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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Robert Kostka Brass handmade Table lamp 1980s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice unique handmade Copper table lamp . by Robert Kostka France 1980s
comes with its original wood chip shades .
Small E14 socket lamp needed .
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
“Pagodina” Contemporary WallLamp, turquoise, laquered SilveredCrystal
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 foundat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Just Andersen Art Deco Table Lamp in Patinated Disko Metal
Located in Kastrup, DK
Just Andersen (1884-1943)
Large Art Deco table lamp in patinated Disko metal.
Height without shade: 64 cm.
Fluted stem on a base with a curved edge.
Stamped on the bottom: Denmark –...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Small Mushroom Shaped Pink Murano Glass Table Lamps with Brass
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of lovely table lamps, made of a single piece of Murano glass tinted in light pink, sat on a brass base.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Venini Bhusanam Table Lamp in Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Bhusanam table lamp in Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass.
Numbered Edition for year
Year of Manufacture: 1994 - 2017
Metal: Blue Painted
Color: Aquamarine
Measurements: Ø 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Beautiful 'Quasar' Light Sculpture by Francesco Bocola for Stilnovo, Italy, 1970
Located in Padova, IT
Beautiful and iconic Space Age light sculpture in plexiglass and steel 'Quasar' by Francesco Bocola for 'Stilnovo', Italy, 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair of Just Andersen D8 Table Lamp's in Disco Metal
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of art deco table lamps in patinated Disko metal made by Danish designer and pioneer Just Andersen in 1920-1930.
Model D8 with beautifully decorated with ornaments.
The lamp is ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
NSNG Stainless Steel Little Lamp
Located in Eindhoven, NL
No Screw No Glue is an iconic range of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk in which the components are laser cut and assembled by slotting the pieces together. As t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern Italian Table Lamp "Tommy Wireless" - Light Bronze
Located in Milano, IT
The Tommy wireless table lamp by MATLIGHT Milano is a versatile and functional led light that is designed for use on a table, whether it be in a residential or commercial setting. It...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Italian Modern Carrara Marble Table Lamp Biagio by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1970s
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Carrara marble table lamp Biagio by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1970s
Iconic and fantastic table lamp mod. Biagio with direct light and rounded structure obtained from a s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble
Artemide Fire Fly Table Lamp
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice and rare table lamp halogen. Black color. Can move in all directions, because its bal joint
even sideways, perfect reading light. Good condition. Signed.
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Contemporary European Bronze Silhouette Table Lamp by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
New collection: This contemporary Margit Wittig cast bronze table lamp sits on a round base . The material Wittig chose for this unique 21st century table lamp is Bronze , which give...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Cignus Steel Table Lamp by G. Gorgoni and G. Grignani for Greco, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Cignus steel table lamp by G. Gorgoni and G. Grignani for Greco, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Aikaduli Table Lamp by Ingo Maurer and Dagmar Mombach
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Weesp, NL
Illuminate Your Space with Distinctive Style: The 1998 Aikaduli Table Lamp
Introducing the Aikaduli Table Lamp, a luminary masterpiece born from the creative minds of Ingo Maurer an...
Category
1990s German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Soft Table Shade 02, White 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
Teared Ceramics
Located in Eindhoven, NL
This collection has been designed to celebrate De Stijl’s 100th anniversary and inspired by Dutch icon Piet Mondrian, one of the best known of all modern artists. In his work Mondria...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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
Moon Gold Table Lamp, Low, by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp from the new Moon Gold Collection sits on a slate square base and includes gold leafed components. The sculpted elements are signature of Margit Wittig's work. The materials Wittig chose for this unique 21st century table lamp, cast epoxy resin and brass are complimenting each other with their different surface finishes.
Margit Wittig is inspired by modern artists and sculptors such as Giacometti and Ivon Hitchens. Her work is constantly evolving using different textures as the driving force - intertwined with her work with color. Her functional art spreads the gamut from modern simplicity to rich and complex designs and color. Her objects include paintings, occasional...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Slate, Gold Leaf, Brass
Giant Murano Glass Egg Lamp, Italy, 2000s
By Murano 5
Located in Praha, CZ
Big Murano glass egg lamp.
Made of white and transparent glass
Excellent condition.
1x100W, E25-E27 bulb
US plug adapter included.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Original Tulip Table Lamp in green and blue Murano Glass Italy 1970s
By Cenedese
Located in Villaverla, IT
Original Cenedese Tulip Table Lamp in green and blue Murano Glass Italy, 1970s.
