Mid Century Brass Floor Lamp with Tripod Base by Maison Jansen
Located in London, London
A refined French brass floor lamp attributed to Maison Jansen, dating from the mid-20th century.
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Tripod Floor Lamp, Finland, 1960s
Located in Kangasala, FI
An elegant Scandinavian Modern floor lamp manufactured in Finland during the 1960s. The lamp features a slender black-painted metal base paired with a tall tapered textured paper sh...
Metal
$1,800
Tripod Floor Lamp, 1950s
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A beautiful floor lamp with a tripod base very likely manufactured in Austria or Italy in Mid-Century in 1950s. The tripod stand is made of black enameled metal. The lampshades consi...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Tripod Brass and Folding Shade Floor Lamp in Japanese Style
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Tripod Brass and Folding Shade Floor Lamp in Japanese Style This table lamp is executed in brass and Fabric.
Brass, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Wood Floor Lamp, Europe Mid-20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
The lamp stands on a distinctive tripod base, which offers stability and visual interest.
Brass
Gerald Thurston Lightolier Tripod Floor Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Astoria, NY
Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Tripod Wood Floor Lamp, with patinated white metal shade on brass base. 67" H x 17.5" W x 16.5" D. Provenance: From a Connecticut Estate.
Brass, Metal
Mid-Century German Minimalist Tripod Floor Lamp from Hesse Leuchten, 1960s
By Hesse
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare mid-century floor lamp from the German manufacturer Hesse-Leuchten.
Metal
Tripod Floor Lamp in Brass and Black Lacquered Metal, Denmark Mid-20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
Mid-century Danish design is celebrated for its clarity of form, refined material use, and quiet sophistication. Throughout the mid-20th century, Danish designers focused on creating...
Metal, Brass
Brass Tri Leg Tripod Base Round Side Table Floor Lamp
By Paul McCobb, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern table floor lamp by Laurel.
Brass
French Mid-Century Modern Articulating Floor Lamp, 1950
Located in New York, NY
Elegant modernist floor lamp with dynamic cantilevered form and tripod legs with the base wrapped in alternating blue and yellow plastic rattan. Shown without shade. Height is adjust...
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Minimalist Design Floor Lamp Brass 1950 Black White Tripod
By Stilnovo, Arredoluce
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Minimalist Italian design floor lamps in the style of Stilnovo with black & white shades Mid-Century Design 1950. The shades can be adjusted to your desired angle, this makes the fl...
Metal, Brass
1950s Stilnovo tripod floor lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Montréal, QC
Stilnovo tripod floor lamp, Italy, 1950s. Lacquered steel legs, brass framed yellow laminate mid-level shelf, brass body and cased opaline glass shade in mint condition. 40 to 60 w...
Brass, Enamel, Steel
$1,131Sale Price|50% Off
Dutch Midcentury Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Karis, Nyland
Midcentury tripod floor lamp from Holland. This lamp has a white tripod base, black spherical ball screws and it is wrapped in the middle with red plastic. The shade and the diffuser...
Metal
$2,145Sale Price|20% Off
Jean Rispal. Tripod Mid-Century floor lamp from Maison Rispal, France, 1950s
By Jean Rispal
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Space Age floor lamp by Jean Rispal for Maison Rispal circa 1955, France. Black lacquered metal structure in the form of a tripod with an ovoid-shaped salmon-colored shade made of pl...
Metal
Mid Century Stilnovo Tripod Floor Lamp with Opaline Glass, Italy 1950's
By Stilnovo
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful Stilnovo Tripod Floor Lamp, Italy, 1950s. Black lacquered steel legs with brass accents and an opaline glass shade. Bulb Specifications: E-27 Bulb. Some normal traces o...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Eastern German GDR Tripod Floor Lamp from Rudolf Arnold, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare GDR standing lamp by Rudolf Arnold. The proportions of the umbrella and foot make this draft look very filigree. The cylindrical umbrella is made of plastic and wears a deep, t...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Red Leather Wrapped Floor Lamp With Bamboo Accent
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fantastic Mid Century Modern iron floor lamp wrapped in red leather and detailed with wonderful honeyed light brown thick bamboo sections at the waist and base over a tripod of pro...
Metal
Tripod Faux Bamboo Brass Floor Lamp
Located in Brussels, BE
Tripod faux bamboo brass floor lamp.
Brass
Mid Century Tripod Floor Lamp with Opaline Glass and Brass, Italy 1950's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful Tripod Floor Lamp, Italy, 1950s. Black lacquered steel legs with brass accents and an opaline glass shade. Some normal traces of use, see the pictures. The lamp is rewir...
