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Marbro Moderne Art Deco Torchiere
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in San Mateo, CA
Moderne Art Deco torchiere by Marbro Lamp Co. This lamp has a ribbed wood column with an aluminum shade and base. The lamp has a three way mogul socket. The wood is refinished and it...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 65.5 in. Dm 12 in.
Articulated Art Deco Torchiere Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice and very Art Deco floor lamp. It’s a combination of aluminum and brass with a milk glass shade. The lamp is unique because it telescopes up and down for reading. It is...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 62 in. Dm 16 in.
Pair of Art Deco Torchiere Table Lamps
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Pair of Art Deco torchiere table lamps in polished aluminum and glass.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 19 in. W 12 in. D 12 in.
Art Deco Torchiere with Tiffany Style Glass Shade
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
French late Art Deco torchiere with Tiffany style glass. Iron base. Gives a very warm yellow light!
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Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
H 70.48 in. Dm 19.69 in.
Elegant 1930s Art Deco Torchiere Table Top Lamp
Located in Kingston, NY
This elegant 1930s Art Deco torchiere tabletop lamp has a beautiful ivory trumpet form with brass detailing. The desk lamp is in excellent condition and has been newly rewired.
Ma...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 15 in. Dm 11 in.
Art Deco Torchiere Floor Lamp by Russel Wright
By Russel Wright
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco carved wood torchiere floor lamp with aluminum shade designed by Russel Wright.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 64.5 in. Dm 12.5 in.
Pair of 1930s French Art Deco Torchieres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1930s French Art Deco torchieres as seen in the Bette Davis movie
Old Acquaintance.
Each is fitted with a whimsical spray of crystal balls and they have been newly rewired ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Floor Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
H 74 in. Dm 9 in.
Pair of 1930s French Art Deco Torchieres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1930s French Art Deco torchieres as seen in the Bette Davis movie
Old Acquaintance.
Each is fitted with a whimsical spray of crystal balls and they have been Newly rewired fo...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Floor Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Brass
H 74 in. Dm 9 in.
Pair of French Art Deco Torchiere Table Lamps
Located in Fairfax, VA
Pair of gold and black lacquered and white opal glass rod column torchiere table lamps.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 14 in. Dm 9.75 in.
Raymond Subes and Muller Art Deco Torchiere
By Raymond Subes
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Raymond Subes (1893-1970) and Muller Torchiere, circa 1925.
Wrought iron base decorated with a stylized leaves motif and circular patterns with an elegant shade in frosted glass s...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Floor Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 70.1 in. Dm 17 in.
Machine Age Hollywood Regency Art Deco Torchiere Floor Lamp, circa 1930s
Located in Bernville, PA
Beautiful Machine Age Hollywood Regency Art Deco torchiere floor lamp, circa 1930s. A polished chrome tulip shade sits atop a remarkably twisted solid walnut pole with a solid walnut...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
H 67 in. W 11.5 in. D 11.5 in.
French Art Deco Torchiere Floor Lamp with Brass and Glass, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
This Classic French Art Deco torchiere is from the 1920s.The brass base is connected to a hexagonal stem in nickel rice on to wear the brass shade and shine the light upwards with a ...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 74.81 in. Dm 21.66 in.
Art Deco Glass Ball Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Black enameled Art Deco torchiere floor lamp with decorative blue and clear glass accents made complete with a large chromed steel accent along the base. This lamp is designed with a...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 58 in. W 116 in. D 16 in.
Art Deco Mahogany Torchiere Floor Lamp, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mahogany torchiere floor lamp pair with wood inlays and milk glass shade, circa 1920.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
H 70 in. Dm 18 in.
Streamline 1940s Art Deco Floor Lamp Torchiere
Located in Beirut, LB
Beautiful 1940s Art Deco up-lighter in Dark bronze patinated brass finish. It is a very stylish floor lamp featuring a circular base, central pole all leading up to a trumpet shaped ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 72.84 in. Dm 12.6 in.
Elegant Art Deco Trumpet Torchiere, circa 1940
Located in Beirut, LB
Art Deco up-lighter floor lamp consist of a round base, a shaft and a trumpet torchiere made in aluminum.
It gives off the best ambient lighting to a room.
It Accommodate one cande...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 70.28 in. Dm 10.44 in.
Pair of Art Deco Machine Age Torchiere Floor Lamps
By Donald Deskey
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of torchiere Art deco lamps freshly rewired, nice aluminum shades the lamps move up and down, a very rare and hard to find pair in its original condition. The lamps move fr...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
H 69 in. Dm 19 in.
French Art Deco Figured Wood and Bronze Floor Lamp Torchiere
Located in North Bergen, NJ
This stunning French Art Deco floor lamp is very stylish with beautiful base and silver rings. Very elegance , perfect for any room in your home.
