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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Pink Heron Table Lamp by Bec Brittain
By Bec Brittain
Located in Geneve, CH
Pink heron table lamp by Bec Brittain
Dimensions: 18 x 6 x 85 cm
Materials: Marble
For her, design is a true kind of love: Bec Brittain studied product design at Parsons School ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Iron and Brass "Parigi" Table Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Iron and brass "Parigi" table lamp
Dimensions: 60 x 30 x 84cm
Materials: brass, iron, crystal, gold leaf
Iron sculpture lamp. Details in brass with a slightly burnished finish; ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Iron, Gold Leaf
Table Lamp Couture by Hervé Langlais
Located in Geneve, CH
Table lamp couture by Hervé Langlais
Dimensions: 45 H cm
Materials: Satin brass, drop paper
Customizable materials
Arborescence is a complete range in a variety of sizes and fi...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Modern Rectangular Table Lamps with Abstract Decoration and Offset Feet
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
These artful table lamps feature a main rectangular body of heavy wood with black lacquered background and abstract ivory colored fragments. Each lamp is slightly different reflecting the artist behind the brushstrokes. A base of black lacquered steel rests on offset Japanese inspired feet. The flat top of the main body is similarly painted being the base for a light arm column carrying two sockets and the lampshade pole. Black lacquered rectangular finials complete the composition.
The lamps are sold without the shades for ease of shipping. I have chosen traditional empire shape shades letting the straight and the circular lines compliment each other, but rectangular shades may also be a good choice. The measurements below are for the lamps without shades and finials.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Brass and Marble Contemporary-Modern Table Lamp Handcrafted in Italy by 247lab
Located in Saonara, IT
Handcrafted table lamp model "KYLE tavolo", made in brass and provided with a best-quality marble base; with its sober and elegant design, this piece perfectly fits into modern-conte...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Table Lamp "Arborescence", Hervé Langlais
Located in Geneve, CH
Table lamp "Arborescence", Hervé Langlais
Dimensions: 20 diameter x 65 height cm
Materials: Satin brass, drop paper
Customizable materials
Arborescence is a complete range in a...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Black Marble Sculpted Table Lamp by Brajak Vitberg
Located in Geneve, CH
Black marble sculpted table lamp by brajak vitberg
Black marble
Dimensions: 52 x 35 x 35 cm
White or black cotton lampshade, cotton wiring
Bijelic and Brajak are two architects...
Category
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Table Lamps in Smoked Gold W/ 24 Karat Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful and refined pair of table lamps were handblown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Black and Gold Contemporary Table Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Black and gold contemporary table lamp
Dimensions: Diameter 30 x Height 48 cm
Materials: Aluminum with Powder-Coated. Brass plated detail...
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2010s Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
White Cylinder Table Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
White Cylinder table lamp
Dimensions: Diameter 12 x H 50 cm
Materials: Glass, Iron w. Brass Plating & Powder Coating.
Details: For all la...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Brass and Marble "Talete" Table Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass and marble "Talete" table lamp
Dimensions: 55 x 55 x 87cm
Materials: Brass, marble
Table lamp in brass and brass casting with a marble base.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Monolith Brass Sculpted Table Lamp by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
Monolith brass sculpted table lamp by Paul matter.
Dimensions: H 419 mm x D 203.2 mm.
Weight: 3 Kgs
Lamping: 1 type E14 base, 3W - 5W led, warm white.
CE certified, voltage 220V ...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sauvage Table Lamp by Plumbum
Located in Geneve, CH
Sauvage table lamp by Plumbum
Signed by Eric Gizard and Plumbum
Dimensions: Diameter 9.06" x height 16.93"
Materials: Bronze, brass with black silk lampshade.
All our lamps c...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1970 Aldo Tura Style Brown Parchment Table Lamp
Located in IT
Aldo Tura style brown parchment table lamp with round lampshade and brass lamp holder.
20 x 10 cm x H 30 cm -- with lampshade H. 66 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Parchment Paper
“Pagoda” Contemporary Table Lamp, Blue Satin Silk, Silvered Crystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODA The calm of resonating with your inner peace
For 20 years, we have been committed to offering you unique collections in terms of design and quality. Today we honor the handma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Giuliano Cesari, Travertine Sculptural Table Lamp for Nucleo Sorman Italy, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Travertine Sculptural Table Lamp by Giuliano Cesari for Nucleo Sormani, Italy, 1970s. And this design is even before Mr Pac-Man saw the day light 1980s. Now that's something to dwell...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine
Futura Light by Lina Rincon
Located in Geneve, CH
Futura Light by Lina Rincon
Dimensions: 50 x 50 x 30 cm
Materials: blown glass, brass
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired f...
