Mid-Century Modern Space Age Chrome 3 Orb Globe Floor Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
Stunning Mid-Century Modern Chrome three-tiered Orb Globe floor lamp, circa 1970's, lends a Space Age Atomic feel to the interior.
Chrome
Reggiani Mid Century Italian Modern Double Glass Orb Chrome Marble Floor Lamp
By Reggiani
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Reggiani Mid Century Italian Modern Double Glass Orb Chrome Marble Floor Lamp. Item features a marble base, chrome accents, glass orb shades, 3 different light settings, clean modern...
Marble, Chrome
Unavailable
H 72 in W 38 in D 38 in
Vintage Midcentury Sonneman (Attributed) Triennale Three Orb Chrome Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Detroit, MI
This vintage Mid-Century Modern Triennale floor lamp attributed to Robert Sonneman is circa 1970.
Metal, Chrome
Unavailable
H 24 in Dm 20 in
Mid-Century Modern Continental Chrome/Glass Sculptural Table/Floor Orb Lamp
By Verner Panton
Located in Miami, FL
Metal frame plated fin. Large shiny glass orb center which conceals lighting mechanism. Three boomerang like supports act as legs. Very futuristic looking light fixture. Wiring is in...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Chrome Orb Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adjustable chrome orb floor lamp designed and manufactured in the United States, circa 1970s.
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Articulating Chrome Orb Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition Dimensions: 46”H x 18”W x 10” D Materials: Polished Chrome, Black Enameled Metal Base
Metal, Chrome
Sleek Sonneman Satin Glass Orbs Chrome Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Miami, FL
SOLD...Sculptural & sleek, this Robert Sonneman floor lamp features three satin glass orb globes mounted on the standing thick tube chrome lamp and base.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Metal Orb Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Newly Rewired, Chrome Shows Patina
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Metal Orb Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly Rewired, Chrome Shows Patina and Some Pitting On Column
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Spiral Orb Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition Materials: Polished Chrome, Iron Base
Chrome, Iron
Chrome Floor Lamp With Three Orb Globes And Halos
Located in Toronto, ON
Stunning mid century modern style chrome floor lamp with glass globes. This Chrome floor lamp has three white orb globes that vary in height and the glass orbs have a chrome halo aro...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern 3-Orb Dome Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Polished Chrome, Original Black Enameled Painted Domes This striking Mid-Century Modern floor lamp from the 1960s features a bold a...
Enamel, Chrome
Sold
H 57.5 in W 33 in D 33 in
Vintage 1970s Robert Sonneman Triennale Chrome Floor Lamp with Adjustable Orb Li
By Laurel Lamp Company, Robert Sonneman, Gino Sarfatti, Goffredo Reggiani, Vico Magistretti
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This vintage 1970s Robert Sonneman chrome floor lamp features a sleek, modernist design with three adjustable orb light heads, each mounted on balancing lever arms for smooth pivoting.
Metal
Sold
H 69 in W 12 in D 12 in
Rare mid century modern space age trio orb chrome floor lamp, circa 1960s
Located in Houston, TX
Very rare mid century modern space age chrome floor lamp, circa 1960s. This trio orb lamp is from the Sonneman era, but maker is unknown.
Chrome
Robert Sonneman Chrome Orb Floor Lamp with Iron Base for George Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Sonneman chrome orb floor lamp with iron base for George Kovacs.
Chrome, Iron
Robert Sonneman Iron & Chrome Orb Floor Lamp for George Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Sonneman iron & chrome orb floor lamp for George Kovacs. ________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing histo...
Chrome, Iron
Sold
H 58 in W 33 in D 17.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Chrome Orb Floor Lamp w/ Leather-Wrapped Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Chrome, Leather-Wrapped Handle, Enameled Metal Column Sleek and architectural, this 1970s Italian floor lamp combines industrial pr...
Enamel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern 3-Orb Dome Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition This striking Mid-Century Modern floor lamp from the 1960s features a bold and sculptural design with three black enameled dome shades arranged...
Enamel, Chrome
1960s, Reggiani Three Orb Chrome and Marble Floor Lamp
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Westfield, NJ
Vintage circa 1960s Italian floor lamp by Goffredo Reggiani. Each orb has bulbs inside and on the top allowing them to be lit from the inside and top. Easily position and direct th...
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Double Orb Floor Lamp by Staff
By Staff Leuchten
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two orb form shades with bright chrome finish have rotating movement and adjustable height. Double-D form weighted iron base. Spiral electric cords adjust as lights are raised or low...
Chrome, Metal
Lucite & Chrome Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
- 56.5"h, 23.5"w, 12"d - In the style of Robert Sonneman circa 1970s - Lucite & chrome orb floor lamp with wooden base - Accepts 4 standard bulbs; type A plug - Condition: G...
Chrome
Swing-Arm Orb Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
- 70"h, 36"w, 33"d when extended - Adjustable 3-arm orb floor lamp - Accepts 3 standard bulbs; type A plug - Condition: Good; some patina to chrome.
