Floor Lamps
Early 1900s English Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Opaline Glass
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Slate, Brass
1940s French Neoclassical Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1940s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Floor Lamps
Cotton, Linen
2010s American Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Italian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Wrought Iron
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome, Sheet Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bamboo
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Pine
1970s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Korean Industrial Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Nickel
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Quartz, Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
1970s Swedish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic
1920s English Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1920s Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Iron
20th Century Italian Other Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Rattan, Pine
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Enamel
Mid-19th Century French Romantic Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Teak
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.