Floor Lamps
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Linen, Walnut
1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Linen, Teak
Late 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Czech Floor Lamps
Metal
19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Ebony, Oak
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Faux Bamboo
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1890s German Late Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s British Modern Floor Lamps
Nylon
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Late 20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fiberglass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Sandstone, Brass, Steel
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.