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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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 Stacked Diamond Rock Crystal Table Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of rock crystal tables lamps with stacked diamond design and nickel hardware.
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Rock Crystal

Pair of Table Lamps in Patinated Brass and Alabaster.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps in patinated brass and alabaster. A pair of designer table lamps finished in antique brass that emit a warm, welcoming glow. Natural alabaster ensures that each ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Martinelli Luce Elmetto 685 Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp indirect light. Adjustable reflector with inside screen made of aluminum painted in white. Molded resin structure in the new golden color. Also available in the series-pro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Resin

Custom Pair of French Plaster Lamps in the Manner of Alberto Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Custom pair of plaster lamps in the manner of Alberto Giacometti. The lamp shades are not included. One pair is currently available. Lead Time for custom made is 8-10 weeks. NOTE: W...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Plaster

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...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Light Cube Lamp
Located in Milan, IT
This striking table lamp has an aluminum structure covered with burnished brass sheets and a diffusor in micro-perforated stainless steel. The cubic shape of this piece allows it to ...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Light Cube Lamp
Light Cube Lamp
$3,841 / item
Orgue lamp by maison Charles
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie lampe orgue par la maison charles, finition acier inoxydable.
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1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rare ‘Lavinia’ Table Lamp by Masayuki Kurokawa for Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
‘Lavinia’ Table Lamp by Masayuki Kurokawa for Artemide (IT, 1988) Casted aluminum curved construction, with a grainy textured surface finish. The upper shade can be tilted slightly ...
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20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Todd Hase White Dragon Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous pair of Todd Hase designed white Dragon table lamps. Great addition to your modern interiors and table tops.
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Leather

Artemide Tolomeo Video lamp - Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Bern, CH
Artemide Tolomeo 'Video' Desk / Table Lamp. Designed by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina. Featuring a pivoting head and articulated arm, this l...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Link Medium Table Lamp in White 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of Large 'Bilboquet' White Stoneware Lamps by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Large 'Bilboquet' White Stoneware Lamps by Design Frères. Made in France by our skilled artisans. Wired with UL listed parts, 3-way switch (on, half on, off), twist cord, and...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Parchment Paper

Mid-century vintage Italian Murano opaque blue glass table lamp
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-century vintage Italian Murano opaque blue glass table lamp. This lamp features a mid century style handmade cream colored string wrapped lampshade. The lamp has a Bras...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Circa Table Lamp in White by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Circa’s revolutionary flat-panel LED light source combines seamless movement with warm and balanced illumination. Through its integrated USB charging port, 45° shade tilt and 360° ro...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Italian modern brown and white plastic table lamp KD27 by Colombo Kartell, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern brown and white plastic table lamp KD27 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s Table lamps model KD27 with round base in white and black-brown plastic. The elliptical diffu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

"Tiffany" Floor Lamp 40 Tobacco 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Set of Danish Modern Le Klint desk Lamp, 1960s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A pair of table lamps designed by Aage Petersen for Le Klint in 1950 featuring black metal bases and the classic white Le Klint shades. The set is in very fine vintage condition. *...
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1950s Danish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Blue ‘Me’ Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Blue Matte Finish Lamp with Mohair Silk Shade Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation. Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included. If you woul...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Wool, Alpaca, Silk

Arouca Table Light
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
AROUCA TABLE LIGHT, designed in 2024. Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade nature, s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Linen

Arouca Table Light
Arouca Table Light
$1,094 / item
Petite Pair of Green Faceted Murano Glass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Venfield’s petite faceted table lamp may be small in size but it’s big on style. The perfect addition to any room its captivating faceted surface catches the light beautifully, accen...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Modernist Hand-Blown Smoked Emerald Murano Glass Fluted Stacked Ball Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
These striking modernist table lamps are a testament to the enduring elegance and artistry of Murano glass craftsmanship. Featuring a stacked fluted ball design, each lamp is hand-bl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Gold

