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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Original Tulip Table Lamp in green and blue Murano Glass Italy 1970s
By Cenedese
Located in Villaverla, IT
Original Cenedese Tulip Table Lamp in green and blue Murano Glass Italy, 1970s.
Entirely handmade in the 1970s in Murano, this design table lamp is an authentic creation of the famou...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 2 Modern Dumont Table Lamps, Pink Lampshade, Handmade in Portugal
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 2 Dumont Table Lamps, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
The luxurious Art Deco table lamp Dumont creates a subliminal ambience for extraordina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Pair of Table Lamp Wrapped in Rope
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made of metal entirely wrapped by a tight rope circling around from the feet to the very top.
One source of light per lamp.
Dimensions with the shades: ø36 H102cm
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rope
Boho Chic Organic Shaped Hand Carved Wood and Painted Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of Boho Chic organic shape hand carved and hand painted table tamps with original shades. Nice olive green subtle detailed pine striped line on each ridge of the bases...
Category
1990s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Handmade Murano Glass Table Lamp Made in Italy
By Murano 5
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Handmade Murano glass table lamp in amber and clear glass with gold flecks in the base. Comes with a brand new white cotton lamp shade. Total height with shade is 60 cm. Diameter of ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Luciano Frigerio Italian Table Lamp Vibrated Brass "Ballata Bassa", 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
Murano Glass and Brass Modernist Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of table lamps from the island of Murano outside of Venice, Italy. This pair has a brass and black base with a brass structure supporting a hand-blown transparent glass square. ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
FLOS Ktribe T1 Table Lamp in Chrome w/ Transparent Diffuser 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
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Mini Devoe Small Table Lamp - white and red
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. The lamp base is comprised of two different clay bodies that celebrate the texture of unglazed ceramic....
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modern Moroccan Gold Brass Table Lamp Handmade, Bottom & Upper Light, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
Modern Moroccan gold brass table lamp handmade with bottom and upper light, a pair
This pair of lamps is made of fine brass and hand-tooled in an el...
Category
1990s Moroccan Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
MINA rechargable lamp, brass finish- by 247lab
Located in Saonara, IT
- Presented on 1ST DIBS in preview -
-Rechargable table lamp model "MINA", made in anodized aluminium (brass finish); with its sober and elegant design, this piece perfectly fits in...
Category
2010s Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Petite Pair of Amber Faceted Murano Glass Table Lamps
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
The smallest in our faceted table lamp collection, these petite solid Murano glass table lamps are big on stature. Their smaller organic shape and irregular facets lend them an outs...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Vintage Pink Plastic Balloon Table Lamp Sconce Yves Christin, 1980
By Bilumen
Located in Vienna, AT
Italian modern vintage pink plastic balloon table lamp or sconce or wall lighting by Yves Christin for Bilumen, 1980s, Italy.
A stunning table lamp...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Italian Modernist Brass Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of lamps from Italy made in the Modernist style. Each lamp has a brass cylindrical structure with an emanating wave texture. This pair is in very nice condition and has been new...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamp, Italy, 2000s
Located in Praha, CZ
Satin all glass table lamp made in Italy.
1x60W, E25-E27 bulb
US plug adapter included
Shipping quote on request
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Ribbed Salt Glaze Ceramic Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ribbed Salt Glaze Ceramic Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics. Also in the style of Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank. Shade Dimensions: 12...
Category
1940s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
2 Optelma Desk Lamp Chrome Glass, 1970s
By Optelma
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice chrome counter balance desk light, Optelma Swiss. Chrome with thick
glass details. Good quality, two-way switch halogen, very good condition.
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Flos D'e-light Table Lamp by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Paris, FR
The Italian D'e-light workspace Lamp by Philippe Starck for Flos has a sleek, modern, and multi-functional design. This light design has a space on top for s...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Giacometti Style Gilt Iron Lamps
By Diego Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid Century hand forged Iron lamps with gilt. Rewired for use in the USA by a professional electrician using black twist cord.
Adjustable stem allows stem to become taller i...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Karl Springer Impressive Stacked Lucite Table Lamp 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Iconic table lamp with stacked solid lucite slabs with radius corners and chrome hardware and double socket assembly by Karl Springer, American 1980's. This lamp comes with the orig...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
The 'Sellier' Stitched Black Leather Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the 'Sellier' French modernist-style stitched black leather table lamp by Design Frères.