Chrome
OMI for Koch & Lowy Chrome Orb Three-Light Floor Lamp, Late 1960s
By Koch & Lowy, OMI
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late 1960s chrome floor lamp with a trio of articulated orb lights by OMI for Koch & Lowy.
Chrome, Nickel
OMI for Koch & Lowy Chrome Orb Three-Light Floor Lamp, Late 1960s
By Koch & Lowy, OMI
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late 1960s chrome floor lamp with a trio of articulated orb lights by OMI for Koch & Lowy.
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Chrome Eyeball Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in West Reading, PA
This is an original chrome Eyeball Orb Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman, United States, c.1960's The lamp is adjustable and the head can pivot.
Chrome
Koch & Lowy OMI Three-Light Chrome Orb Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy, OMI
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fantastic vintage chrome floor lamp with a trio of articulated eyeball-style orb lights by OMI for Koch & Lowy.
Chrome
Three Chrome Ball Floor Lamp by Raymor
By Raymor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A floor lamp bye Raymor consisting of three chrome ball light and black painted metal base. Newly rewired.
Chrome, Metal
Vintage Chrome Sciolari Floor Lamp, 1970s , Italy
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Italian 3-Light Floor Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari for Mazzega, 1970s Elegant Italian three-light floor lamp in Mid-Century Modern style, by Gaetano Sciolari, from the 1970s. Chrome fram...
Chrome
Multi-Lite Floor Lamp, Chrome
By Gubi, Louis Weisdorf
Located in Berkeley, CA
The Multi-Lite floor lamp embraces the golden era of Danish design with its characteristic shape of two opposing outside, mobile shades that enable creating a personal installation a...
Chrome
1970s Tubular Three Tier Chrome and Lucite Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Toronto, ON
This exquisite 1970s floor lamp showcases a harmonious blend of chrome and lucite. The design features three tubular chrome tiers, each at a distinct height, complemented by a rectan...
Chrome
Mid Century Italian Chrome Floor Lamp with White Glass Globes
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1970s Italian floor lamp has a green marble base with polished chrome center support with four arms and eight white glass globes with candelabra sized sockets. Unknown maker. N...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Adjustable Floor Lamp, Chromed Steel, Italy, 1970
Located in Austin, TX
Floor lamp from mid-century Italy with three chromed adjustable arms and original shades. The shades have a brushed finish. The arms are each supported individually by a chromed stee...
Metal
$4,000
H 84 in W 15 in D 14 in L 84 in
Vintage 1970s Fabio Lenci for Guzzini Italian Arc Floor Lamp Mid Century Modern
By Guzzini, Fabio Lenci
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage 1970s Fabio Lenci for Guzzini arc floor lamp. This chic arc lamp has a classic mid century styling for an Italian design flair. This lamp features a heavy metal base, a tub...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp, Chromed Metal & Lucite, Italy, 1979
Located in Austin, TX
Floor lamp from mid-century Italy with three chromed adjustable arms. Each arm features the original shade. The body of the lamp is Lucite. It has been newly wired to fit US standard...
Metal, Chrome
Mid-century floor lamp Alberello by Stilnovo Italy 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Mid-century floor lamp "Alberello" by Stilnovo made in Italy in the 1960s. This lamp has a Carrera marble base and 6 metal arms attached to each other with a ring, and it has transpa...
Stone, Metal
Goffredo Reggiani Chrome & Glass Floorlamp
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century Italian floorlamp by Goffredo Reggiani. Chrome stand with white glass shade. Goffredo Reggiani (1926–2011) was an Italian lighting designer and entrepreneur best known...
Chrome
Chrome Italian Modern Four Art Globe Floor Lamp Square Base
By Arredoluce
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice chrome work quality Italian floor lamp with four art glass globes/shades.
Chrome
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 55.25 in W 11 in D 11 in
Midcentury Chrome Articulating Orbit Sommeman Floor Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
Midcentury articulating chrome orbit floor lamp by Sonneman Measures: 55.25 in H x 8 in x 11 in base.
Chrome
$4,400
H 81.5 in W 55 in D 47 in
1970s Chrome Arc Design Lamp with Three Lights in Spherical Lampshades
Located in Miami, FL
Italian style floor lamp with three shades, each light adjustable arms. 1970s chrome arc lamp with three lights in spherical lampshades. Very decorative. The lamp is standing on a h...
Chrome
$2,091
H 64.97 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Goffredo Reggiani Chrome Opaline Multi Globe Floor Lamp Italy 1970s
By Reggiani, Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Lisboa, PT
A sculptural multi-globe floor lamp by Goffredo Reggiani for Reggiani, representing the expressive language of Italian Space Age lighting from the 1970s. The composition is defined ...
