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Sonneman Orbital Floor Lamp

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
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

VINTAGE Robert Sonneman Triennale Atomic Orbiter Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Chicago, IL
Space age Robert Sonneman Triennale Atomic Orbiter floor lamp. A very nice one is great condition
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20th Century American Space Age Floor Lamps

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Chrome

Triennale Orbiter Chrome Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman, c.1970
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Savannah, GA
A Triennale Orbiter chrome floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman, circa 1970. 38 inches wide and
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

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
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

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
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Triennale Mid Century Modern Orbiter 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
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Space Age Model Orbiter Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman, 1960s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Hamburg, DE
Counterweight standing lamp after a design by the American designer Robert Sonneman from the 1960s
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Vintage Chrome and Black Three Arm Orbit Floor Lamp- Mid Century Masterwork
By Robert Sonneman
Located in South Burlington, VT
Iconic Design With All New Switches and Wiring Vintage Chrome and Black Three Arm Floor Lamp
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

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Robert Sonneman Orbitor Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sonneman Orbitor Floor lamp in Chrome with black metal base and handle. Circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Robert Sonneman Orbitor Floor Lamp
Robert Sonneman Orbitor Floor Lamp
H 59 in W 18 in D 40 in
Sonneman Orbital Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Southampton, NY
Classic chrome and black enamel orbital head floor lamps with swing arm. Signed. Base is 13.5
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Orbiter Floor Lamp Designed by Robert Sonneman, circa 1960
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
Space Age "Or tier" floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman, circa 1960. This floor lamp is in
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Robert Sonneman White Three-Arm Orbiter Floor Lamp with Marble Base, 1960s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fantastic 1960s Robert Sonneman “orbiter" three-arm floor lamp with rare white enameled globes
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Carrara Marble, Metal, Enamel, Chrome, Copper

Robert Sonneman Chrome Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Hudson, NY
Robert Sonneman chrome orbital floor lamp in great condition with normal wear. Adjustable pivoting
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Robert Sonneman Chrome Floor Lamp
Robert Sonneman Chrome Floor Lamp
H 59.5 in W 46 in D 13 in
Orbiter Style Lamp by Robert Sonneman
Located in Toronto, CA
Orbiter lamp by Robert Sonneman; style of. Vintage chrome arch lamp in the style of Robert
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Vintage 1980s Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Robert Sonneman Orbitor Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Robert Sonneman Orbitor Floor Lamp.
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Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Sonneman Orbiter Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classic vintage "Orbiter" floor lamp by Robert Sonneman, counter balanced to adjust in a multitude
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20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Sonneman Orbiting Floor lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Robert Sonneman studios design "orbiting" floor lamp.
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Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Robert Sonneman Orbiter Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Adjustable floor lamp with counter balanced swing arm. Retains original Sonneman decal. Bulb globe
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Robert Sonneman Orbiter Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Mateo, CA
Adjustable floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman. The arc portion rotates 360 degrees. The
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Iron

Robert Sonneman Orbiter Floor Lamp
Robert Sonneman Orbiter Floor Lamp
H 62.5 in W 32 in D 13.5 in
pair of Robert Sonneman "Orbiter" Floor Lamps
By Robert Sonneman, Lightolier
Located in Bainbridge, NY
2 Mid Century cantilevered and Chrome and Black lacquered space age Triple Boom Lamps by Robert
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Robert Sonneman Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Stamford, CT
A Robert Sonneman Orbiter floor lamp, signed. This is a larger version constructed of chrome
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Robert Sonneman Floor Lamp
Robert Sonneman Floor Lamp
H 72 in W 39 in D 39 in
Large Robert Sonneman Orbiter Reticulating Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Miami, FL
SOLD Probably his most iconic lamp, Robert Sonneman's Orbiter floor lamp, here in original black
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Vintage Sonneman Floor Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
Vintage signed Sonneman orbiter floor lamp. The arm is adjustable and starts 46" from the floor
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Chrome

Orbiter Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Orbiter floor lamp by Sonneman, circa 1970s. Measure: Base 14" diameter.  
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20th Century American Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Orbiter Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Robert Sonneman, the "Orbiter" floor lamp , the counterbalanced head can turn, tilt and adjust to
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Orbiter Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in Highland, IN
A Classic design by Robert Sonneman, the "Orbiter" floor lamp is the perfect piece to use next to a
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Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

robert sonneman "orbitor" chrome floor lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
sonneman chrome floor lamp, adjustable arm.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Orbiter Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
the "Orbiter" is a unique yet practical floor lamp, as it's counter balanced to adjust in multitude
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20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Orbiter Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
handsome, functional, smooth, & nicely balanced original Sonneman sticker
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Orbiter Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
Orbiter Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
H 62.5 in W 40 in D 14 in
Orbiter Chrome Floor Lamp By Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A Chrome floor lamp " The Orbiter " By Robert Sonneman. This light has a counter balanced arm with
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Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Wire

