Mid-Century Modern Emerald Green Casa Pupo of London Table Lamp, 1960's
By Casa Pupo
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This exquisite Casa Pupo gourd-shaped lamp is drenched in a lustrous emerald green glaze. The sizable and stunning lamp effortlessly commands attention, promising to be the focal poi...
Ceramic
Vintage Table Lamps Ceramic Modern Vase Lamps Green Ammonites, a pair
By Robert Kostka, Vallauris, Maison Le Dauphin, Louis Drimmer
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Hand crafted modern ceramic lamps in different tones of green and orange red.
Ceramic, Fabric
1 of 2 Green Ceramic Lamps, Custom Green Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. This bas...
Ceramic
Ceramic Pottery Globe Shape Lamp Green Blue Stripes
By Gordon Martz
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Green and blue striped decorated pottery globe table lamp. Mid-Century Modern design.
Ceramic, Pottery
Bitossi Style Green Ceramic Lamp, Custom Green Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
By Bitossi
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp in the style of Bitossi, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful details, it offers a ...
Ceramic
Ceramic Lamp in Crackled Green Color France 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This table lamp is in crackeled Ceramic. The color is Green It has been made circa 1960, in France. It is to be rewired. dimensions with shade diameter 26 cm hight 53cm dimensions w...
Ceramic
Nils Kähler, Table Lamp, Green Ceramic, Textile, Denmark, 1960s
By Nils Kähler
Located in Stamford, CT
Nils Kähler, Danish Mid-Century Modern, Table Lamp, Green Ceramic, Textile, Denmark, 1960s A partially glazed ceramic table lamp designed by Nils Kähler at Kähler's workshop in Næst...
Ceramic
Gorgeous Extra Tall Green Drip Glazed Lamp Mid-century Danish
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous extra tall pair of modern drip glaze lamps with their original giant shades
Ceramic
20th century design scandinavian green ceramic table lamp 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Scandinavian table lamp 20th century design green ceramic table lamp original perfect condition signed Ceramic height 13 cm Large 8 cm height with electrical system 19 cm
Ceramic
Green Mid-Century Stoneware Table Lamp by Agne Aronsson, Sweden, 1960s.
By Gunnar Nylund, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Gustavsberg, Rörstrand
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful mid-century stoneware table lamp with amazing glaze. Made by Swedish ceramist Agne Aronsson / Aronson in his own studio in Bjärnum, Sweden, 1960s. Great original conditi...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Green Ceramic Floor / Table Lamp, Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960s
By Jasba, Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Cork, IE
This mid-century modern floor lamp is in great condition and sure to be an eyecatcher in any household!
Ceramic
Brushed Yellow/Green Ceramic Table Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Brushed Yellow/Green Ceramic Table Lamp by Lee Rosen for Design Technics. Manner of Gordon Martz 29" to top of the Finial Note a tiny touched up spot with matching paint t...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Avocado Green and Gold Plasto Lamps with Original Shades
By Plasto Usa
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Incredible complete pair of Mid-Century Modern avacado green lamps by Plasto. These have got to be some of the most authentic Mid-Century lamps around. It is quite rare to find lamps...
Ceramic
Green Spotted Ceramic Table Lamp by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic table lamp by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s. Striking animalesque spotted pattern in different shades of green.
Ceramic
Noomi Backhausen, Table Lamp, Green Ceramic, Denmark, 1960s
By Noomi Backhausen, Soholm Pottery
Located in Stamford, CT
Noomi Backhausen, Søholm, Danish Mid-Century Modern, Table Lamp, Green Ceramic, Denmark, 1960s An interesting glazed green ceramic table lamp designed by Noomi Backhausen (1938-2011...
Stoneware
Green Ceramic Curved Lamp, Custom Made Green Orange White Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. This base with...
Ceramic
Green Mid-Century Stoneware Table Lamp by Einar Johansen, Søholm, Denmark 1960s
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Einar Johansen, Søholm Stentøj, Soholm Pottery, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful mid-century stoneware table lamp with amazing glaze. Made by Einar Johansen for Soholm Stentøj, Denmark, 1960s. Great original condition. No chips, cracks or crazing. Si...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Pair of Mid Twentieth Century Peacock blue and green drip glaze table lamps
Located in Winnetka, IL
Vibrant but graceful peacock blue ,green and a touch of yellow drip glaze ceramic 1960s Italian table lamps with their original shades .
Ceramic
Small Green Mid-Century Stoneware Table Lamp by Rolf Palm, Sweden, 1960s.
