Modern Table Lamps
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
FLOS Miss K Table Lamp in Fumée by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created by innovative design master Philippe Starck, the Miss K table lamp brings a delightful duality to its work. When unlit, its transparent PC (p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Sculptural, Contemporary Table Lamp 'Dora' In White, 22ct Moon Gold, Marble Base
Located in London, GB
This contemporary Margit Wittig table lamp sits on a rectangular white marble base and features multiple white handcrafted spheres with organic surface textures. A central cube is g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Slate, Gold Leaf
Casa Table Light - round
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
CASA TABLE LIGHT (round), designed in 2023.
Artisanal ceramic light with textured finish, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade natur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Rectangular Ceramic Lamp
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Rectangular Ceramic Light
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal ceramic light with a rectangular base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. It has a brass stem and a o...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Appuntito Ceramic Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
APPUNTITO LIGHT, designed in 2023.
This light has a hand-crafted ceramic base which is covered with individually shaped ceramic spikes. This artisanal piece is made in Project 213A'...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Schlagheck & Schultes Osram table lamp
Located in Montréal, QC
Schlagheck & Schultes designed lamp for Osram manufactured in Germany in the 1970’s. Magneticaly attached black enameled steel shade, enameled black steel stem and base. 40-60 watt E...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Gio Ponti Fato Artemide Italian Design White Table Lamp 1967
Located in Brescia, IT
White square frame with folded geometric metal forms creating light and dark
Iconic light object and a beautiful lamp.
First production Fato lamp designed by Gio Ponti and produced ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rectangular Ceramic Lamp
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
RECTANGULAR TABLE LIGHT, designed in 2023.
Artisanal ceramic light with a rectangular base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade nat...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Darling Pair of Ceramic Llama Table Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Adorable pair of small ceramic table lamps that are stylized modern llamas with polka dots.
No shades, but harps included.
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Glass and Steel Perception Table Lamp by Known Work
By Known Work
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Delicate hand-blown glass and patinated steel combine to striking effect in this atmospheric table lamp that sets the mood with an alluring soft glow. The layered, mold-blown glass h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
1970 White Carrara Marble Italian Modernist Design Modern Sculpture Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Sculpture Table Lamp
Italy, 1970
White Carrara Marble
Excellent quality of Manufacture
Light chip at the corner base (shown in the picture)
Excellent Condiction
Perfect working order
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Fratelli Mannelli Italian Travertine and Chrome Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Italian table lamp designed by Fratelli Mannelli in the 1970s. Features a beautiful Travertine base with chrome and black hardware. The light can be raised and lowered via ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Chrome
Rectangular Ceramic Lamp
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Rectangular Ceramic Light
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal ceramic light with a rectangular base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. It has a brass stem and a o...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Juliette Lamp by Charlie Dumais
By Dumais Made
Located in Bantam, CT
Our stoneware Juliette Lamp is handcrafted using slab-construction techniques. The lamp’s pattern is created by rolling the surface with textured rolling pins and rods.
FINISH
- Ca...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
FIN Shade Table Lamp, Noir Stardust, hanbuilt ceramic lamp by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _SHADE_Noir Stardust
A refined black glaze, delicately speckled with gold exuding an air of sophistication and elegance.
In Kalin Asenov's studio located in Savannah, GA, eac...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
TAMBURO Small Floor/ Table Lamp by Afra & Tobia SCARPA, 1973
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Small Floor/ Table lamp designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa. Italy, FLOS, 1973.
The TAMBURO light designed for inside and outside spaces. Cast aluminium, light- and medium green coloure...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Henry Holland Studio Edison Brown & White Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
The Edison table lamp is elegant and refined, he takes up little real estate on your table, sideboard, or desk but he still proudly, lights up any sp...
Category
2010s English Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware
Modernist Handblown Smoked Viridian Green Murano Glass & Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Pair of Modernist Hand-Blown Smoked Viridian Green Murano Glass Table Lamps with Brass Fittings originates from Italy during the 21st Century. These exquisite table lam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
CADEN Table Lamp, Obsidian Reef Lava, hanbuilt ceramic by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
Obsidian Reef
A deeply textured black lava glaze, reminiscent of coral and natural stone, with captivating shades that come alive when illuminated
In Kalin Asenov's studio locat...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Arouca Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Arouca Table Light
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop.
Each pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Lollipop Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
A set of alabaster table lamps featuring a cylindrical base topped with a globe that houses a single light source.