Metal, Chrome
George Kovacs Stacked Chrome Ball Floor Lamp, 1960s USA
By George Kovacs
Located in Miami, FL
Chrome Floor Lamp by George Kovacs with Glass Shelf. 1960s
Chrome
$650
H 38 in W 19 in D 19 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Chrome Space Age 5 Light Sculptural Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Chrome Space Age 5 Light Sculptural Table Lamp with Dimmer Switch. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 38" H x 19" W x 19" D. {3-Way (No)}, Location: Se...
Chrome
Rooted Floor Lamp With Walnut Shade And Spalted Maple Base
By Brett Paulin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Rooted floor lamp emerges from the quiet embrace of spalted maple, a material that carries the weight of time within its organic patterns. The base and spine rise with a certain ...
Walnut
$2,800 / item
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 13.39 in
Sling Hanging Swing Chair Genuine Black Leather 21st Century Modern
By Joanina and David Pastoll
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Stripped away from all excess, this hanging chair has a circular frame with the sheets of soft leather hanging loose within it, to create a sleek, sexy, and oh so comfortable experie...
Steel
3 Arms Counter Balance Brass Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Elegant minimalist chandelier with 3 counter balanced rotating arm that pivot 180 degree with tiltable shade . Light bounce on ceiling creating an ambient mood and lights up a...
Brass
Hercules Floor Lamp
Located in Renton, WA
Featuring brilliant mechanical structures while maintaining the essential spirit of design, the Hercules provides a stunning balance between form and function. Users can turn on and ...
Steel
$4,800
H 72 in W 82 in D 16.5 in L 72 in
Mid Century Danish Modern Wall Unit with Shelves & Cabinets with Desk in Teak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large Scandinavian wall unit circa 1960's. It features teak wood finish with a drop down center desk. The unit is totally modular and can arranged to your liking. It also includes ...
Teak
$3,200
H 14.97 in W 34.26 in D 20.08 in
1960s Chrome Serving Trolley Coffee Table Smoked Glass Top & Faux Laminated Wood
By Gallotti & Radice
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Italy chrome serving trolley or coffee table, with smoked glass top with under faux laminated wood.
Steel
Marc Bankowsky, Euryale, Bronze Sconce, France, 2006
By Marc Bankowsky
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary patinated bronze sconce by Marc Bankowsky. Bulb: Two candelabra bulbs Wattage: 60 each (maximum).
Bronze
$1,595
H 69.5 in W 70 in D 15 in
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Chrome w Marble Base Arc Lamp by Harvey Guzzini
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Iconic floor lamp with a incredible arc and balance. Amazing design with function. Marble base supporting the lamps arc and in a manageable way. Not cumbersome or needing multiple pe...
Carrara Marble, Steel, Chrome
Jaipur Brass Patchwork Sideboard by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
A timeless blend of craftsmanship and grandeur, This Jaipur Brass Patchwork Sideboard is handcrafted from solid wood and clad in hand-fitted brass sheets, each detailed with rivet-li...
Brass
$5,000
H 75 in W 54.25 in D 18.5 in
Paul McCobb for Lane Delineator Walnut & Rosewood Cabinet & Bookshelf 271-62/63
By Lane Furniture, Paul McCobb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and made in the USA, this piece stands among the most monumental by Paul McCobb. With an angular and architectural design ethos, and Lane's customary high quality, this piec...
Chrome
Swedish Designer, Wall Light, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A floral-printed off-white fabric wall light designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 5.125"H x 16.75"W x 4.75"D Bulb Specifications: E-14 (European)...
Fabric
Una 'Articolo Indeterminativo' Wood Chaise Longue
By Stefano Marolla
Located in Roma, IT
The chaise longue is the third piece of the collection Una (Articolo Indeterminativo) by Stefano Marolla. The name of the collection comes from the Italian grammar where the indeterm...
Wood
$6,320Sale Price|20% Off
H 81.89 in W 106.3 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Wall Unit by Eugenio Escudero, Mexico, 1960
By Eugenio Escudero
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Spectacular wall unit attributed by the Spanish designer and fervent admirer of Gio Ponti who settled in Mexico, Eugenio Escudero. Escudero is cataloged one of the greatest icons of ...
Brass
Stilnovo Rare Six-Light Chandelier
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Stilnovo rare chandelier consisting of six circular brass framed lights with textured acid-etched glass diffusers suspended at alternating heights from three black-painted stems or e...
Brass
$9,714
H 20.87 in W 57.88 in D 20.48 in
Stereophonic TOTEM rr130 Radio by Mario Bellini for Brionvega, 1970s
By Brionvega, Mario Bellini
Located in bruxelles, BE
White Brionvega stereo radio, Totem model. The radio and record player work perfectly and have been completely overhauled by an engineer. There's a bluethoot connection for connectin...
Wood
Mid Century Brass Arc Floor Lamp
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Classic simplicity in this brass arc floor lamp. Stepped pagoda style glass shade in the style of Guzzini. Square tubular frame disassembles into 3 pieces for ease in movement. Heavy...
Brass
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
The 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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
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The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
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