Entirely handmade in the 1970s in Murano, this design table lamp is an authentic creation of the famou...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Laurameroni "Tubo Tavolo MF 35" Table Lamp in Satin Brass
By Laurameroni
Located in Monza, IT
Tubular table lamp with satin brass structure and adjustable upper disc.
FINISH:
Satin brass
The sophisticated design and the choice of the finest materials are the distinctive ele...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Jucker table lamps by Tobia Scarpa, Flos, 1970
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Jucker table lamp by Tobia Scarpa for Flos is an elegant expression of modern design. Featuring clean lines and a refined silhouette, this lamp offers delicate and sophisticated ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
VISTOSI- Murano glass lamp and steel base - Made in. Italy 1970
By Vistosi
Located in Milano, IT
Vistosi - a beautiful table lamp, which due to its lightness and elegance can be used for furnish and illuminate an environment whether modern or antique ,
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Tekna Gio Bagnara Blakes Table Lamp in Ultra Marine and Gold
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Renowned for its elegant creations that convey luxury
without ostentation, GIOBAGNARA adheres to the highest
standards of craftsmanship. By pursuing a philosophy
that incorporates tr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Soft Table Shade 02, 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
Super Blue Table Light USA 110 Volts, by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano Coll.
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired, Super Blue table or floor lamp in fiberglass, designed in 1981, by Martine Bedin. Color options also include: Yellow, White with Colored Sockets, and all White.
EU VERSION 220v ALSO AVAILABLE IN ANOTHER LISTING
Martine Bedin was born in Bordeaux in 1957. In 1981 she was one of the founding members of the Memphis group, she works as an architect, industrial designer and professor. Her works are exhibited in many museums and private collections.
Memphis is the great cultural phenomenon of the 1980s that revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of young designers and architects, in Milan, coupled in the years by famous designers from the international scene, Memphis turned upside down all of the existing parameters on living. Ettore Sottsass as the backbone of the group, design gained a new concept and expression through new shapes, materials and patterns, expanding the creative limits of the industry. Memphis became a symbol of New Design. Its influence is still clear in various sectors of production and beyond.
Additional information:
- Dimensions: L. 17.75" x H. 11.75" inches
- Lighting info: Bulb E14, W 40.
- Additional Lighting Info: Please note that this item is wired in 110 V for the standard US light socket.
- Price includes additional US rewiring cost for accessibility with US outlets.
- If you are interested in the EU version of this light, please refer to the dealers storefront for the (EU) wired light fixture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Fiberglass
Scala High 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
Bronze
XL Dutch Design by Zijlstra Tiel , glass Zebra Table lamps 1980s
By Zijlstra
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two Fantastic Zebra Globe table lamps . Hand blown and decorated . Made by
Zijlstra Tiel a small firm in Holland, not one off these Table lamps are the same .
Rare set . One large E...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Sculptural, Contemporary New York, Table Lamp, dark Patina, 24ct Gold Leaf
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp sits on a rectangular slate base and features multiple bronze-resin handcrafted spheres and semi-circles with organic surface textures. A c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Slate, Gold Leaf
Lipari Large 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
Metal
Luciano Frigerio Italian Table Lamp Vibrated Brass "Ballata Bassa", 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
Austrian Table Lamp from the 1930s with Bakelite Base and Glass Ball
Located in Vienna, Austria
Austrian table lamp from the 1930s, is composed of a Bakelite base with a glass ball.
The pattern on the ball is made up of erratic lines that cr...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Ceramic table lamp by Georges Pelletier, France, 1950's
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic table lamp by georges Pelletier, 1950's
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Horus Model Table Lamps, Patinated Bronze.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Horus model table lamps, patinated bronze.
The Horus table lamp is inspired by a sculpture of the god Horus protecting King Nectanebo II. Part of the Egyptian art collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Polished Brass Table Lamps with Alabaster Spheres
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made of polished brass body, and alabaster feet and decorative spheres attached all over the lamps.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Vintage Arquímedes Desk Table Lamp by Gemma Bernal for Tramo, 1970's
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
In 1974 the Barcelona designers Gemma Bernal and Ramón Isern designed this innovative system of lamps edited by Tramo.
In this tabletop version, a square-conical shade in black lacquered aluminum is attached to a circular base through an adjustable tilt arm, both made of beech wood, very stylish at the time. A piece of wood anchored...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
ceramic lamp by François Chatain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pebble table lamp by François Chatain, 1980s France.
Three ceramic pebbles in shades of pink, purple and red.
