Floor Lamps
1910s Austrian Biedermeier Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut, Lacquer
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Birch
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Floor Lamps
Burl
Early 20th Century American Georgian Floor Lamps
Mahogany
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Opal, Nickel
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Floor Lamps
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Floor Lamps
Bronze
1920s Dutch Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Wicker
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Art Glass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Beech
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Opal, Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Floor Lamps
Metal, Spelter
1860s French Greek Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s English Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Cotton, Linen, Birch
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Early 1900s American Empire Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
Early 1900s British Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1910s French Directoire Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Silver Plate
1920s British Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Alabaster
1920s Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
1920s Adam Style Vintage Floor Lamps
Paint
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Zinc
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stone
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Mexican Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
Early 1900s Italian Rococo Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Early 1900s Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1910s Louis Philippe Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
Early 20th Century Italian Other Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
1920s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
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.