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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Two Gres Lamp Bases from the 1960s
Located in Milan, Italy
Two Gres lamp bases from the 1960s
Small base dimensions H 20 cm x Diameter 15 cm.
About Gres
Hard-paste ceramic material, compact, sonorous, waterproof, obtained by firing until th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Wood DOGGY Table Lamp with White Fabric Shade, hand-crafted, hardwood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Doggy Lamp by Wan Wan Wonderland (Tokyo, Japan)
Delightful and whimsical table lamps with white pleated shades and expertly hand-crafted wooden bases. Each...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary 'Tigra' Table Lamp Iridescent Pink Crystal and Gold by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
The 'Tigra' lamp is not just a table lamp. It’s an object of pure art and design. Sober, fine and elegant even when off, it is ideal for adding a touch of color to the bedroom or an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Clear Lucite and Chrome Table Lamp by Ritts
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1970’s oval clear lucite and chrome table lamp with original pleated silk shade design by Ritts Co.
In good original vintage condition.
It takes one 100 max Edison lightbulb.
M...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
A Stylish Pair of Cerulean Blue Clear Glass Bottle-form Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each with long slender neck above a compressed body; with brass caps and bases
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Contemporary Modernist Clear Glass Table Lamp
Located in Elkhart, IN
A sleek contemporary Modernist clear glass table lamp with a beautiful twisted base
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 6.5"W x 6.5"D x 19"H
Ve...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Mid- Century White Murano Glass Hourglass Table Lamps, 1950s
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of white hourglass shaped Murano Glass table lamps.
Italian Vintage design midcentury era.
One bulb each lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of 1970s Lucite Column Table Lamps
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 1970s lucite column lamps. Recently rewired with chrome sockets. Each lamp takes one standard bulb (not included). Lampshades not included.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
"TRIGGER OF THE SPACE" Table Lamp By Nanda Vigo, Italy 1980s
By Nanda Vigo
Located in Argelato, BO
Nanda Vigo
(Milan, 1936 - 2020)
TRIGGER OF THE SPACE MODEL TABLE LAMP
in aluminum and mirrored glass
Italian production, 1981
cm H48xL48xD22
The work is accompanied by authentication...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Aluminum
Contemporary Italian Egg-Shaped Green Alabaster and Brass Table Lamp
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
This magic Egg-shaped table lamp is for everyone who wants to attune his/her mind and feelings on love frequency, inner peace and purity.
Rebirth is the light for our thoughts that c...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Gloria Lamp by Alice Lahana Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Gloria Lamp by Alice Lahana Studio
Dimensions: W 20 x D 13.5 x H 35 cm
Materials: Stoneware.
The Gloria lamp is handcrafted in the studio workshops. With its organic and abstract sh...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
A Tall and Striking Ostrich Egg and Lucite Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
the tall lamp consisting of 2 large ceramic-like ostrich eggs divided by geometric lucite elements all over a stepped base
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite
Ceramic lamp by Les 2 Potiers, France, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
Les Deux Potiers ceramic lamp, similar lamp documented in a book about les 2 Potiers
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Cleo Lamp by Alice Lahana Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Cleo Lamp by Alice Lahana Studio
Dimensions: W 12 x D 12 x H 52 cm
Materials: Stoneware.
Led Bulb G125 7W 2700K E27 (included)
Alice Lahana is a french designer based in Paris. Whi...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Wood DOGGY Table Lamp with White Fabric Shade, hand-crafted, hardwood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Doggy Lamp by Wan Wan Wonderland (Tokyo, Japan)
Delightful and whimsical table lamps with white pleated shades and expertly hand-crafted wooden bases. Each...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1295 Murano Lampada da Tavolo in vetro artistico soffiato di Murano turchese oro
Located in Venice, VE
Presentiamo la nostra esclusiva lampada da tavolo, alta 35 cm e realizzata con maestria in vetro artistico di Murano. Questo affascinante pezzo è immerso in una vibrante tonalità tur...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
US sculptures - table or pedestal lights
Located in Giza Governorate, EG
Through its functionality “US” draws on the instant in
which we see each other; and light up. The energy within us
flows, we come together finally whole, a moment in which
darknes...
