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Modern Floor Lamps

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Creator: Fontana Arte
Lampada da terra Chiara, italiana moderna, di Cini Boeri per Fontana Arte, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Lampada da terra Chiara, italiana moderna, di Cini Boeri per Fontana Arte, 1980s. Lampada da terra modello Chiara con base tonda in metallo, stelo in vetro di Murano blu scanalato e ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

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Metal

Metis Lighting Fontana Arte Nobi Floor Lamp in Frosted Glass, Designed in 1992
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Metis Lighting in 1992 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Nobi floor lamp guarantees total practicality for innovative elegant design. The two bowl-shaped glass discs ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Metal

Archivio Storico Fontana Arte Aluminum Pear Tree Blown Glass Floor Lamp Italy
By Archivio Storico Gallotti, Charles Williams, Fontana Arte
Located in Miami, FL
A pure and elegant modernist floor lamp designed by Archivio Storico for Fontana Arte. The 2198 Model from Fontana Arte is a classic Floor Lamp. The diffuser is in satin white blown ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Aluminum, Metal

Pietro Chiesa, Floor Lamp, Brass, Glass, Fabric Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass, glass and fabric floor lamp designed by Pietro Chiesa and produced by Fontana Arte, Italy, 1940s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 69.5” H x 10.5” W x 10.25” D Dimensions of Sh...
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1940s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

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Brass

Italian modern Segno Due floor lamps by Gregotti Associati Fontana Arte, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Segno Due floor lamps by Gregotti Associati Fontana Arte, 1980s Pair of two floor lamps mod. Segni Due with a round base. The structure and base are in gray painted tu...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

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Metal

All Glass Table or Floor Lamp by Fontana Arte, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
Table or floor lamp by Fontana Arte. Never used. Made in Italy in 2010s 1x100W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included.
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2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Glass

Nobi Floor Lamp with 4 Diffusers Designed by Metis Lighting for FontanaArte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nobi 4" is a floor lamp, designed by Metis Lighting and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a frame in chromed or satin nickel metal, diffusers in frosted glass and black power c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Nickel, Metal, Aluminum

Fontana Arte "Optunia" Floor Lamp Designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Optunia" is a floor lamp, designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring a structure in cast aluminium, available with paints in white, onyx or glossy black nickel-plated colors. Molded cast glass, frosted and painted from behind, working as a diffuser. Base in painted metal. Power source housed in the base for the wall and ceiling versions, in the breadboard for the hanging version or onto a peg in the table version. It's provided with a dimmer inserted on the electrical cord and lighting sources are two 11W LED (3000K, CRI>80, Lumen 1384 + 1384). "Optunia" is a collection of lighting elements available in four variants for tabletop (with or without stem), floor, wall and ceiling. Its functionality lies in the possibility of rotating the two discs that make up the nearly 360 degrees head, opening up an extraordinary number of lighting combinations. The lower disc rotates on one axis, while the upper disk simultaneously rotates on a second axis, perpendicular to the first. This double movement gives "Optunia" the advantages of both direct and indirect light emission, exploiting the surface of the wall or ceiling to produce a soft light. Complementing its functionality, the design of such lamp is reminiscent of a form found in nature: the two disks resemble the pads of the prickly pear called "Opuntia ficus-indica", from which the lamp takes its name. A collection of exceptional technical sophistication, whose form is further emphasized by its colors: opaque white, bold and clean, dark mirrored chrome, recalling the preciousness of metal, a darker shade resembling onyx and quartz color, shifting from dark brown to black. Claesson Koivisto Rune is a Swedish architectural partnership, founded in Stockholm in 1995 by Marten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune. It started as an architectural firm, but has since become an internationally acclaimed and multi-disciplinary office with an equal emphasis on both architecture and design. They were the first Swedish office exhibiting in the international section at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2004, they are also responsible for award-wining projects such as the Tind Prefab house collection for Fiskarhedenvillan, Widlund House private villa on Öland, Örsta Gallery building in Kumla, Sfera Building culture house in Kyoto and Nobis Hotel in Stockholm. They design for well known international companies such as Arflex, Asplund, Blueair, Boffi, Capdell, Cappellini, Casamania, David design, Discipline, Dune NY...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Pietro Chiesa For Fontana Arte Brass & Murano Glass Torchiere
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Brass & Murano glass Torchiere Italy, 20th century A rare model, of seamless organic tiered design, fitted wit...
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20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

'Adubai' floor lamp, by Fontana Arte design by Matteo Nunziati
Located in Milan, IT
The A Dubai floor lamp, produced by Fontana Arte, designed by Matteo Nunzianti around the year 2009. The lamp has an opal white tempered glass structure made up of eight plates. The ...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

"3247" Medium White Frosted Blown Glass Floor Lamp Designed by FontanaArte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"3247" is a floor lamp, coming from the classic table lamp called "3247TA", originally designed by FontanaArte in 1954, manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a nickel plated metal f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Nickel

Franco Raggi Fontana Arte Flute Floor Lamp, Chromed Aluminium, Designed in 1999
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Franco Raggi and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the flute floor lamp designed in 1999 is made from a glass cone that holds the chromed alu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Fontana Arte "Nobi" LED Floor Lamp in Chrome or Nickel Designed, Metis Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nobi" is a floor lamp, designed by Metis Lighting and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring a frame in chromed or satin nickel metal, adjustable diffusers in frosted glass and alu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome, Nickel, Metal, Aluminum

