Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s Italian Baroque Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century German Regency Revival Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Floor Lamps
Copper
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Birch
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Opal, Nickel
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
1920s English Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Silver Leaf
1920s Swedish Neoclassical Revival Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood, Birch
Early 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Nickel
Early 20th Century Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bamboo
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Floor Lamps
Copper
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Silk, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Floor Lamps
Wood, Lacquer
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Opaline Glass, Wood, Beech
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century English Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Opal, Nickel
Early 1900s American Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Baroque Revival Floor Lamps
Bronze
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Velvet, Birch
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s English Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s English Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Industrial Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Silver Plate
Early 1900s British Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Teak
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Floor Lamps
Fabric, Oak
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1850s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1860s French Greek Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Antique Floor Lamps
Silver, Copper
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Revival Floor Lamps
Bronze
1920s Adam Style Vintage Floor Lamps
Paint
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century European Baroque Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1920s Mexican Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
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.