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Rare Pair of Mid-Century Stainless Steel and Brass Lamps
Rare Pair of Mid-Century Stainless Steel and Brass Lamps

Rare Pair of Mid-Century Stainless Steel and Brass Lamps

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Chic pair of stainless steel cylinder lamps with applied abstract brass decoration, measures Shaft 4" diameter x 21" high. Shades for display only, not included.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Mid Century Stainless Steel Floor Lamp
Mid Century Stainless Steel Floor Lamp

Mid Century Stainless Steel Floor Lamp

Located in Doylestown, PA

Mid-Century Modern floor lamp in brushed stainless steel.

Category

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

1960s Square Brushed Stainless Steel Table Lamp by Laurel Lamp Co.
1960s Square Brushed Stainless Steel Table Lamp by Laurel Lamp Co.

1960s Square Brushed Stainless Steel Table Lamp by Laurel Lamp Co.

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in London, GB

Square brushed stainless steel lamp with a cut out design of stainless steel panels by Laurel lamp Mfg.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel and Brass Table Lamp, American Mid-Century
Stainless Steel and Brass Table Lamp, American Mid-Century

Stainless Steel and Brass Table Lamp, American Mid-Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

A stainless steel and brass table lamp. Recently restored and re-wired. American 1950's-1960's.

Category

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

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Table Lamp, Stainless Steel, Mid-Century, 1970
Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Table Lamp, Stainless Steel, Mid-Century, 1970

Angelo Lelii Arredoluce Table Lamp, Stainless Steel, Mid-Century, 1970

By Arredoluce, Angelo Lelii

Located in New York, NY

Angelo Lelii Arredoluce table lamp, Stainless Steel, Magnetic Eyeball, Signed. Small but chunky square table lamp with a removable magnetic perforated shade. Empire Metal of Astoria,...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Italian Mid-Century Modern Atom Table Lamp, Stainless Steel, 1974
Italian Mid-Century Modern Atom Table Lamp, Stainless Steel, 1974

Italian Mid-Century Modern Atom Table Lamp, Stainless Steel, 1974

Located in bari, IT

Atom design table lamp from the 1970s in stainless steel. The lamp is sold without the lampshade in the picture, but it can be requested in the form, sizes and colors at will with...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Stainless Steel Cylindrical Table Lamps
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Stainless Steel Cylindrical Table Lamps

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Stainless Steel Cylindrical Table Lamps

By George Kovacs

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Pair of tall (28.5 inches to the top of the socket) elegant polished stainless steel lamps. Cylindrical form with no seams in the steel. These lamps would look great with black shade...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Industrial Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Cedric Hartman Stainless Steel Parallel Bar Pharmacy Floor Lamp
Cedric Hartman Stainless Steel Parallel Bar Pharmacy Floor Lamp

Cedric Hartman Stainless Steel Parallel Bar Pharmacy Floor Lamp

By Cedric Hartman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Designed in the 1970s, the stainless floor lamp by Cedric Hartman is an enduring design classic. The modernist floor lamp features a stainless steel dome shade, that offers focused t...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Stainless Chrome Floor Lamps, a Pair
Mid-Century Modern Stainless Chrome Floor Lamps, a Pair

Mid-Century Modern Stainless Chrome Floor Lamps, a Pair

Located in Esperance, NY

These stunning stylish midcentury chrome lamps. The lamps are very heavy and are very high quality. Lamps shades are plastic and are held up by three stainless rods that screw in.

Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Cedric Hartman Parallel Bar Brass and Stainless Steel Floor Lamp
Cedric Hartman Parallel Bar Brass and Stainless Steel Floor Lamp

Cedric Hartman Parallel Bar Brass and Stainless Steel Floor Lamp

By Cedric Hartman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Designed in the 1970s, this brass and stainless steel floor lamp by Cedric Hartman is an enduring design classic. The modernist lamp features a triangular brass shade attached to two...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Pair of Cedric Hartman Brass and Stainless Steel Floor Lamps
Pair of Cedric Hartman Brass and Stainless Steel Floor Lamps

Pair of Cedric Hartman Brass and Stainless Steel Floor Lamps

By Cedric Hartman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Designed in the 1970s, these brass and stainless steel floor lamps by Cedric Hartman are an enduring design classic. The modernist floor lamps feature triangular brass shades attache...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Laurel Mid Century Brushed Stainless and Brass Table Lamp
Laurel Mid Century Brushed Stainless and Brass Table Lamp

Laurel Mid Century Brushed Stainless and Brass Table Lamp

By Milo Baughman

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A very sophisticated Mid Century table lamp with mixed metal detail in brushed stainless steel and brass.

