Floor Lamps
1960s Swiss Minimalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Early 20th Century French Gothic Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
20th Century Art Deco Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Stone, Sandstone, Brass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Empire Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Floor Lamps
Lava
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Other
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Slate, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Plastic
1970s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Soapstone
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
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.