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1960's Brass Sputnik Floor Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Unusual 1960's vintage sputnik floor lamp of all brass construction featuring a 28" high grand
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Chrome Sputnik Floor Lamps
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern chrome Sputnik floor lamps. Having adjustable arms with both ends having
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rare 1950s Brass Sputnik Floor Lamp - Stilnovo Style
By Stilnovo
Located in Antwerpen, BE
An extremely rare “Sputnik” floor lamp adjustable in height, attributed to Stilnovo and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Chrome Vintage Sputnik Floor Lamp by Sölken Leuchten, 1970s
By Sölken Leuchten
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Chrome sputnik floor lamp by Sölken Leuchten. The floor lamp has a chrome frame and a black base
Category
20th Century Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Sputnik Floor Lamp by Doria Leuchten, Germany, 1970s
By Doria Leuchten Germany
Located in Oirlo, LI
Sputnik floor lamp by Doria Leuchten, Germany, 1970s.
This beautiful Doria floor lamp is
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
A Steel and Brass Sputnik Floor Lamp
By Tarquin Bilgen Antiques
Located in London, GB
England, made to order.
A tripod floor lamp of sputnik design, in contrasting polished steel and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gaetano Sciolari Sputnik Floor Lamp, 1970's
By Sciolari Lighting, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Lisboa, PT
This floor lamp was designed by Gaetano Sciolari and produced by Sciolari Illuminazione Arlum Srl
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Beautiful "Sputnik" Floor Lamp by Juanluca Fontana
By Juanluca Fontana
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
From an edition of four pieces in this color
A second one is available to make a pair.
Category
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
1970s Italian Large Chrome “Sputnik” Floor Lamp by Gaetano Scolari
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in London, GB
Large “Sputnik” chrome floor designed by Gaetano Sciolari and produced by Sciolari Illuminazione
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Five Globe Light Sputnik Floor Lamp in Brass and Black
By Lightolier
Located in New York, NY
Five glass ball globes each mounted on a brass pole, on a black metal base. Clean, original working condition, probably American made in the Italian style. Each ball globe is 6 diame...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Sputnik Floor Lamp, late 1950s, Made by Temde Swiss/German Manufacturer
By Temde Leuchten
Located in Haderslev, DK
Beautiful and rare chrome floor lamp made in the late 1950s by Temde (Swiss / german) manufactor
Category
Vintage 1950s German Space Age Floor Lamps
Space Age Brass Sputnik Floor Lamp by Kamenicky Senov / Preciosa, 1970s
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1970s
- opaline glass
- perfect original condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Emil Stejnar Dandelion Floor Lamp, Sputnik Snowball Floor Lamp for Nikoll
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This spectacular Sputnik floor lamp looks like a flowers explosion.It features a multitude of brass
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Rare and Elegant Mid-Century Modern Sputnik 3-Flamed Floor Lamp, 1950s, Germany
Located in Munich, DE
Rare and elegant Mid-Century Modern Sputnik floor lamp. Designed and manufactured in Germany, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
H 62.21 in Dm 11.82 in
Midcentury Floor Lamp Sputnik, Kamenicky Senov, 1970s
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very rare type
- Nice style of lighting
- 6-flames
- Can also be used as a ceiling lamp.
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Floor Lamp Sputnik, Germany, 1970s
By Kaiser Leuchten, Cosack Leuchten, Kamenicky Senov
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very rare type
- Representative
- Nice style of lighting
- Very good original condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Sputnik Style Art Glass Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Kamenicky Senov
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1970s
- Good original condition
- Marked by manufacturer.
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Rare Mid Century Floor Lamp Atomic, Sputnik, Cosack, 1970s
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting
- rare type
- representative.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Rare Mid Century white Floor Lamp Sputnik - Atom, around 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- late 1980s
- adjustable light intensity
- very good original condition
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Category
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Sizzling Hot Vintage Mod Chrome Sputnik Style Floor Lamp with 12 Bulbs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Super cool mod floor lamp in the Sputnik style having chrome orb covered with 12 bulbs. (Takes 25
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
A Vintage Atomic Sputnik Torchere Floor Lamp in the manner of Arredoluce
By Stilnovo, Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vintage Atomic Sputnik Torchere Floor Lamp in the manner of Arredoluce. Uncertain to the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Big Sputnik Space Age Floor Lamp by E.R.Nele for Temde
By E. R. Nele, Max Bill, Temde Leuchten
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Space Age tulip base floor lamp with 9 glass balls.
