Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Nucci Valsecchi "Papyrus" Brass Floor Lamp, Italy, 1970
Located in Le Grand-Saconnex, CH
Rare italian floor lamp designed by the italian designer and artist Nucci Valsecchi, model "Papyrus".
Edited by Decoration Milano, Milano, Italy, around 1970.
This lamp comes not oft...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Floor Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Cocoon Floor Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Resin
Edgar Brandt Style Bronze Snake Floor Lamp
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stylized after the original snake lamp by Edgar Brandt, this lamp is made of custom hand-cast bronze. The piece shows a highly detailed snake, coiled around a light shade with its op...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Three-Armed Swedish Vintage Floor Lamp Black Metal With Brass From Sweden 1950s
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Stunning and complete original three-armed floor lamp made in Sweden in the 1950s.
The lamp is made of black lacquered metal with flexible brass armes. Each arm can be separate switc...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 22N Table Lamp
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacture...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Midcentury Modern Floor Lamp in Brass by Carl Moor for Bag Turgi, Switzerland
By BAG Turgi
Located in Le Grand-Saconnex, CH
The Bag Turgi lamp designed by Carl Moor, is a vintage mid-century modern floor lamp created in the 1950s by the Swiss
manufacturer BAG Turgi.
This iconic lamp is known for its ele...
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1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Totem Floor Lamp by Goffredo Reggiani, Wood, Marble and Opaline, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Totem" Floor Lamp by Goffredo Reggiani, Wood, Marble and Opaline, Italy, 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble
1970s Floor Lamp with a White Acrylic Shade
Located in Beerse, VAN
This 1970s lamp with beautiful proportions looks a lot like the ‘Serpente’ lamp by Elio Martinelli, but is probably made in the Netherlands.
The lamp is in very good condition, the ...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Vintage diabolo floor lamp, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mindblowing mid century modern floor lamp made in Italy
Perforated enamelled aluminum 'diabolo' lamp shade mounted on a fine brass base with a round marble foot.
The lamp shade is ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Mid Century Black Floor Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin, 1970s
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage mid century Modern Bruno Gecchelin “Mezzaluna“ black floor lamp was manufactured by Skipper and made in Italy circa 1970. The sleek, Space Age, modernist design features...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Steel, Chrome
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Waterfall 3 Light Eyeball Floor Lamp Attr
Located in Madison, WI
Incredible Postmodern statement piece, handsome floor lamp in brass attributed to Robert Sonneman.
Each light comes on with a separate click-- you can have one, two or three lights ...
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1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp in the Style of Greta Grossman Grasshopper Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and very elegant iron with aluminium shade reading lamp in the style of the grasshopper lamp by Greta Grossman. Recently rewired with a push button floor switch.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
1960s floor lamp in the style of Carlo Nason
By Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage space-ace type floor lamp in the style of Carlo Nason with chrome-plated metal frame and double enclosed in curved, machined glass. In good overall condition, has some imperf...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ingo Maurer Floor Lamp for M-Design, Germany 1960
By Ingo Maurer, M Design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An elegant, modern floor lamp designed by Ingo Maurer and manufactured by M-Design in Germany around 1960.
Made of high quality chrome plated tubular metal on a round foot and with ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Exceptional Fat Lava Green Brown Orange Ceramic Lamp, West-Germany (Copy)
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
'Fat Lava' style ceramic large table or floorlamp with glaze. Manufactured in West-Germany in the 1970's.
The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which means the glaze is thick ...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Silk
Floor Lamp by Gio Ponti 1958
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful, elegant lamp with a glass base was designed by Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti in 1958 for the Hotel Parco di Principe Sorrento in Italy.
The floor lamp, a b...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Federica Farina 'Otto' Outdoor Metal Bollard for Oluce
By Oluce
Located in Glendale, CA
Federica Farina 'Otto' Outdoor Metal Bollard for Oluce
'Otto' by Federica Farina, is a path-light with a soft, beguiling shape. The slim disc of the base supports a cylindrical stem...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Table and Floor Lamp Designed by Ingo Maurer, 1968
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Rijssen, NL
Elegant brass bamboo table and floor lamps Model designed by Ingo Maurer, 1968 for Design M Munich, Germany.