Floor Lamp Classic Contemporary Hand-Sculpted Blackened Steel and Linen Shade
Located in Bronx, NY
Lamp No. 5 J.M. Szymanski D. 2022 This special floor lamp features a linen shade and a carved steel base. A single A unique take on a classic look, this simple lamp...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

OLO Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
The OLO table and floor lamps are the newest additions to the OLO family. The hollow rotatable lamp shade is embedded with cutting-edge design, offer a high quality CRI 90 Color Rend...
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2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

OLO Table Lamp
OLO Table Lamp
$420 / item
New York, Sculpted Contemporary Table Lamp, White-Resin with 24-Karat Gold Leaf
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp sits on a rectangular slate base and features multiple white resin handcrafted spheres and semi-circles with organic surface textures. A si...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps

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Slate, Gold Leaf

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...
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2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

Clément Cauvet 'IOTA' Table Lamp in Concrete and Steel for DCW éditions Paris
Located in Tilburg, NL
Clément Cauvet 'IOTA' Table Lamp in Concrete and Steel for DCW éditions Paris. New, current production. IOTA borrows its name and shape from the Greek alphabet. A return to the esse...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps

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Concrete, Stainless Steel

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

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Stainless Steel

Elegant Pair of Gold Infused Murano Glass Block Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Add a touch of luxury to your interior decor with an elegant pair of Murano glass block table lamps. Crafted by hand, each glass block suspends a cluster of gold inclusions that spar...
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Martinelli Luce Cobra 629 Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Reading lamp with direct light, made with two resin molded bodies, white or black color. For the 50th anniversary of its production, a new red version of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Resin

Sibari Table Lamp by Toni Cordero for Artemide
Located in Weesp, NL
Illuminate Your Space with Iconic Design: Toni Cordero’s Sibari 1990 Table Lamp for Artemide Step into the world of sophisticated design with this exquisite Sibari table lamp, a rar...
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1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Chrome

Cocoon lamp by Artur Eisenkeil licht studio - Castiglioni Flos
Located in Lugo, IT
Cocoon lamp by Eisenkeil licht studio. Defect: hole as shown in the photo. Thank you
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Umberto Riva "Franceschina" Table Lamp for Fontana Arte, 1989
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful and interesting table lamps by designed by Umberto Riva in 1989 for Fontana Arte in aluminum, bronze and Murano glass. There are 2 a...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Mario Barbaglia Marco Colombo Dove Vintage Table Lamp for Paf Studio 1980s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
A Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo dove vintage desk lamp for Paf Studio 1980s Italy, which was made of brown plastic and metal. The desk lamp is adjustabl...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

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...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

FIN Shade Table Lamp, white crackle glaze, hand build ceramic lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _Snowdrift Lace Please note that this listing includes the table base, light bulbs and finial. It is wired for use in the US. If you would like a linen shade as shown in the ima...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pink ‘Me’ Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Pink Matte Finish Lamp with Mohair Silk Shade Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation. Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included. If you woul...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Wool, Alpaca, Silk

Pair of Olivia Cognet Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of ceramic table lamps by the talented french contemporary artist Olivia Cognet. These large tubular shape lamps have mirrored design of sharp geometrical shapes, brass hardwar...
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2010s French Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Kartell Bourgie Mat in White 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

21st Century VI+M Studio Medium Lamp Murano Glass Tripolino Fringe Various Color
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century VI+M Studio medium lamp Murano glass and tripolino fringes various colors. Designed by Studio VI+M, Normanna is a tribute to Sicily, the designer’s homeland, and the richness and fullness of the colors that characterize its art and architecture. Composed of a delicate sphere that makes a diffuser for light and expresses the high chromatic potential of Murano glass – ruby...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Brazilian Modern Table Lamp by Celina Decorações with Woven Shade by Maria Kipp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brazilian modernist table lamp by Celina Decorações with woven shade by Maria Kipp. A great lamp to add texture to a room. Dimensions are the overall dimensions of the lamp plus th...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Hardwood, Paint, Yarn

