$2,300
H 65 in W 21 in D 21 in
Mid Century Torchere Floor Lamp by Gerald Thurston / Carl Moser for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Las Vegas, NV
A classic uplight Torchere floor lamp with three vertical brass rods supporting a shallow brass
Brass
$1,558Sale Price|48% Off
H 14.18 in W 16.15 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Century Fontana Arte Brass and Fumé Glass Floor Lamp 60s Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare and original geometric floor lamp with triangular section, structure in gilded brass and panel
Brass
Italian mid-century modern art deco Floor lamp in brass, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern art deco Floor lamp in brass, 1940s Elegant floor lamp with round base
Brass
$863
H 0.79 in W 12.21 in D 11.42 in
Floor Lamp With Adjustable Halogen Light in Bronzed Brass Mid-Century Modern 70s
Located in Palermo, IT
ITALIAN PRODUCTION 1970/80. The elegance of this floor lamp is the master. Floor lamp with one
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
$2,632
H 46.46 in W 18.12 in D 15.75 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Parrot Floor Lamp Lantern, attr. to Aldo Tura, 1950s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Barntrup, DE
Striking Italian Mid-Century figural floor lamp with carved parrot and lantern-form light element
Brass
$2,800 / item
H 50 in W 15.75 in D 27.95 in
Rare Mid-Century Design Standing Light Wood Floor Lamp Collectible Piece ORBIT
By Karson Wu, Flowlight Design
Located in Lawrenceville, GA
beauty of progress—a reminder that every step taken with purpose carries its own light. Light diffuses
Wood
Mid-Century Space Age Globe Floor Lamp, Chrome & Plastic, 1960s Design
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Space Age floor lamp with height-adjustable ball. A small but impressive object. A luminous
Metal
$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
Bauhaus Period and made in circa Beginning of 1980s. Reading pharmacy lamps swing arm floor lamps next
Metal, Brass
$6,970 / set
H 71 in Dm 11 in
Large Italian Mid-Century Modern / Space Age Nickel Floor Lamps, Reggiani, Pair
By Reggiani
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern standing lamps by Reggiani Lampadari. These lights
Stainless Steel, Nickel
$5,410 / item
H 69.69 in W 27.56 in D 19.69 in
Mist-o Floor Lamp 'Las' by Oluce, Black Aluminum, Mid-Century Style
By Mist-O, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp 'Las' designed by Mariana Pellegrino Soto in 2017. Floor lamp with three direct and
Metal, Aluminum
$2,996
H 63 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Mid-Century Floor Lamp "Snow" by Vico Magistretti for Oluce Italy 1970
By Oluce, Vico Magistretti
Located in DE MEERN, NL
to last, the Snow floor lamp features a striking shade made from plexiglass that diffuses the light
Carrara Marble, Metal
$1,682
H 70.87 in W 18.12 in D 18.12 in
Mid-century lucite Floor Lamp by Harco Loor, the Netherlands, 1980's
By Harco Loor 1
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Elegance Redefined: Vintage Harco Loor Lucite Floor Lamp with Twisted Wire Detail Elevate your
Acrylic, Plexiglass, Lucite
$1,551
H 67.13 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Nickel-Plated Brass and Glass Floor Lamp Italy Design 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Large floor lamp of excellent workmanship. Made in Italy, circa 1960s. Structure and base in nickel
Brass, Nickel
Mid-Century Space Age Glass Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for JBS, 1960s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imposing floor lamp after a design by carlo nason from the 50s/60s. This rare lamp impresses with
Metal
$4,689
H 39.76 in W 18.11 in D 15.75 in
Mid-Century Space Age Plastic & Plywood Type 128 Floor Lamp from Temde, 1960s
By Temde Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Space Age spherical floor lamp by Temde. A functional light source and at the same time an
Plastic, Plywood
$27,054
H 76.78 in W 19.69 in D 27.56 in
Mid-century modern brass floor lamp by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo, Italy, 1950s
By Gino Sarfatti, Stilnovo, Bruno Gatta
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Extremely Rare First Edition Floor Lamp by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo, 1950s This is an
Brass, Iron
$2,345
H 26.38 in Dm 11.81 in
Mid-Century German Space Age Spiral Bulb Floor Lamp by Ingo Maurer, 1960s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imposing Spiral Bulb floor or table lamp by lighting designer Ingo Maurer. A spherical diffuser is
Metal
$3,607
H 7.88 in W 14.57 in D 9.85 in
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Red Noce Floor Lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos
By Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Space Age Red Model Noce Floor Lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos
Metal
$923
H 40.95 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
Floor Lamp in Brass Marble and Opal Glass Mid-Century Design Italy 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Palermo, IT
Floor lamp made in Italy in the 60s. Brass stem with marble base. Opal glass drop diffuser edged in
Marble, Brass
20th Century, Arteluce Floor Lamp mod. 2051
By Lodovico Meneghetti, Giotto Stoppino and Vittorio Gregotti, Arteluce
Located in Turin, Turin
. Nichel plated metal structure with cast iron base and perspex diffuser. The floor lamp is in very good
Metal, Aluminum
$6,344Sale Price|21% Off
H 60.75 in Dm 21 in
1970s Lightolier Brass Waterfall Cage Lamp with New White Glass Diffusers
By Tommi Parzinger, Lightolier
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This ethereal floor lamp, attributed to Lightolier and rooted in the extravagant design ethos of
Brass, Chrome
$3,222
H 64.97 in Dm 13.78 in
Mid-Century Floor Lamp Bud Meblo by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini Italy 1960s
By Luigi Massoni, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
diffused light. This ‘Bud’ floor lamp was designed for Harvey Guzzini in 1968. It is a typical example of
Metal
$8,205 / set
H 45.28 in Dm 7.09 in
Set of 2 Mid-Century Swiss Space Age Guggerli L3 Floor Lamp for Baltensweiler
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare floor lamps from the Swiss manufacturer Baltensweiler designed by Rosemarie and Rico
Metal
$1,229
H 76.78 in Dm 27.56 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Brass and Beige and Red Fabric Floor Lamp, 1940
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern metal, brass and beige and red fabric floor lamp, 1940s. Floor lamp with
Metal, Brass
$1,539Sale Price|20% Off
H 69.69 in Dm 10.63 in
Mid Century Style Italian Floor Lamp in Brass, Marble and 5 Opaline Glasses
Located in Berlin, DE
This mid-century style Italian floor lamp exudes elegance and sophistication, crafted with a
Marble, Brass
$2,200
H 58.25 in W 8.5 in D 9.25 in
Tinted Lucite and Wood Tótem Form Floor Lamp by Pearsall for Modeline c. 1970’s
By Modeline Lamp Co., Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional mid century, post modern tótem form floor lamp, designed by Adrian Pearsall, for the
Chrome
20th Century, Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce Floor Lamp
By Oluce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Turin, Turin
become icons of Italian design. Here we have a Floor Lamp with extendable and adjustable brass structure
Marble, Brass
$21,585
H 66.93 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN FLOOR LAMP in the style of TITO AGNOLI & OLUCE, Italy 1950
By Tito Agnoli
Located in PARIS, FR
A minimal but luxurious triple floor lamp, Mid-Century-Modern, in the spirit of Tito Agnoli for O
Marble, Bronze
$9,018
H 56.7 in Dm 17.72 in
Mid Century Modern Eclipse S Floor Lamp Luis Perez de la Oliva Fase Wood Chrome
By Luis Pérez de la Oliva, Fase
Located in Lisboa, PT
This is one of the rarest and most visually distinctive floor lamps ever produced by Fase: the
Chrome
Tripod Floor Lamp, 1950s
By Rupert Nikoll
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A beautiful floor lamp with a tripod base very likely manufactured in Austria or Italy in Mid
Metal
Floor Lamp by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floor Lamp by Stilnovo. Manufactured in Italy, circa 1950s. Brushed satin glass diffuser, enameled
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
20th Century, Stilnovo Brass and Metal Floor Lamp 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Turin, Turin
Colombo and Ettore Sottsass. Here we have a wonderful floor lamp with brass and lacquered metal structure
Metal, Brass
Elegant Splay Leg Floor Lamp
By Tommi Parzinger, Maison Baguès
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, voguish and sophisticated splay leg floor lamp, featuring three elongated tubular metal
Brass, Steel
$2,725Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 64.97 in W 27.56 in D 11.82 in
Modernist Rattan Floor Lamp 'Pallete'
Located in Oxford, GB
Inspired by the clean lines and organic elegance of Mid-Century Modern design, the Pallete Floor
Rattan
Vintage diabolo floor lamp, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mindblowing mid century modern floor lamp made in Italy Perforated enamelled aluminum 'diabolo
Brass, Enamel
Doria Leuchten, Floor Lamp, 1960s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-Century Floor Lamp by Doria Leuchten, Germany, 1960s — Murano Glass Shade A striking mid
Iron
