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Angelo Lelii Task Lamp
By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, finished with chic square hardware. Ideal as task lighting, adjustable by a lever arm that raises and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Petite Mid-Century Italian Task Lights in Glass, Brass, & Walnut, Pair
Located in Stamford, CT
standard bulb adapter for ease of use. Whether placed on a bedside table or used as task lighting on a desk
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brushed Steel Industrial Modernist Tubular Desk Task Lamp, Italy 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Brushed steel desk lamp adjustable in three directions on a square base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair of Vintage Italian Modern Industrial Chromed-Metal Task Lamps by Seminara
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of "Ministeriale" adjustable table/task lamps combining Industrial and Modernist styles by
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
H 17.63 in W 14 in D 10 in
Early Paolo Piva "Meridiana" Desk or Task Lamp for Stefano Cevoli, Italy, 1980s
By Paolo Piva, Stefano Cevoli
Located in Miami, FL
Original early edition Postmodern table desk or task lamp, articulating and adjustable design
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
H 16 in W 16 in D 6 in
Dove Task Desk Lamps by Mario Barbaglia Marco Colombo for PAF Studio Italy, Pair
By PAF Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ge pair of "Dove" task lamps designed by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo for PAF Studio, Milano
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 27 in W 22 in D 4.75 in
Dove Task Desk Lamps by Mario Barbaglia Marco Colombo for PAF Studio Italy, Pair
By PAF Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage pair "Dove" task lamps designed by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo for PAF Studio
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 27 in W 22 in D 4.75 in
Post Modern Red Adjustable Desk Task or Table Lamp by Gammlux Italy, circa 1980s
By Gammalux
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern articulating and adjustable desk task or table lamp with two way toggle in rendered in
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 31 in W 31 in D 6.5 in
Stilnovo Joe Colombo Desk or Task Lamp
By Joe Colombo
Located in Montréal, QC
Iconic Joe Colombo for Stilnovo desk/task lamp. Includes both clamp and table base. 60 watts E-26
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel, Steel
Dove Task Lamps by Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo- A Pair
By Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo, PAF Studio
Located in Denton, TX
A pair of "Dove" task lamps designed by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo for PAF Studio, Italy
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
1980s Black Dove Task Lamp By Mario Barbaglio & Maro Columbo For PAF
By PAF Studio, Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Black dove task lamp designed by Mario Barbaglio and Maro Columbo for PAF studios. This lamp would
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Articulated Clamp Table Light or Task Lamp by Vittoriano Vigano for Arteluce
By Arteluce, Vittoriano Vigano
Located in Munich, DE
Extremely rare, articulated Mid-Century Modern task lamp or clamp table light. Designed by
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Metal, Brass
H 28.35 in W 5.52 in D 23.63 in
Joe Colombo O-Luce "Spider" Task Lamp, Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in New York, NY
Italian design 1960s. Enameled and chromed metal and Bakelite. Manufacturers label
Shade: 2" x 4
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Reggiani Adjustable Task Lamp
By Reggiani
Located in Boston, MA
Reggiani G32 from Italy adjustable task lamp. Marked Reggiani, Made in Italy on base. 44" to
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Grey Vintage Task Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Steel Mid Century floor lamp with adjustable arm and fixed stem anchored by a sturdy flat base. Braided fabric outlet cord garners a textural contrast extending beyond utilitarian.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
LED One Line Task Lamp by Ora Ito for Artemide, Italy
By Artemide, Ora Ito
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The One Line Table Lamp by Ora Ito is a study in minimal yet functional lighting. The stream lined
Category
Early 2000s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Fluorescent One Line Task Lamp by Ora Ito for Artemide, Italy
By Artemide, Ora Ito
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The one line table lamp by Ora Ito is a study in minimal yet functional lighting. The stream lined
Category
Early 2000s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Black LED Berenice task lamp by Rizzatto & Meda for Luceplan, Italy Modern
By Lucepan, Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Berenice table lamp is the inimitable founding product in a new type range of reasonably small sprung-jointed lamps. The fluid articulation of its movements and its perfect stabi...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Adjustable Clamp Brass Goose Neck Black Shade Table Task Light, Italy, 1950s
Located in BUDAPEST, HU
This table light is composed of an black painted aluminum lamp shade and flexible high polished brass gooseneck pipe rod.
