31 Svelte Bedside Table Lamps for Light That’s Just Right
Whether you’re headed to bed or greeting the day, set the mood—or just find your phone—in style.
The bedside table lamp is accent lighting at its best: It can foster a calming environment to usher in sleep, provide a warm glow as we round out the day with a good read in bed, or even rev up the romance when the moment strikes. Whatever your routines may hold, light the way with our favorite modern bedside table lamps, including designs from various price points and Dwell-beloved brands.
Under $200
Novogratz x Globe Electric 21" 2-Light Sage Green Table Lamp
The chic dome shade, two-light feature, and double brass pull chain of this 2-Light Table Lamp are fun, sophisticated, and vintage. This table lamp is the ideal accent piece for any millennial-style living room, bedroom, or office for a flawless retro design trend and brings just the right amount of glamour to your space. The sage green color of the metal shade with brass accents sits in the grand millennial mind frame and pairs perfectly with any existing decor in your home.
ShopHouseplant Stack Lantern Ashtray
A highly-portable light with a built-in ashtray, like most of the other lights we make. Take it for a walk-and-talk with a friend, or hunker down on a lawn chair and set it down beside you. Wherever you’re going, the Stack Lantern is there for you.
ShopHay PC Portable Lamp
Designed by Pierre Charpin, the PC Portable Lamp (2019) provides light where it’s specifically needed, at least until it’s needed elsewhere. Its durable construction and scratch- and water- resistant finish keep it looking good. The light source is hidden from view by a polycarbonate diffuser. Includes touch-controlled step dimmer on base and USB charging cable. Runs up to 10 hours on a single charge. Suitable for use indoors and out. Bulb (included): 3W G4 LED, 3000K.
ShopCB2 Cove Tall Ceramic Table Lamp
Table lamp by Lawson-Fenning honors the California craft movement and the natural materials used within it. Brown ceramic base features a matte finish and reactive glaze, accented by discs of white oak layered in between. On top, a white linen shade with matching diffuser and an oak finial provide finishing touches. CB2 exclusive.
ShopFatboy Transloetje
Edison the Petit, undressed. The Fatboy Transloetje is a transparent version of that original--and popular--lighting design. In addition to revealing all the lamp's cool interior mechanisms, the clear colored plastic shows off an old-fashioned bulb, which is actually an energy efficient LED in disguise. Charge for up to 8 hours of light at the highest dimmer setting, or tap the touch dimmer on the base for softer, longer-lasting light.
ShopGantri x Louis Filosa Cantilever Table Light
Inspired by iconic shapes and geometry, Cantilever is a simple, spherical table light with a whimsical twist. Its off-center globe sits on an elevated base to provide 360 degrees of warm, ambient glow with a space-saving footprint. Cantilever will make you smile every time you see it. It’s perfect in entryways, livingrooms, bedrooms, or anyplace that could use a touch of off-kilter fun.
ShopWooj Design Pleat Lamp
The Pleat Lamp is the result of a blend of methodical programming and cheerfully flippant serendipity—exposing Wooj’s computationally derived designs to physical chance and happy accident—to yield a result which feels at once refined and whimsical. These lamps are the first in the Pleat series, Wooj’s fourth collection since their founding last year. Like the rest of Wooj’s catalog, these lamps are made from predominantly recycled materials (in this case, post-industrial polyethelene from the medical industry) and are 3D printed, assembled, and shipped from Wooj’s Brooklyn Studio.
ShopWooj Design Wavy Lamp
You can find comb jellyfish aimlessly wandering in the Pacific Ocean. That’s a long way away from New York, but being mindless and wavy sometimes hits closer to home. Made of heat-resistant corn-based plastic, these wiggly wonders are 3D printed and assembled to order from our studio in Brooklyn. Due to our 3d printing process, each of our products will have minor variations in color and texture. This is part of what makes each item a unique and one-of-a-kind piece.
ShopGraypants Wick Brass
Wick is designed with the belief that light is meant to be shared: it is the connecting tool that humanizes moments of our lives. Creating a place to gather, Wick is designed to be a companion, to join in adventures and create togetherness and ambiance every time. Wick is a call from our past to the future. It’s the opportunity to mindfully light the present. Combining the romance of a candle with the utility of a flashlight, Wick adapts to and fits a broad variety of contexts, from an intimate home to a bustling restaurant patio, to a warm office kitchen. Wick is perfect as a gift or for your own enjoyment.
ShopSIN Mima Table Lamp
Time to lighten up. Inspired by the Mima Mounds of southwest Washington, this little domed lamp is almost just as much of a natural phenomena—it’s completely one of a kind. For minimalists and bohemians alike, the artsy curves of the stone base lend a little earthiness to any room—after all, if the shape mimics the terrain, you can imagine what the bulb (oh, and it’s included!) stands for. It comes with a cloth cord and toggle switch and enough incandescence to keep you reading long after the sun sets.
