Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Number in Set: Set of 11
Sophia Lamp by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Sophia lamp is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Shade included. Please note exact dimensions may vary.
Born in New York City and raised in Aix-en-Pro...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Marco Zanuso Table Lamp 'Zanuso' White by Oluce
By Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp 'Coupé' designed by Marco Zanuso in 2013.
Table lamp giving diffused light. Opal PMMA diffuser rotating on the base. Painted metal curved support and base.
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
In 1963, Marco Zanuso designed the model 275 table lamp...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Verner Panton 'Pantop Portable' Wireless Table Lamp in 'Warm Yellow' for Verpan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Pantop Portable' table lamp in 'Warm Yellow' for Verpan. Designed in 1980. New, current production.
This is a versatile smaller and wireless version of the 'Pantop'...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Burnished Brass with Orange Difuser for Astep
By Astep, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548.
Design by Gino Sarfatti.
The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 54...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Opaline Glass Table Lamp for Oluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' opaline glass table lamp for Oluce.
Originally designed in 1977, this iconic re-edition is still crafted by Oluce in I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand 'Pivotante À Poser' Table Lamp in White
Located in Glendale, CA
Charlotte Perriand 'Pivotante À Poser' table lamp in white. Originally designed in 1950 by the iconic Charlotte Perriand, these newly produced author...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
‘Rituals 3’ Hand Blown Opaline Glass Table Lamp in White for Foscarini
Located in Glendale, CA
‘Rituals 3’ hand blown opaline glass table lamp in white for Foscarini
Designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lightin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Pipistrello Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Pipistrello table lamp by Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce. Originally designed in 1965, this current production comes with a white opal methacr...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Lumina Daphine Led Table Lamp in Matt Yellow by Tommaso Cimini
By Tommaso Cimini, Lumina
Located in Warsaw, PL
Lumina daphine LED table lamp in matt yellow by Tommaso Cimini.
Undisputed emblem of elegance and functionality, the daphine represents the essence of Lumina.
The idea behind the creation of the Daphine lamp is as simple as it is effective: a pivoting diffuser, an articulated arm in two segments and an electromechanical transformer on a cylindrical base between two metal caps.
The daphine first “saw the light” in a small workshop in Sedriano (Milan province) in 1975 thanks to the skilful hands of Tommaso Cimini, a mechanical engineering expert, and the machines he had retooled for the purpose.
The daphine springs from Tommaso Cimini’s design philosophy, “Lots of light, not much lamp”, which is still the essence of every product bearing the name of Lumina, the company he set up in 1980.
45 years on, the Daphine’s aesthetic and functionality are unchanged, which goes to show the validity of the original IDEA.
Tried and tested throughout its long production history, this lamp lends itself to countless uses in public and private places, from reading desks in libraries to pianos, from jewellery display counters to top fashion brand shop windows.
The Daphine undoubtedly deserves the status of a ‘lighting design icon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Barro Negro Table Lamp w/ Black Linen Shade and Ball Pull
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
The clay – known as barro negro – from which these table lamps are made is exclusive to the Sierra Madre mountains in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Local legend holds that the clay is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay, Linen
Houseof Olive Green Marble and Brass Column Table Lamp
By houseof
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
Combining the natural tones of olive green marble, the warm reflective qualities or brass and the soft light cast by our iconic frosted orb shade, this table lamp is the perfect luxu...
Category
2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Anatomy Design 'Steel Lab Light Table' Aluminium and Steel Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Anatomy Design in 2010.
Inspired by her parents’ pharmaceutical work and their old lab equipment, Andrea Kleinloog from Anatom...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Anatomy Design 'Lab Light Table' Brass, Porcelain and Steel Lamp by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Anatomy Design in 2010.
The lab light design came about from a genuine fascination with laboratory equipment and with all those fantastic clamps and levers...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gino Sarfatti Model #548 Table Lamp in Orange and Burnished Brass
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti model #548 table lamp in orange and burnished brass.
Designed in 1951, this is an authorized re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, grandson of Gino Sarfatti, who applies his grandfather's scrupulous attention to detail and materials to offer a tightly curated selection of iconic lighting originally produced by Arteluce.
