Floor Lamps
2010s European Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1960s European Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Ethiopian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton, Oak
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Asian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Bentwood, Ash
2010s Ethiopian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Oceanic Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Sandstone
1950s Dutch Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Organic Material, Wood
1940s American Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Quartz, Stainless Steel
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Stainless Steel
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Quartz, Stainless Steel
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Walnut
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Stainless Steel
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Quartz, Stainless Steel
2010s Asian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Resin, Bentwood, Ash, Epoxy Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster, Resin
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1930s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s French Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s European Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster, Ceramic, Epoxy Resin
1950s French Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Floor Lamps
Concrete
1930s Swedish Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s European Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel
Early 2000s German Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Silicone
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
Early 20th Century Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel
Late 20th Century European Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Cane, Beech
2010s Russian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
1930s European Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Organic Material
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Limestone
2010s Oceanic Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel
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.