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Table Lamps For Sale
Style: Post-Modern
Style: Georgian
Beran Antique Brass Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Antique Brass Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 36 x H 32 cm.
Materials: Brass and alabaster.
Base finish: Satin white.
Available in two different sizes. Available ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Seagram Nero Marquina Marble Table Lamp by InsidherLand
Located in Geneve, CH
Seagram Nero Marquina Marble Table Lamp by InsidherLand
Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 65 cm.
Materials: Satin, Nero Marquina marble, brushed brass.
13...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Beran Antique Brass Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Antique Brass Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 36 x H 32 cm.
Materials: Brass and alabaster.
Base finish: Olive.
Available in two different sizes. Available in dif...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Guido Rosati for Fontana Arte "Fatua" Table Lamp in Blown Glass 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian table lamp model "Fatua" 279, vintage modern antique, designed by Guido Rosati and produced by Fontana Arte in 1972 composed of a large cylinder in transparent and partly fro...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Inspiring Trees Hammered Golden Brass Table Lamp by InsidherLand
Located in Geneve, CH
Inspiring Trees Hammered Golden Brass Table Lamp by InsidherLand
Dimensions: D 31 x W 39 x H 60 cm.
Materials: hammered brass with golden bath, polished brass with golden bath.
4 kg....
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Beran Satin Nickel Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Satin Nickel Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 36 x H 32 cm.
Materials: Satin nickel and alabaster.
Base finish: Olive.
Available in two different sizes. Available ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Nickel
Beran Dark Bronze Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Dark Bronze Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 36 x H 32 cm.
Materials: Bronze and alabaster.
Base finish: Satin black.
Available in two different sizes. Available i...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Beran Dark Bronze Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Dark Bronze Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Bronze and alabaster.
Base finish: Olive.
Available in two different sizes. Available in diff...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Beran Dark Bronze Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Dark Bronze Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Bronze and alabaster.
Base finish: Hazel.
Available in two different sizes. Available in diff...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Metropolitan Oak Table Lamp by InsidherLand
Located in Geneve, CH
Metropolitan Oak Table Lamp by InsidherLand
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 65 cm.
Materials: Satin, wood structure with translucent dark brown in high gloss varnish and polished nickel....
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Looshaus Carrara Marble and Brass Table Lamp by InsidherLand
Located in Geneve, CH
Looshaus Carrara Marble and Brass Table Lamp by InsidherLand
Dimensions: D 14 x W 14 x H 56 cm.
Materials: Carrara marble, polished brass.
4.3 kg.
Available in other marbles and meta...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Beran Dark Bronze Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Dark Bronze Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 36 x H 32 cm.
Materials: Bronze and alabaster.
Base finish: Satin white.
Available in two different sizes. Available i...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Beran Satin Nickel Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Satin Nickel Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 36 x H 32 cm.
Materials: Satin nickel and alabaster.
Base finish: Hazel.
Available in two different sizes. Available ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Nickel
Beran Antique Brass Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Antique Brass Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 36 x H 32 cm.
Materials: Brass and alabaster.
Base finish: Satin Black.
Available in two different sizes. Available ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Beran Satin Nickel Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Satin Nickel Large Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 36 x H 32 cm.
Materials: Satin nickel and alabaster.
Base finish: Satin black.
Available in two different sizes. Avai...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Nickel
Beran Brushed Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Brushed Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Brass and alabaster.
Base finish: Hazel.
Available in two different sizes. Available in dif...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Metropolitan Oak Table Lamp by InsidherLand
Located in Geneve, CH
Metropolitan Oak Table Lamp by InsidherLand
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 65 cm.
Materials: Satin ref. Pearl with Gold, wood structure with translucent dark b...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Tubular Brass Table Lamp by Casella Lighting, 1970s
Located in Detroit, MI
This exceptional Casella lighting postmodern polished brass table lamp circa 1970 features two sockets with tubular shades supported by a dual arched stem ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Beran Satin Nickel Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Satin Nickel Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Satin nickel and alabaster.
Base finish: Satin White.
Available in two different sizes. Avai...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Nickel
Beran Satin Nickel Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Satin Nickel Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Satin nickel and alabaster.
Base finish: Olive.
Available in two different sizes. Available ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Nickel
Beran Dark Bronze Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Dark Bronze Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Bronze and alabaster.
Base finish: Satin white.
Available in two different sizes. Available i...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Beran Brushed Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Brushed Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Brass and alabaster.
Base finish: Olive.
Available in two different sizes. Available in dif...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Dot Brass Dome Medium Desk Lamp by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Dot Brass Dome Medium Desk Lamp by Lamp Shaper
Dimensions: D 20.5 x W 20.5 x H 43 cm.
Materials: Brass.
Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and brushed ...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Beran Satin Nickel Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Dark Bronze Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Satin nickel and alabaster.
