Barley Twist Floor Lamp
Late 20th Century American Rustic Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Bohemian Floor Lamps
Alabaster
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Walnut
20th Century Anglo Raj Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Beech
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Beech
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Floor Lamps
Paint
Late 20th Century American Modern Floor Lamps
Walnut
Vintage 1920s Adam Style Floor Lamps
Beech
Early 20th Century American Georgian Floor Lamps
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Spanish Victorian Floor Lamps
Wood
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20th Century American Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Oak
Vintage 1920s English Floor Lamps
Wood
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Vintage 1930s English Floor Lamps
Elm
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Hardwood
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Floor Lamps
Oak
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Floor Lamps
Wood, Textile
Antique Early 1900s Gothic Table Lamps
Oak
Vintage 1970s North American Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s English Floor Lamps
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut, Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
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Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s European Floor Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century Art Deco Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 20th Century Victorian Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Floor Lamps
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s American Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Rococo Revival Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
20th Century British Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Belgian Renaissance Revival Floor Lamps
Walnut
Antique Early 1900s Gothic Floor Lamps
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Walnut
1990s English Rustic Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1940s Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 20th Century English Country Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Floor Lamps
Wood, Silk
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
20th Century English Country Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century English Elizabethan Floor Lamps
Brass
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Wood
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Brass
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Wood
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Brass
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Finding the Right Floor-lamps for You
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. 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.
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.
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. 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. 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.
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.
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. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
- What is a barley twist lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A barley twist lamp is a table lamp or floor lamp that has a spiraling base. Usually, the bases are solid mahogany wood, but other types of wood and even metal are sometimes used. Find a variety of lamps from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
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