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Vintage Robert Sonneman Mid Century Modern Black Eyeball Adjustable Desk Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Robert Sonneman Mid Century Modern Black Eyeball Adjustable Desk Task Lamp. Circa Mid 20th
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Modernist Task Light or Clamp Table Lamp by Bernard-Albin Gras for Gras, 1920s
By Bernard-albin Gras, Lampe Gras
Located in Munich, DE
Articulated modernist task lamp or clamp table light. Extremely rare shorter execution of the model
Category
Vintage 1920s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Iron
Preston Task Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The all new Preston task lamp works just as hard as you do. The sliding brass arm along with the
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
$279 / item
Mid 20th Century Adjustable Chrome Task Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Amazing Mid 20th Century adjustable chrome task lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Early Modern Metal 20th Century Industrial Goose Neck Task or Desk Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
This industrial task lamp or desk lamp has a weighted metal base. Early 20th century design with
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Black LED Berenice task lamp by Rizzatto
Meda for Luceplan, Italy Modern
By Paolo Rizzatto, Alberto Meda, Lucepan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Berenice table lamp is the inimitable founding product in a new type range of reasonably small
Category
Early 2000s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Joe Colombo O-Luce "Spider" Task Lamp, Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in New York, NY
Italian design 1960s. Enameled and chromed metal and Bakelite. Manufacturers label
Shade: 2" x 4" x 9".
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
"Tango" Task Lamp Designed by Stephan Copeland for Flos
By Stephan Copeland
Located in Portland, OR
"Tango" task lamp, new old stock, designed by Stephen Copeland for Flos in 1989.
Now out of
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Kaiser Idell 6740 Clamp Task Lamp in White, Germany 1920-1930
By Kaiser Idell
Located in Karlsruhe, DE
Kaiser iDell 6740 clamp task lamp in white.
Gooseneck flexibility
Year: 1920 - 1930. (Germany
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Biomorphic Line by Studio Chora, Task Table Lamp, White Lime Plaster, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Biomorphic light fixture is upright, functioning as a task or reading lamp.
Dimensions:
Height: 16-1/4
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Biomorphic Line by Studio Chora, Task Table Lamp, White Lime Plaster, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Biomorphic light fixture is upright, functioning as a task or reading lamp.
Dimensions:
Height: 15-1/2
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Biomorphic Line by Studio Chora, Task Table Lamp, White Lime Plaster, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Biomorphic light fixture is upright, functioning as a task or reading lamp.
Dimensions:
Height: 15-1/2
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Biomorphic Line by Studio Chora, Task Table Lamp, White Lime Plaster, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Biomorphic light fixture is upright, functioning as a task or reading lamp.
Dimensions:
Height: 16-1/4
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Biomorphic Line by Studio Chora, Task Table Lamp, White Lime Plaster, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
water resistant finish. Recommended for indoor use only.
Description:
White table lamp. G16 lamp
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Biomorphic Line by Studio Chora, Task Table Lamp, White Lime Plaster, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
water resistant finish. Recommended for indoor use only.
Description:
White table lamp. G16 lamp
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Herman Miller Critical Task Light, Zeeland, MI, USA, 1988 May 3
By Herman Miller
Located in London, GB
The ex-owner did and perfect job to keep the original box of this great lamp, also the lamp never
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Mid-Century Modern Task Lamp by Lloyds, After Lightolier
By Lloyds
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Mid-Century Modern task lamp by Lloyds. After in the style of Lytegem by
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Task Lamp or Clamp Table Light by Kaiser Leuchten, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Munich, DE
Articulated Mid-Century Modern task lamp or clamp table light. Model 6933. Designed and
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Pivotal Italian Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A classic modern task lamp by Lucci, Italian 1970's. Lamp arm articulates in three positions while
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk Task Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Mid-Century Modern Italian desk task lamp.
Unmarked, red shade with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Modernist
Architectural / Post Modern Clamp Task Desk Lamp
Located in Oakland, CA
Post Modern design in this clamp desk lamp chromed wire architecture with a cord tension for
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Angelo Lelii Task Lamp
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare adjustable desk lamp, designed by Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce. A minimal and sleek design
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Nickel
$4,060
Pair of Lloyds Task Table Lamps, Mid-Century Modern
By Lloyds
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a pair of task lamps by Lloyds. After in the style of Lytegem by Lightolier
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Knoll Stephan Copeland Task Lamp
By Stephan Copeland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stephan Copeland for Knoll Task or Work Lamp. 7 lamps available.
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$125 / item
Torlasco Task Lamp for Lumi
By Oscar Torlasco
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Italian task lamp designed by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi in the 1960's. This distinguished lamp has a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
1950s French Office Task Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Of the era small task lamp. The base has a tricolor inlaid paint of blue, green and red triangles
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Post-Modern Eyeball Black Metal Multi-Arm Adjustable Task Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Chicago, IL
Post-Modern 5-arm black enamel "eyeball" spider lamp with white enameled interior and gold-tone
Category
Vintage 1980s Chinese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ostuni Task Lamp for O-Luce
By Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Italian task lamp designed by Giuseppe Ostuni for O-Luce.
