Floor Lamps
2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Floor Lamps
Copper
Early 2000s Italian Floor Lamps
Resin
Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Velvet, Birch
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass, Chrome
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
Late 20th Century American Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s French Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Plaster
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Korean Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s American Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Floor Lamps
Cement, Steel
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Raffia, Teak
1970s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Anglo-Japanese Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rope
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Early 2000s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Indian Minimalist Floor Lamps
Silver, Copper, Zinc, Steel
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Danish Floor Lamps
Bentwood
2010s Floor Lamps
Lacquer
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Brass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s English Industrial Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Travertine
1950s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood, Parchment Paper
2010s Italian Art Deco Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome, Metal, Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Brass
1980s British Brutalist Vintage Floor Lamps
Concrete, Metal
1950s Danish Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
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.