Modern Table Lamps
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: 1960s
Table Lamp Vacune Model by Eleonore Peduzzi Riva for Artemide, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Table lamp in milky and transparent blown glass. Artemide production.
Designed by Eleonore Peduzzi Riva in 1968.
Biography
Eleanora Peduzzi-Riva (born in Milan, 1939) is an Italian...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Table lamp mod. 12827s by Gregotti, Meneghetti and Stoppino, Italy, circa 1960
Located in New York, NY
Modernist table lamp, mod. 12827s, Italy, circa 1960 by Vittorio Gregotti, Lodovico Meneghetti, Giotto Stoppino,
cat. 316. Frosted glass, enameled metal , patinated brass. Contains...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Large Minimalist Gallotti and Radice Table Lights, Italy c1965
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of Gallotti and Radice table lights.
There were three sizes of this model. These being the largest size.
Measures: Height. 65cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Maurizio Tempestini Desk Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
A desk lamp for Lightolier that has been rewired for use in the United States. Often attributed to Maurizio Tempestini.
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
French designer. Table lamp in stainless steel. 1960s. Industrial style
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French designer. Table lamp in stainless steel.
1960s.
Industrial style.
In good condition with signs of use in the form of light rust.
Bayonet socket. With switch.
Dimensions: L 19....
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
1960s Seguso Milky White Swirl Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Modern milky white Seguso Murano 1960s glass table lamp. This requires one standard medium base bulb. This light is wired and ready to ship. Good condition with appropriate wear from...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Alessandro Mendini “Cubosfera” Table Lamp Metal Crome Glass 1968 Italy
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
The Cubosfera table lamp by Alessandro Mendini for Fidenza Vetraria is clearly one of the Italian design classics. Great design made of solid crystal glass. There is a hollow ball in...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Tall Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Nils Kähler for HAK Kähler, Denmark, c. 1960
By Nils Kähler
Located in New York City, NY
This tall yellow table lamp by Nils Kahler is a great example of Kahler's mastery. This design utilizes the characteristics of rough stoneware clay; dark unglazed elements contrast i...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp by Design Technics, United States, c. 1960
Located in New York City, NY
Sleek, large and simple version of one of Design Technics most identifiable shapes.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Small Glazed French Ceramic Cylinder Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small Glazed Ceramic Cylinder Lamp from France.
Rewired with high-end twist cord and 3-way switch (on, half intensity, off). A 40w filament ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
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
Ceramic lamp signed A. Grandt, Vallauris, France, 1960's
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
Large Ceramic table lamp signed A. GRANDT - VALLAURIS, no information collected about the signature
Turned embossed ceramic, cream with light blue color
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
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
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 "Pipistrello" Table Lamps by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large model "Pipistrello" table lamps by Gae Aulenti.
Designed for Martinelli Luce.
Lamps are height adjustable featuring an extendable telescopic neck.
Marked under base....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage California Studio Ceramic Thumbpot Lamp c1960
Located in Oakland, CA
Beautiful California Mid-Century Modern stoneware table lamp c1960s, in the manner of Stan Bitters. Excellent condition, and signed "Kathy 60". Comes with new linen shade. Shade is 1...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, France, 1960's
By Jacques Blin
Located in Paris, FR
ceramic lamp by Jacques Blin, signed
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
Pair of Murano glass swirl table lamps
Located in Lugo, IT
Pair of table lamps, Muranese production.
Both lamps have the manufacture's adhesive label on them, but heat has dissolved the logo.
Thank you
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
A Translucent & Textured Pair of Murano Stacked Chartreuse Glass Sphere Lamps
By Swank Lighting
Located in San Francisco, CA
each lamp by Swank Lighting in a magical textured chartreuse-colored glass with a frost-like translucent finish creating a blurry surface allowing scatt...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
A Pair of 1960s Olive and Teal Drip Glaze Hexagonal Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each hexagonal lamp with everted neck above a tapering body; all in a rich teal blue drip-glaze over an olive glazed ground
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Impressively Large 1960s Ovoid-form Drip-Glaze Ceramic Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each large ovoid lamp adorned with olive green, brown and beige drip-glaze on an ochre ground; raised on brown wooden lacquered bases; great 1960s style that are not only functional ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
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
Robert Sonneman 4 Column Polished Aluminum Table Lamp with Frosted Globe, 1960s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs attributed Four Column Table Lamp with White Frosted Glass Globe. Featuring a four capped tubular balanced, repolished, reflective Aluminum ro...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Ceramic Table Lamp by Jacques Blin, France, 1960s
By Jacques Blin
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Table Lamp by Jacques Blin, France, 1960s
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Kaiser Leuchten. Burgundy coloured desk lamp. 1960s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kaiser Leuchten. Burgundy coloured desk lamp.
1960s.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: Height in horizontal position: 42.0 cm.
Shade: Diameter 32.0 cm....
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Dallux table lamp by Serge Mouille, 1963
Located in Paris, FR
A black lacquered metal "Dallux" table lamp by Serge Mouille, designed in 1963
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Desk Lamp by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Dronten, NL
Adjustable desk lamp by Stilnovo.
Stilnovo, a hallmark of the mid-20th-century Italian design movement, seamlessly marries form and function. Emerging in the post-World War II era, S...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Ceramic lamp by Les 2 Potiers, France, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic lamp signed 2 Potiers
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
1960's French Table Lamp
Located in Montréal, QC
French table lamp produced in the 1960’s. 60 to 100 watt E-26 Edison medium base incandescent bulb or higher if LED/CFL.
Rewired with E-26 Edison medium base socketa and 18/2 black plastic cord. Minor tarnish, dings, scuffs, bends and/or patination as largely seen in the photos and noted only for accuracy.
