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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Modern
"Tiffany" Floor Lamp 40 Sapphire, Antiqued Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Table Lamps in Green Murano Glass
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in green Murano glass.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Rhapsody Rattan Small Table Lamp by Stephane Parmentier x Giobagnara
By Giobagnara
Located in New York, NY
For nearly twenty years, the Giobagnara brand has combined traditional know-how and leading-edge technology to produce elegance of the highest standard. With luxurious creations avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rattan
21st Century VI+M Studio Large Lamp Murano Glass Tripolino Fringe Various Colors
By Purho Murano
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st Century VI+M Studio Large Lamp Murano Glass and Tripolino Fringes Various Colors.
Designed by Studio VI+M, Normanna is a tribute to Sicily, the designer’s homeland, and the richness and fullness of the colours that characterise its art and architecture. Composed of a delicate sphere that makes a diffuser for light and expresses the high chromatic potential of Murano glass – ruby...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
"Tiffany" Floor Lamp 40 Powder, Antiqued Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Table Lamps, Vistosi, 1980s
By Vistosi
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of lamps, Murano glass.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
"Ara" Table Lamp by Mies & van Gessel for Quasar, The Netherlands 1990s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This heavy cast table lamp, designed by Annette van Gessel and Von Ullrich Mies, is a striking piece of late 20th century design. Utilitarian by design, the medium is forged with a s...
Category
1990s Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table lamp - Mother & Baby Elephant - Cast
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
Last in the current series, a table lamp of mother and baby elephant is hand crafted molded and cast . A whimsical functional sculptural table lamp of elephants strolling along with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf, Iron
Pair of Small Brass and Tobacco Glass Globe Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of small table lamps, made of a brass cylinder foot topped with an opened top glass globe tinted in a tobacco colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimm...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Very Large balloon Mirrored Glass table lamps by Andrew Kornat Designs
Located in London, GB
This is a pair of huge elegant modern Mirror Glass bulb shaped Table lamps by Andrew Kornat Designs made by hand to exacting standards
Made of very fine clear glass and mirrored on ...
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Mirror
Carlton Silk Desk Table Lamp Woka Art Collection
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Silk beige, brass nickel-plated, more colors on request.
Category
2010s Austrian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silk
"Tiffany" Floor Lamp 40 Koral Silk, Antiqued Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Burned Earth Transparent Glass And Matt Steel Finish
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The elegant and delicate look of the blown glass finds a new dimension in Jube. Two glass units placed side by side, so perfectly assembled, that they look like a unique piece. A sin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
‘Opposée’ Table Lamp - Blue 'Matte'
Located in London, GB
Matte Blue base with a Matte Finish and Shade.
Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation.
Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included.
To pair th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wool, Alpaca, Silk
Light Green Murano Glass Blocks Lamps with Our Matching Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Transpartent light green Murano glass blocks lamps with brass base and our hand sewn green and yellow lampshades.
The geometric glass blocks are solid, thick and heavy.
The double co...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Forged Steel in Bright Gold Finish Table Lamp with Oval Silk Lamp Shade
By Porta Romana
Located in Brescia, IT
This an original pineapple shape in light green glazed ceramic table lamp. It is a contemporary and elegant table lamp that reproduces the Italian Midcentury style. The glazed cerami...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Henry Holland Studio Edison Blue & White Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
The Edison table lamp is elegant and refined, he takes up little real estate on your table, sideboard, or desk but he still proudly, lights up any sp...
Category
2010s English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp. 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy.
Vintage Nesso table lamp in white acrylic plastic.
Four sockets.
Introduced in 1967.
Circa 1980s.
In excellent con...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Lollipop Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
A set of alabaster table lamps featuring a cylindrical base topped with a globe that houses a single light source.
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Veronese table lamp by Umberto Riva and Barovier & Toso Murano Italy 1984
Located in Catania, IT
Table lamp "Veronese "pink color (out production) designed by Umberto Riva for Barovier & Toso.
Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1985.
Chrome base, wooden supports, brass har...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
‘Opposée’ Table Lamp - Pink 'Matte'
Located in London, GB
Matte pink base with a Matte Finish and Matching Shade.
Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation.
Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included.
T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Table Lamp Designed by the Americans The Haas Brothers
Located in Ibiza, Spain
This contemporary table lamp, designed by "The Haas Brothers," features a base crafted from brass and a lampshade made of biscuit ceramic.
Combining modern aesthetics with artistic...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Studio Venini Spherical Table Lamp Model "Pallotta", Murano, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and beautiful table lamp from the ''Pallotta'' series in talpa glass and polychrome hand blowed glass balls inside.
Designed by Studio Venini during the 1970s this table la...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Table Lamps in Patinated Brass with Bamboo Decor.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in patinated brass with bamboo decor.
Pair of table lamps with bamboo-inspired legs finished in patinated brass. The metal shade emits a soft glow. Perfect for t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Plaster Lamps with Raffia Shades
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti, (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Pair of plaster lamps and custom-made raffia shades
Name of model: "Palma"
This production is inspired by the plaster lamp created by Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank in the 30's.
...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Raffia, Plaster
Totem Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
TOTEM TABLE LIGHT, designed in 2023.
