Louis Kalff Table Lamp Modell Z for Philips, circa 1950
By Louis Kalff
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Kalff table lamp modell Z for Philips, circa 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Kalff Z Lamp
Decora (Z) Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips from 1956'
By Louis Kalff
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Decora (Z) Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips from 1956' Mid-century - designed by Louis Christiaan Kalff Designed by: Louis Kalff Edited by: Philips Design period : 1950's Origine...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Dutch "Decora" or Z-Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1956
$2,634 / item
H 14.97 in W 13 in D 13 in
Vintage Dutch "Decora" or Z-Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1956
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
The Decora Desk lamp was designed by Louis Kalff in 1956. Th elamp is also known as the Z-lamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Elegant Mid-Century "Decora" or Z Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
$2,646
H 15.16 in Dm 13.19 in
Elegant Mid-Century "Decora" or Z Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid-Century Modern "Decora" or Z table lamp. Designed by Louis Kalff for Philips, Netherlands, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Elegant Mid-Century "Decora" or Z Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
$2,644
H 15.95 in Dm 13 in
Elegant Mid-Century "Decora" or Z Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid-Century Modern "Decora" or Z table lamp. Designed by Louis Kalff for Philips, Netherlands, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Louis Kalff Very Early or Prototype Decora or Z Table Lamp The Netherlands 1950s
$3,470
H 15.75 in W 13 in D 13 in
Louis Kalff Very Early or Prototype Decora or Z Table Lamp The Netherlands 1950s
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Meer, VAN
Louis Kalff Very Early or Prototype Decora or Z Table Lamp The Netherlands 1950s This is a very rare early or prototype Z table lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, The Netherlands.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
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Louis Kalff Table Lamp Modell Z for Philips, 1950
By Philips
Located in Basel, CH
Louis Kalff table lamp model “Z” manufactured by Philips in the Netherlands in the late 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Louis Christiaan Kalff Z Lamp Philips 1955
By Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice table lamp by Philips and designed by Louis Christiaan Kalff, brass in very good and clean condition. Works perfectly, also in the USA. Great to use as desk lamp. A matchin...
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Louis Kalff Z Lamp Philips Belgium, 1955
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice iconic table/desk lamp designed by Louis Christiaan Kalff and manufactured by Philips, Belgium 1955. This atomic desk lamp has a solid brass base with black lacquered weigh...
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Louis Christiaan Kalff Z lamp Philips 1955
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice table lamp by Philips, brass in very good and clean condition. Works perfectly. Great to use as desk lamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Louis Kalff "Z" Table Lamp
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Glendale, CA
Architectural iconic table lamp executed in black metal and brass by Louis Christiaan Kalff for Philips Eindhoven in 1955.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Decora Z Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, Belgium, 1950s
By Louis Kalff
Located in Bristol, GB
Iconic Decora Z Lamp designed by Louis Kalff for Philips in the mid 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Louis Kalff Diplomat or Z Model Table Lamp, 1950s
By Louis Kalff
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare brown version of the Z model or 'diplomat' table lamp designed by Louis Kalff for Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Vintage Louis Kalff Diplomat or Z Model Table Lamp, 1950s
By Louis Kalff
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Z model or 'diplomat' table lamp designed by Louis Kalff for Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Z-Shaped Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1950s
By Louis Kalff
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Z-shaped table lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, Z-Lamp
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Model "diplomat" but also called z-lamp. The lamp is still in good condition!
