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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Pink ‘Me’ Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Pink 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
“Pagodina” Contemporary Wall Lamp, sun color, brass Silvered Crystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODINA
Leaning toward inner peace
For more than 22 years the art of “hand-made in Italy” has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit leads to the foundati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of "Tessuto" Murano Blown Glass Table Lamps by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
These modern hand blown Murano glass table lamps fit almost any kind of environment or bedroom. The white & transparent Murano glass (resembling fabric cloth) & painted white metal g...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Pink Murano Glass Blocks Lamps and Our Handcrafted Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of pink Murano glass blocks table lamps with brass fittings and our lampshades.
The Murano glass pink blocks are hand blown with clear Murano glass creating a mixed effect. The...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970 Selenova Italian Design Glass Chrome Table Lamp
By Selenova
Located in Brescia, IT
Table Lamp
by Selenova
Italy, 1971
Milky glass shade
Chrome metal base
Perfect condition.
Perfect working order.
Light bulbs not included.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Elegant Modernist Diabolo Table Lamp 1980s Spain
Located in Munich, DE
Rare and elegant Modernist diabolo table lamp with an adjustable, rotating metal reflector. Designed and manufactured in 1980s, Spain.
Executed in ...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tucano table lamp by H.T. Huang for Lenoir, 1980s
By H.T. Huang
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Iconic Tucano table lamp by H.T. Huang produced by Lenoir in the 1980s.
Original and fun design for this lamp in excellent vintage condition with still its original box.
The jointe...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Crystal Transparent Glass And Matt Gold 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
Gucci Silk Indian Tribal Headdress Lampshade
By Gucci
Located in Søborg, DK
A stunning lampshade handmade from an original silk Gucci Indian tribal headdress scarf.
Striking colors and with an iconic printed pattern this shade w...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silk
Elegant Italian Alabaster Table Lamp "Silhouette"
Located in Milano, IT
The lamp's design suggests a sense of movement and dynamism, as if the alabaster cones are in motion, creating a sense of fluidity that adds to its aesthetic appeal. The use of brass...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Crystal Transparent Glass And Matt Gold 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 Modern Italian Brass and Opaline Glass Table Lamps
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Special pair of lamps in hand-hammered brass sheet and opaline glass.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Dragonfly, Floor Lamp Sculpture, Vincent Darré and Ludovic Clément D’armont
Located in Geneve, CH
Dragonfly, floor lamp sculpture, vincent Darré and Ludovic Clément d’Armont.
Material: blown glass, textile, brass.
Dimensions: 120 x 75 x 43 cm.
Cr...
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2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Late 20th Century Pair of Brass & Smoked Pulegoso Murano Art Glass Table Lamps
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
This pair of modern table lamps with smoked grey Pulegoso Murano art glass globes fit almost any kind of environment and they are perfect to be placed either on night stands or for a...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Jackfruit Table Lamp in Polished Brass by Campana Brothers
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The lamp is made of polished brass, synonymous of elegance and preciousness. It is composed of two overlapping cylinders, the large stem supports an important lampshade decorated wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vistosi Lucciola Table Lamp in White by Vetreria Vistosi Historic Archive
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Table lamp with metal base and oval, mouth-blown satin glass shade. E26 lighting.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Top quality Brass Desk lamp by Vibia Spain 1980s
By Vibia
Located in Den Haag, NL
Really top quality Desk lamp . Solid Brass . Halogen with dimmer .
Manufactured by Vibia Spain in the 1980s . Works perfect .
Very rare .
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
"Spare" Light-Object / Table-Lamp Constructed Out of Lightbulbs
Located in Maastricht, NL
CAUTION: ONLY SUITABLE FOR EUROPE OR OTHER COUNTRIES USING 220/230 VOLT POWER-NETWORKS AND EUROPLUGS!
"Spare" light-object / table-lamp constructed out of lightbulbs
26 light-bulbs ...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Sintesi Table Lamp Design by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide 1970s
Located in Krefeld, DE
Nice black Sintesi desk lamp designed by Ernesto Gismondi and produced by Artemide in the 1970s. The lamp is in original paint and comes with a E26/E27 socket. The lamp is in in full...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
JCP Universe Sun-Ra Eternity Table Lamp by Nanda Vigo
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
“Horizon below the bird and eternity both give you new life”
Haiku by Alistair Gentry
Characterized by an hybrid identity, between art and design, the SUN-RA lamps highlight the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Set of Three Colors Ceramic Lamp French Grès du Marais, circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Beautiful set of three ceramic table lamp
Realised by "grès du marais", circa 1970
Famous French production
All in original good conditions
...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Twist Table Lamp by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Twist Table Lamp by Ia Kutateladze
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: D 20 x W 18 x H 26 cm.