Executed in dark burnished brass, white painted aluminum spotlight...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
'Streck' Adjustable Table Lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in Black
Located in Glendale, CA
'Streck' adjustable table lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in Black.
Executed in powder-coated steel with brass details, the 'Streck' series is both timeless and refined in its min...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Table Lamp in 'Terracotta' 1980 for Verpan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Pantop' table lamp in 'Terracotta' for Verpan. Designed in 1980. New, current production.
The elegant Pantop line was designed by Verner Panton in 1980, and has for a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Lamp Model 548 Burnished Brass with Orange Difuser for Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Astep
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Model 548
Design by Gino Sarfatti
The table lamp designed in 1951 is a study in balance and light reflection through a screen, a recurring theme in Gino Sarfatti’s work. Model 548 pr...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rhodes Lamp by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Rhodes lamp is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Shade included. Please note exact dimensions may vary.
Born in New York City and raised in Aix-en-Pro...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Lumina Daphine LED Table Lamp in Matt White by Tommaso Cimini
By Lumina, Tommaso Cimini
Located in Warsaw, PL
Lumina Daphine LED table lamp in matt white by Tommaso Cimini
Undisputed emblem of elegance and functionality, the Daphine represents the ess...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Houseof White Ceramic Flower Table Lamp
By houseof
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
Soften your interior with the natural elements of ceramic and linen. The sculptural ceramic base complements the flower-shaped linen shade. Standing tall at 54cm, this table lamp wil...
Category
2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
'Streck' Adjustable Table Lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in White
Located in Glendale, CA
'Streck' adjustable table lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in white.
Executed in powder-coated steel with brass details, the 'Streck' series is both timeless and refined in its min...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
'Streck' Table Lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in Black
Located in Glendale, CA
'Streck' table lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in black.
Executed in powder-coated steel with brass details, the 'Streck' series is both timeless and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vico Magistretti 'Atollo' Large Metal Satin Bronze Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Designed in 1977 by Vico Magistretti, over the years, Atollo has become the archetype of the table l...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Cocotte Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp model 'Cocotte Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1957.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall ligh...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Aluminum, Brass
Lumina Daphine LED Table Lamp in Matt Red by Tommaso Cimini
By Lumina, Tommaso Cimini
Located in Warsaw, PL
Lumina Daphine LED table lamp in matt red by Tommaso Cimini
Undisputed emblem of elegance and functionality, the Daphine represents the essence of Lumina.
The idea behind the cre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Joe Colombo 'Riscio' Steel Table Lamp by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1968.
With its sleek yet optimistic clarity of form; a light, triangular shade seemingly floating off a weighty cylindric base, Italian desi...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
'Streck' Table Lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in Warm Gray
Located in Glendale, CA
'Streck' table lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in warm gray.
Executed in powder-coated steel with brass details, the 'Streck' series is both timeless and refined in its minimalism...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Anatomy Design 'Steel Lab Light Table' Aluminium and Steel by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Anatomy Design in 2010.
Inspired by her parents’ pharmaceutical work and their old lab equipment, Andrea Kleinloog from Anatom...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Giovanni Gorgoni 'Buonanotte' Metal & Acrylic Table Lamp in Blue for Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Giovanni Gorgoni 'Buonanotte' metal & acrylic table lamp in blue for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Joe Colombo 'Acrilica' Methacrylate Table Lamp by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1962.
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
The 281 model, created in 1962, was immediately nicknamed “Acrilica” due to its surprising conspicuousne...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Large Bobo Piccoli 'Re' Table or Floor Lamp in Blown Glass for Fontana Arte
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Bobo Piccoli 'RE' table or floor lamp in blown glass for Fontana Arte. Originally designed by Bobo Piccoli in 1968 and executed in satin blown glass with black painted metal fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Octavius Lamp by Danny Kaplan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Octavius lamp is handmade studio pottery by ceramic artist by Danny Kaplan. Shade included. Please note exact dimensions may vary.
Born in New York City and raised in Aix-en-P...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Joe Colombo 'Domo' Brass Table Lamp by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1965.
The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three lamps based on the same cor...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sam Hecht Table Lamp 'Semplice' Satin Gold Glaze by Oluce
By Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp 'Semplice' designed by Sam Hecht in 2013.
