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1969 Joe Colombo Architectural Red Spider Task Desk Lamp by Oluce Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration: Model red spider desk task lamp design by Joe Colombo
Adjustable design
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Pair of “Berenice” Task or Desk Lamps by Paolo Rizzatto
Alberto Meda, LucePlan
By Luce Plan, Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Miami, FL
Articulating pair of Post Modern desk, task, or bedside table lamps designed by Paolo Rizzatto
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rare 1940s Two-Step Herbert Terry Gold Anglepoise Task Industrial Lamp England
By Herbert Terry, George Carwardine
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
For those who love originality, this early two-step Herbert Terry & Sons Anglepoise lamp (Model
Category
Vintage 1940s British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
1960s Really Cute Task Desk Table Lamp in Red with Perforated Silver Star Shade
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Vintage Really Cute Task Desk Table Lamp in Red
Perforated Silver Star Shade
16.5 tall x 8 w
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Joe Colombo
Topo
Task Light for Stilnovo c. 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Task Light for Stilnovo c. 1970s. Executed in green enameled metal and plastic
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
White Lytegem Desk Lamp by Michael Lax for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Michael Lax
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Mid-Century Modern Lytegem desk/task lamp by Michael Lax for Lightolier (1965) with a white base
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Black Lytegem Desk Lamp by Michael Lax for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Michael Lax
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Mid-Century Modern Lytegem desk/task lamp by Michael Lax for Lightolier (1965) with a black base
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Porcelain Pair of Lamp / Gilded Wooden Base
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid-Century Modern porcelain pair table / task lamps with giltwood base. The lamps are in great
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Silver and Black Lytegem Desk Lamp by Michael Lax for Lightolier
By Michael Lax, Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid-century modern Lytegem desk/task lamp by Michael Lax for Lightolier (1965) with a chrome base
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Red and Black Lytegem Desk Lamp by Michael Lax for Lightolier
By Michael Lax, Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid-century modern Lytegem desk/task lamp by Michael Lax for Lightolier (1965) with a black base
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Olive Green Jielde Wall or Table Mount Task Lamp "SIGNAL SI331CS
By Jielde, Jean Louis Domecq
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible 1950s French Jielde task lamp with olive green enameled finish in original condition
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Task Lamp or Clamp Table Light by Beisl 1970s, Germany
By Beisl
Located in Munich, DE
Rare and articulated Mid-Century Modern task lamp or clamp table light. Manufactured by Beisl
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Articulating Chrome and Black Ball Orb Task Lamp Attributed to Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Topeka, KS
A Mid-Century Modern Classic ball or orb task, desk, or table lamp in chrome and black that is
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Vintage Brass Task Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegantly shaped brass task lamp, sourced in Mexico City. The lamp head can be angled in various
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$1,050
Adjustable Task Work Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Modernist interpretation of Industrial adjustable work, task, reading lamp. Articulated
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
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
Mid Century Italian Task Lamp
Located in Montréal, QC
Italian task lamp from the 1960’s. Triple jointed. Takes 2x 40 watts max G-16.5 candelabra
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Articulated Black Task Lamp by Luxo
By Luxo
Located in Stockton, NJ
A black painted articulated task lamp by Luxo, Norway, 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Adjustable Task Lamp by Stilux Milano
By Stilux
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Adjustable task lamp by Stilux Milano.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Enamel
Postmodern Articulating Desk or Task lamp
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in Miami, FL
Desk or task lamp with an articulating arm and weight system rendered in white steel, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Adjustable Black Task Lamp by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable task lamp by Lightolier. USA, circa 1960.
