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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Fontana Arte
Equatore SmallTable Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Equatore" is a small table lamp, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass and metal and is part of a collection including table, floor an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Bambù table lamps by Humberto & Fernando Campana for Candle, 2000s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of large Bambù table lamps by Humberto & Fernando Campana for Candle (Fontana Arte).
The model consists of a, seen from above, eye-shaped cream colou...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp Ali Model by Denis Santachiara for Fontana Arte, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Ali model in layered glass and transparent glass structure
Original label Prod. Fontana Arte, 1986. Designed by Denis Santachiara.
Biography
Denis Santachiara, born in 1950 in Camp...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Lampada da tavolo "Ambigua" disegnata da Guido Rosati per Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, MI
Rarissima lampada Fontana Arte appartenente alla collezione Fatua disegnata nel 1972 da Guido Rosati per Fontana Arte. E' una rara versione a forma di clessidra in vetro satinato con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Green table lamp Tapira by Gianemilio Piero and Anna Monti Fontana Arte, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern green table lamp Tapira by Gianemilio Piero and Anna Monti Fontana Arte, 1970s
Table lamp mod. Tapira with elliptical base. The structure is entirely made of bright gr...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Plastic
1990s Fontana Arte Table Lamps Model Falena by Alvaro Siza Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Magnificent pair of modern table lamps by Fontana Arte designed by Alvaro Siza Italy
circa 1994.
Adjustable body to manage light.
Chrome metal and glass.
Low-voltage table lamp...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Cini Boeri Hand Blown Murano Glass Light Pink Table Lamp
Located in London, England
An elegant table lamp made from layered and blown Murano glass and a circular cast iron metal base. Signed.
A single piece of glass forms the shade, connecting to the fluted glass s...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass, Reeded Glass, Blown Glass
Cini Boeri Hand Blown Murano Glass Blue Table Lamp
Located in London, England
An elegant table lamp made from hand blown Murano glass and a circular metal base.
A single piece of glass forms the shade, connecting to the fluted glass stem via three screws. Li...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Reeded Glass
Cini Boeri Hand Blown Murano Milk Glass White Table Lamp
Located in London, England
An elegant table lamp made from hand blown Murano glass and a circular metal base.
A single piece of glass forms the shade, connecting to the fluted glass stem via three screws. Li...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass, Reeded Glass, Blown Glass
Fontana Arte Bambù Lamp, Humberto and Fernando Campana
By Fontana Arte, Candle
Located in Miami, FL
Fontana Arte Bambù Lamp, Humberto and Fernando Campana
Offered for sale is a Fontana Arte Bambù model table lamp created by Humberto Campana (1953...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Franceschina Table Lamp by Umberto Riva for Fontana Arte, 1989
Located in UTRECHT, NL
Table lamp, model Franceschina. Designed by Umberto Riva in 1989. Produced by Fontana Arte with the highest quality materials such as bronze and soft satin opaline glass. A design th...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Fontana Total Black Table Lamp in Glass, 2014 Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Max Ingrand and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Fontana total black table lamp, 2014 Edition, is an unusual Total Black produced in 2014 to mark the 60th anniversary of...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
"Pinecone" Small Table Lamp Designed by Paola Navone for Fontanaarte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Pinecone" is a large table lamp, designed by Paola Navone and manufactured by FontanaArte, with a lampshade in transparent or frosted white blown glass, a metal cage with nickel or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte "Setareh" Table Lamp Designed by Francesco Librizzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Setareh" is a table lamp, designed by Francesco Librizzi and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a structure in gold or chromed metal and a sphere in white satin blown glass. The suspended version comes bare or with a white or black lampshade or a metal disc. In the table version the base is in gray or red mineral...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Gold, Chrome
Italian Modern Opaline Glass Table Lamp Daruma by Asti for Fontana Arte, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Opaline glass Table lamp Daruma by Asti for Fontana Arte, 1970s
Table lamp mod. Daruma with round base. The rounded structure of the diffuser is made up of two hemisp...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
RE Table Lamp Designed by Bobo Piccoli for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the game of chess with their sinuous shapes, Re and Regina are the key characters of the chessboard. Their profiles stand out clearly in the white light diffused by opale...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Fontana Arte 3247TA Small Table Lamp in White Frosted Blown Glass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of floor and table lamps with diffuser in frosted white blown glass and structure in nickel-plated metal.
The diffuser is available in white frosted blown glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
REGINA Table Lamp Designed by Bobo Piccoli for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the game of chess with their sinuous shapes, Re and Regina are the key characters of the chessboard. Their profiles stand out clearly in the white light diffused by opale...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
BLOM Table Lamp Designed by Andreas Engesvik for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name comes from the shape of the lamp, similar to a flower due to its petal shaped blades. Light intensity can be adjusted thanks to the two petals that gently embrace the diffuser, rotating on the base to shield the glare depending on personal requirements.