Able lamp giving reflected light in transparent blown glass. Turned internal aliminium reflector. ON/O...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Anatomy Design 'Steel Lab Light Table', Table Lamp for Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Anatomy Design in 2010.
Inspired by her parents’ pharmaceutical work and their old lab equipment, Andrea Kleinloog from Anatom...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Table Lamp in Red and Black with Base for Stilnovo
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' table lamp in red and black with base for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Stefano Casciani Table Lamp 'Lu-Lu' Murano Glass by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp 'Lu-Lu' designed by Stefano Casciani in 1966.
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Theoretical lamp, endowed with just the right measure of geometric abstraction required by ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Arne Jacobsen AJ Oxford Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen, 1963
Located in Tilburg, NL
Arne Jacobsen AJ Oxford table lamp 410mm in black and opaline for Louis Poulsen. Designed in 1963, current production.
The AJ Oxford Table Lamp has a sleek graphic expression, which reflects the architecture of St Catherine's College, in Oxford, for which it was originally designed. St Catherine's College, inaugurated in 1963, was designed by Arne Jacobsen in a modernist architectural style, which stands in contrast with the surrounding classical architecture of Oxford University. The AJ Oxford Table Lamp was first designed as a table pin lamp for the impressive dining hall at the college, which housed long rows of oak tables, seating 350 people. The table lamps act as centrepieces on the tables, while natural light comes from clerestory windows and the wall-mounted AJ Eklipta provides diffused general lighting. The lamp is still found at St Catherine's College, which is still in use today, both for teaching and as a halls of residence for students.
The AJ Oxford lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Table Lamp in 'Bright Red' 1980 for Verpan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Pantop' table lamp in 'bright red' for Verpan. Designed in 1980. New, current production.
The elegant Pantop line was designed by Verner Panton in 1980, and has for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Joe Colombo Table Lamp 'Spider' Black by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp 'Spider' designed by Joe Colombo in 1965.
Table lamp giving direct light, lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem, adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium. Manufac...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Arne Jacobsen AJ Oxford Table Lamp in Opaline Glass 280mm for Louis Poulsen 1963
Located in Tilburg, NL
Arne Jacobsen AJ Oxford table lamp 280mm in black and opaline for Louis Poulsen. Designed in 1963, current production.
The AJ Oxford table lamp has a sleek graphic expression, which reflects the architecture of St Catherine's College, in Oxford, for which it was originally designed. St Catherine's College, inaugurated in 1963, was designed by Arne Jacobsen in a modernist architectural style, which stands in contrast with the surrounding classical architecture of Oxford University. The AJ Oxford Table Lamp was first designed as a table pin lamp for the impressive dining hall at the college, which housed long rows of oak tables, seating 350 people. The table lamps act as centrepieces on the tables, while natural light comes from clerestory windows and the wall-mounted AJ Eklipta provides diffused general lighting. The lamp is still found at St Catherine's College, which is still in use today, both for teaching and as a halls of residence for students.
The AJ Oxford lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Joe Colombo 'Domo' Steel Table Lamps by Karakter
By Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Joe Colombo in 1965.
The Domo lamp was originally designed by Italian designer Joe Colombo in 1965. Back then he designed three la...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Coderch Mini Disa Wood Table Lamp by Tunds
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The Disa mini table lamp is the new version of the classic disa also known as the Coderch lamp. With shape of pumpkin, awarded and admired, was the only model of the lamp that the brilliant architect José Antonio Coderch in life led to the manufacture in the mid-1950s. It is an interior lamp with semi-gloss black anodized aluminum rings...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Anatomy Design 'Lab Light Table', Table Lamp for Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp designed by Anatomy design in 2010.
The Lab light design came about from a genuine fascination with laboratory equipment and with all those fantastic clamps and levers...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Nendo Table Lamp 'Switch' Black by Oluce
By Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp 'Switch' designed by Nendo in 2007.
Table lamp giving direct and indirect light. Metal structure and reflector. On/off lighting by reflector’s rotation.
