Mid-Century Table Desk Lamp, Chrystal Base with Bubbles, France 1960s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century table desk lamp, Chrystal Base with Bubbles, France 1960s. no chips. signed.
Art Glass
Mid-Century Table Desk Lamp, Chrystal Base Floral Shade, France 1960s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-century table desk lamp, chrystal base with bubbles, France 1960s. No chips. new shade. Signed.
Art Glass
$324Sale Price|20% Off
Chrome Desk Lamp in Modernist style, Art Deco Design, French 1930-1940
Located in Debrecen, HU
This sleek chrome desk lamp exemplifies the Art Deco design movement that flourished in France during the 1920s and 1930s.
Chrome
Chrome Desk Lamp with Lacquered Blue Sputnik Design, French, 1970s, Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
Chrome desk lamp with lacquered blue Sputnik design, French, 1970s. Beautiful desk lamp in lovely condition. Original design. Same era as: Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouve, Pierre P...
Chrome
$1,808Sale Price|20% Off
Mint Green Adjustable Desk Lamp, Enamel and Brass, France, 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Mint green sculptural desk lamp, enamelled metal, wood and brass, France, 1950's This desk lamp is as elegant as it is functional. It's unusual color, graceful lines and masterful p...
Brass, Enamel
Jacques Adnet, Attributed — French Stitched-Hide and Brass Desk Lamp, circa 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
A French desk lamp attributed to Jacques Adnet (1900–1984), circa 1950, that gathers the designer's whole vocabulary into a single compact object. The kidney-form base is wrapped in ...
Metal, Brass
1970s Desk Lamp Red Leather and Brass attributed to Jaques Adnet, France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Classic beautiful desk lamp designed in red leather and brass accents featuring the logo of the Antwerp club attributed to Jaques Adnet French designer in the 60s and 70s. The lamp p...
Brass
1950's Torch desk lamp
Located in Montréal, QC
Torch light desk lamp made in France. Polished brass base, perspex cone shade. 40 watts E-26 Edison medium base incandescent bulb recommended or higher if LED/CFL. Rewired with E-26 ...
Brass
Desk Lamp in Casted Iron, Steel and Ribbed Aluminium, France, 1960's
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Desk Lamp in Casted Iron, Steel and Ribbed Aluminium, France, 1960's A beautiful and architectural desk lamp with a bit of an industrial character, quite a large size and an interes...
Aluminum, Steel, Iron
French Mid Century Black Metal "Cocotte" Desk / Table Lamp Serge Mouille, 1950s
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and early French mid century desk / table "Cocotte" lamp in black lacquered metal and brass by Serge Mouille for Steph Simon Paris, 1950s. In good original condition with patina...
Metal, Brass
$1,729 / item
Lest Desk Lamp by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Lest desk lamp by RADAR Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: Metal, fabric, Carrara marble. Dimensions: W 5 x D 30 x H 93-155 cm All our lamps can be wired according to each cou...
Marble, Metal
Early French Mid Century Black "Agrafée" Table Desk Lamp by Serge Mouille, 1950s
By Steph Simon, Serge Mouille
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and iconic French mid century black "Agrafée" desk clip lamp in lacquered metal and patinated brass hinges designed by Serge Mouille in 1957 and produced for the Steph Simon G...
Metal, Brass
French Ivory Perforated Metal Desk Lamp in the Manner of Mathieu Matégot, 1960s
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Chicago, IL
A sculptural French desk lamp in perforated metal, reminiscent of Mathieu Matégot’s material language. Finished in warm ivory, the design features a bent metal shade and dual arms, j...
Metal
French Mid Century Desk Table "Bagdad" Lamp in Metal Brass by Mathieu Matégot
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Stockholm, SE
A very rare and decorative French mid century "Bagdad" desk table lamp in red lacquered perforated metal and brass designed by Mathieu Matégot in 1954. Produced by Atelier Matégot in...
Metal, Brass
$635Sale Price / item|50% Off
Curved Desk Lamp by Roche Bobois
By Roche Bobois
Located in Rochester, England
Introduce a touch of elegance and sophistication to your workspace with the Curved Desk Lamp by Roche Bobois. Crafted with precision and attention to detail, this lamp features a sle...
Metal
Jacques Adnet Curved Desk Lamp With Black Leather Trim, France 1950's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Desk lamp made for various embassies by Jacques Adnet, this one bears a bronze medallion identifying it as coming from the Canadian Embassy. Stitched leather and parchment shade. A r...
Brass
2 French Art Deco Brass & Leather Desk/ Table Lamps, style of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
An Elegant and Timeless Pair of French Mid-Century Modern late / Art Deco table or desk lamps in solid brass with the stems delicately wrapped in black leather.
Brass
Modernist Copper Desk Lamp by Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Rare Modernist style diminutive copper desk lamp with adjustable shade by Adnet.
Copper
1970's Vintage French Lucite Column Desk Lamp By Romeo Paris Copper and Gold
By Romeo Paris
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing and stunning thick walled French vintage heavy lucite column lamp is attributed to the work of Romeo Paris. It has inclusions of floating copper and gold leaf elements i...