Pole attached to base can be angled left, right, back and t...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Industrial Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Dimmable LED Ina Table Task Lamp by Carlotta De Bevilacqua for Artemide, Italy
By Artemide, Carlotta de Bevilacqua
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ina is a desktop light that can hold infinite positions. This is the reason why it satisfies the continuously changing functional and emotional needs of illumination in both home and...
Category
2010s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
H 23.25 in W 23.6 in D 6.3 in
Richard Sapper for Artemide Tizio Task Lamp
By Richard Sapper
Located in Portland, OR
An articulated and adjustable task lamp with 50W bulb. Rotating base. Micro size also available.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Richard Sapper for Artemide Tizio Micro Bedside/Task Lamp
By Richard Sapper
Located in Portland, OR
An articulated and adjustable task lamp with 50W bulb. Rotating base. Full size also available.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
"Tango" Task Lamp Designed by Stephan Copeland for Flos
By Stephan Copeland
Located in Portland, OR
"Tango" task lamp, new old stock, designed by Stephen Copeland for Flos in 1989.
Now out of
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Industrial Task Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Great industrial table top task lamp in vibrant orange. Shade pivots and steel arm adjusts to four
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Italian Pivoting Task Lamps
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Unique Italian table lamps with pivoting original yellow shade on bronze plated steel base.
Great
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Steel
Red Italian Task Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Unique Italian table lamp with red perforated shade and brass stem.
Sits on a unique circular
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Italian Desk Task Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Mid-Century Modern Italian desk task lamp.
Unmarked, red shade with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
1980s Artemide Postmodern Balancing Task Lamp Richard Sapper Italy
By Artemide, Richard Sapper
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Artemide Postmodern Balancing Task Led Lamp
Italy 1980s. Designer Richard Sapper
Preowned original
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Chrome Eyeball Task Lamp Wall Sconce
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian, Mid-Century Modern, wall sconce, task lamp features a chrome arm and chromed steel wall
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Torlasco Task Lamp for Lumi
By Oscar Torlasco
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Italian task lamp designed by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi in the 1960's. This distinguished lamp has a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Italian Midcentury Green Adjustable Clamp Task Desk Lamp Stilnovo Style, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
.
Task drafting lamp design in the style of Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s. No signature or label present
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare Oscar Torlasco Task Lamp
By Oscar Torlasco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed for Lumi, adjustable table lamp with projector pointed lens.
Literature: Domus 433 (December 1965), p. d/318.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Rare Oscar Torlasco Task Lamp
By Oscar Torlasco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed for Lumi, adjustable table lamp with projector pointed lens.
Literature: Domus 433 (December 1965), p. d/318.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Italian Red Postmodern Gooseneck Adjustable Table Desk or Task Lamps
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Miami, FL
Unique pair of adjustable goose neck table desk or task lamps rendered in Red metal and plastic
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 17 in W 4.25 in D 9 in
1969 Joe Colombo Architectural Red Spider Task Desk Lamp by Oluce Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration: Model red spider desk task lamp design by Joe Colombo
Adjustable design
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Ostuni Task Lamp for O-Luce
By Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Italian task lamp designed by Giuseppe Ostuni for O-Luce.
