Floor Lamps
Early 1900s Italian Antique Floor Lamps
Alabaster, Silver Plate, Bronze
Early 20th Century Industrial Floor Lamps
Steel
1920s Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel
1920s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Floor Lamps
Iron
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1920s American Edwardian Vintage Floor Lamps
Crystal, Onyx
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Floor Lamps
Oak, Wicker
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Floor Lamps
Paint
Mid-19th Century French Antique Floor Lamps
Metal, Nickel
Early 20th Century Spanish French Provincial Floor Lamps
Iron
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Victorian Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Oak
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Zinc
1920s Austrian Chinoiserie Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron, Tin
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bronze
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Floor Lamps
Wood
1920s Rococo Revival Vintage Floor Lamps
Pine
Early 20th Century Art Deco Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome, Nickel
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal, Bronze
1920s European Other Vintage Floor Lamps
Chrome
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Floor Lamps
Onyx
1920s Danish Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century French Gothic Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century English Industrial Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Floor Lamps
Brass, Bronze
1850s French Greek Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Griotte Marble, Bronze
1910s American Vintage Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Gothic Floor Lamps
Iron
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Floor Lamps
Chrome, Steel
1860s French Greek Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Griotte Marble, Bronze
1920s Art Deco Vintage Floor Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Stone
Early 1900s Italian Rococo Revival Antique Floor Lamps
Bronze
1920s Dutch Vintage Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century American Industrial Floor Lamps
Enamel, Iron, Brass
1920s American Gothic Vintage Floor Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Floor Lamps
Onyx, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Floor Lamps
Wood
Early 20th Century French Japonisme Floor Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century British Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century British 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.