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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Period: 1970s
Table Lamp by E. Bosi 1970
By Martini F. Ili di Concordia 1, E. Bosi
Located in Berlin, DE
table lamp made of aluminium, reflector is removable.
structure lack, with halogen.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Large Cari Zalloni 1970s Ceramic Table Lamp
By Cari Zalloni
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Large Blue Ceramic Table Lamo designed by Cari Zalloni in the 1970s in a beautiful vintage condition.
Contemporary Brutalist design made in West-Germany.
Measures 28 x 28 x 42 cm wit...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Sold without lampshade(s)
Dimensions of lamp (inches) : 6.12 x 2.6 x 2.6 (Height x Width x Depth)
Dimensions of shade (...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Richard Sapper ‘Tizio’ Table Lamp Artemide, Italy, 1972
Located in London, GB
Richard Sapper (1932-2015) was born in German but worked in Italy, and his work brings together the best design principles of both nations. On one hand the ‘Tizio’ lamp possesses a northern European emphasis on functionalism. It was conceived as the ideal table lamp by its creator because of its wide range of movements, based on precisely calibrated counterweights at the end of each of the arms. On the other hand, it has a radically lithe profile and dusky, equipoised sense of style redolent of southern European sensibilities. It has become “an icon of high-tech design”, according to the MoMA where an example exhibited, and had its heyday as the lamp of choice for the design-conscious bright young things...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Late 20th Century Pair of Round White Murano Art Glass & Brass Table Lamps
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Gorgeous pair of round white Pulegoso Murano art glass & brass night stands table lamps.
It is recommended to use cap light bulbs only (gold or silver ones).
1 E27 Light Bulb each.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Sculptural 70's Clear and Tinted Lucite Disc Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of sculptural 70's clear and tinted lucite disc lamps.
Dimensions listed are for the lamp bases (to the finals). Shades are not included.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Swedish Designer, Table Lamps, Pine, Rattan, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine and rattan table lamps designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Sold with Lampshade(s).
Stated dimensions refer to the Lamp with the Shade(s).
Socket takes E-14 bul...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rattan, Pine
Pair of White Gae Aulenti "Pileino" Desk Lamps for Artemide, 1972
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Berlin, DE
A Pair of Gae Aulenti "Pileino" desk lamps produced by Artemide.
One of Gae Aulenti's most iconic designs, the "Pileino" desk lamp was designed in 1972 and produced by Artemide.
The ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Swedish Designer, Table Lamps, Brass, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass table lamps designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 19.56 x 7 x 8.5 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of Shade (inch...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Chic Fractal Resin Lamp in the Style of Marie-Claude de Fouquières
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fractal resin lamp in the style of Marie-Claude de Fouquières, circa 1975. Obelisk shaped fractal resin column over a patinated brass base. Rewired with custom cream silk shade and m...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Robert Sonneman Articulating Chrome Orb Table Lamp on Black Base
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Modern Robert Sonneman adjustable chrome globe desk lamp, Circa 1970. Featuring a heavy Black enameled rectangular base (5.5 x 8) with reflective, vent...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Moulded Pine Veneer, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and moulded pine veneer table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Socket takes E-14 bulb.
There is no maximum wattage stated on the fixture.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Moulded Pine Veneer, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and moulded pine veneer table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Socket takes E-14 bulb.
There is no maximum wattage stated on the fixture.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Sold without Lampshade(s)
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 9.56 x 4.10 x 4.10 (Height x Width x Depth)
Dimensions of Shade...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Lamp Fungia Fungites Coral and Gilt Brass, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lamp decorated with a Fungia Fungites coral fixed on resin. The whole stands on a gilt brass plate fixed on a square shape wood base.
Work realized in the 1970s.
New and functi...
Category
1970s European Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Coral
Pair of Stiffel Solid Brass Table Lamps
By Stiffel
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 1970s tall heavy brass lamps by Stiffel. Newly rewired with new brass sockets. Overall unpolished patina. Each lamps takes one standard bulb ...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Sold without Lampshade(s)
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 13.62 x 4.24 x 4.07 (Height x Width x Depth)
Dimensions of Shad...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Masur Birch, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A masur birch table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Sold without Lampshade(s)
Dimensions of lamp (inches) : 15 x 7 x 7 (height x wid...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Birch
Stig Johnsson, Table Lamp, Pine, Fabric, Acrylic, Smålandsslöjd Sweden, c. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and fabric table lamp designed by Stig Johnsson and produced by Smålandsslöjd in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold with lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (i...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Glass, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and yellow glass table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Socket takes E-14 bulb.
There is no maximum wattage stated on the fixture.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine, Glass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Moulded Pine Veneer, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and moulded pine veneer table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Socket takes standard E-26 medium base bulb.
There is no maximum wattage stated on the fixture.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
White Table Lamp “Corolla” by G. Grignani for Luci, Italy 1970s
By Giovanni Grignani
Located in Greding, DE
White table lamp designed by Giovanni Grignani in the 1970s for LUCI. With metal frame and square shade adjustable in height. Stamped on the bottom.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Italian Modernist Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A large Italian Modernist lamp. Three stacked glass cylinders with chrome
details in between. Can be used as a floor lamp or table lamp.
Category
1970s Andorran Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Fabric, Sweden, c. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold with fabric lampshade.
