$3,025 / item
Cesta Table Lamp by Miguel Milá
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Cesta table lamp by Miguel Milá Dimensions: D 33 x H 57 cm Materials: Cherry wood, glass.
Glass, Cherry
Miguel Milá 'Cesta' Table Lamp in Cherry Wood and Opal Glass for Santa & Cole
By Miguel Milà, Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This listing is for the 'Cesta' table or floor lamp with white opal glass in a cherry wood frame.
Glass, Wood, Cherry
$3,344 / item
Cesta Metálica Table Lamp by Miguel Milá
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Cesta metálica table lamp by Miguel Milá Dimensions: D 35 x H 42 cm Materials: Steel, glass.
Steel
Cesta Metálica with Leather Handle Table Lamp by Miguel Milá
By Santa & Cole
Located in Geneve, CH
Cesta metálica with leather handle table lamp by Miguel Milá Dimensions: D 35 x H 51 cm Materials: Steel, glass, leather.
Steel
Old ‘Cesta Punta’ Turned into Table Lamp, circa 1980
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Old ‘Cesta Punta’ turned into table lamp, circa 1980 Rattan and leather.
Leather, Rattan
Miguel Mila Cesta Lamp, circa 1962
By Miguel Milà
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Lamp model Cestita designed by Miguel Milá, circa 1962. Manufactured by Tramo (Spain), circa 1962. Bamboo structure, opaline glass shade. This model was made in two different si...
Bamboo, Opaline Glass
Ten "Cesta" Floor/Table Lamps by Miguel Milà
By Miguel Milà
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ten Cesta floor/table lamps by Miguel Milà. Designed and manufactured in Spain, circa 1960's.
Wicker, Acrylic
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.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.