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Industrial Table Lamps

INDUSTRIAL STYLE

Industrial floor lamps, bar stools, desks and other industrial-style furnishings have experienced a resurgence in popularity with the rise of interest in minimalist design.

It's a look that celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn. The newly chic industrial style of decor repurposes the simple, sturdy furniture of an earlier world of commerce — brushed-metal storage cabinets and display shelves, task lamps and pendant lights with enameled shades, work tables with worn wooden tops and cast-iron bases — and couples them with aesthetic touches emblematic of energy and optimism, from bright upholstery fabrics to flowers.

The rise in prominence of the industrial style has come hand-in-hand with the residential repurposing of former manufacturing and warehouse districts throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. In many loft apartments created in shuttered factories, the architectural envelope has been left intact.

Industrial-style interiors feature elements like raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors whose history is written in every pit and gouge. Iron and glass transom windows give definition and interest to small kitchen areas anchored by kitchen islands made of marble, steel and brass, while taxidermy or vintage neon signs serve as wall art in living rooms dotted with leather club chairs. Patina is the keynote to a decor in sync with such surroundings. 

On 1stDibs you will find industrial furniture designs that wear their age beautifully — and were built to last.

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Style: Industrial
Period: 1940s
Industrial lamp Triplex Lillpendel by Johan Petter Johansson, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Forserum, SE
A table or wall lamp model Triplex Lillpendel type TP, developed by the Swedish inventor Johan Petter Johansson. Constructed from steel and aluminum, painted deep red with chrome det...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Vintage Industrial Hebert Terry & Sons Anglepoise Metal Desk Table Lamp. c.1940
Located in London, GB
Beautiful blonde 1227 Angelpoise lamp made by Herbert Terry & Sons. c.1940 One of the most famous desk lamps in british industrial history and still made to this day. In fully origi...
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1940s British Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Library Desk Lamp by ILUM - Argentina
By Ilum
Located in East Hampton, NY
This industrial period (WWII era) desk lamp in British Jaguar green features a swing arm and all original brass fittings and details. The shade has been restored but the rest of thi...
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1940s Argentine Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Vintage Industrial Hebert Terry & Sons Anglepoise Metal Desk Table Lamp. c.1940
Located in London, GB
Iconic angelpoise lamp made by Herbert Terry & Sons. c.1940 One of the most famous desk lamps in british industrial history and still made to this day. In fully original condition...
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1940s British Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal

2 English WWII Masthead Patt 25A Nautical Martime Marine Lantern Table Lamps
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of World War II era steel and glass nautical / ship lanterns by the Birmingham Engineering Company Ltd, circa early to mid 1940’s, converted / repurposed as a set of table lamps. Brass plaque above glass reads “Masthead Patt. 25A” (missing on one lantern). Knob on handle marked W.T.G. French wired. New off-white shades distributed by the Nantucket Distributing Co. Dimensions: 8” x 7.75” x 30...
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1940s Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Typ 113 Peitsche Table Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard circa 1940s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Typ 113 Peitsche Table Lamp By Curt Fischer For Midgard Circa 1940s - Curved adjustable arm with its original grey paint - Angled steel shade in original brown paint - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - Designed by Curt Fischer - Typ 113 the "Peitsche" (whip) - German ~ 1940s - 75cm tall x 16cm wide Curt Fischer/Midgard Midgard was founded in 1919 in Auma / Thuringia by the engineer Curt Fischer. Originally for internal needs of his machine factory IWA Ronneberger & Fischer (industrial plant Auma), Curt Fischer developed scissors lamps and articulated lamps. This is why he is considered the inventor of the "tractable light". The in these days widespread ceiling-mounted pendulous lampshades provided only static light from above. As such, the entrepreneur regarded them as rather inflexible. This type of lightning caused the workers to cast shadow over their workpieces themselves. Curt Fischer sketched and manufactured first prototypes of articulated lamps by passing the live cable through tubes and developing articulations between the tubes. He perfected the system, developed many multi-armed desk lamps, work lamps and wall lamps. Within few years he turned to be a luminaire manufacturer which he called Midgard (as the Norse Mythology called the bright Middle Earth inhabited by people). Early on his designs were recognised and valued by Walter Gropius, among others, and hence used at the Bauhaus. Gropius supported Fischer's developments. Their original correspondence has been preserved until the present day. The post-war period Curt Fischer passes away in 1956. His son Wolfgang takes over management in the spirit of his father's. Up until in the late 60s Midgard produced their meanwhile three luminaire ranges: - the historic Steering Lamps, which were used among others at the Bauhaus - the robust and modular as well as maintenance-free Machine Lamp...
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1940s German Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Steel

