Floor Lamps
2010s Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Oak, Ceramic
2010s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Textile, Oak
2010s Romanian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Textile, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s European Floor Lamps
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
2010s Chinese Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Wood, Oak
2010s European Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Chinese Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Stainless Steel, Chrome
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s Chinese Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Spanish Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Fiberglass, Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
2010s Slovenian Modern Floor Lamps
Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Acrylic, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Portuguese Minimalist Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Cord, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
2010s Chinese Floor Lamps
Iron
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.