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Vintage Louis Kalff Z Model Table Lamp, 1950s
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Black Z model table lamp design by Louis Kalff for Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Vintgage Louis Kalff Z Model Table Lamp, 1950s
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Black Z model table lamp design by Louis Kalff for Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Vintage Louis Kalff Diplomat or Z Model Table Lamp, 1950s
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Z model or 'diplomat' table lamp designed by Louis Kalff for Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Space Age Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Z Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips in the Fifties
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Iconic Z lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips in the middle of the fifties.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Brass "Z-Table Lamp" by Louis Kalff for Philips
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Vienna, AT
One of the most beautiful tablelamps
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Table Lamp Mod "Z" Designed by Louis Kalff and Edited by Philips
By Louis Kalff
Located in Madrid, ES
Table lamp "Z" designed by Louis Kalff and edited Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Louis Kalff for Philips Z-Shaped Brass Desk Lamp
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Z-shaped brass desk lamp by Louis Christiaan Kalff.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Vintage Louis Kalff Diplomat or Z Model Table Lamps Set of 2, 1950s
By Louis Kalff
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Z model or 'diplomat' table lamps designed by Louis Kalff for Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century "Decora" Z Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
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H 16.54 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in
Mid-Century "Decora" Z Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Diest, BE
Elegant Mid-Century Modern "Decora" or Z table lamp. Designed by Louis Kalff for Philips, Netherlands, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Louis Kalff for Philips Attr. Z-Shaped Table Lamp, Mid-Century, Netherlands
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H 16.93 in Dm 14.97 in
Louis Kalff for Philips Attr. Z-Shaped Table Lamp, Mid-Century, Netherlands
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Mid-century Z-shaped table or desk lamp attributed to Louis Christiaan Kalff for Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Metal
Louis Kalff, Z-Shaped Table Lamp Model Diplomat, Philips, Mid-Century Modern
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H 17.72 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Louis Kalff, Z-Shaped Table Lamp Model Diplomat, Philips, Mid-Century Modern
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Stockholm, SE
Z-Shaped Mid-Century Modern table lamp, model Diplomat, designed by Louis Kalff for Philips.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Louis Kalff for Philips Z Decora Desk Lamp Black Metal Brass, 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful desk lamp, model Z or Decora, was designed by Louis Kalff in the 1950s and edited by Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Louis Kalff for Philips Z Decora Desk Lamp Black Metal Brass, 1950s
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H 15.75 in Dm 13.78 in L 15.75 in
Louis Kalff for Philips Z Decora Desk Lamp Black Metal Brass, 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful desk lamp, model Z or Decora, was designed by Louis Kalff in the 1950s and edited by Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Brass Z Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips Netherlands
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Vienna, AT
One of the most Iconic Dutch mid-century desk or table lamps designed by architect Louis Kalff for the Philips Company Holland.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Diplomat Z-Shaped Table Lamp By Louis Kalff For Philips, Netherlands 1963
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H 17.33 in W 13 in D 13 in
Diplomat Z-Shaped Table Lamp By Louis Kalff For Philips, Netherlands 1963
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Hellouw, NL
That is the genre to which this table lamp certainly belongs. Z-shaped actually does not honor the design of this object.
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage louis kalff diplomat or z model table lamps set of 2, 1950s
By Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Z model or 'diplomat' table lamps designed by Louis Kalff for Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
mid-century Table Lamp "Z-Lamp" by Louis Christian Kalff for Philips, 1950s
By Philips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Table Lamp z-lamp from Philips - 1950s The special lamp is a real design classic from the 50s/60s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Black Lacquer and Brass Dutch 1950s Z-Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips
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H 16.54 in Dm 13.39 in L 16.54 in
Black Lacquer and Brass Dutch 1950s Z-Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Vienna, AT
One of the most Iconic Dutch midcentury desk or table lamps designed by architect Louis Kalff for the Philips Company Holland.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Elegant Mid-Century Z Table Lamp or Desk Light by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
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H 17.13 in Dm 13 in
Elegant Mid-Century Z Table Lamp or Desk Light by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid-Century Modern Z table lamp or desk light. Designed by Louis Kalff for Philips, Netherlands, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Decora Z Lamp By Louis Kalff For Phillips Circa 1950s
Located in Gloucester, GB
He is one of the pioneers of the industrial design. Kalff is the designer of the iconic and timeless Z table lamp manufactured by Philips in 1955.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Louis Kalff for Philips Attr. Z-Shaped Table Lamp Mid-Century Netherlands
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Z-shaped table lamp attributed to Louis Christiaan Kalff for Philips.
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Enamel
Louis Kalff Z Lamp in Patinated Brass
By Louis Kalff
Located in Tilburg, NL
Beautifully patinated iconic Z lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips. This model is officially called the L 588 FD, but is known as the Z lamp because of it’s Z shaped frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Louis Christiaan Kalff Z lamp Philips 1955
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This lamp has a Z shape and was made of brass and metal.
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Louis Kalff for Philips 'Z' Table Lamp
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Louis Kalff for Philips, 'Z' table lamp, metal, brass, the Netherlands, 1950s Louis Kalff placed a black metal shade with small gaps and a circular gap on top where the lightbulb ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1950s Louis Kalff 'Z' Table Lamp, Holland
By Louis Kalff, Philips
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Iconic Dutch desk/table lamp by designer and architect Louis Kalff for the Philips Company. Enameled black aluminium shade sitting on a solid brass frame and base. E27 socket ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Z lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips in ‘50
By Louis Kalff
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Iconic Z lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips in the middle of the fifties.