Copper, Gold Leaf
$2,560Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Antony Desk Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Unique for the Antony Desk lamp, Serge Mouille designed a sloping arm with an angled top attaching to the shade. All atop a round base. Brass swivel connects the shade. FEATURES "...
Aluminum, Steel
Aluminor Desk Lamp of the 1970s in Yellow Metal and Chrome, France, 1970s
By Aluminor
Located in Verviers, BE
Aluminor lamp of the 1970s in yellow metal. The lamp is in good condition and works very well. This adorable vintage lamp can be landed, on a desk, a bedside table, a piece of sofa ...
Metal, Chrome
$2,587 / item
Antony Desk Lamp by Serge Mouille
Located in Geneve, CH
Antony desk lamp by Serge Mouille Dimensions: D24.5 x W30 x H37 cm Materials: Brass, Steel, Aluminum One of a King. Numbered. Also available in different color. All our lamps...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
A RADICAL POST-MODERN Neon TABLE or DESK LAMP by GERALD ABRAMOVITZ, England 1970
By Gerald Abramovitz, Best & Lloyd
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare table lamp, Post-Modernist, Memphis, Kinetic, Radical Design, Minimalist, rectangular base with aluminum cover housing a transformer, vertical axis and adjustable aluminum arm...
Metal
French Mid Century Table Desk Lamp by Serge Mouille for Steph Simon Paris, 1950s
By Serge Mouille, Steph Simon
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare French mid century table / desk lamp in black lacquered metal and brass details by Serge Mouille for Steph Simon Paris, 1950s. In great condition. A true collector piece. ...
Metal, Brass
Lamp Desk Table Chrome Swivel Adjustable
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Classic Art Deco design Ergonomic with adjustable shade, long swivel arm and support all with screws to fix into position On a square stepped plinth base, engraved REH EP The p...
Chrome
Pair of Vintage Retro French Angle Desk Lamps Very Stylish Statement Pieces i
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Vintage Retro French Angle Desk Lamps Very stylish statement pieces in red, with a conical shades set on bendy arms which can be angled a little to suit The lamps are ...
Metal
Adjustable Grey & Brass Desk Lamp by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Eileen Gray desk lamp for the French manufacturer Jumo from the early 1940s. Adjustable arm and shade in grey lacquered metal and brass trim. Two-light bayonet bulbs with the swit...
Brass, Steel
$2,560Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Antony Desk Lamp in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Unique for the Antony Desk lamp, Serge Mouille designed a sloping arm with an angled top attaching to the shade. All atop a round base. Brass swivel connects the shade. FEATURES "...
Aluminum, Steel
Art Deco Desk Lamp by Eileen Gray
By Maison Jumo, Eileen Gray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This iconic desk lamp has its original pastel blue finish. We have rewired and refurbished the lamp with US sockets and new wiring. The lamp offers a versatile lighting source since ...
Steel
$2,560Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Antony Desk Lamp in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Unique for the Antony Desk lamp, Serge Mouille designed a sloping arm with an angled top attaching to the shade. All atop a round base. Brass swivel connects the shade. FEATURES "...
Aluminum, Steel
$2,560Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Antony Desk Lamp in Black
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Unique for the Antony Desk lamp, Serge Mouille designed a sloping arm with an angled top attaching to the shade. All atop a round base. Brass swivel connects the shade. Available ...
Aluminum, Steel
$2,552Sale Price|21% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Tripod Desk Lamp - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: This desk lamp is a certified re-edition, produced by Serge Mouille's family on the site of his original workshop. The shade of this lamp is modeled after a “moule” or ...
Aluminum, Steel
$1,021Sale Price|20% Off
Mid century desk lamp with leather base in the style of J. Adnet, France 1960
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Herentals, BE
Desk lamp with red leather base and brass ribbed column and a very fine, original lampshade. 1 E 27 fitting.
Brass
$2,375 / item
Alain Richard 'A21' Desk Lamp in Red for Disderot
By Disderot, Alain Richard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alain Richard 'A21' desk lamp in red for disderot. Executed in red painted metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in France by...
Metal, Chrome
$2,375 / item
Alain Richard 'A21' Desk Lamp in White for Disderot
By Disderot, Alain Richard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alain Richard 'A21' desk lamp in white for Disderot. Executed in white painted metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in Franc...
Metal, Chrome
$2,375 / item
Alain Richard 'A21' Desk Lamp in Black for Disderot
By Alain Richard, Disderot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alain Richard 'A21' Desk Lamp in Black for Disderot. Executed in black painted metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in Franc...
Metal, Chrome
$2,350 / item
Alain Richard 'A22' Desk Lamp in Chrome for Disderot
By Alain Richard, Disderot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alain Richard 'A22' desk lamp in chrome for Disderot. Executed in chromed metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in France by ...
Metal, Chrome
$2,375 / item
Alain Richard 'A21' Desk Lamp in Green for Disderot
By Disderot, Alain Richard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alain Richard 'A21' desk lamp in green for Disderot. Executed in green painted metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in Franc...
