Floor Lamps
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Anglo-Japanese Floor Lamps
Metal
1990s Taiwanese Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
2010s Romanian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Bronze, Iron
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1860s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Polish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
1950s Polish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Other Floor Lamps
Rattan
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s American Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze, Steel, Aluminum
20th Century North American Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Brutalist Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s American Brutalist Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s American Brutalist Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s American Brutalist Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Limestone
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Resin
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1980s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
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.