Base finish: Hazel.
Available in two different sizes. Available i...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Nickel
Beran Antique Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Antique Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Brass and alabaster.
Base finish: Satin white.
Available in two different sizes. Available ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Beran Antique Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Antique Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Brass and alabaster.
Base finish: Olive.
Available in two different sizes. Available in dif...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Beran Satin Nickel Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Satin Nickel Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Satin nickel and alabaster.
Base finish: Olive.
Available in two different sizes. Available ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Nickel
Beran Brushed Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Brushed Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Brass and alabaster.
Base finish: Satin Black.
Available in two different sizes. Available ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Beran Antique Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Antique Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Brass and alabaster.
Base finish: Hazel.
Available in two different sizes. Available in dif...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Beran Antique Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Antique Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Brass and alabaster.
Base finish: Satin black.
Available in two different sizes. Available ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Beran Dark Bronze Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Dark Bronze Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Bronze and alabaster.
Base finish: Satin black.
Available in two different sizes. Available i...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Beran Satin Nickel Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Satin Nickel Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Satin nickel and alabaster.
Base finish: Hazel.
Available in two different sizes. Available ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Nickel
Pair of Italian Murano Glass Ondoso Lamps by Donghia
By Donghia
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful, sensual Pair of Italian Murano Glass Ondoso Lamps by Donghia
Manner of Venini
Height is to top of finial.
Diameter is of the base.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Conduit, connecting the heritage of marble design with contemorary techniques
Located in Athens, GR
Austere in its beauty yet modestly playful, this marble lamp references an archetypal ancient aqueduct, thus creating a creating a “luminous conduit” for the home. "Conduit" casually...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Gaetano Pesce Chador Table Lamp From The Open Sky Series
Located in Kansas City, MO
Multicolored Chador Table Lamp From The Open Sky Series designed by Gaetano Pesce. Made of Resin, very sturdy. The Open Sky series was produced in a very limited edition for Fish De...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Frero - Anta lamp - designed in Antwerp made in USA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Anta showcases a robust design featuring a prominent 3-stripe motif, representing the profound bonds among the brothers. Each Frero piece is meticulously handcast using reclaimed...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Martin Flodén, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Martin Flodén, Arvika, Sweden, 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 8.15" H x 5" Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 4....
Category
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Drop Brass Dome Desk Lamp by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Drop Brass Dome Desk Lamp by Lamp Shaper
Dimensions: D 23 x W 23 x H 66 cm.
Materials: Brass.
Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 7.5” H x 5” Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 4.5” Top Diameter x 10” Bottom Diameter ...
Category
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Rhythm Brass Dome Desk Lamp by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Rhythm Brass Dome Desk Lamp by Lamp Shaper
Dimensions: D 33 x W 33 x H 66 cm.
Materials: Brass.
Different finishes available: raw brass, aged bra...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rhythm Glass Globe Desk Lamp by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Rhythm Glass Globe Desk Lamp by Lamp Shaper
Dimensions: D 38 x W 38 x H 66 cm.
Materials: Brass and glass.
Different finishes available: raw brass, ag...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bartoli sculpture lamp signed by Daniel, 1980's
Located in FERROL, ES
Bartoli sculpture lamp signed by Daniel, 1980's
Painted baked clay sculpture. It has a small defect at the bottom.
The lamp has a linestra bulb with a single 30 cm socket.
Measure...
Category
1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Gaetano Pesce Moss Lamp 2009
Located in Naples, FL
Rare Gaetano Pesce "Moss" lamp originally designed as a tribute to Murray Moss. Edizione del Pesce for Meritalia circa 2009. The lamp appears to be a solid structure, but is complete...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Fabric, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and off-white fabric table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 17.5” H x 10" D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb
Number of Sockets: 1
Al...
Category
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Pine, Fabric
Vintage UFO lamp with lucite detail around the shade, circa 1970s-1980s
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage UFO lamp with lucite detail around the shade, circa 1970s-1980s. In very good working condition with some minor cosmetic flaws on the surface ...
Category
1970s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Plate
Post Modern Memphis Style Table Lamps
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lighting designer Robert Sonneman designed architectural and decorative lighting that captures contemporary American living. The metal cone shade and geometric brass finishes of these post modern lamps...
Category
1990s North American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Postmodern Lamps in Wood, style of Memphis Milano or Olivier Villatte, 1980s.
Located in Lille, FR
Set of 2 Postmodern Lamps in wood, style of Memphis Milano or Olivier Villatte, 1980s.
Good condition.
Category
1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
BB3Pod Desk Lamp by Lucio Rossi
Located in Geneve, CH
BB3Pod Desk Lamp by Lucio Rossi
Dimensions: D 20 x W 65 x H 45 cm
Material: Aluminum, Stainless steel.