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Lumina Daphine LED Table Lamp in ClassiC Black by Tommaso Cimini
By Lumina, Tommaso Cimini
Located in New York, NY
Table standing lamp of metal with an articulated pivoting arm, the head can rotate 360°. The light source is a 8W-LED controlled by a switch which can be set in ways: on/half light/o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
FIN Shade Table Lamp, Green Glaze Finish, hanbuilt ceramic lamp by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _November Green
In Kalin Asenov's studio located in Savannah, GA, each piece is meticulously handcrafted using the slab construction technique.
This ancient method of hand-buil...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
FIN table lamp, gold finish, hanbuilt ceramic dome lamp by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _ dome gold
In Kalin Asenov's studio located in Savannah, GA, each piece is meticulously handcrafted using the slab construction technique.
This ancient method of hand-building...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
FIN table lamp, Green Glaze Finish, hanbuilt ceramic dome lamp by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _November Green
In Kalin Asenov's studio located in Savannah, GA, each piece is meticulously handcrafted using the slab construction technique.
This ancient method of hand-buil...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
FINLEY Shade Table Lamp, Dark Lava, hanbuilt ceramic by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FINLEY_Dark Lava
In Kalin Asenov's studio located in Savannah, GA, each piece is meticulously handcrafted using the slab construction technique.
This ancient method of hand-buil...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Flute Narrow Shade Table Lamp, Green Finish, hanbuilt ceramic by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FLUTE_narrow Spearmint
In Kalin Asenov's studio located in Savannah, GA, each piece is meticulously handcrafted using the slab construction technique.
This ancient method of hand-b...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Small Mushroom Shaped Alabaster Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
A pair of alabaster table lamps featuring a base that supports a single light source, topped with another softly curved element. The overall design resembles the shape of a mushroom.
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
FIN Shade Table Lamp, Gold Glaze Finish, hanbuilt ceramic lamp by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _Gold Shade
In Kalin Asenov's studio located in Savannah, GA, each piece is meticulously handcrafted using the slab construction technique.
This ancient method of hand-building...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
“Pagodina” Wireless Contemporary TableLamp, turquoise, laquered, Crystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODINA
Leaning toward inner peace
For more than 22 years the art of “hand-made in Italy” has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit leads to the foundat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Perforated Unlacquered Brass Lin Table Lamp by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Muhly's Lin Lighting Collection was inspired by environmental artist Maya Lin's 2001 work, Ecliptic, in which the locations of stars were envisioned as points of light embedded in a concrete floor. Taking cues from the night sky in abstraction — and paying homage to traditional punched tin lighting...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Totem Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
TOTEM TABLE LIGHT, designed in 2023.
Artisanal ceramic light with a textured detailing, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
“Pagodina” Wireless Contemporary TableLamp, gold color, brass Silvered Crystal
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
PAGODINA
The inner peace
For more than 22 years the art of “hand-made in Italy” has given life to the Maison Sabrina Landini, who’s brilliant spirit leads to the foundation of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pao 2, table lamp in glass and wood, Arteluce, Italy 1993
By Arteluce, Matteo Thun
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful high table lamp, model PAO 2, with a satin-finished glass base, base in laquered wood and shade in soft white opaline. Designed by Matteo Thun (Italy 1952) for Arteluce, ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
John Vesey Classic Design Table Lamp With Metal Shade
By John Vesey
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful nickel and brass modern table or desk lamp in the manner of John Vesey. Art Deco modern design with double light with original pulls.
Category
20th Century American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Nickel
"Ara" Table Lamp by Mies & van Gessel for Quasar, The Netherlands 1990s
Located in Utrecht, NL
This heavy cast table lamp, designed by Annette van Gessel and Von Ullrich Mies, is a striking piece of late 20th century design. Utilitarian by design, the medium is forged with a s...
Category
1990s Dutch Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pensee Table Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
The Pensee is a refined and contemporary take on a timeless silhouette. With a classic profile and compact design, the new Pensee Table Lamp offers the best luminaire experience to d...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Lumina Daphine LED Table Lamp in Black by Tommaso Cimini
By Lumina, Tommaso Cimini
Located in New York, NY
Table standing lamp of metal with an articulated pivoting arm, the head can rotate 360°. The light source is a 8W-LED controlled by a switch which can be set in ways: on/half light/o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Carousel Table Lamp by Episode Studio
By Episode Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crafted through a combination of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques, these lamps are inspired by the balance of contrasting worlds of art and design, functional and nonfunct...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
DAMO Simple Table Lamp 'Copper / Chrome / Champagne Gold'
Located in Renton, WA
DAMO SIMPLE Table Lamp not only crafts a sense of serenity, it also instills utmost vitality through its brightness, clarifying your innermost though...
Category
2010s Taiwanese Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Bar Table Lamp, Contemporary Lamp, Verdigris, Brass, Alabaster by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
BAR is a table lamp by Kalin Asenov. Alabaster base, verdigris patina, and column, supporting a brass dome.
