Spiral Candelabra Floor Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1970s white spiral candelabra floor lamp by Laurel. The base has been powder coated
Steel
1950s Spiral Modernist Iron Floor Lamp
Located in Oakland, CA
1950s spiral form iron Modernist floor lamp with circular base in black, a simple gracful floor
Iron, Wire
$725
H 61 in W 23 in D 13 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Paint Splatter Pollock Style Spiral Wood Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Paint Splatter Jackson Pollock Style Carved Spiral Wood Floor Lamp. Item
Wood
Space Age Atomic Chrome Spiral Floor Lamp
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Space Age Atomic Chrome Spiral Floor Lamp
Metal, Chrome
$3,850 / set
H 52 in Dm 12 in
Wonderful Pair Karl Springer Helix Mid Century Modern Spiral Lucite Floor Lamps
By Karl Springer
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Vintage Karl Springer Helix Style Mid Century Modern Spiral Lucite Floor Lamps
Lucite
$800 / item
H 60 in Dm 25 in
Mid Century Hollywood Regency Post Modern Pink or Peach Spiral Floor Lamp
By Michael Taylor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
floor lamp in the style of Michael Taylor, circa 1970s. It features very heavy and solid textured
Plaster
$1,800
H 59 in Dm 10 in
Mid Century Modern Chrome Spiral Arranged Five Globes Floor lamp Light Fixture
By Achille Castiglioni, Flos, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Chrome Spiral Arranged Five Globes Floor lamp Light Fixture
Chrome
$895
H 60.5 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
Vintage English Brass Spiral Barley Twist Candlestick Pole Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Vintage English Brass Spiral Barley Twist Candlestick Pole Floor Lamp in the Chapman Style. Item features
Brass
$2,345
H 26.38 in Dm 11.81 in
Mid-Century German Space Age Spiral Bulb Floor Lamp by Ingo Maurer, 1960s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imposing Spiral Bulb floor or table lamp by lighting designer Ingo Maurer. A spherical diffuser is
Metal
$11,500
H 72.75 in W 20 in D 20 in
Mid-20th century Elegant Spiral Ellipse Floor Lamp of Wood and Brass. Italy
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Spiral Ellipse Floor Lamp of wood and brass. The central shaft of the floor lamp is a
Marble, Brass
$8,850
H 55.12 in W 15.36 in D 17.33 in
Angular Brass Floor Lamp with Spiral Decoration, Finland 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
features a subtle decorative element, a spiral decoration that connects the stem to the base of the lamp
Brass
Plaster Spiral Floor Lamp in the Style of Michael Taylor, 1980s
By Michael Taylor
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Sculptural plaster floor lamp in the style of Michael Taylor. Sporting a spiral column design with
Plaster
Extremely Rare Composition Plaster Floor Lamp w/ Spiraling Design by Sirmos
By Sirmos
Located in North Miami, FL
This organic spiral design composition/ plaster floor lamp by Sirmos from 1970's has original
Composition
Rare Kinetic Spiral Light Sculpture from Werner Epstein, 1972
By Werner Epstein
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1972 / light sculpture / Werner Epstein / Inter Neo / Aluminum, wood / Mid-Century
Aluminum
Spiral Ceiling Lamp or Floor Lamp, Italy Mid Century
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Vienna, AT
spiral light with a single bulb that can easily be used as a floor lamp (with Led's) or a flush hanging
Stainless Steel
Spiral Ceiling Lamp or Floor Lamp Chrome Metal, Italy Mid Century
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Vienna, AT
as a floor lamp (with Led's) or a flush hanging light with multiple positions thinkable. Pretty cool
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Italian Chrome Spiral Floor Lamp
Located in Mount Penn, PA
A vintage four-light spiral Italian chrome floor lamp on a painted wood base.
Chrome
Large Spiral Globes Floor Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in L'Escala, ES
Rare and beautiful large spiral floor lamp manufactured in Italy in 1970s. 5 globes, in perfect
Chrome
Pair of Ceramic Spiral Form Floor Lamps
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of decorative ceramic spiral form floor lamps. Excellent condition, circa 1960s.
Spiral Floor Lamp Attributed to Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Striking spiral floor lamp with staggered chrome verticals on a weighted black base. Please contact
Chrome, Iron
Unavailable
H 50.25 in W 9.75 in D 9.75 in
Michael Taylor Style Plaster Spiral Column Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Michael Taylor
Located in Richmond, VA
Listed is a substantial, plaster spiraled column floor lamp in the style of Michael Taylor, circa
Plaster, Paint
Unavailable
H 59 in W 19 in D 19 in
Tom Dixon, Early Pair of Kinetic Gold Leaf Spiral Floor Lamps, UK 1988
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Tom Dixon (b. 1959) An early, highly spirited pair of spiral floor lamps by designer Tom Dixon OBE
Steel, Gold Leaf
Stacked Spiral Lucite Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Stacked spiral floor lamp in the manner of Karl Springer @ 1970. Shade not included.
