Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
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
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Large Peill Putzler Koch & Lowy White Glass Table Lamp, 1970s
By Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler
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...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Neal Small for Koch & Lowy Marble Table Lamp with Swivel Chrome Shade
By Koch & Lowy, Neal Small
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
George Nelson for Koch Lowy "Eyeshade" Desk Lamp, 1970's
By George Nelson, Koch & Lowy
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Pair of Koch and Lowy Chrome Desk or Reading Lamps
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of Koch and Lowy chrome desk lamps.
Category
1970s American Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Peill and Putzler Illuminating White Glass Table Lamp, 1970s
By Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Modern Pair of Koch & Lowy Chrome Swing Arm Lamps Adjustable
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Toledo, OH
Modern pair of adjustable swing arm chrome table lamps by Koch & Lowy. Weighted heavy base.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
George Nelson & Daniel Lewis for Koch Lowy "Eyeshade" Articulated Desk Lamp
By Koch & Lowy, George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this uncommon 1970s "Eyeshade" articulated desk lamp designed by George Nelson and Daniel Lewis for Koch & Lowy. The shade can be raised up/down, rotate, and tilt up/down. It is composed of an outer perforated black metal screen, an inner aluminum shade, and green acrylic end detail that glows when the light is on, an apparent modern reference to the green glass shades of antique bankers lamps...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
White Wave Hanging Light by Koch and Lowy for Peill and Putzler, Germany, 1970s
By Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Pendant glass lights light white
Producer:
Peill and Putzler, Germany
Design:
Koch & Lowy
Origin:
Germany
Age:
1970s
Origin...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Koch & Lowy Brass Swing Table or Desk Lamp 1970s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-Century Brass Swing Table or Desk Lamp by Koch & Lowy.
Brass finish Articulating Desk Lamp by Koch & Lowy Modernist 1970s.
Articulates and pivots in several directions.
Mid-Century brass swing arm table or desk reading lamp...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Koch & Lowy Glass Table Lamps by Peill & Putzler, Germany
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Pair of Koch & Lowy Glass Table Lamps by Peill & Putzler, Germany
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Neal Small for Koch & Lowy Marble and Brass Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Wichita, KS
Vintage 1970's Carrara marble and chrome table lamp by Neal Small for Koch & Lowy. This Mid-Century Modern lamp pairs well with all style...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
RARE Pair of Koch & Lowy 1970s Brass Saucer Form Table lamps - Fully restored
By George Nelson, Koch & Lowy
Located in St. Louis, MO
RARE Pair of Koch & Lowy, brass saucer form table lamps with great 1970s vibe, recently professionally restored. The brass has been polished to a softer tone, then clear lacquered, T...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Koch & Lowy Adjustable Desk Lamp Table Lamp 1960s Mid Century
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Cork, IE
This stylish and rather big desk lamp by Koch & Lowy can be adjusted in all directions and allows to be turned 360 degrees at the base.
Despite its age of 60+ years this lamp is in ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Large Opaline Glass Table Lamp "Wave" by Koch und Lowy für Peill & Putzler, 1960
By Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Large Opaline Glass Table Lamp "Wave" by Koch und Lowy für Peill & Putzler, 1960s
Dimension
Height: 11.41 in (29 cm)
Dameter: 12.99 in (33 cm)
The lamp needs 1 x E14 / E15 Edison s...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Koch and Lowy Marble Base Chrome Table Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage marble base chrome table lamp by Koch and Lowy with adjustable shade. Signed.
Manufacturer: Koch and Lowy
Year: 1960s
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Dimensions: 16" lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Small Desk Lamp by Piotr Sierakowski for Koch & Low
By Piotr Sierakowski, Koch & Lowy
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A small dome shaded desk lamp with a weighted base in a natural patina connected by a newly chromed stem.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
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 Table Lamps
Mid-Century Modern Rare Koch & Lowy adjustable Pharmacy Brass Desk Lamp, a Pair
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Plainview, NY
A pair of rare Mid-Century Modern treasures Koch & Lowy adjustable Pharmacy Brass Desk Lamps. Each lamp bears the prestigious mark of Koch and Lowy, an emblem of quality craftsmans...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
1977 George Nelson Half-Nelson Reflector Table Lamp by Koch & Lowy in Brass
By George Nelson, Koch & Lowy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an uncommonly seen Half-Nelson reflector table lamp, designed by George Nelson and manufactured by Koch & Lowy in the late 1970s. This design was initially created ca. 1949-1...
