Floor Lamps
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Industrial Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Beech, Wood, Glass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Beech
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Czech Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Czech Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1960s American Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
1980s Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
19th Century Italian Antique Floor Lamps
Walnut
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Ebony, Rosewood
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Steel, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan
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.