Floor Lamps
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
2010s British Modern Floor Lamps
Nylon
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Unknown Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s European Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Oak
2010s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
1960s French Minimalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
2010s Korean Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Nickel, Steel
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
2010s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Austrian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Ash
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plywood, Acrylic
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Czech Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Metal, Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
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.