Floor Lamps
1930s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Silver
2010s Romanian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Ceramic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Zinc, Steel
1960s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Natural Fiber, Wood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Early 2000s Austrian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Wood
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Japonisme Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Teak
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
2010s French Other Floor Lamps
Gold
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Crystal
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s European Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1870s American Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Wicker
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern 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.