American Industrial Adjusting Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
American Industrial lamp. Steel and old paint on a solid bronze base. Possible U S (no labels) government issue, circa 1940-1950. The height and reach are adjustable. Well used su...
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1940s American Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Bronze, Steel

Original 1940s Black Kaiser Idell Metal Table Lamp Model 6551
Located in München, DE
Original 1940s Kaiser Idell industrial modernist metal table lamp model 6551 in black. 100% original condition and fully functional. With original paint. Great industrial design in...
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1940s German Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal

Industrial Articulating Desk Top Task Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial painted steel desk top task lamp, circa 1940s with original finish, articulates at three joints and is newly wired.  
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1940s American Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Christian Dell, 1974 Industrial Bauhaus Table Lamp
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Christian Dell: f. Offenbach am Main in 1893, d. Wiesbaden 1974. Industrial Bauhaus table lamp in black lacquered metal with adjustable shade. Marked Original kaiser idell. ...
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1940s German Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Vintage Industrial Task or Desk Lamp with Interesting Patina
Located in Houston, TX
This desk or table lamp has been restored and rewired in the US keeping its authentic patina. It was wired using a porcelain socket. The patina is authentic and interesting. This sor...
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1940s French Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Copper

Erpe Industrial Lamp with Flexible Neck
Located in Houston, TX
Erpe Industrial Lamp with flexible neck in green metallic paint. Vintage shaded Belgian drafting or mechanist desk lamp attached to table or desk with screw clamp. Flexible neck allo...
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1940s Belgian Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

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Design Table Lamp, Functionalism, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
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1940s Czech Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Design Table Lamp, Functionalism, 1940s
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Articulated Desk Lamp
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An articulated Zonalite desk lamp with a pivoting black and white enameled shade and a square moat base.
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1930s English Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Enamel, Steel

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1940s Giovanni Michelucci for Lariolux Brass Table Lamp
Located in Palermo, IT
Pre-war Italian brass desk lamp, circa 1940s. A Classic desk lamp which combines the characteristics of the Art Deco and Art Nouveau movements. A Lariolux ministeriale rounded shade ...
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1940s Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal American Industrial Cast Iron Table Desk Light
Located in Amsterdam, NL
American goose neck desk light. Flexible arm with metal shade. Cast iron base. Black cotton wire and plug. Available with US/UK plug Weight: 1.30 kg / 2.9 lb Priced per individual...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Iron

Herbert Terry & Sons Gooseneck Desk Lamp Vintage, 1960s
Located in London, GB
This Herbert Terry Desk Lamp features a sleek design with a flexible gooseneck, gloss black with base mounted switch, a timeless classic that is the perfect addition to any vintage o...
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal

Desk Lamp by Stilnovo
Located in Dronten, NL
Adjustable desk lamp by Stilnovo. Stilnovo, a hallmark of the mid-20th-century Italian design movement, seamlessly marries form and function. Emerging in the post-World War II era, S...
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1960s Italian Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Desk Lamp by Stilnovo
Desk Lamp by Stilnovo
H 17.72 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
1950's Anglepoise Desk Lamp by Herbert Terry & Sons
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
'Three-spring' chromed and polished green painted Anglepoise desk lamp by Herbert Terry & Sons. Two step base and perforated lamp shade. Original stamps to stem. The three spring Ang...
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1950s English Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Modular Typ 505 lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1960s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A TYP 505 wall mounted lamp, based on the iconic TYP 113. This modular lamp was produced with 3 different arm lengths, 3 types of (rotating) lampshades and a choice in type of joints. The lamp is in good condition, rewired and all parts working and rotating. The original lightswitch is also still present and working. Curt Fischer is well known for his innovative designs and still regarded as one of the greatest 20th-century inventors. At the time, just after WW1, recovering from the war, people worked long hours until late in the evening. The then-typical lamps would only cast light from the ceiling, causing the shadow of the worker’s body and head to cast shades over their projects. For an inventor like Curt Fischer, who had transformed horse-drawn coaches into mobile radio...
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1960s German Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Modular Typ 505 lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1960s
Modular Typ 505 lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard, 1960s
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H 7.88 in W 19.69 in D 27.56 in
Original Anglepoise task lamp, Herbert Terry and sons, England
Located in Buffalo, NY
Original Anglepoise lamp. Art Deco style early three step angle poise lamp made by Herbert Terry & Sons Redditch, the lamp is in chrome and aluminum and set on a square stepped bas...
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1970s English Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome

Large Industrial Bauhaus Style Table Lamp, 1940s
Located in Żory, PL
This large industrial steel lamp in the Bauhaus style was produced in the Czech Republic in the 1940s. It is in very good condition and fully functional, the lamp arm is adjustable.
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Table Lamps