Crafted from premium black leather, the stitched detailing adds a touch of sophi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
De Castelli Twist Table Lamp in Brass by Zanellato/Bordotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A two-dimensional metal surface becomes three dimensional thanks to hand-crafted processes: folding, hammering, bending, and soldering generate different light diffusers inspired by the complex shapes of conoids, starting from a single outline. Each volume is assigned to a different type of lamps (suspended...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
West Lamp 28"- Contemporary Handmade Ceramic glazed, White, Green, Red Clay
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. This is a larger version of the original West lamp. The lamp base is comprised of two different clay bo...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Pair of "Mandarin Table Lamps" in Deep Blue Glaze, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of artisan “Mandarin Table Lamps”, ceramic double gourd forms with deep blue mirror glaze, with polished brass bases and hardware by Karl Springer ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modernist Brown Gold Glass Vintage Table Lamps Pair Duo, 1970s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage table lamps duo pair from brown and gold glass, which was designed and manufactured Italy, 1970s.
An amazing pair of table lam...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Frosted Glass and Verdigris Base Goblet Table Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
I called this lamp Mid-Century but can't say when it was made. I also listed it as a table lamp but its large enough to be a small floor lamp. The Wine glass shaped shade is frosted ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Modernist Faceted Lamp in Emerald Hand Blown Murano Glass with Brass Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and elegant table lamp was realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features a face...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Boho Modernica Bubble Lamps After George Nelson
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Boho table lamps. Made by the LA based Modernica group. Their classic Bubble lamps after George Nelson. Tagged on the bottom. Acquired from a Palm Beach es...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lladró Mademoiselle Elisabeth Table Lamp
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Table lamp with a handmade design in brightly colored porcelain and floral decorations with a light. The Mademoiselle collection is inspired by Lladró's romantic ladies...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Italian Table Lamps in Brass and Blue Murano Glass
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Italian table lamps are made of solid brass and glass base with small brass legs.
Decorated with blue colour Murano glass details.
Both lamps are with new made satin finish b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Orione Table Lamps by Rodolfo Dordoni for Artemide, 1990s
Located in Brussel, BE
Set of 2 Italian table lamps in aluminum, wood with frosted fluted glass lampshade, designed in 1992 by Rodolfo Dordoni for Artemide.
Designer : Rodolfo Dordoni
Produced by : Artemi...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Lipari Large Table Lamp by Stephane Parmentier x Giobagnara
By Giobagnara
Located in New York, NY
For nearly twenty years, the Giobagnara brand has combined traditional know-how and leading-edge technology to produce elegance of the highest standard. With luxurious creations avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Venini Muse Glass Sculpture Light in Grass Green by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Musa glass sculpture table lamp, designed by Fabio Novembre and manufactured by Venini, features an handmade glass sculpture with a metal cage and a Carrara marble base. Available in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Carlo Nason for Mazzega Table Lamp
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970s Italian Mazzega table lamp by Carlo Nason in hand blown glass and chrome. chrome-plated hardware. Fully rewired with a single E26 medium based socket each lamp. Ready to be use...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Artemide Toni Cordero Priamo Table Lamp
By Artemide, Toni Cordero
Located in Munich, DE
The "Priamo" table lamp designed by the Italian designer Toni Cordero (1937-2001) for Artemide from the Milano Torno Series, 1990. Galvanize steel structure, cast brass base finished...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair, Paul Hanson Style Mid Century Mercury Glass Table Lamps Harps Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Contemporary Mercury glass table lamp with shade, Harp and Finial.
The spherical glass body is mounted on a round chrome Base.
Each Lamp takes 1 regular light bulb and LED wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Mercury Glass
Cylindrical Handmade Black Pleated Silk Lampshade
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
This cylindrical lampshade in silk with a metal frame is the ideal complement to create, together with the base, a lamp that becomes an art object.
Any minor discrepancies between...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Set/2 Modern Table Lamps, Glass Base, Silk Lampshade, Handmade by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/2 Modern Table Lamps, Glass Base, Silk Lampshade, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
This is an elegant table lamp and an attractive addition to a modern home. The r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Elegant Pair of Faceted Champagne Color Murano Glass Table Lamps, Made-to-Order
Located in New York, NY
Custom faceted champagne color Murano glass table lamps with brushed brass hardware. Italy (made-to-order).
Available in blue and smoke color glass. Also available in 23 inch height...