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Brass & Marble Articulated Table Lamps Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid Century Modern Sculptural Brass with cube Carrara marble bases. Made by Koch & Lowy from the mid sixties. Age related spots to the brass otherwise in excellent v...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Koch & Lowy for OMI Silver Chrome Reading Desk Lamp, In Working Order, 1960s
By OMI, Koch & Lowy
Located in New York, NY
Stunning desk lamp/ reading lamp by Koch & Lowy, signed OMI. Features a pivoting chrome shade with dimmer knob. In good working condition.
The voltage is 110, standard US plug. The ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Koch & Lowy Articulated Swing Brass Desk Lamp Mid-Century Modern 1965 Stamped
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Miami, FL
This Swing Brass Desk Lamp was made by Koch & Lowy the esteemed American Company that designed all forms of lighting, from table to floor lamps, and chandeliers.
It is best known a...
Category
1960s American Bauhaus Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Stone, Brass, Metal
George Nelson "Half Nelson" Table Lamp by Koch & Lowy, 1960s
By George Nelson, Koch & Lowy
Located in Saint Paul, MN
Uncommon "Half Nelson" lamp by George Nelson for Koch and Lowy. The spun aluminum shade reflects the light downward creating a soft downward-casting light....
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Chrome Table Lamp by Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern chrome table lamp by Koch & Lowy.
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Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern fu...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Small Desk Lamp by Piotr Sierakowski for Koch & Lowy
By Piotr Sierakowski, Koch & Lowy
Located in Ferndale, MI
A small dome shaded desk lamp with a weighted base in army green with brass hardware.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Double-Fixture Adjustable Chrome Table Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman, Koch & Lowy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chrome table lamp by Robert Sonneman for Koch & Lowy (ca. 1970s). Composed of two pivoting, cylindrical shades supported by tubular-chrome stems and a round base with a single on / o...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1 of 2 Petite Glass Table Light by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, Germany, 70s
By Koch & Lowy, Peill & Putzler
Located in Aachen, NRW
A special round biomorphic Opal glass Table light designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler, manufactured in Germany, circa 1970s.
Sockets: One x E27 standard bulb. (100 W max).-
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Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Smoked Glass
Koch and Lowy Marble Base Chrome Table Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage marble base chrome table lamp by Koch and Lowy.
Shade Not Included*
Manufacturer: Koch and Lowy
Year: 1960s
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Dimensions: 4" long x 4" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Koch and Lowy Chrome Table / Reading Lamps
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Midcentury Koch and Lowy table/reading lamp with adjustable shade and dimmer switch. This lamp has been refinished in antique bronze patina.
This ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rare Pair of Midcentury Modern Koch and Lowy for OMI Rotatable Brass Table Lamps
By OMI, Koch & Lowy
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and highly decorative pair of brass table lamps made by Koch and Lowy for OMI.
If you are looking for a truly stylish and rare pair of midcentury design table lamps to gra...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
George Nelson "Half Nelson" Table Lamp Produced by Koch & Lowy, 1960s
By Koch & Lowy, George Nelson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare table lamp in enameled metal / aluminum designed by George Nelson and produced by Koch & Lowy, USA in the 1960s. In good vintage condition with showing patina and some signs fro...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Table Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Postmodern Table Lamp by Piotr Sierakowski for Koch and Lowy
By Koch & Lowy, Piotr Sierakowski
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 Table Lamps
Materials
Steel
Koch & Lowy table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Koch & Lowy table lamps 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 table lamps, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original table lamps 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 table lamps by Gordon Martz, Tony Paul, and Nessen Studio. Prices for Koch & Lowy table lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $395 and can go as high as $9,263, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,200.