Floor Lamps
1980s Japanese Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
1990s American Minimalist Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s British Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s English Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
2010s American Industrial Floor Lamps
Iron, Metal, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Floor Lamps
Natural Fiber
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Stone, Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Spanish French Provincial Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
20th Century Floor Lamps
Glass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Floor Lamps
Copper
1960s British Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s French Floor Lamps
Glass, Oak
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Chinese Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather, Silk
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Floor Lamps
Acrylic, Polyester
2010s Japanese Tribal Floor Lamps
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Art Glass
1950s Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric, Oak
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s French Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1940s European Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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.