Floor Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary European Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron, Brass
1950s Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s European Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Floor Lamps
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Shagreen
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Japanese Tribal Floor Lamps
Wood, Paper
19th Century Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Velvet, Satin
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s Japanese Tribal Floor Lamps
Wood, Paper
1920s Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Brass, Steel
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan
20th Century British Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron, Nickel, Wire
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Mahogany
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Floor Lamps
Gold Leaf
2010s American Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather, Bamboo
1970s Dutch Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Blown Glass, Beech, Oak
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.