Floor Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary Korean Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze, Nickel
1920s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
2010s French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster, Paper
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Cast Stone, Other
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Cast Stone, Other
2010s French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Quartz, Sandstone
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Cast Stone, Other
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Cast Stone, Aluminum, Other
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Scottish Jugendstil Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster, Paper
1970s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Clay
2010s French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Blown Glass, Wood
2010s French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Other
1950s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Clay
2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Clay
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Marble
2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Clay
2010s Ukrainian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Alabaster
2010s Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Ash, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Onyx, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Organic Material
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Porcelain, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Onyx
2010s Emirian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Leather, Fiberglass
2010s Turkish Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
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.