Manufactured by ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Coderch Mini Disa Methacrylate Table Lamp by Tunds
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The Disa mini table lamp is the new version of the Classic Disa also known as the Coderch lamp. With shape of pumpkin, awarded and admired, was the only model of the lamp that the brilliant architect José Antonio Coderch...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Verner Panton 'Pantop Portable' Wireless Table Lamp in 'Grey Sand' for Verpan
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Pantop Portable' table lamp in 'Grey Sand' for Verpan. Designed in 1980. New, current production.
This is a versatile smaller and wireless version of the 'Pantop' t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Angelo Mangiarotti 'Aida' Aluminium and Glass Table Lamp by Karakter
Located in Berlin, DE
Table lamp designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in 1988. The diameter given applies to the shade. The width of the lamp is 40cm.
Technical information:
Voltage: switching 230V/110V p...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Cocotte Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp model 'cocotte lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1957.
Manufactured by editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall ligh...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Aluminum, Brass
Arne Jacobsen AJ Oxford Table Lamp with Metal Shade for Louis Poulsen, 1963
Located in Tilburg, NL
Arne Jacobsen AJ Oxford table lamp 28mm 410mm in black and opaline for Louis Poulsen. Designed in 1963, current production.
The AJ Oxford table lamp has a sleek graphic expression, which reflects the architecture of St Catherine's College, in Oxford, for which it was originally designed. St Catherine's College, inaugurated in 1963, was designed by Arne Jacobsen in a modernist architectural style, which stands in contrast with the surrounding classical architecture of Oxford University. The AJ Oxford Table Lamp was first designed as a table pin lamp for the impressive dining hall at the college, which housed long rows of oak tables, seating 350 people. The table lamps act as centrepieces on the tables, while natural light comes from clerestory windows and the wall-mounted AJ Eklipta provides diffused general lighting. The lamp is still found at St Catherine's College, which is still in use today, both for teaching and as a halls of residence for students.
The AJ Oxford lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ilmari Tapiovaara 'Maija' Table Lamp in Brass and White for Santa & Cole
Located in Glendale, CA
Ilmari Tapiovaara 'Maija' table lamp in brass and white for Santa & Cole
Founded in 1985 in Barcelona, Santa & Cole produces iconic pieces by such luminaries as llmari Tapiovaara,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Francesca Borelli Table Lamp 'Eva' Black Metal by Oluce
By Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp "Eva" designed by Francesca Borelli in 2017.
Table lamp giving indirect and reflected led light. Cover with telescopic stem.
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Eva is a me...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Verner Panton 'Fun 1TM' Table Lamp in Sea Shells and Chrome for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Fun 1TM' table lamp in sea shells and chrome for Verpan
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative expe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome, Metal
'Bulb Brass' Hand Blown Murano Crystal Glass Table Lamp in Brass for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
'Bulb Brass' hand blown Murano crystal glass table lamp in brass for Ingo Maurer
Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
'Streck' Adjustable Table Lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in Warm Gray
Located in Glendale, CA
'Streck' adjustable table lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in Warm Gray.
Executed in powder-coated steel with brass details, the 'Streck' series is both timeless and refined in its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Giovanni Gorgoni 'Buonanotte' Metal & Acrylic Table Lamp in Red for Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Giovanni Gorgoni 'Buonanotte' metal & acrylic table lamp in red for Stilnovo
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Christophe Pillet Table Lamp 'Plume' Anodic Bronze Metal by Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp 'Plume' designed by Christophe Pillet in 2017.
Table lamp giving indirect light in lacquered metal. Tube-shaped structure in curved metal.
Manufactured by Oluce, Italy.
Plume, designed by Christophe Pillet, a family of lamps consisting of a table lamp and two wall lamp versions, one with a long arm and the other with a short arm. The lighting project conceptually originated from a collection created by the French designer for the Sezz Hotel in Saint-Tropez, designed especially for the hotel through the Oluce Bespoke Tailoring...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Le Corbusier 'Projecteur 165 Pincer Clip' Table Lamp for Nemo in White Sand
Located in Glendale, CA
Le Corbusier 'Projecteur 165 Pincer Clip' table lamp for Nemo in white sand.
Designed by Le Corbusier the 'Projecteur 165 Pincer Clip' matches functionalism with the style of the Pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
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