Murano Glass Teal Geometric TOTEM Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass teal geometric TOTEM lamps in a beautiful and striking blue-green hue. We love the hand blown glass elements and bold impact of this pair....
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Decorative Plaster Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of tall plaster table lamp with brass hardware topped with modern lampshades.
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2010s French Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

1960s Iceberg Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful 1960s Iceberg table lamp from Italy by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Molded glass shade and metal base. Rewired with single E12 candelabra based soc...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Japanese Champlevé Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese Champlevé Table Lamp Hexagonal cast metal table lamp with stylized bird-head handles and detailed champlevé enamel decoration in blue and red. Retains its original string s...
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20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Foscarini Magneto LED Reading Lamp by Giulio Iacchetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Reading lamp with direct light. Batch dyed ABS diffuser with incorporated LED, epoxy powder coated steel base and rod. The “super magnet”, spherical in shape and made of “rare earth”...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Modernist Dove Grey Murano Glass Table Lamps with 24-Karat Gold Bands
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of table lamps were hand blown in Murano, Italy- the islands off the coast of Venice centuries renowned for superlative glass production. Each lamp has three vertic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of tall and elegant table lamps made in ceramic by the French artist Olivia Cognet, topped with Dedar Milano fabric lamp shades. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2016, French art...
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2010s French Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Olive River Rock Table Lamp, Hand Turned Reclaimed Wood, MCM, Handstrung Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Simple and elegant, the River Rock lamp features two stacked ovals turned on a lathe and sanded smooth as river rocks polished by time and water. The ...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Gold Maria Pergay Brass Plated Table Lamps
Located in Hastings, GB
A very rare pair of 1970’s brass plated stainless steel Table lamps, designed by Maria Pergay. Born in 1930 in Moldova, Romania to Russian-Jewish parents, Pergay and her mother fled to France at the beginning of World War II. After the war, Pergay studied costumery, set design, and sculpture at the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques in Paris, before opening her own shop to sell decorative silver objects. It wasn’t until the late 1960s that she began using stainless steel. Pergay lives and works in Paris, France. Today, her works are held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. These lamps are sometimes mistaken for designs by the Italian company Il Punto...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Stainless Steel

Elegant Pair of Faceted Smoke Glass Table Lamps, Made-to-Order
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Murano smoke glass faceted table lamps, Italy. Shades are sold separately. Customization of glass color and hardware finish are available. Lead-time 6-8 weeks.
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Pink Murano Glass Blocks Lamps and Our Handcrafted Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of pink Murano glass blocks table lamps with brass fittings and our lampshades. The Murano glass pink blocks are hand blown with clear Murano glass creating a mixed effect. The...
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1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Vintage Isamu Noguchi Akari Table Lamp c1980s
Located in Oakland, CA
Vintage Noguchi Akari table lamp model UF1-FF c1980s. Nice patina on paper. Signed
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1980s Japanese Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Tall Val Robbins "Trio of Shore Birds" Hand Carved Walnut Table Lamp, C. 1960
By Val Robbins
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Val Robbins hand crafted abstract shore birds solid walnut table lamp. circa 1960. Featuring three hand carved dark solid walnut birds, with or...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Walnut

Currey and Co Contemporary Black and Brass Table Lamp
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Currey and Co Contemporary Black and Brass Table Lamp This lamp measures: 18 wide x 18 deep x 34 inches high We take our photos in a controlle...
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Early 2000s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

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 ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

FIN table lamp, white crackle glaze, hand built ceramic dome lamp, 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...
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2010s American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Bosphore Table Lamp in Pink by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic foot with geometric relief produced by the Jean Roger workshop in Paris. Available in different colors for the foot, and different fabrics for the oval lampshade...
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2010s French Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel

Medea No 1 Table Lamp by Riviere x 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

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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