Floor Lamps
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
2010s French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stone
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Plywood
1960s French Folk Art Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Chinese Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Chinese Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s German Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Metal
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Silk
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Brazilian International Style Floor Lamps
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Aluminum, Metal
1960s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Floor Lamps
Onyx
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Gold Plate, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Onyx
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
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.