Floor Lamps
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Adjustable Arms and lights
brass,enameled steel and enameled aluminum
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Greek Minimalist Floor Lamps
Leather, Opaline Glass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Floor Lamps
Paper
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1970s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather, Bamboo, Beech
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Nickel, Steel
2010s French Other Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut, Linen, Rope
1940s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s German Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Gold
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Onyx
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1910s Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1970s North American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan, Reed
2010s Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Chrome
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.