Koch & Lowy Furniture
American
Collectors know Koch & Lowy for its eye-catching sold brass five-arm chandeliers, sleek chrome swing-arm floor lamps and clever table lamps with marble bases. With a wide range of sculptural mid-century modern and 1970s-era fixtures created by the likes of George Nelson, Karl Springer, Piotr Sierakowski and others, the American lighting manufacturer elevated the design of furniture and home decor from the postwar era onward.
Ernest Lowy founded Koch & Lowy in New York in 1946, initially running the firm with his son, Thomas. Over the years, collaborations with notable designers such as American artist Neal Small — known as the “Prince of Plastic” for his innovative use of Plexiglas and Lucite — yielded iconic pieces such as Koch & Lowy’s biomorphic, clear-glass pendant lights and wall sconces for German manufacturer Peill and Putzler as well as the rare Half Nelson table lamp.
Created by George Nelson — an architect, journalist and designer who brought a slew of legendary designers to Herman Miller while he was director of design at the company — the Half Nelson table lamp, with its striking form and shade of spun aluminum, was originally designed in 1950 as part of an architectural project of Nelson’s on Long Island. Koch & Lowy put it into production in the late 1970s.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Koch & Lowy floor lamps gained wide acclaim. Neal Small’s architectural aluminum periscope Skyscraper floor lamp and their Pharmacy tent floor lamp, which Thomas Lowy admitted he copied unwittingly from Omaha architect Cedric Hartman, were particularly popular.
“I’d bought a tent [lamp] in Italy, but it had been made so badly that I decided to make a better one,” Lowy explained to the New York Times in 1976. “I didn’t know that the Italian one wasn’t original. I didn’t know it was a copy of Hartman’s design.”
Nevertheless, Koch & Lowy enjoyed success designing and producing innovative lighting fixtures and other furniture such as the brutalist Mirage coffee table, created by Polish designer and head of Koch & Lowy’s design department, Piotr Sierakowski.
While Thomas Lowy sold the company in the 1990s, the brand’s impact on modernist lighting design endures.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage Koch & Lowy lighting and tables.
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Creator: Koch & Lowy
Large Clear Glass Pendant Light by Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round biomorphic clear glass pendant designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa the 1970s.
High quality and in very good condition. Clea...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vintage Koch & Lowy OMI 14468-6 Adjustable Chrome Desk Table Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage Koch & Lowy OMI 14468-6 adjustable chrome table or desk lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Chrome
1 of 10 Midcentury White Glass Pendant Ceiling Lamp, Peill & Putzler, Germany
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful vintage pendant lamp, wonderful glass art Pendant for Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
It gives an interesting light effect.
Measures: Width shade 30 cm (12"), height ...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Glass
Koch & Lowy Polished Chrome Articulating Desk Light
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist 1970s Koch & Lowy desk lamp in nickel/chrome finish.
Articulates/pivots in several directions.
Lamp has some cosmetic wear to finish consistent with age. Working cond...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Large Clear Glass Pendant Light by Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round biomorphic clear glass pendant designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa the 1970s.
High quality and in very good condition. Clea...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Glass
One of four Large Smoked Glass Pendant Light by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round Biomorphic smoked glass pendant designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, ...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Smoked Glass
Neal Small for Koch & Lowy Aluminum and Steel Skyscraper Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Neal Small, Koch & Lowy
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Neal Small for Koch & Lowy polished aluminum periscope, tower floor lamp. In sculpted reflective aluminum, with white enamel interior atop a balanced, heavy, square, black enameled s...
Category
20th Century American Modern Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Extra Large 1970s Biomorphic Koch & Lowy Wall Sconce / Light for Peill & Putzler
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Mid-Century flush mount wall light or sconce designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler in the 1970s. This is an absolutely classic piece of German design, featuring a clear glass g...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Wall Sconce/Flush Mount, Koch & Lowy by Peill Putzler, Germany
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round biomorphic clear glass wall sconce or flush mount designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
High quality and in very good ...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Smoked Glass
Set of Three Large Peill and Putzler Space Age Lights
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in New York, NY
A great set of 1960s "Space Age" lightly smoked glass German ceiling or wall lights by Peill & Putzler. Rewired. One standard bulb. 120 watts, max. Original label.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Brass
One of Two Large Smoked Glass Pendant Light by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round Biomorphic smoked glass pendant designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, ...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Smoked Glass
One of Six Large Smoked Glass Pendant Light by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round biomorphic smoked glass pendant designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
Sockets: 1 x E27 standard bulb. (100 W max).
