Floor Lamps
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Aluminum
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome, Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Marble, Iron
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Concrete, Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Other Floor Lamps
Crystal, Alabaster, Bronze
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Belgian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Concrete, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Chrome, Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary European Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s American Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
2010s French Other Floor Lamps
Gold, Platinum
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Acrylic
1950s Italian Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Brutalist Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Dutch Modern Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Enamel
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fiberglass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Composition
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Floor Lamps
Bronze
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
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.