Floor Lamps
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Romanian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Metal
19th Century French Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s European Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Metal, Brass
20th Century German Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Floor Lamps
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
20th Century Moroccan Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
20th Century Floor Lamps
Wood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Other
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Goatskin
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Other
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1890s French Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Teak
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Travertine, Marble
1970s European Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Metal
2010s Chinese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Cut Steel
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plexiglass, Teak
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Floor Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Chinese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel, Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
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.