Floor Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood, Walnut
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Wood, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s Japanese Tribal Floor Lamps
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Parchment Paper, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
2010s Greek Minimalist Floor Lamps
Leather, Opaline Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Floor Lamps
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s Austrian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Floor Lamps
Leather, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Steel
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Brazilian International Style Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome, Nickel, Metal, Aluminum
2010s Japanese Edo Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s German Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
Mid-20th Century Finnish Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Earthenware, Linen, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s Latvian Modern Floor Lamps
Copper, Steel
2010s Scottish Vienna Secession Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Metal
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
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.