Floor Lamps
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Teak
2010s American Floor Lamps
Silk, Blown Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak, Rope
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Fruitwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1940s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome, Aluminum, Metal
2010s British Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Floor Lamps
Crystal, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Rope, Wood, Pine
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
2010s Danish Floor Lamps
Glass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Felt
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Indian Vintage Floor Lamps
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Floor Lamps
Lava
1960s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Cast Stone
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Wrought Iron
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Mexican Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Spanish Rustic Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic, Fiberglass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1940s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
2010s Dutch Floor Lamps
Resin
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.