Laurel Mid Century Modern Tension Pole Lamp! Italian Stiffel Futura Era Rare
By Laurel Lamp Company, Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
This MAGNIFICENT LAUREL Mid Century Tension Pole Lamp is a very rare design! In 1959 Stiffel had released their "Futura" polelamp.
Metal, Brass
Raymond Loewy Era Stiffel Mid-Century Modern Tension Pole Floor Lamp
By Stiffel, Raymond Loewy
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exceptional mid-century modern tension pole floor lamp is an attributed Stiffel design, dating to the Raymond Loewy era of American industrial design.
Metal
Stiffel Pole Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pole lamp with three way switch and three light bulbs on single pole with spring loaded support floor to ceiling 8.5 to 7.5 feet.
Brass, Sheet Metal
Stiffel Tension Pole Floor Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Dallas, TX
Great looking authentic tension pole floor lamp by Stiffel. Brass and walnut pole.
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Stiffel Pole Tension Lamps Room Divider, 1950s
By Stiffel
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Set of five Mid-Century Modern pole tension pole lamps by Stiffel, 1950s. This atomic style room divider features five individual tension poles, one with a set of three adjustable la...
Metal, Brass
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H 104 in W 15 in D 15 in
1955! Mid Century Modern Tension Pole Lamp Brass Stiffel Era Starlight Shades
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
HIGHLY COVETED! PURIST'S DREAM 1955 EARLY MID CENTURY MODERN TENSION POLE LAMP! THREE "STARLIGHT" SHADE BRASS & BLACK! UNRESTORED! FITS 8 FT. CEILING Mid Century Pole lamps are ...
Metal
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H 104 in W 15 in D 15 in
Mid Century Danish Modern Matrix Tension Pole Lamp 1950s Stiffel 3 Shades!
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
HIGHLY COVETED! DANISH MODERN THREE SHADE "MATRIX" TENSION POLE LAMP! FIBERGLASS & BRASS CIRCA 1960 FITS 8 FT. CEILING Mid Century Pole lamps are one of the most fun interior de...
Metal
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H 100 in W 15 in D 15 in
Mid Century Modern Pink Tension Pole Lamp. Atomic 1950s Floor Brass Stiffel
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
AMAZING! ATOMIC SPACE AGE MID CENTURY MODERN TENSION POLE LAMP! Pink enamel, Brass & Perspex Shades! CIRCA 1959 (FITS 8 FT. CEILING) Pink & White with brass accents, this lamp ex...
Metal
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H 104 in W 15 in D 15 in
Mid Century Tension Pole Lamp With Hand painted Italian Glass! 50s Stiffel Era
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
ITALIAN OPALESCENT GLASS HANDPAINTED W/ LEAVES MID CENTURY TENSION POLE LAMP! Incredible Quality! In the manner of Stiffel designs.
Metal
Mid Century Modern 3 Light Tension Pole Lamp 50s 60s Stiffel Era Brass
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
CLASSIC! ATOMIC AGE MID CENTURY MODERN ALUMINUM CONE SHADE TENSION POLE LAMP! GOOD DESIGN! CIRCA 1959-60 (FITS 8 FT. CEILING) Offered is another Magnificent Mid Century Tension P...
Metal
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H 100 in W 20 in D 20 in
Mid Century Modern 3-Shade Glass Tension Pole Lamp Orange Blue Stiffel Era
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS! SPARKLING MID CENTURY MODERN THREE GLASS SHADE TENSION POLE LAMP! ICONIC MCM COLORS OF ORANGE & BLUE! CIRCA 1957-59 (FITS 8 FT. CEILING) This is a gorgeous glass sha...
Metal
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H 100 in W 18 in D 18 in
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak & Glass Tension Pole Lamp 1950s Stiffel Era Decor
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS! SPARKLING MID CENTURY DANISH MODERN TRI-COLOR THREE GLASS SHADE TEAK ACCENTS TENSION POLE LAMP! ICONIC MCM COLORS OF ORANGE, WHITE & BLUE! CIRCA 1957-59 (FITS 8 FT. CE...
Metal
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H 104 in W 20 in D 20 in
Mid Century Danish Modern Tension Pole Lamp Brushed Brass Maple Stiffel Era 50s
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
ICONIC! 1958 MID CENTURY MODERN TENSION POLE LAMP! TWO "STARLIGHT" SHADES PLUS ONE SAUCER TOP 3-WAY LIGHT! BRUSHED BRASS MAPLE WOOD HANDLES! FITS 8 FT. CEILING Mid Century Pol...
