Chapman Mid-Century Brass Reading Floor Lamp, 1950s Design
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century Counter Balanced Brass Reading Floor Lamp (CHAPMAN)
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
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Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak & Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Scandinavian Modern teak with brass reading floor with milk glass shade. Shade is adjustable. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sleek Mid Century Brass Reading Lamps
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sleek Mid Century Brass Reading Lamps, American, circa 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Walnut Floor Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A stunning vintage brass floor lamp, a true gem from the 1970s, reminiscent of the exquisite craftsmanship found in pieces from Laurel Lamp Co.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Koch & Lowy Brass Mid Century Modern Adjustable Reading Floor Lamp
$700
H 43.25 in W 16 in D 6.25 in
Vintage Koch & Lowy Brass Mid Century Modern Adjustable Reading Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Koch & Lowy brass floor lamp. Koch & Lowy is known for making some of the most classic and recognizable vintage mid century floor lamps of the 20th century. Their simple and stylis...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chapman Mid Century Modern Adjustable Brass Reading Pharmacy Floor Lamp
$1,200
H 51.5 in W 16.5 in D 6 in
Vintage Chapman Mid Century Modern Adjustable Brass Reading Pharmacy Floor Lamp
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage 1980s Chapman Mid Century Modern Adjustable Brass Reading Pharmacy Task Floor...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Reading Floor Lamp Brass lacquered Metal, Italy, 1950s
$7,651
H 67.72 in W 13 in D 32.68 in
Mid-Century Modern Reading Floor Lamp Brass lacquered Metal, Italy, 1950s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern reading floor lamp in brass, black and white lacquered metal, pink marble base, brass adjustable articulated arm.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid Century Modern Adjustable Brass Swing Arm Floor Reading Lamp, Germany 1960s
$1,550
H 59.06 in W 27.56 in D 11.82 in
Mid Century Modern Adjustable Brass Swing Arm Floor Reading Lamp, Germany 1960s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will a stunning Mid Century Modern Adjustable Brass Floor Reading Lamp in style of Koch and Lowy.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Adjustable Floor Lamp for reading done in Brass, Germany 1960s
$1,250
H 59.06 in W 15.75 in D 10.63 in
Mid Century Adjustable Floor Lamp for reading done in Brass, Germany 1960s
By Fischer Leuchten
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a charming Mid Century Modern floor lamp for your reading corner, done entirely in brass.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Adjustable Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp or Reading Light Sweden 1960s
$2,337
H 59.85 in W 7.88 in D 15.75 in
Adjustable Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp or Reading Light Sweden 1960s
By Vereinigte Werkstätten München, Florian Schulz
Located in München, BY
Elegant Mid-Century Modern brass floor lamp or reading light.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Reading Floor Lamp Brass lacquered Metal by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s
$9,348
H 61.03 in W 13.39 in D 52.37 in
Mid-Century Reading Floor Lamp Brass lacquered Metal by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Very Rare Mid-Century Modern reading floor lamp in brass, red and white lacquered metal, white marble base, brass adjustable articulated arm.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Cedric Hartman 1UWV Brass & Chrome Reading Floor Lamp
By Cedric Hartman
Located in New York, NY
Cedric Hartman 1UWV Brass & Chrome Reading Floor Lamp. Excellent vintage condition with age appropriate wear. Brass is tarnished but would shine up easily. Signed twice on bottom w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Metalarte Brass Reading Floor Lamps, Spain 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Brass reading floor lamps by Metalarte in brass, fully adjustable in height from 50” to 70”. Shades included
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Adjustable Brass Mid Century Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Well designed and well crafted brass floor lamp with frosted glass shade. The lamp features a disk form base, which supports an angled vertical post, that can be rotated on the base....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Laurel Lamp Company Tall Brass Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This vintage floor lamp by the Laurel Lamp Company features a sleek, modernist profile crafted in polished brass. The design showcases the brand’s signature clean lines, with a tall ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian, Brass Plated Steel Reading Floor Lamp by Raymor.
