Floor Lamps
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome, Aluminum
1980s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1930s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s French Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
20th Century Italian Other Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Indian Vintage Floor Lamps
Concrete
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Indian Vintage Floor Lamps
Concrete
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Floor Lamps
Wood, Parchment Paper
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Stainless Steel
1960s American Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan, Wood
1990s Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s Turkish Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1930s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1970s Indian Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Cast Stone
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1940s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Stone, Travertine, Marble, Onyx
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1960s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine, Paper
2010s British Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Dutch Japonisme Floor Lamps
Concrete, Metal
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Linen, Rope
Late 19th Century Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fruitwood
1940s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s Oceanic Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Sandstone
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.