Metal
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H 100 in W 20 in D 20 in
Mid Century Danish Modern 3-Shade Glass Tension Pole Lamp 1950s Stiffel Era
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS! SPARKLING MID CENTURY DANISH MODERN TRI-COLOR THREE GLASS SHADE TENSION POLE LAMP! ICONIC MCM COLORS OF ORANGE, WHITE & BLUE! CIRCA 1957-59 (FITS 8 FT. CEILING) This...
Metal
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H 100 in W 20 in D 20 in
Mid Century Danish Modern Teak & Glass Tension Pole Lamp 1950s Stiffel Era Decor
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS! SPARKLING MID CENTURY DANISH MODERN TRI-COLOR THREE GLASS SHADE TEAK ACCENTS TENSION POLE LAMP! ICONIC MCM COLORS OF ORANGE, WHITE & BLUE! CIRCA 1957-59 (FITS 8 FT. CE...
Metal
Stiffel Table Lamps
By Stiffel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Stiffel brass pole table lamps. Newly recovered shades with the original frames.
Metal, Brass
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H 108 in W 15 in D 15 in
Mid Century Modern Stiffel Tension Pole Lamp by Raymond Loewy 1955 Decorator wow
By Raymond Loewy, Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
This Stiffel Tension Pole Lamp by Raymond Loewy is one of the hardest to come by and one of the most coveted!
Metal
Sleek mid century brass pole floor lamp
By Stiffel
Located in New York, NY
Very sleek pole floor lamp made bu Stiffel Part of the central paint of the pole is painted black as well as some details.
Brass
1950s Adjustable Three Shade Extension Pole Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Mid-Century lamp from the 1950s consists of a large glass plate on top with three lights and two dark inlayed wood patterned sconces that can rotate 360 degrees or angle in o...
Brass, Enamel
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H 100 in W 20 in D 20 in
Mid Century Danish Modern Tri-Color Tension Pole Lamp 1950s Stiffel Era Decor
By Stiffel, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS! SPARKLING MID CENTURY DANISH MODERN TRI-COLOR THREE SHADE TENSION POLE LAMP! ICONIC MCM COLORS OF ORANGE, WHITE & BLUE! CIRCA 1957-59 (FITS 8 FT. CEILING) This i...
Metal
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H 108 in W 15 in D 15 in
Mid Century Modern Tension Pole Lamp Atomic Rocket Torpedo Shades 1950 Decor
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS! MID CENTURY MODERN "TORPEDO" SHADE ALUMINUM ARTICULATING TENSION POLE LAMP! CIRCA 1958 FITS 8-1/2 FT. CEILING Mid Century Pole lamps are one of the most fun interior des...
Metal
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H 108 in W 15 in D 15 in
Mid Century Modern Tension Pole Lamp Atomic Triennale Tri-Color 1950 Decor Light
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS! MID CENTURY MODERN TRI-COLOR ALUMINUM ARTICULATING TENSION POLE LAMP! CIRCA 1957 FITS 8 FT. CEILING Mid Century Pole lamps are one of the most fun interior design additi...
Metal
Mid Century Three-light Wood And Brass Tension Lamp By Stiffel
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage three light Stiffel pole floor lamp. The piece consists of a wood tension rod with three lights; each with a brass and white enamel cone-form shade.
Brass
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H 104 in W 15 in D 15 in
Mid Century Danish Modern Tension Pole Lamp 1950s Stiffel 3 Starlight Shades
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
HIGHLY COVETED! DANISH MODERN THREE SHADE TENSION POLE LAMP! TEAK WOOD HANDLES LONG "STARLIGHT" SHADES CIRCA 1960 FITS 8 FT. CEILING Mid Century Pole lamps are one of the most ...
Metal
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H 104 in W 15 in D 15 in
Space Age All Brass Tension Pole Lamp! Mid Century Modern 1950s Stiffel Era
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
SPACE AGE MID CENTURY MODERN GLEAMING BRASS TENSION POLE LAMP! Incredible Quality! In the manner of Stiffel designs.
Metal
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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.
