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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Essential Italian Alabaster "Lantern" with Bronze Structure
Located in Milano, IT
The reinterpretation of the classic lantern that you describe is a beautiful and unique design. The use of a three-stemmed brass structure to support the cylindrical lampshade made f...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Pair of Modernist Ribbed and Banded Turquoise Table Lamps with 24kt Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated pair of modernist table lamps were hand blown in Murano, Italy, the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Pair of Dark Bronze Tree Table Lamps (made to order)
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Dark Bronze Tree Table Lamp with White Linen Shade by Elan Atelier (made to order)
Cast bronze table lamp with linen shade produced using the s...
Category
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Eileen Gray 1878-1976, Chromed Iron Desk Lamp, Gray Lacquered, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Eileen Gray 1878-1976. Chromed iron desk lamp, gray lacquered. Adjustable arm and screen. Produced by Jumo, France in the 1930s.
Measures: Height 35 cm...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Plant Lamp Table Pink
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Plant lamps is a lighting collection that takes great inspiration by nature and the close observation of its wonderful shapes. The making process is the re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Organic Material
SLAMP Veli Table Light in Couture by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
A soft finish that was inspired by modern fabric textures. Veli Couture fills and envelops any space, setting it apart with its aesthetics and lush decorative characteristics. The su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Other
FLOS Tatou T1 Dimmable Halogen Table Lamp in White 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
Daum France Table Light with Hand Embroidered Silk Lampshade
By Daum
Located in Hamburg, DE
Beautiful amorphous table Light, clear crystal, free hand-formed by Michel Daum, France, produced 1958, signed on the Bottom Daum France, new textile w...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Bola Small Table Sphere Lamp by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Bola sphere table series fuses an elegant blown opal glass sphere with a mirrored disc reflector in polished stainless steel to give the illusion of a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Pair of Mat Black Rectangle Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of rectangle shaped table lamps made of glass in mat black with brass hardware.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
SLAMP Veli Table Light in Black by Andriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Other
Pair of Hand-Blown White Murano Glass Lamps with 24K Gold Banded Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of modernist table lamps were hand blown in Murano- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature cy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Laurameroni "Table Lamp MA 20" Modern Sculptural Lamp in brass by M. Anderson
By Laurameroni
Located in Monza, IT
Table lamp with black nickel-plated brass structure and burnished brass lampshade.
The simple, refined and at the same time modern and creative design, is combined with the unique a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Venini Mappamondi Table Light in Red and Orange by Sandro Chia
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mappamondo Table lamp, designed by Sandro Chia and manufactured by Venini, is a table sculpture in handmade blown glass. Limited edition of 99 art pieces. Indoor use only.
Dimensi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
A ceramic signed table lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 1950 ceramic table
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Ghidini 1961 Jackfruit Table Lamp in Satin Brass by Campana Brothers
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The lamp is made of polished brass, synonymous of elegance and preciousness. It is composed of two overlapping cylinders, the large stem supports an important lampshade decorated wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sculptural, Organic, Textured Silhouette Table Lamp by Margit Wittig in White
Located in London, GB
New collection: This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp sits on a round base . The material Wittig chose for this unique 21st century table lamp is cast epoxy white resin, which g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Venini Muse Glass Sculpture Light in White by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Musa glass sculpture table lamp, designed by Fabio Novembre and manufactured by Venini, features an handmade glass sculpture with a metal cage and a Carrara marble base. Available in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
FLOS Ktribe T2 Transparent Halogen Table Lamp by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A member of the Ktribe family of products, this inspiring table light provides diffused light through a transparent diffuser that gracefully moves the eye upward. The base, rod, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Galileo by Centro Stile Esperia for Esperia
By Esperia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp with iron structure with natural waxed iron finish. The details of the base and the central body are in slightly burnished brass. In the center there is an artistic crysta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Lampe Diderot Delmas globe orange, socle chromé Francaise 1970 Space Age Vintage
By E. Delmas
Located in London, England
Lampe Diderot ,Delmas formé d'un globe en opaline orange ,avec un socle travaillé en métal chromé.