"Equatore" Large Table Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Equatore" is a table lamp, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass and metal and is part of a collection including table, floor and ceil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Fontana Arte "Equatore" High Floor Lamp Designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Equatore" is a floor lamp, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by FontanaArte, made in glass and metal and is part of a collection including table, floor and ceili...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Fontana Arte Floor Lamp, Italy 1980s
Located in Greding, DE
Floor lamp with brass conical lampshade and flat glass stem over square base.
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Brass

Floor Lamp by Fontana Arte, Italy, 2010s, Two Items Available
Located in Praha, CZ
Design floor lamp by Fontana Arte. Steel legs. Glass shades. 1x100W, E25-E27 bulb Two items available. One has slightly darker grey color than the other. US plug adapter include...
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2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Stainless Steel

FontanaArte "Luminator" LED Blue or White Metal Floor Lamp by Pietro Chiesa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Luminator" is a floor lamp, coming from the iconic floor lamp originally designed by Pietro Chiesa in 1933, manufactured by FontanaArte, providing an indirect light emission, featur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Marco Acerbis Fontana Arte Polaris Floor Lamp, Designed 2007
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Marco Acerbis for Fontana Arte in 2007, the Polaris floor lamp has a unique design, made possible thanks to an innovative rotational molding process used in the aeronauti...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

"Galerie" Low Floor Lamp Designed by Federico Peri for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Galerie" is a low floor lamp perfect for reading, designed by Federico Peri and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass, metal and marble and is pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Steel

"Flute Magnum" Glass and Aluminum Floor Lamp by Franco Raggi for FontanaArte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Flute Magnum" is a floor lamp, designed by Franco Raggi and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring a transparent borosilicate glass stem, a reflector in polished chromed aluminum, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome, Metal

Matti Klenell Fontana Arte Bianca Floor Lamp in Blown Glass, Designed, 2015
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Matti Klenell in 2015 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Bianca floor lamp is a family of lamps with diffuser in blown glass, comprising pendant, floor, wall/ceiling a...
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2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Nobi Floor Lamp by Fontana Arte, 1990s
Located in Chicago, IL
Nobi floor lamp by Fontana Arte. Chrome with glass shade, circa 1990.
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20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

"Equatore" Low Floor Lamp by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Equatore" is a low floor lamp perfect for reading, designed by Gabriele & Oscar Buratti and manufactured by Fontana Arte, made in glass and metal and i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

"3247" White Frosted Blown Glass Floor Lamp Designed by FontanaArte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"3247" is a floor lamp, coming from the classic table lamp called "3247TA", originally designed by FontanaArte in 1954, manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a nickel plated metal f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Nickel

Fontanaarte "Galerie" Marble High Floor Lamp Designed by Federico Peri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Galerie" is a high floor lamp, designed by Federico Peri and manufactured by FontanaArte, made in glass, metal and marble and is part of a collection including two floor and one wall lamps...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

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Marble, Steel

Rare Fontana Arte Flute Magnum Floor Standing Glass and Chrome Lamp
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original RRP £4500 Fontana Arte Magnum uplighter lamps in glass and chrome These lamps are exceptionally stylish, pure han...
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20th Century English Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Pierluigi Cerri Fontana Arte Sara Floor Lamp Aluminum and Metal, Designed 1994
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Pierluigi Cerri for Gregotti Associati in 1994 and manufactured by Fontana Arte, the Sara floor lamp is a family of table and floor lamps with frame in aluminum or chrome color painted metal and diffuser in white screen-printed polycarbonate. Sara was designed in 1994, marking the introduction of plastics into the FontanaArte collection. The lamp is available in aluminum A...
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1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

"Tripod" Three Tubular Steel Legs Floor Lamp by Front Design for Fontana Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Tripod" is a floor lamp, designed by Front Design and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring three legs in painted tubular steel, adjustable spots with a dimmer pedal and a sphere in white frosted opal blown glass. Its lighting sources are 3 x 17W LED (3000K, CRI>80, Lumen 1750). Dimensions: D 21.5", W 21.5", H 68.1". Slender, elegant and extremely long legs give this floor lamp a sense of lightness, yet also of great stability. Like the ancient Greek tripod...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel, Brass

Umberto Riva "Franceschina" Floor Lamp for Fontana Arte, 1989
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful floor lamp by designed by Umberto Riva in 1989 for Fontana Arte in aluminum, bronze and Murano glass.  
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Fontana Arte Flute Magnum Floor Standing Glass and Chrome Lamp
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original RRP £4500 Fontana Arte Magnum uplighter lamps in glass and chrome These lamps are exceptionally stylish, pure han...
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20th Century English Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Charles Williams Fontana Arte Amax Outdoor Floor Lamp, 2008
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Charles Williams for Fontana Arte in 2008, the Amax is a big outdoor lamp with a translucent white polyethylene diffuser. The lamp is made with an iron base and aluminium...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Iron

Fontana Arte 30" Amelie Table Lamp Murano Glass by Harry & Camila, Italy 2004
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Wonderful large 'Amelie' table lamp with a white Murano glass shade on a silver aluminium base. The lighting shines both downwards and upwards and can be switched on and off as requi...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

"Vertigo" Mirrored Floor Lamp by Marco Acerbi for Fontana Arte, 2010s
Located in Brescia , Brescia
"Vertigo" Mirrored Floor Lamp by Marco Acerbi for Fontana Arte, 2010s Introduce an air of mesmerizing charm to your living space with the captivating "Vertigo" Mirrored Floor Lamp, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Modern floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique 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, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used 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 Flos, Artemide, Sabrina Landini, and Philippe Starck. 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 $163 and tops out at $63,676 while the average work can sell for $2,785.

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