Floor Lamps
Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
2010s Canadian Modern Floor Lamps
Oak
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1670s Italian Antique Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Floor Lamps
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Brass
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1980s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Chinese Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
Mid-18th Century Sicilian Louis XV Antique Floor Lamps
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
1940s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s Floor Lamps
Plastic
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Space Age Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Plaster, Lacquer
Late 19th Century English Empire Antique Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Art Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
20th Century Space Age Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Linen
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass, Opaline Glass, Wood, Beech
20th Century American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Enamel, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
2010s American Floor Lamps
Travertine, Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Floor Lamps
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Crystal, Iron
1970s German Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Resin
Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel, Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
1930s Finnish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Nutwood
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
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.