Triple threat

"Three-legged" and immediately recognizable, the tripod comes in a variety of forms - camera stands, easels, stools, tables - but none more varied than when inspiring lighting.

Grand in scale and size, the Royal Marine Tripod Floor Lamp from Restoration Hardware, shown in brown with antique brass hardware. Also available in black with polished aluminum hardware.

With an old-world, European aesthetic, the Middleton designed by Michael Amato through Urban Electric Company.

Porta Romana tops the sinuous Twig Floor Lamp with a sensuous silk shade.

The brilliant Alison Berger Glassworks' Surveyor's Floor Lamp for Holly Hunt.


In bronze, polished nickel, or hand-rubbed antique brass, Circa Lighting's Pimlico Tripod Boom Arm Pharmacy Floor Lamp.

A capiz shell drum shade and antique gold base are a perfect marriage in the Serena Floor Lamp by Oly Studio.

An iconic shape for an iconic era, this all original floor lamp with brass legs, solid walnut detailing and original linen shade. Designed in 1950 by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier. Offered by Modern Living Supplies through 1st dibs.

Lesley Anton Totem Floor Lamp

Lighting is one of the best places to look for a sense of fun and whimsy when you are designing a room. This piece from Lesley Anton is creative and elegant at the same time. I really like the color and form of the piece, it is quite unusual. This lamp is a great way to lighten the mood of a room and provide a good conversation piece for friends and relatives. It almost looks like some kind of tree or vine growing out of the ground, which I find very inviting and calming. It is a very natural piece and will add a touch of Bohemia to your style pallet.