Early Louis Kalff ‘Bijou’ Table Lamp for Philips, 1950s
By Louis Kalff
Located in Balen, BE
Designed in the 1950s, the Bijou table lamp reflects the progressive approach to industrial design that Louis Kalff helped establish at Philips.
Metal
Louis Kalff for Philips table, desk lamp model 'Bijou' DUTCH DESIGN
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage tripod table lamp model ''Bijou'' designed by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1950s.
Metal
Vintage Table Lamps "Bijou" by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips tripod, 1950s
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
This model was created by the well-known designer Louis Christian Kalff. He was the artistic director of the Philips company in Eindhoven, Holland.
Metal
Louis Kalff for Philips ‘Bijou’ Table Lamp
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
The architect and designer Louis Kalff (1897-1976) joined Philips in 1925. Kalff set out to modernize the visual image of the company straight away by designing both advertisements a...
Metal
Tripod Table Lamp “Bijou” by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Oirlo, LI
Tripod Table Lamp “Bijou” by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1950s Tripod table lamp called “Bijou” designed by Louis Kalff for Philips in ca. 1950s.
Metal
Bijou Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, the Netherlands, 1950s-1960s
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This Classic dark green 'Bijou' table lamp was designed by Louis Kalff for Philips in the Netherlands.
Aluminum, Brass
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H 12.6 in Dm 11.03 in
Vintage Table Lamps "Bijou" by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips tripod, 1950s
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
This model was created by the well-known designer Louis Christian Kalff. He was the artistic director of the Philips company in Eindhoven, Holland.
Metal
Louis Klaff "Bijou" Table Lamp for Philips
By Phillips, Louis Kalff
Located in Long Island City, NY
This Classic green enameld 'Bijou' table lamp was designed by Louis Kalff for Philips in the 1960s.
Aluminum, Brass
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H 13.78 in W 11.42 in D 11.42 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tripod Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
This mid century table lamp model 'bijou' by Louis Kalff was introduced in the 1950's but it still looks modern today.
Metal, Enamel
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H 13.78 in Dm 11.42 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tripod Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
This midcentury table lamp model 'bijou' by Louis Kalff was introduced in the 1950s but it still looks modern today.
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
'Bijou' Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Materials: Gold painted tripod base made of brass. Some brass parts. Dark green painted conical plastic stem and socket holder. Dark green metallic painted aluminium mushroom lampsha...
Brass, Metal
Louis Kalff for Philips ‘Bijou’ Table Lamp in Blue Metal and Brass
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Louis Kalff for Philips, table lamp model ‘Bijou’, metal, brass, the Netherlands, 1950s Beautiful desk lamp by Dutch architect and designer Louis Kalff who is known for his lamp d...
Metal, Brass
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H 12.6 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
Louis Kalff for Philips ‘Bijou’ Table Lamp in Blue Metal and Brass
By Phillips, Louis Kalff
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Louis Kalff for Philips, table lamp model ‘Bijou’, coated steel, coated aluminum, brass, Belgium, 1950s Designed by the Dutch architect and designer, Louis Kalff, celebrated for his...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Bijou Lamp Louis Kalff for Philips
By Louis Kalff
Located in Hemiksem, VAN
Original 1950s 'Bijou' table lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips.
Metal
Pair of Louis Kalff for Philips "Bijou"
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in København, DK
Wonderful pair of Bijou table lamps by Louis Kalff. Both lamps have been proffesionally relacquered in light green metalic and rewired.
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern 'Bijou' Desk/Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A stylish desk or table lamp on a tripod base. The design is by Louis Kalff for Philips, model is ‘Bijou’. Made of metal and brass.
Metal, Brass
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H 12.8 in Dm 10.63 in
Louis Kalff Table Lamp Tripod 'Bijou' Mid Century Space age Netherlands 1950's
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Antwerpen, BE
The stylish 'Bijou' desk or table lamp by Dutch designer Louis Kalff, which was made for the manufacturer Philips is a beautiful icon from the Spage Age era.
Brass, Metal
Table Lamp 1950 Lumi Milano Mid-Century Italian Design
By Lumi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Table lamp 1950 Lumi Milano Mid-Century Italian design, attributed Oscar Torlasco design.
Brass
Rupert Nikoll Table Lamp Vienna Around, 1960s
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Wien, Au
Rupert Nikoll table lamp vienna around 1960s Brass polished and stove enameled Wood handle The shade blackened.
