Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Aluminum, Steel
1890s German Late Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
19th Century English Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Sandstone, Brass, Steel
19th Century English Other Antique Floor Lamps
Wood, Burlap
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel, Chrome
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Metal
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Teak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1950s Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Ebony, Oak
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1980s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Directoire Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Copper
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper, Stainless 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.