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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Pair of Modernist Faceted Table Lamps in Smoked Amber Hand-Blown Murano Glass
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite 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 fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Table Lamps in Cyan Blue with 24K Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated of table lamps were handblown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature circular polished brass bases that present three subtly tapered conical forms in a dramatic opaque cyan blue separated by translucent smoked...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Daisy Contemporary Table Lamp 44 Sapphire Silk Glass Silvered Necklace, Brass
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
Mahbruky Table Lamp by Ingo Maurer and Dagmar Mombach 1998
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Weesp, NL
Introducing the Mahbruky Table Lamp : Timeless Elegance by Ingo Maurer and Dagmar Mombach
Step into a realm of captivating illumination with the Mahbruky Table Lamp, a stunning crea...
Category
1990s German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Set/2 Modern Table Lamps, Porcelain Base, Satin Lampshade, Handmade Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/2 Modern Table Lamps, Porcelain Base, Satin Lampshade, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
This is an elegant table lamp and an attractive addition to a modern h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
FLOS Spun T1 Halogen Table Lamp in Glossy Black by Sebastian Wrong
By Sebastian Wrong, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Sebastian Wrong in 2003, the Spun Light-T table lamp reflects the best of modern manufacturing technology combined with elegance, craftsmanship, and dynamic fluid aesthet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
“Sunshine” Contemporary Floor Lamp 60, Kyoto Washi, Raffia, Bamboo Brass Stem
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
Modern 1970s Spiral Table or Floor Lamp Attributed to Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Lisse, NL
Vintage chrome metal table lamp with a barley twist.
This rare and practical spiral table lamp is in excellent condition. Because of the smart design it can be used in many ways wit...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vistosi Lucciola Table Lamp in White by Vetreria Vistosi Historic Archive
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Table lamp with metal base and oval, mouth-blown satin glass shade. E26 lighting.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Markslöjd, Sizeable Minimalist Table Lamps, Solid Pine, Kinna, Sweden, c. 1970s
By Markslöjd
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of sizable table lamps. In solid pine. Brand new lampshades. Produced by Markslöjd, Kinna, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Pine
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Multicolored Titanium by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with an inimitable style, Bourgie is one of Kartell’s best sellers, skillfully combining classic style, richness and tradition with innovation and irony. The baroque style bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Mini Dupont Lamp
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 three different clay bodies that celebrates ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gold "Avventurina" Murano Glass Table Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Handblown Murano glass table lamps with 23-karat gold flecks creating a shimmering appearance ("Avventurina" process). These beautiful lamps have been wired to meet US standards, and...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Alexandrite Iridescent Petal Table Lamps
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Whimsical petal table lamps in rich Alexandrite iridescent glass. Strung like leaves on stalk of antique brass, the shimmering petals turn deep hues of purple and pink as light ref...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Isabel Brass Table Lamp, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Isabel brass table lamp, Royal Stranger.
Dimentions:
Width 25cm, height 60cm, depth 25cm.
Inspired by the femininity and using bold and vibrant color schemes, this collection is mea...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Laurameroni Modern Table Lamp "Clis" in Custom Materials
Located in Monza, IT
Table lamp with structure in Satin Brass, and 1 pair of magnetic disc-shaped interchangeable covers in purple onyx.
Finish:
Satin copper and Purple Onyx
Part of the Clis colle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Italian Ice Cube Clear Art Glass Table Lamps by Poliarte Pair, circa 1970s
By Poliarte
Located in New York, NY
These are an incredible pair Italian, Poliarte designed, 'ice' cube clear textured art glass table lamps with mirror-top bulbs, circa 1970s, Italy. They're beautiful 'on' or 'off', h...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Paper Desk Lamp Handcrafted in Brass, Plastic Film, and Aluminium
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by cloud formations whereby each is similar and yet unique in shape with subtle differences, the LED paper light shades are each individually hand-formed. Made of brass and ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Area table lamp by Mario Bellini for Artemide, Italy 1974.
Located in Athens, Attiki
Area table lamp by Mario Bellini for Artemide, Italy 1974.
Very good condition
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vistosi Rina Table Lamp in White Murrina Glass And Satin Nickel Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Rina is inspired by the dandelion, of which it recalls the pappus, thanks to the light texture of the surface, made with the traditional technique of murrine. It is available in diff...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Vistosi Small Jube Table Lamp by Favaretto&Partners
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Essential, sinuous and delicate, Jube was born from the union of two blown glasses that, once assembled together, create an overlapping, ton sur ton effect with a retro charm. Thanks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
‘L’Escargot Lamp’ in Coiled Black Leather with Natural Sea Snail Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Venus favors the bold.” —Ovid
L’Escargot Lamp is the latest release from the Venus Collection, a whimsical family of handmade fixtures inspired by the ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Concrete, Brass
Vistosi Riflesso Table Lamp in Smoky 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
Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 23 rust Red Silk, Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
"Daisy" Contemporary Standing 60 Lamp, Sapphire Silk, Silvered Glass, Brass
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
1960s Modern Italian Ceramic Lamps, a Pair
Located in San Carlos, CA
Beautiful and large pair of 1960s Modern Italian ceramic table lamps. This lamps stands out in a few different ways. First there's the off white...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Murano Faceted Mercury Glass Lamps
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Murano glass lamps, with mercury glass centres, overlaid with thick, crystal clear glass, signed Alberto Dona Murano. Height of just the glass is 15.75 in. Rewired for the US...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Brass Sculpted Table Lamp by Bijelić and Brajak
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass sculpted table lamp by Bijelic and Brajak
Athens 1.4
Mura marble (also available with Carrara marble)
Polished brass
Dimensions: 53 x 35 x 35 ...
