Stig Lindberg (1916-1982) for Gustavsberg Studio Hand. Large ceramic lamp. 1960s.
Beautiful glaze in brown shades.
Measures: 37 x 12 cm. incl. socket.
In very good condition.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Ceramic Tropical Bamboo Table Lamp
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency style ceramic ginger jar table lamp with hand-painted bamboo leaf or botanical motif over a gloss white glaze. This Palm Regency Style lamp is ma...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,560 Sale Price
40% Off
20th Century, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce The Moon Table Lamp 604
Located in Turin, Turin
Gino Sarfatti was an Italian designer and businessman born in 1912 in Venice. After studying aeronaval engineering in Genoa, he founded the Arteluce company in 1939 in Milan. Its pur...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gae Aulenti, ‘Mezzoracolo’ Table Lamp, Artemide, Italy, 1968
By Gae Aulenti
Located in New York, NY
Gae Aulenti’s oversized table lamp features a dark brown coated metal base and an opal glass globe, combining a striking aesthetic with practical functionality. The globe allows for ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Brass Arenzano Table Lamps by Ignazio Gardella for Azucena, Italy, 1965
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This elegant table lamp is a timeless design by Ignazio Gardella, created for Azucena in 1965. Originally designed in 1956, it takes its name from the picturesque Ligurian town of Ar...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Cocoon Table Lamps with Grey Metal Base by GOLDKANT, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pair of Cocoon Table Lamps with Grey Metal Base by GOLDKANT, 1960s, Germany
Cocoon shades & metal body
Minimal and natural design
Very high quality.
Fully functional.
Original cab...
Category
1960s German Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mørkøv Keramikfabrik, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Denmark, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A painted ceramic table lamp produced by Mørkøv Keramikfabrik, Denmark, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.37” H x 4.5” Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 5” Top Diameter...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Modern Copper Desk Lamp by Jo Hammerborg, 1960s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Copper Table Lamp designed by Jo Hammerborg for Fog & Mørup in the 1960s. An exquisite piece for a beautiful home.
* A Copper Desk Lamp with a white shade
* Designer: Jo Hammerborg
...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Single Midcentury Italian Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1960's Italian crackle glaze porcelain table lamp.
Measurements:
Height of body: 23"
Height to shade rest: 36"
Width/depth: 8.5"
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Height Adjustable Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly Rewired, New Linen Shade
Dimensions:
28”-32”H x 7” W x 7” D
Shade
10”H x 15” W x 15” D
Category
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Haico Nietzsche Ceramic Table Lamp, Søholm Stentøj, Denmark, 1960s
Located in The Hague, NL
This striking table lamp was designed by Haico Nietzsche in the 1960s and produced as model 1219 by Søholm Stentøj, located on the Danish island of Bornholm. The base of the lamp is ...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Ceramic
Vintage Mid Century Ceramic Lamp with Floral Design Made in Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Sculptural and unique Mid-Century Lamp in the style of Bitossi. This beautiful piece is enchanting in its unique shape, balancing form and function with Mid-Century style. The fini...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Table Lamp Cubosfera by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria, Glass
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Italian Lighting - Table Lamp - Sculptural Light - Cubosfera by Alessandro Mendini
Born 1931, Alessandro Mendini has been one of the founding fathers of contemporary Italia...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$3,820 Sale Price
20% Off
Marianne Starck, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Brass, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware and brass table lamp designed by Marianne Stark and produced by Michael Andersen, Denmark, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 16.25"H x 5.1"W...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tilgmans Keramik, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A glazed ceramic table lamp produced by Tilgmans Keramik, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 14.5"H x 6.0"W x 6.0"D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 8.0" Top Diameter x 10...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Vintage Articulating Chrome Desk/Task Lamps by Jac Jacobsen for Luxo
By Jac Jacobsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage Luxo articulating chrome desk/task lamps on weighted chrome bases originally designed in 1937 by Jac Jacobsen (these examples are from the early 1960s, evidenced by t...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Harry Balmer for Laurel Sculptural Brutalist Patinated Steel "Ribbon" Table Lamp
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Striking Mid-Century Brutalist ribbon-form table lamp by Harry Balmer for Laurel Lamp Co., circa 1960s. This lamp features a sculptural patinated steel body on a black metal base. A ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Vintage Italian Marble Student Desk Table Lamp
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below.
Shipping Quote Information
The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Category
1960s Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
$971 Sale Price
25% Off
Mushroom Design Lamp Frosted Glass Mat Space Age Peill & Putzler
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful large mushroom lamp made of frosted glass, completely in the typical space age style, timeless design object by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1960s.