Fully functional good condition with age
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Lampada da Terra Sputnik
Located in Torino, IT
Lampada da terra in stile Space Age Sputnik.
Piantana in metallo cromato e paralumi in vetro dal
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Space Age Vintage Nude Black Metal Plastic Floor Lamp, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space age vintage floor lamp sputnik like in nude and black colors from metal and plastic, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Stainless Steel and Glass Sputnik Floor Lamps
By Craig Van Den Brulle
Located in New York, NY
A pair of stainless steel and glass sputnik floor lamps by Craig Van Den Brulle.
American, Circa
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Unique Pair of Sputnik Floor Lamps in Murano Glass.
Located in North Miami Beach, FL
Incredible Pair of Sputnik floor lamps made of 40 pieces of Murano Glass each.
Each piece
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Stainless Steel
Midcentury Sputnik Floor Lamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
Contemporary style encompasses a range of concepts developed in the latter half of the 20th century. Pieces feature soft, rounded lines as opposed to the stark edges seen in modern d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
TSAO Designs Chromed Steel Ten Large Clear Globe Glass Globe Sputnik Floor Lamp
By TSAO Designs
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a signed Mid-Century Modern Sputnik floor lamp of chrome-plated steel with ten sockets
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
H 52.5 in W 18 in D 18 in
Floor Lamp "Sputnik", Jean Roger
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Floor lamp "Sputnik", (colors available: White, black, "chocolate" black). Jean Roger Paris
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Sputnik Black and Chrome Pedestals Stand Table Lamp
Located in Brussels, Ixelles
Sellette (stand) with sputnik shaped light in the centre and the light shades are made in round
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1950s Mole Richardson Sputnik Film Light
By Fallen Furniture
Located in Bath, GB
1950s Mole Richardson Sputnik Film Light in light blue. Fully restored and rewired. Extremely rare
Category
Vintage 1950s British Industrial Floor Lamps
Rare Richardson Sputnik Film Light, 1950s
By Fallen Furniture
Located in Bath, GB
A rare, 1950s Richardson Sputnik film light. Red. Completely rewired and polished, a beautiful
Category
Vintage 1950s British Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Atomic Chrome Nine-Light Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Houston, TX
Unusual atomic sputnik chrome floor lamp by Robert Sonneman with 9 lights.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Sputnik Floor Lamp in Brass by Cosack Leuchten, Germany
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Berlin, BE
Sputnik floor lamp in brass by Cosack Leuchten, Germany.
To be on the the safe side, the lamp
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Quirky Mid Century French 3 Dimensional Sputnik Floor Lamp. Medusa, a Classic
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Quirky Mid Century French 3 Dimensional Sputnik Floor Lamp.
Medusa, a Classic from the 1950s/60s
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Plastic
Vintage chrome sputnik floor lamp, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Seventies chrome sputnik design floor lamp.
This spectacular floor lamp has 8 light bulbs combined
Category
Vintage 1970s Belgian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Hollywood Regency Revival Sputnik Floor Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Hollywood Regency Revival Sputnik style table lamp with crystal bowl shade raised on three chrome
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1960s Italian Sputnik Floor Lamp in Brass
Located in Berlin, BE
Very rich 1960s sputnik lamp with 21 E14 bulbs. The condition of the lamp is very good.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Iconic Sputnik Spider Floor Lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Antwerp, BE
An exceptional Mid-Century Sputnik floor lamp, inspired by the Atomium in Brussels, 1958, and the
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Austrian Sputnik Glass & Brass Floor Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
Wonderful Sputnik floor lamp with brass pole, brass base, and brass spokes holding the glass shades
Category
20th Century Austrian Floor Lamps
Pair of Sputnik Brass Floor Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of brass floor lamps with glass tops. Rewired with double socket clusters. The glass top is
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Floor Lamp Sputnik, Space Age, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very nice style of lighting
- Two lighting options.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Vintage Sputnik Three Glass Shade Floor Lamp, Mid-Century
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A very rare sputnik floorlamp with three glass shades. The precise brand of the lamps is unknown to
Category
Vintage 1970s European Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Modern Floor Lamp "Orbite"
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Floor lamp Sputnik.
Made of brass and metal with a marble base
Italian manufacturing.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Murano Glass Floor Lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Sputnik shape Murano glass floor lamp, eight bulbs, brass basement.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Category
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Sputnik Torcheres
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Sputnik torcheres.
