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Pair of Openwork Patinated Bronze Table Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of openwork patinated bronze table lamps on black wood bases.
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Isamu Noguchi Akari Model 26N Table Lamp
By Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Oakland, CA
Vintage Akari (which means light in Japanese) table lamp Model 26 N handmade of mulberry paper and
Category
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Twenty Seven Table Lamp Green Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Yamagiwa
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Twenty seven deigned by Ettore Sottsass for Yamagiwa lighting, Japan in 1989.
Green color.
Category
1990s Japanese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Twenty Seven Table Lamp White Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Yamagiwa
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Twenty seven deigned by Ettore Sottsass for Yamagiwa lighting, Japan in 1989.
white color. White
Category
1990s Japanese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Isamu Noguchi Akari UF 1-0 Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Dronten, NL
Model Number UF 1-0 table lamp in black, white and red by Isamu Noguchi for Akari. Designed and
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
1980s Rabbit Memphis Milano Style Table Lamp by Kyoji Tanaka
By Tanaka
Located in San Gabriel, CA
1980s plastic cult favorite, the Rabbit table lamp by Kyoji Tanaka. Features an adjustable goose
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Model 2P
Sun and Moon
Table Lamp by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 2P 'Sun and Moon' Table Lamp by Isamu Noguchi. Designed and manufactured in Japan, 1973. This
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Lloyd
s High Intensity Lamp Compact Table Desk Task Light Vintage, 1960s
By Lloyds
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your pleasure: Mid-Century Modern vintage table desk task lamp by LLOYD 1960s from Japan
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Isamu Noguchi, Early "Akari" Table Lamp, Washi Paper, Bamboo, Iron, Ozeki, 1960
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Buffalo, NY
" Table lamp designed by Isamu Noguchi and produced in Japan, circa1960s
The underside of iron base
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Rare early K-series (Oba- Q/Ghost) table lamp by Shiro Kuramata (Medium size)
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Centreville, VA
This masterpiece, K-series or another name Oba- Q, epitomizes Japanese post-modernism designed in
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Isamu Noguchi Akari Paper Light Sculpture Table Lamp Model UF1-XN 1970s
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Troy, MI
A vintage model UF1-XN Akari light sculpture designed by Isamu Noguchi circa 1970s
Iconic design with Washi paper shade and a minimalist 4 foot base frame
Beautiful aging and patina...
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lightolier Desk Lamp
By Joe Colombo
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A small orange ABS plastic desk lamp with adjustable shade, chrome details and very much in the
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Isamu Noguchi Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Chicago, IL
Isamu Noguchi Lamp. One of the designers Akari Light Sculptures.
The stand has bamboo pole and
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
$3,850
Lightolier Desk Task Lamp, 1960s
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
Lightolier Space Age desk or task lamp from the 1960s. Stainless steel over plastic. Fully
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hamilton Industries Rocket Desk Lamp
Located in South Charleston, WV
Student desk table lamp by Hamilton Industries. Circa 1957. Features a telescopic rod to transform
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Lloyd
s Tensor Style High Intensity Lamp
By Lloyds
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960s Japanese lamps that fold like little robots. Compact, heavy, and quietly smug. Basically
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Robert Sonneman Adjustable Desk Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Classic 1970s adjustable desk lamp, bright chrome base supports black enameled disk shade (6 inch
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Pop Art Globe Lamps
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage pop art accent lamps made in Japan and imported by Takahashi Trading Company in San
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Space Age Lightolier "Interplay II" Desk Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1970s Japanese "Interplay 2" desk lamp manufactured by Lightolier. Composed of a black plastic
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Michael Lax Lytegem for Lightolier Task Lamp
By Michael Lax, Lightolier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Michael Lax "Lytegem" task lamp for Lightolier. Designed in 1965 in a variety of colors. Lamp
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Akari Light Sculpture Lamp 1n by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in San Diego, CA
Noguchi Akari sun and moon stamp, signature and marked Japan. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this is an
Category
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Stop Light / Traffic Signal Bar Lamp by B&B
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage stop light bar / traffic signal bar lamp by B&B of Japan, circa 1960s. This hard to find
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970s Yamagiwa Cobra Flexible Desk Lamp by Kisho Kurokawa
By Yamagiwa, Kisho Kurokawa
Located in London, England
A flexible Cobra desk lamp designed by Kisho Kurokawa and produced by Yamagiwa. The lamp is made
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Michael Lax for Lightolier Lytegem Telescoping Task Lamp, Vintage 1960s
By Michael Lax, Lightolier
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York.
