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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Hand Painted Lampshades
Located in Madrid, ES
Welcome to our Lampshade Company
In BuenaVentura we produce hand-painted wallpaper. We combine sophisticated processes of handcrafted creation in order to capture the fleeting effect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Swedish White Glass Table Lamp by Michael Bang
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 1970’s Swedish hand blown white glass with abstract design on both sides table lamp by Michael Band for Holmgaard
Newly rewired with new polish chrome hardware and new l...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Hommage to Franz West, Woka Brass Table Lamp "Go West", Re-Edition
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Fits to the "House Mueller" pendant lamp designed by Adolf Loos in 1928
Material used is brass and hand blown glass.
Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additio...
Category
2010s Austrian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Superlight Table Lamp in Black by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Superlight balances the demands of both workplace and home with a combination of minimal form and maximal function. Superlight is a task light reduced to its essence. A gestural line...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Italian lamp Boalum by Livio Castiglioni Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern lamp Boalum by Livio Castiglioni Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide, 1970s
Floor, table or pendant lamp mod. Boalum in translucent flexible PVC with resin terminals. It ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
A Large Pair of 1960s Baluster-form Lobed Chartreuse Drip-Glazed Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each richly-glazed lamp in a mottled chartreuse glaze with lobed collar above a short flaring neck over a lobed body resting on a splayed base
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Birch
Link Small Table Lamp in White by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Link modernizes the classic pantograph task lamp, incorporating the most advanced LED lighting technology to date. Designed with a dual-purpose shade/handle, Link seamlessly balances...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Circa Table Lamp in Graphite by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Circa’s revolutionary flat-panel LED light source combines seamless movement with warm and balanced illumination. Through its integrated USB charging port, 45° shade tilt and 360° ro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Corner Office Table Lamp 15 in Turquoise by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Corner office systemic and flexible, offering various degrees of privacy and power provision. The system comprises three elements: a glare-free, fully di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Pair of Modern Steel Geometric Lamps
Located in Pasadena, CA
This pair of table lamps features a black metal base with a geometric, flared design resting on a circular brushed metal footing. A clear glass sphere is positioned beneath the socke...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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
Timeless Onyx Table Lamp by Atelier Boucquet
Located in Roeselare, BE
Table lamp made in chemically black colored brass with onyx marble sheets and incandescent lamp e27.
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Onyx, Brass
$1,036 / item
VISTOSI- Murano glass lamp and steel base - Made in. Italy 1970
By Vistosi
Located in Milano, IT
Vistosi - a beautiful table lamp, which due to its lightness and elegance can be used for furnish and illuminate an environment whether modern or antique ,
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Vintage Black Industrial Table Lamp by Guillermo Capdevila Abate
Located in Pasadena, CA
This vintage industrial desk lamp is manufactured by the industrial designer Guillermo Capdevila Abatte. This sturdy swivel headlamp is ve...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
“Pagodina” Contemporary Wall Lamp, gold color, brass Silvered Crystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODINA
The inner peace
For more than 22 years the art of “hand-made in Italy” has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit leads to the foundation of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Elegant Marquinha Marble Table Lamp "Vintage / Skyline"
Located in Milano, IT
The Skyline Collection is a series of lamps that feature marble slats wrapped around their bodies, creating a sense of motion and linear design. The use of marble as a material adds a touch of sophistication and elegance to the lamps, while the strict lines and edges evoke a sense of modernity and sleekness.
Despite the contemporary aesthetic, the design of the Skyline Collection also incorporates elements of vintage style. The bow that supports the lampshade is reminiscent of the designs popular in the 1950s, adding a touch of nostalgia and familiarity to the collection.
Overall, the Skyline Collection is a perfect example of how a design can incorporate both modern and vintage elements...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian Venetian Pair of Table Lamps, Gold 24-Karat Purple, 20th Century
Located in Villaverla, IT
Amazing, modern, Italian Venetian, pair of table lamps, blown Murano glass, gold 24-karat black, in a very unique design, mixing a baroque style in the main body of the table lamps, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Custom Plaster Gio Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of plaster Gio table lamps.
Lamps are UL wired.
Please note these lamps are customizable.
Lead Time for custom made is 8-10 weeks.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster
$8,200 / set
French Table Lamp, 1940s with Cut Glass Base and Red Silk Shade
Located in Vienna, Austria
Charming small table lamp with a base formed through cut glass and brass montage elements.
A cone shape shade in red silk, is based on the original form.