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Cedric Hartman Parallel Bar Brass and Stainless Steel Floor Lamp
Cedric Hartman Parallel Bar Brass and Stainless Steel Floor Lamp

Cedric Hartman Parallel Bar Brass and Stainless Steel Floor Lamp

By Cedric Hartman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Designed in the 1970s, this brass and stainless steel floor lamp by Cedric Hartman is an enduring design classic. The modernist lamp features a triangular brass shade attached to two...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

1970's Italian Stainless Steel Table Lamp
1970's Italian Stainless Steel Table Lamp

1970's Italian Stainless Steel Table Lamp

Located in Paris, FR

A very cool originally shaped table lamp composed of steel and designed with a plastic shade. Light switch at the cord. Restored condition. The wire is professionally checked. E2...

Category

20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Brushed Stainless Steel Lamp by Maison Charles et Fils
Brushed Stainless Steel Lamp by Maison Charles et Fils

Brushed Stainless Steel Lamp by Maison Charles et Fils

By Maison Charles et Fils

Located in Brussels, BE

"Ogive" brushed stainless steel massive lamp by Charles et Fils. From the 1970s. Original metal lampshade. Signed.  

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Enameled Steel Floor Lamps, 1970
Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Enameled Steel Floor Lamps, 1970

Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Enameled Steel Floor Lamps, 1970

Located in New York, NY

Pair of French Mid-Century Modern stainless steel standing lamps that have been enameled in gun metal.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

Monumental Large Stainless Steel Floor Lamps by Targetti – Italy, 1970s
Monumental Large Stainless Steel Floor Lamps by Targetti – Italy, 1970s

Monumental Large Stainless Steel Floor Lamps by Targetti – Italy, 1970s

By Targetti Sankey

Located in Echt, NL

Own a rare piece of Italian design history with these very large bespoke cylindrical floor lamps, Originally custom-made for an exclusive private club in Bologna. Only six of these s...

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Willy Rizzo Vintage Table Lamp "Love", Stainless Steel & Brass, 1970s
Willy Rizzo Vintage Table Lamp "Love", Stainless Steel & Brass, 1970s

Willy Rizzo Vintage Table Lamp "Love", Stainless Steel & Brass, 1970s

By Willy Rizzo

Located in Vilnius, LT

Vintage Willy Rizzo table lamp "Love" from 1970's. Table lamp in square stainless steel, copper color interior, brass bottom with rheostat to adjust the light intensity. Bulb holders...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Chrome, Stainless Steel

Vintage Greta Von Nessen Desk Lamp in Stainless Steel
Vintage Greta Von Nessen Desk Lamp in Stainless Steel

Vintage Greta Von Nessen Desk Lamp in Stainless Steel

By Nessen Studio, Greta Von Nessen

Located in Chicago, IL

Vintage Greta Von Nessen Desk Lamp in understated Stainless Steel. The shade pivots up and down. And the staff rotates clockwise and counterclockwise (180 degrees). A very simple yet...

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1970's Stainless Steel Flower Lamp by Jacqueline Trocmé
1970's Stainless Steel Flower Lamp by Jacqueline Trocmé

1970's Stainless Steel Flower Lamp by Jacqueline Trocmé

Located in Paris, FR

The light resembling a flower is designed with beautiful leaves all around and a soft central opaline white glass shade in the center. The stainless steel structure is in wonderful c...

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Cedric Hartman T Base Parallel Bar Brass and Stainless Steel Floor Lamps
Pair of Cedric Hartman T Base Parallel Bar Brass and Stainless Steel Floor Lamps

Pair of Cedric Hartman T Base Parallel Bar Brass and Stainless Steel Floor Lamps

By Cedric Hartman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Designed in the 1970s, the brass and stainless steel floor lamps by Cedric Hartman are an enduring design classic. The modernist lamps feature triangular brass shades attached to two...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Pierre Cardin Cylindrical Stainless Steel Beaded Table Lamp c. 1970s
Pierre Cardin Cylindrical Stainless Steel Beaded Table Lamp c. 1970s

Pierre Cardin Cylindrical Stainless Steel Beaded Table Lamp c. 1970s

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Saint Louis, MO

This cylindrical beaded table lamp by Pierre Cardin has that chic Studio 54 1970s vibe when the likes of Halston and Liza boogied into the night. Architectural silhouette with strand...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Cedric Hartman 91 CO Floor Lamp in Brass and Stainless Steel
Cedric Hartman 91 CO Floor Lamp in Brass and Stainless Steel

Cedric Hartman 91 CO Floor Lamp in Brass and Stainless Steel

By Cedric Hartman

Located in Highland, IN

Designed in 1978 by Cedric Hartman (American, Omaha, NE, 1929), this model "91 CO" floor lamp, features a mix of brass and stainless steel components. Heavy base for stability, the l...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Floor Lamp Ceramic Top Stainless Steel Frame - ready to ship
Floor Lamp Ceramic Top Stainless Steel Frame - ready to ship

