Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s European Floor Lamps
Porcelain
1980s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Lithuanian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Opaline Glass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Opal, Brass
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
1970s Czech Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Silver
2010s Brazilian International Style Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Granite, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Adam Style Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
19th Century Spanish Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Steel
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
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.