Floor Lamps
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Stone, Metal
2010s Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1930s European Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Late 20th Century Danish Floor Lamps
Bentwood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1920s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Floor Lamps
Wood
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Balkan Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Ash, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Linen, Wood
2010s Egyptian Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Marble
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
1980s American Bohemian Vintage Floor Lamps
Faux Bamboo, Laminate, Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Balkan Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Resin, Wood
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Floor Lamps
Pine
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Teak
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swiss Vintage Floor Lamps
Silk, Stoneware
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Paint, Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Oak
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern 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.