Materials: Clay.
Each piece is one of a kind, due to its free ...
Category
2010s German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay
“Pagodina” Wireless Contemporary Table Lamp, jade color, Silvered Crystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODINA
The inner peace
For more than 22 years the art of “hand-made in Italy” has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit leads to the foundation of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Clear Murano Glass Blocks Lamps with Our Hand-Sewn Two-Tones Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Pair Clear Murano glass blocks lamps ice effect with gold base and our hand sewn orange and black lampshades.
The geometric clear glass blocks are solid, thick and heavy.
The double ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Late 20th Century Pair of Brass & Smoked Grey Blown Murano Art Glass Table Lamps
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
This pair of modern table lamps with smoked grey blown Murano art glass diffusers fit almost any kind of environment and they are perfect to be placed either on any leaving room or a...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Giuliana Gramigna, Otero, Table Lamp, 1979
Located in Paris, FR
Giuliana Gramigna
Otero
A table lamp with a half-spherical white lacquered shade issuing a transparent-beaded fringe, on a cylindrical central stem, on a flat round terrace.
P...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
“Sunshine” Contemporary Table Lamp, Kyoto washi , Silk, cast melted Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
SUNSHINE
Let the light to come through
Thanks to the Italian manufacturing technique used in our workplace, each item is a testament to our commitment to craftmanship, with attenti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Vistosi Riflesso Table Lamp in Crystal Transaprent Glass And Matt Gold Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
In the Riflesso collection the simplicity and lightness of glass become the main features with three different sinuous shapes. The silhouettes of the diffuser are enhanced by the LED...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
“Vittoria” Table Lamp by Toso, Massari & Associates for Leucos Italy, 1990s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Vintage. dimmable table or desk lamp model “Vittoria” with a round chrome plated, weighted base and V-shaped frame that supports a removable elliptical shaped shade in orange, froste...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
FORMA Table Lamp by L. Massoni for iGuzzini, 1960s
Located in Brussel, BE
Iconic table lamp made with a chromed aluminium base under an adjustable acrylic white mushroom lampshade, designed by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini in the 1960’s.
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Iconique lamp...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
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
Contemporary Manolo Eirin Handmade Lampshade with Organic Cotton, White / Beige
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Handmade lampshade with 100% sustainable organic cotton by the renowned Catalan brand "L' Atelier Lab des Sens".
Organic cotton cultivation —com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Tiffany Contemporary Floor Lamp 80 Tobacco 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 exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
21st Century Logo Table Lamp with Ivory Shade by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Logo Table lamp with cast brass structure with RC logo in gold color. Ivory fabric shade.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Vintage Pink Plastic Balloon Table Lamp Sconce Yves Christin, 1980
By Bilumen
Located in Vienna, AT
Italian modern vintage pink plastic balloon table lamp or sconce or wall lighting by Yves Christin for Bilumen, 1980s, Italy.
A stunning table lamp...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
FRANCO ALBINI and FRANCA HELG - mod. AM/AS - SIRRAH - Made in Italy 1960.
Located in Milano, IT
Designed by Franco ALBINI and Franca HELG and produced by SIRRAH, the lamp aM/AS model , has a brass base is its original white opaline lampshade .
It is in perfect condition and in...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modern Table Lamps Chrome and Faux Horn Silver and Off White Marble Base a apair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage a pair modern table lamps
Made of chrome, 2 faux horns on a marble base
With gold/off white matching lampshades ( new condition )
Style...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
"Kallisto no. 263" Limited Table Lamp By Tobias Grau, Germany 1990s
Located in Utrecht, NL
‘Kallisto’ is part of the first Tobias Grau lighting collection that combines sculptural and delicate forms with classical materials and a pioneering use of halogen technology. The collection brought the company much acclaim and established key hallmarks of Tobias Grau design: dynamic shapes, smooth surfaces, and cutting-edge technology.
Tobias Grau lamps...
Category
1990s German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modern Vintage Black Table Lamp Desk Lamp Rodolfo Bonetto 1980s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage black desk lamp or table lamp or architect lamp by Rodolfo Bonetto 1983 , Italy.
