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
Midcentury Italian Style Brass and Black Lacquered Counterweight Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful floor lamp from Italy in the style of Stilnovo is in excellent
condition and shows great patina.
The angle of the base can be adjusted and the lamp shades can be tu...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
'Flindt Garden Short' Outdoor Bollard Light in Corten Red for Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
'Flindt Garden Short' Outdoor Bollard Light in Corten Red for Louis Poulsen
A highly refined fixture that brings bold, sculptural illumination to outdoo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Megaron floor lamp by Gianfranco Frattini for Artemide Anni 80
Located in Milano, IT
Floor lamp with reflected light and dimmer, enameled metal and aluminum. Presents the mark under the base. Good conditions.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Mid Century Modern Brass 3 light Floor Lamp attributed to Gerald Thurston C1970
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic brass floor lamp with 3 canister lights all equipped for individual and simultaneous use. Either 1, 2 or all3 lights together. Brass housing with a iron base for stability,...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 31N 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
Large Italian Brass Floor Lamp by Tommaso Barbi
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Large brass floor lamp by Tommaso Barbi. Brass floor lamp with two large rhubarb leaf style that light up.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Carlo Nason floor lamp (1930) of 70s Italian design
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Palermo, IT
This lamp with a sinuous and modern shape is distinguished by its elegant design and the play of transparency. The upper, semi-transparent diffuser gently filters light, creating a w...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Ignazio Gardella 'Alzabile' Floor Lamp in Brass and Black Marble for Tato Italia
Located in Glendale, CA
Ignazio Gardella 'Alzabile' Floor Lamp in Brass and Black Marble for Tato Italia.
Ignazio Gardella was one of the leading figures in Italian twentieth-century architecture. A gradua...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Danish Vintage Teak and Brass Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
An incredibly stylish and well made Danish vintage teak and brass floor lamp, dating from the 1960’s.
This has a fantastic design, the solid teak frame is articulated with ebonised ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Teak
Möllers Elektriska Armatur, Floor Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and white fabric floor lamp designed and produced by Möllers Elekriska Armatur, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 56.5” H x 14” W x 7” D
Stated dimensions inclu...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Floor Neon Lamp 1970s
Located in taranto, IT
Floor lamp, original "neon lamp" model from the 1970s
All in metal, coral red color, oval-shaped, it is about 175 cm high (... ask us for the exact measurements ...), contains a pai...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Giuseppe Ostuni for O-Luce '339/2’ Two-Armed Floor Lamp in Marble and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Ostuni for O-Luce, floor lamp, model ‘339/2’, brass, enameled aluminum, marble, Italy, 1952
Designed in 1952, this floor lamp is developed by the influential designer in th...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Rare PH 3/2 Floor Lamp by Poul Henningsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare PH 3/2 Floor Lamp by Poul Henningsen. Designed and manufactured in Denmark, 1931. Amber glass shade with original stamp, metal base and stem, original cord. We recommend one E27...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Steel
Retro Standing Floor Lamp with Bobbin Stem and Funky Red Domed Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White standing floor lamp with white lacquered carved wood post similar to bobbin style furniture, and sporting a funky domed shade made with red and orange 70's FABric.-get it? FAB?...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
1940s French Floor Lamp Made of Glass and Copper Metal
Located in bari, IT
Aluminum structure with glass rods and copper elements.
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Copper
Vintage 70s Floor Lamp
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Floor lamp with adjustable position light points, by sliding and swiveling, chrome-plated and enameled metal, enameled aluminum.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
1970s Sergio Mazza and Giuliana Gramigna Massive Floor Lamp , Italy
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare massive stainless steel floor lamp with acrylic shades from Sergio Mazza and Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio Design , Italy .
