Floor Lamps
1970s French Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
2010s Belgian Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Chinese Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Steel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Giltwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Nickel, Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Steel
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Pottery
1940s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1980s Balinese Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Stainless Steel
1970s Minimalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Burmese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s German Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Oak
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Onyx
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Oak, Paper
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Wrought Iron
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, 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.