Large Orbiter Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A classic design by Robert Sonneman, the "Orbiter" floor lamp is the perfect piece to use next to a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Robert Sonneman Chrome Cantilever Orbiter Floor Lamp, 1960s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Chattanooga, TN
The Orbiter floor lamp by Robert Sonneman. Chrome dome head can swivel and tilt into position
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Sonneman Chrome Orbiter Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in San Antonio, TX
Circa 1960s, Mid-Century Modern Orbiter Sonneman chromed steel floor lamp features an adjustable
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Space Age "Orbiter" Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Pasadena, CA
A rare "Orbiter" floor lamp by Robert Sonneman featuring three shades that can be rotated and fixed
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Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Robert Sonneman "Orbiter" Trienale Triple Globe Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage "Orbiter" triple globe floor lamp by Robert Sonneman for Trienale. All three chrome globe
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Orbiter Floor Lamp in White by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Topeka, KS
A Mid-Century Modern Classic orbiter floor lamp by Robert Sonneman. This one is white and chrome
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Robert Sonneman Orbiter Chrome Arc Adjustable Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Miami, FL
Chrome arc Orbiter floor lamp with adjustable swing arm designed and produced by Robert Sonneman
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern “Orbiter” Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Raleigh, NC
Robert Sonneman “Orbiter” Black Metal and Chrome Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp. 3 points of
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Chrome Space Age "Orbiter" Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Pasadena, CA
A rare "Orbiter" floor lamp by Robert Sonneman featuring three shades that can be rotated and fixed
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Orbiter Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Wilton, CT
Iconic and Classic orbiter lamp by Robert Sonneman. Excellent vintage condition.
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Mid-20th Century American Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Orbiter Lamp by Robert Sonneman
Orbiter Lamp by Robert Sonneman
H 56 in W 18 in D 18 in
1960s Chromed Steel Orbiter Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
A Classic midcentury floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman. The lamp is comprised of a chromed
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Sonneman Chrome Orbiter Floor Lamp with Larger Size Base
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Classic Sonneman "Oribiter" chrome floor lamp. Excellent clean, original example, harder to find
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Midcentury Modernist Articulating "Orbiter" Chrome Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
This sleek and dynamic Mid-Century Modernist Articulating "Orbiter" Floor Lamp in Chrome by Robert
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Robert Sonneman Adjustable Chrome Orbiter Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an original orbiter floor lamp, with an adjustable chrome head, by Robert
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Robert Sonneman 3-Arm Triennale Orbiter Eyeball Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage 3-arm floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman. circa 1970s. This lamp features three
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Matched Pair of Robert Sonneman Triennale Eyegball Orbiter Floor Lamps
By Arredoluce, Robert Sonneman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matching pair of Space Age Robert Sonneman Triennale Atomic Orbiter floor lamp. Classic modernist
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Robert Sonneman Style Triennale Orbiter Ball Floor Lamp in Black
By Robert Sonneman, Arredoluce
Located in Topeka, KS
ball or orb black floor lamp in the style of the Triennale Orbiter by Robert Sonneman and Arredoluce
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Orbiter Swing Arm Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Pasadena, CA
This "Orbiter" lamp by Robert Sonneman features a thin, minimal arced shaft that terminates in a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Robert Sonneman Pair of Chrome Orbiter Arm Floor Lamps, 1960s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an adjustable pair of "orbiter arm" floor lamps, in chrome, by Robert
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Robert Sonneman Orbiter Series Floor Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Robert Sonneman (American, b. 1943) "Orbiter" series floor lamp with an adjustable swing arm
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Mid-20th Century American Colonial Floor Lamps

Materials

Enamel, Chrome

Robert Sonneman "Orbiter" Triple Boom Floor Lamp
Located in Amarillo, TX
Fabulous space age "Orbiter" floor lamp in uncommon three boom configuration. Infinitely adjustable
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Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Blood Orange and Chrome "Orbiter" Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An original "Orbiter" articulating floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman that comprises a chromed
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Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Robert Sonneman Orbiter Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Highland, IN
A classic design by Robert Sonneman, the "Orbiter" floor lamp is the perfect piece to use next to a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Classic Sonneman Orbiter Floor Lamp With Original Paper Tag
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Robert Sonneman Orbiter model floor lamp. Classic infinite adjust position, chrome ball shade
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Robert Sonneman Chrome Orbital Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Spectacular chrome "orbiter" floor lamp by Robert Sonneman. A wonderful reading light with easily
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