Metal, Brass
Rocked Tripod Floor Lamp, Sweden 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rocket floor lamp with plastic straps in red, purple, yellow and black on a black metal tripod. Height 41.3" - 105 cm. Diameter 9.8" - 25 cm.
Metal
$7,800 / item
Adjustable Tripod Floor Lamp, France 1960s
By Arlus
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable tripod floor lamp in black enameled iron and brass. with a leather handle.
Brass, Steel
Mid Century Modern Rocket Teak Floor Lamp by Sered Novoplast
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Mid Century Modern Rocket Floor Lamp with a Tripod Teak Frame by Sered Novoplast of Czechoslovakia 1960's No makers marks or labels Full height 116cm Diameter of orange tube 15cm Wi...
Teak
Midcentury Rare Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Praha, CZ
- very rare type - nice style of lighting
Metal
1950s Arredoluce Style Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp
By Arredoluce
Located in New York, NY
1950s solid brass and enamel floor lamp in the style of Arredoluce, newly rewired and lightly restored with solid brass tripod, with some wear and beautiful patina to the brass due t...
Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century German Space Age Blue Tripod Floor Lamp from Staff Leuchten, 1960s
By Staff Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century Staff in blue. A minimalist design. The luminaire shape shows a classic cylindrical shape and is designed in a medium blue tone. The chrome -colored shaft ends in a simp...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Tripod Standing Lamp With Turquoise Glass - Italy, 1960s
Located in Girona, Girona
Tripod standing lamp, lacquered steel, polished brass and thick turquoise glass, new electricity. Italy circa 1960.
Brass, Steel
$1,253Sale Price|20% Off
Staff Leuchten Adjustable Floor Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, 1962
By Staff Leuchten
Located in Den Haag, NL
Staff Leuchten floor lamp. Very easy to adjust in height. Tripod feet. Two large bulbs. Early 1960s comes with the original shade. The shade is in a used condition.
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Tripod Standing Lamp With Painted Paper Lampshades - France
Located in Girona, Girona
Tripod standing lamp, polished brass, black lacquered steel base, plastified black lace decoration. Three flexible arms with the originals paper (simil parchment) lampshades with rel...
Brass, Steel
Tripod ceramic floor lamp, France 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Metal and ceramic tripod Floor Lamp: a discovery from the 1960s. Featuring a metal tripod base, this lamp boasts two plant holders or cups and an ashtray holder crafted in black and...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp by Clémançon, Lacquered Iron & Walnut
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A grey-black, vintage Mid-Century Modern French spotlight made of handcrafted lacquered iron, designed and produced by Clémançon in good condition.
Metal, Brass, Iron
Mid Century Modern Red Black Vintage Tripod Floor Light by J. T. Kalmar 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern red black metal tripod floor Lamp by J.
Brass, Metal
Mid-Century Modern French Floor Lamps, Hand-Crafted Metal & Walnut
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century French pair of spotlights made of hand crafted painted metal, in good condition. The detailed Parisian cinema floor studio lamps are composed with a customizabl...
Metal
Tripod Floor Lamp with Brass Ring
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Black Floor Lamp with Brass Floor Ring. Glass Diffuser covers the bulb and acts as the holder for the original fiberglass shade. Lamp is a three way so throws off plenty of light! ...
Metal, Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp with Yellow Shade
Located in Berlin, DE
French floor lamp featuring a sleek black frame and steel tripod base. The perforated yellow shade enhances warmth and elegance, combining practicality with a minimalist, functional ...
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Brass Base Floor Lamp, Europe circa 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
The era’s design ethos is evident in this floor lamp, as mid-century lighting fixtures are characterised by their sleek silhouettes and geometric shapes.
Brass
Italian Modern Tripod Cocoon Floor Lamp, Attributed to Castiglioni, Italy 60s
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare tripod cocoon floor lamp attributed to Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. Made in Italy in the 60s Working condition
Metal
rare mid century tripod FLOOR LAMP bamboo rattan 50s hawaii tiki era 3 shades
Located in Mannheim, DE
Rare floor lamp from the 1950s, probably from Italy or France. Made of bamboo and rattan, shades made of woven cord. For 3 E14 light bulbs. Dimensions in cm: Height 172 cm, width m...
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp, Handmade Bamboo & Rattan, Italy, 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian handmade Bamboo floor lamp with three rattan balls, tripod base. 1960s. A perfect design item to embellish your room!.
