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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Number in Set: Set of 11
Tea by Centro Stile Esperia for Esperia
By Esperia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp with base in brass or black Portoro marble, structure in semi-glossy brass casting, rectangular shade in ivory or black shantung with golden interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Potter Lampada by Centro Stile Esperia for Esperia
By Esperia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp with base in cast brass, structure composed of two bands in decorated cast brass; at the center of the composition is an artistic crystal made by hand. The ivory-colored s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Galileo by Centro Stile Esperia for Esperia
By Esperia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp with iron structure with natural waxed iron finish. The details of the base and the central body are in slightly burnished brass. In the center there is an artistic crysta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Luminion Medium Tubular Table Lamp by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Located in Geneve, CH
Luminion Medium Tubular Table Lamp by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Dimensions: Ø 47,5 x H 65,5 cm.
Materials: Cotton and wood.
Small tubular table lamp in cott...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Milda by Centro Stile Esperia for Esperia
By Esperia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lamp with decorated cast brass base, black lacquered wooden frame decorated with precious cylindrical brass details with gold bath. Circular lampshade in ivory colored shantung.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Saïto Pendant Lamp by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Located in Geneve, CH
Saïto Pendant Lamp by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Dimensions: Ø 45 x H 120 cm.
Materials: Silk fabric, steel, wood and brass.
Lamp made of hand-painted silk sections, suspended on a struc...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Brass
Luminion Small Tubular Table Lamp by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Located in Geneve, CH
Luminion Small Tubular Table Lamp by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Dimensions: Ø 47,5 x H 50,5 cm.
Materials: Cotton and wood.
Small tubular table lamp in cotto...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Contemporary Geometric Handmade Table Side Lamp Ceramic White, Minimalist
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Handmade ceramic table lamp, designed and signed by the artisan Rulo and the artist Manolo Eirin. Vitrified piece in white.
The electrical connection of the lamp can be wired accor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Stoneware
Panthella 250 Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Designed in 1971, Panthella stands out as one of Verner Panton’s design icons with its unique expression where both the stand and the shade served as a reflector, thanks to the organic shapes that are characteristic of the Danish designer. The Panthella 250...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Tre Piastre by Centro Stile Esperia for Esperia
By Esperia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp in brass and iron with travertine base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Brass, Iron
Kit by Centro Stile Esperia for Esperia
By Esperia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iron sculpture lamp. It is available in the natural waxed iron or white painted iron version (as in the photo). Possible custom colors.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Modern Lima Cordless Table Lamp, Black, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Lima Cordless Table Lamp, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Lima cordless table lamp redefines the concepts of functionality and style in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Panthella 160 Portable Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed in 1971, the Panthella has since become recognised as one of Verner Panton's most significant designs. The recognisable, soft organic shape of the table lamp is not only beautiful but also functional, with a hemispherical shade that directs light downward onto the trumpet shaped base, which reflects the light in a uniform manner. The Panthella 160 Portable is a petite and portable version of the classic Verner Panton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Panthella 160 Portable Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed in 1971, the Panthella has since become recognised as one of Verner Panton's most significant designs. The recognisable, soft organic shape of the table lamp is not only beautiful but also functional, with a hemispherical shade that directs light downward onto the trumpet shaped base, which reflects the light in a uniform manner. The Panthella 160 Portable is a petite and portable version of the classic Verner Panton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Panthella 160 Portable Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed in 1971, the Panthella has since become recognised as one of Verner Panton's most significant designs. The recognisable, soft organic shape of the table lamp is not only beautiful but also functional, with a hemispherical shade that directs light downward onto the trumpet shaped base, which reflects the light in a uniform manner. The Panthella 160 Portable is a petite and portable version of the classic Verner Panton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Panthella 160 Portable Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed in 1971, the Panthella has since become recognised as one of Verner Panton's most significant designs. The recognisable, soft organic shape of the table lamp is not only beautiful but also functional, with a hemispherical shade that directs light downward onto the trumpet shaped base, which reflects the light in a uniform manner. The Panthella 160 Portable is a petite and portable version of the classic Verner Panton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Panthella 160 Portable Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed in 1971, the Panthella has since become recognised as one of Verner Panton's most significant designs. The recognisable, soft organic shape of the table lamp is not only beautiful but also functional, with a hemispherical shade that directs light downward onto the trumpet shaped base, which reflects the light in a uniform manner. The Panthella 160 Portable is a petite and portable version of the classic Verner Panton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Panthella 160 Portable Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed in 1971, the Panthella has since become recognised as one of Verner Panton's most significant designs. The recognisable, soft organic shape of the table lamp is not only beautiful but also functional, with a hemispherical shade that directs light downward onto the trumpet shaped base, which reflects the light in a uniform manner. The Panthella 160 Portable is a petite and portable version of the classic Verner Panton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Panthella 250 Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Designed in 1971, Panthella stands out as one of Verner Panton’s design icons with its unique expression where both the stand and the shade served as a reflector, thanks to the organic shapes that are characteristic of the Danish designer. The Panthella 250...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Panthella 250 Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Designed in 1971, Panthella stands out as one of Verner Panton’s design icons with its unique expression where both the stand and the shade served as a reflector, thanks to the organic shapes that are characteristic of the Danish designer. The Panthella 250...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