Every piece is made to order which allows us to create variations in d...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Emma Table Lamp in Ceramic by Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Emma table lamp is constructed by stacking slab-built ceramic bricks. Each brick is individually formed, carefully arranged, and then attached to create a cohesive piece. The arc...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Murano diamond cut faceted glass Table Lamps by Alberto Dona Italian
By Alberto Donà
Located in London, GB
A pair of Hand Crafted beautiful and sofisticate Murano “Diamond” Cut-Glass table lamps.
These elegant lamps are made of a cut faceted glass base, the structural element is made of s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Vetri Murano Egg-Shape Art Glass Murano Table Lamp , italian 1980
Located in La xara, VC
Superb Vetri EGG Table Lamp Murano glass . The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the Italian Design.
This unique Floor lamp by Vetri in ice frost bicolo...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Perforated Galvanized Steel Lin Table Lamp by Muhly Studio
By Muhly
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Muhly's Lin Lighting Collection was inspired by environmental artist Maya Lin's 2001 work, Ecliptic, in which the locations of stars were envisioned as points of light embedded in a concrete floor. Taking cues from the night sky in abstraction — and paying homage to traditional punched tin lighting...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Alabaster Large Mushroom Shaped Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of large but short table lamps made of a base and and shade all in alabaster, shaped like mushrooms. One source of light per lamp, located in the foot, giving a gradient enlight...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Vistosi Large Jube Table Lamp by Favaretto&Partners
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Essential, sinuous and delicate, Jube was born from the union of two blown glasses that, once assembled together, create an overlapping, ton sur ton effect with a retro charm. Thanks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Thierry Dreyfus 'La Lampe B' for DCW Editions Paris
Located in Tilburg, NL
Thierry Dreyfus 'La Lampe B' for DCW Editions Paris, France. New, current production.
Thierry Dreyfus has created a lamp designed to provide light up, of course, but even more, to l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Ada Table Lamp by Cesare Arosio
By Laura Meroni
Located in Milan, IT
This astonishing Ada table lamp by Cesare Arosio combines ancient and modern elements in a design of timeless elegance and visual allure. The sculptural alabaster base supports an ex...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Alabaster
Tiffany Contemporary Table Lamp 23 Black Silk, Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY
The first one,
Audrey inspired the iconic
Introducing Sabrina's breathtaking collection of Tiffany lamps.
Year after year Sabrina Landini perpetuates its exceptional exper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ceramic "Cactus" Table Lamps by Adeline Delesalle
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of Cactus ceramic table lamps made by the french contemporary artist Adeline Delesalle.
Cylindrical large base on which are applied offset decorative rectangles.
Artist's sig...
Category
2010s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Stacked Bone and Brass Powder-Coated Table Lamp with Peekaboo Silver Leaf Shade
By Seth Premo, Arvo Ray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Junius lamp makes a bold statement with its geometric stacked elements that appear almost to float above one another. The lamp is constructed with a po...
Category
2010s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Silver Leaf, Steel
Pair of Brazilian Tigerwood Lamps with Custom Paper Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Brazilian tigerwood lamps.
Rewired with 3-way switches (on, half intensity, off).
New European-style (no finials) custom paper shades.
Dimensions listed (13 in. diameter x 23...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Hardwood, Parchment Paper
Carved Marble Modernist Table Lamp circa 1970s
By TSAO Designs
Located in Oakland, CA
Carved marble table lamp with removable glass shade. The lamp has a reostat dimmer built into the switch to adjust the intensity of the light. Beautiful gray and off white marble base.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Marble
Jean-Michel Frank Style Modern X-Base Table Lamps, Pair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of -base form table lamps in the style of Jean-Michel Frank - Inspired by Jean Michel Frank's iconic 1928
"Croisillon" lamp. These modern cross-from lamps feature cream - ivor...
Category
2010s Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
An ART-DECO MODERNIST CUBIST BAUHAUS Tripod TABLE LAMP, France 1930
Located in PARIS, FR
A rigorous spherical table lamp, Art-Deco, Modernist, Bauhaus, a sphere placed on 3 balls in celadon green lacquered solid wood, under a conical lampshade, to be attributed, France 1...
Category
1920s French Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Set of Two Ceramic Zaccagnini Style Egyptian Pharaoh Table Lamps, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of two 1980's, table lamps with white glazed ceramic pharaoh bust base. The busts are modeled after the likeness of Tutankhamun, the famous boy-king of ancient Egypt. The lamps a...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Table Lamps by Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio, 1973
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Pair of table lamps by Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio designed in 1973. This type of lamps exist out of 3 sizes, The micco (smallest version), the Mimosa and the M...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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