Beautiful XL design lamp, ...
Category
1960s German Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Uno Westerberg for Pukeberg Ice Cube Swedish Glass Table Lamp
Located in St. Louis, MO
Scandinavian Modern Uno Westerberg for Pukeberg table lamp with textured and sculpted glass that resembles ice cubes, Sweden, circa 1960s. Label intact. Shade not included. Three-way...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage French Bouillette Brass Table Lamp with Tole Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Brass, Original Tole Shade
Category
1960s American Louis XVI Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gae Aulenti Table Lamps Model Pipistrello Produced by Martinelli Luce
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare pair and tall table lamps model Pipistrello designed by Gae Aulenti. Produced by Martinelli Luce in Italy. Height: 71-87 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Colored Murano Glass Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-Century colored Murano glass table lamp, 1960s
Iron structure, E14 lamp.
Complete and in good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Pair of beautiful large Mid Century Space Age chrome table lamps - Made in Italy
Located in München, DE
Two beautiful, large, Mid Century, Space Age chrome table lamps. Made in Italy.
Great Italian minimalist design from the 1960s.
The interior shade is steplessly rotatable.
Lamps are ...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Nils Kähler for Kähler, HAK, a Pair of Large Glazed Ceramic Lamps, 1960s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Nils Kähler for Kähler, HAK. A pair of large glazed ceramic lamps, 1960s.
Measures: 39 x 17 cm (excluding socket)
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Italian Chrome Table Lamps by Reggiani, circa 1968
By Reggiani
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare pair of Italian chrome table lamps by Reggiani, 1960s. Very sculptural design with an all-chrome body with discreet slits on the upper cover (which can be rotated 360 degrees) w...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Pair of Chinese Imari Porcelain Vases mounted as Lamps
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each vase of baluster shape, painted with pheasants perched on rockwork flanked by large flowering tree peonies beneath iron-red lappets enclosing flowers. For a similar example (a s...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Agne Aronson, Table Lamp, Brown-Glazed Stoneware, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed and incised stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Agne Aronson, Sweden, in the 1960s.
Measurements listed are of lamp.
For reference:
Shade (inches): 4 x 8...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Longobarda Ceramic Table Lamp by Marcello Cuneo for Gabbianelli 1966 Italy
Located in Lisboa, PT
A bold and playful expression of Italian radical design, the Longobarda Table Lamp was created by Marcello Cuneo for Gabbianelli in 1966. Sculptural and instantly iconic, this ceramic lamp captures the spirit of the 1960s with its futuristic form, saturated color, and pop sensibility.
Crafted in glazed ceramic and finished in a vivid high-gloss orange, the lamp’s fluid, monolithic silhouette is as much a light source as it is a piece of art. Its arched top curves into a flowing base, concealing the bulb and directing a warm, glowing light downward and outward — creating a dramatic effect whether lit or not.
The lamp’s pure form is uninterrupted by visible seams or switches, with a hidden on/off mechanism and internal bulb placement that enhance its sculptural integrity. This particular example is in very good vintage condition, and was professionally rewired some years ago to ensure safe and functional use.
Marcello Cuneo, a former collaborator of Gio Ponti, designed the Longobarda as a radical departure from traditional lighting — its silhouette evoking both ancient helmets...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Maison Jansen XXL Brass Palm Tree Lamp, 1960s
Located in amstelveen, NL
A massive and rare Maison Jansen palm tree lamp, France, 1960s. Torch cut patinated brass trunk and leafs coming out of a square black laminated heavy base. With twelve light points ...
Category
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Jane and Gordon Martz Lamp, Ceramic
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual ceramic table lamp by famed ceramicist duo Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Wonderful matte light green color with blue speckl...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
A RUSTIC MODERN Iron & Glass TABLE LAMP by ARTISANS DU LOIR & CHER, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A superb table lamp or night light, Modernist, Brutalist, Folk Art, wrought iron base decorated with superimposed balls, surmounted by a geometric lampshade simply "placed" on this s...
Category
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Scale Sculptural Ribbon Lamps by Harry Balmer for Laurel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Large Scale Sculptural Ribbon Lamps, designed by Harry Balmer for The Laurel Lamp Company, American, circa 1960s. They are constructed of patinated bronze finish metal ribbon...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Space Age Table Lamp
Located in München, DE
Large and beautiful table lamp from the 1960s.
Impressive design and very high-quality workmanship.
The lighting effect of the lamp is extremely beautiful.
Condition:
Very good vin...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,551
Ceramic table lamp by Roger Capron and Jean Derval, France, 1960's
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic lamp with two faces by Roger Capron and Jean Derval, stamped
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage 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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