Floor Lamps
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Wrought Iron
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Travertine, Marble
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fiberglass
Early 20th Century Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Zinc
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Floor Lamps
Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Italian Renaissance Vintage Floor Lamps
Giltwood
Early 20th Century English Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel, Chrome
2010s French Other Floor Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Japanese Edo Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
Early 20th Century Art Deco Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Wood
2010s Australian Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum
1970s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian International Style Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Iron
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Concrete, Metal
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Other
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Nickel
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1960s European Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, 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.