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Desk Lamp 80s

Vintage Design Cream Lacquer Desk Lamp, 80s
Located in Marseille, FR
Vintage design cream lacquer desk lamp from the 80s, height 22 cm for a diameter of 10 cm
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20th Century Table Lamps

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Sheet Metal

70s 80s table lamp desk lamp by Franco Mirenzi for Valenti
By Franco Mirenzi, Valenti
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
70s 80s table lamp desk lamp by Franco Mirenzi for Valenti Object: desk lamp Manufacturer
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Vintage 1980s Italian Table Lamps

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Metal

Black Minimalist Desk Lamp by Designer Robert Sonneman, '80s
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
A designer black desk, task, or nightstand table lamp/light, Minimalist design period, 1988. Lamp
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Vintage 1980s American Minimalist Table Lamps

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Metal

Postmodern Counterweight Desk Lamp by Robert Sonneman, USA 1970-80s
By Robert Sonneman, Sonneman Lighting
Located in Vorst, BE
Ingenious desk lamp with a counterweight mechanism which allows the lamp to be stable in every
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Chrome, Stainless Steel, Steel, Aluminum

Post Modern Burl and Steel Mezzaluna Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace c 1970/80's
By Pace Collection, Leon Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Stunning executive desk designed by Leon Rosen for The Pace Collection, circa 1970-1980's. The desk
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Desks

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Steel

Adjustable Massive Zig Zag Halogen Lamp - Vintage 80s Design, Belgium
By Massive Lighting
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
the lamp are ideal for desks and tables: 37 cm high, 50 cm wide and 17.5 cm deep. The halogen lighting
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Vintage 1980s Belgian Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

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
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Steelcase Task or Desk Lamp
Steelcase Task or Desk Lamp
H 24 in W 22 in D 8 in
Elegant Post Modern Desk Lamp
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant Post Modern Desk Lamp. No makers mark. Most likely Italian 70s/80s. Manner of Cedric
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Elegant Post Modern Desk Lamp
Elegant Post Modern Desk Lamp
H 17.13 in W 17.75 in D 11.25 in
Post Modern Desk Lamp, 1980s
By Memphis Milano
Located in Den Haag, NL
Typical 80s square shaped desk lamp, White plastic on a black metal base. Tubular lighting good
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Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Post Modern Desk Lamp, 1980s
Post Modern Desk Lamp, 1980s
H 16.54 in W 14.97 in D 3.94 in
Brass and Black Lacquer Desk Lamp, 1980’s
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
desk lamp in brass and black lacquer from the 80s the whole thing is in perfect original condition
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Vintage 1980s European Table Lamps

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Brass

Gooseneck Desk Lamp By Hoffmeister From the 1970s-1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Desk lamp of Hoffmeister from the 70s / 80s Stylish gooseneck lamp with sophisticated reflector
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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Steel

Table Desk Lamp Leucos Murano Glass Midcentury Modern Italian Design 1980s
By Leucos
Located in Palermo, IT
the end of the 70's and the beginning of the 80's. The lamp has a black enamelled aluminum base with a
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Louis Poulsen White Articulated Architects Desk or Wall Lamp, 1980s
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
adjustable white 'Anglepoise' desk light was designed in-house at Louis Poulsen in the early 1970s. This one
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Dutch Design 'Priola' Desk Lamp by Ad Van Berlo for Indoor, 1980s
By Indoor
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
This is a Priola design lamp from the 80s. The lamp was designed by Dutch designer Ad van Berlo and
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Vintage 1980s Dutch Minimalist Table Lamps

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Metal

Gino Sarfatti 600C Table Lamp Arteluce, 1970s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
place in any interior design. item. table lamp, desk lamp designer. Gino Sarfatti maker. arteluce model
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Halostar 50 Table or Wall Lamp by Osram, Germany 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
condition. This lamp rhymes lighting precision with minimalist design. Osram's Halostar desk lamp is a
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Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Afra Papillona and Tobia shoe seedling lamp for FLOS
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Catania, IT
Flos rod lamp Papillona model, design by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, 80s, with black lacquered steel rod
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Vintage 1970s Italian Floor Lamps

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Metal

Minimalistic Table Lamp in Lacquered Red Metal by Targetti Sankey, 1980s
By Targetti Sankey
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Beautiful patent design lamp with a distinctive antropomophic shape manufactured by Targetti in the
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Vintage 1980s Italian Minimalist Table Lamps

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Metal

Dove table lamp Designers Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo New old stock 1980s
By Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo, Italiana Luce
Located in Den Haag, NL
Dove desk lamp is a true classic of the 80s. You can turn it 360 degrees and the light has two volumes
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic

Table Lamp Mushroom MASSIVE Opaline Belgium 70's Grey White Vintage Mid-Century
By Massive Lighting
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This entertaining desk or table lamp by Belgian manufacturer MASSIVE, immediately creates a cozy
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Plastic, Opaline Glass

Midcentury Table Lamp in Black Glass and Fabric Lampshade by Stilnovo, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
for its well-executed organic lines. The Aroldi designed 1967 Periscope desk lamp is a case in point
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

1980s Guido De Majo (49h x 37d cm) large light pink Murano glass table. MINT!
By De Majo
Located in Firenze, FI
1980s Guido De Majo table floor lamp glass stunning desk/table lamp. Opaline (super light pink
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Vintage 1980s Italian Table Lamps

