$1,495
H 56 in Dm 13 in
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Floor Lamp Frosted Glass Mushroom Globe Laurel Lamp Co
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely Mid-Century Modern chrome floor lamp with frosted glass mushroom globe by Laurel Lamp
Chrome
Italian Stilnovo Style Mid Century 5 Arm Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury five-arm floor lamp attributed to Stilnovo. A stylish Italian Mid-Century Modern Five
Metal, Brass
$4,900
H 88 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
20th Century Swedish Ateljé Lyktan Chrome Floor Lamp by Hans Bergström
By Ateljé Lyktan, Hans Bergström
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A silver-gold, vintage Mid-Century modern Swedish reading floor lamp made of hand crafted polished
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Space Age Glass Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for JBS, 1960s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Hamburg, DE
. the lamp has 5 focal points that can be switched individually. A light source (e27) illuminates the
Metal
Vintage Murano Glass Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage chrome floor lamp with 5 murano glass globes. The lamp emits a nice soft light thanks to
Marble, Chrome
Iconic Sonneman Orbiter Floor Lamp Early Version
By Sonneman Lighting, Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional mid century, post modern, space age style floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman, for
Steel, Chrome
Triennale Three-Arm Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Classic black and chrome Triennale model floor lamp by Robert Sonneman, circa 1970s. This example
Steel, Chrome
Italian Space Age Glass Floor Lamp, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
The present light is very rare and well preserved floor lamp, designed in the 1980's in Italy
Metal
Italian Murano Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Gorgeous Modern to Postmodern Italian Carlo Nason floor lamp with Mazzega Murano white blown glass
Metal
“Saturnus” Floor or Table Lamp by Raak, The Netherlands 1971
By RAAK
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
An eye-catching table or floor lamp, model “Saturnus”. It is manufactured by Raak in the
Metal
Tulip Base "Bud Grande" Flash Floor Lamp by Harvey Guzzini for Meblo
By Harvey Guzzini, Eero Saarinen, Meblo, Bill Curry & Design Line
Located in Chattanooga, TN
x 68” High Base 13” Diameter Head 17" Wide x 16 5/8" High This space age floor lamp was designed by
Steel, Aluminum
Chrome Floor Lamp by Kovacs
By Kovacs
Located in Highland, IN
This clean-lined chrome modernist floor lamp from the late 1960s is by George Kovacs. It is very
Steel
$607Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 13.6 in Dm 9.8 in
Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome Beige for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome Beige for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella' table
Aluminum, Chrome
$607Sale Price / item|15% Off
H 13.6 in Dm 9.8 in
Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome Blue Grey for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome Blue Grey for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella
Aluminum, Chrome
Unavailable
H 52.5 in W 18 in D 18 in
TSAO Designs Chromed Steel Ten Large Clear Globe Glass Globe Sputnik Floor Lamp
By TSAO Designs
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a signed Mid-Century Modern Sputnik floor lamp of chrome-plated steel with ten sockets
Steel, Chrome
Scofield Floor Lamp in Brass and Gold Details
By Delightfull
Located in New York, NY
light and bracket rotate separately allowing different light focuses. The Mid-Century Modern floor lamp
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 83.47 in W 9.06 in D 13.78 in
Vintage Chrome 5 arms "Epi" floor lamp attributed to Reggiani - Italy
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Gerbe floor lamp with five arched light arms in chromed metal, with cylindrical bulb covers on a
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Sold
H 60 in Dm 10.5 in L 60 in
Robert Sonneman Modern Double Chrome Eyeball Adjustable Floor Lamp Light, 1970s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury Modern chrome floor lamp by Robert Sonneman. Steel and chrome-plated floor lamp with
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 56 in W 10 in D 18 in
