Floor Lamps
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Mexican Hollywood Regency Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Floor Lamps
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Swiss Industrial Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Fabric, Walnut
2010s Floor Lamps
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron, Metal
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Aluminum
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Iron
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
1970s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Plastic, Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1980s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1980s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Floor Lamps
Crystal
Early 2000s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century Dutch Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Asian Organic Modern Floor Lamps
Ash, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Floor Lamps
Chrome
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Birch
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Floor Lamps
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s North American Art Deco Floor Lamps
Cement, Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
2010s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Cotton
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.