Floor Lamps
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Iron, Gold Leaf
2010s Indian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1990s French Jugendstil Floor Lamps
Stained Glass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Nickel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century American Rustic Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak, Rope
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s American Minimalist Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Enamel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s European Vintage Floor Lamps
Rope
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Fiberglass, Polystyrene, Wood
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Concrete, Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Fiberglass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Spanish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Sheet 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.