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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Ceramic table lamp by Juliette Derel, France, circa 1963
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic table lamp by Juliette Derel, signed, documented in a book, circa 1963
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Sculptural Table Lamp V. MARS by Fantôme
By Fantome
Located in Paris, FR
21st century sculptural table lamp V. MARS by Fantôme
Patinated bronze,
Stylised female character,
Gold plated brass reflector,
h. 37.8’’ x 18.5’’,
Numbered 4/8,
Signed, delivered w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pair of Custom Drip Glaze Lamps in Moss, Oxblood and Yellow Ochre
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of drip glaze ceramic vessels as custom lamps. Beautiful scale and form with highlights of moss, oxblood and yellow ochre. Expertly built using components of only the finest quality. Exquisite jewelry! Excellent restored condition. Wired using brown silk cord; new brass three-way sockets with brass turn switch. Complete with new linen shades (color: stone; size: 17 x 18 x 12 inches high) and custom-made carved stone basket...
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
"Scarpa" Plaster Table Lamps by Dan Schneiger
Located in Chicago, IL
The "Scarpa" white plaster table lamps by Dan Schneiger, created circa 2023, are stunning embodiments of modern abstract sculpture transformed into functional art. Crafted with wood,...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Black table lamp mod. Vaga - Franco Mirenzi for Valenti Luce
Located in Milano, IT
Vaga model table lamp designed by Franco Mirenzi for Valenti circa 1980.
It is made of black metal and has a dimmable electrical system.
Good condition, a few scratches and light...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
Vintage Pair of Table Lamps with Craquelure Formica, Rewired, New Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Pair of Table Lamps with Craquelure Formica, Rewired, New Shades
Offered for sale is a pair of vintage Formica laminate table lamps with a craquelure design. These lamps ha...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Wire
Rigel Grande Table Lamp by SB26
Located in Geneve, CH
Rigel Grande Table Lamp by SB26
Limited Edition
Dimensions: L 42 x W 12 x H 85 cm
Materials: Steel, Glass.
The Grande Rigel, in the limited edition, is an enlarged version of the R...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair of Table Lamps by Pol Chambost (1906-1983), Blue Glazed Earthenware.
By Pol Chambost
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps by Pol Chambost (1906-1983), Blue glazed earthenware.
Pair of 20th century blue enamelled porcelain table lamps by Pol Chambost (1906-1983), signed.
Excluding sh...
Category
20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Italian modern Adjustable or desk table lamp in white metal, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Adjustable table or desk lamp in white metal, 1970s
Adjustable table lamp, entirely in white painted metal. The adjustable semi-sphere diffuser. The arched structure i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Bruchi Marble Table Lamp by Niko Koronis
By Niko Koronis
Located in Geneve, CH
Bruchi lamp by Niko Koronis
Dimensions: W 37.5 x D 7 x H 35
Materials: Verde Guatemala
Also Available: Rosso Levanto, please contact us
All our lamps can be wired according ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Lumina Daphine LED Table Lamp in ClassiC Black by Tommaso Cimini
By Tommaso Cimini, Lumina
Located in New York, NY
Table standing lamp of metal with an articulated pivoting arm, the head can rotate 360°. The light source is a 8W-LED controlled by a switch which can be set in ways: on/half light/o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Large lamp in white ceramic by Kseniya Kravtsova signed and numbered HOKA 2023
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Ceramic lamp by Kseniya Kravtsova 202350 in white chamotte clay.
Kseniya Kravtsova's pieces are signed and limited editions.
Kseniya Kravtsova worked with Guy Bareff for several ye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Maitland-Smith Inlaid Stone & Brass Table Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
1980s Maitland-Smith stone and brass table lamp. Black and gray stone with brass inlaid detailing. Original square lucite base with beveled edge. Newly rewired with new brass socket....
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Brass
Pair of 'Octogone' Walnut Table Lamps with Parchment Shades by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 'Octogone' walnut table lamps with parchment shades by DESIGN FRÈRES®.
An attractive, understated combination of polished walnut geometric bases and European style parchment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut, Parchment Paper
'Dafne Table Lamp' white/natural, La Caja
By La Caja
Located in MADRID, ES
Designed by CASA&JARDÍN in the 90s, and redesigned in 2015, this version of the Daphne Lamp, the Daphne Table Lamp, takes inspiration from medieval S...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Vintage Mid Century Modern Frosted Purple Glass & Lucite Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Frosted Purple Glass & Lucite Table Lamps - a Pair. item features frosted glass frame with black lucite base, very nice vintage item. Lamp shades not inclu...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Lucite
'Octogone' Walnut Table Lamp with Parchment Shade by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Octogone' walnut table lamp with parchment shade by DESIGN FRÈRES®.
Attractive, understated combination of a polished walnut geometric base and European style parchment shade (no h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Walnut, Parchment Paper
Kinetic Colors Table Lamp by Brajak Vitberg
Located in Geneve, CH
Kinetic colors table lamp by Brajak Vitberg
Materials: plexiglass and dichroic film
Dimensions: 55 x 35 x 35 cm
Bijeli...