Issu des Arts Décoratifs et de l'école Boulle, Pierre DISDEROT crée en 1947 sa soc...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Chambord Glass Table Lamps w/ 24 Karat Gold
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and dramatic 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
Large Bambù table lamps by Humberto & Fernando Campana for Candle, 2000s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of large Bambù table lamps by Humberto & Fernando Campana for Candle (Fontana Arte).
The model consists of a, seen from above, eye-shaped cream colou...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modern Italian Table Lamp "Tommy Wireless" - Satin Copper
Located in Milano, IT
The Tommy wireless table lamp by MATLIGHT Milano is a versatile and functional led light that is designed for use on a table, whether it be in a residential or commercial setting. It...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
1990s The Bradburn Gallery Painted Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A Famous Bradburn Gallery painted table lamp in excellent condition. Comes with the original signed Bradburn shade.
Intricately painted lamp in wood.
Lamp measure 8" x 8" base by ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Minimalist Chromed Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This beautiful table lamp can be dated in the 1970s.
It is a stylish minimalist table lamp made of 5 chromium-plated rings, chained together.
This lamp is in perfect condition, it ...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Rectilinear Table Lamps in Black & Translucent Glass
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated and graphic pair of modernist table lamps were realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass produ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
FLOS Ktribe T2 Halogen Table Lamp in Aluminized Bronze by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A member of the Ktribe family of products, this inspiring table light provides diffused light through a transparent diffuser that gracefully moves the eye upward. The base, rod, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in White and Gold 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
Vistosi Penguin Table Lamp Inlaid Murano Glass, 1965
Located in Milano, IT
VISTOSI - Penguin table lamp inlaid Murano glass 1965.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Chic Glazed Ceramic Desk Lamp by Accolay, France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chic Glazed Ceramic Desk Lamp by Accolay Pottery, France.
Includes European style parchment shade (no harp or finial).
Rewired with high-end twist cord and 3-way switch (on, half...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
Groove Series Futura Table Lamp in Blue, Contemporary Lighting Design
Located in New York, NY
The Groove Series Table Lamps are the newest design in this popular series featuring the signature groove embedded in blown glass forms. Combining a mode...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Amazing Maison Charles Pair of Lamp circa 1970, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Maison Charles Paris
Pair of leaf lamps circa 1970, gilded bronze on black marble base, pagoda-shaped lampshade, Total height : 52, W : 33, D : 18 cm
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Set/2 Modern Table Lamps, Porcelain Base, Satin Lampshade, Handmade Greenapple
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, France, 1960's
By Jacques Blin
Located in Paris, FR
ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, signed, 1960's
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Light Green Crystal Faceted Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Light green crystal faceted table lamp attb Toso, perfect condition.
Pair can be separated upon request. E27 bulbs compatible US E26
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Cosmos, Contemporary Table Lamp Brass, Wood, Led Lamp
Located in Roeselare, BE
This table lamp is made of brass, brushed inside and outside. The ring is covered with wood: padouk or multiplex berch.
There are 2 led ball lamps E27 socket under the lampshade.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Plywood Lamp by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Plywood lamp by Rick Owens
2012
Dimensions: L 15 x W 15 x H 60 cm
Materials: Plywood
Weight: 4.8 kg
Note: LED 230v
Available in grey concrete.
Rick wens is a California-bo...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plywood
Pair of Modernist Sculptural Hand Blown Murano Pearl Glass & Chrome Table Lamps
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 sculpt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Romeo Paris Copper and Gold Leaf Embedded Lucite Column Lamp, French
By Romeo Paris
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing and stunning thick walled French vintage heavy lucite column lamp is attributed to the work of Romeo Paris. It has inclusions of floating copper and gold leaf elements in fractal form. It is tall, heavy and has separate lucite columns inside. This is a piece de resistance...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Gold Leaf
Modern Green Steel Metal Adjustable Spot Light Lamp Theater Production
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Modern green steel metal adjustable spot light lamp Theater Production. Item features a round weighted base, cylindrical shaft, adjustable/p...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Handmade Table Lamp CIBELE, Layers of Marble, and Brass by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary handmade table lamp model CIBELE.