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Steel

Large Industrial Bauhaus Style Table Lamp, 1940s
Large Industrial Bauhaus Style Table Lamp, 1940s
H 19.69 in W 11.82 in D 13.78 in
Vintage Industrial Articulated Black Work Lamp by Curt Fischer for Midgard
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This vintage articulated work lamp was originally designed by Curt Fisher for Midgard / Industriewerke Auma. To improve lighting in industrial workplaces Midgard developed a range of...
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1950s German Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

1940s Herbert Terry Anglepoise Draughtsman's Task Desk Lamp No 1209 Industrial
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
The ultimate in desk lamps – a very genuine Post War four-spring model 1209 Anglepoise draughtsman’s task lamp manufactured by Herbert Terry & Sons, Redditch, England. ‘The Anglepo...
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1940s British Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass, Iron

Previously Available Items
Triplex wall/table/ceiling lamp by Johan Petter Johansson for Asea Sweden
Located in Genarp, SE
Wall/desk/celing lamp designed by Johan Petter Johansson. Manufactured by Triplex (Sweden), circa 1930-40s Made of aluminium and steel. In good original condition with beautiful pat...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1940s Black Herbert Terry & Sons 2-step Anglepoise Desk Task Lamp 1227 Bakelite
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Designed by George Carwardine in 1935 as a task lamp with flexibility and stability in mind, this early two-step 1227 Anglepoise desk lamp made by Herbert Terry & Sons, England, is f...
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1940s British Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

O.C. White Near Pair of Articulating Wall Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
OC White bench or wall mount with adjustable, articulated arms, neck and shade. Great details like ball wheel handles and textile cords. Perfect work space or accent lights. Bo...
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1940s American Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Iron, Brass

French Industrial Metal Lamp by Jean-Louis Domecq for Jielde Factory
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Jielde factory lamp from France, made in Lyon. French Industrial Metal Lamp by Jean-Louis Domecq for Jielde Factory. Circa 1940 -1950. Or...
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1940s French Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal

1940s Articulated German Industrial Metal Office Desk Task Lamp Patina Burgundy
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A lovely patinated articulated desk lamp in original burgundy/aubergine coloured paint. Sat on a metal round stepped base, which is weighted, allowing the curved brass rod arm to be ...
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1940s German Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

1950s Industrial Machinists Factory Memlite Work Desk Lamp by MEM Britain
By Memlite
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This wonderful original Memlite, industrial machinists factory work lamp, was manufactured in Britain, circa 1950s by Midland Electric Manufacturing Co (MEM). The articulated steel lamp has the original blue shade with the most amazing patina, and has simply been gently cleaned and lightly waxed. It has the original switched socket on the base and Bakelite bulb holder, and has at some stage been mounted on a steel stepped...
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1940s British Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

German Panzerfaust Table Lamp by Kaiser, circa 1940s
Located in Gloucester, GB
German Panzerfaust table lamp by Kaiser, circa 1940s - Turned steel shade - On/Off switch on the base - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - Made by Kaiser - German, 1940s - Measures: 4...
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1940s German Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Steel

German Panzerfaust Table Lamp by Kaiser, circa 1940s
Located in Gloucester, GB
German Panzerfaust table lamp by Kaiser, circa 1940s - Turned steel shade - On/Off switch on the base - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - Made by Kaiser - German, 1940s - Measures: 4...
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1940s German Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Steel

Pair of Vintage Industrial Articulated Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of whimsical and expressive vintage American industrial steel articulated table lamps retaining their original green paint. Lamps like these were original used as task lamps i...
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1940s American Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Steel

French Industrial Bernard-Albin Gras Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
French table lamp by the esteemed Bernard-Albin Gras for Ravel, circa 1940s. Table task lamp in black paint. Re-wired and PAT tested. Adjusta...
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1940s French Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid Century Industrial Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Industrial table lamp (height extends to 35"). This table lamp has some interesting detailing on the base with a set of four pieces of industrial detailing. This would make a grea...
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1940s American Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Metal

Mid Century Industrial Table Lamp
Mid Century Industrial Table Lamp
H 25 in W 27.5 in D 5 in
Metal Shop Lamps with Heavy Patina, U.S.A, 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of adjustable metal shop lamps with heavy patina. Pair available, sold individually. Newly rewired.
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1940s American Vintage Industrial Table Lamps

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Abalone

Industrial table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Industrial table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage table lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, aluminum and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Industrial table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, Czech Republic, and Poland pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for table lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $106 and tops out at $17,500 while the average work can sell for $565.

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