Floor Lamp Ceramic Top Stainless Steel Frame - ready to ship

By Filipe Ramos

Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo

The Linha collection is a collaboration between Hannelore Freer and Filipe Ramos. The handbuilt ceramic tops are one-of-a-Kind art pieces made by Hannelore Freer at Greenwich House ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Minimalist Stainless Steel Floor Lamp Attributed to Maison Jansen, France 1970s
Minimalist Stainless Steel Floor Lamp Attributed to Maison Jansen, France 1970s

Minimalist Stainless Steel Floor Lamp Attributed to Maison Jansen, France 1970s

By Maison Jansen

Located in New York, NY

Forme libre modernist stainless steel lamp European socket and wiring Fair vintage condition some scratches and dents on the surface of the base Lamp sells without shade ; shades opt...

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

'Yoruba Rose' Japanese Washi Paper & Stainless Steel Floor Lamp for Ingo Maurer
'Yoruba Rose' Japanese Washi Paper & Stainless Steel Floor Lamp for Ingo Maurer

'Yoruba Rose' Japanese Washi Paper & Stainless Steel Floor Lamp for Ingo Maurer

By Ingo Maurer, Dagmar

Located in Los Angeles, CA

'Yoruba Rose' Japanese Washi paper & stainless steel floor lamp for Ingo Maurer Designed by Dagmar Mombach and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lightin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel Table Lamp by Edera Radici for Sagim – Italy, 1970
Stainless Steel Table Lamp by Edera Radici for Sagim – Italy, 1970

Stainless Steel Table Lamp by Edera Radici for Sagim – Italy, 1970

By Sagim, Italy, Edera Radici

Located in Echt, NL

Impressive sculptural ‘Avant Garde” table lamp in very good condition. Designed by Edera Radici in the 1970s Produced by Sagim, Italy The lamp is made of curved sheets of polished...

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Italian Space Age Stainless Steel Table Lamp – Attributed to Goffredo Reggiani
Italian Space Age Stainless Steel Table Lamp – Attributed to Goffredo Reggiani

Italian Space Age Stainless Steel Table Lamp – Attributed to Goffredo Reggiani

By Goffredo Reggiani

Located in London, GB

Materials: Polished stainless steel, white-painted interiors, chrome base Style: Italian Space Age / Mid-century Modern Attributed to: Goffredo Reggiani, known for his innovative lig...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel

Eclectic Set of Five Different Stainless Steel Lamps with Original Shades
Eclectic Set of Five Different Stainless Steel Lamps with Original Shades

Eclectic Set of Five Different Stainless Steel Lamps with Original Shades

Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF

Set of five different small lamps made of stainless steel, each of different shape and coming with it's original fabric shade set with metal.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Lamps Mosaic Stainless Steel Inlaid Labradorite by Stan Usel
Pair of Lamps Mosaic Stainless Steel Inlaid Labradorite by Stan Usel

Pair of Lamps Mosaic Stainless Steel Inlaid Labradorite by Stan Usel

By Stan Usel 1

Located in New York, NY

Pair of lamps mosaic stainless steel inlaid Labradorite by Stan Usel. These pieces are made exclusively and distributed in USA for Saint Germain antiques. Exceptional craftsmanship....

Category

2010s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stone, Stainless Steel

La Murrina Grey Orb Floor Lamp, Murano Glass & Stainless Steel, 1980s
La Murrina Grey Orb Floor Lamp, Murano Glass & Stainless Steel, 1980s

La Murrina Grey Orb Floor Lamp, Murano Glass & Stainless Steel, 1980s

By La Murrina

Located in New York, NY

Italian mid century floorlamp featuring a brushed steel stand and an oversized grey Murano orb. C70/80s Italy. Uses 1 bulb. Base is 15" x 15". A great ambient light source.

Category

20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Table Lamp in Red Lacquered Stainless Steel by Studio Set 1970s Italy
Table Lamp in Red Lacquered Stainless Steel by Studio Set 1970s Italy

Table Lamp in Red Lacquered Stainless Steel by Studio Set 1970s Italy

Located in Cascina, Pisa

Table Lamp in red lacquered stainless steel produced by Studio Set in 1970s Italy.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

'Yoruba Rose' Japanese Washi Paper &  Stainless Steel Table Lamp for Ingo Maurer
'Yoruba Rose' Japanese Washi Paper &  Stainless Steel Table Lamp for Ingo Maurer

'Yoruba Rose' Japanese Washi Paper & Stainless Steel Table Lamp for Ingo Maurer

By Dagmar, Ingo Maurer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

'Yoruba Rose' Japanese Washi paper & stainless steel table lamp for Ingo Maurer Designed by Dagmar Mombach and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lightin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

A French 1970s Metal and Stainless Steel Floor Lamp
A French 1970s Metal and Stainless Steel Floor Lamp

