Floor Lamps
1970s German Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Czech Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Belgian Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Silk, Oak
1660s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Czech Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Fiberglass, Hardwood
20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Silk
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s British Colonial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s German Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Gold Plate, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Floor Lamps
Enamel, Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Crystal, Gold Plate
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton, Rattan
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
1970s British Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass, Wrought Iron, Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
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.