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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 7
Black Ovale Table Lamp by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Chosen as one of Architectural Digest “best new lights, 2015”, Ovale is a table lamp of black mouth blown Murano glass and mouth blown Murano white opaline glass shade mounted on gil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
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
Rattan Table Lamp by Patricia Bustos de la Torre
Located in Geneve, CH
Rattan Table Lamp by Patricia Bustos de la Torre
Dimensions: D 52 x W 52 x H 71 cm.
Materials: Rattan, pink Portuguese marble and brass.
This table lamp immediately transports us to...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
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
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 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
Due Piastre by Centro Stile Esperia for Esperia
By Esperia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lamp with structure consisting of two iron plates: one is decorated in gold leaf, the other in natural waxed iron. The plates are housed in a marble base (it is possible to choose po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Travertine, Iron
Dynamite Table Lamp by Patricia Bustos de la Torre
Located in Geneve, CH
Dynamite Table Lamp by Patricia Bustos de la Torre
Dimensions: D 32 x W 35 x H 52 cm.
Materials: White opal glass, rattan and plush.
The d...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Other
Snodo Contemporary Milk White Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
An adjustable table lamp in milk white Murano glass designed in 1978 by Carlo Moretti.
Two x 60 watt incandescent bulbs, two x 42 watt ecolamp E27 socket.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Faro Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Grey/White Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A tall lamp with a Murano glass column, grey/white spiral transparent glass base, truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and a metal fixture in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
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
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
Faro Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Red/Black Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A tall lamp with a Murano glass column, red/black spiral transparent glass base, a truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and metal fixtures in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, 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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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 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
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
Flos Chiara LED Table Lamp in Pink Gold with Red Edge by Mario Bellini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiara lamp, designed by Mario Bellini for Flos in 1969, is an iconic design formed from a simple sheet of polished stainless steel that has been cut a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
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
Bar Table Lamp, Contemporary Lamp, Verdigris, Brass, Alabaster by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
BAR is a table lamp by Kalin Asenov. Alabaster base, verdigris patina, and column, supporting a brass dome.
Every piece is made to order which allows us to create variations in d...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Glustin Luminaires Pear Shaped Brass Table Lamps and Alabaster Shades
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Table lamps made of pear shaped brass feet inspired by the 1950s and topped with an alabaster lamp shade.
Designed by Glustin Luminaires
Can be bought separately, price display...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
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
"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
Globe Table Lamp by Edoardo Colzani
By Laura Meroni
Located in Milan, IT
This smaller version of Colzani's striking Globe design features an original metal-crafting technique combined with a functional, central LED 3000K light strip and a superbly ingenious rotating lampshade. Featured with a black iron base and hand-crafted satin copper lampshade...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron, Copper
21st Century Nana Crystal Pearls Jointed Table Lamp by Patrizia Garganti
Located in Sesto Fiorentino, IT
Nana has multiple versions… different forms and different coating techniques: a first one with a single string of transparent pearls that revolves around the metallic part and the la...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Nickel
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
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
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
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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