Floor Lamp Art Deco 1930, German
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp You want to live in the golden years,...
Chrome
$4,402 / item
Poul Henningsen Ph 4½-3½ Glass Floor Lamp
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The fixture is designed based on the principle of a reflective three-shade system, which directs the majority of the light downwards. The shades are made of handblown opal three-laye...
Chrome
Vintage Halo 250 Floor Lamp by Rosemarie & Rico Baltensweiler, 1970s
By Swisslamps International AG
Located in Hamburg, DE
This can rotate about its axis so as to align the light. So the floor lamp can take over the tasks of a reading light as well as a wall and ceiling washer.
Metal
'Kushi XL' Opaline Glass and Brass Floor Lamp for KDLN
By Alberto Saggia e Valerio Sommella, KDLN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Kushi XL' opaline glass and brass floor lamp for KDLN. Executed in mouth-blown double layer opaline glass with a metallic body available in three coating finishes: black, copper an...
Metal, Brass
'Kushi XL' Opaline Glass and Copper Floor Lamp for Kdln
By Alberto Saggia e Valerio Sommella, KDLN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Kushi XL' opaline glass and copper floor lamp for KDLN. Executed in mouth-blown double layer opaline glass with a metallic body available in three coating finishes: black, copper a...
Metal, Copper
Giuseppe Ostuni Renato Forti 3306 floor lamp Oluce 1955
By Giuseppe Ostuni, Renato Forti
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare collectible floor lamp model 3306 designed by Giuseppe Ostuni and Renato Forti and manufactured by Oluce, Italy 1955. This minimalistic floor lamp has a matt nickel-plated frame...
Nickel
Swiss Lamps Gold Plated Brass Vintage Modernist 1970s Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Relco Milano
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare Mid-Century Modern vintage Swiss made dimmable 'Haloprofil' floor lamp designed by Viktor Frauenknecht for Swiss Lamps International circa 1970s - early 1980s.
Metal, Brass, Gold Plate
Vintage Halo 250 Floor Lamp by Rosemarie & Rico Baltensweiler, 1970
By Rosemarie & Rico Baltensweiler
Located in Hamburg, DE
This can rotate about its axis so as to align the light. So the floor lamp can take over the tasks of a reading light as well as a wall and ceiling washer.
Metal
Chrome Floor Lamp by Francesco Fois for Reggiani, 1960s
By Francesco Fois, Reggiani
Located in Rotterdam, NL
This lamp that stretches from floor to ceiling was designed during the 1960s by Francesco Fois and manufactured by Reggiani. The construction exists of three equal 'rods' of each 90...
Metal
Florian Schulz Double Ball Brass Arc Floor Lamp, Height Adjustable, 1970
By Florian Schulz
Located in Rijssen, NL
An exceptional, rare to find giant double ball floor lamp by Florian Schulz, Germany, 1970. This lamp is adjustable and can be pivoted in multiple positions, it is being designed for...
Metal, Brass
$251Sale Price|20% Off
Ceiling Lamp in Ground Glass and Original Italian Brass, Wood Perimeter
Located in Buggiano, IT
Hexagonal shaped ceiling lamp, in ground glass and brass, original Italian. The perimeter edge is made of wood. It has three internal lights with E14 type attachment. The power ...
Brass
Florian Schulz Double Ball Chrome Arc Floor Lamp, Height Adjustable, 1970
By Florian Schulz
Located in Rijssen, NL
An exceptional, rare to find giant double ball floor lamp by Florian Schulz, Germany, 1970. This lamp is adjustable and can be pivoted in multiple positions, it is being designed for...
Metal, Chrome
Florian Schulz Double Ball Brass Arc Floor Lamp, Height Adjustable, 1970
By Florian Schulz
Located in Rijssen, NL
An exceptional, rare to find giant double ball floor lamp by Florian Schulz, Germany, 1970. This lamp is adjustable and can be pivoted in multiple positions, it is being designed for...
Metal, Brass
Italian ‘Polifemo’ Floor Lamp by Carlo Forcolini for Artemide
By Carlo Forcolini
Located in Chicago, IL
The ‘Polifemo’ floor lamp was designed by Carlo Forcolini for Artemide in the 1980s.
Metal, Enamel
Ercole Barovier Cordonato Oro Murano Glass Floor Lamp, Italy 1940s
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Milan, IT
Ercole Barovier Cordonato Oro Murano Glass Floor Lamp, Italy 1940s The lamp carries two side bulbs under the shade and a central bulb on top to illuminate the ceiling, and it can be...
Brass
Floor Lamp 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty Mate...
Iron, Gold Leaf
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Floor Lamp Model 2020 Italian Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte floor lamp model 2020 with double lens cut panels of thick profiled polished glass with acid-etched glass centers and brass fittings. Newly rewired to U....
