Floor Lamps
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s European Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Floor Lamps
Plaster, Mahogany
2010s American Floor Lamps
Burlap, Plaster
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Australian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Plexiglass, Maple
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Czech Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Beech
20th Century British Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fiberglass, Oak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood
1960s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Enamel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
PVC, Wood
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century European Art Deco Floor Lamps
Mirror, Wood
1980s French Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1930s Czech Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Anglo-Japanese Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Fabric, Lucite, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Floor Lamps
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Floor Lamps
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Floor Lamps
Giltwood
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century European Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Teak
1890s French Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Steel, Copper
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Floor Lamps
Wood, Wax
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Chestnut
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1910s Belgian Baroque Revival Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, 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.