...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Neal Small for Koch & Lowy Marble Table Lamp with Swivel Chrome Shade
By Neal Small, Koch & Lowy
Located in Bainbridge, NY
American Modern Neal Small attributed, Koch & Lowy carrara marble and chrome tilt shade table lamp. Late 20th century adjustable Chrome cylinder shade on square (3 W x 3 D) White marble base. Bookcase. Spot Art...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Chrome Pharmacy Lamp by Koch & Lowy Early Production
By Koch & Lowy
Located in San Diego, CA
Fine chrome pharmacy lamp by Koch & Lowy. The lamp is height adjustable and swivel. The shade is also four-way adjustable. With dimmer switch and ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Koch & Lowy Chrome Swing Arm Adjustable Desk / Lamps
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Westport, CT
Mirror chrome Koch & Lowy swing arm adjustable desk / table lamps, vans adjust head to back light and area and appear more sculptural.
when you adjust shade up towards wall for back...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Floor Lamps by Koch and Lowy, Black Tripod Stands with Halogen Fixtures
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of Postmodern Koch and Lowy floor lamps. Striking tripod design in the original textured black finish.
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Steel
Koch & Lowy Chrome Desk Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
An elegant desk lamp in polished chrome by Koch & Lowy; the tent shade articulates on a ball and socket and further adjusts on a swing-arm.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Pair of Large Wall Sconce/Flushmount, Koch & Lowy by Peill & Putzler, Germany
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round biomorphic clear glass wall sconce or flushmount designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
High quality and in very good c...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Glass
Large Designer Cascading Chandelier Smoked Glass Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special large cascading chandelier designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s with 5 round Biomorphic smoked glasses.
Wonderful wave form an...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Brass
Koch & Lowy Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chrome Floor lamp with black base and two black and chrome adjustable shades.
Designed by Koch & Lowy
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Koch and Lowy Articulating Wall Sconce
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic wall sconce by Koch and Lowy. Chrome lamp with all chrome hardware and wall plate. Lamp articulates in all directions and has a swing arm that can sit flush, folded against...
Category
1970s German Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Large Designer Cascading Chandelier Smoked Glass Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s
By Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special large cascading chandelier designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s with 5 round Biomorphic smoked glasses.
Wonderful wave form an...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Brass
Koch & Lowy Chromed Articulating Desk Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is a wonderful and original signed Koch & Lowy pivoting chromed desk lamp with tent shade diffuser. Single Edison socket.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Chrome
George Nelson for Koch Lowy "Eyeshade" Desk Lamp, 1970's
By Koch & Lowy, George Nelson
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Modern George Nelson for Koch & Lowy Adjustable Perforated Aluminum & Black Enamel Table Lamp. Featuring a perforated Black enameled Aluminum cylinder mesh shade, Off White interior,...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Pair of Koch and Lowy Polished Chrome Wall Sconces, 1970's
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A pair of polished chrome wall sconces by Koch & Lowy Lamp Co. Minimalist design. Great for bed lamps.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Large Clear Glass Pendant Light by Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970
By Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round biomorphic clear glass pendant designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa the 1970s.
High quality and in very good condition. Cleane...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Pair of Koch and Lowy Table or Desk Lamps Chrome
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of table or desk lamps in chrome by Koch and Lowy. Made with a very heavy weighted chromed steel base allowing the lamps to cantilever out 26 inches. Lamp heads are totally adju...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Peill and Putzler Large Space Age Lights
By Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler
Located in New York, NY
A great pair of lightly smoked glass and golden fixtures in a Space Age style by Peill and Putzler. Newly rewired. Standard socket.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Brass
Adjustable White OMI Floor Light, 1970s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stylish and rare Koch & Lowy OMI floor lamp from the early 1970s. This light can be raised from 110 to 155cm, it can rotate around its own axis and the lamp is mounted on an articula...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Metal
Koch and Lowy Articulating Wall Sconce
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sculptural articulating wall sconce by Koch and Lowy. Nickel sconce with hand switch right under the socket. Perfect bedside or sofa sid...