$1,312Sale Price|20% Off
H 45 in W 26.25 in D 9 in
Italian, Brass Plated Steel Reading Floor Lamp by Raymor.
By Raymor
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass plated steel mid century modern floor/reading lamp from Italian marketeer, Raymor.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Elegant Mid Century Modern Diabolo Floor Lamp or Reading Light Austria 1950s
$7,887
H 14.97 in Dm 65.36 in
Elegant Mid Century Modern Diabolo Floor Lamp or Reading Light Austria 1950s
Located in München, BY
Absolutely rare, elegant and highly decorative Mid-Century Modern floor lamp or reading light.
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Elegant Adjustable Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp or Reading Light, 1970s Germany
$2,106
H 53.15 in W 9.85 in D 15.75 in
Elegant Adjustable Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp or Reading Light, 1970s Germany
Located in München, BY
Elegant Mid-Century Modern floor lamp or reading light with adjustable height and pivoting arm and shade.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Finnish Mid-Century Three Arm Brass & Opaline Glass Floor Lamp
Located in Karis, Nyland
Elegant Finnish mid-century floor lamp crafted in polished brass, featuring three gracefully curved arms with opaline glass shades.
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Country Brass Reading Floor Pole Lamp with Tole Metal Shade
$450
H 57.5 in W 15 in D 15 in
Vintage French Country Brass Reading Floor Pole Lamp with Tole Metal Shade
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Brass Reading Floor Pole Lamp with Fruit Harvest Painted Tole Metal Shade.
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Adjustable Brass 1970s Reading Floor Lamp Cervantes by Florian Schulz
$1,752
H 33.47 in W 9.85 in D 19.69 in
Adjustable Brass 1970s Reading Floor Lamp Cervantes by Florian Schulz
By Florian Schulz
Located in Halle, DE
An Adjustable Brass 1970s high quality reading floor lamp ,model : Cervantes by Florian Schulz,Germany. With its beautiful partly bronzed patinated finish this adjustable lamp has a...
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass and Leather Floor Lamp, Sweden ca Mid-20th Century
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in Utrecht, NL
Falkenbergs Belysning, one of Sweden’s most notable lighting manufacturers, became known for its elegant balance of industrial technique and artisanal detail, producing pieces that c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Adjustable Brass and Lacquered Metal Floor Lamp, Europe Mid 20th Century
$3,750
H 60.24 in Dm 16.54 in
Adjustable Brass and Lacquered Metal Floor Lamp, Europe Mid 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
Floor lamps produced across Europe in the mid twentieth century often explored new material combinations while maintaining the restrained forms associated with modern design.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Scandinavian Mid-Century Brass & Rattan Floor Lamp, 1950s
Located in Karis, Nyland
Elegant Scandinavian mid-century floor lamp featuring a slender brass stem, black lacquered circular base, and decorative wrapped rattan detail beneath the socket.
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Reading / Task Floor Lamp by Casella
By Cedric Hartman, Casella Lighting
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Polished Brass Reading Floor Lamp. Beautiful Lap Joint On Base. High quality, Well Built Lamp. Height Adjustable & Rotational. 2 available. One in a Matt Brass / One in a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Articulating Floor Lamp in Polished Brass
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist floor lamp is a striking representation of American design from the 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Steinhauer Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp, Adjustable Height
$1,110
H 75.99 in W 13.78 in D 11.03 in
Steinhauer Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp, Adjustable Height
By Steinhauer
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Library Floor lamp . Adjustable in Height . swing arm . Ideal reading lamp . 1 large E27 bulb needed . foot switch . Brass in a Bronze Color . Very good quality lamp. Heig...
