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rare and unusual floor lamp by giuseppe ostuni for o-luce
By Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Munich, DE
very rare and unusual floor lamp by giuseppe ostuni. we are lucky to own the brass model, but had
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Unusual Floor Lamp by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Toronto, Ontario
tall table lamp or a floor lamp.
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Most Unusual Floor Lamp with a hand made knot Metal Shade
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A most unusual three footed floor lamp with a metal shade that is quite contorted. This lamp looks
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Floor Lamps
Unusual Floor Lamp Art Deco 1920, German, Materials: Chrome and Glass
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Floor lamp Art Deco
Materials: chrome and glass
German
1920
You want to live in the golden years
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Unusual Floor Lamp By T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings Hansen Ca' 1950's
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare floor lamp designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and manufactured by Hansen Lighting, NYC ca
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Whimsical Brass Frog Floor Lamp by Chapman 1979
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual floor lamp by Chapman, circa 1979. Bronze/brass finish, whimsical frog design. Heavy and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Laurel Lamp Co. Mid-Century Modern Orange Metal Tripod Base Floor Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Very cool and unusual floor lamp made by high quality lighting manufacturer, Laurel Lamp Company of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gun Metal and Brass Floor Lamp, French Work, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual floor lamp is made of gun metal and brass with adjustable lamp. This is a French work
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Murano Glass Floor Lamp
By Salviati, Barovier, Ercole Barovier, Archimede Seguso, Seguso
Located in Houston, TX
white hand blown Murano glass mounted on a brass base. This unusual floor lamp has been newly wired for
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Floor Lamp Eggshell Shade, 1980s
By Estiluz Lighting
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very unusual floor lamp. from thick to thin chrome upright yellow glass feet and a lighter yellow
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass
Wrought Iron Floor Lamp with Cast Iron Base; French Work, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This interesting and unusual floor lamp is made of wrought iron with a cast iron base. This is a
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Fabric Flower Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
An unusual floor lamp, fabric over a a metal sub frame.
Belgium, contemporary, unknown
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Floor Lamps
Materials
Fabric
Tony Paul Floor Table Lamp
By Tony Paul, Westwood Industries
Located in New York, NY
Rare and unusual floor lamp with center table surface by Tony Paul attributed to Westwood
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Aldo Tura Attributed Floor Lamp Cendrier
By Aldo Tura
Located in Hanover, MA
Unusual floor lamp with ashtray attributed to Aldo Tura for Macabo. Cylindrical wood base and head
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Italian Modern Brass and Glass Floor Lamp
By Gaetano Sciolari, Mazzega, Stilnovo, Carlo Nason, Gio Ponti
Located in Houston, TX
piece of applied glass in the back with a small chip. This unusual floor lamp has been newly wired with
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Art Deco Floor Lamp in Bronze and Ceramic
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This is an unusual floor lamp from the 1930's in dark green and gold colors. The base is made in
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1970s Italian Two Clear Glass Shelf Chromed Metal Floor Lamp Angled Shade
Located in London, GB
on the shelves below. An unusual floor lamp which would be a perfect to. illuminate a dark corner in
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
H 53.15 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Tomasso Barbi Style Floor Lamp White Ceramic and Brass, 1970s
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Barbi vintage ivory color ceramic and brass floor lamp. Italy.
Stunning unusual floor lamp in the style
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Unusual French Conservatory Painted Toleware Floor Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Unusual French conservatory painted toleware floor lamp
The theme of this lamp is a bamboo tree
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Tin
Large and Unusual Brutalist Copper Floor Lamp
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A fun and lovely floor lamp representing a large flower crafted out of copper and brass. The flower
Category
Vintage 1960s French Brutalist Floor Lamps
Very Unusual Arts and Crafts Telescopic Floor Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Very Unusual Arts and Crafts Telescopic Floor Lamp
A very attractive and unusual piece, the lamp
Category
Antique Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Unusual Aluminum , wood , mica Art Deco Torchere / floor lamp
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Aluminum , wood , mica Art Deco Torchere , floor lamp, adjustable height from 53" -68
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Unusual Brass, Chrome and Marble Floor Lamp, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual and elegant floor lamp is made of gilt brass and chrome on an octogonal marble base
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
Unusual Chrome Floor Lamp Extension Curved Arm Articulated Round Top
Located in Miami, FL
Unusual curved design for this chrome floor lamp, the curved arm is extendable and the round top is
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Unusual 1970s Bauhaus Inspired Adjustable Floor Lamp, Spun Aluminum Shade
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual industrial Bauhaus inspired adjustable floor lamp.. German or Italian ? c.197o's..Beautiful
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
An Unusual Baroque Torchere now Mounted as a Floor Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
An Unusual Baroque Torchere
Now mounted as a Lamp
Height 72 in.
With a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Floor Lamps
Unusual Stylized Hollywood Regency Floor Table Lamp with Glass Table Surface
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in New York, NY
Voguish floor lamp with circular plate glass table attached. The vertical elements are of squared
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Unusual Chrome Standing Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An elegant standing lamp with chrome body and an unusual silk shade that fits in the interior shell
Category
Vintage 1970s American Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Unusual Cast Iron and Brass Goose-Neck Industrial Floor Lamp, by Hendryx
By Hendryx
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual cast iron and brass goose-neck industrial floor lamp by Hendryx, fully adjustable, bendable
Category
Vintage 1920s Industrial Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Iron
Unusual Wabi Sabi Table or Floor Lamp in Wrought Iron and Parchment 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Unusual Wabi Sabi Table or Floor Lamp in Wrought Iron and Parchment, 1960s.
