Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1980s
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in New York, NY
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp in white acrylic plastic. Introduced in 1967, Circa 1980s.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli, Italy, 1965
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century style orange mushroom-shaped plastic table lamp. The \"Nesso Table Lamp\" was first produced in 1965 by Giancarlo Mattioli, from Artemide with injection-molded thermoplas...
Fir
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in white for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso is now an internationally celebrated design.
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in white for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso is now an internationally celebrated design.
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in orange for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso is now an internationally celebrated design.
Plastic
Pair of 1967 Nesso Table Lamps by Artemide First Edition
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of 1967 Rare First Edition Artemide Milano Nesso patent pending table lamps. In great condition.t
Plastic
"Nesso" Table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s, 1st edition
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in bruxelles, BE
1st edition “Nesso” lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli of Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta Nuova for Artemide. Stamped on the underside. Wear due to time and age of the lamp. For shipping, ...
Plastic, Fiberglass
Nesso Table Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nesso table designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti. Originally designed, circa 1960s. Current production by Artemide. Acrylic. Also available in an orange ver...
Acrylic
Very Rare 1. Edition Fiberglasss Shade Nesso Table Lampe
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Munich, DE
Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli in 1965 - only a few pre artemide mass production examples - where made with hand laminated fiberglass shades. Also there is not artemide signature on ...
Fiberglass
Artemide Nesso Table Lamp in White
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova, Artemide
Located in Hicksville, NY
The table lamp is available in orange and white. Bulb not included.
Plastic
Nesso Table Lamp from Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy 1960s
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent mushroom lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. The Italian design lamp is made of orange plastic. The lamp has four E14 fittings, which ensures that th...
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide "Nesso" Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Naples, IT
Beautiful orange "Nesso" table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli in the 1960s for Artemide.
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso's design is inspired from nature.
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp. 1980s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy. Vintage Nesso table lamp in white acrylic plastic. Four sockets.
Plastic
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H 13.78 in Dm 21.26 in
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Large Orange Nesso Table Lamp, Italian Design
Located in København, Copenhagen
Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide. Large orange Nesso table lamp. Italian design, 1970s. Measures: 54 x 35 cm.
Other
Vintage Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Original 'Nesso' table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide in the 1960s.
Plastic
Early 'Nesso' Table Lamp Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early example (late 1960s) 'Nesso' table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti for Artemide.
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in orange for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso's design is inspired from nature.
Plastic
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H 17.72 in Dm 21.66 in
Italian Moder White Plastic Nesso Table Lamp by G. Mattioli Fort Artemide, 1967
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian moder white plastic Nesso table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli fort Artemide, 1967.
Plastic
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H 13.39 in Dm 20.87 in
Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso table lamp first edition artemide production 1960.
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Vigevano, PV
NESSO, THE MUSHROOM-SHAPED LAMP DESIGNED TO SHOW THE POTENTIAL OF PLASTIC Designed by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, it emphasizes all the characteristics of the material that has ...
Plastic
"Nesso" Table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s, 1st edition
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova
Located in bruxelles, BE
1st edition “Nesso” lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli of Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta Nuova for Artemide. Stamped on the underside. Wear due to time and age of the lamp.
Plastic
"Nesso" Table lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1960s, 1st edition
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova
Located in bruxelles, BE
1st edition “Nesso” lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli of Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta Nuova for Artemide. Stamped on the underside. Wear due to time and age of the lamp. For shipping, ...
Plastic
Nesso White Table Lamp by Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in New York, NY
Early edition of the Nesso table lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli / Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Citta' Nuova and made by Artemide.
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H 13.39 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
2016 edition Nesso lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, 1967
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in Lyon, FR
Nesso table lamp, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli del Gruppo Architteti Urbanisti Città Nuova for Artemide, Italy, in 1967.
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso "Mushroom" Lamp
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Bainbridge, NY
early Nesso "Mushroom" Table Lamp designed by Giancarlo Mattioli of Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti, Citta Nuova, in 1964 for Artemide S.p.A. of Milan, Italy.
Iconic Nesso Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Collonge-Bellerive, GE
Illuminate your space with the stunning Nesso Lamp, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli in 1967. This iconic piece is a hallmark of Italian design, celebrated for its unique, organic shap...
Resin
Early Production Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso "Mushroom" Lamp
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A classic pop mod design. If you like original early modern design pieces? Then this lamp is for you. This is an early hand laminated limited production fiberglass shade. It does no...
Steel
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H 13.39 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
First Edition Nesso Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide 1960s Italy
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Discover the Nesso Lamp, a groundbreaking piece of 1960s design history, created by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide Italy. This first edition Nesso lamp represents the epitome of the...
Plastic
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H 13.39 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Artemide Nesso Lamp Italian 1960s Off White Resin Space Age Design
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This Artemide Nesso lamp is a seminal piece of Italian Space Age design. Created in 1967 by the Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova and manufactured by Artemide, the Nesso repres...
Bakelite, Resin
Nesso Lamp, Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide, 1960
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
he Nesso lamp is another icon of Italian design, designed by Giancarlo Mattioli in 1960 for the Artemide company. It is characterized by a sinuous, organic shape reminiscent of a she...
Plastic
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H 13.39 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Artemide Nesso Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for G.A.U.C.N. 1970s Italy - 1st ed.
By Artemide, Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Discover the Nesso Lamp, a groundbreaking piece of 1967s design history, created by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide Italy. This first edition Nesso lamp represents the epitome of the...
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli, Nessino Table Lamp (reedition), 2000s
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in London, GB
In 1967 he and the Urban Architects Group “Città Nuova” created the Nesso and Nessino table lamps for the Artemide Italian house.
Plastic
Nesso Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide
Located in Dronten, NL
The Nesso table lamp provides general ambient light and features a body and diffuser formed with injection-molded ABS Thermoplastic.
Plastic
Pair of Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso Table Lamps by Artemide
By Artemide
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pair of Italian Giancarlo Mattioli Nesso table lamps by Artemide. Artemide Nesso table lamp Materials: Cream ABS plastic mushroom lamp with 4 white painted Bakelite sockets.
Plastic
Petite Giancarlo Mattioli “Nessino” aka “Nesso” Table Lamp for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Artemide, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti Città Nuova
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic petite table lamp in orange molded plastic designed by Giancarlo Mattioli, Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti "Città Nuova" for Artemide
Plastic
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H 13.39 in Dm 21.26 in
Nesso Table Lamp in Orange Color by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide, Italy 1960s
By Giancarlo Mattioli, Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Artemide
Located in Roma, IT
First examples (late 1960s) table lamp 'Nesso' designed by Giancarlo Mattioli and Urban Architects Group for Artemide.
Plastic
Vintage Nesso Flush Mount by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattioli
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage 'Nesso' table lamp re-configured to be a flush mount fixture by Giancarlo Mattioli for Artemide.
Plastic
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.
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.
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