Table lamp. Diffuser in milk white opaline polyethylene, petals in polycarbonate, base in painted aluminium. Diffused light emission adjusted by moving the petals.
Available in: Red R (RAL 3003...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alligator
Studio Beretta Fontana Arte Small Passion Table Lamp in Glass and Metal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Studio Beretta in 2004 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the passion table lamp is a harmonious union of the delicateness of frosted glass and the pureness of metal.
The...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte "Setareh" Table Lamp Designed by Francesco Librizzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the name of the family of lighting fixtures that Francesco Librizzi, a young Sicilian architect working in Milan, has designed for the first time for FontanaArte. Setareh was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Model Falena Fontana Art Tab by Alvaro Siza, Italy
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Low-voltage table lamp made in 1994 with electronic plug-in transformer and cable switch for dual light intensity. With a glass base in cut float glass and a chromed metal body with ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
"Pinecone" Large Table Lamp Designed by Paola Navone for FontanaArte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Pinecone" is a large table lamp, designed by Paola Navone and manufactured by FontanaArte, with a lampshade in transparent or frosted white blown glass, a metal cage with nickel or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
All Glass Table or Floor Lamp by Fontana Arte, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Praha, CZ
Table or floor lamp by Fontana Arte.
Never used.
Made in Italy in 2010s
1x100W, E25-E27 bulb
US plug adapter included.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Gio Ponti Bilia Lamp for Fontana Arte, Italy 1970s
Located in London, GB
Gio Ponti (1881-1979) was a Milanese architect, industrial and furniture designer, artist and publisher. He was a pivotal figure in the Italian design and manufacturing industry founding Il Labirinto with Lancia, Buzzi, Marelli, Venini and Chiesa in order to produce high-quality furniture and objects. He also founded Domus magazine which helped contextualise and promote the work of Italian designers and manufacturers around the world. Throughout his career he designed many icons but is perhaps most known for the symbol of modern Milan, the Pirelli skyscraper, in 1956. His furniture has always drawn deeply from Italian traditions and given them a modern edge.
This gorgeous lamp is a great example of that. Made from two elements, a textured green aluminium conical base which rises into a delicate opal...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp Ashangai Model by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
This extremely elegant table lamp was designed by Max Ingrand in 1955, during the period when this French maestro was artistic director at Fontana Arte. Joints in chromed brass hold ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Small Uovo Table Lamp in Metal Frame and Blown Glass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the historical archives of Fontana Arte designed in 1972, the Uovo table lamp is a natural shape that has always been a symbol of perfection. Made...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Bambu Table Lamp by Fernando & Humberto Campana for Fontana Arte, 2000
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Lamp model Bambù Humberto (1953) & Fernando (1962) CAMPANA with beige lacquered metal structure in which bamboo rods are inserted which form diffusing screens for the four light sour...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Studio Beretta Fontana Arte Passion Table Lamp in Glass and Metal, Designed 2004
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Studio Beretta in 2004 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the passion table lamp is a harmonious union of the delicateness of frosted glass and the pureness of metal.
The...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
"Kanji" Blown Glass Wide Table Lamp Designed by Denis Guidone for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Kanji" is a wide table lamp, designed by Denis Guidone and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in blown glass with two finishes, transparent smoky gray and frosted white, and structure and handle in black painted metal. It's provided with a dimmer and lighting source is 10W LED (2700K, CRI>80, Lumen 1000).
Dimensions:
Ø 16.8", H 15.3"
"Kanji" is a collection of lighting elements that reinterprets traditional oriental portable lanterns in a contemporary vision. Available in tabletop and ceiling models, it draws inspiration from Chinese porcelain dating from the Ming dynasty. The handblown glass diffuser, in frosted white and translucent smoky gray, is adorned with a pleated surface decoration.
A LED ring runs inside the structure and magically illuminates the diffuser. Evocative of Far East not only as form but also as a name, as "Kanji" are characters of Chinese origin used in Japanese writing in conjunction with the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries, "Kanji" is designed to be used alone or in pairs, with each form amplifying the aesthetic power of the other.
Denis Guidone studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano and at FAUP in Oporto. He won numerous international awards, including the IDA Design Award in Los Angeles. He was also given the Bruno Munari Prize by Gillo Dorfles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Table Lamp by Nathalie Grenon for Fontana Arte, 1990s
Located in San Diego, CA
Table lamp model 2833 by Nathalie Grenon for Fontana Arte produced in the 1990s. Beautiful brass and glass structure. This piece is sold without the sh...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Karim Rashid Fontana Arte Kinx Table Lamp in Aluminium, Zama Alloy Designed 2015
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Karim Rashid and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Kinx table lamp was designed in 2015.The head is made in aluminium alloy with the base in Zama alloy with both die cast...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Umberto Riva "Franceschina" Table Lamp for Fontana Arte, 1989
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful and interesting table lamps by designed by Umberto Riva in 1989 for Fontana Arte in aluminum, bronze and Murano glass.
