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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Graham Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, hand built and assembled by hand. The lamp base is made with speckled clay manufactured regionally to the East Coast with custom made matte finish white g...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Modern Saldanha Table Lamp, Onyx Base, Black Shade, Handmade in Portugal
By GF Modern, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Saldanha Table Lamp, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
A luxurious table lamp, Saldanha creates the subliminal ambiance for exceptional living. The c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Onyx, Stainless Steel
A Striking Pair of Murano 1980s Sea-foam Green Bottle-form Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each tall hand-blown lamp with long neck and bulbous body all in a translucent sea-foam green glass with dark flecks; fitted with lucite caps and bases
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
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
Circular Gilded Ceramic Figural Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Circular Gilded Ceramic Figural Table Lamp, apparently unmarked. Provenance: From an Upper East side collection.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Tony Paul Table Lamp for Westwood Industries
By Tony Paul
Located in Miami, FL
A very stylish table lamp by Tony Paul.
Tony Paul was a world famous American industrial designer. Above all, he is known for his designs of furniture, dishes and lighting design.
...
Category
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Matte Black 'Rouleau' Ceramic Table Lamp by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Perfect where a smaller, understated lamp is desired. Dimensions listed are the overall dimensions of the lamp with the shade.
The shade is 10 in. bottom diameter x 8 in. top diam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Parchment Paper
Pair of Mid- Century White Murano Glass Hourglass Table Lamps, 1950s
Located in Florence, IT
Pair of white hourglass shaped Murano Glass table lamps.
Italian Vintage design midcentury era.
One bulb each lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Forged Iron Table Lamps by Hubbardton
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of fine quality forged iron table lamps by Hubbardton.
Feel the fluidity of Hubbardton, forged by hand in the state of Vermont. Each light fixt...
Category
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Pair of Chrome Metal and Wood Table Lamps by Casa Comte Buenos Aires, circa 1940
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of chrome metal and wood table lamps by Casa Comte Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa 1940.
Category
1940s Argentine Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
Lamp Venini By Fulvio Bianconi, Emerald Green, Circa 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Rare glass lamp by Flavio Bianconi, for Venini from the 1950s. with applications of delicate twists and handles.
Fluted baluster foot height 31cm. With the 39 cm socket
On base, tra...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
A Stylish Pair of Cerulean Blue Clear Glass Bottle-form Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each with long slender neck above a compressed body; with brass caps and bases
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Impressively Large 1960s Ovoid-form Drip-Glaze Ceramic Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each large ovoid lamp adorned with olive green, brown and beige drip-glaze on an ochre ground; raised on brown wooden lacquered bases; great 1960s style that are not only functional ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Philippe Starck Flos Miss K Table Lamp Transparent Grey 21st Century
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Antwerpen, BE
The Miss K table lamp is a design by Philippe Starck, which he created for the Italian lighting manufacturer Flos. Because of the two different light diffusers, it immediately create...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Plexiglass
Contemporary Modernist Clear Glass Table Lamp
Located in Elkhart, IN
A sleek contemporary Modernist clear glass table lamp with a beautiful twisted base
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 6.5"W x 6.5"D x 19"H
Ve...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Vintage Brass Adjustable Table Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Enjoy the allure of a bygone era, with this all-brass vintage table lamp. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, with all of its original hardware and matching patina throughou...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
ceramic table lamp by Boleslaw Daniskowski
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
an unusual danikowski ceramic lamp one of a kind
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Cobalt Blue Italian Murano Glass Lamps
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of superb Murano cobalt blue handblown glass lamps. These lamps have been made in the “Sommerso” technique. They have been rewired professionally to US standards. The height to ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Limited Edition Lumina Daphine LED Table Lamp in White by Tommaso Cimini
By Tommaso Cimini, Lumina
Located in New York, NY
Daphine 45th Anniversary
Our icon & masterpiece: Daphine.
Back in 1991, Lumina presented a special lamp for the 15th Anniversary with a particular finish, numbered and sold to the mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Toucan Table Lamp by H.T. Huang
By H.T. Huang
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Some small scratches and details of use, for more photographs or video on request
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
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
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
Ceramic lamp by Louis Giraud, Vallauris, France, 1950's
By Louis Giraud
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic black table lamp by Louis Giraud, signed, 1950's
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Italian Egg-Shaped Green Alabaster and Brass Table Lamp
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
This magic Egg-shaped table lamp is for everyone who wants to attune his/her mind and feelings on love frequency, inner peace and purity.
