$565 / item
French Wabi Sabi Table lamp, Oak and Linen
Located in Nijlen, BE
Lamps, composed of old French alpine supports and Belgian new linen lampshades. (2 available) The inside of the shades is in a gold finish for a pleasant warm light experience. The w...
Oak
Organic Modern With Wabi-Sabi Style Driftwood Table Lamp
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, an organic modern with Wabi-Sabi style driftwood table lamp. This artisanal piece highlights the raw, sculpted form of a natural wood log or root, showcasing ...
Stone, Brass
$4,157 / item
Donghia Wabi/Sabi Vintage Murano Glass Lamp
By Donghia
Located in Woodbury, NY
Vintage Murano glass lamp from Donghia with brass hardware, hollow and handblown. Wabi-sabi is the philosophy that nothing is perfect. It is finding beauty in the imperfect and asymm...
Glass
Modernist Wabi-Sabi Fabric Table Lamp with Hand-Stitched Details
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Handmade Cotton and Wool Table Lamp with Abstract Freehand Embroidery This handmade table lamp pairs a cone-shaped shade with a cylindrical base, both crafted in natural cotton and w...
Wire
Table lamp, terracotta ceramic, electrified, kitchen, living room wabi sabi
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Handmade ceramic table lamp, designed by the artisan Rulo and the artist Manolo Eirin. All the pieces are signed and numbered, and accompanied by their certificate. The measurement...
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Terracotta
Handmade Table Lamp in Palo Santo Wood, Wabi Sabi Home Zen
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Handmade lamp with solid palo santo wood, completely natural. With electrical system adapted to both the American and European systems. The two lamps are sold separately, the lamp do...
Brass
Scandinavian Wabi-Sabi Bamboo Table Lamp Shade with Pressed Plants, 1950s
By Louis Sognot
Located in Odense, DK
Charming vintage wabi-sabi style table lamp handmade in Denmark in the 1950s.
Bamboo
Pine slat table lamp in the manner of Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Wabi-sabi, 1950s
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Hägersten, SE
Swedish sportstuge table lamp by unknown maker and designer. Made from pine slats and solid pine with feet made from wengé wood. ca 1950-60s Good vintage condition with light age rel...
Pine
Solorzano Brutalist Ceramic Lamp, French Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Style c.1970
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
A signed mid-century French studio stoneware table lamp by Ginette and Edouard Solorzano (Saint-Pée), circa 1970.
Stoneware
Large olive wood table lamp, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Style : 1960s Brutalist Organic/Natural Wabi-sabi Main Features : Table Lamp/Decorative Lamp Solid Olive Wood (Root) Unique Piece Double Socket Beautiful Grain and Patina Made in Fr...
Wood, Olive
Vintage Bohemian Bedside or Table Lamp in Wood & Rope - 1970s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage Bohemian Bedside or Table Lamp in Wood & Rope - 1970s Wabi Sabi Style - Decoration - Natural table lamp Sold with lampshade Measures : Lamp wood : Ø 16cm - Total H:34cm Rou...
Rope, Wood
Claylight Mini Balance Table Lamp: Handmade, Wabi Sabi Ceramic Dot Light
By lightexture
Located in Troy, NY
The Claylight Balance Table Lamp is made of two Asymmetric stacked white ceramic sphere to create an elegant single material body. The small metal knob acts as a touch dimmer and swi...
Ceramic
"Wabi-Sabi" Murano Lamp for Donghia
By Donghia
Located in Pasadena, CA
Hollow, hand blown Venetian glass lamp. "In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is so...
Blown Glass
Wabi Sabi Table Lamp in Bamboo and Rattan 1970s
Located in Meer, VAN
Table Lamp in Bamboo and Rattan 1970s. Great and very atmospheric table lamp in bamboo and rattan, made somewhere in the 1970s.
Bamboo, Rattan
brutalist wabi sabi table lamp by Temde, Switzerland 1970s
By Temde Leuchten
Located in ECHT, NL
Brutalist type 2 table lamp by Temde leuchten Switzerland. The base is made from solid pine. The shade is made from fabric and original. The lamp is completely original and in very ...
Fabric, Pine
Japanese Wabi Sabi Meiji Period Stoneware Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A good sized, heavily patinated mid 19th C. Meiji period Japanese stoneware lamp. Professionally re-wired. Photographed with off white linen shade. Shade Measures; 20.5cm ...
Stoneware
Sculptural Scandinavian Organic Pine Table Lamp, Wabi Sabi Style, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A striking handcrafted table lamp made from solid pine with a sculptural, organically shaped base.
Pine
Sold
H 19.69 in Dm 5.12 in
Sculptural Organic Pine Wood Table Lamp, Scandinavian Modern, Wabi Sabi, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Organic shaped table lamp in burned pine wood. Hand crafted in Scandinavia by an unknown cabinetmaker, ca 1960s.
Pine
Sold
H 20.08 in Dm 15.75 in
Midcentury French Green Wabi Sabi Ceramic Lamp with Colorful Lamp Shade, 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful midcentury French green Wabi Sabi ceramic lamp with a colorful lamp shade, 1960. The vase is 30cm in height and 20cm in diameter. The lamp shade is 23cm in height and 4...