Rattan, Bamboo
Tripod Brass Floor Lamp, France 1960's
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A tripod brass floor lamp in the manner of Jansen, the stem is a stylized faux bamboo with rings of different patinas. Shade is for photographic purposes.
Brass
Brass Tripod Floor Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Minimal tripod floor lamp in brass, the legs are three curved blades of brass bolted to the stem with accorn nuts. Shade is for photographic purposes.
Brass
Murano Glass Tripod Floor Lamp By Barovier
By Barovier, Ercole Barovier
Located in Houston, TX
Murano Glass Tripod Floor Lamp By Barovier. Offered is a stunning rare gold infused Murano glass floor lamp with a tripod base and bronze fittings designed by Ercole Barovier circa 1...
Bronze
Stilnovo, Adjustable Tripod Floor Lamp, Italy, 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Tripod floor lamp in lacquered metal and brass, Stilnovo 1950. The black lacquered shaft rests on a heavily leaded sphere allowing the tilt to be adjusted. Three arms of lights adjus...
Brass, Metal
Vintage Photography Floor Lamp Mid Century Modern Style by Smith Victor
Located in Saddle River, NJ
A perfect example of Mid-Century Modern utility, this piece features a sleek, minimalist tripod base and a fully adjustable lamp head that swivels 360 degrees for precise task lighti...
Metal
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Teak Tripod Floor Lamp with Original Pleated Fabric
Located in Hammarö, SE
Scandinavian Modern tripod floor lamp produced in Sweden during the 1960s.
Metal
Black Lacquered Metal Floor Lamp with a Tripod Base by Lunel, France Mid-20th C.
Located in Utrecht, NL
French lighting manufacturer Lunel became known for producing elegant modernist fixtures that balanced sculptural form with functional clarity. Working with designers such as René Ma...
Metal
Elegant Kalmar Brass and Silk Floor Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in London, GB
Elegant Kalmar floor lamp, Vienna circa 1950's has an aerodynamic cast brass tripod foot, patinated brass stem and large tapered shade in original condition made of lightly textured ...
Brass
Scandinavian Cylindrical Tripod Floor Lamp, Scandinavia 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Design in the mid-century years was fuelled by the development of materials and technology with stunning results as seen in this floor lamp design.
Metal
Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Wrought Iron Floor Lamps, Disderot
By Pierre Disderot
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, pair of French Mid-Century Modern floor lamps in enameled wrought iron with brass ball details attributed to Disderot, circa 1950-1960.
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Standing Lamp with Milk Glass Shade
By Majestic Lamp Company
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s; (likely) Majestic Lamp Co. - Los Angeles Mid-century modern floor lamp with tiered fiberglass shade.
Brass, Enamel
French Mid-Century Modern Hand-Stitched Leather Floor Lamp, Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Elegant French Mid-century hand-stitched dark green leather standing lamp attributed to Jacques Adnet. The piece is entirely covered in leather and has a stunning undulating organic ...
Three Lantern Tripod Floor Lamp by Arlus
By Arlus
Located in Hanover, MA
A strikingly whimsical three lantern floor lamp produced by Arlus, France in the 1950's with a blackened iron tripod base and single column terminating in three scrolled arms each ho...
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp by Bergboms, Brass & Wood, Sweden, 1950s
By Bergboms
Located in PARIS, FR
Very elegant floor lamp by the Swedish lamp maker Bergboms with its tripod brass base, from the 1950s. The assembly of materials with the black wooden shaft, the structure and the br...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Tripod Standing Lamp in Steel, Brass and Opaline Glass -Italy
Located in Girona, Girona
Tripod standing lamp, black lacquered steel with polished brass details, white opaline glass ball. Italy c. 1950 Ball: diameter 30 x 32 cm.
Brass, Steel
1970s Midcentury Tripod Floor Lamp – White Linen Shade
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Defined by its sculptural silhouette and understated elegance, this architectural tripod floor lamp brings a refined modern presence to any interior.
Metal
1950s Black and White Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1950s Materials: Steel Measurements: 36.5? tall Condition: In excellent original condition.
Steel
Blackened Steel Tripod Floor Lamp, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
A minimal tripod floor lamp in blackened and chromed steel. Lampshade not included.
Steel, Chrome
$1,596Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Eyeball Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman, Chrome, USA
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Diego, CA
Robert Sonneman eyeball floor lamp circa 1960s, USA. The lamp features a chrome sphere shade on a pivoting arm that can be adjusted to multiple vertical heights with cylindrical blac...
Stainless Steel
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.
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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 modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
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