Floor Lamps
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan, Oak
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Steel
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Colonial Floor Lamps
Enamel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Linen, Pine
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s German Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s British Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Lacquer
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric, Teak
1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century European Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Aluminum
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Walnut
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Rush
Mid-20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Steel
1980s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome, Metal
1980s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Coral, Brass
1980s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
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.