A French 1970s Metal and Stainless Steel Floor Lamp

Located in Long Island City, NY

A metal base and stem floor lamp with two asymmetric stainless steel shades. Designer not found / identified by us.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Maria Pergay Floor Lamp Uginox Mid Century
Maria Pergay Floor Lamp Uginox Mid Century

Maria Pergay Floor Lamp Uginox Mid Century

By Maria Pergay

Located in Berlin, BE

In good working condition and fully authentic, a very unique and even rare stainless steel chrome floor lamp from 1968, a design by the French furniture designer Maria Pergay.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Table Lamps in Mosaic Stainless Steel and Agates by Stan Usel
Pair of Table Lamps in Mosaic Stainless Steel and Agates by Stan Usel

Pair of Table Lamps in Mosaic Stainless Steel and Agates by Stan Usel

By Stan Usel 1

Located in New York, NY

Created to measure by Stan Usel, this pair detail of stainless steel, table lamps topped with a magnificent lapis lazuli and agates gemstone highlighting a mosaic radiation. Each pie...

Category

2010s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Agate, Stainless Steel

Harvey Guzzini Adjustable White Stainless Steel Table Lamp 1960s
Harvey Guzzini Adjustable White Stainless Steel Table Lamp 1960s

Harvey Guzzini Adjustable White Stainless Steel Table Lamp 1960s

By Harvey Guzzini

Located in amstelveen, NL

A rare table lamp designed in the 60s by Harvey Guzzini for Guzzini, Italy. Chromed metal foot and frame with white plastic lampshade. The lampshade is very adjustable in position an...

Category

Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Tables Lamps in Mosaic Stainless Steel and Meteorite by Stan Usel
Pair of Tables Lamps in Mosaic Stainless Steel and Meteorite by Stan Usel

Pair of Tables Lamps in Mosaic Stainless Steel and Meteorite by Stan Usel

By Stan Usel 1

Located in Brussels, BE

Created to measure by Stan Usel, this pair detail of red copper, stainless steel and brass table lamps topped with a magnificent meteorite gemstone highlighting a mosaic radiation. E...

Category

2010s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel

Large Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp
Large Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp

Large Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp

Located in København, København

Elegant French 1970s Mid-Century Modern table lamp with a geometrical brushed aluminium base and the original square shade in cream colores linen. Maison Charles style.

Category

Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Large Floor Lamp with Long Arm, attributed to Selenova, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Large Floor Lamp with Long Arm, attributed to Selenova, Italy, Mid-20th Century

Large Floor Lamp with Long Arm, attributed to Selenova, Italy, Mid-20th Century

By Selenova

Located in New York, NY

Very large floor lamp with black hemispherical base and smooth stainless-steel stem. The lampshade is mounted on an adjustable arm, mirroring the shape of the base and finished in bl...

Category

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

20th Century Silver Swedish Metal Golvlampa, Steel Floor Lamp by Konsthantverk
20th Century Silver Swedish Metal Golvlampa, Steel Floor Lamp by Konsthantverk

20th Century Silver Swedish Metal Golvlampa, Steel Floor Lamp by Konsthantverk

By Konsthantverk Tyringe 1

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A silver, vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish floor lamp with a white shade, made of hand crafted stainless steel.

Category

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

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

Cork and Stainless Steel Floor Lamp in the Style of Paul Evans
Cork and Stainless Steel Floor Lamp in the Style of Paul Evans

Cork and Stainless Steel Floor Lamp in the Style of Paul Evans

By Paul Evans

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Expertly crafted in the style of renowned designer Paul Evans, this floor lamp combines the warmth and texture of cork with the sleek, modern appeal of stainless steel. The result is...

Category

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

Materials

Cork

Tall Metal Doctor's Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
Tall Metal Doctor's Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, Czechoslovakia, 1950s

Tall Metal Doctor's Lamp, Mid-Century Modern, Czechoslovakia, 1950s

Located in Zohor, SK

Wow, what a find! This is an original floor lamp used by a medical doctor since 1960s. The lamp stands on a metal base with gray colored steel. The actual light is held by a metal ar...

Category

Vintage 1950s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

Walter Von Nessen Mid Century Desk / Table Lamp
Walter Von Nessen Mid Century Desk / Table Lamp

Walter Von Nessen Mid Century Desk / Table Lamp

By Walter Von Nessen

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A very well crafted flared cone shaped shaded white metal desk or table lamp with brushed stainless staff . The heavy round matching base has a push button switch with upper adjustab...

Category

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

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

Laurel 70's Chrome / Black Chrome Table Lamp
Laurel 70's Chrome / Black Chrome Table Lamp

Laurel 70's Chrome / Black Chrome Table Lamp

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A very well crafted table lamp with brushed stainless steel body having polished chrome and black chrome accents . Topped with a linen barrel shade this lamp has that luxurious vibe ...

