Vintage View: Set the standard with electric floor lamps 

Take a trip back in time to get inspiration for staging an illuminating floor show this winter 

Tom Dixon's lighting ticks all the boxes for heirloom lighting, Melt floor lamps, ambientedirect.com.

Electric floor lamps have provided standalone style for over a century, and if you’re feeling aesthetically jaded, I recommend grabbing up a bold new light illuminated by vintage forebears. Buy old, buy new, but buy quality and don’t forget a turned timber standard lamp from the 1930s forward can wear a brave, bespoke new drum or pergola shade for €50.

AJ by Arne Jacobsen created for the iconic SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen.