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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

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 Mendinia 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
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Bone-White Raw Medium Mushroom Lamp by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
Bone-White Raw Medium Mushroom Lamp by Nick Pourfard Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 56 cm. Materials: ceramic. Different finishes available. Please contact us. All our lamps can be wired...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Canal Table Lamp by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Canal Table Lamp by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 33 x W 50.8 x H 137 cm Materials: darkened brass All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Black Bloop Table Lamp by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Bloop table lamp by Nick Pourfard Dimensions: D 10 x W 20.5 x H 20.5 cm. Materials: metal, glass. Different finishes available. All our lamp...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Terra-Cotta Raw Small Mushroom Lamp by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
Terra-cotta raw small mushroom lamp by Nick Pourfard. Dimensions: Ø 33 x H 38 cm. Materials: ceramic. Different finishes available. All our ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Abyss No 28 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan
Located in Geneve, CH
Abyss No 28 table lamp by Ceren Gurkan. Dimensions: D25 x W20 x H45 cm Materials: Stoneware, handblown glass. All our lamps can be wired according to eac...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Blown Glass

Set of 4 Mushroom Lamps by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Mushroom Lamps by Nick Pourfard Dimensions: Small (x3) Ø 33 x H 38 cm. Medium (x1) Ø 38 x H 56 cm. Materials: ceramic. Different finishes available. Please contact us. All ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Vima Small Pendant Light by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Vima small pendant light by Bert Frank Dimensions: D 17.6 x W 9.3 x H 39.3 cm Materials: Brass, Alabaster, Glass Weight:5.5kg net, 6.5kg gross ...
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2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Alabaster, Brass

Abyss No 34 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan
Located in Geneve, CH
Abyss No 34 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan Dimensions: D38 x W22 x H41 cm Materials: Stoneware, handblown glass. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Blown Glass

Abyss No 20 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan
Located in Geneve, CH
Abyss No 20 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan Dimensions: D23 x W23 x H40 cm Materials: Stoneware, handblown glass. All our lamps can be wired according to each cou...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass, Stoneware

Abyss No 7 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan
Located in Geneve, CH
Abyss No 7 table lamp by Ceren Gurkan Dimensions: D15 x W20 x H28 cm Materials: Stoneware, handblown glass. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the ...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Blown Glass

Abyss No 27 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan
Located in Geneve, CH
Abyss No 27 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan Dimensions: D40 x W20 x H42 cm Materials: Stoneware, handblown glass. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Blown Glass

Abyss No 6 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan
Located in Geneve, CH
Abyss No 6 table lamp by Ceren Gurkan Dimensions: D15 x W20 x H40 cm Materials: Stoneware, handblown glass. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the ...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Blown Glass

Abyss No 4 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan
Located in Geneve, CH
Abyss No 4 table lamp by Ceren Gurkan. Dimensions: D18 x W22 x H45 cm Materials: Stoneware, handblown glass. All our lamps can be wired according to eac...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Blown Glass

Abyss No 3 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan
Located in Geneve, CH
Abyss No 3 table lamp by Ceren Gurkan Dimensions: D20 x W14 x H45 cm Materials: Ceramic, handblown glass All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it ...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Blown Glass

Abyss No 2 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan
Located in Geneve, CH
Abyss No 2 table lamp by Ceren Gurkan Dimensions: D 15 x W 10 x H 35 cm Materials: Ceramic, handblown glass. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Blown Glass

Abyss No 12 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan
Located in Geneve, CH
Abyss No 12 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan Dimensions: D19 x W35 x H37 cm Materials: Stoneware, handblown glass. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Blown Glass

