1980s Black Lightolier Desk Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1980s black Lightolier desk lamp. Extremely heavy base. Some scratches and scuffs from age.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lightolier Desk Lamp
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Desk Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Riverdale, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Desk Lamp from the 1950s in an Industrial green grey enameled sheet metal.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gerald Thurston Lightolier Style Mid Century Modern Design Desk Lamp 1950s
$260Sale Price|20% Off
Gerald Thurston Lightolier Style Mid Century Modern Design Desk Lamp 1950s
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Miami, FL
A Mid Century Modern Gerald Thurston classic design style for Lightolier Desk Lamp. Actually could be used anywhere with it’s streamline metal tulip base body with a built in cut cr...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Desk Lamp Attributed to Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
An interesting chrome-plated big size table lamp attributed to Lightolier, circa 1960s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lightolier Gooseneck Desk Reading Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable desk, reading lamp. Classic Post Modern design in the Italian School.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rare Space Age Lightolier Desk Table Lamp
$220Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Space Age Lightolier Desk Table Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
Adjustable desk table desk lamp made in Japan with rotating shade and goes up and down, in perfect working condition. The plastic has been polished looks great the chrome pole shows ...
Category
20th Century Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
MCM Modernist Lightolier Adjustable Desk Table Task Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Desk Task lamp by Lightolier. Maker stamped Lightolier US and Japan Modernist design Lamp is adjustable Tested and working Includes a new bulb Please refer to the...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Space Age Orange 1960s Japanese Desk Task Lamp by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
A 1960s orange and chrome desk or task lamp by Lightolier. Produced in Japan.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Space Age Desk Lamp by Viscount Japan After Lightolier Lytegem
By Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage 1960s space age desk lamp manufactured by Viscount in Japan, styled similarly to the Lightolier Lytegem.
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Gooseneck Desk Lamp attributed to Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Chicago, IL
Adorable Vintage Gooseneck Desk Lamp. Designer and Maker unknown. Quality parts and good weight. The knob is wood. original wiring.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Desk Lamp by Lightolier, White Metal Shade & Brass Arm, 1970s
By Lightolier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Adjustable white metal shade and white metal base with brass arm, HI-LO dimmer switch on top of the shade, medium base socket.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal, Wire
1960s Michael Lax Lightolier Lytegem Telescoping Desk Lamp
By Michael Lax, Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage Lytegem desk telescoping task lamp designed by Michael Lax for Lightolier.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
MCM Accent Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A mid century desk lamp by Lightolier designed by Gerald Thurston.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Baton Desk Lamp Michael Lax Lightolier Mid Century Modern
By Lightolier, Michael Lax
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage "Baton" desk lamp designed by Michael Lax for Lightolier, dating from approximately 1967.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Double-Headed Desk Lamp Lightolier Style
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a mid-century modern double-headed desk lamp in the style of Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, featuring black metal shades, a black base, and brass gooseneck a...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Seldom seen Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Modernist Louvered Desk Lamp
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Modernist Louvered Desk Lamp..Wonderful architectural design..
