Post-Modern Floor Lamps
POSTMODERN STYLE
Strictly speaking, postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects included hot-colored, loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. The fact that, decades later, postmodern design still has the power to provoke thoughts (along with other reactions) proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodernism began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. In the next decade in Milan, a cohort of designers led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass and Michele de Lucchi, in 1980, gathered a core group of young designers, which would come to include Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata and Matteo Thun, into a design collective they called Memphis. The Memphis Group saw design as a means of communication and they wanted it to shout. That it did: the first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power cord leash. After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, postmodern design quickly took off in America. The architect Robert Venturi had already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc. with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the collection of postmodern furniture includes seating, decorative objects, lighting fixtures and more.
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Style: Post-Modern
Amorphous Liquid Lamp by Sema Topaloglu
Located in Geneve, CH
Amorphous liquid lamp by Sema Topaloglu
Dimensions: 17 x 31 x 99.7 cm.
Materials: iron, handblown glass.
Sema Topaloglu is known for her dedication to materials, craftsmanship a...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Oda in Between Smoky Grey Black Floor Lamp by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Oda in between smoky grey black floor lamp by Pulpo
Dimensions: D 45 x H 111.2 cm
Materials: handblown glass coloured and steel.
Also available in different finishes.
A slend...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Studio Salvatori for Sormani Table Lamp in Plexiglass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio Salvatori, (G. Salvatori, A. Bazzini) for Sormani, table lamp, model 'Cartesio', metal, silkscreened plexiglass, Italy, 1971
Impressive table lamp, designed by Studio Salva...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Arborescence XL Satin Graphite Floor Lamp by Hervé Langlais
Located in Geneve, CH
Arborescence XL satin graphite floor lamp by Hervé Langlais
Dimensions: D 40 x H 180 cm
Materials: Solid brass, lampshade drop paper® M1, black textile cable (2m).
Others finishes...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Post Modern Plaster Twist Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Chic voguish glazed ceramic twist form post modern floor lamp, in very good original condition clean, working and ready to use.
Sophisticated white on white color way, modern design...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Plaster
Eliptic Liquid Lamp by Sema Topaloglu
Located in Geneve, CH
Eliptic liquid lamp by Sema Topaloglu.
Dimensions: 17 x 36.5 x 66.5 cm.
Materials: iron, handblown glass.
Sema Topaloglu is known for her dedication to materials, craftsmanship ...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Wink Floor Lamp by Masquespacio
By Masquespacio
Located in Geneve, CH
Wink floor lamp by Masquespacio
Dimensions: 128 x 50 x 200 H cm
Materials: Metal structure bathed in 24 Ct gold.
Glass tulip.
2 Directability winks horizontally.
LED bulbs E2...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Floor Lamp by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary floor lamp by Faina
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Material: Cotton, ceramics
Dimensions: 50 x 170 cm
Weight: 50 kg
*All our lamps can be wired according to each count...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Ceramic
OBJ-01 Steel Floor Lamp by Manu Bano
Located in Geneve, CH
OBJ-01 steel floor lamp by Manu Bano
Dimensions: H 122 x W 24 x D 12 cm
Material: steel
All lamps are wired for the US, but voltage converter is available for other countries.
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Fabio Lenci for Guzzini Black Floor Lamp
By Fabio Lenci, Guzzini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Fabio Lenci for Guzzini, floor lamp 'Lampione', in steel and lucite, Italy, 1971.
This black edition of the 'Lampione' floor lamp is designed by the Italian designer Fabio Lenci for...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Limited Edition Callimaco by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited Edition Callimaco floor lamp by Ettore Sottsass in grey, white and yellow.
Callimaco was designed by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide in 1982 and became a true icon of 1980s.