Small Step Lamp by AOAO
Located in Geneve, CH
Small step lamp by AOAO Dimensions: W 44 x D 11 x H 68 cm Materials: White Plaster Color options available upon request. The idea was born after deciding to reconnect with my family and my grandfather – a sculptor artist. Learning to sculpt and being a designer compelled me to combine these two mediums and use their best values. Experimenting with the functionality of sculpture and the meaning of furniture led me to create the collection. Studio AOAO is an interdisciplinary studio combining art and design. It was created by Alicja Strzyzynska and Onur Iseri in Amsterdam in 2020. “We specialise in making sculptural pieces by experimenting with the functionality of sculpture and the meaning of furniture. In our works, we focus on the emotional connection between the object and the user. All of our work seeks the experience of intimacy and the metaphysical bond between personal interaction and meaningful narrative. Through sculptural value and reflective design, we aim to create pieces that last for generations and help reduce environmental waste.” The inspiration to sculpt came from Alicja’s roots, her grandfather – an artist sculptor. Alicja completed Masters of Arts Degree in Product and Visual Communication Design at Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts and finished her bachelor degree in Interior Architecture. Alicja previously worked in Tokyo and Amsterdam in architectural design studios. Onur completed his business studies in Japan and worked in digital design & marketing as well as teaching in Tokyo. The studio’s first collection debuted at Rossana Orlandi Gallery during Milan Design Week 2021. The studio currently collaborates with RO Gallery...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Plaster

Abyss No 11 Table Lamp by Ceren Gurkan
Located in Geneve, CH
Abyss No 11 table lamp by Ceren Gurkan Dimensions: D17 x W20 x H40 cm Materials: Stoneware, handblown glass. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Stoneware, Blown Glass

Vintage Chrome Geometric Table Lamps, USB Charging Port on Base
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage chrome geometric table lamps, USB charging port on base. Offered for sale is a vintage pair of chrome geometric form table lamps with drum shades...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome

Bud Table Lamp by Atelier Demichelis
Located in Geneve, CH
Bud table lamp by Atelier Demichelis Limited edition of 20 pieces, numbered and signed Dimensions: D 40 x H 71 cm Materials: Br...
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2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze

Babel Table Lamp by Atelier Demichelis
Located in Geneve, CH
Babel table lamp by Atelier Demichelis Numbered and Signed Dimensions: D 45 x H 61 cm Materials: bronze, brass, ash wood Laura Demichelis Laura wa...
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2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Bronze

Ellipse 3 Table Lamp by Atelier Demichelis
Located in Geneve, CH
Ellipse 3 Table Lamp by Atelier Demichelis Dimensions: W 53 x D 40 x H 80 cm Materials: patinated brass, grey fabric shade Laura Demichelis Laura ...
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2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Ellipse 2 Table Lamp by Atelier Demichelis
Located in Geneve, CH
Ellipse 2 Table Lamp by Atelier Demichelis Dimensions: W 41 x D 43 x H 63 cm Materials: Patinated Brass, Grey Fabric Shade Laura Demichelis Laura was born & brought up in Provence,...
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2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Modern Industrial Table Lamp with Burnished Aluminum Shade and Brass Hardware
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Disc lamp in burnished aluminum. Available in a matte black or softly burnished finish, the shade of the disc lamp can either fade into its surroundings or catch lig...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

Walnut Mercurio Lamp by Siete Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Mercurio Lamp Walnut by Siete Studio Dimensions: D 20 x W 20 x H 36 cm. Materials: Walnut, hand-blown glass. Mercurio is a sculptural table lamp characterized by its balanced geomet...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Blown Glass, Walnut

Crystal Resin Mercurio Lamp by Siete Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystal Resin Mercurio lamp by Siete Studio. Dimensions: D20 x W20 x H36 cm. Materials: Crystal Resin, hand-blown glass. Mercurio is a sculptural table lamp characterized by its...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Crystal