Floor lamp attr. Stilnovo, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Parma, IT
Stilnovo floor lamp from the 1950s. Geometric structure in black painted metal and brass, double
Metal, Brass
Akari Floor Lamp by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Akari floor lamp by Isamu Noguchi is a harmonious blend of art and light, embodying both
Metal
$2,076Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 59.3 in W 17.9 in D 17.9 in
Pair Vintage 20th Century French Bamboo Floor Lamps with Rattan Shades
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French pair of bamboo floor lamps exudes a warm, natural charm with their organic
Bamboo
20th Century Italian Extendable Arc Floor Lamp c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An elegant arc floor lamp from Italy, circa 1970s, featuring a harmonious blend of materials that
Aluminum
Rare Italian Poker Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare vintage Italian midcentury floor lamp with 4 poker glass diffusers mounted on black metal
Marble, Metal
Parliament Floor Lamp by Corbusier
By Le Corbusier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Parliament floor lamp by Le Corbusier. Current production manufactured in France by Nemo Lighting
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Modern to Postmodern Brass Plated Torchier Floor Lamp
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage Modern to Postmodern brass plated torchier floor lamp composed of a solid shaft
Metal, Brass
Stitched Leather Italian Floor Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
Iconic style black cone diffuser floor lamp with vintage hand stitched leather details. SEE ALL
Metal, Chrome
Petite Triennale Style Floor Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
In the style of Arredoluce or Lightolier is this unusual small scale floor lamp, with adjustable
Metal
20th Century, Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte Floor Lamp mod. 1967
By Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
beautiful floor lamp mod. 1967 designed by Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte in 1960 circa. Brass structure with
Crystal, Aluminum, Brass
Poul Henningsen PH Floor Lamp
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
different models have been produced over the years and consisted of table, floor and wall lamps, as well as
Chrome
Dutch Midcentury Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Karis, Nyland
Midcentury tripod floor lamp from Holland. This lamp has a white tripod base, black spherical ball
Metal
$1,386
H 59.85 in W 20.87 in D 20.87 in
Vintage Black Lacquered Wrought Iron Floor Lamp with Ivy Leaves, 20th Century
Located in FR
attention to detail throughout. Both decorative and functional, this lamp embodies the charm of mid-century
Wrought Iron
Verner Panton Panthella Floor Lamp
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in Berkeley, CA
downwards, and the material used ensures that the majority of the light is spread diffusely in the room from
Chrome
Vintage Lyfa Adina Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Lyfa
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
Bring home a rare piece of Scandinavian lighting history with this vintage floor lamp by Lyfa
Metal
Floor Lamp by AB Armaturhantverk, Sweden Second half of the 20th Century
By AB Armaturhantverk
Located in Utrecht, NL
philosophy with remarkable precision. The floor lamp’s structure is defined by a slender vertical stem that
Brass
20th Century, Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Floor Lamp mod. 2020
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Turin, Turin
awarded the French Legion of Honour. Here we have a beautiful floor lamp mod. 2020, brass and metal
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Floor Lamp “Fungus” by Vistosi, Italy
Located in New York, NY
Floor lamp featuring an organically shaped, mushroom-like shade made of opaline white glass atop a
Blown Glass, Opaline Glass
Reggiani Chrome Floor Lamp – Italy, 1970s
By Gioffredo Reggiani
Located in Lisboa, PT
Reggiani Chrome Floor Lamp – Italy, 1970s A striking example of Italian modernist lighting design
Chrome
$7,782 / item
H 63 in Dm 63 in
21st Century Triennale Floor Lamp, brass & brown, Angelo Lelii, 2019, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
, it is a floor lamp with a brass linear structure and three adjustable arms, each ending with a
Metal, Brass, Chrome
$7,782 / item
H 63 in Dm 63 in
21st Century Triennale Floor Lamp, brass & white, Angelo Lelii, 2019, Italy
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Milano, Lombardia
, it is a floor lamp with a brass linear structure and three adjustable arms, each ending with a
Metal, Brass, Chrome
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.