Category
2010s European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
Resin and Nickel Table Lamp by Philippe Cheverny, France, c. 1970
Located in New York City, NY
Modern table lamp in cast resin with with chromed metal by Philippe Cheverny.
This table lamp was recently rewired with an 8 ft black twisted silk cord.
Overall Height: 30"
Width: ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Louis Poulsen Panthella 320 Table Lamp by Verner Panton
Located in New York, NY
About This Product
The iconic Panthella Table Lamp is among Verner Panton's most popular designs, with its organic form that mirrors Panton's playful personality and design aesthetic...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Kinetic Colors Table Lamps by Brajak Vitberg
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of kinetic colors table lamps by Brajak Vitberg.
Materials: Plexiglass + dichroic film
white or black cotton lampshade, cotton wiring.
Dimensions: 55 x 35 x 35 cm.
Bijelic and ...
Category
2010s Slovenian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
Green Fractal Resin Table Lamp, France 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Green Fractal Resin Table Lamp in the style of Pierre Giraudon, France 1970s
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
White Marble TOTEM Candle Holders
Located in Mexico City, MX
Elevate your ambiance with the captivating allure of bruci's Totem Candle Holders, a sublime sculptural masterpiece destined to adorn any refined setting. This decorative set, meticu...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Ceramic Carousel Table Lamp by Episode Studio
By Episode Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crafted through a combination of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques, these lamps are inspired by the balance of contrasting worlds of art and design, functional and nonfunct...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Arteluce Italian Designed Industrial Desk Lamp for AI
By Arteluce
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A dark gray Italian designed Industrial styled desk lamp by Arteluce for AI Atelier International with chrome accents, screen heat shield to the top of the light which adjusts and tu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Table Lamp in the Italian Carnival Style, Frédéric De Luca
Located in London, by appointment only
Table lamp by and signed Frédéric de Luca, Paris, 1985
A most unusual large scale porcelain vase decorated with gilt and bold red and white stripes, ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Table lamp Cubosfera by Alessandro Mendini - Italian Design, 1968
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Discover the timeless elegance and unique design of the Cubosfera table lamp, designed by the renowned Italian designer Alessandro Mendini in 1968. This special lamp, produced by Fid...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Studio Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of studio Murano glass table lamps, Italy in stock.
One of a kind colorful table lamps.
Wired to the American standard.
31.5" height to the socket.
8" diameter base.
Shades not ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Octa Table Lamp Brass by Diaphan Studio, Represented by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Octa table by Diaphan Studio
The dominant feature of OCTA’s table lamp is its square pyramidal shade. The acute angles of the pyramid are emphasized by the brushing direction, which...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Magnets
Handmade Tall Wheel-thrown Large Lamp by Olivia Barry / By Hand - 18" tall
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This is a large handmade lamp base, wheel-thrown by master potter Lew Ayers for Olivia Barry / By Hand
This was a prototype for another project and thus is offered at reduced price ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Steel Table Lamp by Jacques Moniquet, France, c. 1960
Located in New York City, NY
Tall, sleek design. It looks as if the center lamp went through a hydraulic press or melting process. Industrial yet refined.
This table lamp was recently rewired with a black twist...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Handmade Tall Wheel-thrown Large Lamp by Olivia Barry / By Hand - 18" tall
Located in Tarrytown, NY
This is a large handmade lamp base, wheel-thrown by master potter Lew Ayers for Olivia Barry / By Hand
This was a prototype for another project and thus is offered at a reduced pric...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
21st Century Sculptural Table Lamp Aphrodite by Fantôme
By Fantome
Located in Paris, FR
21st Century sculptural table lamp Aphrodite by Fantôme
Patinated bronze,
Female character in extension
Head incandescent bulb under copper mesh,
Measures: H. 29.9’’ x ø 9.8’’
Numbe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Graham Lamp, Green Glaze
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, hand built and assembled by hand. The lamp base is made with red clay manufactured regionally to the East Coast with custom made copper green glaze. This ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Tommaso Barbi Brass And Lacquer Table Lamp
Located in Toronto, ON
Rare Tommaso Barbi brass table lamp made in the 1970s. This stunning lamp is finished in brass with a lacquer detail. It’s stamped ‘Tommaso Barbi, made in Italy’ at the bottom of th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Steelcase Task or Desk Lamp
By Steelcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Steelcase Desk or Task Adjustable Lamp. In original working condition. Has a great 70's or early 80's look. Can adjust up and down.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Organic Modern Ceramic Bubbly Botryoidal Lamp Mini Cream by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our Bubbly Lamp Mini is digitally grown to imitate the fractal growth of botryoidal crystals in Nature. Hand crafted by artisans in Peru with unique custom glazes, the lamp features ...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Striking Pair of Custom Ceramic Lamps in Turquoise and Gold
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of ceramic vessels as custom-made lamps. Beautiful turquoise form with geometric motifs highlighted in gold. Accents in Lucite and solid brass. Custom-made brass peta...