MCM Orbital Chrome Ball Adjustable Floor Lamp Attributed to Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful MCM or mid-century modern orbital chrome ball adjustable floor lamp attributed to the
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
This sleek floor lamp was designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, circa 1970. Sonneman's
Chrome, Aluminum, Steel
Sold
H 46.86 in W 9.45 in D 5.91 in
1970s Design Murano Clear Glass and Chrome Floor Lamp with Five Lights
By Mazzega
Located in Firenze, IT
This gorgeous Italian Mid-Century Modern vintage TOTEM floor lamp made of transparent Murano mouth
Chrome
Sold
H 47.25 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
1960s French Chrome Floor 'Hydra' Lamp by Pierre Folie for Jacques Charpentier
By Pierre Folie, Jacques Charpentier
Located in London, England
The Hydra chrome floor or table lamp was designed by Pierre Folie and manufactured in France in
Chrome
Sold
H 66.93 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Italian Midcentury White Perspex, Glass and Chrome Floor Lamp by Harvey Guzzini
By Guzzini, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Vienna, AT
This iconic large Italian Floor lamp is designed by Harvey Guzzini for Guzzini in the 1960s
Chrome
1970s Italian floor light designed by Goffredo Reggiani
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Palermo, PA
1970s floor light designed by Goffredo Reggiani. This rare model looks different from every angle
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Italian Goffredo Reggiani Floor Lamp, 1960s
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Delft, NL
An Italian Goffredo Reggiani floor lamp, 1960s. The lamp is adjustable for both shades and they
Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Murano Glass Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage chrome floor lamp with 5 murano glass globes. The lamp emits a nice soft light thanks
Chrome
Sold
H 65.75 in W 8 in D 8 in
20th Century Black Italian Steel, Frosted Opaline Glass Floor Lamp by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian floor lamp made of hand crafted metal and brass, designed and
Marble, Metal, Brass, Chrome
Vintage Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Av Mazzega, 1970s
By AVMazzega
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare mid-century floor lamp by AV Mazzega. The lamp has a round white marble base and 5 chrome
Marble, Chrome
Gino Sarfatti pair of floor lamps model 1074 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in bari, IT
aluminum slides along the stem to adjust the light direction. Locked by a rubber washer. Chrome-plated
Aluminum, Steel
Floor lamp 70s Swedem Ateljé Lyktan, white marble , steel
By Ateljé Lyktan
Located in Valladolid, ES
with a diameter of 35 cm. ARCH design by Ateljé Lyktan The 5 points of light seem to levitate and are
Steel
Sold
H 67.72 in W 18.51 in D 18.51 in
Vintage ‘Big Bud’ Floor Lamp by Harvey Guzzini, Brown Plastic, Steel, 1968 Italy
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Zagreb, HR
, atmospheric light ideal for living spaces, lounges, or interiors seeking a bold mid-century statement piece
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 13.78 in W 12.6 in D 12.6 in
Prismar table lamp by Studio A.R.D.I.T.I. for Nucleo Sormani, 1970s
By Gruppo Arditi and Gianni Gamberini, Sormani
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Sormani. This table or floor lamp consists of 5 mirror-like smoky grey elements, held together by subtle
Metal
Reggiani Adjustable Chrome Floor Lamp
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in New York, NY
Four separate chrome heads pivot and tilt to direct the light in the perfect position for your
Chrome
Torchiere Rosewood and Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
transfers to the wooden thick stable base of the lamp. Due to the highly polished chrome, the light strongly
Chrome
Goffredo Reggiani Convex Disc Wall Lamp, Italy, 1970
By Gioffredo Reggiani
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Reggiani, Italy, 1970. This large wall lamp has a white painted metal structure with 5 large chrome-plated
Metal, Chrome
Max Ingrand 2139 Fontana Arte Wall Lamp, Italy, 1960
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
1960. This nice large sized wall lamp has a chrome plated meta casing which has a nice abstract shape
Chrome
Raindrop Five-Globe 1960s Chrome Floor Lamp by Torino Lamp Co.