Category
1970s German Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Robert Sonneman for Koch & Lowy Brass Cubist Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Hanover, MA
"Ambassador" model brass floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman for Koch & Lowy with three articulating rectangular cubes mounted to the square brass vertical stem, on square brass b...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Brass
Erwi Philips Chrome Plated Metal Floor Light
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Voorburg, NL
Clean design chrome-plated metal floor lamp by Erwi lighting, the Netherlands. This was a side brand of Philips lighting. A 1960s chrome floor lamp with two lights, each of which is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Scarce 'C-6044' Ceiling Lights by Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Very rare, high-tech design adjustable length flush mount ceiling lights by Koch & Lowy, featuring two triangular glass shades with graduated layers of opacity, suspended from a stru...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Koch & Lowy Furniture
Mid-Century Modern Large Peill Putzler Koch & Lowy White Glass Table Lamp, 1970s
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a wonderful, large, white glass table lamp, with original brass finial, by Peill & Putzler for Koch & Lowy, circa the 1970s. In excellent condition. The dim...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Glass
Koch & Lowy Chrome and Blown Glass Triple Pendant Fixture
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Chicago, IL
Triple blown glass globe pendant light by Koch and Lowy. 10" diameter glass globes are held in place with chrome fitters and sockets. The clear glass globes have a crimped and ripple...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Postmodern Table Lamp by Piotr Sierakowski for Koch and Lowy
By Piotr Sierakowski, Koch & Lowy
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An Minimalist table lamp designed by Piotr Sierakowski having matte-black metal bodies and cantilevered milk glass hoods. Made by Koch & Lowy, circa 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Steel
Koch and Lowy Standing Chrome Lamps
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Water Mill, NY
Standing chrome lamp by Koch and Lowy with three piviting shades. Three available. Price for each.
Category
1970s American Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Koch & Lowy Adjustable Table Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Brushed steel base with a black textured shade that can be adjusted many different ways.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Steel
Milk Glass Koch and Lowy Pendant
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Elegant biomorphic pendant light by Koch and Lowy. Opaque, hand blown glass with nickel hardware. Newly rewired. Two available. Priced individually. Larger size also available.
Category
1950s German Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Opal, Nickel
Large Koch and Lowy Milk Glass Pendant
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Fantastic biomorphic pendant light by Koch and Lowy. Opal colored handblown glass with nickel hardware. Large-scale pendant. Newly rewired. Two 10" opal pendants also available.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Peill and Putzler for Koch & Lowy Illuminating White Glass Table Lamp, 1970s
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Bainbridge, NY
German modern Peill & Putzler for Koch & Lowy white glass table lamp with illuminated base. Featuring an elliptical translucent Glass form with interior light. Versatile. Desk. Den. ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Koch + Lowy Antique Brass Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1980s
Koch + Lowy adjustable floor lamp in antique brass finish. Weighted base, highly adjustable classic library lamp.
The lamp adjusts in height from about 37” to 45” H. The s...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Brass
Wave Table Lamp by Peill & Putzler, 1970s
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
The unique wave table lamp from Peill & Putzler. The lamp was designed by the Koch & Lowy team in Germany around the 1960s.
The lampshade is made of...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Metal
1970s "Wave" Wall Light by Koch and Lowy for Peill & Putzler, Germany
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
wall light
Producer:
Peill and Putzler, Germany
Design:
Koch & Lowy
Origin:
Germany
Age:
1970s
Original 1970s modernist Ger...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chrome Adjustable Reading Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in New York, NY
Chrome adjustable-height reading lamp. USA, circa 1970.
Category
1970s American Vintage Koch & Lowy Furniture
Koch & Lowy furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Koch & Lowy furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Koch & Lowy furniture, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Koch & Lowy were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Robert Sonneman, Hans Kögl, and Cosack Leuchten. Prices for Koch & Lowy furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $319 and can go as high as $12,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,401.