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Floor Lamps
H 68.5 in. Dm 20 in.
Art Deco Midcentury Brass Floor Lamp with Lucite Fins Torchiere
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegant torchiere from the Art Deco period. Created from brass with a pierced trumpet shade which illuminates the Lucite fins when lit. Very chic.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 64 in. Dm 14 in.
French Style Art Deco Wood and Brass Floor Lamp Torchiere
Located in Beirut, LB
This is a unique French Art Deco floor lamp in beautiful brown wood shaft design with a superb lighter color wooden rings decoration, a circular base and brass torchiere.
A dimmer i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 67.33 in. Dm 21.66 in.
Rare Art Deco, Machine Age Anodized Aluminium Torchiere, Floor Lamp
By Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Art Deco, machine age anodized aluminium torchiere, floor lamp. Classic two-tier trumpet top as well as unusual trumpet base, stunning color, very dramatic, 16" diameter shade, ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 68 in. Dm 16 in.
French Art Deco Atelier Petitot Torchiere with Chrome and Glass Fins
By Atelier Petitot
Located in Miami, FL
French Art Deco Atelier Petitot Torchiere with Chrome and Glass Fins
This Classic French Art Deco torchiere by Atelier Petitot is from the 1930s. The wood shaft swells as it rises t...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
H 68 in. Dm 18 in.
Classic Black and White Art Deco Revival Torchiere
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and simple Art Deco style uplight floor lamp. The on/off switch is on the cord, consistent with the style of the period (1970/1980's) Probably manufactured in Italy for Rober...
Category
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 68.75 in. Dm 16.5 in.
French Art Deco Deckle Edged Aluminium Table Torchiere
Located in Port Hope, ON
This very pretty French Art Deco deckle edged aluminium table torchiere sits on a cruciform base constructed of quadrants of alternate subtly green tinted clear and frosted glass. Th...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 10.5 in. Dm 8 in.
Pair of Art Deco Tree Shaped Wrought Iron Candle Holders Torchieres
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Pair of French Art Deco Tree Shaped Wrought Iron Candle Holders Torchiers Candelabra
Exceptional Hand crafted Iron Work from around 1930-1940, France in the style of Poillerat. Ho...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Candle Holders
Materials
Iron
H 66.15 in. W 24.81 in. D 24.81 in.
Art Deco Fiberglass and Twisted Cerused Oak Brass Torchiere Floor Lamp
By Russel Wright
Located in Washington, DC
Beautiful floor lamp, great lantern illumination. Has the larger old school pre-1950s mogul socket. I will include a screw-in adaptors so you can use a common/normal incandescent scr...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 66 in. Dm 18 in.
Machine Age Art Deco Russel Wright Spun Aluminum & Lucite Torchiere Uplighter
By Russel Wright
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine age Art Deco Russel Wright spun aluminum Torchiere Torchierre Lucite Russell Wright up light floor lamp
Uncommon Classic banded Lucite shade ornamentation, difficult to so...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
American Art Deco Chrome, Enamel and Frosted Glass Floor Uplighter/Torchiere
Located in Port Hope, ON
This distinctive American Art Deco floor standing torchiere features a stepped circular chrome-plated and weighted base. A chrome pole rises up from this and is interrupted by two ch...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
H 68.0 in. Dm 16.0 in.
Pair of Elegant Art Deco Revival Lucite Torchieres by Hivo Van Teal
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of tall and elegant Lucite torchieres with gilt metal reverse shades by Lucite artist Hivo Van Teal. Tapered bodies with etched stylized chevron patterns and gilt metal balls le...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 71.5 in. Dm 21.5 in.
Art Deco Russel Wright Faux Bamboo Torchiere Floor Lamps
By Russel Wright
Located in Denver, CO
Documented Russel Wright Torchiere in faux bamboo and brass. Completely original. Pictured Ann Rice's books on Russel Wright.
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 64.25 in. Dm 13.5 in.
Very Rare French Art Deco Geometric Dinanderie Table Torchiere by Edmond Etling
By Edmond Etling
Located in Port Hope, ON
This distinctive and very hard to find French Art Deco table torchiere in geometric Dinanderie was produced by Edmond Etling. The uplighter shade features a geometric Dinanderie patt...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 13.0 in. Dm 9.0 in.
Art Deco Machine Age Chrome and Ebonized Walnut Torchiere with Milk Glass Shade
Located in New York, NY
This refined Machine Age Art Deco torchiere was realized in the United States circa 1935. It features a skyscraper style base consisting of alternating tiers of chrome and ebonized w...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
H 69.5 in. Dm 16 in.
