Floor Lamps
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern 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
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
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
1790s Italian Baroque Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Romanian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Cement, Brass
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Leather
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century French Floor Lamps
Linen, Wood
2010s American Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Plaster
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Floor Lamps
Oak
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Pottery
1990s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Fiberglass, Teak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Bronze
2010s French Other Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Fiberglass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Wire
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Floor Lamps
Steel
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Resin, Acrylic
19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Floor Lamps
Marble
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Brass
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
20th Century Space Age Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern 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.