Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Chinese Floor Lamps
Porcelain, Fiberglass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rosewood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Floor Lamps
Crystal, Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Wire
2010s Dutch Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1980s Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Teak
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1950s French Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Romanian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
20th Century European Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Maple, Sycamore
Late 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s Swiss Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Enamel, Steel
1990s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Alabaster
20th Century Moroccan Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s European Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Bronze
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.