1970s Style of Robert Sonneman Brass Cylinder Table Lamps
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modern Brass Cylinder Table Lamp Pair Pop Art Sculptural Style of Robert Sonneman. No verification present. Features new cable wiring with dimmer. Includes Two Bulbs. Original ...
Brass
Vintage Red Enameled Aluminum Table Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage table lamp by Robert Sonneman (model #7136) featuring a red enameled molded aluminum base with chromed metal collar with dual brass final atop a secondary bronze tone brass f...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Enamel, Chrome
1970s Chrome Cylinder Table Lamp Style of Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents 1970s Modernist Chrome Cylinder Table Lamp attribution Robert Sonneman design style. Unsigned 21.25 h x 4 diameter Original Unrestored Preowned Presentation. Doesn'...
Chrome
Robert Sonneman "Lollipop" Chrome Table Lamp
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Sonneman "Lollipop" Chrome Table Lamp
Chrome
Sonneman 3-Arm Oscillating Floor Lamp in Chrome and White
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful 76" high and very functional floor lamp by Robert Sonneman. The lamp features a metal base with three chromed poles that support eyeball shaped globes which are a...
Metal, Chrome
Large Paul Mayen Style Chrome Lamp Mid-century Modern
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Tall table lamp with open square chrome steel tube cruciform box frame with a suspended white ribbed acrylic diffuser shade.
Steel, Chrome
$3,200Sale Price|27% Off
Sonneman Chrome Articulating Arm Eyeball Table Lamp! Swing Counterweight 1960s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Peoria, AZ
CIRCA 1960 DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 13" high BY 36" wide (in extended horizontal position) Here is a MAGNIFICENT Robert Sonneman articulating desk lamp with a very Italian, mid ...
Metal, Chrome
Robert Sonneman Style Tri-Globe Table Accent Lamp in Chrome
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Stamford, CT
This fusion was especially prominent during the Mid-Century Modern movement, a precursor to today’s richly imaginative lighting world.
Chrome
Robert Sonneman Steel and Brass Lamp
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Houston, TX
Robert Sonneman steel and brass lamp. Handsome late 20th century steel and brass table lamp or desk lamp by Robert Sonneman. This unusual lamp is geometric in design with a cone shap...
Brass, Steel
Chrome and Smokes Glass Shade Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice mid century modern chrome and smoked glass table lamp.
Chrome
$2,041Sale Price|30% Off
Postmodern Counterweight Desk Lamp by Robert Sonneman, USA 1970-80s
By Robert Sonneman, Sonneman Lighting
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Ingenious desk lamp with a counterweight mechanism which allows the lamp to be stable in every position. The spheric counterweight is solid steel and heavy enough to point or positio...
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
$640Sale Price|20% Off
Eyeball Desk Lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Denton, TX
A desk or table lamp with black enamel finish task lighting label with Kovacs name.
Steel
Triennale Orbiter Chrome Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman, c.1970
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Savannah, GA
A Triennale Orbiter chrome floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman, circa 1970. 38 inches wide and deep by 70 inches tall
Chrome
1980s Gorgeous Robert Sonneman "Saturn" Table Lamp for Gerorge Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Robert Sonneman "Saturn" Table Lamp for Gerorge Kovacs. This lamp is an icon lamp. It works perfectly and is in excellent condition. Dimension: diameter 17,32"x 19,68"...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Chrome and Walnut Table Lamp, 1970s
By Laurel Lamp Company, George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A sophisticated Mid-Century Modern table lamp featuring a highly polished chrome sculptural form rising from a solid walnut or oak plinth base. The open organic silhouette evokes a s...
Chrome
Pair of Sonneman Space Age Chrome and Lucite Table Lamps, 1970s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Hamburg, PA
These lamps embody the sleek, futuristic aesthetic of Mid-Century Modern design, featuring a combination of polished chrome and clear Lucite.
Chrome
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Minty! White Sonneman Desk Table Lamp Articulating Gooseneck 1970 Rare Lighting
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Peoria, AZ
Minty! Stunning White & Black Sonneman Articulating Desk/Table Lamp Circa 1970 This is a magnificent example of the iconic articulating desk lamp by Sonneman! The large oversize...
Metal
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Triennial Floor Lamp Attributed to Gino Sarfatti
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular period mid century modern design of a triennial lamp in nickel plated chrome with a heavy weighted black base and accents. Attributed to Gino Sarfatti lighting designer ...
