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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Creator: Carlo Moretti
Satin Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Glass with Wood Base Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with wooden base and light source over which a mouth blown transparent and white milk glass round sphere lies. The lamp is adjustable and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Milk Glass, Wood
Ovale Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Black Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chosen as one of Architectural Digest "best new lights, 2015", Ovale is a table lamp of black mouth blown Murano glass and mouth blown Murano white opaline glass shade mounted on gil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Ovale Carlo Moretti Mouth Blown Murano Glass Table Lamp Shade, Shade Only
Located in New York, NY
Ovale Carlo Moretti glass shade.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Bricola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Black/Red/Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with Murano glass column, black/red transparent glass base, truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and metal fixtures in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by Carlo Moret...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Ovale Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Clear Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chosen as one of Architectural Digest's best new lights, 2015; Ovale is a table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass and mouth blown Murano white opaline glass shade mounted on gil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Efra Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass, anthracite painted iron and natural brass designed in 1984 by Carlo Moretti and Paolo Martinuzzi.
60 watt incandescent bulb, 42 watt e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Brass
Transparent Ovale Table Lamp by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Chosen as one of Architectural Digest “best new lights, 2015”, Ovale is a table lamp of mouth blown Murano glass with mouth blown Murano white opaline glass shade mounted on gilded m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Small Cilla Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass with chromed brass fixture and transparent and opaline glass cylinders. The lamp was designed in 1993 by Carlo Moretti.
60 watt incandes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Cilla Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass with chromed brass fixture and transparent and opaline glass cylinders. The lamp was designed in 1993 by Carlo Moretti.
60 watt incandes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Bricola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Black/Red/Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with Murano glass column, black/red transparent glass base, truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and metal fixtures in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by Carlo Moret...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Bricola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Red and Coral Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with Murano glass column, coral/red transparent glass base, truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and metal fixtures in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by Carlo Moret...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Black Ovale Table Lamp by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Chosen as one of Architectural Digest “best new lights, 2015”, Ovale is a table lamp of black mouth blown Murano glass and mouth blown Murano white opaline glass shade mounted on gil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Snodo Contemporary Milk White Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
An adjustable table lamp in milk white Murano glass designed in 1978 by Carlo Moretti.
Two x 60 watt incandescent bulbs, two x 42 watt ecolamp E27 socket.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Faro Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Red/Black Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A tall lamp with a Murano glass column, red/black spiral transparent glass base, a truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and metal fixtures in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Faro Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Grey/White Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A tall lamp with a Murano glass column, grey/white spiral transparent glass base, truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and a metal fixture in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Bricola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Grey Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with Murano glass column, grey/white spiral transparent glass base, a truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and metal fixtures in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Igra Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Clear Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass, anthracite painted iron and natural brass designed in 1984 by Carlo Moretti and Paolo Martinuzzi.
60 watt incandescent bulb, 42 watt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Quati Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass, anthracite painted iron and natural brass designed in 1984 by Carlo Moretti and Paolo Martinuzzi.
60 watt incandescent bulb, 42 watt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Brass
Efra Carlo Moretti Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp, Lamp Shade Only
Located in New York, NY
Lamp shade only for clear mouth blown Murano glass table lamp. Anthracite painted iron and natural brass designed in 1984 by Carlo Moretti and Paolo Ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass, Glass
Cilla Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass with chromed brass fixtures and transparent and opaline glass cylinders. The lamp was designed in 1993 by Carlo Moretti.
60 watt inca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Office Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Milk White Glass Mouth Blown Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Milk white mouth blown and hand finished Murano glass table lamp designed in 1994 by Carlo Moretti.
2 x 40 watt incandescent bulbs, 2 x 28 watt ecolamp socket E14.
Carlo Mor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Cilla Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Clear Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp of clear mouth blown Murano glass with chromed brass fixture and transparent and opaline glass cylinders. The lamp was designed in 1993 by Carlo Moretti.
60 watt incan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Cupola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Milk Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp of milk white mouth blown Murano glass designed in 1992 by Carlo Moretti.
60 watt incandescent bulb, 42 watt ecolamp socket E27.
Carlo Moretti: An artisan factory...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Cupola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Milk Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp of milk white mouth blown Murano glass designed in 1992 by Carlo Moretti.
60 watt incandescent bulb, 42 watt ecolamp socket E27.
Carlo Moretti: An artisan factory...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Scudo Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Clear Glass Desk or Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with three rod base in polished chrome and flat vertical hand made shade in transparent and polished Murano crystal using the "mano volante" or free hand technique.
75 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Snodo Carlo Moretti Contemporary Milk White Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An adjustable table lamp in milk white Murano glass designed in 1978 by Carlo Moretti.
Two x 60 watt incandescent bulbs, two x 42 watt ecolamp E27 socket.
Carlo Moretti: An ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Milk Glass, Murano Glass
Faro Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Red/Black Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A tall lamp with a Murano glass column, red/black spiral transparent glass base, a truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and metal fixtures in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Nastrino Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Clear Glass Led Table Lam
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with illuminated body made in the spirit of "Cartoccio", a Carlo Moretti vase in Murano glass with a round section, mouth blown with a diamond wheel free hand technique en...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Polari Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Red and Clear Glass Table LED Lamp/Vase
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with mouth blown Murano glass vase and finished by hand with decorative elements. The base illuminates the vase with LED light. The lamp was designed by Carlo Moretti in 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Faro Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Grey/White Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A tall lamp with a Murano glass column, grey/white spiral transparent glass base, truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and a metal fixture in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Bricola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Grey Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with Murano glass column, grey/white spiral transparent glass base, a truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and metal fixtures in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Bricola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Black, Red and Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with Murano glass column, black/red transparent glass base, truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and metal fixtures in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by Carlo Moret...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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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