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Klaus Hempel V3925/01 Red Desk Lamp for Hustadt Leuchten, Germany 1970s

$536

Klaus Hempel V3925/01 Red Desk Lamp for Hustadt Leuchten, Germany 1970s

By Klaus Hempel

Located in Debrecen, HU

A striking red vintage desk lamp designed by Klaus Hempel for the German manufacturer Hustadt Leuchten. This is model V3925/01, a distinctive example of 1970s German Space Age and Po...

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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Guzzini, Adjustable Desk Lamp, White and Black Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s

$438

Guzzini, Adjustable Desk Lamp, White and Black Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s

By Guzzini

Located in Roma, IT

This adjustable desk lamp is from the 1970s Made of plastic and lacquered metal.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1970s Desk Lamp Brown & Brass Abstract Mesh Layers, by Fase, Spain.

$326Sale Price|35% Off

1970s Desk Lamp Brown & Brass Abstract Mesh Layers, by Fase, Spain.

By Fase

Located in Andernach, DE

Mid-Century desk lamp – made in Spain, attributed to Fase. A genuine funky 1970s lamp, in original, beautiful condition.

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Artemide set of tree desk lamp Sintesi 1970s

$1,050 / set

Artemide set of tree desk lamp Sintesi 1970s

By Artemide, Ernesto Gismondi

Located in bari, IT

Black synthesis set of tree desk lamps by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide 1970s.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Original Glass Mushroom zebrano Desk Light by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s

$758

Original Glass Mushroom zebrano Desk Light by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s

By Peill & Putzler

Located in Kirchlengern, DE

Article: Mushroom desk lamp Producer: Peill & Putzler, Germany Age: 1970s Description: Original desktop light made in the 1970s by Peil & Putzler in Germany. the shade in mad...

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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Space Age Vintage White Black Table Lamp Desk Lamp Targetti, 1970s, Italy

$1,400

Space Age Vintage White Black Table Lamp Desk Lamp Targetti, 1970s, Italy

By Targetti Sankey

Located in Vienna, AT

Space Age vintage table lamp desk lamp by Targetti 1970s Italy. The desk lamp shows black flexible tube arm and white lacquered metal base and shade. On / off switch. One E 27 sock...

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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Plona Desk Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, 1970s

$1,458

Plona Desk Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, 1970s

By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti

Located in bruxelles, BE

Plastic and metal folding armchair. Wear on the plastic (see photo) and on the metal (see photo). Measure: Seat height: 45cm.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

1970s Cosmo Time Folding Portable Hi Intensity Desk Lamp & Digital Alarm Clock

$275

1970s Cosmo Time Folding Portable Hi Intensity Desk Lamp & Digital Alarm Clock

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Desk lamp Cosmo time modern folding intensity lamp with digital alarm clock Vintage 1970s Model 5500 A Maker stamp present Measures: 12 tall x 5.5 deep x 4.5 closed 5 tall Light...

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Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Original Glass Mushroom zebrano Desk Light by Peill & Putzler Germany 1970s no2

$758

Original Glass Mushroom zebrano Desk Light by Peill & Putzler Germany 1970s no2

By Peill & Putzler

Located in Kirchlengern, DE

Article: Mushroom desk lamp Producer: Peill & Putzler, Germany Age: 1970s Description: Original desktop light made in the 1970s by Peil & Putzler in Germany. the shade in mad...

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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Red “Tube” Desk lamp designed by Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden, 1970s

$758

Red “Tube” Desk lamp designed by Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden, 1970s

By Ateljé Lyktan

Located in PUTTEN, NL

Red “Tube” desk lamp, designed by Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan (Sweden) in 1973. A popular classic from the seventies. Pehrson proved with this lamp that a fluorescent tube in a ...

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Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1970s Mid-Century Modern Gilt Metal Italian Adjustable Desk Lamp

$816

1970s Mid-Century Modern Gilt Metal Italian Adjustable Desk Lamp

By Reggiani

Located in Aci Castello, IT

This adjustability provides enhanced functionality, enabling precise illumination for specific tasks or areas on the desk. The 1970s Mid-Century Modern gilt metal and black plastic I...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Rare Midcentury Desk or Table Wastebasket EMSA, Germany, 1970s

$103Sale Price|20% Off

Rare Midcentury Desk or Table Wastebasket EMSA, Germany, 1970s

Located in Praha, CZ

- rare type - practical - marked - west germany

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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets

Materials

Plastic

Tapira Desk Lamp by Gianemilio, Piero and Anna Monti for Fontana Arte, 1970s

$1,260

Tapira Desk Lamp by Gianemilio, Piero and Anna Monti for Fontana Arte, 1970s

By G.P.A. Monti, Fontana Arte

Located in Rotterdam, NL

Monti) and produced by Fontana Arte, during the 1970s. The lamp is made of plastic and contains an opaline glass hemisphere.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic, Glass

1970s Hungarian Gooseneck Desk Lamp, Cappuccino Mid Century Table Light

$303

1970s Hungarian Gooseneck Desk Lamp, Cappuccino Mid Century Table Light

Located in Praha, CZ

Vintage adjustable desk lamp produced in Hungary during the 1970s. The lamp features a flexible black gooseneck arm with a rounded cappuccino-colored shade and minimalist circular ba...

