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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Contemporary Pair of Grey Glass Table Lamps with Silk Lampshade
By Porta Romana
Located in Brescia, IT
The beauty of this pair of magnificent table lamps is the blown grey glass: they are handmade by Italian Masters craftmenmship with horizontal circular signs following the Midcentury...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silk, Blown Glass
FLOS Snoopy Table Lamp in Orange by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The masterful Orange table lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni gets a dazzling makeover.
Collectors now have a new reason to cherish the Snoopy table lamp by Achille an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Steel
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Devoe Lamp, White and Green
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 and features a cop...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Palpebra Table Lamp by Davide Groppi in White
Located in Rhinebeck, NY
Palpebra / Table Lamp
by Federico Delrosso
Palpebra designed by Federico Delrosso for Davide Groppi is a conical table lamp entirely structured in white painted metal. The light so...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Castiglioni Modern Decorative LED Table or Desk Lamp in Orange & Black for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
LED Lampadina Lamp
Its name means, literally, “bulb,” and it’s easy to see why with one look at this playful Achille Castiglioni design. This unique table lamp provides direct and d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Alabaster Screen Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of alabaster table lamps made of a cylindrical slotted base holding a large standing round diffuser. One source of light per lamp.
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
$6,599 / set
FLOS Tatou T1 Dimmable Halogen Table Lamp in Bronze by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name is French for “armadillo,” the unassuming animal whose brilliant structure keeps it protected—and makes it unique. Designer Patricia Urquiola conceptualized this table lamp to play on the filtration of light, with remarkable results.
The Tatou-T offers diffused light and has an exterior diffuser in PC (polycarbonate). Its internal diffuser is injection-printed opal PC. The support and base are painted steel.
Inspiration behind the design:
“The process began by looking for different ways to reconstruct membranes, conceived like Japanese armor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Table Lamp Organic Modern Geometric Hand-Sculpted Glass/Blackened Steel Carved
Located in Bronx, NY
LUMINAIRES No. 2
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2022
The combination of blackened steel and cast glass are combined to create this striking table lamp. Unusual geometries coupled with beautiful ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
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
$1,731 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Michael Anastassiades Modern Minimalist Chrome & Glass Table Desk Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS IC Lights T2 Table Lamp in Chrome by Michael Anastassiades
Like the other pieces in his IC Light Series, the IC Lights T balances designer Michael Anastassiades’ love of indust...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Four Modern Murano Table Lamps by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1994
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamps in pink hand-blown murano glass.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994.
The glass shade is signed "Venini ".
We have the original boxe...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Studio Venini Spherical Table Lamp Model "Pallotta", Murano, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A rare and beautiful table lamp from the ''Pallotta'' series in talpa glass and polychrome hand blowed glass balls inside.
Designed by Studio Venini during the 1970s this table la...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Lana Small Table Lamp in Charcoal and Grey with White Base by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Inspired by a fusion of craft and advanced manufacturing, the Lana series is designed to adapt to any space. Lana is comprised of a unique magnetic felt shade that provides limitless...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Gio Ponti Fato Artemide Italian Design White Table Lamp 1967
Located in Brescia, IT
White square frame with folded geometric metal forms creating light and dark
Iconic light object and a beautiful lamp.
First production Fato lamp designed by Gio Ponti and produced ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Piccola Table Lamp in Black by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Piccola is limited only by your imagination. Its soft pliable base is covered in supple Italian glove leather and can be tilted to any angle while its hand-spun aluminum shade floats...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
$225 / item
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
Glass and Steel Perception Table Lamp by Known Work
By Known Work
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Delicate hand-blown glass and patinated steel combine to striking effect in this atmospheric table lamp that sets the mood with an alluring soft glow. The layered, mold-blown glass h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
$3,000 / item
Pair of Modern Stylised Bronze Table Lamps by Nicolas de Waël for Fondica 1990s
By Nicolas de Waël
Located in Salzburg, AT
Pair of Modern Stylised Bronze Table Lamps by Nicolas de Waël for Fondica 1990s
Pair of table or bedside lamps in matt black lacquered bronze, signed on the base.