Metal, Brass
Florian Schulz Double Ball Chrome Arc Floor Lamp, Height Adjustable, 1970
By Florian Schulz
Located in Rijssen, NL
An exceptional, rare to find giant double ball floor lamp by Florian Schulz, Germany, 1970. This lamp is adjustable and can be pivoted in multiple positions, it is being designed for...
Metal, Chrome
'Kushi' Opaline Glass and Copper Three-Stemmed Floor Lamp for KDLN
By Alberto Saggia e Valerio Sommella, KDLN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Kushi' opaline glass and copper three-stemmed floor lamp for KDLN. Executed in mouth-blown double layer opaline glass with a metallic body available in three coating finishes: blac...
Metal, Copper
'Kushi' Opaline Glass and Brass Three-Stemmed Floor Lamp for KDLN
By KDLN, Alberto Saggia e Valerio Sommella
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Kushi' opaline glass and brass three-stemmed floor lamp for KDLN. Executed in mouth-blown double layer opaline glass with a metallic body available in three coating finishes: black...
Metal, Brass
Italian Arched Floor Lamp by Studio Luce, Steel Frame, Vintage 1970s
By Studio Luce
Located in Palermo, IT
An original Italian arched floor produced by Studio Luce between the late 1960s and early 1970s. A lamp with a strong architectural presence, characterized by a monumental staircase ...
Metal, Steel, Nickel
Gilded Bronze Floor Lamp by Edward F. Caldwell & Co
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Caldwell (1851–1914) and Victor F. von Lossberg (1853–1942), creating a legacy of custom designed and finely-made, metal gates, lanterns, chandeliers, ceiling and wall fixtures, floo...
Bronze
Pair of Floor Lamp Art Deco 1970, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Material: iron and bronze France 193...
Wood
Floor Lamp Art Deco 1920, France, Material, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Material: wood France 1930 You want ...
Alabaster
Pair of Sirio Floor Lamps by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah, 1970s
By Sirrah, Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A pair of Sirio halogen floor lamps designed by Kazuhide Takahama and produced by Sirrah in 1977. The lamp has a matte black-lacquered structure, an adjustable reflector and a strik...
Metal
Floor Lamp Art Deco 1950, France, Materials: Iron and Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Material: iron and bronze France 193...
Bronze, Iron
Floor Lamp Art Deco 1920, German, Material, Chrome
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Art Deco Material: chrome German 1920...
Chrome
Floor Lamp Art Deco 1950, France, Material, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Material: wood France 1930 You want ...
Wood
Floor Lamp Art Deco 1930, France, Material: Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Art Deco Materials: Bronze France 193...
Bronze
Floor Lamp Art Deco 1930, France, Materials: Chrome
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Art Deco Materials: chrome France 193...
Chrome
'Molla' Floor Lamp by Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi for Lumenform
By Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi, Lumenform
Located in Echt, NL
1971 'Molla' floor lamp by Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi for Lumenform. A Minimalist tension mounted lamps which extends from floor to ceiling. The chromed rod is flexible and h...
Chrome
1970s Gesto Terra Floor Lamp in Black & Marble by Gecchelin for Skipper, Italy.
By Bruno Gecchelin, Joe Colombo, Angelo Mangiarotti, Gruppo Skipper, Skipper
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
An iconic 1970s Mid-Century Modern Italian Gesto Terra reversible floor/ceiling lamp by Bruno Gecchelin for Skipper, Italy.
Marble, Carrara Marble, Chrome
6ft Bronze Female Form Torchiere Floor Lamp After Alberto Gicametti, c. 1970s
Located in Deland, FL
This commanding 6-foot torchiere floor lamp is a dramatic and sculptural homage to the elongated, expressive figures of Alberto Giacometti. The female form stands gracefully with arm...
Plaster
Giuseppe Ostuni Grissinato Wood and Brass Floor Lamp for Oluce, Italy 1950s
By Giuseppe Ostuni, Oluce
Located in Milan, IT
Giuseppe Ostuni Model 311 Grissinato Wood and Brass Floor Lamp for Oluce The lamp carries two side bulbs under the shade and a central bulb on top to illuminate the ceiling, and it c...
Brass
Max Ingrand Floor Lamp for Fontana Arte Model 2020, Italy, 1961
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
An elegant floor lamp designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Model 2020, Italy, 1961. Organically shaped double lens cutted with chisel panels of thick Murano polished glass with ...
Brass, Metal
Pirro Cuniberti for Sirrah Imola "PR" Floor Arc Lamp, Italy 1970s
By Pirro Cuniberti, Sirrah
Located in Naples, IT
Gorgeous and rare PR arc lamp designed by Pirro Cuniberti for Sirrah Imola, Italy 1970 The tall arm of the piece is made of chrome-plated tubular metal. The height of the pole is adj...
