Post-Modern Table Lamps
POSTMODERN STYLE
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
- A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
- Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
- Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
- Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980)
- Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
- Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
- Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood
- Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
- Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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Style: Post-Modern
Pasteur Lamp in Tourmaline by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
Pasteur lamp in Tourmaline by Elyse Graham
Dimensions: W 38 x H 61 cm
Materials: Plaster, Resin, Cotton rag Paper, brass, Nickel. Hardware: polished nickel-plated brass uno threade...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Anaka Table Lamp by Saadia Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Anaka Table Lamp by Saadia Design
Dimensions: D 28 x W 28 x H 46 cm.
Materials: Wood, linen, and rope.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it wi...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Linen, Rope, Wood
Brenta and Brenta Table Lamp by Jenna Basso Pietrobon
Located in Geneve, CH
Breganze and Fara Table Lamp by Jenna Basso Pietrobon
Dimensions: W 25 x D 18 x H 102 cm
Materials: Ceramic, Textile, Brass.
Weight: 4 kg
Jenna Basso Pietrobon, born in 1986, is an ...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Aged Brass Sculpted Table Lamp, Monolith Small by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Aged Brass Sculpted Table Lamp, Monolith Small by Paul Matter
The Monolith lamp is an exercise in reduction. Sculpted out of a single body with the help of simple score...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Murano Glass Table Lamp in the Style of Lino Tagliapietra, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
It is made in black and white Murano glass, brass and fabric.
This table lamp features two lights: they can be switched on separately or at the same time.
Thi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Modernist Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This lamp features a bold, sculptural design with a reflective chrome finish. The base consists of a cylindrical pedestal supporting a large, polished metallic sphere, creating a dyn...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
MMM Tiltlit Table Lamp by MM Lampadari
Located in Geneve, CH
MMM Tiltlit Table Lamp by MM Lampadari
Dimensions: Ø 16 x H 25 cm.
Materials: Metal and glass.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be w...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Murano Table Lamp by VeArt
By VeArt
Located in Brussel, BE
Beautiful and large mushroom lamp in mustard color glass and golden metal parts.
The frosted glass is slightly hammered with an organic look.
Ve-Art was founded in 1965 by Sergio Bi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Table Lamp by Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia, Italy, 1980s, Pink & Blue
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Postmodern table lamp designed by Alessandro Mendini for Studio Alchimia / Gruppo Alchimia. Very good condition with few if any signs of wear. Pink and blue lacquered aluminum w...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Coco Light Sculpture by Frero Collective
Located in Geneve, CH
Coco Light Sculpture by Frero Collective
Dimensions: D 15 x W 20 x H 60 cm.
Materials: Reclaimed stone, minerals, resin binder, plaster paint.
Available in ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Rare Innocente Gandini for Arredoluce 'Sunlight' Table Lamp Mirrored Glass
By Innocente Gandini, Arredoluce
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Innocente Gandini for Arredoluce, 'Sunlight' table lamp, model '14100', mirrored sandblasted glass, chrome-plated steel, Italy, circa 1970
This special lighting piece, created by th...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Ettore Sottsass classic "Don" lamp for Stilnovo, Italy
Located in Skokie, IL
The lamp consists of a relative heavy emerald green cubic base, a white slanted rod and a striking adjustable white shade. This shade is connected to the light bulb with a white lacq...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Post-Modern Italian Design Steel Chrome Abstract Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
This Italian table lamp is designed by Edmondo Cirillo, an Italian sculptor (born 1931). Italian hand made in steel chrome finished.
EU wiring 240V....
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Italian Postmodern Murano Vetri Glass Table Lamp in Pink & White
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A gorgeous Italian art glass table from the 1980s. The lamp features a hand blown glass body, Lucite base, faceted glass shade and brass details. Tested, working and ready for use.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pink Lamp by Siup Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Pink Lamp by Siup Studio
Dimensions: D11 x W22 x H12cm
Materials: glass and ceramics.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the U...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Euphoria Table Lamp by Studio Monsoleil
Located in Geneve, CH
Euphoria Table Lamp by Studio Monsoleil
Dimensions: D 12 x W 12 x H 25 cm.
