Post Modern Plaster Column Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Classic Post Modern plaster circular column floor lamp with matching plaster sphere finial.
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Plaster Floor Lamp Post Modern
Dramatic Over Scale Post Modern Plaster Floor Lamp c 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Dramatic oversize ceramic floor lamp of bulbous form with contrasting dark toned, textured glaze at the upper section, which appears to drip down onto the smooth creme colored bottom...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Post Modern Columnar Plaster Floor Lamps by Bob Graham Circa 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of sculptural plaster floor lamps by Bob Graham ca. 1980s. These are of adjustable height, with the original black lacquer shades. 64.5" high as shown, to top of shade. Bas...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
1980s Postmodern Plaster Floor Lamp by Dynasty Gallery
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
This sculptural plaster floor lamp is a refined example of 1980s Postmodern design, attributed to Dynasty Gallery, a California studio known for its expressive plaster lighting and d...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Sculptural Pink Plaster Floor Lamp Faux Pencil Reed
By Michael Taylor
Located in Delray Beach, FL
For your consideration is a plaster floor lamp with a pale pink finish made to look like pencil reed. Would make a great colorful addition to any room. Would look great in a mid cent...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Mid Century Hollywood Regency Post Modern Pink or Peach Spiral Floor Lamp
By Michael Taylor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We currently have a pair of these available and they are priced each. A stylish and chic spiral floor lamp in the style of Michael Taylor, circa 1970s. It features very heavy and sol...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
French Postmodern Palm Frond Plaster Floor Lamp Inspired by Serge Roche
By John Dickinson, Dorothy Draper, Frances Elkins, Serge Roche, Sirmos
Located in Houston, TX
French Postmodern palm frond plaster floor lamp inspired by Serge Roche. This tall French modern plaster floor lamp has a beautiful palm frond design and has been newly wired with br...
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Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Rare large postmodern American textured plaster zig zag floor lamp, 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Rare large postmodern American textured plaster zig zag floor lamp, complete with large drum shade. Hard to find these nowadays. Newly rewired with braided cord. Shade has a few mark...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Concrete
Plaster Floor Lamp with Lucite Base and Original Shade
Located in New York, NY
Classic Hollywood Regency Art Deco Revival Post Modern plaster lamp, with textured coral colored vertical center post, with a thick clear lucite base, lucite finial, and original con...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Lucite, Plaster
Drape Floor Lamp by Studio Bazazo
$8,350 / item
Drape Floor Lamp by Studio Bazazo
Located in Geneve, CH
Drape Floor Lamp by Studio Bazazo Dimensions: D 61,5 x W 40 x H 170 cm. Materials: Steel, sand, and plaster mixture. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold t...
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Other
Gamp Floor Lamp by Katrien Van Der Schueren
$35,969 / item
Gamp Floor Lamp by Katrien Van Der Schueren
Located in Geneve, CH
Gamp Floor Lamp by Katrien Van Der Schueren Dimensions: W 71.12 x D 45.72 x H 152.4 cm Materials: Sculpted in concrete and plaster and liquid metal Based in, produced and shipped fr...
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2010s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Concrete, Other, Metal
1980s Alsy Faux Travertine Barley Twist Postmodern Floor Lamp Michael Taylor
By Michael Taylor, Alsy Manufacturing 1
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A sculptural Postmodern floor lamp by Alsy Lighting, dating to the late 1980s. The lamp features an elegantly proportioned barley twist column with a hand-finished faux travertine su...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Boho Washed Bobbin Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking pair of vintage floor lamps is a masterclass in organic, sculptural design, offering an authoritative presence for the contemporary home. Expertly crafted with a rhythm...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rachel Floor Lamp in Gypsum and Fiberglass by Brent Warr Studios
By Brent Warr
Located in Bainbridge, GA
With its monolithic stature and softly tapered silhouette, the Rachel floor lamp is a modern assemblage of form and whimsy. Handcrafted in our Georgia, US studio, the lamp is constru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
6ft Bronze Female Form Torchiere Floor Lamp After Alberto Gicametti, c. 1970s
Located in Deland, FL
This commanding 6-foot torchiere floor lamp is a dramatic and sculptural homage to the elongated, expressive figures of Alberto Giacometti. The female form stands gracefully with arm...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Column-form Torchiere Floor Lamp w/ Palm Cornice, USA c 1980s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Newly lacquered in a flat, plaster-like finish, this column torchiere has an architectural vibe. Quality construction in a high grade composition material, it features a halogen lam...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Composition
Sky Set Sculptural Floor Lamp in Glass and Stainless Steel by Dace Sūna
Located in Geneve, CH
Sky Set Sculptural Floor Lamp in Glass and Stainless Steel by Dace Sūna. Dimensions: D 55 x W 113 x H 175 cm. Materials: Glass, Stainless Steel, LED. All our lamps can be wired acc...