The angle of the shade is adjustable thanks to the brass ball joint mec...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Double Light Table Lamp "Hortensia"
Located in Milano, IT
This particular model of table lamp offers the combination of the backlit alabaster cylinder and the straw woven lampshade which creates a unique and inviting atmosphere and brings a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Green Fractal Resin Table Lamp, France 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Green Fractal Resin Table Lamp in the style of Pierre Giraudon, France 1970s
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Amber Color Murano Glass Blocks Lamps with Our Matching Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Amber color Murano glass blocks lamps with our hand-sewn yellow and black lampshades.
The geometric glass blocks are solid, thick and heavy, also the base is made of amber color Mura...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian lamp Boalum by Livio Castiglioni Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian lamp Boalum by Livio Castiglioni Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide, 1970s
Floor, table or pendant lamp mod. Boalum in translucent flexible PVC with resin terminals. Made up of...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Arc en ciel table lamp by Andrea Bellosi for Studio Alchimia Italia 1978
Located in Catania, IT
Original first edition of radical design table lamp model 'Arc en Ciel' designed by Andrea Bellosi and produced by Studio Alchimea in Italy in 1978.
The lamp consists of two sides a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
Space Wars. Rocket UFO Desk lamp by Sam Rush in 1950's sci-fi movies style
By Sam Rush
Located in Bristol, GB
Unique hand made piece from UK Bristol designer and sculptor, Sam Rush.
Made of gas brazed stainless steel and brass. By using traditional techniques of the period it gives this piec...
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Postmodern Desk Lamps in the manner of Memphis Milano, Set of 2
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant set of two extremely rare Postmodern metal Table Arc Lamps. Exceptional functionality: switching on/off via the tension of leaf spring and by pressing the sphere at the top. Manufactured by Thomas Schulte Design, Leverkusen, Germany in 1990s.
Design: Siggi Fischer...
Category
1990s German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Beautiful and Large Eglomized Glass Pair of Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful eglomized glass pair of table lamp, in excellent condition
Category
Early 2000s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Beautiful Max Sauze French Design Lighting Sculpture "Auriga"
By Max Sauze
Located in Geneve, CH
Beautiful Max Sauze French Design Lighting Sculpture "Auriga"
Dimensions: 40 x 105 cm
Materials: Inox brushed
This beautiful lighting by the famous French design Max Sauze is co...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Natural Básica Mínima Batería Table Lamp by Santiago Roqueta, Santa & Cole
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Básica Mínima Batería table lamp by Santiago Roqueta, Santa & Cole
Dimensions: D 12.7 x H 33 cm
Materials: Bronze, birch wood, ribbon.
Available in other lampshade.
Bás...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Metropolitan Table Lamp, Wood and Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Located in New York, USA, the Lincoln square is famous for the performing arts that take place in a group of eclectic buildings that seem to create a dialogue with the centerpiece of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Alabaster Conical Table Lamps with Globes
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made of two pieces of alabaster, a cone foot, topped with a globe diffusing the light.
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Sansta & Cole, Pair of Lamps in Rosewood and Gilt Brass, 1980s
By Santa & Cole
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Santa & Cole, attributed to.
Pair of tubular shape “Basica” lamps in rosewood, surrounded by gilt brass ring on the bottom.
Work realized in the 1980s.
New and functional elec...
Category
1980s European Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rosewood
Nidus Table Lamp
Located in Düsseldorf, DE
Our project Fittings Factory is an abandoned factory from the 1950's which we revived and turned into an office space. Most of the industrial roughness of the building was preserved ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Concrete
Exclusive Table Lamp by Fernand Dresse
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This exclusive table lamp of the 1970s was designed by the Belgian artist Fernand Dresse.
The base is made of black colored resin with bone inlay. The artist created a geometric des...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Pair of Large Minimalist Gallotti and Radice Table Lights, Italy c1965
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of Gallotti and Radice table lights.
There were three sizes of this model. These being the largest size.
Measures: Height. 65cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Pair of 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
Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 30 Turquoise Silvered Glass Belt Antiqued 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
IDRIA-T2 Brass Table Lamp, Flow 2 Collection
Located in Paris, FR
A minimalistic LED brass lamp highlighted by its disc base and shade which di uses light from the bottom. Perfect for reading, as a desk or an accent lamp.
Flow 2 by JA Studio
The i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Table Lamp by Jacques Blin, France, 1960s
By Jacques Blin
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Table Lamp by Jacques Blin, France, 1960s
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Moon Floor Lamp by SB26
Located in Geneve, CH
Moon floor lamp (XL) by SB26
Dimensions: W 250 x D 130 x H 250 cm
Materials: Steel, copper, brass gilded with pure gold.
Moon is balanced in space and ...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
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