Floor Lamps
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Dutch Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Acrylic, Plastic
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wicker, Straw, Rattan
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Other
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s English Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Oak
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Copper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1970s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper, Stainless Steel
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fiberglass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Leather, Bamboo
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century Space Age Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1970s Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
Late 20th Century American Colonial Floor Lamps
Mahogany
20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Vintage 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.