Floor Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Silk, Wood
1970s Italian Minimalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Minimalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
1950s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Hungarian Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Marble, Cut Steel, Chrome
1970s American Minimalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Wicker
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
20th Century Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
1970s Italian Minimalist 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.