Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Steel, Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1950s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan
Mid-20th Century European Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Modern Floor Lamps
Cut Steel
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Teak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Spanish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Rope
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Mirror
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
1970s 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.