With new gold metal custom made chinenes red silk lamp shades with Bronze...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Arredoluce Adjustable Brass and Leather Floor Lamp, Italy, 1940
Located in Le Grand-Saconnex, CH
Belle lampe ajustable en laiton avec le fût gainé de cuir brique.
Manufacturé par Arredoluce Monza, en Italie, durant les années 1950.
Le design est attribué à Angelo Leli, qui super...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
'Callimaco' Ettore Sottsass for Artemide 1980s floor lamp
Located in Milano, IT
1980s floor lamp model 'Callimaco' designed by Ettore Sottsass for an Artemide production. The lamp features a cone-shaped base and shade made of black painted steel as well as the s...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Floorlamp by Carlo Giorgi for Tommaso Barbi, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Paris, FR
Three leaf floor lamp by Tommaso Barbi
Three lights, brass structure
Italy, circa 1970
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
70s Floor Lamp
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage floor lamp with chrome metal frame, glass cap and white enameled metal base.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
'Callimaco' Ettore Sottsass for Artemide 1980s floor lamp
Located in Milano, IT
1980s floor lamp model 'Callimaco' designed by Ettore Sottsass for an Artemide production. The lamp features a cone-shaped base and shade made of black painted steel as well as the s...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Small German Midcentury Tripod Floor Lamp, Pink, 1950s 1960s
Located in Berlin, BE
Small tripod lamp from the 50s and 60s with a rare pink lampshade made of plastic slats. Makes a magical light.
In good condition.
The matching hanging lamp and a similar floor lam...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp, Wood and Wicker, Italy, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp, Wood and Wicker, Italy, 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
White German Midcentury Tripod Floor Lamp, 1950s 1960s
Located in Berlin, BE
Tripod floor lamp from the 50s and 60s. With white slatted shade and pretty golden details.
Makes a fantastic light.
From Germany.
In good condition.
A similar, smaller tripod floo...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Floorlamp with New Silk Lampshade Dedar, Kaiser
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptional ceramic bubble floor lamp by Kaiser, Europe, Germany, 1960s. Beautiful sculptural piece handmade ceramic in rich glazed brown tones. With special new custom made silk la...
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Doria Leuchten, Midcentury Floor Lamp, 1960s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Midcentury floor lamp by Doria, Germany, 1960s. This beautiful floor lamp was produced in the mid-1960s of the last century by Doria Leuchten. In that period, Doria Leuchten was one ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Extra Large Ceramic Lamps with New Silk Custom Made Lampshades René Houben, Pair
By Kaiser
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptional set of ceramic bubble lamps, Germany, 1960s. Beautiful sculptural pieces made of handmade ceramic in rich glazed brown/yellow grey tones. With special new custom made war...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Memphis style floor lamp for Relco
By Relco Italia
Located in Budapest, HU
Memphis style floor lamp for Relco
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Rare Brazilian Floor Lamp, 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare floor lamp / table lamp produced in Brazil during the 1960s.
Category
1960s Brazilian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Indian / Rajasthani Hand Carved Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Indian / Rajasthani Hand Carved Floor Lamp
A fine example of an intricately hand carved wooden Rajasthani floor lamp. This highly decorative piece of lighting di...
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1930s Indian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Pine
Shogun Floorlamp by Mario Botta for Artemide, 1980s
By Artemide, Mario Botta
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Designer - Mario Botta
Producer - Artemide
Model - Shogun Floor Lamp
Design Period - Eigthies
Measurements - Width 33 cm x Depth 35 cm x Height 214 cm
Materials - Cast Iron, Steel
C...