Artisanal ceramic light with a textured detailing, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Perlito Table Lamps by Amandine Gorrino
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Inspired by the same shapes utilized for the Perlo suspensions,
The Marseille native and based ceramist Amandine Gorrino created these Perlito table lamps by stacking artisanally mad...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Bosphore Table Lamp in Pink by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic foot with geometric relief produced by the Jean Roger workshop in Paris. Available in different colors for the foot, and different fabrics for the oval lampshade...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Olivia Cognet Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of ceramic table lamps by the talented french contemporary artist Olivia Cognet.
These large tubular shape lamps have mirrored design of sharp geometrical shapes, brass hardwar...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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
Vintage Naive Danish Ceramic Table Lamp in Earthy Tones - Decor Automatism
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Eclectic piece displaying naive decor or what in art is called: automatism - drawing without conscious thoughts. It's by an unidentified Danish duo, Maria & ? and dated 1981. It come...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
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
Pair of Round Plaster Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of plaster round shaped table lamps, contemporary made for the galerie Glustin Luminaires.
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Stylish Table Lamp by Tommaso Barbi
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This stylish table lamp was designed by Tommaso Barbi in Italy in the 1970.
The base is made of polished stainless steel with brass details.
The lamp is in very good condition with...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Large table lamp by artist Donna in patinated steel
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Brutalist table lamp by French artist Donna. Star-shaped base in patinated steel, imagined and handcrafted in the artist’s studio. Sober, timeless design. Each lamp is signed and num...
Category
2010s Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Glass and Brass Esperia Table Lamps
By Esperia
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made by Esperia, each made of a triangular foot in blown clear glass, with a streak of dark grey in the center. Some air bubbles are visible in the glass, which i...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Important Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Les Dalo
By Dalo
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
A large ceramic table lamp crafted by the renowned French ceramicist duo, Les DALO. The front showcases a stylized animal that resembles a cat, contorting itself to fit.
Signature o...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Alabaster Large Mushroom Shaped Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of large but short table lamps made of a base and and shade all in alabaster, shaped like mushrooms. One source of light per lamp, located in the foot, giving a gradient enlight...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Smoky Transparent Glass And Matt Steel Finish
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The elegant and delicate look of the blown glass finds a new dimension in Jube. Two glass units placed side by side, so perfectly assembled, that they look like a unique piece. A sin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of tall and elegant table lamps made in ceramic by the French artist Olivia Cognet, topped with Dedar Milano fabric lamp shades.
Since moving to Los Angeles in 2016, French art...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Mario Barbaglia Marco Colombo Dove Vintage Table Lamp for Paf Studio 1980s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
A Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo dove vintage desk lamp for Paf Studio 1980s Italy, which was made of brown plastic and metal.
The desk lamp is adjustabl...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Decorative Plaster Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of tall plaster table lamp with brass hardware topped with modern lampshades.
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Plaster Sunshine Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made of plaster, shaped like a sunshine with brass hardware. Topped with custom oval shades.
Dimensions with shades: 60x20H95cm
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Murano Venini Style Pair of Mushroom-Shaped Opal Glass Spiral Lamps
By Venini
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
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Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Iron and Crystal Table Lamp by Banci, Firenze, Italy, 2011
By Banci, Banci Firenze
Located in Cagliari, IT
Gorgeous handcrafted lamp in gilded iron and crystal, shown here with a lampshade made with Pierre Frey fabric. Led system in the crystal.
During the last 120 years, Banci pursued t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Pair of Table Lamps with the Colour of Patinated Brass, Linen Shade.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps with the colour of patinated brass, linen shade.
A pair of table lamps with a silhouette that resembles a knotted fabric, paired perfectly with the environmenta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rectangular Ceramic Lamp
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Rectangular Ceramic Light
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal ceramic light with a rectangular base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. It has a brass stem and a ov...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Pair of Phaos Table Lamps by Adeline Delesalle
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of Phaos ceramic table lamps made by the french contemporary artist Adeline Delesalle.
Rectangular shaped with decors on all four faces
Artist's signature on the back.
New la...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Black Toucan Table Lamp by H.T. Huang for Huangslite, 1990s
By H.T. Huang
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A beautiful table lamp designed by H.T. Huang for Huangslite in the 1990s. It is fascinating with its beautiful toucan design. The lamp is in a very good vintage condition and works ...
Category
1990s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Appuntito Ceramic Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Artisanal Ceramic Table Light by Project 213A.
Crafted in the brand's in-house ceramic workshop.
Light launched in 2023 during Salone de Mobile at the Alcova Fair in Milano as part ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Pair of Gold Leaf Covered Plaster Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of beautiful tall table lamps made of plaster covered with gold leaf.
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tiffany Contemporary Floor Lamp 80 Koral Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional expe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires.
Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ara Table Lamps by Philippe Starck for Flos, 1988
Located in Weesp, NL
Stylish pair of Ara table lamps designed by Philippe Starck and produced by Flos, Italy, 1988. The lamps are in great working condition. If you tilt the upp...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Italian lamp Boalum by Livio Castiglioni Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern lamp Boalum by Livio Castiglioni Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide, 1970s
Floor, table or pendant lamp mod. Boalum in translucent flexible PVC with resin terminals. It ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
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
Vetri Murano Egg-Shape Art Glass Murano Table Lamp , italian 1980
Located in La xara, VC
Superb Vetri EGG Table Lamp Murano glass . The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design.
This unique Floor lamp by Vetri in ice frost bicolo...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Blue ‘Me’ Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Blue Matte Finish Lamp with Mohair Silk Shade
Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation.
Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included.
If you woul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Wool, Alpaca, Silk
Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
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