Floor Lamps
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Wire
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Bentwood
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Wicker, Rattan, Bamboo
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s European Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Acrylic
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1960s American Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Plaster
2010s Floor Lamps
Steel
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Slate, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Swiss Space Age Floor Lamps
Steel
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plaster
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1990s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Earthenware
1960s American Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze, Steel, Aluminum
2010s French Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
2010s German Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
20th Century Italian Other Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
1950s American 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.