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Table Lamps For Sale
Number in Set: Set of 4
Color: Brown
Konsthantverk Svep Black Raw Brass Floor Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lamp model Svep floor lamp designed by Konsthantverk and manufactured by themselves.
The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufactured using craftsman’s techni...
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
Large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases
Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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
V-Lite-Brass Table Lamp or Wall Sconce with Perforated Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in collaboration with Commune design, the V-Lite doubles as a table lamp and a wall sconce. As a sconce, the fixture comes with a large brass b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Copper, Metal
Blond Maple and Dyed Ash Bedside Lamp, Marty II
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small with a big presence, the Marty inhabits intimate spaces, scaled for the bedside or tabletop. Turned, ebonized maple base with an olive green-dyed ash neck and finial. This lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Hjra Table Lamp, Handspun and Handwoven wool lampshade, Made of Rock and Reed
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handspun and handwoven white lampshade
- made of 100% Siroua wool, an endangered sheep living in a volcanic massif with very long wool fibers, located less than 100 km from the weavers' village
- the lampshade is made in the Anti-Atlas region by the weavers from the Feija tribe and then the table lamp is assembled by us using cannes de Provence (local reed) and local rock in Marseille.
Approximate measurements:
25 L x 25 W x 56 H CM
9.8 L x 9.8 W x 22 H IN
For US customers, we put e26 socket and a plug adaptor.
The Anti-Atlas region of Morocco seems to be the only region in the world where henna is not only used to adorn the skin or to dye hair but also to decorate woollen textiles. Women weavers go on keeping this ancestral savoir-faire alive from generations to generations.
Handmade : Variation is to be expected, each piece differs in color, size, shape and decorations due to its handmade nature and natural dyes. memòri is about simplicity, imperfections, and embracing the "flaws".
Care instructions: Hand wash cold with wool detergent only when really necessary.
About the artisan
This village is landlocked in the mountains of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas, until the early 2000s, it was accessible only on foot or accompanied by mules. The architecture of their typical houses is entirely made of local stones. Two cooperatives and more than 45 Berber women work...
Category
2010s Moroccan Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
'Cosmic Solstice Ore' Table Lamp, Handmade Bronze Patinated Brass Table Light
Located in London, GB
Taking inspiration from planetary shapes and textures, the Cosmic collection artfully explores the interplay of metal properties and a curated selection of patina finishes.
Handcra...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
'Nena' Table Lamp in White Metal and Wood by Alvaro Benitez
Located in Glendale, CA
'Nena' table lamp in white 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
Brass, Metal
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases.
Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Chic 'Bloc' Parchment Table Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic 'Bloc' parchment table lamp by Design Frères.
Attractive European style shade mount with no apparent harp / final.
The dimensions are the overall dimensions of the lamp an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
Walnut and Birch Bedside Table Lamp by Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
The bedside table lamp is part of the re-issued Smilow Lighting collection, originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1956 and officially reintroduced by his daughter Judy Smilow in 2017....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut, Birch
Tiffany contemporary Floor Lamp 40 Rust Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Tiffany, a timeless lamp, inspired by the international movie “Breakfast at Tiffany” and the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
"Tiffany" contemporary Floor Lamp 40 blush Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Tiffany, a timeless lamp, inspired by the international movie “Breakfast at Tiffany” and the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Custom Pair of French Plaster Lamps in the Manner of Alberto Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Custom pair of French plaster lamps in the manner of Alberto Giacometti.
The lamp shades are not included. One pair is currently available.
Lead T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Turned Walnut and Olive Green-Dyed Ash Table Lamp, Bethel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Bethel’s organic curves complement the strong grain of walnut.
