Floor Lamps
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Oak, Walnut, Sapele Wood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern Floor Lamps
Silk, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Enamel, Nickel
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Opal, Nickel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Travertine, Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Floor Lamps
Crystal
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Mexican Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Late 20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Steel
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Gold Plate
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1890s French Antique Floor Lamps
Ormolu
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Danish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass, Acrylic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
1930s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Floor Lamps
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete
Late 20th Century Spanish Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, 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.