Floor Lamps
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Aluminum, Steel
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel, Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1910s Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1970s Korean Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1990s Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Korean Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
Early 1800s Italian Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Wood, Fiberglass
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Onyx
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Alabaster
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Plastic, Plaster
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Nickel, Chrome, Aluminum, Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1970s Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Plastic
1960s European Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
1970s French Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Chrome
Late 20th Century French Modern Floor Lamps
Acrylic
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.