The Lytegem mini-lamp emits localized
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Adjustable Desk Lamp Designed by Robert Sonneman for Nanbu-Lite Model NA-301
By Nanbu Ind. Co. LTD, Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Very nice Post Modern adjustable desk lamp designed by Robert Sonneman for Nanbu-Lite, Made in
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
20th Century Pair of Bronze Lamps in the Style of James Mont
Located in Wainscott, NY
20th century Pair of bronze lamps in the style of James Mont.
Made in Japan, circa 1960s.
Newly
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Akari Model 1N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this example was still largely
Category
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Paper
Akari Model 1A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
was still largely handmade by Ozeki, the original manufacturer in Gifu, Japan.
1 lamp in stock ready
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 1AD Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is from a
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 5x Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this example was still largely
Category
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Akari Model 1AD Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is from a
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 1AD Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is from a
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 1AS Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is from a
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 1AG Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
in Gifu, Japan.
Retains original manufacturer's packaging and authentic red Noguchi stamp on lamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 7A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
in Gifu, Japan.
Retains original manufacturer's packaging and authentic red Noguchi stamp on lamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 1AS Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is from a
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 3A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 7A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
in Gifu, Japan.
Retains original manufacturer's packaging and authentic red Noguchi stamp on lamp.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 1AG Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
in Gifu, Japan.
Retains original manufacturer's packaging and authentic red Noguchi stamp on lamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 7A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Glendale, CA
in Gifu, Japan.
Retains original manufacturer's packaging and authentic red Noguchi stamp on lamp.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 1AS Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari, Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is from a
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 1AS Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari, Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is from a
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 2A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
in Gifu, Japan.
Retains original manufacturer's packaging and authentic red Noguchi stamp on lamp
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Domani Masayuki Kurokawa for Yamagiwa
By Masayuki Kurokawa
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Domani desk lamp designed by Masayuki Kurokawa for Yamagiwa.
Made of glass with rubber lim. Half
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Rubber
Akari Model 1AD Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is from a
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 1A Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Akari, Isamu Noguchi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
manufactured in Japan, circa 1950s. Rice paper and enameled metal. Retains original sun/moon stamp. Comes with
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 1N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this 2010s example was still
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
OLED TAMPOPO Dandelion Object Light
By Takao Inoue
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
OLED TAMPOPO is light model of TAMPOPO acrylic object that real dandelion sealed in. Artist is Takao Inoue who is based in Tokyo.
OLED TAMPOPO illuminates randomly stronger or weake...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Akari Model 1N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is from a
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Akari Model 1A Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari, Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 22N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is from a
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Akari Model 1AD Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Akari Model 1N Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Akari Model 1N Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Akari Model 1A Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari, Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 24N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari, Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is from a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Akari Model 24N Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki
Co. Ltd. 1, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi in the 1950s, this vintage example is from a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Japanese Modern Table Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Japanese modern table lamp for your home. Each Japanese modern table lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, paper and bamboo. Find 122 options for an antique or vintage Japanese modern table lamp now, or shop our selection of 8 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese modern table lamp — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Japanese modern table lamp bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. Isamu Noguchi, Akari and Ozeki
Co. Ltd. each produced at least one beautiful Japanese modern table lamp that is worth considering.
How Much is a Japanese Modern Table Lamp?
Prices for a Japanese modern table lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $125 and can go as high as $14,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,203.
Finding the Right Table-lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
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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