Category

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

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Arne Jacobsen AJ Floor Lamp in Polished Stainless Steel for Louis Poulsen
Arne Jacobsen AJ Floor Lamp in Polished Stainless Steel for Louis Poulsen

Arne Jacobsen AJ Floor Lamp in Polished Stainless Steel for Louis Poulsen

By Arne Jacobsen

Located in Tilburg, NL

Arne Jacobsen AJ Floor Lamp for Louis Poulsen. Designed in 1957, current production. Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Lamp for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (Radisson Collection) i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Italian Mid-Century Modern Cantilevered & Counter-balance Floor Lamp c. 1975
Italian Mid-Century Modern Cantilevered & Counter-balance Floor Lamp c. 1975

Italian Mid-Century Modern Cantilevered & Counter-balance Floor Lamp c. 1975

By Artemide

Located in New York, NY

The lamp draws from a linear, minimalist, high tech sensibility and post-modern aesthetics while using simple, pure color palette of stainless steel, bright red and black.

Category

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

Floorlamp in Enameled Metal and Stainless Steel by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi
Floorlamp in Enameled Metal and Stainless Steel by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi

Floorlamp in Enameled Metal and Stainless Steel by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi

By Oscar Torlasco, Lumi

Located in Hellouw, NL

Three adjustable spherical shades, crafted in enameled metal and stainless steel, sit atop slender rods anchored to a circular base.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

Pair of Forged Stainless Lamps by Curtis Norton
Pair of Forged Stainless Lamps by Curtis Norton

Pair of Forged Stainless Lamps by Curtis Norton

By Curtis Norton

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

An exceptional pair of hand-forged stainless steel lamps by self-taught artist Curtis Norton. These elegant arch lamps feature expertly hand-bent and welded stainless steel, meticulo...

Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Baton Desk Lamp Michael Lax Lightolier Mid Century Modern
Baton Desk Lamp Michael Lax Lightolier Mid Century Modern

Baton Desk Lamp Michael Lax Lightolier Mid Century Modern

By Lightolier, Michael Lax

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, a vintage "Baton" desk lamp designed by Michael Lax for Lightolier, dating from approximately 1967. Features a minimalist, linear aesthetic with a chrome-pla...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Decorative Floor Lamp in Chromed Metal with Diamond Shaped Shades
Mid-Century Decorative Floor Lamp in Chromed Metal with Diamond Shaped Shades

Mid-Century Decorative Floor Lamp in Chromed Metal with Diamond Shaped Shades

By Oma Light Design

Located in Milano, IT

Mid-Century Modern Lamp - Chromed Floor Lamp - Gio Ponti Style Lamp Offered for sale is a seldom-seen and extremely attractive floor lamp in chromed and white-lacquered metal. Manuf...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Bruno Gecchelin Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp, Italy, Circa 1978
Bruno Gecchelin Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp, Italy, Circa 1978

Bruno Gecchelin Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp, Italy, Circa 1978

By Bruno Gecchelin, Guzzini

Located in bari, IT

Italian midcentury floor lamp by Bruno Gecchelin design for Guzzini Italia, 1970s. Bruno Gecchelin was born in Milan in 1939. In 1962 he developed studies and research on gas cookers...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Silver Colored Mushroom Shaped Table Lamp by Doria
Mid-Century Modern Silver Colored Mushroom Shaped Table Lamp by Doria

Mid-Century Modern Silver Colored Mushroom Shaped Table Lamp by Doria

By Doria Leuchten Germany

Located in Doornspijk, NL

This Mid-Century Modern table lamp was made by Doria.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome, Iron

Mid-Century Modern Chromed Floor Lamp with White Shade, Italy, 1970
Mid-Century Modern Chromed Floor Lamp with White Shade, Italy, 1970

Mid-Century Modern Chromed Floor Lamp with White Shade, Italy, 1970

Located in Madrid, ES

This mid-century modern floor lamp was produced in Italy in the 1970s and reflects the clean, elegant approach typical of Italian lighting design from the period. The lamp features a...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

"Mid Century Modern Acrylic Tear Drop Table Lamp by Maison Rougier"
"Mid Century Modern Acrylic Tear Drop Table Lamp by Maison Rougier"

"Mid Century Modern Acrylic Tear Drop Table Lamp by Maison Rougier"

By Maison Rougier

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mid-Century Modern Acrylic Tear Drop Table Lamp By Maison Rougier.

Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

Pair of Maison Charles Floor Lamps with Curved Stainless Shades
Pair of Maison Charles Floor Lamps with Curved Stainless Shades

Pair of Maison Charles Floor Lamps with Curved Stainless Shades

By Maison Charles

Located in Antwerp, BE

Very nice floor lamps by Maison Charles with adjustable shade.This typical design by Maison Charles has a very nice brown perspex detail and the shade is adjustable in height.The bru...

