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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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 3
FIN table lamp, gold finish, hanbuilt ceramic dome lamp by Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _ dome gold Each piece is individually built in Kalin Asenov’s studio in Savannah, GA. Due to the nature of production, please allow for slight variations in dimensions and appe...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Totem #1 Modern Black Jesmonite Plastered Terracotta Raffia & Brass Table Lamp
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Totem lamp collection is inspired by Brutalist forms. Each piece is finished with hand applied details which gives it a hand crafted aesthetic. The terracotta base is finished in...
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2010s South African Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Quo Mini Cardboard and Brass Table Lamp, Diff. Colors Available
Located in Vienna, AT
Desklamp brass, cardboard, other colors on request. Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.
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2010s Austrian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Silver Finish Copper Petal-Shaped Antica VII Table Lamp by Ohla Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pre-Hispanic Mexican smithing tradition thrives around recycling copper scraps into contemporary lighting fixtures. Originally copper was mined by indigenous people to create elabo...
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2010s Mexican Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

“Tiffany” Table Lamp 30 Tobacco Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Thierry Dreyfus 'La Lampe B' for DCW Editions Paris
Located in Tilburg, NL
Thierry Dreyfus 'La Lampe B' for DCW Editions Paris, France. New, current production. Thierry Dreyfus has created a lamp designed to provide light up, of course, but even more, to l...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

FIN Shade Table Lamp, Green Glaze Finish, hanbuilt ceramic lamp by Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _November Green Each piece is individually built in Kalin Asenov’s studio in Savannah, GA. Due to the nature of production, please allow for slight variations in dimensions and ...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

FIN table lamp, Green Glaze Finish, hanbuilt ceramic dome lamp by Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _November Green Each piece is individually built in Kalin Asenov’s studio in Savannah, GA. Due to the nature of production, please allow for slight variations in dimensions and ...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Flute Narrow Shade Table Lamp, Green Finish, hanbuilt ceramic by Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FLUTE_narrow Spearmint ​Each piece is individually built in Kalin Asenov’s studio in Savannah, GA. Due to the nature of production, please allow for slight variations in dimensions ...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

FINLEY Shade Table Lamp, Dark Lava, hanbuilt ceramic by Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FLUTE_wide Reflective Black ​ ​​Each piece is individually built in Kalin Asenov’s studio in Savannah, GA. Due to the nature of production, please allow for slight variations in dime...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

FIN Shade Table Lamp, Gold Glaze Finish, hanbuilt ceramic lamp by Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _November Green Each piece is individually built in Kalin Asenov’s studio in Savannah, GA. Due to the nature of production, please allow for slight variations in dimensions and ...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Dark Bronze Tree Table Lamp by Elan Atelier (made to order)
Located in New York, NY
Dark Bronze Tree Table Lamp with White Linen Shade by Elan Atelier (made to order) Cast bronze table lamp with linen shade produced using the superi...
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2010s European Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze

Flute Wide Shade Table Lamp, Reflective Black, hanbuilt ceramic by Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FLUTE_wide Reflective Black ​ ​​Each piece is individually built in Kalin Asenov’s studio in Savannah, GA. Due to the nature of production, please allow for slight variations in dime...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Alby Polished White Nickel Small Table with Lamp by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Alby polished white nickel small table with lamp by Mason Editions Design: Matteo Fiorini Dimensions: Ø.40 x 50 cm Materials: Blown glass and nic...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Nickel

21st Century Mushroom 1 Calacatta Marble Lamp by Designer Arch.Marco Marino
Located in massa, IT
Mushroom marble lamp designed by Designer Marco Marino. Available in Four different Material : Bianco Carrara,Calacatta, Calacatta Vagli & Arabescato with led ligthing. Size: Diam. 3...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

21st Century Mushroom 2 Calacatta Marble Lamp by Designer Arch.Marco Marino
Located in massa, IT
Mushroom marble lamp designed by designer Marco Marino. Available in four different material: Bianco Carrara, Calacatta, Calacatta Vagli & Arabescato with led lighting. Size: cm 22 x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

Jasper Morrison Modern Minimalist Glo-Ball Black Desk Lamp for FLOS, in stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Glo Ball T1 Table Lamp in Black, by Jasper Morrison Part of the popular Glo-Ball Series, the Glo-Ball T was created in 1998 by artist Jasper Morrison to invoke the radiant calm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

