Mid Century Modern Chrome Spiral Arranged Five Globes Floor lamp Light Fixture
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Chrome Spiral Arranged Five Globes Floor lamp Light Fixture
Chrome
Five Globe Light Sputnik Floor Lamp in Brass and Black
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Five glass ball globes each mounted on a brass pole, on a black metal base. Clean, original working condition, probably American made in the Italian style. Each ball globe is 6 diame...
Brass
$950Sale Price|51% Off
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 Arm Floor Lamp with the original painted shades, chrome pole, and base.
Metal, Brass
Floor Lamp with Five Opaline Glass Globes by Arlus
By Arlus
Located in Madrid, ES
Five-armed metal and glass floor lamp on circular stone base by Arlus, circa 1960. The lamp has been partially restored and has new glass shades. As seen on photos, the light can be ...
Granite, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Floor Lamp by Hans Bergström, Sweden
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 chrome, designed by Hans Bergström and produced by Ateljé Lyktan, in good condition.
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Large Waterfall Brass Floor Lamp Light Fixture
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass and etched glass shades large (five feet tall 20" in diameter) bird cage shape floor or table lamp light fixture.
Brass
Austrian Polished Chrome Five-Light Table Lamp by Kalmar Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Austrian Modern Polished Chrome Five-Light Table Lamp by J T Kalmar Amazing space age atomic hexagonal chrome silver tower table lamp. Austrian modern polished chrome five-light tabl...
Chrome
Brazilian Modern Floor Lamp with Five Bulbs in Chrome, Glass & Marble, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This sculptural floor lamp reflects a late mid-century modern exploration of movement, balance, and articulated light.
Marble, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modernist "Hydra" Articulating Floor Lamp in Chrome and Marble
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modernist "Hydra" Articulating Floor Lamp in Chrome and Marble originates from the United State, Circa 1980.
Marble, Chrome
A brass multi-pronged arc floor lamp with marble base, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A stunning Mid-Century / postmodern "Hydra" articulated floor lamp in gilt chrome and marble, USA, Circa 1980.
Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Murano Glass and Brass Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This five-armed large Mid-Century Modern floor lamp was designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in 1970's.
Brass
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
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 refined combination of brass, marble, and opaline glass.
Marble, Brass
Abstract Figurative Solid Wood Floor Lamp Artisanal Hand-Carved Art Light JASTER
By Karson Wu, Flowlight Design Ltd
Located in Lawrenceville, GA
This is a Made to Order item! The piece is crafted from solid wood with geometric joinery, supported by a rotating column; the central surface is hand-sanded to reveal natural grain...
Wood
Rare "Vegnusca" Floor Light by Poliarte
By Albano Poli
Located in Albany, NY
The Vegnusca light is part sculpture and part functional floor light. It is composed of two biomorphic shaped cast aluminum frames, two molded glass inserts and five internal lightbu...
Aluminum
$14,320Sale Price|20% Off
Maison Jansen Huge 5 Light Bamboo Bronze & Brass Palm Tree Floor Lamp Paris 1965
By Maison Jansen
Located in Miami, FL
One of a Kind Maison Jansen designed 7ft H bronze, brass and bamboo palm tree floor lamp made in 1965. Provenance: Palace Hotel in La Baule, France. Wired for US and in working con...
Brass, Bronze
Hans Kögl Flower Floor Lamp, Hollywood Regency, 1970s
By Hans Kögl
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Hans Kögl Flower Floor Lamp Hollywood Regency, 1970s Elegant sculptural floor lamp with gilded flowers and five lights. Decorative and rare vintage floor lamp by German designer Ha...
Enamel, Steel, Gold Leaf
Space Age Chrome Cascading Waterfall Style Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman, Sonneman Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Modernist Space Age chrome floor lamp, having five chrome vertical uplight arms which form a descending ring, all mounted on a chrome disk form base. This example is in ver...
Chrome
Italian Modern Stilnovo Floor Light with Metal, Wood and Brass Structure
By Stilnovo
Located in Madrid, ES
An elegant and highly sculptural mid-century modern floor lamp featuring a dynamic five-arm composition rising from a solid marble base.
Metal, Brass
Bamboo Brass Palm Leave Floor Lamp with Capiz Shade
Located in Antwerp, BE
A large Hollywood Regency five-armed lamp from Italy manufactured in the mid-century 1970s.
