Floor Lamps
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Glass
20th Century Dutch Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel, Iron
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Dutch Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel, Iron
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Wire
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1980s Ecuadorean Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century European Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Beech, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Pine
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Teak
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Papercord
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Bronze
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern 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.