Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Pair of 6.5ft Giant Column Lamps by Andre Cazenave for Singleton Italy, 1970's
Located in London Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire
A very hard-to-find, highly collectable and impressive pair of column lamps by French designer André Cazenave for Singleton, Italy, 1970s.
Constructed of fibreglass and ground pow...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Fiberglass
TMM Floor Lamp by Miguel Milá for Tramo, Spain, 1962
By Tramo, Miguel Milà
Located in Barcelona, ES
TMM floor lamp designed in 1962 by Miguel Milá for Tramo, Spain. Old edition in ebonized oak wood and original signed shade.
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Oak, Paper
Pair of Aminta Floor Lamps by Emma Scheinberger, Italy, 1966
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Aminta floor lamps designed by Emma Gismondi Schweinberger in 1966 for Artemide, Italy. Chromed steel base and white opal glass reflector.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
1970s Vintage Chrome "Eyeball" Shade Floor Lamp with 3 Shades
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1970s Vintage chrome floor lamp with three pivoting "eyeball" globe shades.
Vintage steel and chrome floor lamp featuring three adjustable chrome globe lights, individual chrome perforated shades, chrome stem on round chrome base, with three way switch.
Directional lighting.
A vintage floor lamp, in chrome with three globe-form lights, each light is hinged and pivots for a full range of motion.
Takes standard base light bulbs.
Each shade can tilt, pivot and swivel 360 degrees.
Good Vintage Condition with original wiring with age appropriate wear; some scratches and spotting to chrome.
Aside from a tiny scratch or two here and there the lamp is in amazing condition, it has far less wear than what you would expect for a 50 year old lamp.
In vintage condition with wear consistent with age and use.
circa 1960s-1970s.
A vintage Mid-Century Modern chrome eyeball floor lamp in the style of Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs or Koch & Lowy, Florence Casey...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Exquisite sculptural floor lamp dating from the 1980s.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Exquisite sculptural floor lamp dating from the 1980s. This lamp features a tapered, angular base made from heavy metal, giving it a sense of durability and stability. The surface of...
Category
1980s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
1960s VEB Wohnraumleuchten Floor Lamp, Berlin, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage floor lamp model 6067 made by VEB Wohnraumleuchten Berlin in circa 1965. Blackened iron base, nickel-plated tube, folding shade of white paper-like plastic.
2 x tube light b...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Sculpture Set of Two Modular Nagel 1960s Space-Age Floor-lamps, Made in Germany
By Nagel AG
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare Iconic sculpture Spage Age modular set of two standing chrome floor lamps. Designed in 1960s by Nagel made in Germany.
This set of lamps consists of 24 modular lighting elements...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Swedish Ateljé Lyktan Chrome Floor Lamp by Hans Bergström
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A silver-gold, vintage Mid-Century modern Swedish reading floor lamp made of hand crafted polished chrome, designed by Hans Bergström and produced by Ateljé Lyktan, in good condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Carlo Nason Mazzega Rocket Shaped Murano Glass Floor Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding Rocket Shaped Floor Lamp
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Hand blown Murano glass lamp attributed to Carlo Nason for Mazzega. M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Carl Auböck Vice Versa Floor Lamps
Located in Glendale, CA
Pair of Carl Auböck vice versa floor lamps. Executed in brass, wicker and cast iron designed by Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Austria, circ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Chrome And White Marble Goose Neck Floor Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Chrome and white marble goose neck floor lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Mid-Century Space Age Ball Floor Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Space Age Sticking lamp.
Standing lamp with an imposing diffuser ball in orange. Light source and at the same time an unmistakable object in the room. The most striking is prob...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Arch Floor Lamp in the Style of Castiglioni’s Arco Stainless & Marble Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Arch Floor Lamp in the style of Castiglioni’s Arco Stainless & Marble Floor Lamp. The original Arch Floor Lamps were originally designed by Achille and Pier Giacom...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce ‘Televisione’ Floor Lamp in Brass and Aluminum
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, floor lamp ‘Televisione’, model '12627', polished brass, lacquered aluminum, lacquered metal, Italy, circa 1956
This 'Televisione' floor lamp, designed...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Butterfly Floor Lamp Designed by Afra e Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
A special, poetic and currently out of production Floor Lamp designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for the Italian company " Flos " during the 80s.