Brass
Murano Calla Lily Art Glass &Gilt Brass Flower Bouquet Floor Lamp by Franco Luce
By Venini, Franco Luce
Located in Coimbra, PT
Hollywood Regency Mid-Century Modern glass flower bouquet gilt brass tree modernist floor lamp, Measures: Height 59.05 in/ 150 cm Width 23.62 in/ 60 cm Weight 33 lb/ 15 kg Five light...
Brass
Vintage Italian Floor Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
By Max Ingrand
Located in New York, NY
This stunning floor lamp was designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte in Italy circa1960s. Model 2482 has a tulip base with a stunning large frosted white glass shade. The lamp has f...
Metal
20th Century Floor Lamp in Murano Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th century Italian floor lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega circa 1970s and composed of five striking white Murano blown glass shades standing on stainless steel tubes.
Stainless Steel
Elaborate bamboo floor lamp with 5 large white plexiglass elements
Located in München, BY
Large Mid-Century Modern floor lamp made of bamboo and plexiglass shades.
Bamboo, Glass, Plexiglass
Brass Waterfall Floor Lamp by Lightolier, White Glass Diffusers, 1970s
By Tommi Parzinger, Lightolier
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Ethereal, majestic, brass waterfall floor lamp circa 1970s. Where does one begin when it comes to describing this lamp? It is absolutely stunning and unlike anything we’ve ever seen ...
Brass
Gateano Scolari Stilnovo Italian Floor Lamp from the 50s
By Massimo Scolari, Stilnovo
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Italian floor lamp from the 50s. Stilnovo Model "4013", designed by GateanoScolari. There are two light switches on the lamp, one of which can turn on two bulbs for "mood lighting", ...
Marble, Brass
Jacques Biny 'Biny' Floor Lamp for DCW éditions Paris
By Jacques Biny
Located in Tilburg, NL
Jacques Biny 'Biny' Floor Lamp for DCW éditions Paris. New, current production. A rigorous elegance. A dimmer and two gelatins, to regulate the intensity and warmth of the light; ad...
Steel
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Articulating Floor Lamp for Stilnovo in White
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Articulating Floor Lamp for Stilnovo in White. Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentury...
Steel
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Articulating Floor Lamp for Stilnovo in Red
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Articulating Floor Lamp for Stilnovo in Red. Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentury e...
Steel
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Articulating Floor Lamp for Stilnovo in Chrome
By Stilnovo, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Articulating Floor Lamp for Stilnovo in Chrome. Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentur...
Chrome, Steel
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Articulating Floor Lamp for Stilnovo in Black
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Articulating Floor Lamp for Stilnovo in Black. Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentury...
Steel
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Articulating Floor Lamp for Stilnovo in Green
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Topo' Articulating Floor Lamp for Stilnovo in Green. Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Midcentury...
Steel
Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1960's
By Carlo Nason
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
This sculptural five-armed Mid-Century Modern floor lamp was designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 1970s in Italy.
Chrome
Gemo P Floor Lamp by Luca Nichetto for Parachilna 2017
By Luca Nichetto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gemo P Floor lamp. Structure in black chrome electroplated steel. Diffuser in blown opal matt glass. Dimmer placed in electric cord. Designed by Luca Nichetto, 2017. Manufactured by...
Steel
Ennio Chiggio floor lamp model MP by Lumen form Italy, 1968
By Ennio Chiggio, Lumen
Located in Milano, IT
Ennio Chiggio floor lamp model MP by Lumen form Italy, 1968 Sculptural and minimalistic with a mechanical approach almost brutalist floor lamp, heavy metal base with chromed details...
Metal, Chrome
$1,658Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Modern Chromed Floor Lamp with Murano Glass Globes, Italy 1960s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Midcentury Modern Chromed Floor Lamp with Murano Glass Globes, Italy 1960s Sculptural vintage floor lamp manufactured in Italy in the 1960s. The item is composed by a black iron ba...
Chrome
Rare Swiss Design Jingzi Silicone Floor Lamp, Herzog & De Meuron, 2000s
By Herzog & de Meuron
Located in Renens, CH
The Jingzi lamp draws its inspiration from the organic shape of a suspended droplet and emerged from the design process for the lighting and hanging plants at the Kunsthalle Café in ...
Plastic, Silicone
Floor Lamp with Black and Chrome Base and White Glass Globe Shade
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-century modern floor lamp has a round black base, five chrome stems forming a tapered stand and a white glass globe shade.
Chrome
Floor Lamp Attributed to Carlo Nason 1960s Brass and Fountain of Glass Strands
By Carlo Nason
Located in London, GB
Each of the five sections contains two light sockets, providing both upward and downward illumination.