"Orbitor" Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Chrome adjustable arm floor lamp by Robert Sonneman.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Chrome Orbit Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chrome orbit floor lamp by Robert Sonneman, American, circa 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Robert Sonneman Mid Century Chrome Orbiter floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Mid Century chrome swinging arm floor lamp having some adjustably to the shaft and switch to the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Robert Sonneman Triennale Atomic Orbiter Chrome Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Wayne, NJ
Mid-Century Modern floor lamp. Each of the three shades can be turned on independently. The arms
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Mid Century Orbiter Lamp, Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Riverdale, NY
Vintage Chrome and Black Three Arm Floor Lamp, original design by Robert Sonneman with
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Robert Sonneman Space Age 'Orbiter' Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Astoria, NY
Robert Sonneman American Mid-Century space age 'Orbiter' floor lamp in chrome with two arms and
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Vintage 1960s American Space Age Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

1960's Robert Sonneman Orbiter Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Wilton, CT
Very iconic and with good reason, this floor lamp is perhaps Sonneman's best known design.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Robert Sonneman Chrome Articulating Eyeball Orbiter Floor Lamp, USA, 1960s
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Miami, FL
Versatile adjustable and articulating floor lamp rendered in a chrome plated steel stem and eyeball
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pair of Adjustable Chrome Eyeball Orbiter Floor Lamps by Sonneman C 1970s
By Sonneman Lighting, George Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of chrome eyeball, orbiter style floor lamps attributed to Sonneman Lighting, in
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Iron

Original Vintage Robert Sonneman Orbital Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Original vintage Robert Sonneman orbital floor lamp. Great vintage condition.
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Vintage 1960s Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Sonneman Orbital Floor Lamps
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Newburgh, NY
Pair of chrome floor lamps by Sonneman, excellent vintage finish and new wiring.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Sonneman Orbital Floor Lamps
Sonneman Orbital Floor Lamps
H 55 in W 8 in D 20 in

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Sonneman Orbital Floor Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the sonneman orbital floor lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, chrome and steel, every sonneman orbital floor lamp was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the sonneman orbital floor lamp you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A sonneman orbital floor lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one sonneman orbital floor lamp that is appealing in its simplicity, but Robert Sonneman, Lightolier and Sonneman Lighting produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Sonneman Orbital Floor Lamp?

A sonneman orbital floor lamp can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,470, while the lowest priced sells for $200 and the highest can go for as much as $3,500.

Robert Sonneman for sale on 1stDibs

Though Robert Sonneman was quite literally born into the lighting business, it took working for another celebrated lighting maker for him to land upon the kind of boundary-pushing modernism for which the New York–based designer is known today.

At the age of 19, fresh off a stint in the U.S. Navy, Sonneman responded to an ad for a position working in the studio of George Kovacs on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where he became the sole employee. “Although my parents were in the lighting business, they came from a traditional perspective, and Kovacs introduced me to modernism,” Sonneman once said. “It was 1961, and I was immediately captured by the movement.”

While working for Kovacs, Sonneman became captivated by the work of the Bauhaus, and he began experimenting with the influential art and design school’s ideas of functional simplicity in lighting. In 1967, he opened his own studio.

Though Sonneman Design Group produced furniture for a brief time, the designer eventually elected to focus on the one category that had always fascinated him; the brand became known for its floor lamps, sconces, pendants and chandeliers that feature unconventional treatments toward shape and balance, often inspired by modern architecture. Sonneman once said of his work: “I saw the lamps that I built as lighting machines that glorified the industrial aesthetic.”

Indeed, in the spirit of Bauhaus functionality — Sonneman has also cited Mies van der Rohe as being an inspiration — the designer’s work takes function-centric forms and motifs and elevates them while prioritizing technology. This spirit of forward thinking continues today, as Sonneman’s brand, renamed SONNEMAN – A Way of Light in 2003, works with LED bulbs to continue to push the boundaries of what functional lighting can achieve aesthetically.

Current-day releases by SONNEMAN – A Way of Light (still overseen by Sonneman himself) feature 95 percent LED lights and include interior and exterior lighting as well as modular suspended lights as an alternative to track lighting. Sonneman’s vintage pieces, however, are still widely collected on the secondary market.

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Finding the Right Floor-lamps for You

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.