Brass
Italian Midcentury Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
By Lumi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Midcentury Brass Table Lamp, 1950s Gorgeous Italian table lamp in full brass, manufactured in the 1950s. The lamp is un-attributed, but made in the style of Lumi manufacturi...
Brass
$620Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 21.26 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Vintage Poul Henningsen 4/3 Table Lamp from the 1960s
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Poul Henningsen PH 4/3 Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen, 1966 This is an early example of the iconic PH 4/3 table lamp, designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen in 1966, j...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
$884
H 16.93 in W 13.39 in D 13.39 in
Philips ‘Junior’ Table Lamp, by Louis Kalff, Netherlands, circa 1955
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Aartselaar, BE
A highly characteristic Philips ‘Junior’ table lamp, produced in the Netherlands during the 1950s and commonly attributed to the influential Dutch designer Louis Christiaan Kalff (18...
Metal
$5,993
H 18.51 in Dm 14.18 in
Swedish Modern Table Lamp by Erik Tidstrand, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Erik Tidstrand
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
A beautiful and elegant table lamp from NK in a classical design, with a brass base, fluted walnut handle and shade in green lacquered metal, crowned with a decorative brass flower. ...
Metal, Brass
1950s German Desk Lamp in the Style of Louis Kalff
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Very early unidentified German table light. It is fashioned out of aluminium, brass and bakelite. The shade has been restored and refinished at some point. The slightly yellowish mai...
Aluminum
Louis Kalff, Timor table lamp, Philips, 1960s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Uppsala, Uppsala
Timor table lamp from the 1930s designed by Louis Kalff for Philips with a round sheet metal shade one a chromed stem mounted to a metal base. Later cord and plug. Good vintage condi...
Metal, Chrome, Sheet Metal
Italian Mid-Century Table Lamp, 1950s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Mid-century table lamp was designed and produced in Italy, during the 1950s. It has a light green base where a brass curved rod is attached. With a light green painted lampshade...
Metal, Brass
Decora (Z) Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips from 1956'
By Louis Kalff
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Decora (Z) Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips from 1956' Mid-century - designed by Louis Christiaan Kalff Designed by: Louis Kalff Edited by: Philips Design period : 1950's Origine...
Metal, Brass
$2,568
H 15.95 in Dm 13 in
Elegant Mid-Century "Decora" or Z Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in München, BY
Elegant Mid-Century Modern "Decora" or Z table lamp. Designed by Louis Kalff for Philips, Netherlands, 1950s. Three identical table lamps available. This one is the number 1. Exec...
Brass, Aluminum
Very rare desk lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Ultra rare table lamp on a tripod base designed by Louis Kalff for Philips. Being in Belgium we've seen almost all models but never came across this one. The fixation of the shade...
Metal
Bauhaus table lamp WG 24 by Prof. Wilhelm Wagenfeld
By Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Tecnolumen
Located in Hannover, DE
It's a Wagenfeld lamp "WG24" from Tecnolumen with a glass base, glass tube, and metal dome, and it's from the first series. An absolute rarity! Only the first lamps produced had a me...
Blown Glass
"1103" Table Lamp by Luxus Sweden
By Luxus Vittsjö, Luxus of Sweden
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing a captivating Mid-century table light crafted by "Luxus," a renowned Swedish company known for their exceptional designs. This exquisite lighting piece embodies the timel...
Plexiglass, Oak
Mid-Century French Rotaflex Tripod Table Lamp, circa 1955
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare French Mid-Century Modern Rotaflex table lamp, dating to approximately 1955. With its broad low-profile shade, finely ribbed surface, and delicate tripod base, this striking lig...
Plastic
Bauhaus MSW Table Lamp by Max Schumacher, 1930s
By Max Schumacher
Located in Praha, CZ
Exceptional and rare Bauhaus table lamp designed by Max Schumacher and produced by Metallwerk Werner Schröder (MSW), Europe, 1930s. Executed in original red lacquered metal with chro...
Metal, Chrome
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
Original Eames Fiberglass Shell Chairs by Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1960s molded fiberglass side shell chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Gleaming shells are in original condition, each with a distinct thready texture...
Fiberglass
$3,652 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 55.91 in
Orbitale chandelier with 3 rotating arms on the new Giacometti style finish.