Category
2010s Latvian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Longing Lamp by AOAO
$10,919 / item
Longing Lamp by AOAO
Located in Geneve, CH
Longing lamp by AOAO Dimensions:W 60 x D 13 x H 100 cm. Materials: grey plaster. Color options available upon request. The idea was born after deciding to reconnect with my family a...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Big Step Lamp by AOAO
$9,634 / item
Big Step Lamp by AOAO
Located in Geneve, CH
Big Step lamp by AOAO Dimensions: W 100 x D 16 x H 135 cm Materials: White plaster Color options available upon request. The idea was born after deciding to reconnect with my f...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Embrace Standing Lamp by Katrien Van Der Schueren
$30,830 / item
Embrace Standing Lamp by Katrien Van Der Schueren
Located in Geneve, CH
Embrace Standing Lamp by Katrien Van Der Schueren Dimensions: W 46.99 x D 45.72 x H 200.66 cm Materials: Sculpted in concrete and plaster with LEDs Based in, produced and shipped fr...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Concrete, Other
Embrace Bronze Standing Lamp by Katrien Van Der Schueren
$35,969 / item
Embrace Bronze Standing Lamp by Katrien Van Der Schueren
Located in Geneve, CH
Embrace Bronze Standing Lamp by Katrien Van Der Schueren Dimensions: W 46.99 x D 45.72 x H 187.96 cm Materials: Sculpted in concrete and plaster, liquid bronze finish with LEDs Base...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Concrete, Other, Bronze
Large the Giraffe Lamp by Kilzi
$4,496 / item
Large the Giraffe Lamp by Kilzi
Located in Geneve, CH
Large The Giraffe lamp by Kilzi Dimensions: D 65 x W 65 x H 210 cm. Materials: polished stainless steel. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Small the Giraffe Lamp by Kilzi
$4,496 / item
Small the Giraffe Lamp by Kilzi
Located in Geneve, CH
Small the Giraffe lamp by Kilzi Dimensions: D 55 x W 55 x H 185 cm. Materials: Polished stainless steel. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the US...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 2 The Giraffe Lamps by Kilzi
$8,992 / set
Set of 2 The Giraffe Lamps by Kilzi
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 the Giraffe Lamps by Kilzi Dimensions: D 65 x W 65 x H 210 cm, D 55 x W 55 x H 185 cm. Materials: Polished stainless steel. All our lamps can be wired according to each...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 2 the Grassing Giraffe Lamp by Kilzi
$11,304 / set
Set of 2 the Grassing Giraffe Lamp by Kilzi
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 the Grassing Giraffe lamp by Kilzi Dimensions: D 65 x W 210 x H 210 cm Materials: Stainless Steel. Dimensions may vary. All our lamps can be wired according to each co...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Embrace II Standing Sculpture by Katrien Van Der Schueren
Located in Geneve, CH
Embrace II Standing Sculpture by Katrien Van Der Schueren Dimensions: W 46.99 x D 45.72 x H 152.4 cm Materials: Sculpted in concrete and plaster Based in, produced and shipped from ...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Concrete, Other
Philippe Starck. Limited edition “Toobe” table lamp by Kartell, Italy, 2000s
$1,494Sale Price|20% Off
Philippe Starck. Limited edition “Toobe” table lamp by Kartell, Italy, 2000s
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Philipp Stark. Limited edition "Toobe" table lamp by Kartell, Italy, 2000s. Composed of a transparent PMMA cylinder with the names of the authors of Rowohlt printed on it, and a whit...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass, Plaster
Space In Space Double Floor Candelabrum in Brass Metal Resin by Atelier Ellery
Located in Geneve, CH
Space In Space Double Floor Candelabrum in Brass Metal Resin by Atelier Ellery Limited Edition Of 8 Pieces. Dimensions: D 46 x W 57 x H 87 cm. Materials: Brass resin. Available in d...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Candelabras
Materials
Brass
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1989 Serge Roche style Palm Wall Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Staten Island, NY
1980s Style after Serge Roche Palm Wall Torchiere Floor Lamp This iconic lamp will add the 80s Florida Miami vibe to any space
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
1989 Serge Roche style Palm Wall Torchiere Floor Lamps - A Pair
Located in Staten Island, NY
1980s Style after Serge Roche Palm Wall Torchiere Floor Lamps - A pair. This rare set of floor lamps from the 1980s will enhance any space or room.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Biomorphic Line by Studio Chora, Custom Floor Lamp, Stone, Made-To-Order Light
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H 47 in W 10 in D 16 in
Biomorphic Line by Studio Chora, Custom Floor Lamp, Stone, Made-To-Order Light
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Custom Floor Lamp Design by Studio Chora, Biomorphic Series, current production and made-to-order. 7-8 week lead time. Biomorphic: ‘bios' meaning life and 'morphe' meaning form. ...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Biomorphic Light by Studio Chora, Standing Lamp, White Limestone, Made-to-order
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H 47 in W 10 in D 16 in
Biomorphic Light by Studio Chora, Standing Lamp, White Limestone, Made-to-order
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Custom Floor Lamp Design by Studio Chora, Biomorphic Series, current production and made-to-order. 7-8 week lead time. Biomorphic: ‘bios' meaning life and 'morphe' meaning form. ...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Post Modern Plaster Floor Lamp, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Postmodern Plaster Floor Lamp, 1970
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Post Modern Swirl Plaster 1980s Floor Lamp and Table Lamp
By Michael Taylor
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Michael Taylor style spiral plaster floor lamp and table lamp. Circa 1980's. Chunky textural plaster spiral lamps with original empire shades. Shades are a bit discolored and...
