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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Venini Style Modern Italian Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This Murano glass mushroom lamp was produced in the style of Venini in the 1980s, mouth blown glass with fragments of silver leaf and colored murrine.
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Nube Table Lamp by Fabio Ltd
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Italian table lamp with a clear glass shade mounted on matt gold finish metal frame / Made in Italy by Fabio Ltd Height: 12.5 inches / Width: 8 inches / Depth: 8 inches 1 lig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

FLOS Kelvin Edge LED Table Lamp in Titanium by Antonio Citterio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The newest addition to the popular Kelvin LED family , the Kelvin Edge offers the innovation and sleek design of the collection in a smaller package—without sacrificing output. Featuring the exclusive Edge Lighting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Contemporary Pearl Desk Lamp with White Sculptural Spheres, Brass on Slate Base
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp is mounted on a slate base and features multiple white resin handcrafted spheres. Each element is hand patinated to increase tonal contrast...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Slate, Brass

FLOS Bon Jour Unplugged Matte Chrome Lamp w/ Amber Crown by Philippe Starck
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 micro-USB connector which recharges the battery in three hours and then the light lasts for up to six hours. Like the other members of the Bon Jour family, this model combines maximum performance and efficiency with visual comfort. Users are able to effortlessly control the intensity of the direct light with just one click. This sleek and pure light can be customized according to personal tastes and styles by “dressing” it with a transparent, yellow, amber, fumee, natural rattan and pleated fabric crown. Additionally, the body is available in four unique finishes: white, chrome, matte chrome...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Foscarini Filo Floor Lamp by Andrea Anastasio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
It is an artistic masterpiece, resulting from the designer’s concept of breaking the lamp apart and putting each individual component back together. Unconventional and oozing a stron...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Modernist Brass and Hand Blown Translucent Murano Glass "Cloud" Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of modernist lamps were hand blown in Murano, Italy, the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

FLOS Kelvin Edge LED Table Lamp in Black by Antonio Citterio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The newest addition to the popular Kelvin LED family, the Kelvin Edge offers the innovation and sleek design of the collection in a smaller package—without sacrificing output. Featur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

The Insulator Table Lamp in polished brass and clear glass by NOVOCASTRIAN
Located in Washington, GB
Inspired by our founder Richy's endless train journeys up and down Britain's East Coast mainline, by the rhythmic lattice of the overhead power lines, and by the intriguing saucer-li...
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2010s British Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

European, Sculptural Silhouette Table Lamp, Emerald Green by Margit Wittig
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 green resin, which g...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps

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Epoxy Resin

Contemporary 'Ambra' Set of Two Table Lamps Crystal and 24ktGold by Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2021 'Ambra' Collection of table lamps by Ghirò Studio (Milan). The 'Ambra' lamps are not just a table lamps. Sober, fine and elegant even when off, this set is ideal for adding a to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Gold, Brass

French Table Lamp, 1940s with Cut Glass Base and Red Silk Shade
Located in Vienna, Austria
Charming small table lamp with a base formed through cut glass and brass montage elements. A cone shape shade in red silk, is based on the original form.
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1940s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Cut Glass

Modern Biomorphic Style Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury Biomorphic style table lamp, sculptural in the manner of Albert or Diego Giacometti 2" high to the top of the sculpture, 14" H to the top of the socket.
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Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Lacquer

Contemporary Handmade Table Lamp DIOTIMA Layers of Marble and Brass, by Anaktae
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary handmade table lamp model DIOTIMA. The base consists of three layers of marble, on a brass rectangular base. Rectangular silk or grass-cloth lampshade. The light source...
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Dove Task Desk Lamps by Mario Barbaglia Marco Colombo for PAF Studio Italy, Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ge pair of "Dove" task lamps designed by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo for PAF Studio, Milano, Italy, circa 1980s. Made from metal and black plastic, these lamps feature a balanc...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Circa Table Lamp in Graphite 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

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Bricola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Grey Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with Murano glass column, grey/white spiral transparent glass base, a truncated cone-shaped fabric shade, and metal fixtures in polished chrome. The lamp was designed by C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Black Metal Plastic Italian Modern Concorde Design Table Lamp Desk Lamp Tronconi
Located in Vienna, AT
Italian modern table lamp or desk lamp from metal and plastic concorde like in black color by Raul Barbieri for Tronconi Italy, 1980s. The company's name is labeled underneath the la...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Flos Oblique 3000K Table Lamp in Rust Orange 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Lorenzo Andrei Handcrafted Italian Table Lamp Poggi Ugo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Lorenzo Andrei handcrafted Table Lamp Poggi Ugo Italy High quality Italian ceramic stunning terracotta craftsmanship 16.5 to socket x 8 diameter Preowned original vintage unrestored...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Terracotta