Machine Age Art Deco Gilbert Rohde for Mutual Sunset Four - Light Torchiere
By Gilbert Rohde, Mutual Sunset Lamp Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco Gilbert Rohde for Mutual Sunset Four Light Torchiere
Signed under-base plate MSLC 3742, as pictured.
Rare original Rohde floor lamp with solid walnut base, nick...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Enamel, Chrome, Nickel
H 62.5 in. Dm 10 in.
French Art Deco Copper & Peach Scalloped Edge Mirror Alarm Clock/Torchiere Combo
By Lustrerie R. Gauthier
Located in Port Hope, ON
This very pretty French Art Deco scalloped and bevelled edge mirror boudoir set features a bevelled peach mirror pillar torchiere with an ivory enamelled shade banded in polished cop...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
H 10.5 in. W 10.5 in. D 5 in.
Pair of American Art Deco/Machine Age Aluminum and Glass Tabletop Torchieres
Located in Port Hope, ON
This pair of American Art Deco or Machine Age torchieres feature aluminum bases and shades that are separated by glass spheres. The light not only shines up from the shade but also d...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 11 in. Dm 5.75 in.
1930s Art Deco Mazda Floor Lamps with Original Stamp, Pair of Torchiere Lamps
By Mazda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of rare 1930s Art Deco Mazda floor lamps with original Mazda Lamps Factory stamp. Made in France. They feature an opaque (Opaline) glass shade with chrome detailing and restored...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of French Art Deco Chrome and Rosewood Torchiere or Uplighter Wall Sconces
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautiful pair of French Art Deco torchiere/uplighter chrome and rosewood wall sconces was removed from an large Art Deco mansion to the North of Montreal. The house was built i...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
H 8 in. W 8 in. D 10 in.
Pair of Art Deco Style Stiffel Nickel Plated Tulip / Lily Torchiere Floor Lamps
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Pair of floor lamps / torchieres by Stiffel. Nickel plated over brass. In the manner of Tommi Parzinger who designed for Stiffel in the mid-20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Nickel
1930 French Art Deco Mazda Floor Lamps Opaline Shade, Set of 6 Torchiere Lamps
By Mazda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six rare 1930s French Art Deco Mazda floor lamps with original Mazda Lamps Factory stamp. Made in France. They feature an opaque (Opaline) glass shade with chrome detailing an...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Reading or Torchiere Flip Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant Flip floor lamp by Kurt Versen. Spectacular design from 1935 where the lamp doubles as a reading lamp and a torchiere. Just flip the shade upward or downward and i...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 62.25 in. Dm 13.25 in.
American Art Deco Aluminium and Wood Torchiere in the Style of Russel Wright
By Russel Wright
Located in Port Hope, ON
This American Art Deco aluminium and blonde wood torchiere or uplighter is in the style of Russel Wright and retains its original white fibreglass up-lighter shade that gives off a w...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Fiberglass
English Art Deco/Machine Age Chrome & Black Torchiere with Red Fiberglass Shade
Located in Port Hope, ON
This English late Art Deco or Machine Age tall table torchiere would seem to be a workshop or studio piece. The matte black painted, four stepped circular wooden base is capped with ...
Category
Vintage 1940s English Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Iron
H 32.5 in. Dm 14.5 in.
Art Deco Machine Age Torchiere in Bronze, Walnut and Brass by Russel Wright
By Russel Wright
Located in New York, NY
This refined Art Deco Machine Age torchiere was realized by the legendary designer, Russell Wright, in the United States circa 1940. It features a slightly convex circular base from ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 65.5 in. Dm 17.25 in.
Machine Age Art Deco Streamline Chrome Torchiere/Floor Lamp, circa 1940s
Located in Denver, CO
Machine age chrome floor lamp with beautiful detailing including glass insert and chrome speed rings throughout. Very heavy...Probably used in a commercial setting. A stand alone pie...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Machine Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
H 68.5 in. Dm 15.5 in.
Tommi Parzinger Style Brass 10-Arm / Torchiere Art Deco Style Chandelier
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a Mid-Century Modern Tommi Parzinger style brass Art Deco or Hollywood Regency style chandelier with ten sculptural arms and ten torchieres. The attention to elegant, yet ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
H 28.5 in. Dm 23 in.
Art Deco Hollywood Regency Spun Aluminum and Glass Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning Art Deco or Hollywood Regency torchiere floor lamp of spun aluminum and glass. It is in fabulous vintage condition and has been rewired but retains its original three-way op...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum
H 64.75 in. Dm 15 in.
Art Deco Style Gold-Plated & Glass Torchiere Floor Lamp, 1980s , Italia
By Stilnovo
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Well made with high quality material.
Solid, sturdy construction.
Measure 72 inches high.