Category
Vintage 1950s Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Louis Kalff "Z" Table or Desk Lamp for Phillips Lighting
By Louis Kalff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Z-shaped desk or table lamp designed by Louis Kalff for Philips Lighting of the Netherlands.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Z-Lamp "Decora" by Louis Kalff for Philips
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Iconic philips desk lamp named "Decora" also called "Z-lamp". Designed in the 1950's by Louis Christiaan Kalff.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Philips Table Lamp Model Z by Louis Kalff, 1950s
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Rotterdam, NL
This classic model Z table lamp was designed by Louis Christiaan Kalff and manufactured by Philips Eindhoven as from the 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Philips Table Lamp Model Z by Louis Kalff, 1950s
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Rotterdam, NL
This classic model Z table lamp was designed by Louis Christiaan Kalff and manufactured by Philips Eindhoven as from the 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Z-Shaped Desk Lamps by Louis Kalff for Philips
By Louis Kalff
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Pair of Z-shaped desk lamps by Louis Kalff for Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Louis Kalff for Philips Brass Z-Shaped Table Lamp, Netherlands, 1950
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Beautiful early edition z-shaped lamp. The lamp shade has the same iconic design as the building he designed in Eindhoven, the Evoluon. The lamp is in very good condition (small de...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Table Lamp Model "Z" Designed by Louis Kalff for Phillips
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Phillips
Located in Madrid, ES
Table lamp designed by Louis Kalff for Phillips with structure made in brass and shade and foot made in black lacquer metal.
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Decora Model Z Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1956
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H 15.75 in Dm 13.78 in
Mid-Century Modern Decora Model Z Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1956
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning Mid-Century Modern Decora Model Z desk lamp. design by Louis Kalff for Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Elegant Mid-Century "Decora" or Z Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
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H 15.36 in Dm 13 in
Elegant Mid-Century "Decora" or Z Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips 1950s
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant Mid-Century Modern "Decora" or Z table lamp. Designed by Louis Kalff for Philips, Netherlands, 1950s.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Lampe Z
By Louis Kalff
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Lampe Z designed by Louis Kalff.
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Z Shape Table or Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1953
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H 17.3 in Dm 12.8 in
Mid-Century Modern Z Shape Table or Desk Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1953
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Phillips Holland
Located in Lisse, NL
Super stylish table lamp that can be mixed with all kinds of styles. If the quality of the make and the design is right then a piece can almost always be mixed with styles from enti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Decora Z Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, Netherlands 1950s
Located in Bristol, GB
Decora Z Lamp designed by Louis Kalff for Philips in the mid 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Louis Christiaan Kallf, "Z" Table Lamp, Netherlands 1955
By Louis Christiaan Kalff, Philips
Located in Catonvielle, FR
"Z" desk lamp in gilded brass and black lacquered metal by Louis Christiaan Kaalf for Philips, Eindhoven 1957. This model has a reflector pierced in its center and openwork. Two blac...
Category
Antique 1850s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
Louis Kalff Z-Lamp by Phillips
By Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Louis Kalff Z-Lamp by Phillips
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Table Lamps
Louis Kalff "Z" Lamp for Philips
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Fitzroy, Victoria
Fully restored "Z" lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips. Angular brass stem and newly sprayed black hetal hood.
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Louis Kalff "Z" Lamp produced by Phillips in 1955
By Phillips, Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Paris, FR
He will then become the artistic director of Phillips where he stays until the end of his career in 1960. Lamp called "Z" because shaped like the letter.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Louis Kalff "Z" Desk Lamp, 1955
By Phillips, Louis Kalff
Located in Paris, France
This table lamp designed by Louis Kalff in the 1950s and manufactured by Phillips is an iconic piece of 20th century design.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Z model desk lamp by Louis Kalff, 1950s
By Louis Christiaan Kalff
Located in Sint Joris Weert, BE
Z model table lamp by Louis Christiaan Kalff for Philips.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Desk Table Lamp Louis Kalff Philips Z-Shaped
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Rare Z-shaped desk lamp designed by former head-designer at Philips Netherlands Louis Kalff in 1955.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper, Metal
"Z" Table Lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Desk lamp by designer Louis Kalff for Philips. With brass base and black painted metal lampshade. In a good vintage condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
'Decora' Z - lamp by Louis Kalff for Philips, 1956
By Philips, Louis Kalff
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
The “Decora” desk lamp, designed by Louis Kalff for Philips, is a true testament to the mid-century modern design movement. With its distinctive UFO-shaped shade and elegant, angular...
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
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Kalff Z Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the kalff z lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and aluminum, every kalff z lamp was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer kalff z lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each kalff z lamp bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. Louis Kalff, Philips and Louis Christiaan Kalff each produced at least one beautiful kalff z lamp that is worth considering.
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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 Table-lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
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