Brass lamp on marble base with enameled
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Mid-Century Task Lamp by Stilux
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This Italian task lamp was manufactured by Stilux/Milano, features a carrara marble base
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Mid-Century Task Lamp by Stilux
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This Italian task lamp was manufactured by Stilux/Milano, features a carrara marble base
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Mid Century Fiberglass Desk Task Lamp
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage task lamp with fiberglass cone shade, circa 1970s. This versatile piece adjusts at the head
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Articulating Task Lamp by O-Luce
By Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table mounted articulating task lamp made by O-Luce in the 1950s. Perforated shade articulates up
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1960s Compact Tan Task Adjustable Desk Lamp Hamilton Industries Modern Chicago
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Desk Lamp
Compact Task Adjustable Table Desk Lamp by Hamilton Industries.
Made in the USA, Chicago
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
1950s Style Lightolier Modern Lamp Sculptural Task Desk Light Brass and Black
By Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s table lamp modern sculptural task desk light in brass and black
Unmarked
Measures: 10.5
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Task Light
Located in Chicago, IL
shade and stocky domed base of this Industrial table lamp.
Category
20th Century French Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
French Industrial Task Lamp by Ferdinand Solere
By Ferdinand Solere
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French, midcentury, industrial task or work lamp by Ferdinand Solere features a cast aluminum arm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Koch and Lowy Rare Chrome Task Lamp
By Koch
Lowy
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare articulating chrome task lamp by Koch and Lowy.
Dimensions: 16"H x 24"W x 6.5"D (base
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1950s Industrial Vintage Old Task Lamp Magnifying Glass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Task lamp magnifier
1950s Industrial Vintage Old Task Lamp Magnifying Glass with Clamp
6.75 tall
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Berenice Task Lamp by Rizzatto
Meda for Luceplan
By Paolo Rizzatto, Alberto Meda
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $575.......A design marvel, this task lamp won the 1987 Compasso d'oro in Italy. One
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Kelly Green Lytegem Task Lamp by Lightolier
By Michael Lax, Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Lytegem Lamp with spherical metal shade and chrome base with walnut accent. Designed by Michael
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1980s Artemide Postmodern Balancing Task Lamp Richard Sapper Italy
By Artemide, Richard Sapper
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Artemide Postmodern Balancing Task Led Lamp
Italy 1980s. Designer Richard Sapper
Preowned original
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Small Task Lamp in the Style of Angelo Lelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small task lamp in the style of Angelo Lelli. Manufactured in Italy, circa 1960s. Painted aluminium
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Fine Quality Adjustable Chrome Task Lamp with Pivoting Arm
Located in Miami, FL
Fine quality adjustable chrome task lamp with pivoting arm.
Offered for sale is an adjustable
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
A pair of Sonneman Quattro task lamps, 21st century
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of Quattro modernist task lamps by Sonneman, a Way of Light, early 21st century. Adjustable
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Alain Richard
A22f
Task Lamp in Orange for Disderot
By Alain Richard, Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
Alain Richard 'A22F' task lamp in orange for Disderot.
Executed in orange painted metal, this
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$2,250 / item
Rare Pair of Nickel Task Lamps by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino
Located in Danville, CA
Rare pair of nickel-plated articulating table lamps designed by the master architect/designer
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Orange Enameled Architect Task Lamp with Chrome Stem
By Napako
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century industrial multi-adjustable task lamp in vibrant orange. Features heavy metal base
Category
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Folding Task Light
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage adjustable task light. Folds into a nice compact size. A switch on the base can toggle
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Vintage chrome and pink “Lampette” task lamp by Koch, 1964
Located in View Park, CA
A space age “Lampette” task lamp in chrome and pastel pink by Koch Creations, Japan 1964. Neck
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Red Enameled Industrial Task Lamp by Napako, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
By Napako
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare Mid-Century Industrial task lamp from the 1950s, designed and manufactured by Napako in
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Joe Colombo
Topo
Green Task Lamp for Stilnovo, circa 1970
By Stilnovo, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' task light for Stilnovo, circa 1970s. Executed in green enameled metal and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Italian Midcentury Green Adjustable Clamp Task Desk Lamp Stilnovo Style, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your pleasure: Mid-Century Modern Stilnovo Style adjustable clamp desk table lamp in green
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1960s Brass Harp Table Desk Task Lamp Sculptural Shape Style Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Desk Lamp
Mid Century Modern Brass Table Desk Task Lamp in a sculptural harp shape.
Made in the USA
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Extension Tensor Task Light
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage adjustable task light. Made of off-white plastic. Folds into a nice compact size with a
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Luxo L-1 Articulated Chrome Desk Task Lamp, circa 1960s
By Luxo, Jac Jacobsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This is an original Luxo articulated, chrome desk lamp. A circular shade on a double-hinged
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
New old stock Lightolier Lytegem off White Task Lamp USA 1990s
By Michael Lax, Lightolier
Located in Den Haag, NL
New old stock .Lytegem lamp in off-white with Black, cube base and chrome arm. Designed by
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Italian Red Postmodern Gooseneck Adjustable Table Desk or Task Lamps
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Unique pair of adjustable goose neck table desk or task lamps rendered in Red metal and plastic
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Modern Task Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of modern task lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, plastic and brass, all modern task lamps available were constructed with great care. There are 84 antique and vintage modern task lamps for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Modern task lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of modern task lamps to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Industrial modern task lamps are of considerable interest. Large modern task lamps can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller modern task lamps available at 1stDibs — each spanning 2.17 inches in width — may make for a better choice. Lightolier, Michael Lax and Artemide each produced beautiful modern task lamps that are worth considering.
How Much are Modern Task Lamps?
Modern task lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,044, while the lowest priced sells for $125 and the highest can go for as much as $9,198.
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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