Metal, Chrome
$2,375 / item
Alain Richard 'A21' Desk Lamp in Orange for Disderot
By Alain Richard, Disderot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alain Richard 'A21' desk lamp in orange for Disderot. Executed in orange painted metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in Fra...
Metal, Chrome
$2,375 / item
Alain Richard 'A21' Desk Lamp in Chrome for Disderot
By Alain Richard, Disderot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alain Richard 'A21' desk lamp in Chrome for Disderot. Executed in chromed metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in France by ...
Metal, Chrome
$2,300 / item
Alain Richard 'A22' Desk Lamp in White for Disderot
By Disderot, Alain Richard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alain Richard 'A22' desk lamp in white for Disderot. Executed in white painted metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in Franc...
Metal, Chrome
$2,375 / item
Alain Richard 'A22' Desk Lamp in Orange for Disderot
By Alain Richard, Disderot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alain Richard 'A22' desk lamp in orange for Disderot. Executed in orange painted metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in Fra...
Metal, Chrome
$2,300 / item
Alain Richard 'A22' Desk Lamp in Red for Disderot
By Disderot, Alain Richard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alain Richard 'A22' desk lamp in red for Disderot. Executed in red painted metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in France by...
Metal, Chrome
$2,300 / item
Alain Richard 'A22' Desk Lamp in Green for Disderot
By Disderot, Alain Richard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alain Richard 'A22' Desk Lamp in Green for Disderot. Executed in green painted metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in Franc...
Metal, Chrome
$2,300 / item
Alain Richard 'A22' Desk Lamp in Black for Disderot
By Disderot, Alain Richard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alain Richard 'A22' desk lamp in black for Disderot. Executed in black painted metal, this newly produced numbered edition with included certificate of authenticity is made in Franc...
Metal, Chrome
$2,552Sale Price|21% Off
Serge Mouille - Black Tripod Desk Lamp - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: This desk lamp is a certified re-edition, produced by the family of Serge Mouille on the site of his original workshop. The shade of this lamp is modeled after a “moule...
Aluminum, Steel
$2,584Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Antony Desk Lamp in Black or White
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Unique to the Antony Desk lamp, Serge Mouille designed a sloping arm with an angled top that attaches to the shade. All atop a round base. The brass swivel connects the shade. Avail...
Aluminum, Steel
$2,560Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Cocotte Desk Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: An elegant triangular base supporting a slender, straight arm and cylindrical shade allows this deceivingly simple lamp to adapt well in any setting. COLOR OPTION: Avai...
Aluminum, Steel
$2,560Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Cocotte Desk Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: An elegant triangular base supporting a slender, straight arm and cylindrical shade allows this deceivingly simple lamp to adapt well in any setting. COLOR OPTION: Avai...
Aluminum, Steel
$2,560Sale Price / item|20% Off
Serge Mouille - White or Black Cocotte Desk Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
DESCRIPTION: An elegant triangular base supporting a slender, straight arm and cylindrical shade allows this deceivingly simple lamp to adapt well in any setting. COLOR OPTION: Avai...
Aluminum, Steel
$2,876Sale Price|20% Off
Serge Mouille - Agrafee Desk Lamp in Black - IN STOCK!
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Clamp desk lamp. At 26 inches at its highest, this lamp can attach to many surfaces, providing direct lighting where needed. Available in white or black. Brass swivels connect the s...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$1,276 / set
Pair of 20th Century Midcentury Desk Table Lamps
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of desk or table lamps, manufactured in lacquered metal in his base and column in chromed metal. Shades in white.patent leather, silver inside.
Iron, Steel
$2,956Sale Price / item|28% Off
Serge Mouille - Black or White Saturn Desk Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Stratford, CT
Taking the planet as inspiration, this desk lamp is a unique source of light, comparable to an eclipse. At the time, it was a revolutionary piece of metal work. Mounted on a brass sw...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Maison Charles Nenuphar or Water Lily Desk Lamp
By Maison Charles
Located in Pembroke, MA
Stunning gilt-bronze desk lamp in the form of a water lily or "Nenuphar" by Maison Charles. The lamp includes a patinated bronze or brass shade. Stamped "Charles" on the water lily a...
Brass, Bronze
Gyros desk lamp by Emmanuelle Colboc for Artemide, 1980s
By Emmanuelle Colboc
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Spectacular desk lamp with a pendulum system, model Gyros designed by Emmanuelle Colboc in 1985. Produced and made in France by Megalit – Artemide. Memphis style white lacquered meta...
Steel
$710 / item
'Probe Jr.' Desk Lamp by ago x Big-Game
By BIG-GAME, AGO Lighting
Located in Paris, IDF
Probe Jr desk lamp by AGO lighting x big-game UL Listed Material: Aluminum, ABS Integrated LED (COB), DC 3 W Dimensions: H 40 cm x W 34 cm x D. 16 cm AGO is a Korean desig...
Aluminum
Christian Liaigre, desk lamp in gilded metal, ca 1990
By Christian Liaigre
Located in Bilzen, BE
Desk lamp by Christian Liaigre in patinated gilt metal with telescopic stem and T-shaped base, circa 1990. Height 49 cm. Swivel arm 37 cm, weighted base. Good condition. The elect...
Metal
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.
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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.
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