Floor Lamps
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s German Space Age Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome, Iron
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century North American Bohemian Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 1900s British Chinoiserie Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Floor Lamps
Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Plastic, Bentwood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Iron
1970s German Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Steel
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Taiwanese Modern Floor Lamps
Steel
1980s French Vintage Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Carrara Marble, Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Rattan, Glass, Bamboo
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
1950s American Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Travertine, Metal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1960s Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Floor Lamps
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Ceramic, Silk
20th Century English Regency Floor Lamps
Bronze
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
1990s Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Regency Floor Lamps
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Floor Lamps
Glass
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.