24 Colorful Desk Lamps to Help You Burn the Midnight Oil

Banish bad lighting.

By Gabrielle Savoie

Published on August 7, 2019

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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

Techni Lamp, Article ($79)

Article / article

Control Table Lamp, Muuto ($205)

A+R / muuto

Ile W153m1 Lamp, Wästberg ($248)

Wallpaper / Wästberg

Pink

Bicoca Table Lamp, Marset ($187)

Finnish Design Shop / Marset

Cap Table Lamp, Normann Copenhagen ($480)

A+R / Normann copenhagen

Beau Table Lamp, Blu Dot ($349)

Blu Dot / blu dot

FlowerPot VP3 Table Lamp, &Tradition ($580)

Finnish Design Shop / &Tradition

Yellow

Matin Table Lamp, Hay ($217)

Finnish Design Shop / HAY

UO Exclusive Desk Lamp, LikeMindedObjects ($300)

Urban Outfitters / Urban Outfitters

Torre Table Lamp, West Elm ($60)

West Elm / West Elm

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

Decaso / Entler

Brass

Domo Table Lamp, Karakter ($774)

A+R / A+R

Table Lamp, Gubi ($477)

Harrods / gubi

Calé(e) Table Lamp, CVL ($1,634)

A+R / CVL

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

West Elm / West Elm

Green

PC Portable Lamp, Hay ($95)

Hay / HAY

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

Lumens / Lumens

Khaki TGV Lamp, Moustache ($315)

Pamono / Pamono

Link Table Lamp, Pablo Designs ($440)

A+R / Pablo Designs

Blue

Filter Table Lamp, Blu Dot ($299)

Blu Dot / blu dot

Bella Table Lamp, West Elm ($90)

West Elm / West Elm

Jax Tall Task Lamp, Rejuvenation ($223)

Rejuvenation / Rejuvenation

Original 1227 Brass Desk Lamp, Anglepoise ($380)

Anglepoise / Anglepoise

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