"Daisy" contemporary Standing Lamp60 Brass, pine-gold Silk, SilveredGlass clover
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
DAISY A contemporary-Renaissance lady, adorned by a bright four-leaf necklace The House of Sabrina Landini is a step into a world of elegance and design, home décor items meticulo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Modern Black Pink Blue Orange Yellow or Green Plastic Teddy Bear Table Lamp
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
The teddy bear, the emotional object par excellence, is reinterpreted by Stefano Giovannoni for Qeeboo and becomes a table lamp. The new pop icon, tender and fun at the same time, was designed in two versions: Boy & Girl. Teddy boy winks at the old toy with an irreverent attitude that mixes teddy bear’s traits with “almost human” features. The luminous bear thus expands the large Qeeboo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Modern Black Purple Red Orange Yellow Green White Flashlight Table Lamp
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
"Flash, saviour of the universe. He is there for us all, he represents each of us. He singlehandedly saved every man, every woman, every child, with a powerful flash! Ever since we b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Louis Poulsen PH 3½-2½ Glass Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
Poul Henningsen was born in Copenhagen by the famous Danish actress Agnes Henningsen. He never graduated as an architect, but studied at The Technical School at Frederiksberg, Denmar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Martinelli Luce Cyborg 825 Table Lamp by Karim Rashid
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp direct diffused light. Structure in cast aluminum lacquered in the new Living Coral color and available in pastel colors: white, light blue, light lime green, light grey; ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Martinelli Luce Civetta 804 Table Lamp in White Structure by Emiliana Martinelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp, diffused and indirect light. Tubolar Aluminum structure in white color, upper satin methacrylate finish diffuser in white or orange color. Technical specifications: M...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Contemporary Colored Table Lamp, Blue over Gray, Baechae Series by Atelier Jun
Located in Seoul, KR
Bae-Chae series is a hand-painted light that subtly embrace a traditional painting method. The series draws inspiration from the ancient Korean portrait technique ‘Bae-Chae,' which ...
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2010s South Korean Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Contemporary Colored Table Lamp, Baechae Series by Atelier Jun
Located in Seoul, KR
Bae-Chae series is a hand-painted light that subtly embrace a traditional painting method. The series draws inspiration from the ancient Korean portrait technique ‘Bae-Chae,' which ...
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2010s South Korean Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Contemporary Colored Table Lamp, Orange Brown, Baechae Series by Atelier Jun
Located in Seoul, KR
Bae-Chae series is a hand-painted light that subtly embrace a traditional painting method. The series draws inspiration from the ancient Korean portrait technique ‘Bae-Chae,' which ...
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2010s South Korean Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Foscarini Binic Table Lamp in Blue by Lonna Vautrin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp with direct light. Matt batch-dyed ABS base with metal ballast inside, upper part in glossy finish batch-dyed ABS with a white parabola and diffuser inside it, both in pol...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Resin

FLOS Taccia Small Table Lamp in Silver by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Castiglioni brothers often created designs that challenged our perspective, and the Taccia, which gives the illusion of an upside-down hanging lamp, is an inspired example of tha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

FLOS Bon Jour Chrome Table Lamp w/ Transparent Crown by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Using revolutionary Edge Lighting Technology, the Bon Jour combines maximum performance and efficiency with visual comfort. Users are able to effortlessly control the intensity of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pivot LED Desk or Table Lamp with Articulating Arms in Patinated Brass
Located in Chicago, IL
The Pivot LED series with its articulated arm and adjustable head this brass lamp, is not only multidimensional, but it is an ever changing line drawing that nestles into a room. Rem...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Tacchini Alma Lamp by Studiopepe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-woven natural rattan, cement and bush-hammered limestone meet in this item, in a playful mix. Unusual superimpositions of sources give life to a lamp in which different material...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Stone, Cement

Bronzed Gills Silhouette, Bronzed Steel, Ebonized Oak & Raffia Table Lamp
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Silhouette lamp collection is inspired by Brutalist forms. The dark Ebonized Oak is combined with bronzed steel components and finished with a raff...
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2010s South African Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Louis Poulsen Panthella 250 Table Lamp in Orange by Verner Panton
Located in New York, NY
Verner Panton (1926-1998) is famous for his inspirational and colorful personality. A unique person with a special sense for color, shape, light function and space. Over the course o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Silver Antica VII Desk Lamp by OHLA STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Silver Antica VII Desk Lamp by OHLA STUDIO Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 55 cm Materials: Copper. 3 kg Available in other finishes: Silver, Forest, and Teal. A pre-Hispanic smithing...
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2010s Mexican Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Contemporary Plain Clay Desk Light by Maarten Baas
Located in Warsaw, PL
This desk light comes from Maarten Baas’s Plain Clay collection. This collection was originally developed for the Mendini restaurant in the Groninger Museum. Unlike the Clay Serie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Basic Knot Variations 5 Desk Light by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Geneve, CH
Basic Knot Variations 5 Desk Light by Hot Wire Extensions Dimensions: D 31 x W 28 x H 38 cm Materials: Waste nylon powder, natural white marble sand, copper pipe, hand-blown glass b...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Basic Knot Variations 6 Desk Light by Hot Wire Extensions
Located in Geneve, CH
Basic Knot Variations 6 Desk Light by Hot Wire Extensions Dimensions: D 25 x W 18 x H 36 cm Materials: Waste nylon powder, natural white marble sand, copper pipe, hand-blown glass b...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