ShopKoncept Mr. N Table Lamp
Fashion-forward design with cutting-edge technology: Meet Mr. n. The Koncept Mr. n™ LED Table Lamp features an innovative arched design that provides warm, omnidirectional light with energy efficient LED technology. A touch to the bottom foot turns the lamp on and off, while simply dragging a finger along the sleek inner curve of Mr. n's aluminum body offers total dimming control.
ShopPablo Designs Piccola Table Lamp
The function and beauty provided by the Piccola Table Lamp by Pablo Designs are limited only by the owner's imagination. Its soft and pliable lambskin leather base is covered in supple Italian glove leather and can be tilted to any angle while its hand-spun aluminum shade floats freely to remain level in all positions. With multiple color choices and several small perforations in the aluminum shade, the table lamp is as playful as it is intelligent, and this charm has earned it a place in the SFMOMA permanent collection.
ShopGantri x Silvon Tray Table Light
Silvon, the science-backed startup known for elevating ordinary home goods introduces TRAY Table Light, a new lighting design created to encourage better bedtime rituals. TRAY Table Light was created as a solution for cluttered nightstands. It features a small tray nested atop a cube shaped diffuser, creating a central location to organize your essentials as you ease into bed, preparing you for the day to come. The design takes cues from paper lanterns, with ripples gracing the exterior of the diffuser providing a warm, relaxing glow. The built in dimming switch provides versatile brightness for reading, mood lighting or simply winding down. TRAY Table Light is best suited for your bedtime essentials on your nightstand, or near your entryway to drop pocket items when you come home.
ShopGantri x Sam Gwilt Encore Table Light
Step into the limelight with Encore Table Light, Sam Gwilt’s sophomore release with Gantri. While exploring the effects of light, Gwilt tapped into the emotional experience derived from curtains—in a theater, concealed and raising anticipation prior to a performance, to the ethereal, warm feeling when the sun shines through your home. Encore is Gwilt’s showcase of how curtains can play a fundamental role in how one experiences light, through control or enhancement.
ShopMisewell Q Lamp
Brothers Vincent and Paul Georgeson founded Misewell in 2009 with an eye on crafting local, well designed and responsibly made furniture. Today, Misewell is an award-winning design company that creates modern pieces for your home, office and more. Inspired by the charm of candle trays, the Q Lamp is made of hand-glazed clay and has a compact size that fits neatly on bookshelves, desks and occasional tables.
ShopLoftie Lamp
Our stylishly minimalist Loftie Lamp is designed to bring you healthier sleep and happier mornings. It also keeps away the dark.In addition to joyful sunrise alarms, restful sunset dimming, and intuitive reading and ambient settings, our wifi-enabled Loftie Lamp can even be paired with the Loftie Clock for light-guided breathwork, coordinated wind-downs, and multi-sensory wake-ups.
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Hay Matin Table Lamp
Known for works that display a lightness of touch and a bold personality, Inga Sempé created a lamp that strikes a romantic note, on or off. The Matin Table Lamp (2019) combines physical robustness with visual delicacy, featuring a slim steel frame that’s topped with a pleated cotton diffuser in a variety of vibrant colors. It includes an in-line dimmer switch to adjust brightness. Bulb (included): integrated LED, 2800K. Made in China.
ShopGantri x Ammunition Carve Table Light
The Carve Collection’s monolithic forms and seamless surfaces give it a sculptural feeling. Each piece has a personality and function of its own, yet the collection hangs together in a way that feels connected.
ShopMenu JWDA Concrete Table Lamp
The Menu Lighting JWDA Concrete Table Lamp exhibits a softer side to the roughness of industrial materials, smoothing pure concrete in to a cylindrical base that supports a rounded glass diffuser. The white glass is delicately cradled within the base, and glows warmly once lit. A stylish brass rotary switch buttons the collar of the grey base, acting as a dimmer that can control the amount of ambient light from the fixture.
ShopMuuto Control Table Lamp
The Control Table Lamp from Muuto is underscored by designer TAF Studio’s approach to creating seemingly simple pieces with a humorous and thought-provoking quality. Its spherical E27 lamp is emphasized by the playful and industrial character of its rectangular control panel, with a dial for controlling the brightness of the lamp. Its lamp sits neatly atop its cylindrical base, producing warm accent lighting. Short cabinets and console tables can complement the exposed lamp look of the Scandinavian designed piece.