There are 2 a...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
"Uovo" Led Table Lamp in Metal Frame and Blown Glass Designed by FontanaArte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Uovo" is a table lamp, coming from the classic table lamp originally designed by FontanaArte in 1974, manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a white painted steel frame and a diffus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
"Giova" Table Lamp + Flower Pot Designed by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Giova" is a refined table lamp and flower pot hybrid piece of design, designed by Gae Aulenti and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a chromed metal base, a middle globe in transparent blown glass, an inner globe in polished white opaline glass, an upper half-sphere in pink blown glass with decorative bubbles, black power cable, plug and switch. Its lighting source is 1 x 100W 230V E27 (HA, FL, LED).
DIMENSIONS:
Ø 19.7", H. 23.2"
"Giova" marks the debut of Gae Aulenti in the field of lighting design. Available in two sizes, it is both a lamp and a luminous sculpture. Placed on a metal base, a transparent bowl containing a sphere of white opal glass, which in turn houses the light source. Placed above there's a smaller bowl in blown "pulegoso" glass, meaning "with irregular bubbles", which serves as a flower vase. Now also available with gray "pulegoso" glass and a gold finished base.
GAE AULENTI graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1953 and since 1956 has been working there designing for architecture, interior and industrial design and theatre scenery. In the early eighties she was the artistic director at FontanaArte, creating timeless lamps and furnishing elements for the company that are still in the catalogue. In particular: Giova lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Gold, Metal
"Naska 1" Aluminum and Steel Table Lamp Designed by FontanaArte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Naska 1" is a classic table lamp, with the arm that can be moved in all directions, originally designed by FontanaArte in 1933, manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a base and ste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Fontana Arte "Setareh" Table Lamp Designed by Francesco Librizzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Setareh" is a table lamp, designed by Francesco Librizzi and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a structure in gold or chromed metal and a sphere in white satin blown glass. The suspended version comes bare or with a white or black lampshade or a metal disc. In the table version the base is in gray or red mineral...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Gold, Chrome
"Kanji" Blown Glass Thin Table Lamp Designed by Denis Guidone for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Kanji" is a thin table lamp, designed by Denis Guidone and manufactured by FontanaArte, made in blown glass with two finishes, transparent smoky gray and frosted white, and structure and handle in black painted metal. It's provided with a dimmer and lighting source is 10W LED (2700K, CRI>80, Lumen 1000).
Dimensions:
Ø 12.2", H.: 20.2"
"Kanji" is a collection of lighting elements that reinterprets traditional Oriental portable lanterns in a contemporary vision. Available in tabletop and ceiling models, it draws inspiration from Chinese porcelain dating from the Ming dynasty. The hand-blown glass diffuser, in frosted white and translucent smoky gray, is adorned with a pleated surface decoration.
A LED ring runs inside the structure and magically illuminates the diffuser. Evocative of Far East not only as form but also as a name, as "Kanji" are characters of Chinese origin used in Japanese writing in conjunction with the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries, "Kanji" is designed to be used alone or in pairs, with each form amplifying the aesthetic power of the other.
Denis Guidone studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano and at FAUP in Oporto. He won numerous international awards, including the IDA Design Award in Los Angeles. He was also given the Bruno Munari Prize by Gillo Dorfles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Fontana Art Parola Table Lamp Designed by Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Gae Aulenti and Piero Castiglioni, the Parola lamp features three different kinds of glass working processes: opaline blown glass for the adjus...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Fontana Arte 3247TA Table Lamp in White Frosted Blown Glass, Designed in 1954
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Family of floor and table lamps with diffuser in frosted white blown glass and structure in nickel-plated metal.
The diffuser is available in white frosted blown glass...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand Table Lamp Mod. 2488 for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Monumental and rare Max Ingrand table lamp mod. 2488 for Fontana Arte, Italy, 1970s
Reference: Fontana Arte Catalogue, 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Candle "Bambu" Table Lamp Huge Version, Campana Brothers by Fontana Arte, 2000
Located in Munich, DE
Table lamp "BAMBU" design by Fernando and Humberto Campana, 2000. Manufactured by Candle (Fontana Arte). Cream white lacquered metal, bamboo sticks.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Alvaro Siza Fontana Arte Falena Table Lamp in Chromed Metal, Designed in 1994
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Alvaro Siza and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Falena Table Lamp comes in chromed metal, designed in 1994. It is a representation of lightness and elegance for this fa...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Fontana Arte 30" Amelie Table Lamp Murano Glass by Harry & Camila, Italy 2004
By Fontana Arte
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Wonderful large 'Amelie' table lamp with a white Murano glass shade on a silver aluminium base. The lighting shines both downwards and upwards and can be switched on and off as requi...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
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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