Brass
Brass Pole Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in New York, NY
Elegantly proportioned brass floor lamp with tri-part foot. Original shade included for template, shade has stains etc. Brass finish shows wear, and tarnish.
Brass
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H 106 in Dm 6 in
Stiffel Raymond Loewy Style White & Brass Three Shade Extension Pole Lamp, 1950s
By Raymond Loewy, Stiffel
Located in Bainbridge, NY
American midcentury Raymond Loewy style, Stiffel white and brass tension pole reading floor lamp with three starburst detailed shades.
Brass, Metal
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H 104 in W 15 in D 15 in
Mid Century Italian Tension Pole Lamp 50s Stiffel 3 Shades After Jacques Biny
By Stiffel, Gino Sarfatti, Jacques Biny
Located in Peoria, AZ
HIGHLY COVETED! ITALIAN TRI-COLOR THREE SCREEN SHADE TENSION POLE LAMP! CIRCA 1960 FITS 8 FT. CEILING After Gino Sarfatti Mid Century Pole lamps are one of the most fun interior d...
Metal
Pair of Unusual Tension Pole Lamps by Stiffel
By Lightolier
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great pair of vintage brass pole lamps. In the style of Lightolier or Stilnovo made by Stiffel ca' 1950's.
Brass
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H 108 in W 15 in D 15 in
Mid Century Modern Tension Pole Lamp Atomic Rocket Cadillac Pink 1950 Decor
By Stiffel
Located in Peoria, AZ
GORGEOUS! MID CENTURY MODERN CADILLAC PINK & BLACK 3 ARTICULATING SHADES TENSION POLE LAMP! CIRCA 1954 FITS 8-1/2 FT. CEILING Mid Century Pole lamps are one of the most fun interi...
Metal
Stiffel Futura Floor to Ceiling Adjustable Pole Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A super clean example of Stiffel's top of the line pole lamp from 1959. There are four fully adjustable mixed-metal perforated cones, made of brass, aluminium and silver alloy.
1950s Adjustable Vintage Three Shades Extension Pole Lamp by Gerald Thurston
By Gerald Thurston, Stiffel
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage mid-century lamp from the 1950s consists of a large parchment disk shade plate on top with three lights and two patterned parchments sconces that can rotate 360 degrees or an...
Brass, Enamel
Stiffel "Futura" Pole Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful brass and aluminum Stiffel pole lamp. There ia a total of five switches, one master switch and an individual switch for each head.
Brass, Aluminum
Atomic Pole Lamp by Stiffel
By Stiffel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The best pole lamp ever. Adjustable for ceiling height.
Rare Stiffel Futura Four Light Tension Pole Lamp
By Stiffel
Located in Long Beach, CA
Stiffel Futura 4 Light Tension Pole Lamp. Excellent original condition with an expected patina to the brass primarily on the ball ends and discs as pictured.
Aluminum, Brass
Mid Century Modern Brass & Black Enamel Floor Lamp w/Tension Pole by Stiffel
By Stiffel
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ultra modernist floor lamp with lengthened pole design and tension rods at either end. The lamp has a sophisticated form and is designed to hold itself between the floor and ceiling....
Raymond Lowey for Stiffel Tension Pole Lamp, circa 1965
By Stiffel, Raymond Loewy
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Raymond Lowey for Stiffel tension pole lamp, circa 1965. Black enameled pole and shades with brass and teak accents.
Metal
Raymond Loewy for Stiffel Tension Pole Lamp with Attached Table
By Stiffel
Located in Denver, CO
Beautiful three globe tension pole lamp by Raymond Loewy for Stiffel. Each globe swivels to provide desired lighting and the table is a nice and unique bonus!
Metal
$1,650Sale Price|40% Off
H 105 in Dm 18.5 in
Mid Century Brass Triple Light Floor to Ceiling Tension Pole Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century brass triple light floor-to-ceiling tension pole lamp with a heavy Googie style. This lamp features a unique tension pole lamp with an adjustable brass pole that is adjus...
Brass
$7,551
H 101.97 in W 25.99 in D 5.12 in
Extremly Rare Brass Tension Lamp from Florian Schulz, Model S 100
By Florian Schulz
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Extremely rare and high quality brass lamp, Model S 100, 1970s-1980s. The lamp has a beautiful patina and a few traces of use, everything in the ready to live condition. Ceili...
Brass
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
The 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.
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