Brass Top Warm White Table Lamp by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass top warm white table lamp by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D 24 x W 31 x H 41 cm Material: Lacquered steel, brass Weight: 1 kg Also available in different colours. A table lamp with unique, solid brass details, created in the 1950s by the Danish designer, Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen, who is internationally acclaimed for his lamps. The Brass Top table lamp...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Brass Top Charcoal Table Lamp by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Top Charcoal Table Lamp by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D24 x W31 x H41 cm Material: Lacquered steel, Brass Weight: 1 kg Also available in different colours. Please contact us. A table lamp with unique, solid brass details, created in the 1950s by the Danish designer, Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen, who is internationally acclaimed for his lamps. The Brass Top table lamp...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Bloom Warm White Table Lamp by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Bloom Warm White Table Lamp by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D20 x W29 x H42 cm Material: Lacquered steel, Brass Weight: 2 kg Also available in different colours. Please contact us. A lit...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Bloom Black Noir Table Lamp by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Bloom black noir table lamp by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D 20 x W 29 x H 42 cm Material: Lacquered steel, brass Weight: 2 kg Also available in different colou...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Italian Post-Modern Whistle Led Table Lamp in Blue Plexiglass Marco Lodola, 2000
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern Whistle-shaped led table lamp in blue plexiglass by Marco Lodola, 2000s Fantastic and impressive whistle-shaped led table lamp in bright blue plexiglass with a da...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Plexiglass

Light shot Golden
Located in Perugia, PG
"Light shot stripes golden" table lamps, is object that summarizes the author's research, eclecticism, and ability to synthesize. Made from a ceramic wheel, handmade finished in thir...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Modern Industrial Table Lamp with Matte Black Aluminum Shade and Brass Hardware
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Disc lamp in matte black Available in a matte black or softly burnished finish, the shade of the disc lamp can either fade into its surroundings or catch light to em...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass, Nickel, Steel

Contemporary Dimmable Table Lamp - "Polyphemus" by Nicola Cecutti.
Located in London, England
Hand-made lamp, that can be displayed standing or leaning. Dimmable. Material: reclaimed plastic, foam, PVA, sand, acrylic paint, spray paint, polyurethane, brass, electrical compone...
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2010s British Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Acrylic, Paint, Rubber

Pair of Column Concrete Resin Lamps with Holophane Glass Screens
By Trouvé especial edition
Located in Mexico City, MX
A pair of concrete and resin column lamps with Holophane pressed glass screens. Designed and made by Trouvé. Limited edition of 8 lamps (4 pairs). Every single lamp's texture and ...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Concrete

Pilar Table Lamp in Lacquered Papier Mâché and Fringe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by architectural elements, the ARCHI lighting series by Hannah Bigeleisen plays with notions of balance between form, proportion, color, and pattern. A hand painted, pattern...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Barbican Table Light No.1 by A Space
Located in Geneve, CH
Barbican Floor Light No.2 by A Space Dimensions: H36,83 x D21,59 x H21,59 cm Materials:Misc recycled. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Other

Postmodern Heron Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Luxo
Located in Oslo, NO
Iconic table lamp designed by Isao Hosoe for the Norwegian lamp maker Luxo. Moulded plastic in a lacquered silver coating. The lamp is fully working and in ...
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Early 2000s Scandinavian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Bespoke Italian Post Modern Rose Pink Murano Glass Geometric Couture Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A fun modernist table / desk lamp, a contemporary organic creation entirely hand made in Italy, the geometric shape inspired by a fashion tailored suit design, the waisted middle par...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Bespoke Italian Post Modern Rose Pink Murano Glass Geometric Couture Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A fun modernist table / desk lamp, a contemporary organic creation entirely hand made in Italy, the geometric shape inspired by a fashion tailored suit design, the waisted middle par...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Domo Table Lamp in Lacquered Papier Mâché and Hand Dyed Silk Fringe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Domo lamp is based on Bigeleisen's fascination with the Pantheon and the idea of domed forms found in early and contemporary architecture. Hand painted, ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Roberto Giulio Rida for Lorin Marsh Blue Mirrored Table Lamp
Located in East Hampton, NY
Roberto Rida made for Lorin Marsh. Metal stamped on bottom, Italy, 2000s. Contemporary glass lamp base. Cut cobalt glass with nickeled brass ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Mirror

