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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
"Daisy" contemporary Standing Lamp60 Brass, pine-gold Silk, SilveredGlass clover
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
DAISY
The Contemporary-Renaissance Lady
For more than 22 years we have been committed to offering you unique collections in terms of design and quality. Using an ancestral manufac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Candle "Bambu" Table Lamp Huge Version, Campana Brothers by Fontana Arte, 2000
Located in Munich, DE
Table lamp "BAMBU" design by Fernando and Humberto Campana, 2000. Manufactured by Candle (Fontana Arte). Cream white lacquered metal, bamboo sticks.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
SLAMP - Clizia Battery - Mama Non Mama Gold - Dark Base
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Clizia Mama Non Mama is a suspension inspired by pure natural beauty, with almost weightless petals that bring balanced allure and a fresh feel to interi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Other
Table Lamp Ali Model by Denis Santachiara for Fontana Arte, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Ali model in layered glass and transparent glass structure
Original label Prod. Fontana Arte, 1986. Designed by Denis Santachiara.
Biography
Denis Santachiara, born in 1950 in Camp...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
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
“Sunshine” Contemporary Table Lamp 44, Kyoto Washi, Silk, Bamboo Brass, Raffia
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
SUNSHINE
Let the light to come through
Thanks to the Italian manufacturing technique used in our workplace, each item is a testament to our commitment to craftmanship, with attenti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
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
Moose Antler Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary light fixture combines the rustic beauty of nature with modern elegance. Crafted from a naturally shed moose antler, the piece boasts a unique story, showing the su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Antler, Glass
Pair of Olivia Cognet Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of ceramic table lamps by the talented french contemporary artist Olivia Cognet.
These large tubular shape lamps have mirrored, almost book end, design of sharp geometrical sha...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Holmegaard Cocoon Table Lamp by Peter Svarrer in White glass
By Holmegaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Stylish hand-blown table lamp in white opaline glass. Designed by Peter Svarrer and manufactured by Holmegaard in Denmark during 1990s or early 2000s. It comes with a new fluted whit...
Category
1990s Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Opaline Glass
Contemporary Plain Clay Desk Light by Maarten Baas
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Crystal Transparent Glass And Matt Gold Finish
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The elegant and delicate look of the blown glass finds a new dimension in Jube. Two glass units placed side by side, so perfectly assembled, that they look like a unique piece. A sin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Italian Table Lamp "Funghetto" with Alabaster Base
Located in Milano, IT
The compact size of this table lamp makes it a perfect choice for smaller spaces or as an accent piece on bedside tables or wall cabinets. Despite its small size, the lamp's design is visually striking...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Piccadilly Table Lamp 'EU' 220 Volts, by Gerard Taylor from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the EU wired, Piccadilly table lamp made in metal and plastic laminate, designed in 1982, by Gerard Taylor.
Gerard Taylor ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modernist Copper Desk Lamp by Adnet
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Rare Modernist style diminutive copper desk lamp with adjustable shade by Adnet.
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Natural Black Slate Natural Stone Lamp Modern Contemporary Design Made in Spain
By Meddel, Joaquín Moll
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
Natural Black Slate Natural Stone Lamp Modern Contemporary Design Made in Spain
Add a touch of elegance and warmth to your home with this uniquely d...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Slate, Metal
Glustin Luminaires Creation Pair of Alabaster Lamps with Brass Rings
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Very nice pair of lamps made of an alabaster cylinder on which are sealed two massive brass rings in bronze finish.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Large Satin White 'Rouleau' Ceramic Table Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large satin white Rouleau™ ceramic table lamp by Design Frères®.
Made in France by our skilled artisans.
Wired with UL listed parts, 3-way switch (on, half on, off), twist cord, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
SL-1 Indigo
Located in Stamford, US
PLEASE NOTE: These lamp-bases are each handmade and the color/pattern of each lamp base varies greatly. Natural variations are a celebrated feature of this medium.
Scagliola was a p...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Scagliola
Glustin Luminaires Asymmetrical Brass Table Lamp with Alabaster Globe
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Table lamp version of our popular floor lamp, asymmetrical brass foot in black nickel satin finish holding a single alabaster globe.