Located in Denver, CO
Unusual, highly decorative 5-globe floor lamp standing 60". The Torino Lamp Co. responded to the
Chrome
Floor light Panthella by Verner Panton for Poulsen in chrome
By Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Extremely rare chromed version of the Panthella floor light by danish designer Verner Panton
Steel, Chrome
1970s "4055" Floor Lamp By Luigi Bandini For Kartell
By Luigi Bandini Buti, Kartell
Located in London, GB
adjustable 1970s "model 4055" floor lamp by Luigi Bandini Buti for Kartell. In green enamelled steel with
Steel
Sasco Semi-Flush Mount Brass Light Fixture, Custom Finishes
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
The Sasco is a versatile custom-made solid brass and glass globe light fixture, which can be mounted on the ceiling or wall. Shown here in our factory brass, an uneven unfinished br...
Brass
$6,972 / item
H 29.53 in Dm 59.85 in
Orbitale Grand Planetario Brass Chandelier 8 Arms, Stilnovo Style, Brass Shades
By Silvio Piattelli, Stilnovo
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This unique chandelier is inspired by the solar system, with each arm representing a planet, and the central sphere symbolizing the sun. It has a diameter of 60 in. (152 cm). The cha...
Metal, Brass
$5,800 / item
H 8 in W 52 in D 16 in
CALYX Chandelier in Black & Cream Enamel and Brass by Blueprint Lighting 2021
By Stilnovo, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
The CALYX ceiling fixture designed by Blueprint Lighting; a playful piece of functional sculpture inspired by the "Calyx" fabric designed by Lucienne Day, 1951. This fixtures works e...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
$1,363 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
'Floatation' Japanese Paper Suspension Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
'Floatation' Japanese paper suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer. Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With imagination, cre...
Metal, Iron
Rosso Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition. Assembled with crystal/gold and red elements handmade in the Murano furnaces. Wooden frame with a natural finish.
Glass
$2,500Sale Price / item|37% Off
H 78.75 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Midcentury Stilnovo Style Italian Floor Lamp Three-Arm Brass and Marble Black
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful adjustable Italian floor lamp has a white marble base, brass and lacquered black and white metal shades. It has adjustable arms and end parts. Each one for an E27 and...
Marble, Brass, Metal
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$1,275 / item
H 15 in W 13.5 in D 6 in
JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Mathieu Matégot, Stilnovo, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
LU Louis Sconce AS
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome LU Louis sconce AS. An all brass wall sconce in an aged silver finish with patterned perforations by Lumfardo Luminaires. Made contemporary in the US. Multiples available fo...
Brass, Nickel
Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...
Brass
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE (LARGE) floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its ...
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
Glossy Cream Ceramic Chandelier in Antique Brass 5-Arm 42.5" DIA
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Five antique brass patina arms curve up from a ceramic cluster dish to five tall stoneware ceramic shades in a glossy glaze with a subtle off-white hue. With a fixed black walnut orb...
Brass
Rattan Pencil Reed Wall Mounted Mirror
Located in Oxford, GB
This beautifully crafted wall mounted mirror is made of pencil reed rattan, providing a unique and elegant texture. Its durable design adds a touch of sophistication to any room whil...
Rattan, Glass
$1,923 / set
H 21.66 in W 24.02 in D 35.83 in
Pair of Italian Mid-Century-Modern Lounge Chairs in Ochre Boucle, 1970s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
Pair of Vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs or club chairs. Modules can be used as a modular sofa or modular seating set. Beautiful and unique shape. A 1970 design and p...
Bouclé, Foam, Wood
$13,900
H 47 in Dm 28.34 in
Stilnovo Original Brass Opaline Glass Orbit Sputnik Chandelier, Italy, 1950
By Bruno Gatta, Stilnovo
Located in Vienna, AT
Original 1950 Stilnovo brass opaline glass chandelier, Italy Stilnovo midcentury brass opaline glass chandelier, Italy, circa 1950. Stunning and large original Stilnovo lamp with 9 ...
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.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.