Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Sandstone, Brass, Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Crystal
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
19th Century English Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Other
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1930s British Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Lacquer
1930s English Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
Late 19th Century Steampunk Antique 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
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
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
2010s Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Metal
Late 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Crystal, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s English Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Late 19th Century Gothic Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Crystal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Metal
1950s European Bauhaus Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Dutch Modern Floor Lamps
Paper
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
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.