Mid Century Modern Sonneman Style Chrome Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Sonneman style floor lamp in chrome color way. Very cool unique shape that mimics a kite or the sails of a ship. Has wire connections the top and the bottom that run through 4 outstr...
Metal, Wire
Vintage Robert Sonneman Mid Century Modern Black Eyeball Adjustable Desk Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Robert Sonneman Mid Century Modern Black Eyeball Adjustable Desk Task Lamp.
Metal
Sonneman Table Lamp Chrome & Lucite Mid Century Modern Space Age
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Lake Worth, FL
1960s-70s Mid Century Modern curved lucite and chrome ball table lamp. Adjustable angle chrome ball. Good vintage condition, chrome and lucite look good but so show age. Original wir...
Chrome
Vintage Robert Sonneman Triennale "Atomic Orbiter" Floor Lamp Mid-Century Modern
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage Robert Sonneman Triennale "Atomic Orbiter" floor lamp from the 1960s or 1970s.The lamp features three adjustable chrome "eyeball" shades on swing ar...
Chrome
$1,640Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Danish Modern Table Lamp! Sonneman Era 1970s Brass & Walnut
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS! SLEEK DANISH MODERN WALNUT & BRASS DESIGNER TABLE LAMP AFTER SONNEMAN LINEN SHADE!
Metal, Brass
Robert Sonneman "Orbiter" Leather And Chrome Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
The "Orbiter" a vintage mid century modern chrome ball lamp designed by Robert Sonneman in 1970.
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Eyeball Table Lamp Style of Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous eye ball style lamp in orange with a chrome base and shaft. Eye ball shade is fully adjustable. Chrome is in excellent vintage condition shade has some wear see pics.
Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Tear-Drop Table Lamps by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Chrome Tear-Drop Table Lamps with pleated shades. Shades fit on sockets but come with their original harps and finales. Very sleek and clean design! Each lamp is fitted wi...
Chrome
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Chrome Mid-Century Modern floor lamp by Robert Sonneman.
Chrome, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Lucite with Chrome Eyeball Desk Table Lamp Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant table desk lamp fully adjustable. Lamp pivots on a Lucite 7 x 7 base, tightens with the use of a chrome thumbscrew. Chrome eyeball shade does the same, totally adj...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Eyeball Desk or Table lamp by Richard Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and fully adjustable to your lighting needs, either raises up or lowers down the shaft while the eyeball lamp adjusts 380 degrees. In yellow paint, we also have 3 in white, ...
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Vintage Chrome Floor Lamp attr. Robert Sonneman, 1960s, USA
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century modern vintage chromed floor lamp design is attributed to Robert Sonneman.
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Table Desk Lamp by Richard Sonneman Cube Lamp
By Robert and Richard Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple elegant and so functional. Fully adjustable desk lamp by Robert Sonneman with a weighted base for stability. The Cube lamp in black with a chrome shaft in excellent vintage co...
Metal, Chrome, Steel
Mid Century Modern Bent Chrome Tube Table Desk Lamp Richard Sonneman
By Robert and Richard Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous desk lamp in nickel chrome steel. Classic Sonneman design. Excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Very functional and a architectural delight
Nickel, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Floor to Ceiling Pole Lamp Sonneman
By Robert and Richard Sonneman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple but elegant and rare pole lamp. Twin pods connected by bent smoked Lucite panels with a three-way switch. Floor to ceiling extension pole fits snugly in any room with a 8ft. c...
Brass, Steel
Triennale Mid Century Orbiter Black and Chrome Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage Triennale floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman circa 1970's. This versatile piece features three adjustable chrome orb light heads that pivot on balancing lever arms. Globe...
Metal, Chrome
$1,235Sale Price|35% Off
Rare Robert Sonneman Chrome Small Table Lamp! Iconic Mid Century Lighting 1960s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Peoria, AZ
SONNEMAN! MID CENTURY MODERN ATOMIC AGE CHROME TOWERS SMALL TABLE LAMP!
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Space Age Model Orbiter Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman, 1960s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Hamburg, DE
Additional information: Materials: Metal Color: Silver Styles: Mid-Century Modern Brand: Luci Italia Country of Origin: Italy Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned Diamension: 50....
