Floor Lamps
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Iron, Gold Leaf
Early 2000s Austrian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Linen, Wood, Oak
2010s Indian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Acrylic, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Stoneware
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Minimalist Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Floor Lamps
Natural Fiber
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1920s Mexican Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Copper
1950s European Vintage Floor Lamps
Rope
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Chrome
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak, Rope
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
1950s American Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
1980s Spanish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Floor Lamps
Fabric, Oak
1990s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Fabric, Cord
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1920s Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century American Georgian Floor Lamps
Mahogany
2010s Austrian Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
19th Century French Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Danish Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1980s German Mid-Century 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.