Floor Lamps
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1650s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Oak, Wood, Parchment Paper
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Greek Floor Lamps
Acrylic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Brazilian International Style Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Steel
20th Century German Baroque Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Floor Lamps
Cement, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal, Gold Leaf
2010s Norwegian Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Steel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile, Wood
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Walnut
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Walnut, Birch, Maple
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Floor Lamps
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Anglo-Japanese 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.