![]() ![]() A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stDibs - Robert Sonneman American Mid-Century space age Orbiter floor lamp in chrome with two arms and unusual carved wooden handles to each of the orb shades. Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS. ![]() Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. A rare Orbiter floor lamp by Robert Sonneman featuring three shades that can be rotated and fixed to any position. The counterbalanced head can turn, tilt, and adjust to an endless variety of positions providing just the right illumination. Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. A classic design by Robert Sonneman, the 'Orbiter' floor lamp is the perfect piece to use next to a sofa or lounge chair for reading or ambient light. Its simple lines belie the complicated physics at work to make it swing effortlessly and 'orbit' to where light is needed. This is a larger version constructed of chrome-plated steel. Measures 64 1/2' height (163.9cm) x 29' (73.6cm) width in its current position. For Sale on 1stDibs - A Robert Sonneman Orbiter floor lamp, signed. Description: Robert Sonneman mid-century modern chromed light on an adjustable metal arm with leather wrapped handle on cylindrical base with tripod foot. In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu. 999.00 This is the classic Sonneman 'Orbiter' chrome adjustable floor lamp in very good condition. Lot 4: ROBERT SONNEMAN ORBITER FLOOR LAMP. Founded in 2003 by Robert Sonneman, this brand is celebrated for its. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years. This Orbiter Floor Lamp from Sonneman is UL-listed, which make it safe to use. The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères - tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. ![]()
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