Floor Lamps
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
2010s Austrian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Granite, Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Beech
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
2010s American Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Wood
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s Floor Lamps
Plastic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Enamel
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Indian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Cherry
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Teak
2010s Swedish Futurist Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
1950s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Beech
2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Glass, Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
2010s Romanian Floor Lamps
Glass, Rubber, Oak
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
2010s American Floor Lamps
Silk, Blown Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Floor Lamps
Resin
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Porcelain, Stoneware, Linen
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Travertine
2010s Brazilian Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Marble
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1950s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Stoneware, Porcelain, Linen
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Marble
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.