AJ Oxford Table Lamp, 280mm, Metal Black/Opal Glass
Located in New York, NY
The AJ Oxford Table Lamp has a sleek graphic design, which reflects the architecture of St Catherine's College, in Oxford, for which it was originall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
AJ Mini Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (Radisson Collection) in 1957. Today, the AJ family is regarded as the design that the Danish architect is be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Panthella 160 Portable Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed in 1971, the Panthella has since become recognised as one of Verner Panton's most significant designs. The recognisable, soft organic shape of the table lamp is not only beautiful but also functional, with a hemispherical shade that directs light downward onto the trumpet shaped base, which reflects the light in a uniform manner. The Panthella 160 Portable is a petite and portable version of the classic Verner Panton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
AJ Oxford Table Lamp, 410mm, Opal Glass
Located in New York, NY
The AJ Oxford Table Lamp has a sleek graphic design, which reflects the architecture of St Catherine's College, in Oxford, for which it was originall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
AJ Oxford Table Lamp, 280mm, Opal
Located in New York, NY
The AJ Oxford Table Lamp has a sleek graphic design, which reflects the architecture of St Catherine's College, in Oxford, for which it was originall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
AJ Mini Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (Radisson Collection) in 1957. Today, the AJ family is regarded as the design that the Danish architect is be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
AJ Mini Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (Radisson Collection) in 1957. Today, the AJ family is regarded as the design that the Danish architect is be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
AJ Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (Radisson Collection) in 1957. Today, the AJ family is regarded as the design that the Danish architect is be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
AJ Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (Radisson Collection) in 1957. Today, the AJ family is regarded as the design that the Danish architect is be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
AJ Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (Radisson Collection) in 1957. Today, the AJ family is regarded as the design that the Danish architect is be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Panthella 160 Portable Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed in 1971, the Panthella has since become recognised as one of Verner Panton's most significant designs. The recognisable, soft organic shape of the table lamp is not only beautiful but also functional, with a hemispherical shade that directs light downward onto the trumpet shaped base, which reflects the light in a uniform manner. The Panthella 160 Portable is a petite and portable version of the classic Verner Panton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
AJ Mini Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (Radisson Collection) in 1957. Today, the AJ family is regarded as the design that the Danish architect is be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
AJ Mini Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (Radisson Collection) in 1957. Today, the AJ family is regarded as the design that the Danish architect is be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
AJ Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (Radisson Collection) in 1957. Today, the AJ family is regarded as the design that the Danish architect is be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
AJ Oxford Table Lamp, 410 mm, Metal Black/Opal Glass
Located in New York, NY
The AJ Oxford Table Lamp has a sleek graphic design, which reflects the architecture of St Catherine's College, in Oxford, for which it was originall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
AJ Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (Radisson Collection) in 1957. Today, the AJ family is regarded as the design that the Danish architect is be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Murano glass LED modern table lamp
By Tozoo
Located in Murano, IT
For our new collection of lighting fixtures we asked ourselves how glass would behave if blown against a solid object made of metal or other material. We already knew the answer, but...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
“Tiffany” Table Lamp 30 Lemon-White Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
For 20 years, we have been committed to offering you unique collections in terms of design and quality. Using an ancestral manufacturing silvering method, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Adjustable 'Abalone Task Lamp' in Brass with Natural Abalone Seashell Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Venus favors the bold.” —Ovid
Introducing the Abalone Task Lamp, the fourth release from the Fall 2023 Venus Collection, a whimsical new family of handmade fixtures inspired by the Surrealists and the natural forms of the sea. Employing the latest advances in cool-to-the-touch LED technology, the collection features table lamps and wall sconces made with hand-selected vintage specimen seashells in place of traditional shades, putting the organic source material behind so much 20th century modernism front and center.
The sexily serpentine Model No. 021 is a double-jointed riff on that 20th century workaday staple—the humble desktop task lamp. At 16” tall, it’s slightly more petite than the Abalone Lawyer’s Lamp...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cement, Brass
'Lavender Lion's Paw' Table Lamp in Nickel with Natural Scallop Shell Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Venus favors the bold.”