In 2007 John Galliano designed a summer collection for Christian Dior inspired by the famous opera by Giacomo Puccini "Madama Butterfly" but Afra and Tobia Scarpa anticipated him by thirty years with this floor lamp.
Stem in black enamelled aluminum, surmounted by a dimmable halogen lamp; a pair of acid-etched glasses encloses and shields the bulb.
The magic and mystery comes to the head of this 80s Floor Lamp...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
Rare "Vegnusca" Floor Light by Poliarte
By Albano Poli
Located in New York, NY
The Vegnusca light is part sculpture and part functional floor light. It is composed of two biomorphic shaped cast aluminum frames, two molded glass inserts and five internal lightbu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Gae Aulenti Attributed Mushroom/UFO Murano Glass Floor Lamp, Murano Italy 1970s
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Step back into the chic aura of the 1970s Italian Space Age Mid-Century with this exquisite Murano glass floor lamp, evocative of the innovative designs by Gae Aulenti and akin to th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Ilmari Tapiovaara, "Maija the Bee" floor lamp, Hienoteräs, Finland c. 1950's
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Ilmari Tapiovaara, a 'Maija the Bee' floor lamp for Asko/Hienoteräs. White louvered shade, shaft partly covered with rattan in original condition. Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Draped Plaster Floor Lamps in the Manner of John Dickinson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A sculptural John Dickinson style plaster of Paris lamps. Plaster 'fabric' drape with tied bow at the top. They have been newly painted and re-w...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
Pierre Guariche Model G2 Equilibrium Floor Lamp by Mathieu Diderot, Paris 1950
By Mathieu Diderot, Pierre Guariche
Located in Miami, FL
Superb brass and steel Model G2 Equilibrium floor lamp by Pierre Guariche for Mathieu Diderot. Designed and manufactured in Paris France, circa ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
'Streck' Floor Lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in Black
Located in Glendale, CA
'Streck' Floor Lamp by Joel Karlsson for Örsjö in black.
Executed in powder-coated steel with brass details, the 'Streck' series is both timeless and re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Floor Lamp by Florian Schulz, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Floor Lamp by Florian Schulz, 1970s, Germany
This lamp works with E27 light bulb. Max 100W
Wired and suitable to use with 220V and 110V for all countries.
Measurements:
Height: 148...
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1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 70EN Ceiling Lamp
Located in Centreville, VA
Akari Light Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi are considered icons of 1950s modern design. Designed by Noguchi beginning in 1951 and handmade for a half century by the original manufacture...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Floor lamp Fire Ball by Carlo Forcolini for Sidecar, 1980s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Fire Ball floor lamp designed by Carlo Forcolini and manufactured by Artemide for Sidecar.
The lamp has a flat square metal base and a thin, in height-adjustable shaft on which the ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Studio Pottery Table Light Base by Jette Helleroe Ceramics Denmark, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
ceramic table light base.
Producer:
Jette Helleroe, Denmark.
Decade:
1970s.
This original vintage ceramic p...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Robert Sonneman Counter Balance Floor Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Mid-century 1970s vintage counter balance arm adjustable floor lamp by Robert Sonneman. This classic modern floor lamp is a result of the long-time rel...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Floor Lamp by Christian Koban for DOM
Located in Austin, TX
Floor lamp designed by Christian Koban and made by German company DOM. This piece is supported by a Carrara marble spheric base holding the main chrome...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
Attributed to Barovier & Toso, Murano Glass Floor Lamp, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice Murano floor lamp is made of glass. This is a beautiful model attributed to Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass, Fabric
Mid-Century Modern UFO Style Floor Lamp by MG Wheeler
By M.G. Wheeler
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
MG Wheeler Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp, 1960's
Fantastic reading floor lamp by M.G. Wheeler Lighting, Greenwich, CT. A wonderful Mid-Century silhouette ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swedish Modern Floor Lamp by Bo Notini for Glössner
Located in Karlstad, SE
This majestic floor lamp by Bo Notini for Glössner, designed and crafted during the 1940s, is truly a work of art. This impressive lamp features on...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
French 1950's Floor Lamp in the Style of Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
What a presence! Majestic 1950's French floor lamp consisting of a stalk of black enameled brass tubing stretching upwards nearly 5 feet to a long brass skinny neck and an amusing e...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fontana Arte Floor Lamp in Patinated Brass and Glass
By Fontana Arte
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Fontana Arte, floor lamp, model, '2418', brass, glass, Italy, 1960s.
