Floor Lamps
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Marble
1940s European Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century Italian Other Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Cotton, Linen
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century English Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Empire Vintage Floor Lamps
Paint
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Other Floor Lamps
Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Wrought Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Glass, Fiberglass
2010s European Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
1990s American Industrial Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Moroccan Floor Lamps
1980s German Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s French Bohemian Vintage Floor Lamps
Wicker, Rattan
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Metal, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum
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.