Floor Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
2010s French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Metal
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Hardwood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1960s French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1950s Swiss Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
19th Century Unknown Moorish Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Rope, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 2000s French Floor Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Silver
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1990s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Japanese Tribal Floor Lamps
Wood, Paper
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Oak, Paper
1960s Spanish Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
19th Century Chinese Antique Floor Lamps
Porcelain
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Wicker
Mid-20th Century Slovenian Space Age Floor Lamps
Acrylic
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Nickel
20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
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.