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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: 1970s
Pair of 1970 Ceramic Lamps in Black Lacquer and Gold Decoration
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of 1970 ceramic lamps in black lacquer and gold decoration, lampshade in black gold interior fabric.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Pink Murano Glass Blocks Lamps and Our Handcrafted Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of pink Murano glass blocks table lamps with brass fittings and our lampshades.
The Murano glass pink blocks are hand blown with clear Murano glass creating a mixed effect. The...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian modern yellow metal table lamps or applique by Goffredo Reggiani, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern yellow metal table lamps or applique by Goffredo Reggiani for Reggiani Illuminazione, 1970s.
Pair of table lamps, with support and with the possibility of hanging on t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Floor lamp designed by Philips studio office 1970-1971 for Philips Paris
By Philips
Located in Milano, IT
Small table lamp designed by Philips study center and produced by Philips in 1971.
The lamp is made of lacquered metal with a red base and white cap. As pictured has several discolo...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian modern metal and chromed steel desk lamp Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce 1970
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black metal and chromed steel desk lamp by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, 1970s
Desk lamp with table fixing by means of a clamp, with stem in chromed steel rod and cylind...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Grès Pyrité Glazed Stoneware Lamp by La Borne Pottery, France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grès Pyrité Stoneware Glazed Lamp by La Borne Pottery in France.
Rewired with high-end twist cord and 3-way switch (on, half intensity, off). A 40w filament bulb is included in you...
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1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware, Parchment Paper
Light Green Murano Glass Blocks Lamps with Our Matching Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Transpartent light green Murano glass blocks lamps with brass base and our hand sewn green and yellow lampshades.
The geometric glass blocks are solid, thick and heavy.
The double co...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
“Calder” table lamp, Enric Franch for Metalarte, Barcelona 1974.
Located in Barcelona, ES
“Calder” table lamp by Enric Franch for Metalarte, 1974.
Metallic mobile lamp with halogen light for desk with dimmer switch control and transformer on the base. Finish: black satin...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table lamp by Albano Poli for Poliarte, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp crafted from individual cubes of clear glass joined together, created by Albano Poli in the 1960s. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, this lamp carries the dist...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Calder Table Lamp by Enric Franch for Metalarte, 1975
Located in Barcelona, ES
Calder table lamp designed in 1975 by Enric Franch for Metalarte, Spain. Sculptural table lamp with a counterweight that can move in any direction. Black lacquered metal with light i...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Giuliana Gramigna, Otero, Table Lamp, 1979
Located in Paris, FR
Giuliana Gramigna
Otero
A table lamp with a half-spherical white lacquered shade issuing a transparent-beaded fringe, on a cylindrical central stem, on a flat round terrace.
P...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ceramic lamp by Georges Pelletier, France, 1970's
Located in Paris, FR
Lamp by Georges Pelletier, ceramic, France, 1970's
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Italian modern table lamps Drive by Adalberto Dal Lago for Francesconi, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern table lamps Drive by Adalberto Dal Lago for Francesconi, 1970s
Pair of table lamps or wall lamps mod. Drive with a round base. The structure is in white plastic, with ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Set of Three Italian Modernist Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Set of three Italian Modernist Table lamps.
Painted metal with glass bases and each with
a round hanging glass plate in front of the light socket.
1) H:23¾ W:14 D:8
2) H:17 W:10¼...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Jansen Palm Tree Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful classic Jansen metal palm tree table lamp with original finial and shade. Great addition to your Jansen inspired interiors and rooms.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Stilnovo Style Table Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Austin, TX
Single table lamp from Italy in the mid-century style. This piece features a brass structure with lacquered metal shade in black. The shade matches the conical candelabra lights. Thi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian modern trasparent plexiglass rectangular table lamp, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern trasparent plexiglass rectangular table lamp, 1970s
Table lamp with rectangular plexiglass base. The base is composed of a rectangular metal top, in the center is the ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
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
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
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
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
Table Lamp Nessa Model by Gino Vistosi for Vetrerie Vistosi, Italy
By Gino Vistosi, 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
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
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 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
Pair of Italian Travertine and Polish Nickel Obelisk Shape Table Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A spectacular pair of 1970s Italian travertine obelisk shape table lamps. Newly rewired with new polish nickel hardware. The shades are metal with a lacquered finish (see detail phot...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Nickel, Metal
Rare big Table Lamp in ceramic Bamboo and Brass, Italy, 1970s
Located in Vigevano, PV
Rare big Table Lamp in ceramic Bamboo and Brass, Italy, 1970s.
This lamp is an example of Italian design ideal for modern spaces.
the base of this lamp is in ceramic with a referenc...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian modern Table lamp Fluette by Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Table lamp Fluette by Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio, 1970s
Fantastic and vintage table lamp mod. Fluette with double bulb and cylindrical lampshade in red fabric ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Area table lamp by Mario Bellini for Artemide, Italy 1974.