The Fontana Arte model 2418 floor lamp, produced in the 1960s, is deceptively simple, yet distinctly architect...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce ‘Televisione’ Floor Lamp in Brass and Aluminum 1956s
Located in Palermo, IT
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce, Monza ‘Televisione’ floor lamp, model 12627, Italy ca. 1956
The high-design adjustable floor lamp ‘Televisione’ model 12627 was designed by Angelo Lelii ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
pair Library Swing arm brass floor lamps 1980s Germany
By Holtkoetter
Located in Den Haag, NL
Library Swing arm brass floor lamps . Halogen . comes with good working
dimmers . Adjustable in Height .Very good quality lamps .Beautiful Bronze color . with just the right amoun...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare Oak and Plexiglass Tripod Floor Lamp by Uno & Östen Kristiansson for Luxus
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This fabulous shaped and rare floor lamp was designed by Uno & Östen Kristiansson for Luxus in the 1950's or 1960's. It has a tripod base made of oil treated oak with a Plexiglass tu...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plexiglass, Oak
Valenti Spain Patinated Brown Leather Floor Lamp Attributed to Jacques Adnet
By Valenti, Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A phenomenal Floor lamp with hand stitched base, stand and shade, attributed to Jacques Adnet.
The Leather is beautifully patinated, rich with deep brown tones and markings that l...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Brass Tripod Floor Lamp with Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Modern walnut & brass tripod floor lamp with side table
Dimensions
60in H x 18in W x 18in D
Lamp shade: 12in H x 18in W
Side table height: 22.25in.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Papiro Floor Lamp by Sergio Calatroni for Pallucco, Italy 1989
Located in Milano, IT
Papiro Floor Lamp by Sergio Calatroni for Pallucco, Italy 1989
With the Papiro floor lamp, Sergio Calatroni seamlessly merged art and design by tran...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Paavo Tynell 'Nun's Hat' Floor Lamp Model 9629 in Black & Brass, Taito 1950s
By Paavo Tynell, Taito
Located in Helsinki, FI
An iconic floor lamp model 9269 designed by Paavo Tynell for Taito in the 1950s. The lamp is in good condition and retains all original parts and original rattan. It has been repaint...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Floor Lamp with Five Opal Glass Shades, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Floor lamp with five arms in bamboo look.
Probably made in Switzerland by TEMDE.
The lamp is made of metal and veneered in real wood.
The lamp comes with 5x E14 / E15 Edison scre...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Exquisite Gilt Jewel Floor Lamp Sciolari Design by Palwa, Germany, 1960s
By Palwa
Located in Aachen, NRW
Exquisite gilt jewel floor lamp Sciolari design by Palwa, Germany, 1960s
Hollywood Regency, wonderful shape and light effect, handmade.
12 x E14 small bulbs (40 watts max for each bu...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Cassina Ficupala Floor Lamp
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Ficupala Floor Lamp.
Thanks to its organic shapes reminiscent of the plant world, the eclectic style of the Ficupala floor lamp lies between postmodern and Art Deco.