The base is warmed with amber shellac, and paired with earthy green details. Turned walnut base with olive green-dyed ash neck and finial. Brass socket with rotating, dimmer switch, black fabric-covered cord, and trimless, natural linen shade. This piece holds one 60W max 120V E26 lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Firefly table lamp. Pearly (US)
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Table lamp made in porcelain from the Firefly collection. Table lamp from the Firefly collection, a series of original lighting designs with plant patterns. The lamp’s porcelain elem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Table Lamps Brass Crystal Glass Golden Metal Midcentury Italy 1960s Set of 2
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare and elegant pair of table lamps made in Italy in the 1960s/70s.
Each single lamp was made with a circular base in bronzed brass, a curved golden metal structure, a crystal glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
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
Castle Muse Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
A term derived from Greek mythology, Muses were nine goddesses, that symbolized the greatest of arts and sciences. Today a Muse is defined as a person or object who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. SEED Design has brought a spark of ingenuity and created our very own MUSE. The CASTLE Muse Table...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Concrete
Organic Modern Table Lamp Natural Parota Wood Fiberglass Shade
Located in San Antonio, TX
GALAXY table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
The Space Age was full of terms of the stellar universe to nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of 'Bloc' Parchment Lamps with Parchment Paper Shades by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Bloc' parchment clad table lamps with matching parchment paper shades by Design Frères.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
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
Martinelli Luce LED Minipipistrello 620/J Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mini version of the Pipistrello lamp designed by Gae Aulenti in 1965.
Table lamp diffused lighting. Glazed stainless steel structure, white opal methacrylate diffuser. Base and knob...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large 'Bloc' Parchment Table Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 'Bloc' parchment lamp by Design Frères.
Attractive European style shade mount with no apparent harp / final. Comes with the matching custom paper shade shown.
Handmade with r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper, Hide
FLOS Tatou T1 Dimmable Halogen Table Lamp in Bronze by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name is French for “armadillo,” the unassuming animal whose brilliant structure keeps it protected—and makes it unique. Designer Patricia Urquiola conceptualized this table lamp to play on the filtration of light, with remarkable results.
The Tatou-T offers diffused light and has an exterior diffuser in PC (polycarbonate). Its internal diffuser is injection-printed opal PC. The support and base are painted steel.
Inspiration behind the design:
“The process began by looking for different ways to reconstruct membranes, conceived like Japanese armor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Vistosi Tread LT Table Lamp Murano Blown Glass with Gold Base
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The “technicity” of the metal element combined with the blown glass diffuser gives tread an “industrial” style. An object reminiscent of vintage electrical equipment for its particul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candlestick by Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This little neoclassical style gilt bronze and marble candlestick by Gherardo Degli Albizzi would be ideal to be placed on a bedside table. Even if it features classical shape, overa...
Category
2010s Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Bronze
Baby Frank Table Lamp by Wende Reid - ebonized, organic, sculptural, artisanal
By Wende Reid
Located in Paddington, NSW
This original sculptural, truly artisanal small table lamp is a handmade, timeless example of 21st century organic modern design. Its artisanal, sensuous shape, reminiscent of Brancusi's minimal, totemic 20th century sculptures, is designed and made in Australia of hand-selected, rock maple on a single lathe by master craftsmen.
Our soft black ebonized finish is buffed to an elegant gloss. Baby Frank Table Lamp is the perfect desk or hall table light. Baby Frank Table Lamps are also available in sustainable richly figured native rosewood with a natural hand-oiled finish. Baby Frank Lamps includes an Italian linen shade in a wide range of colours, with our signature hand-stitched stitched bottom edge and side seam and our signature bronzed shade armature. Standard stitching colours are white, black and we source custom colours. We are also happy to work with suitable custom fabrics. Baby Frank Table Lamp is wired in Australia for international use with elegant clear lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Linen, Wood
Greta Grossman Cobra Table Lamp, Vintage Red
Located in Berkeley, CA
The authentic Cobra table lamp is of the most iconic designs by Greta M. Grossman. The table lamp was originally designed in the 1950s and takes its name from the shape of the oval s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Aluminum
FLOS Bon Jour Unplugged Matte Chrome Lamp w/ Fumee Crown by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The smaller table version of the Bon Jour table lamp, the Bon Jour Unplugged truly moves with the user and can be used in any environment. The base features a micro-USB connector which recharges the battery in three hours and then the light lasts for up to six hours. Like the other members of the Bon Jour family, this model combines maximum performance and efficiency with visual comfort. Users are able to effortlessly control the intensity of the direct light with just one click.