Brass lamp on marble base with enameled
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Mid-Century Task Lamp by Stilux
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This Italian task lamp was manufactured by Stilux/Milano, features a carrara marble base
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Mid-Century Task Lamp by Stilux
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This Italian task lamp was manufactured by Stilux/Milano, features a carrara marble base
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Articulating Task Lamp by O-Luce
By Oluce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Table mounted articulating task lamp made by O-Luce in the 1950s. Perforated shade articulates up
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Berenice Task Lamp by Rizzatto & Meda for Luceplan
By Paolo Rizzatto, Alberto Meda
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $575.......A design marvel, this task lamp won the 1987 Compasso d'oro in Italy. One
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Small Task Lamp in the Style of Angelo Lelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Small task lamp in the style of Angelo Lelli. Manufactured in Italy, circa 1960s. Painted aluminium
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Task Light for Stilnovo c. 1970s
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Task Light for Stilnovo c. 1970s. Executed in green enameled metal and plastic
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Rare Pair of Nickel Task Lamps by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino
Located in Danville, CA
Rare pair of nickel-plated articulating table lamps designed by the master architect/designer, Peter Marino, for Barneys Beverly Hills, circa 1990. This is the last remaining pair si...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Green Task Lamp for Stilnovo, circa 1970
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' task light for Stilnovo, circa 1970s. Executed in green enameled metal and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare Sintesi Task Wall Sconce by Ernesto Gismondi
By Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and beautiful Sintesi Task Lamp, having a two-section rod, which can be used with two
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Pair of “Berenice” Task or Desk Lamps by Paolo Rizzatto & Alberto Meda, LucePlan
By Luce Plan, Alberto Meda, Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Miami, FL
Articulating pair of Post Modern desk, task, or bedside table lamps designed by Paolo Rizzatto
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 28 in W 36 in D 6 in
1950s Italian Task Lamps
Located in North Miami, FL
Multi-directional 50's Italian black and white enamel and brass table lamps with white marble bases
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Metal
Mid Century Italian Task Lamp
Located in Montréal, QC
Italian task lamp from the 1960’s. Triple jointed. Takes 2x 40 watts max G-16.5 candelabra
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Artemide Tizio Italian Task Lamp by Richard Sapper
By Richard Sapper
Located in Savannah, GA
The Tizio lamp is a true Classic of modern design and icon of contemporary lighting. Designed by
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Veneta Lumi Desk Task Table Lamp, Italy, 1990s
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Rome, IT
Postmodern colored desk task table lamp by Veneta Lumi, Italy, 1990s.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Veneta Lumi Desk Task Table Lamp, Italy, 1994
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Miami, FL
Post modern desk task table lamp by Veneta, Italy, 1994.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gigantic Task Floor Lamp
By ITRE, Centro Stile, Jac Jacobsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
task lamp. The L1 was originally designed in 1937 and was the basis for the animated lamp in the Pixar
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Floor Lamps
Italian Architectural Task Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide
By Artemide, Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Pasadena, CA
The arm of this lamp rotates and swivels.
The diffusor cup is made of anodized aluminum with protective black metal grill.
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Artemide Classic Task Desk Lamp with Base Tolomeo Light Milano ITALY
By Artemide, Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Artemide Classic adjustable balance Task Desk Lamp with Base Tolomeo Light Milano ITALY
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Paolo Piva "Meridiana" Desk or Task Lamp for Stefano Cevoli, Italy, 1980s
By Stefano Cevoli, Paolo Piva
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern table desk or task lamp, articulating and adjustable design white painted steel
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Italian Black and Brass Articulating Desk or Task Lamp, 1970s
By Gio Ponti, Stilnovo
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Italian articulating desk task table lamp rendered in black powder coated steel with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Brown Joe Colombo Spider Arc Desk Task Lamp, Oluce, Italy, Dated 1967
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Utrecht, NL
The 'Spider' lamp series was designed by Joe Colombo in 1965 for Oluce, Italy, A series of floor
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Chrome, Steel
Postmodern Articulating Desk or Task lamp
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano
Located in Miami, FL
Desk or task lamp with an articulating arm and weight system rendered in white steel, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Adjustable Task Lamp by Stilux Milano
By Stilux
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Adjustable task lamp by Stilux Milano.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Enamel
Postmodern Black Desk Table Task Lamp
By Arteluce
Located in Miami, FL
Lamp rendered in block powder coating and chrome.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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Italian Task Lighting For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of Italian task lighting on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, plastic and steel. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each piece of Italian task lighting bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Joe Colombo, Artemide and Ernesto Gismondi each produced at least one beautiful item from our selection of Italian task lighting that is worth considering.
How Much is an Italian Task Lighting?
A piece of Italian task lighting can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,800, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $9,198.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Questions About Italian Task Lighting
- What is a task light used for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021Task lighting is used for seeing small or low-contrast objects. It provides extra lighting for specific tasks in a room that may already have some ambient lighting. Task lighting includes table lamps, desk lamps and other practical fixtures. It can be used for a variety of activities such as reading, writing, working, cooking, and applying makeup. Shop a range of antique and vintage task lighting fixtures on 1stDibs.
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