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Copper

Artemide Gople Mini Max 7W E12 Table Lamp in Silver by Bjarke Ingels Group
Located in Hicksville, NY
Gople Lamp is the latest product in the ongoing collaboration between Artemide and Bjarke Ingels Group. Gople is crafted of a pill shape, the glass is blown according to ancient Vene...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Ghidini 1961 One on One Table Lamp in Burnished Brass and Glass by Branch
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
This lamp speaks to the unique ability to light up different sections of the lamp body, and it expresses and inspires intimacy while talking with someone one on one. The One on One i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Artemide Tizio HAL Micro Table Lamp in Black by Richard Sapper
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tizio was designed by Industrial designer Richard Sapper in 1972. The sophisticated principal of fully adjustable balanced counterweights, lack of wires, and electrical conductor arms have made Tizio an illustrious award-winning design of the 20th century. Born in Germany in 1932, Richard Sapper created the Tizio desk lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Artemide Tizio 35 HAL Table Lamp in Black by Richard Sapper
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tizio was designed by Industrial designer Richard Sapper in 1972. The sophisticated principal of fully adjustable balanced counterweights, lack of wires, and electrical conductor arms have made Tizio an illustrious award-winning design of the 20th century. Born in Germany in 1932, Richard Sapper created the Tizio desk lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

'Difforme' White Ceramic Table Lamp with Parchment Shade by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Difforme' white ceramic table lamp with parchment shade by Design Frères. Wired with high-end twist cord and 3-way switch (on, half intensity, off). A 40w filament bulb is included...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Parchment Paper

Piccadilly Table Lamp USA 110 Volts, by Gerard Taylor for Memphis Milano Collect
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired, Piccadilly Table Lamp made in metal and plastic laminate, designed in 1982, by Gerard Taylor. Gerard Taylor gr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

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...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Lunar Table Lamp Grand Antique Brushed Brass
Located in Agrate Brianza (MB), Lombardy
This onyx bright ampoule, which illuminates the space with a warm and cozy light, is a declaration of love to the silvery moon that inspired so many poets and artists. Placed on a ma...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Opinion Ciatti LAlampada Large Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The table lamp LAlampada belongs to the "essentials" collection of the Tuscan company, together with ILtavolo, LApanca e ILletto - pieces of recognizable shapes, giving the highest level of customization. The table version of LAlampada by Lapo Ciatti makes no exception, a metal lamp and a diffuser of spherical shape, in metal or aluminum depending on the finishing. A lighting system that combines tradition and modernity, easy to locate on bedside furnitures...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

'Difforme' Tiger Glaze Table Lamp with Parchment Shade by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Difforme' tiger glaze ceramic table lamp with parchment shade by Design Frères. Wired with high-end twist cord and 3-way switch (on, half intensity, off). A 40w filament bulb is in...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Parchment Paper

Ghidini 1961 Jackfruit Table Lamp in Satin 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Lotus Table Lamp by Mason Editions
Located in Milan, IT
A fascinating design inspired by the lotus flower, this stunning table lamp embodies elegance, perfection, purity, and grace. Designed by Serena Confalonieri, this lamp is composed o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

"Freevolle" Sculpture Table Lamp, Cast Brass Body, pleated handpaintshade
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
FREEVOLLE the feminine sculpture lamp! For more than 20 years, the art of "handmade in Italy" has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit led to the foundat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Kartell Space Lamp in Gold with Clear Shade by Adam Tihany
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A table lamp made of transparent plastic with an elongated shape: the silhouette recalls the shapes of the Space Needle, the tower that made the Seattle s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic, Resin

Kartell Mini Kabuki Desk Lamp in Blue by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mini version of the lamp in a complex thermoplastic polymer with a characteristic perforated surface, from which the light diffuses. Dimensions: Height: 27.56 in.; Width: 11.8 i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

"Freevolle" Sculpture Table Lamp, Cast Brass Body, Sun pleated handpaintshade
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
FREEVOLLE the feminine sculpture lamp! For more than 20 years, the art of "handmade in Italy" has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit led to the foundat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Cortina Table Lamp by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The timeless Cortina lamp is architectural simplicity. Its stoic clear acrylic shade features a sensual translucent mesh fabric diffuser to shield the lam...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Iron

FLOS Biagio Table Lamp by Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Carved seamlessly from a single piece of exquisite Carrara marble, the Biagio lamp by Tobia Scarpa has been a favorite since the design’s debut in 1968. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Marble

'Pastille' Satin White Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Studio ceramic base with a satin white glaze and European style parchment shade (no harp or finial). Dimensions listed are with the shade on. Wired with high-end twist cord and a 3-w...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Parchment Paper

Fontana Arte Small Uovo Table Lamp in Metal Frame and Blown Glass
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Set of Three Italian Modernist Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Set of three Italian Modernist Table lamps. Painted metal with glass bases and each with a round hanging glass plate in front of the light socket. 1) H:23¾ W:14 D:8 2) H:17 W:10¼...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

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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