I...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Postmodern Geometric Sculptural Aluminum Floor Lamp, USA, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern geometric sculptural floor lamp rendered in spun aluminum base comprised of two intersecting cones with a suspended fabric shade, USA, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Balance Floor Lamp by Square in Circle
Located in Geneve, CH
Balance floor lamp by Square in Circle
Dimensions: D 40 x H 147 cm
Materials:Brushed brass / white frosted glass / white powder coated metal / honed black
Other finishes available...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid 20th Century Harvey Guzzini Arc Floor Lamp for Laurel Lamp Co
Located in Miami, FL
This mid century Italian Arc floor lamp designed by Harvey Guzzini for the Laurel Light Company circa 1970's features a tubular chrome arc, with an acrylic/aluminum globe shade weigh...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Upper Floor Lamp by Hervé Langlais
Located in Geneve, CH
Upper floor lamp by Hervé Langlais
Dimensions: D60X H200 cm
Materials: Solid brass,Lampshade Drop Paper® M1, Black textile cable (2m).
Others finishes are available.
All our la...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Yellow Charme Floor Lamp, Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Yellow Charme floor lamp, Sander Bottinga
Dimensions: H 153 x W 38 x D 25 cm
Hand sculpted in brass, leather, wood and dip dyed colored Fringes in viscose.
The movable arms makes it...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ninho Floor Lamp by Mameluca
Located in Geneve, CH
Ninho floor lamp by Mameluca
Material: maçaranduba, african mahogany, faya
Dimensions: D 220x W 100 x H 190 cm
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to t...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Stellar Grape Big Aubergine Acetato Black Floor Light by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Stellar grape big aubergine acetato black floor light by Pulpo.
Dimensions: D61 x H158 cm.
Materials: handblown glass coloured, powder coated steel.
Also available in different ...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Silvio Carpani Zagar Floor Lamp
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
The Zagar floor lamp by Silvio Carpani for Stilnovo. This monumental light is entirely comprised of lacquered metal. A handle at the top is used to direct the beam of light, generate...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Pill Floor Lamp by Square in Circle
Located in Geneve, CH
Pill floor lamp by Square in Circle
Dimensions: D 14 x W 20 x H 145 cm
Materials: Brushed brass/ black marble/ white frosted glass
Other finishes available.
A minimal floor lam...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Ensemble of Three Floor Lamps, Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Ensemble of three floor lamps - Sander Bottinga
Light object - floor lamp - circle blue grey
Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
A dimmer is inlaid w...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Postmodern White Varnished Metal and Opaline Glass Floor Lamp, Italy 1970s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in varnished metal, white opaline glass and chrome.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in good original condition...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Post Modern Style Frame Floor Lamp Copper Color, Woven Cane and Terrazzo
Located in Lisbon, PT
Frame lamp stands out for its strong shapes made of Terrazzo stone, with opal glass globes kindly wrapped by a smooth, curved lacquered metal structure.
Powder coated in Cobalt Blu...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Arborescence Satin Brass Floor Lamps by Hervé Langlais
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Arborescence Satin brass floor lamps by Hervé Langlais
Dimensions: D40 X H210, D40 x H180, D40 x H150 cm
Materials: Solid Brass, Lampshade Drop Paper® M1, Black textile ca...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Fell Angus Floor Lamp by Raka Studio
By Raka Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Fell Angus floor lamp by Raka Studio
Dimensions: D 73.6 x W 66 x H 185.5 cm
Material: ash wood
This arc lamp stands over 6 ft tall and has been finished in coal black to have a ...
Category
2010s Pakistani Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ash
Pink Charme Floor Lamp, Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Pink charme floor Lamp, Sander Bottinga
Dimensions: H 153 x W 38 x D 25 cm
Hand-sculpted in brass, leather, wood and dip dyed colored Fringes in viscose.
The movable arms makes it p...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Stati x Silver Smoke Floor Lamps by ELOA
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 stati x silver smoke floor lamps by ELOA
Material: glass, steel, silver, led bulb, brass, walnut, oak
Dimensions: D60 x W60 x H160 cm
Also available in different colours ...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Ensemble of Three Table Lamps, Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Ensemble of three table lamps, Sander Bottinga
Handmade in brass, leather, wood, and hand printed and painted linen.