By Gunnar Nylund, Yngve Blixt, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful mid-century stoneware table lamp with amazing glaze. Made by Rolf Palm, in the artist's studio, Mölle, Sweden, 1960s. Great original condition. No chips, cracks or crazi...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Exceptional Fat Lava Green Brown Orange Ceramic Lamp, West-Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
'Fat Lava' style ceramic large table or floorlamp with glaze. Manufactured in West-Germany in the 1970's. The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which means the glaze is thick ...
Ceramic, Silk
Vintage Stiffel Jade Green Ceramic & Brass Lamps / Tommi Parzinger
By Mastercraft
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Stiffel ceramic and Brass Lamps. Manner of Tommi Parzinger Hollywood Regency 28.5" to top of finial.
Brass
$465Sale Price|63% Off
Danish Modern Pewter Green Ceramic Table Lamp, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj, Einar Johansen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sculptural lady shaped pewter green glazed smooth stoneware table lamp by Danish Søholm Stentøj. Attributed to Einar Johansen. Smooth top and vertical relief striped pattern on body....
Pottery, Stoneware, Ceramic
Ceramic Floor Table Lamp Blue Green, Green Blue Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful colorful table or floor Lamp , 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful decorative print, it offers a uniqu...
Ceramic
Green Blue Ceramic Art Deco Table Lamp, Sweden, 1940s.
By Upsala Ekeby, Anna-Lisa Thomson, Ingrid Atterberg, Ewald Dahlskog, Eva Jancke-Björk
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful earthenware table lamp with amazing glaze. Made by an unknown manufacturer in Sweden, 1940s. Great original condition. No chips, cracks or crazing. Sold without lampsha...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Small Green Mid-Century Stoneware Table Lamp by Rolf Palm, Sweden, 1960s.
By Yngve Blixt, Gunnar Nylund, Gustavsberg
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful mid-century stoneware table lamp with amazing glaze. Handmade by Rolf Palm, in the artist's studio, Mölle, Sweden, 1960s. Great original condition. No chips, cracks or c...
Ceramic, Stoneware
Green Cylindrical Ceramic Lamp, Custom Multicolor Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. This bas...
Ceramic
Large Scale David Cressey Green Ceramic Lamp, circa 1970
By David Cressey
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Large Scale David Cressey Green Ceramic Lamp, circa 1970. Measures: 17.5" to the top of the ceramic base. 23" to the top of the socket. 12.88" Diameter. ( The lamp shade is no...
Ceramic
Elongated Ovoid Lime Green Ceramic Table Floor Lamp with Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic floor lamp or XXL table Lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a uni...
Ceramic
Elongated Ovoid Lime Green Ceramic Table Floor Lamp with Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic floor lamp or XXL table Lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a uni...
Ceramic
Pair Czech 1970s Milk Glass and Green Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in Praha, CZ
A sophisticated pair of mid-century modern table lamps from 1970s Czechoslovakia, defined by their clean lines and balanced material composition.
Ceramic, Glass
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Marcello Fantoni Lamp, Ceramic, Green, Yellow, Earth Tones, 1970s
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in South Jordan, UT
Exquisite studio made lamp by Marcello Fantoni, Italy 1970s. Green and yellow earth-tones with Sgraffito detailing in the lamp body make this an outstanding lamp for any collector. T...
Jade
Tall Pastel Green Ceramic Table Lamp by Desiree, Denmark 1960s
By Desiree
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tall pastel green glazed ceramic lamp, with a snow flake in relief centrally placed in a circle on its wider part.
Ceramic
$1,675Sale Price / set|20% Off
Tomas Anagrius Ceramic Table Lamps, Green Scandinavian Decor, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of two small Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern handmade ceramic table lamps by acclaimed ceramic artist and writer Tomas Anagrius from Stockholm.
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
$960Sale Price|56% Off
Ceramic Table Lamp in Pale Celery Green by Swiss Ceramic Artist Fritz Haussmann.
By Fritz Haussman
Located in Chicago, IL
A pale green ceramic table signed Haussmann. Signed and numbered as shown. The color is a pale celery green yellow sometimes the color of lemon with a lovely speckle glaze. An Art De...
Ceramic
Light green 20th century design ceramic table lamp unique piece
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Table lamp Unique handmade french ceramic table lamp Light green ceramic color Original perfect condition sold without lampshade Ceramic height 24 cm Height with electrical syst...
Ceramic
Elongated Ovoid Lime Green Ceramic Table Floor Lamp with Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic floor lamp or XXL table Lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a uni...
Ceramic
$275Sale Price|45% Off
Italian Modern Ceramic Table Lamp with Green Stripes, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Italian Chamotte table light decorated with white soft/delicate glaze and green stripes. It has no markings but is similar to pieces by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. It is mounted with a n...