Category
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swiss Lamps Gold Plated Brass Vintage Modernist 1970s Adjustable Floor Lamp
$8,764
H 64.97 in Dm 37.41 in
Swiss Lamps Gold Plated Brass Vintage Modernist 1970s Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Swiss Lamps International
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare Mid-Century Modern vintage European, Swiss made dimmable 'Haloprofil' floor lamp designed by Viktor Frauenknecht for Swiss Lamps International circa 1970s - early 1980s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Gold Plate
Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Flip Floor Torchiere and Reading Lamp by Kurt Versen
$3,750
H 61.75 in Dm 14.75 in
Art Deco Mid-Century Modern Flip Floor Torchiere and Reading Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant Flip floor lamp by Kurt Versen. All brasses polished with a new linen shade. Newly rewired with twin sockets. Iconic floor lamp by Kurt Versen which doubles as a r...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp by Falkenbergs Belysning, 1950s
By Falkenbergs Belysning
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Swedish reading floor lamp with a new white round shade, made of hand crafted polished brass, designed by Falkenbergs Belysning in good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Original Mid-Century Floor Lamp, Brass, Elecrical Revision, Germany, 1970s
$993
H 45.67 in W 16.93 in D 5.12 in
Original Mid-Century Floor Lamp, Brass, Elecrical Revision, Germany, 1970s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This floor lamp is a stylish representative of German design from the 1970s, a late Mid-Century Modern period that emphasized elegance combined with high functionality.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Herda Brass Halogen Swing Arm Floor Lamp, Mid-Century, 1980s
By Herda
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Brass Floor lamp . Ideal reading light . Adjustable in height , Because its swing arm ,light in every direction you want . Halogen .comes with a good working dimmer .i Als...
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Floor Lamp Brass and Lacquered Metal, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Italian modernist adjustable mid century floor lamp or reading light, black lacquered perforated metal, brass arm and travertine base.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Travertine, Metal, Brass
Italian Brass Swing Arm Floor Reading Lamp Rectangle Genuine Taupe Marble Base
$1,800
H 46.5 in W 19 in D 6.13 in
Italian Brass Swing Arm Floor Reading Lamp Rectangle Genuine Taupe Marble Base
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Italian two patina Brass swing arm floor or reading lamp mounted on a beige genuine hand crafted marble base.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
ASEA Brass Floor Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, Swedish Design, 1940s-50s
By ASEA
Located in Stockholm, SE
This brass floor lamp by ASEA captures the quiet sophistication that defines Swedish mid-century lighting.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Scandinavian Brass Floor Lamp with Pleated Shade, c. 1950s
$2,921 / item
H 62.6 in W 18.9 in D 9.06 in
Mid-Century Scandinavian Brass Floor Lamp with Pleated Shade, c. 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Elegant mid-century floor lamp, most likely of Scandinavian origin, possibly Finnish or Swedish, crafted from brass with a warm, aged patina.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Valenti / Adnet Reading Floor Lamps, France 1950's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Pair of hand-stitched reading lamps in a rich deep burgundy leather. Great condition and rare as a pair.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Brass & White Floor Lamp, Italian Design 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Brass & White Floor Lamp, Italian Design 1940s.
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brass & Frosted Glass Floor Lamp, Sweden, 1950s
By Hans Bergström
Located in Karis, Nyland
The three-light construction provides a soft ambient glow rather than direct light, making it ideal for creating mood. The combination of brass and frosted glass gives the lamp a tim...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Florian Schulz Mid-Century Modernist Dimmable Brass 1980s Adjustable Floor Lamp
$9,946
H 53.55 in Dm 8.86 in
Florian Schulz Mid-Century Modernist Dimmable Brass 1980s Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Florian Schulz
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Extremely rare Mid-Century Modern vintage German made dimmable adjustable 'TECA' floor lamp by Florian Schulz circa late 1980s.
Category
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp by Josef Frank, Sweden, 1940s
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish floor lamp made of handcrafted polished brass, designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn in good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp by Josef Frank, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish reading floor lamp with a new withe round shade made of hand crafted polished brass, composed with its original light switches, designed by Josef...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp in Brass and Wrapped Birch
By Paavo Tynell
Located in Karis, Nyland
A mid-century Finnish floor lamp from the 1950s–1960s, combining a brass base with a slender stem wrapped in birch.
