Floor Lamps
1970s Spanish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Colonial Floor Lamps
Enamel, Chrome
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Enamel, Chrome
1860s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Steel, Chrome
1980s Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Iron
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Argentine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Austrian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Crystal, Gold Plate
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Silk
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fiberglass
Early 20th Century Unknown Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Austrian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Linen, Pine
Early 2000s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1930s British Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Lacquer
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Beech
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Rope
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Gold Leaf
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Gold Leaf
19th Century Chinese Antique Floor Lamps
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Italian Other Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Opal, Marble, Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Fiberglass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
1970s American Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Late 20th Century European Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Vintage Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Brass
1960s 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.