This is a very unusual
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
H 37.41 in W 13 in D 11.03 in
Mid-Century Modern Tripod Stand Unusual Floor Heat Solar Quartz Lamp by Bikini
By Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Unusual tripot stand mid century grasshopper modern floor lamp by Bikini.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 53 in W 17 in D 17 in
Unusual Art Deco Floor Lamp in Aluminum, Brass and Iron, circa Late 1920s
By Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco Floor Lamp, attached, original brass, iron and aluminum plant holders. Most unusual design
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Fine and Unusual French Art Deco Reading Floor Lamp by Jean Perzel
By Atelier Jean Perzel
Located in Long Island City, NY
With a bronze leg and a pivoting ivory lacquered arm that support a brass and glass shade.
Perfect next to a sofa or a writing table (the hole in the base was designed to put a table...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
An unusual palm tree floor lamp with real palm trunk and wooden shaped leaves
Located in London, GB
An unusual palm tree floor lamp with real palm trunk, wooden base and wooden shaped leaves. Re
Category
Early 2000s Floor Lamps
Materials
Palmwood
H 78.75 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
An unusual palm tree floor lamp with real palm trunk wooden base shaped leaves
Located in London, GB
An unusual palm tree floor lamp with real palm trunk, with rope detail, wooden base and wooden
Category
Early 2000s Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
H 39.38 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
An Unusual Atomic Ebonised Standard Lamp
Located in London, GB
A mid-twentieth century atomic style standard lamp with a crystal ball mounted at the top, on a
Category
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Sculptural Modernist Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Unusual sculptural Modernist floor lamp.
Patinated brass with an illuminated piece of rough cut
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Unusual 1970's Bronze Standing Lamp by Relco.
By Relco Italia
Located in Montreal, QC
1970's Brass and cast Bronze Italian floor lamp by Relco, featuring unusual "modern rococo
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Pair of Unusual Architectural Lamps with Travertine Bases
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual architectural lamps, circa 1980s. Heavy and well made, travertine bases, on a
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian Modernist Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in London, GB
Highly unusual Italian modernist floor lamp.
Red painted steel with solid cast resin base, very
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Petite Triennale Style Floor Lamp
By Gerald Thurston
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
In the style of Arredoluce or Lightolier is this unusual small scale floor lamp, with adjustable
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Unusual 1950s tripod floor lamp. Consists of three conical perforated brass shades with pull chain
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Egyptian Revival Bronze Cloisonne Floor Lamp
Located in Fulton, CA
Unusual Egyptian Revival Japanese bronze floor lamp with cloisonne Egyptian figures. Measures 73 in
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Egyptian Revival Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
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
White Marble floor lamp Regency Italy 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice unusual white marble floor lamp. comes with a Black Velvet shade .
one large E27 bulb
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble
Iron Brutalist Floor Lamps with Patinated Copper
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Brutalist pair of wrought iron and copper floor lamps. These unusual examples have hand forged iron
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Copper, Iron
Modernist Articulated Floor Lamp with Original Shade
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual aluminium and wood floor lamp with articulated, swing out arm and original vintage 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Italian "Grand Tour" Style Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Montreal, QC
This unusual antique floor lamp revisits in the late 19th century an oil lamp of antiquity. Raised
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Classical Roman Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1960's Vintage Two Headed Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
A very stylish and unusual vintage two headed floor lamp in ebonised wood and brass. This was made
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Unusual German Modernist Torchere
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual German, 1930s modernist torchere.
Category
Vintage 1930s Floor Lamps
Art Deco Zebra Hide Torchiere or Floor Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual French Art Deco floor lamp with classic elegant form having nickel plated
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Floor lamp Pedestal Bronze Mirror Hollywood Regency 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this very unusual unique floor lamp .Square shaped Bronze color
mirrors .Comes with Brass
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Brass and Glass Adjustable Floor Lamp, C 1970
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An unusual Brass and glass adjustable floor lamp. C 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Swedish 1940s Teak & Brass Organic Modernist Floor Lamp
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This unusual organic floor lamp was designed and manufactured in Sweden in the 1940s. It features a
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Post Modern Chrome and Black TOTEM Floor Lamp
By Sonneman Lighting, Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and impressive cylindrical floor lamp, having a tubular insert shade, vertical chrome
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamp with Brass Shade, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual Scandinavian floor lamp with an adjustable spherical shade in brass. Anonymous maker/design
Category
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
ClassiCon Roattino White Floor Lamp by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
unusual line management.
Floor Lamp. S-shaped tubular steel and lamp stand steel, lacquered in black or
Category
2010s German Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
ClassiCon Roattino Black Floor Lamp by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
unusual line management.
Floor Lamp. S-shaped tubular steel and lamp stand steel, lacquered in black or
Category
2010s German Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Arco Style Floor Lamp in Brushed Aluminium, Conical White
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual Arco style floor lamp is made of brushed aluminium with a conical white plastic
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
19th Century Blacksmith Made Gothic Wrought Iron Floor Lamp
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century Blacksmith Made Gothic wrought iron floor lamp
This is a very unusual Gothic
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Gothic Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the unusual floor lamp you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An unusual floor lamp — often made from metal, brass and chrome — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the unusual floor lamp you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An unusual floor lamp made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made unusual floor lamp over the years, but those crafted by Luci Italia, Atelier Jean Perzel and Belysning are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Unusual Floor Lamp?
Prices for an unusual floor lamp start at $350 and top out at $36,665 with the average selling for $2,650.
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 Unusual 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 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 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 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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