Floor Lamps
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Bronze
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel, Chrome
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Acrylic, Wood
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine, Paper
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Blown Glass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
1980s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s North American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Late 20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Pottery
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Enamel
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
1980s Italian Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century French Modern Floor Lamps
Acrylic
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
1970s German Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s Spanish Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather
Late 20th Century American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass, Glass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan, Oak
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Oak, Paper
1970s Dutch 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.