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass "Tre Piastre" Table Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass "Tre Piastre" table lamp
Dimensions: 60 x 60 x 72cm
Materials: travertine, brass, iron
Table lamp in brass with a slightly burnished brass finish and iron with travertine ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Brass, Iron
Post Modern Art Deco Space Table Lamp Orange and Blue Metal by Sergio Prieto
Located in Lisbon, PT
The Space table lamp presents the unmistakable features of the designer Sergio Prieto. In this piece we see the fusion between metallic tubes, brass and glass, impregnated with geometry that report us to a painting by Miró...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tulip Table Light by Lina Rincon
Located in Geneve, CH
Tulip table light by Lina Rincon
Dimensions: H42 x D30 cm
Materials: Glass, Wood
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for th...
Category
2010s English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Wood
Sol Lamp by Ana Tron
Located in Geneve, CH
Sol lamp by Ana Tron
Handmade
Dimensions: Base: D 35 x H 27 cm
Screen: D 35 x H 20 cm
Materials: Recycled paper with paste, paint chalk, and matt water-ba...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Paper
Brass and Wood "Diomede" Table Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass and wood "Diomede" table lamp
Dimensions: 30 x 15 x 75cm
Materials: Wood, brass
Brass and wood artistic table lamp with brass casting details.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Alpine Mahogany Table Lamp by Astraeus Clarke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Born of nostalgia, the Alpine Lamp echoes natural forms and mountainous contours. The natural wooden base grounds the piece in earthy materials, evoking th...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Nomade Lamp by Eric Gizard
By Éric Gizard
Located in MONTROZIER, FR
Inspired by Chinese lanterns with a touch of elegance to
la Française, Nomade is a collection of lighting from
table, reading and even to put on a console. Structure
in brass with mu...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass and Wood "Diomede" Table Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass and wood "Diomede" table lamp
Dimensions: 20 x 15 x 85cm
Materials: wood, brass.
Brass and wood artistic table lamp with brass casting details.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Louis Vuitton Surface Table Lamp 'Limited Edition by Nendo, Objets Nomades'
Located in London, GB
A truly unique limited edition table lamp made by Louis Vuitton as part of their renowned Objets Nomades collection and purchased at the Milan exhibition held at the Palazzo Boccini in 2017
It has never been used and is in immaculate condition, comes with all documentation in its original box with instructions and guide book from the exhibition that year all packed inside the original packing box shipped from Milan to London for me
"With his Surface Lamp for the Objets Nomades Collection, Oki Sato, the inspired designer behind the Nendo Studio, has encased light in leather. A rechargeable lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Cedric Hartman Brass Counterbalance Desk Lamp, 1990s
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Cedric Hartman Brass Counterbalance Desk Lamp 1990s
Counterbalance desk lamp, USA 1990s. Brass, acrylic, single socket. Swivel shade on swive...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Willow Contemporary Table Lamps by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 willow contemporary table lamps by FAINA
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Material: Willow, ceramics, steel frame
Dimensions: 54 x 50 cm
On/off cord switch
Non dimmable
Wei...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Brazilian Contemporary Linen Table Lamp
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Arte Povera is a table lamp made of repurposed linen from remains of fabric from other pieces that are also created and produced by Cristiana Bertolucci Estúdio...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Linen
Solid Crystal Obelisk-Form Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
a versatile lamp that can be used in multiple settings, of thick hand-polished crystal with its ethereal reflective quality allowing light to penetrate changing from day to evening; ...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Bellini Mario Design Years '70 for Artemide Italy Table Lamp or Wall Lamp "Area"
Located in Biella, IT
Bellini Mario design years '70 for Artemide Italy table lamp or wall lamp "area" in good structure condition with light sign of the years.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Revolve Table Lamp, Brushed Brass, Black by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Revolve table lamp - Brushed brass - Black by Bert Frank
Dimensions: 42 x 35 x 15 cm
Materials: Brass, steel
Also available in polished brass
When Adam Yeats and Robbie Llewe...
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Contemporary Elio Table Lamp in Handmade Coloured Resin
Located in London, GB
Elio is a pursuit of soft light, of recreating in physical form the soft, iridescent glow of light diffusing through uneven transparencies. Inspired by an informal photo series docum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Sculptural Lamp in Plaster and Wax Handmade
Located in London, GB
The "Tubulures" collection is a fantastical repertoire of tubular furniture pieces. These sculptural objects are produced from semi-industrial matters, twisted, and covered with colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Resin Table Lamp from the Accolay Workshops, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
Large lamp from the Accolay workshops made of a patinated ceramic base and a conical shade in rope and orange and black resin. This beautiful orange lamp from the 1970s has two bulbs...
Category
20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Resin
Pair of Pink Marble Table Lamps, circa 20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Pink Marble Table Lamps, circa 20th Century.
Pair of one-of-a-kind, vintage pink marble table lamps with bronze detailing. You'll be the onl...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Brass and Wood "Le Vele" Table Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass and wood "Diomede" table lamp
Dimensions: 78 height x 40 diameter cm
Materials: Iron, brass, travertine
Iron and polished brass finish table lamp with a travertine base.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Brass, Iron
Table Lamp Eldorado Model by Studio Superego, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Table lamp Eldorado, brass bucket with quartz and malachite stones, lapis, agate, amethyst, pyrite etc. designed by Studio Superego for Superego Editions.