Adjustable up and down arm movement. Black
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Lytegem White Task Lamp by Lightolier
By Michael Lax, Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
All white Lytegem lamp with spherical metal shade, cube base and chrome arm. Designed by Michael
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Black Desk Table Task Lamp
By Arteluce
Located in Miami, FL
Lamp rendered in block powder coating and chrome.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
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
1960s Articulating Task Lamp Attributed to Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s articulating task lamp attributed to Arteluce. An quintessentially 1960s Italian
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Christian Dell Black Enameled Metal Task Lamp
By Kaiser Idell, Christian Dell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black enameled Kaiser Idell table lamp with swivel joint and original production stamp. Well
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Post Modern Green and Black Table Desk or Task Arc Lamp, USA, 1980s
By Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern desk task or table arc lamp rendered in a black metal base and a black metal arch stem
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Michael Lax for Lightolier Lytegem Telescoping Task Lamp
By Michael Lax, Lightolier
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Michael Lax designed telescoping Lytegem task lamp for Lightolier. It features a telescopic neck
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
1970s Ernesto Gismondi Sintesi Task Lamp for Artemide
By Artemide, Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Glendale, CA
1970s Ernesto Gismondi Sintesi task lamp for Artemide. A quintessentially Italian Minimalist design
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
« Feather » Task Lamp by Sonneman for Kovacs, 1989
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in View Park, CA
A “Feather” task lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, 1989. Equipped with a double switch for
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Artemide Tizio Italian Task Lamp by Richard Sapper
By Richard Sapper
Located in Savannah, GA
The Tizio lamp is a true Classic of modern design and icon of contemporary lighting. Designed by
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Luxo L-1 Articulated Chrome Desk Task Lamp
By Luxo
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful and practical Luxo architect chrome desk lamp. This lamp was originally designed in 1937
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Postmodern Veneta Lumi Desk Task Table Lamp, Italy, 1994
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Miami, FL
Post modern desk task table lamp by Veneta, Italy, 1994.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Veneta Lumi Desk Task Table Lamp, Italy, 1990s
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Rome, IT
Postmodern colored desk task table lamp by Veneta Lumi, Italy, 1990s.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1980s Black Modernist Halogen Task Desk Lamps, Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage 1980s sleek modern black halogen task desk lamps with counterbalancing arm. The
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970s Anthony Howard Articulating Task Lamp for Koch Lowy
By Koch
Lowy
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by Anthony Howard for Koch
Lowy, this elegant streamlined desk or task lamp in
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Brass Task Lamp with Glass Valet and Travertine Base
By Pace Collection
Located in Wilton, CT
intriguing piece of lighting design. This is a rarely seen lamp is very much in the style of Leon Rosen’s
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Brass
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
Rare Stefano Cevoli Gunmetal Meridiana Postmodern Table Desk Task Lamp
By Paolo Piva, Stefano Cevoli
Located in Miami, FL
Post modern lamp by Stefano Cevoli for Vermezzo in rare gunmetal finish.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Artemide Classic Task Desk Lamp with Base Tolomeo Light Milano ITALY
By Artemide, Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Artemide Classic adjustable balance Task Desk Lamp with Base Tolomeo Light Milano ITALY
Category
1990s Italian 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
A
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Robert Sonneman Articulating Adjustable Mable and Chrome Table Desk Task Lamp
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Miami, FL
Minimalist articulating table desk or task lamp rendered in white Carrara marble from Italy with a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Steel, Chrome
Paolo Piva "Meridiana" Desk or Task Lamp for Stefano Cevoli, Italy, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, Stefano Cevoli
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern table desk or task lamp, articulating and adjustable design white painted steel
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Italian Black and Brass Articulating Desk or Task Lamp, 1970s
By Stilnovo, Gio Ponti
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Italian articulating desk task table lamp rendered in black powder coated steel with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Snazzy Mighty-Light Nanbu Japan Adjustable Hi Intensity Folding Desk Task Lamp
By Nanbu Ind. Co. LTD
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Nanbu Industrial Co. Hi intensity mighty-light table folding task desk lamp model NA 204
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Brown Joe Colombo Spider Arc Desk Task Lamp, Oluce, Italy, Dated 1967
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Utrecht, NL
offered architectural arc desk task Spider lamp is clamped to a table or other surface. It comes from the
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Rare Yellow Philippe Starck Archimoon K Adjustable Desk or Task Lamp for Flos
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Miami, FL
No longer produced yellow Archimoon K adjustable desk, task, or table lamp rendered in silver
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Early Paolo Piva "Meridiana" Desk or Task Lamp for Stefano Cevoli, Italy, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, Stefano Cevoli
Located in Miami, FL
Original early edition Postmodern table desk or task lamp, articulating and adjustable design
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair of Vintage Articulating Chrome Desk/Task Lamps by Jac Jacobsen for Luxo
By Jac Jacobsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage Luxo articulating chrome desk/task lamps on weighted chrome bases originally
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Bauhaus Task Lamp or Clamp Table Light by Peter Behrens for AEG 1920s, Germany
By AEG, Peter Behrens
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare and articulated Bauhaus or Modernist task lamp or clamp table light. Designed by
Category
Vintage 1920s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Petite Mid-Century Italian Task Lights in Glass, Brass,
Walnut, Pair
Located in Stamford, CT
apart, making them timelessly desirable and still influential today. These Petite Task Lights embody
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Modern Black Designer Reading Lamp, Italy, 1980s
By PAF Studio, Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo
Located in New York, NY
A Post-Modern black reading, desk, or task lamp, DOVE, by Italian designers Mario Barbaglia and
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pablo Pardo Gloss Table Lamp Orange Acrylic and Aluminum Pablo Designs, USA 2002
By Pablo Designs, Pablo Pardo
Located in Miami, FL
Fully adjustable Modern table or task lamp, rendered in a spun aluminum base and stem with two
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Tripod Desk Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a Mid-Century Modern task lamp with a black tripod base and adjustable brass shade.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Stiffel Task Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Hudson, NY
Enameled steel and brass table lamp. Rich grey/blue colored enamal with a nice aged brass. Large
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Brass
Vintage Dutch Task Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage adjustable task lamp in bright orange. Manufactured in Holland, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Brass Task Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a vintage Mid-Century solid brass task lamp with a goose neck and a dimmer switch
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
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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.
Questions About Modern Task Lamps
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