Floor Lamps
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
2010s Italian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ash, Lacquer
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Floor Lamps
Nickel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Chrome, Steel
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Precious Stone
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Natural Fiber
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Beech
20th Century American Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
Early 1900s Antique Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Italian Other Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Danish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Rattan
1990s American Industrial Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel
1960s Austrian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Ash
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Chrome
1970s Italian Japonisme Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century British Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
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.