Modern...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass
Serge Mouille Large TOTEM Column Floor Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp model 'Large TOTEM Column Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1962.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Koch & Lowy Mid Century Modern Reading Pharmacy Brass Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant brass reading pharmacy lamp by Koch & Lowy c1975. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Totally adjustable in height from 41.5 to 47.5 and flexing tilt...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mid Century minimalist chromed metal Floor Lamp
Located in Bern, CH
1960’s Swiss minimalist chromed metal floor lamp with height adjustable cream coloured fabric lampshade with perspex light diffuser. On minimalist chromed metal tripod base.
Colour: ...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Anatomy Design 'Awkward Light' Steel and Aluminium Floor Lamp by Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp designed by Anatomy Design in 2012.
Quirky and slightly off, Awkward is a floor lamp with a deliberately peculiar anatomy - its long, slender arms reaching to illumina...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Floor Lamp from 1950's with Tripod Wood Base, France
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tripod floor lamp from 1950's, France. Black lacquered wood structure with golden aluminum stem, shade with new fabric. New black cloth wire.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Kalmar Brass Floor Lamp 'Cavador' No. 2098, Height Adjustable, 1960, 1 of 2
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of two very rare and gorgeous brass floor lamps model 'Cavador' no. 2098 by J.T. Kalmar, manufactured in midcentury in 1960s. The light is documented in the Kalmar catalogue from...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
“Giraffa” floor lamp by Sergio Moscheni for Selenova
Located in HAARLEM, NL
“Giraffa” floor lamp by Sergio Moscheni for Selenova, Italy 1970s. The lamp consists of a marble base with 4 chromed vertical tubes which all carry a horizontal chromed tube which ca...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Chrome
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 additions one can make to a deserving interior! This GORGEOUS Tension Pole Lamp with Italian Triennale shaped aluminum shades is highly coveted!
This one has beautiful Tri-color shades and ebony pole and it's design is timeless and, while nearly 70 years old, is as current as tomorrow!
This stunning lamp shows age appropriate wear. Minor dings to the aluminum shades and light wear to the lustrous enamel. These original shades still are in good shape and hold position. Presents beautifully!
Gorgeous Atomic Age MCM tension pole lighting...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Floor Spider Lamp
Located in Wayne, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome floor spider lamp. If you are in the New Jersey , New York City Metro Area , please contact us with your delivery zip code, as we may be able to deliver cur...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Other
Tobia Scarpa Eitie Line Lamp For Cassina
By Tobia Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Tobia Scarpa Eitie Line Lamp For Cassina
A pendant light designed by Tobia Scarpa, that takes shape as a seemingly simple structure with sophisticated, innovative technology, availa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture Floor lamp, bb3-55d
Located in Seattle, WA
An iconic and early vintage Isamu Noguchi Akari floor lamp, 55d shade on bb3 base, made with Bamboo and enameled steel with a paper shade.
The 55d paper shade was purchased but rar...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Italian Mid Century Atomic or Stilnovo Style Floor Lamp
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this floor lamp dates from the 1950s. Round black metal base with three slender black metal support rods and a natural-colored, linen-like fabric shade with and elon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Designer, Floor Lamp, Beech, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A beech and fabric floor lamp designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
Sold with Lampshade. Dimensions stated are of Floor Lamp with lampshade.
Socket takes standard E-26 medium base...
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1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Large Architectural Glass and Concrete Floor Lamp for in and Outdoors
Located in Berlin, DE
We found this lamp in France and it was installed at a modernist 1960s house close to Bordeaux.
