Cedric Hartman Style Multi Adjustable Chrome Reading Lamp
View Similar Items
Cedric Hartman Style Multi Adjustable Chrome Reading Lamp
About the Item
- Creator:Koch & Lowy (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)Width: 6 in (15.24 cm)Depth: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1970s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Excellent Original Condition.
- Seller Location:Ferndale, MI
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU84826115303
Koch & Lowy
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.
- Anders Pehrson Multi Adjustable Swedish Modern Reading or Task LampLocated in Ferndale, MIAnders Pehrson designed Multi adjustable modern task lamp. Produced by Ateljie Lyktan Ahus Sweden . Horizontal shaft holds tilting conical cone shad...Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsSteel, Chrome
- Pair Kurt Verson style Thin Line Adjustable Height Chrome Floor LampsLocated in Ferndale, MIFine construction of 3/8 chrome steel . Chrome thumb screw adjustment allows height to elevate from 37.5 to 57.5 .Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsChrome
- Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce Multi Adjustable Floor LampBy Angelo Lelii, ArredoluceLocated in Ferndale, MIRectangular steel pedestal supports three adjustable cubes each holding one bulb. Original paint and finish shows minor wear.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsSteel
$6,500 Sale Price23% Off - Gino Sarfatti Arteluce multi adjustable three globe floor lamp on marble baseBy Gino Sarfatti, ArteluceLocated in Ferndale, MIMulti adjustable floor lamp designed by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Italy . Three globes which rotate in every direction mounted in swivel lasso brackets on chrome shaft attached to ...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsCarrara Marble, Aluminum, Chrome
$3,840 Sale Price20% Off - Op Pop Mod Lacquered Concentric Circle Adjustable Floor LampBy Olivier MourgueLocated in Ferndale, MIAttributed to Olivier Mourgue, European origin probably FrenchCategory
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsSteel, Chrome
$3,500 Sale Price46% Off - Gino Sarfatti Style Multi Adjustable Lucite Box Table Lamp Table LampBy Gino SarfattiLocated in Ferndale, MISimply designed square housing set in rectangle base table lamp. Up ended Lucite rectangle holds polished chrome lamp box. Lamp does tilt up and down. Chrom...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsChrome
- Cedric Hartman Brass Adjustable Floor LampLocated in New York, NYCedric Hartman Brass Adjustable Floor Lamp with original acrylic ball switch, marked "E / Cedric Hartman / 850382" on base. Dealer: S138XXCategory
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- In the Style of Cedric Hartman Adjustable Chrome Swing Arm Floor LampBy Walter Von Nessen, Cedric HartmanLocated in St. Louis, MOIn the style of Cedric Hartman or Walter Von Nessen, this chrome Mid-Century Modern floor lamp is fully adjustable. Chrome is in nice br...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsChrome
- Chrome Floor Lamp by Cedric HartmanBy Cedric HartmanLocated in Atlanta, GAAn iconic telescopic floor lamp designed by Cedric Hartman, in chrome finish with Lucite knob. The height of the lamp can be adjusted from 35 to 42. Branded under the base. .Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsChrome
- Cedric Hartman Chrome Pharmacy Floor LampBy Cedric HartmanLocated in Los Angeles, CADesigned in the 1970s, this chrome floor lamp by Cedric Hartman is an enduring design classic. The modernist floor lamp features a chrome dome shade attached to a curved aluminum ste...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsChrome, Aluminum
- Cédric Hartman style floor lampBy Cedric HartmanLocated in London, GBÉlégant Nickle on brass adjustable reading light in the manner of Cedric Hartman. French c.1970’s. Some minor dents and surface scratches to the metal and fading to the Nickle.Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsBrass, Nickel
- Koch & Lowy Adjustable Chrome Floor Reading LampBy Koch & LowyLocated in Toledo, OHKoch & Lowy Adjustable Chrome floor reading lamp. Circa 1970s. 8 sided chrome base with iron weight. Height adjusts from 41" to 47". Shade adjusts to different angles. A turn on/off ...Category
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
MaterialsChrome