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
MARIONI Cecile Floor Standing reading lamp in Brushed Brass with swing arm shade
$2,594
H 48.82 in W 14.18 in D 20.87 in
MARIONI Cecile Floor Standing reading lamp in Brushed Brass with swing arm shade
By Marioni
Located in London, GB
This stunning table lamp is designed and manufactured by the wonderful Italian lighting and furniture manufacturer Marioni who Andrew Kornat Designs has had the pleasure of distribut...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Koch & Lowy Floor Lamp Brass Articulating Dimmer Iconic Mid Century Design 1970s
$1,512Sale Price|20% Off
H 61 in W 18 in D 18 in
Koch & Lowy Floor Lamp Brass Articulating Dimmer Iconic Mid Century Design 1970s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Peoria, AZ
Koch & Lowy MID CENTURY BRASS FLOOR LAMP ICONIC DESIGN DIMENSIONS: 44" to 61" TALL Approximately 15" WIDE Perfect for reading!
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Torchiere Reading Lamp Style of Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegant and simple with numerous positions for the reading lamp. Torchiere and flexible reading lamp have separate switches. Newly restored, polished and rewired. A beautiful combina...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Floor Lamp Brass & Lucite Charles Hollis Jones
$1,595
H 59.5 in W 39 in D 14 in
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Floor Lamp Brass & Lucite Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous floor lamp by Charles Hollis Jones C1970. Brass and lucite with a cantilevered fabric shade that projects outward from the base to cast light into your desired space. Great ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Tubular Polished Brass Accent Floor Lamp with Walnut Base
Located in Stamford, CT
Good lighting design often strikes a balance between form and function, and this circa 1970s floor lamp is a beautiful example of that harmony. Inspired by the shapes and materials o...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Koch & Lowy OMI Floor Lamp, White & Brass, Mid-Century Modern
$817Sale Price|20% Off
H 60.04 in W 1.58 in D 7.09 in
Koch & Lowy OMI Floor Lamp, White & Brass, Mid-Century Modern
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Elegant Koch & Lowy OMI floor standing reading lamp in white and brass, 1970s. Very rare model.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Adjustable Brass Pharmacy Style Floor Reading Lamp att. to Koch and Lowy c 1980s
$695
H 57 in W 6.25 in D 15 in
Adjustable Brass Pharmacy Style Floor Reading Lamp att. to Koch and Lowy c 1980s
By Holtkoetter, Koch & Lowy
Located in New York, NY
Sleek adjustable pharmacy style floor lamp, in sophisticated satin brass finish. The lamp is adjustable in height ( 52.5" - 57" ) the shade tilts, and the vertical post swivels ton ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp with Glass Shelf & Pleated Shade, Italy
Located in New York, NY
An elegant study in vertical proportion and material contrast, this Italian mid-century floor lamp from the 1960s embodies the restrained glamour that defined postwar European lighti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gilardi & Barzaghi Brass reading lamp with tilted stem
By Gilardi & Barzaghi
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2804 Gilardi & Barzaghi Brass reading lamp with tilted stem covered in leather and adjustable parchment shade, also hight can be adjusted. Made around 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Floor Lamp by Josef Frank, Brass & Iron, Sweden, 1940-1960
$10,400
H 47 in W 11 in D 11 in
Mid-Century Floor Lamp by Josef Frank, Brass & Iron, Sweden, 1940-1960
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold-black, vintage Mid-Century modern Swedish floor lamp made of hand crafted iron and polished brass, designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn in good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Tommaso Barbi, Bottega Gadda, Mid-Century Modern Ginkgo Floor Lamp, Brass, 1970s
$35,000
H 59 in W 61 in D 31 in
Tommaso Barbi, Bottega Gadda, Mid-Century Modern Ginkgo Floor Lamp, Brass, 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi, Bottega Gadda
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Mid-Century Modern Tommaso Barbi Ginkgo Floor Lamp Bottega Gadda, Monumental Very rare 10 leaf Ginko floor lamp designed and produced in Italy by Tommaso Barbi for Bottega G...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Walter von Nessen Mid Century Brass Swing Arm Standard Floor Lamp With Shade
$1,455Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 51.19 in Dm 10.83 in
Walter von Nessen Mid Century Brass Swing Arm Standard Floor Lamp With Shade
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Mid Century Brass Swing Arm Standard Floor Lamp With Two Light Bulb Fittings And A Pull Switch.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Swiss Brass Minimalist Floor Lamp by Dieter Schulz, 1950s
$5,861
H 44.49 in W 9.45 in D 5.12 in
Mid-Century Swiss Brass Minimalist Floor Lamp by Dieter Schulz, 1950s
By Dieter Schulz
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-century floor lamp from the Swiss manufacturer Wohnbedarf AG based on a design by Dieter Schulz from the late 1950s.
