Floor Lamps
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Aluminum, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Danish Minimalist Floor Lamps
Granite
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Gothic Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Danish Minimalist Floor Lamps
Granite
1950s Italian Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Danish Minimalist Floor Lamps
Granite
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Lebanese Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Danish Minimalist Floor Lamps
Granite
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Iron
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.