Floor Lamps
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Gold Plate
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan, Pine
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1970s French Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Dutch Space Age Floor Lamps
Quartz, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rope
2010s American Floor Lamps
Wood, Oak
1950s European Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 2000s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Textile, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1980s Irish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Cement, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1930s French Rococo Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Iron
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s German Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Gold Leaf
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Limestone
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.