Floor Lamps
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Chinese Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Glass
2010s South African Floor Lamps
Horn, Hide
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Chinese Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
1940s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Modern Floor Lamps
Zinc
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern Floor Lamps
Silk, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Acrylic, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Brass
2010s Chinese Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s French Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Metal, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian International Style Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
2010s English Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
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.