Located in Athens, Attiki
Area table lamp by Mario Bellini for Artemide, Italy 1974.
Very good condition
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Paper, Ceramic
Travertine Effect Table Lamp, US, 1970s
Located in London, GB
A travertine effect/composite table lamp with a shallow tapered drum shade in linen.
The base, which is not solid travertine, shows signs of wear, with some minor chips to the corne...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Italian modern Table lamp Fluette by Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Table lamp Fluette by Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio, 1970s
Fantastic and vintage table lamp mod. Fluette with double bulb and cylindrical lampshade in red fabric ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Carlo Nason Large Table Lamp "Bilboquet" in Murano Glass, 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Rijssen, NL
Carlo Nason parquet lamp "Bilboquet" in Murano glass, manufactured in Italy, 1970s
Carlo Nason for Mazzega Murano white glass and chrome floor lamp. Featuring two hand blown opal wh...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
"Fazzoletto" Italian Art Glass Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An unusual "Fazzoletto" Italian Art Glass table lamp.
Clear glass with cobalt blue accent edges.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Adjustable table lamp, white metal, modern Italian, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Adjustable table or desk lamp with a round base and curved arm made of white metal, with black joints and a metal diffuser with a double cap, thus creating two levels of light.
1970 ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp Nemea Model by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Milan, Italy
"Simplicity is the most complicated thing in the world." Vico Magistretti
Nemea is an "inverted lamp" that, as Magistretti said in an interview released to Modo in 1979, is perhaps ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of George Kovacs Tan Solid Travertine Table Lamps, 1970's
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of George Kovacs polished beige travertine table lamps, circa 1980. Featuring heavy, solid, squared single piece tower forms in Coffee Cream toned natural, neutral Travertine, w...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
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
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
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
Adjustable Table Light by Robert Sonneman
Located in NYC, NY
A pair of lamps with a rectangular black base with pivoting arms ending in a lacquered black globe head with a black counter balance at the other end-well suited for as desk or bedside reading lamps.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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
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
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
Mid-Century Modern Up Light Bronze Table or Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer style modern style up light table or floor lamp made in bronze with dark satin finish, with the light source angled up towards the ceiling. The piece was created in the...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
1970s V. Nason Italian Vintage Cast Silver Mirror Glass Abstract Sculpture Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Bring an extraterrestrial atmospheric mood into your home with this abstract mouth-blown lamp, a 1970s organic Minimalist creation by Vincenzo Nason, the mirrored Murano glass is dec...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Silver
Clear Murano Glass Blocks Lamps with Our Turquoise and Blue Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Florence, IT
Clear Murano glass blocks lamps ice effect with brass base and our hand sewn blue and turquoise lampshades.
The geometric clear glass blocks are solid, thick and heavy.
The double co...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish designer, table lamp in retro style. Orange lacquer. Approx. 1970.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish designer, table lamp in retro style. Orange lacquer.
Approximately 1970.
Adjustable.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions:
Cord length: 194 cm.
Height with lampshade pointing d...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
cubo luce, cini & nils
Located in Felino, IT
cuboluce Cini&Nils, originale anni 70. versione originale con attacco per lampadina Mignon max 25W perfettamente funzionante. porta qualche segno d'uso. design ,Franco Bettonica e Ma...
Category
1970s European Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Carlo Nason for Mazzega Table Lamp
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970s Italian Mazzega table lamp by Carlo Nason in hand blown glass and chrome. chrome-plated hardware. Fully rewired with a single E26 medium based socket each lamp. Ready to be use...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Italian modern table lamp Fluette by Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern table lamp Fluette by Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio, 1970s
Fantastic and vintage table lamp mod. Fluette with double bulb and cylindrical lampshade in beige fabri...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Brass Table Lamp with Wheat Spikes from 1970's, Italy
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brass table lamp with wheat spikes from 1970's, Italy. Solid brass details and shade with new fabric.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Roberto Pamio, Medusa, Table Lamp, Leucos, Italy, 1970s
By Leucos, Roberto Pamio
Located in Paris, FR
Roberto Pamio
Medusa
A half-spherical white and transparent blown glass table lamp.
On a cast iron base.
Produced by Leucos, Italy.
Circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Tablelamp ceramic orange
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 1970's vintage tablelamp in warm orange glazed earthenware. Refitted with electricity and new linnen hood. Lovely shape, color and proportions.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Green table lamp Tapira by Gianemilio Piero and Anna Monti Fontana Arte, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern green table lamp Tapira by Gianemilio Piero and Anna Monti Fontana Arte, 1970s
Table lamp mod. Tapira with elliptical base. The structure is entirely made of bright gr...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Plastic
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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