24 Colorful Desk Lamps to Help You Burn the Midnight Oil

Welcome to The Deep Dive, in which we search high and low for the best of the best products for every corner of your home, from modern chandeliers to vintage rugs. Next up: desk lamps.

If your parents ever scolded you for not turning on the light while doing your homework (“How can you see right now?!”), you know the importance of a good task lamp, especially if you put in long hours at work. Squinting away in bad lighting—or relying solely on the glow of your laptop—doesn’t just tire your eyes, it also feels a little gloomy come 11 p.m.

Traditional desk lights haven’t always been the most attractive, but a crop of design-forward brands are quickly changing that. The proof: these 24 colorful lamps that double as works of art. 

Red

Bellhop Lamp, MoMA Design Store ($295)

MoMA Design Store / moma design store

$295

Techni Lamp, Article ($79)

Article / article

$79

Control Table Lamp, Muuto ($205)

A+R / muuto

$205

Ile W153m1 Lamp, Wästberg ($248)

Wallpaper / Wästberg

$248

Pink

Bicoca Table Lamp, Marset ($187)

Finnish Design Shop / Marset

$187

Cap Table Lamp, Normann Copenhagen ($480)

A+R / Normann copenhagen

$480

Beau Table Lamp, Blu Dot ($349)

Blu Dot / blu dot

$349

FlowerPot VP3 Table Lamp, &Tradition ($580)

Finnish Design Shop / &Tradition

$580

Yellow

Matin Table Lamp, Hay ($217)

Finnish Design Shop / hay

$217

UO Exclusive Desk Lamp, LikeMindedObjects ($300)

Urban Outfitters / Urban Outfitters

$300

Torre Table Lamp, West Elm ($60)

West Elm / West Elm

$60

Short Yellow Ceramic Table Lamp, Entler Studio ($725)

Decaso / Entler

$725

Brass

Domo Table Lamp, Karakter ($774)

A+R / A+R

$774

Table Lamp, Gubi ($477)

Harrods / gubi

$477

Calé(e) Table Lamp, CVL ($1,634)

A+R / CVL

$1634

Industrial Metal LED Charging Task Lamp, West Elm ($199)

West Elm / West Elm

$199

Green

PC Portable Lamp, Hay ($95)

Hay / hay

$95

Panthella Mini LED Table Lamp, Louis Poulsen ($510)

Lumens / Lumens

$510

Khaki TGV Lamp, Moustache ($315)

Pamono / Pamono

$315

Link Table Lamp, Pablo Designs ($440)

A+R / Pablo Designs

$440

Blue

Filter Table Lamp, Blu Dot ($299)

Blu Dot / blu dot

$299

Bella Table Lamp, West Elm ($90)

West Elm / West Elm

$90

Jax Tall Task Lamp, Rejuvenation ($223)

Rejuvenation / Rejuvenation

$223

Original 1227 Brass Desk Lamp, Anglepoise ($380)

Anglepoise / Anglepoise

$380

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