By Silvio Piattelli, Diego Giacometti
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This new finish adds a unique textured look to the Orbitale collection. It is a thick, handmade plaster finish called the Giacometti finish, used by Diego and Alberto on some of thei...
Gold, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Teak Wall Unit by RS Associates, Canada, 1960
Located in Montréal, CA
Exceptional mid-century modern modular wall unit designed and manufactured by RS Associates of Montreal, Canada, crafted in beautifully grained teak. This versatile system features a...
Teak
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
H 56 in W 48 in D 11.5 in
Danish Modern Mid century Rosewood Large Wall Floor Bookcase shelf unit cabinet
By Gunni Omann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful simple Danish modern mid century rosewood large Tall wall floor bookcase on tapered legs with 2 cabinet doors (Cabinet doors are removable). Has 9 adjustable shelves. Amazi...
Rosewood
Pair of "Lovö" Chairs by Axel Einar-Hjorth, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare pair of low back 'Lovö' chairs by Axel-Einar Hjorth. Produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s. Very good condition, new cushions.
Pine
$250Sale Price|71% Off
H 3.5 in W 4.5 in D 1.5 in
Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100M Years Old, USA
Located in Warrenton, OR
Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100M Years Old, USA. ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs store is closing end May and items will not be available thereafter.*** The Conlinoceras Tarran...
Shell, Organic Material
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Bookcase
Located in Tulsa, OK
**Please Read Entire Description** Please view all listing pictures on a laptop if possible. Some cell phones don’t display all listing pictures and some could be pictures relati...
Teak
Contemporary "Plopp" Stool by Zieta, Standard Size, Black Version
By Zieta
Located in Paris, IDF
"Plopp" stool by Zieta, black version Model standard Measure: 50 cm high, 35 cm diameter Halfway between design and engineering Zieta Prozessdesign does not only wants to fo...
Steel
$28,538
H 61.82 in W 37.41 in D 17.72 in
Exceptional Bo Lindahl Cabinet in Walnut and Rosewood Marquetry, Sweden, 1953
Located in The Hague, NL
This exceptional cabinet was designed and handcrafted by Bo Lindahl in Sweden. This unique masterpiece was created as a journeyman's piece at the Central Workshop School in Häggvik, ...
Brass
Art Deco Waterfall Front Chest
Located in Pasadena, TX
This waterfall front chest has bakelite pulls which are original to the piece. It's made of walnut and has accent woods on the back splash and base. It also has some inlay on the dr...
Bakelite, Walnut
Georges Jouve and Mathieu Matégot Style Ceramic Standing Ashtray
By Mathieu Matégot, Georges Jouve
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural catchall in the style of Matégot and Georges Jouve. Iron frame with circular base and circular top. Yellow and green ceramic dish sits inside the metal opening. Great vint...
Iron
$3,080Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 77.72 in W 31.62 in D 31.62 in
Midcentury Brass, Lucite and Glass Étagère with Five Shelves
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury brass, Lucite and glass corner étagère. Five shelves We have four corner étagères available (Three with measurements 31.61in x 31.61in and one 39.37 x 39.37). One of the...
Brass
Lighted Vittorio Dassi "Midcentury" bar cabinet from the 1950s
By La Permanente Mobili Cantù, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Lighted Midcentury drinks cabinet from the 1950s. Designed was the cabinet by Vittorio Dassi and manufactured by La Permanente Mobili Cantù. This massive cabinet is made of nut tree ...
Brass
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 74 in W 36 in D 12 in
Midcentury American Studio Craft Richard Artschwager Walnut tall bookcase
By Richard Artschwager
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century American Studio craft Richard Artschwager 6 shelf walnut tall bookcase with adjustable shelves. Good vintage condition with beautiful walnut wood grains. Has 2 horizontal...
Wood, Walnut
$10,400
H 74.02 in W 129.93 in D 27.56 in
Italian Mid-Century teak wood Wardrobe 7-door by Vittorio Dassi, 1950s
By Dassi Mobili Moderni, Vittorio Dassi
Located in Buccinasco, MI
This is a stunning Italian Armoire 7-door, well designed by Vittorio Dassi and manufactured in the 1950s by DMM (Dassi Mobili Moderni). The cabinet is made of a beautiful lacquered ...
Iron
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.
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.