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Table Lamp in Peridot w/ 24Karat Gold Flecks
Located in New York, NY
This dramatic and elegant table lamp was handblown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features a scu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Lee Broom - Acid Marble Table Lamp
By Lee Broom
Located in New York, US
A layer of white Carrara marble and acid yellow tinted optical acrylic are sandwiched together to form an illuminated circular diffuser for this sculptural table Lamp. Set into a sol...
Category
2010s British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Lamp 53 - Mappa Burl
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Lamp 53 - Mappa Burl
Drawing inspiration from 70s cork lamps, this piece is uniquely characterized by a 53-degree angle, from which it derives its name.
This unique angle serves as...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plywood, Burl
Portable Table Lamp with Vintage Shade - 05
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Reclaim" is a portable LED table lamp whose hardware is designed to fit a wide range of found, vintage shades. Inspired by my hometown of New Orleans’ love for elegantly blending th...
Category
2010s North American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Table Lamp Nessa Model by Gino Vistosi for Vetrerie Vistosi, Italy
By Vistosi, Gino Vistosi
Located in Milan, Italy
Nessa table lamp in Murano glass by Gino Vistosi for Vistosi, 1970s.
The Nessa table lamp is a design product created by Gino Vistosi for the Vistosi brand. This table lamp has an el...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Table Lamp by Selenova, Italy, Circa 1970
By Selenova
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb table lamp composed of a blown Murano glass globe and a chromed metal base, from the 1970s, and produced by “Selenova”.
It is made up of 4 bulbs, green, red, yellow and white ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Metal table lamp - 1980s - Pepe Tanzi production Dalca
Located in Milano, IT
Small metal table lamp designed by Pepe Tanzi for Dalca.
The lamp can be adjusted by the arm. At its maximum extension, it is 30 cm high.
The light is dimmable.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Murano glass Hand Blown White Egg Lamp Total White Medium and Small Table Lamp
Located in Venice, VE
Our aim is the emotion, through glass, lighten by the spirit of art.
1295 Murano is a furnace, a design lab and an interior point of view
regarding to the most exclusive productions...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
French Perforated Metal Table Lamp by Mathieu Matégot, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
A rare "Baghdad" table lamp designed by the notable Mathieu Matégot in the 1950s in his staple enamelled perforated metal. This piece stands out through its unique sculptural form an...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Portable Table Lamp with Vintage Shade - 04
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Reclaim" is a portable LED table lamp whose hardware is designed to fit a wide range of found, vintage shades. Inspired by my hometown of New Orleans’ love for elegantly blending th...
Category
2010s North American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Portable Table Lamp with Vintage Shade - 02
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Reclaim" is a portable LED table lamp whose hardware is designed to fit a wide range of found, vintage shades. Inspired by my hometown of New Orleans’ love for elegantly blending th...
Category
2010s North American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Portable Table Lamp with Vintage Shade - 02
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Reclaim" is a portable LED table lamp whose hardware is designed to fit a wide range of found, vintage shades. Inspired by my hometown of New Orleans’ love for elegantly blending th...
Category
2010s North American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Portable Table Lamp with Vintage Shade - 01
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Reclaim" is a portable LED table lamp whose hardware is designed to fit a wide range of found, vintage shades. Inspired by my hometown of New Orleans’ love for elegantly blending th...
Category
2010s North American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
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
Table lamp by Designers Marco Colombo and Mario Barbaglia, Circa 1980-1990.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Table lamp by Designers Marco Colombo and Mario Barbaglia, Circa 1980-1990.
Table lamp, model Edipo, black polypropylene base, white Plexiglas reflector and dark brown fabric, desig...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Plexiglass
Pair of Mezzachimera Table Lamps by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1969
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
The Mezzachimera table lamp was designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in 1969.
The base is made of white painted metal and the structure/ diffuser in white heat-curved opal metha...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Table Lamp by the Artist Marcello Furlan, XXth Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Table lamp by the artist Marcello Furlan, XXth Century.
Glass and metal table lamp, design by the artist Marcello Furlan, XXth century, small lack on the base of the lamp foot.
h: 3...
Category
20th Century European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Charles Hollis Jones Sculptural Light
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare and unique limited edition of a Charles Hollis Jones sculptural Lucite lamp. This high-style carved lucite block is a newer design by the artist Charles and has been modified into a lamp to illuminate the artist's mid-century inspired design for which he is so famous.
The brass incased side bar conceals an LED light which transforms the already amazing carved lucite sculpture into an illuminated centerpiece. The lucite sculpture is very rare and only one other lamp modification is known to be in production. The sculpture was acquired directly from the artist and modified into a lamp from a Palm Springs...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp Il Cammino Model by Angelo Mangiarotti for Iter Elettronica, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
The Il Cammino floor lamp was designed in 1972 by Angelo Mangiarotti for Iter Elettronica. It is made of opaline glass with a chrome base. Through a touch-sensitive switch, this ligh...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage 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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