The base consists of three layers of marble, on a brass rectangular base.
Rectangular silk or grass-cloth lampshade.
The light source...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Karl Springer "Metal Ball Lamp" in Polished Chrome 1980s
Located in New York, NY
"Metal Ball Lamp" in polished chrome with pleated silver shade by Karl Springer, American 1980's This artisan lamp is impeccably crafted.
Reference:
K...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Foscarini Nile Table White Lamp by Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sophisticated sculptural lamp that blends contrasting elements in a dynamic composition of volumes.
Designed by Rodolfo Dordoni, Nile is a decorative lamp of remarkable character, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble
Modern Glass Lamp, 1990-2000
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Modern Glass Lamp, 1990-2000.
Contemporary lamp from 1990-2000, 1 interior light.
Dimensions: h: 26cm, w: 21cm, d: 12cm.
Category
20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Flos Tab Table LED Lamp 2700K with Dimmer 90° Rotatable Head, White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab table lamp has an adjustable head with a ±90-deg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
FLOS Bon Jour Unplugged Chrome Lamp w/ Fumee Crown by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The smaller table version of the Bon Jour table lamp, the Bon Jour Unplugged truly moves with the user and can be used in any environment. The base features a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Venini 3-Piece Veliero Table Lamp in White & Clear by Tadao Ando
By Venini, Tadao Ando
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Veliero Tavolo Table lamp, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is available in 2 different versions. "The strictly ruled geometry becomes a Wave with soul that gains c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Karl Springer Modern Pearl Grey Goatskin Sphere Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Modern sphere pearl grey goatskin table lamps. (KARL SPRINGER LTD) (PRICED AS PAIR) (NOTE: lamp shades can be purhased separately)
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age ...
Category
20th Century North American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lladró Nightbloom Table Lamp in White by Marcel Wanders
By Lladro, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain table lamp with a spectacular design inspired by the petals of a flower delicately swaying in the breeze. This work is part of the lighting collection created by Marcel Wan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Jasper Morrison Modern Minimalist Glo-Ball Basic 2 Desk Lamp for FLOS
By Jasper Morrison, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Glo-Ball Basic 2 Halogen Table Lamp by Jasper Morrison
Part of the popular Glo Ball Series, the Glo Ball Basic was created in 1998 by artist Jasper Morrison to invoke the radian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Flos IC Lights T1 High Dimmable Table Lamp in Burgundy by Michael Anastassiades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
IC Lights T by renowned designer Michael Anastassiades consists of a thin steel base that twists and bends at an angle. From there, a blown-glass opaline orb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair Italian Pottery Geometric Rope Vignette Lamps, Manner of Gio Ponti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair Italian Pottery Geometric Rope Vignette Lamps, Manner of Gio Ponti
Italy, circa 1960s
A tall pair of sleek and subtle Italian Mid-Century pottery lamps, influenced by Gio Pont...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery, Wood
Contemporary Table Lamps California Craft School Style After David Cressey
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large-scale vintage contemporary ceramic lamps in an off-white glaze. Unmarked. In the style of David Cressey and the California Cra...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
2 Herda Table Lamps Dutch 1980s
By Herda
Located in Den Haag, NL
2 very nice post modern Halogen Table lamps. Black metal base, comes
with Thick Greenish Glass. Good condition.
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
STACKED Walnut Sconce No.1, by Richard Haining, PAIR is Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pair of identical twin STACKED Sconces are made of salvaged Walnut.
The beauty of Richard’s signature STACKED style is based entirely in the process. These Sconces, made of Sal...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Ash, Ebony, Walnut, Softwood, Reclaimed Wood, Scrap Wood
Modernist Pair of Hand Blown Murano Lavender Glass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This stunning 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 three...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Flos Oblique 3000K Table Lamp in Anthracite by Vincent Van Duysen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is the natural evolution of the classic office swing arm model. With its robust, compact structure and minimalist design, Oblique produces a patented, powerful, and controlle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
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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.