Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
American
Collectors know Koch & Lowy for its eye-catching sold brass five-arm chandeliers, sleek chrome swing-arm floor lamps and clever table lamps with marble bases. With a wide range of sculptural mid-century modern and 1970s-era fixtures created by the likes of George Nelson, Karl Springer, Piotr Sierakowski and others, the American lighting manufacturer elevated the design of furniture and home decor from the postwar era onward.
Ernest Lowy founded Koch & Lowy in New York in 1946, initially running the firm with his son, Thomas. Over the years, collaborations with notable designers such as American artist Neal Small — known as the “Prince of Plastic” for his innovative use of Plexiglas and Lucite — yielded iconic pieces such as Koch & Lowy’s biomorphic, clear-glass pendant lights and wall sconces for German manufacturer Peill and Putzler as well as the rare Half Nelson table lamp.
Created by George Nelson — an architect, journalist and designer who brought a slew of legendary designers to Herman Miller while he was director of design at the company — the Half Nelson table lamp, with its striking form and shade of spun aluminum, was originally designed in 1950 as part of an architectural project of Nelson’s on Long Island. Koch & Lowy put it into production in the late 1970s.
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Koch & Lowy floor lamps gained wide acclaim. Neal Small’s architectural aluminum periscope Skyscraper floor lamp and their Pharmacy tent floor lamp, which Thomas Lowy admitted he copied unwittingly from Omaha architect Cedric Hartman, were particularly popular.
“I’d bought a tent [lamp] in Italy, but it had been made so badly that I decided to make a better one,” Lowy explained to the New York Times in 1976. “I didn’t know that the Italian one wasn’t original. I didn’t know it was a copy of Hartman’s design.”
Nevertheless, Koch & Lowy enjoyed success designing and producing innovative lighting fixtures and other furniture such as the brutalist Mirage coffee table, created by Polish designer and head of Koch & Lowy’s design department, Piotr Sierakowski.
While Thomas Lowy sold the company in the 1990s, the brand’s impact on modernist lighting design endures.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage Koch & Lowy lighting and tables.
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Creator: Koch & Lowy
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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Robert Sonneman for Koch & Lowy Chrome Cubist Modern Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman, Koch & Lowy
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Robert Sonneman for Koch & Lowy floor lamp. Bubbly or leopard type print to metal shades. Very unique lamp.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Koch and Lowy Chrome Adjustable Pharmacy Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in New York, NY
Lovely 1970s chrome floor lamp is adjustable in height and the triangular shade adjusts up and down and side to side . Very famous simple design sometimes called a pharmacy lamp . Ma...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Articulated Brass Floor Lamps By Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of brass reading lamps by Koch & Lowy, stamped OMI. Articulated shades create many possibilities. Satin brushed finish with patina, ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Koch & Lowy Adjustable Chrome Floor Reading Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Toledo, OH
Koch & Lowy Adjustable Chrome floor reading lamp. Circa 1970s. 8 sided chrome base with iron weight. Height adjusts from 41" to 47". Shade adjusts to different angles. A turn on/off ...
Category
Late 20th Century Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Minimalist Space Age Chrome Tube Lamp, Koch & Lowy USA 1960s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Hannover, DE
Very rare floor or table lamp from the 1960s. The lamp is characterized by its simple and unique design. The light bulb sockets can be adjusted in the chrome tube so that they are no...
Category
1960s American Minimalist Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pr. Post Modern Halogen Torchieres by Koch & Lowy c 1980's
By Koch & Lowy
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of post modern torchieres executed in sophisticated black mat enamel finish, each having a semi circular uplight bowl, that accept...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Original Koch & Lowy Articulated Polished Brass Floor Lamp Mid-Century Modern
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Miami, FL
This polished brass floor lamp, was made by the esteemed American Company Koch & Lowy, that designed all forms of lighting, from table to floor lamps, and chandeliers.
It is best kn...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal, Enamel
Koch & Lowy Articulated Reading Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic articulating reading or task lamp manufactured by Koch & Lowy, in the style of Arteluce or Arredoluce. Leather covered handle, brass sha...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Koch & Lowy OMI Chrome Task Floor Lamp
By OMI, Koch & Lowy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Sleek adjustable task floor lamp by Koch & Lowy, signed OMI. This tall modern task lamp features a bright polished chrome finish with a pivoting triangular shade and dimmer knob. H...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1970s Koch+Lowy Brass Floor Lamp 3 Pivoting Heads Vintage Mid-Century Tri-Light
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This vintage floor lamp by Koch & Lowy, comes in polished brass, with three pivoting rounded light shades, attached to an artfully bent stem, on a circular base; on/off switch includ...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Neal Small for Koch & Lowy Aluminum and Steel Skyscraper Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Koch & Lowy, Neal Small
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Neal Small for Koch & Lowy polished aluminum periscope, tower floor lamp. In sculpted reflective aluminum, with white enamel interior atop a balanced, heavy, square, black enameled s...
