Floor Lamps
Early 2000s French Other Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s European Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 2000s French Other Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Iron
1990s French Other Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
1970s European Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s European Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Other Floor Lamps
Glass
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
1950s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
Early 20th Century Czech Other Floor Lamps
Chrome
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s Dutch Other Floor Lamps
Reclaimed Wood, Fabric
1980s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s French Other Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
1980s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s Brazilian Other Floor Lamps
Quartz
1960s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
2010s French Other Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Brazilian Other Floor Lamps
Quartz
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Floor Lamps
Walnut
1980s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s German Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s Mexican Other Floor Lamps
Onyx
2010s French Other Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s American Other Floor Lamps
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1910s Unknown Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Indian Other Floor Lamps
Marble
2010s South American Other Floor Lamps
Onyx
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s French Other Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s European Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Other Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Floor Lamps
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.