A straight lined beautiful vintage table lamp showing minimalist design features with ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vistosi Novecento LT Table Lamp by Romani Saccani Architetti Associati
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The idea behind the collection Novecento is to reduce the traditional Murano chandelier to its most recognizable element, its profile. This shape is then reconstructed in a 360º glas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Italian Ethereal Allure of Alabaster - Offset Globe Lamp in satin brass
Located in Milano, IT
The Alabaster Globe table lamp is a stunning piece that exudes elegance and sophistication. The lamp features two half spheres of backlit alabaster, held together by a thin brass con...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Barnaba Table Lamp by Angelo Brotto for Esperia with Chromed Metal Base
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Angelo Brotto was a Venetian designer who is known for his work as a lamp designer. During the late 40s, he created pieces in Venice for Peggy Guggenheim's collection, and during his...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Brass and Marble Table Lamps by Esperia for Glustin Luminaires
By Esperia
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made of a rectangular black marble base and a long randomly folded brass piece, holding two sources of light.
Made by Esperia exclusively for Glustin Luminaires.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Original Italian Table Lamp from 1970 in Colored Glass and Aluminum
Located in Buggiano, IT
Original Italian table lamp from 1970 in colored glass and aluminum.
In working condition.
Equipped with original 20th century European wiring.
We recommend buyer consults an experie...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
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
Pair of Contemporary European Table Lamp Synergy in Green by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
These sculptural contemporary Margit Wittig table lamps are mounted on rectangular slate bases and feature multiple white resin handcrafted cuboids, spheres and semi-circles with org...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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 thin tubular shape lamps have mirrored design of soft geometrical shapes, brass hardware ...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Green Table Lamp
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid addition in a contemporary decor for a dash of color, the lively design of this table lamp immediately catches the eye. The tubular LED source (E14 and 4W) is hosted in th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Stunning Italian Alabaster Sphere Offset Table Lamp, in polished brass
Located in Milano, IT
The Offset table lamp is a stunning piece that exudes elegance and sophistication. The backlighting of the veined alabaster creates a magical and ethereal effect, reminiscent of a fu...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Pair of Table Lamps in Terracotta, Sand Colour and Brushed Brass.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in terracotta, sand colour and brushed brass.
Pair of table lamps in terracotta, sand and brushed brass.
D: 79cm H: 102cm
Shade: Ø 80cm H. 36cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bruno Gecchelin Italian Table Lamp "Perla" for Oluce, 1980s
By Bruno Gecchelin, Oluce
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This table lamp was designed by Bruno Gecchelin in the 1980s; made of crystal, it has two black marquinias inserted at the base, which is in black marble with white veins.
Bruno Gecchelin
Born in Milan in 1939. Graduated in architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan, he has been designing furniture, furnishing accessories and lighting fixtures since 1962.
Among the most impotent work experiences are the design of office and electronic machines for Olivetti, in collaboration with Ettore Sottsass, at first and independently afterwards; for Fiat accessories for the Panda car; for Riello air conditioning...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Marble
Vistosi Riflesso Table Lamp in Amber Transaprent Glass And Matt Gold Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
In the Riflesso collection the simplicity and lightness of glass become the main features with three different sinuous shapes. The silhouettes of the diffuser are enhanced by the LED...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, France, 1960's
By Jacques Blin
Located in Paris, FR
ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, signed, 1960's
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Holmegaard Cocoon Table Lamp by Peter Svarrer in White glass
By Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Stylish hand-blown table lamp in white opaline glass. Designed by Peter Svarrer and manufactured by Holmegaard in Denmark during 1990s or early 2000s. It comes with a new fluted whit...
Category
1990s Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Soft Table Shade 01, Black Ceramics
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Soft is a collection of sensual and tactile ceramic pieces in which Kiki looks at vernacular shapes to re-imagine them. The Netherlands has a long history of craft and Dutch designer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
IKEA Red Dog Kila Table Lamp on Wheels
By Harry Allen, IKEA
Located in Den Haag, NL
Model Kila Red Dog table lamp and was designed by Harry Allen for Ikea.
It was inspired by his long interest in roller skating.
The three rubber wheels support the lamp and go roun...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Luciano Frigerio Italian Table Lamp Vibrated Brass "Ballata Alta", 1974
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This table lamp, produced in a limited series, was designed by Luciano Frigerio and produced by the homonymous company Frigerio Di Desio, Italy, 1974.
Produced by hand in vibrated b...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
“Sunshine” Contemporary Table Lamp 44, Kyoto Washi, Silk, Bamboo Brass, Raffia
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
SUNSHINE
Let the light to come through
Thanks to the Italian manufacturing technique used in our workplace, each item is a testament to our commitment to craftmanship, with attenti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
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