Find a variety of swing arm floor lamps available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct swing arm floor lamps — often made from
metal,
brass and
bronze — can elevate any home. Swing arm floor lamps have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of swing arm floor lamps to choose from, but at 1stDibs,
Mid-Century Modern,
Modern and
Art Deco swing arm floor lamps are of considerable interest. Large swing arm floor lamps can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller swing arm floor lamps available at 1stDibs — each spanning 6 inches in width — may make for a better choice. Many swing arm floor lamps are appealing in their simplicity, but
Walter Von Nessen,
Koch & Lowy and
Maison Baguès produced popular swing arm floor lamps that are worth a look.
Swing arm floor lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,488, while the lowest priced sells for $200 and the highest can go for as much as $6,500.
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.