Category
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Matte White Stoneware Table Lamp by Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in San Francisco, CA
A matte white stoneware lamp by Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios. Signed. Rewired.
Shade not included.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware, Teak
Phenomenal Pair of Custom-Made Murano Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional pair of blown Murano vessels as custom-made lamps. Fabulous form with a stunning range of color. These pieces have been painstakingly built using components of only th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Pleated Crystal Desk Lamp, Smoke Ribbed Glass and Brass with E26/27 Bulb
Located in London, GB
Our debut lighting collection comprising ceiling pendants, a side light and a floor standing lamp.
Handmade in Bohemia and London the collection draws upon our love for Czech arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Murano Smoked Glass and Brass Modern Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of modern lamps made with brass structures and smoked Murano glass elements. Each piece has hand-blown circular pieces of smoked glass stacked around a brass center. They have b...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Monumental Curtis Jere Reflective Chrome Table Lamp with Chrome Shade, C. 1970
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Curtis Jere Modern, Architectural All Chrome Table Lamp with Square Chrome Shade, Early 1970's. Featuring a Chrome-plated Steel Shade, pa...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Faux Bois and Marble Table Lamp
Located in Westwood, NJ
A faux bois brass table lamp, the fine white marble base with four faux bois tree trunks supporting the elongated rectangular shade enclosing all...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Table Lamp in 24 Karat Gold Bronze in the Manner of Claude Victor Boeltz 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Stunning table lamp in 24-karat gold plated exploded-bronze with beautiful malachite elements in the manner of Claude Victor Boeltz, France 1970's. This lamp is work of art. It has b...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Malachite, Gold, Bronze
Set of 4 Kartell Battery Lamps in Metallic Gold by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battery is an iconic compact lampshade. It is made from transparent PMMA and truly embodies innovation, being 100% rechargeable when plugged in and with a battery life of up to 8 hours. This allows it to be moved around extremely easily: perfect for use in outdoor restaurants...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Goatskin Parchment and Brass Table Lamp by Enrique Garcel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s Colombian goatskin parchment and polish brass table lamp by Enrique Garcel.
Newly rewired with all new hardware and new linen shade.
Constructed of wood covered with goatski...
Category
1970s Colombian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Boho Chic Pineapple Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous pair of boho chic pineapple table lamps on bases. These are tall at 24.75" from base to socket, with a harp would be approximately 30" h. They are freshly lacquered in white...
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Lacquer
Scala High Table Lamp by Stephane Parmentier x Giobagnara
By Giobagnara
Located in New York, NY
For nearly twenty years, the Giobagnara brand has combined traditional know-how and leading-edge technology to produce elegance of the highest standard. With luxurious creations avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Postmodern Desk Lamps in the manner of Memphis Milano, Set of 2
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant set of two extremely rare Postmodern metal Table Arc Lamps. Exceptional functionality: switching on/off via the tension of leaf spring and by pressing the sphere at the top. Manufactured by Thomas Schulte Design, Leverkusen, Germany in 1990s.
Design: Siggi Fischer...
Category
1990s German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Toucan Table Lamp by H.T. Huang
By H.T. Huang
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Some small scratches and details of use, for more photographs or video on request
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
1950s Cubist Heifetz Ceramic Abstract Face Lamps With Shades, a Pair
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a pair of abstract, ceramic face table lamps by Yasha Heifetz, circa the 1950s. One lamp showcases a woman and the other t...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Lantern Wooden Bedside Round Table Lamp By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
Other plugs are available by request.
Also available in larger size 31.6 Ø x 58 H cm.
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Ash
FLOS Ktribe T1 Glass Table Lamp in Chrome with Glass Diffuser by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
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
Italian Design Table or Floor Murano Lamp, 2000s
Located in Praha, CZ
Murano Italian style modern table or floor lamp in a shape of Saturn.
Very good original condition.
1x60W, E25-E27 bulb
US plug adapter included.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Glass Nautilus Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Molded clear glass nautilus shells on black marble slab bases. Clear glass shells have a very pale green tint when not illuminated. These glass shells are, we think, Italian and date...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Vintage Italian Murano Swirl Glass Brass Cage by Adolf Loos for VeArt
By VeArt
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage Italian Murano swirl glass sphere table lamp with brass applied cage. Single socket. Designed by Adolf Loos for VeArt. Sits atop an oak base. Dimensions: 11" high x 11" diame...
Category
1960s European Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
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.