Ceramic
Decorative Midcentury Green Ceramic Table Lamp circa 1970 by Fontcombault
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Fontcombault French mid-20th century ceramic table with green ceramic glaze color. Realised circa 1970, unique ceramic piece Sold without lampshade Electric system is ok ...
Ceramic
Kaiser attributed Pair of Large Floor Lamps Ceramic Sea-Green glazed
By Kaiser
Located in London, GB
A rare and exceptional pair of large ceramic floor lamps, attributed to Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, 1970s.
Ceramic
Large Green Ceramic lamp with Leather Details, USA 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Large ceramic lamp on walnut base, decorated with ceramic loops linked together by a leather lace. 30x12 Base Only
Brass
1950s Table Lamp with a Green Glazed Ceramic Amphora from Úbeda.
Located in Marbella, ES
A table lamp crafted from an elegant glazed ceramic amphora in a rich green hue, made in Úbeda, Andalusia. The piece bears the stamp of the renowned Úbeda pottery workshop, reflectin...
Iron
Jacques Blin Table Lamp, Hand-Crafted Ceramic, Water Green Glaze
By Jacques Blin
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Signed table lamp. France, ca. 1950. artist : Jacques Blin (1920-1995) Cylindrical shape in water green glazed ceramic with incised decoration. Camargue (France) Rice Paper Lampshad...
Ceramic
Ceramic Owl Table Lamps, Custom Green Lampshades by René Houben, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamps from the 70s. This ceramic lamp brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its sculptural shapes and details, it showcases th...
Ceramic
Pair Mid Century Onion Shape Glazed Green Yellow Blue Lava Pattern Table Lamps
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair mid century onion shape glazed green yellow blue lava pattern table lamps. Elegant onion style shapes.
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Pistachio Green Ceramic Table Lamp, Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Large and clean heavy quality ceramic table or floor lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers ...
Ceramic
Large Green Brown Ceramic Curved Lamp, Custom Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality large ceramic table floor/table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. This bas...
Ceramic
Large Green Ceramic Table Lamp, New Lampshade by R. Houben, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Large Beautiful ceramic table lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique presence. Th...
Ceramic
$1,470Sale Price|20% Off
Brown green Fat Lava ceramic lamp East Germany 1960s Scheurich
By West German Pottery
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing Fat Lava ceramic piece, East Germany, 1960s, by Scheurich Keramic ,Original lampshade. Fat Lava ceramic base in the shape of a vase with a handle, with a rich contrast of te...
Ceramic, Fabric, Cotton
Midcentury Stiffel Lamp, Teal Green Glazed Ceramic, Brass Base, 1960s
By Stiffel
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large Midcentury teal green glazed ceramic lamp with solid cast brass base and tall neck. Original antique patina. White milk glass reflector. Very high quality iconic lamp by the ...
Brass
White and Green Ceramic Lamp by Robert Deblander, circa 1960
By Robert Deblander
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Robert Deblander Original and elegant ceramic table lamp with white and green abstract decoration. Signed under the base. circa 1960. Unique piece. Sold without lampshad...
Ceramic
A large German 1970s ceramic green glazed floor lamp by Kaiser Leutchens
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in London, GB
A large German 1970s ceramic green glazed floor lamp by Kaiser Leutchens with pleated contemporary shade.
Ceramic
Large Pistachio Green Ceramic Table Lamp, Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Large and clean ceramic table lamp, 1970s. Heavy quality ceramic. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers ...
Ceramic
Pair of Large 1950's Ceramic Lamps with a Beautiful Green Crackle Glaze
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful pair of 1950's ceramic lamps with a beautiful crackle glaze. The lamps sit on brass bases and they have been Newly rewired with adjustable polished brass double clusters a...
Brass
Elongated Ovoid Green Ceramic Floor Lamp with custom Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Heavy quality ceramic floor lamp or XXL table Lamp, 1970s. This lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a uniq...
Ceramic
Delft Polychrome Ceramic Table Lamp Pair, New Olive Green Velvet Shades
By Amitābha Studio, Royal Tichelaar Makkum
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Mid-century hand-painted Dutch Delft polychrome ceramic table lamps, a rare matched pair, by Royal Tichelaar Makkum, in iron red, blue, and green on white, with new bespoke olive gre...
Brass
Green and Black Stoneware Ceramic Base Table Lamp Midcentury Light Signed
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Green and black stoneware ceramic table lamp. Elegant form with electric system at the top and inside. Shinny green and black ceramic glazes colors. Signed under the base, ...
Ceramic
$344Sale Price|40% Off
1960s Danish Modern Hand-Carved Light Green Glazed Ceramic Lamp
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Matte dusty light olive green glazed ceramic table lamp with hand-carved textured body. Slight organic decor on the slender neck close to the original black fitting with switch. Rew...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.