Rebirth is the light for our thoughts that c...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Ceramic lamp by Les 2 Potiers, France, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
Les Deux Potiers ceramic lamp, similar lamp documented in a book about les 2 Potiers
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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
Gloria Lamp by Alice Lahana Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Gloria Lamp by Alice Lahana Studio
Dimensions: W 20 x D 13.5 x H 35 cm
Materials: Stoneware.
The Gloria lamp is handcrafted in the studio workshops. With its organic and abstract sh...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Cleo Lamp by Alice Lahana Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Cleo Lamp by Alice Lahana Studio
Dimensions: W 12 x D 12 x H 52 cm
Materials: Stoneware.
Led Bulb G125 7W 2700K E27 (included)
Alice Lahana is a french designer based in Paris. Whi...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
"TRIGGER OF THE SPACE" Table Lamp By Nanda Vigo, Italy 1980s
By Nanda Vigo
Located in Argelato, BO
Nanda Vigo
(Milan, 1936 - 2020)
TRIGGER OF THE SPACE MODEL TABLE LAMP
in aluminum and mirrored glass
Italian production, 1981
cm H48xL48xD22
The work is accompanied by authentication...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Aluminum
“Specchiato” Murano Glass Lamps by Alberto Dona
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass “specchiato” lamps by Alberto Dona. This pair has hand blown smoked gray and silver “specchiato” mercury lined glass formed in three diamo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Wood DOGGY Table Lamp with White Fabric Shade, hand-crafted, hardwood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Doggy Lamp by Wan Wan Wonderland (Tokyo, Japan)
Delightful and whimsical table lamps with white pleated shades and expertly hand-crafted wooden bases. Each...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
US sculptures - table or pedestal lights
Located in Giza Governorate, EG
Through its functionality “US” draws on the instant in
which we see each other; and light up. The energy within us
flows, we come together finally whole, a moment in which
darknes...
Category
2010s Egyptian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood, Polyester
Wood DOGGY Table Lamp with White Fabric Shade, hand-crafted, hardwood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Doggy Lamp by Wan Wan Wonderland (Tokyo, Japan)
Delightful and whimsical table lamps with white pleated shades and expertly hand-crafted wooden bases. Each...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1295 Murano Lampada da Tavolo in vetro artistico soffiato di Murano turchese oro
Located in Venice, VE
Presentiamo la nostra esclusiva lampada da tavolo, alta 35 cm e realizzata con maestria in vetro artistico di Murano. Questo affascinante pezzo è immerso in una vibrante tonalità tur...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Jasper Morrison Modern Minimalist Glo-Ball Black Desk Lamp for FLOS, in stock
By Jasper Morrison, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Glo Ball T1 Table Lamp in Black, by Jasper Morrison
Part of the popular Glo-Ball Series, the Glo-Ball T was created in 1998 by artist Jasper Morrison to invoke the radiant calm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
French Perforated Metal Table Lamp by Mathieu Matégot, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
A rare "Baghdad" table lamp designed by the notable Mathieu Matégot in the 1950s in his staple enamelled perforated metal. This piece stands out through its unique sculptural form an...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Slamp Lafleur Battery Table Lamp by Marc Sadler
By Marc Sadler
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Marc Sadler was driven by the desire to move beyond the known and find a new compositional language while shaping Slamp’s technopolymers. The delicate, delectable, and rechargeable Lafleur battery-powered table lamp is formed by heating Lentiflex at a controlled temperature and then hand-moulding it to create the blossom. The lamp has a magnetic base and comes with a complimentary metal anchor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Amorph Helix Table Lamp Solid Wood, Ebony Finish with Ivory Silk Shade
By Amorph Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural table lamp made from MDF with cold metal finish. Color: White gold.
Dimension base: 16" H x 7.5" L x 5.5" W
Shade dimension: 10" H x 14" W.
About Amorph:
Amorph is a des...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Modern wood table lamp, France circa 1940
Located in Firenze, IT
Modern wood table lamp
France circa 1940s
aluminum, wood
H 57 cm - 44 x 24 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Half Sphere Lamp by Lisa Allegra
Located in Geneve, CH
Almond half sphere lamp by Lisa Allegra.
Dimensions: ø 30 x 48 cm.