Brass
$5,876Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Vintage Collectible Italian Polimnia Floor Lamp by Studio BBPR for Artemide
By Artemide, Studio BBPR
Located in Milano, IT
It's a well refinished and extremely detailed floor lamp, manufactured from stainles steel - as opposed to chrome metal, back then the most popular (and cheaper) material.
Metal, Stainless Steel
Floor Lamp 1915, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Sign Muller
By Muller Frères
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Personalized Quotes: We would be delighted to advise you and provide a quote for any intervention according to your personal taste. Floor lamp Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty Mate...
Iron
Large 195cm Palm floor lamp by Christian Techoueyres for Maison Jansen 1970
By Maison Jansen, Christian Techoueyres
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Standing an impressive 195 cm high (76.8 inches) with a dramatic 95 cm diameter (37.4 inches), this sculptural floor lamp is the epitome of glamorous Hollywood Regency and sophistica...
Brass
Murano Glass and Polished Nickel Column Floor Lamp by Giovanni Dalla Fina, 1990s
By Giovanni Dalla Fina
Located in Villaverla, IT
Defined by a striking vertical presence and a masterful use of light, this "Totem" floor lamp is a rare find from the 1990s. Designed by Giovanni Dalla Fina, this piece represents a ...
Chrome
$3,743Sale Price|47% Off
1972, Aldo van den Nieuwelaar, Early White TC2 Floor Lamp for Artimeta
By Artimeta, Aldo van den Nieuwelaar
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
Metal
1950s Vintage Italian Brass & Marble Floor Lamp in the Style of Angelo Lelii
By Angelo Lelii
Located in Paris, FR
A stunning Italian 1950s mid-century modern floor lamp in the style of Angelo Lelii's work for Arredoluce.
Marble, Metal, Brass
Carlo Nason LT 320 “Cactus” Floor Lamp in Yellow Murano for Mazzega, Italy 1960s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Hellouw, NL
A rare design with a distinct silhouette, this “Cactus” floor lamp by Carlo Nason shows how bold shapes and refined technique can come together in lighting. Designed in collaboration...
Murano Glass
Midcentury Red and White 5-Arm Space Age Floor Lamp Attributed to Kaiser, 1960s
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
A midcentury floor lamp attributed to Kaiser made in Germany in the 1960s. It is fascinating with its Space Age design and five ball shaped opaque balls. The bottom of the light is m...
Metal, Brass
$3,269Sale Price|26% Off
1907, Mariano Fortuny for Palluco Italia, Photographer Lamp in Original Black
By Pallucco, Mariano Fortuny
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
Aluminum, Steel
Glass and Polished Stainless Steel Torchiere by Curtis Norton
By Lewis Trimble
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
This stunning five-arm floor lamp is the work of self-taught artist and master metalworker Curtis Norton, renowned for his exceptional skill in hand-forging stainless steel.
Murano Glass
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Floor Lamp V For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Floor Lamp V For Cassina Murano glass meets metal in a collection of lamps with multifaceted material expressions. The three models, inspire...
Glass
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Floor Lamp IV For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Floor Lamp I For Cassina Murano glass meets metal in a collection of lamps with multifaceted material expressions. The three models, inspire...
Glass
Fantasmino Table Lamp by Venini, Murano Glass, Mid-Century Italy
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The special relationship between light and matter that has always been the hallmark of VENINI glassware return in this line of table and floor lamps that bring the Opalino technique ...
Murano Glass
Max Bill Tulip Floor Lamp Globe Glass & Aluminium by Temde, Switzerland, 1960s
By Max Bill, Temde Leuchten
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant space age bubble glass globe floor and table light. Illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light.
Aluminum
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Suspension Lamp Beige I For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Suspension Lamp Beige I For Cassina Murano glass meets metal in a collection of lamps with multifaceted material expressions. The three mode...
Glass
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Suspension Lamp White I For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Suspension Lamp Beige I For Cassina Murano glass meets metal in a collection of lamps with multifaceted material expressions. The three mode...
Glass
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Table Lamp White II For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Table Lamp in White II For Cassina Murano glass meets metal in a collection of lamps with multifaceted material expressions. The three model...
Glass
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Convex Body White Wall Lamp For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Convex Body White Wall Lamp For Cassina Murano glass meets metal in a collection of lamps with multifaceted material expressions. The three ...
Glass
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Convex Body White Wall Lamp For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Linde Freya Tangelder Wax, Stone, Light Convex Body White Wall Lamp For Cassina Murano glass meets metal in a collection of lamps with multifaceted material expressions. The three ...
Glass
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 right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale 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.