Floor Lamps
2010s Latvian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Lava, Steel
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Gold
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Resin
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s German Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1930s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s European Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
20th Century American Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Anglo-Japanese Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
1990s Danish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Early 2000s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Fiberglass, Wood
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Oak, Wood, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile, Wood, Linen, Fiberglass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Burmese Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Wood
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.