Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century European Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Chinese Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
1850s Italian Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
1970s Swedish Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Adam Style Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Floor Lamps
Reed
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Floor Lamps
Plaster
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
1970s Belgian Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze, Iron
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Ormolu
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Metal
2010s Belgian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete, Iron
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Gold Plate, Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s German Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Adam Style Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1990s Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Bronze, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Polish Industrial Floor Lamps
Chrome, Iron
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Iron
1990s French Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s British Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish 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.