Materials: Laminated glass.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it wi...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Anthracite Cicero 26 Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Anthracite Cicero 26 Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Dimensions: ⌀ 41 x H 66 cm
Materials: Glazed Ceramic, Unfinished Brass, Linen
This item is handmade, and may exhibit variabil...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
White Alabaster Peona Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
White Alabaster Peona Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 61 cm.
Materials: Brass, cotton and white alabaster.
Also available in different marble, wood and alabaster ...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Italian Post Modern Table Lamp made in Murano Glass in the style of Umberto Riva
By Umberto Riva
Located in Roma, IT
Splendid Postmodern table lamp produced in Italy by the "Punto Luce" company using glass made by Murano glass artisans.
This is an "atmosphere" lamp and not a reading lamp.
The dimmable halogen bulb releases a light that is softened and tinged with pastel colors by the shaded and colored Murano glass.
The lamp is essentially composed of two modules:
The first is a base in light gray overlaid with white Murano glass, decorated with thin iron gray lines.
This has a conical shape and houses the halogen bulb inside.
The second is a large shaded Murano glass lampshade.
Its concave shape, like an upside-down hat or a serving plate; unlike normal "lampshades" which force and direct the light into a cone, this diffuses it upwards, widening its radius.
A heavy black enamelled metal base stabilizes the weight of the lamp making it very stable.
The style of this lamp recalls the elegant and essential 80s lamps...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Galileo 2.2 Table Lamp by Edoardo Lietti Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Galileo 2.2 Table Lamp by Edoardo Lietti Studio
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 10 x W 26 x H 42 cm.
Materials: White pigmented concrete, birch plywood, and polished stainless steel.
Weig...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Concrete, Stainless Steel
Pagoda Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Pagoda Lamp by Henry Wilson
Sold exclusively by Galerie Philia
Limited Edition of 100 pieces
Dimensions: W 65 x D 35 x H 51 cm
Materials: White Alabaster
...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Postmodern Solid Birch Wood & Aluminum Sculptural Table/ Desk Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Very rare solid birch with aluminum accents tall desk table lamp. doesn't include lampshade its 24" to the top of the socket great condition and working.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Minimalist 1970s Italian Chrome Cylinder Table Lamp
Located in Weesp, NL
1970's Italian chrome minimalist cylinder table lamp. This simple beauty is in great vintage condition and comes with an on and off switch and a European plug.
The lamp will be ship...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Original 07 Triangle Table Lamp with Palm Screen by Daniel Orozco
Located in Geneve, CH
Original 07 triangle table lamp with palm screen by Daniel Orozco
Material: Jabin wood.
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 44 cm
Available with palm or...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Tobacco Alabaster Edna Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
TobaccoAlabaster Edna Table Lamp by Simone & MarcelMarcel
Dimensions: D 15 x W 44 x H 46 cm.
Materials: Cotton, brass and white alabaster.
Also available in different marbles and ce...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Italy Post- Modern Style Brass Table Lamp with Painted Metal Shades Yellow Blue
Located in Brescia, IT
Table lamp in brass with shaft covered by hand sewed genuine cow leather. Double swinging arms and painted metal shades in blue and yellow. Base in red Italian marble. The brass has ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Urania Table Lamp by Acanthus Studio Roma
Located in Geneve, CH
Urania Table Lamp by Acanthus Studio Roma
Limited Edition
Dimensions: D 50 x W 50 x H 75 cm.
Materials: Steel, leather, and Travertino Stone.
Each piece is handcrafted, and reproduc...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Steel
Cardboard Amphora Urn Lamps Frank Gehry or Gregory Van Pelt Post-Modern
By Frank Gehry
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Jaw Dropping pair of urn lamps complete with original shades is from the 80’s or 90’s. Produced from wrapped corrugated cardboard, these unique urn lamps sit in a wrought iron tripod stand...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Natural Fiber
Indu Table Lamp by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Indu Table Lamp by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: D 26.67 x W 24.13 x H 16.51 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood, Brass, Glass Globe.
Colors Brown, Natural Wooden Finish.