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Cut Glass
$1,136 Sale Price
20% Off
KAY, Ceramic Lamp Handcrafted in 24-Karat Gold by Gabriella B. Made in Italy
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic table lamp handcrafted in 24-karat gold with cotton lampshade
KAY, code LK145, measures: Height 110.0 cm., diameter 45.0 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Cotton
Horus Model Table Lamp, Patinated Bronze.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Horus model table lamp, patinated bronze.
The Horus table lamp is inspired by a sculpture of the god Horus protecting King Nectanebo II. Part of the Egyptian art collection at the M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$4,026 / item
Large Italian Designer Table Lamp Shaped like a Light Bulb, 1980s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large Italian designer table lamp shaped like a light bulb. 1980s.
Measures: 42 x 34 cm
In excellent condition.
Material: Chromed metal and mouth-blown opal glass.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Tall Murano Glass Table Lamp by Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall Murano glass table lamp by Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso. Rewired; with new custom silk shade.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Table Lamps in Brass and Openwork Murano Glass
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of Italian table lamps made of transparent, textured and openwork Murano glass.
The base is in round brass.
Both lamps are with new made black satin textile shades.
Dimensions:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Frederick Cooper Ovoid-Form Lamps with Plaid Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each painted in a teal and cranberry plaid adorned overall with a lacy foliate vine; raised on square wooden plinths; labeled 'Frederick Cooper, Chicago'; 14" (top of lamp) 25" (top ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Tekna Blakes Table Lamp in Dark Bronze
By Tekna
Located in New York, NY
Eclectic table lamp in bronze lacquered in color with inside fitted glass. Supplied with rechargeable Li-ion battery at the bottom, good for a life...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
$1,500 / item
Pierced Pattern Ceramic Uplight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pierced pattern ceramic cylinder uplight. Add some dram to your home with creative lighting.
Category
1990s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Coppia di Lampade Sferiche in Vetro di Murano Acquamarina e base in plexiglass
Located in Florence, IT
Coppia di lampade sferiche con scaglie in vetro di Murano acquamarina e base in plexiglass nero.
Una lampadina per lampada.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass, Plexiglass
Midcentury Pair of Italian Glass
Marble Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Made in the 1960s, these Italian table lamps consist of white glass bodies, octagonal marble bases, and brass trims. They are newly rewired and paired with new custom-fitted linen sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Custom Sculptural Murano Glass Cylindrical Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Custom pair of sculptural Murano glass cylindrical lamps.
Lead Time is 8-12 weeks.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Porta Romana Glass Thread Table Lamp
By Porta Romana
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Porta Romana Glass Thread Table Lamp
This lamp measures: 18 wide x 18 deep x 30 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio t...
Category
Early 2000s English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Ball on Top Table Lamp
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A new imagining of the classic banker lamp’s brass painted base, rippled glass shade, green glass ball on top.
The large brass top shade has a reflect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
$940 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Chic Fractal Resin Lamp in the Style of Marie-Claude de Fouquières
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fractal resin lamp in the style of Marie-Claude de Fouquières, circa 1975. Obelisk shaped fractal resin column over a patinated brass base. Rewired with custom cream silk shade and m...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Custom Handstitched Leather and Brass Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Custom handstitched leather and brass lamp.
Please note that this lamp is customizable.
Lead Time is 8-10 weeks.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$7,800 / item
Laurel Black Quartz and Gunmetal Sculptural Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury sculptural lamps custom finished in a black nickel/gunmetal finish with black quartz inlay. Rewired for use in the USA, shades not included.
Category
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Quartz, Nickel
Potter Lampada by Centro Stile Esperia for Esperia
By Esperia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table lamp with base in cast brass, structure composed of two bands in decorated cast brass; at the center of the composition is an artistic crystal made by hand. The ivory-colored s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$4,500 / item
Faux Coral Boho Chic Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous pair of faux coral Boho Chic table lamps. Vintage quality with one piece broken, but adds to the character and can be simply turned. Add some...
Category
1990s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Resin
$450 / set
Pair of 1980s Chrome and Marble Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A chic pair of chrome lamps with marble discs that can be used to display objects. Rewired with new double cluster sockets and French braid cloth cord. Shades for display only.
Category
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
$3,670 / set
Mid-Century Modern Italian Chrome Counterweight Table Lamp from 70s
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with normal trace of age and use for this chrome and brushed aluminum table lamp produced in Italy during the 70s. Max lenght 74 cm. Full working with EU stand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Litchfield Lamp by Charlie Dumais
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
Our stoneware Litchfield Lamp is handcrafted using slab-construction techniques. The lamp’s pattern is created by rolling the surface with textured rolling pins and rods.