Very unique. Please note: Lamp should be fitted professionally in accordance to local...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Concrete
Very Large Bamboo and Rattan Palm Tree Floor Lamp with Seven Coconut Lights
Located in London, GB
A stunning very large, bamboo and rattan 3 stemmed palm tree floor lamp in the style of Mario Lopez Torres with seven coconut lights at differing heights below bamboo leaves. Re wire...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Isamu Noguchi Model 7A Akari Light Sculpture Handcrafted by Ozeki, Japan
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic Akari light sculpture known as Model 7A designed by Isamu Noguchi and handcrafted from traditional washi paper and bamboo. Each Akari lamp shade is meticulously crafted by han...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Isamu Noguchi Akari Model 14A Light Sculpture in Washi Paper and Bamboo by Ozeki
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Akari light sculpture (Model 14A) by Isamu Noguchi handcrafted from traditional washi paper and bamboo. Each Akari Light Sculpture was meticulously crafted by hand in the Ozeki works...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Large Table Lamp with Custom Made Lampshade by René Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
A rare large ceramic table lamp from late-20th century. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic elements in brown tones with beautiful accent colours. With a special custom made l...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Goffredo Reggiani Swiveling Floor Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare and iconic floor lamp with three adjustable spheres in gilded metal and painted cast iron base by Goffredo Reggiani, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Stilnovo Italian Midcentury Modern Design Metal Brass Plastic Floor Lamp 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design floor lamp with adjustable arm and variable height produced by Stilnovo with marble base, metal stem and arm, plexiglass diffuser and rubber details...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Chrome Sputnik Floor Lamps
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern chrome Sputnik floor lamps. Having adjustable arms with both ends having multi colored glass shades. With chrome round base.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Mid Century Modern Eclipse S Floor Lamp Luis Perez de la Oliva Fase Wood Chrome
Located in Lisboa, PT
This is one of the rarest and most visually distinctive floor lamps ever produced by Fase: the Eclipse S model, patented in 1966 under the names of Pedro Martín and Luis Pérez de la ...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Koch Lowy OMI Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy, OMI
Located in New York, NY
Koch Lowy Brass and Marble Floor Lamp. Adjustable Floor lamp by Koch Lowy OMI. Sleek brass pole with cylindrical brass canister shade set on Italian Carrara marble cube. Canister ...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Chrome and Steel Arc Floor Lamp Ca. 1960/1970's
Located in New York, NY
Large chrome arc floor lamp, having a suspended ball shade (12 in diameter) a long arched tubular arm approx. 60 in. W. which attaches to a U shaped metal foot in blackened finish. T...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pirro Cuniberti for Sirrah Imola "PR" Floor Arc Lamp, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Gorgeous and rare PR arc lamp designed by Pirro Cuniberti for Sirrah Imola, Italy 1970 The tall arm of the piece is made of chrome-plated tubular metal. The height of the pole is adj...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Midcentury Murano Glass Swan Floor Lamp, Italy, circa 1960/70
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Magical midcentury Murano floor lamp from the period around 1970 in Italy. An extraordinary, absolutely fantastic shaped large metal floor lamp ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Max Ingrand Floor Lamp for Fontana Arte Model 2020, Italy, 1961
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
An elegant floor lamp designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte, Model 2020, Italy, 1961. Organically shaped double lens cutted with chisel panels of thick Murano polished glass with ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
"Tete de Femme" Floor Lamp Styled After Giacometti
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Bradenton, FL
"Tete de Femme" floor lamp in the manner of the model produced by Alberto Giacometti in the 1930's. This one has the added bonus of not costing $250,000 but is in the style of and no...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Resin
French Modern Black Tripod Floor Lamp with Three White Bud Like Shades, 1950s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Jean Royère style Black tripod floor lamp with three white silk bud shades. Featuring three black lacquered branch like metal stems with three, artisan created, bud like white silk t...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Eskilstuna Elektrofabrik, Floor Lamp, Brass, Metal, Rattan, Sweden 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable three-armed brass, red-lacquered metal and rattan floor lamp designed and produced by Eskilstuna Elektrofabrik Aktiebolag, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Dimensions of Lamp with Sh...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
French 1950's Floor Lamp in the Style of Arredoluce
Located in Hanover, MA
What a presence! Majestic 1950's French floor lamp consisting of a stalk of black enameled brass tubing stretching upwards nearly 5 feet to a long brass skinny neck and an amusing e...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Mid-century Modern floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage floor lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, tables, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern floor lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original floor lamps, popular names associated with this style include Stilnovo, Angelo Lelii, J.T. Kalmar, and Oluce. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for floor lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $144 and tops out at $150,000 while the average work can sell for $2,844.