Floor Lamps
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Iron
1970s German Vintage Floor Lamps
Porcelain, Fabric
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel
1940s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
2010s Floor Lamps
Plastic
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Metal, Sheet Metal, Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Philippine Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Enamel
20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Steel
Late 20th Century North American Chinoiserie Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Iron
20th Century German Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Floor Lamps
Iron
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete
1960s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Ash
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Fiberglass, Plastic
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
PVC
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Floor Lamps
Smoked Glass, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic, Fiberglass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s European Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Cement, 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.