MODERN LANTERN · Cordless lamps from Fort Worth, Texas

Modern Lantern Cordless Lighting

Modern Lantern was founded in 2011 by Stephen and Carrie Fitzwater, who bring over thirty years in home products and interiors. Its rechargeable lamps run on a patented click-out battery, so a lamp can sit on a hall table, mantel, dining table or patio with no outlet nearby.

Modern Lantern cordless lamp glowing on a restaurant table beside wine glasses
2011Modern Lantern founded
30+Years in home products and interiors, per Modern Lantern
78Modern Lantern products in this collection
PatentedClick-out battery, per Modern Lantern

Find your Modern Lantern

Six ways in. Each tile opens one lamp, and its page shows the other finishes.

Modern Lantern Bartlett ceramic cordless lamp on a wooden side table in a living roomCeramic lampsBartlett, Bella, Marilyn, Oliver and moreModern Lantern Alexis cordless lamp with a rattan shade on a side table in a living roomShaded table lampsAlexis in rattan, linen and drum shadesModern Lantern Mini Tito brass dome lamp on a restaurant tableMini lampsMini Tito, Buffet, Milo and LucyPair of Modern Lantern Emily cordless wall sconces above an entry benchWall sconcesEmily, cordless and no wiringBlack Modern Lantern outdoor cordless lamp glowing on a patio table at nightOutdoor and patioThe Mini Outdoor in blackModern Lantern Chaplan dark brass dome lamp on a wooden side table beside a chairDome shade lampsChaplan in brass with a metal dome

How the lamps are made

From Modern Lantern's own About page. It lists no design awards, so this is how the lamps come to be.

  • 2011Founded · Stephen and Carrie Fitzwater start Modern Lantern in Fort Worth, Texas
  • DesignDesigned in house · Every lamp is designed and developed by the Fitzwaters
  • USACeramic bodies · Made in America, with stoneware bases hand glazed and fired by artisans
  • USALinen shades · The hardback linen shades are made in America too
  • HandAssembled to order · Each lamp is hand assembled and packed as it is ordered
  • PatentCordless technology · Protected by US patents

What you get from us

Light without an outlet

Hall tables, mantels, dining tables, porches and patios: the places a cord cannot reach.

Swap the battery, keep the lamp

The battery clicks out of the base, so you charge the pack and can replace it years later.

Spare batteries and chargers

Batteries, a wall charger and a 4-way charging station are in this collection, so a lamp never has to go dark.

Plain answers

The questions below the grid cover what makes Modern Lantern different, where to use one and how warm the light is.

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Modern Lantern designs cordless lamps with a battery you can take out, so beautiful light can live wherever you want it.

US Patent 9,347,633Ceramics made in USAUp to 32+ hrs per chargeUL-listed chargerFamily-run since 2011

The Story

Founded in 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas, by designers Stephen and Carrie Fitzwater, Modern Lantern started with one question: why should a lamp go where the outlet is? Their answer is a patented click-out battery hidden in the base, paired with warm, efficient LEDs.

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The Technology

The 12V lithium-ion pack charges away from the lamp, lasts hundreds of cycles, and can be replaced years from now. Add a spare and the light never has to go out.

Our Designer’s Pick
Line a dining table with Mini Tito or Mini Art Deco lamps instead of candles: the glow of a restaurant, at home.

Questions We Hear Most

What makes Modern Lantern different from other cordless lamps?

Most cordless lamps seal the battery inside. Modern Lantern’s patented pack clicks out of the base, so you charge the battery, not the lamp, and replace it years later instead of replacing the lamp.

Where can I use a cordless lamp?

Anywhere an outlet is missing: a floating sofa table, a hall console, a dining table, a mantel, a bookshelf, a nightstand, or a patio with the outdoor mini.

Who designs the collection?

Stephen and Carrie Fitzwater, the designers who founded Modern Lantern in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2011.

How warm is the light?

Warm white, around 2700K on the table lamps; many models dim, and the minis have a 3-way touch control.

Are any pieces handmade in America?

Yes. The ceramic lamps are artisan stoneware, hand glazed and fired in the USA and hand assembled, so each one is slightly unique.