Stated dimensions refer to the table lamp with the lampshade.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Pine
Swedish Designer, Table Lamps, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine table lamps designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Socket takes E-14 bulb.
There is no maximum wattage stated on the fixture.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Fossil Stone, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A solid stone table lamp with fossil pieces, Pietra Dura technique, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimension...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Sweden, C. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 17.18 x 8.62 x 8.62 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of Shade (inches)...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, c. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of lamp (inches) : 5.9375 x 2.75 x 2.75 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of shade (inches)...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Rosewood, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A rosewood table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 16.25 x 3.5625 x 3.5625 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of Shade (...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rosewood
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Stone, Metal, Sweden, c. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A stone and metal table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Variable dimensions, measured as illustrated in the first image. Please note cord feeds directly from socke...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Metal
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Rattan, Metal, Sweden, C. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine, rattan and metal table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 9.31 x 6 x 6 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of Shad...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Fossil Stone, Rattan, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A solid stone table lamp with fossil pieces, Pietra Dura technique, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold with rattan lampshade.
Dimen...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, c. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 17.68 x 7.62 x 7.62 (Height x Width x Depth)
Dimensions of Shade...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Large Stacked Three Large Crystal Ball Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century Modern stacking large crystal three ball table lamp on a chrome base. Pair available. Measures: 6" diameter x 18 tall.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
1970's Modern Italian Space Age Brass and Lucite Table Lamp
Located in Doylestown, PA
Spectacular vintage modern Italian Space Age table lamp, 1970's.
The lamp features three graduated, tubular shaped lights with slanted lucite tips. It is a combination of brass and brass plated metal. On/off switch is in the center of the base. A fabulous vintage lamp with a striking presence...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Swedish Designer, Table Lamps, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine table lamps designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Sold without lampshades.
Dimensions of lamp (inches) : 11.06 x 7 x 7 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of shade (inches...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Large Adjustable Desk Lamp in Original Red Lacquer, 1970's
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large adjustable desk lamp in original red lacquer. 1970's.
Height: 43 cm.
Foot diameter: 20 cm.
Screen diameter: 33 cm.
In excellent condition.
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large Oversized Lucos Modernist Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A large oversized Lucos Modernist table lamp.
Frosted glass with a painted metal base.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Markslöjd, Table Lamp, Solid Pine, Kinna, Sweden, c. 1970s
By Markslöjd
Located in High Point, NC
A solid pine table lamp designed and produced by Markslöjd, Kinna, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of lamp (inches) : 11.3125 x 5.375 x 5.375 (H x W x D)
...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Chic Fractal Resin Lamp in the Style of Marie-Claude De Fouquières
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fractal resin lamp in the style of Marie-Claude de Fouquières, circa 1975. Obelisk shaped fractal resin column over a patinated brass base. Rewired with custom cream silk shade and m...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 11.62 x 6.12 x 5.12 (Height x Width x Depth)
Dimensions of Shade (in...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Rosewood, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A rosewood table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of lamp (inches) : 16.25 x 3.5 x 3.5 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of shade (inches...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rosewood
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Solid Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A solid pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 8 x 3.125 x 3.125 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of Shade (inch...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Pair of Brass Table Lamps by Chapman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1970s pair of polish brass table lamps with black gold tortoise lining by Chapman.
Newly rewired, they take two regular Edison lightbulb.
Measurements: 13” diameter with ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Turid Mjelve, Blue and Black Table Lamp, Stoneware, Norway, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue and black stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Turid Mjelve, Norway, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of L...
Category
1970s Norwegian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Large Studded Cylinder Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large studded cylinder table lamp.
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Solid Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A solid pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 11.1875 x 7 x 7 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of Shade (inches...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Tall Ceramic Lamp, France circa 1970
Located in Culver City, CA
Tall Ceramic Lamp
France circa 1970
Unique ceramic lamp with linen shade.
10”L x 10”D x 49.5”H
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, c. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 11.875 x 3.5 x 3.5 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of Shade (inches) : 7.5...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Markslöjd, Table Lamp, Solid Pine, Kinna, Sweden, C. 1970s
By Markslöjd
Located in High Point, NC
A solid pine table lamp designed and produced by Markslöjd, Kinna, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 11.31 x 5.5 x 5.5 (H x W x D)
Dimensi...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, C. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Markslöjd, Table Lamp, Solid Pine, Kinna, Sweden, c. 1970s
By Markslöjd
Located in High Point, NC
A solid pine table lamp designed and produced by Markslöjd, Kinna, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of lamp (inches) : 11.625 x 5.375 x 5.375 (H x W x D)
Di...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
Swedish Designer, Table Lamps, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine table lamps designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 8.31 x 5.87 x 5.87 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of Shade (in...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine
1970s Overscale Geometric Lucite and Acrylic Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
1970s Overscale Geometric Lucite and Acrylic Lamp
Offered for sale is an overscale 1970s Lucite and two-tone acrylic lamp that has been created in a geometric design. The lamp's bo...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Swedish Designer, Table Lamps, Pine, Cord, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine and cord table lamps designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 15.37 x 7.62 x 7.62 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pine, Cord
Tall George Kovacs Bronzed Brass Stacked Ball "Caterpillar" Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Modern George Kovacs Bronzed "Caterpillar" table lamp, 1970's. Featuring balanced, four stacked, attached round bubble forms in rare bronze toned brass. ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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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