—Ovid
Introducing the Lavender Lion’s Paw Lamp, the first release from the Venus Collection, a whimsical new family of handmade fixtures inspired by the Surrealists and the natural forms of the sea. Employing the latest advances in cool-to-the-touch LED technology, the collection features floor and table lamps made with hand-selected specimen seashells in place of traditional shades, placing the organic source material behind so much 20th century modernism front and center.
Like its orange-hued sister lamp...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cement, Nickel
Modernist 'Abalone Lawyer's Lamp' with Real Vintage Abalone Seashell Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Venus favors the bold.” —Ovid
Introducing the Abalone Lawyer’s Lamp, the third release from the Fall 2023 Venus Collection, a whimsical new family of ha...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cement, Brass
Contemporary Manolo Eirin Handmade Table Side Lamp Ceramic Terracotta Color
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Handmade ceramic table lamp, designed by the artisan Rulo and the artist Manolo Eirin. All the pieces are signed and numbered, and accompanied by their certificate.
The measurement...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Terracotta, Ceramic, Clay
"Linea" Contemporary Plaster Table Lamp, Benediko
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Table lamp in hand sculpted plaster on metal armature. Also available in White Plaster and Black Plaster Finish. Bespoke colours upon request.
We currently have one available in Whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 23 rust Red Silk, Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
Tiffany, a timeless lamp, inspired by the international movie “Breakfast at Tiffany” and the talented character Audrey Hepburn, is a contemporary lamp, enti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Manolo Eirin Handmade Table Side Lamp with Storage, Ceramic Beige
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Table lamp hand - crafted with storage to leave keys, wallet etc tidy at home. The electrical connection of the lamp is suitable for both the American and European markets. The inter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Double Globe Oak Pebble Table Light
Located in London, GB
Handturned English Smoked Oak Pebble Table Lamp. Pure Monocoat natural oil finish.
Solid brass, Satin finish. Lacquered.
Inline LED dimmer. Linen Fabric Cable.
2000K - 2800K 95CRI
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Hana Table Lamp by Schwung
Located in Geneve, CH
Hana Table Lamp by Schwung
Dimensions: Ø 49 x H 69.5 cm.
Materials: Lacquered burnished brass and borosilicate sandblasted glass.
All our lamps can be wired according to each coun...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Square Table Lamp 'White'
Located in Renton, WA
Square table lamp exemplifies how the simplest of designs are always effortless and evolving. Square incorporates LED lighting which efficiently req...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
China Table Lamp 'Black'
Located in Renton, WA
CHINA table lamp epitomizes an oriental spirit, an elder with infinite wisdom. The classic silouhette design intelligently comes with a DJ on/off s...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Modern White Ceramic Candeias Table Lamp Gold Silk Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Candeias table lamp, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
The Candeias table lamp creates a subliminal ambience for extraordinary living. The base in wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Touch dimmable table lamp with colored Murano glass sphere
By Tozoo
Located in Murano, IT
Contemporary, playful, and poetic are some of the adjectives that can be used to describe this table lamp, handmade in our family-owned furnace. Our lamps are composed of two handcra...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Devoe Lamp, White and Green
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. The lamp base is comprised of two different clay bodies and features a cop...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Molto Table Lamp or Reading Lamp in Brass and Enameled Mesh, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
The Molto table lamp or desk lamp is a fresh, new take on Italian modernism, featuring a spun metal mesh shade, brass counterweight and a heavy black ...
Category
2010s North American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Graham Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, hand built and assembled by hand. The lamp base is made with speckled clay manufactured regionally to the East Coast with custom made matte finish white g...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Cer Table Lamp
Located in Beograd, RS
This table lamp is combined with wood and steel. The spacious intensity of this lamp consists of two wooden panels of varying thickness separated by a layer of air through which a li...
Category
2010s Balkan Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
"Linea" Contemporary Plaster Table Lamp, Benediko
By Benediko
Located in Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Table lamp in hand sculpted plaster on metal armature. Also available in Sienna Dark Plaster and Black Plaster Finish. Bespoke colours upon request.
We currently have one available ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modern Table Lamp White Marble Polished WaterJet Cut Paolo Ulian HandMade
By Paolo Ulian
Located in Milan, IT
Extremely lightweight and transparent table lamp, with a thickness of just 3 mm designed by Paolo Ulian.
The diffuser and the inner part of the lamp holder are both made entirely of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Modern Table Lamp White Marble Polished WaterJet Cut Paolo Ulian Handmade
By Paolo Ulian
Located in Milan, IT
Extremely lightweight and transparent table lamp, with a thickness of just 3 mm designed by Paolo Ulian.
The diffuser and the inner part of the lamp holder are both made entirely of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
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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