Jasper Morrison Modern Sphere Glass Stainless Steel T1 Desk Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Glo-Ball T1 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 radiant cal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Pair of Modernist Handblown Black Murano Table Lamps with 24-Karat Gold Banding
Located in New York, NY
This dramatic pair of table lamps were realized in Murano, Italy- the islands off the coast of Venice that have been renowned for centuries for their superlative glass production. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Gold

Laurameroni "Satellite CG 45" Modern Arc Table Lamp in Burnished Brass
Located in Monza, IT
Rotating table lamp in dark oxidized burnished brass with a double-plug LED bulb. FINISH: Burnished brass The simple, refined and at the same tim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Zero LED PXL Table Lamp by Fredrik Mattson
Located in Yonkers, NY
Multicolored bands of brightly painted aluminum and metal give the PXL table lamp, designed by Fredrik Mattson, a seriously playful profile. Lobbies light up, boutiques shimmer and r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Pair of New Modernist Faceted Table Lamps in Hand Blown Murano Graphite Glass
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and elegant pair of faceted table lamps were realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Zerowatt PTC lamp, 1950s Italian modernist
Located in San Francisco, US
This striking mid-century desk lamp exemplifies the refined European design sensibility of early modernist lighting. Featuring Zerowatt's distinctive PTC design, this Italian-crafted...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

FLOS Bon Jour Unplugged Matte Chrome Lamp w/ Rattan Crown by Philippe Starck
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 micro-USB connector which recharges the battery in three hours and then the light lasts for up to six hours. Like the other members of the Bon Jour family, this model combines maximum performance and efficiency with Visual Comfort. Users are able to effortlessly control the intensity of the direct light with just one click. This sleek and pure light can be customized according to personal tastes and styles by “dressing” it with a transparent, yellow, amber, fumee, natural rattan and pleated fabric crown. Additionally, the body is available in four unique finishes: white, chrome, matte chrome...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Contemporary Cloisonné Baluster Lamp in Moss by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Baluster Lamp Cloisonne Moss Glass Enamel Cloisonné Metal Contemporary The cloisonné technique is an enameling on metal technique that dates b...
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2010s Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Gold Plate, Copper, Enamel

Italian Modern Adjustable Black and Silver Metal Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Adjustable black and silver metal table lamp, 1980s Adjustable metal table lamp. The conical diffuser is in black metal on the o...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Bishop Table Lamp in Brushed Brass, Blackened-Steel Shade and Ebony-Stained Oak
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the iconic Bishop’s hook cast-iron street lamps that illuminate New York City’s Williamsburg Bridge, this elegant table lamp is comprised of a blackened-steel hand-spun s...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Steel

Glazed Ceramic Round Mid-Century Brown Lamp, France
Located in New York City, NY
Small Round Mid-Century Brown Ceramic Lamp, France, c. 1960s This lamp has been rewired and outfitted with a custom base as well as a black twisted silk cord.
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20th Century French Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Shuko table lamp by Achille Castiglioni 1 edition
Located in Lugo, IT
Shuko table lamp by Achille Castiglioni 1 edition. Lack of paint with small area not perfect. Good condition. Thanks
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Flos Oblique 2700K Table Lamp in Sage 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

21st Century Sioraf.4 Table Lamp in Brass by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Sioraf.4 Table lamp with brass structure in gold finishing. Shade in shantung silk col. silver.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Skyscraper Frosted Lucite Lamps
Located in Denton, TX
Skyscraper frosted and chiseled stacked Lucite table lamps in the style of Van Teal.
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1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite

Visionnaire Isottta Chain Link Luxury Table Lamp Italian
Located in North Miami, FL
This great Italian Visionnaire Isotta table lamp is aluminum with chain link metal aluminum original chic shade. It has great ambient lighting at night through the chain link shade. ...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

T.O Table Lamp Black Marble and Brass
Located in San Francisco, CA
T.O celebrates and reinforces the importance of light as a pillar in our daily life. A monolithic column stands to support a horizontal and vertical line of light to provide precise ...
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Aluminum

Rare Hand Painted Cylinder Table lamp by TYE of California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Hand Painted Cylinder Table lamp by Tye of California. Signed.
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1950s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Abalone