The shank has a s...
Category
1990s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
FLOS Gatto Piccolo Table Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a shape that invokes the magical, festive spirit of a hot air balloon, and this creation by the Castiglioni brothers creates an air of whimsy. Named for a “little cat,” it sits ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
The Tree Of Life Portable LED Lamp in Crystal and Bronze By André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
the tree of light portable led lamp celebrates the beauty and symbolism of nature’s enduring presence. inspired by the majestic allure of trees, this exquisite lamp features a mesmerizing echoes of lights. it is a modern expression of longevity.
Portable Wireless Charging Table Lamp LED with Crystal Glass,
Description: Portable USB table lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Table Lamps in Patinated Brass with Black Granite Base.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in patinated brass with black granite base.
This pair of patinated brass table lamps will add an artistic touch to your decor. It features a sculptural body with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Granite, Brass
Modernist Handblown Murano Clear Glass Table Lamps with 24kt White Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This stunning 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 feature tear d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Tubetop 14 Table Lamp in Charcoal 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
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
$1,328 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Carlo Nason Large Table Lamp "Bilboquet" in Murano Glass, 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Rijssen, NL
Carlo Nason parquet lamp "Bilboquet" in Murano glass, manufactured in Italy, 1970s
Carlo Nason for Mazzega Murano white glass and chrome floor lamp. Featuring two hand blown opal wh...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Venini Belboi Table Light in Milk White with Tea Detail
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Belboi Tavolo Table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, features an handmade blown glass top with gold-plated metal finishes. Adds a pop of a color to any desk or table. Light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Piccola Table Lamp in Purple by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Piccola is limited only by your imagination. Its soft pliable base is covered in supple Italian glove leather and can be tilted to any angle while its hand-spun aluminum shade floats...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Matte Black 'Rouleau' Ceramic Table Lamps by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Perfect as bedside lamps, or where a smaller, understated pair of lamps is desired. Dimensions listed are the overall dimensions of the lamps with the shades.
The shades are 10 in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
Vintage Mickey Mouse Table Lamp by Disney - JW
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Disney licensed larger scale Mickey Mouse Table light in a soft and colored acrylic material. Manufactured during the 80s or 90s by JW for or licensed by Disney and the electric ci...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Pair of Small Brass and Matcha Glass Globe Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of small table lamps, made of a brass cylinder foot topped with an opened top glass globe tinted in a matcha colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimme...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Alabaster Large Mushroom Shaped Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of large but short table lamps made of a base and and shade all in alabaster, shaped like mushrooms. One source of light per lamp, located in the foot, giving a gradient enlight...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Gold-Plated Halogen Table Lamp 'Meridiana' by Stephano Cevoli, 1980s, Italia
By Paolo Piva
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Modern, elegant Minimalist table lamp designed by Paolo Piva in very good condition.
Measures: 20.5 inches high.
Regular two pin halogen light bulb ra...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
$750 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Office Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Milk White Glass Mouth Blown Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Milk white mouth blown and hand finished Murano glass table lamp designed in 1994 by Carlo Moretti.
2 x 40 watt incandescent bulbs, 2 x 28 watt ecolamp socket E14.
Carlo Mor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
French Blue Murano Glass Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Barovier influenced Murano glass lamps with a Classic design of a fluted teardrop body, orb and saucer base. Hand blown glass is a beautiful vibrant French Blue with a scattering of ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$6,800 / set
Ovale Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Clear Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chosen as one of Architectural Digest's best new lights, 2015; Ovale is a table lamp of clear 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
Metal
Pair of Satin White 'Rouleau' Ceramic Table Lamps by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great as bedside lamps or where a small, understated pair of lamps is desired.
Dimensions listed are the overall dimensions of the lamps with the shades.
