Floor Lamps
Early 2000s German Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
2010s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel, Chrome
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Floor Lamps
Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Metal, Gold Plate
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
19th Century Chinese Antique Floor Lamps
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Opal, Steel
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Wood, Parchment Paper
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak, Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s English Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Pine
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware, Fabric
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Beech
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Fiberglass, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Steel
2010s Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plexiglass
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Enamel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Textile
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Iron, Zinc
Early 20th Century English Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
Early 2000s Floor Lamps
Palmwood
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut, Linen, Rope
Mid-20th Century Polish Industrial Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
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.