YER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE MERCHANDISE MAY HAVE BEEN RESTORED AND/OR REWIRED SINCE HAVING BEEN ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED, AND THAT BUYER IS BUYING THE PROPERTY AT BUYER’S OWN RISK. Seller is not a professional seller...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome, Steel
Chic Exotic Wood Lamp with Custom Linen Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare exotic wood lamp with custom linen shade. Chic and understated.
The dimensions listed are the overall dimensions of the lamp with the shade: 17 in. diameter x 30 in. tall (over...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Table Lamp Quasar Model by Gianfranco Fini for Edition New Lamp, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Quasar lamp designed by Gianfranco Fini in 1969. The structure is in opalescent plexiglas. New Lamp Edition.
Bibliography
F. Ferrari, N. Ferrari, "Luce: l...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass
Taccia Table Lamp by Achille & Pier G. Castiglioni for Flos, Italy 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Table lamp model Taccia, which was designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos in the 1960s. The lamp rests on a fluted round base, on which the large glass shade with ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
DDR Table lamp VEB Metalldrücker
By VEB
Located in Montréal, QC
DDR desk lamp made by VEB Metalldrücker in East. Lacquered aluminium shade, polished steel fittings, lacquered bakelite knobs, lacquered steel base. 40-60 watts E-26 Edison medium ba...
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel, Steel, Chrome
1960's Micro desk lamp
Located in Montréal, QC
Small desk lamp made in Italy. Chromed brass and lacquered aluminium shade, chromed brass fittings, lacquered steel base. 40 watts max E-12 North American bulb recommended or higher ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Tablel Lamp 'RUSPA' by Gae AULENTI
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Table lamp designed by Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce, Italy 1968.
Metall and aluminium table lamp in glossy white lacquer. Central movable arm with two semi-circular separately mo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Parzinger Style Alabaster Table Lamps - Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of modern, slim candlestick lamps carved from alabaster as conical columns with square bases. Made in the 1960s in a Tommi Parzinger style. Accented with dark, patinated bras...
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
REGINA Lamp by Bobo PICCOLI, FONTANA ARTE 1968
By Bobo Piccoli
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Table lamp designed by Bobo Piccoli. Italy, Fontana Arte, 1968.
Large table lamp, known as 'REGINA' consisting of three interlocking matt opalescent glass pieces. Black metal base w...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Coppia lampade Angelo brotto per Esperia
Located in Nocera Inferiore, IT
Lampade da tavolo in vetro di Murano e ottone di Angelo Brotto per esperia con prese originali Italia, anni '60
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Fase Boomerang Desk Lamp by Pedro Martin, 1964
By Fase
Located in Montréal, QC
Fase Boomerang desk lamp by Pedro Martin, 1964. Lacquered aluminium shade, lacquered steel arm and base. 2x 40 watts max E-12 North American bulb recomm...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel, Steel
20th Century Ingo Maurer Design M Tablelamp 1966
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Epfach, DE
20th Century Ingo Maurer Tablelamp Design M 1965
Design tablelamp on chrome spiral base
Designed in 1965 by Ingo Maurer for Design M
Model spiral
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Charlotte Perriand, Jumo desk lamp in chrome and black lacquered metal
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Charlotte Perriand, Jumo desk lamp in chrome and black lacquered metal with an adjustable head.
From the 1960/70s.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: H...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table lamp 526, designed by Massimo Vignelli. Italy, Arteluce, 1965.
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Table lamp 526, designed by Massimo Vignelli. Italy, Arteluce, 1965.
Chromed metal base with opaque perspex diffuser, divided into three sections. Includes 3 E14 light sockets.
Ple...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tall Pair 1960's Royal Haeger Ceramic Drip-glaze Bottle-form Lamps
By Royal Haeger
Located in San Francisco, CA
each tall slender lamp of bottle-form with black, yellow and teal drip glaze; raised on an ebonized metal base
Category
1960s North American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Large Pair of Murano 1960's Thumb-print Drip Pattern Art Glass Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each tall bottle-form lamp decorated overall with a watery blue, aubergine and green thumb-print drip pattern; resting on a gilt-metal base
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Murano 1960's Thumb-print Drip Pattern Art Glass Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each bottle-form lamp of gold glass decorated overall with a watery blue and green thumb-print drip pattern; resting on a gilt-metal base
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Special glass sphere with inner glass rod table lamp, model from 1965
Located in Wien, 9
This very special unique piece is the last of a great series.
The shade can be adjusted in any colour and size to either get a very modern or traditional outlook. The table lamp is a...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Pair of 1960's Ceramic Drip-glaze Oblong-form Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each oblong ceramic lamp with rich blue and burnt sienna drip glaze
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
A Richly-colored American 1960's Gourd-form Drip-glaze Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
of compressed form covered overall in an ivory and brown drip-glaze over a caramel ground
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Shapely Pair of 1960's White-glazed Ceramic Lamps with Mustard, Black and Coral
Located in San Francisco, CA
the tall triple-baluster lamps all in a white glaze with applied coral, black and mustard accents
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 1960's Steel-blue Ceramic Lamps with Brass Foliate Perimeter Band
Located in San Francisco, CA
each ceramic ovoid-form lamp in a matte steel-blue glaze with a brass perimeter band of imbricated leaves
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 1960's Reticulated Ivory Enameled-Metal Cylindrical-form Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each cylindrical lamp of openwork geometric enameled-metal with wooden caps and bases
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tall Wood Block Column Lamp with Linen Shade by Amter Craft
By Amter Craft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall wood block column lamp with linen shade by Amter Craft.
Dimensions listed (16 in. diameter x 29 in. tall) are the overall dimensions of the lamp with the shade, with the base 1...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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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