Category

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Eyeball Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman, Chrome, USA
Mid-Century Modern Eyeball Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman, Chrome, USA

Mid-Century Modern Eyeball Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman, Chrome, USA

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...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

1960s Bill Curry Mushroom Floor Lamp for Laurel
1960s Bill Curry Mushroom Floor Lamp for Laurel

1960s Bill Curry Mushroom Floor Lamp for Laurel

By Bill Curry, Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Charleston, SC

A vintage mushroom floor lamp by Bill Curry for Laurel Lamp Company. Stainless steel base in its original black finish with original Murano glass shade. Three-way switch. Base diam...

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

Walter Von Nessen Swing-Arm Table Lamp, Chrome & Stainless, USA, 1960s
Walter Von Nessen Swing-Arm Table Lamp, Chrome & Stainless, USA, 1960s

Walter Von Nessen Swing-Arm Table Lamp, Chrome & Stainless, USA, 1960s

By Nessen Studio, Walter Von Nessen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Walter von Nessen table lamp c.1960s, USA. The lamp features a chrome and stainless body with swing-arm allowing for precise task lighting exactly where you need it. Lamp showcases t...

Category

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

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

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Mid Century Stainless Steel Banker's lamp
Mid Century Stainless Steel Banker's lamp

Mid Century Stainless Steel Banker's lamp

Unavailable

H 15.75 in W 8.67 in D 9.45 in

Mid Century Stainless Steel Banker's lamp

Located in Budapest, HU

Table lamp on a stainless steel base, with an adjustable shade made of matte white glass. It evokes the style of Marlene, better known as the "banker lamp", designed by Walter Monici.

Category

Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Laurel "Brutalist" Style Stainless Steel Table Lamps
Pair of Laurel "Brutalist" Style Stainless Steel Table Lamps

Pair of Laurel "Brutalist" Style Stainless Steel Table Lamps

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Houston, TX

Offered is a pair of signed Laurel Mid-Century Modern "Brutalist" style stainless steel table lamps.

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

Curtis Jere Mirror Polished Stainless Steel Table Lamp
Curtis Jere Mirror Polished Stainless Steel Table Lamp

Curtis Jere Mirror Polished Stainless Steel Table Lamp

Unavailable

H 37.75 in W 15.25 in D 9.5 in

Curtis Jere Mirror Polished Stainless Steel Table Lamp

By Curtis Jeré, Curtis Freiler, Jerry Fels

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

A large mirror polished stainless steel table lamp by Curtis Freiler & Jerry Fels for Curtis Jere. C. Jeré works are made and marketed by the corporation Artisan House. Curtis Jer...

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Stainless Steel

Nautilus Lamp, Medium, Cast Stainless Steel, Signed by Christopher Kreiling
Nautilus Lamp, Medium, Cast Stainless Steel, Signed by Christopher Kreiling

Nautilus Lamp, Medium, Cast Stainless Steel, Signed by Christopher Kreiling

By Christopher Kreiling Studio

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The (medium) Nautilus lamp is inspired by midcentury Italian design. It is cast stainless steel and weighs up to 20 pounds. The outer shell has a blackened patina and the face is hi...

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Sculptural table lamp in steel and glass, collectible Mid-Century design
Sculptural table lamp in steel and glass, collectible Mid-Century design

Sculptural table lamp in steel and glass, collectible Mid-Century design

Located in Milan, IT

Offered for sale is a stunning and seldom seen table lamp, made in Italy in the early Seventies, at the dawn of the "Space Age" era. It is manufactured to a very high level of crafts...

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Vintage 1970s Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

A 1950's French Stainless Steel Arc Floor Light
A 1950's French Stainless Steel Arc Floor Light

A 1950's French Stainless Steel Arc Floor Light

Unavailable

H 89.38 in W 18.9 in D 59.06 in

A 1950's French Stainless Steel Arc Floor Light

Located in London, GB

A very large and highly striking French arc floor lamp, dating from the 1950s, combining sculptural presence with refined mid-century design.

Category

20th Century French Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

George Ciancimino Mid-Century Modern Studio Floor Lamp
George Ciancimino Mid-Century Modern Studio Floor Lamp

George Ciancimino Mid-Century Modern Studio Floor Lamp

Unavailable

H 55.75 in W 14 in D 14.13 in

George Ciancimino Mid-Century Modern Studio Floor Lamp

By George Ciancimino

Located in Coral Gables, FL

This striking mid-century modern stainless steel floor lamp was made in 1963 in his studio by British designer George Ciancimino (1928-).