Materials: Clay.
Also available in Dusty Pink.
Born in 1986 in Paris, Lisa Allegra ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay
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
Opinion Ciatti LAlampada Small Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The table lamp LAlampada belongs to the "essentials" collection of the Tuscan company, together with ILtavolo, LApanca e ILletto, pieces of recognisable shapes, giving the highest level of customization. The table version of LAlampada by Lapo Ciatti makes no exception, a metal lamp and a diffuser of spherical shape, in metal or aluminum depending on the finishing. A lighting system that combines tradition and modernity, easy to locate on bedside furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
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
Firmamento Milano Etoile Rechargeable Table Lamp by Daniela Puppa
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price.
A slim and light lamp that, like a ballerina, hides under her tutu an intimate and warm light LED. A lamp whose light makes you sm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Firmamento Milano Pillolina Table Lamp by Parisotto and Formenton Architetti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price.
Similar for its design to the bigger pill, it differs in size and construction techniques. Pillolina is, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Firmamento Milano Trilite Table Lamp by Franco Raggi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price.
Trilite is a micro architecture for the room. Often today architecture is conceived as urban and pushy maxi objects. Trilite is just the opposite: a small architecture for an eclectic and discontinuous home landscape, a small portal of light that discreetly illuminates. The base is made of valuable marble, the portal is polished red lacquer while the light is spread by a thin aluminum tile. For minimal lovers it is available also in white.
Franco Raggi graduated in 1969 in Architecture from the Politecnico in Milan, the city where he lives and works. In his role as author he has taken part in a large number of exhibitions and held conferences and seminars all over the world. In 1973, on behalf of the Berliner IDZ (International Design Zentrum) he curated the first critical Italian Radical...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
The Aurelia Portable Led Lamp, André Fu Living Bronze Glass New
By André Fu
Located in CENTRAL, HK
the aurelia embraces andre’s personal curiosity for the ocean and the way the sea represents an unknown, infinite world. the jelly-fish-inspired design features a handcrafted fluted ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Foscarini Rituals 2 Table Lamp White by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Rituals lamps speak the language of beauty and poetry. They are made with hand-blown glass marked by thin engravings which recall the art of grinding resulting from skilled craft-based workmanship. The low and wide...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Nico Lamp, Sculptural Contemporary Hand-Built Ceramic Table Lamp in Matte White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nico is a hand-built sculptural ceramic table lamp that inspires the joy of working with hands through unpacking, assembling and balancing weights. The handmade ceramic globes and th...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Louis Poulsen VL38 Table Lamp by Vilhelm Lauritzen
Located in New York, NY
About This Product
The VL38 table lamp was originally designed in the late 1930s by Vilhelm Lauritzen in partnership with Louis Poulsen for the construction of the Radiohuset buildin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Martinelli Luce Dimmable LED Pipistrello 620 Table Lamp by Gae Aulenti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1965 by Gae Aulenti for Martinelli Luce, the lamp is made with innovative techniques for the diffuser in methacrylate for the time in which it was designed. The shape of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Martinelli Luce Cobra 629 Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Reading lamp with direct light, made with two resin molded bodies, white or black color. For the 50th anniversary of its production, a new red version of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
Ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, France, 1960's
By Jacques Blin
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic table lamp by Jacques Blin, 1960's, birds decor
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Kartell Bourgie Lamp in Glossy Black by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lamp with an inimitable style, Bourgie is one of Kartell’s best sellers, skillfully combining classic style, richness and tradition with innovation and irony. The baroque style bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
New Modern Lamp in Red Levanto Marble, creator Niko Koronis
By Niko Koronis
Located in Milan, IT
Normally, we think of marble as a metamorphic rock that embodies the platonic idea of sculpture; the beginning and the end. But what if one tried to investigate its limitations and m...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
"Ligna" Table Lamp in Solid Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Lignum in Latin means wood.
The idea of the Lignum collection created by Alessandra Delgado arose from a great desire to take full advantage of the residues from Cinnamomo reforeste...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
21st Century Sculptural Table Lamp "LES GOÉLANDS" by Francis Terrade
By Fantome
Located in Paris, FR
21st century sculptural table lamp "Les Goélands" by Francis Terrade (aka Fantôme)
Tinned copper body,
Patinated zinc and copper-gilded reflector,
H.95cm L.60cm
Two male character...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Zinc
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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