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1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Polifemo Floor Lamp by Carlo Forcolini for Artemide, 1980
Located in Budapest, HU
Geometrical forms and minimal design, the Artemide 'Polifemo' is a slim black metal floor lamp, with a triangular top and a white round metal plate. Designed by Carlo Forcolini for A...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Totem Foor Lamp by Jean-François Crochet for Terzani La Luce Pensata, 1980s
Located in Budapest, HU
"Some designs are strong enough to stand alone." This Memphis floor lamp from the 1980s features a rustic, gray steel stem and a cylindrical, funnel-shaped body on a square base, and...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian mid century modern solid wood, brass and white fabric floor lamp, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Beautifull and classic talian mid century modern solid wood, brass and white fabric floor lamp, 1940s.
Floor lamp with round base lampshade in white fabric, with beige trimmings on t...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Midcentury Heron Sculptured Floor Lamp with Murano Glass Sphere, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Glamorous floor lamp made of a big sculpture in form of a heron and a Murano glass sphere in gorgeous forest green color.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The life-sized heron as well as ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1950s Rare Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Reading Floor Lamp
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1950s Rare Gerald Thurston for Lightolier Adjustable Reading Floor Lamp
54 h x 14.5 w 21.5 d
Preowned original vintage condition
Refer to images provided.
Shipping ...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mel Smilow Walnut and Birch Wood Mid Century Modern Hourglass Table Lamp
By Mel Smilow
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Mel Smilow walnut and birch hourglass table lamp. A beautiful mid century modern table lamp featuring a lovely curvy hourglass figure. This piece features a wooden construction, an...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Birch, Walnut
Austrian J.T. Kalmar Floor Lamp
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Cast iron base, steel rod painted with brass construction firtted with one E27 porcelain socket up to 100 watts. Made in Austria by Kalamr in the early 1950s.
In good condition, som...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Vintage floor lamp or spotlight by Josef Hurka, Czechoslovakia, 1970´s
By Josef Hurka
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Elegant mid century floor lamp or spotlight from the 1970´s, it was designed by Josef Hůrka-the famous Czechoslovak designer. Great fitting, that allows the lamp heads to adjust up a...
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
American Mid Century Triad Skyscraper Floor Lamp by Koch & Lowy, USA 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural triad skyscraper floor lamp rendered in three anodized aluminum tubes at alternating heights creating an undulating skyline appearance each with an internal light bulb giv...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Carlo Nason Italian Murano Glass Floor Lamp "Birillo" for Mazzega, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Puglia, Puglia
"Birillo" Murano glass floor lamp, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970s.
The lamp consists of 5 glass parts supported by a metal fixing rod in the center, which holds the glas...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Carlo Nason floor lamp space age 1970s.
By Carlo Nason
Located in bari, IT
Floor lamp mod LT 220 by Carlo Nason for A.V. Mazzega 1970s.
In the international panorama of "art glass," Mazzega Glassworks Ltd. still represents, at the threshold of the third mil...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Modern Adjustable Cantilever Floor Lamp Attributed to Sonneman
Located in Westfield, NJ
Circa 1970s chrome and black can/base cantilever floor lamp.
Black metal can shaped shade that fully articulates on an adjustable arm.
Arms can be raised or lowered and secure with c...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage floor lamp by Josef Hurka, Czechoslovakia, 1970´s
By Josef Hurka
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Elegant mid century floor lamp or spotlight from the 1970´s, it was designed by Josef Hůrka-the famous Czechoslovak designer. Turned aluminum tapered bell-shaped shade. The center ro...
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Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Anvia Dark Brown Enameled Metal Adjustable Triple Spot Floor Lamp
By Anvia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-century, Anvia made floor lamp has three adjustable shades that allow you to customize the amount of light you need for any given task. The handsome, dark brown enameled met...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Achille Castiglioni for Flos Cocoon Floor Lamp, Attributed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cocoon floor lamp attributed to Achille Castiglioni for Flos.
Made in Italy in 1960s.
Resin shade, marble base, brass and wooden stem.
Has foot switch.
Takes one medium bulb.