Category
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Soft Table Shade 01, 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
Shelter Table by Ango – Hand-woven table light in recycled coloured plastic.
By Ango
Located in Bangkok, TH
Shelter table light created by Ango, takes as its starting point the elemental and universal form of a loosely woven nest-like home, which is then incarnated by light diffused throug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Other, Stainless Steel
Italian modern Murano glass Lanterna table Lamp, Paola Navone Antonangeli 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Murano glass, brass and metal Lanterna table Lamp by Paola Navone for Antonangeli, 2000s edition.
Lantern model lamp in white Murano glass with metal structure and bra...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Smoky Transparent Glass And Matt Steel 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
Set Of 2 Accre Small Lamps by Ia Kutateladze
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Accre Small Lamps by Ia Kutateladze
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: D 20 x W 23 x H 22 cm (each).
Materials: Clay.
Each piece is one of a kind, due to its free hand-building pro...
Category
2010s German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay
Tubetop 14 Table Lamp in White and Clear by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Minimalist statement in form and proportion, Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester
Pair of Table Lamps, circa 2000, France
Located in Girona, Spain
Pair of plaster ring table lamps.
Made with plaster.
Ratan lampshades
Circa 2000, France.
Very good condition.
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Tacchini Alma Lamp by Studiopepe
By Tacchini, 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Cement
Colombian Pair of Horn and Chrome Table Lamps by Enrique Garcel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous pair of tessellated horn and polish chrome table lamps designed by Colombian designer Enrique Garcel in the 1980’s.
Constructed of wood covered with cow horn and polish chrome hardware.
Newly rewired and new shades with a paper weave...
Category
1980s Colombian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Light Amethyst 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
"Tiffany" Floor Lamp 30 Onion, Antiqued Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Bronzed Gills Silhouette, Bronzed Steel, Ebonized Oak & Raffia Table Lamp
By Egg Designs
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...
Category
2010s South African Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Deer Antler Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary light fixture combines the rustic beauty of nature with modern elegance. Crafted from a naturally shed deer antler, the piece boasts a unique story, showing the sub...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Antler, Glass
"Tiffany" Floor Lamp 30 Ruby Silk, Antiqued Silvered Glass, Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Jackfruit Table Lamp in Polished 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Luciano Frigerio Italian Table Lamp Vibrated Brass "Ballata Alta", 1974
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This table lamp, produced in a limited series, was designed by Luciano Frigerio and produced by the homonymous company Frigerio Di Desio, Italy, 1974.
Produced by hand in vibrated b...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Off Center Globe Table Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A modern metal table lamp to accent your living room, bedroom or work space. This contemporary lighting pendant also works well in a commercial setting restaurant, retail, or office ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Colors Ceramic Lamp French Grès du Marais, circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Beautiful set of three ceramic table lamp
Realised by "grès du marais", circa 1970
Famous French production
All in original good conditions
...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Modernist Textured Hand-Blown Murano Glass Table Lamp with Brass Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and dramatic modernist table lamp was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production- during ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
"Daisy" Contemporary Standing Lamp 60, jade Chalky Gauze, Silvered Glass, Brass
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
Blue Grey Crackle Glazed Lamp by Paul Hanson
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic stylized ginger jar form ceramic lamp in a soft blue/grey crackle glaze on satin nickel bases by Paul Hanson Lighting, New York.
Category
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Tubetop Table Lamp in Cobalt Blue by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Minimalist statement in form and proportion, Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester
Foscarini Chapeau V Table Lamp by Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A refined and elegant lamp, capable of changing personality thanks to the hat it wears: three personalities, three atmospheres of light, three different ways of furnishing.
Vernished...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
“Sunshine” Contemporary Table Lamp, Kyoto Washi, Silk, Cast Melted Brass
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
XL Dutch Design by Zijlstra Tiel , glass Zebra Table lamps 1980s
By Zijlstra
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two Fantastic Zebra Globe table lamps . Hand blown and decorated . Made by
Zijlstra Tiel a small firm in Holland, not one off these Table lamps are the same .
Rare set . One large E...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Ghidini 1961 Jackfruit Table Lamp in Brass and Wood 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Nidus Table Lamp
Located in Düsseldorf, DE
Our project Fittings Factory is an abandoned factory from the 1950's which we revived and turned into an office space. Most of the industrial roughness of the building was preserved ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Concrete
Contemporary Italian Model Agaricon D36 Table Lamp by Ross Lovegrove, 2001
Located in Hamburg, DE
A design classic from the Italian manufacturer Luceplan after a design by Ross Lovegrove from 2001.
The name Agaricon (Greek for mushroom) is program and is reflected in the elegant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modernist Pair of Handblown X-Form Lamps in Handblown Murano Mercury Glass
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of table lamps were hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature tapere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
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.