Floor Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Japanese Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century German Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Dutch Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel, Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Plywood
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Bentwood
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Gold Leaf
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Wicker, Rattan, Bamboo
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s European Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s American Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s Floor Lamps
Steel
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Slate, Chrome
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.