Koch and Lowy Articulating Wall Sconce
About the Item
- Creator:Koch & Lowy (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 37.5 in (95.25 cm)Depth: 35.5 in (90.17 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1970s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU185336805713
Koch & Lowy
Collectors know Koch & Lowy for its eye-catching sold brass five-arm chandeliers, sleek chrome swing-arm floor lamps and clever table lamps with marble bases. With a wide range of sculptural mid-century modern and 1970s-era fixtures created by the likes of George Nelson, Karl Springer, Piotr Sierakowski and others, the American lighting manufacturer elevated the design of furniture and home decor from the postwar era onward.
Ernest Lowy founded Koch & Lowy in New York in 1946, initially running the firm with his son, Thomas. Over the years, collaborations with notable designers such as American artist Neal Small — known as the “Prince of Plastic” for his innovative use of Plexiglas and Lucite — yielded iconic pieces such as Koch & Lowy’s biomorphic, clear-glass pendant lights and wall sconces for German manufacturer Peill and Putzler as well as the rare Half Nelson table lamp.
Created by George Nelson — an architect, journalist and designer who brought a slew of legendary designers to Herman Miller while he was director of design at the company — the Half Nelson table lamp, with its striking form and shade of spun aluminum, was originally designed in 1950 as part of an architectural project of Nelson’s on Long Island. Koch & Lowy put it into production in the late 1970s.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Koch & Lowy floor lamps gained wide acclaim. Neal Small’s architectural aluminum periscope Skyscraper floor lamp and their Pharmacy tent floor lamp, which Thomas Lowy admitted he copied unwittingly from Omaha architect Cedric Hartman, were particularly popular.
“I’d bought a tent [lamp] in Italy, but it had been made so badly that I decided to make a better one,” Lowy explained to the New York Times in 1976. “I didn’t know that the Italian one wasn’t original. I didn’t know it was a copy of Hartman’s design.”
Nevertheless, Koch & Lowy enjoyed success designing and producing innovative lighting fixtures and other furniture such as the brutalist Mirage coffee table, created by Polish designer and head of Koch & Lowy’s design department, Piotr Sierakowski.
While Thomas Lowy sold the company in the 1990s, the brand’s impact on modernist lighting design endures.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage Koch & Lowy lighting and tables.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Los Angeles, CA
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Koch and Lowy Articulating Wall SconceBy Koch & LowyLocated in Los Angeles, CAGreat sculptural articulating wall sconce by Koch and Lowy. Nickel sconce with hand switch right under the socket. Perfect bedside or sofa sid...Category
Vintage 1970s German Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsNickel
- French Double Arm Articulating SconceLocated in Los Angeles, CAGreat sculptural articulating wall sconce with two arms that swivel 180 degrees. Oval shaped diffusors rotate 360 degrees for directional light. One arm extends straight out while th...Category
2010s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMetal
- Vintage Paolo Rizzatto Articulating Sconce for ArteluceBy ArteluceLocated in Los Angeles, CAGreat sculptural vintage articulating wall sconce designed by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce. Original Arteuluce label on reflector. Refl...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsSteel
- Original Paolo Rizzatto Articulating Sconce for ArteluceBy Paolo RizzattoLocated in Los Angeles, CAFantastic vintage articulating wall sconce designed by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce. Original Arteuluce label on reflector. Reflector r...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsSteel
- Original Paolo Rizzatto Articulating Sconce for ArteluceBy Paolo RizzattoLocated in Los Angeles, CAFantastic vintage articulating wall sconce designed by Paolo Rizzatto for Arteluce. Original Arteuluce label on reflector. Reflector r...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsSteel
- Limburg Brass and Glass SconcesBy Glashütte LimburgLocated in Los Angeles, CAExcellent pair of brass and glass triangular sconces. Powder coated steel frame, brass base and opaque glass shade. Light scratches to brass. Newly rewired. Excellent vintage condition.Category
Vintage 1970s German Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsBrass, Steel
- Koch & Lowy Polished Chrome Articulating Desk LightBy Koch & LowyLocated in Los Angeles, CAModernist 1970s Koch & Lowy desk lamp in nickel/chrome finish. Articulates/pivots in several directions. Lamp has some cosmetic wear to finish consistent with age. Working cond...Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsChrome
- Pair of Koch and Lowy Polished Chrome Wall Sconces, 1970'sBy Koch & LowyLocated in Bedford Hills, NYA pair of polished chrome wall sconces by Koch & Lowy Lamp Co. Minimalist design. Great for bed lamps.Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsChrome
- Petite Wall Sconce Koch & Lowy by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970sBy Koch & Lowy, Peill & PutzlerLocated in Aachen, NRWA special round biomorphic opal glass wall sconce / or flush mount designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s. Sockets: One x E27 standard b...Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsSmoked Glass
- Large Wall Sconce Koch & Lowy by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970sBy Peill & Putzler, Koch & LowyLocated in Aachen, NRWA special round biomorphic opal glass wall sconce / or flush mount designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s. Sockets: One x E27 standard bul...Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsSmoked Glass
- Set of Black and Chrome Koch & Lowy OMI SconcesBy Koch & Lowy, OMILocated in Echt, NLVery nice Koch & Lowy OMI wall lights The sconces have a chrome-plated shade and arm, and a black enameled metal body and wall mount. The angle of the lamps is adjustable. M...Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsMetal, Chrome, Enamel
- 1 of 5 Petite Wall Sconces Koch & Lowy by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970sBy Koch & Lowy, Peill & PutzlerLocated in Aachen, NRWA special round biomorphic smoked glass wall sconce designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s. Sockets: One x E27 standard bulb. (100 W max...Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
MaterialsSmoked Glass