Floor Lamps
1880s Italian Baroque Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Stained Glass, Walnut
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Earthenware, Oak, Linen
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Earthenware, Resin, Ceramic
2010s Minimalist Floor Lamps
Onyx
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Limestone
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
Early 2000s Italian Brutalist Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Paper
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Oak
2010s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Korean Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Floor Lamps
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Floor Lamps
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Floor Lamps
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Parchment Paper
2010s Austrian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
19th Century Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1880s Japanese Antique Floor Lamps
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Walnut, Birch, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Copper, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian 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.