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Vintage Lightolier Lytegem Desk Lamp Designed by Michael Lax Mid Century
By Michael Lax, Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage Lightolier Lytegem desk lamp designed by Michael Lax in the 1960s with a telescoping chrome arm and a black cube base.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Taupe "Cricket" Desk Lamp, Circa 1955
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Original Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Dark Camel "Cricket" Table Lamp, Wall Lamp. Featuring the adjustable perforated dome Bakelite Shade in a natural, earthen coloration (Pantone ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Rare Mid Century Modern Lightolier Fiberglass Desk Lamp Gerald Thurston 1950s
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Rare Mid Century Modern Lightolier Fiberglass Desk Lamp Gerald Thurston 1950s
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Peoria, AZ
MID CENTURY MODERN GERALD THURSTON FIBERGLASS SHADE MINIMALIST DESK LAMP! CONICAL DESIGN! CIRCA 1957 WHITE DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 22" TALL by 10" WIDE This extremely rare Mid...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970's Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Black Lacquered Table / Desk Lamp
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
Gerald Thurston for lightolier basic concept table lamp with black lacquered steel base and lamp stem, white acrylic drum shade and plastic diffuser underneath. Metal lamp switch on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Style All Brass Desk Lamp with Adjustable Shade
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Bainbridge, NY
American Mid-Century Modern Gerald Thurston for Lightolier style brass desk lamp. Featuring a sturdy Brass plated tubular stem, round balanced, weighted 6D base, turn switch to base...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Pair of Black & Nickel Lightolier Space Age Desk Lamps Made in Japan
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made in Japan in the 1980s, these lamps were probably designed by Gerald Thurston, who came up with many succcessful designs for Lightolier. They provide a fun look with their black ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Elegant Table Lamp or Desk Light by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier USA 1950s
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in München, BY
Elegant Mid-Century Modern table lamp or desk light. Designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, USA, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Lightolier Lyric high-intensity desk lamp Michael Lax Gerald Thurston MidCentury
By Lightolier, Michael Lax, Gerald Thurston
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a vintage Lightolier Lyric high-intensity desk lamp. Designed in the late 1960s, it features a characteristic mid-century modern (MCM) aesthetic with a black...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair of MidCentury desk lamps
$1,800 / set
Pair of MidCentury desk lamps
By Lightolier
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, We offer this pair of MidCentury lamps. made in iron, brass details. Working.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Desk Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Lightolier
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
An interesting chrome-plated table lamp, designed by Angelo Lelli for Lightolier, circa 1960s. The cylindrical body of the lamp is bisected diagonally, with a light source in the bot...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Enameled Metal and Brass Table Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier table/desk lamp with oversized, fully adjustable shade (ca. 1950s, USA).
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Mod Space Age Flex Arm Desk Lamp
By Lightolier, Fagerhult
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Post Modern, Space Age flex arm desk lamp with orb form hood shade. The lamp is in a tan color, with a black collar coil arm which allows for an infinite number of positions, ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Desk Lamps by Angelo Lelli for Lightolier
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
An interesting pair of chrome-plated table lamps, designed by Angelo Lelli for Lightolier, circa 1960s. The cylindrical body of the lamp is bisected diagonally, with a light source i...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
White Northern Light Technologies SADelite Desk Lamp Light Therapy Canada
By Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a white Northern Light Technologies SADelite desk lamp used for light therapy. Made in Canada, This lamp is specifically designed to provide bright, efficie...
Category
Vintage 1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Gerald Thurston Desk Lamp
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Classic mid-century Gerald Thurston desk lamp. Plastic vented shade sits atop a matching metal base. Plastic diffuser. Perfect addition to, not only mid-century, but transitional as ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Articulating Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Iconic desk lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, all original, no missing parts or dents, great patina on brass, minor flaking on weighted handle, please see photos.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Mid Century Modern Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Articulating Desk Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A masterful blend of utility and sculpture, this desk lamp was designed by the influential American modernist Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Desk / Table Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Complete and Original.
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Kansas City, MO
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier desk / table lamp. All original enameled aluminum shade and base with original diffuser and brass stem.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gerald Thurston Taupe Enamel & Brass Double Cone Desk Lamp, Circa 1960
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier adjustable Dual Shade Desk Lamp with Taupe Shades.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Gerald Thurston Brass Crossed Sword Dual Shade Partners Desk Lamp, 1950's
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier crossed swords desk lamp with brass rimmed Raffia Barrel Shades.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Articulating Lightolier Lamp Gerald Thurston Case Study Home
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Peoria, AZ
ICONIC! Simply BEAUTIFUL LIGHTOLIER ARTICULATING SHADE DESK/TABLE LAMP By GERALD THURSTON Rare TERRA COTTA Color Does your Case Study House need new lamps?
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Lightolier Desk Lamp, 1950s
Located in San Diego, CA
Lightolier desk lamp with perforated metal pivoting shade.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Lightolier Desk Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Nashville, TN
Gerald Thurston desk lamp for Lightolier
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Gerald Thurston Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Desk Lamp
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Handsome combination of satin black and polished brass combine with smooth functionality in this striking 1950s task lamp by Gerald Thurston.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Chrome Desk Lamp by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Chicago, IL
Chrome Desk Lamp by Lightolier available from LMD/studio.
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Desk Lamp by Maurizio Tempestini for Lightolier
By Maurizio Tempestini, Lightolier
Located in Toronto, ON
Fully articulated desk lamp produced by Lightolier and designed by Maurizio Tempestini (attribution).