Steel, Chrome
Unusual Six Globe Chrome Disc Mid Century Modern Table Lamp Symmetrical
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual Mid-Century Modern six globe table lamp.
Chrome
$1,762Sale Price|25% Off
Robert Sonneman 1970 Modernist Eyeball Floor Lamp In Polished Chrome Steel
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman. An exceptional iconic floor lamp, created in America by Robert Sonneman, back in the 1970. This amazing half-spheres floor lamp was...
Steel, Chrome
Vintage Chrome Adjustable Table Lamp with Articulating Shade by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Robert Sonneman chrome stage or spotlight-style task/table lamp with faux-wood laminate double 'T' base (ca. 1960s, USA). Featuring a geometric-form articulating shade with l...
Metal, Chrome
Rare Articulating UFO Table / Desk Lamp, Robert Sonneman, Kovacs, USA, c. 1990s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a true American Modern masterpiece: a rare Post Modern "Flying V" desk lamp lamp designed by the renowned Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs.
Steel
$746Sale Price|20% Off
Cubic Perforated Table Lamp Italian Design 1970s Silver Color Steel Sonneman
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Cubic perforated table lamp Italian design 1970s silver color steel Sonneman attributed.
Steel
Bankers Lamp in Black, Brass and Glass by Robert Sonneman, Halogen
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Bankers style table lamp designed by Robert Sonneman, 1980s. Functions perfectly, halogen bulb included. Very few if any signs of use.
Brass, Steel
$2,400Sale Price|27% Off
Robert Sonneman Chrome Atom Table Lamp! Space Age Eyeball Lighting 1960s Decor
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Peoria, AZ
SONNEMAN! SPACE AGE! CHROME TOWER "MOLECULE" TABLE LAMP! ICONIC! GREAT DESIGN! ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! CIRCA 1967 DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 33 " This super rare Sonneman chrome table ...
Metal, Chrome
Adjustable Black and Chrome Triennale Floor Lamp by Sonneman Arredoluce Style
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fully adjustable sharp looking American vintage Classic alternative to Italian Arredoluce floor lamp.
Chrome
Pancaked Chrome Spheres Base Glass Top End Table Floor Lamp Mid-Century Modern
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pancaked chrome spheres base glass top end table floor lamp Mid-Century Modern. Glass measures 1/2'' thickness.
Chrome
Robert Sonneman Sputnik Space Age Chrome Orb Table Lamp
By Lightolier, Robert Sonneman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Polished Chrome, Glass Light Bulbs ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and...
Chrome
Pair of Super Stylish Brass Desk Lamps by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Super stylish mid century modern brass desk lamps signed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs.
Brass
A pair of 1970s Style of Robert Sonneman Brass Cylinder Table Lamps
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of tall cylindrical spot light up light metal table lamps in gold. Great addition to your interiors and table tops. use dramatic lighting in home to highlight something special ...
Metal
$1,033Sale Price|20% Off
Particular Table Lamp Made of Steel Bands of 1970 Attributed Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Particular table lamp made of steel bands of 1970 attributed Robert Sonneman, steel curved, minimal table lamp.
Steel
Chrome & 5 Milk Glass Globes Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
By Kovach, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Chrome and 5 globe Mid-Century Modern table lamp with three way switch.
Chrome
Chrome and White Metal Minimalist Desk Lamp by Designer Robert Sonneman, 1970s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern / Minimalist articulating chrome & white metal desk lamp designed by Robert Sonneman.
Chrome, Metal
Vintage Brass & Glass Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in London, GB
A stunning and rare vintage brass and glass floor lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs. This was made in the USA in the 1970-80’s, it is a beautiful design. It is a lovely size...
Brass
Mutual Sunset Table Lamp / Sonneman
By Mutual Sunset Lamp Co., Stewart Ross James
Located in Chicago, IL
Mutual Sunset Lamp in the manner of Stewart Ross some light vintage wear to white finish. Manner of Sonneman
Metal
Italian, Mid-Century Modern / Spaceage Chrome Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Guzzini
Located in Buffalo, NY
Italian, Mid-Century Modern / Space-age Chrome floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman,,,Wonderful design.
Chrome
Space Age 3 Globe Chrome Eyeball Floor Lamp in the Style of Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Diego, CA
#5299 The spherical shades create a dramatic interplay of reflection and light while maintaining a clean sculptural profile suitable for Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, and...
Chrome, Metal
Chrome Wheel Base Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Four-Arm Lamp Heat Lamps
By Robert and Richard Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very unusual Mid-Century Modern chrome base four flexible arms lamp. Currently showed with five red heat bulbs.
