Floor Lamps
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Steel, Nickel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Floor Lamps
Travertine
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan, Reed
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Revival Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Resin
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1970s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Floor Lamps
Paper
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Rattan
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Marble, Ormolu
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s German Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
1930s Austrian Country Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s German Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Plaster
1970s European Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fiberglass
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1980s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
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.