Indu, waxing ...
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Carlo Nason for Mazzega Murano Glass Table Lamp LT328 Model 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian table lamp model LT328 designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega vetri di Murano composed of 4 pulegosi glasses and metal base, Italy 1970s
Note that the lamp is original to the ...
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1790s Italian Antique Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Terrasig Sophia Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Terrasig Sophia Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Dimensions: ⌀ 51 x H 69 cm
Materials: Glazed Ceramic, Unfinished Brass, Linen
This item is handmade, and may exhibit variability wi...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pagoda Lamp by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Pagoda Lamp by Henry Wilson
Sold exclusively by Galerie Philia
Limited Edition of 100 pieces
Dimensions: W 65 x D 35 x H 51 cm
Materials: White Alabaster
...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Hand-Anodised Aluminium Ambient Light from Cosmos collection Brown / Multicolour
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
This particular light shown in the photos has been sold. However every piece is unique, it can be reproduced in the same colours and a similar pattern. Otherwise other lights in the ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Lemno Amber Cylinder Table Lamp by Acanthus Studio Roma
Located in Geneve, CH
Lemno Amber Cylinder Table Lamp by Acanthus Studio Roma
Limited Edition
Dimensions: D 50 x W 50 x H 83 cm.
Materials: Steel brass, Amber parchment, and Red Levanto marble.
Each piec...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Other
Lemno Pagoda Table Lamp by Acanthus Studio Roma
Located in Geneve, CH
Lemno Pagoda Table Lamp by Acanthus Studio Roma
Limited Edition
Dimensions: D 60 x W 60 x H 80 cm.
Materials: Steel brass, leather, and Red Levanto marble.
Each piece is handcrafted...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide First Edition 'Sintesi' Lamp in Red
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, multi-way screw lamp, model 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto', first edition, coated iron, coated steel, aluminum, rubber, plastic, Italy, design 1976
The fo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Postmodern table lamp by Herda, 1980s
By Herda
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
Dutch Design Post-Modern table lamp by Herda, 1980s.
Herda Lighting company, founded 1946 in Amsterdam by the brothers Daniels.
Designers working for Herda , Willem van Oyen sr., Ja...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lapis Linus Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Lapis Linus Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Dimensions: ⌀ 41 x H 82 cm
Materials: Glazed Ceramic, Unfinished Brass, Linen
This item is handmade, and may exhibit variability within...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Black Marble Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Marble Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 40.6 x H 61 cm.
Materials: Brass, acrylic and black marble.
Also available in differen...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Space Invader Line by Studio Chora, Table Lamp, White Limestone, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Designed by Studio Chora, Space Invader Mini, 2021.
Amorphous, nonconforming, the Space Invader is expressive of the human form.
The Space Invader series of organic light sculpt...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Limestone
Italian Table Lamp by Zonca, 1980s
By Zonca
Located in Brussel, BE
Table lamp series 6000-7500 by Zonca.
The design of this lamp is a typical example of the 1980's post-modern style.
The Murano glass fan shape glass has the pastel colors of that per...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Scarpa Woodgrain Table Lamp by Daniel Schneiger
Located in Geneve, CH
Scarpa Woodgrain table lamp by Daniel Schneiger
Dimensions: D 17 x W 12 x H 48 cm
Materials: Wood. Plaster and resin
Shade not included. Custom finishes available.
CAST\
A collecti...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin, Wood, Plaster
Gaetano Pesce Moss Lamp 2009
Located in Naples, FL
Rare Gaetano Pesce "Moss" lamp originally designed as a tribute to Murray Moss. Edizione del Pesce for Meritalia circa 2009. The lamp appears to be a solid structure, but is complete...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Ingrid Hsalmarson for New Lamp 'Spiral' Table Lamp in Aluminum
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ingrid Hsalmarson for New Lamp, 'Spiral' table lamp, coated aluminum, coated steel, Italy, 1971
Elegant and modernist Spiral table lamp designed by Ingrid Hsalmarson for manufacturer New Lamp Italy...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Nobody Small Table Lamp by Euroluce Lampadari
Located in Geneve, CH
Nobody Small Table Lamp by Euroluce Lampadari
Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 32 cm.
