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Tension Rod Floor Lamp

Original Stiffel Tension Rod Brass Floor Light
By Stiffel
Located in East Hampton, NY
tension pole. A single dial switch turns on the floor lamp. The height is semi adjustable, the top of the
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Brass

Mid Century Lytespan Tension Floor Lamp By Thurston for Lightolier c 1950/1960's
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Iconic and rare Lytespan Mid Century tension pole floor lamp designed by Gerald Thurston for
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

'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
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Chrome

DCW Editions Mantis BS8 L Floor Lamp in Black Steel by Bernard Schottlander
By Bernard Schottlander
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DCW Editions Mantis BS8 L Floor Lamp in Black Steel by Bernard Schottlander A wired silhouette
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21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps

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Steel

Three-Light Pole Lamp with Polished and Pierced Brass Shades
Located in Chicago, IL
Polished brass three light tension-pole floor lamp, with mounted sconce in the manner of Tommi
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20th Century American Floor Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Floorlamps Model Molla by Leonardi Cesare, Stagi Franca, Italy, 1970s
By Lumenform, Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi
Located in Renens, CH
The Molla floor lamp by Leonardi Cesare, Stagi Franca for Lumenform is kept in place by the tension
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Metal

Vintage "Molla" floor lamp by Cesare Leonardi and Francesca Stagi for Lumenform
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Vintage "Molla" floor lamp by Cesare Leonardi and Francesca Stagi for Lumenform, Italy 1960 Molla
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Vintage 1960s Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Chrome

Foscarini Spokes 2 Piccola Suspension Lamp in Graphite by Garcia and Cumini
By Foscarini, Garcia and Cumini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A family of suspension lamps whose force lies in lightness. Spokes stems from observation of the
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Steel

SATURN - Modern light fixture, black color, metal and glass
By Ariel Zuckerman
Located in Tel-Aviv, IL
functions in light fixtures, floor lamp, table and hanging, while the light coming out of the ball gives
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21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

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Tito Agnoli Model #387 'Agnoli' Floor Lamp in Nickel and Travertine for Oluce
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By laura gonzalez
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2010s French Modern Chairs

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21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
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JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Mathieu Matégot, Blueprint Lighting, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

Mid-Century Modern Space Age Floor to Ceiling Pole Lamp Sonneman
By Robert and Richard Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple but elegant and rare pole lamp. Twin pods connected by bent smoked Lucite panels with a three-way switch. Floor to ceiling extension pole fits snugly in any room with a 8ft. c...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Aida Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aida table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti. Current production designed and manufactured in Copenhagen, Denmark by Karakter. Aluminum, steel, Polycarbonate shade. Wired for US standards. ...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Steel

Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its base. Se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Textile, Wood

Pirro Cuniberti "PR" Floor Lamp for Sirrah, Italy, circa 1970
By Pirro Cuniberti, Sirrah
Located in Brussels, BE
White dome lamp, and telescoping arm. The pole mounts to the floor and ceiling, and the lamp arm is adjustable for height. The extended arm holding the pivoting lamp is also adjustab...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum

Vintage Midcentury Multi-Color Lucite Tension Pole Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in The Hague, NL
Rare modern midcentury 1970s multi-color shade floor to ceiling tension pole light. You can adjust different lightening with an on/off switch (see the photos). Two multi-color tuli...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Model LT8 Floor Lamp by Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model LT8 floor lamp by Osvaldo Borsani. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950s. Enameled metal, brass. Original European cord We recommend two Neon Fluorescent tubes. Bulbs...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Light Pole Floor Lamp by Ingo Maurer for M Design
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The floor lamp Light Pole was designed by Ingo Maurer in 1967 for Design M. This lamp is part of the first collection designed by Ingo Maurer for his own company Design M. The base...
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Vintage 1960s Lithuanian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Chrome

Adjustable Three-Arm Chandelier Brass Patinated Sage Green New Staggered Design
By Stilnovo, Arredoluce, Arteluce
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This chandelier repeats the arms construction of the other three arms chandeliers in line. The new feature is that the pivot points on the central stem are not on the same line but s...
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Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Italian Mid-Century Modern Teak and Glass Tension Lamp
Located in Cookeville, TN
We are featuring an Italian Mid-Century Modern tension floor lamp with four lights. The stained
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Vintage Tension Rod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
H100 D20 Vintage mid century tensions floor lamp with a nice industrial feel. Item shows well
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Vintage Tension Rod Floor Lamp
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Mid Century Modern Brass & Black Enamel Floor Lamp w/Tension Pole by Stiffel
By Stiffel
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ultra modernist floor lamp with lengthened pole design and tension rods at either end. The lamp has
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Mid Century Three-light Wood And Brass Tension Lamp By Stiffel
Located in New York, NY
A vintage three light Stiffel pole floor lamp. The piece consists of a wood tension rod with three
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Unusual French Midcentury Tension Lamp in the Manner of Jacques Adnet
Located in Pasadena, CA
This rare light fixture in the manner of Jacques Adnet features expandable vertical tension rods
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Brass, Enamel

Kenzia Floor Lamp
By Abhika
Located in Milan, IT
This ornate handcrafted floor lamp will bring a tropical touch to any space, thanks to its branches
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2010s Italian Floor Lamps

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Brass

Kenzia Floor Lamp
Kenzia Floor Lamp
H 61.03 in W 45.28 in L 61.03 in
Floor Lamp "Molla" by Franca Stagi E Cesare Leonardi for Lumenform 70s
By Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi, Lumenform
Located in Padova, IT
the rod thanks to two rubber wheels. The tension between the floor and the ceiling is sufficient to
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Steel

Molla floor lamp by Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi for Lumenform Italy 1971
By Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi
Located in PARIS, FR
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Vintage 1970s Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps

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Three Light Pole Lamp With Polished & Pierced Brass Shades
Located in Chicago, IL
Polished brass three light tension-pole floor lamp, with mounted sconce in the manner of Tommi
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Vintage 1950s American Floor Lamps

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1950's Brass & Glass Tension Floor Lamp In The Manner of Angelo Lelli
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Los Angeles, CA
features expandable vertical tension rods which affix to the ceiling and a lower surface such as a table or
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Finding the Right floor-lamps for You

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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