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Glass, Murano Glass

Elda, Brass and Glass Ceiling Lamp by Angela Ardisson
Located in Milano, IT
, both vertical and horizontal. Elda suspended lamp is well suited to light up tables and work desks, its
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21st Century and Contemporary Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Danilo & Corrado Aroldi Set of Two Spicchio Sconces by Stilnovo 1973 Italy
By Stilnovo, Corrado and Luigi Aroldi
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Periscope desk lamp is a case in point. Exhibited at New York’s New Domestic Landscape 1968, its snake-like
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Post Modern Ceiling Light / Wall Light in the Style of Toshiyuki Kita, 1980s
By Toshiyuki Kita
Located in Roma, IT
taste of the 80s with vivid colors and playful shape. The style of this wall lamp recall the
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Stilnovo Chandelier with Lampshades in Opaline Glass Italian Manufacture 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
for its well-executed organic lines. The Aroldi designed 1967 Periscope desk lamp is a case in point
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal

Ettore Sottsass: Minimum Design by Patrizia Ranzo (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
, creators of objects that have become a part of our daily lives. The lamp on our desk, the chair we are
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Ettore Sottsass: Minimum Design by Patrizia Ranzo (Book)
Ettore Sottsass: Minimum Design by Patrizia Ranzo (Book)
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H 12.38 in W 9.25 in D 0.75 in

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Elegant Brass Desk Lamp
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Atlanta, GA
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By Maria Pergay
Located in Dronten, NL
Manufactured in 1965, this chromed steel floor lamp is constructed from a circular, black enameled metal base and chromed steel stem. An elegant and refined fixture, this piece feat...
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French Floor Lamp, 1965
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The stunning Murano glass chandelier. Italian-made in the 1980s. Excellent condition. Need a screw-mounted, standard Edison E27 light. With cables, the chandelier is 55 cm tall. Appr...
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Midcentury Italian Table Lamp, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Italy - Made of lacquered metal - Re-polished - Fully functional - Good, original condition.
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By VeniceM
Located in Milan, IT
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H 19.69 in W 9.06 in D 13.39 in
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Located in PARIS, FR
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LIVAL Finland clip spotlight desk lamp 80s
By Lival Oy
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
, desk or bedside lamp! The recommended lighting power is 40/60 Watt. Comes without bulb: Interior and
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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LIVAL Finland  clip spotlight desk lamp 80s
LIVAL Finland  clip spotlight desk lamp 80s
H 3.15 in W 4.73 in D 5.52 in
Z1-90 Veneta Lumi desk lamp, Italy 80's
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Located in FERROL, ES
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

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Z1-90 Veneta Lumi desk lamp, Italy 80's
Z1-90 Veneta Lumi desk lamp, Italy 80's
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 5.91 in
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Located in FERROL, ES
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Mid century Danish Desk adjustable table lamp by BHS, 80s
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
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Toucan desk lamp, Tungslite designed by H.T. Huang 80s
By H.T. Huang
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Located in Lyon, FR
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Located in Leamington Spa, GB
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By Herbert Terry
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
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By E. S. Horn
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
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Toucan Taunts Lamp by HT Huang for Huanglite, 1970/80s
By H.T. Huang
Located in Roma, IT
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By Veneta Lumi
Located in Woodford Green, GB
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Located in Pasadena, CA
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By Casella
Located in Danville, CA
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Located in Miami, FL
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Futuristic Bronze Spotlight
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By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
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Find a variety of desk lamp 80s available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct desk lamp 80s — often made from wood, hardwood and fabric — can elevate any home. Find 42 antique and vintage desk lamp 80s at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 52 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Desk lamp 80s have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. mid-century modern, modern and Scandinavian Modern desk lamp 80s are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made desk lamp 80s over the years, but those made by Poul Cadovius, Ikea and Robert Sonneman are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.

After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.

After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons

Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today

If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.

Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.

Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.

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    No one knows for sure who invented the desk lamp, as many engineers worked on designs for lamps during the 1920s. Many experts cite the Anglepoise lamp, however, as the earliest iteration of the modern desk lamp. Since its 1934 debut, this ingenious task light has become one of the most celebrated examples of industrial design. 

    How the Anglepoise came to be is the stuff of design legend: In 1932, a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine joined forces with a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons, to create a mechanism by which opposed springs would, as Carwardine explained, exert a “unidirectional constant force” on a pivoted lever that could counteract the force of gravity.

    This invention was not destined for an auto but for a lamp Carwardine was developing. The innovation would allow the piece’s articulated arm to be moved with ease to almost any position and remain there. As the product of engineering acumen rather than fashion, the Anglepoise soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted it as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.”

    The Angelpoise's rivals include the 1930 Bestlite, which was one of the earliest Bauhaus-influenced designs, created by Robert Dudley Best, who had studied under Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus in Dessau. German modernist Karl Trabert’s 1930s desk lamp for Schanzenbach & Co. was notable for its domed shade above a hinged arm.

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    British designer George Carwardine designed the Anglepoise desk lamp. Before creating the light fixture, he worked as an engineer designing automobile suspension systems. The first Anglepoise lamps debuted in 1931. You can find a variety of Anglepoise desk lamps on 1stDibs.

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