Functional art Floor Lamp "Open Eyes" by Lionel Jadot
Located in Antwerp, BE
Open eyes floor lamp by Lionel Jadot. Functional art; Lionel Jadot; Belgian art Born in Brussels in 1969, Lionel Jadot is an interior designer, artist, designer, filmmaker, adventurer. But all at once, preferably. Lionel Jadot is firing on all cylinders. ‘I never throw anything, I pick up everything. Not having a green thumb, I’m trying cuttings, weddings against nature. I never forget a line.’ He’s inviting us in subtle, off-beat worlds, on the edge of reality. Its material is made of dilated time. A wandering spirit, he seeks a protective balance in a hostile world. It is his constant questioning: what happens to the place where we live? For Lionel Jadot, everything is object, everything is history. He draws from other places, other times, and seeks what’s linking them. He sews, stitches, unpicks, blends materials, combines eras. He will enshrine some wood essence in metal, some mineral in a plant, the old in the new. ‘I take extra care to the joint between two materials.’ With him, there is always some play in the parts, as in a piece of machinery. From a kingdom to another, he provokes organic, viral growths, generating energy. Linking past and future, he never forgets a line. ‘I accumulate them.’ He’s inviting us in subtle worlds, off-beat, on the edge of reality. Are we in 1930 or in 2030? Both, no doubt. Its material is made of dilated time. The eye goes hand in hand with the ear. ‘When I walk into a place, I listen to the good (or bad) it does to me. An ineffable feeling.’ He recreates mutant buildings, like the future Royal Botanique, a 5 stars hotel housed in the Church of the Gesu, a former convent behind a 1940 façade. He talks about a ‘hotel object’, which he holds and turns around in his hand. A wandering spirit, he’s flirting with retro-futurism. The Jam, another hotel, is intended for urban travelers, fans of swiftness, fluidity and hospitality. He designs interiors as a set of objects: a motorcycle cut in concrete becomes a bar counter. He finds gothic cartoon echoes, from the likes of Moebius, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Enki Bilal, sets from Garage Hermétique and Blade Runner, a protective balance in a hostile world. Discovering Jadot’s little cosmos of collected and accumulated goods, it becomes clear that every element has its own story. I tried to collect them and in turn, devour them in the coming paragraphs. But first: the show is best experienced seated, barring the distinction between object of use and object of attention, they invite for different types of conversation. The seats, chairs, thrones all make us think of our own physical comportment, and of how the seat lends grandeur to the person sitting on it, by crowning its presence. The crackling floor, the felt walls and the diffuse light slow you down into an oddly absorbing environment, in which you are left puzzled. In the eclectic collages of objects, bits and pieces collected all over the world come together in ways practical, and logical, though possibly only in the artist’s mind. All his finds eventually seem to fall into place. Starting with the mere conception of a chair, rather than with a set-out plan or sketch, the works are intuitively construed out of an archive that one can only imagine the dimensions of. Things forgotten by others, precious for him, were all once designed for their own purpose. Here they find their fit as a base, a closing system or a balancing element. The first piece that opens the exhibition, the most throne-like of all seats in the show, builds around a chair of his grandmother, protected by mops, and harassed with bed springs. As you enter the space, you pass by a shell leaning over a yellow seat that stems from his old Mustang, and find a white stool piece with Mexican leather dog training whips, the white building blocks of which turn out to be dried molding material, as found and broken out of a bucket by workers every morning. Further, the stone piece that reminds one of the stone age, is indeed made of 400 million old rocks, and the soft seats are lent from construction, where these strokes of textile carry up the heaviest goods. In the corner, but as you walk this walk please be seated on any of the thrones and experience the work for a moment, the green fluffy cover is made by XXXX who remakes cartographies of warzones, one of which is here mounted on a flexible fishing chair. On an experience level, the conversation chair enhances self-confidence, while putting you literally in a good spot with the person you’re conversing with. The lamp perfectly shows the playful Cadavre Exquis...
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Stack Table Lamp in Lacquered Papier Mâché and Hand Dyed Silk Fringe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by architectural elements, the stack lamp plays with balance and form of the fundamental shapes of building. Hand painted, patterned surfaces pair with hand-dyed and knotted...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Italy Postmodern 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Marble, Brass

