Modern Table Lamps
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
Style: Modern
Color: Brown
Large Studded Cylinder Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large studded cylinder table lamp.
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Heavy Gilt Murano Glass Stem Lamp with Custom Silk Shade
By Barovier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heavy Gilt Murano Glass Stem Lamp with Custom Silk Shade in the style of Barovier. Gilt wood base. Restored and rewired with gold twist cord.
C...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Outstanding Pair of Faux-Snakeskin Vessels and Custom Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous pair of handmade faux-snakeskin vessels as custom-made lamps. Handsome wood form, leather wrapped and hand-painted to portray the look of snakeskin. Gold leaf accents. Stu...
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Brass
Medium Table Lamp 4 in Local Blackened Steel with Italian Glass
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This table lamp is made in Italian blackened steel and locally sourced glass, on a stand made with recovered Pinus Cembra from 18th century Italy - all treated with beeswax. This lam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Chic Fractal Resin Lamp in the Style of Marie-Claude de Fouquières
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fractal resin lamp in the style of Marie-Claude de Fouquières, circa 1975. Obelisk shaped fractal resin column over a patinated brass base. Rewired with custom cream silk shade and ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Abstract Stoneware Lamp by Mallet La Borne, 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Rare stoneware lamp by Mallet with abstract decoration in ceramic glaze,
circa 1970.
Sold with lampshade white cotton (lampshade dimensions: 17.7 x 15.7 x 15 inches / 45 x 40 x...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Lucite & Suede Table Lamp
By Verano
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A solid Lucite table lamp wrapped in a caramel tone suede with a matching suede shade. Signed "Verano" of Italy
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Suede, Lucite
Table Lamp Moon Model by Studio Superego, Italy. Unique Piece.
Located in Milan, Italy
A large beautiful lamp composed by a quartz sphere and a base in black plexiglass designed by Studio Superego for Superego Editions. The quarts sphere weighs 45 Kg. Unique piece.
Bi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Quartz
Pair of Russel Wright Style Late Art Deco White and Black Enamel Table Lamps
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair Russel Wright style Late Art Deco White Enameled Metal & Black Lacquered Wood Bedside Lamps, Desk Lamps. Featuring Industrial Modernist Black a...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Waylande Gregory "Madonna and Child" Ceramic Lamps
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of stylized "Madonna and Child" ceramic lamps.
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Travertine and Chrome Modern Skyscraper Lamps, 1970s Pair
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From a beautiful professionally designed Palm Springs estate, with gorgeous designer 1970s furniture and art, are these pair of travertine and chrome skyscraper lamps...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Modern White Acrylic Table or Floor Lamp, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A tall Modern white acrylic or Lucite style and white lacquered wood table or low floor lamp, with a white wood 'ball' on/off switch a center base area, circa mid-20th century, 1960s...
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Lucite, Acrylic
Large galuchat and silvered brass lamp, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Great silvered brass lamp standing on a cubic base and with a sphere shaped shaft. Galuchat lampshade.
Work from the 1960s.
New and functional electric system.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silver, Brass
Italian "Dove" Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
A rare an unusual lamp in the form of a dove.
This lamp has been hand fitted with reed and inlaid with brass.
Incredible detail and craftsmanship in creating this work.
The brass ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tall Murano Glass Table Lamp by Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall Murano glass table lamp by Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso. Rewired; with new custom silk shade.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Zaccagnini Gold Crackle Ceramic 1930s Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant gold crackle table lamp by Urbano Zaccagnini.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Gilt Metal Torch-Pierced Metal Table Lamp Attributed to Fantoni
Located in NYC, NY
Gilt metal torch-pierced table lamp with four candle lamp lights to sides and socket on top. There is a riveted on "Made in Italy" label on the side.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Paper Table Lamp in White Shade and White Base by Studio Job for Moooi
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Designed by Studio Job, the Paper Table Lamp is made of paper, cardboard and paper maché. The Lamp is massive but still very light.
The Moooi Paper Table lamp is no longer in produc...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Unique Hand-Made American Walnut Table Lamp, circa 1950
Located in New York City, NY
Unique Hand-Made American Walnut Table Lamp, United States, c. 1950
Unique looking table lamp with cool, handmade details.
Additional Information:
Materials: American Walnut, Aged ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut
Table Lamp in Rope "Audoux-Minet"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Audoux Minet table lamp with shade.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rope
Contemporary Italian Table Lamp "Funghetto" with Alabaster Base
Located in Milano, IT
The compact size of this table lamp makes it a perfect choice for smaller spaces or as an accent piece on bedside tables or wall cabinets. Despite its small Size, the lamp's design i...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Vintage Italian Red Marble Columnar Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful hand-carved red marble table lamp from Italy. Circa 1970s. Charming geometrical shape.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
STACKED Wooden Tabletop Light No.1, shown in Ebonized Ash, Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This STACKED Tabletop Lamp is the newest exploration in Richard's signature lighting. As with all of his work, this sculpture was built, sculpted, and fi...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ash, Ebony, Hardwood, Walnut, Softwood, Reclaimed Wood, Scrap Wood, Wood
Pair of Murano Glass and Brass Snake Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Unique pair of opaque Murano glass dark amber globe table lamps on marble base, encircled by cast brass snakes.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Bulbous Pottery Art Vase Lamp
Located in London, GB
A mid-twentieth century studio pottery vase, the bulbous body with thrown ringlets and an ochre glaze. Now mounted as a table lamp.
Dimensions refer to ceramic elements.
Displa...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
John Procario, Luminaire VII, USA
Located in New York, NY
John Procario’s exploration of scaled-down table top works, titled Luminaires, take on a new dimension with Luminaire III. Using the same construction process as his large scale Free...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ash
John Procario, Luminaire VI, USA
Located in New York, NY
John Procario’s exploration of scaled-down table top works, titled Luminaires, take on a new dimension with Luminaire III. Using the same construction process as his large scale Free...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ash
John Procario, Luminaire V, USA
Located in New York, NY
John Procario’s exploration of scaled-down table top works, titled Luminaires, take on a new dimension with Luminaire III. Using the same construction process as his large scale Free...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ash
SLAMP Atlante Table Light in Fumé by Nigel Coates
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
The Odyssey described him as one of those chosen to hold up the sky for all eternity, a titan selected by Zeus: Atlas inspired this lamp’s strong, modern design, tied to all that is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
20th Century Modern Brick Lamp with Amethyst
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Modern pair of lamp sold as well individual in birch and amethysts the shade in rattan.
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Birch
Large Studio Marcello Fantoni Ceramic or Pottery Table Lamp , Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice and tall ceramic table lamp by Marcello Fantoni. Made in Italy. The ceramic alone is approx. 19 inches high. Signed. All the parts are working, but all vintage original.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, 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, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Artemide, Flos, Pablo Designs, and Vistosi. 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.
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