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Spiral Orb Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition Materials: Polished Chrome, Iron Base
Chrome, Iron
Mid-Century Pale Blue Iridescent Murano Glass Spiral Floor Lamp
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Mid-Century hand blown pale blue Murano glass iridescent floor lamp. This gorgeous floor
1970s Chrome Spiral Shade Floor Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unusual 1970s floor lamp reminds us of a bouquet of long-stemmed flowers, each stalk gently
Sold
H 59.06 in W 26.38 in D 12.6 in
Adjustable Iron Floor Lamp with Spiral Detailed Arm, Europe Mid-20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
context, pieces like this adjustable floor lamp were crafted. This floor lamp is made with wrought iron
Wrought Iron
A Spiral Six Globes Italian Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Milan, IT
A beautiful Italian 1950's floor lamp.
Marble, Brass
Chrome Base Spiral White Globe Shades Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern Modernist chrome floor lamp with white globes arranged in a spiral.
Chrome
Sold
H 63 in Dm 19.69 in
French mid-century modern Steel spiral floor lamp Moon by Henri Mathieu, 1960s
By Henri Mathieu
Located in MIlano, IT
French mid-century modern Steel spiral floor lamp Moon by Henri Mathieu, 1960s Floor lamp mod. Moon
Steel
Italian Wrought Iron Floor Lamp, Three-Spiral Twists, 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian wrought iron floor lamp, three-spiral twists, 20th century.
Plaster Spiral Column Floor Lamp by Michael Taylor, 1970s
By Michael Taylor
Located in Hamburg, PA
A stunning architectural spiral column floor lamp by Michael Taylor in the style of Jean Michel
Linen, Plaster
3 Way 5 Globes Spiral Chrome Mid Century Modern Floor Lamps on Round Base
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
3 Way mid century modern chrome floor lamp with globe shades lamps.
Chrome
Sold
H 69.5 in W 12.5 in D 12.5 in
Chic Floor Lamp in Lacquered Plaster with Spiraling Design by Sirmos
By Sirmos
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Floor lamp in lacquered plaster with spiraling design by Sirmos, American, 1970s. The lamp shade
Sculptural Stacked Clear, Black and Frosted Lucite Floor Lamp in Spiral Design
Located in New York, NY
This unique and sculptural floor lamp features stacked clear,black and frosted lucite squares in a
Brass and Rattan Floor Lamp with Spiral Decoration by Itsu, Finland 1950s
By Itsu
Located in Utrecht, NL
This floor lamp was designed during the 1950s, an era in which Finland saw the birth of many of its
Brass
Sold
H 74.02 in Dm 13.78 in
Spiral Moulded Murano Glass Standard Lamp with Aventurine Inclusions, circa 1950
Located in London, GB
aventurine and featuring a beautifully elegant pear shape brass finial - terminating in a spiral flared base
Brass
Pair of Henri Mathieu metal spiral floorlamps from the 70ties
By Henri Mathieu
Located in Boom, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful pair of Henri Mathieu lamps in excellent vintage condition.
Aluminum
Sold
H 78.75 in W 29.53 in D 17.72 in
Italian Birch Burl Library Ladder with Spiral Steps and Brass Floor Lamp, 1950s
Located in Florence, IT
Italian birch burl library ladder with spiral steps and brass floor lamp with our handcrafted
Brass
1950s Three-Shaded Spiral Floor Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Three-shaded spiral floor lamp. A retro, 1950s, form with an atomic age look. Aluminum construction
Sold
H 63 in Dm 12.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Spiral Floor Lamp, Michael Taylor Manner, Hollywood Regency
By Michael Taylor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stylish and chic spiral floor lamp in the style of Michael Taylor, circa 1970s. It features very
Plaster
Sold
H 56 in Dm 19 in
Mid Century Modern Spiral Floor Lamp Manner of Michael Taylor, Hollywood Regency
By Michael Taylor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stylish and chic spiral floor lamp in the style of Michael Taylor, circa 1970s. It features very
Plaster
Sold
H 57.5 in Dm 30 in
Stately & Sculptural Michael Taylor Spiral Form Solid Plaster Vintage Floor Lamp
By Michael Taylor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable and heavy solid plaster, spiral form floor lamp designed by Michael Taylor.
Plaster
Sold
H 57.5 in Dm 15 in
Stately & Sculptural Michael Taylor Spiral Form Solid Plaster Vintage Floor Lamp
By Michael Taylor
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Remarkable and heavy solid plaster, spiral form floor lamp designed by Michael Taylor. Curbside to
Plaster
Plaster Spiral Floor Lamp in the Style of Michael Taylor, 1980s
By Michael Taylor
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Sculptural plaster floor lamp in the style of Michael Taylor. Sporting a spiral column design with
Plaster
Sold
H 104.34 in Dm 13.78 in
Mid-Century Brass Tension Pole Lamp by Stiffel with Spiral Arms and Cone Shades
By Stiffel
Located in Stockholm, SE
A sophisticated mid-century tension pole lamp attributed to Stiffel, crafted in the 1950s. This
Brass
Beautiful Italian Spiral Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful Italian spiral floor lamp in the taste of Stilnovo. Perfect condition.