Weight: 2,35kg
The BB3Pod collectible edition is a desk lamp designed for small tables and reduced spaces, with an adjustable head that rotates 360° and tilts. The collectible line is made of unique, short and limited runs of hand made in Italy pieces that have a strong, distinctive aesthetic with sculptural value based on our research into bio-mimicking and bio design.
Lucio Rossi Design...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Vico Magistretti for Oluce Snow Table Lamp, 1973
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 1973 postmodern Snow table lamp by Vico Magistretti for Oluce.
A very cool model 201 table lamp from Italian design icon Vico Magistretti’s Snow...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
Frero - Suma lamp - designed in Antwerp made in USA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In terms of lighting, Suma, with its geologically-inspired simplicity and grandeur, effortlessly blends with a variety of surroundings. Crafted in our design studio in North Carolina...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Veneta Lumi Z1-90 Desk Lamp, 1994 Italy
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Highly collectible post-modern Z1-90 desk lamp produced by Veneta Lumi in the early 1990’s. Using a combination of colours that are evocative of the Memphis group, the lamp is compos...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rare Italian Post-Modern Light Sculpture / Table Lamp by Masayo Ave
By Antonangeli, Masayo Ave
Located in New York, NY
A light sculpture / desk / table lamp made from sponge creating a warm lighting presence and brilliant sculptural form by Japanese Artist, Masayo Ave, desig...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Ceramic, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A cream-white table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 7.5" H x 6.25" W x 3.75" D
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 4.5" Top Diameter x 10" Bottom...
Category
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Mangaba Table Lamp by Clément Thevenot
Located in Geneve, CH
Mangaba Table Lamp by Clément Thevenot
Limited Edition Of 12 Pieces.
Designed by Clément Thevenot and Joyce Broussillou.
Dimensions: D 20 x W 20 x H 60 cm.
Materials: Nailed bronze, sandblasted glass, heat-resistant plastic diffuser system, driver and 24v LED.
Each copy is unique, has variable dimensions due to the craft techniques used. Handmade in France between traditionally blown glassware, the brass foundry and the designer’s studio. Signed, serial number and certifcate of authenticity. Available in textured black patina, textured antique patina and nickel bronze. Glass options: white pattern glass and white opale glass. Custom size and finishes on demand. Please contact us.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for the USA for instance.
Clément Thevenot is a French designer born in Normandy in 2000, Joyce a French designer born in 1999 in Marne.
Following a dual course of study between the École Supérieure de design de Troyes and the Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro, training which will continue to inspire them in their work.
Clément runs a multidisciplinary studio where Art, Crafts and design meet.
The pair were employed as designers in two separate companies.
Joyce for La Rochère glassworks and Clément for Macheret foundry, this will be the genesis of the Archipel project.
In 2020, the duo worked alongside Vincent Dubourg...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
“Aggregato sfera” table lamp Enzo Mari & Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide, 1976
Located in Koper, SI
This desk lamp was first issued by Artemide in 1976, as a part of the combinable system crated by the Italian designers Enzo Mari and with Giancarlo Fassina. This system was composed...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Green Marble Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Green Marble Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 40.6 x H 61 cm.
Materials: Brass, acrylic and green marble.
Also available in differ...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Madrugada Table Lamp by Clément Thevenot
Located in Geneve, CH
Madrugada Table Lamp by Clément Thevenot
Exclusively Sold By Galerie Philia.
Limited Edition Of 12 Pieces.
Designed by Clément Thevenot and Joyce Broussillou.
Dimensions: D 44,5 x W 20 x H 67 cm.
Materials: Bronze, blown glass and 24v hardware system LEDs.
Each copy is unique, has variable dimensions due to the craft techniques used. Handmade in France between traditionally blown glassware, the brass foundry and the designer’s studio. Signed, serial number and certifcate of authenticity. Available in textured black patina, textured antique patina and nickel bronze. Glass options: white pattern glass and blue glass. Custom size and finishes on demand. Please contact us.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for the USA for instance.
Clément Thevenot is a French designer born in Normandy in 2000, Joyce a French designer born in 1999 in Marne.
Following a dual course of study between the École Supérieure de design de Troyes and the Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro, training which will continue to inspire them in their work.
Clément runs a multidisciplinary studio where Art, Crafts and design meet.
The pair were employed as designers in two separate companies.
Joyce for La Rochère glassworks and Clément for Macheret foundry, this will be the genesis of the Archipel project.
In 2020, the duo worked alongside Vincent Dubourg...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Selenova Postmodern Table Lamp with Glass Orb in Light Blue Glass & Perspex
By Selenova
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Selenova, table lamp, glass, chrome-plated steel, Perspex, Italy, 1970s
This desk lamp is a great example of the technical advances in lamp design in Italy, starting in the late 19...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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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