Category
2010s Egyptian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood, Polyester
Ceramic lamp by Louis Giraud, Vallauris, France, 1950's
By Louis Giraud
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic black table lamp by Louis Giraud, signed, 1950's
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Lampada da tavolo in metallo marrone e plastica bianca, italiana moderna, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Lampada da tavolo in metallo laccato marrone e paralume stondato in perspex bianco.
Presente sulla scrivania del "megadirettore" nella mitica scena del film Fantozzi.
1970 ca.
Perfet...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Flos Tab LED Table Lamp in Aluminum, by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
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 Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, France, 1960's
By Jacques Blin
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, 1960's, birds decor
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Modern wood table lamp, France circa 1940
Located in Firenze, IT
Modern wood table lamp
France circa 1940s
aluminum, wood
H 57 cm - 44 x 24 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp. 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy.
Vintage Nesso table lamp in white acrylic plastic.
Four sockets.
Introduced in 1967.
Circa 1980s.
In excellent con...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Slamp Lafleur Battery Table Lamp by Marc Sadler
By Marc Sadler
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Marc Sadler was driven by the desire to move beyond the known and find a new compositional language while shaping Slamp’s technopolymers. The delicate, delectable, and rechargeable Lafleur battery-powered table lamp is formed by heating Lentiflex at a controlled temperature and then hand-moulding it to create the blossom. The lamp has a magnetic base and comes with a complimentary metal anchor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
"Ligna" Table Lamp in Solid Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Lignum in Latin means wood.
The idea of the Lignum collection created by Alessandra Delgado arose from a great desire to take full advantage of the residues from Cinnamomo refores...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Cotton
21st Century Sculptural Table Lamp "LES GOÉLANDS" by Francis Terrade
By Fantome
Located in Paris, FR
21st century sculptural table lamp "Les Goélands" by Francis Terrade (aka Fantôme)
Tinned copper body,
Patinated zinc and copper-gilded reflector,
H.95cm L.60cm
Two male character...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Zinc
The Aurelia Portable Led Lamp, André Fu Living Bronze Glass New
By André Fu
Located in CENTRAL, HK
the aurelia embraces andre’s personal curiosity for the ocean and the way the sea represents an unknown, infinite world. the jelly-fish-inspired design features a handcrafted fluted ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair Calla Lilly table Lamps
Located in Oakville, ON
Superb pair of veined translucent Calla Lilly Murano Lamps
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Vistosi Tread LT Table Lamp Murano Blown Glass with Gold Base
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The “technicity” of the metal element combined with the blown glass diffuser gives tread an “industrial” style. An object reminiscent of vintage electrical equipment for its particul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Modern Table Lamps Chrome and Faux Horn Silver and Off White Marble Base a apair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Vintage a pair modern table lamps
Made of chrome, 2 faux horns on a marble base
With gold/off white matching lampshades ( new condition )
Style...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Totem Table Light (white)
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Totem Table Light in Rocquefort
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal ceramic light, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop with a round lampsha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Louis Poulsen Panthella 250 Table Lamp by Verner Panton
Located in New York, NY
Verner Panton (1926-1998) is famous for his inspirational and colorful personality. A unique person with a special sense for color, shape, light function and space. Over the course o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
SPANISH TABLE LAMP "DEER AND PALM TREE" 20th Century Valenti brand
Located in Madrid, ES
SPANISH TABLE LAMP "DEER AND PALM TREE" 20th Century Valenti brand
sculptural group in silver metal, marked "VALENTI".
Dim.: (total) 86 cm.
good condition
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
New Modern Lamp in Red Levanto Marble, creator Niko Koronis
By Niko Koronis
Located in Milan, IT
Normally, we think of marble as a metamorphic rock that embodies the platonic idea of sculpture; the beginning and the end. But what if one tried to investigate its limitations and m...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Modern Brass and Lucite Bankers Lamp
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique and stylish modern banker or student lamp. Brass offset with lucite. Modern streamline twist on a classic. 2 bulbs individually controlled with pull chains.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
"Ligna" Table Lamp in Solid Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Lignum in Latin means wood.
The idea of the Lignum collection created by Alessandra Delgado arose from a great desire to take full advantage of the residues from Cinnamomo reforeste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Uma Mini Sound Lantern in White by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Introducing UMA Mini, the newest addition to the UMA family, and now more portable than ever to travel with you anywhere you go. The revolutionary UMA Mini Lantern...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Mid size 1295 Murano Hand Blown Glass Murrina Table Lamp, Egg shape Millefiori
Located in Venice, VE
Our mission is to evoke emotions through the transformative medium of glass, infused with the spirit of artistry.