Metal, Aluminum
'Kushi' Opaline Glass and Metal Three-Stemmed Floor Lamp for KDLN in Black
By Alberto Saggia e Valerio Sommella, KDLN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Kushi' Opaline glass and metal three-stemmed floor lamp for KDLN in Black. Executed in mouth-blown double layer opaline glass with a metallic body available in three coating finish...
Metal
Franca Stagi & Leonardo Cesare Italian Set of 2 "Molla" Floor Lamps, 1971
By Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi, Lumenform
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Set of 2 "Molla" floor lamps, designed by Franca Stagi & Leonardo Cesare and manufactured by Lumenform in Italy, 1971. The chrome arms with rubber spheres are bent between ceiling an...
Chrome
J.T. Kalmar Floor Lamp, Mod. Pelikan 'N. 2097', Metal and Brass, Austria, '50s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Argelato, BO
Kalmar. This elegant vintage floor lamp stands out for its iconic, mid-century modern and refined design.
Metal, Brass
Floor Lamp – Design by J.T. Kalmar, Manufactured by Kalmar, Vienna, 1950s
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This elegant floor lamp from the 1950s, designed by J.T. Kalmar and manufactured by Kalmar in Vienna, impresses with its height-adjustable, lacquered metal shade. The integrated ceil...
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Floor Lamp Art Deco 1930, German, Material: chrome bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp You want to live in the golden years,...
Chrome
Floor Lamp 1915, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Sign Muller
By Muller Frères
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty Mate...
Iron
Silvio Carpani Black & red Aluminium Italian Zagar Floor Lamp for Stilnovo, 1978
By Stilnovo, Silvio Carpani
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous midcentury black and red anodized aluminium floor lamp. This wonderful lamp was designed in Italy during 1978 by Silvio Carpani for Stilnovo. This amazing piece most uni...
Metal, Aluminum
Floor Lamp 1970, Italian, Materials: Chrome, Iron and Plastic
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Material: chrome and plastic You want...
Chrome, Iron
Minimalist Elegant 'Spider' Floor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, Italy 1965
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Elegant minimalist spider' floor lamp designed in 1965 by Joe Colombo (1930-71) for Oluce Italy. This is a rare early production example with '1967' label attached (produced around...
Chrome, Steel
Vintage Italian Space Age Tama Floor Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Luce, 1970s
By Isao Hosoe
Located in Hamburg, DE
Valenti Tama lamp by Japanese designer Isao Hosoe. A classic from Valenti Italy as a floor, floor, pendant or even table lamp.
Plastic
Polished brass floor lamp in the style of Robert Mathieu, France circa 1950
By Robert Mathieu
Located in Paris, FR
Large adjustable and swiveling floor lamp in polished brass, with a modern cotton drum shade, identical to the original. The light arm slides and pivots inside a sphere, which slides...
Brass
Vintage Italian Space Age Tama Floor Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Luce, 1970s
By Isao Hosoe
Located in Hamburg, DE
Valenti Tama lamp by Japanese designer Isao Hosoe. A classic from Valenti Italy as a floor, floor, pendant or even table lamp.
Plastic
Vintage Italian Space Age Tama Floor Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Luce, 1970s
By Isao Hosoe
Located in Hamburg, DE
Valenti Tama floor lamp from Valenti according to a design by the Japanese designer Isao Hosoe.
Plastic
Murano Glass and Polished Nickel Column Floor Lamp by Giovanni Dalla Fina, 1990s
By Giovanni Dalla Fina
Located in Villaverla, IT
Defined by a striking vertical presence and a masterful use of light, this "Totem" floor lamp is a rare find from the 1990s. Designed by Giovanni Dalla Fina, this piece represents a ...
Chrome
$2,239Sale Price|20% Off
Stilnovo Italian Midcentury Floor Lamp in Brass and Opaline from the 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in bari, IT
A floor lamp in the style Stilnovo with tree sinuous opal glass diffusers inseA beautiful suspension chandelier from 1950s by Stilnovo. Stilnovo was founded in Milan by Bruno Gatta, ...
Marble, Brass
Floor Lamp Art Deco 1920, German, Materials: Chrome and Glass
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Art Deco Material: chrome and glass G...
Chrome
Floor Lamp Art Deco 1930, France, Materials, Chrome and Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Art Deco Materials: chrome and wood F...
Chrome
Floor Lamp Art Deco 1920, German, Materials: Chrome and Glass
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Art Deco Materials: Chrome and glass ...
Chrome
$13,299 / set
Pair of Art Deco Floor Lamps in Chrome, 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. 2 floor lamps Art Deco France 1930 You want to l...
Chrome
Floor Lamp Art Deco 1940, Italian, Materials: Iron and Murano
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor Lamps Materials: iron and murano France 19...
Iron
Floor Lamp Art Deco 1930, France, Materials: Chrome and Glass
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
France 1930 You want to live in the golden years, those are the floor lamps that your project needs. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.
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
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VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.