Floor Lamps
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Floor Lamps
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Organic Material
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Floor Lamps
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Oceanic Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Terracotta
2010s Egyptian Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s British Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Oak
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary European Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Aluminum, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Balkan Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Ash, Oak, Walnut
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
2010s Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Brass
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Pine
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.