Custom Table & Task Lamps
Commission a handmade table or desk lamp from independent woodturners, metalworkers and glass artists across the US. Makers here build turned and carved wood lamps, Arts and Crafts and stained glass lamps, industrial pipe and steel desk lamps with dimmers, mid-century designs, and lamps made from wine bottles, boat propellers and vintage flashlights.
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Berber Inspired Stained Glass Table Lamp Shade with Hand Beading- Morocco
by Michelle Caron
Unique Mini Vintage Flashlight Lamp
by Max Shuster
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Nicole Hodsdon
Ciseal
Leonard, MII make bent plywood furniture and accessories that are layered and shaped by hand. In designing my b...
Terence Dubreuil
Providence Art Glass & Lighting
Cumberland, RISince opening in 2006 with a focus in functional homewares, Providence Art Glass has made custom ligh...
Simon Metz
Simon Metz Woodworking
Washington, CTI am a Connecticut furniture designer and maker. I specialize in creating custom, handcrafted furnitu...
About Table & Task Lamps
Lamps here include turned and carved wood lamps, among them twisted juniper; Arts and Crafts and stained glass lamps; industrial pipe and steel desk lamps with dimmers; mid-century designs; and upcycled lamps made from wine bottles, a boat propeller, a telephone pole and vintage flashlights. Listings show brass dimmers, lamps made to take LED bulbs, and shades in glass, paper and burlap.
Wiring and parts
Ask the maker which wiring, socket, switch and cord they use, and whether those parts are UL-listed.
What sets the price
A listing's price is usually a starting point. Half of the listings here are priced between about $170 and $790, with a median near $370, and one in ten is priced above $1,750. Size, materials, glass or metalwork, the shade and the switch or dimmer set the price of a commission.
Before you start
- Where the lamp will sit, and the height of that table or desk.
- What it's for: reading, desk work or accent light.
- The shade, the bulb type, and a switch or dimmer.
- The cord length you need to reach the outlet.
- Any object of your own you'd like made into a lamp.
For other lighting, see Floor Lamps, Sconces and Chandeliers.
Describe the lamp with the materials, size, budget and date you have in mind, and makers who do this work send proposals. You pay a 50% deposit on the one you approve, see the finished lamp by photos, video call or studio visit, and pay the balance once you approve it; Maker Marketplace holds that payment while it ships.
Frequently asked questions
Ask which wiring, socket, switch and cord the maker uses, and whether those parts are UL-listed. Ask what bulb type and maximum wattage the lamp takes, how long the cord is, and whether the switch or dimmer sits on the base, the socket or the cord.
Ask. Listings include lamps made from wine bottles, a boat propeller, a telephone pole and vintage flashlights. Describe or photograph the object, say how much of it can be drilled or altered, and ask how the maker will run the wiring and weight the base so the lamp stands steady.
Shades here come in glass, paper and burlap, and on a stained glass lamp the shade is the centerpiece. Think about the job the lamp does: reading and desk work need light aimed down at the page, while an accent lamp can glow through its shade. Tell the maker the room and the lamp's job.
Tell the maker the height of the table or desk, the height of the chair or bed beside it, and what the lamp is for. With those, the maker can set the lamp's height and the shade's size so the light falls where you need it without glare in your eyes.