Category
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair Brass Holtkoetter Leuchten Hight Adjustable Floor Lamp Mid-Century Modern
$4,200 / set
H 51.5 in W 20 in D 8.75 in
Pair Brass Holtkoetter Leuchten Hight Adjustable Floor Lamp Mid-Century Modern
By Holtkoetter
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of polished Holtkoetter Leuchten (Holkoetter Leuchten of Germany) designed in the Style of the Bauhaus Period and made in circa Beginning of 1980s. Reading pharmacy lamps swin...
Category
Late 20th Century German Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
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One Cedric Hartman 1970s Counterweighted Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Unavailable
H 29.14 in W 18.12 in D 13 in
One Cedric Hartman 1970s Counterweighted Brass Reading Floor Lamp
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Pair of original Cedric Hartman reading floor lamps, early version most probably dating from the end 1960s-early 1970s. The lamps are crafted in full brass with acrylic parts. Same m...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Maison Jansen Brushed Metal and Brass Adjustable Reading Floor Lamp
Unavailable
H 58 in W 16 in D 16 in
Maison Jansen Brushed Metal and Brass Adjustable Reading Floor Lamp
By Maison Jansen
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
A stunning Maison Jansen brushed metal and brass adjustable reading lamp. Bowed legs with claw feet detail. The brushed metal column leading to a 360 degree rotating bulb. An adjusta...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Maison Jansen Adjustable Brass Reading Floor Lamps with Claw Feet
Unavailable
H 62 in W 12 in D 12 in
Pair of Maison Jansen Adjustable Brass Reading Floor Lamps with Claw Feet
By Maison Jansen
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
A rare pair of Maison Jansen adjustable floor lamps. Both with lovely detailed claw feet on the base. A heavy fluted brass column leading to an adjustable, rotating bulb. The lamp me...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Cedric Hartman Style Casella Adjustable Brass Floor Lamp
Unavailable
H 48 in W 13 in D 13 in
Mid-Century Modern Cedric Hartman Style Casella Adjustable Brass Floor Lamp
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Miami, FL
Your looking at a solid brass adjustable floor lamp made by Casella. The base is "V" shape and has little white heals. The centre rod is also made of brass and adjust up / down (40"-...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Adjustable Brass Overhanging Reading Lamps
By Maison Jansen
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
A stunning pair of adjustable brass reading lamps. Heavy brass fluted metal work with lovely detail on the top of the base. Each lamp is adjustable in height 68inches at their ta...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Alzabile, Reading Floor Lamp by Ignazio Gardella for TATO
By Tato, Ignazio Gardella
Located in Gargallo, NO
Floor lamp with adjustable height and shade orientation, with brass body and marble base. Bulb: 1xLED E27/E26 (not included). Black cable with on/off switch. An Italian design ma...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Cedric Hartman Brass and Chrome Reading Lamp
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This reading lamp with a brass dimmer switch has a brass V-shaped base and semi-spherical shade that is supported by an arching chrome stem with pivot point that allows the lamp to r...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Japanese inspired mid-century Teak Floor Lamp
Located in Ventura, CA
This lamp flirts with your senses. It commands attention while gently balancing the energy of any space. Its warm glow gives rise to childhood memories of sitting around a campfire e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Japanese inspired mid-century Walnut Floor Lamp
Located in Ventura, CA
This lamp flirts with your senses. It commands attention while gently balancing the energy of any space. Its warm glow gives rise to childhood memories of sitting around a campfire e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Floor Lamp Maison Lunel