Italian Six lights Spiral Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful Stilnovo style floor lamp.
Fantastic Stilnovo Spiral Floor Lamp, circa 1960
By Stilnovo
Located in Megeve, FR
Fantastic Stilnovo spiral floor lamp, circa 1960. Excellent condition.
1970 Space Age Spiral Floor Lamp, Switzerland, 1970
By Megal AG
Located in Le Grand-Saconnex, CH
Big brass mid-century modern floor lamp. It was designed and manufactured by Megal AG, in
Brass
Pair Of Italian Six lights Spiral Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful pair of Stilnovo style floor lamp.
Italian Spiral Floor Lamp, Marble and Brass, 6 Colored Glasses
By Stilnovo
Located in Megeve, FR
Italian Spiral Floor Lamp, Marble and Brass, 6 Colored Glasses. In the taste of Stilnovo Alberello
Marble, Brass
Spiral Italian Floor Lamp in the Style of Gino Sarfatti
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Morbio Inferiore, CH
Brass floor lamp with nine black shades. The shades can be adjusted. The marble bass has a
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Beautiful Pair of Spiral Opaline Six Lights
By Stilnovo
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful pair of spiral opaline six lighting in the style of Stilnovo.
Modernist Spiral Floor Lamp, 1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
1950s vintage modern design metal floor in the form of a spiral, freshly powder coated in a black
Metal
Carlo Scarpa For Venini Mid Century Italian Green Spiral Glass Floor Lamp
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Floor lamp designed by Carlo Scarpa and made by Venini Murano with spiral-blown segments in emerald
Murano Glass
A Pair of Monumental Michael Taylor Plaster Twist Spiral Floor Lamps
By Michael Taylor
Located in Portland, OR
A pair of monumental taylor plaster floor lamps.
Plaster
Beautiful Stilnovo Spiral Opaline Six Lighting, circa 1960
By Stilnovo
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful Stilnovo spiral opaline six lighting, circa 1960, foot switch, in excellent condition.
Marble, Brass
Beautiful Spiral Opaline Six Lighting in the Style of Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful spiral opaline six lighting in the style of Stilnovo.
$2,199 / item
H 21.66 in W 19.49 in D 19.1 in
Arcate bedside table, in oak wood, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Il comodino Arcate fa parte di una collezione esclusiva che include settimanali e comò, ideata dal rinomato studio milanese Accardi Buccheri per il brand MEDULUM. La scocca, realizza...
Wood, Oak
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Green Onyx
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool/ side table; a hand sculpted stone from a Mexican marble and Mexican onyx conglomerate, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a ...
Onyx
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE (LARGE) floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its ...
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
$1,867 / item
H 19.69 in Dm 19.69 in
RESTOCK - 50cm Prismatic Glass Holophane Globe Parisian Street Lamp, C.1960
By Holophane
Located in London, GB
Beautifully formed spherical Holophane Parisian glass street lights, made in France. c.1960. This version has the 50cm diameter, these lights have remained in amazing condition, wit...
Glass, Fiberglass
$6,976 / item
H 21.66 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Pair Various Positions Nightstand in Walnut and Oak by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Inspired by his fascination with the aesthetic allure of interiors depicted in films and literature, Yaniv Chen endeavors to capture the essence of captivating spaces. Reflecting upo...
Oak, Walnut
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases. Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top.
Brass
Capiz Shell Table Lamp, Model Cornelia
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cornelia Table Lamp is a lamp that is made from capiz shells which gives the material an irregular structure. This makes each lamp unique, something that adds to its character and pe...
Brass
2 parts sofa in stainless steel by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
2 parts sofa in stainless steel with seating upholstered with a fabric by Dédar. Creation by Studio Glustin. France, 2023.
Stainless Steel
Pink Sputnik Chandelier by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Elegant rose Sputnik chandelier in brass and Murano glass globes. Creation by Studio Glustin.
Brass
$5,131Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
The 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.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.
There are many lessons to be learned from the lofts, apartments and townhouses of architects and decorators in Manhattan and beyond.
Having created extravagant homes for reality TV’s biggest stars, the designer is stepping into the spotlight with his first book.
The Louisiana-born and -bred architect talks to 1stdibs about the art of making timeless places that matter.
The Palm Springs interior decorator developed a mid-century style that defined the vacation homes of celebrities and other notables, including Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
The houses from this New York studio cloak modernist tendencies within what are often more traditional trappings.
In the market for a fantastic fixture from the 1940s, ’50s or ’60s? Here are some names to know.