The shades are 10 in. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Smoky 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
Pair of table lamps MOD. KUPOL B9311 - IKEA 1990
By IKEA
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of table lamps made of green opaline glass and metal, original and elegant model to match any style of decor for its lightness and quality of materials that were used in their c...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
$4,689 / set
Link Small Table Lamp in Silver by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Link modernizes the classic pantograph task lamp, incorporating the most advanced LED lighting technology to date. Designed with a dual-purpose shade/handle, Link seamlessly balances...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American 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
Neal Small Mushroom "Miri" Lamp with White Dome Shade, 1970's
By Neal Small
Located in Bainbridge, NY
"Prince of Plastic" Neal Small for Nessen Miri Mushroom Chrome and Cream Lucite Lamp. Featuring a dome framework in bent chromed steel with smooth circular bent base, warm White acry...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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
$3,100 / item
Wabi-Sabi Moon Lamp – Handcrafted Decor for Calm, Minimalist Interiors
By Maria Loram
Located in Pasadena, CA
Add a warm, natural touch to your space with this stunning ceramic lamp. Its round clay base features a volcanic glaze that beautifully resembles the moon’s cratered surface, complet...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Multicolored Blue 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
$779 Sale Price / item
20% Off
The Semaphore Lamp. Solid Wood and 1960s traffic signal lenses
Located in São Paulo, SP
Developed in collaboration with Cristaleria Nacional, the Farol lamp is crafted from solid jequitibá wood and features glass lenses from the 1950s that were once used in traffic sign...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Multicolored Fuchsia 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
$779 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Uma Mini Sound Lantern in White by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Introducing UMA Mini, the newest addition to the UMA family, and now more portable than ever to travel with you anywhere you go. The revolutionary UMA Mini Lantern...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Modern Ceramic Handmade Wave Form Table Lamp in Green by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Wave Form table lamp is a sophisticated approach to our Wave Form signature collection, as it stresses the simplicity of its primal melodic fo...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Marble Table Lamps in Rosso Levanto Marble
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Pair of Bruchi Marble Lamps by Mmauro: Designed by Niko Koronis.
Restaured and re-wired.
This lamp probably belongs to the first production. The new production has a base in brass or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Tubetop 21 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 Small Murano Glass Lamps with Custom Silk Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of small Murano glass lamps with custom silk shades.
Dimensions listed (8 in. diameter x 13 in. tall) are the overall dimensions of the l...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Small Brass and Tobacco Glass Globe Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of small table lamps, made of a brass cylinder foot topped with an opened top glass globe tinted in a tobacco colour. Ideal for a bedside use thanks to their small size and dimm...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp. 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy.
Vintage Nesso table lamp in white acrylic plastic.
Four sockets.
Introduced in 1967.
Circa 1980s.
In excellent con...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Table Lamp "Palio" by Perry King for Arteluce '80s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
"Palio" table lamp by Perry King and Santiago Miranda designed for Arteluce, Italy 1980s.
The lamp has two opal glass diffusers, a floating copper metal lampshade and a solid metal b...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$1,077 Sale Price
30% Off
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
FIN table lamp, white crackle glaze, hand built ceramic dome lamp, Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _DOME
Snowdrift Lace
This luxurious glaze features a luminous snow-white surface delicately fractured with fine black crackle lines, creating a network of intricate, organic pa...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Mannelli Italian Travertine and Chrome Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian table lamp designed by Fratelli Mannelli in the 1970s. Features a beautiful Travertine base with chrome and black hardware. The light can be raised and lowered via ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Vistosi Jube Table Lamp in Burned Earth 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
Pair of Frederick Cooper Ovoid-Form Lamps with Plaid Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each painted in a teal and cranberry plaid adorned overall with a lacy foliate vine; raised on square wooden plinths; labeled 'Frederick Cooper, Chicago'; 14" (top of lamp) 25" (top ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
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.