By Maison Lunel
Located in Noiseau, FR
Maison Lunel vintage brass floor lamp Hello, Here is a beautiful vintage 1960s French floor lamp with slender and dynamic design! Edited by the house Lunel, entirely in bras...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Jacques Adnet Reading Lamp
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Newburgh, NY
Leather wrapped brass reading lamp by Jacques Adnet. Height adjusts from 53" to 61". Articulated arm with paper shades.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian Counter Balance Reading Lamp
Located in Newburgh, NY
Large scale reading lamp from Italy with dual articulated shades and adjustable arm length and height. All brass with black powder coating. Minimum height is 78 inches , max 9 feet, ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970s Brass Gooseneck Reading Light Floorlamp
Located in Derby, Derbyshire
A lovely early 1970s brass / brass effect single lamp reading / floor lamp. Fully articulated aluminium shade finished in a pale brass finish by an unknown maker of the period - love...
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Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Torchiere Floor Lamp in Black and Brass
By Delightfull
Located in New York, NY
Torchiere is probably one of the most functional lamps of DelightFULL. Ideal for your Mid-Century Modern office and reading corner, this floor light will add elegance to every single...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Abbey Floor Lamp in Black and Brass
By Delightfull
Located in New York, NY
Just like the soft tones of the piano, the Abbey floor lamp is a soothing mid-century floor light that captures the essence of clean lines and luxurious finishes of the Mid-Century M...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Pastorius Floor Lamp in Brass with Black Shades
By Delightfull
Located in New York, NY
Pastorius is the ideal corner light for your mid-century living room and reading corner since this versatile floor lamp can provide any space the perfect reading lighting.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Amy Floor Lamp in Black and Brass
By Delightfull
Located in New York, NY
Amy has a vintage retro style that embodies the soul of the British artist and the 1950s interior design style. With a glossy black lamp shade that bears a resemblance to Amy’s legen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Reading Lamp by Arturo Pani, Mexico, circa 1950
By Arturo Pani
Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc
A rare, custom reading lamp fashioned from light wood with brass accents, supported by four bronze feet distinct to the tables of Arturo Pani. The lamp has two levels or decks, with ...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Floor Lamp by F. Ostuni for Oluce Rare Italy 1950s
Unavailable
H 466.54 in Dm 11.82 in
Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Floor Lamp by F. Ostuni for Oluce Rare Italy 1950s
By Giuseppe Ostuni, Oluce
Located in Milano, IT
Rare floor lamp designed by one of the most important Italian lighting designer in the 1950s. A thick marble basement support an extensible brass stem that can rotate 360 degrees ma...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Metal
Nautilus Floor Lamp in Nickel Plated Brass by Christopher Kreiling
Unavailable
H 44 in W 11 in D 24 in
Nautilus Floor Lamp in Nickel Plated Brass by Christopher Kreiling
By Christopher Kreiling Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Nautilus Floor Lamp is the second addition to the Nautilus Study Series. The sculptural lamp stands 44" high made of hand-forged brass then nickel plated and mirror polished. L...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Midcentury Modern Brass Floor Lamp with Plastic Shade in the style of Nikoll
Unavailable
H 60 in W 23 in D 19.25 in
Midcentury Modern Brass Floor Lamp with Plastic Shade in the style of Nikoll
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Pasadena, CA
This elegant floor lamp features a slender brass stem rising from a round lacquered brass base. The adjustable arm supports a sculptural white plastic glass shade with a conical form...