Category
20th Century American Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Italian Triennale-Style Floor Lamp by Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Dorchester, MA
This 1960s triennale floor lamp in the style of Arredoluce was manufactured in Italy for the American lighting company Koch & Lowy. A black-enameled chrome post rises from a round ma...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Aluminum, Chrome
Koch and Lowey Triennale Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A marble base Italian floor lamp
Original condition.
Leather wrapped handles.
Marked made in Italy on top of lamp stem and on marble base.
Distributed in America by Koch and lowey.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Koch & Lowy Tripod Floor Lamp, circa 1980s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Peabody, MA
A post modern tripod floor lamp by Koch & Lowy, circa early 1980s.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Koch & Lowy Floor Lamp Brass Articulating Dimmer Iconic Mid Century Design 1970s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Peoria, AZ
Koch & Lowy
MID CENTURY
BRASS FLOOR LAMP
ICONIC DESIGN
DIMENSIONS: 44" to 61" TALL Approximately 15" WIDE
Perfect for reading!
This is a gorgeous articulating, brass floor lamp ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Koch & Lowy Adjustable Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chrome Floor lamp with black base and two black and chrome adjustable shades.
Designed by Koch & Lowy
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Mid century modern chrome articulating Floor Lamps circa 1970
By Koch & Lowy
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of Chrome articulating floor Lamps circa 1970 by Koch & Lowy. Good working condition chrome is very clean. Height is adjustable from 43" - 53". Both Lamps have a Corded on/off ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Koch and Lowy OMI Chrome Adjustable Tented Pharmacy Floor Lamp, 1970s Task Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Chicago, IL
Sleek adjustable task floor lamp by Koch & Lowy, signed OMI. This tall modern task lamp features a bright polished chrome finish with a pivoting triangular shade and dimmer knob.
H...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Koch & Lowy Adjustable Swing Arm Chrome Floor Lamp OMI, 1960s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Miami, FL
Koch & Lowy Adjustable Swing Arm Chrome Floor Lamp OMI, 1960s
Offered for sale is a chrome swing arm adjustable floor lamp manufactured by Koch & Lowy circa 1960s. This floor lamp ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Koch & Lowy Vintage Modern Floor Lamp in Black
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Vintage Koch & Lowy Modern Floor Lamp in Black.
Elevate your living space with this stylish Vintage Koch & Lowy Modern Floor Lamp. This iconic piece combines sleek design with excep...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
1970s Koch and Lowy Chrome Floor Lamp with Three Cylinder Pivoting Shades
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Astoria, NY
A 1970s chrome floor lamp by Koch and Lowy, produced in the US, features three cylinder-shaped pivoting shades and a round base. Good condition, consistent with age and use, with a f...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Pair Koch & Lowy Articulated Polished Brass Floor Lamps Mid-Century Modern 1965
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brass Floor lamps were made by the esteemed American Company Koch & Lowy, that designed all forms of lighting, from table to floor lamps, and chandeliers. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair Modern Nessen Retractable Chrome Cylinder Floor Lamps Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Toledo, OH
Pair of Mid Century Modern retractable chrome cylinder floor lamps by Nessen Koch & Lowy. Single socket. Shade swivels and rotates. One small dent in the base and light scratches. Di...
Category
20th Century North American Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1980s Piotr Sierakowski Memphis Footsteps Torchiere / Floor Lamp for Koch & Lowy
By Piotr Sierakowski, Koch & Lowy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a ‘Footsteps’ torchiere, designed by Piotr Sierakowski for Koch & Lowy in thge 1980s. Its legs are in the form of a metal tripod stand, with conical feet, and it has a ma...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Koch & Lowy Brass Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Iconic American made Koch and Lowy Polished brass floor lamp. Beautiful minimal mid century design. Works perfectly and height is adjustable. No scratches or damages.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Koch & Lowy Marble and Brass Lamp
By Koch & Lowy, Neal Small
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1970's Carrara marble and chrome table lamp by Neal Small for Koch & Lowy.