ShopArtemide Eclisse Table Lamp
Nothing can eclipse the cool modern style of the Eclisse Bedside Table Lamp. This classic 1967 design by Vico Magistretti features a friendly, rounded and petite form made entirely of glossy painted steel. A shield around the bulb is easily rotated to control the amount of light emitted. Available in an Orange or White finish.
ShopFlos Glo-Ball Mini T Table Lamp
Unconcerned with creating novel forms, Jasper Morrison prefers to add fresh perspective to common items. His Glo-Ball Mini Table Lamp (1998) does just that, infusing the ubiquitous fixture with a quiet glamor. The opaline glass diffuser is acid-etched, giving the light a soft, luminous quality; each is hand-blown and casts a soft, luminous light. Sits on a discreet aluminum and polyamide base. Bulb (not included): halogen 25W/T4/G9. UL Listed. Made in U.S.A.
ShopFlowerpot VP9 Rechargeable LED Table Lamp by Verner Panton and &tradition
The Flowerpot VP9 Rechargeable LED Table Lamp by &Tradition provides living spaces with endlessly variable illumination options. This clean-surfaced contemporary piece was designed by Verner Panton and combines gently curved dome shapes in its base and upper shade with a single central stem that elevates the lamping. A polycarbonate construction keeps it light and easy to move, while a lamping system powered by a USB charging cable allows this lamp to be positioned anywhere additional brightness is needed, further accentuated by the gravitas of a steel dimmer.
ShopBlu Dot Filter Table Lamp
Brighten a space with artistic flair by adding the Filter Table Lamp by Blu Dot. It's an eye-catching light source made with 2 powder coated steel discs enhanced with perforated detail. The long 79" cord allows for perfect placement and a dimmable design offers multiple levels of brightness to accommodate any task. Choose the color that best suits your décor and get ready to enjoy optimum style and functionality with the Filter table lamp.
ShopFLOS Bellhop Portable LED Table Lamp
The Bellhop Portable LED Lamp (2018) provides warm, direct light for up to 24 hours between charges. Combining modern convenience and aesthetic, this classic bell-shaped design takes its inspiration from the uniforms of hotel bellhops. Mix and match multiple units in your choice of four colors. Bellhop comes equipped with a flush push-button switch with four-step dimmer positioned on its base. Includes a USB charging cable. Bulb (included): integrated LED, 2700K. UL Listed. Made in Italy.
ShopSchoolhouse Sidnie Lamp
A unique, mushroom-shaped lamp that is sure to inspire joy wherever it rests. The era-defying appeal of the Sidnie Lamp flows out of its charismatic personality and exceptional usability. A hand-spun steel shade adds a sturdy weight while subtle detailing, including a felt base pad, dual porcelain sockets, and rotary switch, complete the fixture. Assembled in our Portland, Ore. factory using ethically-sourced domestic and global components.
ShopHerman Miller Nelson Ball Tripod Lamp
While outfitting his office, architect and Herman Miller design director George Nelson discovered a silk-covered Swedish hanging lamp that he coveted but found too expensive. He then recalled seeing a photo in the paper of Liberty ships being mothballed “by having the decks covered with netting and then being sprayed with a self-webbing plastic,” which got him thinking. “And then, Whammo!” Inspiration struck, and by the next night, Nelson had designed his first Bubble Lamp (1952) by spinning a skeleton of steel wires on a turntable and shooting it with translucent plastic until it was covered in a smooth, washable film. “When you put a light in it, it glowed,” he said. This is the authentic Bubble Lamp, produced in partnership with the George Nelson Foundation. Bulb (not included): LED, CFL or incandescent; E26 base; 60W max for small, 150W max for others. UL Listed. Made in U.S.A.
ShopUnder $1,000
Blu Dot Bub Table Lamp
Shade and base are one in this deceptively simple and entirely alluring hand blown glass lamp. Part art object and part functional illumination, the Bub Table Lamp will spruce up any room.
ShopIn Common With Puck Table Lamp
Nicholas Ozemba and Felicia Hung call their studio In Common With, but their playful lighting is in a class of its own. Named after its hockey-puck shape, their Puck Table Lamp features a glass top and steel base, and comes in five friendly shades that add a touch of whimsy to any WFH situation.
ShopUnder $2,000
Flos Snoopy Table Lamp
The name of this FLOS classic says it all. Inspired by Charles M. Schulz’s beloved “Peanuts” comic strip, Italian brothers Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni designed the Snoopy Table Lamp in 1967. Along with their third brother, the Castiglioni trio made history in the world of Italian architecture and design and spent time developing their work at a practice they started in Milan. With a light-hearted yet sleek shape—and a silhouette that bursts with character—it was reintroduced with updated technology in 2003. A thick glass disk and enameled reflector provides direct light while balancing on a white marble base. Additionally, it has an integrated dimmer and switch for ease of use.
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