Stellar Small Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Stella small table lamp by Egg Designs Dimensions: 30 L X 30 D X 60 H cm Materials: Handmade Cermic, Brass Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche Dry - Egg ...
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2010s South African Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Lovely Pair of Custom-Made Portuguese Drip Ceramic Lamps in Blue and Cream
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful pair of handmade Portuguese drip glazed ceramic vessels as custom-made lamps. Fabulous scale and form with accents of polished nickel and Lucite. Custom blown glass finia...
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1990s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Exceptional Bronze and Reverse Painted Glass Illuminated Modern Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An unusual modern table lamp comprising a bronze or bronzed metal rectangular base that illuminates two reverse etched and painted glass panels (design motif is the same on both side...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Modernist Reeded Translucent Glass Table Lamps with 24-karat Gold Flecks
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 tear ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Gold

Modernist Black Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury black ceramic column form lamps with applied platinum banding. Rewired for use in the USA, 100W max.
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Vintage Italian Modern Hollywood Regency Cast Plaster Obelisk Pyramid Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Modern Hollywood Regency Tall Cast Plaster Obelisk Pyramid Table Lamp with Textured Finish. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 38.5" H (to finial) x 33" H (to lig...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

Mazzega Murano - Handblown Glass Sphere Table Lamp
Located in Stratford, CT
Beautiful Mid-Centrury Modern hand blown table lamp circa 1960 in Murano glass. The sphere is divided in the middle into 4 equal parts.
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

FLOS Spun T1 Halogen Table Lamp in Glossy Black by Sebastian Wrong
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Sebastian Wrong in 2003, the Spun Light-T table lamp reflects the best of modern manufacturing technology combined with elegance, craftsmanship, and dynamic fluid aesthet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Fagerhults, Sweden. Retro designer desk lamp in orange plastic.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Fagerhults, Sweden. Retro designer desk lamp in orange plastic with a movable arm. 1970s. Label. In excellent condition with minor signs of wear. D...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Lana Small Table Lamp in Arctic Blue 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Large Pair of American 1960s Cork Lamps with Mottled Olive-Green Ceramic Mounts
Located in San Francisco, CA
Great statement lamps with long flaring ceramic neck above a spheroid cork body resting on a similar ceramic base, measures: 25" (top of lamp), 40" (top of shade).
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1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cork

Mazda Style Pair of Italian Table Lamps Gilded Brass and Murano Glass
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Elegant and particular pair of lamps in gilded brass with the base made of Murano glass; the lamps were produced between 1970 and 1973 by an artisan company of Murano in Mazda style; very original is the stem formed by a golden brass round bar from which depart decorations, also in brass, in the shape of spines, a cactus plant in metal! The circular base is solid and massive obtained from a single block of excellent and precious Murano glass; the finishing of the objects is of a high level; the black lampshades, well proportioned, complete the particular design of the pair; the original table lamps in "Mazda Lamp" style fascinate for their design of the thirties, simple and functional Art Deco. Mazda is a brand created within General Electric in 1909 and in addition to incandescent light bulbs, had a prolific production of objects for lighting and furniture of the highest quality; this name was chosen because of its association with the deity Ahura Mazda...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Michael Anastassiades Modern Minimalist Black & Glass Table Desk Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS IC Lights T1 Low Table Lamp in Black by Michael Anastassiades Like the other pieces in his IC Light Series, the IC Lights T balances designer Michael Anastassiades’ love of ind...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

FLOS Bon Jour Unplugged Chrome Lamp w/ Amber Crown by Philippe Starck
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 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

FLOS Bon Jour Unplugged White Lamp w/ Fumee Crown by Philippe Starck
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 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

FLOS Bon Jour Chrome Table Lamp w/ Rattan Crown by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Using revolutionary Edge Lighting Technology, the Bon Jour combines maximum performance and efficiency with visual comfort. Users are able to effortlessly control the intensity of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Totem Table Double CA by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Totem is a classic and highly versatile LED lighting system comprised of exquisitely blown opal glass shades designed around a modular platform. Totem’s soft, pure white geometric forms provide a charming interplay of unique and rhythmic shade groupings to add warmth and elegance to any space. Totem Table combines 3 foundational shade sizes to create up to 7 curated dual shade lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

FLOS Bon Jour Chrome Table Lamp w/ Transparent Crown by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Using revolutionary Edge Lighting Technology, the Bon Jour combines maximum performance and efficiency with visual comfort. Users are able to effortlessly control the intensity of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

1970s Clear and Black Lucite Table Lamp With Lucite Finial
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s Clear and Black Lucite Table Lamp With Lucite Finial 26" Height to top of Socket 37" Height to top of Finial Needs Rewiring
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1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Lucite

Bromma Ceramics Table lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A retro lamp from Sweden, marked as style B74.1. Shade not included
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1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

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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