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
The chic dome shade, two-light feature, and double brass pull chain of this 2-Light Table Lamp are fun, sophisticated, and vintage.
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.
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.
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.
Edison the Petit, undressed. The Fatboy Transloetje is a transparent version of that original--and popular--lighting design.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The function and beauty provided by the Piccola Table Lamp by Pablo Designs are limited only by the owner's imagination.
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.
Step into the limelight with Encore Table Light, Sam Gwilt’s sophomore release with Gantri.
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.
Our stylishly minimalist Loftie Lamp is designed to bring you healthier sleep and happier mornings.
Under $500
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Flowerpot VP9 Rechargeable LED Table Lamp by &Tradition provides living spaces with endlessly variable illumination options.
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 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.
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.
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.
Under $1,000
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.
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.
Under $2,000
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.
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