Floor Lamps
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Floor Lamps
Silk, Giltwood
1990s Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Paper, Parchment Paper
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Plexiglass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fiberglass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swiss Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Satin, Velvet
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Enamel, Steel
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Indian Other Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
20th Century Floor Lamps
Lucite
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Steel
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1910s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Silk
2010s Asian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Ash, Bentwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Copper
2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Glass
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Resin
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1930s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Floor Lamps
Giltwood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather, Lacquer
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Metal
1920s Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
2010s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Dutch Modern Floor Lamps
Resin
1970s Swiss Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 20th Century French Gothic Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century Canadian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Wrought Iron, Wire
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.