Floor Lamps
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century British Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Oak
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century British Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Acrylic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome, Brass
1990s Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
Early 20th Century American Japonisme Floor Lamps
Wood, Paint
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Streamlined Moderne Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Cherry
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
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.