At 1295 Murano, we are more than just a furnace – we are a dynamic design laboratory and an insider's perspective on the most exclusive Murano glass creations. Our glass pieces are not just products; they are original, meticulously handcrafted using ancient techniques rooted in the rich history of glassmaking. Executed by the most esteemed masters of Murano glass, each creation is a testament to their skill and passion.
Allow us to introduce our MEDIUM Size Millefiori Table lamp...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Artemide Tolomeo Mini Table Lamp in White with Clamp
Located in Hicksville, NY
“No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi. A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Miami Pink Floating Table Lamp by Brajak Vitberg
Located in Geneve, CH
Miami Pink Floating Table Lamp by Brajak Vitberg
Materials: Plexiglass and dichroic film.
Dimensions: Ø 35 x H 44 cm.
Table lamp available with la...
Category
2010s Slovenian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Other
Lampada da tavolo "Ambigua" disegnata da Guido Rosati per Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, MI
Rarissima lampada Fontana Arte appartenente alla collezione Fatua disegnata nel 1972 da Guido Rosati per Fontana Arte. E' una rara versione a forma di clessidra in vetro satinato con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Bola Disc Table Lamp in Marquina Marble and Brass by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bola disc table’s iconic silhouette is defined by its elegant chromed stainless steel disc shade positioned at 45 degrees while elevated by an opaline glass globe diffusor that appea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Large French ceramic table lamp in turquoise glaze. 1970s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large French ceramic table lamp in turquoise glaze.
1970s.
Modernist design.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 47.0 cm without socket x D 17.5 cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Foscarini Small Dimmable Birdie Easy Table Lamp Ludovica + Roberto Paloma
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp with diffused light. Die cast zinc alloy base and steel rod, both liquid coated. Opaline injection molded polycarbonate internal diffuser, translucent injection molded pol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Seletti "Outdoor White Sitting Monkey Lamp", Resin Lamp
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
A mischievous monkey stole your light and now it’s up to you to get it back. This white resin lamp designed by Marcantonio makes you feel just like in a safari, lost in the deep blac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Seletti "Outdoor White Standing Monkey Lamp", Resin Lamp
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
A mischievous monkey stole your light and now it’s up to you to get it back. This white resin lamp designed by Marcantonio makes you feel just like in a safari, lost in the deep blac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Lamp Venini By Fulvio Bianconi, Emerald Green, Circa 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Rare glass lamp by Flavio Bianconi, for Venini from the 1950s. with applications of delicate twists and handles.
Fluted baluster foot height 31cm. With the 39 cm socket
On base, tra...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Piccola Table Lamp in Black by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Piccola is limited only by your imagination. Its soft pliable base is covered in supple Italian glove leather and can be tilted to any angle while its hand-spun aluminum shade floats...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Tubetop 21 Table Lamp in Charcoal by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A minimalist statement in form and proportion, Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester
Tubetop Table Lamp in Sky Blue by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A minimalist statement in form and proportion, Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester
Bel Occhio Table Lamp in White by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bel Occhio is both a multi-position spot light and ambient table lamp combined. The spherical acrylic shell is gently cradled in its base allowing infinite adjustment with a touch of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
Tubetop Table Lamp in Cobalt Blue by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Minimalist statement in form and proportion, Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester
Elise Table Lamp in Silver by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The timeless Elise 12” lamp pays tribute to the advent of the machine age. Its refined machined aluminium base combined with its towering frosted acrylic diffuser serves as the perfe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Uma Sound Lantern in Aluminium and Tan by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The revolutionary UMA sound lantern redefines the portable lantern for the modern age. Fusing state-of the-art warm dim LED technology with 360° high fidelit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Tubetop 14 Table Lamp in White and Clear by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Minimalist statement in form and proportion, Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester
Tubetop 14 Table Lamp in Charcoal by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A minimalist statement in form and proportion, Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Polyester
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...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Medium Table / Floor Lamp model VL Studio by Louis Poulsen.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Medium Table / Floor Lamp model VL Studio by Louis Poulsen
Table lamp/Medium floor lamp model VL Studio by Louis Poulsen. Designer Vilhelm Lauritzen.
The VL Studio family is derived...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French 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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