Contain one E26 size socket rated at 100 watts maximum.
Foot dimmer on cord
Matchi...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 72 in. Dm 18 in.
Trumpet Torchiere, 1930
Located in Soquel, CA
Solid brass up-light made in America, circa 1930s. Solid brass up-light made in USA. Art Deco era Trumpet Torchiere in the classic style. New wiring and New porcelain Mogul base for ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 67 in. W 10 in. D 11.5 in.
Art Deco Mid Century Modern Flip Floor Torchiere and Reading Lamp by Kurt Versen
By Kurt Versen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant Flip floor lamp by Kurt Versen. All brasses polished with a new linen shade. Newly rewired with twin sockets. Iconic floor lamp by Kurt Versen which doubles as a r...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
H 61.75 in. Dm 14.75 in.
Pair of Torchiere Floor Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of bronzed metal torchiere floor lamps library style with green glass shades. Late 20th century good quality in very good condition. Lamps have a 3 way switch, accepts LED bulbs.
Category
1990s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
H 69 in. Dm 14 in.
French Mahogany and Bronze Torchiere
Located in Providence, RI
French deco torchiere, mahogany and bronze, circa 1930.
Provenance: Thomas O'Brien, AERO Studios.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Bronze
H 65.75 in. W 21.75 in. D 21.75 in.
Pair of Black Lacquer Torchieres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco Style Floor Lamps in black lacquer with nickel details on base and shade. Frosted semicircular glass inserts on metal shade offer great mood lighting.
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Nickel
H 66.5 in. Dm 19 in.
Gilt Palm Tree Torchiere Attributed to Serge Roche
By Serge Roche
Located in New York, NY
Impressive gold gilt floor lamp, attributed to Serge Roche. Very good, original and working condition, clean and ready t use. Measures: Diameter at top 19 x diameter at base 18 (inch...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Plaster
H 72.5 in. Dm 19 in.
Signed Pair of Reggiani Massive Halogen Torchiere, 1970s, Italia
By Reggiani, Goffredo Reggiani
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Minimalist Art Deco/ neoclassical style Reggiani torchiere.
In a glossy enameled black steel with solid brass rods and trim.
( Pair in white is also available .)
Well made with...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 74.5 in. Dm 26 in.
Karl Springer Style Glass and Chrome Torchiere Floor Lamp
By Karl Springer
Located in New York City, NY
1970s Karl Springer style chrome with glass rods floor lamp. In vintage original condition with some wear and patina.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
H 71 in. W 18.5 in. D 18.5 in.
Liberty and Company Forged Iron and Hammered Copper Torchiere
By Liberty & Co.
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An incredibly well constructed torchiere made of patinated hand forged iron and hammered copper and was purchased from Liberty and Company. A transitional period piece with elements...
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Copper, Iron
H 72.25 in. Dm 15 in.
Pair of Monumental Italian Gilt Wood and Alabaster Torchieres
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian floor torchieres dated 1932 each with eight gilt carved arms and one white alabaster arm emanating out of an pedestal-mounted urn of the same material.
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Candle Holders
Materials
Alabaster, Gold Leaf
H 99 in. W 38 in. D 38 in.
Paul Kiss Style Hand Forged Torchiere Floor Lamp with Alabaster Shade
By Paul Kiss
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Torchiere floor lamp in the style of “Paul Kiss” hand forged mild steel hammered metal finish with clear coating and alabaster shade.
Dimensions: 72 height x 25.5 diameter shade.
Category
2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Alabaster, Steel
H 72 in. Dm 25.5 in.
Pair of American Spun Aluminium and Glass Torchiere Console Table Lamps
Located in Port Hope, ON
Pair of statuesque American Art Deco console table torchieres in spun aluminium with glass disc accents. They are in original condition with only light signs of age and retain their ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
H 17.25 in. Dm 8.25 in.
1970s Serge Roche Style Cast Resin and Plaster Palm Leaf Floor Lamp Torchiere
By Serge Roche
Located in London, GB
A 1970s Serge Roche style palm leaf floor lamp torchiere in cast resin and white plaster mounted on a white wooden base with stylized crystals. With single light fitting and original...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Materials
Resin, Plaster, Wood
H 72.05 in. Dm 17.33 in.
Art Deco Torchiere For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal art deco torchiere for your home. Frequently made of metal, glass and wood, every art deco torchiere was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for an art deco torchiere, we have 60 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer art deco torchiere, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An art deco torchiere made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one art deco torchiere that is appealing in its simplicity, but Russel Wright, Kurt Versen and Mazda produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Art Deco Torchiere?
Prices for an art deco torchiere start at $750 and top out at $98,500 with the average selling for $2,361.
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.