Chrome
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs Box Head Table Lamp in Red
By Robert Sonneman, Kovacs
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs box head table lamp in red.
Metal
Mid Century Modern Chrome Triangular Star Shape Base Floor Lamp
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern deco chrome triangular base floor lamp.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Built in Dimer Architectural "L" Shape Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern architectural circa 1970s floor lamp Sonneman Kovach attr.
Aluminum
Adjustable Hexagon Cylinder Shades Three Way Brass Floor Lamp Sonneman
By Koch & Lowy, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Adjustable hexagon cylinder shades 3 shades brass floor lamp Sonneman.
Brass
Vintage Robert Sonneman for Kovacs Table Lamp, 1980s
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural, decorative lamp with the modern aesthetic and the integrity of minimalism, high quality craftsmanship, and statement piece presence will make a perfect addition to a wide...
Brass, Chrome
Pair Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs articulating floor lamps, MODEERNIST
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Buffalo, NY
USA, ca. 1970s. An attractive pair of floor lamps by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs. Features white enameled conical shade supported by chrome shaft and heavy round black base. He...
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Post Modern Kovacs Dome Floor Lamp / Sonneman / Nessen
By George Kovacs
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage floor lamp attributed to Kovacs. No label found. A Postmodern, High quality architectural construction floor lamp with multi tier table surfaces and suspended black dome form...
Metal
Sonneman for Kovacs Steel and Chrome Cubist Floor Lamp in Red, 1950s
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Mid Century Modern cubist floor lamp. Designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs.
Cut Steel, Chrome, Iron
Pair of Floor Lamps by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, USA, 1987
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Floor Lamps by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, USA, 1987– Polished & Smoked Chrome A set of two adjustable floor lamps by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs. Each swivels 3...
Steel, Chrome
$1,119Sale Price|20% Off
1960's Mid-Century Modern Brass & Marble Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman, Gerald Thurston, Koch & Lowy
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage 1960’s Mid century Modern floor lamp for sale. It’s an incredible lamp with a solid marble base and brass poles and accents.
Marble, Brass
Pr. Large Chrome Table Lamps att. to Sonneman c. 1970's
By Sonneman Lighting, George Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of 1970's hourglass form chrome table lamps, attributed to Sonneman, in the style of Kovacs. The lamps are in good, original vintage, estate condition, showing light...
Chrome
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs PostModern Deco Sleek Chrome Bankers Desk Lamp
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1980’s, award winning, postmodern, Memphis.Era, modernist, re-imagined art deco, bankers desk touch lamp Designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, This stunning, elegant lamp...
Chrome
Robert Sonneman Style Adjustable Chrome Floor Lamp with Black Cone Shade, 1970s
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Modern Robert Sonneman Style adjustable Reading Floor Lamp. Featuring a tubular chromed steel stem, cantilevered arm, Black adjusting turn knob, adjustable vented black enameled alum...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome, Iron
Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs Lighting 1987 Silver Finish Floor Lamp America
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant adjustable Steel floor lamp in Silver Finish from the 1987 designed by Robert Sonneman and made by George Kovacs Lighting. Uses a Halogen bulb with max. 40 watts. Comes with ...
Steel, Iron
Mid Century Modern Chrome Spiral Arranged Five Globes Floor lamp Light Fixture
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Chrome Spiral Arranged Five Globes Floor lamp Light Fixture
Chrome
Polished Chrome Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp Torchere Dimer Mint!
By Flos, George Kovacs, Robert and Richard Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Polished Chrome Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp Torchere Dimer Mint! Metal forged shade polished chrome mid-century modern floor lamp from c1970s in perfect original condition..
Chrome
Adjustable Tilt Head Shade Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp with Dimmer MINT!
By George Kovacs, Arredoluce, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Adjustable Tilt Head Shade Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp with Dimmer MINT! Nice Italian modern floor lamp with dimmer. Adjustable shade. Black enamel finish.
Metal, Chrome
$400Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Large Midcentury Table Lamp Robert Sonneman, USA, 1980s
By Robert Sonneman, Memphis Milano, George Kovacs
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare lamp - halogen light - dimming intensity of light - very nice style of blue lighting
Metal
Mid Century Modern Large Chrome Smoked Lucite Ribbon Shade Table Floor Lamp
By George Kovacs, Laurel, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Large Chrome Smoked Lucite Ribbon Shade Three Globe Style Lights Table Floor Lamp
Chrome
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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