Base is made out of black Portofino marble ....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Extremely Rare George Nelson Bubble Floor Lamp Original Birch Tripod Base 1950s
Located in Troy, MI
Extremely rare floor lamp designed by George Nelson & Associates
Offered through Howard Miller circa 1952
Tripod base in natural birch with brushed brass fittings and a round bubble...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Castiglioni Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, rare Castiglioni floor lamp. Spun fiberglass "shade" with a chrome base and floor controls. Some minor foxing to the base of the lamp that is consistent with age.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Tommaso Barbi, Bottega Gadda, Mid-Century Modern Ginkgo Floor Lamp, Brass, 1970s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern Tommaso Barbi Ginkgo Floor Lamp Bottega Gadda, Monumental
Very rare 10 leaf Ginko floor lamp designed and produced in Ital...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Sculptural Fiberglass with Rattan Floor Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Tall and statuesque fiberglass lamp wrapped with thin strands of rattan. A Fabulous statement piece even when not lit. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass, Rattan
Sculptural "Shroom" Rattan Floor Lamp
Located in Oxford, GB
This stunning rattan floor lamp is an exquisite mid-century modern piece, expertly crafted with an organic shroom shape and a lacquered finish. From the woven cane shade to its awe-i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Bamboo
Angelo Ostuni and Renato Forti for O-Luce '201' Floor or Table Lamp in Black
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Angelo Ostuni and Renato Forti for O-Luce, table and floor lamp, model ‘201’, coated steel, coated brass, coated aluminum, brass, Italy, 1949
Designer duo Angelo Ostuni and Renato F...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
'Stemlite' Floor Lamp in Pebble Grey by Bill Curry for GUBI
By Gubi, Bill Curry
Located in Glendale, CA
'Stemlite' Floor Lamp in Pebble Grey by Bill Curry for GUBI
Originally conceived in 1962 by designer Bill Curry, the award-winning 'Stemlite' line became known as a 'total look' lam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Swedish Midcentury Floor Lamps from Bergboms, Sweden, 1950s
By Bergboms
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cool pair of floor lamps from Bergboms where the bases and most of the stems are dressed in black leather with contrasting white seams. Great quality leather.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Lucid Harmonie Table Lamps by Soren Eriksen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two Lucid Harmonie table lamps by Soren Eriksen.
Materials: Beech wood round base, metal bottom. Beech wood rod and lampshade. White acrylic diffuser. S...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
White Ettore Sottsass Moonlight Floor Lamp no. 14104, Italy 1970's
Located in Den Haag, NL
White Ettore Sottsass JR 'Moonlight' floor lamp, model no. 14104, 1970s
Originl white painted metal.
163 x 22 x 22 cm
Manufactured by Arredoluce, Monza, Italy.
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Adjustable Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor Lamp George Kovacs
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Covacs adjustable Mid-Century Modern brass floor reading lamp. Measure: Adjustable height 45-62".
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Italian 1960s Marble Column Hollywood Regency Table Lamp
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rara Italian marble sculptural midcentury table lamp.
Dimensions base:
Width 24 cm, depth 12 cm, height 62 cm, without socket 55 cm. Weight 8 kg.
Height with shade 85 cm, diamet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble
'Wo-Tum-Bu 1' Japanese Paper & Hand Poured Concrete Floor Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
'Wo-Tum-Bu 1' Japanese paper & hand poured concrete floor lamp for Ingo Maurer
Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. Wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Concrete, Stainless Steel
Floor Lamp Adjustable Arc by Harvey Guzzini for Meblo, 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Brussels, BE
Floor lamp adjustable arc by Harvey Guzzini for Meblo, 1970s.
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
English Midcentury Brass and Wood Floor Lamp
Located in Leicester, GB
Beautiful midcentury floor lamp from England. The lamp is made of brass and wood. The stand has an ebonized mahogany base with brass details and is ...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Model 12128 Triennale Floor Lamp Brass & White
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE
Arredoluce "Triennale" solid brass floor lamp model 12128 designed by Angelo Lelii in 1947, produced in 1954. One owner. 100% original. Nothing replaced nor added. Ful...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Sebastian Wrong Flos Spun Pair Floor Lamps Shiny White Finish Space Age Design
By Sebastian Wrong, Flos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Sebastion Wrong in 2003, the Spun Light-F floor lamp retects the best of moder manufacturing technology combined with elegance, craftsmanship, and dynamic fluit aesthotie...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Ignazio Gardella “LTE8” Floor Lamp for Azucena, 1956
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Ignazio Gardella “LTE8” Floor Lamp for Azucena, Brass Marble and Glass, Italy, 1956.
Ignazio Gardella’s “LTE 8” floor lamp, designed in 1956 and manufactured by Azucena, is construc...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Mid Century Chrome Tension Pole Floor Lamp with 3 Chrome Cylinder Shades
Located in New York, NY
Very cool chrome tension pole floor lamp . The lamp has 3 cylindrical separate lights .Each light has its own switch for individual lighting or there is a switch that can be used for...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Italian floor lamp, 1950s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian floor lamp, 1950s.
