Floor Lamps
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel, Brass, Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Swedish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Austrian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Oak
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan, Acrylic
1950s Austrian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel, Chrome, Aluminum
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Oak
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s North Korean Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Walnut
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Paper
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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.