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Stanley Floor Lamp in Bass with Black Details
By Delightfull
Located in New York, NY
Stanley floor light is a style icon of the 1950s and 1960s. With the possibility of having 1 to 3 moveable arms, this vintage style floor lamp will add effortless style to your Mid-C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Arteluce Floor Lamp by Gregotti, Meneghetti and Stoppino 1966
Unavailable
H 64.97 in W 19.69 in D 25.6 in
Arteluce Floor Lamp by Gregotti, Meneghetti and Stoppino 1966
By Lodovico Meneghetti, Giotto Stoppino and Vittorio Gregotti
Located in Roma, Lazio
The floor lamp consists of a moulded opal perspex diffuser, a brass stem and a black cast iron base; it can be used both as a reading lamp and, thanks to the opal diffuser, as an amb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Floor Lamp Pelican by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
Floor lamp model 'Pelikan' No. 2097 by J.T. Kalmar, Vienna Austria. Black lacquered cast base and stem with brass details. The taupe shade on the brass arm is adjustable in six posi...
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen floor lamp in metal, 1950's.
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Espergærde, 84
Svend Aage Holm Sørensen (1913-2004), Very nice and subtle grasshopper shaped floor lamp designed by Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen, manufactured by Holm Sørensen & Co, Denmark 1950. This ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Silver Trepiù table lamp by Gae Aulenti & Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo, 1971
Unavailable
H 20.87 in W 20.48 in D 5.91 in
Silver Trepiù table lamp by Gae Aulenti & Livio Castiglioni for Stilnovo, 1971
By Stilnovo, Livio Castiglioni, Gae Aulenti
Located in UTRECHT, NL
Swiveling table lamp in silver, designed by Livio Castiglioni and Gae Aulenti for Stilnovo in 1971. This series, named Trepiù, by Stilnovo was produced in a very wide range of models...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Coltrane Floor Lamp in Black and Steel
By Delightfull
Located in New York, NY
This functional floor lamp is ideal for minimalist settings, as well as for, mid-century modern reading nooks. 6 x G09 Bulbs (included) (for USA not included) max 40W per bulb.
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers an...
Materials
Steel, Brass
Great Lightolier Mid-Century Three Enameled Metal Shade Light Sconce
Unavailable
H 9 in W 23 in D 10 in
Great Lightolier Mid-Century Three Enameled Metal Shade Light Sconce
By Lightolier
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Great looking 1950s red, white and black pivoting position light sconce by Lightolier. Perfect for above a living room seating area for reading or any where you want to direct light...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Mid-Century Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass telescopic reading floor lamp France, third quarter of the 20th century.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass reading floor lamp. Sweden, third quarter of the 20th Century. Measures: 126 cm high by 44 cm wide by 26 cm deep (diameter of the base).
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass reading floor lamp. Sweden, third quarter of the 20th Century. 135 cm high overall, diameter of the base 24 cm, diameter of the shade 21 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A gilt lacquered brass telescopic reading floor lamp. France, late 1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass Reading Floor lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass telescopic reading floor lamp, on a tripod base Sweden, mid 20th Century With the shade: 164 cm high by 81 cm wide by 31 cm depth Lamp base only: 164 cm high by 56 cm wide b...