Ceramic, Fabric
Sold
H 15.75 in Dm 14.57 in
Midcentury French Wabi Sabi Ceramic Lamp with Beige Linen Lamp Shade, 1960
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful midcentury French Wabi Sabi ceramic lamp with beige linen lamp shade, 1960 Great details on the ceramic vase. The vase is 16cm in height and 16cm in diameter The lamp sh...
Ceramic, Linen
Pair Of Large Edo Period Japanese Bronze Candlesticks Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A pair of large early 19th C. Japanese bronze candlesticks. Heavily patinated with remnants of wax due to hundreds of years of use. Simple shapely design.
Bronze
Vintage Belgium Ceramic Wabi-Sabi Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A petite ceramic table lamp with modern new shade. Belgium, c1950s, Since re-wired and PAT tested. Dimensions without shade: 25 Diameter x 19 H in cm. Good vintage condition, occ...
Ceramic
Sold
H 17.72 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Wabi Sabi Antique Table Lamp in Turned and Carved Wood with Rattan Shade
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Meer, VAN
Wabi Sabi Antique Table Lamp in Turned Wood and Rattan, early 20th century.
Brass
Chinese monochrome Wabi Sabi style ceramic lamp
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
A large Chinese monochrome cream-glazed bulbous vase, 18th/19th C. Measurements are based on the ceramic part.
Metal
Near Pair of Awaji Pottery Japanese Drip Glaze Wabi Sabi Zen Meditation Lamps
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Similar pair of Awaji pottery tortured stoneware vases with heavy drip glaze, circa 1930, made into lamps. Nice double cluster sockets with risers. Shades not included.
Pottery
Small Primitive Portuguese 19Th C. Side/Lamp Table Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A small early 19th C. northern Portuguese pine side table. Heavily patinated with remnants of original oxblood paint to legs.
Pine
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
$3,567 / item
H 16.93 in W 46.46 in D 14.18 in
Kai Kristiansen Upholstered Bench in Fumed Oak and Mohair
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in London, England
Kai Kristiansen, a key figure in the Danish Modern movement, designed the Entre Series in 1956 as a modular collection of bedside cabinets, benches, and chests. Combining Danish desi...
Velvet, Oak
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$7,800 / set
H 33 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
Pair of Chic 'Arcade' Wrought Iron and Shearling Chairs by Design Frères
By Design Frères, Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chic 'Arcade' wrought iron and shearling chairs by Design Frères. Extraordinary pair of side chairs with white shearling upholstery. This unique upholstery treatment gives...
Wrought Iron
$1,380
H 13.78 in W 39.77 in D 39.97 in
1910s-20s Japanese antique wabi sabi Zataku, low canter table, low coffee table
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique Zataku low table for 4 people, a set of tabletop & wooden leg frame. Aimed to make as Kotatsu table (heat table with brazier) in winter. Tabletop material is ma...
Hardwood, Cedar, Wood
Lennox Stool, Small Wood Stool by Christian Siriano
By Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order wood stool designed by Christian Siriano. Red oak Measure: Seat width: 12”.
Oak
$7,686 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
$8,685 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
Forsyth Mushroom Pouf Ottoman in Zebra
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This Forsyth mushroom pouf ottoman was created and designed by the Forsyth design team. Each ottoman is handcrafted in Saint Louis. A cute decorative piece for any room adding textur...
Zebra Hide
Antique French Coolie Glass Frill Brass Wall Task Kitchen Light
Located in Stockbridge, GB
An early French glass frill coolie light. The shade is hand made from opaque glass with a clear pleated rim. The light has an aged brass gallery and wall fitting. Great as a task lig...
Brass
Chinese Wabi Sabi Farm Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This reclaimed beech wood dining table exemplifies Organic Modern style with raw wood texture and plenty of wabi-sabi appeal. An antique farm door comprises the expansive top, minima...
Reclaimed Wood
$113,030
H 29.14 in W 66.93 in D 21.66 in
Utö Library Table by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1932
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Rare and authentic Utö library table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1932. Wear consistent with age and use, including surface scratches, m...
Pine
$1,500
H 15.36 in W 35.83 in D 15.16 in
Japanese Antique Table, Desk, Double-sleeved desk, Wabi-Sabi, Early 20th Century
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique Japanese table was produced in the Taisho period (1912-1926). This is a double-sleeved desk whose lacquer has gained a deep flavor over time. The zelkova wood(Japanese ...
Wood
$676
H 14.97 in W 19.69 in D 13.78 in
19th Century French Oak Milk Stool, Country Style, Original Condition
Located in Nijlen, BE
19th-century French milking stool in original condition. It was used for milking cows and sitting on it in the shortest direction. A beautiful original piece in solid condition, rare...
Oak
Vintage Elm Shop Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Wood
$1,380 / item
H 21.26 in Dm 33.08 in
Mid Century Round Danish Side Table in Solid Oak, Henning Kjærnulf, 1960s
By Henning Kjærnulf, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Odense, DK
Crafted in Denmark during the 1960s by a skilled cabinetmaker, this round side table is attributed to architect Henning Kjærnulf for Nyrup Møbelfabrik. Executed in solid oak, the pie...
Oak
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.