Complim...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
1970s Cottex Five Arm Floor Lamp, Sweden
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use
- marble base
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1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome
rare and unusual floor lamp by giuseppe ostuni for o-luce
Located in Munich, DE
very rare and unusual floor lamp by giuseppe ostuni. we are lucky to own the brass model, but had no idea, that there also is a chrome model. maybe build on special order..... also t...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Miguel Milá 'TMM' Floor Lamp in Black Oak and White Parchment for Santa & Cole
Located in Glendale, CA
Miguel Milá 'TMM' floor lamp in black oak and white parchment for Santa & Cole
Founded in 1985 in Barcelona, Santa & Cole produces iconic pieces by such luminaries as llmari Tapiova...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Oak, Wood, Parchment Paper
Mid-Century Modern Arc Floor Lamp C1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous period 1965 arc lamp with an Adjustable pierced dome shade in nickel chrome. Weighted base for Balance. Rewired with new floor foot switch. In excellent vintage condition wi...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Nickel, Steel
Estelle & Erwine Laverne Originals Modern Rosewood Lamp Table Floor White 1950s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Estelle and Erwine Laverne for Laverne originals - Tulip base rosewood lamp table floor lamp. Maker’s mark on underside. Extremely rare example of a piece by E & E Laverne that includes wood of any sort (rosewood) alongside the non-traditional materials for which they are most known. I cannot underscore how exceptionally rare this piece is within the Estelle and Erwine’s oeuvre. It most probably dates from the between the years 1960-1961, as the weighted tulip base is reminiscent of their Champagne chair and the central table evocative of their cafe table that was a part of the Lily collection of the late 1950’s.
Dimensions: H 43.5 inches, W 11.75 inches, D 11.75 inches.
‘The Invisibles” by Elaine M. Salkaln (from the April 18, 2004 New York Times)
On the surface, this is a simple design story of a husband-and-wife team, Estelle and Erwine Laverne, who produced exceptionally beautiful, innovative midcentury-modern wallpapers, fabrics and furniture -- designs that are rare today, yet coveted by a few specialized dealers and aficionados.
But the story goes deeper -- to a convergence of culture, class, art and love. Sadly, though, the love gets caught up in the grittier details, transforming what would have been a grand romance into a modern American tragedy.
Were this a docudrama, it would begin with a scene from the filming of the sci-fi fantasy ''Men in Black II'': in the center of a glass-walled, ultramodern, living room swarming with cameramen, lighting and booms, a little dog jumps up and down on the seat of a tall, sensuously sculptured clear acrylic chair...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass, Rosewood
Floor lamp 'LTE 8' by Ignazio Gardella, around 1950
Located in Berlin, DE
The important Italian architect Ignazio Gardella designed this extraordinary lamp for Azucena around 1950.
The brass and lacquered metal construction stands proudly on a marble base....
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Chrome Megaron Floor Lamp by Gian Franco Frattini for Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970s Megaron floor lamp by Gian Franco Frattini for Artemide. This truly striking floor lamp has a round black lacquered metal base and beautiful contrasting bright chrome. The tall...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
SEGUSO - Lampada da terra in vetro di MURANO - Made in ITALIA - 1960
Located in Milano, IT
SEGUSO - Una elegante e raffinata lampada da terra in vetro di murano anche nella base, con inclusione d’oro e policroma.
Fatta a MURANO , dalla vetreria SEGUSO, negli anni 60.
Da in...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Metal Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti & Livio Castiglioni, Stilnovo, 1972
Located in Berlin, DE
Gae Aulenti and Livio Castiglioni designed this floor lamp for Stilnovo in 1972.
It is made out of chromed metal and aluminium with cast iron base. The four round lights can be rota...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Crome Globe Marble Base Italian Mid Century Modern Adjustable Arco Floor Lamp
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Crome Globe Marble Base Italian Mid Century Modern Adjustable Arco Floor Lamp MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Mid-century Modern floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage floor lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, tables, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern floor lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original floor lamps, popular names associated with this style include Stilnovo, Angelo Lelii, J.T. Kalmar, and Oluce. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for floor lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $144 and tops out at $150,000 while the average work can sell for $2,844.
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