Floor Lamps
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Copper, Enamel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Unknown Modern Floor Lamps
Bentwood, Ash
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
1980s Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
1950s Spanish Rustic Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s American Floor Lamps
Limestone, Steel
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Nickel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Floor Lamps
Concrete
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Iron
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
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
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1980s Swiss Minimalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Floor Lamps
Ceramic
20th Century American Regency Revival Floor Lamps
Gold Leaf
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Nickel
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
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.