Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Mexican Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1950s Danish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Silk, Fabric
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Austrian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bubinga, Art Glass
19th Century Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Organic Material, Ash
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Silk, Pine
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Islamic Floor Lamps
Copper
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak, Rope
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1920s Italian Futurist Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Other Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Wood
2010s American Other Floor Lamps
Cherry
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Floor Lamps
Wood
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.