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco Plaster Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional plaster torchiere lamp. Square bad and top, finished with a light yellow. By pacific coast lighting.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Organic Modern Plaster Faux Cactus Floor Lamp by Alsy
Located in Topeka, KS
You can have this fun faux cactus floor lamp instead! This fabulous circa 1980s organic modern lamp is comprised of plaster in the form of Mexican Fence Post cacti and we have topped...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Postmodern White Plaster Spiral Floor Lamp by Michael Taylor
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Discover the Postmodern White Plaster Spiral Floor Lamp by Michael Taylor, a fusion of art and function. This floor lamp's unique spiral design, crafted in white plaster, brings a sc...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Postmodern Plaster Spiral Twist Floor Lamp, 1980s American
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H 59.06 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Vintage Postmodern Plaster Spiral Twist Floor Lamp, 1980s American
By Michael Taylor
Located in Hastings, GB
Vintage postmodern plaster spiral twist floor lamp, 1980s American. Stamped with 'Sun 89'. Newly rewired with white braided cord. Original shade has a couple of dings. Lamp is perfec...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Art Deco White Plaster Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional plaster torchiere lamp. Square body and top with a white finish. By pacific coast lighting.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Artmaster Studios Geometric Triangular Painted Plaster Floor Lamp
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome postmodern Artmaster Studios geometric triangular hand painted plaster floor lamp. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Regency Plaster Bow Floor Lamps After Dickinson - a Pair
By John Dickinson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bold and sculptural, this stunning pair of vintage Regency plaster floor lamps channels the theatrical glamour of James Mont and the whimsical elegance of John Dickinson. Each lamp i...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Round Plaster Postmodern Spiral Floor Lamp in Manner of Michael Taylor - 1970s
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H 56.75 in Dm 7 in
Round Plaster Postmodern Spiral Floor Lamp in Manner of Michael Taylor - 1970s
By Michael Taylor
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall post modern circular plaster 1970s spiral floor lamp in the manner of Michael Taylor.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
1980s Postmodern Plaster Floor Lamp in a Freeform Ribbon Motif by Jaru
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very unusual plaster floor lamp by Jaru in an abstract form in tan with gold painted accents.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
1980s Cactus Floor Lamp
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1980s Cactus floor lamp in ceramic or plaster. Pale green with nice texture. Weighty design. A fun and functional element for any room. CONDITION NOTES: Original wiring is in wo...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Plaster
Vintage Boho Cactus Floor Lamp Bon Art 1990
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Fantastic vintage plaster floor lamp. A boho cactus shape in a pale toupe cerused finish. Acquired from a Jersey Shore estate.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Alfrank Neoclassical Column Floor Lamp 1980s Postmodern Torchiere Uplighter
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H 73.63 in W 13 in D 11.03 in
Alfrank Neoclassical Column Floor Lamp 1980s Postmodern Torchiere Uplighter
Located in London, GB
This impressive floor lamp is a playful, post-modern look at neoclassicism.
Category
Vintage 1980s Irish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Alfrank Neoclassical Column Floor Lamp 1980s Postmodern Torchiere Uplighter
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H 73.63 in W 13 in D 11.03 in
Alfrank Neoclassical Column Floor Lamp 1980s Postmodern Torchiere Uplighter
Located in London, GB
This impressive floor lamp is a playful, post-modern look at neoclassicism.