A dimmer is inlaid with leather
Dimensions:
H 83 x W 27 x D 16 cm...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Circle Blue Grey Table Lamp, Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey
Handmade in brass, leather, wood, hand printed and painted linen.
A dimmer is inlaid with leather
Dimensions: H 68 x W 27 x d 16 cm
The...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Aseptic I Floor Lamp by The Async
Located in Geneve, CH
Aseptic I floor lamp by The Async
Dimensions: D40 x W46 x W165 cm
Materials: Brass, glass & resin composite
Edition of 10 + 2 A/P
All our lamps can be wired according to each c...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Caterpillar, Floor Lamp Sculpture, Vincent Darré and Ludovic Clément d’Armont
Located in Geneve, CH
Caterpillar, floor lamp sculpture, Vincent Darré and Ludovic Clément d’Armont
Blown glass, textile, brass.
Dimensions: 22 x 105 x 30 cm.
Created in cooperation with designer Vin...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Ensemble of Three Floor Lamps, Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Ensemble of three floor lamps, Sander Bottinga
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey
Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
A dimmer is inlaid with...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Matteo Thun Palm Spring Floor Lamp Tronconi, Italy, 1989
By Matteo Thun, Tronconi
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning post modern 'Palm spring' floor lamp designed by Matteo Thun and Maurizo Favetta, and manufactured by Tronconi, Italy 1989. This postmodern floor lamp, has the shape of a sp...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Gian Nicola Gigante for Zerbetto Fluorescent Floor Lamp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gian Nicola Gigante for Zerbetto, floor lamp, black coated metal, glass, Italy, 1980s.
This Postmodern floor lamp is designed by Italian designer Gian Nicola Gigante. Gigante is kn...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Stellar Grape Small Aubergine Acetato Black Floor Light by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Stellar grape aubergine acetato black floor light by Pulpo.
Dimensions: D61 x H68 cm.
Materials: handblown glass coloured, powder coated steel.
Also available in different finis...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Ensemble of Three Floor Lamps, Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Ensemble of three floor lamps - Sander Bottinga
Light object - floor lamp - circle blue grey
Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Different silk drawi...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Table Lamp, Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey
Handmade in brass, leather, wood, hand printed and painted linen.
A dimmer is inlaid with leather
Dimensions: H 55 x W 27 x D 16 cm
The...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Circle Blue Grey, Table Lamp, Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey
Handmade in brass, leather, wood, hand printed and painted linen.
A dimmer is inlaid with leather
Dimensions: H 55 x W 27 x D 16 cm
The des...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
7-Lens Floor Lamp by Object Density
Located in Geneve, CH
7-Lens floor lamp by Object Density
Handmade
Dimensions: Ø28 x 125 cm
Material: Brass (Messing), Optical lenses, Dimmable 12V LED
Through a close inquiry into an optician’s pro...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Afra & Tobia Scarpa 'Fantasma' Floor Lamp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Flos, floor lamp 'Fantasma', metal, spray-on plastic coating, Italy, 1961
This biomorphic floor lamp is typical for 1960s Italian design. The lampshade is ma...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Brass Floor Lamp, Robert Dudley Best
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary brass floor lamp, Bauhaus style
Dimensions: 120 x 105 x 15 cm
Material: Brass
Robert Dudley best
Produced by Gubi in Denmark
The multi-light pendant embraces th...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
1980s Extra Tall Italian Floor Lamp Odue Astralis by Quaia, Italy
By Fabio Lenci
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Massive sensuous shaped red acrylic shade with opale diffuser on top and under.
Shade pivot a full 360 degree and measure 20 in. wide by 18 in. high.