Category
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Italian Brass Floor Lamp by Goffredo Reggiani, 1974
By Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
glass and teak, to create Space Age designs, such Sputnik-style chandeliers or floor lamps with trumpet
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 80.71 in W 39.38 in L 80.71 in
Mid Century Space Age Atomic White Glass Globe Tulip Floor Lamp by E.R. Nele
By E. R. Nele, Temde Leuchten
Located in Troy, MI
Sputnik globe floor lamp designed by Eva Renée Nele for Temde Leuchten
Switzerland circa 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Large Table or Floor Lamp Sputnik Italy 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Rare and very unusual table or floor lamp Sputnik.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Rays are attached
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Stejnar Snowball Sputnik Floor Lamp
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Geneva, CH
Chrome and steel snowball sputnik floor lamp by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
White marble base
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Sputnik Floor Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern chrome sputnik floor lamp
Floor lamp has lightly smoked glass globes
Lamp is
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Natural White Quartz Sputnik, Floor Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural white quartz Sputnik, floor lamp
Dimensions: Ø 55 cm H: 165CM
Lighting: 09 X G9 25W
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Quartz
Natural White Quartz Sputnik, Floor Lamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural white quartz Sputnik, floor lamp
Dimensions: Ø 55 cm H: 165CM
Lighting: 09 X G9 25W LED
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Quartz
Magnificent Midcentury French 3 Dimensional Sputnik Floor Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Magnificent midcentury French 3 dimensional Sputnik floor lamp.
A Classic from the 1950s-1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Sputnik Style Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s.
- Good original condition.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Emil Stejnar Blowball Sputnik Brass Floor Lamp by Nikoll, Austria
By Rupert Nikoll, Emil Stejnar
Located in Vienna, AT
A Stunning Viennese floor lamp. Very exclusive 24-Karat gold-plated model. Designed by Emil Stejnar
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Magnificent Midcentury French Five-Branch Cascading Sputnik Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Magnificent midcentury French five-branch cascading Sputnik lamp.
A Classic from the 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass Floor Lamp by Goffredo Reggiani for Reggiani Illuminazione, 1974
By Goffredo Reggiani, Reggiani Lampadari
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
, opal glass and teak, to create Space Age designs, such Sputnik-style chandeliers or floor lamps with
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 76.78 in W 39.38 in D 11.82 in
"Sputnik" Stage Spotlight by Mole Richardson
By Mole Richardson Company
Located in London, GB
Model 1043 "Sputnik" stage spotlight by Mole Richardson, England, 1960s. Note: Measurements include
Category
Vintage 1960s English Floor Lamps
Sputnik Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Mazowieckie, PL
This Sputnik floor lamp from the 1970s has seven light points for E14 bulbs.
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
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Sputnik Floor Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic sputnik floor lamp available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, glass and brass, every sputnik floor lamp was constructed with great care. Find 28 options for an antique or vintage sputnik floor lamp now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer sputnik floor lamp, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A sputnik floor lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made sputnik floor lamp over the years, but those crafted by Emil Stejnar, Kamenicky Senov and Cosack Leuchten are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Sputnik Floor Lamp?
Prices for a sputnik floor lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $649 and can go as high as $18,400, while the average can fetch as much as $3,672.
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.
Questions About Sputnik Floor Lamp
- What are floor lamps?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024A floor lamp is a tall standing lamp used to illuminate a space. A floor lamp should typically be between 58 and 64 inches tall. The bottom of the fixture's shade should be slightly below or approximately at the eye level of a person sitting nearby. This will help your guests avoid the lamp's glare.
In addition to illuminating large spaces, floor lamps can light specific seating areas and serve as task lighting (use a taller floor lamp if you wish to keep a fair amount of distance between the fixture and your seating). 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 antique and vintage floor lamps, table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs. - How tall should floor lamps be?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024A floor lamp should typically be between 58 and 64 inches tall. The bottom of the fixture's shade should be slightly below or approximately at the eye level of a person sitting nearby. This will help your guests avoid the lamp's glare.
In addition to illuminating large spaces, floor lamps can light specific seating areas and serve as task lighting (use a taller floor lamp if you wish to keep a fair amount of distance between the fixture and your seating). Integrated into a room's overall design, a floor lamp can create an intimate atmosphere and introduce a stylish, sculptural element.
Find antique and vintage floor lamps, table lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs. - What is a torchiere floor lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A torchiere floor lamp is a lamp known for its upright, torch-like frame. The name is derived from the French word for “torch.” The light of this fixture points upward, providing indirect light.