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Vintage 1970s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Gooseneck Desk Lamp By Hoffmeister From the 1970s-1980s

$360Sale Price|28% Off

Gooseneck Desk Lamp By Hoffmeister From the 1970s-1980s

Located in Vienna, AT

Desk lamp of Hoffmeister from the 70s / 80s Stylish gooseneck lamp with sophisticated reflector and E14 bulb: Due to the light bulb upstream reflector an additional spot effect is ...

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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Modern Libellula Model Desk Lamp, Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1970s

$731Sale Price|30% Off

Midcentury Modern Libellula Model Desk Lamp, Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1970s

By Guzzini, Harvey Guzzini

Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT

Midcentury Modern Libellula Model Desk Lamp, Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1970s Rare vintage table lamp designed and produced by Guzzini ltd and designed in the 1970s by Harvey Guzzini.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Iron

White Tube Desk Lamp by Anders Pehrson for Atelje Lyktan, 1970s

$1,341

White Tube Desk Lamp by Anders Pehrson for Atelje Lyktan, 1970s

By Ateljé Lyktan

Located in Rødekro, DK

White Tube Desk Lamp by Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden, 1970s This iconic White Tube Desk Lamp was designed by renowned Swedish designer Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan d...

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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Table / Desk Lamp by Paolo Caliari for Linea T, Italy, 1970s

$1,318

Table / Desk Lamp by Paolo Caliari for Linea T, Italy, 1970s

By Paolo Caliari

Located in DE KWAKEL, NL

Designed by Paolo Caliari for Linea T Milano in the 1970s, this elegant desk lamp captures the refined technical aesthetic that defined Italian industrial design during the decade. T...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

"Abele" Desk Lamps by Gianfranco Frattini for Luci, Italy, 1970s

$910

"Abele" Desk Lamps by Gianfranco Frattini for Luci, Italy, 1970s

By Gianfranco Frattini, Luci Italia

Located in Milan, IT

Abele table lamp with dimmer by Gianfranco Frattini for Luci. Red lacquered aluminium and halogen light.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Minimalist Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Anders Pherson for Atelje Lyktan, Black Tube Desk Lamp, 1970s, Sweden

$641

Anders Pherson for Atelje Lyktan, Black Tube Desk Lamp, 1970s, Sweden

By Ateljé Lyktan, Anders Pherson

Located in Den Haag, NL

Very nice black tube desk lamp Design by Anders Pehrson for Atelje Lykan,1960s, Sweden. signed. Good condition.

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Vintage 1970s Swedish Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Yellow-Grey Arc Shaped Large Office Clamp Desk Lamp by Targetti, 1970s, Italy

$875

Yellow-Grey Arc Shaped Large Office Clamp Desk Lamp by Targetti, 1970s, Italy

By Targetti Sankey

Located in Hagenbach, DE

Yellow-grey arc shaped large office clamp desk lamp by Targetti, 1970s, Italy Very elegant and Minimalist wall lights Adjustable head Lamps are in very good condition. Switch...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age More Lighting

Materials

Metal

1970s Bell System by Western Electric Barbie Pink Desk Rotary Telephone USA

$150

1970s Bell System by Western Electric Barbie Pink Desk Rotary Telephone USA

By Western Electric

Located in Miami, FL

Western Electric had been producing telephones for the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (ATT) and the Bell System since 1927. During the 50's, new line of type 500 sets were int...

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Vintage 1970s American Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

1970s Space Age Orange and Black Italian Desk Lamp by Targetti Sankey

$408

1970s Space Age Orange and Black Italian Desk Lamp by Targetti Sankey

By Targetti Sankey

Located in Aci Castello, IT

A Mid-Century Modern orange and black table lamp by Targetti. It works 110-240 volts and needs a regular e27 bulb. Lamp is marked on the bottom and in good conditions overall. The De...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Space Age Vintage White Table Lamp Desk Lamp Gianfranco Frattini, 1970s, Italy

$2,076

Space Age Vintage White Table Lamp Desk Lamp Gianfranco Frattini, 1970s, Italy

By Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Vienna, AT

Space Age vintage white table lamp or desk lamp model Abele from white lacquered metal by Gianfranco Frattini for Luci Milan 1979. The table lamp shows white lacquered metal stem wit...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Midcentury Table or Desk Lamps Falkenbergs Belysnings, Sweden, 1970s

$844Sale Price / set|47% Off

Pair of Midcentury Table or Desk Lamps Falkenbergs Belysnings, Sweden, 1970s

By Falkenbergs Belysning

Located in Praha, CZ

Very beautiful style of lighting. Very rare model. From the furniture and lighting auction from Swedish embassy in Prague. Custom production. Very elegant lamps.

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Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

1970s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Desk or Dining Chair in Hopsack Fabric

$1,350

1970s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Desk or Dining Chair in Hopsack Fabric

By Eero Saarinen, Knoll

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a Saarinen Executive Chair, Model 71 USB, originally designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1950. This particular example dates to the 1970s. The listed price includes one ch...

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Vintage 1970s American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

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1970s Plastic Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 1970s plastic desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each 1970s plastic desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plastic, metal and chrome. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 1970s plastic desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A 1970s plastic desk is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Industrial styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 1970s plastic desk over the years, but those crafted by Olivetti, Giancarlo Piretti and Ettore Sottsass are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a 1970s Plastic Desk?

A 1970s plastic desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $660, while the lowest priced sells for $30 and the highest can go for as much as $16,800.

Materials: Plastic Furniture

Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.

From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.

When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.

Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.

Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.