Floor Lamps
1970s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel, Nickel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Marble
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Porcelain, Stoneware, Linen
1970s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s European Arts and Crafts Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper, Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plaster
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
20th Century American Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Danish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
1980s Austrian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Stoneware, Porcelain, Linen
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Composition
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Floor Lamps
Nickel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome, Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Oak
2010s Swedish Futurist Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Wood, Oak
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 2000s French Modern Floor Lamps
Crystal, Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Gold Plate
1960s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Finnish Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Dutch Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Floor Lamps
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s European Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Fruitwood
Antique, New and Vintage Floor Lamps
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.