Materials: Metal and plexiglass.
Available in different colors. Prices may vary. All our lamps can be wired...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
MMM Pineapple Table Lamp by MM Lampadari
Located in Geneve, CH
MMM Pineapple Table Lamp by MM Lampadari
Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 50 cm.
Materials: Glass and metal.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tobacco Alabaster And Walnut Base Pura Kelo Double Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Tobacco Alabaster And Walnut Base Pura Kelo Double Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 69 cm.
Materials: Brass, cotton, walnut and tobacco alabaster.
Also avai...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
MMM Tiltlit Table Lamp by MM Lampadari
Located in Geneve, CH
MMM Tiltlit Table Lamp by MM Lampadari
Dimensions: Ø 16 x H 25 cm.
Materials: Metal and glass.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be w...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
No. 32 Handcrafted Marble Embroidery One Circle Table Lamp by Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
No. 32 Table Lamp by Sander Bottinga
Dimensions: D 31 cm x W 40 cm x H 68 cm
Materials: brass, wood, marble embroidered design in silk, viscose, cotton, leather.
Circle available in...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Memphis Milano Style Lamp, Original Cardboard Conical Shade
Located in Miami, FL
Memphis Milano Style Lamp, Original Cardboard Conical Shade
Offered for sale is a Memphis Milano-style table lamp with the original cardboard conical shade. Its base and stem are m...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Scilla Lamp by BRNV Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Scilla Lamp by BRNV Studio
Dimensions: D 10 x W 90 x H 70 cm (Dimensions may vary).
Materials: Magna Glaskeramik recycled glass, bronze.
All our lamps can be wired according to each...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Nuit Table Lamp by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Nuit Table Lamp by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: ⌀ 21 x H 28 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood, Brass.
Colors Brown, Natural Wooden, Brass Finish.
Echoing the archetypical form of a t...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
PANZIR Contemporary Table & Floor Lamp, Organic Design, Recycled Materials
Located in Milano, IT
PANZIR Contemporary Table & Floor Lamp by Pavel Vishnevsky, Limited Edition, Sculptural Organic Bionic Design, Recycled Materials
A sculptural lighting piece that seamlessly merges ...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Clam Table Lamp by Studio Gameiro
Located in Geneve, CH
Clam Table Lamp by Studio Gameiro
Dimensions: D 38 x W 48 x H 48 cm.
Materials: Polished copper and ceramic.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Italian Table or Desk Lamp in Postmodern Style Steel and Murano Glass by Leucos
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Wonderful arch shaped table or desk lamp by Italian light specialist Leucos. Its base is made of black colored steel. The light bulb itself is placed in an aerodynamically shaped Mur...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Babka Table Lamp by Di Fretto
Located in Geneve, CH
Babka Table Lamp by Di Fretto
Dimensions: ⌀ 14 x H 53 cm (measure without lampshade)
Materials: White Faience (not glazed)
The Babka table lamp is a twist i...
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2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Faience
Lamp with Solid Wood Base of Soap and Linen Screen by Daniel Orozco
Located in Geneve, CH
Lamp with Solid Wood Base of Soap and Linen Screen by Daniel Orozco.
Dimensions: D 14 x H 73 cm.
Materials: Wood, Linen.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Linen, Wood
Tobacco Alabaster And Walnut Base Pura Kelo Double Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Tobacco Alabaster And Walnut Base Pura Kelo Double Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 69 cm.
Materials: Brass, cotton, walnut and tobacco alabaster.
Also avai...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Seine Table Lamp - Antique Brass, Coral
By Space Copenhagen, Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Seine Collection by Space Copenhagen was inspired by the behavior of light in moving water, an effect that was captured through the use of patterned mouth-blown glass.
