Floor Lamps
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Linen, Rope
2010s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s Mexican Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Chinese Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Cement, Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Iron, Brass
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s Chinese Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
2010s South African Floor Lamps
Horn, Cowhide
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Swiss Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Chrome
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bone
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Japanese Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s South African Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s European Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Japanese Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
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.