This sleek and pure light can be customized according to personal tastes and styles by “dressing” it with a transparent, yellow, amber, fumee, natural rattan and pleated fabric crown. Additionally, the body is available in four unique finishes: white, chrome, matte chrome...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Turned Cherry and Navy-Dyed Ash Table Lamp, Delhi II
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Delhi II balances a strong, vertical posture with a large, buoyant shade. Turned cherry base with a olive navy-dyed ash neck and finial. This piece is 28” with a 14” diameter trimless, natural linen shade, brass hardware, and a black fabric-covered cord. Holds two 75W max 120V E26 lamps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Matte Black Maple Bedside Lamp, Marty IV
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small with a big presence, the Marty inhabits intimate spaces, scaled for the bedside or tabletop. This model has a matte black surface inspired by satin black hot rod paint jobs. Tu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ebonized Maple and Cherry Bedside Lamp, Marty I
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small with a big presence, the Marty inhabits intimate spaces, scaled for the bedside or tabletop. Turned, ebonized maple base with a cherry neck and finial. This lamp is 14” tall with an 8” diameter trimless, natural linen shade. Equipped with bass hardware with a full rotation dimmer switch, black fabric-covered cord, and has one 60W max 120V E26 lamps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gueridon Table Lamp with Rare Blue "Planete" Tiles by Roger Capron
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Tall Two-sided Contemporary Design Made with Vintage Tiles by Roger Capron. The tiles are from the "Planete" tiles of the blue series (Vallauris, France 1960s);
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp Jugendstil Secession Style Wiener Werkstaette, Dagobert Peche Edition
Located in Vienna, AT
1915 Wiener Werkstaette by Dagobert Peche, silk shade
Re Edition by Woka Lamps Vienna.
Category
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Cer Table Lamp
Located in Beograd, RS
This table lamp is combined with wood and steel. The spacious intensity of this lamp consists of two wooden panels of varying thickness separated by a layer of air through which a li...
Category
2010s Balkan Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
DOBI Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
Catering to smaller scaled spaces, the DOBI Table Lamp offers a more petite version of the ever so popular DODO. Besides scaling down in size, the DOBI remains true to much of the or...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
"Cashew" Lamp. Casted Aluminium and Glass.
By kilzi
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The "Cashew" Lamp is a sculptural lamp that is custom made for every single client, not being two identical pieces. The process of creation starts with a conversation with the client...
Category
2010s Spanish Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Dutch Rocket Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch table lamp circa 1950s in the iconic midcentury space-age style. Burgundy/red colored wood and metal base in good vintage condition with some small scratches and dings. Rewired...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
"Hat" Lamp in hand-turned teak wood and metal fixtures.
By kilzi
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This handmade lamps are one off pieces crafted out of solid wood turned into a traditional lathe operated by expert turner with over 30 years of experience. The tone and direction of...
