Floor Lamps
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Floor Lamps
Crystal, Ormolu
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass, Hardwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Danish Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Austrian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s English Floor Lamps
Gold Leaf
1980s German Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Marble
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Japanese Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Stoneware
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric, Walnut, Oak, Ash, Cord, Linen
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s Macedonian Modern Floor Lamps
Walnut, Oak, Ash
1950s Japanese Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Unknown Victorian Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Danish Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
Late 20th Century Spanish Floor Lamps
Iron
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Cut Glass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Other Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
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.