Sculptor, painter and designer Margit Wittig has over the years gained a following of interior designers and collectors who are drawn to her modern bespoke lighting, screens and occasional furniture. Among them is noted British interior designer and founder of Firmdale Hotels, Kit Kemp, who once described Wittig’s versatile pieces as “curious, intriguing, classical yet lyrical.”
Born in Germany, Wittig grew up in creative surroundings. Her mother, an artist, encouraged her to paint watercolors of their garden and they would create festive Christmas ornaments using old wax candles.
Although she initially trained as a physiotherapist, Wittig quit the profession when she moved to the United States in 1997. She later left the U.S. for London, then a mother of two young children, and decided to pursue an art career.
Wittig studied sculpture and stone carving at the Art Academy in London and studied metalwork at Central Saint Martins. For her sculptures, Wittig drew inspiration from her years of observing the human form in her role as a physiotherapist. She also cites sculptors Constantin Brancusi and Alberto Giacometti as notable influences.
Wittig found herself incorporating her sculptures — as well as other objects she made in resin and glass — into functional and artistic table lamps. Although it began as a hobby, Wittig’s handcrafted decorative lighting soon caught the attention of London’s interior designers.
In 2016, Wittig officially established her studio. Over the past several years, she has expanded her lighting collection to include wall sconces and chandeliers. Wittig has also branched out into designing and making other furniture such as sculptural candlesticks, mirrors and her Manhattan Cube, which is technically a side table that can double as a stool.
Wittig’s table lamps and candlesticks are included in the décor of Firmdale Hotels’ The Whitby in New York and Ham Yard Hotel in London. Her pieces have also been featured in several international publications such as The English Home, House and Garden, ELLE Decoration, the New York Times and Architectural Digest, to name a few.
On 1stDibs, find a range of Margit Wittig lighting, decorative objects and seating.
New York, Sculpted Contemporary Table Lamp, White-Resin with 24-Karat Gold Leaf
By Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp sits on a rectangular slate base and features multiple white resin handcrafted spheres and semi-circles with organic surface textures. A si...
Slate, Gold Leaf
'Synergy' Table Lamp in Bronze Patina, English, Contemporary Design
By Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
These sculptural contemporary Margit Wittig table lamps are mounted on rectangular slate bases and feature multiple white resin handcrafted cuboids, spheres and semi-circles with org...
Slate, Brass
'Zen' Table Lamp, Sculptural, Slate, Bronze Resin, Gold Leaf by Margit Wittig
By Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp is mounted on a slate base and features multiple bronze resin handcrafted semi-circles. Each element is hand cast and patinated to increase...
Slate, Brass
Modern Table Lamp by Margit Wittig, Slate Base, Moon-Gold Leaf, England
By Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp from the new Moon Gold Collection sits on a slate square base and includes gold leafed components. The sculpted elements are signature of Margit Wittig's work. The materials Wittig chose for this unique 21st century table lamp, cast epoxy resin and brass are complimenting each other with their different surface finishes. Margit Wittig is inspired by modern artists and sculptors such as Giacometti and Ivon Hitchens. Her work is constantly evolving using different textures as the driving force - intertwined with her work with color. Her functional art spreads the gamut from modern simplicity to rich and complex designs and color. Her objects include paintings, occasional...
Slate, Brass, Gold Leaf
Sculptural, Contemporary Table Lamp 'Dora' In White, 22ct Moon Gold, Marble Base
By Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp sits on a rectangular white marble base and features multiple white handcrafted spheres with organic surface textures. A central cube is g...
Slate, Gold Leaf
'Synergy' Table Lamp, White, Bronze Patina Accent, Contemporary English Design
By Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
These sculptural contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp is mounted on rectangular white marble base and feature multiple white resin handcrafted cuboids, a dark patinated half-sphere ...
Slate, Brass
Bronze table lamp by Willy Daro, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Bronze sculptural table lamp by Willy Daro. Elegant shape, letr your imagination work, we see silhouettes of two faces in side profile. Bronze sculptures mounted on a black lacquer...
Bronze
Bronze Éclaté Gilded Bronze Table Lamp by Claude Victor Boeltz
By Claude Victor Boeltz
Located in Montreal, QC
Bronze Éclaté gilded bronze Table lamp by Claude Victor Boeltz inset with an amethyst quartz Signed on plate: "Made in France Boeltz Paris". Dimensions of lamp without lamp shade H:2...
Bronze
Brazilian contemporary table lamp made of cast bronze
By Cristiana Bertolucci
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Morandi contemporary Minimalist table lamp. Table lamp produced in cast bronze. The model for the foundry was made with carbonized wood to give the desired texture effect. The desig...
Bronze
Monumental Bijan of California for Laurel Brazed Brass "Setterah" Table Lamp
By Bijan, Curtis Jeré, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Bijan of California for Laurel Lamp Company “Setarrah” H-927 Table Lamp. Featuring a tubular (3/8D) Brass column, "original Brass sculpture" with four handcrafted torch ...
Metal, Brass
1970s, Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Bacchus Table Lamp
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An amazing hand-crafted solid brass table lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies, it's in working conditions and it needs a regular e27 bulb, it works both 110-240 ...
Brass
'Ascot' - Bronze sculptural table lamp. One of a kind
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
'Ascot' , one of a kind bronze table lamp handcrafted by Rinat Design and cast in bronze in the lost wax process. Inspired by Royal Ascot, the sculpture represents the majestic movem...
Bronze