Dimensions: H= 180 cm; D= 55 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Gold Iron and Colored Art Glass Table Lamp by Longobard, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Gorgeous Brutalist table lamp sculpture in gold irond and colorad art glass by Longobard.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
The color of the glasses enclosed by the iron makes a wonderfu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron
Brutalist Chain Floor Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Large and well-made chain floor lamp on a stylized horseshoe base.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
One Large Wooden Table or Floor Lamp, Birma
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two beautiful old antique wooden stock pots from Burma converted in the 1970s into lamps.
Measures:
Diameter wooden base 36 cm.
Height base without socket 46 cm.
Shades are not in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970s Stiffel 4-Light Torchiere Brass Floor Lamp with Milk Glass Shade
By Stiffel
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1970s Stiffel Torchiere brass floor lamp with milk glass shade. Features 3 peripheral lights and Center light. Great quality. Measures 10" in diame...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
20th Century Gold Italian Arredoluce Polished Brass Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelii
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian floor lamp made of hand crafted polished brass with its original light switch, designed by Angelo Lelii and produced by Arredoluce in good ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Organic Shaped Bamboo Floor Lamp "Kobe", France, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This sculptural floor lamp was made in France in the 1980s.
It has a beautiful organic shape made from iron and bamboo. The inner shade is made from yellow canvas
The lamp is equipp...
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Canvas, Bamboo
Pair of Mid Century Modern Wishbone Floor Lamps by Gerald Thurston for Laurel
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Wishbone Floor Lamps by Gerald Thurston for the Laurel Lamp Co. C1960. Beautiful pair of floor lamps with original glass shades totally intact. 65.75 height with a 2...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Laurel Lamp Co. Mid-Century Modern Orange Metal Tripod Base Floor Lamp
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Very cool and unusual floor lamp made by high quality lighting manufacturer, Laurel Lamp Company of Newark, NJ. This well-made lamp has a tripod orange metal base, a brass tone stem ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Murano Glass, Italy, 1960s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Murano Glass, Italy, 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
Joe Colombo 'Triedro' Floor Lamp in Chrome and White for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Joe Colombo
Located in Glendale, CA
Joe Colombo 'Triedro' floor lamp in chrome and white for Stilnovo.
Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the Mid-centu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Midcentury Tall Wicker Rattan Floor Art Deco Lamp, France
Located in New York, NY
Vintage midcentury tall wicker rattan floor deco lamp, France
Same era as: Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouve, Pierre Pauline, Serge Mouille, Jacques Adnet, Jean Royere, Roger Tallon, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Monumental Isamu Noguchi Akari 23N Floor Lamp
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Isamu Noguchi Akari 23N floor lamp. Executed in handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp and metal legs. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Cocoon floor lamp very rare -Achille Castiglioni style- 1960's Germany
Located in The Hague, NL
Cocoon floor lamp of a stunning beauty. Very rare and therefore unique lamp. This floor lamp is full of elegance and atmosphere, it simply is enchanting. We have found this lamp in a...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Resin, Wood
Mid Century Modern Vintage Brass Colorful Floor Lamp 1950s Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage brass floor lamp with colorful lamp shades 1950s Austria.
A stunning floor lamp from brass with three flexible arms topped with hand made lamp shades in co...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo Adjustable Floor Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in Milan, IT
Exclusive red faux leather covered Stilnovo adjustable floor lamp,
Italy 1950s
Adjustable shade extending to 97 cm max when wide open.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Bamboo and Rattan Arc Floor Lamp Vivai Del Sud, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing arc floor lamp in bamboo and rattan by Vivai Del Sud.
Made in Italy in the 1970s
Vivai del sud, Gabriella Crespi and Arpex were the three leading design studios ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Relux Milano Mid-Century Modern Italian Arches Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Relux
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Floor lamp with seven arches of various sizes, produced in the 1970s by the Italian company Relux of Milan. The lamp has a dimmer to adjust the light de...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
De-Lux A4 by Gio Ponti for Tato
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The De-Lux series has remained only an idea of Gio Ponti, who in 1955 quickly but precisely sketched it on a notebook. In 2017, together with Gio Ponti Archives, TATO did a philologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
FAD Fija Floor Lamp by Miguel Milá for Santa & Cole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed to work anywhere, always. Originally designed for the headquarters of Barcelona’s FAD (Fostering Arts and Design Association). The FAD was founded in 1903 by a group of arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Linen, Wood, Oak
French Mid Century Floorlamp
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and Chic Bamboo lamp with tripod base. Woven shade. Made in the 70’s. Imported from France.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Bamboo
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Saturn Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table lamp model 'Saturn Table Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1957.
Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are ma...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Brass Swing Arm Articulating Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a wonderful, swing arm floor lamp, made of brass and with Lucite accents, with original finial, in the style of Karl Springer, circa the 1970s. In excellent...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Adjustable Floor Lamps designed by Josef Frank, made for Svenskt Tenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of adjustable floor lamps designed by Josef Frank and made for Svenskt Tenn in the 1960s is an iconic design characterized by its elegant, organic lines and playful form. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Arlus Two-Tone Floor Lamps, France 1950's
By Arlus
Located in New York, NY
Elegant gold and gunmetal floor lamps on cast bronze bases.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
'Valigia' Memphis Style Floor or Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
'Valigia' Memphis Style Floor or Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Stilnovo
Originally designed in 1977, the Valigia exemplies the playful concepts and geometry of Memphis Style. Ex...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Stemlite Floor Lamp by Designline in Black with White Frosted Glass Shade
By Design Line
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek low profile floor made by Design-Line. It features a cast aluminum main base in a sculptural tulip form. The base is finished in a rich black gloss. The frosted glass lamp is...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Striking Palmette Murano Glass Floor Lamp
Located in Rome, IT
Fantastic modern Murano glass and brass-mounted Palmette floor lamp.
Available also a pair.
There are 3 E 27 light bulbs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass
Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 36N 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
Triennale Orbiter Chrome Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman, c.1970
Located in Savannah, GA
A Triennale Orbiter chrome floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman, circa 1970.
38 inches wide and deep by 70 inches tall
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Lumina Daphine Terra LED Floor Lamp in Black by Tommaso Cimini
By Lumina, Tommaso Cimini
Located in Warsaw, PL
Lumina Daphine Terra LED table lamp in soft touch black by Tommaso Cimini
Undisputed emblem of elegance and functionality, the Daphine represents the essence of Lumina.
The idea behind the creation of the Daphine lamp is as simple as it is effective: a pivoting diffuser, an articulated arm in two segments and an electromechanical transformer on a cylindrical base between two metal caps.
The Daphine first “saw the light” in a small workshop in Sedriano (Milan province) in 1975 thanks to the skilful hands of Tommaso Cimini, a mechanical engineering expert, and the machines he had retooled for the purpose.
The Daphine springs from Tommaso Cimini’s design philosophy, “Lots of light, not much lamp”, which is still the essence of every product bearing the name of Lumina, the company he set up in 1980.
45 years on, the Daphine’s aesthetic and functionality are unchanged, which goes to show the validity of the original idea.
Tried and tested throughout its long production history, this lamp lends itself to countless uses in public and private places, from reading desks in libraries to pianos, from jewellery display counters...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Arco Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, 1962
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Arco lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, one of the first pieces produced at the beginning of the 60s. Base in white marble. Adjustable stem in stainless steel. Adjustable re...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
"Micol" Table/Floor Lamps by Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Micol" table/floor lamps by Sergio Mazza & Giuliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1970's. Opaline glass diffusers, enameled metal. Original EU...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Opal, Steel
Mid-Century Green Medusa Floor Lamp Designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Lucija, SI
Mid Century Floor Lamp Medusa was designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini
Original from the 70s
In rare green color
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Robert Sonneman Kovacs Mid Century Modern Modernist Chrome Floor Lamp Torchiere
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
This beautiful and minimalist floor lamp was designed by Robert Sonneman and manufactured by Kovacs. The lamp is made of high-quality chrome and is heavy and well-made. It consists o...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Glass Orb Floor Lamps by Frank Ligtelijn for RAAK
By Frank Ligtelijn, RAAK
Located in Atlanta, GA
Glass orb floor lamps by Frank Ligtelijn for RAAK, circa 1960s. They are a near pair, as they have slight height differences. The lamp picture...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Rara Piantana Dahlia Designer Max Ingrand per Fontana Arte
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Lampada da terra Rare Dahlia di Max Ingrand per Fontana Arte.
Vetro colorato, ottone, metallo verniciato.
Pubblicato: Il Design Italiano Degli Anni '50, p. 231.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
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