This Mid-Century Modern lamp pairs well with any style...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Robert Sonneman for Koch & Lowy Brass Cubist Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Hanover, MA
"Ambassador" model brass floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman for Koch & Lowy with three articulating rectangular cubes mounted to the square brass vertical stem, on square brass b...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970’s Articulated Brass Floor Lamp Signed Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Charleston, SC
1960s Articulated Brass Floor Lamp Signed Koch & Lowy
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Chrome Pharmacy Lamp by Koch & Lowy Early Production
By Koch & Lowy
Located in San Diego, CA
Fine chrome pharmacy lamp by Koch & Lowy. The lamp is height adjustable and swivel. The shade is also four-way adjustable. With dimmer switch and ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Koch and Lowy Standing Chrome Lamps
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Water Mill, NY
Standing chrome lamp by Koch and Lowy with three piviting shades. Three available. Price for each.
Category
1970s American Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Vintage Adjustable Patinated Brass with Swivel Head Floor Lamp by Koch & Lowry
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Adjustable Patinated Polished Brass with Swivel Head Pharmacy Reading Floor Lamp by Original Koch & Lowry
The Lamp Feature an adjustable Column that rises from 37"-47"
Detai...
Category
1960s American Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Koch Lowy Three Globe Shades Chrome Floor Lamp Adjustable Light Fixture Mint
By Koch & Lowy, Robert Sonneman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Koch Lowy Three Globe Shades Chrome Floor Lamp Adjustable Light Fixture Mint
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Koch & Lowy Marble and Bronzed Lamp
By Koch & Lowy, Neal Small
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1970's Carrara marble and antiqued bronze table lamp by Neal Small for Koch & Lowy.
This Mid-Century Modern lamp pairs well with any...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Koch and Lowy Three Arm, Triennale Style, Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Mid-Century Modern floor lamp by Koch & Lowy. Features three "orb" metal shades which can pivot 90 degrees and spin. Similar in style to a triennial floor lamp. Great modernist/ mini...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Pharmacy Reading Lamp by Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous chrome lamp that extends and raises for all positions of providing light. Chrome is in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Switch is dimmable. Up to 250 on the bu...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Nickel
Floor Lamp Koch & Lowy for Omi in the Manner of Bauhaus a Beige Metal 1960s Made
By OMI, Koch & Lowy
Located in Vienna, AT
Floor lamp Koch & Lowy for Omi made in USA shows a strong remininscence to Bauhaus design using circle, triangle or rectangle as basis elements. The object completely consists of met...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Floor Lamp by Koch & Lowy for OMI, 1970s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Germany
Made of chrome
Re-polished
Fully functional
New eletric
Good, original condition.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Floor Lamp by Koch & Lowy
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Pasadena, CA
This chrome floor lamp designed by Koch & Loewy features a black base and an adjustable spotlight made of chrome and black powder-coated.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Koch & Lowy OMI Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Elegant Koch & Lowy OMI floor standing reading lamp in white and brass, 1970s. Very rare model.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Triennale Three-Arm Floor Lamp with X Base
By Casey Fantin , Koch & Lowy
Located in Highland, IN
An iconic mid-century design, the Triennale floor lamp is not only beautiful, but a highly functional design. With three articulating arms each topped with an articulating shade the lamp can offer both direct or indirect light in nearly any direction. An uncommon chrome steel cruciform base supports the central column which has a three-way switch, both the central column and the handles of the counterweights are wrapped in leather. We have one of these lamps in our personal collection and it is a joy to live with.
This example has shades in white, gray and black and is in good vintage condition. It was just featured in an exhibit at the famous Edith Farnsworth House...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Pair of Floor Lamps by Koch and Lowy, Black Tripod Stands with Halogen Fixtures
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of Postmodern Koch and Lowy floor lamps. Striking tripod design in the original textured black finish.
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Erwi Philips Chrome Plated Metal Floor Light
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Voorburg, NL
Clean design chrome-plated metal floor lamp by Erwi lighting, the Netherlands. This was a side brand of Philips lighting. A 1960s chrome floor lamp with two lights, each of which is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Koch & Lowy Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Koch & Lowy floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Koch & Lowy floor lamps are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Koch & Lowy floor lamps, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original floor lamps by Koch & Lowy were created in the mid-century modern style in north america during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider floor lamps by Robert Sonneman, Laurel Lamp Company, and Gerald Thurston. Prices for Koch & Lowy floor lamps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $395 and can go as high as $12,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,500.