Floor Lamps
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Panamanian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Metal
2010s Chinese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Copper
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Metal
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Floor Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Chinese Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete, Sandstone, Steel
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Floor Lamps
Ceramic
2010s French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s British Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
2010s Mexican Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
2010s Mexican Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
2010s Mexican Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
2010s Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Oak
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Oak
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fabric
2010s Romanian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s American Floor Lamps
Wood, Oak
2010s American Floor Lamps
Wood, Oak
2010s American Floor Lamps
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s French Provincial Vintage Floor Lamps
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.