Biography
Superego edition...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Quartz, Amethyst, Agate, Brass
“Pagoda” Contemporary Table Lamp, Red Hearth Satin Silk, Silvered Crystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODA The calm of resonating with your inner peace
For 20 years, we have been committed to offering you unique collections in terms of design and quality. Today we honor the handma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Aluminum Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminum Surface Sconce by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 30 x D 11 x H 35 cm
Material: Aluminium
Also Available: Different Stones and Bronze variations
The surface sconce is an ambient...
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2010s Australian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Hathor Spherical Stone Table Light
By Farrah Sit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hathor is the first collaboration between Farrah Sit and TRNK Collection. The collection is inspired by Farrah’s pilgrimages to ancient monolithic structures and her reactions to the...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Limestone, Brass
Michel Armand Sculptural Lamp in Chromed, circa 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Michel ARMAND (XX°)
Very artistic sculptural lamp in chromed zamac.
Rare item.
France, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp Flower Model by Aureliano Toso
Located in Milan, Italy
Murano glass table lamp designed and produced by Aureliano Toso in 1970.
Perfect conditions.
Aureliano Toso one of the best glassworks together with Venini and Barovier & Toso.
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Artisan Pair of Sommerso Murano Glass Petal Top Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Blue and Pink sommerso Murano glass table lamps with 3 petal mouth form on silver painted wood base and custom pearl color silk & foil lined lampshades topped with coordinating glass finial. Italy...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Foil
Cast Bronze Jewel Lamp in Antique Gold Finish by Elan Atelier 'Preorder'
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
The Jewel is elliptical, carefully holding and counterbalancing a negative space with a light-filled cylinder.
The sculptural Jewel Lamp has a solid cast b...
Category
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Glazed Ceramic Round Mid-Century Brown Lamp, France
Located in New York City, NY
Small Round Mid-Century Brown Ceramic Lamp, France, c. 1960s
This lamp has been rewired and outfitted with a custom base as well as a black twisted silk cord.
Category
20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Barbini Scavo Glass Table Lamp, Italy, circa 1980s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Unusual organic form table light of hand blown glass with iconic Barbini scale finish. Beautiful warm lilac colored glass. Polished brass base. Upda...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Italian Contemporary Murano Glass and Brass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Contemporary Murano Glass and Brass Lamps. Set of 2.
The base is 7" x 7". The overall height from base to final is H 27.5" for each lamp.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Modernist X-Form Table Lamps in Hand Blown Murano Smoked Gold 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 tapered stylized x-form bodies with subtly concave sides that connect the four ridged sides, all realized in beautiful Murano smoked gold glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Blown Glass Table Light, Exhale by Catie Newell for WDSTCK
By WDSTCK
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary glass table light - Exhale by Catie Newell / Wes McGee for WDSTCK
Design: Catie Newell / Wes McGee
Material: Crystal glass / ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Valla Lamp in Sand Mixture Artisan
Located in London, GB
"Valla" is a table lamp that explores childhood memories and how they change over time.
The use of a fence as the subject matter taps into familiar childhood experiences. The piece ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plywood, Paper
Contemporary Codo Lamp in Sand Mixture Artisan
Located in London, GB
"Codo" is a table lamp that explores childhood memories and how they change over time. The use of shapes and colors reminiscent of chewing gum and park slides as the subject matter t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plywood, Paper
Pair of Stoneware Table Lamps by Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of tall stoneware table lamps by Jane & Gordon Martz. The teak turned wood light fitting is affixed to the matte light green stoneware base. B...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware, Teak
Gestalt Floor Lamp Signed by Frederik Bogaerts and Jochen Sablon
Located in Geneve, CH
Gestalt bench - Signed by Sment
Materials: Pigmented concrete, Black/Moss Marbled
Dimensions: H: 120 cm Ø 30 cm
Limited Edition of 25
Signed and Numbered
Gestalt lamp
The sle...
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2010s Belgian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Concrete
Contemporary Colored Table Lamp, Pink over Green, Baechae Series by Atelier Jun
By Atelier Jun
Located in Seoul, KR
Bae-Chae series is a hand-painted light that subtly embrace a traditional painting method.
The series draws inspiration from the ancient Korean portrait...
Category
2010s South Korean Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Table Lamps "Cubes" in Tinted Red and Black Marquetery by Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Pair of table lamps in tinted black, light and dark red sycamore marquetry.
Carefully build in our Parisian workshop this lamp has a kinetic effect using the different colors to cre...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Table Lamps in Green Murano Glass
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in green Murano glass.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Italian Travertine and Polish Nickel Obelisk Shape Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A spectacular pair of 1970s Italian travertine obelisk shape table lamps. Newly rewired with new polish nickel hardware. The shades are metal with a lacquered finish (see detail phot...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Nickel, Metal
Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage table lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Artemide, Flos, Pablo Designs, and Vistosi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee.
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