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Rare Lightolier Adjustable Brass Desk Lamp by Maurizio Tempestini, circa 1950s
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H 23 in W 8 in D 19 in
Rare Lightolier Adjustable Brass Desk Lamp by Maurizio Tempestini, circa 1950s
By Maurizio Tempestini, Lightolier
Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba
A rare brass and enameled metal desk or table lamp from the 1950s Mid-Century Modern era designed by Maurizio Tempestini for Lightolier.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Lightolier Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston
By Lightolier
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a vintage iconic Gerald Thurston desk lamp for Lightolier. White shade with brass body and black base.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Lightolier Desk Lamp designed by Gerald Thurston
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Working metal and brass desk lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Articulating hood.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps
Lightolier Desk Lamp in Brass with White Enameled Shade
Located in New York, NY
A desk lamp made by Lightolier. Circa 1950. Features a brass arm and base complemented by a white enameled metal perforated shade.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
1950's 3 Shade Tri-Color Lightolier Desk Lamp
By Gino Sarfatti
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Mid Century Gino Sarfatti style adjustable Desk Lamp. Featuring: 3 enamel Shades in 3 colors: 1) Shade in Tomato Red, 2) Shade Medium Gray 3) Shade Cream Yellow, 3 articulating Bras...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Lightolier Articulating Desk Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Cordova, SC
Super cool vintage Lightolier desk lamp. It’s perfect for the mid-century modern office!
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Donald Deskey Halo Desk Lamp Lightolier
By Donald Deskey, Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Donald Deskey Halo Desk Lamp for Lightolier. Rare Lightolier Desk Lamp Halo model attributed design of Donald Deskey, early Mid Century Modern 1935-55.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Lightolier Chrome Desk Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Super cool, Postmodern desk lamp for Lightolier. This 1970s table lamp has a rotating neck to adjust the geometric plexi shade.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Rare Desk Lamp by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, We offer this rare desk lamp by Lightolier. made in solid brass, Includes the brand over the interior of the light system, fantastic patina.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Lightolier Table or Desk Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Lightolier desk or table lamp with tilting articulating chrome arm and two-tone metal shade, light switch to the base and manufactures mark to the underside.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Table Lamps
Vintage Double Arm Desk Lamp by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Double Arm Desk Lamp by Lightolier. Original paint to shades.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Desk/Table Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
Original Gerald Thurston for Lightolier desk/table lamp dating from the 1950s. Has the original glass inner globe and plastic shade.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Desk Lamp by Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Desk lamp by Lightolier. This lamp shade is adjustable both vertically and swings from side to side.
Category
20th Century American Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Brass, Aluminum
Black Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Two available.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Simple Black Mid-Century Desk Lamp by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Category
Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1960s Red and Black Courier Desk Lamp by Lightolier
By Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Courier Lamp from Lightolier, a leading mid-century modern lighting company, is the perfect way to illuminate your desk or table.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Desk lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Desk lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Articulating Desk Lamp
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern, desk lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier features an articulating, 12 inch diameter, spun aluminum with Lucite diffuser saucer shade on an arched stem with bra...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Gerald Thurston Yellow Desk Lamp for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Gerald Thurston Manufacturer: Lightolier Period/Style: Mid Century Modern Country: United States Date: 1960’s Dimensions: 19.5″H x 9″W Materials: Enameled Aluminum,...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
1950s Style Lightolier Modern Lamp Sculptural Task Desk Light Brass and Black
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H 10.5 in W 3.75 in D 9 in
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 tall x 3.75 width x 9 depth Task or desk lamp in brass with aluminum shade painted bl...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
1950s Desk Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant 'Profile' desk lamp by Lightolier. Three brass rods with walnut accents cross stacked at the waist by a brass ring each extending upward to support three shallow enameled ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gerald Thurston Green Desk Table Lamp for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice and unique adjustable table or desk lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
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Lightolier Desk Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic lightolier desk lamp available at 1stDibs. Each lightolier desk lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and plastic. There are many kinds of the lightolier desk lamp you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A lightolier desk lamp, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one lightolier desk lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Lightolier, Gerald Thurston and Maurizio Tempestini produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Lightolier Desk Lamp?
Prices for a lightolier desk lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $240 and can go as high as $4,200, while the average can fetch as much as $1,048.
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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