Floor Lamps
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Iron
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Belgian Black Marble, Brass
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Textile, Glass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Industrial Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
2010s Turkish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Swedish Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
1990s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s European Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome, Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Floor Lamps
Iron
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1990s American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Czech Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s American Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Floor Lamps
Concrete
20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique 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.