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass telescopic reading floor lamp Sweden, mid 20th Century 135 cm high by 20 cm wide by 35 cm depth
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass telescopic reading floor lamp Sweden, mid 20th Century 137 cm high by 20.5 cm wide by 42 cm depth
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass telescopic reading floor lamp Sweden, 20th Century 133 cm high by 20 cm wide by 40 cm depth
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass reading floor lamp Sweden, 1970s 137 cm high by 25 cm wide by 40 cm depth
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass reading floor lamp Sweden, 1970-80s 134 cm high by 21.5 cm wide by 27 cm depth
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass Reading Floor Lamp by Bergboms
By Bergboms
Located in London, GB
A brass two-armed telescopic reading floor lamp by Bergboms. Sweden, Circa 1970.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass and Birch Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass and reeded birch reading floor lamp. Sweden, late 1940s. 133 cm high by 26 cm diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass and White Reading Floor Lamp
By ASEA
Located in London, GB
A white enamelled iron and brass reading floor lamp by Asea. Sweden, Circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-Century Brass and Black Reading Floor Lamp
By Boréns Borås
Located in London, GB
A brass and black enamelled iron reading floor lamp, by Boréns. Sweden (Borås), Circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-Century Adjustable Brass Library Reading Floor Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
MId-century, patinated brass, library reading floor lamp features an adjustable, linear shade that pivots on a ball to cast light up, down or sideways with original pull chain switch...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Articulating Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition This Mid-Century Modern articulating brass floor lamp offers timeless style with a functional silhouette ideal for reading, task lighting, or a...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modernist Articulating Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Dimensions: 35” -54.50"H x 23.50”W x 9.50”D This Mid-Century Modern articulating brass floor lamp offers timeless style with a functional silho...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
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Italian Brass and Marble Floor Reading Lamp
By Vintage Italian Lamp
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A smaller scale floor reading lamp with round domed brass shade, brass arm and Italian marble base. The switch is to the back side of the shade.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Modern Brass Floor Reading Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Modern brass floor lamp or reading lamp with adjustable head and height. 44" Height x 24" Diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A lacquered brass reading floor lamp, by Bergboms. Sweden, late 20th century. Measures: 120 cm high by 23 cm wide by 19.5 cm depth.
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass and Black Leather Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass and saddle-stitched black leather reading floor lamp. Sweden, third quarter of the 20th century. Measures: diameter of the base: 15 cm overall height: 134 cm diameter of...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass and Brown Leather Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass and brown faux leather reading floor lamp. Sweden, third quarter of the 20th Century. With the shade: 147 cm high. Lamp base only: 130 cm high. Base diameter: 26 cm. Sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A gilt lacquered brass articulated reading floor lamp France, 1970-1980s 121 cm high by 45 cm wide by 50 cm depth
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass Three-Armed Reading Floor lamp
Located in London, GB
A black, brass and teak three-armed reading floor lamp. Sweden, mid 20th Century 179 cm high by 90 cm wide by 90 cm depth
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Cedric Hartman Mid Century Signed Brass Adjustable Dimming Reading Floor Lamp
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Cedric Hartman Mid Century Signed Brass Adjustable Dimming Reading Floor Lamp
By Cedric Hartman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Cedric Hartman signed floor lamp. A beautiful floor lamp featuring a full polished brass construction with wonderful patina. This lamp is full adjustable from the center pole, the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass reading floor lamp. France, third quarter of the 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass telescopic reading floor lamp. Sweden, third quarter of the 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
French Mid Century Brass Reading Lamp
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Chic French mid century brass reading lamp, circa 1950s. This stylish lamp is in brass with wonderful faux bamboo detailing throughout. With an adjustable head and bespoke shade. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Brass Reading Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A brass reading floor lamp, with an ajustable bespoke shade Sweden, third quarter of the 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
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Brass Reading Floor Lamp Mid Century For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the brass reading floor lamp mid century you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A brass reading floor lamp mid century — often made from metal, brass and chrome — can elevate any home. There are 97 variations of the antique or vintage brass reading floor lamp mid century you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect brass reading floor lamp mid century — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A brass reading floor lamp mid century, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made brass reading floor lamp mid century over the years, but those crafted by Cedric Hartman, Koch & Lowy and Casella are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Brass Reading Floor Lamp Mid Century?
The average selling price for a brass reading floor lamp mid century at 1stDibs is $2,000, while they’re typically $400 on the low end and $13,800 for the highest priced.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
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 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.
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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