Category

Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Laurel Lamp Company Adjustable Floor Lamp
Laurel Lamp Company Adjustable Floor Lamp

Laurel Lamp Company Adjustable Floor Lamp

Unavailable

H 66 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in

Laurel Lamp Company Adjustable Floor Lamp

By Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Fulton, CA

Stainless steel adjustable floor lamp by Laurel Lamp Company. Optional height adjustment varies from 43"-66". Original harp and finial. Shade not included. Excellent original condition.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Rare Mid-Century Modern Laurel Table Lamps, a Pair
Rare Mid-Century Modern Laurel Table Lamps, a Pair

Rare Mid-Century Modern Laurel Table Lamps, a Pair

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage pair of stainless steel cylinder lamps with applied abstract brass decoration. Manufactured by Laurel Lamp Company. Measurements with shades: 42” height 15” diameter.

Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Mid-Century Modern Italian Harvey Guzzini Arco / Arch Floor Lamp
Mid-Century Modern Italian Harvey Guzzini Arco / Arch Floor Lamp

Mid-Century Modern Italian Harvey Guzzini Arco / Arch Floor Lamp

By Harvey Guzzini

Located in Miami, FL

Travertine marble base. Elegant arching metal mechanism and white plastic shade. Electric mechanism in working order with built in foot dimmer. Very good quality floor lamp. Not sign...

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

Materials

Travertine, Stainless Steel

Gino Vistosi Murano Lamp
Gino Vistosi Murano Lamp

Gino Vistosi Murano Lamp

Unavailable

H 16 in Dm 12 in

Gino Vistosi Murano Lamp

By Gino Vistosi, Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Baltimore, MD

Unusual Gino Vistosi for Murano lavandar hand blown glass table lamp. Beautiful glow when lit. Satin chrome base with gloss glass.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Fase Model Nutria Mid-Century Modern Office Table Lamp, Spain, 1980
Fase Model Nutria Mid-Century Modern Office Table Lamp, Spain, 1980

Fase Model Nutria Mid-Century Modern Office Table Lamp, Spain, 1980

By Fase

Located in Escalona, Toledo

High quality halogen office lamp. It is one of the last Fase creations, manufactured in the 1980s. It was, in turn, the first luminaire in which the Madrid house used halogen. The mo...

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Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Harvey Guzzini table lamps Lucite and steel 1970s
Pair of Harvey Guzzini table lamps Lucite and steel 1970s

Pair of Harvey Guzzini table lamps Lucite and steel 1970s

Unavailable

H 19.69 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in

Pair of Harvey Guzzini table lamps Lucite and steel 1970s

By Harvey Guzzini

Located in Haywards Heath, GB

Also a pendant lamp with this stainless steel lampshade exists.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Curtis Jere Lamp
Curtis Jere Lamp

Curtis Jere Lamp

Unavailable

H 57 in Dm 16 in

Curtis Jere Lamp

By Curtis Jeré

Located in Baltimore, MD

Striking Curtis Jere floor lamp in chrome. Elegant cone form shade. Signed. Excellent condition.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Bill Curry Lamp
Bill Curry Lamp

Bill Curry Lamp

Unavailable

H 32 in Dm 10 in

Bill Curry Lamp

By Bill Curry & Design Line

Located in Baltimore, MD

Rare Bill Curry chrome tulip base table lamp with hand blown gloss white egg form glass globe. Heavy weighted cast iron base. Would make fine addition to any and Laurel or Sonneman c...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Iron, Chrome

Mod Chrome Lamps
Mod Chrome Lamps

Mod Chrome Lamps

Unavailable

H 40 in W 20 in D 20 in

Mod Chrome Lamps

Located in Baltimore, MD

Pair shiny Mod chrome table or low floor lamps with large white round bulbs - all five or just several of which can be lit with the turn of a switch. Substantial in size. Re-wired. ...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Robert Sonneman Lamp
Robert Sonneman Lamp

Robert Sonneman Lamp

Unavailable

H 26 in W 5.75 in D 8.5 in

Robert Sonneman Lamp

By Robert Sonneman

Located in Baltimore, MD

Adjustable 1960's Robert Sonneman chrome ball table or desk lamp with heavy black cast iron base. The is the rare table size of this lamp. Fine condition.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Iron, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Rare Pair Maria Pergay Midcentury Table Lamps Gilt Brass Steel Metal France 1970
Rare Pair Maria Pergay Midcentury Table Lamps Gilt Brass Steel Metal France 1970

Rare Pair Maria Pergay Midcentury Table Lamps Gilt Brass Steel Metal France 1970

By Maria Pergay

Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE

Amazing rare pair of gilt brass stainless steel metal table lamps designed by Maria Pergay, France around 1970s. Each table lamp has one plastic fitting and takes one E27 standard sc...

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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel

RAAK Table Lamp by Nanny Still, Aluminium, Steel & Glass, 1972, Dutch
RAAK Table Lamp by Nanny Still, Aluminium, Steel & Glass, 1972, Dutch

RAAK Table Lamp by Nanny Still, Aluminium, Steel & Glass, 1972, Dutch

By Nanny Still McKinney, Nanny Still

Located in London, GB

The lamp consists of 3 parts: a stainless steel hood, a central column with a combination of aluminium discs & coloured glass, and an aluminium base.

Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Cut Steel

RAAK Table Lamps, Large Complementary Pair, Aluminium, Steel & Glass, 1972 Dutch
RAAK Table Lamps, Large Complementary Pair, Aluminium, Steel & Glass, 1972 Dutch

RAAK Table Lamps, Large Complementary Pair, Aluminium, Steel & Glass, 1972 Dutch

By RAAK, Nanny Still

Located in London, GB

Each lamp consists of 3 parts: a stainless steel hood, a central column with a combination of aluminium discs & coloured glass, and an aluminium base.

Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Mod Chrome Table Lamps
Mod Chrome Table Lamps

Mod Chrome Table Lamps

Unavailable

H 25 in Dm 8 in

Mod Chrome Table Lamps

Located in Baltimore, MD

Pair graduated tall mod chrome table lamps. Shades not included in pricing. Height dimension given is to top of base. Excellent condition, re-wired, chrome free of pitting, rust, ...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

George Bullio Lucite Lamps
George Bullio Lucite Lamps

George Bullio Lucite Lamps

Unavailable

H 27 in W 12 in D 12 in

George Bullio Lucite Lamps

By George Bullio

Located in Baltimore, MD

Pair George Bullio Lucite lamps. Thick beveled Lucite wafers arrange in myriad of positions. Chrome hardware. Substantial in weight and scale. Excellent condition. Polished Lucite.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Cube Lucite Floor Lamp
Cube Lucite Floor Lamp

Cube Lucite Floor Lamp

Unavailable

H 50 in W 16 in D 16 in

Cube Lucite Floor Lamp

By Les Prismatiques

Located in Baltimore, MD

Impressive thick beveled block Lucite floor table lamp with central frosted Lucite shaft, Lucite finial, and chrome hardware. Keep the Lucite lines straight or twist for helix form -...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

RAAK Table Lamp by Nanny Still, Aluminium, Steel and Glass, 1972, Dutch
RAAK Table Lamp by Nanny Still, Aluminium, Steel and Glass, 1972, Dutch

RAAK Table Lamp by Nanny Still, Aluminium, Steel and Glass, 1972, Dutch

By Nanny Still McKinney, Nanny Still

Located in London, GB

The lamp consists of 3 parts: a stainless steel hood, a central column with a combination of aluminium discs and colored glass, and an aluminium base.

Category

Vintage 1970s Dutch Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Cut Steel

Swirl Table Lamp - Murano
Swirl Table Lamp - Murano

Swirl Table Lamp - Murano

Unavailable

H 16.54 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in

Swirl Table Lamp - Murano

By Lamperti

Located in Antwerpen, BE

This table lamp was designed and manufactured by Lamperti, an Italian company specialising in lighting. The lamp is made of Murano glass and rests on a sloping square base of brushed...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

French Modernist Table Lamp, 1930s
French Modernist Table Lamp, 1930s

French Modernist Table Lamp, 1930s

Unavailable

H 8.27 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in

French Modernist Table Lamp, 1930s

Located in Paris, France

French Modernist lamp, circa 1935. Elongated square shape. In stainless and brushed steel, with adjustable shade light streams through five clean lines.

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Mid-20th Century French Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel, Steel

A pair of steel brass brutalist brushed table lamps. Belgium 1970's
A pair of steel brass brutalist brushed table lamps. Belgium 1970's

A pair of steel brass brutalist brushed table lamps. Belgium 1970's

Located in BAAMBRUGGE, NL

Rare pair of Mid-Century Table Lamps in Brutalist style from the '70s.

Category

Vintage 1970s Belgian Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Brass

Fog & Mørup Adjustable White Floor Lamp
Fog & Mørup Adjustable White Floor Lamp

Fog & Mørup Adjustable White Floor Lamp

Unavailable

H 55.25 in W 20 in D 10.25 in

Fog & Mørup Adjustable White Floor Lamp

By Jo Hammerborg

Located in Richmond, VA

A high style designer floor lamp probably designed by Johannes Hammerborg for Fog & Mørup with two pivotal shades and Dual cords terminating into a foot switch. The lamp is polychrom...

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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Stainless Steel

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Mid Century Stainless Steel Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mid century stainless steel lamp for your home. Each mid century stainless steel lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, stainless steel and plastic. There are 266 variations of the antique or vintage mid century stainless steel lamp you’re looking for, while we also have 23 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer mid century stainless steel lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A mid century stainless steel lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Gae Aulenti, Flos and Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni each produced at least one beautiful mid century stainless steel lamp that is worth considering.

How Much is a Mid Century Stainless Steel Lamp?

Prices for a mid century stainless steel lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $225 and can go as high as $19,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,500.

A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture

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.

Finding the Right Lighting for You

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.