Category
2010s Spanish Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Birch, Oak, Teak
Pair of Chic Large ‘Cubismo’ Lamp with linen shade by Understated Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully crafted sculptural Mahogany reddish-brown blocks form a large table lamp having 4 in square cube-shaped wooden, columns height (outside column 12 in, inside column 9 in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Linen, Wood
Kartell Tea Lamp in Terracotta by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tea is an abstract shape, an object of almost artisan imprinting that seems to represent two hands holding a light between their palms and letting ou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Chic Large Single ‘Cubismo’ Lamp with linen shade by Understated Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully crafted sculptural Mahogany reddish-brown blocks form a large table lamp having 4 in square cube-shaped wooden, columns height (outside column 12 in, inside column 9 in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Linen
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Smoky Transparent Glass And Matt Gold Finish
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The elegant and delicate look of the blown glass finds a new dimension in Jube. Two glass units placed side by side, so perfectly assembled, that they look like a unique piece. A sin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Italian Forest Green Diamond Cut Crystal Murano Glass Table Lamps
By Alberto Donà
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian Pair of Murano Glass Lamps, work of Art signed by Alberto Donà, entirely blown and handcrafted, the glass body is diamond cut and worked in Sommerso with a deep ...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
PC Portable in Dusty Red by Pierre Charpin for Hay
Located in Dubai, AE
Pierre Charpin’s PC Portable Lamp is a refined and portable freestanding lamp for indoor and outdoor use. Constructed in robust plastic and featuring a mat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Pair of 'Bloc' Parchment Lamps with Parchment Paper Shades by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Bloc' parchment lamps with parchment paper shades by Design Frères.
The overall dimensions are 10 in. diameter x 15 in. tall.
The shade dimensions are 8 in. top diamet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
Chic 'Bloc' Parchment Lamp with Parchment Paper Shade by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic 'Bloc' parchment lamps with parchment paper shade by Design Frères.
The overall dimensions are 10 in. diameter x 15 in. tall, including the shade.
The shade dimensions are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Hide, Wood, Parchment Paper
Mid-Century Modern Red Leather Dynamite Lamp
Located in Canton, MA
Red Leather Bound like sticks of Dynamite! Copper plated base and end pieces. These lamps were part of a lot of lamps we purchased from a collector. They have the original tags: New ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Leather
Imagin Classic Table Lamp in Brushed Brass and Fabric Shade
Located in Leighton Buzzard, GB
This table lamp is a modern take on tradition. Beautifully crafted with elegant materials including brushed brass and sateen shades. The tall, timeless shades add a modern touch to t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Tubular Table Sculpture Lamp in Brass & White After Rougier
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sculptural table lamp made by Designline. It features heavy brass construction with sliced nickel tubes. It takes one standard bulb up to 100 watts. It has a very long cord with th...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel, Brass
Amorph Helix Table Lamp Solid Wood, Ebony Finish with Ivory Silk Shade
By Amorph Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural table lamp made from MDF with cold metal finish. Color: White gold.
Dimension base: 16" H x 7.5" L x 5.5" W
Shade dimension: 10" H x 14" W.
About Amorph:
Amorph is a des...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Mirror Cast Brass & Glass Sculpted Lamp, Underlay I Table Lamp by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Mirror Polished Brass & Murano Glass Lamp, Underlay I Table Lamp by Paul Matter
LIMITED EDITION
Started with the idea of drafting a pattern on paper for a garment with free
flowing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
"Ligna" Table Lamp in Solid Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Lignum in Latin means wood.
The idea of the Lignum collection created by Alessandra Delgado arose from a great desire to take full advantage of the residues from Cinnamomo refores...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Pillaret Trio 18in Table Lamp by Studio Dunn
By Studio DUNN
Located in Rumford, RI
Our clover-shaped table lamp compels attention with both organic flow and precise symmetry. The gracefully curved design features a touch-sensitive switch for easy on/off. The option...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Opinion Ciatti LAlampada Small Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The table lamp LAlampada belongs to the "essentials" collection of the Tuscan company, together with ILtavolo, LApanca e ILletto, pieces of recognisable shapes, giving the highest level of customization. The table version of LAlampada by Lapo Ciatti makes no exception, a metal lamp and a diffuser of spherical shape, in metal or aluminum depending on the finishing. A lighting system that combines tradition and modernity, easy to locate on bedside furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Firmamento Milano Pillolina Table Lamp by Parisotto and Formenton Architetti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price.
Similar for its design to the bigger pill, it differs in size and construction techniques. Pillolina is, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
"Ligna" Table Lamp in Solid Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Lignum in Latin means wood.
The idea of the Lignum collection created by Alessandra Delgado arose from a great desire to take full advantage of the residues from Cinnamomo reforeste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
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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