FINISH
- Parchment & matte-black poured glaze
- Antique brass fittings
- Black-cloth cord
- Full-range dimmer socket
- Off-white linen shade, pictured with a paper shade
LAMPING
Provided with dimmable Tala LED light bulbs
DIMENSIONS
Lamp Height – 15”
Lamp Base – 10” square tapering to 2” square
Lamp Shade – 9” x 16...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
21st Century Federico Peri Petite Table Lamp Murano Glass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Designed by Federico Peri for Purho Murano, Petite Stripe is a corded table lamp of restrained dimensions (diameter 60 x height 80mm) made entirely of Murano glass.
Part of the Inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Japanese Contemporary Etched Blue Black Porcelain Table Lamp
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese contemporary large porcelain table lamp, a stunning masterpiece hand painted, hand-glazed and edtched on a large glob...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Large Studded Cylinder Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large studded cylinder table lamp.
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Unusual Textured Glass Cylinder Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of unusual textured glass cylinder lamps with custom shades, circa 1980. Rewired with custom black silk shades. The transparent top piece of the columns lets the light through t...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Porcelain Table Lamps, Porcellane San Marco Manufacture, Italy
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of porcelain table lamps. Porcellane San Marco manufacture, Italy, circa 1990.
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$4,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Table Lamp ECLIPSE in Shagreen and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The table lamp ECLIPSE by Ginger Brown is made of shagreen and brushed brass trims.
The style is timeless with a modern touch thanks to its cylindrical shape. A must have on a large...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pleated Crystal Floor Lamp, Smoke Ribbed Glass and Brass with E26/27 Bulb
Located in London, GB
Our debut lighting collection comprising ceiling pendants, a side light and a floor standing lamp.
Handmade in Bohemia and London the collection draws upon our love for Czech arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pleated Crystal Desk Lamp, Clear Ribbed Glass and Brass with E26/27 Bulb
Located in London, GB
Our debut lighting collection comprising ceiling pendants, a side light and a floor standing lamp.
Handmade in Bohemia and London the collection draws upon our love for Czech arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Lladró Mademoiselle Daniela Table Lamp
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Table lamp with a handmade design in brightly colored porcelain and floral decorations with a light. The Mademoiselle collection is inspired by Lladró's romantic ladies...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$1,250 / item
Large French ceramic table lamp in turquoise glaze. 1970s.
Located in København, Copenhagen
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
Cosmos, Contemporary Table Lamp Brass, Wood, Led Lamp
Located in Roeselare, BE
This table lamp is made of brass, brushed inside and outside. The ring is covered with wood: padouk or multiplex berch.
There are 2 led ball lamps E27 socket under the lampshade.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Lladró Nightbloom Table Lamp in White by Marcel Wanders
By MARCEL WANDERS, Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain table lamp with a spectacular design inspired by the petals of a flower delicately swaying in the breeze. This work is part of the lighting collection created by Marcel Wan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
Chic Fractal Resin Lamp in the Style of Marie-Claude De Fouquières
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fractal resin lamp in the style of Marie-Claude de Fouquières, circa 1975. Obelisk shaped fractal resin column over a patinated brass base. Rewired with custom cream silk shade and matching top diffuser. Very chic lamp...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
“Pagodina” contemporary Wall Lamp, terracotta color, brass Silvered Crystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODINA
The inner peace
For more than 22 years the art of “hand-made in Italy” has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit leads to the foundation of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
A Modernist Table Lamp
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual modernist table lamp, ca' 1980's. Polished steel.
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
$1,850
Brass and Acrylic Desk Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980’s polish brass with clear and black acrylic detail desk lamp.
It takes one regular Edison lightbulb with pull down on/off switch.
Measurements: 13.25” wide, 6.5” deep and 16...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
De.Light T1 Nickeled Brass Desk Lamp, Flow 2 Collection
Located in Paris, FR
The De.Light T1 is a statement desk lamp designed and handcrafted in solid nickel-plated brass with a directional tubular stand and an adjustable spheri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel, Brass
Kartell Planet Stand Lamp in Yellow by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Planet stand lamp in crystal. Its special feature is the shape of its slightly elliptical diffuser. Its transparent surface, which is many-sided both inside and out, creates a rich t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Black Turtle Carry Lamp, Designed by Marcantonio
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Turtle Carry makes its way into your home carrying a glowing ball on its carapace. Turtle Carry Lamp, designed by Marcantonio, brights up any corner of yo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Lucite and Chrome Column Table Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage European 1970's lucite and chrome column table lamp has been rewired for American lighting and has a fluorescent bulb. It came fr...
Category
1970s English Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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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