- What is the best floor lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021Floor lamps have evolved since their inception as torchères in France. Depending on the space in your home, there are great options for floor lamps for reading that range from mid-century versions to distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamps and multiple other versions created by well-known designers from around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024To identify an old floor lamp, first try to locate a maker's marking. Manufacturers typically mark floor lamps on the base, neck or socket. Once you've found a marking, you can use trusted online resources to learn more about the maker and your specific piece. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer examine your lamp. On 1stDibs, explore a wide range of antique and vintage floor lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023To choose an arc floor lamp, consider the layout of the room and the space available to ensure that the fixture you select can reach over your furniture and fit in the area. Also, think about the quality of light that you prefer. Lamps with fabric and frosted glass shades will usually provide softer illumination than ones with exposed bulbs. Find a selection of arc floor lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022On a floor lamp, a rotary switch is a part used to turn the light on and off. Specifically, it has a threaded stem with a knob at the end. To use it, you twist the knob. Find a collection of antique and vintage floor lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A good bright floor lamp depends on various factors such as other light sources in the room, the number of lumens required, and so on. When it comes to floor lamps, a good rule of thumb is that a sitting room or bedroom needs 10 to 20 lumens per square foot, while a bathroom or kitchen requires 70 to 80 lumens per square foot. On 1stDibs, find a range of antique and vintage floor lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023How tall an arc lamp should be depends on the height of your furniture. The lamp needs to be able to reach over the piece and allow enough clearance for you to sit comfortably. Generally, arc lamps are 60 to 82 inches tall. Find a range of arc lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are many different ways to tell if a table lamp is vintage. Your best option is to look for a manufacturer label that will give you information on the designer, the date, serial number and other information that you can then Google. It’s also a good idea to look at the condition of the lamp to see what shape it’s in and if it has all of its original pieces. Shop a large collection of vintage table lamps from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023The main parts of a floor lamp are called the body, neck, socket harp and shade. A lamp body is the decorative portion of the lamp made from wood, metal, porcelain or another material, and the neck travels from the body to the socket where you install a bulb. On floor lamps with shades, the shade is the covering over the bulb, while the harp is the frame that holds the shade in place. Shop a collection of floor lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The best reading floor lamp is a matter of preference. Your lamp should be at eye level with an adjustable head and neck. It should also be a good fit with respect to the shape of the living room, the décor and furniture style. On 1stDibs, shop a range of antique and vintage floor lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021Floor lamps have seen an evolution from the time they were invented, as torches that originated in France. Depending on the space in your home, there are great options for floor lamps for reading that range from mid-century versions to distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamps and multiple other versions created by well-known designers from around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify an antique floor lamp, first see if you can locate a marking on the shade, base, switch, socket or another area. Using trusted online resources, you can often identify a maker based on these markings. With an unmarked lamp, check the cord. Antique lighting fixtures will usually have a cotton-wrapped cord or exposed wires rather than a polymer-coated cord. The plug is also likely to have prongs the same size if the lamp is antique. Generally, a floor lamp must be at least 100 years old to be considered an antique. For further assistance with the identification process, enlist the help of a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique floor lamps.
- Are LED floor lamps worth it?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 30, 2024Many people believe that LED floor lamps are worth it. Light-emitting diode, or LED, lamps consume less energy than lamps equipped with halogen or incandescent bulbs, so they may be more environmentally and budget-friendly over time. Plus, LED lamps outlast other types of bulbs, cutting down on the need for frequent replacements. You can also choose from lamps of varying brightness and light color temperatures. However, LED lamps may be more costly and produce less light than some alternatives, making them less ideal for certain tasks, such as reading. Consider where and how you'll use your lamp, your budget and your preferences when selecting a floor lamp to choose the best option for your space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of LED floor lamps.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021The type of floor lamp that gives off the most light is those lamps with white bell shades and LED light bulbs. Bell shades shed light between the top and bottom of the shade and tend to illuminate an entire room.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, the arc of the Flos Arco floor lamp is designed to allow you to adjust it with ease. Designed in 1962, this iconic style features telescoping detail built into the gracefully arched arm, making it simple to increase or decrease the height. Browse a collection of Flos Arco floor lamps on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The assembly of Noguchi Akari light sculptures depends on the model, as there are several models available. Take note of your exact model number and then consult the brand’s website for the multi-stepped process of assembly. Shop a range of vintage and modern Isamu Noguchi light sculptures on 1stDibs.
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