Category
Vintage 1980s Irish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Rare Vintage Post Modern American Textured Plaster Zig Zag Lamp 1980s
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H 35.44 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Rare Vintage Post Modern American Textured Plaster Zig Zag Lamp 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Large postmodern American textured plaster zig zag lamp, with original hard pleat shade. Newly rewired with braided cord. Very hard to source these lamps nowadays. A real statement p...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Plaster
Post Modern Plaster Twist Floor Lamp
By Michael Taylor
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Glazed plaster twist form post modern floor lamp, in very good original condition clean, working and ready to use.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Post Modern Plaster Twist Floor Lamp
By Michael Taylor
Located in New York, NY
Chic voguish glazed ceramic twist form post modern floor lamp, in very good original condition clean, working and ready to use. Sophisticated white on white color way, modern design...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Plaster
Vintage Post Modern Zig Zag Plaster Floor Lamp By Ziggurat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ziggurat, circa 1980. A vintage post modern floor lamp in the classical "zig-zag" form.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Sculptural Plaster Floor Lamp, 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
A white plaster floor lamp with a whimsical spiral design. Lampshade not included, please inquire for availability of options. USA, 1980s. Dimensions: 58.75" height x 12" diameter...
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Plaster Spiral Floor Lamp in the Style of Michael Taylor, 1980s
By Michael Taylor
Located in Chicago, IL
A plaster floor lamp in the style of Michael Taylor featuring a spiral column design with a square base. The textured plaster offers an organic elegance reminiscent of white-washed s...
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Vintage spiral twist Michael Taylor style textured plaster floor lamp, USA 1980s
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H 63 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Vintage spiral twist Michael Taylor style textured plaster floor lamp, USA 1980s
By Michael Taylor
Located in Hastings, GB
Spiral twist Michael Taylor style textured plaster floor lamp, USA 1980s. Newly rewired with braided cord. Shade is a little dirty but still useable Dimensions: height to top of bul...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Alfrank Neoclassical Column Floor Lamp 1980s Postmodern Torchiere Uplighter
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H 73.63 in W 13 in D 11.03 in
Alfrank Neoclassical Column Floor Lamp 1980s Postmodern Torchiere Uplighter
Located in London, GB
This impressive floor lamp is a playful, post-modern look at neoclassicism.
Category
Vintage 1980s Irish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Plaster Twist Floor Lamp, 1980s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A quirky relic from the 1980s, doing its best to stand out in a world of neon lights and bold patterns. Its twisted plaster form tells a story of an era that embraced the unconventio...
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Michael Taylor-Style Pale Pink Plaster Spiral Column Floor Lamps, 1980s
By Michael Taylor, Kreiss
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressive pair of 1980s pale pink plaster spiral column floor lamps with shades, done in the manner of Michael Taylor for Kreiss. Substantial column with a tightly-twisted spira...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Postmodern Sculptural Ribbon Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisite sculptural plaster lamp tied with a “ribbon.” Faux travertine plaster and fine detailing. Excellent condition. There is one tiny chip (see photo.) The floor lamp will come...
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stone
Vintage 1980s Faux Stone Architectural Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Postmodern Faux Stone Lamp hailing from the 1980s. An architectural accessory with a purpose. This solid floor lamp, in the shape of a doric column is evocative of the greeks...
Category
Vintage 1980s North American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Postmodern PLaster and Brass Column Torchiere
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall doric column with ruined effect revealing a brass torchiere uplight. Unsigned. Possibly a one-off.
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Cream Textured Plaster, 1980s Floor Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
Cream textured plaster 1980s floor lamp Measures: 63.0" to top of finial or 51.0" to bottom of harp. Fabric shade is 22.0" in diameter.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Postmodern Zig Zag Black Plaster Floor Lamp
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Sculptural zig zag black plaster and brass floor lamp from the 1980s. This post-modern style piece brings eclectic charm to any space.
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Red Superrari Lamp by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano
By Martine Bedin, Memphis Group
Located in Denton, MD
Limited Edition of only 99 produced. Bulbs included (uses standard candelabra base bulbs with included adapters) and has U.S. standard electrical plug. Memphis/Milano metal identific...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Plaster Floor Lamp Post Modern For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the plaster floor lamp post modern you’re looking for. Each plaster floor lamp post modern for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using plaster, ceramic and brass. If you’re shopping for a plaster floor lamp post modern, we have 10 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a plaster floor lamp post modern — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century.
How Much is a Plaster Floor Lamp Post Modern?
A plaster floor lamp post modern can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,098, while the lowest priced sells for $695 and the highest can go for as much as $7,797.
A Close Look at Post-modern Furniture
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
- A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
- Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
- Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
- Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980)
- Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
- Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
- Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood
- Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
- Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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.