Designed by Glustin Luminaires
Price displa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Wood DOGGY Table Lamp with White Fabric Shade, hand-crafted, hardwood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Doggy Lamp by Wan Wan Wonderland (Tokyo, Japan)
Delightful and whimsical table lamps with white pleated shades and expertly hand-crafted wooden bases. Each...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, c. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Pair French Flambe Glazed Lamps
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb example of French 20th century flambe glazed ceramic vases that have been fitted as table lamps. The lamps are mounted custom bronze base...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Sold without lampshade(s)
Dimensions of lamp (inches) : 6.12 x 2.6 x 2.6 (Height x Width x Depth)
Dimensions of shade (...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Vistosi Riflesso Table Lamp in Crystal Transaprent Glass And Matt Gold Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
In the Riflesso collection the simplicity and lightness of glass become the main features with three different sinuous shapes. The silhouettes of the diffuser are enhanced by the LED...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Modern Fabric Table Hand-Painted Lamp by Studio Mirei, Anemone
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Anemone table lamp. Named for the soft, brightly colored sea creatures that look like a flower and often live on rocks under water. A little mermaid’s best friend, the Anemone Lamp is inspired by sea corals to brighten up your life.
This piece the newest variation of the award-winning design debuted at Salone Satellite in Milan and is currently in stock and available in either natural color or hand-painted.
Custom sizing is available.
Costantini is thrilled to announce US representation of Italian-based Studio Mirei...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Natural Fiber
FLOS Ktribe T2 Halogen Table Lamp in Fumee Chrome by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A member of the Ktribe family of products, this inspiring table light provides diffused light through a transparent diffuser that gracefully moves the eye upward. The base, rod, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of 'Difforme' White Table Lamps with Parchment Shades by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Difforme' white ceramic table lamps with parchment shades by Design Frères.
Wired with high-end twist cords and 3-way switches (on, half intensity, off). 40w filament bulbs are in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
Brazilian contemporary acrylic and wood table lamp - medium
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This table lamp is named Lichia.
The product consists of a round acrylic diffuser and a wooden base.
The base is made of wood, shaped in a rounded design and with a varnish finishin...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
New York, Sculpted Contemporary Table Lamp, White-Resin with 24-Karat Gold Leaf
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp sits on a rectangular slate base and features multiple white resin handcrafted spheres and semi-circles with organic surface textures. A si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Slate, Gold Leaf
Leather Table Lamp Designed by Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in San Francisco, CA
Black leather table lamp designed by Lisa Johansson-Pape for Illums Bolighus.
Rewired. Shade not included.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Leather
Fendi Casa "Agata" Table Lamps in Murano Glass and Metal, Rewired and Working
By Fendi Casa
Located in Miami, FL
Fendi Casa "Agata" Table Lamps in Murano Glass and Metal, Rewired and Working
Offered for sale is a pair of Fendi Casa "Agata" tables lamps with crackle Murano glass orbs with a met...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Kat & Roger Table Lamp with hand-crafted and hand-painted ceramic base, USA
By Kat & Roger
Located in Berlin, DE
Kat & Roger Table Lamp with hand-crafted and hand-painted ceramic base, USA. Measurements given apply to the base of the lamp.
Nestled amidst the serene landscapes of Southern Cali...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Original Italian Table Lamp from 1970 in Colored Glass and Aluminum
Located in Buggiano, IT
Original Italian table lamp from 1970 in colored glass and aluminum.
In working condition.
Equipped with original 20th century European wiring.
We recommend buyer consults an experie...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Brass Desk Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A table lamp of patinated brass, with adjustable and curved neck. Swiveling top and bottom, adjustable in both height and angle. Switch located on the base.
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Fold Table Lamp, Led Sculptural Modern Light, Aged Brass / Calacatta Viola
Located in Broadmeadows, Victoria
Inspired by the angular architecture and dark moods of Ridley Scott’s 1982 masterpiece Blade Runner, the Fold Table Lamp deploys folded aluminum fins to reflect an ambient glow forwa...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Ebonized Maple and Cherry Bedside Lamp, Marty I
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small with a big presence, the Marty inhabits intimate spaces, scaled for the bedside or tabletop. Turned, ebonized maple base with a cherry neck and finial. This lamp is 14” tall with an 8” diameter trimless, natural linen shade. Equipped with bass hardware with a full rotation dimmer switch, black fabric-covered cord, and has one 60W max 120V E26 lamps...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Table Lamps in Brass and Openwork Murano Glass
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Italian table lamps made of transparent, textured and openwork Murano glass.