Metal
Robert Sonneman Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Black and Chrome Floor Lamp, designed by Robert Sonneman, American, circa 1970s. It has been rewired and is ready to use.
Metal
Robert Sonneman Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sonneman chrome plated steel floor lamp. Lamp measures 18" wide, 18" deep and 65" high. Base is 10" diameter. We had the shade professionally relined. Shade measures 12" wide, 12" de...
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Sonneman for Kovacs Floor Lamps Pair Available
By Robert and Richard Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of tall elegant torchiers. Designed by Richard Sonneman for Kovacs. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Glass and marble are perfect. Brass has discolorat...
Marble, Brass
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Sonneman Minimalist Chrome Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Chrome tubular floor lamp by Sonneman. USA, circa 1970. On /off switch on stem; round base.
Chrome
Coil Table Lamp by Sonneman
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Chrome coil spring mounted on black base (Base 5 W x 5 D x 5.5 H inch). Lamp total H 33 inch x H to top of coil 18.5 inches. Clean, working condition, accepts standard size screw in ...
Metal, Chrome
$1,596Sale Price|20% Off
Robert Sonneman Eyeball Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Diego, CA
Robert Sonneman eyeball floor lamp circa 1960s, USA. The lamp features a chrome sphere shade on a pivoting arm that can be adjusted to multiple vertical heights with cylindrical blac...
Stainless Steel
Robert Sonneman "Gazing Ball" Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Highland, IN
A rare and important design by famous lighting designer Robert Sonneman, this wildly innovative table lamp uses one-way mirror and touch-lamp technology to create a striking minimali...
Steel
Robert Sonneman Counter Balance Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Sheffield, MA
Mid-century 1970s vintage counter balance arm adjustable floor lamp by Robert Sonneman.
Metal
Midcentury George Kovacs Robert Sonneman Modern Reading Lamp
By George Kovacs, Sonneman Lighting
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Offered for sale is a Mid-Century Modern floor lamp designed by George Kovacs for Robert Sonneman, circa 1970s.
Chrome
Postmodern Banker's Lamp Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs Mid-Century
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Postmodern "Banker's Lamp" designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, typically dating to the 1980s. Characterized by its sleek, architectural lines, ...
Steel
Robert Sonneman Table Lamp Postmodern 1980s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Čelinac, BA
Robert Sonneman Postmodern Table Lamp 1980s
Metal
Robert Sonneman Sculptural Chrome Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Chrome Floor Lamp, designed by Robert Sonneman, American, circa 1960s. It has been rewired and is ready to use. The mirrored globe light bulbs are not included, as they ar...
Chrome, Metal
Robert Sonneman Marble Base Table Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in East Hampton, NY
Adjustable metal and marble table lamp by Robert Sonneman for Kovacs.
Marble
Rare Double Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Peekskill, NY
Robert Sonneman is an American designer known for his innovative and modern lighting designs. Often referred to as "The Lighting Guy," Sonneman's work has been influential in shaping...
Chrome
$2,800 / set
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Globe Table Lamps
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern chrome globes arranged in spiral clusters table lamps.
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 the Sonneman Lighting Co. circa 1960's.
Steel, Chrome
$839Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass & Chrome Table Lamps
By Laurel Lamp Company, Robert Sonneman
Located in Burbank, CA
Vintage Mid-century Modern table lamps for sale. From the 1950’s, and in complimenting chrome and brass. One lamp is chrome with brass rings and the brass lamp has chrome rings on th...
Brass, Chrome
Iconic Vintage Robert Sonneman Saturn Table Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Iconic midcentury Sonneman “Saturn” lamp originally designed by George Kovacs having round glass top with brass dome on top. CD
Brass
$2,200 / set
Pair Robert Sonneman Chrome Sail Floor Lamps
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A matching pair of chrome Sail or Kite floor lamps with adjustable half shades having satin white backsides. Well crafted with ceramic bulb fixtures and foot switch attributed to the...