Modern Industrial Large Round faced Steel & Aluminum Table Lamp with Brass and W
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Tank light Combining hand-finished steel, burnished aluminum, antiqued brass, and oiled walnut, the tank light is substantial, solid, and refined. Intended as a s...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel, Brass

Modern Industrial Small Round faced Steel & Aluminum Table Lamp with Brass and W
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Mini-Tank The Mini-Tank, a smaller version of our Tank Light, combines hand-finished steel, burnished aluminum, and oiled walnut. Its soft, ambient light and scul...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Aluminum

Burnished Aluminum Task Table Lamp with Steel Base and Brass Arm
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Delta lamp A modern reinterpretation of the industrial work light, the delta lamp rotates 360° to focus subtle lighting where it is needed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Aluminum Industrial Task Table Lamp with Bronze Hardware and Walnut Base
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Cylinder lamp Inspired by the streamlined forms found in aviation design, the high polish aluminum cylinder that houses the fixture’s LED light source cantilevers over the base, as if in flight. Available with a warm amber or soft white bulb...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Steel, Bronze, Aluminum

Post Modern Style Frame Lilac Table Lamp
Located in Lisbon, PT
Frame lamp stands out for its strong shapes made of Terrazzo stone, with opal glass globes kindly wrapped by a smooth, curved lacquered metal structure. Made to Order. Utu Lamps is...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Martine Bedin Super White Memphis Milano Postmodern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Famous super lamp designed by Martine Bedin. Six-light bulb along with its back. With wheel and movable. All white color model.  
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Stainless Steel

Martine Bedin Super Yellow Memphis Milano Postmodern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Famous super lamp deigned by Martine Bedin. Six-light bulb along with its back. With wheel and movable. Yellow color model.                                     
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Stainless Steel

Intersection Table Lamp #3, "Light Bearer", by Christopher Kreiling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Light Bearer' (Intersection #3) came together as the earth paused in early March. Life as we know it had been intercepted by a force we were not prepared...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Contemporary Studio Craft Walnut and Neon Touch "BuraBura - Art" Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary capacitive touch sensor lamp by neon artist / lamp designer, Ryan Mulkey. From the "BuraBura" series, referencing a possessed lantern from Japanese Yokai folklore. Each ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut

Contemporary Studio Craft Walnut and Neon Touch "BuraBura - Karin" Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary capacitive touch sensor lamp by neon artist / lamp designer, Ryan Mulkey. From the "BuraBura" series, referencing a possessed lantern from Japanese Yokai folklore. Each ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut

Contemporary Studio Craft Walnut and Neon Touch "BuraBura - Octavius" Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary capacitive touch sensor lamp by neon artist / lamp designer, Ryan Mulkey. From the "BuraBura" series, referencing a possessed lantern from Jap...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut

Contemporary Studio Craft Walnut and Neon Touch "BuraBura - Otto" Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary capacitive touch sensor lamp by neon artist / lamp designer, Ryan Mulkey. From the "BuraBura" series, referencing a possessed lantern from Japanese Yokai folklore. Each lamp from the series is composed of a molded neon light source supported by a solid walnut 'orb' base. Only the finest materials are employed to create this small, but impressive conversational piece. The smallest of the BuraBura lamps, this example is named "Otto" after James Otto Hahs, the inventor of the coin operated kiddie ride...
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2010s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Walnut

Bronze 'Angler' Lighting Sculpture by Carlo Lorenzetti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Contemporary collectible design lamp by Carlo Lorenzetti, 2019. Bronze on patinated bronze. The title of this piece references the ‘anglerfish’ (t...
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2010s North American Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Bronze

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.

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