The colle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Gae Aulenti early edition of the Ruspa table lamp
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Bruxelles, BE
The Ruspa lamp, designed by Gae Aulenti in 1967, is considered a masterpiece due to its sculptural form and the almost industrial character of its component...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rare Postmodern Table Lamp Steel Base & Textured Glass
By Italamp
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful & rare table desk lamp, solid steel with a galvanized finish, with solid thick glass center decoration and dimmer switch, the shade its original to the lamp some wear due...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Entity Table Lamp by Camila Apaez
Located in Geneve, CH
Entity Table Lamp by Camila Apaez
Materials: Ceramic, Brass, Glass
Dimensions: W 15 x D 12 x H 34 cm
Options: White Bone, Chocolate, Charcoal black, Natural, Barro tostado.
Add...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
White Alabaster Pura Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
White Alabaster Pura Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 58 cm.
Materials: Brass, cotton and white alabaster.
Also available in different marble, wood and alabaster o...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Italian Modernist Table lamps in Glass and Metal by Tre Ci Luce, 1980s, Set of 2
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Wonderful pair of Italian Design table lamps, manufactured in the 1980s (Space Age era) by Tre Ci Luce, design attributed to Cesare Lacca. There are original manufacturers label insi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
White Marble Pipo Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
White Marble Pipo Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 58 cm.
Materials: Cotton and white marble.
Also available in different marble and wood options and finishes. Cus...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Coral Lamp by Dzovag Kotchian
Located in Geneve, CH
Coral Lamp by Dzovag Kotchian
Dimensions: W 22 x D 22 x H 44 cm
Materials: Stabilized Raw Clay, Metal.
Dzovag Kotchian's work develops through theoretical reflection and artistic re...
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2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Hank Kwint the SURF table lamp Dutch Design -1983
By Hank Kwint
Located in The Hague, NL
Hank Kwint is a celebrated Dutch designer renowned for his innovative approach to lighting design and his ability to blend form, function, and artistic expression. He is influenced a...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Sigvard Nilsson, Table Lamp, Cottonwood, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A freeform cottonwood table lamp designed and produced by Sigvard Nilsson, Sweden, 1970s
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 12.25" H x 7.5" W x 4.5" D
Dime...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Nuit Table Lamp by Memoir Essence
Located in Geneve, CH
Nuit Table Lamp by Memoir Essence
Dimensions: D 25 x W 50 x H 70 cm.
Materials: Brushed brass, high gloss lacquer and satin fabric.
Nuit table lamp is a classic and elegant solution...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Unbound Table Lamp, H45, Grey Marble, Canvas
By Space Copenhagen, Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
Playful, poetic and pared back, Space Copenhagen’s design team have reimagined the traditional lantern with the calming and characterful Unbound Table Lamp.
With the teardrop-shaped marble base acting as an anchor, the white linen or natural canvas shade can be effortlessly rotated around it, as though it were a sail, gently billowing. Its dark antique brass...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Pair of "Delamp" Dutch Black Lamps by Rob Wermenbol for Indoor, 1980s
By Indoor
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique Postmodern pair of Dutch lamps by Rob Wermenbol, from 1980s. These pieces were made during the 1980s in Holland by Indoor. This pair of table lamps a...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Gravity Table Lamp - Small, Grey Marble, White.
By Space Copenhagen, Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
The new Gravity Collection designed by Space Copenhagen, consisting of a table lamp and a floor lamp, is aesthetically contrasting strength and fragility. Taking its name from the lamp’s distinctive balance between the anchoring of the heavy, cylindrical base and the lightweight, airy shade, it beautifully merges into a sculptural whole. Blending understated elegance, clean functionality and effortless in its own succinct and simple way, the Gravity Lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Unbound Table Lamp - H45, Grey Marble, White
By Space Copenhagen, Gubi
Located in Berkeley, CA
Playful, poetic and pared back, Space Copenhagen’s design team have reimagined the traditional lantern with the calming and characterful Unbound Table Lamp.
With the teardrop-shaped marble base acting as an anchor, the white linen or natural canvas shade can be effortlessly rotated around it, as though it were a sail, gently billowing. Its dark antique brass ‘mast’ supports an array of dimmable LED...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Post-modern table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Post-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, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Gubi, Space Copenhagen, Paul Matter, and Algo Studio. 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. Prices for table lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $85 and tops out at $34,000 while the average work can sell for $1,475.