Chrome, Metal
Robert Sonneman Style Chrome Eyeball Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Minimalist chrome eyeball floor lamp in the style of Robert Sonneman with black base. The chrome head is adjustable.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Chrome Table Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern smoked Lucite and chrome three globes table lamp.
Vintage Robert Sonneman Chrome Adjustable 'Arc' Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1960s Robert Sonneman floor lamp featuring an arching arm, which connects the chrome ball fixture to the stem - all supported by a painted-steel, circular base. The arm height is adj...
Chrome, Steel
Robert Sonneman Style Adjustable Height Chrome Eyeball Lamp w/ Enamel Shade
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chic and elegant midcentury modern chrome floor lamp with adjustable black enamel eyeball shade. Redolent and evocative of many Robert Sonneman designs. Chrome in very good original ...
Chrome
Robert Sonneman 3-Arm Adjustable Eyeball Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman. Three adjustable arms with pivoting sockets allot for myriad configurations of form and function. Chrome is good condition for age. Wil...
Metal
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 is in very fine, original and working condition, having three chrome arms which adju...
Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Brass Finish Adjustable Table Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice fully adjustable four bulbs table lamp.
Brass
Chrome and Black Floor lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1960’s three polish chrome and black lacquered floor lamp by Robert Sonneman. Newly rewire, with new rotating switch. It takes three 75w max Edison light bulbs. Wired for US. Dim...
Chrome
Adjustable Mid-Century Modern Reading Floor Lamp
By Sonneman Lighting, Arredoluce
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern adjustable reading floor lamp.
Pair of Robert Sonneman Adjustable White Floor Lamps
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
A pair of white metal and chrome floor lamps with adjustable shade and arm. USA, circa 1970. Made by Robert Sonneman. Priced as two (2) floor lamps. Dimensions: 54.5 inch height 9...
Chrome
Rare Robert Sonneman Atomic Three Eye Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare Robert Sonneman floor lamp with three eye sockets. Each socket has its own independent switch and the head swivel up and down and side to side to be directed in any direction. G...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Smoked Glass Side Table Floor Lamp
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice mid-century modern floor lamp side table with original faux leather shade.
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Polished Chrome Bullet Shape Table Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern bullet shape table lamp.
Chrome
$1,695Sale Price|43% Off
1960s Robert Sonneman Massive Fluorescent Tube Table Lamp , USA
By Sonneman Lighting, Robert Sonneman
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare huge , minimalist modern thick extruded aluminium table lamp by Robert Sonneman. Solid, well made with prime quality material and hardware . There is an up and down play of ...
Aluminum
Black Marble Column Table Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful black marble table lamp by Robert Sonneman. simple design goes with many styles. shade not included Dimensions: Height of the marble 16" Diameter 4" Total height incl...
Marble
Robert Sonneman Style Chrome Table Lamp on Marble Base
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Absolutely stunning table lamp in the style of Robert Sonneman. 3 chrome shades an adjustable arms pivot atop marble base.
Chrome
Robert Sonneman Counter Balance Articulating Floor Lamp, Circa 1960
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Rochester, NY
Robert Sonneman floor lamp, model 8003 / Robert Sonneman Associates Inc. USA 1965. Sonneman Manufacturers Catalog, pg. 16. Chrome plated steel, chrome plated brass adjustment fitting...
Brass, Aluminum, Chrome, Steel
1980s Gorgeous Robert Sonneman Table Lamp for Gerorge Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Robert Sonneman Table Lamp for Gerorge Kovacs. This lamp is an icon lamp. It works perfectly and is in excellent condition. Dimension: 17,32"x 4,53" x 15,16" H inches...
Metal
Robert Sonneman Adjustable Floor Lamp In Chrome
By Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: USA Designer: Robert Sonneman Manufacturer: Kovacs Era: 1960s Materials: Chromed Steel Measurements: 8" wide x 11" deep x 50" tall Condition: In excellent original working c...
Steel, Chrome
1970s Style of Robert Sonneman Brass Cylinder Table Lamps
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modern Brass Cylinder Table Lamp Pair Pop Art Sculptural Style of Robert Sonneman. No verification present. Features new cable wiring with dimmer. Includes Two Bulbs. Original ...
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.
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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.
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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.
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