Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1910s French Provincial Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Floor Lamps
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Marble
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel, Chrome
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Early 1900s American Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Slate
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fiberglass, Oak
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Stoneware
1960s Indian Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 2000s Danish Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1930s American Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
1970s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
1920s European Neoclassical Revival Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Stone, Metal, Steel
2010s Indian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Space Age Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1940s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1980s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s German Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
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.