Lighting is provided by a ro...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 2 Stati X Amber Iridescent Floor Lamps by ELOA
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Stati X Amber Iridescent Floor Lamps by ELOA
Material: Glass, Steel, Silver, LED Bulb, Brass, Walnut,Oak
Dimensions: D62 x W62 x H180 cm
Also Available in different colou...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Marble and Wedge Floor Lamp by Square in Circle
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble and wedge floor lamp by Square in Circle
Dimensions: D 40 x W 43.5 x H 147.2 cm
Materials: Brushed brass/ brushed grey metal/ white marble/ white frosted perspex
Other fini...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass, Other
Contemporary Tower Floor Lamp with Terracotta Geometric Oak Base & Frosted shade
By Louis Jobst
Located in London, GB
The Tower floor lamp V2 is a One-off design by Louis Jobst. It has an asymmetric solid oak base made up from harmonised geometric forms with a Terracotta finish. The design echoes po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Oak
Green Charme Floor Lamp, Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Green charme floor lamp, Sander Bottinga
Dimensions: H 153 x W 38 x D 25 cm
Hand-Sculpted in brass, leather, wood and dip dyed colored Fringes in viscose.
The movable arms makes it ...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Arche #3 White Stoneware Lamp by Elisa Uberti
Located in Geneve, CH
Arche #3 White Stoneware Lamp by Elisa Uberti
Dimensions: D35 x W23 x H35 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Also available in: white/pinck or black Stoneware.
All our lamps can be wired ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Small Halo Line Floor Lamp by Mandalaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Halo Line floor lamp by Mandalaki
Dimensions: D 10 x H 120 cm
Materials: Aluminium, glass
Available in other light color and other size.
Weight: 2kg
Input: 24V - 2A
LED...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
16.40 Birch Trunk Scuptural Floor Lamp by Bocci
Located in Geneve, CH
16.40 Birch trunk sculptural floor lamp by Bocci
Dimensions: D 203.5 x W 293 x H 710 cm
Materials: poured glass, electrical components, bead-blasted stainless steel armature compo...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ensemble of Three Floor Lamps, Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Ensemble of three floor lamps, Sander Bottinga
Light object, floor lamp, circle blue grey
Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen.
Different silk drawi...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Large Enrico Tronconi 'Il Personaggi' Floor Lamp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Enrico Tronconi, 'Il Personaggi' floor lamp, acrylic, Italy, 1972.
This Post Modern floor lamp by Enrico Tronconi reminds of a contemporary skyscraper. The pyramid shaped lamp co...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Ophelia Brass Sculptural Table Lamp by Morghen Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Ophelia brass sculptural table lamp by Morghen Studio
Materials: 30 x 30 x 50 H cm
materials: brass, silicone
Finishing: brushed brass, on request;
Light source: COB LED, 24 volts, 3...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Arche #4 White Stoneware Lamp by Elisa Uberti
Located in Geneve, CH
Arche #3 White Stoneware Lamp by Elisa Uberti
Dimensions: D55 x W23 x H55 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Also available in: white/pinck or black Stoneware.
All our lamps can be wired ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Salvador Dali Surrealist Fine Gold Leaf Bracelli Lamp Sculpture for BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Braceli lamp designed by Salvador Dali manufactured by BD furniture in Barcelona.
Bracelli
panel structure covered with silver plated polyester painting (Fine gold leaf).
Lampsh...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Cotton
Post Modern Style Frame Floor Lamp Black, Woven Cane and Terrazzo
Located in Lisbon, PT
Frame lamp stands out for its strong shapes made of Terrazzo stone, with opal glass globes kindly wrapped by a smooth, curved lacquered metal structure. Made to Order and color custo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pop Art Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant and playful Pop Art lipstick lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italian, circa 1960s. This example is in very fine, original, clean and working condition, it accepts standard s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Ensemble of Three Table Lamps, Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Ensemble of three table lamps, Sander Bottinga
Handmade in brass, leather, wood, hand printed and painted linen.
A dimmer is inlaid with leather
Dimensions:
H 83 x W 27 x D 16 cm
H 6...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Gaetano Pesce Rag Lamp, 1995
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gaetano Pesce Rag lamp for Fish Designs, 1995. Excellent example of Pesce’s ability with resin showcasing delicate draping and folds in a gorgeous orange-yellow. Slight wear consiste...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Resin
