Floor Lamps
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Steel
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Art Glass
Early 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 1900s French Provincial Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s Italian Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Giltwood
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Oak
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Floor Lamps
Bronze
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Floor Lamps
Hardwood
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron, Sheet Metal
1920s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Floor Lamps
Iron, Bronze, Copper
1830s Italian Grand Tour Antique Floor Lamps
Pine
Early 20th Century North American Industrial Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
1920s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1910s Canadian Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Alabaster
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Floor Lamps
Onyx, Ormolu
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Floor Lamps
Beech
Early 20th Century American Adam Style Floor Lamps
Bronze
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Iron
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze, Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Beech
1860s English Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Metal
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century European Regency Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Oak, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century French Antique Floor Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1910s French Directoire Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood, Oak
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.