The base is in round brass.
Both lamps are with new made black satin textile shades.
Dimensions:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vistosi Bissona Table Lamp in Glossy White
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Reflecting the simplicity of vintage design, the Bissa table lamp has high-quality glass and a unique character that complements its handmade producti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Gradient Murano Glass Square Table Lamps u
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
These elegant and sophisticated Murano glass table lamps have a sleek minimalist design based on geometric shapes . Two glass cubes cap a large glass square at the center form the bo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Vintage Black Table Lamp Desk Lamp Rodolfo Bonetto 1980s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage black desk lamp or table lamp or architect lamp by Rodolfo Bonetto 1983 , Italy.
A straight lined beautiful vintage table lamp showing minimalist design features with ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Oak and Horn Table Lamp
Located in Milan, IT
Showcasing a superb piece of natural horn with exquisite nuances resulting from an intricate production cycle carried out by Arcahorn expert craftsmen, this table lamp stands out for...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
FLOS Ktribe T2 Halogen Table Lamp in Plisee Cloth by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A member of the Ktribe family of products, this inspiring table light provides diffused light through a transparent diffuser that gracefully moves the eye upward. The base, rod, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Round Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Greding, DE
A round table lamp designed by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega in the 1970s. Made of white glass, the lamp features a delicate linear texture and organic concave indentations, giving it...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
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
Lalu+ Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
By replacing glass with steel, this classic silhouette has been reinvented with a modern twist. Fuse a bit of retro with a splash of modern, render it utilitarian, and you’ve got Lal...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair of Murano Glass Studio Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of studio Murano glass table lamps, Italy in stock.
One of a kind colorful table lamps.
Wired to the American standard.
30" height to the soc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Elegant Pair of Faceted Blue Murano Glass Table Lamps, Made-to-Order
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom faceted blue Murano glass table lamps with chrome hardware (made-to-order).
Also available in smoke and champagne color glass. 23 inch height model also available. Please in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Vistosi Novecento LT Table Lamp by Romani Saccani Architetti Associati
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The idea behind the collection Novecento is to reduce the traditional Murano chandelier to its most recognizable element, its profile. This shape is then reconstructed in a 360º glas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Gae Aulenti & Livio Castiglioni Trepiù Table Lamps for Stilnovo, 1972
Located in Milan, IT
Rare pair of Gae Aulenti & Livio Castiglioni 'Sistema Trepiù' table lamps for Stilnovo, Italy, 1972.
Signed Stilnovo.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
Tiffany Floor Lamp 80 Turquoise Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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
STACKED Mahogany Sconce No.2, by Richard Haining, PAIR is Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The beauty of Richard’s signature STACKED style is based entirely in the process. This pair of identical Sconces, made of Salvaged Mahogany feature Tala's Porcelain III LED Lightbulb...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cherry, Maple, Oak, Hardwood, Ash, Ebony, Walnut, Softwood, Reclaimed Wo...
A Large Pair of 1960s Baluster-form Lobed Chartreuse Drip-Glazed Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each richly-glazed lamp in a mottled chartreuse glaze with lobed collar above a short flaring neck over a lobed body resting on a splayed base
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Birch
Italian Suspended Murano Glass and Chrome Base Table Lamps - a Pair
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of chrome table lamps with tension wiring holding frosted murano glass shades suspended in air. Lamps have two settings for brightness control.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Bamboo Task Lamp with Coiled Leather Base and Natural Abalone Shell Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Ligurian Summer Collection, a sophisticated family of handmade fixtures in natural sea shell, coiled leather, marble, and bamboo, inspired by the faded splendor of th...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Stacked Ball Glass Table Lamps W/24karat Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This lovely Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Stacked Ball Glass Table Lamps W/24karat Gold Flecks & Brass Base originates from Italy during the 20th Century. These striking modern...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold, Brass
Modernist Faceted Handblown Murano Topaz Glass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of table lamps were handblown in Murano, Italy- the islands off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for their superlative glass production. They feature fac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
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